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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
THREE CONGRESSIONAL NOTABIEs THRUST
FURTHER INTO THE
STATE

son Hale withdrew from the senate
was that Burleigh told him the game
was up.
Burleigh can afford to retire since
he is nearly seventy years old. He
has been state treasurer and governor
of Maine and has been in congress for
nearly fifteen years. He was beaten
for reelection by something over 2,OC0
They do things in no half hearted
manner in the Pine Tree State. When
the voters got ready to dump the dom
inant machine they GiG it with enough
emphasis to leave no doubt of their in
tentions.
Democrats Predict Sweep.
What is the significance of the Maine
election for the country at large? The
Democrats are naturally ''some tickled''
and are burning bonfires in advance.
The Republicans reply that their op-
ponents usually carry the elections
about two months before the dates.
However. most Of the Republican
statesmen are frank and admit that
they are not hilariously happy over the
Maine result. Coming so close after
the special elections in Missouri, Mas
sachusetts- and New York and the
slump in Vermont, it seems to indicate
general trend. Even though local
conditions may have been determin-
ing factor they could not have been
responsible for all of the change Like
wise the Maine election is not only an
indication, but will itself become an
active influence. Those voters who
go with the crowd and who rush to
be on the winning side may conclude
that Champ Clark and his mule team
are leading the winning procession and
fall in line.
In their jubilations Alton B. Parker
and other Democratic statesmen as
cribed the Maine earthquake to Roose-
velt's speeches. Why not charge it to
Peary or DR.. Cook? Were the special
elections in Massachusetts and New
York, which were held before the
colonel emerged from the African jun
gle, also chargeable to Teddy? The
goose bone prophets are predicting a
long, hard winter, and presume that
somebody will say Roosevelt is respon-
sible.
Insurgents Big Factor.
There is now trife over forty Re-
publican majority in the house. A
change Of twenty-five would give the
body to the Democrats. Two of the
twenty-five have already been elected
in Maine. Chairman Lloyd Of the Dem
ocratic congressional committee counts
on making up the balance, with con-
siderable margin to spare, in the east
and central west.
There is one factor that enters into
the situation, however. that should not
be neglected. The progressive Re-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
Democrats See Sweep of Nation
In Congressional Elections, but
Republicans Ascribe Big Up.
heaydl to Local Conditions.
BY j. A. EDGERTON.

FTER hearing the news from
IA Maine Champ Clark was so
80 certain of being the next speak
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
The 1elltale,

A college girl told how she had been
cured of the ugly habit. when a little
girl. Of sticking out her tongue when
writing. She was working on a writ
ing lesson one day when the teacher
called to her the full length of the
room:
Mary you are making capital LIS
when I asked for capital PSI"
"How did you know that I was
wrong?' the little girl asked.
II could TELL" said the teacher, by
your tongue.''-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
PICK PEARLS IN cocoANuTs.
Malay Peninsula Finds Gem Equal to

Malay Peninsula Finds Gem Equal to
Oysters.
Pearls are growing on cocoanut trees
in the Malay peninsula. The discov.
cry has been made the subject of a
special report by Consul General Du-
bois to the department Of commerce
and labor.
The pearls are said to be not un-
like those Of the oyster, containing
calcium carbonate and little organic
matter. Corrections form Just beneath
the stem of the cocoanut shell, and the
result is pure white pearl. which
brings high price.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
Tho Best He Could Do.

Noble Sportsman-Whatever it is I've
shot, it makes most unearthly row.
Keeper-Yes; poor Bill amt got mu-
steal voice. as e? But heard him
say he was going to take singing les
sOnS.-LOndon Tit-Bits.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
A Stop Order.

