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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
UNCLE SANS BIG DITCH
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS FROM
WASHINGTON THAT WERE
EVIDENTLY INSPIRED.

The return of Secretary of War
Dickinson and Chief of Staff Bell
from the Panama Canal Zone has
been followed by certain apparently
dispatches that are of wide interest.
The one that will attract most at
tentiOn in other countries is to the
effect that the United States will ''go
in alone" in the management and
defense of the canal, as well as in its
ownership; that the other powers
will not be asked to enter into
treaties guaranteeing the neutrality
of the canal in time of war, but that
this government will make the canal
policy in both peace and war to suit
itself.
This will be departure from the
precedent set in the case of the only
other canal that is in the class with
the Panama waterway-th Suez ca
nal. The Suez is under control of
Great Britain, but its neutrality is
hedged about with many treaties and
agreements. The Baltic canal is a
German enterprise, and is dominated
absolutely by Germany; but it is not
in the same class with the Suez and
the Panama, so that conditions and
regulations governing the Baltic
could not be expected to apply to the
others. While the Panama canal is
to be "a free contribution" to the
, commerce OF the world, on equal
terms to everybody-that is, every
body must pay the same rate of tolls
the United States government feels
that it is competent to administer
and, if need be, defend the canal
without outside assistance.
A tentative plan for the fortifica-
ton of the canal was formulated by
General Bell during his recent trip,
though nothing with respect to it
was definitely decided for the OBJ
vious reason that exhaustive military
+ surveys have not yet been made, and
| it is necessary for the whole matter
to come before congress. Gen. Bells
estimate is that the necessary forts
and ordnance will cost approximate
| ly $7,000,000, great fort with
| high-power guns being established
at each entrance to the canal. With
these forts, and with the co-opera-
ton of our naval fleet, the war eX-
perts are firmly of the opinion that
no power would attempt a passage
of the canal without the permission
! of the United States. If the canal
were 'neutraliZed" by international
/ agreement our own forces might
sometime be hindered most inoppor-
timely.
There will, of course, be much dis
cussion of this sole control" feature
of the matter, and the opposition to
lit will come from the foreigners.
/ The American congress will be apt to
make the appropriations necessary to
carry it into effect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
FARMERS AND AUTOS.
Seventy-SiX Thousand of the Vehi-
cles Are in Use on Farms.

SeVenty-SiX Thousand of the Vehi-
cles Are in Use on Farms.
One person in every 100 in New
York owns an automobile. Out in
Iowa one farmer in every thirty-four
possesses a motor car. There is a
larger per centage of automobile
owners in the Pan Handle of Texas
than there is on Michigan avenue,
Chicago. Out of the $4,000 motor
cars IN the United States no less than
10000 are on the farm. About one
thlrd OF the automobile OUTPUT of
1907 went to the rural communities.
All over the prairies of the great
west, IN fact, the farmers are taking
more and more enthusiastically to
motoring, and the machines are all
the more popular and useful be-
cause, by the exercise of little me-
chanical skill, they can be harnessed
to farm work. In many instances
they are now used to furnish motor
power for the churn, the washer and
other farm machinery.
Side by side with the increasing
popularity of these machines upon
the farm it is interesting to note
that horses are now commanding
higher prices than for years. Curl
ously enough, they have steadily ap-
preciated in value as the automobile
has become vehicle for practical
use, and while no statistics bearing
on the point are at hand it is rea-
sonably sure that they are as vitality
important to the work of the world
today as ever. At any rate, judged
by the market price, their use is not
diminishing, even if they have been
crowded out of some fields which
they occupied before motoring be-
came popular.
One Terrell county farmer has
bought an automobile, and others
have the fever"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
The Standing Armies.

