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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-12-20

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
THE DOOR TO SUCCESS.
John Lahey Began Work at 81 Day
and Died a Millionaire.


Success is not limited to any class
or condition. An estate valued at
close to $1,OO0,000 was recently dis
posed of by the will of John Lahey
of New Hyde Park, Long Island, the
document being signed with an x,
as its author could neither read nor
write. When Lahey, without any
money, came to this country 45 years
ago he secured job at 81 a day, and
with the first money saved he began
to purchase real estate. This en-
HANGED rapidly in value, and he con-
tinued to buy in the same far-seeing
way until at the time of his death he
was worth almost million dollars.
Peter Aggergard, a Danish farmer
of South Dakota, has been even more
successful, his fortune in lands, stock
and farm mortgages exceeding at the
present time more than 100000.
He, too, arrived in America without
education or money, but endowed
with natural business gifts and tre-
mendouS energy. Taking up a home
stead in Dakota he steadily put his
profits into more land until he now
owns 24,480 acres. When no longer
able to buy at $50 an acre he put his
surplus into farm mortgages.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
AGAIN FOOD PRICES ADVANCE
PERFECT FLOOD OF CRANKS
Hot Weather Is Bringing Them in
Large Numbers and of All Kinds
to Washington.

The flare of intolerably hot wealth
er at Washington has loosed the
army of "cranks'' who come from no
one knows where to try their ideas
upon congress and it's different de-
partments. The man with fountain
pen and half dozen Maryland bis
quits, or his prototype, trying to in
terview the president; the man with
a draft of 1,OO0,OOO.nO0 on the
treasury, and the man who thinks
himself King George V arranging
with the state department for his
coronation will all be in Washington
before the season is over.
The Smithsonian Institution used
to be the mecca of these pilgrims,
but of later days it is the department
of agriculture, where "Tama" Jim
Wilson of Iowa still presides. They
are treated kindly there, whatever
bureau they visit, and it is not alto
gether exceptional that some crank
idea has not carried a suggestion to
the scientists of soil tilling, which
has become of utility to the country.
There is a great variety of treat
ment for the man with brand new
idea before the various departments.
In some of these departments he is
received with courtesy; in others he
is treated as nuisance; and in sew
eral he is elected as soon as his status
is established-but in the agricult-
ural department he is received with
open arms, made to feel at home and,
as the secretary puts it is sent on
his way rejoicing
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
ANOTHER SIEGE OF HIGH COST
OF LIVING" is UPON US.
Dealers Unable to Account for Sud-
den Upward Turn of Prices of
Hams, Bacon and Can Goods.


Food prices have gone up again.
After enjoying for several weeks
the benefits and advantages of medi-
UNI prices for commodities the house
holder is again undergoing a siege of
high cost of living" And this time
it is not the cost of thigh living"
as decided advances have taken place
in the foodstuff market.
Indications are that the situation
is getting worse all the time. Wheth-
er the high prices are due to the
reports of drought and blasted fields,
or whether other conditions have
brought about the increases are mat
ters of conjecture. The dealers in
the country are at a loss to account
for the sudden upward turn of prices.
Suffice it to say the high prices are
here, and the consumers are the los
ers.
The principal advances have been
in the price of hams, bacon, butter
and canned goods. Hams during last
week advanced 2 cents a pound, and
breakfast bacon is 8 cents higher
than week ago. White meat is
slowly creeping up. The increase
hasn't been sufficient to cause the
retailer to raise his price, but this
week will in all probability see the
article cost more to the consumer.
Lard is still at the same price, but
dealers wouldn't be surprised to see
the price go upward suddenly this
week. Butter is up 2 cents a pound.
Canned vegetables of all kinds are
advancing, and sugar is up a half
cent a pound.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
NITRATE OF SODA KILLS STOCK.
A Number of Cows Have Been Killed
in Early County.

n NUMBER OF COWS Have Been Killed
in Early County.
The following from the Early coun-
ty News of the current week contains
valuable information for the farm
ers:
"Mr. R. F. Castellow told us an
incident yesterday that cattle own
ers will do we'll to bear in mind. He
said he had recently been handling
some nitrate of soda and while stand
ing near COW she licked a small
portion Of it from his hand. Seeing
that the COW apparently liked the
taste of the nitrate of soda he went
and got a handful and gave it to her
to lick and went on about his bust
ness Some hours later he was sur
prised to find the COW dead as the
proverbial door nail. Other gentle
men who heard Bob's narrative said
they had heard Of other fatalities
among stock from licking nitrate of
soda"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
LODGE GIVES DEMOCRATIC
COLLEAG CUES AN UNPLEASANT SHOCK

equipped with all of the 1uxuries that
money could buy, including tall plate
glass mirrors to reflect the beauty of
the senatorial presences. When the
Lodge proposition was sprung there
was furry, and the leaders had Wis
ions of their beautiful room going
away from them. But the fright was
only momentary, and it was explain
ed that the beautiful roo mwas not
to be interfered with. The senator
from Massachusetts is himself SEN
ator, and knows how the others feel
about such things.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
ROOSEVELT RAMPANT.
Is to Be Preserved Forever ON the
Wild Plains of Dakota.

