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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17

hospital where It was found that his
skull was fractured.
1t is believed by Keib's fellow en-
ployes that he stumbled While at work
and struck his head on the boiler, and
that he afterwards struggled to his
feet ana made his way outside TO the
pump before he fell unconscious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
Jchn j. Becker's Bowling Alleys.

Two of the best bowling alleys in the
city have been installed by John j.
Becker in the Capital cigar store, in
the Washington Hall building, where
this pleasurable sport can now be pub
lcly INDUCED in afternoons and even
ings. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
DUNMORE.

The congregations OF the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches held union service in the
Methodist Episcopal church last night in the in
terest of the sunday school work in Lackawannl
county. Hugh Cork, state lecturer of the Penn.
sylyania Sunday School association, was The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17

Rev. d. p. Jones, pastor of the Tab
rrnacle Congregational church. preach
sd an impressive English sermon to a
large congregation last evening. taxi
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
Symptoms OF Kidney Disease.

II you have lame back. frequent desire to
urinatc. and a scaldng pain in passing water;. IL
your urine stains linen, put some urine in glass
tumbler. let II stand twenty.four hours. see
there is a sediment or milky, cloudy appear
anep.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17

FREE MEDICAL ADVICE.--If you are worried
or uncertain about your case, send your symptom
and the Doctor will advise you what to do.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17

Thousands are dying every week from Kidney
Trouble because they have not taken medicine in
time. Don't delay If you have any Of the above
sNiuDtons
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

thousands, tens of thousands OF
people, die because their physicians
have not the moral courage to say to
them, This is tuberculosis and now is
the time to take precautions
Such was the statement made by
Medical officer Biggs of the health de-
partment of New York city in an adj
dress before the summer school in phi
lanthropic work, conducted by charity
organizations society.
SIN tina case of autopsies in New
York hospitals which have come under
my knowledge, +" he continued, fully 60
per cent had bad some time in their
lives tuberculosis. OF these a little
more than half had died of that dis
ease. The remainder had recovered,
and in many cases had not known of it's
existence in their systems. A thirl OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
DON'T KNOW JIM.
BrOOkly Papers Sarcastic Refer
erence to Our Congressman.

The Brooklyn Times evidently
doesn't know Congressman Griggs.
But it will know him better before the
next fall congressional elections are
over if it keeps up with the campaign.
The following from the Brooklyn
Times will make Georgians smile:
eve have the republican party on
the run on this great question OF the
trusts, ano we propose to keep them
running and to see that they do not
hide behind any such flimsy shelter as
the president put up in his Pittsburg
speech" Thus boldly speaks James
Mathews Griggs, lawyer whose home
is in the o cayune village of Dawson,
in the pine barrens of Georgia, and
who, by the grace OF his southern as
sociates in congress, holds the distin-
guished position of chairman of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee. The republicans are on
the run but they are on the run with
bayonets fixed in the direction of the
kopjes where the scattered democrats
have fed for shelter, and unless the
ancient enemy can find some more eff
fective ammunition than Mr.. Griggs ap-
DE ars to have at his command his
friends will soon be again stampeded
intn the JUNGLE
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
GENERAL INCREASE INTAXES
Will Probably Be Shown by the
County Tax DigestS.

Controller General Wright is COM
mencing to receive tax dieests from
the several counties of the state. Two
have reached his office, these coming
from Gordon and Clinch counties, one
in the northern and the other in the
southern part of the state. The digest
from Gordon county shows an increase
of $780, 900 and the one from Clinch an
increase of $4,000 over the returns
made by the tax receivers of these two
counties last year.
The controller sregards the showing
made by these counties as an indica-
tion that all of the others will come up
with increases. He thinks that If the
total increase in the value of all kinds
Of property this year reaches S20OOO,-
600 more :than it was last year that
the tax rate can be reduced to FIVE dol
lars on the thousand
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
ALIGHTNJNG HAIR CUT.
What a Bolt of Lightning Did for
a Richmond Man.