n SrOp OFoer.
Maud-Tom had me talk into pho
nograph so he can hear my voice while
I'm away. Clara-How lovely! And
he can stop the machine!-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
MAINE RESULTS SHIFT HOROSCOPES
Champ Clark Sees Himself
Speaker-Asher Kinds Forgets
Parliamentary Lore In Close
Contest In Portland.
900

and whose chief feature is an eye that
is always open. Kinds used to be a
newspaper man and reported the do
lngs of the Maine legislature. He was
not born a parliamentarian, but had it
thrust upon him by Reed. and the
rest he acquired by thirteen years
hard study. -
Newspaper Veteran Loses.
One of the Maine representatives
who will not come back is Edwin C.
Burleigh, likewise a newspaper man,
the publisher of the Kennebec Journal.
Maine, being a brainy state, appre-
ciates her newspaper men. James G..
Blaine was one of them. Some other
states that have not so much brains
but why make invidious comparisons?
Returning to Burleigh, it is whispered
that he has been the real boss of
Maine. Outside of the state that role
was usually ascribed to Hale, but Bur
leigh evidently did not care who was
thought the boss outside Of the state
so long as he was the boss inside it.
1t is also whispered that the real rea-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22
The Aim Of . Norman.

no AIN OF "0n1ns
The police records show that some
women who can't hit the side OF a
barn with stone have remarkable
aim with MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-22

FTER hearing the news from
Maine Champ Clark was so
certain of being the next speak
er Of the house that he said
when he was elected he would drive a
team of Missouri mules to and from
the capitol. Even so, he might find
driving Missouri mules easier than rid
ing the Democratic donkey. It has
been known to throw a number of
men in the mud There is Brother
Bryan. Champ should not count his
chickens before they are Matched or
his speakership mules before they are
harnessed.
The Maine Republicans say the state
went Democratic because the people
were tired of prohibition. Evidently
they were tired of something. It took
them long time to get that way, but
when they did catch the weary feeling
they had it good and hard.
The Maine election makes US recast
our political horoscopes. In fact, every
election that comes along knocks all
the political prophets seven ways. To
prognosticate on elections it is neces-
sary that conditions stay put. In these
days of disappearing majorities and
insurgent overturnings nobody knows
what to expect. Ordinarily one of
these September elections tells US the
direction of the political wind. But
this is not a wind. 1t is a cyclone.
Who is going to tell the direction of
a breeze that is blowing in all direc-
tons at once?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
AT LAST THE GLAD HAND.

Spellbir ders, statesmen and pub
lie men in general are about to
realize the filling of a lOng-felt
want-a hand that will not be
wearied by much shaking. Even
from the white house complaint has
often come of a good right hand
and arm being almost paralyzed by
grips and shakes at public functions.
Now, according to report, all this
is to be ended by the invention of
a Jerseyman, George Hammeron by
name, who has devised an artificial
hand and arm that will answer all
the purposes of reality, and at the
same time make the shakers believe
that they have shaken a sure-enough
hand.
This much-needed device, which
the report says is the fruit of six
years of hard thinking and equally
hard labor, consists of a hand and
forearm so closely resembling the
natural limb that it is impossible for
the shaker to detect the difference,
the hand being made of a flexible
substance that is kept at the proper
temperature, and having finger nails
that are perfect in appearance, as
we'll as lines in the palm and hairs
on the back of it. The invention
is attached to the body by means of
a small hook, and when the moment
for handshaking arrives the victim
is there with the goods.
With this appliance it will readily
be realized that candidates and pub
lie men will be better equipped than
ever before for campaigning days
so far as extending the glad hand"
is concerned Men in public life
owe a debt of gratitude to the in
geniOus Jerseyite
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN FUNDS,

From the Macon Telegraph.
The New York democratic state
committee, according to it's state
ment, spent $328,87O in the recent
campaign and the New York county
committee spent $1O6,492. The
New York republican state commit
tee reported that it had spent $685.
500, with unpaid bills outstanding
to the amount of $6,61S, and the re-
publican committee for New York
county cOnfesses to expenditures
amounting to $52,214.
The interesting point brought out
in the itemized statements is that
| the big business" or the trust
magnate element, was as usual on
the side of the republican and
against the democratic candidates,
though it would appear that this
time the contributions from that
source were less munificent than on
former occasions. Carnegie, Van
derbilt, Schiff and other great finan-
ciers gave to the republican fund,
while August Belmont is the only
man widely known for his wealth
in the democratic list. The largest
contribution, $4,000, came from
the democratic state chairman, who
is also the business partner of Gov
ernor-elect Dix; the next largest
from Joseph B. Carroll and Joseph
j. O'Donohue. The smaller amounts
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000, were
given by New York politicians, such
as Murphy and Coler, and by other
persons whose names are not famil-
lar outside of the state.
There is precious little comfort
in the showing for those who cher
ish the delusion that "malefactors
of great wealth" Influenced the cleo
ton in order to discipline Mr.. Roose-
welt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
A LIVE QUESTION.

