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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06

There is no doubt about 1.-THE very
biggest bureau of information in the
world is Uncle Sam department OF
agriculture. 1t is sort of school for
farmers, and more than six millions OF
the "bene and sinew7 are its constant
pupils, to say nothing of the three
millions more or less OF hired hands.
1t publishes and circul&tes more pratt
ed matter every year than all other
branches of the government service
put together, and its we'll bound and
beautifully illustrated printed matter
goes into thousands of homes and form
one of the most powerful educational
factors in the life of the American
people.
To this Official liter AZURE may be at
tribHted much of the wonderful intel
lectaal awakening among tillers of the
soil which the last decade has wit
messed. A corps of graphic writer's,
teachers, stadsticians, demonstrators
and other trained instructors are en-
ployed in the depaRtment of agrlcult-
ure-an working earnestly toward the
one end. to elevate the mental stand
ing of the farming class, and to pre-
pare information from the latest
sources for their advancement. Its
method of diffusing the knowledge &C.
CURED through it's many bureaus and
divisions is mainly by the issuing AMI
distributing of publications. The doc
uments issued may be regarded as the
law and gospel of the texts they illus
trate, being compiled only after the
most careful research and investiga-
ton. They represent almost every
conceivable form of publication, from
the one-page circular to the we'll
bound year book, and are prepared in
editions ranging from thousand cop
les of the most technical treatise to
the FIVE hundred thousand copies of
the year book. An aggregate of six
IONS of publications are forwarded ev-
cry day from this division, or in the
neigh borhOod of five million pounds of
literature in year. Owing to the ex-
celIent system established this inn
mense distribution is effected by a
force of one hundred and ten employees.
Last year this division of publication
Issued upwards of six hundred sepa-
rate works, aggregating eight million
copies. Nearly half of them were
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
GROUND TAKES FIRE.
Strange Phenomena in a Louis
lana Marsh.

A dispatch from Beaumont, Tex,
says: Information has been received
here of strange phenomenon in The
southwestern corner Of Louisiana, a
desolate, marshy country, almost un-
inhabited and uninhabi'able. Tbei
formation states that the ground in
that section took fire about three
months ago and has been burning ever
since. A hole a half mile wide, two
mllee long and SIX feet deep has al
ready been burned out, and the fire
continues slowly and surely. The
banks are clean cut when left by the
fire, but soon tumble in by the action
of the rain.
No explanation is offered by the in
formant; rather he seeks some expla-
patton of this strange occurrence.
The soil in this vicinity for the most
part is nothing but sea marsh, and it
is surmised that gas is escaping
through this in sufficient quantities to
make it ombustible.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
GAVE LIFE TO SAVE DOG.
Rushed in Front of Moving Train
to Rescue Animal.

Henry Poland OF Savannah gave his
life to save his dog near Fleming few
mornings ago. To prevent the dog
from being run over Poland sprang in
front of a rapidly approaching train
and was struck by the engine and
thrown ia ditch by the road side.
Poland was unconscious when taken
up. His foot was mashed nearly OF
and he was injured internally. The
engineer of the train seeing that he
had struck the man brought the en-
CINE TO standstilI as quickly as posi-
BILE. The injured man was placed on
board TO be taken TO Wa"cross. A sur
geon was summoned, bat his efforts to
save the man were powerlees. Poland
died at Patterson.
Poland was resident of Savannah.
Accompanied by friend, NJ. M. Dahl,
of Savannah, Poland left for Jackson
vile. The two men intended TO walk
the distance on the railroad tracks.
Poland's dog accompanied him, and ts
presence caused the accident The
dog was not injured by the train, and
IL was left by the roadside bowling
Poland was 80 years old.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
E6YprlAN SPHINX CRUMBLIN6 TO PIECES

