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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
FIRE AT EXPERIMENT FARM
Lightning Struck Big Barn and Sew
eraI Buildings and "a Number of
Cattle Were Destroyed.

GRIFFIN, Ga.-Lightning struck
the big 9srx at the Georgia expert
ment station, near here, at Z o'clock
Wednesday night, and started a fer
which destroyed the entire plant with
the exception Of the residences.
Blown by a high wind the flames
rapidly spread from the barn to the
other buildings, and when the con-
fiagration was finally checked, about
two and a half hours later, it had
wiped out the guano house, the car
penter shop, the packing house and
the silo. Several head of cattle were
burned alive in the barn.
For a time it seemed certain that
the residences would go also, but a
downpour of rain helped check the
fire at this point. AS the station is
withort fire department the battle
was waged against the flames by
means of bucket bri8ades and other
extemporized methods.
Although Director NJ. v. Calvin is
unable to give an estimate of the
loss it is easily seen that the loss
has been very heavy. 1t is I'M
derstood that the buildings destroy
ed are partly covered by insurance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
ANKLES LIKE WASHERWOMAN
The Buds and Peaches of Peachtree
Street, Atlanta, Are Bursting With
Rage at Preachers Remarks.

ATLANTA.-The bellies and buds
of Peachtree are bubDling with rage.
A man has declared that they have
thick ankles, and worse than that, he
has printed it in paper. The horrid
brute.
To make it worse, the man who
said it is the handsome young rector
who is temporarily in charge of St.
Phillips cathedral, Rev. E. A. F..
Ruge.
To make it still worse, the bellies
of Peachtree street have always
prided themselves upon the slender
loneliness of their silk-shod ankles.
No wonder they exclaim, THE hor-
rid brute"
Here is what the rector says: 4
once saw a woman riding bicycle
through d London street. l learned
then what a womans ankle ought to
be. Now | meet ladies GA Peachtree
street with beautifully gotten-up
compilations, large, soulful eyes, a
queenly pose of head, ravishing hair,
and. alas the ankles of washerwo-
men" And he is talking about the
Peachtree peaches who have been
celebrated in song and story from
Frisco to Buda Pest for their slim,
dainty loneliness.
The Rev. Mr. Ruge took his crack
at the ankles of Peachtree girls in
the course of a long and interesting
dissertation on woman's dress. He
gave out the interview, refusing to
discuss the matter from the pulpit
saying that nothing delights a giddy
woman more than to hear her vices
and follies mentioned from the pull
pit"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
BRAVERY OF TWO CONVICTS
Governor Recognizes HerOism of
Prisoners, Whose Courage Saved
Life of Guards, With PardOns.

ATLANTA.-Two convicts in Geor-
gia should be very happy today, for
Governor Brown has approved pa
role for one and pardon for the
other-and one was for life.
Deeds of heroism won executive
favor in both instances-an appeal
which moves Governor Brown more
quickly than almost any other con-
sideration.
Ben Jones was sent up from Ran
dolph county in 1891 for murder
with a life sentence. He has been
in the Chatham county gang. Sew
eral months ago a convict named
Henry Bacon ran amuck and endan-
gered the lives of camp officials.
Jones, oblivious of danger, rushed in
and seized Bacon. After a desperate
struggle, in which Jones was severely
injured, Bacon was subdued. 1t is
stated that on excellent authority
that Jones heroic conduct undoubt-
edly saved the life of Captain Gary, a
guard.
The bravery of Jones was brought
to the attention of the Chatham
county grand jury, which passed a
resolution urging that a pardon or
parole be granted the convict. The
matter was taken up with the prison
commission, which recommended pa
role. This the governor has ap-
proved.
In another case a white lad named
Will Jones, about II years of age,
was sent up from Baker county un-
der a two years sentence on a larce-
ny charge. He was assigned to the
Newton county gang.
Last February Mrs. Dan c. Jones'
wife of a well-known citizen of Gov
ington, was driving past the gaag
one day, when her horse became
frightened and started to run away.
Young Jones ran out and seized the
animal, preventing serious injury to
Mrs. Jones. She began movement
for a pardon for the boy, and GOV.
Brown has approved the recommen-
dation of the commission for one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
Rural route and city delivery -.
PASSING OF LIGHTNING RODS
John Cole, the Inventor, Recently
Died in Missouri. But Few Rods
Are Seen These Modern Days.

