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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
a BIRD SANCTUARY.
Massachusetts Will Set Aside Cat Is
land for That Purpose.

land for That Purpose.
The president of the Massachu-
sets Audubon Society is negotiat-
ing, in conjunction with other bird
lovers, for the possession of Cat Is
land as a perpetual bird sanctuary.
Possibly when acquired the name of
the island will be changed. But the
idea is not only a beautiful one,
but one that lies close to the line
of the conservation of our farmers
interests.
What a beautiful world for birds
to live in where neither the shot
nor the snare would be feared!
The analysis of food in the crops of
even the supposedly predatory
crowds has shown a great prepon-
derance Of slugs and destructive in
sects over grain. The much-abused
crow is the farmers good friend.
A bird sanctuary on the gulf
should be supplemented with anoth-
er one in the north, so that our song
sters should not migrate from safety
to death. We could not conceive of
a better act to further the iOy of
living than for the Massachusetts
Legislature to convert that state into
"a corresponding sanctuary for birds,
forbidding any birds whatever to be
shot within a minimum period Of
ten years. Through the education
of the children, as we'll as through
la drastic protective law, birds would
literally become mans friend. This
commonwealth could be made the
Mecca Of bird lovers in the whole
world. If it gave birds a sanctuary
other states would follow soon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

An average farm hand is easily
worth IS cents a day. A horse or
mule is worth so cents a day. The
average man with one horse or mule
will pillow one acre of land a day at
cost of 1925. If instead of plow-
ing with one horse he was required
to pillow with two horses and use a
good two-hOrse pillow he would east
ly break two acres a day at a cost
of 87A cents per acre. If the same
man used a gang sulky or disk pillow
with three or four horses he would
pillow still more land per day, and at
a still less cost per acre. Similar
illustrations could be used in the
cultivation of the crop.
This writer knows a farmer in a
southern state who the past year
bought a sulky pillow, ana with that
a l5-year-Old girl did as much
blowing as two men could have done
with One-EOrse plows, and, too, the
land was far better plOwed The
reader can easily understand how
much less per acre it cost that farm
or to have his land broken in that
way than if he had used One-hOrse
plOWs.
We Must Cultivate More Acres.
On numbers of farms in the west
one man with from two to four
horses using improved implements
| is officiating in field crops as many
as seventy-five acres. If our farm
ers wish to prosper as those farm
ers are doing they must do likewise
Human power is the most costly
on the farm, therefore the real pro-
gressiVe farmer will utilize horse
power and suitable implements so
as to make one man do the work
that two to four men formerly did
when working one man to one horse
BY the use Of machinery the time
required in human power to produce
a bushel of wheat has been reduced
from three hours to ten minutes, and
| the time required to produce a bush
ell of corn from about three and a
| half hours to thirty minutes. Ne
cessity and competition have driven
| the farmers of the wheat producing
sections and of the so-called corn
| belt to substitute machinery for
man power.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
WHAT RAILROADS SPEND.
Many Millions Are Spent Each Year
by These Corporations.


The men on railroad engines in
the United States, when times are
busy, draw in wages $53,OO0,OOO a
year. Last year the sum was cut to
100000.
Every mile of new railroad built
in the country costs first and last
$4,000, and if the building is g.
600 miles, it puts into circulation
SIS, 100000 If the building is g.
600 miles it puts into circulation
150,000,000.
The coal used on an engine in a
year costs on the average Of $4,000.
Last summer there were 100000
idle cars in the United States.
Counting 80 cars to train this
would be 5000 trains. One engine
to the train would curtail the coal
used by value of $12,5OO,0O0.
If the conditions should last for
a year these three items would make
a total of nearly $100,OOO,OOO lost
to wage-earners, assuming that only
half as much road is built as would
have been if times had been good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
HUMAN POWER THE MOST COSTLY ON THE FARM.
BY t. b. Baker in Progressive Farmer.

years ago. Within the next twenty
years the world will demand twice
the cotton that is now produced
viii we again double our acres and
workers to meet the demands twenty
years from now, or will we add i'm
proved implements, like the wide
awake Yankee would do, and have
our same number of workers cult
vate twice the acres and in that
way make cotton for less cost pei
pound? These are problems that
confront every farmer, and each one
must solve them for himself
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
HOW is IT GOING TO END =?
SPECULATIONS OF SCIENTISTS
AS TO THE WORLDS
LAST HOURS.