At the present time the leading
nations of the world, on a peace
basis, maintain in their armies no
less than four and a quarter million
men. They are divided as follows
Russia, 100000; Germany, 617,-
600; France, $4,000; Austria-Hun-
gary, 100000; Turkey $4,000;
Great Britain, 100000; Italy, 240.-
600; Japan, 225,000; Switzerland,
$4,000; Spain, 100000; United
States, 100000; Sweden, $4,000;
Belgium, $4,000; Holland, 100000;
Norway, 10000; Denmark, $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09

The muck-rakers have at last got
down to the uttermost depths of con-
temptible and literal rottenness,
which it found in the South Water
street commission houses in Chica-
go. A writer in June Everybody's
gives these two striking instances of
double dealing, which will be APP
preciated by our readers in this sec
ton:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
BRING MILLIONS TO OWNERS
A Recent Discovery Has Made a
Despised Weed of the South
west of Great Value.

GALVESTON, Textile discovery
by Oscar Pacius of Monterey, Mexi-
co, of a process for extracting wax
from the candelilla plant has Gre
ated new and important industry in
Mexico, Texas, Arizona and New Mex
leo. It is one of the types of vege-
tation peculiar to the southwest
which long had been looked upon as
useless. 1t was despised by cattle
men because it has the faculty of
forming such dense growth upon
lands as to shut out the grass and
thus injure the range for grazing
purposes. Land owners who former
ly despised the weed now find them
selves in a fair way to reap a for
tune from the utilization of the plant
This already is being done in Mexi-
co, and steps have been taken in
Texas to carry on the manufacture
of wax from the plant.
Industry a Valuable One.
When it was discovered a few
years ago that good grade of crude
rubber could be manufactured from
the guayule shrub experiments were
begun by Mr.. Pacius and others with
various other kinds of wild vegeta-
ton. Mr.. Pacius found that the can
delilla contained wax to the amount
of 3 p to per cent. He perfected
process of extracting the wax, and
it is in practical operation in sew
eral factories that have been estab-
lished in northern Mexico.
The new industry is having
rapid growth. 1t is predicted by men
who are familiar with the different
varieties of commercial wax that it
will not be long until the principal
source of supply of that product will
come from the candelilla plant. 1t
means an enormous increase of
wealth to the people of Texas, Mexi-
co, Arizona and New Mexico, where
this plant is found in it's native state.
The demand for the product comes
chiefly from Germany, and the fac
tories which are in operation are
making regular shipments to Ham
burg. The present price in Mexico
is $500 gold per ton. 1t is said that
about 80 tons of the weed are re-
qu1red to make one ton of the crude
wax. The same factory that manu-
features the crude wax from the
plant also puts the product through
the refining process.
The cost of producing a ton of
the wax is SIS gold. One important
and valuable advantage of the new
industry is that the refuse of the
weed is available for fuel for the fac
tory.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
Ten-Day Tickets to Tybee.

The Central of Georgia Railway
will sell ten-day tickets from Daw-
son to Tybee and return every Sat
urday, May 9th to August DIST.
1909, inclusive, at a rate of $50
summer excursion tickets will also
be on sale to principal resorts in the
United States and Canada. For fur
Their information call on D. Finn.
ticket agent, or address J. C. Halle.
General Passenger Agent, Savannah
Ga. = u Il q IL
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
BRYAN ON MOTHER.
A Beautiful Tribute Is Paid Her by
the Nebraska COmmoner.


Apropos of the recent observance
OF Mothers Day, we recall an eIo-
quent tribute which was delivered
by William j. Bryan at Fredericks-
burg, Va, during the famous cam
paign of 1896 to the mother of Wash
lngton. Said the noted orator:
Fredericksburg is not large city,
and yet it is rich in incidents of
great historic value. Here the wo-
men of America have reared a mon
ument to Mary, the mother of Wash
lngton. l am glad to stand on this
spot; l am glad to feel the influences
which surround her grave. In a cam
palgn, especially in a campaign like
this, there is much of bitterness, and
sometimes of abuses, spoken against
the candidates for public office, but
my friends, there is one character.
the mother-a candidate for the af-
tections of all mankind-against
whom no true man ever uttered a
word of abuse. There is one name,
mother, which is never found upon
the tongue of the slanderer-in his
presence all criticism is silenced.
The painter has, with his brush,
transferred the landscape to the can
vass with such fidelity that the trees
and grasses seem almost real, he has
ever made the fact of a maiden seem
instinct with life, but there is one
picture so beautiful that no painter
has ever been able to perfectly re-
product it, and that is the picture of
the mother holding in her arms her
babe. Within. the shadow of this
monument, reared to the memory of
her who in her love and loyalty rep
resents the mother of each one of
us-I bow in humble reverence to
motherhood
Whatever may be the varying opin-
ions of men concerning the views
of Mr.. Bryan upon political issues
he speaks for the whole American
people upon this hallowed theme and
he speaks with an eloquence which
touches and warns all hearts.-At-
lanta Georgian.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
Women Who Are Envied.

