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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Congress and the Phone Rates.

The senator in charge of the telephone
wire and conduit bill yesterday when he
secured action on that measure, announced
that the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company was entirely willing to
have the subject of the rates investigated
and intimated that at the next session this
would be done The next will be short
session of Congress. Experience teaches
that it is practically impossible to secure
legislation at such a session when sharp
controversy is involved, with an inyestisat-
ing committee consuming time with in
duries No unfinished business can be
carried over from the short to the long SEES
sion. so if the committee on the District
were instructed next December to investi-
gate and report and were to prepare its
conclusion in favor of a rate reduction by
the end of January, there would be little
! prospect for any action whatever, before
final adjournment in March The whole
subject would then die, as far as the pres
ent Congress is concerned
Congress surely needs no investigation
of the telephone rates to convince it that
the existing schedule is exorbitantly high.
1t has already adopted a provision of law
radically reducing the rates. Will it stul-
tify itself now by admitting a doubt on
lost all it's vitality in yesterdays strange
action an amendment which provides for
a more liberal and specifically detailed
series of phone rates than those set forth
by the act of 1893. The action Of Congress
in 1898 surely warrants the adoption of this
more generous law with it's excellent pros
pect of enforcement; that is to say, unless
Congress in 1898 passed the introduction
law of that year only harmless sop to
the clamorous District subscribers, Depend
ing upon the courts to prevent it's enforce
ment.
1t is hardly to the credit of Congress that
it's actions both then and now, should be
open to such a suggestion. If, as the Dis
trict's legislature, it conceives that the tel
ephone rates are too high it should sup
plement the act of 1898 with provision
which will stand the test of the courts
If it sincerely feels that it's action of 1898
was too radical. it can proceed to 1nVest-
gate with guarantees of ensuing action, but
it should do so at once. and not wait until
the beginning of the short session 1t should
empower an appropriate committee to sit
during the recess and prepare report for
submission early enough to insure action
before the March adjournment IT, how
| ever Congress has been persuaded by the
telephone company that the rates should
not be disturbed at all. 1t should frankly
confess the fact by formally repeating the
act of 1898, so that the District people may
know precisely where they are at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The District Bill.

The District appropriation bill. as it
energies from the Senate committee is a
peculiar mixture of fiscal and legislative
provisions. Although it carries increases
which bring its total up TO nearly ten mil
lion dollars. and into close relation with
the needs OF the District, the chief local
interest centers in what are strictly law
making paragraphs added to this annual
distribution of the funds. 1t was regarded
as practically inevitable that this should
be the case since the House inaugurated
the process by re-enacting the obsolete per-
sonal tax law, and the Senate has followed
the example thus set and has substituted
for that onerous statute a more moderate
personal tax provision. coupled with an
extensive and elaborate system of license
taxes
The feature of the bill of the greatest
Importance to the Districts welfare is the
provision of a federal advance to Permit
the conduct of large works of permanent
improvement. such as are provided for In
other communities by bond issues This
advance, however is not made in any spe-
ciffc sum, but takes the form of a general
allowance to the District from the federal
funds in sums sufficient to meet the Dis
trict's expenses as authorized by Congress
1t is to be repaid to the government out of
the revenues as they accrue during the
fiscal year. and IL unpaid by the end of
the year is to be then repaid from time
to time out of the surplus"
This means that as far possible the
current revenues are to provide for the cur
rent and the extraordinary needs 1t was
hoped that a more specific provision Of
posterity payments for the great works of
permanent betterment would be made by
means of federal loan payable by INSTALL
ments during period of twenty years or
so. The plan adopted by the Senate COM
mittee will throw, the burden as heavily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Mark the Automobiles.


business of restraining the fury Of the
red devils and white ghosts and black
demons that infest the highways. A ma
chine driven at the speed of an express
train runs down its victims, frghtens a
horse to run away, does other damage,
and flashes out of sight anonymously. It's
driver is goggled beyond recognition as eff
fectually as If he were masked. No one
can tell who did the deed, and the fellow
escapes.
There should be a large and conspicuous
number on the rear and on the sides of
these machines-the number of the license
will serve the purpose-by which they can
be identified after they have passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Calm Superiority.

