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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15

Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, even though of many
years standing, may be cured by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t soothes,
strengthens and heals. 1t is the great
pile cure. SALE-DAVIS DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15

In my window will be found the most
,ryish and up-to-date line of neckwear
ever shown in Dawson.
r. l.. MELTON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15

Everybody attending the auction sale
of town lots will be entitled to a chance
at the lot TO be given away free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
RefhUnp'S R0tfIpS

Up to December 10th, 1897, will buy
all TASKS With my name blown in.
Quarts cents, pints 2 cents, one-half
pints l cent. f. BETHUNE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15

One bottle of Cheatham's Liver and
Kidney Pills is worth more than any dol
lar preparation of sO-caled liver and kid
ney medicine. Price % cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
"A LADY OF THE MANOR" |"
Something About Mrs. Cotton, Of
North Carolina.

Philadelphia Record.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun writes: The address
before the Congress OF Mothers which
seemed to excite most interest and to
elicit most applause was that OF Mrs.
Sallie A. Cotton, of Falkland, n. G.
Mrs. Cotton is the "lady of the manor"
on a plantation of about 5000 acres OF
land along the Tar River. Upon this
plantation hundreds of negroes have
their homes and their employment.
There is a large mansion in which Mr..
and Mrs. Cotton continue the hospital
ity and entertainments which belonged
to ante -bellum times. The great change
which has taken place is that the ne
groes are free instead of slaves, change
Tor which Mrs. Cotton says she is very
thankful.
Speaking of the rearing of children
in the South, Mrs. Cotton said: "The
people of the South are very religious
and reverent people, and I think, per-
haps, religion is more of feature OF
the education OF children in the South
ern homes than elsewhere. In the
time of slavery the abundance OF ser
wants gave the mistress of the planta-
ton ample time to devote to the train
ing of her children, and she did it we'll
and the custom still lasts. She also
considered herself responsible to large
extent Tor the slaves on the place.
fear that since the negroes are free this
feeling of responsibility has ceased to
exist except as regards house servants.
Mrs. Cotton's address was full OF good
sense and sparkling with wit. II am
not" she said, sin favor of female sui
frage. There is great demand tor II
by some, and the time may come when
this may be added to our ether respon'
sibilities. But we must never fail to
realize that the training OF the voter Is
a tar more important duty than the
voting"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
The Deadly Cigarette.
dying

DR.. L. G. Broughton, native North
Carolinian, now pastor OF the First
Baptist church in Roanoke, Va, re-
Gently held meeting in Atlanta. In
a sermon on the Prod1gal Son, he said
of cigarettes
"Let me say that regard the ciga-
rette habit almost as great an evil as
the whiskey habit. If you will smoke,
smoke pipe or 5syeigar, you can't in
hale that smoke. When you inhale
cigarette smoke you are drawing into
your lungs, nicotine, alcohol, opium
and arsenic and you medical students
before me know how these poisons are
found In every man who is cigarette
smoker and on whom post mortem is
performed.
II verify believe that cigarette smok.
ing Is one of the greatest evils that ex-
lists and thousands are going down ev.
cry year to premature graves, thel'
lungs eaten away, or else they fall vic
TINS to catarrhal phthlsis. I believe
there ought to be law passed MAKING
man manufacturing cigarettes or sell
ing them guilty of murder.
"The man who makes cigarette
and the man who sells 1t is guilty O
murder indirectly, and the man wht
smokes them is suicide"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
For a Little Girl
RULES FOR DOLLS.


"a wooden-headed doll should be
careful not to hit her head against her
mothers, lest she should hurt her. A
doll should keep away from the rocking
chairs, as the rockers may crush her.
A wax doll should avoid the fire, 1t she
wishes to preserve good complexion
Often an old doll with cracked head
and sweet smile is more beloved than
a new doll with a sour face. It's bad
plan for dolls to be stretched out on
the floor, as people are apt to tread up
on them and a doll that Is trodden or
is sure to go into decline"
Marjory was reading these rules te
her dolly with very sober face. TheI
she laughed. dolly" said she, "lt's
funny but really believe these rule
are more for me than they are for you.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the languld exhaust
ed feeling prevails, when the liver Is
torpid and sluggish and the need OF a
tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
use Of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious levers.
No medicine will act more surely in
In counteracting and freeing the sys'
tenn from the malarial poison. Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizzi.
ness weld to Electric Bitters. SOC. and
81. 90 per bottle at E. r. Whitehead 4
Co.'S Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
A Queer Vermont Township
,ston Epeniaag Transcript.

