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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
'OACH HIT By LIGHTNING.
Bolt Struck Afternoon Central Trai

'o'' Struck Afternoon Central Train
Near ShelIman.
"nen Central passenger train No.
reached Americas at 2 p. m. yes
's'uay 1t was discovered that the roof
pir gle baggage coach had been badly
EtPptu by a bolt of lightning. AS
bo o ram was passing near Shellman
NC poIt Of lightning struck a tele-
Iso p, pole and glanced to the coach
ue sWift-moving train, tearing a
se mole through the roof and rip
a o5 i. nearly the full length. The
I6assage master felt the effect of the
|lr r(4' Out was not in the least in
'eu'-Americus Times-Recorder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-22
NEW REPUBLICAN SCHEME
CORPORATIONS TO PUSH WORK
TO HELP REPUBLICANS.
big Money Contributions No Longer
Being Possible 1t Is Decided to
Give VOTERS EmnInrr,,nnt

big Money Contributions No Longer
Being Possible 1t Is Decided to
Give Voters Employment.
A New York press dispatch says
that as part of the republican cam
paign there has been planned by the
great corporations the most stupen-
dous labor movement ever known in
America r,.~. -.
The corporations are to contribute
day employment instead of dollars.
They are to contribute to prosperity
instead of the campaign fund.
Ever since the nomination of Taft
there have been conferences between
the corporation managers and the
leading politicians. Owing to the re-
Gently enacted laws in New York
and other cities against the secret
campaign contributions and the pub
lie sentiment against corporation
gifts to political committees the
managers of Taft have been much
embarrassed
Difficulties in Big Fund.
1t has been decided that it will
be impossible to secure in cash, or
to use if secured, such a huge cam
pa1gn fund as was consumed for Nc
Kinley. At least $7OO0,OO0 was
used in the first Mckinley campaign.
Not more than 100000 can be
accounted for publicly this year
without embarrassment, according to
George w. Sheldon, the treasurer of
the republican national committee.
The idea of making campaign CON
tributions in the shape of work for
men rendered idle by the recent
business depression came to the re-
publican managers as an inspiration.
1t is being hailed with enthusiasm
by Taft and his managers. 1t will
meet every requirement of the laws,
and make it possible for the man
ayers of Taft's campaign to make
public every expense voucher, be-
cause all they will do will be in the
line of printing appeals to voters,
paying for spellbinders, hiring halls,
music and such matters.
Industrial Activity Promised.
1t is estimated that in all perhaps
100000 men will benefit by the
unemployment movement to be in
augurated.
The mills are to open, railroad
improvements planned in the boom
times are to be pushed and all lines
of manufacturing are to be made ac-
tive
The workmen are to be told when
they are put to work that the cleo
ton of Taft looks like a certainty.
and that the employer feels he can
make the investment which the addi-
tional wages represent. 1t will be
intimated that if, by any mischance.
Taft should fail of election, the old
condition of depression would I'M
doubleday return, and indeed be
worse
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

1T will be of interest to those who
were busy last year in keeping the
wolf from the door to know that fig
ures on wholesale prices of 25S repre-
sentative staple articles reached the
apex of their soaring last October.
These statistics are for the IS years
between 1890 and 1907
The annual report on this subject of
the commerce and labor department
shows that the average for the year
1907 was 58 per cent. higher than for
1906; 44.4 per cent. higher than for
1897, the year of lowest prices during
the 1S-year period, and 29.5 per cent.
higher than the average for the ten
years from 1890 to 1899. Prices
reached their highest point during the
1S-year period in October, 1907, the
average for that month being II per
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Wholesale Prices Are Highest in Years