You deny that you plagiarized your
play?" .7.,
'EmphaticaIly," said the French poet,
languidly.
But there are some passages that seen
strangely similar - 49,
The author should congratulate himself
instead of finding fault with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The Washington Star.
From Newspaperdom.

From Newspaperdom.
The Washington Star is one of the most
talked-about newspapers of the day. Its
growth has been phenomenal AS an ad-
vertsing medium it is carrying all before
it. In 1900 it printed 11,21O columns of ad-
vertsing. In 1891 it published 1850, an
increase of AGO columns. The Star had in
April last total output Of 81. $50 copies, of
which 1.141 were not productive. This
would make the grand average 81, 400 copies
for each working day in that month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Flag Day.

From the New YORK Sun.
This anniversary brings to all Americans
the old and ever new sentiments repeated
in this letter:
Throw out the glorious colors!
Birthday, June H. Of our Flag.
Man never made
And ma ure produced
Anything beautiful
Than the American Flag.
HAWoHTH.
And it has never been more brilliant or
beneficent than in the Philippines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Cruelty to Horses.
From tn, New York Tribune.

From IN" New York Tribune.
In the parks and pleasure drives of New
York docktailed horses are. numerous. It is
barbarous to mutilate animals in this way.
and there Is no excuse, for the practice.
Animals treated in this manner. suffer tor
ments from flies and are permanently dis
figured. The banging of the tails OF
thoroughbred runners does no harm. No
sinew or tendon skin Is touched by the
shears used on the ..bangtails." Only the
hair II shortened. But the Cocktails" ara
victims of tniiumaufty-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The U. s. Flag.

Not as the emblem of the conqSerer's might
Unfurl splendid emblem of our land,
But the cherished sign of truth and
right
Let it swing forth and ripple and expand.
Not as the token of a sovereign power
Haunting it's potency with threats of ill,
But as the hope and promise of the hour,
The worlds new pledge of peace and of
good will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The Plight of a Patriot.

Oh, the patriotic poet
Has a most unhappy lot:
The men who made our language
His necessities forgot.
And the places where great battles
Happened, once upon time,
Have so careiessly been christened
That you cannot find a rhyme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The Unitarian,

"A coronation is not absolutely essential
to kings function, is it?''
Certainly not" answered the unpleasant
person. IF it were, there wouldn't be near
ly so much pomp and ceremony; they'd get
down to business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Trying to Explain.

why do they refer to the men who go
into Wall street for the first time as
lambs?" .. b. ,
Il don't know answered the morose
wag, unless it's because they going to
get feeced and feel sheepish.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

kitchener would have. been granted
great deal more money if he had been
married man. The British government does
not take any stock in the old idea that two
can live more cheaply than one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
SHOOTING STARS.


Il am glad to hear you say that nothing
would persuade you to sell Your vote -
ut would be foolish for me to do So
answered Senator Sorghum. There would
be no excuse for my selling What I al
ways wanted to do was to buy more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

DIR. Calling, who invented the gun known
by his name, has invented plow operated
by gasoline, which will do the work of
thirty men and eight horses at an expense
of little more than 81 a day The farmer
may now look forward to a life of iuxu-
rip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Inviting Calamity.
the Newark News.

