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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-10
BOIL wEEvIL is SLEEPING, NOT DEAD
Interesting Symposium the Pest at Recent Session Of
New Congress to Protect Forests

ID. Hunter read treatise showing
that the weevil was to be feared more
at this time than ever before, although
/ the pest had done but little damage
during the past year. There is no
way to successfully combat the pest
except by the culture method; that is,
bv raising early varieties of cotton
which mature before the weevils begin
their active summer campaign. Sever
al authorities concurred in this opin-
ion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-10

The general Council of the American
Association for the Advance of Sci
ence, in session at New Orleans, adj
Journed Thursday.
The council adopted a resolution
calling attention to the destruction of
forests in the Appalachian region and
petitions congress to provide for the
protection of these mountain forests.
Of great interest to the south was
The symposium on the boil weeVil. w.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-10
WERE BURIED ALIVE BY UNION ARMY
Startling Disclosures by the Remains of Many Who
Perished During Epidemic in Kansas Being Moved

life. Some of the bodies had turned
over: others had the legs drawn up to
their necks; others we're grasping their
hair. The disclosures are being kept
as quiet as possible. During the
cholera epidemic the health laws re-
ouired the immediate burial ofthe VIC
Tins. and the CHASTITY evidence indi-
Gates that a large number of cholera
natients were alive when buried and
recovered consciousness in the tomb.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-10

SOLD HUSBANDS GRAVE.
A woman in Iowa has sold her hus-
bands grave for $40. Those north
western widows are frugal lot.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

I told him the news-we were quite
alone out on a terrace, and everything
glittered white in the moonlight around
us. When l had finished l turned and
saw his face. l tried to stop him, but
1t was too late; his arms were round
me, and l loved to hear what he was
saying. But l would not answer then
l would tell him tomorrow.
II shall never forget that night. I
loved him, but l was afraid. He was
not a rich man, l felt sure Of that.
Would my love last? Could l face the
life before me If / married him? l was
a coward, and l did not dare. l woke
Downey, and told her we must start
by the first train. I Knew If l saw him
again l should yield. 1t was only when
Dayos was behind us that J.! would have
given anything in the world to be back
there again; to keep my word, meet
him, and give him all my life.'
And them"
Nothing. We never met again; how
should we? But I did not forget how
could l? was miserable nothing mat
tered any more and 1 married Lord
Ellsworth"
And
"Oh, was as happy as l deserved to
be. Peter was good to me, and always
in his way but l cannot say that his
death was a great blow to me. It's
awful to say, Phyllis; but I could not
help thinking, If fate would be kind J
If l should meet him now"
But if you marry
II lose nearly all Peter left me. Yes,
I know but l am wiser now. One
grows wiser in tive years, Phy1, when
one has only to remember and regret.
If-oh, out it is so unlikely! If we
met now nothing could keep us apart
But suppose he"
HE had forgotten, you mean? No,
dear; he was not Il man who forgetS.
Oh, If we could meet"
"Mr. Franklin" announced the serv-
ant, and Il tall figure advanced Into the
room.
Lady Elmsworth went to meet him.
Il am glad" she began; and Phyllis
wondered why her sister stopped short
and turned SO white.
Not more glad than J." put in Mark,
as he held out his hand. Then he, too,
stopped, and the two stood In the mid
die of the dainty drawing room, looking
into each others eyes for what seemed
to each an age, and the air around
them seemed suddenly to grow cold and
sharp, and a glitter Of moonlit snow
was upon everything. Clare recovered
herself first, and turned to her sister,
who was glancing from one to the other
in establishment.
"Mr. Franklin and I nave met be-
fore! Long ago; before 1 went to Mad
rid. You will excuse me a moment"
she continued, turning to Mark, Il have
some orders to give" And she glided out
Of the room before he could even bow
his acquiescence.-London Modern So
cjpty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

S~USK was descending over the
JlU Wastebrook district-descend-
ing prematurely, because the
wind from the east drove vast clouds
of smoke and fumes from innumerable
blast furnaces and towards the setting
SUI whose fading light it yelled, though
now and hen the slanting rays pierced
through the great black cloak Of COM
merce and momentarily danced upon
the dust-laden air and the dirty, ugly
land.
A a stood on the sloping side Of
one of the many Stag hills which lay
in all directions, INC by their dull gray
ness added UNNECESSARILY to the gen.
eral ~hideousness of the district. He
was counting the furnaces with their
belching columns of flame and the great
stacks from which issued dense black
and yellow smoke, which rolled and
coiled across the sky towards the set
ting sun and 1oated on the lower STRAIT
um of the air like dirty oil.
He was a big, loose-limbed man, in
ill-ftting clothes. His long gray beard
and mustache and his Accommodations
ing mouth. Il his bushy eyebrows cast
shadows over his deep-set eyes, which
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
HAD MET BEFORE
IS :-.',i-
~@oo~o~@0~

