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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

WASHINGTON, D. C.-"Philoso-
pliers who have been deploring the
trend of population from country to
CITY," said Logan Waller Page, di-
rector of United States office of Pub
lie Lands, today, might as we'll save
their energy, unless they are prepar-
ed to help change the conditions re-
spOnsible for the migration. At the
root of this condition are the poorly
kept roads of the country. 1t is GER
tain that the farmers do not get the
use of their share Of the money earn
ed in the United States. There are
now over $90,00O,0OO people in this
country, and nearly one-third are
farmers and their families. The
products of the farm are responsible
| for more than one-third of the wealth
and commerce of the country. No
one can say, however, that one-third
of this wealth is used by the farmer
in the betterment of the country dis
tricts.
cit is due to the inactivity and
lack of cooperation among the far
mers that country districts have be-
come depopulated. The back-to-the-
country movement has had a consid-
cradle vogue at sumptuous banquets
in the cities, but the movement has
not gotten far out of town, for the
simple reason that life in the sIums,
despite all theories, frequently is
much more liYable than in the coun-
try.
While fine phases can be made in
the discussion of the joy and health
Of hand labor in the open air and
under the sun it is a fact that condi-
tons in the cities are much more
healthful today than conditions in
the country. Sanitation is better,
! and the air in tenements is little
worse than the air in many country
houses where, because of the extreme
cold and lack of proper heating appa-
ratus, the windows must be kept
closed from November to the first OF
May.
THE work that is being done to-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
A WEDDING OF DEAF MUTES
Ceremony Translated Into Deaf Lam
guage. Former Dawson Young
Man One of Attendants.

An unusual and most interesting
marriage, at which a former Dawson
young man, Mr.. Query Bishop, was
1.-THE groOm's best man, was celebrated
at st. Marks church in Atlanta, a
few days ago. The bride and groom
were both deaf and dumb. The cere-
mony, which took place just before
the church services, was a most in
teresting one, and was witnessed by
several hundred people, there being
about $50 deaf mutes.
Miss Nellie Prator was the bride
and J. W. Thompson the groom. DR..
A. M. Hughlett, pastor of St. Mark s,
performed the ceremony, pronounc-
ing the usual sentences in the estab-
lished way. To the bride and groom
his words were translated into the
sign language of the deaf by Mr..
Mitchell, and thus was the solemn
rite made perhaps all the more sol
GILL II OIu Tic GAIL dOl uludIS way III
which it was administered.
There has been a large class for
deaf mutes at this church for a long
time, and Miss Prator has been an
active member of the class and has
a great many friends in the church
This class is taught by w. F. Crus-
selle, and there are often over 100
in attendance. Special exercises for
the deaf mutes were held at the Sun
day school hour, in the morning, and
just at the close of this service the
marriage was held. The members Of
the class attended in body to give
a God-speed to their fellow members
being tied up in a deaf and dumb
matrimonial knot
The bride and groom left for Co.
lumbus, where they were given a re-
| ception by the groom's mother, with
whom they will be at home during
the summer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
WORK THAT TELLS.

The Kind Dawson Readers Appreci-
ate and Remember.
Cures that last are cures that tell.
To thoroughly know the virtues of
medicine you must investigate the
cures and see if they prove perma-
nent. Doan's Kidney Pills stand this
test, and plenty of proof exists right
here in this locality. People who tes-
titled years ago to relief from back
ache, kidney and urinary disorders
now declare that relief was perma-
nent and the cure perfect. Can any
Dawson sufferer longer doubt the
evidence?
w. w. Rigsby, 443 Hampton ST..
Americas, Ca, says: Il am still
using and endorsing Doan's Kidney
Pills. There is nothing that can
compare with them for curing kid
ney trouble, and l confirm all l said
IN their praise in March, 1908. Pub
Hsh my endorsement as long as you
desire. l hope that it will convince
other. people how effective Doan g
Kidney Pills are. My back ached a
great deal, and l knew that my kid
neys We're the cause of my suffering.
Doans Kidney Pills entirely relieved
! For sal by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
A MARRIAGE AT BRNEvOLENCE
Prof. Matthews and Miss Ada Lucille
KnightOn Are United.

