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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09

and was celebrated on the ground
where the Army of Northern Virginia
had just won a great victory. Burn
side, who had succeeded Mcclellan,
attempted at once another con to
Richmond" by the short line, and,
although he had rapidly placed his
splendid armies upon Stafford
| Heights, on the north side of the
Rappahannock river, commanding
Fredericksburg, he found the saga
cious Lee confronting him on the
south side. Under cover of night on
the 18th, and the heavy fog the next
| morning, Burnside's army crossed
the river and the clearing of the fogs
| disclosed them in battle array. The is
sue had joined all along the lines
and at the close of the day Lee had
beaten Burnside so thoroughly as to
force a retreat to the north side.
This battle was simply magnificent
from my point of view. The north
ern soldiers fought with a courage
worthy of our American manhood,
and the southern soldiers in both
defense and attack won yet greater
glory to shine around their tradi-
! tional bravery.
After it was over the two arm
! les comforted themselves with win
| ter quarters so near that the camp
| fires threw their lights against the
common sky in full view by night,
and during the day the music of the
| bands floated through the air in a
! fraternal mingling of melodies.
| Christmas eve and Christmas morn
| anne alike to the hundreds thousand
| soldiers whose thoughts turned to
thanks for life spared and to the
! feasts anu other Christmas times at
! home.
General Lee wrote to his wife on
| this Christmas day expressing the
! feeling of his army as well as of his
own great heart He recalled the
| goodness of Divine Providence, re-
| ferred with just pride to the recent
| battle and closed with the re-
mark: My heart bleeds at the
death of any one of our gallant men.
THUS the two armies were con-
| fronted in quarters for the winter
one having abundance gathered from
all the world, while the other hus-
banded it's resources, strengthened
| it's patriotism and increased its trust
in Divine Providence through re
| ligious observance, by almost every
member of the army from its young
est private to the noble christian SOL
der who had led and encouraged
them by his example.
Il may also mention that my per-
sonal enjoyment of the Christmas of
1862 was increased by the visit to
our army at Fredericksburg at that
time of my eldest son, then about
two months old who was promptly
enlisted for the war in Co. E.,
! Thirty-fifth Georgia Infantry, and
was under fire in the first battle Of
/ the early spring, behaving very gal
! lantly considering that he was not
| aware of any danger. The adjUtant
! general of my brigade, Colonel Ned
/ Lawton, an officer of rare merit
whom | loved as a brother, was NOR
tally wounded by my side in the
midst of the Fredericksburg battle
and the young recruit just referred
| to was named in his honor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
BLENDED WHISKEYS.
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Are Hav-
ing Bad Half Hour.

Wholesale Liquor Dealers Are Hav-
ing a Bad Half Hour.
The evident determination of the
United States department of agricult-
ure to enforce the ruling recently
promulgated which holds that the
so-calIed blended whiskies' in
which various coloring and flavoring
substances are employed are spur
ious limitations" is causing many of
the wholesale liquor men no end of
worry. 1t developes that very little
pure whisky reaches those who drink
it, the department of agriculture
having discovered that rs per cent.
of the straight whisky made in this
country is sold to blenders, who use
it in connection with spirits, flavor
ing and coloring matter, to make
products. Practically all the pure
gin distilled in the United States is
diluted and chemically treated, the
transformed product being then
given to the public as pure, un-
adulteraued GIN With the excep-
ton of the blenders, all will rejoice
that the department of agriculture
bids fair to withstand the pressure
that is being made to secure a modi
fication of the regulation referred to,
for if men will drink ardent spirits
it is very much to be desired that
the stuff be pure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
HEMP GROWING IN THE EAST.
Many Americans Engaging in the
Business in the Philippines.