IT'S good to see you again, Phyllis"
exclaimed Lady iIimswUrth, us she
', held her sister at arms length and
examined her critically, but how you
have changed"
"My dear Clare laughed Miss Ora
ham, latter five years absence you
surely did not expect to find me still
all arms and legs, and indecently big
feet!'
"Of course, it's ridiculous; but, some
how. 1 did not realize that you would
be quite grown up"
ooh, my dear, l grew up almost di-
rectly you left. Mother soon became
alive to the fact of my possibilities,
and l managed to get in the hin end
of the wedge first by dining down when
there were thirteen, and that sort of
thing. In fact, looking back. I'm in
cllned to think that the 'haif-Out' stage
neither fish, flesh, nor good red her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
FIRE WALKING.
A Form of Worship and
Devil-Drivins in India.
- -
ciety.


Devil-Driving in India.
Touching upon a horrible religious
practice in vogue in India, a CORE
spondent at Madras writes:
A large trench is dug in front Of the
shrine, about thirty or forty feet long
and ten feet broad and two or three
feet deep. During tine morning this IS
filed with logs Of wood and fagots,
which are set On fire and by the even
ing become a moss Of glowing, redhot
embers. After dark the people assem-
BILE with torches and tom-toms and mu-
sic, and then some thirty or forty peo-
pie prepare to walk l~engthwise over the
embers. They are worked up to a great
state Of excitement by the tom-toms
and shouts of the crowd, and then the
whole thirty or forty walk barefooted,
! quite slowly and deliberately, in single
file, headed by one Of the "pujaris.'
This custom of fire walking is quite
| common in Malabar. Kooriche, three
! miles from Tellichery, in the direction
! of the French settlement of Maize, is a
locality reputed for fire walking. Hers
a famous 'pujuri' by the name OF
Oochatta dwells. He actually sits on a
| heap of fire at an annual festival, but
IS said to be protested by the bark of
! the areca nut, which is known to be a
bad conductor of heat. At the village
| of Putnam, thirty-two miles from Tel
| lichery in the Kaval Taluq, North Ma
labar, a weird ceremony is performed
annually, at midnight, in connection
with the worship of the village deity,
! when the 'pujari," who goes by he
name Of Chamandy, throws himself in
cessantly on a heap of fire, about six
| feet high and fifteen feet broad, until
he is able to knock every fagot down
and level the whole heap with the
ground. One end of a q is fastened
to his arms, while the other end Is fas-
tened to his arms. while the other end
Is seized by two Malayali low caste
men, who pull the "pujari" away each
time he ruShes on the heap of fire. Two
women at the SAM time with brooms
bring the fagots together as they are
knocked down by the "pujari" and en-
deavor to restore the heap of fire as 1t
is being %dismantled by him. The wood
is the "puum," a hard Jungle wood of
the Malabar forests. When the Whole
heap is levelled with the ground the
.'pujari'' brings this ceremony to q
| close.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
NOBODY BUT FATHER.

Nobody knows the money it takes
To keep the home together;
Nobody knows Of the debt it makes.
Nobody know3-but father.
Nobody's told that the boys need shoes
And girls hats with n feather;
Nobody else old clothes must choose.
Nobody-only father.
Nobody hears that the coal and wood
And four's out together
Nobody else must make them good.
Nobody-only father.
Nobody's hand in the pocket goes
So often, wondering whether
There's any end to the wants of those
Dependent-only father.
Nobody thinks where the money will come
To pay the bills that gather;
Nobody feels so blue and glum;
Nobody-only father.
Nobody tries so hard to lay
Up something for bad weather.
And runs behind, do what he may.
Nobody-only father.
Nobody comes from the worlds crue
storm,
To meet dear ones who gather
Around with loving welcome warm,
Nobody does-but father.
Nobody knows of the home life pure,
Watched over by a mother.
Where rest and bliss are all secure,
Nobody can-but father.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
"Good afternoon, Mr.. Raymond" 70