Boston Evening Transcript.
In Windsor County, Vermont, is
about as queer a town as there is in
the United States. Its name is Baltl-
more, and it possesses little of Interest
save history in which none OF its in
habitants express the slightest pride.
Baltimore is fairly old, as American
towns go, having been set off from Cav
endlss and organized in 1893. 1t then
had 275 presumably ambitious and
hopeful inhabitants, but every census
taken since then has revealed steady
growth-downward. In 1900 the place
had lost one citizen, and the subee-
ouent record stands as follows In 1910
2O7 inhabitants 1920. 2O4; 1880, 1877
1910, 155; 1850, 1874; 1860, 116; 1870
SO; 1881, II, and 1890, GA. To-day
the number is SO, and one OF the 59
spends his winters in the Soldiers
Home at Brattleboro'.
Nothing ever happened in the town
not even a crime, and it has no distin-
guished sons or daughters. The houses
are scattered over the territory inciud'
ed within Baltimore's limits, nowhere
forming anything like a village, anc
there is no store, no church, no post
Office nor even a cider mill. The peO
ple are prosperous enough, as Vernon
farmers define prosperity, but they
keep moving away whenever opportu
nifty offers, and nobody ever moves in
It is twenty years since wedding tool
place there.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
Stands at the Head.

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La, says :"Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best sell
Ter have" J. F. Campbell, merchant
Of Stafford, Arlz., writes: ''Dr. Kings
New Discovery is all that Is claimed for
it it never fails, and is sure cure for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
cannot say enough for its merits" DIR
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds is not an expert
ment. It has been tried for q quartel
Of century, and today stands at th'
head. It never disappointe. Free tria
bottles at E. T.sW Whlteheaf 4 Co.
! Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the "NEw
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" This new remedy is great
surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost immedi-
ately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy.
Sold by e. Z. Whitehead and Co.,
Drno0ists. Scotland Neck. N. g.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18

English Spawn Llnlment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and
and Clemishes from horses. Blood
SPAWN Surbs, Splints. Sweeney, Ring
worm titles, Spralns, ane. Swollen
Through, Coughs, Etc. Save 80 by
use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wondrfui .Blemism Cne ever
known. Sold bo z. T. Whitehead 4
Co., Druggists, Scotland Neck, N. G.
1Ol Nv.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
SCOTLAND NECK N. G.. THURSDAY, MARCH 18. 1897:

Better far to have theefull ffuition of
effort always just evading the hand,
and thus beckoning to further deeds.
Let there be no contentment with one
good thing done but have each pur-
pose merely part Of something great
er Just as with the universe, made up
of numberless stars, all grouped into
solar systems, these included in the
vast aggregation itself, and that in turn
pushing onward through space to some
thing yet neither seen, nor foretold ,
nor imagined.
Poyertyis no bar to breadth of mind
or of helpfulness. The poor have al
ways given proportionately more to
each other than the rich have bestowed
upon them. The widows mite is no
solitary instance in the world. And as
for giving, whose pleasure is greatest,
they who give and are glad to have
money take the placeof fellowship, or
they who suffer in order to help? Real
giving means sharing, Or as the
Master says in Lowell's poetry:
"For the gift without the giver is
bare.
Who gives himself with his aims,
feeds three,
Himself, his hungerlng neighbor and
Me-"
Do not train your little ones to think
that the main object of life is to pass
expeditiously and silently by the world
as a foe to grace. We are here, to 1--we
right where we are, and now, setting
up righteousness and striking down
wrong. The religion that justifies
man in taking all his communal rights,
peace, protection, government, and IN
giving no service in return; even de-
riding the world as lying in the evil
one-that religion itself is an abhorren'
foe to the grace of living which is the
noblest preparation for the gfaee o.
dvinuE "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
Sale Of Valuable Land.

