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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
CONGRESSIONAL RETURNS BEING MADE SLOWLY
INCOMPLETE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM SEW
ERAL DOUBTFUL DISTRICTS.
BY zach MCGEE.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-FOr some
reason or other the returns from the
various congressional districts have
been coming in exceedingly incOm-
plete, and from some doubtful dis
tricts they have not come in at all,
so that with all the tables being pub
lished in various newspapers, pur-
porting to show the exact member
ship Of the sixty-first congress, there
is really no reliable information at
hand even now, over a week after the
election.
Dispatches from Washington and
New York have been enumerating
Kahn and Hays, republican members
from California, reelected, for in
stance Mr.. Kahn's secretary here
has received a telegram from Kahn
himself, saying that both he and
Hays have been defeated Yet not
enc single dispatch from California
has announced this result. There is
an impression here that the returns
have been held back to the fixed. "
There are several instances of hold
ing back returns in Indiana, Ohio,
and other states which were doubt
full, but where the election machin-
cry was in the hands of republicans,
which are suspicious.
There are those who are familiar
with methods in those states when
the G. O. p has a barrel of money
who express a serious doubt as to
Indians giving Marshall the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. a plu-
rality of 10000 and Taft a plurality
of $4,000.
Corruption in Indiana.
Indiana is a notoriously corrupt
state politically, and the republicans
poured several hundred thousand
dollars into it during the closing days
of the election, and yet it has not been
fully determined whether they
bought up the voters themselves or
some of the election managers.
And it is the same as to other
states A republican newspaper man
from Ohio said to me the other day
that it was his belief that the Ohio
returns were held back because the
republican leaders were ashamed OF
Taft's small majority, and that they
would announce them at a time wlGn
they would not attract so much at
tention. 1t is still a matter of some
considerable doubt throughout the
country whether Taft's majority in
Ohio was 5000 or $4,000. And
some doubt whether Taft carried
Ohio at all, legitimately.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
Executors Sale
OF Stocks in Incorporated Companies
and Unpaid Notes and Accounts.

State of Georgia, Terrell County
On Tuesday, December l, 1908. by
virtue of an order from the Court of
Ordinary dated November 9, 1908.
during the legal hours Of sale will be
sold to the highest bidder, for cash.
before the court house door, in the
city of Dawson, Ga, ten shares of
stock in the Farmers Oil Mill and
Fertilizer Co. of the par value of
$4,000 per share; fifty shares of
stock in the Farmers Union Gin Co..
at PARROT, Ga, Of the par value of
$1,000 per share; five shares of
stock in the Farmers Union Ware
house Co, at Bronwood, Ga, of the
par value of $1,000 per share: one
note, due said estate by J. w. Ford
amount $3.50; one fl ia due said
estate by Geo. Addison. amount
$1,000 Sold as the property of w.
B. Oxford, deceased, for the payment
of debts and division amongst heirs
This November 8, 1908.
j. T. AND d. w. OXFORD
Executors Last VIII of w. b. Oxford
Deceased
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
10 Debtors and Creditors.

State of Georgia, County of Ter
rell.-Notice is hereby given to all
creditors OF the estate of John sum
merford late OF said county de-
ceased. to render in an account of
their demands to me, within the time
prescribed by law, properly made
out. All presons indebted IN eaid
deceased are hereby requested to
make immediate payment to the IN
dersigned. This the 10th day of Oc-
tober, 1908. w. v. PERRY
Administrator Of John Sr-amerford
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach The
diseased portion Il the ear. There is on,v one
way to cure deafness. and that is by conslitg
tioual remedies. Deafness is caused by innam-
ed condition Of the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
CHAN tube. When this tube is jnhamed YOU
bave q rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed deafness is thp
result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken
ont and this tube restored TO it's normal copdi-
lion hearing will be destroyed forever. nine
cases ont of ten are caused by catarrh which is
nothing but an infamed condition Of the muc0ua
surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for
any case Of deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot he cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send
for circulars, free
FL. CHENEY & co. Toledo O
Sold by druggists zoe
Take Hats Family Pills for conetipatior
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
5000 zEBRAS FOR COUNTIES
THAT MADE MORE CONNECTS FOR
ROAD WORKING.
Under New Law Already ReQuisition
Has Been Made for 2,OO0.
Terrell Takes No More.