From the Newark News.
There Is no reason why unbridled license
should be allowed on the Fourth of July, or
on the days preceding it. simply because
it Is nations birthday. The dangers sur
rounding the usual celebration Of that event
are sufficient under the most stringent regu-
lations that can be adopted and enforced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

1t is now suggested that every state have
a hall of fame of its own. There is so much
fame promiscuously distributed nowadays
that If it is to be housed at all, the accom-
modations cannot be too ample; =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

The Emperor William is said to possess
scant admiration for Wagners music. Only
a man of his boldness would make the con-
fession in Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

There are fears that ladies who witness
the coronation pageant will wear hats so
large as to intercept the view of other spec
tators. The theater hat problem is one of
fimitless variations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

1t is said that Mr.. Elkin of Pennsylvania
was once guileless and gentle as Judge
Pennypacker is now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

The young men who were graduated from
West Point will each hope to become as
great as General Miles, with better luck in
becoming popular with an administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

There is no peace for the man who wor-
ries. When not confronted with the prob
lem of settling a national debt he is obliged
to apply himself to finding a means to re-
duce the treasury surplus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Rostand is lucky in being able to confront
the alleged author of his plays instead of
leaving the question to be discussed by a
more or less Indifferent posterity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Mr.. Quay has managed to get something
of a reputation a reformer by dividing
his forces and sending portion of them to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Tod Sloan went to jail for two days in
Paris for automobile scorching. Tod can
not get away from his prediction for
high speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

1t would be impossible to wish Mr. Her
bert any better luck than to be as popular
in this country Mr. Choate is In Eng
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

The Americans at the coronation can
sing the words of My Country, IT'S of
Thee to the tune of God. Save the King
II they care to when they join in the
chorus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

1t is not likely that man of President
RoCsevelt's temperament would be scared
away from a canal route by a volcano
bug-a- boo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Richard Croker is not overheating him
self to get to the cable and reply to the
Tammany triumvirate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Poor Marie Bashkirtseff would be highly
indignant if she could see some of the fm-
tationS of her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

If the Filipinos had been wise they would
now be participating in the celebration Of
flag day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

June and October are recognized as the
popular months for weddings. There are
no regular seasons for divorces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

Our Mrs Nourse and Mrs Evans will make their annual
Europe the Goth instant search OF novelties Leather Goods Jew
cry Stationery and Fancy Goods for birthday holiday and wedding
gifts and French Lingerie and Co Boudo Infants
Little edrens Outting They will be the to and
Guiding Monday the 2d and will be pleased and
for while abroad relative their respective departments
otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
''af they're Rich's Shoes
they're proper.
Ten-one F, Cor. 10th.

We believe our showing of
footwear for graduation ex-
ercises is without a peer in
this clty-an opinion that is
confirmed by our immense
sales during the past week
or SO. The young ladies and
gentlemen who have not al
ready bought their footwear
should examine our exclu-
Sive assortment.
The proper footwear re-
qulslte for wear while on
your vacation, no matter
whether you go to the noun
tains, seaShore or to foreign
countries, is to be found here
in a greater variety than any
where else in this city. The
assortment embraces the
correct footwear in light and
heavyweight Oxfords, low
and high boots, leggins and
slippers in all styles and
shades; as we'll as footwear
made especially for riding,
yachting, tennis, steamship
wear and for wear while on
surveying and forestry eXpe-
ditions.
The bride can choose here
footwear for her entire
trousseaux-the slippers for
wear during the ceremony
the carriage footwear
the travelling shoes-the
boudoir slippers and recep-
ton footwear.
Footwear made expressly
for butchers, walters, bell
boys, coachmen, nurses,
maids and other servants of
the household is shown here
also.
B. Rich's Sons,
High-grade Footwear.
Ten-one F, Cor. 10th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
WOOdWard. & L0thrOp
- : New York-WASIIINGTON-Paris
Concerning Summer Business Hours.
Beginning Monday next june 10th, and COM
tnung throughout the heated term, the store will
close.

Daily except Saturdays, O'Clock.
Saturdays O'Clock.
Thursday July 3d. O'Clock and closed until Mon
day, July 9TH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Black Mof1airs, .serges and Cheviots.

