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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
POSTOFFICE NOT ABOLISHED.
Happenings in and Around Dover
the Past Week.

The postoffice at Doverel has not
been discontinued, as was reported,
but will be supplied by the rural car
rier.
Judge r. A. Woods married couple
of runaway negroes standing in front
of his office Sunday afternoon, which
was rather amusing to those present
Problem.-Two men, A and B, con-
tract to dig ditch 100 yards in length
for 500 chat is for 81 per yard. a
works for 81. % per yard and B for roc
per yard. How many yards will each
have to dig in order to get $50 each -?
Mrs. G. C. Patterson of South Caro-
lima is on a visit to her father, DR.. J..
r. Lee. and will probably remain until
next fall.
Our school intended to run away
from us on April /, but the weather
was bad and the swamp full of water,
so they did not get off till last Friday.
When we returned to school in the af-
ternoon no prpils were there.
Mr.. Jim Lyle passed through our
DlfS w Cl4 AOuOC w OtAC;
after having spent several weeks at
Springvale and Eufaula. He was &C.
companied by Mr.. John Buchanan of
Springvale.
Quite a number of young people
gathered at the home of Mr.. D. w,
Bryant Sunday evening and had some
splendid music.
Miss Susie Garrett, after having
spent several weeks with the families
of Messrs. J. J. and D. w. Bryant, has
returned to her home at Coleman.
From present indications wedding
bells will ring in these parts before
much longer. Let 'em roll; the more
the merrier.
Miss Mamie Bryant of near She'll
man has been spending some time with
relatives and friends in and around
Dover.
Mr. and Mrs. t. J. Mabry and chill
dren visited relatives in Richland Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Anna Mabry is spending this
week with her grandfather at Rich
land.
Your correspondent has been on the
sick list several days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
THE OLDEST NEGRO.
Decatur County is Inclined to Dispute
the Claim of Terrell.

From the cambridge Search Light
THE DAWSON NEWS says the oldest
man in the world liyes in Terrell coun-
ty and is a negro man lis years old, ac-
cording to his own statement.
Probably THE NEWS has not heard of
G gorge Young of Decatur county, who
is entitled to at least as much credit
for veracity as the Terrell county old
man. George Young's memory goes
much further back in the past than
ny other yet heard from, for he dis
tinctly recalls the time when Flint riv-
er at cambridge. which now floats a
fleet of large steamers, was only small
creek. George does not remember the
wear or the geological period in which
he was born, but his statement GER
tainly credits him with much more
than us years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
Happenings in and Around That
Town Briefly Told.

Messrs. w. E. Cory and C. E. Nix
of Americas. Mr.. Gardner Davis OF
Eufaula, Misses Willilu Davis OF
Americas and Ollie Lawhon of Geor-
gia were Miss Lucille Chappell's guests
on Sunday.
DR.. S. d. Bowman has come from
and gone to Shellman all by himself
right recently. He made the trip
through Blakely, that being his near
est route.
Mrs. H. F. Barclay, of. Columbus,
formerly Miss Bessie Bryan of Bron-
wood, is at the home Of her uncle, Mr..
John w. Bryan.
Ben Gibson, Lucius Hill and Col. H.
A. Wilkinson of Dawson and Will Col
lier of cambridge mingled with their
friends here Sunday.
Capt. T. A. Dawson and Master AL
fred witnessed the presentation of the
sold Maids Convention" in Dawson
Friday night.
Little Misses Gladys Glass and
Grace Collins, who have both been
seriously i'll, are improving.
Mrs. r. F. Simmons and Frank, of
Dawson, spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 81 Wilkinson.
Mrs. Mary Geise and Miss Nellie. of
Dawson, spent one day last week with
Mrs. S. M. Thompson.
Misses Cleo Aven and Annie Ken
nedy were shopping in Dawson We'd
nesday.
DR. Hiram Stapieton went to Daw-
son Saturday afternoon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA, May I, 1897.
The best medicine I ever used for
collie in man or beast is Dr. Tichenor's
Antiseptic. Have used it for wounds.
burns and various cases of infiamma-
tion with most gratifying results Have
just cured a case of thunderwood pois.
on with it. 1t is clean, pleasant
liquid, and very valuable household
medicine. JOE W. HOrr.-S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
SUNDAY Schools Will Picnic.

