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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
PARADISE is NOW A DESERT

canals, to store the floods that are
brought down from the mountains
IN the spring, Gin enormous resnr-
Volrs for use during the summer
and has indicated locations for at
least i've, which will, he believes.
answer every purpose. At least two
OF these locations were used as
reservoirs by the BabyIonians and
PROBABLY by previous civilizations.
ana Sir William will adapt to mod
ern use the same canals that were
then used to distribute the water
over the plains. Several drv river
beds can also be made available and
thus economic the cost.
After the 100000 acres that will
De hrst reclaimed have been sold
and settled the area available. for 40
r1culture can be doubled bv the ex-
penditure of SIS 100000 additional
and ultimately the gain would be
to'VOO'OOO acres capable of produc-
ing annually, according to his estf-
mates, 100000 tons of wheat
100000 hundred weight of cotton
and fabulous quantities of other OK
portable products, in addition to
Whatever food will be necessary to
support a population of million
people.
In addition to the agricultural
products he promises, pasturage for
Millions of sheep and goats and hun
dreds of thousands of cattle in the
delta, and he would build a railway
from Bagdad to Damascus with
branches here and there to tan the
harvest fields. The total length of
this road would be about 500 miles
and, according to his estimates If
could be constructed for between
ten millions and eleven millions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
THIS BOY GREW SOME CORN
CAROLINA LAD OF FOURTEEN
HAS RECORD OF 2SS BUSHELS.
Beats the Record Made by Drake

Statement Is Made That He Has De-
veIoped New Methods of Raising
Corn, But Details Have Not Been
Given Out. National Agricultural
Department Looking Into 1t.
COLUMBIA, S. C.-South Caro-
lima has a boy who is the champion
OF the world as cQyn grower. He
IS only IA years of age and has pro
duced 228 bushels of corn on one
acre of ground. His home is in
Marlboro county, where Drake pro-
duced 255 bushels about 10 years
ago, which is the greatest yield ever
recorded for one acre in the history
of the world.
The name of this young marvel
mas not been announced. He is .
member of the Boys Corn clubs and
ms records are being examined bv
the United States farm demonstra-
ZION department in WASHINGTON
Unoficially it is stated that that
boy has developed a new method of
corn culture. The full story Of how
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
STUDYING THE CONSTITUTION.
Educational Fest Stirs Interests of
Black Voters in Document.

A MuskOgee dispatch says copies
of Oklahoma's constitution are more
in demand today than they have ever
been since the time of adoption of
that more or less famous document.
Negroes who fear they are to be dis
franchised at the November election
are asking for them, and the repub-
llcan state committee is seeing that
the negroes are supplied.
Under the amendment to the con-
stitutiOn known as the grandfather
clause any negro whose grandfather
was a slave is not entitled to vote
unless he can read and write anv
section of the constitution, or give
a satisfactory layman's version of
what any section thereof means. So
the negroes are obtaining copies of
the constitution, printed in pam
phlet form in plain, bold-faced type.
taking it home with them and read
ing, writing and studying it. 1t is
said on good authority that in some
negro settlements there is not
negro house in which there is not a
copy of the constitution.
If the negro can pass the educa-
tlonal test he cannot be prevented
from voting by the precinct election
inspectors Whether they pass the
educational test or not they are now
learning something about the funda-
mental law of the state.a
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09

the great yield was produced will
be printed as soon as it is annunced
by DR.. Seaman A. Knapp from
Washington. The boy has written
a detailed account of the yield, tell
ing every step that was taken.
The yield is much greater than
that of Bascombe Usher, the II
year-Old boy who produced 1921
bushels last year and who won the
national prize for the greatest pro-
duction and on all points.
All that is known about the boy
is that he is the son of a preacher
and produced the wonderful yield
on the parsonage land.
The yield of Drake Of 225
bushels is looked upon as a marvel.
The yield of this unknown boy is
even greater. He did. all of the
work himself.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
TURKEY CONSIDERS IRRIGATION
SCHEME FOR MESOPOTAMIA
Is the One Place in the World Gem
EARLY Supposed to Have Been the
Prehistoric Garden of Eden.