How the world will end is an eter-
nal problem, which, in the opinion
of many, is matter for scientific
investigation. The terrible catas-
trOphe in Italy is only a foretaste
on a small scale of what many emf
nent. scientists believe will be the
end of the world. That the earth
will open up and fly to pieces in a
most gigantic earthquake that will
wipe all life from the globe before
the actual destruction of the earth
is complete is the opinion of many,
says Cassell's Saturday Journal.
The late Grant Allen firmly be-
lieved that the world would end by
! the crust of the earth eventually Civ
ing way beneath the colossal weight
above it; and Able Dupin, one of
the greatest scientists of France, be-
IleVeS that dOOmsday will begin with
war that will envelOp the greatest
nations in Europe, this being follow
ed by plague the like of which has
never been known, eliminating with
an earthquake that will practically
H. G. Wells, whose scientific proDh-
ecles are we'll known, is, however,
OF different opinion. The world
Will end, he declares, by its becom-
ing entirely frozen over. 1t is a
Well-knOWn fact that every year
more ice accumuIates around the
poles; in short, many millions of
tons of ice in excess of that of the
year previous settle about the earth's
eXtremities each year, and in Mr..
Wells opinion this will gradually
extend untu the whole world is
frozen over and every living thing is
thus destroyed.
Several scientists are of opinion
that We shall perish by fire, and this
old world of ours with us. Nikola
Tesla is convinced that, the atm05-
phere of the world being so fullv
charged with electricity, the result
VIII be a gigantic explosion by spOn-
taneous combustion, when the world
Will be entirely enCircled with flame
winch in the space of a few seconds
will destroy all life.
Two of the worlds greatest scien-
lists firmly aver that the end of the
world will be brought about by as
economical conditions. Take Prof.
Marlenberg, the noted Austrian stu
dent. In his opinion the earth will
fly from its orbit and come in con-
tact with one of the other planets
that may chance to be in a direct
line. The earth, being comparative
ly small, will, of course, get the
worst OF it, and split into fragments
at the collision. But, of course. di-
rectly the world swerved from the
orbit all living things would die. and
such an earthquake take place as
would completely put the Italian
catastrophe in the shade.
Just as interesting is the prognos-
t1cation of M. Camille Flammarion.
one OF the greatest living scientists.
After many years of study he has
arrived at the conclusion that the
world will in the 25th century come
across the path of the comet Bella.
which crossed our line a few wears
ago. On this occasion, however. a
collision will take place, and Bella
being infinitely greater than the
earth, shock may be expected
which, he calculates, will be 865
tlmes greater than the shock caused
by the collision between two trains
each traveling at s. miles an hour,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
ARE COUNTY BUILDERS.

Good roads are good things, and
county without them is simply be-
nina the procession. Tho Gazette
VIII never cease its efforts, small and
insignificant as they may be, until
we have good roads throughout this
section. Good roads are county
builders, and every good road built
Is worth three times the money spent
on 1t. Give us good roads.-Darten
Gazette
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
EXCURSION RATES.
Via Central of Georgia Railway
Company.


TO WASHINGTON, D. c., account
presidential Inauguration March
4, 1903. Tickets on sale February
28th, March LIST, I'd and Sd, 1903
Final return limit March 10, 1909
Passengers must leave Washington
not later than midnight of March
8, 1909.
10 LOUISVILLE, KY, account
Southern Electrical and Industrial
Exposition, April 1922, 1909
tickets on sale April 18th, 18th.
18th and goth, 1909, good to leave
Louisville returning not later than
April Goth, 1909.
For full information in regard to
total rates, schedules, etc. aDnIv ~
nearest ticket agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

