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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
LESS CONSCIENCE MONEY
FEWER PENITENTS TORTURED
BY "STIIII SMALL VOICE."
Conscience Fund" Received by the
Government for Fiscal Year 1913
TotaIed Only S2,814.44.

WASHINGTON.-Fewer penitents
tortured by the still small voice"
confessed and surrendered con
science" money to the federal gov
eminent during the fiscal year 1913
than for many years. The con
science fund" received during the IL
months ending June 80 totaled only
$2,814.44, the lowest amount since
1901, and comparable with a hum
dred year average of $4,000.
That fund is the only official index
to scruples, but no treasury official
attempts to explain the decrease in
restitution of money received from
the government by fraud or error.
During the past hundred years the
government has received conscience
contributions aggregating nearly a
half million dollars, the exact fig
ures up to June 80 last being 1884
615.69. The remarkable fund was
established during President Madi-
sons administration in 1911, when
the first contribution of S. was re-
ceived. The largest amount ever re-
ceived in one year was $35,868 in
1902, and the greatest individual
contribution of SIS, $1,000 was made
to the collector of customs in New
York more than decade ago by an
unknown person who probably had
defrauded the government OF tariff
duties.
Treasury officials surround the
fund with certain degree of sacred
ness. Usually the pen;tent sends his
contribution anonymously, but il he
signs his name his secret is locked
in the archives of the government
1t is the one place in the federal
establishment where contrite sin
ner may make confession and amends
without the slightest fear of prosecu-
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
HEAD plLLOWED ON SNAKE
w. w. Owens Slept All Night With
Big Rather Under Pillow.

w. w. Owens, prominent farmer
living near Coolidge, slept peaceful
ly one night recently with a huge
rat snake curled up under his pill
low, not because he intended to or
relished the experience, but because
he was unaware of the reptiles prox-
unity until it was too late to call off
the performance.
This is not snake story with the
usual liquid trimmings, for Mr.. Ow-
ems is strictly sober and one of the
most reliable men in his county. Be-
sides, his good wife vouches for the
story, for she came in for part of
the experience
He went to bed at the regular
hour on the bed he usually occu-
pies, and had a fine nights rest.
Next morning Mrs Owens went in to
make up the bed, and none can i'm
agine her feelings when she removed
the pillow on which Mr.. Owens head
rested all night and found under it a
big snake nicely coiled up on the
sheets. His snakeshiD had been
pressed up against the head of The
bedstead, which showed that it had
evidently spent the entire night UNI
der the pillow.
Mrs. Owens called her husband in
and he killed his bedfellow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
EITHER THAT OR ANNEXATION
TO TERRELL COUNTY, SAYS
THE "SUN."

The current issue of the Shellman
Sun springs a new proposition, and
one that is bound to attract the at
tention of all not only of that town
and section of Randolph county, but
of Terrell as well. That pap~r
says:
The mere reference TO a new
county with Shellman as the capital,
made by the Sun last week has
brought forth quite a little comment
from our people, and many sugges-
tions are being made.
I'VE are being urged to start the
agitation for a new county, and for
some reasons we feel very much in
clined to fire away Still there are
reasons why we feel that we would
not like to leave the good old county
of Randolph.
Some have suggested that we
urge a movement looking to being
transferred to Terrell county. Per-
sonally we would not seriously OBJ
iect to going to Terrell, as that good
old county was our first home.
1.-THE reason given by those who
would be transferred to Terrell is
that the portion of Randolph county
surrounding Shellman seems to be
entirely ignored by our county COM
missioners. Our roads are receiving
no attention, bridges are in bad re-
pair, and regardless of the fact that
we are constantly calling attention
to the condition of the bridges they
seem to have no attention what
ever.
The fact that a new county would
result greatly in developing this en-
tire section and would really be ben
efcial to both Randolph and Terrell
makes Us in favor of new county.
Win a new county we would have a
hoard Of commissioners who would
feel more interest in the roads in this
section and naturally we would soon
have as good roads as are to be
found in the state. This is a very
rich section around Shellman, and
We could have one of the richest lit
lie counties in the state. We would
be pleased to hear from those inter
ested. and want it understood that
oar columns are open to those want
ing to express themselves through
them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
NOW SHELLMAN WANTS NEW COUNTY
MIR CHENEY'S ALFALFA.
The Shellman Paper Says 1t Is in Full
Bloom and Pretty as YOu Please.

