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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Collector of Custones ]. E. b.
Stewart and Mr.. Bruce Grant
have returned from a cruise to
MObjack bay in a sailing cutter
Daily Press.
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans,
better known as Fighting Bob, "
has reached the age of o. years
and has retired f-om tire Navy
alter a service of 4S years, the
longest in the history of the Rear
Admirals Of the United States.
Charles +. Murphy, leader Of
Iammany hall. recently stated
that democracy is going to win
this year" He also claims that
Mr.. Bryan is stronger than he has
ever been before. Mr.. O'conner
also made similar statements,
The merchants of Williamsburg
who had been indicted for selling
nervo were defended by MIR.
Byrd, author OF the famous Byrd
law. They were cleared on the
grounds that uervo did not con-
.ain over ~ per cent alcohol.
Ira d. Sankey the great evan
gelistic singer died at his home in
brooklyn last week. Mr.. Sankey
was siXty-eiGht years old and for
the last five years had been con-
fined to his home. He was one
OF the most noted sacred song
writer's of this country and his
hymns are said to have a clrcula-
latlon of SO, 600. 900 copies.
Mr. and Mrs. Almond Blow
have been entertaining a most
enjoyable house party at their
beautiful country home in Glou-
cester county for the past two
weeks. The party broke up a
few days ago. Those who enjoy
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Blows hospitality
were Miss Honoria Mitchell.
Misses Anna and Emily Royal,
of Richmond; Mr., Richard S.
Saunders, of Richmond; Mr.. Mar
ion Malone, of Petersburg, and
MIR. Almond Blow Jre-Virginian
Pilot,
c. B. Garrett, of Richmond, is
visiting at Pennington, King and
Queen County. Charles NJ.
MINIS, the negro postmaster at
Occupacia, in Essex county. who
was short 1914. 81 in his postoflce
accounts, and is now on $500 bail,
has ma lie good the money to the
government through his sureties.
= Misses Pattye G. Christian
and Bessie Marshall. Of Chestnut
Hill, are spending some time with
Mrs. George N. Ander.on. oil
Tappahannock. Va. Richmond
News Leader.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
HOW TO Avolp AppENDIcir,s.

Most victims Of appendicitis are
those who are habitually constipated.
F'oley's Orino Laxative cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action Of the bowels. Fo1ey's Orino
Laxative does not nauseate or gripe
and is mild ana pleasant to take. Re-
fuse substitutes. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20

will want gasoline boat 70 run
passengers from Cape Charles 70
Suits Greek on October Goth, 21st and
22nd. 1903.
FARE IS CENTS ROUND TRIP.
Nothing smaller than so passengers
boat will suit as expect at least that
many each day. Applicants will state
name of boat 50 that may have
dodgers struck of and thoroughly ad-
vertised all over the Eastern Shore.
PERCIVAL HICKS, Sec'y,
8-2O-U NORTH, VA.
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THE Journal would be greatly in
iebted TO its correspondents If they
sill mail their news letters so as TO
coach this Office before Wednesday
-s'orniDg. A great many items have TO
unpublished or oc carried over until
following week and be stale read
because ,t.Sey 90 not .reacn this
aiC in time
Obituaries and resolutions o respect
only be inserted as paid matter for
which charge Of FIVE cents per line is
made
Communications advocating capdi-
q 1teS for office will be charged for at
ocular line rates for ADVERTISING.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Contract rates furnished on appli-
cation.
All transient advertisements will be
charged for at the rate of SO cts, per
pnch for the first insertion, IS cts. per
inch sor each subsequent insertion
when no change is made.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20

No one is immune from kidney trou-
Bile, so jGst remember that Foley's Kid
ney Remedy will stop the irregulari-
ties ana cure any case of kidney or
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach OF medicine. Sold 0y all drug
gists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20

The Republicans talk strongly
of an increase of PROSPERITY we
are among those who would rath-
er see it than hear it talked about.
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MATHEWS BOATS WIN IN
REGATTA,

