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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-12-04

Cotton seed meal and hulls deliver
ed to any part OF the city. Telephone
Us your orders. G. G.. LEW IS & BRO.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

shadow of the Hook. all they would say.
Then they took Bill Rider into their conf
dence an made him a partner in the treasure
diggin enterprise. People thought this was
strange for BIZ was about the stingiest 'cuss
this side of the Ramapo Hills, an had about as
many friends a 'skeeter' in the summer time
One dark night the four sets out for the Hook
The road which they took went through several
farms, and there five swing gates what
had to be opened. an they made BIZ open the
gates part of his share of the work They
found the place marked with the blood red cross
in the diagram an set BIZ to diCgin', cause
he had not been in the secret from the start.
Suppose if we find any treasure. we II have
h of a time getting it away from the
devils said one of the men
What devils7' asked 'Bilr-he was coward
as we'll as stingy.
Why. man. didn't you know that whenever
old Capan Kidd buried any gold he killed a
pirate two. so that the ghosts Of the dead
men would turn into devils an guard the treas
ure?'
with that BIZ drops the spade, an it took
them ten minutes by silver watch to per-
suade him TO go on with the work
They say that the devils always kill the
man who digs EN- up an let's the others 60,
sad one Of the men, just to assure Bill that
they meant kindly by him.
But just then his spade struck soT'ethtn j.:
down. an his hand caught the bale of an iron
pot. He pulled. an out she comes 1t was
heavy, 'RtIl knew for sure that he had found
the treasure. He hugged the pot up in his
an started on the run back to town The
others yelled in vain for him TO stop. BIZ was
stingy. an he going to get all the treasure
II possible.
At the first gate he halted for a moment to
undo the catch. Something wh!zZed through
the air an stung him on The calves Of both
his legs BIZ said aftcrward that il felt quite
Ike the sting of a whip When he looked
around quick two black faced devils hooted at
him
"Good Lord. save me" he yelled The
devils ia after me. suTe"t
"At the second gate there we're more devils,
an TIE whips stuug harder than ever. At the
.hird the devils Whips hit him Sc hard that
he nearly dropped the pot. But BIZ was stingy
sn held OF. ~ tfe next gate he cried aloud in
his pain for his legs bout raw as a
side Of ,!ncooked beef by this time Only the
thought that there was but one more gate kept
him from giving up.
AT the last gate instead OF there bein two
devils there five. an each one had whip.
He got one stingin' blow across the mouth
which made him howl 1t also made him for
get that he was stingy. He dropped the pre-
cous pot an ran into the open field like one
possessed At the gate five devils churgled
with glee over the recovery of the treasure
'BiIr heard them he ran.
IAN hour later. when BIZ was home putin
sweet oil on his legs, the boys got back TO the
tavern Did you that stingy beggar run
with that pot OF oyster shells?' they asked each
other Could a scheme have worked BETTER
An in their joy they ordered foaming mugs
OF ale and then more ale. Some of en- kept 1t
UP until they didn't go home at all that night,
but slept under the tables Of the tavern, which
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

.a TO bring you joy may you never have
-s'eiui &c nights sleepr
ne herrid OLD woman cursed her with a lot
ssrs -. things, but don't remember what they
so,. ine very next morning when her husband
=. 'p ne found her crying. He asked what
- the matter.
s,,. sOoh as [ went 10 sleep last night the
Ga. edfne ard turned me into horse They
- --e get out Of bed. and then they rode me
Niles. as fast as i could run
ss.- husband had not missed her and did not
Il. soory until he saw her stockings
.,s were all full OF holes, Night after night
s5e,,. .nes came, and she had TO carry them
q country No one can live without rest
hssbs-s aho Polly soon began to fade Her
ss,s 0iu not like her when she grew hag-
hot ugly His mother used to come and
"a, = hef. and then. with chuckle she would
sour 'o'' you not TO marry him. Where is
gone? You'll soon look like me-
u q. All sorts OF charms, but did not
VIE Soon her strength failed,
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

