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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
A RANK FAKE.

The Idea of Kerosene Being Snake
Bite Medicine.
And now a man has discovered
that kerosene is the best medicine
for snake bites. Hereafter no fish
ing party will be complete without a
nice half gallon can of Standard oil.
Just imagine it! AS you start out
WHEY says: John, dear, have you
your oil can? I've heard snakes are
bad" And then when you are on
the way to good fishing drop and
feel the need of a little somethin'
you look up and say: Capt. Dick,
have you got little snake medi-
cine?" Sure" he says, and passes
you the oil can.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
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, 1909-08-04
$4,000 PAID FOR BULL.
The Record Price at Cooper & Sons
Stock Auction.

At the stock auction of T. S. Coop
er & Sons at Coopersburg, Pa, the
proprietors of the Kinloch Farm of
Kirksville, Mo-, paid $4,000, the
record price, for a bull
The bull is Jersey five years old,
and weighs about 1,400 pounds. He
wears the euphonious name of "Vio-
las Golden jolly" which is taken
from the names of the parents Of
both sides.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
HE OUGHT TO RESIGN.
Stewart County Legislator Intro
duces the Most Foolish Bill.

Any woman in the state of Geor-
gia who rides astride will become
a felon if the bill introduced in the
Georgia legislature by Mr.. Wright
of Stewart county becomes a law.
The statesman from Stewart never
saw woman astride until he went
to Atlanta. He was shocked and
Mortified by the sight of pretty girl
in divided skirts whirling along on
horseback.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT.

To the Voters of Terrell County:
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, c. M. HARRIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04

Generally debilitated for years.
Had sick headaches, lacked ambi-
ton, was WORKOUT and all rundown
Burdock Blood Bitters made me a
well woman Mrs. Chas. Freitoy,
Moosup, Conn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
A BUMPER CROP OF CORN
A YIELD OF $4,000, 900 BUSHELS
IN NEBRASKA THIS YEAR.
States of Illinois and Iowa Lead,
According TO Present Estimates
For Growing Crop.

OMAHA, Neb.-Estimate placed
on Nebraska's corn crop this year,
if it natures under conditions as
favorable as those which have
brought it to its present state, place
the figures at 250,O00000 bushels,
an increase over the government es-
innate of last years crop of about
100000 bushels. The same out
look for largely increased crop is
true of all the other contrasting
states of the nation.
The government crops report for
the first time places the yield of the
nation at 100000 bushels, which
promises an aggregate farm value
anywhere between $1,59G, 100000
and S2,000,000,0
Besides more corn this year, there
is also promise of better corn, and
the cream of it will begin to pour
into Omaha along about the latter
part OF November to be exhibited at
the annual National Corn EXPOSE
ton. While that institution is
broadening its field so as to stimu-
late the growth of better crops in
all the grains and grasses, it isn't
in any degree abating its work along
the lines of that crop which is the
greater of them all
The acreage of corn has been in4
creased this year over 1 per cent,
an actual increase of 7,218,OOO
acres The acreage and probable
yield of the i've big corn-producing
states of the union is as follows for
the present year:
State Acroc DroLo1,1o Ill
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04

These states, together with the
four which fall in the group of the
next largest-Kansas, Oklahoma,
Ohio and Indiana-are expected to
produce at least a third of the es-
timated OO,000-bushel crop, or
over 100000 bushels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14
Death Stopped Prayer With Last Breath Wife Slayer Said He Feared He Was Unnardoned.

New York, July 14.-Daniel McNico1 of 68 Main street, Yonkers, who on the night of Friday, July g. killed his wife by cutting her throat because she had sworn out a warrant against him for abandonment and then cut his own throat; lay last night in St.sJos- ephs Hospital, Yonkers, guarded by Policeman Lawrence Ahearn. It was 7:45 o'colck when McNicol turned over in the bed and said to the police man:
 t"Pray for me, won't you?''
 Well" said Ahearn hesitatingly,- 'T am a pretty poor hand at praying. You yourself had better ask God to forgive you"
 'I have" said McNicol, "but I tell you I'm not sure about it. I can't feel that I've been forgiven
 'tTry again then,'' counseled Ahearn.
 70, Lord-''
 There was a rattling and gurgling in McNicoPs throat, a convulsion of the body and he was dead.
 Prior to July 2, Mrs. McNicol had herself gone out to work because her husband didn't. On that day she swore out the warrant charging him with abandonment. At 1 o'clock that night a policeman came to the house to serve the warrant. McNicol would not let him in.
 At o'clock that morning Mrs. Mo ;Nicol staggered into a neighbours apartment, her head cut almost off, and died. McNicol was found with his windpipe severed, but still alive. The two children of the couple have found homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14
Wife Buries Stranger Husband Comes Home to Find Her in Mourning.

