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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
RECORD is KEPT OF ALL COTTON GINNED.
Preparations for Gathering Cotton Ginning Statistics for tn
Crop of 1908 Have Been Completed and Instruc-
tons the Field Agents.

Preparations for gathering the cot
ton ginning statistics for the crop of
1903 have been completed by the divis-
sion OF manufactures in the census
Office, and final Instructions have been
sent out to the field agents by Director
North, says Washington press dis.
patch.
With the experience gained in last
years work it is the expectation of
the census officials that this years
statistics will be even more accurate
than those of last year, and will ac-
count for practically every bale of
cotton grown in the United States.
Special care has been taken in the in
struction of field agents as to their
work.
There are in all 626 of those agents.
Almost al! of them are men who were
employed on the work last year, and
have consequently had experience. In
addition to the printed instructions
sent out the census Office has had two
special agents in the field during the
summer, visiting the field agents, es-
pecially the new ones, and giving them
personal instructions and advice as
to the best methods of carrying on the
work.
With view to facilitating the work
of the field agents and also with the
object of securing more accurate sta
tistics the census Office contemplates
supplying to each ginner a ginner's
record book. This book will contain
blank forms which will enable the
glnner to record the name of each
customer for whom cotton is ginned,
the number of pounds of seed cotton
ginned for each customer daily, the
number OF pounds of lint obtained, the
actual weight of each bale OF cotton
ginned.
By getting a record of the weight of
seed cotton furnished by each custom
err and the lint land seed obtained it
will be possible to verify the reports
as to the weight of baled cotton.
BY the use of these record books, if
the hearty and Intelligent co-opera-
ton of the ginners can be obtained, it
will be possible for the census Office
to make an almost absolutely accurate
report as to the number of pounds of
cotton grown in the United States each
year. Many of the ginners already
keep very accurate and complete rec
ords. 1t is not the purpose of the cen
sus office to interfere with these in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19

any way. There are other ginners who
do not keep accurate and detailed rec
ords, but who rely on very rude sys-
TENS of keeping account of the work
of their gins. In some cases they rely
altogether on memory. 1t is obvious
that much more accurate returns can
be obtained if these men can be sup
piled with record books and can be
induced to keep accurate records.
Each of the field agents is supplied,
of course, with the census Office list
of gins in his territory, but his in
structions impress upon him the I'M
portance of finding every new gin and
every gin in his territory that may
possibly have been overlooked last
year. He is particularly cautioned to
make diligent search for private gins
that is, gins operated on farms and
plantations. He is required to make
a report for every gin in his territory
whether it has been operated during
the season or not.
Five reports are to be made on this
years crop The first is to include all
cotton ginned from the growth of 1902
up to and including Aug. 81. The
canvas for this report is to begin on
Sept. /, and all reports are to be mail
ed to the census Office not later than
Saturday, Sept. II. The second report
is to include all cotton ginned up to
and including Oct. Is. That is, this
report will show the quantity of cot
ton ginned IN the September report
plus the amount ginned since Aug. 81.
Returns for this report are to be mail
ed not later than Saturday, Oct. 81.
The third report will show all cotton
glnned up to and including Nov. Is,
and returns must be mailed not later
than Monday, Noy 80. The fourth re.
port will show all cotton ginned up to
and including Dec. 81, and returns
must be mailed net later than Satur-
day, Dec. 26 The fifth and final re-
port of the crop of 1903 will show all
cotton ginned from the growth of this
year up to the date of the report, to-
gether with carefully prepared esti-
mate of the amount remaining to be
ginned, in the event that ginners have
not closed down at the time of the rinal
canvass. The date of this report has
not yet been definitely determined by
the census Office, but the canvass for
it will be made Immediately upon the
general closing of the ginning season
which will probably be early in the
month of March.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
DlSPENSARY IN ALABAMA.
A Determined Effort to Establish
Plan in State.