The committees appointed by the
Sunday schools of the city to decide
upon time and place for the union
MAY picnic were lin session when
THE NEWS went to press yesterday
afternoon. 1t had'been agreed to have
the picnic on May 3rd, but the place
bad not been selected. 1t was the SEN
timent of the committee, however, not
to have an excursion, and the picnic
will be at some place near Dawson.
Headquarters for emhroideries and
lawns. The Bee Hive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
$4,000 Fire in CordeIe.

CoRDELE, GA, April 12.-The
wholesale grocery house of Clegg IL
Sons was destroyed by fire at $3.50
O'Clock this morning. Loss amounts
to $4,000 with only $4,000 insurance.
Eleven freight cars on the tracks of
the S. A, L. railroad were also burned.
Ten of the cars were loaded. The loss
of the S. A. L. will be $4,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17

IT troubled by weak digestion, loss
of appetite, or constipation, try few
doses of Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Every box warranted.
For sale by Farrar, Harris & Mar
shall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
The Oldest and Best.

S. S. S. is a combination of roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
ard when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from he first dose,
for S. S. S. is not Only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while pureing the blood of i1npuri-
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula,
Rheu1n atism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, PSoria sis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an i-fallible care and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record OF nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is a record to be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
pondence is larger than ever in the
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good S. S. S.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention Our physicians have made
a Lifelong studyof Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a specially of no one disease.
Ga z> ~ We are doing great
- x good to su # eri g
u Va ~ humanity through
AARAAour consulting de
~aAk~ >Sas| az partment, and invite
you to write us if you have any blood
or skin trouble. We make no charge
whatever for this service.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17

You can get spools of J. & P. Coats
thread for % cents at The Bee Hive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17

Just received beautiful line of real
lace at The Bee Hive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
BRONWOOD BRIEFS.

International Stock Food at Fulton S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-17
THE GOOD ROADS TRAIN.

Fresh water ground meal at Fulton S
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
HOW TO PRINT a BOOK.
Cannot BE Taught In IN Essay or a
Volume.


How properly to plan OF print book
is not TO be taught in an essay or even
in a volume. AS we'll try to give
formula for the painting of a picture CT
the writing of poem. says the Outlook
1t must be presupposed that the rlanner
of new book is familiar with well
printed books, that he has some know
edge of the processes of printing and
that he will take counsel with experts.
Refusal to seek this counsel often leads
to serious consequences
An author who insisted on being his
own publisher began an extensively H.
Illustrated quarto before page was put
in type by ordering the full-page illus
trations TO be printed in an improper
position on the leaf. In disregard of an
other protest from the topographic
printer he insisted on faulty margins
about the pages of type. When the
sheets were gathered by the binder the
complete book showed too much back
margin for the type and too little for
the illustrations. The binder had to cut
of the backs of the folded sections t.
reduce all the print 10 single leaves and
to resew each leaf by an expensive ard
understandable method. So treated
the book barely passed acceptance. The
lost time. wasted paper. increased cost
and bad workmanship could have been
avoided if the author had formed plan
and counseled with an expert.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
EACH LAMP A SMALL SUN.
Nicola Tesla, the Electrician, Per-
feet. HIS Remarkable daylight
illumination"

Nicola Tesla has at last perfected
his new system of electric lighting
daylight illumination, it may be called
and he hopes to have it soon, intro
duced into general use. Under full
head of electricity the lamp has the
color of ice in the sun. There are
neither wires nor carbon fiiaments to
break or burn out.
The lamp may be described as
nest of glass tubes, bent in rectangu-
lar form. Each lamp has about 20
feet of the white flaming tubes. Into
this square coil of hollow glass of the
diameter of ones finger electricity is
sent quivering from Tesla's oscillator.
Tes.a's oscillator, which he believes
is the key for solving the most impor-
tant electrical problems of the day,
causes electrical vibrations of incon-
ceivable speed These vibrations turn
the atoms of the gases in the tubes
into, as it were, little comets. which
shoot through the inclosed space with
tremendous rapidity, leaving trains
light behind. This sudden startir
and stopping of the current produces
continuous light. neither of the mean
descent nor of the arc light charact r.
but purely solar In other words,
each lamp is a little sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
POWER OF THE MARSEILLAIsE.
The French Never Tire of Hearing II
SunG.

