The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-01-29
Twill DISCUSS WOMAN.
u,1LRE TREATED AS A MYS
INV AND A CONTRADICTION.
,an Knight on Friday Evening--For
-,o Benefit of the Public School
Library

81 unipht on Friday Evening--For
poneft of the Public School
Library.
!. Oeople of Dawson have attended
l,res and shows before; some good,
indifferent and some positively
pthless. but we feel no hesitancy in
ll vi hat all who go to hear Mr.. Knight
III S. ; evening, January 31st., will
oa away delighted. ,
IT, Knights subject will be woman,
e p, and Contradiction" ME-.
y! 51Vi Is the most fluent young orator
Cssa no today and the lecture will be
4 'eTrellence, the best thing of the sea-
Although young in years, Mr..
&icbt has made a reputation OF which
nan might well be proud. The peo-
y ui| Atlanta. his home, regard him as
VI ooor Of the matchless Grady, and
P uSyer miss an opportunity to hear
Fly Time and again has he held audi
D. sneIlbound by his marvellous
0Eiods To say the least, treat is in
kro for the people of Dawson,
1pead the following and you will see
II ,'I he is regarded by those who have
lard him: ut. 4ho c;f,od
, NO. orator. was paid an exceedingly
u Jn9 compliment by Hon. A. 5 Trude,
b If the leading lawyers of Chicago
b commissioner of Illinois to our
s i in an interview published in
l. jacksonville Citizen few days ago.
soeaking generally of the trip OF the
Lieago party, Mr.. Trude said IN course
the interview:
t. 1The reception that was accorded to
> oa,tv this side of the Ohio river is
pnassible to describe. The fame OF
pnthern hospitality was surpassed. AT
FtIanta we we're treated royalty. On
Enois day at Atlanta Mayor King in
Ioduced me as the president OF tle
Hinois Southern States Associatirr, and
was called on to preside at the gather
10 that was held in our hon !, l was
imposed to introduce all the speakers
4 that occasion and to say something
amnse tle crowd with the mention OF
,ch new name. We came at last to the
anne of Mr.. Knight, who is member OF
.p staff of the Atlanta Constitution. L
as completely electrified by his speak
lg. Lam not putting it too strong when
saw that he is the peer OF the lamenteu
enry Grady, and [ mean no dlsparage'
,ent to Grady's memory. The eloquence
/ his marvellous periods is ringing in my
IRIS vet. His choice of language was
oodrful. and his ideas were like apples
cold in pictures of silver. At times
S words approached the majestic. lie
id the right thing in the most appro-
late manner. The Constitution repro
iced his remarks, and | shall see that
ev are published in the northern pa
RS IN referring to Grady's famous
pw York speech he said that the orator
I'd taken the old ship OF state and had
,chored her at the moOrings OF the
ayAower,' which, in the connection
lat he used it, made the allusion what
term a tuberose in the bouquet OF
letOric"
The lecture will be for the benefit ot
he public school library. An effort is
eing made to fit up a library of general
eading for the use of the pupils of oul
chools. 1t is a cOmmendable enterprise
md we hope all will help it along, and al
be same time benefit themselves, by go
By to hear the lecture,
Reserved seats so cents; general adj
Mission 80 cents; half tickets 20 cents.