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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
LARGEST PRODUCING FARM
Is in Louisiana, and Contains a Mil
lion and Half Acres. Two En-
gines Do the Flowing.

The largest producing farm in the
world lies in the extreme southwest
corner Of Louisiana, measuring 100
miles north and south and operated
by a syndicate of northern capital
lists. The 100000 acres of the
tract were purchased in 1888 from
the state of Louisiana and from the
United States government. At that
time it was a vast grazing land for
the cattle of the few dealers Of the
neighborhood, over 10000 head of
half-wild horses and cattle being
thereon. Now this immense tract is
divided into convenient pasture sta
tions, or ranches, existing every six
miles.
The fencing alone cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The land
is best adapted for rice, sugar, corn
and cotton All cultivating and
ditching is done by steam power
A tract, say half a mile wide, is
taken, and an engine is placed on
each side. The engines are portable,
and operate a cable attached to four
plows, and under this arrangement
80 acres a day are gone over with
only the labor of three men. Har-
rowing, planting and other cultiva-
ton is done in a like manner. There
is not single draught horse on the
entire place.
OF course horses are used for the
herders of cattle, of which there are
10000 head. The Southern Pacific
Railway runs for SO miles through
the farm. The company has three
steamboats, operating on the waters
of their estates, of which there are
800 miles navigable. They have also
an ice house, a bank, ship yard and
rice mill.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
WASHINGTON A PLACE OF BITTERNESS
p.vEvaRD OF ABANDONED HOPE AND CAMPING GROUND OF
= VAST ARMY OF CLAIMANTS TO WHOM REPULsE bI'iN"S
ANGER AND GRIEF IN VARYING DEGREE

senators and representatives, the
cost of living, ignorance of the
Washington way of doing things,
lack of acquaintance or influence
these are some of the obstacles that
make the way of the applicant for
something at Washington nara
one.
Often the seeker reaches the CAPT
tai in high hat, frock coat, patent
feathers and prosperity; many times
he DEPARTS threadbare and in power
ty, plucked, perhaps hungry.
Worse Fate for Women.
Many a claimant or place hunter
stretches his stay in Washington
over one session of congress to an
other, until the time lengthens out
into years. Often fortunes slip away,
good clothes wear out, the hail-fel-
low-well-met becomes a nuisance
who Wanders along the avenue eat
ing at cheap lunch counters, sleep
ing at poor lodging houses, drinking
at low groggeries. The fate of the
women who haunt the door of the
government unsuccessfully is often
worse than that of the men.
If one will take the time at 4
o'clock some morning to wander
along certain streets of Washington
and into certain of the lower grades
of saloons that open an hour before
the usual time he will see as strange
a collection of the dregs of humanity
as could well be assembled. These
are the trembling, sleepless men to
whom the early morning drink is a
necessity. Many of them have lost
their hold on life, waiting about
Washington, looking for government
favor
The cry for the redress of wrongs
of one kind and another, and the de-
mand that the rewards earned by
political service be paid, are heard
so necessarily in Washington that the
ears of those who have the power to
give help become insensible. 1t is
a persistent and strenuous claimant
who gets his due without years of
waiting.
A claimant may have right and
Justice on his side and yet be sub
iected to procrastinations that eat
up years and generations. The gov
eminent is timid indeed about paying
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
NOW AMT THIS HERE AWFUL?
A Fellow Says Whislley Not Antidote
for Rattlesnake Bite. Things of
Interest About the Reptile.


