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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
SOUTHERNMOST TOWN.
Punta Arenas Is Nearest to the Ant
arctic Region.

That of being the most southerly
town on the globe is the distinction
enioyed-or, at least, held-by Pup
ia Arenas, which is familiar to voy-
ayers through the straits of Magel-
Ian, at the lower end of South Ameri-
ca. Punta 4-renas is the town near
est the South Pole. At this time of
the year the season is approaching
blazing midsummer there. Cut off
from news of the world, except that
brought by passing vessels town
has no cable or telegraph communi-
cation with the remainder of man
kind. Punta Arenas, nevertheless,
has rather a cosmopolitan population
and is, in its way, busy place. Still,
it cannot be called attractive as a
place of residence.
Punta Arenas was founded in 1S43
as penal settlement. In conse-
quence of the rapid increase of
traffic through the straits-ma1l
steamers having adopted that route
and calling at the port-the Chilean
government, seeing it's growing i'm
portance as a port of call and coal
ing station, in 1868 made grants of
land to immigrants and sent out some
800 settlers.
After that no more convicts were
sent there. In 1888 the population
was some 1000, and today is fully
10000. Coal is mined few miles
from the town, the mines being
reached by car line.
The place is interesting, not only
because it is the most southerly town
on the globe, but is the largest set
Element in southern Chile or Pata-
gonia, and it is the only one on the
straits of Magellan. 1t is true that
Pavenier, just south of Punta Are
mas across the straits, is sometimes
called a town, but it is small set
Element of herdsmen, in reality
camp.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08

The trees are put 40 feet apart, or
At to the acre, and the land can be
cultivated for the first seven years,
when the trees yield crop.
The first crop is on an average of
Sc a tree, and thereafter for the
next 10 years or 10 years the aver
age value of the crop increases 81
tree every year. Three or four
hundred dollars an acre are not I'M
common returns, and the crop, being
easy and inexpensive to handle is
growing in favor.
Rapid as has been the development
of this industry the demand far ex-
ceeds the supply. Since the pecan
keeps indefinitely after being shelled,
and is one of the most healthful of
nuts, there is a great and growing
demand for it in the big centers, es-
pecially New York and Chicago. The
United States has practically a mo-
nopoly in pecan growing, and the
bulk of the crop comes out of south
west Texas
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
NEGRO DIED IN WAITING ROOM
He Was ON His Way to His Home i'm
Terrell County When Death
Struck Him in Albany.

The Albany Herald of Wednesday
printed the following account of the
sudden death of Terrell county
negro in the passenger depot in that
town:
"This afternoon a bit of excite
ment was occasioned by the death of
a negro in the colored waiting room
at the union station. The negro's
name was Jesse McRae. He was
troy Ty Ty and was en- route to Sas-
ser to see his parents.
ga few days ago tie negro was
taken with choking spell, but re-
covered and was supposed to be all
right. He asked to be taken to his
people, and this morning colored
woman and a nephew put him on
the Coast Line train and started for
Albany with him, expecting to take
him to Sasser this afternoon. 1t is
said that while on the train he ate
a banana, and probably this caused
his death, though shortly before eat
ing it he called the woman to him
and told her that he had made his
peace with Cod and knew he would
never see his old folks at Sasser.
Just after the train pulled into
Albany he alighted from the car and
started for the colored waiting room.
AS he reached the door he stumbled
and fell to his knees. He was picked
up and carried into the waiting room,
where he died before it was hardly
known about the depot that he was
i'll"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
PERMITS TO SELL LIQUOR.
Federal Official Notes About the U.s.
uaI Number Is Being Issued.


nal Number Is Being Issued.
A Washington dispatch says the
commissioner of internal revenue
continues to issue permits to men
to sell liquor in Georgia during the
year 1908, in spite of the fact that
it is against the Georgia law. The
internal revenue Office has never
been accustomed to regard the state
laws on the subject of selling liquor,
and the present issuance of these per-
mits is in full keeping with the long
established custom.
1t has been thought by many that
the internal revenue district of Geor-
gia would be abolished or merged
with that of South Carolina, and it is
within the range of probability that
this will be done later, though the
internal revenue commissioner says
that no recommendation that this be
done has yet been made, so far as
the revenue agency is concerned.
The commissioner says that the force
will not be decreased. There is a
probability that more inspectors will
be needed now than ever, as the num-
Der of blind tigers will be greatly
increased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
off of the water, but by foreclosure
of the mortgage.
Great Graft for the Water Company.