New York, July 14--"Who are you in mourning for" said James P. Hoo yer when he walked into his home at 254 Nelson Street, New Brunswick, N. J., Monday night after an absence of six weeks.
 Mrs Hoover almost swooned, but managed to gasp: "Why, I buried you in Staten Island two weeks ago! ''Well, I've just landed a job at Westf1eld,'' said Hoover. "and I guess I'd better go back to earn the funeral expenses" He started out yesterday to take the job.
 Hoover, who was formerly a Penn sylvania Railroad fireman, left home June 7. A body answering his de- scription was found floating on June 26 in Princes Bay, Staten Island. Mrs. Hoover positively identified it as that of her husband, and had it buried.
 Hoover had been in the habit of go- ing away for days at a time looking for work, but his last absence was so long that his wife thought he must be dead. When he returned Monday he said that he had been in Westfeld, Newark, and other places hunting a job. and had finally landed one.
 The supposed widow had taken steps to collect her husbands insurance, when he reappeared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14
COREY LIKES TARIFF Head of Steel Trust Just
 Back from Europe Sees
 Great Prosperity in Sight

New York, July 14-William B. Corey, President of the United States Steel Corporation, returned yesterday from Europe on the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, highly satisfied with the Tariff bill and full of optimism for the immediate fu- ture of this country.
 America to-day said MT. Corey, "stands at the gate of the greatest era of prosperity that the country has ever known. I am satisfied with the Tariff bill. as it now stands, and think that almost every one else is. Congress is entitled to great credit for it's work in that respect. I venture to predict that good times will last for many years.''
 Mrs. Corey, the former Mabelle Gill man the actress, will stay in Paris for the Summer and return to this coun- try in September.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14
NET EARNINGS OF
 CORPORATION TAX
WALL STREET FIGURES GOVERN. MENT WILL GAIN FROM
 $25,OOO,OOO UP
Steel Trust Over Million
Standard Oil Company Would Come Next With An Annual Payment Es- timated at $500, O,OOO-Other Corpor- atfons Would Be Taxed from $1OO,- 900 to $S5O,OOO.

900 to $SoO,OOO.
 New York, July 14-If the corpora tion tax amendment as agreed upon at the conference at the White House on Monday fixing a rate of 1 per cent. of the net earnings of corporations is finally passed by Congress, 1t is cal culated in Wall Street that the United States Government will receive year ly corporation revenue of from $25,- OOO, 900 up.
 This is only rough figuring. as it is impossible to get at the exact data of any corporations but the railroads, ex- cepting as the corporations have con- scented to give information in their periodical reports. The railroads are obliged, by law, to file complete re- ports with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
 Wall Street has a way though, of estimating these matters. and the call culation made yesterday is regarded as being approximately accurate. It may be that with the l per cent. tax, the yield will be considerably over $25,- 900. 900 in 1910, when it is expected that the tax rate will be put into force. It is reasonably certain that it will not be less.
 corpor ations was made in 1905 and Wall Street had those figures to work on. Then some of the corporations have given an inkling of the status of their affairs in their reports and these also served as a guide.
 The United States Steel Corporations will be the largest contributor to Uncle Sam's coffers under the per cent. tax. In its report for 1907, which is regarded as an indication of what it's business will be this year and next, its. earn ings, upon which the tax could be levied. were $133 PA, 930. This figure represents the earnings after the fixed charges, such as interest on bonds were deducted. On a basis of 1 per cent. the Steel Trust would pay a tax of s1, 332. .449. The year 1907 was taken rather than last year because of the disturbed conditions, which caused great depreciation in all industrial lines in 1908.
 The Standard Oil Company, with its many subsidiary corporations. will pay the next highest rate Standard sOil does not make g. habit of taking the public into it's confidence, and to ar rive at a definite conclusion is out of the question. The trust has 9S, 33S, 300 shares of capital stock outstanding, and this has been paying dividends of $40 a. share-making s39. 335, 320 in divi- dends alone. Besides this, there is an income to be figured in, which will amount to probably $11,000,0O0. These levied. would bring the total to $5e-- 900 900 approximately, and the 1 per cent. tax would, on that basis, compel the Standard to pay $500,000
 There are. a score of large corpora tions which will be obliged to pay a tax of anywhere from s100,000 to s350,- 900. Many others will be taxed from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14
THE FARMER: JULY IA, 1909
$50, GOO to $1OO, ,OO0.

