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BOER AND BRITON AT PEACE.
Former Enemies Live on Good
Terms I'm East Africa.

Terms in East Africa.
From African Game Trails" by Theodore Hoose-
welt, in November S1ibners
IL WIS pleasant to see the good terms
on which the Boer and Briton met. Many
OF the English settlers whose guest I
was, or with whom 1 hunted-the Hills,
Capt. Slater Heatley, Judd-had fought
through the South African war, and so
had all the Beers I met. The latter had
been for the most part members of vari-
Gus particularly hard-ighting comman-
dos: when the war closed they felt very
bitterly and wished to avoid living under
the British flag. Some moved west and
some east; those I met were among the
many hundreds, indeed thousands, who
Travelled nOrthward-a few overland, most
Of them by water-to German East At
RIGA.
But I'm the part IN which they happened
TO settle they were decmated by fever,
and their stock persisted of cattle sick
ness; and most Of them had again moved
northward. and once more found them
selves under the British flag.
They were being treated precisely on an
equality with the British settlers; and
every well-wisher to his kind. and above
all, every well-wisher 10 Africa, must
hope that the men who in South Africa
fought so valiantly against one another.
each for the right as he saw 1t. will
speedily grow into a cOmpaniOnship Of
mutual respect. regard, and consideration
such as that which. for our inestimable
goou fortune. now knits closely together
In our own land the men who wore the
blue and the men who wore the gray and
their descendants.
There could be no better and manlier
people than those, both English and
Dutch. who are at this moment engaged
In the great and difficult task OF adding
East Africa to the domain OF civilization;
their work Is bound TO be hard enough
anyhow, and It would be a lamentable
calamity TO render it more difficult by
keeping alive q bitterness which mas lost
all point and Justification. or by failing to
recognize the fundamental virtues, the
fundamental characteristics. in which the
men OF the two stocks are in reality so
much alike.
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RUSSIAN CRAZE IN LONDON.
Music, Art, Cookery, EmbrOideries
Come from Land OF Czzr.

London. Oct. 23.-A Russian craze is
sweeping London. probably the outcome
of the Anglo Russian entente. Russian
art is popular. Muscovite embroideries.
Caucasian sIlverware and ivory are
prominently displayed in West End shop
windows, and translatiens of Russian
authors find ready sale.
To the popularity Oh Russian cookery
the menus of the fashionable restaurants
bear witness. Especially in the musical
world Russian productions are to the
fore Russian dancers find a warm re-
ceptiOn here, and great crowds gather 10
listen to concerts given by the Imperial
"Balalaika' Orchestra. which discourses
on the three-stringed Instruments. so
named, the haunting melancholy airs OF
the land of the Car. A Russian peasant
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TELLS OF WESTERN VOYAGE.
Manuscript Contains Account of Yer
raEzanO's Trip to America.

Rome Oct. 2s.-Count Macchi di Cell
lere owns a sixteenth century manuscript.
consisting Of twelve pages, written in a
round, clear hand, with marginal notes
in different handwriting. entitled The
Voyage Of Verrazzano, a Florentine Mo-
bleman in the Service of Francis I, King
of France, to North America in 1924.
This manuscript contains note on THE
last page. which explains that It was
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both ends meet without further revenue
from imported goods. The former Liberal
administration was pledged to free trade
as a principle. but the programme Of the
Clerical combination now in power in
cludes definite proposals for the adoption
Of protective tariff, details Of which are
TO be laid before the Chambers.
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Paris. Oct. &.-The highest viaduct in
the world was opened to traffic last Sun
day by NJ. viviani. the French minister
OF labor 1t is situated at Fades on
the Orleans railway system.
The viaduct is 144% yards above the
river Sioule. 1t has taken eight years
to build it.
Previously the highest bridge over
which railroad passed was the Chok-
telk yiaduct in Birmania, 1888 yards
high.
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choir is the next thing to be introduced
to Londoners.
British financial enterprise in Russia
so stock exchange authorities saw is
destined TO play large part in the civ
activity of the next year or two. Lord
Revelstoke, the head of the banking
house Of Earrings. Is only one of several
LONDON hnanciers who are in St Peters
Durg TO lay foundations for future deal
ings.
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NEW LUNCH ROOM TO OPEN.
d. o. Curtis Davis Is Chosen Presi.
dent of COmpanN.

uent OF company.
h. 0. Curtis Davis. known to most %
the business men Of Washington as an
advertising solicitor, has been chosen
president Of the Times Square Lunch
Company, about to open at SOB Thirteenth
street.
Mr.. Davis will have his headquarters
at the lunch room when It opens nexe
Tuesday.
He is responsible for number Of
novel ideas that viii be put into efeet
at the new lunch room
Davis gained his early experience IN
ad soliciting on the New York Ameri-
can. and later worked on the New York
Times. He came 10 Washington a few
years ago. and was employed in the ad-
vertising department OF local papers.
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Amounts TO snme Thfnr.