The announcement of the death in
Missouri recently of John Cole, in
ventor of the lightning rod, recalls
the spectacular career of that former
ly interesting figure in the world of
commerce and of science as science
was understood by the laymen OF
earlier days.
No doubt there are half-grown boys
and girls in plenty now who nave
never seen a lightning rod, says the
San Antonio Express, yet quarter
of a century ago no building was con-
sidered safe from bolt of lightning
unless it was surmounted by the
trusted steel point which was expect
ed to attract the fluid and convey II
harmlessly into the earth.
Public faith in the efficacy of the
lightning rod was so great that II
was difficult for the owner of build
ing to get fire insurance policy un-
less he should first provide a hght-
ming rod as a shield from damage
from the elements, as does the aver
age negro depend upon his little bag
provided by the hoodoo vender.
The farmer was the especial easy
mark selected by the smooth light
ming rod peddler, for the reason that
the farmer usually owned his home
and, besides, being less importuned
by travelling agents he was more sus-
ceptible to their wiles, but in the
towns and cities no residence was
considered quite complete until II
was embellished by a lightning rod.
But the passing of the lightning
rod has been going on for many
wears. and now it is practically I'M
known except when it is seen on
some of the older buildings, where
il has been for perhaps 25 or ~
wears, and the people have come TO
look upon it with about as much
respect for it's virtue as they have Tor
the left hind leg of a graveyard RAD
hit. The lightning rod served its
purpose; it made several million
aires. and it Gained the feelings OF
thousands of nervous persons dur
ing thunderstorms, but it has gone,
and soon it will be recalled only by
+ro dj+i0n
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
WORLDS BIGGEST PUBLISHER
Uncle Sans Master Printers Engaged
i'm Publication of Set of Books OF
More Than 100 Volumes.

Uncle Sam is now the world S
greatest publisher. The government
printing office in Washington is the
largest plant in the world, and Uncle
Sans master printers are now en-
gagged on the publication of a huge
set of books. The set will comprise
more than one hundred volumes, all
of large size and costly binding.
First comes the report of the I'm
migration Commission, i. body when
devoted several years to investigat-
ing this subject in all parts or the
world. This will comprise fifty-slx
volumes. a grand total Of upward OF
10000 printed pages. The report OF
the National Monetary Commission
comprises twentyfour volumes, and
twelve volumes are required to tell
the story of the doings of the North
Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration
Commission.
incidentally it may be noted that
in getting out these big sets of books
Uncle Sans book bindery is using
ten thousand sheets Of gold leaf per
day for tinting the volumes in GOLD
letters, etc. In addition to the big
sets work is progressing on Uncle
Sans best seller" the Year Book of
the department of agriculture, a vol
ume of eight hundred pages, of which
an edition of six hundred and fifty
thousand is printed. There are three
shifts of workers at the government
printing office, so that work is kept
I'D all the time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
D HELPLESS, BEGS TO BE KILLED

made in some of the staes to legalize
its practice. The New York Sun lie
authority for the statement that in
1906 "a bill for an act requiring ply
sicians to take human life" was in
troduced in the Iowa legislature by
r. X. Gregory, physician. But the
bill did not become law.
At that time DR.. Gregory asserted
that euthanasia was practiced in the
hospitals of all the large cities. This
was promptly denied. The then su-
perintendent of Belleview hospital
said that such belief obtained
among the most ignorant class, and
added his belief, in which others
Joined, that 1.-The province of a ply
sician and of drugs is to heal, not to
KILL" and that no physician would
think of administering any drug in a
quantity which he knew would take
human life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
GETS 1T OVER WITH.
Lucky Arkansas Dad Loses -Four
daughters at One Time.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Clark, farmers
of Fort Smith, Ark, announce the
wedding of their entire family al
their country home near Ozark on
Sunday. September l, to-wit:
Miss Fannie Clark, 22, to Iaylor
Mccain, 81, farmer.
Miss Selma Clark, 10, to Inomas
Nelch, %, farmer
Miss Jerusha Clark, II, to George
Powell, 20, a farmer.
Miss Gladys Clark, 10, to A. H.
Williams, %, farmer.
The brides and bridegrooms' after
offending the wedding supper served
at the Clark home, repaired 10 CheiI
several homes, newly built IN the
same community.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
MAY START CORDELE PAPER
Emmett Shaw Says He Has Money
and Subscription List in Sight,
But Details Not Complete.

