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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

1t is the time Of year now that
every farmer is thinking about the
purchase of his fertilizers. This is
one of the most important things to
be considered by the farmer. He
should study we'll his soil that he
may determine the kind of fertilizer
it most needs. The farmers are
spending thousands of dollars each
year for fertilizers they receive no
special benefit from. But by care
full study of the soil and plant he
can determine the amount and kind
of fertilizer to use to the best ad-
vantage.
We do not just simply want to
learn what kind of fertilizer to use
on our soil, but how to mix this fer
tilizer to get the same amount of
plant food at from s. to 81 per ton
cheaper than we have to pay for the
ready-mixed fertilizers. To do your
own mixing, and mix to suit your
different crops and different soil on
your farm is one of the great prob
lens every farmer should learn.
Farmers have known for a num-
Der of years all of the practical mat
ters pertaining to farming, but
haven't known sufficiently well the
scientific principles that underlie the
businesses especially those that relate
to soils and fertilizers. The making
of a crop depends on something else
besides rain, sunshine and hard work
The possibilities of farming in GeOr'
gia are going to be reached as sure
as time cOmes-nOt through the ap
! plicatiOn of more Drawn, sunshine
and rain, but through the applica
ton of more plant food and skilled
! labor
First, | will take up soils. There
are different kinds of soil-sOils tina
contain different amounts of plan
| food soils that are able to max
/ different amounts of commercial fer
tiliZers available. 1t is the chemica
condition the soil is in that make
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

large or small amounts of fertilizers
pay the farmer. Therefore, it will
pay every farmer to carefully study
to find out if his soil is in condition
to take heavy applications of COM
merciaI fertilizers or not. The ques-
ton will arise, how can he do this?
Let us see. He should plow his land
deep III the Fall so that the soil will
absorb all the winter rains and store
it away for the following crops. To
do this every farmer should turn
his land up and harrow it we'll so as
to have no clods; for a finely divided,
mellow soil is more productive than
hard, lumpy one of the same chem
icaI composition, because it holds
more moisture, more air and pro-
notes more INTERPOLATION, and there
fore allows a better root hold for
plants. In turning your lands it
should not be turned bottom up
wards, but half over, so the vegeta-
BILE matter may be we'll distributed
through the soil. By turning your
land in the Fall frost and freezes
aid the SOIL and also make some of
the locked up stores of plant food
available.
Second, by the amount of humus
in the soil or vegetable matter turned
under. Humus is the dark cOloring
matter in the soil. 1t is made by de-
caying matter of any kind. The
more of this matter the soil contains
! the more fertilizer you can safely
use. The more humus the soil con-
tains the more moisture it will hold
1t is the moisture in the soil that
makes the fertilizer that we put II
our soils soluble; therefore, the farm
er can easily see why he should have
lot of humus in his soil.
This letter will be continued un
til finished. I hope to give the farm
er something that will be of value
to him in the purchasing of his fer
tilizer and in fertilizing his crops
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

The great and growing popularity
Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is due both to it's scientific
compromising and to the actual me-
dicinal value of its ingredients. The
publications of the names of the in
gradients on the wrapper of every
bottle sold gives full assurance of it's
nOn-alcOhOlic character and removes
all objection to the use of an un-
known or secret remedy. 1t is not
a patent medicine nor a secret one
either. This fact puts it in a class
all by itself, bearing as it does upon
every bottle wrapper the badge Of
honesty, in the full list of its ingre-
dents. Many years of active prac-
tice convinced DR.. Pierce of the value
of many native roots as medicinal
agents, and he went to great eX-
pense, both in time and in money.
to perfect his own peculiar processes
for rendering them both efficient and
safe for tonic, Alternative and rebuild
ing agents.
The Golden Medical Discovery
cures weak stomach, indigestion OF
dyspepsia, torpid liver and bilious.
ness, liberation of stomach and bow
els and all catarrhal affections nc
matter what parts or organs may be
effected with it.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
the original little liver pills, first pu
up 40 years ago. They regulate ant
inyigorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Much initiated but neve
: equaled. Sugar-coated and easy t.
u take as candy. One to three a dose
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
GIVE HER A NICE CARRIAGE

to enjoy a drive in the open
every day and see how much
sweeter your wife's temper will
be. Keeping indoors too much
makes one morbid, and brings
on "all the Ills flesh is heir to-"
We have a superb stock of up
to-date carriages for speedy
driving in style, or for family
driving, at prices that will
prove attractive. Don't fail to
see our line before buying.
O. ~
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
WILL BE "MOST POWERFUL"
BTT APPROPRIATION FOR TWO
NEW BATTLESHIPS Is RE
DUCED BELOW HALE.