OF many freaks of lightning report
ed in this section during the heat the
most remarkable took place one day
last week at the corner OF Twenty
second and Broad streets, when it
robbed Mr.. David Fuller of full head
of hair in shorter order than the most
expert barber could have shaved it.
He was running to get out of the
storm and was seen to fall insensiblc.
When picked up it was noticed that
his head, which, before the stroke,
was covered with luXuriant crop of
hair, was without single hair, his
pate having been shaved by the cleo
trio fluid as slick as a billiard ball,
and though blackened, the skin was
unbroken. Mr.. Fuller was picked up
and carried to his home on the gov
eminent road, just outside the city
limits. He has since recovered, and,
except for the shock, is uninjured. He
is expected to entirely recover in a
few days.-Ricbmond (Va0 Cor. Bal.
timOre American.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
paired after a shaking up.

paired after a shaking up.
In the necessarily heavy construct
ion of masonry or dams and reservoirs
of a great channel such eruptions
would be fatal to the safety and dura-
bility of the work. A large dam once
broken could be repaired only with
great outlay of time and money, during
which period the canal would necessa-
rily be abandoned.
''Just at the time when help would
most be needed it would be the most
difficult to get. Existence is too much
matter of Incidence down there.
Tropical fruits are so abundant, the
necessities of life so few and the torrid
climate so reduces the stamina of ev-
cry human being down there that
work is generally regarded as unueces-
sary evil.
"Who is to be benefited by the con.
struction of the interoceanic canal?
Let us suppose the manufacturer, 200
miles from the Atlantic ocean, desires
to. ship to points west of the Rocky
mountains. He must ship first to the
Atlantic, reshipping there, and pay
heavy marine insurance.
''The risks of ocean transportation,
the consumption of much time in the
trans-shipment on the Pacific coast
railways leading to the interior, and
again freights from the Pacific to the
termination of the journey, all this,
with accommodating interest, mustover-
balance the cost OF direct rail ship
ment.
1.-THE farmer of the great interior
region of this country cannot expect
to reap benefits from canal, since
their products 60 the Atlantic sea-
board and thence to Europe, seldom if
ever going to the Pacific.
Spectators, contractors and bank
ers, who expect to supply the funds,
are the ones who will reap the benefits
from the construction OF the canal,
but after Its completion even they will
no longer derive any profit from it.
"Laborers and mechanics of the
United States cannot expect any great
amount ofwork in connection with it.
Not only on account OF the difficulty Of
living In that country, but on account
of the cheaper foreign labor, which
will monopolize this work.
"All this is expanding money by the
American people in foreign country
in which foreign countries reap the
benefits.
IF the same expenditure were made
in irrigation, in promoting the for
est growth or in other national i'm
provements of our land there would
be vastly greater returns to the
American citizens, who must pay the
bills"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
LOOKED LIKE MONT PELEE.
Blazing Crest of a Georgia Noun
tain Caused a Sensation.

a Washington, Ca, special says:
The people of this section imagined a
second Mount Pelee had broken out
Saturday. The trash and timber on
the crest of Graves mountain, in Lin.
coin county, about twelve miles from
this place, caught fire and burned flu
riously. The smoke and blaze pre-
sented a grand spectacle as it scared
skvward. 1t could he seen distinctly
from tall buildings here, and many of
our people went no in the cupelo of
the court house to get . view of the
sight. So awe-stricken was citizen
of the lower edge of the county when
he viewed the sight that he made a
dash for realms of safety, running till
he reached Soap creek. Pausing for
only moment upon the banks of the
stream, he jumped in. 1t took great
deal of persuading on the part of his
friends to convince him that the terri
BILE thing he had seen was only a fire
on the mountain. He had the awful
horrors of i'elee in mind.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
THE PRESIDENT IS PUTTING ON ROYAL AIRS

navy dispatch boat or revenue cutter
when they saw fit to take an excursion
at sea. The Mayfower, however,
rivals Emperor Williams yacht Ho-
henzolf and King Edwards Victoria
and Albert The maintenance OF a
palatial private yacht for the use OF
the president of this country will
prove a ude shock to the people who
still entertain old-fashioned ideas OF
Jeffersonian simplicity.
Many will also think that a fine gov
eminent vessel and her officers and
crew could be better employed than
taking the president fishing or convey
ing him from his summer home at Oys-
ter Bay to- New York or Washington.
Il looks like an unwarranted waste OF
public funds, savoring more of royalty
than of republican simplicity and good
taste.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
FOUGHT IN HOLY sEPULcHRE
Several Monks Have Since Died
of Their Injuries.