Prom London Answers.
rs she making him a good wife,"
"Well, not exactly; but she's making
him a good husband"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

and made me feel like new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. z. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. j.
Gardiner, Me. :" was a great suf-
ferer from a female disease. The doc
tor said l would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. S. A. WILLIAMS, r. f. d. No. Ia,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
fiammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but trife
to'try it, and the result is worth mil.
lions to many suffering women.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
For Administration,

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Ludden &
Bates Southern Music House having
made application in due form of law
to have administration on the estate
of Mrs. NJ. II. Marshall, Jr.. late of
said county, deceased, vested in the
Clerk of Superior Court of said coun-
ty, or some other fit and proper per-
son, notice is hereby given that said
application will be heard at the reg
ular term of the Court of Ordinary
for said county on the first Monday
in August, 1909. Witness my hand
and official signature this 5th day
of July, 1909. w. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
FOR ALDERMEN.

To the People of the City of Daw-
son: We desire to announce that
we are candidates for the position
of members of the City Council of
Dawson for the ensuing term, sub
ject to the action of the City Demo.
cratic Executive Committee. We do
not desire to subject the people to
a long campaign, but feel that condi-
lions prevalent require immediate &C.
ton. We respectfully solicit your
support. L. G. DURHAM,
J. H. LEWIS,
G. M. ROBERTS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
REPORT ON THE BLACK KOOT
Farmers of Georgia Have More Rea-
son to Be Apprehensive About
the Boil WeeVil.

We don't know that much benefit
will result from a report of an ex-
pert Of the plant division or the de-
partment of agriculture, but Repre-
sentative Edwards is to be commend
ed for getting the department to send
a scientist who knows all about the
black root" to Georgia to examine
the cotton fields which are. afflicted
with this disease The department
of agriculture at Washington claims
to know all there is to be known
about the disease. Still, some new
facts may be gained by another in
yestigation.
What is wanted is, of course, a
remedy for one, but apparently with
out success. A further study of the
disease may result in obtaining such
information as Will lead to the find
ing of a remedy.
That there is a remedy there ism t
much doubt Remedies are being
discovered, all the time for diseases
of diseases which have been
thought to be beyond the reach of
human skill and knowledge. So it
may be in this instance.
Reports do not indicate that the
area of country afflicted with the
disease is large. In sections of the
state fields have been and are being
destroyed, but the destruction ism t
sufficient to justify the belief that
the volume Of the states crop this
year will be materially reduced.
Cotton farmers of this section of
the south have much more reason
to be apprehensive of the coming of
the boil weevil than of the spread
of the BLACK root" The other day
the Morning News published a dis
patch from Americas to the effect
that the boil weevil had appeared in
a cotton field in that section of the
state. The dispatch was doubtless
based upon fears. OF course a bug
of some sort was found-a bug that
resembles the boil weevil, but that
destructive pest hasn't reached Geor-
gia yet, and isn't likely to for sew
eral years. 1t is on its way to Geor-
gia, however, and will eventually
reach the state. When it comes all
the minor Affections from which cot
ton suffers will be forgotten. 1t will
hold the center of the stage and will
probably hold it for a long time.
since there doesn't seem to be a
feasible way of getting rid of it.
We published a letter from a
Louisiana farmer last Monday in
which he advocated a heroic remedy,
namely, the prohibition of the Guilt
walton of any cotton in the south for
a year-the missing of a crop. His
theory is that if the weevil had no
cotton plants to feed upon it would
die, and that would be the end of
the evil. But would it be possible
to get the cotton farmers to consent
to abandon cotton for a year? We
don't think so. A strong movement
in that direction would send the
price of cotton sky high, and mill
operatives would be scared at the
prospect of starvation. Some other
way will have to be found to get
rid of the pest. A fortune awaits
the person who will suggest a way
that would lead to the desired re-
Sult.-SaVannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
AN UNMARRIED BIGAMsI.
The Queer Predicament a New York
Man Finds Himself In.

At White Plains, n. Y, the other
day a man who had never been mar
ried found himself in court on a
charge of bigamy, the court being
all the while aware that he was a
bachelor. Under the new penal code
OF the state, it seems, any person
who aids or abets the crime Of biga-
my is held to be equally guilty with
the person who actually commits the
crime. The defendant, it was all
legged, had been present as witness
to the marriage of his brother whom
he knew already had a wife. The
prisoner was released on bail. but
his brother will have to go to trial,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
For Leave to Sell Land,

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell County, Georgia,
at the next regular term on the first
Monday in August next, for leave to
sell the land belonging to the estate
Of George w. Chambless, late of said
county, deceased, for the purpose of
paying debts of said decedent. This
5th day of July, 1909.
J. M. CHAMBLESS, Administrator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
ABOLISH JUSTICE COURTS.
A Bill introduced i'm the Legislature
to This Effect.