Az - "A ~
The Annual Regatta in North
river came off successfully on
Saturday last with quite 4 crowd
present on the wharf and in vari-
Gus power boats aud sailing yes
sells.
The first event on the program
was the power boat race. Hand
leaps were all figured out before
the start and the small boats sent
off i'll the lead as many minutes
and seconds as their respective
ratings called for The real in
terest however was between DR..
Hoskins' exceedingly speedy ST.
foot launch and Mr.. Blows Jiffy.
Owing to some new rating rule
elucidated by the Regatta Com
mittee, the Iifiy, although much
shorter III length and Of smaller
horse power. conceded some time
a minute and fOrty-seven sec
Onds) TO her powerful rival. Dr..
HoSkins pursuing his advantage
under the rule aforesaid. did not
give his Is hose power engine
full speed over the first half, al
lowing the "Jjffy' to gain Oh him
about q Of a minute; after max
ing the second turn, however he
opened up to 700 revolutions per
minute and easily 'regained the
last ground, demonstrating that
he could have conceded time to
his rival had it been necessary.
During the progress Of the
power boat race the sail boats
were started. Ms. Hicks rip
pie" getting off in the lead which
she maintained to the end, beat
ing Mr.. Jones lake Ben ABOUT
four minutes over the OF mile
course for class b.
The large boats in Class 4 went
down to Ware Point bOuy, Mr..
DiXon's canoe leading. On the
return trip, however. the Marie"
a cabin canoe from Hampton,
Overhauled her only rival and
won by quite margin, There
was some query as TO this revers-
al Of position by the spectators
which upon investigation proved
to be due to the fact that Mr..
Dixon carried his sprite on the
weather-side all the way down
aud coming back neglected TO
change it, thereby practically re-
ducing the driving power Of his
sail exactly as much as though he
had reefed all of it below the spar.
The winning boats in both classes
carried boom sails and long poles
on the foot Of these respectively.
iibs as we'll.
This is the first time the lake
Ben" has ever been defeated i'll
these waters while carrying her
racing sails.
The boat racing was followed
by a tub race in which Mr.. Ben
son was declared winner, w. A.
Jones, Ir., second.
The linal event was a pillow
fight on a sail spar suspended
above the water. This was in
tensely exciting to the contestants
as we'll as amusing to the onlook-
ers, It was finally won by Mr..
Blow.
Miss NJ. a. Tabb presented the
handsome silver cups to the win
ners.
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OF
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SESSION BEGINS SEPT. q. EST. 1870.
The course covering two years is
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n pVANTACES: Opportunity to at
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highes t. and the Federal courts.
FREE ACCESS to the LAW LIBRARY of
the Supreme Court of Appeals, the
finest Law Library i'm the State.
Richmond offers uneXcelled opportuni-
ties for culture. For Catalogue and
information, address
Il. w. BOATWRIGHT, PRES,
S.2O-5t Richmond. Va.
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w. 'MARsgK MrNrER. Editor.
Joseph Il. DOUGLASS, Manager.
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Tbe Journal.

80 si.oO lPSr Year m Advance. ~
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
You CAN MAKE THIS A BIG CHRISTMAS

Did you tackle that trouble that came your way
with a resolue and cheerful?
Or hide your from the light OF day
With a craven and fearful?
Q, troubles ton, troubles an ounce
Or a trouble you make it,
And isn't the fact that you're hurt that COUNTS
But only how did you take it? ,n
49,, YOU CAN MAKE THIS ONE OF THE BEST AND Di00
oHRISTMASES YOU EVER HAD WHY DON'T YOU?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
FOR INVESTIGATION OF PANAMA CANAL
SCANDAL THE NEW YORK WORLD CALLS

is Full of fragrant Untruths and
Asks Congress to Investigate 1t.
Worlds, and the World accepts Mr..
RooseveIt's challenge.
IF congress can have all the doc
uments in the case, as Mr.. Roose-
welt says, let congress make a COM
plete investigation of the Panama
canal affair and in particular of VIII
liam Nelson Cromwell's relation with
the French company, with Panama
and with the government of the
United States. Let congress officially
answer this question: Who got the
money!"
The World concludes:
"The fact that Theodore Roose-
welt as president of the United States
issues a public statement about such
an important matter, full of fragrant
untruths, reeking misstatements,
challenging line by line the testi-
mony of his associate, Cromwell, and
the official record makes it impera-
tive that full publicity come at once
through the authority and by action
Of congress"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
BIG FORTUNE is ABANDONED
Famous Burning Oil Well in Mexico
Cannot be Controlled. Largest
Ever Opened in the World.