The dispatches of few days ago
contained the information that thirty
fonr Greeks, including twelve priests,
had been sentenced to prison at Jeru-
salem for terms ranging from a week
to nine months as result of clash
between Greek and Latin monks some
months ago IN the church of the Holy
Sepulctre. The clash between the
Greeks and Latins, it seems, arose
over a dispute as to which community
had the right to sweep out the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre. Each claimed
the right, and the contention culmi-
mated last November 10 collision.
Troops had been posted in the vicinity
for several days to prevent a possible
outbreak, but the soldiers were sui
denly outnumbered and Overpowered
by the contending parties. Several
persons were severely wounded, some
of whom are reported to have died of
their injuries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

the material diseases of the lower ami
mails, and it is possible that there may
be other host animals for the malarial
parasites. 1t looks to me as though
the malarial parasite OF human beings,
by process iot revolution extending
through very may years, has came TO
be dependent upon mosquitoes and hu-
man beings, or at least upon mOsQui-
toes and warm blooded animals. From
the standpoint of the well-knOwn life
histories of the parasites of this group
it, is inconceivable that they should
exist in any stage of drinking water.
Moreover, careful experiments have
been carried on, in the course OF which
not only have human beings been al
lowed to breathe the night air, or So
called miasma, of swamps full of de-
caying vegetation, but have also drunk
the swamp water, and did not contract
malaria so long as they we're protected
from the bites of mosquitoes; whereas,
on the contrary, persons living in the
most approved sanitary conditions,
but exposed to the bite of the AnOpne'
les, very often contract the disease il
there is malaria in the immediate vi
entity.
at is very difficult to explain such
cases as that described at some length
by yourself, but think l NAV safely
saw that the best authorities are fully
satisfied that malaria is not cOmmuni-
Gated by drinking water. OF course
there are conservative physicians who
are still ION the fence and there Is
one resident at Norfolk, Va, who has
published several papers still main
tanning the drinking water theory. |
regret that | cannot recall his name,
but have no doubt that the librarian
of the army medical museum could
send YOU reference to his papers,
and if YOU are interested enough to
call at that library he can show you
the papers. Yours respectfully,
81. o. HOWARD, Entomologist'
ITO Hon. VIM. Fl. Fleming, NJ. c.,
House of Representatives
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
THE OPERATORS OF
EARNS in GEORGIA.
CENSUS BULLETIN GIVES VERY IN
TERESTING INFORMATION.
Ninety Thousand Farms Are Operated
BY Their Owners. Increase in
Number of Tenant Farmers.