Mr. Cheney has five-eighths of an
acre in alfalfa. He has cut it once,
and is cutting the second crop now.
1t is in full bloom and is as pretty
as you please, regardless of the dry
weather.
Mr.. Cheney has ten acres of land
on the edge of town and is farming
it on the intensive plan. His beau
tiful home, surrounded by this acre
age of diversified crops, is an inspira-
ton to lovers of nature.
We know of no others in this coun-
ty who have tried alfalfa, but we
know of one man in Edison who has
a fine growth of burr clover, which
has been furnishing feed for his COW
and chickens for nearly thirty years.
This is Gods country, and we believe
nearly everything of value will grow
here-Shellman Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
COTTON CROP IN GOOD SHAPE.
Increase of Nearly 100000 Acres Is
RepOrted. Plant Is Thriving.

WASHINGTON.-An increase of
$50, 900 acres in the area planted to
cotton this year and an improvement
of 81 per cent in the condition of
the crop over Jane % were the feat
ures of the department. Of agricult-
ure's July cotton report, issued to-
day, which gave the first official es-
innate of the acreage this year and
the condition on June %. With the
increased acreage and a better condi-
ton of IA per cent over last year
and 1.6 per cent over the ten-year
average on June % indications point
to a larger crop than the big one
produced in 1912.
Texas reported an increase of 342,-
600 acres in area planted and the
condition of the plant there improved
two points over May. Georgia re-
ported a slight decrease in acreage,
but the condition improved 3 per
cent from May to June. Increases in
acreage were also reported from AL
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Vir-
ginia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
FOUR MONTHS WITHOUT WAT h
Sheep in Utah National Forest Get No
Drink During Grazing Season.

Sheep in Utah National Forest Get No
Drink During Grazing Season.
During the grazing season from
June IS to October 81 sheep on the
Nebo national forest, Utah, go with
out water except for such moisture
as they get from the dew and the
juices of forage plants.
Grazing sheep on a range entirely
destitute of water is a recent innova-
tion due to the increasing demand
forage and the efforts of the forest
officers to find a place on the forest
ranges for all the stock that can
safely be admitted. The area on the
Nebo which has now proved disable
by sheep is high and rocky, a portion
of it being above timber line, and it
has neither springs nor streams of
sufficient size or accessibility to be
used for stock watering purposes.
Under such conditions, however, the
sheep have done remarkably we'll,
their lambs scaling over he normal
weight
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
TENANT FINDS POT OF GOLD
Leaves For Parts Unknown After
Flowing Up Treasure in Field.


Flowing Up Treasure in Field.
Excitement was occasioned at Nor
cross when Thomas Smith, a tenant
on the farm of Jeff Staples, plowed
up a pot of gold and silver coin. The
exact amount is not known as Mr..
Smith took his riches and left for
parts unknown.
Mr.. Staples, the owner of the
farm, on going to the spot where the
treasure was unearthed, found forty
or fifty dollars in gold and silver coin
bearing the date of 1847, 1S49 and
1853.
Many rumors are rife as to who
buried this money. One is that prior
to the civil war the property was
owned by a wealthy maiden lady,
who did not trust banks and planted
her money for safety, and died with
out revealing its hiding place. There
are others who believe that Bob
COCA buried the money during the
civil war and was never able after
wards to locate the spot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
NAIL IN LUNG FOUR YEARS
But 1t Didn't Worry Eleven-Year-Old
Eddie MunsOn Beyond a Slight
Cough. Doctor Removed 1t.

NEW YORK.-Since he was sew
en-, 11-year-oId Eddie Munson has
been hitching on ice carts, sliding on
sleds, playing one old cat and dis
porting generally in the hair-trigger
style of kids and all the time with
nail in his left lung. 1t is true that
all the time he coughed little. And
it got worse-the cough-a few
months ago His parents then wor-
ried The first doctor who saw Ed
die said he didn't have consumption,
that was sure He probably had
slight cold. But he began to cough
and cough and cough. Another doc
tor applied the X-ray When the
doctor got his proofs of the X-ray
photograph he demanded of Eddie's
mother:
See here, did that kid ever swal-
low anything besides food-any-
thing, if I may ask, in the nature of
a nail?"
ooh, dear me-" cried Mrs. Nun
son, why, it could be that nail.
Eddie swallowed it four years ago.
But
MY dear madam" said the ply
stefan reassuringly, Eddie is the
sort Of child who could eat tacks
Consumption Huh! Anaemic-
boob! This young gentleman has
been sporting a nail in his lungs;
but, looking him over generally, I
would say that his coffin nails are
nowhere due yet-about ninety
years off.
So Eddie was placed on the oper-
ating table. the surgeon pried the
nail out of Eddie's left lung, and Ed
die had chicken and ice cream for
dinner, and said that his chief sor-
row was that he wanted that nail
to show his pals and the doctor
wouldn't give it to him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
UNsIGHTLY FACE SPOTS.