off of the water, but by a foreclosure
of the mortgage.
Great Graft for the Water Company.
AS explained by the settlers, the
scheme works like this: eve can
not build bitches three miles long
to our lands, and we cannot pay the
Wyoming Central Irrigation Com
pany $3S an acre and further pay
ment of 40 cents an acre every year.
And we cannot hold out on our farms
four years without working them.
The lands are practically worthless
without water. If we abandon them
nobody else will take them up. But
in four years the Wyoming Central
Irrigation Company, which owns the
water, can secure these farms from
the governments at a cost of 81 an
acre, turn it's own water on the lands
and clear about 20,000,000 by the
deal. It's a mighty fine piece of
work on the part of the Wyoming
Central Irrigation Company, but it's
mighty hard on the settlers, who sup
posed, when the government gave us
the land that we at least could use
the water that flowed on our own
farms"
The people of northern Wyoming
are circulating a monster petition,
which will be presented to the gov
ernor and the legislature, and which
asks that the Wyoming Centrals
contracts and rights be revoked.
And a number of the settlers have
begun proceedings in court against
the Wyoming Central Company.
Although the Wyoming Central
Company has owned the water for
more than a year it has stopped all
work on the irrigation project and
has under ditch now after a years
work Cor time), just about 1000
acres, and this is farm belonging
to Fenimore Chatterton, attorney for
the company and SECRETARY of state
of Wyoming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
THERE'S BIG MONEY IN PECANs
The Years Crop in Texas Will Safely
Yield S1,OOO,OOO.

The Years Crop in Texas Will Safely
Yield S1,OOO,OOO.
A million dollars worth of pecans
is the value that experts fix upon the
pecan crop now being exported from
this section of Texas, writes CORE
spondent. One firm in San Antonio,
said to be the largest handler or pc
cans in the world, estimates the crop
already in sight at 500 cars in this
section, and it is conservative to say
that there will be 200 or more cars
from other parts of Texas. There
are $4,000 pounds to the car, and
the cheaper grades bring from five
to six cents a pound, the higher
grades as much as 10 and IL cents
a pound. Consequently the million
dollar estimate is an under, rather
than an over, valuation.
The pecan is native to this section,
and grows to great size and perfec-
ton. Although the wild crop is
still immensely profitable pecan
groves are being extensively planted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
XMAS NUTS FOR SQUIRRELS.
Park superintendent Took All on the
Market for His 1000 Pets.

Park Superintendent w. E. Bum
of Kansas City, Mo, bought all of
the native walnut and hickory nuts
on the local market for a Christmas
dinner for the squirrels in the City
Park and then did not have the
amount he wanted by half
In explaining why he was feeding
the squirrels Mr.. Dunn said:
THE squirrels in the parks have
had no chance to store nuts for their
winter feed and we must do some
thing for them. Since the cold
weather set in we have been feeding
them corn and wheat, but this is
an especial treatment.
Every parkkeeper and policeman
started out Christmas day with a
pocketful of nuts and this will be
kept up until our supply is gone,
and by that time we hope to have
more. We have about 5000 SPUR
rels in all of our parks, and they
can eat a good many nuts in sew
eral weeks of cold weather.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
HER BUSTLE WAS HER BANK
Bank Busted and the Money Is Lost,
According to an Advertisement.
Another Financial Catastrophe.


Another Financial Catastrophe.
The last article of wOman's wear
ing apparel which has done duty as
a bank has failed. In the course of
years feminine ingenuity has devised
many ways of carrying money with
more or less safety, but it remained
for a western woman to use hustle
for a bank, as the following adver-
tisement revealed:
''Lost-$3,O0O by self-supporting
woman; a liberal reward will be
paid. Troth, 148 West Fortieth
street.
The $4,000 of the advertisement
was sewed by Mrs. Troth of Denver
into little pad stuffed with curled
hair, which, with the modern woman
in her close fitting tailor suit, is the
only thing in the way of hustle
worn. How or when the money dis
appeared no one knows.
1t was the saving of years. When
the owner discovered that there was
little rip in the top of the pad
she Investigated and found the money
was gone. That is all she knows
about it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
THE COLLEGE ON WHEELS
WILL VISIT DAWSON AND OTHER
TOWNS OF THIS SECTION.
The Itinerary Proposed Will Place 1t
i'm the Reach of Three Hundred
Thousand GeOrgians.