Nothing of the kind in this word can
be more impressive than the way in
which an audience of 6.OOO French radi-
Gals receives that wonderful air, THE
Marseillaise," says Gel. T. W. Higgin-
son, in the Atlantic. / observed that the
chorus of young men who led the sing
ing never once looked al the notes, aEc
few even had any, so familiar was il to
all. There was a perfect hush in thai
vast audience while the softer paris
were sung; and nc one joined even IN
the chorus at first, for everybody was
listening. The instant, however, that
strain closed, the applause broke like 4
tropical storm, and the Gaping Of
hands was like the taking fight of a
thousand doves all over the vast arena.
Behind those twinkling hands the light
dresses of the ladies and the blue
blouses of workingmen seemed them
selves to simmer in the air; there was
no coarse noise of pounding on the
floor or drumming on the seats. but
there was vast cry of "Bisl Bisi" sent
up from the whole multitude, demand
ing repetition. The moment the first
verse was sung through for the second
time. several thousand voices Joined in
the chorus; then the applause was re-
doubled, as if they had gathered new
sympathy from one another: after
which there was still one more great ap-
plauding gust, and then an absolute
quiet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
TRICKS OF THE TYPES.
Two Amusing BInnders of british
Competitors.

A writer in MacmiIlan's Magazine Of
fers in an article on printers errors
some superb mikes" as blendings of
alien paragraphs are called. We borrow
couple. The first owes its character TO
an interpolated line from a report of
public meeting:
ION the Sd inst. at ELLINGTON the wife
of J. S. Terry, schoolmaster, of son.
He spoke indistinctly. but was under
stood to say that on the Sd inst at Ripon.
the wife of Joseph Landseer, tailor, OF a
daughter"
The second occurred in description
of the campaign of Roman Catholic mis-
sionaries in Central Africa:
"They are accustomed to begin their
work by buying heather children and
educating them. The easiest and best
way to prepare them is to first wire
them with clean towel, then place
them in dripping-pans and bake them
until they are tender. After which cut
them in slices and cook for several
hours"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
WILD BIRDS SEEK FARMYARDs.
Turkeys I'm Virginia Roost with the
Domestic Fowls.


Turkeys are SO plentiful that it is
nothing uncommon to hear of their
coming to roost at farmhouses, along
side the domestic birds. NJ. p. NJ.
Ycager, living at Travellers Repose, w.
Va, and 25 miles west of Monterey, has,
according to the Richmond Dispatch,
six wild ones running with his tame
flock. These, however, have q. little ro-
nance connected with them that does
not often come into the life of turkey.
One day st spring Mr.. Yeager and
his daughter, Miss Pearl, went from
their home to n clubhouse" several
miles distant and situated in the soli-
tudes of Cheat mountain. Fishing down
one of the mountain streams for trout
they unexpectedly flushed n covey of
wild turkeys, consisting of the mother
bird and a nest full of little fellows.
The old one flew away TO safe distance,
while the little ones, true to their ma.
ture. scrambled away and hid among
the ferns. Six of them were made cap
tives, and it was decided TO take them
home, but how was it to be done sue
cessfuily? Miss Pearl dropped them
into the capacious and mysterious
depth of her bonnet and bore them in
triumph to the farmyar1, where they
were again TO see the light and make
their future home. The tiny fellows
took kindly to their new existence and
soon made fast friends of new neigh
bors. Months have come and gone and
they are now full-grown, noble fellows,
fit TO grace the table of king.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
THE cHINAMAN's PlerAlL.
II is often Cut on by the HoodIums
of Snn Francisco.

