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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
POLECAT ON CHURCH PORCH
A Simple Tale of Sunday Religious
Complications in Jackson
vile. New Jersey.
Vile, New Jersey,

A Jacksonville, N. j., dispatch to
the New York Times says that when
Janitor Johnson got to the Dutch
Reformed church Sunday morning at
7 o'clock to make fire in the box
wood stove so that the building
would be warm when Sunday school
time came he found sixteen dogs sit
ting calmly in a circle on the low
front porch of the church.
In the center of the circle was a
very small black and white animal
with a bush tail. 1t, too. seemed
calm. On the appearance of the jan
itor the dogs rose to bark at the little
animal, but they went no closer to
him. He rose gracefully, swirling
his bushy tail in the air. Whereupon
Janitor Johnson went home to lay
aside his Sunday clothes.
There are fifty pupils in the sun
day school, counting Miss Tompkins
Bible class for young men. They
were all out in front of the church
at nine o'clock. But there was no
way to get past the small black and
white animal 1t was proposed that
he be shot but there was danger OF
killing some of the guardian dogs.
Moreover the preacher, Rev. Charles
Hengst, would allow no firearms to
be used near the church on the Sab
bath.
AS the morning wore on the older
people came out to hear the first SER
mon of the day. They added them
selves to the observation party al
ready in front of the church.
Finally it was decided to leave
the animal in complete posses
sion of the church. Rev. Mr..
Hengst delivered his sermon on
Hengst delivered his sermon on on
''The Sins of the Father" in pri-
vate house There wasn't any Sun
day school.
From time to time the little ami
NAL rose from his calm sitting post
ure on the porch to swing his tail
in the air, appearing somewhat bor-
ed. but impelled to take some little
exercise for the sake of his health.
The boys of this place stayed far
away from the porch. But two city
chaps, with their country girls, went
closer to look. They hesitated to re-
turn to town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
BROWNS CANDIDACY A FARCE,
SAY FRIENDS OF SMITH.
he Friends of Brown Believe He
Will BE Elected. The Cam
paign Has Opened.

The views taken of the announce
lnent of Hon. Joseph M. Brown OF
Marietta of his candidacy for gov
enOr are various.
Before his announcement Mr..
Brown said he would not go into the
face unless he was reasonably COM
finced that he could win. He has a
lumber of friends in Atlanta, at
FEAST, who believe that he will.
Mr.. Brown has returned to Allan
"a from his farm in Cherokee county,
Where he went for a few days rest,
ind opened up headquarters in the
kimball House and begun his cam
Ragn, which will be confined to an
extensive political correspondence,
lor he has announced that he will
I OF go on the stump. Mr.. Brown
embarked to a friend the other day
pat he thought Georgia had lenough
H stump campaigning. So he is go
pg to tackle it on the card and let
Fer educational line.
Farce, Say Governors Friends.
Friends of Governor Smith pre-
8nd not to look with any serious
aesS on Mr.. Browns campaign, They
cypress the emphatic opinion that
r. Browns announcement is not
Poked on seriously anywhere out
Aue OF Atlanta, Macon and perhaps
re or two of tt larger cities of the
&ate, and they think, therefore, 1t
III amount to nothing more than a
kzIe.
II IS stated that Governor Smith
r. determined to make no change
the programme which he had
8dpped out somtime before there
II any idea that Mr.. Brown would
'eF Tie race. 1t was announced
4 'eFal weeks ago that Mr.. Smith
s opposed to make one speech in each
1nsfessional district in the state be-
'he June primary, and it is now
~ 10 be his intention to stick to
= programme without regard to
movements or the campaigning
MS opponent.
Smiths Heavy Mail.
y neither there will be any change
'neSe plans later, of course, can
be said. It is likely that it will
pend on subsequent developments.
Is understood that Governor
IN mas received a heavy mail
& me appearance of Mr.. Browns
uouncement. including letters from
Cts who We're against him in the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
,0OT7TY LOSES FORTY. MILLIONS
ANNTJALLY FROM CATTLE TICK

nation was hardly less than a million
dollars. That, however, he said, was
the smallest item inflicted upon the
country by the cattle tick. The loss
to the north could not even be guess
ed at. but he estimated that the an
nual loss suffered by the states south
of the line could not be less than for
ty millions of dollars. He, therefore,
said it needed no argument to justify
a most liberal appropriation from the
federal treasury for graduating the
two pests, and the committee had
recommended s25O,O00 in each case.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01

