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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
Complimentary to Bacon.

The Baltimore News has lengthy ed
itorial which is a high compliment to
Senator A. o. Bacon of Georgia. The
article is headed, "a Statesmanlike
Position" and starts out by saying:
"Of all the opponents of the policy Of
territorial aggrandizment it is Senator
Bacon of Georgia who has struck the
truest note. Both in the resolution
which he offered week ago and IN the
speech which he made yesterday in sup>
port of it he addressed himself in the
spirit of statesman to the realities of
the case"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
Uncle Sam Always q Winner.

Upcle Sam is the great and only sure
winner in The prodigious game of specu.
laticn that has been going on in Wall
street for some weeks, muses. the para.
graphist of the Savannah News. He
makes his profits coming and going, ana
every turn of the wheel gives him a
prize. There is no blanks for him.
Every transfer of stock is subject to a
war revenue tax of 81 on every 100
shares The transactions have aver
aged about 100000 shares per day
lately, with the result that Uncle Sam
has received as his share for stamps in
the neighborhood of $500, 900 per week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
BROTHER TOOK HIS WIFE.
SENSATIONAL ELOPEMgNT OVER
In SUMTER COUNTY.
Soldier Returns to Find That His Home
Has Been DESTROYED. Woman Saws
She Is the Niece of Proml
nent Georgian.

A rather remarkable story has reache ed
Americus from De Soto, village in that
county.
Several months ago man and woman
OF good appearance arrived at De Soto
and secured board at farm house.
making friends of all about them.
Two days ago soldier of a Georgia
regiment recently mustered out of SER
vice scame to De Soto and caused con-
sternation by stating that the man and
woman stopping there were not husband
and wife, as supposed, but were his own
wife and brother, who. eloped together
from Epson county and had since been
living together.
The three held long conference, with
the result that the supposed married
visitor was arrested and sent back to
Epson county, where, it is said, he has
family. The soldier, who says his name
is Kent, did not seem disposed to wreak
vengeance upon his brother for having,
as he charged, destroyed his home by
taking his wife away, but only wanted
him TO return to mis- own discarded
family i'll Epson. Kent declared that
he would have nothing more to do with
the woman who thus left him for his
brother.
The Mrs. Kent now at De Soto is
young and quite pretty, and seems lit
tie disturbed at the unexpected discov-
cry If herself and brother-in-Iaw by the
alleged injured husband. 1t is said that
she claims to be niece of General Gor>
don, though her statement is scarcely
credise ted.
The episode created great sensation
in the little town of De Soto, and if the
statements are true, as told by the peo
pie there, the gay couple may be
brought before the courts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
.sSine Died"

Not long since the notice, "Court adj
journed sine de-" was posted on the
door of the supreme court in Brooklyn
Some gentleman with an artistic and
highly trained sense of humor added
I'd" to the word "die" and went on
his way rejoicing. Next day a person
who makes a practice of hunting the
public buildings in Brooklyn and pro-
tesses acquaintances with every we'll
known man in the vicinity dropped into
The clerks office. 'See here,' he said,
"when did Sine pass in his checks?''
"What's that" demanded the astonish-
ed cletk.
"When did Sine die? see the courts
are closed on account Of it.''
"Oh," said the clerk, pulling himself
together, che died yesterday. Did you
know him?'
"Know him? l should say / did
Knew bis father before him. Too bad.
amt it?"
And Sine's bereaved friend passed on
with his burden of sorrow.-Law Note S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
MAYOR PAWNED HIS WATCH.
Says Hooking" Habit Made Him Paw 81. i.
600 for S25 Timepieee,