Terrell Takes No More.
ATLANTA, Ga.-Requisitions have
been made on the prison commission
for nearly 1000 convicts ,997, to
be exact-by fifty-seven counties of
the state. This number of counties
which are not now using their fell
ony prisoners have decided to en-
ploy their pro rata of both felonies
and misdemeanOrs on the public
roads hereafter In addition. ali
those now using their conVicts will
continue to do SO, and will probably
want a large number of overs.
Most of those which have made re-
QUESTIONS have requested some over
and above their pro rata share.
All Will BE Used.
The commission is now satisfied
that all the convicts, about 5000 in
number, will be used in improving
the roads of the state hereafter. by
reason of the new convict law. 1t
was intended by the legislature that
no women or white convicts should
be used this way. and they will all
be sent to the state farm
The condition presents the com
mission with side problem, as to
carry out the implied intent of the
law will probably require more farm
ing land than now in the possession
of the state.
The present farm is capable only
of accommodating the invalid and
aged prisoners, who far humane rea-
sons could not be well placed on the
roads.
May Purchase Prison Farms.
To increase the farm workers by
adding all the women and all the
white men may lead the commission
to take advantage of that part of the
new law under which they may lease
or purchase additional lands. But
for this it is probable that the pro-
visions of the bill in regard to using
the prisoners on the roads would be
the only ones employed in solving
the penitentiary problem.
The counties which have made re-
QUESTIONS and the number of cOnvicts
each desires to use on it's road forces
are as follows:
Counties Making acquisitions.
Parker, Z; Bulloch, 22: Camden.
25 Clarke, So Clinch, 20; Early,
%; Gilbert, so; Glascock. 20: Hart,
20; Henry. SO; Campbell, 10; Jas
per, 35; Jenkins. 20; Johnson. 20;
Laurens, 100; Lincoln. 7; Lowneds,
80; Madison, 25; Monroe, 81; Mus
cOgee, so; OcOnee, Is; Pike, 80;
Randolph, 35; Rockdale, IS; Troup,
"a. Walton, 81; Warren, 20; Wilkes,
81; Worth, So; Banks, 26; Burke,
45; Chatham, 200; Clayton, 80; De-
Kalb, 200; Doughertv. 20; Emou-
.uel, IS; Greene, II; Heard, 81;
Houston, %; Jefferson, so; Jones,
10; Lee, 20; Macon, "a; Mitchell,
30; Morgan. Sc; Newton, "a; Ogle-
thorpe, IS; Putnam. SO; Richmond,
"a; Telfair, 25: Turner, 40 Wilcox,
10; Wilkinson, IS; The University
of Georgia, SO
The following counties are using
their felony cOnvicts now. but must
make new acquisitions in order to
continue under the terms of the new
law
Appling, Baldwin. Barlow. Berrien,
Bibb, Ben Hin, Calhoun, Columbia,
COlduitt, COWeta, McDuffie, Pulaski,
Spalding, Taliaferro, Thomas, Ware.
Decatur, bingham, Floyd, Fulton,
Glynn, Hancock. Irwin, Jackson,
Jenkins, Lincoln. Miller, Screven,
Sumter, Terrell, Walton and Wash
ington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
Spcculations in Stocks.

Thousands, yea, hundreds of thou
sands Of business men right now are
investing in stocks, for speculation.
They know they are going to rise,
and if they sell at the right time
they will make enormous profits. ,"
No matter that most of them are not
going to sell at the right time; they
all think they will, and they are glad
Of the election of Taft, for it gives
them the opportunity They may
even foresee crash in a year or two.
but they will never be caught, they
argue; they will get out before that
Now don't you believe that the bus
mess man has not a tremendous
weight in this country. Do not be-
lieve that the Spectator does not
have tremendous weight in poll
tics. He is the fellow who gives
tips. He is the fellow who knows
what will bring business activity and
scarcely a man who has a dollar in
vested in any kind of stock or bond
or real estate who does not feel
somehow that these Spectator fell
lows know what is good for the IN
crease of this dollar. That's why the
sanction was given to Taft and gratt
and continued misgOvernment. And
that is about the only reason Of it,.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18

