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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
STUDENTS PLAN TO
PRESENT PLAYLET
"The Pride of Birth" to Be Fea-
ture of Sacred Heart Coll
lege Exercises
Elaborate Program to Be Given
at Institution Friday to
Mark Graduation

Commencement exercises of Sacred
Heart college win take place in the
Garrick theater Friday evening.
The college holds to the best of its
traditions, and the manner in which
these traditions are embodied in it's
exercises each year makes the evening
an enjoyable one. The quartets of 140
boys shows a harmony and blending
that is equal TO those of the regime
OF the grand old man" Hosea. Broth
er V. Henry, i. S. c., has filed the
place of vocal instructor for the last
year and he succeeds with little diff
Guilty in keeping up the standard of
Sacred Heart college singers.
The other feature will be a playlet,
the work of Brother Leo, f, S. c., st.
Mary's college. The impression of r.
L. Stevenson OF the picturesque Fran
co.'s Villon is the basis of The Pride
of Birth" Good stage business, quick
and pointed, will be necessary to eX-
tract the best of Brother Leo's offer
ing.
The senior and junior classes have
offered to place the sketch before the
public. They have been connected with
the dramatic offerings of the college
for more than four years and know as
many of the knacks of the business
a any collegiate amateur. The per-
SONS ronreSapfpd
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
PRIMITIVE METHODS
OF GATHERING PEARLS

The first pearl she'll raised off the
north Queensland coast was in 1868;
then the she'll was in shallow water
and was easily gathered; it was of
enormous size. Pacific island and Tor
res straits divers were employed: /:
swimming diving was practiced down
to seven and eight fathoms. beyond
that pump diving was resorted to. Div
ers made as much as R400 to $500 a
year. Gradually Filipinos and Malays
took up the diving work. AS the sup
plies Of shell near the shores became
exhausted fishing grounds at some dis
Itance from Thursday island (the CEN
ter of the Industry were opened up
and the. schooners were marshaled into
fleets under various proprietary syndi-
cates,=London Globe,
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
MANY MONARCHS RICHER
THAN QUEEN WILHELMINA

writer in a weekly journal states
that the queen of the Netherlands is
the richest sovereign in Europe, but,
according to Truth. this is all nom
sense. Queen Wilhelmina is not near
~ so rich as the emperor or Russia
or the emperor of Austria, and il is
doubtful whether she has as large a
fortune as the king and queen of Den
mark (vvho was one OF the great heir
king OF the Belgians, or even the king
OF the Hellenes, who has made enor-
luous sums by successful speculations.
II is also quite untrue that Queen VIII
heimina has inherited largely from
numerous relatives. She inherited the
fortune Of her father, King William,
hut not q farthing has come to her
from any other relative.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
MERwYN sHAFER DYING

S@@N JOSE. june 3S.-Word was re-
ceived here tonight that Merwyn
Shafer OF the New York National
league baseball club. and catcher and
captain OF the champion Santa Clara
college team. had suffered a relapse a
Los Angeles and would not live through
the night. Shafer left school two
months ago suffering with diabetes and
was taken TO Los Angeles for treat
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
Valuable Item
for Men

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unknown will be felt surging in
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est ambitions may be realized as
never before, If the following
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trouble, dreadful dreams of dire
full disasters. timidity in ventur-
ing and a general inability to act
naturally at all times as other
people do. Lack of poise and
equilibrium in men is a constant
source of embarrassment even
when the public least suspects IT.
For the benefit OF those who
want restoration of full, bound
ing health and all the happiness
accompanying IL. the following
home treatment is given. II con-
tains no opiates or habit forming
drugs whatever. Mix it at home
and no one will be the wiser as
to your affection.
The treatment is simple, thor
ough and correct Leading drug
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extracts and essences In one ounce
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pound, mix with one ounce COM
pound fluid balmwort. and stand
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pound essence cardiol and one
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pound (not cardamou). Shake
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each meal and one at bedtime.
The ingredients are used for
various prescriptions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
uonsr rI.rcTRoCUTEp

HORSE ELECTRoCUTED- Alameda, June %.
horse of the Jersey creamery, standing in
front Of the company's barn at Oak street and
wire Of the local telephone company that had
got crossed with one Of the municipal electric
light works burned out and fell upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24