We live by our blood, and on
it. We thrive or starve, as our
blood is rich or poor. There is
nothing else to live on Or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high we are being re-
freshed-bOne, muscle and
brain, in body and mind-with
continual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits, no
cheer, no spring, when rest is
not rest and sleep is not sleep,
we are starved; our blood is
poor; there is little nutriment
in it.
Back of the blood is food,
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
How can any person risk tal,ino

How can any person risk taking
some unknown cough remedy when
Foley's Honey and Tar costs them
no more? 1t is safe remedy. con-
talns no harmful drugs, and cures
the most obstinate coughs and colds
Why experiment with your heaIthq
Insist upon having the genuine Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Dawson Druo
Co. and Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
ATLANTA is VERY WET.
Records Broken for Jags Coralled
on the Streets.

Out of an even 100 cases called
for trial in the police court of At
lanta Monday fOrty-three of them
were for drunkenness and it's attend
ant disorder. This has broken all
the records for single day, in per-
centage Of DRINKS, since the prohi-
bitiOn law went into effect.
The recorder has given up in de-
spair the effort to locate through
the defendants the blind tigers which
supply them with their liquor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

my three years old boy was badly
constipated, had high fever and was
in an awful condition. I gave him
two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative
and the next morning the fever was
gone and he was entirely we'll. Fo-
ley's Orino Laxative saved his life. "
A. Wolkush, Chasimer, Wis. Daw-
son Drug Co. and Peoples Drug
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
More Workers or Cheaper Produc-
ton.

Our cotton crop within the last
twenty years has doubled so has
the number of acres cultivated in
cotton. Our lands do not seem to be
producing any more cotton per acre,
according to the statistician, than
they were twenty years ago. We
are probably working about twice as
many farm hands to make the cot
ton crop Of today as we were work
ing to make the crops of twenty
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Some facts
showing the far-reaching character
of the work of the joint commission
on immigration which was appointed
by congress on Feb. 20, 1905, were
presented to congress today through
the publication of preliminary re-
port by the commission.
This report deals with practically
every phase of the immigration ques-
ton, including Oriental aliens and
other excluded classes, peonage,
charity among immigrants, white
slave traffic, conditions of steerage,
anthropology, congestion in large
cities, alien criminality, competition
of immigrants, school inquiries, ad-
ministTation of the immigration
laws, distribution of immigrants and
other questions.
No conclusions have been reported
by the commission, but the scope of
the work is shown in a manner which
presages extensive legislation in the
future
sons, and from April /, 1907, to Feb.
81, 1903 had spent $344,796.
The commission says it is general
ly admitted by those acquainted with
the subject that, Notwithstanding the
fact that the present law proposes to
provide for the exclusion of every
undesirable immigrant, thousands of
undeniably undesirable persons are
admitted each year. NOtWithstand-
ing the expenditure of about $780,
600 annually, to enforce this law
the commission finds that it does not
prevent the coming of Chinese
laborers in considerable numbers.
The White Slave Traffic.
An extensive investigation is be-
ing made into the question of i'm
pOrtatiOn and harbOring Of women
for immoral purposes The results
show that many women are being
constantly imported under conditions
which amount to absolute slavery.
AS the results of its inquiries and
the evidence it has gathered there
has been noteworthy attack upon
this business, which has resulted in
a very marked decrease since the
commission began its work
1t has been found that in numer-
Gus instances persons afflicted with
contagious diseases, and even crimi- |
nails of dangerous type have been
able to evade the immigration laws
and come to this country under the |
pretense of being seamen. The ut |
most Importance is attached to the
inquiry being made into the subject |
of alien criminality.
Investigations in the South.
The most extensive and important
work undertaken by the commission
is the general field Investigations in
to the economic and social status of
immigrants in various sections of
the country. The most important
topics being covered is the race of
employees in each occupation, years
each race has been employed, hours
of work, and discrimination for or
against immigrants in employment,
wages and housing. In taking up
the congestion of immigrants in
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Circuit Court.