A Bill introduced i'm the Legislature
to This Effect.
To abolish justice courts in cities
of more than $4,000 inhabitants and
to establish court or system of
courts with a judge having the same
authority as the justice of the peace,
and who shall be paid a salary, is the
purpOrt of a bill which has been in
troduced in the house of represent
atives by Mr.. McElreath of Fulton.
Mr. McElreath's idea is to Danish
the evils arising from the present
system of operating justice courts
in the larger cities, and his bill pro-
vides that in addition to the powers
of a justice of the peace the Judge
Of the court may have other powers
conferred upon him by the legisla-
ture to any extent it may see fit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
FOR ALDERMEN.

We hereby announce ourselves as
candidates for Aldermen of the City
of Dawson, subject to the action of
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee. We solicit your support.
w. r. BALDWIN, JR.,
w. A. DAVIDSON,
F. M. JENNINGS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

this valuable medi-
cine, Lydia Z. Pink
hams Y e ge ia bl g
Compound. l suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and so
weakIcOuld hardly
S and. Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me to health
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
Many people with chronic throat

Many people with chronic throat
and lung trouble have found com
fort and relief in Foley's Honey and
Tar, as it cures stubborn coughs af-
ter other treatment has failed. L.
M. Ruggles, Reasnor, Iowa. writes:
THE doctors said I had consump-
ton, and I got no better until l
took Foley's Honey and Tar. It
stopped the hemorrhages and pain in
my lungs, and they are now as sound
as a bullet" Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
The House Reconsiders.

The house next day reconsidered
its action passing the bill for a tax
convention, the members of which
were to be appointed by the grand
juries of the different counties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
MORE
PINKHANL
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, Nj at is with pleasure
that l add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce others to avail themselves Of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
Slater Makes Strong Argument.

Senator Slaton of the First also
made a strong speech in behalf of
the measure. He declared that such
a law should never have been on the
statute book. The railroad commits
sion might as we'll be abolished alto
gether as to be kept subject to the
Whim Of an autOcratic governor, who
might remove its mem bers for any
old cause or for no cause at all, if
they happened to disagree with him
politically. The people of Georgia
wanted an Independent commission.
the senator said, and no commission
er could be independent under the
present law without endangering his
position when such a governor as
Hoke Smith occupied the executive
chair.
The original bill as introduced by
Senator Irwin provided for a change
in the mOGe of selecting commission
ers and for their reduction to three
The substitute reported by the COM
mittee simply repeats the law giving
the governor the right Of suspension
and does not go any further. 1t fol-
lows:
"a bill to be entitled an act to re-
peal section 2185 of volume 2 of the
revised code of 1895 and for other
purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same that from and
after the passage of this act section
2185 of volume of the code of
1885 be and the same is hereby re-
pealed
Sec 2. Be it further enacted
that all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed"
Whatever opposition to the. bill
there might have been quickly dis
sipated this morning when it be-
came evident what the general SEN
timent of the senators would be.
Senator Harrell offered a motion to
indefinitely postpone action upon it,
but the determination of the senate
quickly led him to withdraw this
motion. after brief discussion the
bill was read for final passage and
passed with the vote given above.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
WATCH THE LABEL

1t will be. we'll to watch the
label on THE News and not
let your subscription fall be-
hind, for we will be con-
PEELED to discontinue the
paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT.

FOh OLEiNN SIFEhIOh NOI III.
To the Voters of Terrell County:
l am candidate for Clerk of the Su-
perior Court, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary. Your
support will be highly appreciated
and gratefully remembered Re
spectfully, G. M. HARRIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
HOT DEBATE IN HOUSE
People Gray About Going in
Debt" Says Mr.. Hall.
BILL FOR A TAX CONVENTION