cent. higher than the average for the
year 1907.
When the commodities are divided
into nine groups every group shows an
increase in price in 1907 as compared
with 1906. For farm products taken
as whole this increase was greatest,
namely, 1919 per cent; for food, 4.6
per cent; for clothes and clothing, Sc
per cent; for fuel and lighting, "a
per cent; for metals and implements
81 per cent; for lumber and building
materials, 40 per cent; for drugs and
chemicals, S.3 per cent; for house
furnishing goods, 6.S per cent, ana
for the miscellaneous group, five per
cent.
The effect of the money stringency
in the latter part of the last year is
reflected in the decrease recorded in
all commodities during November and
December, the average price showing
a decrease of 3.5 per cent. below Oc
tober. OF the 25S articles for which
wholesale prices were recorded 172
showed an increase in the average
prices for 1907 as compared with 1906;
35 showed no change and 81 showed
a decrease
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Wiley's Poison Squad End Their Test

thought by scientific men to be objec-
tfonable because containing caffeine or
other injurious substances, there is a
wide field for the students to expert.
ment
One of the most interesting posi-
bilities is the determination of wheth-
er or not feungreek, the famous old
world herb remedy, which is part OF.
most medicines advertised to increase.
flesh, is really what it is said to be,
and will accomplish the purposes for
which it is advertised. A class in
feungreek is said to be one of the pos.
sibilities Of the early future.
Condition foods for animals also
offer a field of endeavor that DR..
Wiley may yet explore to determine
if the claims made for the various
brands of food are really true
The experiments conducted by DR.
Wiley are the first large experiments
of the sort conducted in the scien.
tifie world. The classes, which were
started in the fall Of 1902. have al.
ready gone through variety Of ex.
periments. Borax and boric acid were
the first to receive attention, eulphuric
acid, benzote, formaldehyde and cop
per salts have also been fully tested
as to their effects on the human sys-
tenn when taken with food.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

n r. HARVEY w. WILEY'S hygienic
- experimental students, irreyerent-
ly referred to at times as the poison
squad" have ended the seaso is feast
ing at the bureau of chemistry, and
their condition is being carefully noted
to ascertain what effect the diet has
had upon each.
Seven young men compose the
class, and they have been giving their
services to demonstrate what effect
saltpeter and a variety of niscella-
neous food products chemically or arti-
flcially treated have upon the human
system.
The students have resumed the reg
,ulation boarding house meals with
out fear of interfering with the scien-
tific investigations of the govern
ment.
Besides taking up such matters as
summer beverages, widely advertised
as possessing medical properties, but
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

THE retirement of Secretary Of War
/ Taft leaves but two men in Roose-
velt's cabinet who were there when
he succeeded to the presidency on the
death Of President Mckinley. These
are Secretary of State Root and Sec
retarys of Agriculture Wilson.
Mr.. Root was secretary of war when
Mr.. Roosevelt became president in
September, 1901. He shortly after
ward retired from the cabinet, but
was persuaded to re-enteI 1t upon the
death of Secretary OF State Hay.
There have been more changes and
shifts In President Roosevelt's cab
met than in that of any of his prede-
cessors. He has had twp secretaries
of state, Hay and Root. He has had
three secretaries Of thu treasury,
Gage, Shaw and Cortelyou-
with Luke E. Wright he has had
three secretaries sf war. Root, Taft
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Makes New Record for Cabinet Changes

and Wright He has had three attor
neys general, Knox, Moody and Bona
parte; five postmasters general,
Smith. Payne, Wynne, Cortelyou and
Meyer; five secretaries of the navy.
Long, Moody, Morton, Bonaparte and
Metcalf.
He has had two secretaries of the in
terror, Hitchcock and Garfield. He has
had one secretary of agriculture, Will
son, and three secretaries of commerce
and labor, Cortelyou, Metcalf and
Straus.
The retirement Of Secretary ,.'aft
has led to some speculation as to how
long Mr.. Wilson will continue at the
head of the department of agriculture.
The chances are that he will continue
to serve through the term OF Mp.
Roosevelt, and should Secretary Taft
succeed to the presidency. it is posi-
BILE that Secretary Wilson would con-
tinue in the cabinet. 1t will be Is
years next March since Wilson be-
came secretary of agriculture. He Is
70 years old, but man of great activ.
ity. However, it has been a matter
Of some surprise that he has continued
in Office so long, as 1t has been the
Roosevelt tendency to get youngej
men into his cabinet. :
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