In the twenty years between the
census enumerations of 1880 and 1900
the number of farms in Georgia in
creased S6,065, or CPL per cent. Mean
while the farms operated by owners
increased only Is per cent, the re-
mainder Of the increase being taken
up by tenant farmers. There are more
than 10000 farms now operated by
their owners, against a few more than
10000 in 1880: nevertheless there has
been steady incline in the percent
age of owner-operated farms. In 1850
the per centAge of owners who manag-
ed their lands was 75.1; in 1900 the per,
centage had dropped to 4O.l, with cor
responding increase in the per centage
of rNpant farmers. 1t is noticeable,
however, in this connection that there
has been large increase in the cash
tenant farmers-those who pay rent in
cash, a stated amount of labor or farm
produce-and a relative decrease in
the per centage of share tenants, who,
pay as rent stated share of the prod
ucts OF the farms operated.
1t appears by the statistics OF the.
census bureau that there are about TO-
900 more colored cash tenants in the
state than white, and about 1900 more
white share tenants than cOlOred. OF
the total number of farms, however,
l4l 1865 are operated by white farmers,
and 02,826 by colored farmers. The
average acreage of the white mans
farm is l47.4 acres, and that OF the COL
Ored farmer 66. acres; thus the white
farmer operates 1913 per cent of the ac-
reage, and the colored farmer 2O.7 per
cent. 1t would appear, however, from
the census figures that the farms of
the colored farmers are slightly the
more valuable, since they are credited
with 2l.3 per cent of the value of farm
property. while the whites are credit
ed 1871 per cent
In northern and southern Georgia
the farms are largely operated by
their owners, while in middle Georgia
the tenant farmers predominant. In
1900 about 80 per cent of all the farms,
and little better than IS per cent of
the cotton farms, were operated by
tenants. Sixty-three per cent of alb
farms were operated by white farmers
and 81 per cent by coored farmers.
OF the white farmers 54.4 per cent
owned all or part>of their farms, and
45,6 per cent operated farms owed by
others. For the colored farmers the
per centages we're 1877 and 1868 re-
spectively.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
DOCTORS PLAIN TALK ABOUT CONSUMPTION

those who die in our hospitals die of
consumption. In one of the older cit
les of Europe the proportion Is much
greater.
"The tuberculosis bacilli do not null
tiply outside the system. They tend
to die. Infection is by the original
baeilli, if at all. Large numbers are
quickly destroyed. Direct sunlight
destroys them quickly, daylight in
time. The danger is in damp, dark
rooms.
Tuberculosis is an absolutely pre-
ventable disease. 1t is rot only pre-
ventable, but durable. 1t is simply a
question OF how early a diagnosis is
made. IF it can be made at the begin
ming eighty per cent at least of the
cases are durable If placed in pure
atmosphere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
ATTENDED NEGRO FUNERAL
Veterans Bury Him With Mill
tary HOnOrS in Augusta.

The Augusta camp of confederate
veterans has lost by death its only col
ored member. Uncle Jack Cant was a
regularly elected and uniformed mem
Der of that camp u1til a few months
ago, when he became sick. He attend
ed all of its meetings, and with the
camp attended every reunion.
Uncle Jack was a slave of the Bar
nett family of South Carolina, and
went to the war as the body servant OF
Captain Jack Barnett, who was killed
in the seyer days fighting around
Richmond. After that Uncle Jack re-
NAMED with the army and participated
in some of the greatest battles of the
war.
His funeral was attended by many
members of camp 435. and he was bur-
led with military hOnOrs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
PESSIMIST TALKS OF NICARAGUA CANAL.
They Exist That Coun
try Says Money Would Be Better Spent in Redeeming
Lands and Promoting Forestry Home

John p. Brown, forestry expert and
secretary of the International Society
of AGRICULTURE, is making temporary
headquarters of Denver while he is
going over certain regions of the west
ern country with view of reforesting
the treeless plains and barren mount
ain sides.
Several years ago Mr.. Brown was in
Nicaragua making a study of forestry
conditions there and is very naturally
much interested in any relationship
arising between chat country and this,
especially in the recent action of con-
gress in passing the nanal bill giving
preference to Panama.
From my knowledge of the country
as civil engineer. in which capacity
was engaged in Nicaragua in 1866, +"
SAYS Mr.. Brown, 81 know positively
that the cost of constructing an 18TH
milan canal will far exceed any esti-
mate that has been made. OF the diff.
ferent commissions that have been
sent there no two have agreed within
millions of dollars in approximating
the cost.
"Some of them were sent with politi-
cal motives and were determined at
the outset to have the canal built any
way, and they have made very rosy re-
ports. Others have been more care
full, but none has approximated the
real cost.
sit is very unhealthy country es-
pecially where the greater portion OF
the labor must be done. In construct
ing the Panama railroad it was we'll
known fact that for every tie laid a
human life was sacrificed.
The natives are immune, but only
when they do not work. They do not
work when they can help it, and the
white man taken there to fill their
places cannot stand it at all. The trop'
ical and malarial fevers are simply
deadly to an active man. I've known
an ambitious northerner to live four
or five years there and lazy one TO
get through ten or fifteen.
son the eastern coast are very ex-
tensive swamps, through which the
canal will have to be dredged. Rivers
there have a semi-annual overflow
which it is practically impossible to
control 10 the tropical region. Then
there are volcanoes which have been
in action in recent years and are liable
to recommence at any time, as we'll as
constant earthquake disturbances,
which prevent the erection of any
large buildings.
Most of the buildings in Central
America are one-story affairs, simply
constructed for this very reason. A
few cathedrals are of considerable size,
but these are of adobe and easily re-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
FROM DOCTOR TO DISTILLER.
Jasper County Physicians Sen.
SatiOnaI Arrest.

