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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
Insane Man Operated on His Family,
Believing He Was Famous Surgeon

The London (Ontario) Health As
ISOLATION recently discovered one of
the queerest cases of insanity in Can
adam medical annals. AS a result,
Frank Bolton, a former regimental
Dandman, now is in an asylum for
the insane, while his wife and two
children are in hospital, recovering
from starvation and wounds infict-
ed upon them by the insane man.
Bottoms insanity manifested itself
in novel form. He labored under
the delusion that he was a famous
British surgeon, and his mania led
him to keep his hand in practice"
by operating on his wife and chill
dren.
Operated on His Wife.
Bolton obtained a bottle of chloro-
form and, mounting an ironing board
on the backs of chairs, he put his
wife to sleep for the purpose of oper-
atlng for the removal of an imagined
cancerous growth. The woman did
not explain why she submitted, but
when found by investigating nurses
she was suffering from incisions made
IN three places. A dangerous wound
had been inflicted in her abdomen,
another in her hip and the third in
her right leg.
Bolton, after cutting his wife, had
taken his eight-year-old daughter and
had operated upon her, making num-
erous missions with crude collec-
ton of old razors.
Why did you do it," he was ask
ed in court.
II am noted surgeon" he replied,
81 operated to scrape the bones"
A younger child, boy of four
years, was just recovering from an
anaesthetic when the nurses arrived.
He, too, had been operated upon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
NO PEACE FOR KING BOOZE;
SURRENDER is DEMANDED
Dry Forces in Congress Determined
to Force Prohibition Quickly.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-There can
be no peace for King Booze short of
unconditional surrender. is the YER
dict of the allied forces in and out
of congress under the leadership of
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
They are predicting either wartime or
peacetime prohibition within a year.
Leaders of the movement are rest
i've over the delay in congress to pass
the food stimulation bill. The war
time prohibition amendment was
written into this measure by the sem
ate as a rider. 1t has been two months
since both branches of congress
agreed upon the prohibition feature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
lrIM0NICO'SHIT HARD
BY GREAT WORLD WAR
.,,.NcIAL DIFFICULTIES OF
oIc EATING HOUSE ARE DUE
IN ECONOMICS OF RICH.

NEW YORK.-Many have been
changes brought about in the
|.s+ropolis by conditions arising from
/ mar but probably no single item
pc Nv m1 jonp list has attracted more at
. Wv especially among the older
ells ",ations of New Workers, than the
luoornncement that Delmonico's was
a laSnancial difficulties, as result of
n time economies practiced by the
IT. a1tbv class. At the very outset of
n s'l wor the older and more famous
\ +be two restaurants bearing the
,' W. Delomnico, that located at
a an~or and William streets, on the
r. If the first Delmonico restau-
l% S+ was forced to close business be-
any, an.o It's building was needed for 9TH
@u nvrnoses connected with the war.
4 i now the only remaining restau-
z.rt hearing the name, that at Fifth
k "nr and Forty-fourth street, has
gssn forced into the hands of a re-
4 'i m have lived in New York, or to
Ill., visited the city, without dining
n ona of the Delmonico restaurants,
4 fsw wears ago, would have been to
1--we missed an opportunity of shining
sDsfore people who had never been
n New York. 1t would have been
H. leaving Washington without hav-
NO seen the capitol, or Boston with
mi having seen the mint.
High Living Its Aim.
For nearly century the name of
koImonco has been synonymous with
s%igb living" in New York. 1t was
n l827 that the first two of the
Eeme Peter and John Delmonico, as
/ h. name was spelled, opened a con-
dictionary shop at % William street.
speter or Pietro, was an artist in the
maxine of pastries and the like, and
M brother was almost his equal.
KTbev had come from Switzerland.
ETe years after they arrived in New
Mar their nephew, LolWoa . follow
n them. He was without forr~ne,
Ind they took him into partner Up.
The third member of the, firrf was
years old then, and his advent
marked a new phase of business. An
adjoining lot. at 25 William street,
4 as added to the old one, and the
Restaarant thrived more and more. In
S85, however, a great fire wiped out
Mat part of the city, but within a
ear the Delmonicos had two places
-one at Beaver and William street
\ nd the other at rs Broad street. The
'ater was destroyed by fire in 1916.
EN- years later the house was sup
planted by a more elaborate estab-
lshment at Chambers street and
Broadway, started by Lorenzo Del
lonco. The Prince of Wales was
lanqueted here on his visit to the
United States. 1t was the favorite
|esort of many we'll known men,
Imong them the older James Gordon
Bennett, Horace Greeley, Henry J.
raymond, William NJ. Evarts, Henry
Ward Beecher and John Jacob Aston.
The Elder Delmonico Died.
Meanwhile the elder Delmonico
Ped Lorenzo associated with him his
FOther Sire, and later his nephew
|harles, and his cousin, John Longhi.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
ONE HOG FETCHED SUM
OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