Are cured by DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment, which heals all skin eTup-
tons. No matter how long you have
been troubled by itching, burning or
scaly skin humors just put a little
of that soothing antiseptic, DR.. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment, on the sores
and the suffering stopg Instantly.
Healing begins that very minute.
Doctors use it in their practice and
recommend it. Mr.. Alleman of Lit
tletown. Pa, says: Had eczema on
forehead; DR.. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment cured it in two weeks" Guar
anteed to relieve or money refunded
All druggists, or by mail. Price so
cents. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.. Phila-
delphia and St. Louis. Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
DEAsON GOES TO ASYLUM.
Young Man Who Assassinated W. w.
O'DOnneII in Stewart County.

The trial of Jim Ben Deason on
the charge of lunacy here Saturday
was concluded late in the afternoon.
He was adjudged by the jury a fit
subject for the lunatic asylum.
AS there was a warrant for murder
against him there was much interest
manifested in the trial by the people
of the county. The trial was before
Judge A. T. Fort, and young Deason
was carried to Milledgeville Tuesday
to be put in the hands of the state.
1t will be remembered that Deason
was charged with killing w. w.
ODonnell at Louvale recently, which
accounted for the unusual interest
manifested Independent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
M'CRORY AND M'MICHAEL MAD
SHOW TENSE FEELING AT EDU-
CATION COMMITTEE MEETING.
Opposition of the Former to Bill Of
Latter Providing for Printing of
School Books by State.

ATLANTA.-The tense feeling ex-
listing between Representative Nc
Michael of Marion and Representa-
tive McCrory of Schley was shown
yesterday in the meeting of the house
committee on education, of WI G..
both are members.
The two clashed frequently and
considerable heat was shown during
the discussion over Mr.. McCrory's
resolution for a joint legislative COM
mittee to investigate the question of
selection, cost, etc, of school books.
Superintendent Britain was pres
ent by invitation. Near the close of
the more or less stormy session ar
amendment to the McCrory resolu-
ton to include Prof. Britain in the
joint committee was offered. To this
the member from Schley objected,
because he said he expected to put
Prof. Britain on the stand in exam
ination as to cost, etc.
Mr.. McMichael showed resentment
over a statement by Mr. McCrory
insinuating that the Marion member
was connected with book concern
and more interested in that than he
was in giving the children of Georgia
cheaper school books.
81 do represent a school publish
ing house." said Mr. McMichael,
but I am here now as a legislator
and I expect to do all in my power to
live up to my oath as such"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. decided to
take his advice, although / did not have
any confidence in it.
have now been taking Black Draugft
for three months, and it has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since began using it.
am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me.''
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found very valuable medicine for de-
engagements of the stomach and liver. 1t
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. 1t can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only quarter. I-@
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
Majority Of Friends Thought MIR.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.-In interesting adj
vices from this place, Mr.. A. ]. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five 81 years, and
would have sick headache so bad, al
times, that thought surely ! would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
| got so bad, | could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought
would die. He advised me 10 try
Thedford's Black-Draught, and quit
reporting the first cotton UiON'..'-'
less than thirty days we VIII De
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
100, 900. 600 Bushels Less Corn.

The federal department has issued
its estimate of the corn crop for this
year, and it shows $50, 100000 bush
els less than was grown last year.
This is gratifying news, no doubt, to
the man who has to sell at high
prices, but the reverse to the man
who must buy his feed.-Milledge-
vile News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15
Only a quarter.

coed himself in the United states
senate. It is one of the best day
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15

less than thirty days we viii be an
60 10 5own hare In
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15

eat. We relinquish all claim to oui
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-15

During the summer months moth
ers of young children should watch
for any unnatural looseness of the
bowels. When given prompt atten-
tion at this time serious trouble may
be averted. Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can
always be depended upon. For sale
by Dawson Drug Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
Ten Years for Murder.

Aberdeen.-Ole Knutson, who kill
ed Charles Groton at Britton last
September, was taken before Judge
McNulty In circuit court for Brown
county, on a change Of venue from
Marshall county, and entered a plea
of guilty to manslaughter. He was
sentenced to ten years in the state
~penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
in September, 1912, Knutson, who il
55 years of age, became involved In
a quarrel with Herman Bulhke, who
was fore man of a threshing rig with
which Knutson was working, and
Knutson was working, and Knutson
quit. Later in the month Knutson
carrying a "gun" in his pocket visit
ed Britton and announced his inten-
ton of getting Ruehlke. He met
Ruehlke in front of a saloon and
started to quarrel with him, when
Gorton stepped up and tried to per-
suade Knutson to leave. Knutson
pulled his revolver on Ruehlke. and
Gorton, to save Ruehlke, struck Knut-
son owe the head. Knutson then
seized Gorton about the neck with his
left arm, and shot bin through the
head. Gorton was instantly killed.
Knutson was tried at the January
term Of circuit court for Marshall
county, but the jury disagreed over
the question Of returning a verdict
for murder or manslaughter. A Sec
ond trial was set for June, but the de-
PENDANT secured a change of venue
to Brown county.
Gorton, Knutson's victim, was a
married man and left a widow and
three children. He was a veteran of
the Spanish-American war. Knutson
is a bachelor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
DRILLING for Oil.