One of the largest illicit distilleries
ever discovered in Georgia was recent
ly raided by revenue officers in Jasper
county. A 400-gallon still, which had
a capacity of 40 gallons of whiskev per
day, was captured, together with 1900
gallons of beer. About $3.50 worth of
property was destroyed by the officers.
The distillery was owned by DR.. j..
T. Collins, who was arrested. He had
been operating the still for about a
year.
The revenue officers say that the
hiding OF the still was one of the clev-
crest pieces of work they had ever
seen. 1t was situated about 400 yards
from the public road in very deep RAJ
vine, and could not be seen from any
point except from above.
When the officers discovered the dis
tilling place no one was near, but they
tracked DIR. Collins to his home about
200 yards away, and there they found
him and several gallons of warm whis-
kew hidden between the mattress and
feather bed and the worm under the
bed.
DR.. Collins had been practicing
physician in the neighbOrhood for
twenty-five wears. and many expressed
great surprise when they learned that
he had been arrested for moonshin-
inc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23

ine announcement that the May flow
the magnificent yacht originally
'u"' Tor the Goelets of New York and
''efWards purchased by the King OF
= NC Belgian, but transferred to the
D''eo States for use as cruiser dur
'ne war with Spain, has been lifted
@no commissioned for the use OF
'eS'dent Roosevelt and his family at
'oS' Ut $4,000 has given rise to no
~ n VI comment, mostly unfavorable.
ne MayiOwer is a government ves-
y 'na Is manned by crew from the
Wy Her maintenance in commission
great expense, which the govern
=, ~ VIII OF course pay. Her only ap-
!, cut employment will be to serve as
n, private yacht of sthe president.
@'' presidents in this country have
- content to employ an ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
1T COMES HIGH.
Takes a Fortune a Day to Enter
tain Siamese Prince.

tain SiameSe Prince.
A Washington dispatch says invita-
tions to entertain the Crown Prince OF
Siam are not pouring in upon the
state department as was the case when
it was announced that Prince Henry,
of Prussia, Kaiser Williams brother,
would visit the United States. The
Siamese heir apparent is scheduled to
arrive about the September /, and
thus far only the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company has come forward
with proposition to extend its hospi-
tality--and that is mere tentative
one. When Prince Henry's coming
was acknowledgements of cities and socie-
ties thought to make him their guest,
and even in the Rochambeau mission,
which came later, were flooded with
invitations.
The son OF the king is expected to
live up to all the traditions of royal
oriental splendor while travelling. He
will have suite of nearly one hum
dred persons, including men of high
and low degree, and one days enter.
tainment will probably entail an ex-
pense of $4,000, according to state de-
partment estimates.
But it is quite likely the American
people will he surprised at the cosmo-
politanism of the Crown Prince. He
is said to be as up to date in his ideas
as the average wide-awake American.
He received part of his education in
an English university, and speaks the
language fuently, just like his father,
the king. Moreover, he understands
American institutions and the form of
government thoroughly, The Prince
is under 40 years of age, progressive in
his notions and tastes, and enjoys
much Of the popular favor of his par
ent.