The question of the removal of
the state capital from Atlanta to
Macon was looked upon as a little
by-play when it was first sprung,
but the idea seems to be a popular
one and destined to become live
issue, if it is not already.
The News has nothing but the
kindest feeling for North Georgia
and Atlanta especially the latter,
the second largest city in the south,
and a city in which every Georgian
can feel just pride-but we are
free to confess that we would not
object to seeing the capital of the
state in Macon and a South Georgia
man occupying the chief executives
chair.
When the capital was removed to
Atlanta in 1877 practically all of
the population and wealth of the
state were in North Georgia, while
South Georgia was nothing but
a vast pine forest with a few ham
let's and settlers here and there.
But time has wrought a great
change, and practically reversed
these conditions. South Georgia
has developed and prospered I'M
til it has outstripped North Georgia
in every respect, and is now
in position to demand more consid-
Grafton in the affairs of the state
than it has received. Whenever
there has been a governor or Unit
ed States senator to be elected South
Georgia has been expected to furnish
the votes to elect some North Geor-
gia politician. When a state insti-
tuition of any character was to be es-
tablished South Georgia has been ex-
pected to tamely submit to it's loca-
ton in North Georgia, and then pay
most of the taxes for its support
But above all this Macon, as the
geographical center of Georgia, is
the logical place for the state capital.
In Atlanta the capital is within 100
miles or less Of every North Georgia
citizen, and he can visit it and re-
turn home within day, while the
South Georgia citizen who has bust
ness with any of the various state
departments is compelled to travel
from 200 to 800 miles and consume
from two to four days, at heavy ex-
pense, in making the trip.
The people of Middle and South
Georgia are speaking out in favor
of a more central location for the
capital, and if it is ever put to a
vote there will be no doubt as to
what the result will be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07

A Washington dispatch says that
Director Durand will announce the
total population of the United States
on next Saturday, December 10th.
1t is expected to be between 91,-
100000 and 100000, which
would show a growth of 20 per cent
the past ten years. There is no
doubt that the South will make a
very creditable and satisfactory
showing much better, in fact, than
some other sections of the country.
The increase in some congressional
districts of the South-in Georgia,
for instance-has in all probability
been as much as in some entire
states in both the East and the
West.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
GREAT Is TERRELL.

New honors have come to Terrell
as an agricultural county, and an
other feather waves proudly in he1
cap,
She is not only the banner cot
ton county, but is now the banner
corn county.
AS is we'll known to readers OF
The News, the statistics of the Unit
ed States government the past
several years show that Terrell
county produces more cotton per
square mile than any other county
in Georgia, and is excelled by only
one county in the entire United
States; the Texas boy-champion corn
grower, who grew SO bushels on one
acre, has been beaten by a Terrell
county lad, who produced a yield
of 101 bushels, and in a corn grow
ing contest that was open to all Of
Southwest Georgia a Terrell county
farmer who grew 124 bushels per
acre on ten acres and doubled the
next highest contestant has been
awarded the prize.
Great is Terrell county, and the
Terrell county farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
OUR DRINKS AND TOBACCO.

The report Of the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenues, which has
Just been given to the public, shows
that the twelve months ending June
Goth. made banner year for Uncle
Sam in the matter of what he col
lected in the way of taxes on beer,
whiskey and tobacco
The records show that we drank
163,00O,000 gallons of distilled
spirits, or 3O,OOO,OOO gallons more
than the year before, and 59,4S5,117
barrels of fermented liquor, or g.
600, 900 barrels more than the gear
before. We smoked 7,6OO,OOO,OO0
cigars, an increase of 100000
over 1909, and 6,83O,OOO,0OO cigar
cites, an increase of 1,O00,O00,0OO.
OF tobacco in other forms we used
402, 100000 pounds, an increase of
100000 pounds.
The reformers have plenty of
work ahead. And their job is like
ly to last for long time yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Bargain in Land.

