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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
EAST INDIAN COTTON CROP.

is 100000 Bales, an Increase of
Nearly Million Over Last Year.
The East Indian cotton crop for the
agricultural years of 1909 and 1910
will be four million five hundred and
two thousand bales, an increase of
nine hundred and eleven thousand
bales over last years yield, accord
ing to East Indian government fig
ures submitted to the State DEPART
ment at Washington through Vice
Consul Jackson. The total area IN
der cotton in all the territories of
East India this year is twenty mil
lion two hundred and twenty-seven
thousand acres. This area is about
sixty per cent. of the area planted in
the United States, which, according
to the last government report, was
estimated at thirty-three million one
hundred and ninety-six thousand
acres.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
FOUR APES ANCESTORS OF MAN
Race Groups Sprang From Different
Species, Says German.

Race Groups Sprang From Different
Species, Says German.
Startling development of the OAR
winian theory is contributed by Dr..
F. Melchers, the German biologist,
in the Zeitgeist.
Instead of descent from a single
race of apes, Melchers propounds the
theory that mankind is really divided
INTO four great race groups, each Oh
which is descended from one of the
Jour race groups of anthrOpoid apes.
representatives of these four are to
De found in existing gorillas, CHM
panzees, ourangs and gibbous apes.
From the gorilla type of ape are
descended, according to Melchers'
What he calls the West Congo-Guln-
ea-Soudan negro, the Bantus and
Aulus, and also the fair-haired and
IIed-haired northern races, including
Tue Firms; from the chimpanzee ape
are descended Bushmen, Lapps, Ber-
Oers and southern Europeans; the
vurangoutang is the ancestor of the
IaSnanians, Australians and short
headed south Germans, while Mon
souans, Malays, Polynesians and 81
0eTlans come from the gibbous ape.
Dr. Melchers promises further de-
'aIlS Of his remarkable theory
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
COUNTRYS RICHEST FARMER
DAVID RANKIN is CALLED THE
ROCKEFELLER OF MISSOURI.
Owns %, 64O Acres of Land That Are
in Actual Cultivation. Thou
sands of Fattening Hogs.

sands of Fattening Hogs.
Sixty years ago, in Indiana,
country boy was married. When the
clergyman had finished the young
man turned his pockets wrong side
out Il have just five dollars to my
name," he said; take it all"
Then he explained to his bride as
they walked away: "Now 1 shall
have an even start"
The boy became farmer-just
plain, ordinary farmer-worked
hard, and believed that a penny
saved was a penny and a quarter
earned. The other day he took an
inventory of his farm, scratched his
gray head moment and said: do
ing pretty well, after all. The fig
ures totalled up $4,000,000.
David Rankin-for, as the detect
i've stories say, it was none other
than he-of Tarkio, Mo-, is the
worlds biggest farmer. That is
what he claims to be-a farmer-nOt
a stock raiser, nor an agriculturist.
The first agricultural implement he
ever owned he went in debt for. Now
if he doesn't raise million bushels
of corn in a season he considers that
he has had a crop failure.
He has 25,640 acres of land that
are actually producing. There are
men who own more land-but David
Rankin is a farmer If the number
of his fattening hogs falls below 49,
no
cottages for his hired help and their
families, built all over his farm.
When his hired men start out to
work in the morning it looks like
the right wing of some army mobil-
izing.
The business secret of Rankin's
life has been: Specialize, stick to it,,
and early to bed. He has made only
one trip abroad. 81 couldn't sleep
over there" he explained.
David Rankin is "a years old, but
he never spends an idle hour. His
wonderful grasp of the possibilities
in farming, as well as his systematic
method of conducting operations on
his many acres, proves the absurdity
of the old-time belief that anyone
could be a farmer. Rankin never
sells the raw product. He buys
stock cattle by the carload and feeds.
He never hauls anything off the
place. He is the Rockefeller of Mis-
souri,. He has given, at different
times, $250,000 to Tarkio college,
and considers it his best investment
His motto is: GA farmer is a bus
mess man who lives in the open.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
HOW THEY AFFECT US.
Interesting Facts About Winds, of
Which Few People Are Aware.