time of the building of the pyramids
Though the S pink is common EN-
blem 10 the Egyptian countries, no one
knows its meaning. 1t is supposed,
however, to be religious symbol. The
Sphinx, which stands before the pyra-
mid of Cheops, to which it is the en-
trance, is the largest in the world. 1t
is sculptured chiefly in solid rock. 1t
is So feet high and $50 feet long. The
paws, which are thrown out so feet in
front, are constructed of masonry. In
the neighborhood close TO it was
found a shrine lined with aragonite or
egyptian alabaster containing diorite
statues of King Sara, connecting II
with him. while tablets placed be-
tween its paws by Thothmes " record
his worship of the Sphinx, which con-
tinued through the nineteenth dynas-
~ and was renewed under the Roman
empire. According TO Pliny 1t was
the sepulchre of Amasis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
A PANTHER'S DEN.
How the Cougar RearS and Cares
for Her Young.

1t was my good fortune to discover
the newly abandoned lair of cougar
family, and further, and to me new, ev-
idence of that fastidious cleanliness
which is a marked characteristic OF
the animal, says franklin Calkibs in
July Outing.
This retreat was not at all the typi-
cal "panther's den" of tradition, but a
bush-grown harborage under the edge
of rock with just enough shelf to
keep off the rain. | should not have
found this breeding place except for a
certain well-gnawed array OF bones
scattered over little smooth bench
over a creek channel. From this bone
yard there was very traceable path
leading through grass and brush to
the retreat where the dam had housed
her young. The evidence here told
plainly of the cougars long immunity
from annoyance ana attack and of
thoroughly clean habit of life. There
was no bone or other sign of feasting
about the lair. The dam had carried
her kill to the creek bench In every
instance, and the children had been
called TO the dining room AS bones
which would have been crnnohed or
eaten by grown animals had been per-
fectly cleaned by the kits l was able to
Judge of their summers diet. This
had had consisted mostly of minor
game, rabbits, marmots, grouse and
the like, with an occasional small deer.
At least one whole family of badgers.
old and Young, had been served, pussy
having probably lain for them at their
hole until they were all in.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
MODERN WARFARE.
1t Eakes Goodness and Nerve to
Make Good Soldier.

1t is a commonly expressed belief
nowadays that dn warfare, so scientific
has rshe art become, the courage and
grit of the Individual soldier will not
COMET for much. Victory, it is seid,
will he the fouit of tscientific equip
ment, training and handling, and if he
be bat scientific enough, trained to a
nieeby, and is moved about the battle
field with skill. his personal strength
and nerve and stamina mill not need be
of very high order. This is not the
opiniOn of 'fLiReman," the author Of
"Wor6s by al Eyewitness. While
he Lays great aad unceasing stress up
OF the necessity for scieHoe and thor
ough draining, he just as strongly en-
phasizes the all-importanee of the NOR
ale of the soldier. In his latest book
he shows how immeasurably greater
is the stGein upon the fighter in mod
ern warfare than in past days. In for
er times ,aamies could mauauver and
encamp well within sight of each 9TH
err, and an attack .Gften meant nothing
but daSA over narrow zone OF
ground, short, sharp struggle and a
rout. It waeoyer before the blood had
time to cool, and even the timi& could
be excited aGd sustained by the rush
aEd fury of the onslaught. Today a
man may die as soon as the eneny's
lloEg guns, hidden away in the distant
mountains, seven miles
off, begin to talk. And over that seven
miles he must walk with caution, with
a wiGe. interval between him and his
pals On either hand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
MILK REDUCED TO POWDER,
An Achievement of Much Inn
portance to Bakers.

The successful reduction of milk to
the form of a powder is a recent
achievement of much importance to
bakers, particularly those engaged in
the business ia large way. They
are enabled to secure their milk sup
ply without any possibility of inter-
ruption and at much lower cost.
This latter is due to the fact that the
dried milk can be shipped so much
more economically than the milk in its
original form. A fve-pound box can
be shipped at a small fraction of that
of it's equivalent OF whole milk and can
be mixed as desired. The losses in
the handling .of fresh milk around a
bakery are very great. Much is con-
sumed by the men handling it, great
deal is wasted and not little is spoil
ed by being improperly cared for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
OF NATIONAL PROMINENCE.
Chairman Griggs is Making 1t
Warm for Republicans.