BURGLARS IN ALAMEDA-Alsmeda. June
% During the absence OF the family from
the home thieves entered fhe~7,suse Of Mrs NJ
Miller 1901 Alameda avenue. and after ranssck-
inr the bureau drawers took about $40 in money
snd trinkets.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
YOUNG THESPIANS
APPEAR IN DRAMA
Closing Days at st. Mary's
Marked by Clever Production

OAKLAND, June 23.-The commence
ment exercises Of St Mary's college
VIII be held tomorrow in the alumni
gymnasium. Bishop O'Connell viii he
the guest OF the faculty for the occa-
sion and viii distribute the degrees To
The graduates at the termination OF the
program.
John p. Doran. the winner Of The
collegiate medal and the alumni media
for English. viii deliver the bachelor's 3
orauOn. His subject is the relation of
modern literature TO the spiritual eIe-
ment in life. The speaker is the presi-
cent Of the class Of 'o9 and editor of
the student monthly, the Couegfsn
He was graduated from Sacred Heart
college in san Francisco with the class
OF '07
Addresses viii also be delivered by
Andrew i. Burke, '03, and William J.
Fitzgerald, '05. Civic Hysteria" is the
title OF Burke's paper. while Fitzgerald
viii discuss the Catholic church as a
teaching force.
The closing exercises of the academic
department OF St. Mary's college were
held in the alumni gymnasium this
evening. The students gave A smooth
and finished production of the weird
drama. "Dr. JekyII and Mr.. Hyde" in
which Charles T. Moul in the Mansfield
dual role showed high degree of tech
nfcsl skill. The play was faultlessly
cast. and the electrical and scenic ef-
fects were in every sense successful
E.-HH
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24

Latulipe, G. V. McKeever will deliver
the essays of the evening.
Bishop Dennis OConnell will con-
fer the commercial diplomas and col
legiate certificates, award the merit
medals and address the graduates.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24

SUPERVISOR is CoNvALEscENT-oskla
June 23.-Supervisor Joseph NJ Kelley was dis
charged from Providence hospital conva-
descent today and returned TO his home he
underwent an operation recently.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
rosTPoNE TAeDAY-oskland.

FO6TPOEE TAGDAY-Oskland. June 2S.-
The tsgday for the Union Mans orphansge,
which was set for SATURDAY, has been post
poned indefinitely by the joint committee from
fhe building trades council and central labor
council. which is in charge Of the arrangements
for the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24

Tic loUOWIHt stuutHls ItDtINtu vt
tifcates from the academic department:
Gerald Brusher Stephen Norton, Lau-
renee Walker. Roland Blata, Charles
Weber. Harry Myers. John OMeara.
Benjamin Greely, Louis LeFevre, Gerald
stein. Manual Bochuico.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
northern ASSURANCE
Company Limited

OF LONDON. ENGLAND. on the Slst day Of
December A. d. 1905. and for the year end
ing on that day. Published pursuant to the
provisions Of Section 6i1 OF the Political Code
and compiled from the annual statement hled
with the Insurance Commissioner OF the State
OF California.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
JOHN d. AND UNCLE SAM.
Spring Water Is Sold For More Per
Gallon Than Oil.

A curious but justifiable remark
| illuminated the interesting proceed
ings of the recent National Irriga-
ton Congress at Spokane, Wash.
One of the delegates, w. J. MCGEE,
of Washington, the secretary of the
Inland Waterways Commission, in
praising the value of water and urg-
ing its conservation for power, irri-
cation and transportation purposes
said: Yet, with water thus valua-
BILE and necessary to the human race,
John d. Rockefeller charges less for
a gallon of oil after it has passed
through many processes than a spring
water concern does for a gallon of
mineral water that has not been
treated in any way. | regard Mr..
Rockefeller as at once a generous
public benefactor and a wise business
man. He has had all the opportunity
in the world to exact an exorbitant
toll from the public, and yet he
charges less for oil than is paid every
day for common water l say that
the United States government could
do no better than to profit by the ex-
ample Of a business man so astute,
and who SO well conserves national
resources Mr. MCGEE might have
added that the spring waters for
which such high prices are charged
are sold just as nature provides them
from the fountains of the earth,
while the oil, which nature also pro-
duces from its secret recesses, has
to go through manifold processes of
refining before it reaches the con-
sumner. This would indicate either
that the vendors of spring water
make too much money or that
Mr.. Rockefeller makes too little.
enough, the muck-rakers
seem to hold the contrary opinion
Leslie's Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
1t Now Has an Attendance of Over
Six Hundred