Those attractive women who are
lovely in face, form and temper are
the envy of many, who might be like
them. A weak, sickly woman will
be nervous and irritable. Constipa-
ton or kidney pOisons show in PIN
pies, blotches, skin eruptions and a
wretched complexion. For all such
Electric Bitters work wonders. They
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys,
purify the blood, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, pure breath, smooth,
velvety skin, lovely complexion.
Many charming women owe their
/ health and beauty to them. soc at
Dawson Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
THE WORLDS COMMERCE.
Amounted to the Enormous Total of
100000, 900, 900 in 1907.

During the year 1907 the COM
merce of the world amounted to
S3O,O0O,O000OO, a record figure.
This fact is made known by the bu-
reau of statistics at Washington.
Virtually two-thirds of this vast
total of international trade is &C.
credited to Europe. OF the $4,000
100000 of exports 8,000,000,0
passes out of the various countries of
Europe; and of the SIG, 100000, 900
of imports virtually $11, 100000, 900
enters Europe, though some portions
of this of course are merely inter-
European traffic between the various
European countries, and do not leave
the continent.
North america, including in this
term the West Indian Islands and
Central American states, exports
nearly 00,000,000 and imports a
little less than 2,000,000,000. Asia
supplies about $1,000, 100000 of the
exports and takes about 81 0,000,-
600 of imports.
Of the 16,OO0,O0O,000 worth of
imports, $14,750, 100000 was those
of countries other than the United
States, and the value of their imports
which they accredited to the United
States was $2,133, 100000, or 14.4
per cent. of their total imports;
while the exports of all countries
other than the United States were
valued at $12, 100000 of which
$1,156, 100000, or 90 per cent. of
the total, was sent to the United
States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
FATE OF THE WORLD.
Four Ways in Which Our Planet Nav
Come to an End.

Come to an End.
The earth and all its inhabitants
are doomed inevitably to destruction,
according to Professor Percival Low
ell, who declared that one of four
possible fates awaits this planet and
everything on it. A tramp star might
strike the earth, he said, and grind
1t and its people to powder orr ride
full tilt into the sun, when the
earth's living creatures would be
scorched to death Tidal friction. bv
It's gradually retarding force, might
paralyZe the earth's motion so that
one side of the globe would be eter-
nally baked by the sun and the other
side forever trapped. This has al
ready happened to Mercury and We
nus.
By the loss of all water and air
through depletion or absorption the
.earth might become a dry, dessicated
mummy of planet, wandering life
lessly through space. Mercury
again, is an example of this, and sc
IS the moon. The most sure death
of all, however, as depicted by Pro
lessor Lowell, is the decay and
freezing of the sun, which is certain
to occur some time. When the last
flicker is extinct that gigantic ball
bereft of all radiance and warmth
and it's retinue of inert, dark tramps
among them the earth. will drift
about awaiting collision with some
other planetary derelct, which would
mean at once destruction and new
birth.-Boston Journal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09
INIQU|TIES OF THE COMMISSION HOUSES
Chicago Artist Paid ST Basket for His Own Georgia
Grapes That Had Been Reported as Unstable

she's the woman who buried her
husband the Sunday before we
called?"
What do I care he answered.
'Hain't her money just as good to
me as anybody's?' And that's the
spirit of South Water street and Of
the produce commission business the
country over: Get the money and
keep out of Jail! I'm glad I'm out
Of if -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-27
Queer Fijlan Plant.