A Washington dispatch says a
S29.OOO.0OO increase in the navy ap-
preparation has been agreed upon by
the house committee on naval affairs.
The following naval programme for
appropriations at this session was
adopted:
Two battleships of 10000 tons dis
placement, $19,0O0,0OO; five torpedo
boat destroyers, $4,0OO,OOO; three
GOLFERS, $3,6O0,00O; four subma-
rines. 100000; one subsurface
boat, 100000. Total, $29,000,0O0.
The two battleships are recon-
naended by the committee instead OF
four as estimated for by the navy de-
partment.
The estimate for destroyers was
cut in half, the navy department ask
ing for ten. An ammunition ship,
a repair ship and two mine laying
ships estimated for by the navy de-
partment, We're refused by the COM
Golfers and the four submarines
were agreed to except that the COM
mittee added one surface boat
Cut Is Over 30 Per Cent.
Only three members voted for the
authorization of the construction Of
four 26,000-ton battleships. The
other fifteen members voted for only
two. The committee otherwise cut
down the estimates submitted by the
navy department so that instead of
a $63,250,000 increase it will be only
S29,00O,O0O or $30,000,000.
While it was estimated last year
that the two battleships Of 10000
tons displacement would cost $10,-
100000 each the members of the
committee have been led by the navy
department officials to believe that it
probably will be possible to construct
the big 26,000-ton ships proposed
now at a less cost than that esti-
mated for the smaller vessels a year
ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
Governors Suggestions.

The governors letter is as follows:
My Dear Sir: Your letter in
which you call attention to certain
places in Savannah where you state
that spirituous and malt liquors are
sold in violation Of the prohibition
law has been received.
Il am gratifed to learn of your
desire to aid in the enforcement of
the laws of the state, and l cannot
doubt that the good citizens of Sa-
vannah sympathize with your views,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
PLANTERS ABANDON RICE.
Carolina Fields Will BE Converted
Into Shooting Preserves for Rich.

Carolina Fields Will Be Converted
Into Shooting Preserves for Rich.
Only about $4,000 bushels of rice
were made in this county this year,
against 100000 bushels in the eight
les, and we guess there will be less
rice planted another season than
ever, for numbers of planters will
not try it again, and all will give it
up eventually, says the Georgetown
IS. O. Times. What will become of
the rice fields is more than we can
say; probably these large estates will
be turned into shooting preserves
where the rich capitalists of the
north will enjoy themselves with the
/ wild game of the forests. The labor
| to cultivate successfully these large
! tracts of lOwlands is getting sCarcel
every year and harder to manage
( But we shall see in time. A cen
fury or two ago the planters pro
duced indigo on these very lands
and when that played out" the.
thought, so tradition says, that the.
were ruined; but rice was introduced
and successfully, too, as a money
making crop; but the war destroye
slavery and unsettled labor, sine
which time it has been uphill wor
for our planters, the industry grad
ually going down each year, unit
now it looks to us like the bottol
had been reached. The risks attend
ing the cultivation of the rice Gro
are altogether too great for the ma
of ordinary means, but perhaI
something else will take its place ;
the years roll on
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

g n - IN O RIA.
Beara The 1lhg Kind You Have Always BOught
signature q &lzI2Zzzu
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
BLIND MEN SELDOM SMOKE.
When You Can't See 1t Loses Its
Fascination.