BlA
The State Normal School opened
August 81, 1909, with $50 pupils in
attendance The Muscogee Element
airy School opened the same day
with 149 The total attendance at
the State Normal is, therefore, 629.
More than one-half of the students
are the children of farmers. One
hundred and forty-seven have had
experience in teaching. One hundred
and thirty-fve are self-supporting.
One hundred and twenty-eight are
graduates of other colleges and high
schools.
Ninety-eight counties are repre-
sented Bullock is the banner coun-
ty, having 16 students in college.
Newton and Walton have 13 each (;
Muscogee, Gwinnett and Ebert have
II each; Grady, Greene, Oconee and
Wilkes have 10 each.
Every place in every dormitory is
filled, and students are now over
flowing into the immediate homes.
On November LIST there will be 29
vacancies in the dormitories, and by
January /. 1910, there will be 105.
Students who first apply for these
places will be registered for them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
POLE POLITICAL ISSUE.

Candidates Asked to State Who They
Favor as the DiscOyerer.
At Brownsville, KY, the Cook
Peary controversy has been taken
into politics The democrats have
solemnly resolved in favor of Dr.
Cook, while the republicans have
with equal solemnity declared Peary
the discOverer of the pole. The
voters are asking candidates to state
unequivOcally who they favor as the
discOverer of the pole. Two months
hence they will go to the polls/an
vote on the question. And that will
settle the matter, in so far as
Brownsville is concerned. There is
nothing like the sacred right of the
ballot for settling controversies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
EXCURSION RATES.
Via the Central of Georgia Railway.
To Atlanta, Ga.

Via the Central of Georgia Railway.
To Atlanta, Ga.
Account Atlanta Horse Show, to be
held October 1922, 1909. Fares APP
ply from Cuthbert, Columbus, Alba
ny, Savannah, Augusta, MfIledgeviRTe,
CedartOwn and intermediate points.
To Atlanta, Ga.
Account Automobile Show and
Races, to be held November 6-13,
1909.
To Augusta, Ga.
Account Georgia Carolina Fair, to
be held November SIS, 1909. Fares
apply from Macon, Dublin, Savan-
nah and intermediate points.
To Augusta, Ga.
Account Negro Fair Association, to
be held November 1919, 1909. Fares
apply from Millen and intermediate
points.
To Houston, Texas.
Account Annual Convention U. D.
c., to be held October 10, 1909.
To Macon, Ga.
Account Georgia State Fair, to be
held October 27-Novemher 6, 1909.
Fares apply from Andalusia, Florala,
Montgomery, Opelika, Ala, and in
termediate points, in addition to ap-
plying from all points in Georgia.
To Macon, Ga.
Account Colored State Fair, to be
held November 1920, 1909. Fares
apply from all points in Georgia.
To New Orleans, La.
Account Lakes-to-the-Gulf Water
way Association, to be held October
3O-November 2, 1909.
To New Orleans, La.
Account Southern Medical Associa-
ton, to be held November 9-11, 1909.
To Pittsburg, Pa.
Account Centennial Celebration,
International Christian Missionary
Society, to be held October 11-19,
1909.
To Raleigh, N. c.
Account Farmers National Con-
gress, U. S. A, to be held November
SO, 1909.
To Savannah, Ga.
Account Fall Festival, to be held
November II, 1909, ana visit of
President Taft November 40, 1909.
To Savannah, Ga.
Account Grand Chapter R. A. M.
of the U. S. A, to be held November
9-13, 1909.
For further information in regard
to total rates, dates of sale, limit,
etc, apply to nearest ticket agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
AN ODD CHARACTER.

FIT. Gaines Has a Negro Who Claims
to Be a Roman Catholic.
Fort Gaines has among it's resi-
dents a character of more than usual
interest. He is a big black negro
man, about As or so years of age,
who lives alone and is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a parlor organ. Some
times he attempts to initiate a fe-
male operate vocalist, and it is
just a little more than interesting
to hear him, if he doesn't know that
you are about. Another interesting
feature is that he claims to be a
Roman Catholic in religion, and a
French Canadian by birth.-FOrt
Gaines Sentinel.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
WANT TO TAKE THIS TRIP?

