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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
Governor Smith Has Pardoned
4O3 ConvictS and Is Still Busy

ATLANTA, Ga.-Governor Smith
today ordered that a pardon be is
sued to Reuben Mclaughlin, a white
misdemeanOr convict of Telfair coun-
ty. The pardon will be granted,
without any consultation with the
prison commission, at the request of
0. L. Ryals, chairman of the Telfair
board of county commissioners.
1t is expected that Governor
Smith will add several more names
to his record as 1.-The pardon govern
or" before he leaves the capitol next
week. The cases to which he has
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
LOVE AND HARD TIMF2
DURING 1908 THE LITTLE o.
WAS PUT QUITE OUT OF
BUSINESS.

There is probably not moro tho
fraction of one cent of truth in 49,. q
unpleasant old proverb, wien ~ ~
erty comes in at the door Love a..
out of the window but II &c 'e'
be denied that when Poverty is +bo
first to take possession poor Love ha l0
to sit on the door step and wait
a New York newspaper. All tbron.f
the year 1908 the little god has booI
shivering outside many homes wbosl
he had had every expectation
spending a cosy and perfectly -
llghtful twelvemonth. And G,,nt ue-
the year of hard times marriao aS fl7g7
off 20 per cent. ieli
in Manhattan borough alone noon
ly 20, 600 persons are GOING ga
IN single blessedness-or otberriautC
as they take it-who ought. from, "t 49,
statistician's point of view +o Inc sIo
been married last year. The sto+i"..
clan takes a cold-blooded view of ~
merely marking it down as an in+a ~
esting fact to be "totted nm, 1 MEL
other interesting facts. He hasn't
word to say about loves youn%
dream, and hope deferred, and a}i
the furtive tears for which tbooa l
10000 non-existent marriages are ro7
sponsible. You can't make avera aoo
of such things as a young mans dc
appointment and nice girls baort
ache.
The result of hard times are o.
ways, first of all, fewer diamond.
imported and fewer marriages ~
corded. Jewels and matrimonv oo
hand in hand, as indications Of
rising or falling in the baromato,
OF prosperity. Once in a while .
certain section has little high tide
of good luck all by itself-but in
that case, too, there are the nsnaI
signs. A settlement worker five NJ
six years ago marveled at the nnm-
Der OF Weddings she was asked tn
attend. All the "old" boys and girls
were rushing into matrimony at an
appalling rate. She expressed her
surprise to an east slider.
why, don't you know" said he
It's the Tenement House Commits
sion. All your bright young east
siders have good jobs, so they're get
ting married"
In the meantime, awaiting such
burst of prosperity, national or local.
the smallest and greatest of the gods
is respondent. The shooting is bad,
and he is bored. If he were only of
more stable turn of mind he might
turn his attention to the unwedded
thousands and make a little calcula-
tion as to just how much disaster
has really been brought about by the
postponement of so many hopes.
Such and such a per cent, injury
slight; such another per cent, serious
harm, and finally there would be
column for lucky escapes" But
these statistics, which would be of so
much practical value to everybody,
are just what nobody will collate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
But Never Having Been Natural
lied He Is Having Trouble.
is SUBJECT OF ITALY'S KING