One thousand dollars, said to be
the largest sum ever paid for a hog in
this country, was paid by farming
company Of Blackstone, Ark, for
Cherry Bob, famous Duroc herd boar,
at Marion, Ohio. The animal weighed
500 pounds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
AMERICAN WIVES OF GERMANS
HAVE LOST PROPERTY
List Includes $4,000, 900 In Securities
Owned by Gladys Vanderbilt.

Millions of dollars worth of prop
erty belonging to women of Ameri-
can birth, who have married German
and Austrian subjects has been taken
over by the alien property custodian.
list, including Countess Gladys Van
derbilt Szechenyl, whose property as
taken over amounts to nearly $4,000
900 in securities, in addition to the
income from 100000 trust fund.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
The Strong Withstand the Heat OF
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, win be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of summer by TAX
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t purifies
and enrches the blood and builds up the whole sys
TEN. You can soon feelit Strengthening, Invieor-
atine Effect. 60c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
WILL BE NO QUICK DROP IN
PRICES BECAUSE OF PEACE
Some Food Prices Are to Increase;
Some VIII Decrease.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Immedi-
ate dropping of food prices as a re-
suit of the conclusion of an armistice
can not be expected, Food Admins
traitor Hoover declared tonight in a
statement, which added that while the
prices of some foodstuffs will de-
crease others will increase.
All activities of the food admins
tration will be continued through the
armistice period, said Mr.. Hoover.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
TO REPLACE FARM MACHINES
Farmer Should Make Use of Improved
Implements to Overcome Ser-
Gus Labor Problem.
prepared by the United States Depart
1,f A -iL,I,It \

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Make every possible use of improved
machinery and implements. 1t is, of
course, poor farm management to in
vest in too much or needless farm
equipment, but it is always economy
to purchase we'll selected implements
and machines.
The use of the largest and most
improved farm machinery, always de-
sirable, Is of special Importance.
Where large acreages are farmed the
largest machinery is the most econom-
ical. Many of the latest machines en-
body improvements which will often
justify their purchase where obtainable
from the standpoint of economy even
though che old outfit is still serviceable.
Whe~ new machines are bought on
large farms to replace others still
capable of service, it is suggested that
the owners afford an opportunity to
other farmers who operate on a
snalS@r scale to purchase this replaced
machinery at a reasonable price. This
plan should benefit both parties.
All WORKOUT machinery should be
sold for junk at the first opportunity,
first removing all bolts or other parts
which might be useful in repairing
other equipment. 1t is usually false
economy to attempt to use worn
out machine, as the time wasted with
breakages and other delays and the
extra power required for its operation
usually more than offset the saving
effected by continuing it in use.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
SUITS FOR SPRING
Jersey Cloth Suggested as Quite
Satisfactory Material.
Any Tailor or the Clever and Careful
Home Dressmaker Can Easily
Give Satisfaction.