IfOI' MaCIneWS ana MISS AUa LICIle
KnightOn Are United.
At the home of the bride at Be-
nevolence yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock Prof. G. R. Matthews and
Miss Ada Lucille Knighton were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. c. J. White
of Parrot. 1t was a quiet wedding,
only q few relatives and friends be-
ing present.
Prof. and Mrs. Matthews left on
the afternoon train for Carnegie,
where they were given a reception.
They passed through Cuthbert last
night en- route to the home of the
groom's parents in Jefferson coun-
ty, where they will spend two or
three weeks.
The groom has taught at Benevo-
lence and Carnegie, in this county,
and will have charge of the Button
school at the approaching session.
He is a competent instructor, young
man of excellent character and makes
friends easily. His bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Knighton, and young lady of &C
complishments and charming person
| ality.-Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
WAS ONCE A DISH WASHER
FRANK SMITH, BORAX KING, is
NOW A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE.
Got Start Digging in Death Valley,
Which Is 300 Feet Below the Sea
and Hottest Place ON Earth.


SAN FRANCISCO.-One of the
multi-millionaires of the country
who accidentally stumbled into a
fortune. is Frank Smith, the boraX
king. whose home is in Berkeley, Cal.
At one time he washed dishes in an
Oakland restaurant, and never in
those days had any higher ambition
than to own a restaurant himself.
In 1872 he dropped his dishcloth
and went to Nevada to seek his fort
une, writes William E. Curtis in the
Chicago Record~Herald. He served
as a hash singer" in several restau-
rants and a "barkeep," and finally
got a contract to furnish fuel for a
mining outfit down on the rim of
Death Valley. He built cabin to
live in and chopped wood all day in
the mountain side, week in and week
out, until one day he sought an as
sayer to crafty his curiosity as to
the nature and value of white crys-
tai substance he had discovered in
large quantities at a certain spot in
the desert.
The assayer, who was an honest
man, told him that the samples were
the finest samples he had ever seen
of a valuable mineral called borax,
and told him where he could sell it
for big money. Smith made no re-
ply, but hurried back to Death Val
ley and staked out his claims. AS
soon as he obtained titles he resign
ed, threw up his bookkeeping job
and sought the company whose ad-
dress the assayer had given him.
AS consequence he is now the head
of a syndicate that is said to make
fabulous sums of money and controls
all the borax in America, and proba-
bly, in the world.
Ten or twelve years ago when he
became fabulously rich "Borax"
Smith came back to his old home,
bought hill, built palace and sur
rounded it with trees and flowers and
a garden in which, it is said, the
roots of the plants are kept warm
during the winter by hot water pipes.
Over ON the corner Of his grounds
half hidden in foliage is little cabin
exactly y feet long by eight feet
wide, made of rough pine boards,
warped and cracked by the heat of
the desert. In that humble and
homely cabin Mr.. Smith made fort
une of $40 900 900, and he lived in
it nine years. When asked what sort
of a place Death Valley is he an
sWered:
Its a white hell, that's what it is;
and the hottest place on earth"
"Borax' Smith earned his money
If any multi-millionaire ever did. He
lived for nine years in a desert,
where his men habitually slept with
their bodies in running water and
their heads resting on stones to tenn
per the heat. Few could endure the
torment for more than a month or
two at time. Several became in
sane, others murdered each other in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28


hshed a testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
In your case. She asks nothing in re.
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any. woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener.
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs
Plnkham, care of Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. Tt is not q book for
general distribution, as 1T is too
expensive. 1t is free and onIy
Obtainable by mail. Write tor
it today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A Mo-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

man can freely talk
of her private ill
ness to q woman !;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
tidence betWeen
Mrs. Pinkham and
the WON en- Of
America which has
never been broken.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28
A Leading California Druggist.