In explaining the provisions OF the
agricultural appropriation BILL now
men who have secured advance cop
Scott called attention to the ravages
of the brown tail moths and Texas
cattle ticks.
The Texas tick, he said, has been
one of.the greatest pests known, and
was responsible for the quarantine
line which for nearly twenty years
had stretched across the country from
one ocean to the other.
The annual cost of maintaining
that line to the different states and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
MEN GET DRUNK ON CORN MILK
New Intoxicant Plays Havoc With
Harvesting Crops.

Farmers around Pottstown, Pa,
complain that some of their hands
are getting on cheap DRINKS by i'm
billing a new drink, which has not
yet been given name.
1t is the milk" from the corn in
the silos, and it's flavor is said to be
equal to that of whiskey. Wells
have been dug under the silos for
the milk" to drain into, and the
bibulous soil tiflers go there and
Stake their thirst.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01

Most disfGuriRg skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, ETC., are
due to impure blood Burdock Blood
Bitters is cleansing blood tonic
Makes you clear-eyed, clear-brained,
clear-skinned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
PROHIBITIONIsTs LOST.
Anti-ProhibitiOnists in Cobb County
Won in Legislative Primary

A Marietta dispatch says the cleo
ton of H. B. Moss of Marietta ana
G.. L. Daniel of Smyrna over }. j..
Northcutt of Marietta and T. N Camp
of Powder Springs for the legislature
from Cobb county in the primary FIJI
day means, it is claimed, defeat LOT
the prohibitionists. 1t is stated that
the winners are anti-prohibitionlsts
and the defeated candidates were for
prohibition, showing the liquor ques-
ton entered somewhat in the cam
paign.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
HOW CAN YOU RESIST THESE PRICES
Stein-Bloch Clothing.

Special Bargains on Bargain Counter
REMNANTS. One lot of yard-wide Percale,
best quality, worth 121ac ..................7 nc
One lot Pique, 10 to 20 yards, worth 25c, loo
One lot White Lawn at half price 12c
40 pieces of Choice Lace, 10 to 25c choice sc
One lot of Choice Embroidery ........ .....712c
Ten pieces of Heavy Suitings. .............5c
One lot Of Mems Shirts at ......... soc
Ten dozen Mems Shirts. .................4 Oc
One lot of Mems Hats, 81 quality ........ soc
Small line of r. & G. and p. & N. COrsets the
81 quality -. - 'oON
Twenty-Five dozen Mems Suspenders. loo
Five dozen ladies' White and COlOred Skirts
S1.OO to 81 20
Is pieces yard wide Fruit of the
Loom bleaching, old price 15c
this week -1Oc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Conference of Attorneys.

Chicago, July 22.-News of the de- cision spread like a prairie fire through the federal building, reaching the off e of United States District Attorney Ed win Sims with unwelcome speed. lie held a hurried conference with his as- sistants who had aided him in the prosecution before the district court, after which he said:
 All I can say now is that what had happened was not expected. However we shall make the best of it. Un- doubtedly there will be an early re trial of the case"
 John S. Miller, Alfred D. Eddy, Mo- ritz Rosenthal and Chauncey Martyr who did the active work in defense of the oil corporation, gathered in happy group in the courtroom after court ad- journed.
 We are free to confess that the de- cision Is gratifying to us" said MT. Miller. although it is nothing more than we expected"
 Judge Landis was unconcernedly strolling down a corridor to his cham bers when a crowd of newspaper men on their way to the court of appeals greeted him.
 Pm glad you boys and not myself have to do with that case today" he remarked with a smile. He thereupon disappeared in his office, and after tn C higher courts decision had been an- nounced he declared he had no cont ment to make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23