The suit shown in the sketch is
made of a wool fabric-jersey cloth is
suggested as an excellent selection
embroidered and stitched in a con-
trasting color and with a smart vest
of white satin. This suit could be
made by any tailor or a clever and
careful home dressmaker, as it is not
OF the fitted type, and it's charm is due
to careful attention to tailoring and
finish. 1t is slipover coat, the vest
opening in the center front making
this possible, and if made of good
quality of wool jersey cloth no lining
is necessary.
Very cheap wool jersey cloth has
the unfortunate tendency to stretch
in all directions, so that unless coat
of it is lined it usually says very quick
ly. 1t is not difficult to see that the
money saved on the material. when
a cheap grade is selected, is overbal-
anced by the lining required, and
never under any circumstances will
the suit be as smart as though a
| good, firmly knitted fabric had been
| selected.
High-grade garments and fewer of
them, if necessary, is a good general
/ rule for any woman.
The skirt of the suit shown in the
sketch is narrow A width of one
and half to one and three-quarters
| yards is a safe general rule for skirts
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
TEA TABLE, SOCIETYS ALTAR
Beverage Sustains and Cheers as Moth
ing Else Does-Quieting Nerves
and Changing Thoughts.

The tea table has been called the
altar of society and time the daily sac
rifice, says Churchill Ripley in the
Mothers Magazine. There is a great
deal to be said in favor of this use of
time, and the women of America would
do we'll to universally observe the tea
hour as a time of relaxation. Through
out the country there might be estab-
Ished the custom of completing the
heavier duties of the day at four
o'clock, and attending after that to
lighter duties that would result in the
betterment of all. A cupful of tea sus-
tains and cheers as nothing else does !;
moreover, it is quieting TO the nerves
to change the thoughts and occupations
If only few moments.
A group of women determined to
make better use of time could easily
devote the late afternoon hours to their
Red Cross work, separating the time
set apart for that service from the
earlier hours of the day, and over the
teacups gain relaxation that would be
VI dSSlSIdhCe III ILelI pdtIlOuC WoTh.
Many thousands of our women observe
the tea hour, but many more thousands
need to be emancipated from duties to
which they are accustomed TO give all
the hours of every day in the year.
Much that would otherwise never
suggest itself to the housewife and
mother may become of intense interest
and be of definite Importance in the
home if the tea table and the tea hour
be established in our midst.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
IN THE SPRING

will be the great test of life and death
struggle on the Western front. In the
everyday walks of life, it is the spring
time that brings i'll health. One of the
chief reasons why the rundown man
finds himself in a bad state of health in
March or April, is because he has spent
nearly all his hours for the past four or
five months penned up within the walls
of house, factory or office. 1t is the rea-
son for our diminished resistance-that
Is, lack of outdoor life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good exer-
else, insufficient sleep, and constipation.
In other words, we keep feeding the
furnace with food but do not take out
the ''cllnkers,' and our fire does not burn
brightly. Always keep the liver active.
There is nothing better for health than
taking On occasional mild laxative, per-
hapS once week; such one as you
can get at any drug store, made up of
May-apple, jalap, aloes, (sugar-coated,
tiny, easily taken J, which has stood the
test of fifty years of approval-namely,
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. But for
the Spring Fever" the general rundown
condition, the lack of ambition, the
'bmes," one should take course of
treatment every spring; such a standard
tonic as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, now to be had in tablet form in
sixty-cent walls. Watch the people so
plodding along the street. There's no
spring. no vitality. A vitalizing tonic such
as this vegetable extract of Dr. Pierce's
gives you the power TO force yourself into
action. The brain responds to the new
blood in circulation. and thus you're ready
TO make fight against Stagnation which
holds you in bondage, Try 1t now! Don't
watt Today is the day to begin. Gain q
little pep" and laugh and live, Vim and
vitality are the natural out-pouring OF
healthy body. 1t does not spring up in q
night. Try this spring tonic, and YOU gain
the courage that comes with good health.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
CAPS ARE REVIVED IN PARIS
Miliiners Are Making This Headgear
From Every Material and for EV-
cry Type of Head.