The well-known publication, For
est and Stream, prints an interesting
article on the rattlesnake, in which
it says:
A rattlesnake carries his rattles
on edge They have no light-colored
side They never have holes worn
through them. They do not drag
them on the ground when crawling
They slope up from the end of the
tail on the under edge and are US
ually carried at an angle of about As
degrees.
A rattlesnake does not shake his
tail when rafting The shedding of
he skin each year discloses a new
rattle When in proper position the
rattlesnake can strike nearly one
half of his length. You can run the
tine of pitchfork down through the
center of his head, and his rattles
will still stand up and buzz for
hours, but draw sharp knife light
ly across the back of his neck and
the tail will lie down and the rat
Ting cease. The power house is in
his head, and the current that sounds
the warning is carried by the spinal
cord.
1t pains me to have to say that
whiskey is not an antidote for the
bite of the rattlesnake; in fact, it is
about the worst thing the patient
can take, as it heats the blood and
thus stimulates the absorption of the
venom and gives you headache the
next day. Not one person out of a
dozen struck by a rattlesnake re-
ceives any of the venom in the
wound, and this, perhaps, accounts
for the many cures by whiskey.
When struck cut the wounds
downward, being careful not to cut
too much or too deep, and suck the
wound. The venom taken into the
mouth or stomach is perfectly harm
less. Or, if you are alone, and can
not reach the wounds with your
mouth, and can heat the blade OF
your knife red hot use that. But
when hunting snakes carry a syringe
loaded with permanganate of potash
and inject it into the wound and you
will find it a perfect cure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15

1t is very important, and in fact
it is absolutely necessary to health
that we give relief to the stomach
promptly at the first signs of trouble
which are belching of gas, nausea,
sour stomach, headache. irritability
and nervousness. These are warn
ings that the stomach has been mis-
treated; it is doing too much work,
and it is demanding help from you.
Take something once in a while; es-
pecially after meals; something like
Kodol For Dyspepsia and Indigestion.
1t will enable your stomach to do it's
work properly. Sold by Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15

In outward appearance the city OF
Washington is one of the most ialr
in America, but to the close observer
it is a city filled with tragedies; II
is a place of gall and NORWOOD to
the throngs who are perpetually
seeking satisfaction from the gov
eminent for the various claims pre-
scented. for nearly all meet with fail
ure. Countless is the number OF gov
eminent petitioners. Some have
claims against the treasury, others
are allured by the desire for a gov
eminent job and still others have
wrongs they want redressed. Poll
tics and hope of its rewards bring
some. while pensions and patents
bring others.
A Strange Throng.
It is a strange throng, says
writer in the Scrap Book, that haunts
Washington, seeking something of
the government. It's members can be
seen everywhere about the city.
They are of all classes. Some are
silk-hatted, pompous, arrogant; 9th
ers are in poverty, bowed, decrepit,
fearful and suppliant
If one walks into a fashionable
hotel he will find the lobbyist for
some gigantic project living in the
height of style, and at the same time
will see a member of congress i'm
portuned by a broken politician in
sistent on an appointment, poor,
one-armed veteran seeking aid in
getting a pension, or long-haired
Impractical nuisance wanting a pat
ent on an invention.
He will find persons who want
something from the government If
he strolls along Pennsylvania ave-
nue., if he goes to white house re-
ception, or if he strays into a cheap
restaurant. They fit hungrily- up
and down the corridors of the CAPT
toll and crowd about the doors of
the house and the senate. They fill
the galleries of the chambers of con-
gress and camp in the offices of the
senators and representatives They
importune in departments and APP
peal in person to the president.
Rome had its growing horde of
the hungry and it's public corn.
Washington has its proportion of the
ravenous ones, but it is not bread
they want primarily. Appointment
to office has always been lure to
draw many, but the most patient and
persistent class consists of those who
have claims they expect the govern
ment to pay.
Sane and Insane.
Since the civil war the number of
persons having claims has been much
larger than before The war gave
rise to innumerable claims for com
pensation for losses, to say nothing
of pensions. There have been times
when claimants were so numerous
about the treasury department and
those of the crank order SO numer-
Gus that special orders for facilitat-
ing arrests had to be given the
watchmen.
Many had rights of an imaginary
sort. Some were insane, and st.
houses many an unfort
innate who has been deluded with
the hope that if he but once got to
Washington he could collect large
sums for some imaginary claim that
he held against the government.
Red tape, the GOODNESS of Wash
ington officials, the self1shness of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
o. interest To women.