The east winds hug the earth
more closely and gather moisture,
dust and bacteria. They are cold
and humid, altogether forming an
enervating influence on human and
animal life, and rendering it suscep-
tible to the disease germs which the
winds carry and disseminate.
The cool, pure northwest winds
come from a region of dry, highly
electrified air where ozone exists in
comparatively large quantities. They
are invigorating The framework of
nerves in the human being is like
a delicate electrical apparatus, the
nerves being the wires and the brain
and ganglia receiving and distribut-
ing centers.
Everyone knows that telephone
works better on a clear, dry day than
on a wet, muggy one. The moist at
mosphere lessons vitality. The nerve
wires grow faced and heavy. The
messages become confused. Hence,
low spirits, melancholia, distorted
mental outlook, faulty assimilation
and disease.
The opposite effects flow from the
northwest winds. The west and
northwest winds keep the mucous
membranes of the body in good work
ing order. The coating of moisture
which is always present with the east
wind disappears. Absence of any
wind, if long continued, has a bad
effect on the human body and mind
A prolonged calm means lack of
ventilation on a great scale. The
winds serve to mix in normal pro-
portions the gases which compose
the atmosphere, and in this way they
are conducive to health up to a GER
tain point. Beyond about 20 miles
an hour their influence begins to be
unfaVorable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
SHEEP SENT TO MICHIGAN.
MIR. w. I'll. Monk Takes Four Cars
of Sheep to the North.

Mr.. w. H. Monk left Tuesday for
Michigan, accompanying a large
bunch of sheep recently purchased
by him for party in that state.
For several weeks past Mr.. Monk
has been buying sheep in this and
adjoining counties preparatory to
shipping, and he states that very few
are left.
Four cars were shipped-about
fourteen hundred sheep in all-and
the price paid was $3.50 per head.
This is the second shipment from
TINS immediate section to Michigan.
Inc reasons given for quitting the
sheep-raising business here are that
the range is too small, dogs and wild
animals are playing much havoc
among them and the price of wool
is lower than it has been for sew
eral years.-Moultrie Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
BACON WARMLY WELCOMED.
Georgia's Distinguished Statesman
Now at Home on His Farm.

GeOrglaS Distinguished SCaleSiiaiA
Now at Home on His Farm.
United States Senator A. o. Ba-
con, who is back from Washington,
is being warmly welcomed by his
many friends. Senator Bacon is in
splendid health and is looking un-
usually we'll He has had a very
hard seige of work since January,
but it seemed to agree with him.
The senator is one of the leading
men in the United States senate, and
he always takes a very active part
in all deliberations of that great
body.
The senator will be in Macon for
some time, and will spend most Of
the while at his home across the
river. He has his office there and
will look after his business from that
Oint.-Macon Evening News.
Russia occupies nearly one-sixth
of the globe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
A Few Short Weeks.

-, Mr.. ]. S. Bartell, Edwardsville,
IT, writes: ga few months ago my
Muneys become congested. l had
severe backache and pain across the
nun m,u,neys and hips. Foley Kidney
ms promptly cured my backache
ana corrected the action Of my kid
neys' This was brought about after
my using them for only a few short
weeks, and can cheerfully recon-
1end them" Dawson Drug Co. and
Feople's Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13

The worlds most successful medi-
cine for bowel complaints is Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, 1t has relieved more
pain and suffering, and saved more
lives than any other medicine in use.
Invaluable for children and adults
Sold by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
GIVES LEGISLATURE REASONS
FOR NOT PURCHASING CHAT
TANOOGA TERMINALS.
SFNDS A SPECIAL MESSAGE