/ have in my hands for sale the
best bargain in a small farm that
| know Of in Miller county. 100 acres
situated five miles from Colquitt on
graded road leading from Colquitt
to Blakely, about SO acres cleared
and under fence, Comparatively nev
wire fence on three sides and rails
on back side; 20 acres additional
can be cleared at small cost: remain
der hammock land extending to the
run of Spring creek. Cleared land
pebbly with good clay foundation
Four room residence built only six
years ago, one room ceiled; good
two room tenant house, barns, etc.
and four wells on premises. Only
one-half mile from good school and
church. R. f. D mail by the door.
Reason for sale, death of security Oh
purchase money note. Must be sold
within next few days if sold at all.
Price $500, at least $1,000 of
which must be cash.
n. L. STAPLETON, COlquitt, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Executrix's Sale.

BY virtue of an order from the
Court of Ordinary will be sid On
the premises of the late w. II. Gam
mage, on the Dawson and Bronwood
road, on Saturday, December / It'll
to the highest bidder, the following
property: Z mules, 2 horses, 2 bug
gies, 2 two-horse wagons. plow-
stocks and all farming utensils, 2
sets Of buggy harness, umbrella
tops for buggies, 2 lap robes, Z
meat hogs, l brood SOW and pigs,
60 gallons of syrup, 100 cans Of
peaches, 4 syrup barrels, ! jar Of
P. beans, l Lester piano double
barrel shot gun, 1 80 calibre Smith
& Wesson pistol, wash pots, 1000
bundles of fodder more or less, 500
bushels of corn more or less, 800
bushels of cotton S9ed more or less,
800 pounds of field peas in hull more
or less, 500 stalks of seed cane more
or less and all the household and
kitchen furniture and 40 hens. Sold
as the property of w. H. Gammage,
deceased. Sale will begin at 10
o'clock a. m.
MRS. ANNIE GAMMAGE,
MISS WILLIE GAMMAGE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
WE CHEERFULLY COMPLY.

The Dublin Courier Dispatch,
which for some reason has been
overly much agitated about the
population of the Second and the
Eleventh congressional districts ten
years ago, has been delying between
the pages of musty government rec
ords, and announces that it has dis
covered that in 1900 the fifteen
counties of the Second district con
tanned 226,98O people and the eigh-
teen counties of the Eleventh dis
trict had 227.855 people. 1t affords
us pleasure to comply with thc re-
quest of our esteemed contemporary
and give the result of its research
to the thousands of readers of this
great family journal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
SENATOR BACON For LEADER

In the next congress the demo
Gratis must have a new senate lead
er; since Senator Money of Mis-
sissippi, the present leader, is going
to retire on March 4th. The
democratic leaders and newspapers
are talking of Senator Bacon of
Georgia for the important position
Senator Bacon, who is recognized
as one of the strongest members of
the upper branch of congress, has
in fact been the leader of the demo-
Gratis in that body for several years.
Because Of his great ability, his
familiarity with all legislative issues,
and his conservatism he has been
the spokesman for his party when
important questions were under de-
bate. He has the confidence of all
of his conferees, and fifteen years
of experience has ripened him for
leadership.
Senator Bacon is recognized as one
Of the country's ablest men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07


1t is reported from Covington,
KY, that friends had to contribute
money to pay the burial expenses of
John G. Carlisle. His remains were
taken to his old home town as lex
press and were hauled around with
the usual miscellany of boxes and
packages until some undertaker's
establishment was reached. and there
they were deposited. The estate he
left was not sufficient to pay for
their interment.
The eminent Kentuckian spent
more than 80 years of his life in the
public service. He was speaker of
the house of representatives, and
secretary of the treasury in Cleve-
lands last cabinet. He opposed par
ty heresies even when they were
popular with the public; the yelling
of the mob was never music to his
ears. He stood for what he con-
sidered the right, though it made
him eXecrated by &H hysterical press
and a deluded public.
He left the public service to prac-
ttce his profession in New York. and
was pursued into private life by the
yender of SANDER, and the dema-
gogue. AS a secretary of the treas
ury he was accused of selling out
to the money interests; as a lawyer
he was charged with working for
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
THE REWARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE
The Sad Case Carlisle Speaker of the National
House of Representatives Presidents Cabinet