CORDELE, Ga-Hon. Emmett
Shaw of Fort Gaines, who was de-
feated in the race for the nomination
for congressman from the Third dis
trict by Hon. Charles R. Crisp OF
Americas and who already has an
nounced his intention to again be in
the running two years hence, may
establish a newspaper in Cordele,
according to announcement made by
himself here today.
He said that details for the pro-
posed corporation have not yet been
arranged, but that most of the pro-
posed capital stock of $4,000 is
available.
Mr.. Shaw has had previous news
paper experience as editor of the
Blade and Bludgeon" at FIT. Gaines
The proposed publication will have
wide circulation in the Third district,
according to Mr.. Shaw, who asserts
that already several hundred sub
scribers have been secured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
COST OF SENDING PACKAGES UN
DER LAW WHICH GOES INTO
EFFECT JAN. 4, 1913.

WASHINGTON.-In response to
many inquiries for information Sen
ator Bourne, chairman of the SEN
ate committee on postoffices and post
roads, has prepared the following
summary of the provisions of the
new parcel Icst law, which will be-
come effective January l, 1913. The
postmaster general may make pro-
vision for indemnity, insurance and
collection on delivery, with addition
Distances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
THE NEW PARCEL POST LAW

al charges for such service, and may,
with the consent of the interstaote
commerce commission after investi-
cation, modify rates, weights and
zone distances when experience has
demonstrated the need therefor:
Any article is mailable if not over
II pounds in weight nor more than
70 inchse in length and girth COM
bined, nor likely to injure the mails
or postal equipment or employees.
Flat rate of 1 cent per pound up
to 4 ounces regardless of distance.
Above 4 ounces rates are by the
pound or fraction, and vary with dis
lance as follows:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
CHANGES IN STATE GAME LAW
TATE WARDEN MERCER GIVES
FACTS TO HUNTERS.
,ains What Game Can Be Hunted
and when. Fawn and Doe ana
rov Souirrels Can't Be Killed.

Fox Squirrels Sdn LIZ
state Game Warden Jesse e. Mer-
has issued the following lnfor-
ms+ion regarding the changes IN lne
-orna laws by the last legislature:
4pield larks were added to the
,rotected list of birds; migratory
sncks and marsh hens were ADDED
+ba list of game birds; the SPUR
.o1 season VAS extended to lnclude
.r,o more months, and is now August
Isl 10 January ISL.
The deer season was advanced
oon+h and is now from Septem-
ber 1st to January lst.
Fox SQUIRRELS were protected I'M
III January LIST, 1918.
List of Game Birds and Animals.
Under the amended law the fol-
having are deemed to be game birds
IN Georgia: Quail or cartridges,
doves, snipe, woodcock, curlews, wild
+nrkevs, grouse, pheasants, ducks
and marsh hens.
"The season for quail, doves, tur-
kev gobblers and plovers was length
oned ten days, to include ThanksgiV-
ing and is now from September 2Otn
to March LIST.
"The following are outlawed: Eng
fish sparrows, field larks, hawks,
crows, eagles and rice birds. They
NAV be killed at any season.
THE following are the game ami
mails protected: Fawn and doe and
fox SQUIRRELS for five years; bucks
may be killed between September LIST
and December Isl, cat squirrels be-
tween August LIST and January list;
o'possums between October 1st and
March list. No other animals are
protected under the law, but Ii
cense is required to hunt game or
Don-game birds or animals at any
time.
"A hunter, provided with a license
and who has the consent of the land
owner, may kill not more than three
bucks in any one season, and three
wild turkey gobblers in any one sea-
son. He must not kill more than 20
birds of any species in any one day
except snipe or doves, of which one
person may kill 40 in one day, and
migratory ducks, of which so may
be killed in one day.
"A penalty was added to section
l. All hunting licenses expire on
the goth day of February. Last year
they expired on February 29th.
The department is fairly well or
ganized, and the commissioner in
vites the criticism of the press and
the people interested in the admin
istration in any county. Reports OF
any dereliction on the part of the
officers of this department or of any
violations of the law by any citizen
Of the state will be appreciated, and
the names of informants will be pro-
tected as far as is consistent with the
ends of justice. 1t is the purpose OF
this department to enforce the law
evenly, and give the people Of the
state full benefit of it's very wide pro-
visions"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
$4,000 GEORGIA UNION MEN.
They Represent 5000 Different Occu
patiOns and Trades.