ITO such women as are not seriously out
oflhealthA but who have exacting duties
tol perform. either in the way of house
I'D Id cares or in social duties and func-
tidns. which, seriously tax their strength
as ven Sg 20 nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PNeAcription has proved most
valuable suppA rting tonic and invigorat-
ing nervlne. BY its timely use, much
serious sickness and suffering may be
avoided. The operating table and the
surgeons knife, would is -6elieLed'
seldom have To be EMPLOYED i this most st
Valuable Woman,S LenedX were Ge-SSlrLt2A
to in good time. The Favorite Prescrlp-
tIonT69S proven a great boon to eXpectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription is not secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON, a full list of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination of this list OF
ingredients will disclose the fact that IL IS
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemlc-
ally pure, triple-refned glycerine taking
the place of the commonly used alcohol,
in its makeup. In this connection 1t
may not be out of place TO state that the
TFavorite Prescription" Of DR.; Pierce IS
the only medicine put up for the cure OF
woman's peculiar weaknesses and alI-
ments. and sold through druggists, all
the ingredients of which have the I'M
animons endorsement of all the leading
medical writer's and teachers OF all the
several schools of practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
WFavorite Prescription is recommended;
A little book Of these endorsements VIII
be sent to any address, postpaid anu no
absolutely free if you request same Oy
postal card, or letter, of DR.. &. Y. Pierce,
Buffalo. n. 7.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Peiiets cure con-
stipation Constipation is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take Is candy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
Special Announcement Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not af-
fected by the national pure food and
drug law, as it contains no opiates
or other harmful drugs, and we rec
ommend it as a safe remedy for chill
dren and adults. B. E. Jennings,
Druggist.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
Was Barnum's Living Skeleton.

Orrin H. Perry, who was six feet
one inch tall and weighed but so
pounds, died few days ago at Riv-
erside, r. l. Perry was for 16 years
the living skeleton" in Barnum's
and other circuses. His show name
was Eugene Floretto.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
The Casualties of Peace.

According to an estimate nearly
$4,000 persons met violent deaths in
the United States during the past
year. Had we been engaged in wal
during the time such a casualty total
would have appeared very large. But
these were only the killings OF peace
hence they don't count.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Escaped the errors Of
= Many Winters BY
Using Pe-ru-na.

TN speaking of his good health and ex.
/ treme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"After man has lived in the world
as long as I have, he ought to have
found out great many things by ex.
perience. think have done so.
"One of the things have found
out to my entire satisfaction is the
proper thing for ailments that are
due directly to the effects of the
climate. For H9 years IhaVe with.
stood the changeabLe climate of
the United States.
81 have always been very healthy
man, but, of course, subject to the affec-
lions which are due to sudden changes
in the climate and temperature.
GAS for DR.. Hartman s remedy,
Pe-ru-na, I have found it to be the
best, ifnOf the only reliable remedy
for these affections. 1t has been
my standby for many years, andI
attribute my good health and ex-
IRENE old age to this remedy.
at exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil eff.
fects of sudden changes; it gives me
strength; 1T keeps my blood in good Cir
culation. 1 have come to rely upon it
almost entirely for the many little
things for which [ need medicine.
'When epidemics of la grippe first be-
gan to make their appearance in this
country / was a sufferer from this dis
ease.
81 had several Tong Sieges with
the grip. At first 1 did not know
that Pe-ru-na was remedy for
this disease. When I heard that
la grippe was epidemic Catarrh
tried Pe-ru-na for la grippe and
found it to be just the thing"
In later letter, Mr.. Brock writes:
81 am we'll and feeling as well as l
have for years. would not be without
Peruna."
Yours truly,
M,0os' MrN
A letter dated July 8, 1905, written for
Mr.. Brock by his wife, Sarah J. Brock,
states:
"Last winter I had just gotten
up out of a spell of sickness, when
/ commenced taking Peruna. I
think it improved my health very
much"
In postscript, Mrs. Brock adds: che
receives great many letters inquiring
about what Peruna will do. do not
answer them all, as think they can
get bottle and try it,"
manaC for 1908
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15
M LSnnc RrOck. 10 Ye0rS Okd L0St Bi11hd0y.