WASHINGTON. The nursery of
w Taft's boom for the presidential
nomination was room in the execu-
tive Offices of the White House
grounds, where President Roosevelt,
before he left for his home at Oyster
Bay, was shaved each work day Here,
when the boom was green and ten
der thing, its first young shoots pushed
to the light. Here it was coaxed to
sturdier growth. Here, in full blossom,
1t was talked over and admired
Frank Hitchcock was the official and
the president the unofficial manager
Of the Taft boom. The president, at
these heart-to-heart talks with the can
didate, was in a barber chair. A GER
tain White House messenger welded
the razor and lather brush. 1t was the
only part of the day when official bust
ness did not claim all of Roosevelts
time. 1t was Taft's one chance to do
most of the talking.
Even then, the barber had to be
watchful, and quick to snatch away
the brush or blade. When T. R. wants
to talk he sometimes forgets he is be-
ing shaved. If the BARRIERS hand had
not a gamblers quickness, the presi-
dent would have had the lather brush
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

nation much has been learned of the
methods of these child thieves, who
are able to carry on their depreda-
tons the more easily as they are sell
dom suspected, even when at work.
IT'S this way" said a detective.
"The girls are well dressed and
young; none more than 16 and some
IL. They travel in pairs and saunter
about from counter to counter or min
gle where crowds congregate. The
average woman's hand bag has twist
catch, easily opened, and the owner,
ignorant that in a second it has been
ransacked, doesn't miss her purse un-
til she reaches to find it gone and the
bag gaping open"
These girls" said an officer of the
Children's society, "are taught all the
shoplifters arts, and worst of all. it is
in most cases their parents who are
their preceptors, for they are afraid of
strange girl 'peaching on them We
arrested one girl who had three purses
in one stocking. She admitted she
had been so busy that she had not
had time to abstract her plumber and
throw them away. Another had fish
hooks sewed under her dress, to
which she could attach shirt waists
and other light things, through a slit
in the front of her dress, which closed
as she stood up, and the bottom hem
of her skirt had border of buckshot
sewn in the selvage.
1.-Two were apparently allowed to &c
| free when caught literally with the
| goods but were followed The par
ents in both cases were well to do
and the girls started out the next day
Just the same, but were stopped and
| sent home with warning. One con
fessed that, like Oliver Twists fellow
students, they were made to practices
until they could properly open a bag
or seat themselves on a stool by ia
BILE and conceal stun placed befort
them. She said her mother allowed
her but small part Of her stealings
and that the father disposed of tn,
merchandise they brought in. N,
woman, as rule, is suspicious O
other women about her in crowd
and this makes it easy. especially 70
young girls who would be even les
] likely to be suspected"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
TAKES POISON; WRITES
HIS DYih6 SENSATIONS
COLLEGE STUDENT SWALLOWS
MORPHINE AND JoTS DOWN
ADVANCE OF DEATH.

Guelph, Ont.-Dragging out his death
through several hours, John Tcher-
MAC, college student, set down a rec
ord of the symptoms of successive
doses of morphine tablets here. His
body was found in chair with the
head and arms on table, and with
the pencil which Tcherniac had writ
ten Of approaching death still clasped
in the nerveless fingers.
The youth took 80 tablets in six
doses of five tablets each dose. His
watch lay on the table before him. and
he recorded the time of the doses.
Each interval was of half an hour.
Fifteen minutes after he had swal-
lowed the first five tablets Tcherniac
wrote:
Have gone five morphine pellets
on the way to death. and with Is min
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Taft Boom Was Born in Barber Shop