cordance with these principles. Hhe meas ures adopted by the trial were wholly ar bitrary-had no basis of any intention or fact rule discoverable in the statutes; and no other way of measuring the number of offenses seems to have been given q thought either by the government or the trial"
 As to whether Judge Landis in impos- ing the monumental fine imposed the dis cretion of the court, the court opines:
 Briefly stated, the reason of the trial court for imposing this sentence was be- cause before conviction and before sen tence 1t is brought out that the capital stock of the Stanard oil company of h. diana, the defendant before the court, was principally owned by the New Jersey cor poration, a corporation not before the court, the trial court adding Wpon evil dence, however, to be found on the record and upon no information specifically re. ferred) that in concessions in the charac- ter for which the defendant is before the court has been indicted, tried and convict ed the New Jersey corporation was not u virgin offender.
 'Is sentence such as this sound? Can d court without abuse of judicial discretion wipe out all the property of the defendant before the court and all the assets to which it's creditors look in an effort Lo reach and punish a party that is not be- fore the court-a party that is not even in aicted? Can an American judge without abuse of judicial discretion condemn any one who has not had his day in court.
 That to our mind is strange doctrine in Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence. Can that iightfully be done here on no other basis than the judges personal belief that the party is marked by him for punishment? If so, 1t Is because the man who happens to be the judge is above the law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
MORE CAPITAL STOCK.
Standard Oil Will Add $500, 100000 to
 Present Amount.

Chicago. July 22.-Following closely the decision of the United States circuit court of appeals today, reversing the de- cision of Judge Landis in the government suit against the Standard Oil company of Indiana, the Daily News today says;
 Bankers who have close utilization with the Standard oil company state that that organization will soon announce an in- crease in the capital stock of s100, 600 by $500, 900, ,O00, making a total capital stock of $500, 100000. There will be added from the earnings of the year about $40,0O0,GGO to the original surplus. It was given out that the large increase in capital is dip lomatc move in order that the dividends may not look so large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
INDOOR BASEBALL
 AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Two Short Games in Social League Will Be Played
 Tonight.

big turnout is expected tonight at the Young Mems Christian association to wit ness the weekly games of the Social ln- aoor Raseball league. The contests be- tween these four etams are very excltlhs' the scores being even closer than some or those participated in by the Barons, and the ladies attend in large numbers.
 The games are free of charge and after the short clash tonight between the Cres- cents and the Triangles in one game, and the Stars against the Diamonds on the other hand. the ladies will be given the op- rortunity to practice any gymnastics they desire in the well ventilated gymnasium.
 At present the Crescents are in the lead, having won four games, but the Triangles and Diamonds are closely following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Bonaparte Not Satisfied.

Lenox, Mass, July 22.-On being told today of the decision in the Unit ed States court of appeals in the Standard oil case, Attorney General Charles Bon aparte said:
 "As yet l am not informed as to the ground of the decision, and until I an I can have little to say about it. There is one feature of the case, however, to which public attention can and should be called at once. A suit of such inn portance certainly ought to be submit ted for final decision to the supreme court of the United States. But since the court of appeals has decided this cannot now be done. There Is no good reason of justice or public policy why there sh ould not be an apepal from this decision by the United States. But the statutes permit none, although the con gress has been repeatedly urged by successive attorneys general to enact A more comprehensive law permitting ap- peals by the government in criminal cases.
 "As I said in my last annual report, think this gives an unreasonable and unfair advantage to the wealthy de- fendants in such cases and I hope the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
CASTLETON RULED OUT
 FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.

Atlanta, July 22.-The order of Presi- dent Kavanaugh has put Roy Castleton out of the game for the season. Even II inc fever had not done this the rules of the league would prevent his getting back this year
 According to the rules of the league a man suspended as Castleton has been can- nor return again during the same year. The star southpaw is resting easy now, and # iooKs like he is going to have comparatively easJ time if such a thing Is possible for a typhoid fever patient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Rockefeller Not Heard From.

Cleveland, O., July 22.-At Forest Hill it was stated today that MT. Rocke- feller was absent when the telegram arrived announcing that the Standard Oil decision handed down by Jud se Landis had been reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.
 MT. Rockefellers secretary said it was very doubtful if he would make any comment on the action of tue court of appeals. It was also said that MT. Rock efeller would return to Forest Hill during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Planter Killed by Tenant.