There is nothing under the sun ouitc
30 quaint, so weird and witchlihe as
tne pandanus prairies of Fiji. The
pandanus, or screw plant, as il is
called, is a most grotesque specimen
OF the vegetable kingdom even at the
best and in the early stages of its
growth. In its very young days it is
or an extraordinary screwlike shane.
and looks as though some kind of
hand had taken hold of its long
swordlike leaves, and twisted them
round and round. Later it straight.
ems out bit, and from it grow a
number Of tall wooden stilts. Its fo.
hage is simple, number of drooplng
ragged tufts for all the world like
mops, a and very skna looking.
in shape ffRe a pfheappie, made. up~ Of
hard red aud yellow kerhefs, woody
and fibrouk, and quite uneatable from
Europeans point Of view.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-27
Are You A Weather Prophet.

Does your rheumatism tell You
when we're going to have rain or a
change In the weather? You'd he
willing to quit predicting the wealth.
.sr II Won could get rid of the rheu-
mhtism-then use Ballard's Snow
Liniment. It's sure. Price 25c, aCc
"nd $l.OO per bottle. Sold by Elk0
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-27
Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns. putting
out fires, then use BuckIen's Arnica
Salve and forget them. 1t soon
drives out pain. For Burns, Scalds,
Wounds. Cuts and Bruises it's earth's
greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin
Eruptions, Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons; best Pile cure made. Relief
Is instant. 25c ut Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-27
The Cause Of His Goino.

"Wow!" growled the old man. re-.
turning to the bedroom, II stubbed nv
toe"
WELL" replied his wife, that's
what you get for going down stairs in
your stocking feet"
That's SO; If 1 hadn't gone down
in my stocking feet that young man
Of Edith's might have heard me and
got away before I reached him."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-27
Try the Experiment.

A Boston writer says that Goethe
wrote the initials Of his name, and,
folding 1t over, was surprised to get
butterfly. 1t makes very pretty oc.
cupation for an idle Is minutes to see
what you will get, and some of the
designs are pretty enough to. be used
as embroidery patterns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
IN GOLD. From NIX %OSpTTZ -

nous half cape, half hood, which was drsped On the
shoulders and showed a lining Of royal blue velvet
sun another model was long and severely plain. but
threaded n and OFT Of the skirt Was a wide sash OF
satin and~s bow, in the back Nothing IN the way Of
fur lends itself 50 well 10 trimming as does csracuL
ans a lot Of the handsomest garments have a great deal
Of brsiding on them, or are trimmed with contrasting
furs OF Felvet Collars OF silver or blue fox are seen
on many. and 81 cuns are used they are deep. frequently
reaching TO the elbow.
There are some exceedingly smart coats. short
ones, to be seen this year IN caracul. many OF them
reaching only just below the hips, They are usually
elaborately braided. and q feature IS made OF their
fsstenings. which are either something in passemeu-
tere or striking buttons
Undou6tedIy the cat that is quite putting the
more costly garments cut Of commission IS The one Of
Initiation seslskin. or. as Il IL called here. loutre and
musquash- Both these f1rs so nearly resemble real
seal that It is almost impossible 10 tell them apart.
and al a distance even An expert could not distinguish
one from the other. Moreover. even II one could. there
Is much 10 be said in favor OF these newer fus and
there are many women who buy them from preference.
They are Infinitely lighter in weight than is the
real seal and 50 are much more comfortable 20 wear;
also they are not In the least clumsy, Wkich Is a fault
Of most garments made Of even the best and highly
expensive seal This factor alone would make for their
popularity. for in these days OF shines anything that
in the slightest degree adds tosene's ngurs Is looked
upon with disfavOr
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

gowns on which furs appear in abundance evening
toilets. which are rendered SIN more striking by
touches Of the richest fur as well a. many novelties in
the line Of furs are among the things that may be men
toned and described There is a perfect 10 for H.
and any bit Of fur. no matter what its shape or vintage,
may be made 70 play an important part tn The max
ing Of any ones winter wardrobe
II is a desirable thing. however, to go about the
selecting OF these with a knowledge Of what ls the
latest, the most lasting. or appropriate 10 certain occa-
Eions
First d must be said that ,hey are more lux
urous than ever before. not only in their quality but
In the many styles IN which the var-oas garmsnts are
fashioned The most beautiful skins are employed
and coats. wraps nuns, and stoles al give an idea OF
AmpleRess far beyond those % other seasons This is
not only noticeable Ia the wraps ana coats o. extra
length. but In the shorter garments as well as muhs
and neck pieces Nothing Is too large TO be worn or
carried ana the woman who can sWathe her person
most voluminOusly In a plepitnds OF fur Is distinctly
The smartest In fact many q them here are SO
enveloped and wrapped about that the real woman Is
scarcely visible. for from the crown Of her Russian
toQue 20 the tip o. her fur trimmed boot she Is Moth
ing more OF less than a large and most attractive look
ms furry hall
sable garments must come hrst on the list; for. AL
though there is only about one woman IN 5000 who
can ever hope 10 be the pOssesser OF one Of these
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

