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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
THE SWEEP OF PROHIBITION
ORGAN OF THE LIQUOR TRADE
TELLS OF IT'S SPREAD.
Astonishing Progress of the Move
ment the Past Two or Three
Years. Where Will 1t Go?


Years. Where Will 1t Go?
beverages" which is published IN
New York and is the leading organ
of the liquor trade of the country
recently printed an itemized account
of the spread of prohibition, as an
argument for the necessity of com
pact organization of the entire retail
liuuor interests of the country.
According to this tabulation, al
though Kentucky is famous for us
Blue Grass whisky and has $780,
100000 invested in distilleries, all
but fourteen of its 119 counties are
wholly dry and of the fourteen on
Nv four are wholly wet" Stepping
over into Tennessee you can get
drink only in the cities of Memphis
Nashville and Chattanooga. Georgia
has become a prohibition state. Sew
enty-five per cent OF Alabama is
dry under a county local option
law. Thirty-four of the forty-seVen
counties Of Florida are dry. and
Gov. Broward is leading a campaign
for state prohibition A similar cam
paign is being waged in Mississippi,
where sixty-eight out of seventy-five
counties have adopted prohibition
South Carolina has repealed its dis
pensary law, substituting local OPP
ton by counties.
A large part of North Carolina
has no saloons, and the temperance
campaign is active. Virginia has
seventy-two dry counties out of
11S, West Virginia thirty out of fifty
five, Maryland fourteen out of TWEEN
ty-two. About half the towns of
Delaware went dry at the recent
election. Arkansas has sixty out of
seventy-fve counties dry" and
many dry towns in the others. Mis-
souri's local option law has driven
the liquor traffic from forty-four
counties. In Texas 147 counties are
reported absolutely dry and forty
seven totally wet" Oklahoma and
Kansas are prohibition states. Min
nesota has 1913 dry" towns, Indiana
$50, Wisconsin ESQ In Ohio LAO |
out of 1876 townships are dry,
and 60 per cent of the municipali-
ties. Massachusetts has $50 dry"
and 100 wet" towns. Connecticut
has ninety-six dry" towns out oil
176, and every saloon must be run
by it's actual owner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
MODERN JOHN THE BAPTIST
He and Three Others of a Strange
Religious Sect Are Holding
Forth i'm Georgia.

Twice daily for several days past
the main street in Swainsboro has
been the scene of open air services
conducted by four men who give
their names as Sturgeon, John
Scott, Markie and Hall from Los An
geles, Cal, members of a religious
sect styled Pilgrims. They arrived
there on bicycles, claiming to have
made the trip from Atlanta, where
they have held forth for several
months past, in eleven days, and
while en- route lived on "locusts and
wild honey" as it were, for they nave
neither scrip nor purse, and will take
no pay nor will they beg.
They are quite peculiar looking
men, wearing very long hair and
heavy boards, which give them a
weird and unattractive appearance.
Especially is this true of one of them,
whose "hirsute appointments" are
flaxen. They claim to be the only
true followers of Christ, and say
they will never die and that Christ
will again return to earth and rule
over them and their fellow Pilgrims
for one thousand years, at the end
of which time they will be trans
planted to heaven.
They denounce all the religions
other than their own sect in the bit
terest terms and speak of other
preachers as hirelings and their
houses of worship as doors to hell.
They constantly predict the utter an
Inhalation of the Pacific fleet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
USED OBSCENE LANGUAGE
The Rev. Walter HolcOmbe, Son-in-
law and CO-WOrker OF Sam
Jones, Has Been Indicted.

Jones. Has Been Indicted.
A Cartersvile dispatch says Rev.
Walt Holcombe, son-in-law of the
late Rev. Sam P. Jones and CO.
worker of the late evangelist, has
been indicted by the Barlow county
grand jury for using obscene Ian
guage in the presence of ladies'
At the last tabernacle meeting held
there in September on the last Sab
bath afternoon of the meeting about
five thousand people had gathered
to hear Rev. French Oliver of chi
cago preach a sermon to men only.
This special service had been an
nounced daily for a week, but on
account of thousands of visitors be-
ing in the city in attendance at this
meeting Sunday quite a large num-
. Der of people were not familiar with
the programme for this special SER
vice. Consequently there were in
the audience quite a large number
of ladies.
Despite the fact that it was rain
ing hard Mr.. HolcOmbe, it is claimed,
endeavored to have the ladies leave
the building, so the special sermon
for men could proceed. On account
of the heavy rain, however, they were
slow to leave the building, when it
is charged that Mr.. Holcombe used
language publicly that should not
be used in the presence of ladies.
The affair created quite stir at
the time and the indictment is the
| result.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
KANSAS FARMERS USE AUTOS
TAKE THEIR PRODUCE TO MAR
KET WITH THE MACHINES.
A. MANY Motors are Owned by Farm
ers as ~ Town People. Put
to Many Uses.