900 for $25 Timepieee,
Mayor Van Wyck yesterday listened
to complaint made by the Pawnbrok>
ers Association against Bernard Birn-
baum, pawnbroker of 1853 Third av-
enue, who was accused of violating the
code o. ethics of lis profession in vari-
Gus and divers ways.
George w. McAdam, the attorney for
the association, appeared as prosecus or
lie told how Birnbaum had postdated
pawn tickets, so as to render forfeiture
ana ultimate gain to himself more GERS
tam There were other Irregularities
charged against the man, who assured
the mayor thai "Idlvas all mistake
mistake" In an ingenius way and by
the use of some badly broken English
the pawnbroker explained that the
mistake" came about through his hav>
ing an old calendar hanging over his
desk
The attorney for the association, how
ever, urged that the mans license be
forfeited, but the mayor, turning to the
lawyer said:
Ibid you ever have any experience
with pawnbrokers?'
Mr.. McAdam was about to reply that
the only relation he had ever had with a
pawnbroker was that of lavysr to client,
when the mayor interrupted him, saying:
"We!l, l did. | had watch when |
was boy that cost S25, I got into the
habit of hooking it, and by the time |
got out of that habit figured that the
watch has cost me nearly $4,000. [
don't think the evidence against this
man warrants the forfeiture of the
license, So I'll dismiss the complaint. -
New York Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
BEAT The SEVEN SLEEPERS.
Celebrated Case of Long Distance SOM
nambuIisn.

Celebrated Case of Long Distance SOM
nAmbuIsn.
Among the cases of extraordinary
sleepers is that of young American
who slept from November, 1894, until
the middle of January, this year, a peri
cd of thirty.eight months. He was en-
gagged to be married to girl, but his
parents were strongly opposed - his
choice of wife. They persisted in
their objection in spite of everything he
could urge, and the constant irritation
at length affected his brain. One day
in fit of ungovernable passion he shot
and killed both his father and mother.
He was, of course, arrested at once, for
he did not attempt to run away or to
hide the evidence Of his crime.
Before he could be brought to trial,
however, be fell asleep, aud asleep he
remained for the time mentioned,
scarcely ever getting awake at all.
When he finally did awake he remem-
bered nothing of the crime he had com
mitted, and Ithing can convince him
that he bad not been asleep only sim
gle night.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
PRAYED AND STOLE HORSES.
Rev" Amos whitman Ends q Term In
Prison ts Be Rearrested.

REV" Amos whitman Ends q Term in
Prison ts Be Rearrested.
Grew" Amos Whitman was arrested
as be came out of the Ohio state prison
gate with his discharge papers. The
indictment charges horse stealing com>
mltted in 1898 in Miami county, o.
Whitman was born in Darke coun ty,
o., and lived an upright life there until
about sixteen years ago. He was prom
inent in church and Sunday school wo rk
Whitman took up travelling evangeli-.
cal WORK as his ostenslbIe occupati on
and organized a gang of horse thieves,
with himself at the head of it, for his
real business activity.
He would pray with farmers families
in their parlors. Then he would stroll
out on the farms and size up the situa-
ton. Then he would make report to
his confederates as to where good ami
mails could be stolen and how. When
he was well out of the way the job
would be done In this way he worked
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
An Honest Medicine for La Grippe

George w. Watt of South Gardiner,
Me-, says: 81 have had the worst cough !,
cold, chills and grippe and have taken
lots of trash of no account but profit to
the vender. Chamberlain S Cough Rem
edy is the only thing that has done any
good whatever. / have used only so.
cent bottle and the chills, cold and
grippe have all left me. congratulate
the manufacturers OF an honest medI-
ciue.'' For sale by Farrar d Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
The STANDARD OF VALUE.
HOUSECO MMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE GOLD DOLLAR.
All Contracts Existing, and IN the Future.
Must Be Computed in Reference tn
That Value if the Report Be-
comes Law
comes a Law