BY virtue OF the power vested in me
by the last will and testament of the
late p. Eliza Pittman, ! willon Monday
the 9th day OF April 1897, expose to
public sale to the highest bidder for
cash, at the court house door IN the
town of Halifax, that tract or parcel OF
land situated in the county Of Halifax
ana known as the Merritt tract" !"
bounded on the north by Beech Swamp !;
the lands of 0. c.. Stallings on the
south and east, and on the west by the
tract of land of p. Eliza Pittman
known as the % acre tract; containing
one hundred acres more or less.
This 10Th day Of Feb. 1897.
w. J. BURGESS,
! Executor of p. Eliza Pittman.
2 25 st
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18

"I will wait on you now" said the
polite attendant at DR.. Whiteheads
Drug store as he handed out 5 boxes
DR.. Davld's Liver Pills for a dollar.
Best on earth for all Bilious and Liver
troubles.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18

Chronic constipation is painful,
disagreeable and l1fe-shortening diff
ficuity. It deradges the system, causes
sick headache, bad breath, and polsons
the blood. It can be readily overcome
bv DeWitts Little Early Risers. These
little pills are great regulators.
CAMP & HIGGs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18

A hacking cough is not only annoy
ing to others, but is dangerous to the
person who has it. One Minute Cough
Cure will quickly put an end to It.
CAMP & HlGGs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-18
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

The death of Mrs. Beecher, rellct OF
the famous Henry Ward Beecher, re-
minds the world airesh OF the wonder
full power of that great preacher. lie
was easily amongst the foremost and
clearest thinkers OF his age !; and while
many disagreed with him in some
things he promulgated, all had respect
unto his knowledge and power. His
widow survived him ten years and
reached the ripe old age OF 50.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

| without stopping or disembarklng
Provided however that should the
danger became imminent the health
officer is empowered to prevent the
passage Of trains or other vehicles
| through the parish
Z. No goods of any kind shall
be allowed to be imported into the
parish from New Orleans or other
points, without the consent of the
health officer.
4. Sheriff I. A. Broussard is
hereby appointed warden, and is
authorized to execute all measures
for the prevention of the introduction
of yellow fever and he shall in con-
Function with the respective mem
beis the wards appoint guards to
enforce the qls qua zrantine this day
levied. 1884,.
S. Any person or PERSONS v!o-
lating the provisions of this otN1.
ance shall be liable to arrest and
ejectment from the parish or sh all
be confined in the pest-house and
it shall be the duty of the warden to
require strict enforcement of this
provision.
The following committees of
safety were appointed for the res
pective wards:
1st Ward p. A. Delhomme, Jos.
Dugas, Will Clark.
ed Ward-W. J. Harson, Eraste
Hebert, Jos. Spell.
grid Ward-J. D. Mouton, w. B.
Torian, L. Billeaud.
4th Ward-Odillon Blanchet, H.
NJ. burke, R. Domingeaux-
9Th Ward-Andre Billeaud. J.
C. St. Julien, Ophee Girouard.
9th Ward-H. Durio, F. w.
Courtney, J. p. Francey.
9TH Ward-P. r. Landry, ]. O.
Broussard, Darmas Broussard.
9Th Ward-Louis Wilmington,
Antoine Broussard, L. G.. Breaux.
The above committees are re-
quested to act in conjunction with
the health officer and warden and
afford all information and ad
vice that may conduce to the safety
of the public health and the proven
ton of the introduction of yellow
fever within the limits of the parish.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
r. G. LANDRY, President.
r. G.. GRE1G, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
Quarantine Dots.