A determined effort will be made
before the adjourned session of the
state legislature to have the entire
state brought under the dispensary
plan, says Birmingham press dis
patch. A state committee has been
organized with this purpose in view
and application will be made to have
passed a general bill, that can be con-
structed locally for each county, to en-
brace every county in the state.
F. S. Moody is chairman of the state
committe, which consists off, besides
himself, the following members;
James .. Webb, state at large: JAS
E Mitchell, first district; 7. p. Wood,
second district; ]. L. Dean, third dis
trict; W. A. Davis, fourth district; c.
w. Thompson, fifth district; L. B.
Masgrove, sixth district W. S. For.
man, seventh district; r. E. Pettus,
eight district; 7. M. Davidson, ninth
district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19

way, plentiful supply of ammunition
should be issued and competent in.
structOrs placed in charge. No atten-
tion except in skirmish firing has been
paid to the very important drill of
estimating distances. This requires
no special preparation and involves no
expense. 1t is 4 diversion for men
who are becoming tired of armory
work. Frequent drill sof this kind
should be required
"The uniform of these troops is the
blue blouse, cap and trousers; almost
all are provided with leggins and cam
paign hats also. Khaki uniforms are
believed TO be all that is required for
general service in this climate. They
are more comfortable for warm wealth
er, more suitable for camping, are
warm enough for indoor drill in win
ter and are cheaper than the blue
clothes. In every way they are the
proper uniform for general use of the
troops of this state and their issue is
recommended.
SIN many instances the men were
not on hand at the time set for inspec-
ton, frequently causing a delay of half
an hour or more. This hardness can
be partly explained by the fact that
they were occupied in business and
could not get off sooner, but such an
explanation will not apply to large
number of cases, and, thereby, some
of the essential features of military
training-promptness and obedience to
orders-were lost sight of.
"Many of the organizations were
formed long ago and their historical
associations serve to keep them up,
second and third generations taking
the places formerly held by their
fathers. While fully approaching the
value of such associations [ believe
that more satisfactory results can be
obtained and the interests of both local
and general governments better served
by consolidation, fewer organizations
and larger numbers in each.
'eThe morale of the troops seems to
be excellent; they are carefully select
ed, their characters being inquired in
to prior to enlistment, and they show
q yronaY military sDirit
SIN conclusion, have the honor to
report that Captain Balzell and l were
received everywhere with courtesy
aud hearty cooperation, every facility
to make thorough inspection being
afforded u.s."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
DOCTOR NAVIGATES THE AIR
Three Successful Voyages Made
by DIR. Greth.

Dr. August Greth, an aeronaut of
twenty years experience, has just
made an ascension from San Francisco
in the balloon or airship which he has
constructed He did not cut loose
from cable connections with the
ground, but claimed that the balloon
was fully under control and that he
steered it up and down, back and forth
and around at will. Three times, it is
said, the ship ascended and descended,
its fight in the stiff breeze being con-
sidered triumph by the inventor and
those who saw it,
DR.. Greth, who is native of France
and graduate of the University Of
California, was accompanied in his
flight by a number of people. The in
ventor is in hopes that he will be in a
position TO meet Santos Dumont, the
Brazilian aeronsut, and compete with
him in the aerial races at the ST. Lou
is exposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19

Col. George T. Cline, resident OF
the city for sixty-three years, died on
July I, says the Chicago Tribune.
Without wife or children his estate,
appraised at $4,000, was taken in
charge by the probate court. Land
and securities valued al 100000 have
already been unearthed and IL is be-
Heved that the estate will be In excess
of s.. 900, 600. Colonel Cline was eigh-
ty-three years of age. 1t is only by a
careful reading of every paper be left
that the existence aud location OF his
vast property holdings can be deter
ternined. New discoveries of real es-
tate, checks and notes are being made
every day.
Edward A. Warfeld, who has charge
of the estate, has already found that
Colonel Cline held property in Illinois,
Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebras-
ka, Ohio, New York, Virginia and
Maryland.
Despite Colonel Cline's wealth he
was known to few persons in Chicago.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and
belonged to the old school OF financiers
before the fire. AS his old friends
died he failed to make new ones, and
in recentlyears he had lived entirely
alone in a single room of the Wood
bine hotel building, erected in Engle-
wood for the worlds fair, and which
he bought after the close of the fair.
The house has IS rooms. He lived in
one room only. He took care, howev-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
TO GUARANTEE OYSTERS.
English Oyster Merchants to
Reassure Customers.