Southern Luzon in the Philippine
Islands is a great hemp and cOpra
district, says a writer. Out of the
ince 27 of them are chiefly engaged
ince, 27 of them are chiefly engaged
in the expectation of hemp, and all
of them are more or less affected
by it. Hemp is also the principal
product in the two provinces further
south-Albay and Sorsogon. Last
year the hemp exported from the
Philippines was valued at $21,757,-
143, and of this amount $12,64S,-
came to the United States,
while $7,872,268 wen to Eng
land There is no fibre in the world
so suitable for the manufacture of
ropes and cordage of great strength
and lasting qualities as the Philip
pine abaca, or hemp. Mr.. Edwards,
fiber expert of the bureau of agri-
culture of the Philippines, has re-
Gently made a tour of the world, Wis
iting the hemp-producing districts.
He gives it as his opinoin that if the
supply of hemp was double, or even
treble, what it is at present it would
not lower the market price to such a
degree as to bring Philippine hemp
into competition with the cheaper
cordages. Philippine hemp is supe-
rior to all others known. In ap-
pearance the hemp plant resembles
the banana plant, only it is not SO
large, The largest hemp plants are
from II to 16 feet in height and
about a foot in diameter. The hemp
is the long elastic strip of fiber found
in the trunk of the plant, which con-
sists of lot of overlapping sheathes.
Each sheath is composed of soft,
fieshy matter, from which the
strands are separated by drawing the
sheath between a hard block of wood
and a knife which fits closely upon
it. The best fiber is that from which
all the fleshy matter has been sep
arated, so that on being exposed to
the sun it does not decompose, but
looks like shimmering, shining
strands of silvery threads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09

Food don't digest? Because the
stomach lacks some one of the es-
sential digestants or the digestive
juices are not properly balanced
Then, too, it is this undigested food
that causes sourness and painful in
digestion. KodOl For Indigestion
should be used for relief. Kodol
is a solution of vegetable acids. It
digests what you eat, and corrects
the deficiencies of the digestion.
Kodol conforms to the national pure
food and drug law Sold here by
Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
FROM MACON TO ALBANY.
Active Work of Locating the Line
Has Been Begun.

The Macon, Americas and Albany
Electric Car Company has begun
an active survey of the route between
here and Albany. Two surveying
squads are at work and will meet
about halfway AS soon as the work
is completed the work of building
the line will be begun.
Chief Engineer Gillard and T. P
Stanley are at work surveying and
hope to finish in a month or two
Macon Telegraph.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
THE TOO-BUSY BEE.
ToiIed Night and Day Because of Arc
Light.


The beeman, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, as he gently re-
moved a tawny cluster of bees from
his beard, said:
above all things, never set a bee
hive near an arc light. If you do
your bees will die of overwork with
in a week.
"An arc light emits powerful il
Elimination and one of these was put
up last spring by my beehive The
night it was put up my bees, mis-
taking it's light for daytime, worked
like beavers, though dead tired.
when the dawn came and the
light was extinguished the bees,
quite worn out, turned in; but, 10.
in a few minutes the sun was shin
ing, and out the poor, bedraggled
little creatures hurried again, for no
bee will consent to pass the daylight
hours in idleness.
"They got through the day some
how, and at kusk, after thirty-six
hours of almost unceasing toll, they
once more turned in. Alas! the arc
light began to hiss and glow again,
and the poor bees, worn to shadows,
bent, pallid, staggered forth for an
other round of labor.
"They were all dead by the end of
the week-victims of overwork, ev-
cry mothers son of them"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
Distressing.

There is one very distressing cir
cumstance to be considered in con-
nection with the impending death of
the Shah of Persia, and that is the
amount of mourning that will be i'm
posed upon his household. His royal
majesty is the husband Of three hun
dred wives, with possibly a few more
as side lines The wailing of that
many widows is something fearful
to contemplate
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
Mothers who give their oh

Mothers who give their children
Kennedys Laxative Cough Syrup in
variably indorse it. Children like
it because the taste is so pleasant.
Contains honey and tar. 1t is the
Original Laxative Cough Syrup and
is unriyaled for the relief of Group.
Drives the cold out through the bow
els. Conforms to the national pure
foor and drug law. Sold by Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09