Pasadena, Cal, March 9, I'LL
Foley & Co., Gentlemen: We have
sold and recommended Foleys Hon
ey and Tar Compound for years. We
believe it to be one of the most eff
cient expectorants on the market.
Containing no opiates nor narcotics
it can be given freely to children.
Enough of the remedy can be taken
to relieve a cold, as it has no nause-
ating effects, and does not Interfere
with digestion. Yours very truly,
c. II. Ward Drug Co., c. L. Parsons,
Sec. and Treas. Get the original
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
in the yellow package. Dawson
Drug Co. and Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

Raymond's Pepsine Phosphate
AIDS digestion. 8 cents at our soda
fountain. Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-28

Honey Boy, the best 5elf-rising
-four. Try it.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27

Il am In full sympathy with the
concern Of reasonable and patriotic
men that the valuable resources of
Slaska should not be turned over to
be exploited for the profit of greedy.
absorbing. monopolistic corporations or
syndicStes. Whatever the attempts
which have been made. no one. as a
matter OF fact. has secured IN Alaska
any privilege or franchise not
completely under the control Of con-
gress. and I'm all the scandal with
which the public has been RECALLED very
few specific instances of corrupt or
improper attempts to acquire vested
Interests I'm Alaska have been shown
10y evidence that would stand the test
OF judicial Examination. Nothwith-
standing this. however. | am in full
agreement with the view that every
care. both in administration and i'm
legislation. must he observed To pre-
ven: the corrupt or unfair acquisition
OF uuCuo privilege. franchise, or right
from he government In that district.
iiut every n must know that the re-
sources of Alaska can never become
available either to the people OF Alaska
or TO the public of the United States
UnlGSs reasonable opportunity Is
n To- those who would invest
theif money to secure n return proper
ticnate To the risk run in the invest
ment n reasonable under all the
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5aIlinger Cleared.

DdlliU9CF 1icdFtos
The fact is shat MIR. Ballinger
never saw the letter OF July D.. 1910.
To which this postscript 10 said 10
have been attached. IL WAS sent TO
me by Mr.. Carr. Secretary Ballinger's
private secretary. az Beverly. on July
1.-THE ext day. ] read the letter at
Beverly in August with other papers
n sent them TO the White House.
u was placed on the --nitc House
files and remained there un'il April
p. 1911. when 10 was. bv RICHEST OF
Secretary Fisher. returned 10 the in
terror department. and it WIS after
this that Miss Abbott SAYS she saw
the letter with tho postscript attach
ed. Mr Carr saw no such postscript
whcn he sen the letter 10 me diu
not see II when ] read IL. SO one
saw 10 in the executive office. but Do
remained 10 appear as n posts iuf
when Miss Abbott saw the letter iu
April or May on the files Of tho iu
terror department. All others were
dcr'Dl rho sight
Tho person upon whose statement
The 'Xi.f.uc' 90 what har boon rI.s
'rlt characterized as an amazing pnaf-
script D.. based o. a. writer f.I tue
now ua. ff '' magazines 81. was
given permission by Secretary Fisher.
ff.. t.r. IH tun with M. fo examine
.I ' f'' ir FL H-Df Co. The Control
Tor Pay matter and this under CO.
enuf rrI'INn nf Hr BROWN. then pfI
fnt. seer. f1rr fn fhr secretary 81 th.
In.'r.Hf Nf'.r ha rvawiunfinr rf
Which alleges she received this
postscript from thr hand OF Mr.
Eruwu eh, prepared an elaborate are
HN| ~. T HL.. m.H."-.H 90 HLH. IL
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circumstances.
Mud Slinqinu.


