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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
Blazing Lake of Oil Is Seen Many Hundreds
of Miles, and Creates Great Excitement

MEXICO CITY.-A lake of oil
covering an area of more than one
square mile and of unknown depth in
the state of Vera Cruz is on fire. It
Of machinery and the oil which has
has created the widest terror among
the natives of that section. The
blaze is seen for more than 200
miles at sea, according to navigators
who have arrived at Vera Cruz and
Tampico
The scene of the fire is about rs
miles southeast of Tampico, near the
San Geronimo river. 1t is remote
from any railroad. An oil field was
being developed at that place by a
Pennsylvania oil company. The com
pany had bored number of wells
and all of them were flowing oil in
large quantities. The product was
being placed in earthen storage
tanks preparatory to shipping.
A careless workman accidentally
set fire to one Of the wells and the
flames we're communicated to the un-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
Fife BREAKS LOOSE AGAIN APPEAL TO THE FARMERS
JUDGE OF CHEROKEE CIRCUIT
OUT WITH NEW OPINION.
Says Giving a Minor a Match to Light
Cigarette Is an Offense
Against the Law.


Judge A. w. Fite of the Cherokee
superior court circuit, who drew a
good deal of attention to himself by
his charge that it was against the
laws of the state for liquor houses
to solicit shipments of whisky
through the mails, has created quite
sensation by charging the grand
jury of Barlow county that a man
who gave a minor a match with
which to light cigarette was guilty
of violating the statute against Civ
ing cigarettes to minors. He based
his charge upon the argument that
a boy with paper and tobacco or a
cigarette in his possession could
make no use of them without a
match, and as there was no such
thing as an accessory in a misde-
meanor, that man who gave a lit
tie boy a match with which to smoke
a cigarette was as guilty as the man
who furnished the tobacco and pa
pers to him.
The judge charged the grand jury
that if it found evidence that any
man had furnished tobacco, papers
or cigarettes to boys, or that if any
man had given a boy a match with
which to light a cigarette a bill of
indictment should be found against
him.
In speaking of blind tigers and
near-beers Judge Fite offered a novel
plan by which he declared it could
be determined whether near-beer is
Intoxicating. He said: Il think it
would be a good idea for the grand
jury to get a young boy that has
not been used to drinking anything
strong and give him several bottles
of near-beer and see if it will make
him drunk; but ] wouldn't like for
it to be my boy that is used for this
purpose,
Touching upon the question of
letters soliciting shipments of liquor
Judge Fite said that he had been
informed that the court of appeals
would sustain him in the case of
Rose versus the state, which was
carried up from this court after
Rose had been found guilty of So
Letting orders for liquor in viola
ton of the state law and fined ST.
600 by Judge Fite.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
MILLER WILL BE LAWMAKER.
Davis Loses Out in His Contest in
Calhoun County.

The county executive committee
met last Saturday at Morgan for the
purpose of hearing the contest for
the nomination of representative of
this county. which was filed by c. J.
Davis against A. L. Miller.
On April 18th A, L. Miller was
declared the nominee of the demo-
cratic party of this county by the ex-
ecutive committee. Sometime after
wards G.. J. Davis, who was also
candidate for the same Office in the
democratic primary held in April,
filed contest against A. l.. Miller,
cOntesting his nomination on the
ground that he had received several
Illegal votes.
The evidence was taken before A.
l. Monroe, Ordinary at Morgan, and
submitted to the committee last Sat
drday, and after careful examination
into all the votes contested they
unanimously again declared A. L..
Miller nominated as the next repre-
sentative of Calhoun county. This
ends the contest, and Colonel Miller
will represent our county in the gem
eral assembly of Georgia next term
Edison News
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
BRYAN AND KERN ASK THEM
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
Tells Them Why They Have Nothing
to Gain If Republicans Succeed.
First Contribution Was
From Farmer.