Blind men seldom smoke. Those
who were inyeterate smokers in their
sighted days find that after losing
their sight a pipe or a cigar has no
attraction for them The man who
has no eyes to watch the smoke curl
and drift about his head apparently
has no use for a cigar.
Smoking to the absolutely blind is
something different from smoking in
the dark Besides, few persons
smoke in total darkness. Usually
there is starlight or freight enough
to enable a man to keep track OF
the smoke. When deprived Of that
fascinating pastime the cigar loses
its charm, and the man who is BLIND
resigns himself to a smokeless ole
age.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

You would not delay taking Foo
ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign
of kidney or bladder trouble If you
realized that neglect might result in
Bright's disease or diabetes. Foley's
Kidney Remedy cOrrects irregulari-
ties and cures all kidney and bladder
disorders. Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
Call on Solicitor.

Il suggest that you call upon the
licitor-general of your circuit and
lay the facts before him. He will
no doubt either present them to the
grand jury or issue accusations in
the city court, so that the parties
whom you name will be brought to
trial Permit me also to call your
attention to the act approved De-
cember 10, 1889, found in the Geor-
gia laws Of 1899, page 73. This act
declares places where spirituOus,
malt or intoxicating liquors are sold
in violation of law to be nuisances,
and provides that the same may be
abated and enjoined as such on the
application of any citizen or citizens
of the county where the same may
be located. Under this act any one
or more citizens can present a bill
to the Judge of the superior court
and enjoin the continuation of the
illegal sale of spirituous or malt
! liquors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20

For 80 wears Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable
COMPOUND has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit
Egswga~ Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinlhams Lynn, Mass
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
WHY DIDN'T TED THINK OF 1T?
North Carolina Governors Plan for
Having His Message Listened to.

Having His Message Listened to.
Gov. Glenn of North Carolina is
going to read his message to the
Legislature That will be something
of an innovation. Usually executive
messages are read by a clerk, and the
members of the legislature sit around
and chat or write letters while the
clerk is drOning. But should the ex-
ecutive himself bring in the paper
and read it the members would just
naturally have to sit up and take
notice. Why didn't President Roose
welt think about doing something like
! that?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
Plenty of Law Alright.

THE act furthermore provides
that the courts shall have authority
to order the officers to break open
such blind tiger and arrest the in
mates thereof and seize their stock
in trade Under this act any citizen
of any county in Georgia can put an
end to the illegal sale of liquor at
any place where he has information
sufficient to show that the sale is
made.
In this connection also I wish to
call your attention to the fact that
licenses issued by ordinaries for the
sale of imitation or substitutes for
spirituous and malt liquors do not
permit the sale of any of these ar
! ticIes when the same are intOXicat-
! ing, and no licenses can be used as
cloak to escape violations of the
prohibition law.
The prevention Of crime is not
alone a duty placed upon the officers
state, county and municipal, but it i:
also a duty Of every good citizen
and l cannot too strongly commend
those men who will actively con
tribute thier efforts to suppress an,
and every violation of the laws o
the state. Very truly yours,
''HOKE SMITH, Governor"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
DON'T COMPLAIN; GET BUSY
SAYS GOV. SMITH IN EFFECT TO
THOSE NOT SATISFIED.
Tells Prohibitionists to Go to SOlici-
tOr-GeneraI With Their Troubles.
Calls Attention to Law.

Governor Smith has given out
COPY Of letter which he is sending
to ministers and others who have
complained to him of alleged viola
lions of the prohibition law in Sa-
vannah. He advises the complain
ants to take the matter up with the
solicitor-general, and calls their at
tention to an old law which ante
dates the prohibition statute under
which any citizen may proceed
against a place where liquors are
sold Illegally and have it abated as
a public nuisance,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05
THE SAME OLD STORY.