Potter county is not the only county
in the state where excitement over
the discovery of oil exists, as there liz
similar excitement in this part of Fall
River county, which is adjacent to
the northwestern border of Nebraska
For some time oil experts have beer
investigating the possibilities of strik-
ing oil in paying quantities in this
part of the state, and so pleased are
they with surface indications that an
order has been placed for the pur
chase of the necessary machinery to
drill a test well. Work on this well
will soon commence, and before many
weeks it will be definitely determined
whether or not oil is stored under
Ardmore and vicinity in sufficient
quantities to warrant sinking of large
numbers Of oil wells. 1t is said the
indications here are much more n
couraging for striking oil than they
we're In the Casper, Wyo., territory.
where the oil we'll industry now is one
of the big industries of the region.
If the test well about to be drilled in
this vicinity demonstrates that OF ex-
lists in paying quantities, a number Of
companies will be formed by the per-
manent residents of Ardmore and vi
cinity to engage In the oil well drill.
ing business.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
SEVERELY Beaten,

Edgemont.-George Blake, private
secretary to President Cook, of the
state normal school at Spearfish, is
in q serious condition and may be
permanently disfigured as the result
of a vicious and u~nprovoked assault
upon him by two roughs at Abdomen,
near here. The two assailants are un.
der arrest. After the assault, one OF
them attempted to flee from the coun.
try, but was caught at Crawford,
Neb, and brought back to Fall River
county. Blake's jaw was broken in
two places, the bridge of his nose was
broken and the bony structure about
n eye crushed.
Blake and a woman friend, Miss
Genevieve Shay, boarded a train in
Edgemont to bid goodbye to some de.
parting friends and the train was
soon under such Roadway that they
could not leave it. Ardmore was the
first stop and there the two alighted
finding their way to a hotel, where
they were sitting in the office waiting
for train back to Edgemont when the
two roughs appeared. They were
loudly using profane language within
hearing of Blake and Miss Shay, whr
Blake politely requested them to de.
elst, as ladies were present. They in,
stantly attacked him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
EATABLES MANY AND VARIED
What One Race Looks Upon With
Loathine May Re Considered a
Delicacy by Others.

II Is a fact that grasshoppers from
an early time were regarded as q
favorite food by the Israelites. They
were called under the more familiar
name locust, which resembles the
gr~asshopper so closely hat in mod
ern times they would have passed for
one.
The favoTite way of preparing them
was to crush them with wine or boil
the sun. They formed a salad course
of many a famous dinner in the old.
old days.
In Africa, even In modern times.
ants are considered the most delicious
form OF food. One prominent English
historian quotes having received as a
present 20 baskets Of ants pounded
into a paste. He says himself that
it was quite an eatable dish, tasting
like the livers OF chicken.
The old Romans ate beetles and
considered them a delicacy. Even in
the present day Brazilians eat bugs,
and it is not an m thing, II
you are invited to a festive dinner In
a Brazilian home, to have served you
in your first course some 20 varieties
of bugs. powdered and cooked in diff
ferent ways.
In fact, many of the black tribes in
Africa eat flies and their larvae. In
the Andama island a man must eat a
live rodent before he a marry. II
he is not willing to go through this
ordea, he is not permitted the pleas
ure of a wife.
Chinese eat roasted dogs. as do
many Russians and our Sioux Indians.
A century ago dogs were favorite
meat with our Louisiana darkies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31

lion and success of the project Is also
greater and the attractiveness of the
place increases as the years go by,
while the extra labor at the beginning
Is very soon forgotten.
Almost any style of house harmon
ICES we'll with such surroundings and
is improved In appearance by the nat
ural beauties of the building site.
Some materials and some styles OF do
nestle architecture seem especially
well suited, however, for such use.
The accompanying design is one Of
these.
1t Is planned something on the bun
galow order, with prominent roof,
broad on the ground and not overly
high.
A distinctive feature of this design
is the Use of cobble stones in the large
chimney and fire place. These could
also be employed very effectively for
the foundation of the building.
A cobble stone wall can be made
very attractive II the man laying 1t
properly understands the work. In
any kind of stone work the mason
must use his head as well as his
hands. The more variety Of color,
shape and size can be obtained the
more attractive appearance will a
cosble stone wall present. The stone