cbovs Where Nearly Three Times
as Much and Better Land Can Be
Bought For $4,000 Less. Prop
erty Proposed For Purchase in
Resolution of Last Legislature
known to Be Subject to Flood
Waters, and to Stand at Such
Times Under Seven Feet of Water,
Enough to Ruin the Contents of
Every Car on Tracks.
ATLANTA.-Governor Brown sent
IN to the general assembly yesterday
bis reasons for not purchasing the
o. acres of land on the outskirts of
Chattanooga, Tenn, for $4,000 for
,,sn as terminals for the Western and
Atlantic railroad.
Among the reasons assigned by
the governor for his action was that
he was able to secure options on
2241b acres better located than the
first S7-acre tract, and for the sum
Of s5S,50O. The offer of the land is
made by H. Clay Evans.
Other reasons given by the govern
or for not exercising the discretion
given him to purchase the 81 acres
we're these:
The land lies too low, and it will
cost 100000 to fill it in.
In time of freshets the land, which
lies near the river, is submerged
Governor Brown recites the freshet
Of 1896, as being within his own
knowledge. In that year he visited
the site as an officer of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, and found the
tracks at this point submerged under
from 4 to Z feet of water.
Private property on which options
we're not secured cuts into the tract
on which options were secured. The
owners of this tract might charge the
state more for it than the price of
the 81 acres on which options have
been secured.
Should Not DismantIe Terminals.
The central terminals in the heart
of Chattanooga, Tenn, which the
state of Georgia now owns, should
not be dismantled any more than the
terminals of the road in the heart
of Gainesville or Atlanta.
The governor also recites the in
cidental fact that at the time the OPP
tons were secured there was no
money in the treasury with which to
purchase the 81 acres worth $69,-
900. The options on the 234 u acres
for $58,500 are open until August
LIST.
Appended to the message of the
governor are letters from Attorney
General Hart on the legal right to
take money from the treasury for
the purchase of this property at the
time indicated, being in response to
a letter from Governor Brown on the
same subject; an option from H. Clay
Evans on the 234Ha acres above de-
scribed, which may be secured for
$58,500, and a description of the
property in question.
Knockout Drops.
At the conclusion of the reading
of the message Mr.. Alexander of De-
Kalb, who had been one of the chief
agitators in this matter and has con-
stantly nagged at the governor for
political purposes, introduced a reso-
luton that the governor be author
lied to buy the large tract on which
he had secured an option.
The resolution was big surprise,
coming as it did from one who is
well-known Smith leader and the au-
thor of the resolution providing for
the purchase of the smaller tract,
which is frequently inundated and
which Governor Brown refused to
buy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
COLUMBUS SHOW CASE co. FAILS
Largest Factory of Kind in the World
Closed by Creditors.

The plant of the Columbus Show
case Company has been closed under
an involuntary petition in bankrupt
cy brought against the company by
certain creditors.
Newsom Cooper, who has been Sec
rotary and treasurer of the company
was appointed receiver.
The company has been operating
for a number of years what is
claimed to be the largest. show case
factory in the world. 1t is capital
lied at 100000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
THE HORSE.
His Appeal to His Master For Humane
Treatment.

His Appeal to His Master For Humane
Treatment.
To thee, my master, l offer my pray
er. Feed me and take care of me. Be
kind to me. Do not jerk the reins. Do
not whip me when going uphill.
Never strike. beat or kick me when
I fail to understand what you want of
me. but give me chance to under
stand you. Watch me, and If l refuse
to do your bidding see if there is not
something wrong with my harness.
Do not give me too heavy loads. New
er hitch me where water will drip on
me. Keep me well shod. Examine my
teeth when | fail to eat. | may have
an liberated tooth. That, you know,
is very painful. | am unable to tell
you in words when | am sick, so
watch me, and l will try to tell you by
signs.
Pet me sometimes. enjoy it, and
will learn to love you.
Protect me in summer from the hot
sun. Keep blanket on me in winter
weather. and never put frosty bit in
my mouth, but hold it in your hands n
moment first.
l carry you, pull you, wait patiently
for you long hours, day or night. 1
cannot tell you when l am thirsty;
give me clean, cool water often in hot
weather.
Finally, when my strength is gone,
instead Of turning me over to a hu-
man brute to be tortured and starved.
take my life in the easiest, quickest
way, and your God will reward you in
this life and in heaven. Amen.-From
the Swedish in "Our Dumb Animals"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
The MoN1ENEeRIN.
He Is Hospitable, but Dearly Loves tho
Vendetta.