Clear up the complexion, cleanse
the liver and tone the system. You
can best do this by a dose or two of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Safe,
reliable little pills with a reputation
The pills that everyone knows
Recommended by Dawson Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

editor decided
L the a to
the Sides Pull
~ Of 10 a
boyeM the girls Louise
Of editor VIII
the blue side
o themselves
sending Stories state
blue
be whic stories
the subject for the month Of April
s Experience
JUS because must
by Wednesday 1t
right that
$50
and each last of ALL all the
stories be original
And here something to have vo-
the read all the
stories carefully tell the editor
would like
haven ade
awarded
Kibe aged IL
West Kearney Neb
Goodrich aged IL years. 1910
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

royal blood on both paternaI and mater
nal sides, her father was only a knight,
being Sir Thomas Parr, a courtier in high
favor with Henry.
While in her fourteenth year Katherine
Parr was married TO a widower OF ad-
vanced years, who at the time OF his
union with Katherine had sons grown 10
manhood He was Lord Borough OF
Gainsborough. He died a year after
Katherine became his wife. and the girl
widow fell heir TO lands and money to a
very considerable amount.
But she did not remain long a widow,
for in her twentieth year she was married
to Lord Latimer, who was also q widower
with q family OF small and half-growD
children. But fate seemed to have de-
creed that Katherine should know much
Of widowhood, for when in her twenty
NINTH or thirtieth year (biographers are
not certain on the point exactly she was
a second time made a widow by the sud
den death OF Lord Latimer, Through his
death Katherine came into other vast
properties. thus being at the time Of her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

evening you'll get your wages in an en-
velope. Say nothing to me about the sum
you find there. l pay you for your work,
your good horse sense and ycur-smile
There, 30 on nling those documents.
have some letters for you 10 take to the
Office"
Tom did not answer, but went about his
duties which kept him so busy that quit
ting time arrived before he realized the
hour. As he put on lis overcoat and nat
TO go old Jones' the crank, held out an
envelope 20 him. Tom did not open IL until
he reached home, Then, sitting beside his
mother, he tore the paper wrapper open.
There were three $ bills, one marked with
For your services as office boy" second
with For your level medicines and ad-
vice and the third For your smile,
which sweetens the sour side Of my hard
ened life"
With tears IN her eyes, the mother kissed
her boy. "You are an and more than Mr..
Jones has found you to be. You are a
mothers pride and Joy Praise be- TO the
Almighty for sending me such SON."
And Smiling Tom" put his arms about
his mother loy.nsly. He was supremely
happy now.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

loose, rose roaring to the occasion. At last
the dispute had almost reached the point Of
blows, when Tom, coming from the outer
once laid a restraining hand on his en-
ployers arm, saying in a calm voice, his
face smiling and serene: Remember. Mr..
Jones, that you've an important case under
way, and you can't afford TO let this mans
ungentlemanly conduct work on your
nerves. You need all your wits for this
case you are studying on. Allow me to
show this man out, sir
Old Jones. the Grabbed. was at first dumb
founded. He stopped in his TRADE 70 hear
what Tom was saying and after he heard
he stood open-mOuthed. staring down into
the smiling blue eyes Of his. ONCE boy. Just
what he might have done under the cir
cumstancos cannot be explained, for before
he had recovered his voice his angry
client, resenting Toms request 70 show him
10 the door, rallied forth: How dare a
snifiing kidd freckled-nosed office mental
offer 10 show me 70 the door. Why"
But he didn't hnisL the sentence. His
turning so angrily on Tom was the point
needed to make Jones act in a different
manner than he otherwise might have done.
Taking the surprised client By the shoul-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

Office before that indiv dual knew what
was doing. Then, as he shut the door on
him he turned TO Tom, saying: Yes, Tom.
show that man the outer door"
But Tcm was not needed 10 perform that
errand. The client, swearing all sorts OF
vengeance hurried away without the cour-
tesy OF the Office boy. Tom, smiling re-
turned 10 the private ONCE OF his en-
ployer resuming his work without a word
OF what had just occurred.
For a while Jones sat watching the boy
from under his shaggy brows. Then he
called him TO cine near Say, young
chap, you're made Of the finest metal
ever saw. You viii make a cool-headed
reasoning man-one who will know him
self under all circumstances. You are
worth a great deal 10 me-if Il IS for moth
ing more than that cheerful smile Of
yours" And Jones. the crank, really
smiled as he put cut his hand 70 Tom.
your cool head saved me a deal Of ex-
ira trouble just now You were right; /
must put an my energies 70 work on this
most important new case. Small fry like
that foolish, hot-headed old greenhorn
must not be allowed q rune my temper
and take my mind from my work This
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
An Unexpected Visitor
BY Dorothy welps. Aged 10 Years, Platt
mouth, Neb