Wild Plains of Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt rampant-free
even from the chatting letters that
failed to restrain his enthusiasm
while in the white house-is to be
preserved forever on the wild plains
of North Dakota.
Clad in broad-brimmed hat and
sheep skin trousers, with flannel
shirt and throat barred to the winds,
he will be seen by future generations
galloping, galloping, galloping on his
fiery steed.
This is the news that came so I'M
expectedly to members of congress
one day last week that many in con-
fusion almost reached into their
pockets to help along the cause. On
second thought, however, they did
not. The Roosevelt Monument Asso-
citation, of which Representative l..
B. Hanna of North Dakota is presi-
dent, sent circular letters to mem
bers Of the house and senate saying:
"You and your friends are asked to
give a small contribution from one
penny to one dollar. The list, with
contributions, must be returned with
in two weeks from today"
The contributions sent to the AS
ISOLATION by congressman were few
and for small amounts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

Some of the democratic leaders in
the senate got a shock like a shower
Of ice water down their spines the
other day when Senator Lodge made
a proposition that thereafter all pur-
chases for the senate Office building
should be under the supervision of
the committee of audit and control.
1t seems that the democratic leaders
had fixed up a magnificent meeting
room for their steering committee.
There was to be no "Jeffersonian
simplicity about it, but it was to be
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
FABULOUS SUMS FOR EGGS
SELL FROM ST FOR 13 TO $40 FOR
A SINGLE EGG.
Fancy Chickens, Too, Come Eigh.
Billion Dollars Year Amount
of Poultry Industry.


A billion dollars is set down as the
value of the poultry and egg prod
ucts of the United States for the
present year. The United States cen
sus of 1900 gave the value of poul-
try and eggs at $3.50, 686,429 In
1905, according to the ninth annual
report of Secretary Wilson of the de-
partment of agriculture, poultry
products had climbed to place of
more than half billion dollars in
value" so that the farmers hen now
completes with wheat for precedence:
While at a banquet given by the
Washington Poultry Association in
December, 1909, Secretary Wilson
said that 'the poultry and egg prod
ucts of the United States in 1908
amounted to $7OO,OOO,OO0, and were
second only to the corn crop in val
ue."
Regular poultry courses are now
taught at more than 20 agricultural
colleges of the United States and
Canada, and graduates in poultry
husbandry are now receiving diplo-
mas at the rate Of several thousand
each year. These graduates are re-
turning to the farms of the country
to raise more and better poultry by
improved methods, or they are taxi
ing places as professional poultrymen
or starting plants of their own.
There are now thousands of eXpe-
rienced pOultrymen in the United
States and Canada who make a regu-
lar business Of breeding standard
bred fowls, their annual production
varying from small flocks to thous-
ands of birds. Prices obtained for
this stock range from 81 to 500 a
head, with occasional sales reaching
such figures as 5000, $500, $500,
$500, $1,000 and even $1,000 for ex-
ira choice breeding stock of exhibit
ton specimens. Similar prices now
prevail in England also for exception
al quality.
Eggs for Matching from standard
bred fowls now sell freely at prices
that would have been declared i'm
possible 20 or 80 years ago. Custom
airy prices range from 81 for 10 eggs
to as much as $40 an egg. One
Ipoultryman sold 1884 eggs last win
ter and spring for $9,O68, at the rate
of 81 an egg. Some specialists of
popular varieties now receive from
81 to s. each for Matching eggs from
choicest specimens, and the demand
for them is greater than the supply.
But it is still the poultry produced
annually on the farms of the United
States that form the solid foundation
of the country's great poultry bust
ness. The poultry fancier, so-called,
has done and will continue to do a
great work, but the farmer is the
natural poultryman, and it is on the
farms of America that the thousands
Of tons of poultry meat are produced
and the millions of dozens of eggs
are laid each year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
THE COOLING ALFALFA.

The Farmers of Kansas Plant 1t to
Lower the Temperature.
Throughout central Kansas most
of the farmers are planting patches
of alfalfa on the south side of their
homes. They have found out thai a
field of growing alfalfa cools the tenn
perature from 10 to 20 degrees on a
hot day. Alfalfa is filled with moist
ure, ana is death to hot winds, which
usually come from the south In
fact, most of the Kansas wind comes
from the south. For the very oppo-
site reason the farmers do not aim
now to plant their wheat on the
south side of their homes. Wind
passing over wheat stubble after har-
vest slime will raise the temperature
from 10 to 20 degrees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
WOMAN INTRODUCED BRYAN.
Mrs. Frederichsen of Dalton Voted
For Him in Colorado.