one model is long and close fitting Al the bottom
IS a shaped hounce. deep in the back but which curves
up in frO1L This Is helj IN directly Al the bottom by
a heavy cord. the effect being altogether unusual and
more than chic.
Another Also Ions one was finished with al snOr-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

WI NV AA~+rN 80 Na@NaN-a
There Is seldom any question o. 9
money when making up q sable
coat. and there Is no doubt that thes
Partisan couterbr is the one Of the entire world Wha
knows 10 a nirety how they should be fashioned
There have been some seen al WoTth's and also Al
Redfsrn's which were priceless, and yet they were 50
that Il would seem that any one could have
made them There was not an ounce OF extra weight
about them the skins were most perfectly matched.
and in cut and finish they were hawless- Some were
long. quite training on the ground. and these had q
beautiful sweep out Al the back giving a graceful curve
10 any hEure-
Most OF them were oollsrless, for the fashion al
present is for an extra neck piece. which may or may
not be used The sleeves we're larger than in other
costs. and in nearly all were 10 be seen rufaes Of costly
lace Most Of these coats are fastened with something
rare In the way Of a jeweled clasp. OF. II buttons are
preferred they also are 3eweled
The stoles and NUTS 10 accompany these sable
wraps are almost without exception large. and the lat
ter are Invariably attached TO a gold or silver chain
10 guard against their being lost
Nett in Importance 70 sable this season come the
cAracul coats. which have never before been so stun-
ning They have quite taken the place OF baby lamb.
so long popular and as q matter Of fact they are much
hhndsomer- Dreeol Is showing some that are dreams
and the smsrtest things thst can be thought OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

ARIs-Ispecisl Correspondents l-Fur Is
the keynote Of everything. that is fashion
able just now. not only because ID is sea
sonAble but also because T. Is so uni
versally used ard worn Fur garments,
long. Short and medium. mugs boas.
n StoIes or every vaaety ana sort, fur
trimmed costumes FOR The street mouse
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-16
CAPTAIN HIS OWN DETECT

CAPTAIN HIS OWN DETECTIVE.
A Dutch shipmaster, Captain Won
Emmerik, of the royal Dutch packet
steamer Van Spilbergen, outdid Sher-
lock Holmes on a recent voyage, ac-
cording to advices from Sydney. On
the way from Batavia to Sydney one
of the passengers, Mrs. Winfield, was
stabbed in the throat in her cabin by
two Malays who had entered the cab
In to rob her when the steamer was
seven days out from Batavia.
The woman was not seriously in
1ured, the knife having missed the
Jugular vein. and she followed the
Malays. shouting for help as she ran
from her cabin. The stewardess hur-
lied to her assistance but the Ma
lays escaped. When Mrs. Winfield
reported the matter to the captain
all that she could say regarding the
Identity of the assailants was that
'one of them wore blue pants
and nearly all the Malays on board
wore blue breeches.
But Captain Won Emmerik was
equal to the occasion. He had the
whole crew mustered at once on the
deck In rows, and as they stood there
In the midnight gloom the captain
passed along the ranks and felt each
mans pulse and placed his hand over
each mans heart. The blood coursed
normally through the veins of all but
one. That ones heart was humping
wildly and the captain had him
placed in irons.
Another mans hands were very
cold, having just been washed, and
he was also arrested. The two were
placed in separate rooms and finally
confessed to the robbery and attack.
Both were satisfied that the caps
tain was allied with the devil. Both
were turned over to the Dutch polics
IL the Aru group for trial