The famous Pearson & Sons oil
well in Mexico, the burning of which
for weeks has attracted Worldwide
attention, has been abandoned, as it
is impossible to control it. The blaze
is out at last, having been extin-
guished by literally smothering it
with torrents Of mud, sand and water
forced into the fierce blaze by four
huge centrifugal pumps.
The well, or rather lake, as it NAV
now be called, is the largest ever
opened in the world. It has flowed
100000 barrels of hot sulphur wa
ter daily to 10 degrees temperature,
carrying with it some $4,000 barrels
of oil. The fire started at the drill
ing into the oil sand, and the heavy
gas pressure started the flow, opened
great assures in the ground, and the
blaze was lighted from the boiler.
The depth was about 1900 feet.
The flames shot up hundreds of
feet in the air, and the nights were
as light as day. An engineer of the
Mexican Central, in a report to his
superiors, said that he wrote at
night by the light of the burning
we'll while II miles away.
The water and oil has run off into
the Mexican gulf. Now earthen res
ervoirs have been thrown up, and as
much of the oil as possible is caught
in these.
The fire was followed by the caying
of the earth around the hole, until
there is now a lake as large as sew
eral city blocks Four acres fell in
at one time. Soundings were taken
at the edge in a boat and they
showed a depth of $50 feet. The
phenomenon is one never before
seen, a freak of nature that, were it
located in a more accessible region,
would be a nine days wonder, visited
by thousands from everywhere far
and near. The site is nine miles
south of Tampico, on the Gulf of
Mexico, and is reached by steam
launch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
CLARK MINORITY CHIEF.
Noted MiSSOurian Chosen as De-
mOCraCy'S New House Leader.
SUCCEEDS J. SHARP WILLIAMS

A Big Man Physically and Mentally,
and Has Voice That Would
Scare a Lion. Is Utterly Different
From the Mississippian Who Has
Led the Party in Congress the
Past Two Years.
Observation-Disclosures Mr.. Taft.
as president, calls congress in extra
session next spring the country will
have to get used to a new name
among its handful of leaders-the
name of Champ Clark, of Missouri.
Mr.. Clark is prominent enough now,
and has been for many years; but
he is now to take a step up and join
the little knot of men whose names
are household words, whose habits
and characteristics and the color of
whose eyes and the doings of whose
children are subjects of familiar
gossip from one ocean to the other.
This group usually includes the
president, the vice-president, the
speaker of the house, two or three
cabinet members, a few senators
and governors, and the minority lead
er of the house. This last job is
the one on which Champ Clark is
to enter next spring.
John Sharp Williams could stay
in the leadership for two years more
il he wanted to- MIR. Williams has
been elected to the senate from Mis-
sissippi, but they have a curious sys-
tenn down there whereby they elect
their seators several years in advance,
and Williams term in the upper
house is not to begin until 1911.
Clark will have an asset that Will
liams started with but has not re-
tained-a general feeling of cordial
admiration, amounting almost to de-
votion, among those who are to be
his followers. Williams is still
greatly popular, but there is mi
nority which strongly dislikes him
on account of his acts as leader in
the house.
One of the Big Men of Congress.
Champ Clark won't have any
trouble of that kind. He is wide
spread and easy going. He is about
the size of an average mountain and
as little to be irritated. Big of frame
and slow Of speech, he has the char
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
7orkin' all the time" SAYS one.

Workin' all the time" says one.
Yes" agrees the other, you can
near her talkin';" and he gives a
loud cry of Timber" to warn anv
fellow laborers who may be in the
neighborhood.
The creaking and swapping in
crease and the tree swings slowly at
nrst' but soon with tremendous
rapldlty and crashes down through
the forest to the earth. There is a
nylhg OF bark and broken branches
ana the air is filled with slow-set-
tllng dust. The men climb on the
prostrate giant and walk along the
broad pathway of the trunk to see
now it lies. What pigmies they
seem amid the mighty trees around!
Inc ancient and lofty forest could
we'll look down on them and despise
thelr short-lived insignifcance, vet
their persistence and ingenuity are
irresistible and the woodland is
doomed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
FEELING A BIG ONE.
Graphic Description of Woodmen's
Work on Forest Giant.