Chairman Griggs has already be-
come figure of national prominence.
The facility with which he proceed
ed to plunge the cold steel Of reason
and fact into Mr.. Roosevelt's inflated
Pittsburg speech caused the republi.
cans to gasp, and now sensation has
been created by his advertisement to
pay 800 for copy of the confidential
foreign discount sheet of one of New
York S largest export houses. Mem
bers of the great American trusts are
charging the American people an
average of 40 per cent. more for their
products than they deliver the same
goods for in Europe, and now that the
Democrats are preparing to produce,
the evidence, said trusts are
passing a few uneasy hours.-Tifton
Gazette.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06

other varieties, being harder and more
woody. While it does not contain as
much iuice it is much richer, the same
quantity producing nearly 40 per cent
more syrup than the other variry.
The Juice can be evaporated TO a den
sity of 81 or Sc degrees without sugar
ing. NV experience this year is that
36 degrees density is about right, as il
is very keavy, weighing fourteen
pounds TO the gallon; and | believe
il will keep indefinitely without de-
teriorating.
The syrup is in active demand and
sells for 10 cents per gallon more than
other syrups. and when its superior
Qualities become known, believe that
II every farmer 10 Florida would culti'
yate this variety of cane the supply OF
syrup would not equal the demand.
The tonnage from the stubble the
second year is nearly double that from
seed the first year. It rattoons pro-
fusely. and will produce as high as
one hundred stalks or more the sec
ond year.
A gentleman visited my farm one
dav last week, who had heard about
nv success, to inspect and photograph
it. It seemed to be revelation II
him. He said that he came unprepar'
ed to witness such a sight, and after
sam pling the syrup decided that my
statement that it made the fnestsyrur
in the world was correct. He is con
t9mplating the planting OF fifty, per-
baps one hundred acres, next spring
and building plant for the manufact
ure of syrup.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06

Inc great Sphinx of Egypt is crumb-
rg According TO D. G. Longworth,
|scient-st who has just arrived from
pro, this wonder of the world will
/ % collapse into decay.
Civilization has been it's doom. AS
|ug as the climate of Egypt changed
the Sphinx was not affected, even
70 Its thousands of years. But the
ughshma1 changed th e country's eli
a'e with his irrigation bitches.
lce then every year has brought
'dsIer to the ancient monument.
ne rock is breaking from its sides
falling to the ground, often in
re pieces. It's head and huge paws
we not been greatly disfgured yet,
lheY are showing the effects of the
pphess, and in another year they
Il De erimbling with the rest of the
Edy.
,ae Sphinx is supposed to be about
:" Years old. 1t was built in the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
CHAIRMAN GRIGGS is
DOING MUCH GOOD WORKS
is AROUSING PARTY INTEREST IN THE
APPROACHING CAMPAIGN.
Republican Leaders Troubled BY His
Exposure of Trusts Prices. Disaf-
lecture in Republican Ranks.