The first appeal for campaign con-
tributiOns by the democratic candi-
dates for the presidency and the
vice-presidency was made Friday. In
a formal message directed to the
farmers Of the country Bryan and
Kern urge them to contribute accord
ing to their means and in other ways
assist in restoring democracy to
power.
In the address to the farmers of
the United States it is recited that
the first contribution to the demo-
cratic campaign fund was by a farm
er born in Sweden, who for some
time after he was naturalized was a
republican, but became a democrat.
1t adds:
THE farmer has nothing to gain
by privilege and favorltism; his hope
is in the application of the doctrine
of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none He has been the
victim of all special legislation and
has suffered, from control of politics
by the great predatory corporations. !"
1t is stated that all contributions
of over one hundred dollars must be
made known, no matter from whom
they come.
The appeal concludes with the
statement that the Denver conven-
ton was peoples convention; it
adopted a strong, clear, honest plat
form and it's nominations were made
with practical unanimity.
Our fight is a fight for the whole
people. Our aim is equal and exact
justice to all; our purpose is to re-
store the government to the hands
of the freely chosen voters"
1t is signed by Bryan and Kern.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
100 the Bad Man of the West Was Ordered off
the Denver Streets by an Innocent Blue-Co6f

mo" said the copper. He said ne
was an assistant sergeant-at-arms.
There must be million of them
That" said the jusuce, impress.
lively, was Sheriff Felix Aston OF
Big Horn, the widest, wooliest, most
desperate man in the world.
Il don't know just how many law
breakers he has killed in his Time
but l guess he's got at least dozen
notches on his guns.
There isn't a deader shot IN the
west" the justice continued, and
there isn't a nervier man in the
world. He has just rounded up a
gang Of % horse thieves, the most
desperate who ever operated In the
west.
HE captured dozen OF the gang
almost single-handed, among them
'Broncho Nell who kept most OF the
horses on her ranch until trey
could be run out out OF the coun-
try, while the rest of the gang were
hiding in the hole in the wall coun-
try"
The policeman removed his nell
met and wiped an exceedingly red
face. "And / had the nerve to oroer
him OF the streets!" he gasped.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
TAMN1ANY DRANK BUTTERMILK.
Route From Denver to Manhattan
Strewn With Empty Cans.

Route From Denver to Manhattan
Strewn With Empty Cans.
The route of Tammanys return
from Denver to Manhattan is said
to have been strewn with a litter
of empty buttermilk cans. The
braves, it is said, found the weather
too warm for wine, too hot for
sterner stuff and just about right
for beer; but the beer supply was
not at all reliable, so buttermilk was
the life-preserver that was seized
upon. The telegraph wires were
kept hot ahead for buttermilk, and
at each station the buttermilk sup
plies showed aboard the train were
the wonderment of all of the natives
who had heard of Tammanys thirst
and the things that were required to
quench it. So great was the flow
of buttermilk that it has been sug-
gested that the sobriquet of Butter
milk Charley will be switched from
the vice-president to the Tammany
leader
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

-'N' Elk, Collie was a mild
inohensive man, tanned by the
IKE an Indian, and with a
g0p'ng' straggly black moustache
~ soft hat pulled down over his
LOU Il have to move along out of
IT. said a Denver copper pomp-
~ "ouoning him away from the
E, s'S at the E street entrance to the
'lditorium.
D0' l am an assistant sergeant
farms from Wyoming" the brown
YEA ' one objected.
can't help it," returned the po-
.enan. Where's your badge and
Fedentials?"
IaIts S9aW'' said the stranger, and
.bg .av -, away Excuse me. l sup
keso ruu nave a great deal of trouble
eans ing order. l know what that
b. w. W.. you know who that man was
skaII gre Just ordering to move on?"
" " j. Robertson, a Justice of
p'ace from Big Horn, Wyo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
"SEAB WRIGHT IN A BOTTLE.
Corlzed and on Sale in Augusta as a
New Brand of Beer.


From the Rome Tribune-Herald.
"Seab Wright Beer" is the latest.
1t is not on sale in Rome. but if it
were the chances are that every
body would take at least one drink
of it. Augusta is the place where
this new brand of "near-beer'' is
on tap at five cents a glass.
A Roman who has just returned
from Augusta says it is a regular
drink in that city. and that signs
it caught mis- attention.
Augusta has a dispensary right
across the river in Carolina, but
there are numerous near-beer joints
to quench the thirst of those who
haven't time to take the trip or a
boy to send. All of these sell
"Seab Wright beer"
The Roman says that of course he
quaffed the concoction and found it
just like the other brands of near
beer. 1t is much flatter than any
body, even his enemies, ever accused
the prohibition orator of being. But
"Seab Wright" beer has taken it's
place along with Bud" 'Fizz, -
"Maltale, 3" "Redbuck" and the other
cognomen on the brown
bottles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
POPULIsTs LOST IN SIT. LOUIS.
The Opening of Their National Head
quarters Is Over Due,