InOuSa0U OtOESIstIlS'
Every arrangement for the carry
ing of exhibits and lecturers to the
different points on the railroads of
the state by the State College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts has been
made, and the college on wheels
promises to be a splendid success,
since the state railroad commission
has given it's consent for the rail
roads to haul the train over their
lines free of charge to the state col
lege.
The itinerary that has been agreed
upon tentatively will carry it within
the reach of at least three hundred
thousand people in the state. The
trip will last thirty-five days, includ-
ing Sundays and will cover several
thousand miles. 1t is estimated that
it will be worth to the farmers OF
the state at the least calculation
half million dollars.
The state college has arranged
with a number of experts to go along
and make addresses and lectures to
the farmers VINO aSSeuDle dC INC III
ferent places where the train Will
stop. The exhibits will be the very
best. and they will be explained IN
a thoroughly practical manner.
The proposed itinerary on the
Central and the Seaboard Air Line
railroad is:
On the eSaboard Air Line-Clax-
ton, Collins, Lyons, Mount Vernon
Helena, Abbeville, Seville, Cordele,
Preston, Lumpkin, Richmond, Gus
seta.
On the Central Of Georgia-Co-
lumbus, Geneva, Butler, Fort Val
ley, Byron, Gordon, Tennille, Wad-
ley, Millen, Stillmore, Rocky Ford,
Waynesboro, Augusta, Jonesboro,
Hampton, Griffin, GAINESVILLE, For
syth, Oglethorpe, Smithville, Dawson,
Cuthbert, Fort Gaines, Georgetown,
Shellman, Americas, Ellaville, Buena
Vista, Hamilton, Greenville, Newman,
Carrollton, Buchanan, CedartoWn,
Rome, Summerville, Lafayette.
Exact dates and hours will be an
nounced later.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
HERE is JUDICIAL WISDOM
JUDGE ADVISES HUSBAND NOT
TO SCRUB THE FLOOR.
A Court Opinion That Is Calculated
to Cause Hope to Rise in the
BOsOmS of "Henpecked" Men.


BOsoms of ''Henpecked" Men.
A judicial opinion has just been
rendered which is of great interest
to husbands, especially of that class
usually denominated "henpecked"
and blest with mother-in-law. This
opinion was rendered by Justice
O'Reilly of New York on the pre-
sentation of a case made by a suf-
fering husband.
This man has been married only
about eighteen months He is a
Woodworking man, and he complains
that after pegging away all day he
comes home at night and finds his
wife seated in a rocking chair read
ing a novel. That sounds comfOrta-
BILE and coy, but he says that the
moment he gets in he is greeted with
Bill, old chap, get busy; fix things
up" At first he didn't mind this,
but when it came to making him
W don INC hlO41CD, ll1dhC up IlAC bCOo
and scrub the floors, with his moth
er-in-law looking on and insisting
that it was fine exercise, he concluded
that this was a little too much, and
applied to the learned judge to find
out his rights in the matter.
The judge, after summing up the
case, gave his advice, and he gave it
emphatically and succinctly. 1t con-
sisted of this:
Don't scrub the floor.
Don't wash the dishes.
Don't give your wife all your earn
ings; keep some for yourself,
When your mother-in-law comes
around and tries to boss you throw
her out
This is certainly good advice, and
just such advice as judge with the
name of O'Reilly might be expected
to give. The very name is pugna
cious, and it is probable that no
mother-in-law would attempt to lord
it over a son-in-law by that name,
unless indeed her own name was
O'Flaherty, when as in a case of
Greek meeting Greek there might be
something doing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
ABANDON CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
THERE'LL BE NO $4,OO0,OOO RE-
DUCTION IN GEORGIA RATES.
Port Rate Talk Was Also Nothing
But Political Hot Air. Paralysis
of Improvement and Exten-
sion Has Had It's Effect.