Mrs. Frederichsen of Dalton Voted
For Him in Colorado.
When William Jennings Bryan
reached Dalton Friday to deliver a
lecture under a huge tent, erected
for the purpose, he was introduced
to Mrs. B. o. Frederichsen, Dalton
woman who voted for him for the
presidency before the habit became
common. Mrs. Frederichsen voted
for him in his first race in 1896
when he was opposed by William Nc
Kinley.
At the time Mrs. Frederichsen was
a resident Of Red Cliff, Col, where
the women marched with the men
to the polls and cast their ballots.
Mrs. Frederichsen's town, like those
of other good democrats, went for
Mr.. Bryan. She probably bears the
distinction of being the only Georgia
woman who voted for the great COM
moner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
CATHOLICS PREDOMINANT IN UNCLE
SANS SLXTY-TWO ARMY CHAPLALNS

pointment of two additional chap
lains who may, in the discretion of
the secretary of war, be rabbis. From
an examination of the records Mr..
Sulzer is convinced that there are
more" Jews Jews in the army than
there are adherents of some of the
religious creeds represented in the
roster of chaplains, wherefore he
thinks that, as a matter of simple
justice, the balance should be evened
up, so to speak. And he will find
abundant support in that stand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
BUYS TRACTION ENGINE.
Randolph County Will Use the Ma
chine on Road Work.

County Commissioners R. d. Gay
and N. M. Weaver went to Senoia
this week to see an exhibit of road
machinery. While there they pur-
chased for the county powerful
gasoline traction engine and Cham
pion grader at a cost of $4,000.
This is step in the good roads
movement that promises much for
the development of Randolph county
With this machinery the roads all
over the county can be properly
shaped ere long, and with the assist
ance of the convict gang can soon
be converted into permanent high
ways.-Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

luere are at present sixty-two
captains in the United States army.
Vnls number sixteen are Catholic,
OoFIeen Episcopalians, seven Pres
,''erlans, eight Methodists North,
"a baptists, three Congregational
10 three Methodists South, two
4'Fican Methodists, two Lutherans,
sDe Christian, one United Brethren,
.Du one Colored Baptist. There is
" Jewish chaplain in the army. Con-
a'eSsman Sulzer of New York has in
'Ouuced a bill authorizing the ap-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
ALL NIGHT PARTY in BATHING TOGS
BIGGEST STRAWBERRY CAKE.
Was Built at Massillon, Ohio, and
WEIGHS 300 Pounds.

The biggest strawberry shortcake
on record is reported from Massillion,
O., and it was made at the state
hospital and served at dinner to the
1900 inmates of the institution. The
cake was almost as big as a house.
1t was twenty-five feet square, and
contained 800 pounds of -four and
500 quarts of strawberries. It is to
be hoped the inmates of the hospital
are all doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
BEAT WORLDS RECORD
THERE WAS SOMETHING DOING
OVER TEXAS FIRST BALE OF
NEW COTTON CROP.
SENT TO MARKET MILEA MINUTE

Special Strain Chartered for That
Purpose by San Benito Commercial
Club, and Given the Right of Way.
Sold at $3.50 Pound.
HOUSTON, Texas.-The worlds
first bale of new crop 1911 cotton is
on the market, but it's actual trans
fer into commerce was not attained
until three records had been broken,
including a remarkable race against
two imaginary bales at Houston, the
concentration point of 100000
bales annually.
The first bale of cotton was raised
by E. Matz, planter of San Benito,
Cameron county, in the rich gulf
coast country of Texas. 1t was ginn-
ed ten days ahead of any other bale
in the history of the cotton crop, was
rushed distance of $50 miles to
Houston in special train, in race
it was supposed with two other com
peting first bales. Later another rec
ord was broken when the bale was
sold at auction on the floor of the
Houston Cotton Exchange for ST.
OBS, or nearly $3.50 per pound, the
bale weighing 493 pounds. Jesse
Jones of Houston bid in the bale
Thus all crop records in the his
tory of the cotton industry were
broken. Last year the first bale came
from Mercedes, and sold for 1915 at
auction on the floor of the Houston
Cotton Exchange, which was the
worlds record price. That bale was
ginned June 20.
The enthusiasm over the prospect
i've bumper cotton crop for Texas this
year and over the unprecedented ear
illness of the production of the first
bale probably inspired the heavy bid
ding, New York cotton factor be-
ing pitted against the Houston buy
ers. When this bale was being gath
cred at San Benito and ginned a re-
port arrived in Houston that the first
bale was being rushed from Rivera.
This report was telegraphed to San
Benito. The Commercial Club of that
town chartered a special train over
the Brownsville road and secured a
right of way over all trains to Hous-
ton.
Then the race began. It was pre-
sumed Rivera was expressing the
bale, while reports had it that an
other bale was being expressed to
Houston. San Benito money flowed
in plenty to inspirt fast time for the
special, and mile minute schedule
was maintained, the bale reaching
Houston early the next morning. At
the station an automobile was wait
ing to receive the bale, and eight
minutes after it's arrival it was on
the floor of the Houston Cotton Ex-
change. Then it was learned that
the Rivera bale and the other bale
were imaginary.
kilograms of congratulation were
received by the Houston Cotton Ex-
change from New Orleans, Memphis,
New York and Manchester, Englan +,
over the breaking of the worlds rec
ord in early production and initial
price for the first bale. At the auc-
ton the Exchange floor was crowd
ed, fashlight pictures were taken of
the bale and the crowd, champagne
was passed around and cigars. When
both had dubbed and burned into
enthusiasm the bidding began, the
first bid being $3.50. In fifteen min
utes the bale had been knocked down
for $1,015.