in his eye as often as he had it in his
mouth. The shaving of the president
and the midday cultivation of the
boom of Taft started at / p. m. and
lasted half hour.
Taft, when he was in Washington,
often saw the president several times
in the morning. But Mr.. Roosevelt
hale many things on his mind then and
no leisure. For an hour or longer aft
er 1880 his outer office was filled with
men who had appointments.
At the one o'clock shaving time
came the first respite. The room in
which the president was shaved is
small, narrow one, between the presi-
dents Office and that of Secretary
Loeb. 1t is used as an anteroom to
both Offices. On the wall is long.
framed photograph of a squadron of
battleships.
At this window is a low-set leather
upholstered chair. Against the wall
at one side a writing desk.
When the time for shaving arrived
the low, leather covered chair was
pulled out from the wall. A neat foot
rest of two steps was produced from
under the writing desk and set in front
of the chair.
Roosevelt took his place. Then
came Taft, who pulled up another
chair alongside.
When Taft was away Roosevelt Oft
en- received others in the shaving peri
cd. Sometimes the correspondents
talked with him there. Sometimes it
was Hon. Jimmy Garfield, he of the
classic brow
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
YOUNG GIRLS ARE
TAUGHT TO STEAL
cHILDREN's SOCIETIES AFTER
"FAGINS" WHO TRAIN Chill.
DREN IN SHOPLIFTING.
PARENTS ARE INSTRUCTORS
Dress Little Girls in Fine Clothes and
Send Them to Mingie with Vic.
Tins in Stores in New
York City.

New York.-That several female
Fagin schools exist on the East side
has been proved so conclusively that
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children has been secretly at
work for some time gathering suf-
ficient evidence on which to convict
the teachers and instigators, some of
whom have even taught their own
children to pick pockets.
Complaints have come from the
more crowded subway stations and
the large department stores that,
despite the vigilance of their own de-
tectives, shopping bags had been
opened and rifled in the rush hours
of the one, and pocketbooks laid on
counters have mysteriously disap-
peared from the other place. Police
headquarters men were also puzzled
because while the known adult pick
pockets were watched, ordered away
or arrested, and the boy crooks who
form a legion were similarly attend
ed to, the thieving went on.
1t was due to the shrewdness of a
woman detective at one of the big
stores that the discovery was made
that little girls were the culprits
From her station on an elevated plat
form she saw one of two well-dressed
misses, apparently about 16, open a
woman's shopping bag, abstract some
thing, pass it to her companion, and
then both separated to be lost in the
crowd before the watcher could get
to either of them. She consulted with
other women engaged to protect store
patrons, and the stores themselves,
for shoplifting forms part of the
thieves daily routine, and found that
the game was growing.
From a couple of arrests the Gull
prits confessed, and on their infor-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

utes reeled off since the dose am feel
ing bully. Nothing that looks like
death in view as yet
Just before he took the fourth dose
the youth wrote: 1.-THE stuff is begin
ming to get in its fine work Am
sweating as though pitching hay on a
July day with the mercury blowing its
head off," With approaching weak
ness Tcherniac became serious. I've
taken 25 tablets so far" he wrote. 81
can't go back now, and what lies ahead
of me? l try to see, but there is only
blackness. Am very weak, and pencil
feels heavy as lead" The last entry
was as follows:
Taken five more tablets. Won't
be long now. This is the end; I'm
gone. I'm gon-"
A faint streak across the pad
showed where the student had tried
to finish the sentence, and instead had
sunk down to death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Girl Thinks She Is Rewltched.

Pottsville, Pa.-Mary, daughter of
John Symanski, residing in Walnut
street, tells a singular story that has
a flavor of the old witchcraft days.
and she is keeping a watch night and
day on the person she believes put the
spell ON her.
Wild eyed and haggard looking she
told how in robust health she was sud-
denly made dizzy and nervous and I'M
fitted for work.
She alleges that an old colored man
bewitched her, and she is now wait
ing for an opportunity to pull out
some of his hair, which she will take
to a Reading witch doctor, who prom
ises thus to break the spell.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
SNAKE IN BATTLE WITH BOYS
Moccasin Wins Thrilling Fight in /;
Texas River.