Judge Jones adjourned court here
Wednesday on account of the absence
of the attorneys, who are attending
Supreme Court at Jackson Court will
convene again probably this week. The
following cases have been disposed Of
since last week:
C. S. Smith VS.. Oracle Smith, divorce
denied.
Mrs. E. F. Sisson vs.. Wallace Sisson,
divorce granted.
Mrs Lizzie Sampson VS.. Ben Samp-
son, divorce granted.
Nellie Williford VS.. Robt. Williford,
divorce granted.
]. A. Grady VS.. M. & 0. R. r. Co.,
judgment for $40O and interest S34. 40.
w. /. Scott vs.. Martin Chambers,
damages for $35, part to Scott and wife
$3.50. Costs adjudged against defend
ant.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Money to Loan.

| loan money at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum on farm lands in Obion and
Weakley counties, Tenn, and in Fulton
County, KY. About one-half the cash
value of farm will be loaned Loans
made in sums of 81 900 or more for five
years with privilege to borrower of pay
ing same after one year in full or max
ing any size partial payment desired at
intervals of six months after the expira-
ton of one year, interest being stopped
on partial payments made. Call on or
write O. SPRADLIN.
Attorney-at-Law, Union City, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Commencement of Obion College.

Obion College commencement at Troy
begins next Tuesday with teachers train
ing class Grafton, by class of twenty
four members, with three minute talks.
Music will be contributed by Messrs.
Bob Taylor, G. H, King and Ben Bum
pass.
On Thursday night the intermediate
and preparatory grades will occupy the
stage with music and reading
On Friday night play will be pre-
sented by local talent, entitled The
Turn of the Tide. "
The program all the way through has
been arranged with the best skill and
care and the public is assured of the
best character of school entertainment.
The hall has recently been improved
and provided with a complete gasoline
lighting plant and the light is perfect.
Secondhand piano for sale cheap,
Sam'l D. WooSley. 1t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Hickman College.

Hickman, KY, May 25.-Rev. Jas.
Vernon, of Hopkinsville, KY, will de-
liver the baccalaureate address to Hick-
man College graduating class Sunday
morning, May 80. The class this year
is composed of Misses Lillian Choats,
Louise Mcconnell, Nellie Bondurant,
Rose Campbell and Marguerite Fuqua
and Frank Smith. The graduating exer-
cises will be held Thursday, June 2.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Boomer Girls Win.

The Union City baseball combination
extended the Boomer Girls the courtesy
of handing them a game last Tuesday
afternoon. The game was played on
the Union City Training School grounds.
There were four of the girls and two
emi-professional leaguers in the team
and they played ball like stars. The
Union City boys appeared in bad form
and condition Conner was unused to
first and the catcher could not stop the
pitchers balls. The team came together
for the first time and was not organized
for business. The score was 7 to 2, but
it should have been reversed, the boys
think, with the proper handling of the
team. They propose to put up much
better battle in the future, and no doubt
can do it. Evidences are in their favor,
and Manager Burdick has issued the
pronunciamento that we are to have
some extraordinary engagements on the
diamond this summer on account of the
team work. Manager Burdick will not
disappoint the public. A great game
is being arranged for the Fourth of
July.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
In the Spring.

In the spring young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of buds.
His vest and tie,
His half-hose vie
In vernal freshness with the buds.
In the spring an old man S fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of how
To get away
On cleaning day,
Yet not provoke painful row.
Metropolitan Airs
Il hear that PlunkviIle is to have
six oil lamps"
Yes, indeed. People are already
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28

first prize, cut glass, by Mrs. David
Cockrill, the consolation by Mrs. G. H.
Cobb Refreshments were of ices and
salads.
The club met last week with Mrs.
Paine Bransford. Prizes were won by
Mrs. G.. H. Cobb and Mrs. Wallace
Moore. Miss Bessie Morgan served
punch, and refreshments consisted of
Neapolitan cream and cake.
The Review Club meets with Mrs. HI.
T. Butler on Main street Tuesday next
at $50 p. M. Mrs. r. A. Pierce is the
leader for the occasion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Geological Collection.