To listen to Bulgar singing is to
make ones flesh creep or want to
weep The centuries Of cruel oppres-
sion are only too manifest in Bulgarian
music and words. but II Montenegrin
grows restless over his songs and
curses the powers that forbid him to
emulate his forefathers' deeds en-
masse across the frontier. He does
so whenever he can. but only in twos
and threes
When the Montenegrin goes raiding
across the border it is really a more
sporting affair than the wei equipped
and organized outings of the Bulgar
"Comitatchis. With him il is usually
a private act of revenge or vendetta
to which he invites one or two friends.
Then they steal across the border Mt
night, find their man, do their best to
kill him and then make tracks home
heels. Perhaps the method of killing
is not up TO the standard Of western
sport. for they shoot their victim ''sit-
ting" so to speak, and do not give him
a chance, but as it is the recognized
system on both sides little can be said.
This custom makes men very wary.
and the stranger can appreciate the
reason when he sees a plowman, for
instance, attending to his duties with
a rife slung over his back. But in
spite of this they are the essence of
honor and hospitality. AS their guest
no one can come to any harm, and
they will do all in their power to make
his stay among them pleasant and
safe.-Wide World Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
s.. Additional Locals

A lad Of Big Run boys at present is to
Nget an old powder or oil can, and fix
place for it in the ground somewhere,
so fire can be put under 1t and when
properly punctured, fill it partly with
water, plug all holes but one on top,
put paddle wheel over this pupcture,
to going under the pressure of the es-
Gaping steam. 1t Is the greatest fun
going for quite mum ber of our laddies.
These new enterprises are found at
various places over town. It attracts
crowds Of other boys too. So all have a
good time-Big Run Tribune.
Belong to that type of citizens Of
whom IL can be said, HE is doing all in
his power to advance the best interest
of the town"
After July 1st users of tobacco may
look for a change in the size Of their
boxes or bags of tobacco and cigarettes
as a result of the new international
revenue law that will go into effect on
that date. The tax on all manufacture
ed 'obaccos will be two cents pound,
while the tax on the smokers will be
boosted Fl ON twenty-five cents to sixty
cents per thousand. This advance can
only result, retailers and users of the
weed say, in an increase Of the price.
Mi-o-na, that's the name OF the
best prescription ever written for in
digestion or stomach distress. Guaran-
teed by Stoke & Feicht Drug Co., SOC.
G Miss Mildred Sutter, daughter of j.
]. Sutter, of Reynoldsville, who had
been visiting, her cousin. Miss Celia
Sutter of the West End, was taken sick
last Sunday while attending the
Catholic church. She tried to make
her way to the home of Rev. Father
John Link when she fell in faint and
struck her head on the porch inflicting
bad cut. DIR. Hoeh was summoned
and the young woman was removed to
the Ackerd home where she was given
medical attention. 1t required several
stitches to close the wound In her head.
On Monday she recovered sufficiently to
be taken to her home In Reynoldsville
In DR.. Lorenzo's auto,-Punxsutawney
Republican.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06

Ostriches lay the largest eggs of all
birds now extant, according to writ
er in the Scientific American. but the
ostrich's egg would have appeared
small beside that extinct Madagascar
bird, the epyornis, which measured
more than thirty inches in its small
est circumference. The smallest birds
eggs are those of the minute species Of
humming birds, which are smaller
than the eggs of certain kinds of trop-
ical beetles. But the cuckoo lays the
relatively smallest egg-that is to say.
while the jackdaw and the cuckoo are
about equal in size, the formers egg Is
five or six times larger than the lat
ter's. The fact that the cuckoo is
wont to deposit its eggs in the nests
of birds which are usually much small
er than itself doubtless accounts for
this. The relatively largest egg is laid
by the kiwi. a strange, wingless New
Zealand bird. The egg is no less than
five inches long, although the extreme
length of the bird itself is only twen-
ty-seven inches.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
WHIPPED BY MACHINERY.
Automa attic FIossers Used by Several
European Armies.

Autona attic FIosssrs Used by Several
European Armies.
Automatic fogging machines are in
use among the military forces Of sew
eral European nations. For many
years the whipping was always done
by soldiers under the command Of an
officer, and the punishment varied, ac-
cording to the personal relations sub
sisting between the soldier and his VIC
tim. 1t was to correct this disadvan-
tage that the fiogglng machine was In
vented.
The machine is automatic in action,
and as soon as the culprit is fastened
in position spring is tightened or
loosened to gauge the exact force of
the blow. A pointer Is moved over a
dial to the requisite number of strokes
and the mechanism is started.
With perfect regularity the victims
back is scourged by the throngs, the
handle of the whip being moved by
screw device after each stroke so that
the lash does not fall on the same spot
throughout the punishment.
Each blow is of uniform severity,
and as soon as the required number
has been given the machine comes to
a rest. and the offender is released.
with the assurance that the exact pun
ishment ordered has been meted out
to him.-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
rhs rime no Adver,i.s.