He Had Voted Since He Became of
Age, Served as Juror, Done Road
Duty, Fought Through the Civil
War and Been "a Good Citizen"
But When He Applied for Pass
port to Visit the Home of His Boy
hood 1t Was Found He Still Be
IOnged to the King.
WASHINGTON, D. CA rather
perpIexing case to the department of
state was that of Louis Augustine,
from near Waynesboro, Burke coun-
ty, Georgia, which was presented
yesterday in person by Augustine.
Augustine came to this country
from sunny Italy when boy of 16.
ago, for he has been in America, and
in Georgia most of that time, for
fifty-two years. He is now 6S years
of age.
Augustine had not been long in
this country when the civil war broke
out, and true to the section in which
he lived he enlisted in one of the
Georgia regiments. At the time of
his enlistment he lived with a Mr..
Bourquin near Savannah. He served
through the war, made a good record
as a private soldier and bears honor
able wounds.
Augustine had been advised by
some one whom he thought was CIV
ing correct advice that having come
into this country as a minor that
upon attaining his majority he would
be a fullfleged citizen. Laboring UNI
der that impression, after attaining
his twenty-first birthday, he thought
and those about him evidently
thought so, too, that he was an Amer
lean citizen and entitled to work
and travel as such" Ignorance was
bliss in this case, otherwise the sub
ject of this sketch might have turned
out differently.
Lived in Chatham County.
After the war was over Augustine
returned to Chatham county, where
he remained as an employee of his
friend, Mr.. Bourquin, until the lat
ter's death, some forty-Odd years ago
He then moved up into Burke coun-
ty, near Waynesboro, where he has
since lived, thinking all the while
that he was a citizen of the United
States.
After the war Augustine found
some one whom he wished as a help
meet" and entered into a marriage
partnership with lady from his sun
ny cline. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tine were economical and saved up
in few years enough to buy little
home in Burke county. In addition
to his farm Augustine accumulated
other property, and he and his wife
lived happily together until her
death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
CITIZEN IN EFFECT HALF A CENTURY

Augustine had been recognized and
accorded every right of citizenship
in Burke county. He was sum-
moned for road duty, did jury duty
on the grand and traverse juries,
and voted in all of the elections since
he became of age.
He left in Italy two brothers and
two sisters, from neither of whom
he has ever heard since his bOyhood
days. After his wife's death, having
no relatives in this country, his
thought turned to sunny Italy"
Longing for his brothers and sisters
he decided to visit the scenes of his
childhood.
Applied for Passport.
Disposing of his horse and other
personal effects, he loaned out his
corn and fodder, leased his farm and
wrote to Congressman Edwards to
secure a passport. To his dismay
the reply came from the state depart
ment that Augustine was not citi-
zen of the United States, and could
not be granted passport. Angus
tine appealed to Senator Clay, but
the reply was the same. He was
advised by some of his friends to go
to Washington. Congressman Ed
wards arranged for an interview with
the secretary of state, and in COM
pany with the good man went to the
state department. The case was gone
over fully. The secretary decided
that Augustine is not a citizen of
this country, but is still subject of
the King of Italy. The reply was a
great disappointment to Augustine,
who did not want to travel without
passport. He was advised that
while he is now too old for army
duty in Italy, and that no trouble
would likely arise, no passport could
be given him. The best that could
be done was an Introductory letter
to the foreign consuls of this gov
eminent, which was issued at the re-
quest of Congressman Edwards.
Augustine was advised that while
the state department was glad to
give him the Introductory letter, and
had no idea that he would encounter
any trouble, if anything did happen
the United States would not be in
position to make any demands in his
behalf. About the only obstacle
would be that in returning he would
be required to show to the immigra-
ton authorities that he is able to
earn his living, as ne is still citizen
of Italy. This would not amount to
much, for the good old man of two
countries holds a certificate from the
clerk of the superior court of Burke
county and letters from prominent
men, all of whom are his friends, to
the effect that he is one of the good
citizens of the county, a property
owner and a taxpayer.
Between Two Minds"
The situation put Augustine "be-
tween two minds" as he expressed
it. II would not mind going" he
said, but l want to come back. If
| can't come back l don't want to go.
| love my old country, but l love this
country more, and | would rather die
without ever seeing my old country
than to leave here thinking that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23

extended executive clemency have al
ready reached 403, considerably more
than twice as many as any of his pre-
decessors allowed. Of these $40 par
dons have been granted since Feb
ruary 2Sth of last year. About a
hundred of these were granted
against the recommendation of the
prison commission, and a considera-
BILE number in cases in which no reg
ular application for executive Glenn
ency had been made In only two
instances has the governor declined
to grant pardons which the prison
board recommended.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
"WHATA HELLA MAX DE ITCHA. .
Routed by Red Bugs Thought 1t Was
New Plague.