W.T. AOOVUVN DVOVVVI
ISAAC BROCK, citizen of McLennan
L county, Texas, has lived for 1l9 years.
For many years he resided at Bosque
Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco, but
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills, Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle Isaac
came to Waco and sat for his picture,
holding in his hand stick cut from the
grave of General Andrew Jackson.
Mr.. Brock is dignified old gentleman,
showing few signs of decrspitude.
His family Bible is still preserved, and
it shows that the date of his birth was
written 119 years ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15

Ring E. T. Woods for groceries.
Phone 234.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-15

! Born before the United States were
J formed.
I Saw ~ presidents elected.
Pe-ru-na has protected him from
7 all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
! !ShOd a horse when go years old.
J Always conquered the grip with
: Pe-ru-na.
! Witness in q land suit at the age
! OfIIO years.
I Believes Pe-ru-na the greatest
J remedy of the age for catarrhal
I troubles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22
BIC CROPS
PREDICTED

It is estimated by those in a posi-
ton to know that tAe csrn yield for Ok
lahoma this fan win be 50 per cent
larger than that Of last year Wheat
oats. cotton and other grains VIII pro.
duce a yield that will be proportions
Ately large.
This is accounted for In various mani
ners, bnt chief cf which Is that the re-
cent ralnc which partially devastated
the lowlands and in many instances
destroyed or partially destroyed crops
ln these sections, gave the greatest
possible Jnpetus 20 the upland farms
production. The acreage Is larger be
cause OF the continuous development
OF farm lands in Oklahoma and other
general favorable conditions have done
the rest.
The corn crop Is particularly large
tAls year owing ta the increased In
crest IN the southwest in corn grow
ing. Cotton is the controlling farm
product, but corn Is becoming more
generally cultivated. and the export
volume for this year will far exceed
any former year Cctton is In con.
dition that indicates bounteous
yield. while the wheat and oats now be-
ing threshed throughout the state are
OF good quality
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22
SANTA FE ROAD PLANS
IMPORTANT EXTENSION
Proposed Cutoff Would Sayt
Fourteen Miles Between
Perry and Wichita

Southwestern Oklahoma IS expert.
encing more active work IN actual
failroad construction than any other
portion OF the state In addition to
the Altus, Roswell and El Paso line
building westward from Altus TOWARD
Roswell. N. NJ, the promoters Of the
Col-rado, Texas aud Mexico are ais,
from Mangum through Olustee to
ward Abilene, Tex This line was
chartered in 1906. with Morris
Locke OF Abilene its president anr
chief promoter From Mangum, in
Oklahoma, the road is routed via Chill
liccthe Tex. Abilene. Merkel, Brady
Llano Eagle Pass and terminate at
Aransas Pass. Active work Is in pro.
gress in Oklahoma and in several
Texas counties. During the last
week 10000 ties for Mangum, 3O.O0C
fer Olustee aud the timbers for the
bridge over salt Creek were received.
President Edward Kennedy of the AL
tus, Roswell and El Paso reports con.
tracts made during the week with
citizens OF Lubbock, Texas and Ros-
iSell n. NJ. whereby the former is to
give Slt0.0O0 bonus and the latter
s20O.G90. Between Altus and Hollis
1875 teams are AZ work on the con
siruetion, and the grade viii be cons
plcted into Hollis during the present
month One hgndred Thousand ties
have been purchased for delivery a.
Altus this mcnth,
Fremont Hln Of Cincinnati. Ohio
hiof prcmoter and president of thu
fanltton Wichita and Gulf road char
tered two years age. reports to the
stockholders AZ Wichita Kans.. tha
he has met with great encouragement,
along the pr posed r0nte hetweef
Wichita and Houston, Texas. The
road IS routed through the eastern
portion OF Oklahoma, penetrating the
lumber district Of the state 1t Is
euryeyed through 100 miles OF virgin
forest il oklahoma and Texas.
numerous Wichita men are inter.
estedto in the Beaver Valley and
Western. recently chartered To build
from Gage, on the Santa Fe's Pan
handle line, through Beaver City to
GUymon, on tho Rock Island :
fasa line a distance Of 140 miles.
ne pyey of the line started during
the last week. The line follows the
i3eayer md Cimarron River valleys.
timerron county. the most western
oi all Oklahoma. is interested In the
colorado Hereford and Gulf road,
building southwest across Cimerron
county to Tucumcarl. N. NJ During
the last week grading outfits we're
secated at several places along the
proposed line.
From semi official authority. II t.
learned mat The Santa Pc company
q planning 20 make It's Tonkawa
ralch in Kay County. Oklahoma, a
portion OF th main line ~ extending
i 70 Perry there to connect With
me main line ssuth Of wichita This
outoft would save the santa Fe four.
teen miles between Wichita and Per.
lyyy- i win also provide closer and
/ better connections with the pan
handle division. over which the
company expects soon to estahlls4
through trains TO Calf rnia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22
LIE rHAN eoLp
Eo0a rbat RebuIIaa aaay ana eraLr