The house committee on coinage
weights and measures, a majority of
whose members are of course republi-
cans, has, by a strict party vote, order
ed favorable report on the substitute
Tor Representative HIPS bill to fix the
standard of value in the United States.
and for other purposes.
The bill provides, IN substance. that
the standard of value in the United
States shall be the gold dollar; that all
contracts existing, and in the future.
snail be compututed in reference to that
standard; that there shall be established
In the treasury department of issue aud
redemption; that the greenbacks shall
De retired, and upon retirement that
gold bills shall be substituted therefor
No silver dollars are to be hereafter
c1ined except from bullion in the treas
ury, the secretary of the treasury, in his
discretion, to coin silver into subsidiary
coin as public urgency demands, and the
recoinage of old, worn~out, uncurrent
subsidiary coin without special appro-
prIation therefor, such coinage of bull
ion to be concurrent with the retirement
of notes the same as if coined into silver
dollars, and the coinage of such sub
sidiary coin not to be limited to $50.
900 900.
There Is to be a separation of treas
ury accounts between issue and finan>
clal transactions; a gold reserve of 25
per cent of outstanding notes and treas
ury notes is to be maintained: also 5
per cent. gold reserve of the aggregate
silver dollars, and a common fund for
the redemption of all notes.
The retirement of the greenbacks pro-
vision is for the first FIVE years an
amount equal to the increase of national
bank notes issued subsequent to the
taking effect of the act; 20 per cent to
be retired annually during the next five
years, and greenbacks 10 cease to be le-
S"i NSdNOl az LhC CnN vi lSu years. 0OlQ
and currency certificates are to be can
celled as paid and not reissued; no ma
tional bank notes under SO, and no sill
yer certificates over S., are to be issued.
The tax on national banks is to be
changed from one per cent. on the cir
culation to tenth of one per cent. on
capital, surplus and undivided profits.
The bill repeats all existing restric-
tions on the withdrawal and issue of
national bank notes az will, and banks
may issue notes to the full value of
bonds deposited. National banks with
a capital of S25, 600 and in cities of 900
population may be established; branch
banks may be provided under regula>
lions of the comptroller of the currency.
To insure happy new year keep tn,
liver clear and the body vigorous by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills for constipation and
livar Davic nruCr -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
BARN BURNED

't' Contents. six Mules and q
"0'se Perish in the Flames.
at 7,N'tIoN' GA Yesterday evening,
vbo W.. LUX the earn of Mr.. E. Far
Iipgto ,,'S ABOUT ten miles west of AR
barr ~ was destroyed by fire. Ia the
a la, "o'9 stored 1000 bushels of corn,
etc. rh,. quantity of hay, fodder, oats,
Six mn, L'Ou We're of course total loss
to dest, 0' and horse we're also burned
Know L. The origin of the fire is nm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08

The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Rlsers are unequaled for overcoming
constipation and liver troubles Small
pill, best pill, safe pill. Sale Davis
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08

These are dangerous times for the
health. Group, colds and throat troubles
lead rapidly to consumption. A bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure used at the
right time will preserve life, health and
large amount of money. Pleasant to
take; children like it. Sale>Cavis Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
TEN RATS TIED TOGETHER,

Sumter County Farmer Stays Group of
Rural Rodents.
AMERICUs, GA.-Hugh Speer, whose
farm is near the city, brought in ge.-
uine curiosity Yesterday in the shape of
bunch of rats.
There were ten of the rodents, and the
strange feature was that their long tails
were all tied together in one big, mex
tricable knot
Mr.. Speer found the animals thus
welded together in shuck pen and
killed the whole lot, bringing them to
town with the ten tails all plated in a
big hard kuot just as he found them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
Famine IN Persia.

An extensive famine prevails in Per-
STA. The people are ciamoring for bread
and rioting is threatened. The scarcity
of grain in many of the provinces of
Russia continues to increase. 10 their
emergencies the old world countries
lcok to America for bread.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08

Horrible agony is caused by piles.
burns and skin diseases. These are
Immediately relieved and quickly
cured by DeWitt's Wltchaazel Salve
Beware Of worthless imita+o Sale.
Davis Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
What We Should Do With L.