Former Speaker of the National
of the Presidents Cabinet.
Wall street and in this manner reap
ing a reward for official mendacity.
Many people believed the charges,
but no one ever presented the slight
est evidence impeaching his personal
integrity.
He did as mush as any other man
to save the business interests of this
country from the ruin that would
have followed debasement of the
national currency; he gave the best
years of long life and the best
talents of a gifted mind to his fell
low citizens, and he died virtually
a pauper, not having enough to af-
ford a good funeral.
Tom Reed had to give UP the am
billions of a life and return to the
practice of law in order to leave
his family a competence; Blaine and
John Sherman, like Grant were
forced to write the stories Of their
life that their widows might have
estates. In the long galaxy Of bright
stars in the gallery Of great public
servants only a few will be found
who were able to lay by a goodlv
competence for old age and their
families. And, as rule, the great
est reaped least; and those whom
death gave the cleanest bill of moral
health were the most maligned dur
ing their liyes.-Augusta Chronicle,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Can Stop 1t If They Want To.

From the Albany Herald.
The Dawson News, in a timely
editorial on the blind tiger and the
gambling evil, fixes the responsible
ty for the existence of these evils
upon the people-the people of the
communities, towns or cities in
which the evils exist. And that is
where the responsibility rightly be-
longs. Neither blind tigers nor
gamblers can flourish where there is
no business for them, nor will po-
lice officers of either the state or
the municipality be diligent in the
apprehension of such offenders
where they are not backed up by
public opinion and the majority of
the people. When the majority of
the people of a town or city really
want blind tigers and gamblers run
out they can have it done by elect
ing the right sort of men to office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
VIII Wet Their Whistles.

From the Shellman Sun.
The postmaster here estimates
that, according to the present aver
age, between $4,000 and $4,000 will
be sent in money orders to whiskey
houses for glad water" between
now and Christmas Nearly $50
worth of orders were sold Monday,
about all being to whiskey houses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
HE'S IN Triton.

From the Triton Gazette.
The Dawson News inquiries what
has become Of the old-fashioned boy,
whose pockets bulge with the treas
ured loot of YOUTH" and insists that
he has disappeared. Not so, Rainey.
There is a bunch of him right here
in Triton. Come over and take a
peep. The Gazette is feeding half
dozen whose pockets would give
any old junk shop a good start.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the City
National Bank of Dawson, Ga, will
be held at the office of said bank at
10 o'clock a. m, Tuesday, January
10, 1911, for the purpose of electing
directors of said bank for the year
of 1911. This December 5th. 1910.
K. S. WORTHY. Cashier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Daw-
son National Bank of Dawson. Ga.
VIII be held at the office of said bank
at 10 clock a M, Tuesday, Jan.
10, 1911, for the purpose of electing
directors of said bank for the wear
OF 1911. This December 5th. 1910
r. l.. SAVILLE Cashier
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07

The result of the election for al
dermen in Americas is a declaration
by that city against municipal own
ership of the electric light plant.
And no doubt it is a wise decision.
Municipal ownership is one of those
things that is all right until it is
tried, and afterwards is seldom what
it was cracked up to be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
South Georgia's New Wav.

From the Lexington Echo.
South Georgia is lining up pretty
solldly with Macon in the PROPOSE
ton to move the capital to that
city. And south Georgia has a
mighty way of getting what it goes
after these days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07

Congress convened Monday, and
for the next several months the
country will witness again what it
long since became accustomed to
one party trying to enact legisla-
ton and the other trying to obstruct
II
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-07
Another Trophy Added.

From the Macon News.
With Teddy's scalp added to his
African trophies in the Smithsonian
Institute that much heralded collec-
ton ought to begin to attract some
attention.