Gov. Brown VIII Appoint Farmer
to Meeting in Rome, Italy.
Governor Brown has been request
ed to appoint a delegate from Geor-
gia to the International Institute of
Agriculture, which meets in Rome,
Italy, in December. AS he is de-
sirous of securing a man who would
be likely to attend he would be glad
to know of any prominent Georgian,
farmer preferred, who intends to be
in Europe at that time and who
could be present at the meeting.
The governor is in receipt of a
letter from David Subin, the federal
delegate to the meeting, and he says
that the foreign delegates will be
royalty entertained and will have en-
tree to the best Italian society.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
WOMAN DECLINED THE HONOR
Chicago's Female Superintendent of
Schools Did Not Attend the
Taft Banquet.

CHICAGO.-Just as many woman
suffragists in various parts of the
country became excited over the
fact that Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
superintendent of the Chicago pub.
lie schools, had been invited as the
only woman guest to sit at the ban
quet that was given to President
Taft on Thursday by the Country
Club, Mrs. Young cooled expectations
that she would by act champion the
rights of women to sit in the high
councils of men by announcing that
she would not attend.
In her official capacity as head of
the school system Mrs. Young re-
ceived one of the coveted invitations
to the commercial club dinner to
the president and found herself the
one feminine representative in list
of guests that included the mayor
of the city, the governor of the
state, federal judges, gray-haired
senators, the speaker of the house
and the president of the United
States.
I'VE congratulate you" suffra-
gists of various parts of the country
wired to Mrs. Young. 1T will be a
great day for our women"
Il am not going" Mrs. Young re-
piled. 1T is mans organization
entertaining man, and l am not
going to thrust myself in. They will
want to smoke"
Mrs. Young says she is suffra-
gette in theory, but on account OF
her official position is not one in
practice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
The Pleasure of Eating

is a pleasure that no one should be
denied. Life, energy, brain power,
all depend on what is eaten. One
must eat and the food must assimi-
late or there's decline. Keep your
digestion perfect and you can enjoy
eating
If you ever have the least distress
after eating it denotes imperfect di-
gestion, and a remedy is needed at
once. The best remedy is POINDEX-
TIERS TONIC. Results are prompt
from this remedy because it restores
right conditions. 1t overcomes fer
mentation in the stomach, and
strengthens the digestive organs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
WHY He QUIT LECTURING
TOM WATSON TELLS REASONS
FOR LEAVING PLATFORM.
EN Introducer Was Bad Enough,
But an IntrOducer of the Intro
Queer Was the Last Straw.

But an IntrOducer of the intro
Queer Was the Last Straw.
Tom Watson has abandoned, the
lecture platform, and in his Jeffer
scnian he takes the public into his
&enidence and tells why. The in.
Producer drove the brilliant Georgian
from the lecture field, and he tells
the story of how it was brought
about. The story makes good read
ing. 1t follows:
To crafty the morbid curiosity of
nv countless friends, and the in
suiring minds of my few and scat
1eTing foes, / viii give away the
secret of my retirement from the
lecture platform.
The Speech of Introduction was
what did the business. 1t had got
to be a nightmare, an intolerable
nuisance, which was sapping the
foundations of my character, injur-
ing the amiability of my disposition
BTematurely blowing trenches in my
pleasing countenance, and rapidly
turning my red hair gray.
But still I perseyered, and by dis
Staying humility which | didn't
feel, and gently repelling the chap
lets of eXtrayagant eulogy offered
rae by the introducer, got to where
Z could talk off the disastrous effect
% the Introduction in about fifteen
ninutes.
What finally broke the camels
back and made the worm turn. and
the CALLED jade vince, and kick out
ef harness was the putting on of
new mantle fellow who intro
6Uces the introducer.
Where this amazingly stupid prac-
tice first originated God only knows
But it has become a fixed institu-
tiOn-like sore eyes, iced tea, pink
lemonade, claw-hammer coats and
ludicrous feminine headgear. So,
with me it was question of con-
forming to the fashion or fleeing the
6eld.
After two or three nights and
days of the agony l fled.
Have never regretted it. Would
rather make a living mending UNI
brellas. or peddling shares of stock
5n a Percheron horse, than to go
back to the lecture field.
Still, if they'd promise to throw
the introducer into the calaboose
while I'm in town, and would agree
TO put the introducer-of-the-in
ducer in the changing before my ar
rical I'd be open to propositions
gain
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
A Narrow Escape.