"Good afternoon, Mr.. Raymond" ~
turned Roberts father, apparently not
seeeing the extended hand.
81 have come to say" said Raymond,
pulling off his gloves to ease his sense
of awkwardness, that I have carefully
reconsIdered my attitude toward you
and your son, sir, and-er-and I have
come to the conclusion that I nm not
justified In continuing my objection to
Phyllis marriage to Robert. II my
change of attitude surprises you, I may
explain that had no personal animus
towards your son, Observation-Disclosures,
and Justly considered, as I think o
must realize, that 1t was not expedient
not sane-to allow the marriage while
he lacked the means to make her happy
especially as / was not, even then, in
n position to give her a dowry. Now,
however, of course, our relative posi-
tons are completely reversed, and II
have therefore no excuse for maintain.
Ing my attitude Of director to the mar
rlage. | may, indeed, say that l well
come your son as my son.. But ] thought
it best to see you on the matter" |
Allen nodded his head silently and
thoughtfully, and folded his arms across
his massive chest, with the air Of a man
who had just heard what he expected
to hear.
There was a pause. Raymond licked
his lips and glanced round him nerv-l
ously.
"Are you open to consider a business
proposition?" he said, looking shrewdly,
at Allen, who nodded. You probably
know'-there was a ring of bitterness
in his tone-"that my foundry Is now
in bankruptcyT
81 have the particulars before me-,
said Allen, stretching out a hand and
picking up a slip Of paper. You were
more involved than l thought"
Il could have pulled through II II
had not missed one or two contracts
at the critical PERIOD" returned Ray
mond, stifiy, fund ii i could nave COM
pleted the contracts l had in hand be-
fore this trouble / could have held out;
but funds were low n my bankers
would not back me. Now, l may yet
weather the storm, Mr.. Allen, if-if
you will agree to my proposition that
| you let lit SulelL uCSOiuihS " youA
process, l paying you a royalty on every
pig-bed filed"
Allen rose, as Raymond paused anx-
iously n began to pace the office.
IF 1 can do that" continued Ray
mond, In a voice that seemed to issue
from a parched throat. Il can pull
through, for l can execute the contract
within the stipulated time, and my cred
itors, realizing that, since ] have your.
process, l can enter the market with
you up to a certain output, will not
break me up"
'In a word" said John, gravely, "you
want me to save your
"You will profit by the royalties. !
think 1t is a fair business proposition,
SIR"
81 think you might give me credit
for having more fixed Ideas" Allen
muttered, refectively. combing his beard
with his fingers. "I'm n man Of my
word, Mr.. Raymond, and I said / would
ruin you, and 1 have ruined you BY
fair business methods. But, mon, mon.'
he cried, suddenly dropping into the
old vernacular and stretching out 8
huge hand, we're eett'n on 7 leef, an
All Gamma forget u Mary."-Phila'
delphia Telegraph.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
HOW TO TREAT THE PLUMBING.
What to Do When You Are GOing
Away for Visit.

| What to Do When You Are GOin8
Away for Visit.
To prrsSseat poisonous gases from com.
Ing up from the cesspool or sewer Into
the house a trap Is always arranged
on every waste pipe. The simplest trap
In use consists of a bend in the pipe
deep enough to hold a cupful or SO OF
water, says Everyday Housekeeping.
This water fills the pipe at the bend
to a depth of a few inches, and, as
wv gas cannot dive through the wa
ter, zone can get past the trap as long
as it is full Of water. At the same time
the water in the trap offers no obstacle
to the passage of waste water to the
drain, since any such waste water, when
poured down, pushes before 1t the water
already In the trap, and itself takes Its
place.
When, however, the house is empty
and the fixtures not in use, the water
in the traps begins to eyaporate and
gradually sinks to a point where the
bend Of the trap is no longer filed
and the air from the sewer begins to
pass into the house. The simple traps
which are most in use at present lose
the protection of the water In them
from two to three weeks.
When a house is to be closed for
that length of time the pipes should
first be thoroughly flushed out with
| clean water and then, just before the
house is left to itself, a tablespoonful OF
so Of olive oil, lard oil or any lubri-
eating oil may be poured down every
waste pipe. This oil will find It's way
to the trap and float on the surface OF
the trapping water, protecting it a long
time from evaporation. Kerosene oil
Is useless for this purpose. as 1t is
SO volatile that it soon disappears; but
crude petroleum will answer, if Its smell
is not Objectionable, as it Is very cheap.
Oil applied In this way floats most
ly on what the plumbers call the house
side of the trap-that is, the side near
est the fxture-and as a certain amount
of evaporation takes place from the
other side, the seal will be lost in course
of time, Notwithstanding the protection
Of the oil, so that for security during
a longer period it Is necessary to en-
| ploy different means.
some plumbers fill the traps entirely
with oil, which is quite effectual with
any oil except kerosene Others use mo-
lasses for filling them, and others crude
cIycerin. None of these liquids Is sub
ject to evaporation under such circum-
stances, and any of them will keep the
traps secure for many months.
otherwise than by the protection OF
the traps, ordinary house plumbing
needs very little care on being left to
itself in warm weather.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