S5OCOO to $1O0, ,000.
 The census of 1905 showed the capi- tai of corporations engaged in manu- fracture at that time to be SIG, ,510, S11 ,305 It has been calculated that most of the large corporations will earn approxi- mately 10.447 per cent. of the total of their capitalization. This is not so in the case of many corporations, as some earn considerably more, while others earn less, but in figuring the proba ble total of tax to be derived under the per cent. rate, Wall Street has taken l0.447 per cent. as a fair average. Ap- plying that as the basis of calculation, it is estimated that the corporations in 1907 earned $1,0OS, ,O04, ,462.
 In 1907 the net earnings of the rail- roads of the country were $S40, 5S9, ,764, exclusive of the income from sources other than operation. This brings the total net earnings of all the corpora t1ons of the country in 1907 to Sl,93S,- 654,226. The growth of corporations for the five years prior to 1905 was about 40 per cent.
 Taking 40 per cent. as an average of growth from 1905 to 1910, it is figured that the industrial corporations next year will have net earnings of approxi- mately $1500, COG, ,0G0, while the railroads will. it is expected, yield net earnings of at least $1,000. .0O0, ,OOO, which would bring the total to s2, 500, 900, 900. which, at 1 per cent. tax rate, would bring the Government $25. 5.O0OOO0.
 It is regarded as altogether likely that, with the constantly improved condition of business throughout the country it will be found, when the cen- sus is taken next year, that there has than 40 per cent. over 1905, even with the set back of the panic. If this is found to be the case the tax yield will be much higher than $25,000,00
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-14

Delay in taking Foley's Kidney Remedy if you have backache, kidney or bladder trouble, fastens the disease upon you and makes a cure more diffi- cult. Commence taking F'oley's Kid ney Remedy to-day and you will soon be well. Why risk 4 serious malady? F. B. Brill, local agent. *135
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
CONDITIONS IN MICHIGAN.
Six Hundred Saloons and Ten Brew.
cries Must Close.

Detroit, Mich, April 6.-Upwards
of six hpndred saloons and ten brewer
les will be forced out of business in
the nineteen counties of the state,
which voted "dry" at yesterdays
elections. Returns late last night
gave the drys twenty of the twenty
seven counties in which the liquor
question was voted upon, but later
figures swing Iosco county, which has
seventeen saloons, into the "wet"
column by 172 majority. In the eight
counties which the liquor interests
carried, there are a total of about 300
saloons, giving the anti-saloon league
victory over two-thirds of the saloons
which they attacked.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Proclamation of Election.

BY virtue of the authority in me
vested as the Mayor of the Town of
Welsh, Louisiana, and in pursuance
of the requirements of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana, and the Charter
and Ordinances Of the Town of Welsh,
Louisiana, more especially an Ordi-
nance adopted and approved April G.,
1909, |, G, E. Carr, mayor of the
Town Of Welsh, La, do hereby order
that an election be held in the Town
Hall, in the Town of Welsh, La, on
Tuesday, the 4th day of Nav, 1909, for
the purpose of electing a Mayor and
five Trustees for the said Town of
Welsh, TO serve for two years.
That said election shall be held in
accordance with the laws of the State
Of Louisiana and the Charter and
Ordinances governing same of the
Town of Welsh, La.
Issued this 9th day of April 1909.
G. E. Carr,
Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Notice of Town Caucus.