I'VE have decided the ordeal said the
minister She is to he weighed in the m1llers
scales with the Bible from the meeting house,
If the Good Book weighs more than she does.
then II shall be proven that she is no witch
If she weighs more than the Bible, the proof Is
ours and the penalty of death must be carried
out -
"At this the good wives smiled and were
hsppv The old Dutch Bible. although heaV1iy
hoi1pd u-irh brass and fastened with big pad
iock wac not so heavy the little old woman
That was evident and they expected TO be
freed from her spell Some OF them who watched
her said that she looked strangely at the min
ister and made strange motions with her hands
they did not know until afterward thae she
was ca sting her spell over him
..Then they took her to the scales, Whlch
we're not made like the scales we have now;
Two SQUARE boards were attached TO either eno
Of q balance beam by ropes. which ran from
the four corners. The big Bible was placed on
one o| the weighing boards, and the peor:e
waited almost without breathing for the wltch
10 take her place upon the other They e1-
nected TO see the Bible jerked into the air by
her heavier weight, and then-Weil tneh they
could burn her. She climbed upon the scat
Nth . eu1tle on her face. The balance oeafn see
sswed fur q moment and then stood snAA~ Liz
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

II was coming along the road, with my shot
gun over my shoulder. when I heard something
Slipping UP behind me. I turned around and
saw the headless ghost coming right for me.
He carried q big log. heavier than any man
could lift in his arms. and was evidently 60
ing to use it club Suppose he wanted 10
knock me down, that he could cut my
throat like he did Hitchcock's yeier pups L
cooked my gun in a hurry, and with the cilck
of the lock the thing stopped coming toward me-
.. what have YOU got there?' says it TO me,
lust as plain anything.
Il got an iron,' says /, answering right back
with that it slipped away into the woods
and did not see 1t again, though ran back
ward all the way home. And-f amt dreaming
and 1 want in liquor. So there you are.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
PART II.
FOURTEEN PAGES
-ur WITCHES OF NYACK
-rp TALES TOLD CONCERNING
S0 OTHER LEGENDS OF THAT
,r-qry HUDSON RIVER TOWN.

r,u had better stay away ron. Syach mere
U-,cbes there who might cast al EVIL speli
% yOu- ...a D,,tcaman. who sat on the
s'o.'-, fence and puffed clouds of the
t@ of strong tobacco from hnge drop pipe,
snoss :. a5,-fce 10 a stranger who had stopped
F high road TO greet him They were at
hill. with Hook Mountain one
hs M -. h,uff which ends the Palisades on
IL S The wide Hudson lay between them
BE- 0uII ~ bi1; on the side of which were
80 ba1< q dozen towns. looking strangely
s. 4, the distance
cursed witches he nuttered, when the
1T no answer. The cursed witches,
f'-s,,-,- 70 burn than!'
- z-o, can tell me some Of the dread
.,.,~s the witches have done" ventured the
s-snger ,......, .,:7 .,,o r,,,-,b
OO''.c .c1-.+ra-ka. my daughter. viii tell you
nSA - school and will know just how the
s hest be told. She will make you be-
-,o. there are witches"
Hs' -.-.,ge- followed the Dutchman across
IA 90 and -elo:ced IN his discovery as the
ins - ANTIQUITIES rejoices over a priceless
oOn'N., l..t ba sturY1bles upon unexpectedly. The
.''N - u-as clG hut il excellent repair. and
4@i - -o-1o- 70 which he was conducted was
Nie - clean. The Dutchman left him there
o.,,,,or oi,t into another room. TO return
N". -.,,. followed by Katranka. She was almost
a,o,,eb 10 make bloodfull man believe
.. witches. II was evident that she went
.,,soor for she was dressed not unlike other
-. =. eighteen, and her yellow hair had the
-,a- noupadour roll. Her eyes were mar
r.Tous-large. round eyes, dyed the same shade
p,e that potters use on priceless china.
.ssv father says you want to hear the truth
,,s. witches" was the way she put It I
50. vou Will be convinced. so few people be
~.sve do nowadays: most every one laughs
aus"
p7ou NAV be sure that will not laugh, even
.Aoneh Won are unable to make me believe in
.bsn know already that blue eyes can cast
spells"
The girl ignored the last reference
.T hardly know where to begin she said
.-ss-e are so many instances of their horrible
;dngs"
rris vou ever hear of the sad fate of poor
ponv Green" she asked. She suffered dread
.liv from a rnother-in-law witch. L KNOW II is
~. because my mother was girl when PONY
zns and she saw the whole thing. Polly was as
--sttT and sweet a girl as ever lived IN NFach.
s,d many boys wanted 70 marry her She hkeo
Jos Green and when his mother told her not
n marry him she decided to do that very
.tinT He built house On the road which LEADS
"a West Nyack, and they were married HIS
mother was a little woman, with eyes so oLack
that every one 1rembled when she looked at
.hsu. Some devil had dried up her skin. and 1t
hing In awful looking wrinkles all over her face
All but two of her teeth had dropped out, ana
ssen every one knew that she was a witch
"T told you not to marry my son., she salo
.npory when they came home after the parson
hsd married them. 7 warned you, ana no" you
"a have TO suffer for it, May you never nave
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