To Be Appointed by Grand Juries
Was Adopted by the House, But
the Senate Took a Different Tack,
and Declared for a Joint Legisla-
tive Committee. The House Later
ReCOnsidered Its Action.
ATLANTA.-The necessity for a
general revision of the Georgia laws
governing taxation to the end of Sc
curing a more equitable system en-
gagged the attention of the Georgia
house today.
The house finally adopted a reso-
luton calling for a tax conference
to be held in Atlanta some time dur
ing the year to take up and discuss
this question. The delegates to the
proposed conference are to be chosen
by the grand juries in each county,
and are to serve without remunera-
ton.
The plan to which the house gave
its approval was warmly criticised.
Several members insisted that it
would accomplish nothing tangible:
that it would be impossible to Sc
cure competent men to give up
month of their time to such a fruit
less discussion, and that men who
had not made a special study of the
subject of taxation would be entire
ly at sea in such a convention
The discussion started with a reso-
luton by Mr.. Anderson of Chatham
calling for the appointment Of a joint
commission of five members of the
house and three members Of the SEN
ate to sit during the legislative in
term and suggest a new state sys-
tenn of taxation. A substitute by
Mr.. Hardeman of Jackson proposed
a tax conference to be called by the
governor.
Leaves 1t to Grand Juries.
Messrs. Stovall of Ebert and
Brown of Murray proposed that the
selection Of delegates be left to the
grand jury in each county. 1t was
this measure that passed by a vote
of 103 to 81.
Those who spoke against this plan
Of procedure were; Messrs. Ander-
son of Chatham, Hall of Bibb. Per-
sons of Monroe, and Middlebrooks of
Newton. MIR. Sheppard of Sunxer
said he had no hope on earth of any
thing being. accomplished. but he
would vote for the resolution The
object of the resolution, as explained
by DR.. Hardeman, was so secure more
equitable adjustment of the tax laws
OF Georgia to make all property with
in the state bear a more equal share
OF the burden of taxation This was
likewise the object sought by the
Anderson resolution.
In criticising the move Mr.. Hall
OF Bibb said there was now on file
in the secretary of states Office a
complete, exhaustive and admirable
report made in 1899 on the subject
OF tax revision. He said:
When the report was brought in
to this house it was promptly
dropped
Mr. Anderson of Chatham resent
ed the suggestion that if his plan
was followed the legislative commit
tee would drop the subject as soon
as they had completed their investi-
cation. Mr Hall made the asser-
ton that even if the tax laws were
revised the people would not be ben
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
Senate Passed Joint Committee Plan

The senate after considerable dis
cussion passed by SO votes to the
resolution by Senator Mathews pro-
posing the appointment of joint
committee of three from the senate
and five from the house to make in
vestigation into the tax laws of the
state and report such proposed legis-
latiOn as will bring more full and
complete returns of property subject
to taxation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

Gifted, as the legislature would
promptly appropriate the increased
revenue.
In explaining his vote on the reso-
luton Mr.. Alexander of Fulton
quoted from the most recent opinion
of Attorney General Hart that the
tax system of Georgia was 100 years
old; that it made tax paying a
purely voluntary contribution, and
amounted to little more than pass
ing around the hat. Mr. Middle
brooks of Newton thought the APP
pointment of a tax assessor in each
county would solve the problem.
Like Passing the Hat.
eff l thought this plan would be
of the slightest benefit to the peo-
pie l would vote for it," said Mr..
Hall of Bibb. THE revision of the
tax laws is a tremendous task 1t
will take the conference six months
and then nothing will be accom-
plished Then if they succeed in
bringing in more revenue the legis-
lature will spend it all The people
have gone crazy about going into
debt. If there were not an inhibi-
ton in the constitution every county
and municipality in the state would
be overwhelmingly burdened by
debt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
Smiths Champion Supported Bill.

1t was a matter of comment that
those who have been most active in
opposition to Hon. S. Guyt McLen-
don and have upheld the action of
Governor Smith in this case, unre-
serVedly declared that this power of
removing an elective officer should
not be exercised by the governor.
Senator Burwell, who has been
classed as the Hoke Smith leader
of the senate, but who is a fair
minded man and seems to have seen
new light in the evidence in the
McLendon hearing on the former
governors message, both spoke and
voted for the measure. He said that
it was not proper that any elected
official Of the state, holding a posi-
ton of judicial character, should
be kept continually trembling in his
place by such a rod as the suspen-
sion power held in the hands of the
chief executive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
CURTAlLS POWER OF GOV.
NO MORE RAILROAD COMMITS
SIONERS CAN BE FIRED.
Senator Twins Bill Is Unanimously
Passed by Substitute. Some
Strong Arguments.

ATLANTA. -Neyermor in the his
tory of Georgia will a railroad COM
missioner be fired" by the governor.
And the two recent instances of the
exercise of such power will in future
be pointed out to coming generations
as points of interest" in the politi-
cal history of the state.
That is, such will be the case if
the house concurs, and it probably
will, in the action of the senate re-
pealing section 2185 of the code, I'M
der which Ex-Governor Smith fired
Messrs. Brown and McLendon.
Without a dissenting vote the SEN
ate today passed a substitute bill
for the bill introduced by Senator
Irwin of the Eleventh district taking
away from the governor the right to
suspend members of the railroad
commission. The bill places railroad
commissioners on the same plane of
independence with other elective Of
ficials of the state. The vote was 90
to in favor of the substitute bill.
In future that power will be taken
away from the chief executive. and
members of the railroad commission
put on the same basis with other
elective officers of the state, if the
house shares the senate views