According to Rockefeller's remtn-
iscences, the Standard Oil has never
had the slightest idea of squeezing
any Of its competitors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
Truth
and Quality

Nppeal to the WellInformed In every
yak OF life and are essential to per-
-aAent success and ereditable stand
.,s Accordingly, it is not claimed
'' Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
Sulla is the only remedy of known
nue. but enc of many reasons why
~ The best of personal and family
NAaaVes is the fact that it cleanses,
'ee'ens and relieves. the internal
sans on which it acts without any
,'lleating after effects and without
ains to increase the quantity from
Tine to time.
- acts pleasantly and naturally ana
suy as a laxative, and its component
ss's are known to and approved by
..,l!slcans, as it is free from all
I''ectlonable substances. To get its
~. Denclal effects always purchase the
to Iaine-manufactured by the Cali
NJ, uia Fig Syrup Co.. only. and Tor
W all leading druggists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
WEunctiOn.O

1t would spoil good story to sug-
gest that the young woman of whom a
Kansas paper tells may have had a
sense of humor. In the absence OF
the regular reporter, the editor sent
the young woman who writes the so
ciety news to report a fire in a remote
part of the city This is what the
young woman turned in.
Quite number of people in this
part of the city attended fire last
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Blank in Thirteenth street. Some,
it is said, went in carriages and bug
gies, but a majority walked.
The alarm was sounded about half
past nine, and many who attended the
fire had just returned from church,
consequently they were already dressed
for the occasion.
Mr.. Blank was not at home, being
out of the city on business, hence the
affair will be surprise to him when
he returns. Mrs. Blank wore a light
percale kimono and had her hair done
up in kid curriers'.
The fremen responded readily and
worked heroically to subdue the flames.
Most of them were young and fairly
good looking. They were dressed il
oilcloth coats, cut short, with trousers
to match. Their hat brims were mar
row in front and broad behind and
dropped in the rear. The chiefs hat
was ornamented with an octagonal
brass spike which stuck up above his
head like a horn, giving him the ap-
pearance Of unicorn.
When the flames broke out through
the second story and cast lurid hue
over the surrounding buildings, the
view was one never to be forgotten.
At a late hour the sightseers went
home. and all felt they had passed an
evening full Of interest and excite
ment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Mr.. William F. Vahlberg, Oklahoma
City, Okla, writes:
lone bottle of Peruna which I have
taken did more toward relieving me OF
an aggravated case of catarrh of the
stomach, than years of treatment with
the best physicians.
had given up hopes of relief, and
only tried Peruna as last resort.
II shall continue using it, as I feel
satisfied it will effect an entire and per.
manent cure.
Il most cheerfully recommend Peru
ma to all who may read this"
Peruna is usually taken as a last re-
sort. Doctors have been tried and
failed. Other remedies have been
used. Sanitariums have been visited.
Travel has been resorted to.
At last Peruna is tried. Relief is
found.
This history is repeated over and
over again, every day in the year. Il
is such results as this that gives Peru
ma its unassailable hold upon the peo-
pie. We could say nothing that would
add force to such testimonials as the
above. That people who have had ca
tarrh and have tried every other rem
edy available, find relief in Peruna,
constitutes the best argument that
could he made
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
$1,000 for an
Experience

We will pay for original recipes
from your experience with Electric
Floating Soap
In the busy days of the housewife
many little cleaning problems come up
which are made easy by the use of
Electric Floating Soap. We know of
scores of them; we want to know of
more. We want you to tell us in not
more than $50 words about cleaning
work you have found Electric Floating
Soap especially good for. 1t can be a
time saving way you have found for
washing woodwork, or glassware, or
fabrics-no idea will be excluded be-
cause Of it's simplicity.
We will pay for every recipe received.
For the best one we will pay $1,000
in cash; for the second best S.. 90; and
for the next ten best, $1.O0 each. To
others we will send useful premium
"a beautiful picture ready for fran
ing.
There are no strings to this offer !;
no ''ifs'' or ''maybes, and no limit
to the number of recipes that may be
submitted by any one person. The
only condition is that we want the
information to be from actual exper-
fence with the soap, so send with each
recipe five wrappers from Electric
Floating Soap
This offer closes Jan. J 9TH, 1909, land
awards will be made Feb. LIST.
Send your letter at once to
w. J. BERNARD CO..
1926 9th Ave &c., Seattle, Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS.