Is the One Place in the World Gem
EARLY Supposed to Have Been the
Prehistoric Garden of Eden.
MesOpotamia, for generations the
cradle of the human race and the
one place in the world that is gem
orally supposed to have been the
prehistoric Garden of Eden, stands
now, for the first time in it's history,
a fair chance for reclamation. Tn
to the present Abdul Hamfd has new
.er permitted anything that would
really further progress in that conn
try and has always been opposed TO
any movement that would in anv
way tend to be reactiOnary. Govern
mental change has greatly benefit
ed conditions there and Sir William
Wlllcocks, the most celebrated ir-
rgatlng engineer in Europe, is work
ing on plans for the system that
made Mesopotamia one Of the richest
countries in the world. In ancient
times MesOpotamia was especially
noted for it's rich and fertile agricui-
tural lands. In the land lay the
secret of the great wealth of Babylon
and Nineveh, but through the evolu-
ton of the centuries the land has
suffered from neglect and that which
once furnished luxury to the deni-
zens of the Babylonian palace is now
a desert.
William E. Curtis, writing in the
Chicago Record-Herald, says:
Sir William proposes, by dams and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
S5O,OOO,OOO,OOO IN FARMS
CENSUS FIGURES TELL OF EN-
TRAORDINARY GROWTH.
Small Decrease in Number Shown

Expenditures for Farm Labor Have
Increased so Per Cent in the Past
Ten Years. Consolidation of the
Farms Has Decreased the Number
OF Farmers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Extraor-
binary increases in the total agricul-
tural wealth is shown in the sum-
maries of farm statistics by the Cen
suG bureau
The total value of the farms re-
ported at the Twelfth census was
about $2O,5OO,OOO,OOO; more than
double the 9,8OO,O0O,O 900 aggregate
capital invested in manufactures.
The thirteenth census tabuIations
show the present. value of the farms
OF the United States is approximate
ly 0,000,000,0
While there has been since 1900
small percentage of decrease in
the number of farms and farm acre
age this falling off is insignificant
compared with the scores or more
billions of dollars added to the real
and permanent farm wealth of the
United States IN the last 10 years.
The farm experts of the govern
ment easily account for the decrease
IN the number of farms, farmers.
and farm acreage. They say that
the smaller farmers in the middl"
states, in view of the great increase
in land values, are selling out to the
larger farmers and then the major
ity of them move into the newer
agricultural regions and reinvest.
Ihls has caused a consolidation OF
farms in the older agricultural states,
and an increase in the number OF
tenant farmers and farm managers.
The expenditures for labor show
a general increase of fully so per
cent, and as there has been no ma
terial increase in the number of per
sons working for wages on the
farms the gain is taken to represent
a corresponding increase in the
wages of the individual farm labor
er or employee
The conditions in Iowa are re-
Elected in the returns for Illinois,
Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North
Dakota and South Dakota.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
THE DEATH OF MR.. NEWKIRK
Further Particulars of the Passing
OF WeIl-KnOwn Citizen.

The Shellman Sun prints the fol-
lowing particulars of the death of
Mr. Dan S. NewkirK, whose demise
was noted in the last issue of The
News:
ID. S. Newkirk, a man Of many
friends a9t an in1u.u.!cl citizen.
passed away at his home about 10
miles south of Shellman Sunday
morning near $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Newkirk was about 81 years
of age and spent many of these
years in such pursuits as assuredly
gain friends and lose enemies. He
lived in Shellman nearly 20 years.
and held position with Crittenden
Brothers. About two years ago he
returned to the country. For sew
eral years he held a position as
clerk in the office of O. B. Stevens
commissioner of agriculture, and
was at one time a fertilizer inspect
or. He had also been mentioned
for the legislature.
THE funeral exercises took
place at his home, and were cen
Quoted by Rev. T. w. barley. The
interment occurred at Bethlehem
with Masonic ceremonies.
He leaves an aged mother, a
wife. a son, Fred, and a brother,
j. c. Newkirk."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
A BLOOD BALM THAT HEALS.
A MeritOus Specific That Is Manu-
featured in Dawson.