food That Rebuilde Body and Brain.
= owe a debt Of gratitnde 10 Grape.
Nuts writes a W. Va. young lady
and ! am glad Of tais opportunity to
nay a little interest on Il. although
the debt itself | cen never hope to re-
move.
a few years ngo I broke down
from ovsr-wcrk and improper food. /
was then In preparatory school and
ray fondest wish was 70 enter college
the following year
But about the middle OF the term
my health failed and my brain re-,
fused 10 grapple with the subjects
presented to H. Finally. my eyesighr
giving way. was taken from the
school. and sen 70 my grandmotheys
IN the country VITA orders not TO
Zen a book uli'e was there
The dear all lady tried every way
% console and nurse me back 10
1ealth, but y looFed ike failure until
the day she brouGht hack from town a
box which hadits contents been pure
gold. would have been OF less value
to me than the little g0iden-brOwn
grsnnles which IL actually contained.
y did not care about being expert
mented on al fi-st but that was be-
fore J bad tastsi Grape-Nuts with
Grandma's rich Jersey cream
oh, 1t was too good TO stop ear
ing And I never have stopped for
/ still have Grape-Nnts for breakfast.
In the course Of a few weeks ] was
back al school again my health So en-
tirely restored that was almost a
new girl
7 am now IN my junior year al col.
leee president of nlg class and ex-
pact TO take en- A. NJ. degree next
year. Ny good health has Continued
and my ewes having been strengthen.
ed py the general build-nn of nv
whole body. enable me 70 study Ell I
wish There's a Reason.
Name given by Postum co Battle
Greek Mico Read "The Road 20
MELVILLE Ia pkgs
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fuil Of human
Interest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22
TEXT BOOK
"SPIELERS

The following IS the list of book
companies represented and their re-
presentatives here attending the hear
iugs before the commission.
AlliIe and IlaeoD-C. n. Rhodes
and r E. Chamberlain
American Book Company NJ.
Dillman, J.. G. Dockrell. J. b. blazer.
y = Butcher j. u Hunt, Louise Lee
and r. Scott Miner.
j. Appleton and Company-B. e.
Richardson, II Miller 4. d william
son Geo. Botthe. Otto Focht.
Atkinson, Meter and GroYer-W
r. Norris.
austin Printing company--A. c.
Baldwin
+ } ABBOTT and company-L j.
Ab0it
f. p. Berry ana company-A. d.
Berry
Q P Haanes and compauy-o P.
Barnes
caFlstephsr, Sour ana Company j.
D Murdauga
Doub and compauyA d. schu.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22

Or Kings New Discovery is the
remedy that does the healing others
promise but fail to perform says Mrs
r. Il. Pierson, OF Auburn Centre. Pa.
ct is curing me of throat and lung
trouble Of long standing, that other
treatments relieved only temporarily
New Discovery Is doing me 50 much
good that I feel confident IT'S contin-
ued use for reasonable length OF
time will restore mo 10 perfect health
This renowned cough and cold remedy
and thoat and lung boaler. rs sold al
o. r. Renfro's drug store. soc and
81 co. Trial bottle free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22
REpoRr oF 'rAE coNoIrIoN oF

The Guthrie Savings Bank at Guth-
rie, in the State OF Oklahoma, at the
close OF business July 15ta, 1908.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-22

plant" sent that Hearst might
ret to air his views at { he proper
time.
Mr.. Gompers declares the message
Sill be traced and the responsibility
placed whore II belongs. but all feel
IL was sent by an employee OF Hearst
and probably worded by one Of his
political advisers
Mr.. Gompers points to the fact that
ne had not been anywhere near the
metropolis when the message was
filed. but was due TO arrive there a
certain time, the message going GO
Ing an hour after he should have ar.
rived