43-inch Black Mobair Brilliantine, Soc, 75c
and 81 90 per yard. .,
43-inch Back Silk and Wool Mareelletta
$1.25 per yard
44-inch Black Mohair Sicilian 81 90 per yd.
54-inch Black Mohair Sicilian. cravenetted
$1.25 to $1.75 per yard
36-irch Black Atwood Storm Serge, Soc,
75c. and Il 90 per yard
50-inch Black AIl-wool Storm Serge 81 90
per yard.
45-inch Black Atwood Storm Serge, i'm
perial. 75c. per yard.
First fioor-Tenth ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

for boating seashore and mountain wear
in high favor
3S-inch Cream Mohair soc. per yard.
44-inch Cream Mohair I5c and 81 90 per
yard.
50-ineh Cream Cheviots in fine and wide
wills, I5c., SIZE, 81. 80 and $1.75 per
yard.
Also Cream voiles and Examines, SOC. TO
$3.50 per yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
Books for Gifts.

Our Book
reading public general Here gathered the
represented Your comfort and also
ases, display tables the
easily shelves
gift your personal use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
The Magnificent Display of Books

of literature
Books for the children from the to the children larger
told by authors
little
and and simply told with wealth
illustrations books which will help strengthen character awaken
widen the thought of the girl
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures dia.
betes. seminal emissions, weak and
lame backs, rheumatism and all irreg-
ularities of the kidneys and bladder
in both men aud women, regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
sold by yonr druggist, will be sent by
mail on receipt of 81. One small bot
tie is two months treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned DIR.
w. E. Hall, sole manufacturer, 2. O.
Box 629. ST. Louis, Mo. Send for tes-
timonials. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.,
Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30

STATE OF GEORGIA Board pHlS of C9mjssoners
TERRELL COUNTY of said County.
Whereas, an application has been made for an
order granting "a public road commencing at the
Dawson and Herod public road.and running east
on land line between lots of land Nos. 81 and l12
81 and ILL., SO and no. 81 and 1903 in theiThrd land
district of said county, and from thence on road
bed of private way through what is known as
the Woolbright place. and to inlersect the Daw-
son and Albany road where land line between
lots of land 81 and 100 interSrcts said road, and
commissioners having been appointed for that
purpose have reviewed and marked out said road,
and report to us that sand road will be of public
utility. This is to cite all persons that on the
first Tuesday in August next said new road will
be granted if no good cause is shown to the cor .
trary. Witness my hand and seal this 2Oth day
of June 1902. J. w. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
and EX-Oficio Clerk b. c. r. and r.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
MILLIONS or ARMY WORMS.
Columns of Them Are Moving Near
Macon.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Millions of grass devouring cater
pillars or "armv worms" are destroy
ing the hay crops two miles from Ma
con on the Houston road.
The crawling column covers track
about half mile wide, and was sight
ed crossing the Houston road yester.
day. Their course is eastward. and
everything in the form of grass is de-
voured on their line of march. Moth,
ing has been attempted so far to mead
off these Industrious eaters. In other
sections of the country-notablyin the
wheat growing sections of the west,
where the visitations of these crawl
ing glutton have caused great destruc-
tion of crops and loss to farmers-they
have been headed of by blowing sever.
al burrows ahead of the column and
then starting line of fire.
The worm is of the caterpillar spe-
cies, and is the progeny of a fly that
laws it's eggs in the field or fields
where the worm first puts in an ap-
pearance. 1t derives its name from
appearing and crawling in compact
column composed of millions of worms.
The farmers of Georgia are well &C
quainted with the army worm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
TAG EFFORT ALL THAT is NECESSARY

AS will be seen by reference to the
local columns of The News, it seems
very reasonable and probable that the
Brunswick & Birmingham railroad
can be brought to Dawson If the prop
er efforts are made and pr oper induce
ments offered.
Under these circumstances it will
be passing strange If the board OF
trade and every citizen of Dawson inter-
ested in the towns welfare and advance
ment does not wake up to the opportu-
nifty presented and help do effective
work. Undoubtedly the proper efforts
can be made and inducements offered.
Then in the name of DawsoD's fu-
ture let's all wake up and pull togeth-
er like rip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
A Brick Laying Machine.