Graphic Description of WOodmen's
Work on Forest Giant.
The cedars, in particular, reach
vast girth, comments writer on our
wonderful American forests of the
Pacific slope, In the valley by the
roadside was one with a circumter-
ence at the ground of SO feet, and
nearby was another that had
Gothic arch cut through it, affording
easy passage for a man on horseback.
But the tallest trees are the hrs
Two hundred feet is a very moder-
ate height and some shoot up to
above 800. The fall of one of the
monsters when the woodsmen have
cut through its base is something ap-
palling. AS the tree begins to give
the sawyers hustle down from their
perch and seek a safe distance
Then they look upward along the
giant column and listen. she S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
YEAR OF GEORGIA POLITICS

winch occurred in October. Com
picking the situation still further
were the candidates. of Thomas T.
Watson for president and John Tenn
pie Graves for vice-president Add
ing further to the medley was tho
only seriously active campaign the
republicans had put on since recon
struction.
Ending the year of political tur-
MOL came the magistrates election
III which a veritable horde of
judges" were chosen for the next
TOUR years, but in the selection of
whom comparatively few citizens
took any part
The coming year will be barren Of
political contest, excepting the quiet
work which may be done as a fore
runner for the state campaign which
Is probable for 1910. There are no
elections for 1909, and the next reg
ular one of statewide inheritance
will be the state primary which cam
not be held earlier than August
1910.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
Says the Statement of Roosevelt
Rocking With Misstatements."

Rocking With Misstatements."
The New York World, to which
Delavan Smith, editor of the Indian
apolis News, referred in his reply to
President Roosevelt's attack upon
him as authority for the article on
the Panama canal, which appeared
in his paper and called forth the
presidents letter, says:
''In view of President Roosevelt's
deliberate misstatements of fact in
his scandalous personal attack upon
Delavan Smith, editor of the Indian
apolis News, the World calls upon
the congress of the United States to
make Immediately full and impair
tial investigation of the entire Pana-
ma canal scandal"
The World adds:
"The natural query of the Indiana
polls News as to who got the mon
ey' was based upon the Worlds his
torical summary of Mr.. Cromwell S
connection with the Panama canal.
The inquiry was originally the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
KING CORN REIGNS SUPREME


figure largely in the cosmopolitan
of the west and who form
a strong and worthy element in the
body polite.
Grand Prize $1,000.
The highest prize which will be
won on corn will be $1,000 in cash
for the best ten ears of corn in the
world, and with this will go the
champion premier trophy offered by
the Mexican government for the
worlds best ten ears of corn. This
trophy is a reproduction of a famous
statue of an Aztec chief and worth
$1,000. This will give some farmer
who will doubtless be an Ameri-
can-$250 per ear for ten ears of
corn, and as the corn will win, as
it earns its admission into the sweep
stakes competition, numerous prizes
offered by manufacturers of farm
machinery, the winner will really get
$4,000, or $500 per ear for his corn.
The corn will then be sold at auc-
ton for seed, and from past corn
show auctions will bring from $50
to $3.50 per ear.
Floor space, aggregating 10000
square feet, is devoted to the wo-
mems department, which embraces
the model kitchens and domestic
science rooms, where prize bread
brings $50 per loaf, corn mullins
$110 per dozen, and an ordinary
kitchen apron $40.
Other Grain Not Overlooked.
But in all the plans for King Corn
the exposition management is not
overlooking the importance of small
grains and grasses. Wheats are
given the milling test, and before
prizes are awarded the wheat will
have to make good bread-the best
bread, in fact. In this work the
grain exchanges and boards of trade
of five leading primary grain mar
kets are cooperating, and their chief
inspectors will be among the judges
of grain. The growers, buyers, man
ufacturers Of grain products, and ex-
porters of American grains will all
come together for a conference, and
why certain types are adopted for
certain purposes and the "why" OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16
IN EVERY TWO MINUTES
A Life Is Taken By the White
Plague in New York City.
RAVAGES OF DISEASE SHOWN