Brownsville, Tex-A moccasin snake
was victor in a thrilling fight in the
water with Dan Russell and Wren
Tyus of Brownsville. Tyus was bit
ten on the thigh and is in precarious
condition, but will probably re
cover.
Russell and Tyus were fishing in Big
Hatchie river, near Van Buren,.
AS they stepped into the batteau
they noticed big moccasin snake
crossing the stream They proceed
ed to follow it, but they had hardly
started when the moeeasin discovered
them and came back, meeting them in
midstream, showing fight.
Russell struck the snake with ar
oar and knocked him under the water
but the reptile came UP more viciously
than ever and struck savagely at the
boat and it's occupants. In their eff
forts to catch the snake the boys
overturned the boat and both were
thrown into the water. They dive6
and came up directly opposite the rep
tile A second dive was made and the
snake followed Tgus and bit him il
the thigh.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Whales in Portland Harbor.

Two whales, one about 100 feet and
the other about IS feet in length, were
seen Monday swimming about the
harbor by several cottagers at Ever
green Landing, Peaks Island.
The monsters were peacefully
romping about in the water and when
the steamer Pilgrim came down the
harbor they swan some distance
away, but remained in view of the
people all the time Tapping their
huge tails out Of the water and spout
ing water. 1t was a sight not often
seen in Portland harbor.-Lewistou
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
"a. Umbrella Bears Him Up.

~Shamokin, Pain terrific wind
storm James Gould was suddenly
whirled into the air. a big storm UNI
brella fastened to the seat of his
wagon acting as a balloon. When
the umbrella, after travelling half a
block, collapsed. Gould fell to the
ground and was seriously injured.
Before the storm occurred Gould
was on the seat of the conveyance
preparing to deliver goods.
The umbrella was: screwed on to the
seat. The wind inflated the umbrella.
which tore the seat from the wagon
and shot high in the air before Gould
realized what had occurred
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
India,s Vast Petroleum peno.it,

The petroleum deposits of India, in
GLIDING Burma, have scarcely been dis
aturbed and the magnitude of the pos
sible trade of India in petroleum ano
its products can hardly be estimated
In 1906-07 Burma produced 137, 654, O00
gallons and exported 55.796, 900 gal.
Ions. all of it going to Indian ports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-26
- NOT nv LEAGUE
WITH UNDERTAKERS

glve everyone square deal n
elected
Another deputy coroner added
10 the office would solve the diffi-
Guilty, Every case could be- prop.
erly and Immediately Investigated.
then. % ascertain the cause and
responsibility OF death. and the
public be given a more efficient
service.
And In cases Of accidental
death, II ann elected coroner.
there will be mo- rushing of the
body 20 the establishment Of a IA.
vored undertaken IN nearly all
eases the body can be held until
relatives are notified and can ten
their wishes regarding the disposi.
ton Of the body.
have the experience 10 give
the people efficient service. and
promise that aud square deal TO
everyone II elected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-26

who left Tuesday for bor hons in
llobaf0. q tea war given ysstsr-
day afternoon BY Mrs ". y. os-
good
"a Cards for Miss WRdhans.
Miss Wilhelmina Thomson will en-
terrain AZ cards for Miss Lucy Wad-
hsitQ Of Milwaukee, Monday aftor-
noon.
Reception.
Mrs Thomas Burke will give n
reception tomorrow ~ the Burks
residence complimentary 10 mem
hers Of the American Bar Associa-
ton.
Musicale.
The Mems club Of the Firrt NJ. r..
church viii give a musicale this
evening At the chapel Federal and
Mercer SITS.
At Tennis Court
There WIS large assembly OF
prettiiy goWued women and tennis
enthusiasts a. the opening match OF
the state tennis championship yes
terday an the court
Tea WAS served during the after
noon BY Mrs. G. u. Stimson, Mrs.
NJ e. Baekua. Mrs. Alexander Me-
Evan. Mrs Hawloy. Mrs. McNamee,
Mrs Farrell. Mrs Harry Mills. Mrs.
Jushua Green. Mrs. Bausman, Mrs.
Rollins. Mrs. Strout. Miss Hanford
and Mrs Montgomery Russell