In accordance with the provisions
of Ordinance No. 81, notice is hereby
given that there will be a general pub
lie caucus held in the Town Hall on
Friday, the 10th day of April, 1909, at
5 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of nom
mating one candidate for Mayor, and
five candidates for Trustees of the
Town of Welsh. To be voted for at
the Town Election Of Welsh, La, to
be held on the 4th day of May, 1909.
All legally qualified voters of the
Town of Welsh, are requested to be
present and participate in this caucus.
Issued this 9th day of April, 1909.
G. E. Carr,
Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Splendid Meeting Sunday Evening.

The union meeting held at the Bap-
fist church Sunday evening under the
auspices of the w. G. I. T., was a.
splendid meeting in every particular.
The house was crowded to its fullest
capacity. Reverends Carruth, Brown
and McKaig were on the rostrum and
helped in the meeting. The address
of the evening was delivered by Rev.
McKaig, who made strong and elo-
quent plea for the protection of Young
America. Mr.. McKaig spoke, as he
expressed it, from ''inside informa-
ton" relative to the work of the sa-
loon in the large cities, as he had
spent nearly two years IN slum work
in New York City, and is acquainted
with the various phases of the saloon
question in manner that one with.
out his experience could not be.
Referring to conditions in territory
that has voted the saloon out, the
speaker made an earnest appeal tor
the substitution of some other place
of amusement to take its place. He
said that the removal Ut a saloon from
a town or city was NOS enough, that
something must be substituted in its
place
In discussing the various means
employed by the saloons to draw and
hold patronage. he laid special stress
upon the social side of the question.
He said, in substance, the saloon is
the poor mans club. 1t is there he
meets his friends and associates, to
talk over their plans, to crack their
jokes and to enjoy each others COM
comradeship That it is the poor
mans place of amusement; that there
he is furnished, free of cost, music,
cheap theatrical and other forms of
amusement. 1t is there, II he is hum
cry, he gets his free lunch with a
nlckel's worth of beer.
These and other similar methods
are employed by the saloon interests
to hold its vast army in line and keep
them ever ready to obey their masters
nod.
AT the close of the meeting good
collection was taken up. which was
aiy0n IL tbe ". r. TIL.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Methodist Ladies Served Splendid
Supper.

The finest church supper that it has
been our privilege to partake of in
years, was that served by the Ladies
Aid of the Methodist church, at the
Eureka Hotel, last Friday night.
The hotel dining room and tables
were tastefully decorated awith ferns
and cut flowers. The supper itself
was sufficient to satisfy the most fas-
tidious as to rarity, quality and
quantity. The utmost good will and
cheer prevailed throughout the even
ing, The receipts from the supper
and the bazaar we're in the neighbour
hood of $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
STRAIGHT TAX ON RICE.
Philippines Product to Pay Duty OF
Two Cents a Pound.

According to a staff special to the
Times. Democrat, the rice planters are
now safe from the wave of disaster
mat threatened to engulf them by the
admission of rice from the Philippines,
duty Free According to the communi
cation, Philippine rice will occupy
fhe same position on the tariff scedule
IS that of any other country.
Washington, April 3.-"Acting up
90 Mr.. Broussard's suggestion, the
Ways and Means committee met this
afternoon and agreed to about fifty
amendments, the adoption of which
Will tend to expedite the passage of
ine Payne tariff bill. Among the
amendments agreed to, is that which
places rice from the Philippines on a
looting OF equality with the cereal
produced in foreign territory. If any
= sent to the United States, it must
pay duty of two cents J pound.
The committee preferred to strike
oat fheAproyision admitting rice from
ae philippines duty free, ratf er than
ADOPT the more elaborate one aged
upon In the conference between Secre-
tafY Dickinson, Senator Foster, Rep
tssentatiyes Puio and Broussard and
ven. Clarence r. Edwards. That
sMendment provided that, in the event
sase should be sent from the Philip
panes to the United States in CONNER
VA quantities, then the President
saOaid declare duty in force on rice
allng into the Philippines from for
slga countries, equal to the duty on
a'ss coming into the United States.
ine amendment adopted to-day is
sampler and probably more effective.
~ the reason that nothing is left to
Ms direction of the President. He
aagghI not think rice coming to this
suunsfy was being imported in CON-
saslslal quantities. unless the import
'Souateo 70 several million pounds. !"
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-01
WHITE SHIRTS AND
TAN SHOES ORDERED
Uniform Linen and FOotgear for
Passenger Conductors and
Brakemen on S. P.