prS as ~ TOWN. IeopiO'
to Many Uses.
Salina, Kan, dispatch says:
Practically as many motor cars are
owned by farmers in Kansas as are
nossessed by the towns-people. The
farmer has learned to appreciate the
advantage of the automobile as
thing of convenience in his journeys
to and from town.
Then there are other considera-
tions. A farmers son from the
southern part of the county went TO
a county seat garage the other Sat
urday evening.
what have you tnat will make a
nice rig to take fellows girl riding
in?" he asked the agent.
well, there's runabout that IS
pretty swift.
..Will it climb hills? You see she
lives on the other side of Tom Creek
Hill and I have to cross it."
Sure. Get in!' And the two
went out to the edge of town, where
a demonstration was made to show
the PAGES of the machine.
Guess it will do, was the verdict
as they came back to the garage, and
the young man took from his pocket
a check book and filled check out
for the price.
The beauty of the pratres for au-
tomobiling is that the roads are good
a great part of the year. Kansas is
in the latitude of Tennessee and
Washington, and the seasons, except
winter, are long. AS a result the
motoring is fine, and extended trips
can be made at speed that is de-
light to the drivers.
To besure there is a twenty-mlle
state speed limit, but who cares for
that? The driver who keeps WITHIN
it on a three-mile stretch of smooth
road with no team in sight is rarl-
ty.
There is a farmer near here who
makes his runabOut a truck wagon
and a business cart. He takes 1t IN
a few sacks of wheat and hurries to
the mill and he brings home the
groceries for the man in the heldS.
His wife runs it as well as he does,
and she carries to market her garden
stuff and her butter and eggs. 1t is
a curious sight to see her peddllng
farm products around the city in the
little runabout. Then in the evening
the family comes to town with the
same machine, and the concert is en-
joyed as regularly by this party as
by the people ION the block next to
the park.
Rural mail carriers are eager to
get runabouts. 1t is an easy thing
to make the run of twenty miles In
three hours. AS was pointed out,
the long period of good roads makes
it feasible to use the machine so
much of the year that there is real
economy in it.
The great grievance of the motor
list in the country in the west is
against the mule. Many farmers
drive mules to buggy and wagon as
well as for work in the field. A mule
seems never to understand the rights
of the motor car.
He has habit of waiting until the
machine is close to him without a
tremor and then waving his ears and
Jumping over the nearest barbed
wire fence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
SHAKE 1T OFF.
Rid Yourself Of Unnecessary
Burdens.

Don't bear unnecessary burdens.
Burdens of bad back are unnec-
essary.
Get rid of them.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure bad
backs;
Cure lame, weak and aching
backs;
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Lots of local endorsement to prove
this.
Mrs. Molly Mosley, residing at
1856 Broad street, Augusta, Ga,
says. MY back was very weak and
ached constantly. l could not find
anything to do it any good, although
l used remedies, wore plasters and
rubbed it with liniments. The dull
aching caused me to lose sleep at
night and | would rise in the morn
ing as tired as when | went to bed.
The secretions from the kidneys were
red and full of sediment, causing me
no end of suffering. The lack of
rest was undermining my general
health. At this time l heard about
Doans Kidney Pills and got a box,
which l used according to directions.
My backache was relieved the next
day and after taking two boxes of
the remedy it entirely left me and
the kidney secretions cleared up and
became Latural and my general
health improved"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05

At times when you don't feel just
right, when you have a bad stomach
take something right away that will
assist Digestion; not something that
will stimulate for a time, but some
thing that will positively do the very
work that the stomach performs I'M
der ordinary and normal conditions,
something that will make the food
digest. To do this you must take
a natural digestant like KODOL for
Dyspepsia. Kodol is a scientific
preparation of vegetable acids with
natural dlgestants and contains the
same juices found in a healthy
stomach. Each dose will digest more
than 5000 grains of good food 1t
is sure to afford prompt relief; it
digests what you eat and is pleasant
4 to take. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05