were ever alight with human kindness
or flashing resolution. He had a mas
terly air, and, despite a slight stoop,
the bearing Of a proud conqueror.
I'll damp them all down." he eX-
claimed, pointing a great finger to-
wards a line Of seven furnaces, from
behind which rose a cluster of immense
srokestacks. III hut them all down !!
Nay, I won't, though. I'll fire them
with my own fuel, and they shall blast
old Raymond's fortune as surely as
they they are now smelling his ore! l
hare bided my day, and it has come"
His fingers curled into the palm of his
hand suddenly, and it was then a fist
he stretched out towards R~aymond's
foundry. 81 will crush him with his
OWL weapon! But l will give him a
chance-for memory's sake I'll give him
one chancev' and his voice softened
into a whisper as he lowered his arm.
He descended from the Stag hill and
turned his broad back on the grimy lit.
tie city Of furnaces, foundries and mills,
and went along the rugged, ash-strewn
road towards the little valley which lay
beyond sound of the roaring own and
beyond reach of the sulphur-loaded air,
though not beyond the darkening infiu-
ence Of smoke when the wind blew from
the west, for MONDAY was dusk in the
valley when drew It's grimy
cloak from hill to hill. But now the
wind was from the east and blew al
most fresh, and the little valley smiled
up at John Allen as if it took him for
a stranger and was amused in antici-
patton of his surprise to find 1t stu
ated so strangely thereto find it green
and blooming, while the hilltops and
~outstretching Nplands We're barren,
brown. scorned as a resting place ever
by the seed Of outlawcd thistledown.
Half way down the winding roadway
to the valley, partly hidden by a belt
of stunted trees, stood a large house
with extensive stabling and an ornate
conservatory.
Johns eyes took In the details of the
place With an angry CLEAN; it had
looked Hguch the same ~thirty-odd years
before, when he had bent his way to
wards 1t for the first time. And II
brought back to his mind wildly the
Incidents of that visit the cold, cut
ting courtesy OF the man who hat
wheedled away the woman he hat
; leysd hZ asssesy and prozissAI ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
H FAMILY BIBLE.

'Twixt sober boards, girth thick, page large,
With plain, square text and generous marge,
And cherished plates, thrice sacred 1t!
First, for it's wealth of Holy Writ;
Again, for hands that forth It bore
And ope'd 1t, to disclose its lore;
Again, for crypt where long have stood
The record of a house and blood.
Oh, peaceful morns! Oh, gentle ewes!
When father walked to speech its leaves,
And all the household, gathered round,
Fed on the mamma of the sound
And In a reverent circle there
Upon their knees were joined in prayer
With quavering age and chlldhood's throat
United In one common note.
Close shut within this hallowed tome
We read the story of n home.
Here lined, is told beneath each head
When father, mother, children, we'd
Who came to bless sweet joys-and they
With trembling end reluctant pen
Slow added, cen as God decreed,
The roll of those who filed His need.
Dear hands that once its pages turned
nave gained the rest they we'll had earned
Dear forms that once knelt side by side
Have strayed afar, are scattered wide;
The covers show the print of years;
The records yield to time and tears;
But in its majesty of truth
The text preserves eternal youth!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