A dispatch from Butte yesterday
morning told how the Indians are get
ting all the best lands in the Flat
head reservation. The signatures
for the drawing in the apportionment
Of the surplus land of this reserva-
ton among the whites, now number
upwards Of $500 names, but prior 70
the taking of any land by the whites,
the Indian allotments must be taken
out. 1t is now said that the Indians
have taken all the choice, well-wat-
cred tracts" and that this Will be q
tremendous disappointment 70 the
whites who are seeking good lands
upon which to settle.
But what else was to be expected
Precisely the same thing happens IN
other reservations. 1t was consptc-
uously in evidence in the opening Of
the Uintah reservation in Utah. When
the whites who had drawn many
numbers at Provo came to select the'r>
lands on the reservation, they tounI
the Indians had selected for their
allotments all Of the bottom lands,
everything that was easy to reclaim
and irrigate, besides taking all the
easy water rights, The consequence
was that that left practically nothing.
Immediately available for the whites.
The result was great dissatisfaction
and distress, and at the late session
Of the Utah legislature an apprOpria-
ton for the relief Of suffering set
tiers had to be made
The fact Of it Is that these reserva-
ton land openings have got to be
good deal OF farce and political job.
The opening Of the Uintah reserva-
lions was decidedly Of that character.
A great deal of the same sort Of thing
was charged at the opening Of the
Rosebud reservation; and now It is
evident that the story is TO be re-
peated on the Oncoming openings Of
the reservations in northern Idaho
and northwestern Montana.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

Kansas City Journal: A number
Of Republican leaders not in sympa-
thy with the Aubbs kind Of politics
are now considering q plan to call
4 state convention, to be unofficial
but binding. for the adoption Of a
state Republican platform, and per-
haps for the nomination Of eandi-
dates for the primary later on. It 4
believed that in this way the Repue-
leans can regain control Of thelI
party and eliminate from - stats
platform the many isma and non-Re'
publican features which have We
flected seriously upon the wisdom
Of the party in the state. It Is aia'
proposed 10 hold county and con
rressIonal conventions OF the SAINT
character. whether this is the bes
way to proceed is Sun . matter Q
argument, but there Is little doub
that II would DO much to restore IN
Republican organization 70 TIE con
trol Of the voters Who belong 70 Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

The city administration claims to
BE- 30 short Of money that It cant
ever. fix the streets but II now work
ing for commission form Of govern
ment which will cost $1,000 thp
first year-ssOO Of it for salaries to
commissioners and 5000 for special
election. II the town has money to
throw At the birds why not use some
of Il for the towns good?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05
nAInMRHRAD on KANsAs.

The people of Kansas have q diff
| ferent view Of the tariff than that
| b Id BY Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich, because they consider that
they have different interests. Kan
sas has hides to sell. II the Kansas
delegation told the president they
would stand for free hides II the
| tariff bill provided for q reduction
Of the duty on tea and for cheaper
boots, shoes and other leather goods
so that Kansas has not been selfish
in dealing with the problems that
have taxed the strength Of the presi-
dent as questions nave come up to
him out of the conference commit
tee. 1t was because Congressman
william Alexander Calderhead OF
this state Is a believer in the Cannon
idea of the tariff that he was honor
ed by a place on the conference com
mittee. The press Of Kansas has not
spared Mr.. Calderhead in Its criti-
cisms, and yet no one who considers
his point of view Will doubt his sin
certify. When he was appointed on
the conference committee a storm of
protest arose from those who
thought that the committee should
be made UP from the ways and
means committee in the order OF Sc
naority. This would have placed
Hill of Connecticut and Needham of
California on the committee instead
of Calderhead of Kansas and Ford
ney of Michigan. But Uncle Joe, In
his characteristic manner, had his
way, and Congressman Caiderhead
Is one of the II men wnoE the 6lst
congress has signally honored, and
his gray locks and logical arguments
are a power in the committee room.
Mr.. Calderhead has the view OF
many old soldiers. They remember
he old fashioned way of doing
hings, and how the country has de-
,eloped since the close Of the Civil
var. Speaker Cannon quotes figures
" the yard to prove that the protec-
i've tariff has made this country
that Il ia. He cannot accept the view
hat because many have grown rich
nut of the tariff that congress
Ihould therefore go to the extreme
Il adopting measures that will shut
down the mills, and destroy the
ZONE market for the products OF the
arm, or to even endanger the coun-
RVS prosperity by legislation that
approaches what is called revenue
ariff.--Kansas City Globe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

The Kansas City star does not like
Mr.. Calderhead's vote for the tariff
bill though he voted with six Of the
other seven congressman from Kan
sas. This is the 18th consecutive
year in which the Star has been dis
satisfied with Mr.. Calderhead and
he probably did not expect any boz
Quets from that souce anyhow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