1t is estimated that there are now
about 1000 buffaloes in existence.
There is a single specimen in South
America, few in Europe and the re-
mainder are divided about equally
between the United States and Can
ada. Those in Europe are all in
geological gardens. The largest herd
in the world is that which ranges
over the Peace River country in Can
ada. 1t is composed of three bands
and contains a total of about 45O
herd.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
WIRZ MONUMENT DESCRIPTIONS.

decided for the ~
or MAJOR IieHS "iN ~
the Contederacy.
this inscription on a DrOhZe laOel
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
FIRST:

Accuracy and perma-
nency Of result.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05

The town of Cheshire, Mass, was
settled by dairy farmers from Ches-
hire, Eng, and for years its cheese
was the most noted in this country.
When Thomas Jefferson was inaugu-
rated president the farmers of the
town contributed one days milk from
their diaries and had it made into an
enormous cheese weighing 1900
pounds and sent it to the president at
Baltimore
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05

success OF PeTuna VIII COnL1nue 70 md
fault. But we are determined to give
such people no just complaint.
PERUNA IS a GREAT MEDICINE.
It has become a household word in
millions of homes. Our faith in the
remedy is stronger than ever. Every
wear we exnect To establish neTu nlant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-05
In Memory OF
MAJOR HENRY WII&Z, c. >. A.
Rnrn in Znrich. SwitzerIand.


Born in Zurich Switzerland
excessive
udicay DIT
Washington, D c.,
not Major Wrz is charge
Andersonvle there IS apuhuah
that ne chose al
President Davis SPEAK
high qualities honor sef-sacrlhce
from the stigma attached TO IL by EN-
restore 1t to
the United Daughters OF e C
raised this shaft
On tablet will be engraved
Had the confederate government for an eX-
successful there Wouu nave o ~ pms
AndersOnvile
the commander of the federal army snow
1T is hard on our men prisons not to
change those left IN the ranks 10 sh'
At this particular release all rebel prisoners noh
would insure Shrmans compromise our safety
will contain: ooo ooo
ederates n
southern prisons
union prisoners
Death
southern prisons N-'0'O
July 10, 1860
confederate prisoners died III prison
Less than nine died southern prisons
Fac eternal
On the will
Letter of President Davis.
poignant regret that the southern pup
the martyr Major Wlrz he
he would criminate me and
of which he innocent ana
connection Respectfully and truly yours
October 9Th 1888 JEFFhII0ON "a l4
the monument VIII go on at once
The let to firm of marble dealers
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
cLARksRoRo.

Mrs. J. R. Vannatta went by trolley
from Camden to the Highlands last
week and spent the week with her
daughters there and at New Bruins
wick.
Mr.. Charles Kirkbride has rented
the house occupied by the station
agent, Mr.. Harry Moore and he will
move there soon.
A number of converts were i'm
mersed last Sunday at the Baptist
Church in Mt. Royal
Mrs. John M. Stratton, of Philadel-
phia, has been spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Edward T. War
ner.
Rev. ]. r. Vannatta spent Tuesday
and Wednesday among former parish
toner's at Bellmawr and Chews.
At a meeting held last Wednesday
evening the following persons were
elected to serve as trustees Of the NJ
E. Church: Charles C. Hughes, |. H.
Davidson, William H. Hoffman to
serve for three years: George Walter.
|. H. Davidson. Jr, Paul Davis, to
serve for two years; Frank Warning
ton, William Cooke and Henry Doerr-
mann to serve for one year.
Mrs. Bird, of Stroudsburg, Pa, has
been a recent guest of Mrs. Margaret
Smith.
Mr.. Clarence Resting, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Resting, reached the TWEEN
ty-f1rst milestone of his life and the
event called together number of his
friends who were: Florence Bradshaw,
Clara Marmein, Jennie Simpson, EN-
ma Book, Anna Courtz, Mabel Lawr-
ence, Florence Lawrence, Albert Ha-
ven, Chris. Kramer, Corroll Bradshaw,
Harrison Kramer, Dean Williams,
Charles Book, of Philadelphia: Louis
Shenner, Lizzie Shenner, Ralph Wal
lace, of Swedesboro; Nina Wurst, Os-
car Herzog, of Mickleton: Rohland
Resting, William Resting, of West
vile; Ethel Strohm, Ethel Elridge, Mt.
Royal: Katie and Mamie Fritz, Mar
tina and Elsie Herzog, Elizabeth Web
er, Ethel Resting, Ella Cannon, Mrs.
Carrie Medurft, Everett Resting, Geo.
Herzog, Sam'l Test, Fred Phifer, Nor
timer Costill, Edward Tec-hardt.
Charles Milhback, Albert SIMMER
Chris. Miller, Geo. Hancock, Frank
Canning, Of Clarksboro. The guests
enjoyed playing games until the invi-
tation was given to gather at the din
ing room where the table was beauti-
fully decorated with green and red
crepe paper; ice cream, cake and
fruit was served. The occasion was
really enjoyed to the utmost and the
guests hope Clarence will live to cele-
brate many more events of the kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ham. OF Ches-
ter, are spending this week with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. |. M. Haines.
Mr.. Harry Moore, our station agent,
leaves for Lucaston to-day Thursday
as night operator at that place, and
Mr.. McCarty, Of Woodbury., takes his
place.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
sLAckWooo.