ALAMEDA, May S1.-Conductors and
brakemen in the passenger service OF
the Southern Pacific company will
hereafter be compelled to wear white
shirts and collars and tan shoes The
new rule went into effect today An
Improvement in the suburban service
that will soon be introduced is the
taking of tickets upon the train instead
Of before entering. as has heretofore
been the case. Cash registers are be-
ing installed in the cars for the pur-
pose of registering tickets.
A large electric sign with the name
of the station has been placed at the
Park street south side crossing OF En-
cinal avenue. These electric signs are
to take the place of the painted signs
on all the stations eventually.
superintendent of Construction Cham
pfon and Industrial Agent Hoover OF
the Southern Pacific company have no
titled superintendent or Streets Frod-
den and City Engineer Chapman that
the company will soon be ready to go
ahead with the work of linking the
two lines. The new power house is
rapidly approaching completion, the
steel work being now in place The
power is to be furnished by the Great
Western power company. Work on the
Encinal avenue is going ahead.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-01
DRILL TEAM MEANS
TO Guido RIVALS
Preparing for the Competition at
the Meeting of the
Grand Lodge

OAKLAND, May 31.-For the glory
of defeating the other Elks lodges of
the United States. and with the addi-
tional incentive of a $1,000 cash prize
to the winner, Oakland lodge of Elks
No. III has organized a drill corps to
take part in the grand lodgs of EIks
competition which will form a part of
the elaborate program at the annual
session commencing July 10 at Los
Angeles.
Oakland lodge expects to capture the
honors. For months the picked team
of 36 men has been under the most
strenuous training. The drillmaster
and commander, Colonel ]. K. Ritter,
is a veteran in that work, having a
national reputation in 81 years of mill
tary work. He has handled score of
drill teams of various organizations
and has won for them seven. first
prizes in national contests in New
York, Boston. Chicago, Cincinnati and
other eastern cities
Arrangements are being made for
public drills and open air work during
June. The officers of the team are:
Captain commanding. Colonel ]. K.
Ritter: first lieutenant, Walter Nauf-
singer; second lieutenant, Oscar Whit
new.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-01
SCHOOL TH[SPIANS
STAGfCOM|COP OPERA
Present "Pinafore" for Benefit
of Lad Who Lost Leg Be-
meath Train Wheels

ALAMEDA May s1.--High school
performers tonight produced for the
first time in this city Gilbert and Sulli-
vans comic opera, H NJ. S. Pinafore'
Adelphian hall, where the performance
was given, was well filled when the
curtain rose. The opera is being given
for the benefit of Grover Wendland. a
boy who had his leg cut off recently by
a Southern Pacific train. Following
was the cast of characters:
Sir Joseph Porter. John Coyle; CAPTAIN Cor
coran, V: Case; boatswain. J. Ellsworth; Dick
Deadeye. $. Mastick; Ralph Rackstraw. A.
Maze; midshipman, Leslie Newman; Josephine.
Edna Mailman; Buttercup. Marian Coyle Cousin
Hebe Marian Rhoades. Saiiors-R. Sharpstein.
X. Ringo, A. NJ. Trlllenes. A. Larson R. Allen.
A. Steadman, c. Graden. G.. Banford J. F.
TuIlock. w Cooney. Sisters cousins and aunts
Wilma Jacobs, Hazel Peterson, Beatrice Stead
man, Florence Bradley. Edna Eastman Ray
ttuddel Mabel w agner. Jeanette Lechner Emma
Iechner Ruth HUI. Maude Etter, Helen Ander-
SON. Anita Hulfn, Ruth Allen. Ruth Edinger
Norma Roebke, Catherine Kaney, Gertrude
Schemmer, Margaret Cleves.
The opera was produced under the
direction of Fred Carlyle, who has had
the students in charge flor a month.
Harry Kassebaum is manage Another
performance will be given tomorrow
night.