Having their first interview with
red bugs, and ignorant as to the hab-
its Of the miserable little insect, some
forty or fifty Italian laborers from
New York, constructing a saw mill
near Savannah, declared they were
infected with new plague.
The saw mill is being constructed
by Buffalo firm. The Italians were
sent to cut down timber, and while
they were doing so the little bug got
in its work. AS soon as the Italians
saw themselves breaking out in
bumps they held a council of war
and a strike was eminent, the Ital-
ians believing they had been brought
to a country to suffer from a new
and much dreaded plague.
With much arm shaking and vO-
ciferous outDursts of pigeon English
and real Italian the laborers de-
manded of their employer, "Whata
in de bella it was that itcha and
itcha and then maka da sore" A
seasoned woodsman, with burst of
laughter, said red bugs, and ex-
planned how fat meat was good for
them. Every mothers son among
the dagO colony made a rush for his
tent, and after much use of grease
routed the red bugs. Peace reigns
at the camp now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
StetsOn Hats

Have you seen our new
Hats? They are
awtully snappy. You can't
wear them out. If we can
not fit you we will order
one to suit you. Be sure
to see them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
SLIPPERS
Stylish Oxfords

Have you seen our new
line of Walk-Over Oxfords?
We have them in shiny
leather, dull leather, tan
leather, Universally consid-
cred to be the best $3.50 and
81 shoe on earth
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23

If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce a
mild, easy, healthful action of the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. 25c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
Lion Brand Shirts

Have you seen our new
Lion Brand Shirts? They
are quite as pretty, last just
as well, fit as perfectly as
those you order and are
much cheaper. Don't pass
these shirts by.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
Underwear, Etc.

Have you seen our new
line of Underwear Hosiery,
Ties, Collars, etc? We have
what you want, and if you
are a little fastidious we
can satisfy you. We stake
our reputation on it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
A Tax on Privilege.

A Tax on Privilege.
''This is a tax on privilege and
not on property" he said, and is
within the federal power without ap-
portiOnment according to popula-
ton"
The president points out that an
other merit to the tax on corpora
tions is the federal supervision,
which will give to the government,
the stockholders and the public
knowledge of the real business trans
actions and the gains and profits OF
every corporation in the country.
The adoption of the amendment, he
says, will make long step toward
that supervisory control of corpora
lions which may prevent further
abuse of power"
The message concludes: 81 rec
ommend then, first, the adoption of
joint resolution by two-thirds of
both houses, proposing to the states
an amendment to the constitution
granting to the federal government
the right to levy and collect an in
come tax without apportionment
among the states according to popu-
latiOn; and, second, the enactment,
as part of the pending revenue meas
ure, either as substitute for or in
addition to the inheritance tax, of an
excise tax upon all corporations,
measured by per cent of their net
income"
The message was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23

Smart Peck Clothes
Have you seen our new
Spring line of Smart Peck
Clothes? They look well,
fit we'll, and if you buy a
suit from Us this Spring you
will want another Peck suit
next fall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
New Attractions

We are constantly adding
new attractions to our
showings, and it is our aim
to never say to a customer
that 1--WE have not got it.
Let us prove this assertion
to you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
SPRING SUITINCS

Have you seen those new Swiss APP
plique Suitings? They are perfect dream
of artistic beauty. We nave already about
sold out, and have sent a rush order for
another and larger shipment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
PRETTY LINONETTES

Have you seen--oh, we'll, we have not
space to speak of our very pretty, practi-
cal Linonette Suitings- beautiful
Egyptian Tissues that launder so we'll,
and many other new weaves that we are
showing this season. We will display
them to you when you come.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
FLAXON SUITINGS,

Have you seen our Flaxon Suitings?
They are part linen, very pretty and dur
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
SILK BACK MESSALINES

Have you seen those beautiful pure
silk back Mes alines in the evening
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
able and only 25c per yard. We are now
selling on our second purchase.
LINGERIE GOODS

Have you seen our exquisite Lingerie
Suitlngs? We have them in beautiful col
ors, also in white. Soft and clinging,
very popular and selling fast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
PRETTY PLISSE CREPES

Have you seen those Plisse Crepes?
Something entirely new, quite beautiful,
and selling very rapidly. We will have
to duplicate our purchase on this cloth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23

tions. This, it is estimated by him,
will bring an annual revenue of $685.
100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR

Have you seen our new line Of muslin
underwear? We have a larger and more
comprehensive line this season than ever
before. We can sell you for less than
you can possibly buy the material. Why
trouble yourself to make it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
EMBROIDERIES g. LACES

Have you seen our new embroideries
and laces? This is one of the best feat
ures of our show this season
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

made from sweet cream does not con
tain the elements that go to make fiab,,
flavor.
In all the experimental butter ma9a
in h last three years there has been
no race OF fiShy flavor in that made
from pasteurized sweet cream. churn-
ed without the addition Of a starter,
In butter mad from paStenrize1
cream with starter added. but without
any subsequent ripening, there has
been no fishy favor, with one or two
doubtful exceptions. On the other
hand, many lots OF experimental but
ter made from we'll ripened cream de-
ve}oped marked fishiness.
1t is evident, therefore, that there
is a direct relation between the acidity
of cream and the development of fshy
flavor in the butter. However, as the
work progressed it became apparent
that the acidity, although having g.
determining Influence on fishy flavor,
was not the sole cause.
With this factor controlled It was
Impossible to make butter with any
certainty that it would become fshy.
Frequently butter made from cream
with a high acidity showed no trace Of
this flavor.
It was found that overworking the
butter increased the tendency to fish,
ness, and this flavor could be produced
with reasonable certainty by over
working high-acid butter. All butter
contains considerable quantities of air,
and this is increased by the working,
producing conditions more favor
able to oxidation.
Fshy flavor may be prevented with
says Mr.. Rogers, the govern
ment expert, by making Zutter from
cream, without ripening.
The addition Of a starter to p~asteurized
sweet cream without subsequent ripon-
ing improves the tlavor Of the fresh
butter without adding enough acid to
ause fisniness. PasteuriZation Of sour
cream will not prevent the develop
ment of fishy favor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
bushels Of corn per acre are iar more
important to the farmer.
Selling

Mr.. Beatty says that it never pays
to bury seed when they can be sold
at from thirty to forty cents per bush
Ell. I would say that it pays
to sell them at any price ME q man
is simply q seed-breeder. The SELL
ing of ~cottonseed is impoverishlng
more farms in the South than any
other practice. Mr.. Beatty says that
the meal is finding markets to the
of the earth. II people at the
end of the earth can afford to buy
and feed it, how much better it woul
be il the men who grow It would
feed it. How much better than sell
ing the seed would it be for the men
who grow them to exchange the seed
for meal and hul]s and feed the meal
along with good forage. With the
great increase in the price OF beet.
it will certainly pay to feed stock
right where the seed are grown, and
quit sending it to the ends Of the
earth to enable other men to get rich
at the expense OF the lands where
the seed were grown. SO long as the
Southern cotton grower sells nitrogen
from his land in the seed, and then
tries to replace it on the same land
with a tenth part Of the nitrogen he
has sold off, by ~dribbling a little q
So fertilizer, just so long will he
bumblebee cotton and have poor
land. What q fertile land the South
would be if none of the ~cOttonseed
meal went abroad but Was all used
at home!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
FTSHY FLAVOR IN BUTTER.
Cause of This Trouble Attributed to
he Presence of Acid Conditions in
the Cream Used.
BY =. c.. MILLER.
BY s. c. MILLER.

What causes the fishy flavor in but
ter? That IS something no one has
been able to find out until the gov
eminent dairy foods undertook the
task. But even the government can
not find out all the causes, for there
are more than one. However, the main
cause seems to be some particular sub
stance produced by the oxidation of
n of the combinations Of the acid
development in the ripeTi1g Of the
cream. In other words. it is caused
by g. slow, spontaneous, chemical
change to which acid is essential and
which is favored by the presence Of
small amounts Of oxygen.
It has been a generally accepted
theory among buttermakers that sour
cream made the best butter. This ide
is reversed by the Investigations, which
bring forth the conclusion that butter
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
Killing Wild Onions.