Among the real injuries that can be
offered to a Celestial is to- cut off his
hair, which he wears ia plat down his
back and to which disrespectful western
nomenclature has attached the name of
pigtail, says the Washington Post.
Sometimes the hoodlums in San Fran
cisco and the Larkins in Sydney, n. S.
w, in an overflow of animal spirit and
in unreserved contempt of the heather
Chinee cut off the pigtail, and the I'M
happy victim of this outrage has to go,
like the messengers of David, who, be-
ing shorn by the Philistines, were told
to tarry in Jericho till their boards did
grow. and, as the old Hebrews did, dwell
apart until the pigtail became observa-
BILE.
1t is reserved for the administration
of the pubic works prison in Toronto to
show consideration for the pigtail under
circumstances not usually considered
as sources of tenderness, and the Chi
nese who come there as conyicts viii
hereafter retain their pigtails In this
country in state prisons the hair is cut
close and no national custom will save
it, though it be as sacred as China
mans pigtail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
TO DEVELOP POPULATION.
wisconsin Legislator Plans to Onex
Premiums to Mothers OF
Large Families.

Freak legislation has broken out
again in the Wisconsin legislature in
the form of two sensational bills relat-
ing to matrimony. One is bill to en-
courage the development of population
by the state giving premium to the
mothers of large families. Mothers of
a family of six children are to receive
ten dollars annually; mothers of seven
Sl2; mothers of eight, SIS; mothers 81
nine, $50; mothers of ten, S25; mothers
of IL, $50, and mothers of ~ or more,
s35.
The other is bill providing special
tax of ten dollars annually uRfn all r
married men over 80 years Of age
bills have not yet been introdect t
Will shorty be prese nted to the ,es
ture by Assemblyman Christian Sa1au.
of Oshkosh.
Mr.. Sarau does not claim to be the
author of the bills, and it is said that
both of them were drafted by mem
bers of the Womsn's club of Osh-
kOSh
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
HAVE FAITH IN FETlcHEs.
Many CoIored People Believe That
Snake Skin VIII Ward on EVIL.

Belief in the efficacy of fetichesis still
prevalent among a certain class of coll
ored people in this city, and probably
no one has the superstition brought so
forcibly to his attention as Head Keep
er Manley, of the zoo, says the Phila-
delphia Record. Constant applications
are made to him for materials for love
charms by both sexes. Most often the
request is for q little piece of snake
skin, which, when powdered by a witch
doctor and put in locket, 10 be sus-
pended from the possessor's neck, is
considered to be n sure winner of affec-
tions. To supply the demand number
of skins taken from the reptiles that
die in captivity are always kept on
hand. The soft breast feathers from
the African gray parrots are saved for
other wooers, who prize them just as
highly. Keeper Manley' is called upon
to supply fetiches to insure success in
combat as well as in love. Several negro
prize fighters we'll known in the local
ring carry little bunch of hair clipped
from the tuft on the end of the cd lion S
tail. These bristles are thought to give
the wearcr unbounded courage and
strength.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
THE HARDEsT-WoRKED WOMAN



The author of a series of letters, Civ
ing "The Inner Experiences of a Cab
met Members Wife," in the Ladies'
Home Journal, gives some new and ex-
ceedingly frank glimpses of Washing
ton official life. The letters are UNI
dated, therefore the administration
cannot be identified. She says of a
presidents wife, in letter to her sis
ter, to whom all the missives are in
dited: 1.-THE worst of living in the
white house is the lack of privacy and
room. The first lady of the land
is about the hardest-worked woman in
America in many ways. The present
lovely incumbent has more leisure than
most of those who have occupied the
place, because she knows no more
about the domestic arrangements than
il she lived in hotel. Everything is
turned over to n housel1eeper, who
does not even report to Mrs. President.
The presidents wife has not the lux
uries nor convenience of ordinary
rich people living in large cities. Her
quarters are circumscribed, and she
is besieged by reporters, especially dur
ing the first year, while the mere read
ing of her letters received every day is
a heavy task, although she has secre-
tary to help her out. This Mrs. Pres
ident does not even receive the reports
of the head steward, the chief official
servant of the household. 1t is said
that he went to her not long ago to ask
her advice about getting rat poison TO
kill the numerous rat and mice occu-
pants of the white house (be it said in
shame of the nation), and she told him
his province was to keep everything
disagreeable hidden from her-from
rats to ghosts. That settled Mr.. Stew
ard"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
WORLDS WHEAT CROP.
According to Figures of Consul at
Bremen IL VIII show Shortage
for 1900.