To the pupils of the Public High School
and their friends:
We are anxious to have a collection
of geological specimens at the Public
School. Will you kindly keep this in
mind during the summer? We think
it would prove interesting to the collec-
tors as well as to the geology classes in
the school. Please bring anything you
may collect to the public school on the
first day of the September term.
WoMAN's PUBLIC SCHOOL
AUXILIARY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
The Contest.

Nominations for the popular girl con-
test are still coming in, and number
have been added since the list was
printed in another column, as follows:
Union City-Mary Jones.
Union City, R. F. D. No. 2-Laura
Litchford, Lottie Noah, Mary G. Lam
nom.
Union City, R. F. D. No. 9-Annie
Carter, Emma Carter
Union City, R. F. D. No, 3--Artie
Ratliff, Eloise Mcdowell, Bertha Nc
McMinn, Annie Wheeler.
Union City, R. F. D. No. Pearl
Cloar, Eula Donnell.
Troy lula Harrison.
Troy, R. F. D. No. marion Isbell,
Kate Cunningham, Vera Garrison.
Hickman, R. F. D. No. 2--I rma
Bruer, Mamie Clifton.
We have one or two names whose
postoffices are not altogether plain.
Will the friends please give us the cor
rect address, including rural delivery and
postoffice One of these is Miss Helen
Thompson. We are bound to have the
address correct to give the contest
proper attention.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Society,",
MRS. RRYHILL.
PRONE 100 OR i4o.
Overheard and Seen at the Ball
Game.

Overheard and Seen at the Bal
Game.
Small Boy: Hurrah for the Bloomel
ladies"
Attorney Caldwell leaving early be
cause he didn't want to see the local,
get walloped.
A few milk-pail hats.
A prominent lawyer sympathizing
with the lady who kept the gate because
she haden't taken in but $40.
A pretty girl all in blue and buggy.
Some more girls.
Some widows.
Allen throwing wild
Waddell and johnson getting dazed.
Ruth, the first baseman: Gee! This
is a cheap town. Look at the heads
over the fence!'
Little Boy: L love my wife, Ruthie;
but oh! you kidd"
John Church crowding through very
small crack in the fence to recover ball
from the region of the tile factory, where
the Boomer pitcher had knocked it.
The bride TO hubby during the single
three-bagger run: "Oh honey; see, see!
The man will run himself to DEATH
A Bloomer girl in the north field dry
ing the mud off a carelessly flung ball
ere she put Jack Morgan out with it.
Connors having a sore finger.
Someone telling somebody Mr.. Geo.
Driskill was in the grandstand
Charley Scott to the lady at the bat:
Louise, your shoe string IS united
The police trying to get she coons and
the cheap skates down off the box cars.
Minnie, the pitcher, and Landers, the
umpire, having discussion.
Henry Head losing his temper.
Jake Gibbs betting with everybody.
Carl Key looking gloomy.
Somebody looking for Fritz Kinney.
Josh Adams looking like John ID.
Killion.
Ardelle Hale at the bat.
And so on.
The Wednesday Club met this week
with Mrs. Chas. Burchard, who enter
tanned in honor of Misses Rollwage and
Stalcup, of Forrest City, Ark. The
club game resulted in the winning of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Expression Recital.

Tonight at Reynolds Opera House
Miss Crooks expression class will ap-
pear in recital. Some very interesting
numbers have been arranged and the
entertainment will no doubt attract a
large audience.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28

Special prices in mems suits, special
prices on shoes, special prices on milli-
merry, special prices on scores of items
in high-class seasonable merchandise
and a chance to get some of the hand
same prizes at Morgan-Verhine Co.'s
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Enjoyed Dance.

Hickman, KY, May Pa number
of the young people enjoyed dance
last evening at Buchanan's Hail. Miss
Minnie T. Grower, of Georgia, guest of
Miss Charlotte Hubbard, was an out-of-
town guest.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
ShaW-Ramer.

Hickman, KY, May 25.-At the home
of the bride at Moscow Miss Nellie Ra-
mer and Woodford J Shaw were mar
ried. Mrs. Shaw is son of b. F. Shaw,
deceased, and was reared here, but has
been residing at Moscow three years.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28

beginning to allude to Main street as a
gay, white way.