featured in Dawson.
The News begs to call the read
ing public's attention to Harris
121," blood remedy manufactured
and sold by the Dawson Drug Com
pany, Dawson. Ga. This medicine
has proved a specific for all those
who have used it for scrofula, rbeu-
matism and syphilitic sores or ulcers.
The manufacturers of this proprie-
tary preparation give you a guaran-
tee that refunds you your money in
the event that a complete course
does not cure your ailment. The
News is personally acquainted with
Mr. Chas. A. Harris, the apothecarv
who compounds and manufactures
this preparation, and invites those
who are afflicted with any blood dis
ease to try course. Price per bot
tie $1.00, or three bottles for $3.50.
SIX bottles will cure any chronic case
or blood disease, it makes no differ
ence of how long standing. Write
the Dawson Drug Company, Dawson.
"a. This medicine is not a patent
cure for all diseases, but a carefully
prepared physicians prescription
compounded and placed in the reach
OF suffering humanity. Write the
Dawson Drug Company for a trial
oruer OF Harris 121 Blood Remedy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
A MILLIONAIRE CONFEDERATE
VETERANS REVENGE.
Charges Them With Ingratltude

Big Manor House and Grounds in
the Center Of Virginia Town Be-
ing Advertised For Sale to Black
People. Result of a Feud Of
Twenty-Five Years Duration.
GLEN ALLEN, Va.-Captain John
Cussons, confederate veteran, mil
lionaire master Of Forest Lodge, the
big manor house in the center of
the village, and owner of most of
the town, is planning to take ex-
quisite revenge on the villagers who
have opposed him this quarter of a
century and have visited all sorts
of depredatiOns on his property to
show their dislike for him. He is
going to sell his houses to negroes.
In the Richmond newspapers he
is running an advertisement of
''Firginia's LOveliest Village" with
in three hours of Washington, that
is now on sale to Afro-Americans
in half-acre building and garden
sites, by is owner, Captain Gus
sons"
Captain Cussons undertook to
build an ideal city. He laid out
streets, constructed rows and rows
of houses and brought in persons Of
his own selection to fill them. He ex-
pected these to fall in with his plans
for the development of the ideal
city. They did for a while. He
was a geneial, generous, democratic
landlord then. The residents liked
him. They helped him carry out
his plans and for several years there
was prosperity in Glen Allen.
Loses His Genial Ways.
But finally disagreement arose.
The residents objected to some of
his plans. Captain Cussons was
not the sort of man to brook OBJ
jections He resented the sugges-
lions of his tenants and accused
them Of ingratitude. The breech
widened. He lost his genial, demo-
cratic ways and became an auto
crat. The villagers got together
and tried to force their ideas upon
him. He would not be coerced. 1t
was the beginning of feud that
has continued % years, with Cap
tain Cussons hand against every
man and every mans hand against
him.
He had sold some lots, but not
enough seriously to impair his own
ership of the village. He was the
landlord and the the villagers were
his tenants and his power over
them was great. They got even
with him by stealth. His deer park,
one of the finest in the south. was
dismaintled by vandals, his property
was destroyed by fire and wanton-
ly damaged in many ways.
Occasionally the captain would
stride forth in the village a pictur-
esque and imposing figure, to re-
monstrate, give warning or hurl de-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should be prepared for it. All that
is needed is bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without it in their homes and
it has never disappointed them. Sold
by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09

fiance. Often he was in court to
prosecute depredatOrs or defend
himself against actions for dam
ages.
Commands COwed Respect.
Much as the villagers hate him
he commands sort of cowed re-
spect when he appears among them.
Standing s feet, of powerful physi-
que, broad of ShOuldrers and big of
bicaps, his white hair hanging over
his shoulders, the master of Forest
lodge is a giant in strength as well
as stature, in spite of his 70 years.
He won his military title as chief
of the confederate scouts in the
army Of Northern Virginia. Soon
after the close of the war he bought
an extensive tract, the site of the
present village of Glen Allen, and
out of business ventures and fOrtu-
nate real estate investments grew
the wealth that made him a mil
lfOnaire.
Is No Halfway Revenge.
When, after years of bitter Cd
position on the part of the villagers,
harrassments and depredations he
determined to take revenge he did
not stop at any halfway measure.
Nothing that he could have done
would have produced the conster-
nation that was produced when he
advertised to rent his houses to
negroes.
The white property owners held
mass meeting and gave express
sion to their Indignation, but that
was all that they could do Cap
tain Cussons is going right ahead
with his plans to sell to negroes.
Some of his friends fear that he
will be attack by a mob Of the
Infatuated property owners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-09
WILL DISPOSE OF IDEAL VILLAGE TO NEGROES

fiance. Often he was in court to
prosecute depredators or defend
himself against actions for dam
ages.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
femtenuary yard and hospital. .5l6