The Opening of Their National Head
quarters Is Over Due.
Where are the populists? A st.
Louis dispatch says:
That is the question puzzling poll
ticfans around St Louis. The peo-
pies party gentlemen are many hours
overdue now. The politicians are
asking if it is possible the party has
abandoned it's campaign.
The pOpulist national committee
was scheduled to open headquarters
here on Tuesday of last week, but
none OF the committee officials have
appeared. Twenty-Five rooms were
engaged at the Madison Hotel, but
no one has come to occupy them.
About July / r. H. Mallett of Clai-
borne. Tex, national chairman of the
popultsts, passed through st. Louis
on his way to Denver to attend the
democratic national convention.
While here he engaged the rooms
and said he would open headquarters
July IA. Since then the hotel people
have heard nothing of him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
HUNGRY CORPSE SITS Up.
Man Apparently Drowned Rises From
Death Slab at Dinner Hour.

Death Slab at Dinner Hour.
A Vienna, Mo, dispatch says: Pro-
nounced dead after all efforts toward
resuscitation had failed to produce
the slightest sign of animation and
laid out on a board death slab, Peter
Frey, a wealthy young farmer, whose
body had been taken from GascOnade
river, arose to a sitting posture at
the dinner hour and asked for food.
Frey had apparently lost his life
by drowning. His complete recovery
four hours after the discolOration OF
his flesh to the purple common after
death in water is a marvel.
Frey was SEEMING when he became
entangled in the seine ropes. His
cries brought William Keer to the
rescue, but Kerr was forced by the
swift current to abandon his efforts.
Frey sank from view for the last
time ten miutes after his father-in-
law, J. P. Tackett, reached the scene
with boat. His body was recovered
with a graphing hook and all meth
DDS of restoring drowning persons
applied in vain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
HALL TIRES OF HOT SESSION.
The Good Old Summer Time Doesn't
Appeal to Legislator from Bibb.

Appeal to Legislator from Bibb.
Representative Joe Hall of Bibb
has introduced in the house a bill
providing that the time of the meet
ing of the general assembly shall be
changed from the fourth Wednesday
in June to the second Wednesday in
January. The legislators are getting
tired of hot weather, and then it is
desired, too, to have the sessions be-
gin closer upon the state election
in October.
The bill, as prepared, would be-
come effective at once, should it pass,
and the first session of the new gem
eral assembly would be held next
January. The effect of this would
be to require the Inauguration of the
new governor at that time instead
of in June, 1903, and this would cut
off about six months of the term of
Gov. Hoke Smith. Report has it that
the governor would not object to
this, and that he would approve the
bill if passed.
Mr.. Hall stated when he offered
the measure that If Gov. Smith
should have the least objection he
would ask permission to amend it
so as to make it effective in January.
1910.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
WILL MOVE TO FLORIDA.

This Section VIII Lose One of It's
Foremost Citizens.
The Shellman Sun learns that DR..
J. w. Stanford will move from Cuth-
bert to Florida.
DR.. Stanford is one of the most
prominent citizens and churchmen of
this section, and has hundreds of
friends who will hear of his intended
removal with regret.
Especially has he been a valuable
citizen of Cuthbert, no man having
done more for the upbuilding of that
town. His loyalty to the moral and
financial interests of his community
and to needy friends has always been
a predOminating characteristic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
THE COLD WATER PEOPLE.
They Meet and Offer Two Sacrifices
on the Political Altar.


For president Eugene w. Chain
OF Chicago, for vice-president Aaron
.. watkins of Ada, Ohio.
This ticket was nominated Friday
at Columbus, O., by the prohibftionist
national convention and both nomi-
nations were made unanimous. The
full endorsement of the convention
was not, however, given to Mr.,
Chain until after three ballots had
been taken.
On the first two ballots Mr.. Chain
did not show a great amount of
strength, receiving but 1875 out of
LOSS votes on the first and 376 out
OF 1887 on the second ballot. His
nomination was assured, however.
Wnen the roll call began for the third
ballot. His own state, which had
voted largely for Daniel R. Sheen of
Peoria, and the New York delega-
ton, followed by those of Indiana
and Wisconsin, came over to Mr..
CHAIN and on the third ballot he
received a total of 636 votes.
The strongest competitor of Mr..
Chain was Rev. William B. Palmere
of st. Louis, who received 274 votes
on the first ballot, and a compare
lively small vote after it was evident
that the nomination of Mr.. Chain
could not be prevented.
1t was then decided to make Mr..
Palmere the vice-presidential nomi-
nee and he was named by acclama-
ton. He declined to accept the Of
flee, however, and persisted in his
attitude despite the strong urging
of his friends. The convention be-
came involved in a deep parliamenta-
ry tangle. The rules were several
times suspended and the suspension
Immediately revoked.
Finally it was decided that Pro-
fessor Aaron S. Watkins of Ada, O.,
should be named by reclamation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
TIE OFFICE-HOLOING ARMY
rurPE ARE BOG, 141 WHO HOLD
GOVERNMENT JOBS.
90 az Of Them Are in the District of
Columbia Alone, and Get Away
With Pie to the Tune OF
uot 80 OOS a Wear