Editor Jerome Jones of the jour
nal of Labor cited some interesting
facts regarding the strength and size
of the unions in Georgia in the
course of his speech in Atlanta on
Labor day.
There are today one hundred and
twenty-one thousand members of Ia
Dor unions in good standing in the
state of Georgia." said Mr.. Jones
They represent at least 5000 differ
ent trades and occupations. They
manufacture products that are worth
three hundred millions of dollars ev
cry year"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
A 3-ACRE BUTTERFLY FARM
Unique Industry in England Where
Gorgeous Insects Are Produced by
Thousands. Only One in World.

IuOuShuuSs OlAIy WIG w OEIus
An EngliGhman of 300 years ago
discovered sermons in stones, books
in running brooks and good in every
thing. An Englishman of today has
discovered money, which is perhaps,
more to the purpose, in caterpillars.
In other words, he is butterfly far
mer at Bailey, Kent, England. He
is known around the world as l.. w.
Newman, and on three acres rears ev-
cry sort of British butterfly and
moth, from which he nets a yearly
profit of $500. He sells upward of
$4,000 preserved insects year at
prices ranging from cents to $50
each, as we'll as quantities of a
larvae and pupae at remunerative
prices. His farm is covered with
young trees and bushes. These are
enveloped in huge bags of gauze or
hanging zinc cages, while many
clumps of trees and bushes are sur
rounded by wire netting as a pro-
lection from birds. When the eggs
hatch into caterpillars they are kept
well and fat by changing them from
one tree to another as often as four
or five times a week. When they
open into full grown butterflies or
moths they are poisoned or chloro-
formed and then comes the tedious
work of mounting them. Mr.. New
man saws the insects are extremely
local and that he either goes him
self or sends a man to all parts of
Great Britain to get new stock. At
present, he says, he has man hunt
ing in the Shetland islands for rare
butterfly peculiar in that locality.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
GIRL SCALES HIGH PEAK
DORA KEEN TELLS OF HER PER
Ills ON MOUNT BLACKBURN.
Five Guides Deserted Her, But With
One Remaining Guide Was First
Woman to Cross the Pass.