A Washington dispatch to the daily
papers says Chairman Griggs, in
charge OF the democratic congression-
al committee, is doing some effective
and valuable work in arousing party
interest in the approaching congress-
ional campaign. His long experience
in congress has taught him that it is
| not wise, always, to sit back and allow
your political opponent to make the
choice of issues and battle ground in
great political contest. From the
moment he was installed as chairman
of the democratic congressional COM
mittee Judge Griggs concluded that a
bold and aggressive campaign offered
the best prospects of success. He has
not been slow TO take advantage of the
disturbed conditions in the ranks of
republicans and he has been mere than
gratifie6 by the able and loyal sup
port he has received not only from
his associates on the committee, but
from leading democrats throughout
the country. His literary bureau, un-
der the direction of Colonel Charles
Edwards, of Texas, has turned out
some Interesting and timely campaign
material. Some of the interviews
with distinguished democrats which
have received such wide circulation
throughout the country are considered
to be of more value for campaign SER
vices than the circulation of speeches
which are being distributed in various
parts of the country The republican
leaders have been greatly disturbed
by the tabulated statement recently
given out by Judge Griggs, showing
that the products OF the trusts are sold
abroad much cheaper than they are
in this country. Several attempts
have been made by partisan newspa-
peers to break the force of Judge
Griggs' figur es, but that statement
was circulated all over the country and
probably received more general read
ing by the voters than any campaign
document that has lbeen promulgated
during the past quarter of a century.
There is very little demand for cam
paipn literature bearing upon the
Philippine question. 1t is evident
that the democrats of the country are
not especially Interested in that SUBJ
iect. AS an evidence of this, 100000
copies of Senator Hoar's masterly
speech against Imperialism were Or
dered for distribution by the demo-
cratic committee. TITUS far the only
requests for these speeches have come
from the New England states, where
there is but little prospect of winning
a democratic congressman this year.
DIsAFFECTION IN THE WEST.
Ont in the northwest is the most
promising field for democratic mis-
sionary work. That was the conclu-
sion reached at a recent conference be-
tween Chairman Griggs and former
Representative Cable, of Illinois, and
the democratic leaders in New York.
Daily returns from the west chow that
the dissatisfaction i'll the republican
ranks has almost reached q point OF
party revolution. Minnesota, Michi-
gan, Nebraska and even in IOwO the
republicans appear to be Tying signals
of distress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
PIGEONS SCATTER DISEASE
Endemic of Scarlet Fever Cred
tied to the Birds.

An epidemic of scarlet fever. start
ed 10 Cincinnati, has, during the last
few weeks, spread through Ohio in
spite of the precautions taken to con-
fine. the disease within limits. The
health authorities have investigated
the cause of the spread of the infec-
tion and have concluded that pigeons
were the means of spreading the con-
tagion. This theory is based upon the
fact that all the live stock. except the
pigeons. about the house in which a
mum Der of cases were confined was
Quarantined.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
THAT OUGHT TO sETTLE IT.

Notwithstanding Miss Ellen M
Stone, the missionary, has been loose
and lecturing for some months, it
seems that she still has lease" with
the diplomats. Our minister at Con-
stantinople the other day inquired of
the Turkish government what it pro-
posed to do in the matter, and received
the reply that the Porte bad no idea
of doing anything.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
REWARD OF $500.

A reward of 5000 has been offered
for the apprehension and arrest OF
Charlie Johnson, the slayer of Post
master ]. C. Flanders, OF Swainsboro
a few weeks ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
SHOT HUSBAND TO DEATH.

jeff Dorsey of Marshallville was shot
and killed by his wife Sunday morn
ing. The woman claims the shooting
was done ir self-defense. There were
no witnesses.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01
ET&&&
E0 HANDSOME LOT - M#
81 ~ ~GATHERED GEMS. go
&SS& S&S&

Self control is q principle that
should control In every life.
Don't 4 to meet trouble. Il viii
overtake y0u soon enough.
The trouble about charity 10 that it
often covers too many sins.
The biggest ballot box frauds are the
fellows who eel their votes,
The average grass widow considers
herself In the heydey Of life.
A loafer always says that q hard
working man enjoys industry.
A lazy man never gets ahead unless
some one puts q head on him.
What has become Of the old fash
toned store that kept hair oilP
A fool and bis money never have to
seek far for grounds for divorce.
The sleeping car porter would be In
a bad way but for his finger tips.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01
DO you WANT TO YAWN7

Feel cold shiverings, aching in the
bones, lack of energy, headache, and
great depressionf These SYMPTOMS may
be followed by violent headache, high
fever, extreme nervousness, q condition
known as malaria. Herbine cures It.
Take it before the disease gets a far
hold, though It win work a cure in any
stage. j. A. Hopkins, Manchester,
Kan, writes: / have used your great
medicine, Herbihe, for several years.
There is nothing better for malaria,
chills and fever, headache, biliousness,
and for a blood purifying tonic, there
is nothing as good. SOC at all druggists
It is only when men forget the brew
ity Of human life that they become
vain.
There would be more good people in
the world If virtue was not so monot-
onous.
Trying to be 8 prince Of good fell
lows has converted many q man into q
pauper.
Half the fools are fools because
public sentiment demands that they
be fools.
The fellow who takes q bottle when
he goes fishing is the one who gets 3
red nose.
The average man hopes that be win
be an exception to the reap as You
SOW rule.
The politician Il not 90 much e man
Of Fixed purpose as q man with 3 pur-
pose to fix.
A man has won the greatest battle
Of life when he has thorougly conquer
cd himself.
Usually when q man thinks the
world ls down on him he is merely up
against Il.
Old people bore young people. And
young people should remember thai
they are great bores to their elders.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01
NOTICE.