The English oyster season is fast
approaching, and the oyster mer-
chants, who suffered great financial
loss through the recent scare as to
polluted oyster beds, having taking
steps in conjunction with the authori-
ties of Fishmongers' Hall, to reassure
the public as to the safety of oyster
eating. During the past few months
the "beds" of the leading merchants
on the east and south coasts have been
examined by medical experts, whose
reports go tosprove that the greatest
care is now taken in the cultivation of
oysters, and that the public may pur-
chase them without fear of bad re.
suits. With the object OF preparing
a circular embodying this view, pri-
vate conference of oyster merchants
was held the other day at Fishmon-
gers Hall, and it was learned that
the circular will be issued before the
season reopens. The circular will be
something in the nature of a guaran-
tee that certain oysters coming on the
London market are pure and whole
sOma
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
AN INTERESTING PRISONER.
Rather Be in Jail Than Serve in
His Country's Army.

An interesting prisoner left the jail
of Szegedin Hungary, the other day,
after having served first two and then
three years. He is Nazarene, Sava
Maletity, by name, who six years ago
was enrolled for military service. Be-
ing a devout believer IN the doctrines
of Lazarene faith, which prohibits the
shedding of blood, he steadfastly re-
fused to shoulder rife. He was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment,
was enrolled when the time was up
with the same result, a year being add
ed to the sentence. He declares that
he will not swerve from his determine
ton not to touch rife, even If he has
to undergo life Imprisonment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
SEABOARD AIR line SOLD !?
REPORT SAYS ROAD HAS CHANGED
HANDS OR SALE is CONTEMPLATED,
Either Rock Island or ST. Louis and San
Francisco Systems Have Purchased
the Controlling interest.

A report is in circulation of con-
templated sale of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, says New York press
dispatch.
| Secretary Porteus, speaking tor
President Williams of that company,
declined to discuss the subject.
There were two reports in circula~
ton, one to the effect that the Rock
Island-St. Louis and San Francisco in
terests were to purchase the SeaboarG
line and the other was the new owners
of the line were to be,the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Southern railway
jointly.
While no authorized statement
could be obtained, it was learned from
unofficial sources that capitalists rep
resenting the Rock Island and the ST..
Louis and San Francisco either had
bought or were likely to buy control
of the Seaboard.
On the curb Seaboard Air Line
stocks advanced q and "a on the ru-
mors that the control had changed
hands.
Landenburg, Thalman & Co. ans
nounce that they have completed me-
gotiations whereby new and impor-
tant interests have become identified
with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Company.
B. F. Yoakum, Fl. Clay Pierce ana
B. F. Guinness of Landenburg, Thai
man & Co, and Okleigh Thorne, presi-
dent of the North American company,
have been elected voting trustees of
the Seaboard Air Line railway
President John Shelton Williams
also announces that B. r. Yoakum, H,
Clay Pierce, Okleigh Thorne and s.
b. VanVorst have been elected direct
ors of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way.
Mr.. Yoakum is president of the St,
Louis and San Francisco railroad.
The most important point in the
agreement between the Seaboard Air
Line and the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco interests is that it gives the lat.
ter road an outlet to tide water at six
or sever important ports The2e in
clude Norfolf, Wilmington, Savannah.
Charleston, Brunswick, Fernandina.
Jacksonville and St. Augustine,
Further down the coast the Frisc o
road will have an outlet at Cedar Key.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
WORTH s5,oOO,ooo; SPENT $500 A MONTH
Peculiar Living Practiced by Colonel George Cline
Chicago Millionaire Who Recently Died.

err, that the seYenty-four rooms were
furnished.
Underneath his bed were arranged
eight violins, side by side, each in
leather case and each covered by q
white silk handkerchief. Here the
colonel's passion was concentrated.
For ten years he passed the time in
that room, rarely going out but to in
frequent meals and playing the violin
the remainder of his waking hours,
One of the instruments was an Amati,
worth 81 500. This was his favOrite.
and no other hand was permitted to
touch it.
Sometimes the colonel would not APP
pear for two days, during which time
he had abstained from food. He
would then 60 to some small restau~.
rant and invest in toast and hamburg
er steak at an expenditure of 10 cents,
with Is cents as the maximum. Before
giving his order he would draw care>
fully from pocket of his rusty frock
coat a cornucopia shaped newspaper.
package. In this was black tea that
cost 81 pound. He insisted that bis
cup of tea be made from that. And
he confined himself to an average Of
one meal day at cost of SO month,
Besides his violin his only other
known amusement consisted in finding
an Irishman with an emphatic hrogue..
For him he would buy meals and
drink. pouring out money freely, and
getting in turn the Irishman's talk,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
TRAIN STALLED TWO YEARS.
Resumes Journey After a Long
Period of Waiting.