Saltillo, Miss, July 22.-C. o. Cher ry, planter and county surveyor, was shot and killed today by w. w. Bla- lock, a tenant on the Cherry planta- ton. The men had quarreled about tools, and Blalock claimed he shot in self-defense. He surrendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Mexican Vessel Leaves.

Pensacola, Fla, July 22.-The Mexican naval training ship Yucatan, which has been here for the past week, sailed late today for Key West, where she will take on provisions before proceeding to Pro- gresso. The vessel Is on her annual cruise with 27 naval cadets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Washington Seminary,

defect in the law will be remedied af the next session of congress"
 On being asked if the case would again be tried, Mr. Bonaparte replied:
 "I shall be much surprised if it is not; but I really cannot discuss the matter further until I have seen the opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA

CharIOftesvfIIe, Va. Comprises the following: The College.
 The Department of Graduate Studies.
 The Department of Law. The Department of Medicine. The Department of Engineering. The Department of Agriculture. Located in Piedmont section of Vir- ginia. Next session begins September 18th. Send for catalogue. HOWARD WINSTON, Registrar.
 7-7-12t-tu-thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
HAMILTON COLLEGE.
FOR YOUNG WOMEN.

Lexington, Ky. 10th Year. Famous old sch ool of the Blue Grass Region. 26 in- structors, of best university training. Splendid buildings, newly refurnished. Exclusive patronage. Home care. Music, Art and Elocution. Certificate admits to Eastern Colleges. For Year Book, ad- dress Mrs. Lucia w. St. Clair, President.
 6-16-26t-tu tn sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Counsel Is We'll Pleased.

New York July 22.-M. F. Elliott. counsel for the Standard Oil compan.' z. when asked for an opinion on the de- oision handed down in Chicago, sa' l that while he was pleased at the re- suit, he could not make any comment until he had had opportunity to eX- anime the decision carefully in full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23

among the Standard Oil lawyers, who de- clared that the decision had been expect ed, while the government attorneys went quietly to MT. Sims office to study the document The whole proceedings oc- cupied only few moments.
 Judgment Reversed.
 The concluding sentence of the opin- ion reads:
 The Judgment of the district court is reversed, and the case remandeu with instructions to grant new trial and proc ed further in accordance with this opinion"
 The opinion begins with brief state ment of the manner in which the case was brought to the district court of appeals Section of the interstate commerce act relating to the publish ing and filing of rates is quoted, and the opinion continues:
 There are 169 assignments of error. In view of the conclusion. however, to which we have come, it is unnecessary to review many of these assignments. Comprehensively stated the assign ments of error which we shall review relate:
 Assignments of Error.
 "First-To the view adopted by the trial court carried out in it's ruling on the admission and exclusion of evi- dence. and embodied in its charge io the judge that a shipper can be con victed of accepting a concession from the lawful published rate, even though it is not shown as bearing on the mat ter of intent that the shipper at the time of accepting said concession knew what the lawful published rate actually was.
 "Second-To the view adopted by the trial court that the number of of- lenses is the number of carloads of property transported, irrespective what each carload the who ole or the part only of a single transaction resulting in a shipment; and
 "Third-Whether in the imposition of the fine named, the trial court abused the discretion vested the court.
 We shall take up these subjects in the order stated, the first being wheth : CT the shipper can without error be convicted of accepting a concession from a lawful published rate, even though 1t is not shown as bearing on the matter of intent that the shipper at the time of accepting such conces- sion knew what the lawful publish ed rate actually was, a view of the law that is embodied in the charge and carried out in the ruling excluding cer- tain professed testimony, including that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
London Has Gone Cr0Zy
 Over Olympic Games
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lowed. When he was defeated today, Hillman's bride, who was sitting in the stand, burst into tears.
 J. B. Taylor of the Irish-American Ath- letic club the colored University of Penn sylvania runner; J. C. Carpenter of Cor nell university. and D. R. Robbins of Yale won their heats in the semi-fnais of the 400-metre, with the English cham pion, Halswele, their only opponent for the final. Halswelle's feat in lowering the Olympic record was easily one of the most brilliant performances of the day. He covered the distance in AS 2-5 seconds, breaking Harry Hillman's record of 49 1-5 seconds, made at St Louis in 1904. Tay lor's time was 49 4-5 seconds.
 Halswelle is picked as the winner of the final which will be run tomorrow, but Taylor, if he is in his best form Amer jeans at least believe may succeed in reaching the tape first.
 R. Cloughen, Irish-American Athletic club and N. J. Cartmell University of Virginia won two of the four semi-finals of the 2OO-metre and will oppose Kerr of Canada and Hawkins of the United Kingdom in the final. The public is backing the Canadian to win. All of the heats in this event resulted in close hn- ishes ". F. Hamilton of the Chicago Athletic association ran Kerr so close race ludl d 1ldJOIllN Ol lIc SptStehtoAo D thought that he had won until they heard the official announcement. Cloughen beat George, who was England's chief hope, while Hawkins in the heat in which no Americans were entered shut out Rocke, another British favorite.
 Nearly Drowned.
 A sensation occurred during the high diving. Cane, Englands representative aA heavily and failed tO come to the surface. A bystander plunged into the tank and brought Cane ashore.
 The Engllshman, however, suffered no more serious injury than temporary loss of wind. The Olympic managers rendered official thanks to the rescuer, whose name is Johannsen, and who is the holder of King Edwards cup for life saving.
 Soon after this the German, N Cola, finished a double somersault rom the high tower by striking the water at tuil length. An American, H. c. Grote, Of the Missouri Athletic club, promptly dived after him, but the German, who came up almost immediately, swan ashore unaid- ed.
 Counting all the events held within and outside the Stadium, including many games in which the United Kingdom alone competed, the score to date stands:
 United Kingdom B. America +, Sweden 5. Norway and France each, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Finland South Africa, l each
 The score in the field and track events in which the Americans came over 10 par ticipate, Is as follows:
 America 75. United Kingdom 56 l-3. Sweden P. Greece 6, South Africa D. Canada. Norway Italy 8 each; France, Hungary 1-3 each; Australia, Germany, Finland 1 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23