One of my old students at the North
Carolina A. and NJ. College. Mr.. j.
S. Gates, is now the wee expert in
the Department of Agriculture III
Washington. Mr.. Gates time is de-
voted to a study Of various weed AND
their habits Of growth for the pur-
pose OF deVising methods for their de-
%structiOn. He has already published
a method Of destroying Johnson grass.
now has just published a bulle-
tin on destroying Wild onions. This
is Bulletin IL Of the Bureau of Plant
Industry and it q be obtained on
a~DDiicatiOn to DR.. b. 7. Galloway,
Chief of the Bureau Of Plant Indus
try, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. G.. Every farmer
troubled with wild onions should get
this bulletin and adopt the methods
advised and thus clear his land Of the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
Notes ard Comments on Recent
r Issues

tps1N
/ saw some of Mr.. Bats corn at
the North Carolina State Fair, stalks
with eight ears or them, and ! will
be willing to wager that there was
not an ear in all Of the 226 2-3 bush
els on the acre that would pass the
scOre-card at one Of the big-pretty-ear
corn shows, where size and certain
type govern the awards. [ saw at q
corn show in Baltimore two years ago
an ear Of Cookies Prolific corn, and
no one tool any notice of it, all be-
ing attracted to the big ears, every
n Of which had grown as a sin
gle ear on q stalk. Talk to these big
show-ear men and they will all tell
YOU that one big ear on q stalk is
better thar more InediuIn-sized ears.
But did any Of the show ears ever
make 226 2-3 bushels on an acre?
Ever the big ear u West a year OF
SO ago which tool the highest prize
and was bought back by the exhibitor
for $3.50. who then got thousands OF
dollars worth of free advertising in
the farm papers, ~ said to have
come from q field that MISE 6S bush
els per acre. Is it not time TO devote
more attention to breeding for prO-
~lificacy? Pretty ears are desirable. but
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

not disposed to resist, he resolved
upon paying her visit. He went out
to the house where he had last seen
her. On one side of the double build.
ing lived Mrs. O'Brien, a respectable
woman. Her knowledge of the occu-
pants Of the other side was limited to
the fact of their being women who
had resided there less than a year.
Murray knocked at the door and
received no answer. He raped
loudly again. There was a scurry of
feet in the hall and finally the door
swung open. A big robust girl, %
years old. stood on the threshold
Without further ceremony the detec.
tive strobe in.
What is your namc?" he asked
Mary Ann Hail." was the answer
do you live alone?"
Il live with my mother" responded
the girl
Call her." said Murray shortly.
Mary Ann complied, and in answer
to her summons the ancient scrub
woman skipped out of an adjoining
room In a manner that suggested the
activity of 16 rather than the natural
decrepitude OF 60.
Murray fixed his penetrating eyes
upon her and was greeted with a CO
quettish leer.
Il want to know your name" he
said.
MY name is Mrs. Julia Hail." re.
piled the old woman, still grinnins
broadly.
Just So" remarked Murray. well
who else lives here. Mrs. Hall?"
For answer the old woman's mouth
opened and gave vent to a yell OF
"Maggiew
This call brought to the front a
small sharp-faced woman some ten
years younger that the active Mrs
Hall. The latest arrival smiled at her
comrades and confronted the detec
tive unabashed.
"Sit down ladies' requested Muir
ray. and the trio promptly responded
by oepositing their respective per
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

and great quantity of silverware
taken, and soon after the Skinner rob-
berry. the home of Mr.. Bliss was en-
tered and a rich haul of jewelry
made.
Murray and his brother officers
worked vigorously. They forced every
stranger in town to account for HIM
self. They sent out the drag net and
gathered in all the regulars" In the
suspicious character line. Patrols at
night were doubled and a vigilant, un-
ceasing watch kept, but the burglaries
continued as usual. One night a house
in one end Of the town would be
robbed and the next night the bur
glars would operate successfully in an
opposite direction. Murray, annoyed
by the audaciousness of the criminals,
devoted all his time and energy to the
task of running them down, but the
only clue or trace OF them that he
could discover was a peculiarity In
the jimmy marks. showing that a
piece had been chipped or cut out of
one end OF the jimmy.
One night about IL o'clock, while