On Sunday morning. July &c, the
only train running on the Gulf and In
terstate railroad pulled into the pas
senger station at Beaumont just 1,O4O
days late, starting from Galveston
Sept. s, 1900, says press dispatch frolo
Beaumont, Tex. 1t has been stalled
half way between the two cities since
that date. Special festivities marked
the arrival of the belated No. |. OF
the passengers who started with the
train many met death. The others
walked and rode in wagons, leaving
the engine more than two years and a
half behind.
In the wind, rain and weather the
train has stood where it was stalled
so long ago, only to be finally rescued
and brought to cover as arctic of other
days.
The same locomotive that started so
long ago pulled the same weather.
beaten and dilapidated coaches
through to the destination that should
have been reached four hours after
the start was made.
When it pulled into the station two
years nine months and twenty. six days
behind it was greeted by salutes from
all the engines in the Beaumont yards
In the cars rode the officials of the
road. The event was made the occas-
ion for a general celebration. in the
oitV
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
CHASED HER STOLEN CHILD 10000 MILES
The Search Egbert for Her Daughter Has Attracted
Much Attention Obtained Possession of Child in India

nue. and Fifty.ffth street, she was nom
plussed.
"Rello! How are you folks?" DR.
Egbert exclaimed.
Mrs. Egbert was so surprised at see
ing her husband that she paid little at
tention to the child as they walked to-
ward the entrance to nearby build
ing. A carriage dashed up to the curb
and before Mrs. Egbert could collect
her thoughts her husband had picked
up Erica and jumped in the vehicle.
1t transpired later that DR.. Egbert
had come all the way from India to
abduct the child. They were located
a few weeks later at Peoria, where DR..
Egbert began divorce proceedings.
Before the hearing of the case he
again fed with the child. A short
time later Mrs. Egbert began the ia
nous search.
In order that no hint OF her purpose
might reach her husband she disguis-
ed herself as nun. This search last
ed for two years, aud in this time Mrs.
Egbert hunted over Europe and Amer
lea. She found the first trace of her
child in San Francisco, whence she
took a steamer bound Cor China. Then
she wentto Yokohoma, and finally an
nounced that she had found Erica in
Madras. The cablegram received
from Mrs. Egbert was not explicit, but
friends believe that although she
found her child year ago she was not
able to procure possession until the
present time. ~f
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
swIFTEsT TO GET PLACE.
Candidates to Settle Claims By
Sprinting Match.

A foot race is the unique method by
which the prim airy nomination for
constable of Fairfield district, in H en-
ri county, Va, is to be made. The
race is to come off tomorrow night by
moonlight and there are six entries.
The case is without precedent. Con-
stable T. Fl. Franklin is opposed by E..
Tess, K. H. Hob9on, A. T. Crabbin
and John Camp. They are all close
friends and did not wish to enter into
scramble, so half mile foot race is
to be run and the man that comes out
first is to be the nominee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19

IN a cablegram from India received
" friends from Mrs. Marion Thornton
HgOert, she announced the recovery
VI aer young daughter, who was Kid
tapped by DR.. Jerome Egbert three
years ago and in search of whom Mrs.
1goert has travelled 10000 miles. She
@oIed that she had started home with
1er daughter, says the New York
World.
IL was announced a year ago that
yrs Egbert had found her daughter
u Madras, India, and her friends now
07IIeVe that she has obtained legal
pOosession of her child and is enabled
% leave India.
Mfs' Egbert's search for her daugh-
'F' Erica Thornton Egbert, has at
acted worldwide attention. The
rsoerts went to Madras, India, in
.''o' and DR.. Egbert, who was grad
. pa'7 OF the Chicago College of Dental
S4tgery' established a practice which
ny Se'uea him yearly income of $l2,'
!, their child was born in India.
l's' hghert's health failed, and she
que TO this country with baby Erica.
M r'.er residence of several months in
.u'ca go Mrs. Epbert became the edi-
y VI the Bachelors Book and was
guy !, respected in literary and social
NrS. Egbert believed that her hus-
= s'uo was still in India, and when on
.~emoer rs, 1900, while she was
\. 'a'klng with Erica, then three years
w. ne confronted her at Madison ave-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
JURY TRIAL ABOLISED.
Insanity Pleas to Be Heard by
Governor,