Crowley was the last town to line up.
A special from Natchez, Miss. reports that
that place ..has closed herself like an oyster,
and will keep her shell closed till the frosts
of winter Gomez
. tsOne ham, one piece of pie and one cup
of coffee each for twenty-five hungry peo-
ple'' is what the people of Houst on, Tex,
thought genteel suficiency for twenty-five
men, women and children who were de-
tanned near that city for several hours before
allowed to go thl ough.
This town is determined not to remain
dry. ssLiquors and a few other articles
may enter Abbeville'' is the decree of the
medical authorities of that place.
Atlanta, Ga, has opened its doors wide
to all refugees. Now Chattanooga and
Montgomery have quarantined against that
city. The action OF these two cities in shut
ting out Atlanta is regarded as joke there.
Monroe is quite determined to keep out
King lack. A Mr.. Shootwell has been ap-
pointed a guard there.
Post No. 5, near the refinery, seems to be
the favorite one in Lafayette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
VOLUNTEERS
Will do Duty to Protect the Town.

Pursuant to call issued by
Mayor Caffery an enthusiastic
meeting was held at the court
house Thursday for the purpose of
organizing a more effective quaran-
tine. The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Caffery and was
presided over by Hon. VIM. Camp
bell.
The sense of the meeting was
taken as to whether we should have
a volunteer or paid quarantine, re-
sulting in vote of 40 to 81 in
favor of volunteer system.
A committee composed of VIM.
Campbell and A. E. Mouton was
appointed to act jointly with the
mayor in the establishment of a
strict and absolute quarantine with
the aid of volunteers.
The committee was authorized to
confer with the Board of Health as
to the advisabilty of shutting out
trains as far as practicable. A
large number of citizens pledged
themselves to serve on the volun-
teer force.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

Judge McFaddin is ex-Confedcrate.
He has been doing duty several nights
along the railroad track. The judge says
the bursting of the torpedoes along the
track, the sswho goes there and corporal
of the guard, post No. 81 of the quarantine
guards remind him of the stirring days
along the Raprahannock back in the sixties.
Twenty-three hoboes were collected at
post No. and sent out of the parish Mon
day night.
All mail from the East is fumigated be-
fore distribution at the Post-office.
DIR. Guiteras, the government expert, re-
demic there.
Natchez is probably the best quarantined
city in the whole country.
All persons, except physicians, ministers
and officers, are arrested if caught lettering
OF, the streets of Water Valley, Miss, after
p. n:'
kosc,;sS,o, Miss, has quarantined against
the human sfe, excepting farmers who
come to town to trade. .-sa.,,>
''Lovc laughs at locksmiths'' and quar- s,
tine too. A Mr.. Collins, wishing to enter
Terry, Miss, to see his 6ancee, refused
admittance- Hearing of this. the young
lady procured buggy and proceeded to
neighboring town where they were married
Any carrier putting off goods at Opelou-
sas is fined one thousand dollars. A fine of
one hundred dollars is imposed on any one
entering that town without a health certif-
cate.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
Money Under False
PrefenSeS..

PretenSeS..
Mr.. Jean Breaux made an ahda-
Wit this week against J. r.. Gray.
who has been working in his saloon
for some time, charging him with
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. A few days ago Mr.. Gray
gave Mr.. Breaux an envelope to
keep within which he made it ap-
pear was the sum of forty dollars.
Gray In the mean time borrowed
some money from Mr.. Breaux, say
ing that he did not wish to break
the seal Of the envelope contain
ing the money, but that as soon as
he would do so, he would return
him the money. Now, it appears,
the envelope in Mr.. Breaux's keep
ing contains but Confederate bill
and a piece of an old newspaper.
Gray was arrested on the above
charge and lodged IN Jail. He is
supposed to have been a Confed-
crate soldier and to have been once
a tax-collector in one of the nor
them parishes of the State.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

only thing sure about them is the
cargo of hoboes they invariably
dump here. The question of how
to get rid of the tramps has been a
hard one to the guards. 1t is safe
to say that they will come so long
as the freights will be permitted to
run. through the town.
From all indications the trains,
with the exception perhaps Of the
one carrying the mails, will be
stopped. Under the difficulties,
which are increasing every day, it
will be impossible for the railroad
company to run it's trains through
the parishes where quarantine has
been established. Mr.. Davidson,
the agent at this place, has been
very busy trying to arrange matters
satisfactorily, but he has not met
with any bowling success.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
Court Items.