One Of the sanity characters men
toned in the Rev. DR.. Richard Nc
Ilwaine's recent book, "Three Score
Years and Ten," is venerable Meth
odist minister, Rev. Jesse Powers,
whose mind, Doctor McIlwaine says,
was always intent on doing something
to bless and help somebody. He was a
man Of exact veracity, also, but his
somewhat merciless candor was agree
ably tempered by humor.
The old preacher once spent the night
at the house Of a prominent Methodist
not far from Amelia Court House, Vir-
yinia, where he had often been well
coined before. The next morning at
breakfast it developed that the bread
was sour, perhaps not enough to be re-
marked upon, but still sour. He was
engaged in eating it, when the worthy
lady at the head Of the table called
attention to the disagreeable fact.
Brother Powers said nothing, but
continued to satisfy his hunger with
what was "set before him, asking no
questions" and accepting no sugges-
TONS His hostess, however, not to be
thwarted in her efforts to wiring from
her guest the admission that the bread
was not very bad, repeated the re-
mark.
This also failed to elicit the longed-
for response. Brother Powers kept his
eyes on his plate, and went ahead eat
Ing more Justify than ever. in a guam
dairy, doubtless, not knowing what to
say, and resolved he would not tell a
lie.
But the good woman, not satisfied
and with a fatality that sometimes
overtakes the wariest of the sex, was so
left to herself as to apologize for the
third time.
This, Doctor McIlwaine says, was
too much for the old saint" Turning
bis benevolent face toward the head of
the table, he said, gently:
"Sister Dash, if 1 were you, I'd stop
talking about this bread. It is mean
enough. anyway"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

PRESIDENT Roosevelt's salary as asso-
uate editor of The Outlook is to be
v0Vooo a year. The reporter who is
startling at the bottom should take cour-
"se alter reading these figures. By
se'Ing himself elected President, he.
w. may succeed some time in winning
sOuen spurs in journalism.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
Potato CrOquertes.

A delicious way of serving potatoes
Is the following: Boil and mash twelve
medium sized white potatoes, using
one tablespoonful Of butter instead of
milk. When they are nearly cold add
beaten yolks Of three eggs, one tea
spoonful Of chopped parsley, one
quarter teaspoonful Of grated nutmeg
and six drops of onion juice. Stir these
ingredients together until they are
smooth. Make up into small cone
shaped croquettes and stand away to
harden.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Fanny and the Servant Problem is
the title of a new comedy that has
made big hit in England. It will come
as complete surprise to many people
that there can be anything funny about
the servant problem.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Bailey, the short-spasm writer OF the
Houston Post, gets off this one, which
is bad enough to reprint: ut takes one
Of the radiant and dimpled little pants
patching, sock-darning, high-construct-
ing brides of grand old Texas to rip
a symphony out Of cooking stove"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Perhaps the day will come when the
world can do without the doctors,
reaching that state Of wisdom when 1t
will not contract disease. If such a
golden age arrives on earth, surely one
Of it's inspiring traditions will be the
lives Of the physicians who did so much
FOR humanity in these less happy times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

An English inventor has a scheme
for saving the workhorses lot of Ia
Dor. The best way to help the work
horses would be to invent humane driv-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Grurc eight large raw potatoes, drain
of the water, add one cup Of boiling
milk, two eggs, -four enough to make &
nice pancake batter. This must be
baked in sufficient hot lard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

No one objects to the directoire
gown, provided it does not look as II
the lower part Of it had caught on a
nail.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

It Cures While You Walk.
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Mothers will ind Mrs. Winslow's Sootb1n
syrup the pest remedy to use for tDelr ch1lorel
aurlng the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
UNDERWRITERS ANNUAL
Association Elects Officers and Hears
Encouraging Reports from
Standing Committees.