Edgar n. Bayliss, a merchant of
Robinsonville, Del, wrote: About
two years ago l was thin and sick
and coughed all the time, and If
did not have consumption it was near
to it, / commenced using Foley's
Honey and Tar, and it stopped my
cough, and l am now entirely
well, and have gained twenty-eight
pounds, all due to the good results
from taking Foleys Honey and Tar. -
Dawson Drug Co. and Peoples Drug
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29

BRONWOOD, Ca, June %, 1909.
-Poindexter Tonic Co., Ellaville,
Ga.-Centlemen: About two months
ago a drummer for the Americas
Grocery Company, stopping at the
hotel here, recommended Poindex-
ter's Tonic to me as a good remedy
for indigestion. For several months
prior to this time I had been in
wretched health, caused from a dis
ordered stomach. l had had several
attacks of acute indigestion, and my
health was so impaired that / was
unfit for business, but after taking
two bottles of Poindexter's Tonic l
was so improved that work was a
pleasure. I can testify that your
remedy will do all you claim for it
Yours Respt, P. L. SMITH
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29

RICHLAND, Ca, April 20, 1909
Poindexter Tonic Co., Ellaville, Ca
Gentlemen: I suffered for five years
with Indigestion. tried many physi-
clans and all kinds of patent medi-
cines without receiving any material
benefit. After using one dollar bottle
of Poindexter's Tonic 1 could eat any
thing l desired without having the
least unpleasantness afterwards. I
began to improve from the first dose.
Yours truly, MRS. J. c. BECK.
(Wife of Engineer on S. A. L. r. r.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
100000 LEPERS IN WORLD
DREAD DISEASE is INCURABLE
AND ON THE INCREASE.
Is Contagious From Person to Per-
son, and Exists in Every Country
of Whatever Latitude.

son, and Exists in Every Country
of Whatever Latitude.
MISUNDERSTANDING admit
ting the incurability of leprosy, de-
claring that the disease is contagious
from person to person, that every
country, in whatever latitude, should
isolate those suffering from the dis
ease; that children of leprous par
ents should be separated from them
at the earliest possible moment, and
that lepers should not be allowed in
certain trades or occupations, reso-
lutions were adopted by the second
international conference on leprosy
held in Bergen, Norway, August
18th and 10Th last.
A report of the conference has
been made public by the public
health and marine hospital. The re-
port was prepared by DR.. Donald H.
Currie, of the public health and
marine hospital service and director
of the leprosy investigation station
at Melokai, Hawaii, one of the official
delegates from the United States.
Search For Cure Favored.
The resolutions, after declaring
that the clinical study of leprosy in
duces the belief that it is not incura-
BILE, and that at present a certain
cure is not possessed, express the
desirability of continuing the search
for a specific remedy with the great
est zeal.
Every country, in whatever lati-
tude it is situated the resolutions
continue, is within the range of
possible infection by leprosy, and
may, therefore, usefully undertake
measures to protect itself.
In view of the success obtained in
Germany, Iceland, Norway and Swe-
den, it is further declared, it is de-
sirable that other countries should
isolate lepers.
Lepers Number 100000.
A somewhat startling prevalence
and widespread distribution of lep-
rosy is indicated by statistics fur
nished by delegates to the confer
ence, there being approximately
100000 cases of the disease through
out the world. The fact must be
kept in mind, it is pointed out, how
ever, that in comparatively large
percentage of cases the disease is
recognized in the early stages and
further, that concealment of cases
probably exists to greater OF less
extent in every country on the globe
which adopts any measures looking
to the isolation of such cases.
India, it is stated, holds the
worlds record with 97,34O cases;
Japan follows with 10000 cases.
One hundred and forty-six cases in
the United States, and the Canal
Zone show the minimum, cases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-29
JOURNAL CONTINUES NAGGING.
Compares Governor Browns Pardon
Record With Smiths.

In continuing its attacks on Gov
ernor Brown the Atlanta Journal
draws comparison of the pardon rec
ords OF the two governors, showing
that from the beginning of his term
until September 18th, following
former Governor Smith granted
clemency in only seventeen cases,
while. Governor Brown has extended
it in thirty-eight cases during the
same period.
Many of these latter are paroles
the parole law not having been in
effect when Governor Smith went
into office. Governor Smith also par
doned about fifty, convicts the last
month of his term, in most cases
without any recommendation what
ever from the prison commission.
Don't forget the bargains that will
he offered nv DaViS-DaVidSOn Co dur.