The Blackwood basket ball team defeated
the Purity team of Camden on last Satur-
day evening. Score Sc TO 90 They expect
to play the Ramb ers of Camden this Satur-
day evening, March 7tb
Joseph Coles was given delightful par
ty by number Of bis friends on last Satur-
day evening, February Gosh, in honor OF bis
sixteenth birthday
Herbert Crowbnrst of Philadelphia was
entertained over Sunday by Joseph Coles, Of
this place.
SallIe Shone was given delightful sur
Prise party by number of her young
friends on last Friday evening.
Mrs. Josephine Wentz entertained on Sun
day her son. Nrwkrk n Weutz, of Green
wIch Pier N J
Rev Edward Dillon Of Woodbury. ocou-
pitd she Presbyterian Church pulpit last
Sunday
Mrs William T.. Bradbury entertained on
Wednesday her two SISTERS the Misses
Maggie aud Alice Rowland aud Miss Bessie
Mayberry, all Of Oyrrbrook
MIS- samuel Graisbrrry ,Sr.. moved from
her residence on Main street TO her farm as
Bleinheim on last "Wednesday
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
HURFFvILLE.

Rev G. S. Golf preached at Will
Jamestown on last Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. Isaac Fowler oc-
cupied the pulpit here in the morning,
administering the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper.
J. Wesley Chew was elected a dele
gate on Thursday evening to attend
the Methodist Conference to convene
at Millville.
Rev. G. S. Golf and H. G. Johnson
attended the Epworth League rally at
Cross Keys on Thursday evening.
The Township Committee is doing
some needed work in the way of put
ting gravel on the roads. What's the
matter with having the bitches opened
SO the water will have chance to run
off?
On February 30, 1908, Hazel Hurff
Burrough was the recipient of sur
prise postal and linen shower in honor
of her birthday anniversary. To all
those who SO kindly remembered her
she wishes to express her most sim
cere thanks and appreciation.
John w. Cant had a public sale of
personal property on Wednesday and
will make his home with his parents.
Grover Hurff has purchased fine
colt which he is breaking.
The last meeting for this Confer
ence year will be held by the official
board of the NJ e. Church at the par
sonage this Friday evening.
Ellsworth Wheatherby and Miss
Dorothy Simpson were joined in Holy
wedlock on Wednesday at o'clock
at the brides home The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. s. Golf.
Miss Hazel H. Burrough was maid of
honor and Walter Simpson best man.
A wedding feast followed. At the first
table were only Rev Goff, bride and
groom, maid of honor and best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weatherby left on an
evening train for Atlantic City.
Mrs. Amanda Hurff is spending ten
days visiting at Philadelphia.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
cADoRA.