The change in our lives has brought
about some interesting new details in
our dress. Because of the many activ-
tiles and the difficulty of getting from
place to place, states Paris fashion
correspondent we are often very late
in getting home in the afternoons.
even when we have invited guests to
tea. There is barely time to change
out foOtgear and take off our hats, and
none at all for hairdressing. This
emergency has revived the caps of our
grandmOtherS.
The new caps are quite different, to
be sure, and much prettier, but they
are undoubtedly caps. The milliners
are making them of every material and
for every type of head.
Some are copied from historical de-
signs, some from the costumes of far
countries, but in every case they are
chosen to complete the gown with
which they are worn.
Another solution of the problem of
dressing for this hour is the gan
dourah," or sleeveless garment which
slips on over the silk or linen blouse
and which has charming suggestion
of intimacy. These garments are plan
ned to go with the cap, and they make
a delightful robe d'interieur which may
be adjusted in a moment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02

strips 16 inches wide and three
to five feet long. BY a line drawn
down the center, and cross lines every
four inches, the doll is divided into
sections, each Of which is to be filled
with a six to ten kernel sample from
an ear to be tested. Select these kerr
nels from different parts of the ear.
Number the ears to correspond with
the number of the section in which the
kernels are to be placed. Fold the
outer edges of the tester toward the
center so that they meet, roll the doll
about corn cob or other cylindrical
object and tie Soak the doll for a
few hours, drain off the excess mOis-
ture, and place it where it will not dry
out and will be subjected to a good
growing temperature. At the end of
about five days the tests should be
ready for reading. (The accompany
ing illustration shows a tester ready
for reading.) Ears terminating so
per cent or more should be saved for
seed. This year it is well to retain
all ears showing a termination of 60
per cent or over, keeping these poorer
terminating ears separate. These
may have to be used if the supply of
seed terminating so per cent or bet
ter is not sufficient. If used they
should be planted thicker than the
good seed.
Farmers Bulletin 94S of the United
States department of agriculture, en-
titled 'The Rag Doll Seed Tester, ="
describes fully this method of testing
seed corn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
GOOD OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE
Beauty Seeker Can Gain Advantageous
Information From Experience OF
Woman Who Was Successful.

/ weighed 40 pounds when began
getting in condition and in eight weeks
/ lost nire pounds, without dieting, or
any of the strenuous exercises that go
with the usual training, says writer
in Physical Culture.
/ began by walking to the village
Mount Kisco, three miles from our
farm, every day to do my marketing.
The six miles did not tire me, for / was
used to walking. Then / started my
exercises. 1 practiced before mirror,
and weut at them very slowly at first.
getting limbered up. Every day |
would kick a little higher.
The two exercises / think most i'm
portant are a bending back movement,
which l also started very gently, bend
ing the whole body back with hands
above the head, until could touch the
bed with the tips of my fingers. This
movement absolutely removes all SUI
perfluous flesh from under the chin and
takes off any flesh ON the abdomen.
The other exercise was bending for
ward movement until the palms of my
hands touched the floor.
This movement as it is usually taken
is of small value because most people
bend from the waist to do it. The tor
so should be raised, lifted high and the
bend should be far below the waist
from the hips. This exercise loosens
the hips and the knees and makes ev-
cry muscle in the back and leg flexible.
The knee, the hip and the back are the
three points of attack in training. The
two movements 1 give melted away any
flesh | had to lose, and made me as
supple as / was when l left the stage.
l did not diet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
THE TRUTH ABOUT
ECZEMA AND PILES

Thousands and thousands of people, says
Peterson, are learning every week that one
30 cent box of Peterson's Ointment will
abolish Eczema and Danish piles, and the
grateful letters l receive every day are
worth more to me than money.
l had Eczema for many years on my
head and could not get anything to do it
any good. 1 saw your ad and got one box
and owe you many thanks for the good
it has done me. There isn't blotch on
my head now, and | couldn't help but
thank Peterson, for the cure is great, Mrs.
Mary Hill, 400 Third Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
l have had itching piles for Is years and
Peterson's is the only ointment that re-
lieves me, besides the piles seem to have
gone. A. B. Ruger, ll27 Washington Ave
nue., Racine, Wis.
Use Peterson's Ointment for old sores
salt rheum and all skin diseases. 1t ban
ishes pinples and blackheads in less thar
10 days and leaves the skin clean, clear and
pleasant to look upon. Druggists guaran
tee it, Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
MEDIUM LENGTH SUIT COATS
Shaping of Such Garments Accom-
pIished by cleVerly Cut Section
and by Partial Betting.