"On the other hand, the acrimony of
spirit and the intense malice that have
~ongendered In respect of the admins
tration OF the government in Alaska
and In the consideration OF measures
proposed for her relief and the wanton
rerklcssness and eagerness with which
attempts have made TO besmirch the
characters Of high officials having TO
doo With the Alaskan government. and
even OF persons not in public life,
prtsen, a condition hat calls for con-
demnetion and requires that the public
he warned OF the Generalization that
has been produced by the historical
suspicious OF god people and the I'M
scfupulous and corrupt unsrepresent-
ations OF the wicked. The helpless
state to which the credulity Of some
and the m~alevolent scandal-mongering
Of others nave brought the people of
Alaska In their struggle for its devel-
opmcnt. ought to give the public pause
Tor until a Juster and fairer view be
taken investment in Alaska. which Is
necessary to- its development. wifi he
impossible. and honest administrators
and legislators viii be deferred from
the advocacy and putting into opera
tlon of those policies in regard To the
territory which are necessary to ita
progress r. prosperity"
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TAFT Defends
Continued from. First Pase.)

working in all good faith. and that no
evidence TO the contrary has since
been brought to his attention. "Of
course. il was possible" he continues.
that the me Of the Copper River
Railway Company" (Messrs. Morgan
and Guggenhelml might attempt
10 buy this railroad when and If il
were built. u was possible that Mr..
Ryan was acting for the interests OF
the Copper River railroad. although
did not believe IL: bur whether this
was true or not 10 was clear that the
order Of elimination by reason OF the
restrictions Of the act OF congress
would not permit the owners OF either
railroad 20 shut out any other capital
lists. Moreover. he states. the rates
10 be charged would be always sub.
jecf 10 congressional control. and "
government ownership seemed the
wise policy under the peculiar circum-
stances condemnation was an easy
method.
II am as strongly convinced as any.
OF the necessity for the ~conserva.
ton 81 our national resources says
Tho president. and ne much opposed
as any one 20 their mOnOpolization
o. large corporations. but my convic.
toms On this point did not deter me
from taking the step which I hoped
might lead 10 encouraging the con.
.struction % 70 railway from Control
ler Bay 10 the Herring coal fields I
thought The pairing down of the
noun Of public land 20 be acquired
for terminals by the railway company
proposing 10 build the railroad was q
poor policy and one not calculated 10
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When mbd, this order was
avarr that the condition uf public
opinion i'm reference To- Investments In
Alaska. famed 10y charges o. fraud
SOM wen founded and others of an
hystcrical and unjust or false charac-
~tpr-Would lead To an attack upon u
and To- the questioning 81 my motives
iu sItuirr 10. remarked this when
mad" the order. and ] was not mis-
taken But a public officer. when he
couc'iNes it his duty 90 tax" afiirma-
tive a~tior I'm the public interest. mas
no moro right 60 allow fear ~ unjust
sritic'sT0 and attack To- hinder him
from taking that action than ~ would
o. allow personal and dishonest mo-
tires TO- affect him. n g. easy in
'assa like This to take n curse which
timidity prompts. and TO do nothing.
hut such 20 cours" does not iuurc To-
the public veal.
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sick BENEFITED
IN SHORT ORDER
EXPERIMENTS AsToUNp
PATRONS OF LOCAL DRUG
STORE.
Victims Of Debility HurriedIy Re.
stored TO Heaith-NoveI
Tes