The Slaton insa nifty bill, providing
that hereafter no convicted murderer
was to be tried on writ Of insanity,
was passed by the senate by vote of
81 too.
This bill provides that in the event
it is claimed that convicted criminal
has become insane since his cenvic-
ton, that trial by jury is not to be
allowed, but the governor is empower
ed to appoint physician to investi-
gate into the sanity of the criminal and
if a report of insanity is made the gov
ernor is empowered to SEMI the pris-
oner direct TO the asylum.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
BEHEADED HER CHILDREN.
Crazed By Religion Negress COM
mitted Awful Crime.

Lizzie Aiken, negro woman, 40
years old, was committed to jail today
for beheading her two daughters, says
a Columbia, S. c., press dispatch,
The crime was committed in Colleton
county. The heads were servered with.
an ak, then she threw them into fire.
The children were and years old.
When first arrested, the woman adj
mitted the crime, saying she got a
message from God, through dog, that
she must scarifice Der children to save
the world She had been attending
revivals recently.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
pIFlSED WITH TROOPS
no FRENCH MAKES fLATERING RE.
PORT TO WAR DEPARTMENT.
e., ARMY officer Pays High Tribute to
+be States Volunteer Force Which
He Recently Inspected.

uoior F. H. French, OF the sixteenth
Inv in his report to the United
COS war department on the condi-
~, NJ the Georgia TROOPS as he found
. Wow when he made his annual inspec-
'D several weeks ago, pays high trib'
Wv 70 the Gcorgians. A copy of the
wv has been sent to Adjutant Cen
vi Robertson, and he is having it
.s,+oa and distributed among the
Georgia soldiers The following is a
.onv of the report;
1.-THE companies are composed. main
u If Young men taken from varlons
,,nrations: as they were at work dur
i,r the day the inspections were held
rioht. An exception to this was
noae with the six cavalry troops To-
o.tod in small towns near Savannah,
.ho membership of which is made up
nrincipally of farmers living within
rodins of Is or 20 miles of the rendez-
rons. m account of this distance it was
uoro convenient to inspect them dur
ing the day,
,,Vo physical examination is requir-
ID before enlistment; while in some
instances men we're in ranks who
vonId not be accepted by the general
government, most of these troops were
ootive Young men and of good ply
slime. As they are being trained for
the I nited States service in case of
need, they should be required to pass
an examination by doctor before en-
listing in the MALTA, the standard be-
inc less exacting than in the case of
recruits for the army, because many
Of the militia are not fully grown, and
AZ they mature VIII develop to meet
The requirements OF the army. More
attention should be paid to the setting
ID drills and a course of gymnasium
work would not only help in the de-
eyOpment of the men but would give
additional interest in the service.
"As the inspections were at night
and the lights not always sufficient, it
was difficult to make a thorough ex-
animation of all the guns, but as
general rule they were not kept as
clean as they should have been. |
noted that where the captain required
the men to look after their own arms
and equipments these were in better
shape than where the janitor or some
other man was employed to keep them
in order The arms, except those in
the hands of colored troops, are re
ported effective for riot DUTY the prin-
cipal duty for which the state troops
are likely to be turned out, but they
would not be effective against troops
armed with more modern arms.
Target practice is we'll kept up in
some places and sighted in others,
the trouble being to secure suitable
sites for ranges and this trouble will
be Increased when the magazene gun
with its greater trajectory is supplied
all the troops. 1t is thought that
ranges centrally located SO as to be
used by four or FIVE ORGANIZATIONS might
oOvate much of this dificulty. This
practice should be encouraged in every