You cannot build q fine house and
lay the foundation afterwards. The
beginning Of 3 man ls q boy, and 90
is the foundation Of a man a boy.
We have q right to expect every boy
to grow up to be q good man and
useful citizen. So the boy must be
strong as the foundation Of a build
ing Is firm and lasting. He cannot
be brave and strong II he weakeni
must not be a bully on the one hand
or 4 Sissy boy on the other. He
must be clean, wholesome. decent
manful. cheerful. loyal to home
school and chums. not "goody" bui
lust gOod.-Judge Ben Lindsay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05
The Topeka capital entertains the

The Topeka Capital entertains We
idea that a republican member OF
Congress who invariably takes a
position directly antagonistic to nine
tenths Of the party which elected
him and upon all party Questions
votes regularly with the Democrats
is entitled to have his name placed
on some kind Of roll which the
Capital calls q "ROll Of Honor"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

differently. why then. we can SO
back to hated protection. Let's try
il out. Let everybody get on q drunk
Of reform. Let US all get after the
other mans prosperity. Tnat's the
way TO get rich" k II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05

A commission form of government
will cost Abilene $500 year for sal
aries for three men who will have no
more to do than the present council
men and mayor. If the town wants
to pay It all right but 1t could use
$500 50 well on other things
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05
THURSDAY. AUGUST s. 1903.
rnn MnnERN sODOM?

Ewing Herbert in the HiaWatn
world has this rather scorchin
comment. While it is too severe
some respects its idea is one tina
will appeal to good many foiK
who have fought hte good fight Il
Kansas for two or three decades
Has the government Of Kansas dur
ing the past 80 years been the mod
ern Sodom which the Topeka Capita
and other Stubs organs paint IL
This is q question o4een asked D.
strangers from other states who come
to Topeka. They wonder II 1t II
true, as inferred by these reform
organs, If Kansas really was In the
hands Of a gang of thieves who were
plundering and robblng the state, and
that but for the call Of Stubs from
the grading camp we would still be
N the throes OF corruption and mis-
management. The question is ire
ouently asked, is 1t not time for the
people Of Kansas to call a halt on
these malicious differences and In
nuendoes and stand up for the meS
who made Kansas a great state Dc
fore Walter Roscoe Stubs, with
other driftwood, was washed to the
shore? Is 1t true that the admins
tration of John A. Martin, Lyman u
Humphrey, George W. Click 3. N.
Morrill,, w. b. Stanley, W. J. Bailey
and e. w. Hoch, covering the growth
and advancement of the state that is
unparalleled in the nations history
we're so venaI, corrupt and subversive
to good government that all OF the
latent energies Of this modern pur-
let. this self appointed guardian and
statesman, this boss from the grad
ing camp who learned to drive men
with threat and lnvective, this moo"
arm "reformer," must save Kansas
from political ruin and degredationY
stubbs himself says he was called to
the great office Of governor to clean
I'M" the state and put in on BUSH,
ness basis. 1t was never on a BUSH
ness, basis before. Under Martin
Humphrey, Click, Morrill,, Stanley,
Bailey and Hoch It was going to rack
and ruin, pellmell. And all places
,lnder the government while these
governors were wrecking the state
were helping to make Of It a modern
sodom which Stubs and his little
string Of square deal' organs paint
Ii. Ana we are to have four years
u this maligning and belittling OF the
men who rendered distinguished ser
vices in the building Of one Of the
greatest states In the nation, ana
whose service extended over more
than a third Of a century before Wal
ter Roscoe Stubs was heard Of. How
do we know that this discrediting'
ndstandIng and CELERY play is to
run for four years? Because Stubs
says SO in recenl announcement Of
his candidacy for denomination. These
are his words: 81 fell that It is my
duty to stay on the Job until my pro-
gram is carried out. 1t will take four
years to clean up the work" And
the nation, and to purge 1t Of the cor
ruptIon, venality and mlsmanegement
under all the great leaders from LIN
coin down to Taft. That is what Wal
ter Roscoe means when he says, =
feel It my duty to stay on the job I'M
Ill my program is carried out"