There is nothing on earth SO myster-
iously funny as a newspaper advertise
ment. The prime, first, last and all the
time, object Of an advertisement is tn
draw custom. 1t is not; was not and
never twill be designed for any other
human purpose. So the merchant
waits till the busy season comes and his
store is so full OF custom that he rushes
to the newspapers and puts in bis ad.
vertisement. When the dull season
gets along and there is no trade and he
wants to sell goods so bad he can't pay
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06

Village or country editors always re-
main poor, but that j. becanse they are
not mean enough ~ get rich. In order
to get rich 1t j. only necessary to trust
nobody, TO betriend none, to get every
thing and save all you get; to stint our
selves and everybody belonging to us to
befriend no man and have no man for
friend; to heap interest upon interest,
cent upon cent; to be mean. miserly and
despised for some thirty years and
riches will come as sure as sickness and
disappointment. And when pretty
near wealth enough is collected by
disregard of the human heart AZ the
expense of every enjoyment, save that
of wallowing in filthy meanness' death
comes to finish the work. Some editors
prefer to remain poor, live right and
die happy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
BURNING THE DEAD.
A Custom That Can Be Traced Back
to the Earliest ACES.

Cremation has been practiced by
most of the nations of the earth from
the earliest ages. and, although in pa
gan countries it may have taken the
form of fire worshiping, there can be
no doubt that its adoption by the an
clients was for the most part prompt
ed by other than religions reasons.
Greeks ascribe its introduction to Her
cules, who, having sworn to transmit
the body of Argus to his father.
thought this the most convenient way
of fulfilling his promise. According to
Homer, the burning of the dead was
common practice among the Greeks
long before the Trojan war, but the
earliest record of it is among the
Scythians, who inhabited the vast re-
gion known under the name Of Tar
tary. Slender accounts handed down
concerning the manners OF some of the
ancient natives of Hindustan also al
lude to the custom. The idea of puri-
fication by fire was in all ages univer-
sal, and with good reason. Some be-
lieved that the body was unclean after
the departure of the soul, and it was
therefore deemed necessary that 1t
should be purified by fire. Ovid ex-
pressed the general opinion Of his time
when he said that the soul was not
completely separated from the body
until the latter was consumed on the
pyre. The Athenians invariably after
a battle burned the slain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06

his rent he takes out his ad vertisement.
That is; some OF them do, but occasion-
ally level headed merchant puts In a
bigger one and scoops IN al the business
while his neighbors are making mnrt-
cages to pay the gas hill.
There are times when you couldn't
stop people from buying everything in
the store II you put cannon behind the
door and that's the time the ad dvertise-
ment is sent out on It's holy mission
1t makes light work for the ADVERTISE
ment, for chalk sign on the sidewalk
could do all that was needed and have a
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06
Tommy and the Worm.

There were only two pieces Of cake
and three hungry boys upstairs throw
ing their clothes on in the race to get
down first. Tommy won out and rush
ed into the dining room breathlessly.
"That's good boy, Tommy. The
early bird gets the worm. Take piece
of cake" said his mother.
Tommy looked at the cake quizzical-
ly, inspecting it from all sides.
"What's the matter. Tommy" asked
his mother. ''What are you trying to
doY'
os"Say, ma, which piece has the worm
in it," he inquired soberly.-National
Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06

half holiday six days In the week, but
who wants to favor an advertisement?
They are built to do hard work, and
should be sent out In dull days when
customer has to be knocked down with
hard facts and kicked insensible with
bankrupt reductions and dragged In
with irresistible slaughter Of prices be-
fore he will spend cent.
Write this down where you'll fall
over h every day The time to draw
business is when you want business, and
not when you have more business than
you can attend to already.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-06

Prisoner at the bar" said the port
ly, pompous and forid magistrate,
"you are charged with stealing pig.
very serious offense in this district
There has been a great deal of pig
stealing, and I shall make an example
Of you or none Of us will be safe."-
London News.