by Striking Exhibit Now Being
Given in New York City. and
Which Occupies Three Stories Of
building. Consumption Can Be
Cured Is the Keynote.
NEW YORK-The International
tuberculosis Exhibition, which cbaI-
lenged the attention of the world
during the International TubercuIo-
sis Congress in Washington last SEN
TENDER, is in progress in the American
Museum of Natural History. Three
stories of the museums new west
wing are given over to the exhibit
ton, which exceeds in detail anything
of the kind ever organized.
Wherever one turns in the exhibit
ton it is to meet some new sign.
some new notes of optimism. The
keynote is Consumption can he
cured" How it may be cured is
demonstrated so clearly that one may
run and read.
Every civilization under the sun
and nearly every state in the union
has its separate contributions of mod
els and statistics. Notable among
the foreign exhibits are those of Ger
the foreign exhibits are those Of Ger
Sweden. Just inside the entrance
is the German exhibit, with DR.
Hamel Of the Berlin board of health
N charge. A model of the buildings
and grounds of the great working
mems sanatorium in the suburbs of
Berlin is on view This sanatorium
was built and is maintained out of
the tax of 10 cents a week which
the German government makes every
employer pay for each employees in
surance against disease or permanent
invalidity.
Another thing that catches the eve
and holds it grimly is a set Of three
incandescent lights blinking over the
balcony Of the second floor exhibit.
That set of lights blinks every two
minutes and thirty-six seconds. and
at every bling life is bloted out
in this country by tuberculosis. And
that means 100000 lives year, ac-
cording to the computation Of the
United States census bureau.
good many have been made to
wonder these last two weeks at
signs in public places and street cars
reading, Watch for the double red
cross" You will find the double red
cross at the International Tuberculo-
sis Exhibition. 1t is the sign under
which the crusaders of science
against consumption fight it is their
battle symbol 1t has been adopted
by every anti-tuberculosis society in
the world as it's banner, and when
ever one sees it he may, if he be a
victim of tuberculosis, claim treat
ment and advice.
The exhibition committee has ar
ranged to hold demonstrations in all
the big factories of the city, with
the idea of spreading the work of
scientific cleanliness among those
who would hear of it in no other way,
and also with the idea of attracting
workingmen and women to give up an
hour out of their crowded time and
spend it at the exhibit. All of the
labor unions in the city have been in
terested and have pledged themselves
to further the good work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-16

top market grains will be disclosed
acteristics that go with that makeup.
You couldn't worry Champ; YOU
couldn't bulge him for a second. He
is as big a contrast to Williams as
could be imagined. The retiring
leader is little; the incoming leader
is big. Williams has a voice that
can reach across the hall of repre-
sentatives, but cannot carry beyond
the chairman's desk in a national
convention. Clark has voice that
would scare a Numidan lion into
flight and put a Bengal tigers tail
between its legs Williams is so
little beautiful that horses have been
known to shy as he came down the
street. Clark is a sort of cross be-
tween George Washington and the
favorite creation of Charles Dana
Gibson, with slight dash of Rich
ard Harding Davis.
In oratory the two are utterly
different, though they are the best
two speakers in the minority, and.
for that matter, the best speakers
in the house. Williams plays with a
rapier and Clark smites with an ak
Williams wit is keen and cutting.
and Clark's sarcasm brushes like
bludgeon Williams fights with the
scimitar or Saladin, and Clark with
the heavy broadsword of Richard
Occur de Lion.
Has Power to Command.
Clark, too, has the power to com
mand, while Williams has the power
only to request. Clark can daunt
and intimidate a crowd that would
run over Williams. AS permanent
chairman of the st. Louis conven-
ton Of 1904 Clark absolutely fright
ened rampant gallery mob that
was trying to run the convention,
and had been doing it while Williams
was III the chair.
The insolence that comes from
knowledge of ones power, and that
would be resented if the power we're
not behind it, never offends when
Clark displays it, as he delights in
doing. Once, for instance, rash
republican, seeking the Iimelight,
made an attack on Clark. The giant
Missourian came back with a half
hour speech which tore the rash re-
publican limb from limb. At the
finish of the half hour, during which
the democrats had applauded rap
turously and even the republicans
had laughed because they couldn't
help it, Clark strobe down the aisle
toward his flushed and uncomforta-
bic batter, and rent the welkin with
this climax:
Mr.. Chairman, few years ago a
tenderfoot went out west looking for
grizzly He was all logged out in
the newest style of hunting suit and
daWned like an incredible vision on
the astonished inhabitants west of
the Missouri He asked them where
he could find grizzly, and they told
him reVerently that at a certain
place not far from there grizzlies
were numerous and would come if
you whistled. Light-heartedly he
took his way to the place indicated,
and two days later they buried his
mangled remains in the local GEM
etery. Over his innocent young head
they erected a tombstone whereon
they carved this epitaph:
d" He whistled for the grizzly, and
the grizzly came