BY Dorothy Welps. Aged 10 Years, Platts-
mouth, Neb.
Once there was little boy whose name
was Johnny. He wanted to go to school
very badly. So one day he asked his
mother IL he could, but she said no. He
was too small, but he could when he was
older, Johnny did not want TO wait 80
long. He had a sister whose name was
Mary. She was - years old and was in
the seventh grade at school Johnny went
off in a corner and thought about 1t. After
awhile a Thought came into his head. IT
will ask mamma II 1 can go out and play
and then 1 will go to the school house in-
stead" Pretty soon HIS sister came home
He did not say anything about It to her
When she went back to school again he
watched for her until she was out Of sight
Then he went in and asked his mother
II he could go out to play She said he
could. So he went stright TO school and
walked right in. All the scholars began
20 laugh, but he went up and sat down
by his sister She tried to make him 20
home. but the teacher said he could stay,
and he did all the afternoon. You should
have heard his mother laugh when Mary
told her all about 1t.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

marriage with Henry very we'll fixed
financially.
Shortly after her second widowhood
Katherine waste her own terror-wooed
by the much married king. She could not
but recall the wretched, cruel fates OF four
Of Henry's FIVE wives, and trembled at the
thought OF putting her own head in the
moose. Also her still youthful heart had
already responded TO the ardent wooing Of
Sir Thomas Seymour, the favorite gallant
at the court OF Henry VIII. But Henry
would brook no refusal, and conquered in
his suit for the hand OF Lady Latimer.
Within a very few months after Lord
Latimers death the beautiful and virtuous
Katherine Parr laid aside her weeds to
again be led TO the altar In marriage.
For four years Katharine lived a life
with Henry VIII that could not have been
envied her by the humblest Henry was
slowly dying. His appetite had made him
a thing of disease His legs were covered
with ulcers, his feet swollen with govt and
his temper-never amiable-was now almost
unbearable. And It Is very probable that
had he kept his health little longer
Katherine would have been another victim
70 add to the wives gone before. She had
been accused OF heresy; a warrant signed
by the kings own hand was issued for her
arrest. Only through her own keen wit
and wonderful tact did she so handle the
king that he became repentant OF this piece
Of infamY, and when the lord chancellor
with his guard came 20 serve the papers
on Katharine ana 10 carry her 70 the
Tower Henry burst out into rage against
him, driving him from his presence with
such epithets as fool" and 'knave," and
angrily ordered him TO "avaunt from my
presence!"
Henry VIII died January q, 1913 ana
Katharine was for the third time a widow,
and for the fourth time she became a wife.
marrying the only man she had ever really
loved, Sir Thomas Seymour. While she was
almost as much married as was Henry, her
matrimonial ventures were Of so different
nature that none could condemn her.
She did not live long after becoming Sey-
mours wife, and though they had been
most congenial couple during their short
union she was very unhappy JuCAg the i'll
ness which killed her. imagining that her
lord was growing tired Of her and desiring
her death that he might be free 10 WOO
her royal stepdaughter. the Princess Eliza
beth.
Katharine died IN her thirty-seventh year,
having survived Henry one year and six
months MARY GRAHAM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
How Little Chicks Are Matched
and Raised

By Florence Farls. Aged 9. Florence, Neb.
To raise little chicks is to gather the eggs.
And in cold weather they have to be
gathered five or six times a day and then
be careful they do not freeze. when they
are in the house we put them I'm a basket
with a warm flannel cloth In It and In a
pretty warm room. But on warm days
we only gather them once a day, but the
rest Of the treatment is just the same as on
cold days. Then when we get enough eggs
we put them in a machine called the IN
cubator and keep ia at a certain tenn
perature of warmth, And then we turn
them every day. on the twentieth day they
begin to hatch and on the twenty-frst day
they should all be out. Then they are put
In a brooder of "a certain temperature OF
warmth And I'm thirty-six hours from
when they were Matched they are fed dry
food. Then whom they are months old
they learn to sit on perchcs. Then they
grow up and the cockerels are killed and
sent to the market and sold. Then when
the pallets are about Z months old they
begin to lay eggs to hatch more little
chicks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
The Squirrel