fenIGentlary yard and hospital. .oIo
Total. .! =. ..oSo
Railroads.
The passenger rates on railroads
in this State, that were put In opera
tion by the railroads on the first Of
April, 1908, are still in existence
and the charges for passenger trans
portation are the same. l am still
Of the opinion that more authority:
should be given to the Railroad Com
mission of the State, to require the
railroads to comply with all reason
able rules and regulations made by
safd Commission. .-..s !.
!; The Commission, in their report,
make certain recommendations which
I respectfully ask you to consider.
State Board of Health.
Our people are becoming more in.
, terested each year in the health
! question and in the duty Of the State
to prevent Ihe spread Of all epidem-
les and contagious diseases.
The State Board Of Health has
been fully alive to this important
question and has done much good
along this line. A reasonable ex-=
penditure Of money for the purposes
above mentioned saves a great deal
Of suffering and may result in the.
saving Of many lives. bespeak.
your careful consideration of the
work and recommendations Of this
Board. .-....>.- ..1~
National Guard.
I desire to reiterate here what I
said in my last annual message, to-
wit, that: "The> citizen soIdiery is a
very important arm of the State:
Government and should be sustained
and encouraged by all lovers Of
peace and order.'' Whenever call.
ed upon to render any service for
the State, they have responded with
promptness and discharged their du-z
ties with fidelity, 7 recommend q.
liberal appropriation for its NAM
tenance. " ~
:...- Salaries.
In my annual message to the Get-.
eral Assembly IN 1908, I used thzges
words. "s6me years ago, when Hhe.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14

Gamberlain's Cough Remedy IS a
very valuable medicine for. thraa5
and lung troubles, quickly relieves
and cures painful breathing and e
dangerously sounding cough which iR-
dicates congested lungs. Sold by W.
E. Pelham & Son.. - --.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
HEWBERRY LUMBER co.
NOTICE
January 3. 1910.

January 3, 1910. y
To the Creditors Of Dominick and
Swittenberg:
Dominick and SWittenberg, having.
made deed Of assignment to me-,
there will be a meeting Of the cred
itors in the Offices Of Blease & DOM
mick, at Newberry, S. c., on Mon.
day the tenth day Of January, 1919,
at II o'clock in the forenoon, for.
the appointment Of an agent Of the.
creditors. 49,. ..--.a. ..5ss sszs
Fred H. Dominick,
Assignee:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
NEWBERRY UNION STATION.
Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains Effective 1901 AZ u. 20 -
Sunday January Q, 1910.
Southern Railway. !.=.asA

. I tr.> .a'' 80 - =
No. Is for Greenville :. 8:51 q. ms;
No. Is for Columbia. ...10.58 a. m.s
No. IL for Greenville. :. -2.48 p. ms
No. l6 for Columbia. 1853 p. IA.
g., N. & L. Railway.
*No. - for Columbia. ..s.47 a. IA:
No. 81 for Greenyille.. .12.56 p. m.
No. SO for Columbia. .3.20 p. NJ
mo, 81 for Laurens. .7.25 p. ~
. Does not run on Sunday.
This. time table shows the tin,
at which trains may be expeete
depart from this station, but
departure is moi, guaranteed az
time shown is subject to ehang(
out notice.
.s.:~. GIL. Robinson, q
=. Station Mastet.s
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
A Frightfu1 Wreck .

of train, automobile OF buggy, may
cause cuts, bruises, abrasions, sprains
or wounds that demand Bueklen' 5
Arniea Salve-earth's greatest heal
er. Quick relief and prompt cure
restdts. For burns, .boils, sores f
all kinds, eczema, chapped hands and
lips, sore eyes or corns, its supreme.
Surest pile cure. 25c. at ". E. Pei
hams ..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
Confined on Page seven3
Work "a Hours a Day.

The busiest little things ever made
are DR.. Kings New Life Pills. EY-.5
cry pill is a sugar coated giobu1e Of
health, that changes weakness int
strength, langpor into energy, brain
fag into mental power; curing Con-
stipation, Headache, Chills, Dyspep-
sia, Malaria. 25c.-at W. &. Pelhanr,.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
A.LITTLE TALK
- \ ON LUMBER

may put you in the way of saving
a lot of money. Come and haveit
with us. We want to prove to you
how the best lumber is the cheap
est at the start as well as.in theen
We cannot show you the physical
difference between poor and the
best lumber for we do not haLd1es
any hut the latter quality.
ut,uDEDDv IfIGapcD IN
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14

ALL your piano tuning.
T.: P. R. Hallman,
= Newberry, S. c.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02
THE ALTAR GOLD EXCITEMENT
Fortunes Being Made Out of Nit
 Quinner's New Invention.