Benz. Cade and family assisted
Chas. Butcher and family move their
household goods from Redwood to
Pitman on Thursday Mr.. Butcher
has moved in with Mrs Butchers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Allen
Mrs. Allen has had poor health of late
and it seems like blessing to her to
have a daughter home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Shinn, of
Camden, purchased two building lots
Of BENZ. Cade last Thursday. The
lots face Lambs road. Chas. Dilkes
surveyed the ground on Tuesday.
Lucy Applebee has been quite i'll
with chicken-pox and is still under the
doctors care.
Mrs. Henry Kean, who has been a
great sufferer from inflammatory rheu-
matism is improving, the doctor hav-
ing gotten the disease under control
after many days.
Benz. Murphy and family spent Sat
urday night and Sunday in Redwood
as the guests of John Cassiday and
family.
An evening company assembled at
the home Of John Schoch on last We'd
nesday evening to help Miss Ethel
Tomlin celebrate her 21st birthday.
An enjoyable evening was spent Re
freshments of ice cream, cake and
fruit were served. At late hour the
guests departed wishing Miss Ethel
many more happy birthdays. Miss
Ethel received % postcards beside
other presents.
Some time ago we spoke about the
ladies' of the Cadora soap club. We
should have said the ladies and gen
tlemen Of the Cadora soap club as VIZ
are proud to say we have gentleman
member and one day last week when
our order, through mistake of the
soap company came to Sewell instead
of Pitman we wished we had two or
three more gentlemen members.
But nevertheless, two of the la
dies harnessed horse to an open wa
gon, while another took care Of the
boys and girls, and they started for
Sewell. They arrived there and back
safely, soap and all. Once or twice
they thought the thermometer certain
ly must be nearing zero. They were
almost tempted to utter the maiden's
prayer, ooh! for man, a man, a
man." to go after Larkin's soap.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards enter
tanned BENZ. Murphy and family, Han
son Cade and family and Geo. Watson
and family last Tuesday evening.
Harry Mullen and mother, of Man.
tua, called on Mrs. Mary Cade one
day last week.
Miss Ethel Tomlin spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Alice Ty-
son and Miss May Kincaid. of Mt.
Zion.
Miss Rebecca Schoch visited friends
In Pitman last week
Mrs. John Richards and son, John,
spent Friday in Sewell.
Harry Drebe and Ralph Mills, Of
Sewell, were callers in this place on
Wednesday
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
HORES,
CATTLE,
hogs and
SHEEP

Cannot produce the maximum
amount of flesh and wool at this
season of the year on dry feed
without a laxative to regulate
the bowels-tonics to give tone
to the whole animal system
nitrates to aid in throwing off
the poisonous waste material.
DR.. Hess Stock Food contains
the above tonics, laxatives and
nitrates in just the proper pro-
portions.
If you will just stop and think,
there is nothing miraculous about
Pan-a-ce-a making hens lay. It
only does for a hen what Stock
Food does for a steer or hog if
you please. It simply whets up
all Of the machinery and then if
a little common sense is exer-
cised in feed and housing you
can depend that there is a GER
tainty about results and a few
people have found this out be-
cause there are twelve pounds of
Pan-a-ce-a fed every minute out
of the COS days in the year, Sum
days included.
Pan-a-ce-a as an egg producer
has become an open secret. But
Stock Sheep, Poultry
have to contend with their insect
pests.
Colts and calves are quite gen
orally lousy at this season of the
year.
Ticks are most prevalent on
sheep.
And housing and close quar-
tiers Of poultry is conducive to
lice.
So Instant Louise Killer IS real
~ twin sister to DR.. Hess Stock
Food and Poultry Pan-a-ce-a.
It's the modern way to destroy
sheep ticks because it can be ap-
piled in zero weather when Mr..
Tick is at his best instead Of
waiting until late spring until
the weather becomes warm
enough to dip.
A. A. STOKES,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05

Seed potatoes have begun TO arrive at Ell
mer by the car load This is the greatest
potato centre 10 South Jersey. The first
car load to get there from Maine was one
that was padded and had stove in she
centre, with swarthy Yankee in charge.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05

Roland plavford broke through the ice
al F,anklinvilIe and would have been
drowned but for the timely assistance Of
ten-year-old Edward Green.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05

Atlantic CITY labor unions have adopted
rpsolusions calling upon City Councils TO
stipnlase ID future contracts that home
lahor'' should be employed upon the operas
lions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-07
Lusiro Finish Tor old furniture.
Bruceton Mills.
lrtespondence OF The Argus.

correspondence OF The Argus.
Some of our farmers are planting
corn.
Miss AIDA Beeghly IS very i'll
with the mumps.
J. w. Feather has moved here
from Mountain Lake Park.
Miss 'Lorena Scott is at Councils
vile taking course OF music.
A. w. Maust, deputy assessor. is
around listing personal property.
Mrs. Kate Hyde has contracted
for a house on her lot on Main
street. -,
The town council is putting down
the much needed sewer on Morgan
street.
The masons are Al work on The
foundation of r. w. Macbesney's
new house
w. II Kimberly, OF dorgantown,
Sundsyed here the guest OF his 81,
ter. Mrs. G. {. Cuppeu.
T. w. King is digging the foun.
dation of new house for himself
in the Armstrong addition.
Qulte a crowd from here attended
the show AT Uniontown last week
DE-. ]. ;. Nrdrow, WIKI his two sons
were AT Morgan,own to the same
show.