S31 ,O41,22O q ear
In the official Directory of the
,,oi+ad States there appears the
somas of 3O6.141 oficeholders I'M
5ar the federal government.
The astonishing number of 49,
.47 ofice-holders is to be found in
4bo ci+v of Washington alone. They
ao+ avav with pie to the tune of
s21 541.225 each year. Missouri
does fairly we'll at the pie counter in
tbe national capital, the blue book
IN Senator Werner's counter show
inc there to be no fewer than 466
Missourians holding office in Wash
ington, good for $469,682 year be-
tween them.
Kansas shows up handsomely. 1t
has 500 pie biters in Washington
drawing S42S,785 as regular as the
vaar rolls round Oklahoma is ex-
npcted to do better. There are only
"a Okahomans, drawing $168,382 a
wear, 1t will do better next year.
When it comes to pie biting New
York is the gOurmand. Its army Of
293 federal office-holders are get
ting $2.O71,512 year Little Mary
land has 2,191 appOintments, costing
S2.Og9.425 year, and Pennsylvania
has 1,S25 at the pie counter in Wash
ington costing the country $2,310,254
year Mr.. Taft's state, Ohio, is the
next most numerous at the pie count
er. with l.077 office holders charged
I'D to it, the yearly roll tOtaling 81, =
226.29G and then comes Massachu-
sets, with 742 office holders, cheap
4 at $1000,173 a year. There is lull
then till Missouris column swings
into line 466 strong, and willing to
be stronger.
The District of Columbia is made
q scrap heap of, as the blue book
shows tit is merely the city of
Washington and suburbs-to have
S,691 oftice-holders appointed from
it, their yearly pay being $7,196,324.
4 When a senator or a congressman
4 has received his quota of pie, in
order to keep other states from find
ing that his appointment has been in
creased extras are not charged up to
his state, but to the District of Co.
lumbia.
There is no finding out just how
many GeOrgians are included in the
noble S,69l from the District.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
WOOL BRINGS GOOD PRICE.
Growers OF Several Counties Meet at
Triton and Sell Seasons Clip.

Growers OF Several Counties Meet at
Triton and Sell Seasons Clip.
Wool growers of ColQuitt, Irwin,
Worth and Tiff counties and of west
Florida met in Triton Thursday to
sell their wool clip for 1908, and
were met there by buyers represent
ing leading export firms of the state.
The clip this year is a little larger
than it was last, although there are
fewer sheep in the country. In the
growers language, "sheep have done
better and something over 10000
pounds was sold Thursday, against
about $4,000 from the same growers
a year ago. In addition to this there
will be shipments from BrOokfeld
and Ty Ty, Ga. and from Bristol,
Fla.
Those bidding were A. J. Lippitt
of Albany, A. Enrich and R. Kirk
land of Savannah. E. P. Bowen of
Triton and j. n. Griffin of Valdosta.
After some spirited bidding the lot
was closed out to Mr. Griffin at the
round price of 20 cents. which is
considered a very good one, several
cents above the market a few weeks
ago.
Last year Mr.. Griffin was also the
purchaser, the price paid being $3.50
cents, and the year previous he was
for the first time buyer, paying
$3.50 cents.
The sale at Triton is usually the
first in this section of the country,
and other sales are largely governed
thereby There will be a sale at
Moultrie soon and another at Irwin
vile a little later.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
"WALKING JOE" IN GEORGIA.
Arrives Seven Months Ahead on Trim
from San Francisco to Boston.