The 18TH Judicial District Court,
Judge Debaillon presiding and
District Attorney Gordy represent
ing the State, adjourned Friday,
after having been in session for three
weeks.
The following cases were dis
posed Of:
Monday, Sept. IS. - Sylvestre
McClinton, concealed weapon,
trial by the judge and convicted.
Jacob Thibodaux, carrying con-
cealed weapon, trial by jury and
acquitted.
Jno. Vincent, concealed weapon,
trial by jury and convicted.
Tuesday, Sept. 14.-Sidney Sing
Teton, carrying concealed weapon,
trial by jury and convicted.
Sidney and Jno. Singleton, stab
bling with intent to murder, trial by
a Jury and convicted.
Wednesday, Sept. IS. - Alcide
Bourque, pleaded guilty to an assault
with dangerous weapon.
Paul Davis, Adam Bernard and
Casimir Edwards. shooting with in
tent to murder, tried by a jury and
convicted.
LeMontet, pleaded guilty of an
assault and battery.
Thursday, Sept. 16. - Bernard
Picard, pleaded guilty to the charge
of stealing a ride. -
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
City Council Proceedings.


LAFAYETTE, La, Sept. IS, 1897.
The City Council met tkis even
ing in special session with the fol-
lowing members present: Mayor
Caffery, Councilmen Bru, David
son, Hahn, Hopkins, Landry, Mar
tin and Mouton.
The mayor stated the object of
the meeting to be for the purpose
of receiving resolutions adopted by
the Board of Health, which were as
follows:
Upon motion of DR.. Trahan,
duly seconded, it was resolved,
that, whereas, it had been officially
proclaimed that yellow fever is now
prevailing in the city of New Or
leans and whereas it becomes the
duty of the Board of Health of the
town of Lafayette, La, to protect
the health of the citizens by guard
ing and preventing as far as practi-
cable within its means the invasion
of said disease, therefore be it re-
solved that the Board of Health of
the town of Lafayette, Louisiana,
hereby proclaim quarantine from
this day against New Orleans or
any other place wherever said di-
sease is known to exist and hereby
further recommend to the City
Council to enforce this quarantine
by law, without delay.
Upon motion duly seconded it
was resolved that no party or par
ties shall be permitted to stop or
remain within the corporate limits
of this town, unless they be pro-
vided with a certificate eminating
from proper authority that they
have not been in any place where
yellow fever is known to exist for
the last ten days past, and to be in
good health at the time of their ar
rival in this place.
Moved by DR.. Martin and
seconded by Mr.. Mouton that the
resolutions of the Board of Health
be adopted, and it IS further or
dained that strict quarantine be and
is hereby declared against New Or
leans, including Algiers and all
other points infected with yellow
fever, to take effect Immediately.
and goods.
Moved by Mr.. Morton and Sec
onded by Mr.. Davidson, that goods
be stricken out of this resolution.
DR.. Martin then moved to amend
the original resolution SO as to add
thereto the following: :sAnd
goods that carry the disease; char
acter of goods to be decided by
the Board of Health" Yes: Bru,
Davidson, Hopkins, Landry, Mar
tin and Mouton. Nay: Hahn.
Moved by Mr.. Mouton, seconded
by Mr.. Bru, that all persons who
wish to aid by guard duty in en-
forcing the quarantine ordinance to
report to the mayor for duty with
out delay.
There being no further business
the Council adjourned.
CHAs. CAFFERY, Mayor
STERLING MUD, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

Quarantine will not prevent Moss
& Mouton from supplying the de-
mand for lumber at lowest prices
from the large stock they have on
hand.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
In New Orleans.

The news from New Orleans are
encouraging and it is hoped
that the fever will be stamped out.
Only two cases were reported for
Thursday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18
t,arencro Bottled Up.

CarencrO Bottled Up.
Carcncro has without doubt the
ideal quarantine of the whole coun-
try. It is harder to go through
that town than it is to find warm
place il the Klundike valley.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

His excellency, Gov. Foster, and
many other prominent men of the
State will attend the Great Scott
Fair and Worlds Exposition, Oct.
9 and 10.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-18

See the new stock of hats anc
shoes at Mouton & Hopkins.