The medium-length suit coats range
from those which are almost but not
quite straight in line to those which
are decidedly shaped, with moderately
ripping tails.
The shaping of such coats is accom-
plished by cleverly cut sections and
frequently by partial betting, and the
lower edge is usually straight in line,
though occasionally shorter in front
than in the back. The shoulders are
narrow and the sleeves snug.
While severely tailored models are
shown, there IS on the whole an in
definable softneSs about the tailoring
OF. most of the suit coats which makes
for graciousness rather than severity.
Navy blue promises TO retain its
well-estabnshed prestige as the one uni
verSally desirable color for the spring
suit, In spite Of the fact that many
women are weary of it. 1t is the sin
gle dark color which looks summary
and is infinitely more becoming TO the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
THIN B0ARDER HAS GOOD ONE
Before Reading This, Just What Is the
Difference Between an Elephant
and a Microbe?

tive got one for you this morning. "
said the thin boarder, tucking his pa
per napkin under his chin, as he ap-
preached his meatless-wheatless break
fast. whats the difference between
an elephant and microbe?"
"Shoot it," said the soldier on fur
Tough.
"Shoot yourself" replied the thin
one.
"A ton and a half" suggested the
coal clerk with a rose in his button
hole.
won't do" came from the conun.
drum propounder.
Zones found in his lair and the
other in the air." ventured the lady
schoolteacher.
"Guess again." was skinny's dare.
"One comes to you when you want
it, and the other comes to you when
you don't" said the bank clerk.
awful % was the emaciated ones
rejoinder.
"Wen, dope it out" came from the
tired group.
"One carries trunk and the other
the grip" Statesman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
BAGS TO MATCH THEIR HATS
Outfits, but Many Women Can
Make Their Own.

All the clever milliners have be-
come aware of the fact that the smart
woman likes to have her knitting bag
match her hat. AT least the smart
woman likes to possess one set of this
sort. She will perhaps not make great
use of the matching hat and bag, but
there are times when nothing else will
answer the purpose. The milliners are
charging very high prices for sets of
this sort, but any woman can make
one for herself by making use of a
paper pattern that has recently been
put out by one of the paper pattern
companies.
There is a transfer design for the
bag, that is of simple design with a
strap to go over the arm, and trans
fer design for the cap-of a Tam-O'-
Shanter model with a tassel at one
side of the full crown portion. The
set is effective when made up in green
satin braided with the same color
Very smart also is all black.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
There are no large sections north Of
Oklahoma where the corn crop ma
tured and dried well enough to supply
any large quantity of seed which can
be planted with safety without ear
testing. There is very little seed Of
the 1916 crop available. AS a result
each section must depend largely upon
its own 1917 crop for seed. Germina-
ton tests show that much of the sup
posedly good seed put up last fall is
not terminating well. In this crisis
there is only one way to make sure of
high terminating, adapted seed. which
will guarantee a good stand of vigor-
Gus growing plants necessary for a
high yield. This way is to earliest
the available supply in the locality,
and it is the opinion of corn special
lists of the department of agriculture
that all local seed supplies should be
tested before outside sources are re-
sorted to.
Most Practical Tester.
The obviously unfit ears can be
eliminated by inspection, but many of
those left, which to all appearances
are well matured and fit for seed, will
be shown by the tester to be weak or
dead, while the remainder can be re-
lied upon to give good results when
planted. There are many testers in
use, but the most practical and eco
nomcal of them all is the rag doll"
Bleached muslin is a satisfactory ma
terial for making the doll. Cut into