AAOIAA San II EduClSCO 10 BOSTON.
Walking joe" young white
man who is walking from San Fran
cisco to Boston on a $4,000 wager,
reached Valdosta Saturday morning
and remained there until Monday.
when he struck out toward Savan-
nah. He left San Francisco on Jan
uary 1, 1905 and has until the same
day 1910 to reach Boston.
The terms of the wager are that
he must eat no meat on the trip. he
must not sleep in doors a single
night, he must accept no donation or
favor, and he must not ride a foot
of the way. If he is caught violating
these terms he will forfeit his S.
600 and $500 will be given to the
informant. 1t is claimed that he is
now about seven months ahead of
his schedule. He is living entirely
on a vegetable and fruit diet: he car
ries no baggage and only has a suit
OF thin clothing and heavy walking
shoes.
For a man who has been sleeping
out doors for two or three years and
living on vegetables Walking Joe"
is very live man. He camped
while in Valdosta on the porch of
house there and sleeps that way
when people allow him to-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
modest AND MINDLESS. :"
New York Sun Thinks Georgia's Gov.
ernor-Elect Rare Bird.

Hon. Joseph NJ. Brown, nominee
of the democracy for governor of
Georgia, seems to strike many of our
newspaper contemporaries as a "rara
avis for politician-and a success
full one. The New York Sun, for
instance, refers to him as "a really
modest and MINDLESS citizen, a mighty
rare bird in the species politician. )"
in commenting on his speech of ac
ceptance. The speech, the Sun SAYS.
VIII give every reader Of it very
high respect for his intellectual and
moral quality. Rhetoric and rant are
not in his line. Besides Georgia has
suffered more than enough from
those common and fatal complaints.
Mature thought, judgment, restraint.
common-sense distinguish this admir-
able address,"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
JUDGE PARKER ON THE STUMP.

Will Speak for Bryan and Kern.
Chances Good for New York.
In an interview with the Associ-
ated Press Judge Alton B. Parker
states that he intends to offer his SER
vices to the democratic national COM
mittee as a campaign speaker, and
Will devote all the time he can to
making speeches. He says he will
speak outside of New York, but at
this time cannot state what places
he will speak in. Judge Parker
says he believes the democrats have
a good chance to carry New York
this year, and that he will give his
hearty sunnort to Bryan and Kern.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
AN OLD POCKET KNIFE.
MFR. Duke of Morgan Has Had 1t
Fifty-Three Years.

Mr.. R. H. Duke of Morgan was
in the city Wednesday and called at
this Office Mr.. Duke has in his pos
session a pocket knife which he has
owned perhaps longer than anybody
ever carried a similar object, the
knife having been given to him by
an uncle at Fort Gaines ffty-three
years ago, and has remained con-
tinuously in his possession ever
since. Mr.. Duke prizes his knife
very highly as relic, though it's
monetary value is small.-Calhoun
County Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
MONKEYS AS PRUNE PICKERs.
A California Fruit Man Orders Con-
signment of 800 of the Simians.

NShHicHl OF OOO Oh the SImIanS.
A San Jose fruit man thinks he
has solved the labor problem in the
Tnne orchards. He believes that
.the South American monkey can be
trained to pick up prunes as rapidly
.and as carefully as the "ornery" jap
|dneSe laborer, and he has ordered a
consignment Of 800 of the simians,
winch he will undertake to train to
work IN the orchards 1t has always
oeen difficult for the prune-raisers
10 secure reliable help at the right
time at the right price, and of late
years the Japs have become so indie
pendent and insolent that it is diff
Buit to get along with them. 1t is
oeie'ed that the monkey can be
framed to do the work of ten Japs.
|llere Is another opening for an inter
E5aUonal incident on the ground of
denomination. The American peo-
PIE are the limit on foreign labor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22

derground reservoir of oil. A ter
rifle explosion occurred which up
lifted the earths surface throughout
the whole field. The explosion was
heard seventy-fve miles distant.
The oil company lost 100000 worth
has been burning for five days, ana
been burned will total millions of
barrels. The whole oil field will be
destroyed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
THERE ARE A FEW OF THE SAME
KIND RIGHT HERE IN DA WSON
But They Doubtless Do Not Know That Candidate
y Been Guilty Of the Things Recited Below.
From the Savannah Press.

Men here in Savannah talking for Taft
statesman who last month deprived of
companion at dinner in the dining
company forbade serving
day. we are told Mr. Taft enjoyed springs
nay gave his political friend
TO two colored bell boys who
the home plate Do friends in company?
they SO shocked Mr.
into the of the republican party mpies