The partnership heretofore existing
between G.. ". Harrell and ". J.
Williams, under the firm name OF
Harrell q Williams, has been this day
dissolved BY mutual consent, w. ].
Williams retiring and q. w. Harrell
succeeding TO the business Of the firm.
All indebtedness of the Arm e as
sumed by @. ". Harrell and all sc-
counts due the hrm are payable to him.
Dated st Okolona, this eth day OF
September, 1902.
q. W. HARRELL.
", ]. WILLIAMS.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01

We see there is . new health food
called T~ryadrinka. When we are not
wen something called Tryadrinka
would suit us better.
There is such e thing as objectiona-
Ole gratitude. Rescue g cat from the
dogs, and you have e cat that stays &C
your house forever.
Not many things win recommend q
young man higher 70 q girl's parents
than putting on bis hat promptly 90
10 O'Clock and going home.
You can be . mans faithful friend
all your lite, and be win begin 10 dis
trust you the moment he sees you
smile ct some one be dislikeS,
lisa good thing when 4 marries
to 20 to housskesplhg Ia the same
town with his wife's parents. Itsaves
him q great deal Of railroad fare.
Out in the country, the most
laughable thing they know about is
the fashion IN town Of putting q wisp
Of straw In q wagon, and giving q bay
ride.
The trouble with turning over q
whole room to a man for his den, Is
that be still has to have some one
"pick up after him" over the whole
house.
When you are expressing an opin-
ion Il Is unpleasant to have some one
around who remembers what you
have said on the subject at some
other time.
They say that Theodore Thomas
who has been married nearly two
years, still has a closet Of his own,
and a den where only his things may
be found.
We suppose that collins are made
snug to prevent their inmates from
turning over every time something
happens on earth that would arouse
their anger.
A school girl once wrote such a
clever composition that her friends
declared sEe could write a book, and
she has been worthless ever since
trying to do it.
A town woman went out to the
country to spend the day, and this is
what she did: MIXED thirteen COWS,
helped cook the meals, and washed
all the dishes.
Some women who would drop from
exhaustion IL they had to sweep a
square yard Of carpet q shop all day
and come out of It with an appetite
for an all night dance.
The Chicago lady who started to
clean her gloves with gasoline is now
bordering seriously whether the saw
ing on a pair Of 50-cent gloves can be
Offset against the loss on a $4,000
building.
When the new meat combine set
ties down to business in dead earnest
all previous fierce talk about the beef
trust will be knocked into a cooked
hat. 1t will be a dream compared to
the real thing.
Here's a real moral town. The Nor.
folk, Va. Pilot says: "When the
women are caught drunk they are
punished with all due severity. Only
the other day a woman was given six
months in Jail simply because she
entered a saloon.p
1t has been ~telegraphed from New
York that Morgan paid a newsboy 90
cents for a paper, and that when the
boy ran after the trust organizer to
give him the change Morgan gave
him so cents more and patted him on
the back. Wonderful, isn't itP In
deed it isl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01

The balance OF q mans wedding
present account always elbows up on
the wrong side.
The man who gaid that troubles
never come singly was probably the
father Of twins.
The happiest people Just nov ~
those who do not burn hard coal and
do not intend to.
Al old maids reason for remaining
single is invariably thatshe knows too
much about men.
Husking bees and pumpkin pies
will Dor add pleasure 70 the happy
days down on the farm,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-01
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