up"
"Spook HolIer' has for years been the "boogy
with which Nyack mothers used to scare
naughty children into the paths of obedience
Long before Henry Hitchcocks "yeller pup
had his throat cut by the headless ghost which
haunts the place, even grown men kept
away from it much possible. 1t is
hollow in the road that leads over the noun
tain," and lies about mile from the outskirts
of the town. A creek crosses the road. and the
depression gives added gloom to the darkest
of nights.
A number of men, and more women viii
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

and she took to her bed The n1other-n-law
came to see her told her that she would make
her we'll if she would promise TO leave her son
and never return Polly would not promise. for
she loved her husband more than life, as wives
should, so she just died.
"A great many years ago. when my great
grandmother little girl. the people dis
covered a witch in Nyack and had her tried for
witchcraft. She would have been burned to
death If she had not succeeded in going through
the ordeal. and her escape is the strongest proof
that know of the power of witches.
1T was in the spring of the year, and the
farmers wives made great quantities of golden
butter which their husbands carried to Man
haitian in sloops and sold to the rich people
who lived there. Suddenly the COWS began to
dry up, and, stranger still, the milk which the
COWS did give could not be churned into butter
The poor women churned and Churned. yet the
butter would not come. Then they decided that
some horrid witch had cast a spell them
Several old women were suspected but how to
tell the right one? At last one woman heated
q horseshoe red hot and dropped 1t into her
churn In a few minutes old Granny Gibbs
halfwitted son in a hut in the woods, came run
ming into the house The strings of her bon
net hung down and tapped like the wings CT
the devil-you know he had wings. and God
broke them when He turned him out of heaven.
The old witch kept crying out, I'm burning up
took the horseshoe out of the churn Granny
began to get better.
This was the proof for which they had been
looking and they took It 10 Dominic Lansing.
who was very much disturbed at the news.
He ordered that the witch be tried certain
day at the old Polhemus mill. which is still
standing on the road 10 Rockland Lake. The
elders met and decided the ordeal, and
every one about Nyack went 70 the trial
The old witch denied that she had cast any
speIl-they always do that She said that she
meant no harm to any one, and that some one
else must have spoiled the cream. Her son
was called upon to tell what he knew about his
mother.
I know that she is good to me- and cooks
me fine dishes from herbs and roots which she
finds in the forest
He could not have said a worse thing. for
witches always know about herbs and roots so
the people shook their heads and waited for the
ordeal
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17


After telling about a mysterious powder which
negro witches used to kill their enemies with
a powder which placed under a stone. would
kill any one who stepped over 1t; after tracing
all of the local disasters Of the last half century
20 the fountainhead of witchcraft. she ended
her instruction with q smile.
And still smiling, she asked: Now, don't
you believe with re?'
II believe in YOU" satd the stranger: and how
could ne help it. for she was smiling at him
with those china blue eyes. and there a
dinlple in her cheek. and another just showed
under her chin?
''I am SO glad" she said ''and I'll give you
a charm which will protect you always
Just what this charm was the stranger re-
fuses TO tell: but of its potency he has no doubt
Why already he is thinking of going back to
Nyack for more instruction in the science or
wtchcraft. but perhaps the charm OF blue eyes
has something to CO with that.
Nvack Is original in having number OF
worthy Dutch citizens who still believe in witch
craft; but that is not all For town on the
Hudson River. she is remarkable in not hav-
ing a 'Washington headquarters; and there
is even more. Nyack has original Captain
Kidd treasure legend It happened a great
many years ago, but has been carefully pre-
served and handed down. so that the generation
Of to-day knows the details. 1t is best told.
however by an "old residenter. as Larry
Coates calls himself He is the man whose
proud boast 1t is that my grandmother sa"
them hang Andre"
mo one in Nyack knew that Captain Kidd
had buried any treasure in this here vicinity
until three of the boys came back from toot
down in New-York." is the way Larry began
the story the other night They came TO me
tavern an told how they had met sailor in
the city who had given EN- diagram, which
showed Just where the pot Of money had been
buried. It vas Up along the shore. in the
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
than we ara sent to some. .other part of town,
where we have to get acquainted all over again"
BE BAD FOUND HIS sPECIALTF.
From Law Notes.