sion Has Had It's Effect.
An Atlanta press dispatch printed
in the daily papers of Thursday says
it is learned on good authority that
the state railroad commission has
definitely decided to abandon any
idea or attemtp at making reductions
of freight rates within the state to
the extent of $4,OO0,OOO, as was
promised by Governor Hoke Smith
in his campaign, and that there will
be no further action looking to re-
ddction of freight rates, except in
such instances as show positive and
undoubted discrimination.
Port Rate Proposition.
Likewise it is stated from the same
source the commission has dropped
the famous port rate proposition and
it may be that nothing more will
be heard of it. The commission has
made no public announcement, but
it is said its members have looked
into these two propositions and have
found that they are not as promising
as policies as they were as campaign
arguments.
Never Committed To 1t.
The commission itself was never
committed to either of them. Com
missioners Hill and Stevens were
members of the old commission
which refused the port rates, and it
appears they have brought over the
majority of the board to their way
of looking at it,
What Prompts Them.
Gossip has it that the commits
sion's investigation developed the
fact that fear of further rate reduc-
tions has interferred with railroad
improvement and extension in Geor-
gia, and if there is any public an
nouncement from the commission in
this connection it will likely be to
the effect that the four million dollar
freight rate reduction will not be
further considered.
Passenger Fares.
1t is understood that the commits
sion will, early in the year, take up
the question of the compromise on
the passenger rates which contem-
plate a general rate of 2 " cents a
mile, with mileage books at cents,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
What Prompts Them.
Passenger Fares.

1t is understood that the commits
sion will, early in the year, take up
the question of the compromise on
the passenger rates which contem-
plate a general rate of 21a cents a
mile, with mileage books at cents,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08

It depends upon the pill you take.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills known for constipation and
sick headache. Sod by Dawson Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
City Has II Hotels.

The city has II hotels which may
be classed as first class. That does
not include large apartment houses
which have all of the conveniences
and accommodations of hotels, which
are open to transient trade. The no
tells alone can accommodate ten to
twelve thousand people on an every
day basis. First-class accommOda-
tioIEs at the best hotels and boarding
houses are sufficient for from 40, 900
to $4,000 persons under convention
arrangements.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
CNOWBALLS AND WOMEN
TO AID IN NOMINATION

the plans are being worked out by
the members of the Jane Jefferson
Club, of which she is president. Mrs.
Leavitt is one of those women who
would have everything her own way.
She is as magnetic and as powerful
among women as her father is among
men, and there is no telling but
what she may set the convention
aflame with as much enthusiasm as
followed Bryan's famous speech the
first time he was nominated. Of
course the principal speech will be
made by one of the big orators of
the convention, but Mrs. Leavitt's
friends argue that there is no objec-
ton to her making one of the second
ing orations.
Denver has cared for far bigger
crowds than are expected at the con-
vention and none of them had to
walk the streets for lack of room,
either Thousands of tourists go
west every year, and that travel has
caused the hotels of Denver to COM
pare favorably with cities twice it's
size. There are hotels there which
cost about as much in proportion to
size as any in the United States.
They have outside rooms that let
in the sunshine Everybody wants
sunshine in Colorado) and give views
of the mountains. The hotels, too,
are all located close to the conven-
tiOn hall
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
TRY TO WRECk TRAIN.
Rocks Found on Track an Path Of
Brezcster Special.

Investigation is being made by the police at
Yonkers into an attempt to wreck the Brewster
special train on the Putnam Railroad, about
one thousand yards south of Dunwoodie' yes
terday Harry NJ. Malone, a newspaper man.
and Arthur Barrett, artist were walking
along the road on their return from Van Cort-
land Park. when they came across large num-
her of bowIders the tracks.
The road is a single track affair at this point.
II is believed by the police that the train wreck
ers had selected the Brewster train as II carries
MANY New York business men who live in the
,,,,,er end of Westchester County. Ten minutes
after the rocks had been removed the train
few bv. The railroad officials said that this
,,.ae the third attempt in three weeks to WreCk
the train a stick of dynamite was found a
short distance from the rocks
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
NAY TOW DESTROYERS.
Test Cruise Starts -AuIiliary Fleet
Sails from San Francisco.