A labor-saving appliance that is apt
to cause CONSERVATION among certain
artisans is reported from Canada. 1t
is brick laying machine, and the
claim is that it will lay 400 10 900
brick per hour, and do the work bet
ter than it is usually done by hand,
since each brick laid is put in place
under heavy pressure. The machine
is suited to all plain work, and door
and window spaces cause only slight
delay. The apparatus can be readily
operated after two weeks instruction,
when it will do the work of seven o"
eight men. It's operation requires Two
men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
BRYAN AND HIS REvILERs.

Hon. w. J. Bryan spoke at Nantas
ket. a suburb of Boston, THURSDAY OF
"democratic harmony" His audience
was composed of several of the mos
wrominent democrats of the United
States and about 5000 of the rank ant
file of the party. His magnificent pies
for reunion and harmony was greeted
with round upon round of cheers, but
even before he began his ovation he,
the man himself, was saluted with
demonstrations of widest enthusiasm
by the thousands of avowed democrats
who believed in the man and the CON
scientiousnessI and sagacity OF his ut
terances and ideas.
But scattered promiscuOusly about
over the country are few anti'Bryan
newspapers who live and have their
being reveling in abuse and mlsrepre-
sentation of the brilliant Nebraskan,
and who assert with Oracular vehe-
mence and complalsance that Bryan Is
POLITICALLY defunct-dead as a door
nail. From whence emanates these
original ideas is matter of deepest
mystery, unless perchance they come
from over-heated imaginations or over
loaded stomachs. The Associated
Press, the greatest authority on news
in the country, is supposed 30 occupy a
neutral position in politics, but it does
not, being very apparently in sympa-
thy with the party of Teddy, the
strenuous, or at least opposed to the
democratic party as it is now organ
lied, and yet hardly a day passes In
which the Associated Press fails to
chronicle in its news service some
automatic utterance of Bryan, the pro-
ceedings of some political gathering at
which he is the guest of honor, some
enthusiastic recognition and enthusl-
astic demonstration accorded him by
the people, who disagree with the an
ti-Bryan papers in announcing that be
is a back number without respectable
following.
Right here in Georgia is noticeable
a significant fact to every thoughtful
person, viz: the editors or proprietOrs
of most of those papers in the state
which SO fiercely and unrelentingly
revile and misrepresent Bryan have
held some appointment, big or little.
under Grover Cleveland. This is Ii
fact, and needs no further minute de-
tails 10 speak for itself.
And then, as has been often asked
before, If Bryan be so irrevocably
dead why go into fits and gyrations OF
evaporation over harmless corpse:
Why, oh, why?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-30
Public Road Notice.

am on CFOpcT, ! Board of Commissioner
ffrpprIi CnfHTy OF Roads and Revenues
lEhhhLA COUNTY OF Said County.
Whereas, application has been made for an or
der granting public road commencing at the
public road near the residence Of J. w. Roberts
and running northeriy on old road bed of a
private road to the land line between lots of land
Nos. 80 and 81. and thence on land line and old
road bed Of private way between lots of land
Nos. "a and 35. 81 and g. 60 and 81, in the EIev-
enth land district. and connecting with the Daw-
son and Parrott public road near the residence OF
Mrs. p. L. York. and commissioners having been
appointed for that purpose have reviewed and
marked ont said contemplated road and have re-
ported to us that said road will be one of public
utility now this is to cite all persons that on
the first Tuesday in August next said road will
be granted if no good cause is shown 10 the con-
trary. Given under my hand and seal. this Goth
day of June. 1902.
J. ". ROBERTS. Ordinary.
and Ex-Oficio Clerk. B. c. r aud R