BY John Engel Aged Years 1909 South
Eighteenth Street Omaha.
The squirrel lives in the woods. Dur
ing the summer it plays among the
branches OF the trees, skipping from one
branch to another. Il Is a pretty creature
and moves 30 quickly that it seems al
most TO fly. The squirrel lives on acorns
and nuts. II holds them with its teeth,
and when IT throws away the shell you
may be sure there is no meat left in It.
The squirrel builds two houses, one for
summer and another for winter. The first
ia nest in the branches OF a tree and
is made OF leaves, sticks and moss; the
other is generally inside hollow tree,
where it will be safe from the wind and
cold.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

delight: "Why, Just the thing for Daddy"
She had It wrapped up and was soon skip
ping merrily homeward. Jessie, for that
was her name. rushed into a neat little
kitchen where a woman was scrubb!ng a
pine table Nanny, please, nanny. see
what I've got for Daddy" Mrs. Jones,
Jessie's mother. was a fat, good-natured
woman. She crossed the room and took up
the pail. We'll, now Jessie, II you amt
gone and got Daddy a pail; II he won't be
pleased" she exclaimed. Put II away in
the cupboard, nanny, and tomorrow when
Daddys dinner is ready you put it in his
new pail" Early in the evening after the
dishes were put in the cupboard and every
thing done, Jessie went into the room
where Daddy and nanny were sitting
Daddy's paper was on the table and as
usual Jessie read to him until time to go to
bed. Early the next day Mrs Jones packed
Daddys dinner pail. Daddy was a brake
man, and had to take his dinner with him
Jessie always went as far as the candy
store and carried his dinner pail This
morning Daddy was much pleased with
his new pail. One day about two weeks
after Jessie gave him his pail he was
working as usual, when he met with ar
accident. One of his legs was crushed sc
that it had to be taken off. Oh, how badly
Jessie felt! Coed strong, brave Daddy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

She then went to the different houses OF
her friends and delivered them. At
quarter of Janet dressed Betty in a pretty
pink silk party dress. with slippers and
stockings to match, and she was ready for
the party. Soon the guests arrived and
they played games until Janet brought in
cake and ice cream, and then they went
home. Just as they we're leaving Mr and
Mrs Rowland came home. They came on
Friday, thinking to surprise Betty, but were
Just as much surprised as she to find a
party going on. Mrs. Rowland said that
because Betty had disobeyed her she would
give the doll she had bought for Betty 10
Sarah, little poor girl, and Betty would
have to stay in her room the rest OF the
day. This disappointed her very much, but
she has never disobeyed her parents again
to this day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
Second Prize.)
How the Panther Attacked
Robert

By Ada Kibler, Aged u Years, III West
Twenty First Street. Kearney, Neb
Robert was a very happy boy, he was
going TO go with his father and Mr.: Brown
out camping. They packed their bedding,
food and clothes in a wagon and then they
were ready to start Robert kissed his
mother good bye and got in the wagon.
They rode until night when they put up
their tent and built large campfire. Rob
ert picked up the sticks for the fire and
then they hung the iron kettle over the
fire, gypsy fashion After supper Robert
said that he was tired and went in the
tent and lay down. After a while the men
had their backs turned to the tent and
Robert was asleep, when u panther crept
slowly toward the tent He looked to see
that no one was looking, and then he
slipped into the tent, where Robert was
sleeping. He went to the opposite side Of
the tent and made a leap at him. He lit
on his back and Robert cried out IN pain.
His father heard him and rushed 20 the
rescue. He grabbed the Ratchet from where
it lay on the ground and with one blow
killed the panther. Robert was taken home,
and as he was not hurt very bad he soon
got we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITER'S

/. Write plainly on one side Of the
paper only and number the pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil
3. Short and pointed articles Will
be given preference. no not use over
$50 words.
(. Original stories or letters only
Will be used-
8. Write your name, nge and ad-
dress At the top OF the hrHt page.
FIRST ana second prizes Of books
Win be given for the best two con
trlbutionR to this page each WeeE.
Address All communications to
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
A Great Surprise

By Ernest Nellor. Aged p Years, Beemer,
Neb.
We live in the town Of Beemer, Cunning
county, Nebraska, and our auntie lives
across the street. One day auntie got
large sack Of apples. My little 3-year-old
brother, Ralph, was over TO auntie and
suddenly came rushing home. Mamma,
give me a basket" he cried. What for?"
asked mamma. Ralph replied: "Aunty
said can have all the apples want, and
want all she has"