San Francisco July 1.-The armored cruisers Cal
ifornia Tennessee and Washington, of the Paclilc
fleet sailed for San Diego to-day, each with
vessel of the torpedo fleet trailing astern at the
end of a towne. The destroyers are the Prebie
the Perry and the Farragut. The trip is planned
to demonstrate the possibility Of taking the little
sea1shters across the Pacific in this way when the
Atlantic fleet clears for the Orient. II ii proves
successful the torpedo fotilla will make the long
tourney towed by battleshipS.
The auxiliary cruiser Panther, the converted
Yacht Yankton and the tank steamer Arethusa
sailed Yesterday for Honolulu in advance OF the
batteshp fleet. The hospital ship Relief ana the
supply ship Culgoa sailed to-day
Arrangements have been made to have the supply
shin Glacier which is leading the auxiliary fleet.
having also sailed yesterday communicate by
wireless teegraphy with Honolulu as soon as possl-
bIe and then relay the messages through the other
auxiiaries across the Pacific until they reach the
batteship fleet In this way the fleet will be kept
in constant communication with the Islands.
A similar arrangement will obtain between Homo
lulu and the Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
HIGHWAY FOR LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
James 7. McCleary Recommends This After
Investigations in Europe.

Washington. July IA magnificent highway. ex-
tending from this city Gettysburg Penn, a dis
tance Of seventy-two miles. national memorial
to Abraham Lincoln Is the recommendation made
to-day BY James T. McCleary. Second Assistant
Postmaster General and formerly member or
congress from Minnesota. to the Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Commission Mr- McCleary s recon-
rnendation contained in q preliminary report 10
the commission. Of which he is q member
In 1875 Mr. McCIeary was sent as the special
representative CT the commission TO Europe to
study the great national memorials Of the diner
ent countries He gathered facts in regard 10
arches shafts. memorial bridges. buildings and
statues and his recommendation is the result OF
these STUDIES.
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Commission was
appointed by Congress and consists OF Senator
Tetmore of Rhode Island, chairman; the Secre-
tsry az state: the Secretary OF War: Representa-
tive Mccall OF Massachusetts; ex-RepreselitatiVe
James I, richardson. Of Tennessee and Mr.. Nc
Cearv An arrroariatipn OF 5000 provided
for the work % the commission
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
HOLD NEGRO IN $4,000 MAIL THEFT

washington July IF. f. McMillin chief inspec-
for of the Postoffice Department. was Informed
to-day # the arrest at Monroe Mich OF Charles
Stevens alias Charles Savage, a negro, in connec-
,iop with the recent robbery at Kansas City Mo,
o< a through registered pouch Of mail. containing
go 600 aud bound from Los Angeles 10 New York
City.
The negro was identified ly photograph. but
5a.iar ma. he is the man wanted for the robbery
. reward OF 500 was offered by the department
FOR the arrest and conviction cf the perpetrator
~ the -heft An inspector will be sent 10 Monroe
The negro. who Is about thirty years Old VIII be
taken ia Kansas city for trial, The mail pouch.
,rticb VAS stolen at the transfer point in Kansas
CITY had already been recovered.
stevens it is said. served n sentence OF six years
f,r inc robbery OF malt at Salt Lake city and
Portland. ore, and was once arrested III cohhee-
tior will, a 5000 diamond robbery at Portland,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
COMPLAINT FILED WITH GOVERNOR
Refers to Alleged Pollution of Upper Hud-
son and Lake Champlain.

Albany, July 1-Edward Hatch jr.. chairman of
the New York Merchants Association committee
the pollution of the state waters. to-day filed
another complaint at the executive chamber, pro-
testing to Governor Hughes against the alleged
pollution of the waters of the upper Hudson Val
ley and Lake Champain and tributary streams
by the discharge of pulp mill waste" Mr.. Hatch
SAYS that the association which he represents has
without success made efforts for the last five
years TO secure the abatement of the nuisance By
the action of the state authorities.
You were deferred from your courageous
campaign against racetrack gambling, the
complaint. among other things, by considerations
Of the amount of capital invested" The financial
loss that would be felt by the pulp mill owners II
they were compelled respect the rights OF
health and property OF the rest Of the community
would be Il trife in comparison to that
which you found It your duty to infict upon the
racing associations. The people Of the hudson
and Champiain valleys lock 10 you for as stern
tus-ico in the case Of the class OF offenders as
IN that of the other.