A Washington correspondent says that
during his speech the other day Repre>
sentative Cochran said, at various times:
"What will we do with OlOlo?" 'Wiil.
we take Ell elo?" "Suall we abandon
IlueIo?' "Let Us keep out of Olo."
"We do not want Oleoilo." "Llloeilo is
of no good TO us" If we take Oleoileo
what shall we d. with iR Ore of the
first things we should do with it. and
one of the best things we could do
would be 10 change it's name to Jones.
boro or Smthville.-Sa Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08

Mr.. S. A. Fackler, editor Of the Mic
anopy (Fla.) Hustler, with his wife
and children, suffered terribly from
lagrippe. One Minute Cough Cure was
the only remedy that helped them. lit
acted quickly. Thousands of others
take this remedy as a specific for
iagrippe and It's exhaustng after eff
fects. sale-Davis Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08

To insure happy new year keep tn,
liver clear and the body vigorous by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills for constipation and
liver troubles. Sale>Davis Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
DAVENPORT.
A Big Corporation to Deal in West
crn Lumber.

crn Lumber.
Joe r. Lane. Morris n. Richardson
and John Il. Phelps. three of the most.
prominent men in Davenport. appear
as incorporators of the Sound Timber
Company. articles for which We're filed
in the office of the recorder OF deeds
Tuesday The new organization is to
have capital stock of 100000 and is
to do big business in the forests of
the state of Washington. near and
upon the coasts OF Puget Sound. 1t is
understood that about half q million
dollars North offlne timber was recent
Is purchased in that part of the coun-
try by certain parties and will be
turned over TO the company. The
firms most Interested are Weyerhauser
& Denkmann, OF Rock Island, and
Lindsay & Phelps and Richardson
Bros. of this city. The first named
two are extensive lumber inanufactur-
ers and dealers ana the third is known
for its enterprise and wealth.. 1t is un-
derstood that the Rock Island concern
is to own half OF the stock, Lindsay g.
Phelps a quarter and Richardson Bros.
and others the remaining quarter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
TAKING THE RElNs.

Frank Cooley, 2:22411.i new PAGER. Is
a brother OF Bessie 4, 2:1114, by Ben
McGregor.
The correct record Of Tribulation, by
Tribute. 2:24, is 2:251a, not 2:25a4. and
he is 4year-old
Harry Deyereux of Cleveland will re-
turn his great young horse John "A. Nc
Kenon. 3, 2:12l4. to the turf next year
The yearling FLY Zephyr, by Zombo.
2:11. out of Gazelle, 2.11la, has trotted
an eighth in IL seconds and repeat in
liz
David Blanchard of Boston has an
equine pensioner that is SO years old
and has not worn harness for several
years.
Minota. 2:1ol4 owned BIZ j. r. Lamy,i
Amherst. y. s., is holder of the fastest
record made over u maritime province
track by a horse bred III the provinces.
The Northern Pacific railroad will
transport 5000 horses this winter from
Washington to eastern points. To move
this great army of range horses will re-
quire $50 box cars
The two new trotfers, Wilquette, 2:25,
by Moquettc. 2:lO, and Elliott Stone,
2:214. by Silent Brock 2:1tia. are both
ont of Dido, sister OF Lottie X, 2:26s44
by Squire Talmage.
T.su year e!a s!l:- Nellie Cay !:
Pamlico. 2:lu. who took half mile track
trotting record of 2:2ll4 the PAST season.
is SAID net TO have made break in any
of her races during the campaign.
There is q four footed curiosity owned
at Avon, Ills. 1t is the foal of small
jenny, by Shetland sire standing SO
inches in height. The foal is male.
weighs u pounds and stands 90 inches.
Phil Groben of Buffalo is raising speed
at his farm He has fast young trot-
ter thar has shown mile in 800, a
3-year-old PAGER that can step in 22::o7
and another green one that can go close
to oil.
j. p. McFerran. lr., of Louisville is
said TO haze the greatest pony team ever
seen il the blue grass country. They
+ are black and white. only 90 inches high
and have been driven on a wager ten
miles in less than one hour.-Horse Re
q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
DUBUQUE.
n Former Forty-ninth Boy Meets
With u serious Fall.