~
Test
SOM Interesting experiments are
being conducted at the Chas. X.
Goethe & Company's drug store. by
the specialists who are in Wheeling
explaining to the public the purposes
OF the tonic. 'Tona Vita" now being
introduced in this country.
The strain Of living among modern
conditions has produced a nervous de-
bility which has affected a big per-
centage of the population in the larger
cities OF to-day. The fact has been
recognized by the medical profession.
both here and abroad. and some time
ago a tonic was introduced in Europe
to- combat the disease. The medicine
proved highly successful and a com
pany was formed TO put a similar
preparation on the American market
under the name OF "Tona Vita"
The Chas. X. Goethe & Company is
the headquarters in this city. Yes
terday experiments were made with
sufferers from debility in order TO
show the immediate effect Of the
medicine upon such cases. The prin-
cipal symptoms Of debility as ex-
planned BY one OF the specialists are
as follows: A continued dull tired
feeling. lack Of ambition. irregular ap
petite. poor digestion. nervousness,
mental depression and poor memory.
One OF the chief characteristics of "a
sufferer from nervous debility is a
gloomy mental attitude and extreme
timidity. The victim is constantly
under the impression that some
calamity is about TO occur.
From among the callers the special
lists selected 20 or 80. and after ques-
tioning them closely as to their symp-
toms. gave them the correct amount
of the medicine TO be taken at a
single dose. About five minutes later
these people were questioned at to
the effect OF the medicine and all
stated that relief had been almost
immediate.
Some of the replies were really re-
markable. One elderly mar said: Il
have been like a dead man for the
past ten years. This is the first drop
Of medicius | have taken that has
helped me at all. | felt like a new
man within a few minutes after TAX
ing It,"
a man OF about 80 said: "I am n
bank clerk and have not known what
was the matter with me. although
was little good to myself or n one
else. as I just dragged myself around.
don't know whether this one dos
has done more for me than all the
stun ! nave taken. 1t seemed to take
right hold and put new life into me.
The specialists will be al the Chas.
II. Goethe & Company's drug store
from 9 a. IN. TO s p. m. daily and eX-
plain the natu of the new prepare
ton to all callers.
The terrible fatigue and spirit OF
lassitude. superinduced by the extra
ordinary hot weather We are having
these DAYS debilitates thousands.
'Tona Vita" will surely build n up
in such a shape that he can stand
the effects OF these hot DAYS.
One man said: For many years
! found Il almost impossible TO work
steadily during the months OF eX-
cessive heat. I was just ready to stop
work for the summer when ! began
taking this medicine. can hardly
believe it. yet ] am sure that this
medicine acts in such "a way that 1
am perfectly able 10 work these a"
fully hot days
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i went to see the President the
other day. lie asked me who I rep
n | told him according TO
our agreement. that represented
hNself. But this didn't seem TO
satisfy him. So I sent for Charlie
i"it ana asked him 10 tell his
brother. the President. who II was
/ really represented. The presiJ.uf
made no further objection TO nv
claim.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BIZ
WILLIAM C.. FREEMAN

A remarkable advertising
campaign for the ENCYCLO-
PEDIA BRITANNICA co.
has just finished.
1t started last November
with four page color inserts in
all of the prominent maya
zines, and ran during the
months of November, Deem
Der, January, February, March,
April and May. A couple of
hundred thousand dollars was
spent in the magazines in
these months.
Up TO May iSt about $780,
600 had been spent in news
papers, but during the month
of May-one month mind you
"a total of $4,000 more
was expended, IN TO
CLINCH THE GENERAL
PUBLICITY and the previous
newspaper advertising AND
BRING IN THE ORDERS.
AT first glance, a $500, 900
expenditure for advertising in
seven months seems enormous
but what was the result?
THlRTY-FOUR THOU
SAND SETS of Encyclopedia
were sold at a price of upward
of $50 per set. THAT
MEANS A BUSINESS OF
S., 1oO,O 900!
So the newspaper and maya
zine advertising together
ONLY COST w
EIGHT AND TEN PER
CENT. OF THE TOTAL
BUSINESS DONE.
When ii is taken into con-
sideration that this is the
ELEVENTH EDITION of the
Encyclopedia Britannica IS
sued by the Cambridge Uni
versity of England, it makes
the result all the more re-
markable.
One would think that ten
editions, al of which were
successful, would come pretty
near distributing as many en-
cyclopedia as would he wanted
throughout the United States.
However, it is the old. old
story over again-INTELLI-
GENT ADVERTISING OF A
GOOD ARTICLE, that makes
a Square business appeal to the
public, ALWAYS BRINGS
SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
| am indebted to NJ. Frank
PreSbrey, of the Frank Pres
brey Co, who placed this bust
ness, for the facts above re-
lated. He is rather proud of
the campaign and has a right
to be.
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u > about the time n man gets
Time for his 10 move on 10 the next.
comfortably fixed in this world II Is
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To BE- corGir-f-1 ,
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n president goes on TO explain
that there are iron-bound limitations
covering the method for securing title
or government lands and for this rea.
son he feels no fear OF any interes
obtaining a monopoly. Briefly the
/, restrictions are.