Altar. March 29-The rush into this district is something tremen dous, and in all the settlements oi States, the old timers say tha, nothing has ever exceeded the in terest shown in this section. Denouncements of placer ground are proceeding so fast that it stir even the lethargy of the native here. The Syndicate manufactur ing the Quinner machines canno begin to meet the demands fo them and those lucky ones witl the invention are cradling out any where from $2O to $4OO per day. The greatest difficulty is ex ] perienced in getting groceries and ! supplies. If the merchants of Tue son could realize what tremen- dous field there is here for an out let for their goods, there would be an auto line running regularly within ten days.
 The whole of this valley up and down the river is teeming with l cold. There are scores of new 1 arrivals coming in every stage and the problem of eating, camp sup
 plies, blankets, tools, tents, and every conceivable need for men out in the gulches, is pressing for an immediate solution.
 There seems to be no diminution of the area of the gold bearing ground A man will work over one bit of surface in the Quinner machine and the next strata will be as rich or richer than the one which has been treated. The dry process used makes it possible to work out in desert districts, which are and for years have been known to be rich in mineral, but which, because of lack of water, it has been impossible to treat in the old manner with the usual placer pro- cesses.
 It is the unqualified success of this machine, added to the tre mendous areas of the Altar district which have caused the thrush of population. Every day sees a dozen to a score of new corners, many of them grizzled veterans of camps from Cripple Creek to Nome.
 The only limitation to the ac- tivity seems 10 be the ability of the syndicate to build Quinner ma chimes, and it is said that they are straining every nerve to increase their output.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To F. R. Nc Alister. his heirs assigns:
 You hereby notified that have expended Ono Hundred Dollars (T1O0 O0) in labor and improvements each of the following mining claims situatcd in the Harshaw mining d strict, SanraCruz County, Ari- and recorded in the of flee of the Recorder of said County: Marearita, Tunnelsite, Green Horn No l. Green Horn No. ?, Elevation. COnfiden. will appear by tificate filed Tn the office of the Recorder of Santa Cruz Countv, Arizona, in order to hold said mining claims nnder tho provisions of Section 232i, Revised Statntes of the United Stat es nd paragraph 3245. Revised Statutes Ot Arizona. being the amount required to hold each of said claims for the year ending Decem- Der 3Ist. 1909.
 And if within ninety (90) days after publication of this otice you fail refuse to contribute your portion of such expenditure . O-Owner, your nter' sts n said claims will b come for feited according to saiL Section 2324 and said paragraph. (SignedD JAKE, JOHNSON
 Dated Ja n. ,. 1gI0 Is 3m.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NOGALES, MMoGGAAadEEss  Capital w ~
  n

Randolph, General Manager R. H Ingram and Superintendent H. J. Temple of the Mexican lines, on their way south last Saturday af- ternoon were given warm wei insisted on showing the dis tinguished visitors around the capital city in carriages. The party remained here nearly two hours before the elegant big special train continued on south to inspect the great Southern Pacific of Mexico.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock-
 holders.

Notice is hereby given that the reg ular annual meeting of the stock holders of Cerro Color ado Mining Company, a corporation created and organized un- der the laws of the territory of Ari- zona, will be held at the office of said company in the office of Frank J. Duffy, Esq in Negales, Arizona, op the 20th day of April. 1910 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing directors, and the transacting of other business.
 A. D. WILLIAMS.
 T 10 5t. Secretary.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02

Notice is hereby given that the An nual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Mexico Mining. Refining tk Ex ploration Oo., corporation. will be held at the Office of the Company, First National Bank Building, in the City of Nogales. I erritory of Arizona, on Monday, April il, 1910, at the hour of l2 o'clock m
 w. T. OALDERwooD, President. 3 26 3t. F o LAMB Secretary.
The border vidette., 1910-04-02

Notice of Annual Meeting of Mexico Mining, Refining & Exploration Go.