According to figures compiled at
Bremen by Consul Diederich the
worlds wheat crop for 1900 viii show
a decrease of over SOC, 900, 900 bushels
as compared with 1899. Among the
big reductions in the table are: Rus
STA, from 454, 10s,400 to 145.2ss. coo
bushels; United States, from 552 $685.
os3 to 497, 123.s11 bushels; British In
dia, from 232, 934,437 to 1865, s12
bushels; France, from 364, $50. 22s 20
3os.242,5l1 bushels; Italy, from 1884,
350,1s0 to 114.35s,Ss0 bushels, and Ger
many, from 1,s6s.2so to 1857 $50
bushels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
SYMPTOMS or


Marquette citizen tells tit
quette Mining Journal his experienc(.
with "buck fever lie had never tried
10 shoot deer, and hunting them was
new to him. After spending few hours
tramping through the woods, feeling
tired, he sat down OF log to rest for 4
short time. Now. like most hunters, h.
had taken his pipe and tobacco along
Filling the pipe, he smoked for a time
without interruption, when, happening
to turn his head little TO one side, he
saw large buck coming straight
toward him. AS luck would have it,.
he had sat down TO smoke near deer
trail.
The deer kept getting nearer and
nearer, until he got nearly opposite the
place where the hunter sat concealed
While the hunter was watching the APP
proach of the deer he forgot that he had
d gun, and that he deer was his ''meaf."
He began to tremble and shake in every
limb and joint, and it was a difficult
matter for him to restrain a yell of
fright. He watched and trembled until
the deer was passing his hiding place
and into the thicket beyond. Then. feel
ing for his pipe, he discovered that It
lay on the ground near his feet. BY
the time he had picked it up the deer
was out of range. and then he discoy-
cred that in his excitement he had bit
ten the moutbpiece Of his pipe in two
He was greatly relieved to see the deer
move on, as if seemed to him that he was
The game and the deer the hunter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
Marble from Venezuela.

A fine quality of marble has been dis
covered near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
which is being turned out so rapidly as
TO have almost destroyed our commerce
in that line. A plant costing s50.0oo
has been erected, first-class work l.
turned out and reputation is beinges
tablished. Our brooms. too. no longe
End ready sale there, as the natives have
VIII up their own industries alor
~4ranch of trade.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
Russian Outpost. Near at Hand

In the Behring straits Russia and
America shake hands. Big Diomede
island and Little Diomede stand side
by side, the former Russia's outpost.
the other our own. A little stcp Of
narrow sea lies between the two q
50 clear is the air on fair day "a
1t seems as il from one island
could easily reach across a hand TO
the other. North, across Kofzeline
sound, is Point Hope. barren sand
spit, extending far into the Arctic
sea- 1t is the home of tribe of Es-
KINDS, who go to the mission school
and church and learn to sing hymns.
TO speak little English and to use
soap.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
TERMS OF COURT.

Following are the terms of Court in
the Fourth Judicial District of idaho
for the year 1901:
Lincoln County.
Shoshone......April LIST, September End
Cassia County.
Albion......April 18th, September 10th
Eimore County.
Mt. Home 49,. May 9th, October 14th
Custer County.
Challis......July 18th, September 3Oth
Blaine County
Hailey......June 18th, November 18th
Court to convene at $50 a. M, at
each time and place.
KIRKLAND /. PERKY, Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30

1t has long been considered highly
dangerous on account OF The danger
of spontaneous cowbusfion to ship
coal for sea transportation in wet
condition. Exp<riments have now
been made which show hat after al
this is quite She safest condition in
which to shipit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
DIRECTORIES.

SUPREME COURT.
Ralph p. Quarles,
/. n. Sullivan,
Charles Stockslager.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
sight of cnterniIlnr..

An eminent French scientist says
that caterpillars cannot see more than
a centimeter, or two-fifths of an -
In front Of them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-30
JUDGE OF 4th DISTRICT.
X. /. PERKY.

LAND OFFICE.