Ike Brink. an amplose of the Iowa
Telephone Company, met with a Very
severe accident Wednesday forenoon.
The young man was stringing Wire on
the hill and was climbing on the roof
OF the barn of Jake Zangmeister on
Julien avenue. When he lost his hold
and fell OFF. He fell very heavily to
the stone sidewalk, a distance of about
fifteen feet and was rendered nncon-
scious hy the fall. Soon afterwards he
was found and carried into tViber's
drug store. where he remained nearly
an hour before he could be removed to
Finley hospital. 1t appears that there
was much time lost in making arrange
ments for the ambulance, during which
time the man received but little medi-
cal help. He was finally removed to
the hospital. where he was examined
by physician, who failed to find any
bones broken. However. his hip and
back panied him very much and it is
feared he received internal injuries in
the fall.
Mr. Brink Is a young man who re-
sides at Rockdale, who was q member
of Company NJ. of the Forty ninth regi-
ment. He is popular young man and
was a careful and valuable man for the
telephone company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
WATERLOO.
Case of Smallpox Mt Jesup-Thrcc
Cases In Buchanan County.


A Waterloo physician was called
"Wednesday morning by the board of
health at Jesip Twelve miles east of
Waterloos to investigate suspected
case of smallpox at that place. The
physician had not yet returned to his
Office when this was printed and no
report had been received as to the
Judgment passed by him on the case in.
question. From other sources the Re-
porter received information that the
person suspected of having the small
pox is Ed Below, a carpenter. From
Des Moines word is received that a
case of smallpox at Jesup has been Of
ficaly reported to the state board of
health and also case in Washington.
township of the same county. These.
With the case previously reported from
Independence. makes three cases in.
Buchanan county
DR.. Sumner, the Waterloo health of
ficer. was interrogated as TO whether
the presence of the disease in the adj
Joining county would cause any action
to be taken BY the local board of
health. He replied that due diligence
would be used to prevent persons who
had been exposed from endangering the
health Of the community H.. stated
that the law gave him the power to or
der a general vaccination. but he did
not think it wise or desirable to ex-
else the authority thus given. He was
very much disinclincd to establish COM
puisory vaccination. but would advise
voluntary vaccination as prudent
precaution. The successful prevention
of the spread Of the disease in Water
loo last spring when a case was discov-
cred in the city was possibly due, the
doctor said, to the prompt vaccination
of all who had been exposed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
TIE CENSOR.

One bad thing about trade and money
corners is that they are seldom square
Philadelphia Times.
Why exempt lawyers as jurors? They
seem 70 be the oaly ones who can answer
World.
II is rather curious that the world is
not shocked ct the thought of war. but IS
vastly lslrrhcd over the violation of the
amenities of r.-Elnira Gazette.
Now New York has begun raid on
the get rich quick syndicates all along the
line. Meanwhile the blooming IDIOTS
who patroniSe them are still at large
Boston Herald.
AT last it has happened. A stolen pho
nograph has peached on the thief The
parrot. the cuckoo clock and the chicken
III the posspEl pouch can now be laid
aside. New York Press.
The Berlincr IlliniSehe Wochenschrift
is authority for the Statement that the
development Of abnormal redness of the
nose is a consequence of the wearing Of
n veil in winter. We don't see how that
lets the men out.-Buffalo Commercial
The rainy day Skin" has come to stay
1t is going to stay after ii gets through
raining. AS Il matter Of fact. it is no
Longer rainy day skirt: it is a common
sense skirt Tor the twentieth century NO.
man for every day in the chieago
Times Herald
4 New York woman arrested for keep
ing chickens in her rooms supposed they
We're no worse than the squswking par.
rots and barking dogs of the other rooms
of an apartment house. Why should
there be so iauch difference of opinion as
to pets ?-Ss Louis Past-D!spalch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
An Unctril condrctor.

A New York lady travelling abroad
writes in a letter toa friend OF her first
experience IN a London omnibus:
The conductor obeyed my signal to
stop and Is climbed in assured me
that there WAS room for one more evil
IDENTIFY meaning on top. i stepped Inside.
and seeing hat the seats were all full.
thought nothing of il. but hraced myself
again The door ana prepared to stand as
had so eften done at home in New
York
Imagine, then. my surprise when the
conducto, teos me by tie arm, saying.
You cawu'f stand here. and without a
word Of explanation about rules OF ecgu-
latioiis thrust i.ie ogt on The sidewalk.
now declare that New York conductors
arc taodels Of knightly courtesy and good
breeding as compared with those one
meets on the omnibuses in London -
New York Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
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