ring you knows quite the %jolliest
time girls ever have, if they could only
appreciate it. The only other state to
be compared to it for freedom and gen
eral responsibility is. Oh, Clare,
I'm so sorry 1 beg your pardon" The
girls face flushed @'imson as her eyes
rested on her sisters black gown.
"You were going to say widowhood,
I suppose?" replied Lady Elmsworth,
quietly.
Forgive me, Glare, IL"
Lady Elmsworth shrugged her Shout
ders slightly.
There's nothing to forgive, Phyl. l
never was a humbug, was II"
Phyllis Graham's gray eyes widened.
But before she could speak her sister
went on:
"You seem to have had a very jolly
time, as you put it, all along the line,
/ think. You seem to do everything
and 60 everywhere"
"Don't!" exclaimed the girl. "You
talk like mother. Three seasons is evil
IDENTIFY the end Of ones tether. After
that time one is expected to range ones
SELF and relieve one own. people of
their responsibility concerning one, and
especially ones bills"
"But 1 thought you were delighted
about your engagement, Phyl," said
Lady Elmsworth. Il thought it was a
case of mutual alteration"
ooh. III Y en- toujours un qui aime
ct un qui Sc laisse aimer,' isn't there?'
phyllis"
'Please don't be sentimental, Clare
Did not much the same thing happen tc
YOU? You were just 20, weren't you
when you got engaged to poor old Elms
into your confidence then. but-well
YOU pretty well confessed the same JUS
now. Peter was not precisely the sort
OF individual to turn q girls head.
expect mother had you into her boudoir
and talked to you about the whole duty
of woman, and, in your case, of thu
pleasures and position of the ambassa
doris wife, ever at the dullest court il
Europe. We were both brought up il
the way we should go, and so 81,
months later you We're Lady Ellsworth
tasting Of the aforesaid pleasures il
Madrid. In less time than that | shall
be Mrs. Mark Franklin, with NOR
money than I know what to do with
and a charming husband into h bar
gain"
"Come, that's better. l am yer.
eager to see my Observation-Disclosures
You have not
Phyllis laughed outright.
mo, my dear, l have not; one doe
not wear ones fiance's counterfeit pre-
sentiment near ones heart nowadays
But possess your soul in patience.
told Mark you might come in present.,
and you would give him some tea.
wonder If you'll like him?"
Phyllis sat back a little and glance
round her sisters ROOM.
Hell like your ROOM. ht I'M rat
It's wonderfully pretty anu resttul, IN
room Of yours, Clare; and it suits 20
exactly, Yes, thiuk Mark R!a W
~. ra7H
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
False Alarm.

From the valley there came a cloud
of dust and a distant rumbls. The man
of the stone age rushed up the noun
tain and perched himself on the highest
peak.
"Shucks !" exclaimed the fugitive as
he slipped down to the valley again, sit
is only a poor dinosaur roaming about
for his breakfast. From the noise 1
thought it must be an automobile"
And the man went back to his peace
full occupation Of hewing an apartment
house out Of q solid cliff.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Caustic Com ment.

81 notice." said De Riter's friend.
"that Crittick says you write above the
heads of the people What does that
mean?"
'well,' replied De Ritter. ut appears
to mean that he considers himself the
people, philadelphia Press .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

It's difficult to convince a man that
his money isn't on a sure thing until
after the race.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

It is certainly more blessed to give up
without a struggle than 1t is to receive
If in the neck from a sandbag.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

The easiest way to convince q Tom-
an Is BY refusing to try,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
rbe Conn Fatling.

How mad we get when one begins
To name our faults and jeer them.
We love to overlook our sins,
But hate to overhear them.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

ats an outrage" said q mAn te-0a1.
l1pta n ;tassas here latslIs
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

were ever alight with human kindness
or flashing resolution. He had a mas
terly air, and, despite a slight stoop,
tho hearing of q nroud cOnuuerOr.
The Winslow mail., 1906-10-20
Wounds. Bruises and Rnrns.

BY applying al antISeptlc dressing
to wounds. bruises, burns and like in
juries before IufiA mmation sets H. hey
may be healed Wlthour mAturatiOn and
III abon' out-fhlrd the time required
by the old lreaIment This Is the
greate~t discovery ami triuph OF mod
ern surgery Chamberlaiu'~ Pain Balm
acls OF hi same DrImciple 1t Is an
auiieeptIc ana when applied TO such
injuries. causes them 80 heal very
quickly It also allays the pain and
soreness and revent~ amy danger of
blood poisoning. Keep a bottle Of
Pain Balm III our home and it Will
save ON time and money, NOT to men
tion the Inconvenience and suffering
such injuries entail. For sale by all
druggists.