Woman to Cross the Pass.
SEATTLE.-Miss Dora Keen, a
wealthy Philadelphia society girl
mountain climber. upon her arrival
here yesterday, told of the desertion
of her party by five cowardly Alaskan
guides, who left the girl and one
other man, G. w. Handy, 70 face
death from avalanches on the side
of Mount Blackburn.
Miss Keen triumphed noe only
over Mount Blackburn, but also over
Skola Pass, being the first woman to
negotiate the latter. She then pro-
ceeded down the White and Yukon
rivers
After arrival at the mountain from
eight to twelve feet of snow fell or
drifted each day. The party was
without tents and was compelled to
live in snow caves. They did not
have cooked meal in five days.
On the fourth three men asked
permission of Miss Keen to leave the
party and return to Kennecot. Their
request was granted, and they took
two dogs with them. On the last day
two more made the same request
and left with the remaining six dogs.
They never came back, fearing for
their lives.
Only one man, G. w. Handy, of
Cordova. went to the summit with
Miss Keen, who, speaking of his
bravery, said:
Handy is a true mountain climb
er and afraid of nothing, and it IS
to him | wish to give full credit for
the success of the expedition"
In speaking of the climb up the
mountain Miss Keen said: 4
THE base of the mountain is $500
feet above sea level. The timber
line is 1000 feet higher, and after
that it was necessary for us to carry
our fuel with us. Government maps
give the height of Mount Blackburn
as 16,14O feet, but 1 believe them
to be wrong, and estimate the height
at 1880 feet"
As she neared the summit of Mount
Blackburn she observed an enormous
peak on the Canadian side of the
line.
1T was very far away and very
high said Miss Keen, "but we could
not find it on the map nor could we
see it when we were below the 49,
600 foot altitude. No person seemed
to know anything about this peak,
which was apparently $50 miles due
east and appeared to be as high as
Mount Mckinley.
The trip over the pass is extreme
ly dangerous. The route is used lit
tie and is long and lonesome. We
met some members of the boundary
survey on the second day, and on the
fifth day we passed a lone man who
had not seen a soul in fifteen days.
THE hardest part of the trip is
crossing Russell Glacier, which took
a day. | am the only woman who
has ever made this trip. l was told
that another woman had tried it and
was lost The government should
build a railroad over this route, as
there are rich copper deposits in the
White river districts.
after a tramp of 1875 miles we
stopped six weeks at Canyon City. an
eight-log- house village, where 1 help
ed to build a boat which brought us
down the White river 1873 miles to
the Yukon, which we followed to
Dawson. On our trip down the
White river we did not see a single
DersOn"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
UNBIDDEN TO OWN BIER.

Jacob Ulery, whose body was sup
posed to have been buried last week
by the coroner, has telephoned to
Bozeman, Mont, from Norris to COM
plain that he had not been invited to
his own funeral.
The body of the old prospector
which was found in the Madison riv-
er last week remains, therefore, uni
Identified.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06

Americans to the number of 21,-
600 are now on steamers returning
from Europe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-22
Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE .
Yesterdays Results .

New, York 3 Boston 70.
Brooklyn I. Philadelphia o.
Chicago z, st. Louis s..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-22
Today's Games ,

~ Toiay's Games.
St. Louis at Chicago.
cleveland at Detroit.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-22
Her FRIENDS
GOOD ADVICE
The Results Made This NeWburs
Lady Glad She Followed
Suggestion.

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! shall always praise Cardui to sick
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Cardui has helped a million women
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Have you tried Il? II not, please
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-22

baby doe not reach ID IS mother
knee
Much can be Learned III thls
menagerie There are attend6nts
TO show visitors around and the aim
e that no one shah leave the place
without adding to his store 81
knowledge At night the mana gerie
is brilliantly lighted with Aaring arc
lights and hundreds of incandeaeent
globes Every cage, pen and dsl2is
studded with electric lamps There
are 1920 animals n the collection
the finest OF their kinds ana in the
pink Of health, Here is menag-
erie, even superior to the famous
zoo o51I4ondon and the animal farms
OF Germany. The PARK menageries
Of Americas large cities can in no.
way compare with 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-22
FIll[)T(
And Deciding Game of the
Season VIII Be Played
Sunday.

The strong independent baseball
team Of Mofgantown, under the cap
fancy of Oscar J. George, will play
the last game of three-game series
with the local baseball team at
Union park Sunday afternoon at 8
O'clock.
Georges team won the first game
on a muddy field at Union park
early in the season by score of 8
to 2, while the locals took the sec
ond game in fast and exciting con-
test by score of 6 tol2. The game
Sunday will settle the argument be-
tween the two teams as to which is
the better.
George turned his exlteam over
to several of the Morgantown busl-
ness men, and they have supplied
him with uniforms and secured
three or four new men for him.
He feels confident he can defeat the
locals in the contest tomorrow. u
Manager 'BuIr' Smith has had
his team out every evening this week
and it is in fine shape, every man
will be in the game at his right po-
sition. McGraw, who was sick last
Sunday, has sufficiently recovered
to play second and Quinn will be
nyt f6frd ua ftaJtof -
Manager Smith will warm up
Danley and others pitchers and the
one showing the best form will be
started, while the others Will be
kept on the side line ready to 30 in
at any minute. The locals are de-
termined to take this game,