The annual meeting of the Utah Life
Underwriters was held last evening at
the Commercial club. The following Of
ficers we're chosen for the ensuing year:
Will G.. Farrell, of the Penn Mutual
Life, president; L. H Stohr, of the New
York Life, first vice president: Frank
Marley, of the Metropolitan Life, Sec
ond vice president; NJ. J.. Robinson, of
the Home Life of New York, secretary.
Edward J.. Sloan. of the Manhattan
Life, treasurer; and the following eX
ecutiv committee; f. ]. Rollins, Nation
al Life of Vermont, A. j. Allen, Aetna
Life and Il. g. Williams. Continental
Life.
The annual reports evidenced n salts
factory condition OF the members of
the association; also. the interesting
fact that the executive committee had
been the means of barring a number
of wild cat companies from doing
business in Utah. An increase in MEM
bership was shown. 1t was recon-
mended that special committee be
appointed to work with the next leg
islnture for an insurance code; also, the
appointment OF a committee to edu-
cate people up to the advantage of TAX
ing out life insurances as well as the
establishment OF school to instruct
agents more fully in their duties.
There were SO life insurance represent
tatives present.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
BLIND FORM SOCIETY.
Purpose Is 10 Promote Reading and
Their General Welfare.

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon at the L. ID. S. university, a So
ciety was organized, to be known as the
Western Association OF the Blind. A
partial organization was effected and
when completed the institution viii be
Incorporated one clause OF the pro-
posed articles win give an idea OF the
purposes of the association, namely,
"To encourage reading and industrial
activities by the blind and also TO pro
mote their highest social development
through any avenue of study and work
that may be suited to them"
The meeting was attended by a score
or more of persons belonging 10 the
class intended to be benefited and per-
sons interested In their welfare. Ad-
dresses were made by DR. j. j. Snider
a, T., Talmage, Ralph Clark and coray
Hicks. outlining work proposed 10 ne
undertaken Mr., Clark was formerly
associated with the Missouri and New
York Society OF the Blind and he adj
Yaneed many Ideas as TO the vast
amount OF good that such an organiza-
ton here could accomplish
The following board OF directors was
elected. from which officers will be
chosen A. r. Talmage, S. w Jenkin-
son. Mrs, j, j. Snider, Marie Hanson
and Ralph Clark.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
DIAMONDS WILL STAY UP.
jewelers. Board of Trade Says Rumor
OF Reduction is Not True.

Diamonds will not be reduced in price
for some time to come, II at ALL ac-
cordng to advices received from the
secretary Of the jewelers. board with
headquarters in New York. The letter
is received by l. segel, a Salt Lake
diamond broker The letter. coming
from the jewele''s board of trade is
recognized a. an authority. A portion
Of the letter says:
The miu1ug of diamonds for the con-
sumption " the entire world, or say
about 81 per cent of all the diamonds
mined, is in the hands of only two cor
lorations, namely the De Beers and the
Premier Diamond Mining companies.
me directors of both of which are men
ii unquestioned financial strength and
l@nly alive to the Industrial and fl
nnclal situation both here and abroad.
1hNngh powerful London syndicate
| lie Product of these two companies rs
sold TO the cutters.
It's to be remembered that the agree
nent between the De Beers company
and the London syndicate remains in
iull force, and only the renewal of tho
agreement now existing between the
Premier Diamond Mining company and
ne syndicate is being considered.
t ut whether the same is renewed or
+ Ot, the prices of diamonds will not
the least be affected because the
Ulcers OF both the De Beers and the
remier Diamond Mining companies.
well as the London syndicate, have
wen US positive assurances that under
u circumstances prices will be upheld.
assurances of this fact were cabled on
Aarch 10 all over the world direct from
| ne mining companies offices in Lon
On March n cable advices were re-
|slVed here from London stating that
| ne De Beers and the Premier Diamond
Mining companies had made a contract
which they agreed that there shall
nol be the slightest reduction from the
present prices of diamonds.
inese statements of all parties inter-
|e'd In this important industry must
unaeaotedly evidence the fact that the
zane conservative policy that has al
!, Sas prevailed in the past will be firm