Don't fail to hear J. Wilbur Davis, the great bass soloist, at Amuse-U Theatre all this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Ignorance No Excuse.

..Though 1t is true that large shippers like the plaintiff in error do not usualiy take the word of carrier as to what the rate is, but examine for themselves inc tariff sheet and have all the know'- edge that is necessary to an intelligent examination from which it might easily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
STANDARD OIL WILL NOT PAY .
 THAT FINE OF $29,OOO, 100000
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

among the Standard oil lawyers, who de- clared that the decision had been expect ed, while the government attorneys went quietly to MT. Sims office to study the document The whole proceedings oc- cunied only a few moments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
Bride in Tears,

On Hillmans previous record he was ex- pected to win, for at the Olympic games in St. Louis in 1904 he ran the distance .n bs seconds, but as he knocked down two hurdles a worlds record was not al-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23

"fhe number of offenses in the present case should have been ascertained ln ac-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-02

cream-colored rhyolite, greatly al
tered and fissured. This alteration
is directly due 10 dacite dixie.
which runs the full length OF the
claims, 5000 feet. This dixie, which
Is about 40 feet wide, can be traced
for over mile running nearly due
north and south and dipping to the
west. II Is so greatly altered and
silicified that the original charac-
ter of the rock Is hard TO deter
mine. Silification becomes moro
complete as the hanging wall is APP
preached and Il Is here the impor-
tRnt ore bodies occur. Along this
west contact Tor hanging wall OF
the dlke) there are three well de-
fined veins. all carrying values, the
upper. or west vein, which Is about
four feet In width being the rich
est.
The similarity OF the Silent
Friend 10 other well known mines
should be noted here. The forma-
tlon Is Identical with that of the
famous Mohawk OF Goldfield, as Is
also the occurrence OF the ore, the
silent FrIned ore. however. carry
ing larger proportion of silver.
The Montgomery -Shoshone, OF Bull
frog, Is similar In ore and occur
renee; as Is also the great Nevada
Hills mine OF Fairview. The veins
OF all these mines are OF the ter
tlary period, and have been classed
as prophylltlc or porphyry veins by
the more noted geologists, Tertiary
veins are known 10 be the most
productive In the world, as witness
the Comstook lode. the veins of