A London contemporary tells the following
anecdote: y member of the bar. not richly en-
dowed with intellect. after years of briedess-
ness married a rich widow. She died Again
he sought a bride with a large dover. and again
became widower. Then he thought he would
return TO his long neglected profession He ap-
preached old friend who had meanwhile be-
come Judge of the Supreme Court. and asked
what in his opinion. would be the wisest course
for him to pursue. stick to the probate and
matrimonial" said me Judge.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

manner back and forth through the trees.
Where 1t came from. what became of its head.
and why IL haunts ''Spook Holler'' are triple
mysteries which will never be solved. At least
one man IN Nyack has talked to the ghost He
tells II this way:
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

agine their surprise when they saw the witch
In the air and the holy book on the floor Ev-
cry believed that she had possessed the
minister and that his foot kept the scales from
telling the truth. When minister can be be
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
DEnOR4LTZES THE FORCE.
Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
why do you object to being shifted about?''
Because answered the New-YOrk police-
man, 1t impairs the efficiency Of the force. No
sooner do we learn whom il is safe to arrest
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

witched is II any wonder that we ordinary
mortals fear the power Of Satan?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
NERVE WASTE"

One OF the most helpful books ou uerv,
weakness ever issued is that entitled
Nerve Waste, hy pr. SAWYER of san
traH, ,lsco, now iu It's dHh thousand
Ih's work Of am experienced ana repu.
ta''r physician IL 30 agreeable contrast
tn the vast sum OF false teaching which
prevails on this interesting subject. Il
soounds in csreiully considered and
fra,tical advice, and has ,he two great
merits OF wisdom and sincerity.
Il is indorssd by both the religion,
and secular press The Chicago Ad
vance saws a Fsrusal of the book
and the application OF i,s principles will
put health, hope auL heart into thous
ands OF hives that are now suffering
through nervous impairment"
The book is sl01, by mail, postpaid.
Oae Of the mos, interesting chapters
chapter Ky on Nervines and Nerve
ron'cs-has been printed separately as A
sample chapter, aud will be sent to any
address for stamp by the publishers
rHE pAcUio FUB. Co., Box s65S. San
Francisco.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
Handsom . Booklet.

The Courier is in receipt of hand.
somely illustrated booklet entitled
Health and Pleasure Along the Line
OF the Oregon Railroad Il Navigation
Company. The book contains mum.
Der Of views Of picturesque mountain'
river and ocean scenery, and it is all de-
scribed In an accurate and pleasing
style. Persons contemplating an outing
this summer should have copy of tins
souvenir, as it will enable YOU to decide
where to spend your summer vacation.
The book may be procured free from
any agent OF the o. X, u ~ Co..
or on receipt ola two cent postage stamp,
rom A, r. Craig, General Passenger
Agent, Portland, Oregon"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Contractor-"You won't sell me a
car lad of bricks on credit?" Deal
er-"No. Me an my bricks are very
much alike. We're hard pressed for
cash."-Philadelphia Record.
Willie-"I think could die listen
ing to Miss Tr.ller sing" Cy Nick
"Oh, you may feel Ike dying, but
you'll pull ,hrougl; I've been through
it often Columbus CO., state Jour
nal
Acceptable.-she-"Yes, your poe
try sounds pretty, but haven't the
least idea what it means He
Eureka! Then | may hope to get
into the leading magazines.'-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Stranger-'It seems rather strange
that you should complain about your
best friend because he took your
part" !amphat-"I'm an actor. SIR
and wanted the part myself
Philadelphia Press.
"a Pcnns ylyania junk dealer sold
his wife TO the ashman for : eeuts.'
"Wel, if she's that sort OF wife
I'll bet the ashuan Will be aroGad in
a few days, asking Pay for car',ng
her away" Cleveland Plain De- Ter.
"Why are those benches blocking
the fire escapes?" the manager was
asked. "They are only there tenn
porarily. To-day's performance is Sc
crowded we took them out to make
more standing room."-Phiiadelqhis
Times.
Mrs Greene-"I suppose the Chit
lings are awfully stuck mp since they
got that money from Mrs. Chilling.
uncle?' Mrs. Gray-"Not so much a.
one might have supposed; but ! no
tice that when they have mince-mea'
on the table they call it croquettes
it used to be plain hash."-Bostor
Transcript.
See here, sir" exclaimed the sue
cessfu manufacturer to his dilatorl
bookkcepcr, you are not as attentive
to business as you might be. It ha'
been my rule through life to be a
my desk early and late, and" "Me
too" replied he. Sometimes | ge
there early and sometimes late
Philadelphia Catholic Standard an,
Times.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
EVERY MAN HIS OWN PROPHET
Head of weather bureau Tells How
to Make Guesses About the
weather.

Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
States weather bureau, has published
an almanac for the guidance Of the
public, entitled IAN Almanac and
Weather Guide" Mr.. Moore declares
that anyone, by studying weather
maps and getting the hang" of
them, can predict the weather for
himself. He says:
''lf the student OF the weather map
will pay close attention to it day by
day he will see that the highs and
the Lows move across the country
from the west to the east in almost
regular succession. II the high be a
decided one it will cover a territory
1000 or 1000 miles in width. the
weather within its influence will be
cold and clear and the winds will have
general tendency spirally outward
from the center. The low is the op-
posite to the high in almost all of its
characteristics. It is usually attend
ed by clouds, rain or snow and high
winds. The winds within the inhu-
ence Of low blow spirally inward.
The lower the barometer and the
sleeper the gradient the more rapid
is the whirl of the Sorm eddy.
Storms of like class take nearly the
same course and produce nearly the
same results; but they do not always
move with the same rapidity. No ex-
act rule in regard to them can be laid
1nNsn Ernrt rsi.y1 -, s..4
mate association with the charts day
by day and year after year in the
main equip the most successful fore
casters but, as previously stated, any
intelligent person can. with little
study, make profitable deductions.
Low pressure areas which APP
proach from the southwest are rea-
sonably sure to cause precipitation,
while many from the northwest will
pass with little or no rainfall. =
The approach of a storm center from
the west is attended by warmer, east
erly winds and unusual precipitation.
and III passage is followed by colder,
westerly winds and fair weather"
Mr.. Moore in speaking of the hot
test and coolest places in the world
selects the Colorado desert as the
hottest place in the United States,
and mentions a recorded temperature
there tat Mammoth tauk) of l2s de-
grees The lowest temperatures in
the United States occur in the ex-
treme northern portions of Mime
sofa and North Dakota, where so and
So degrees below zero are common.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTE.
To Fred Stevenson


Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed, your oo-owners in the eight
quartz mining claims situated on
Ranoherie Greek m Josephine County,
Oregon, and known ~ the Sunrise"
the notice OF which II recorded at page
AZ, V 8; the Confidence. the motto,
OF which is recorded at pages 6l-52. Y
o; The Excelsior the notice of
which is recorded at pages ~ 53, Y. o,
the "San Pedro, notice OF which is r..
corded at page IS, V. 9; the "Goldeu
Eagle, np'ice of which is recorded Al
pages 2i.22, N.O; the CLEOPATRA, no..
iice of which Is recorded at page 627.
V. ~ the "Mossback notice OF which
II recorded at page G26, Y ~ the "Wrh
FOOT, located boy Ed Burke in 1897
all OF the above being volumes of th,
Miscellaneous Mining Records OF lose
phine County, Oregon; that unless YOU
contribute and pay to said undersigned
co-nwners within ninety days from III,
date OF the first publication OF this no
tioe, the sun OF two hundred dollars,
the same being your proportion Of the
cost OF annual labor done on said claim.
in order to protect the title theret,
during the year 1900, your one fourth
interest therein will be forfeited to your
co-owners.
+. NJ. ABmGmr
En- BURKE
CAM WINrJEN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
At Bed Time

take a pleasant herb drink, tie next
uorning feel bright and my complex
on is better My doctor SAYS it acts
Gently on the stomach, liver and kid
,eys and is pleasant laxative. 1t is
made from herbs, and is prepared a.
.asily as tea. 1t is called Lanes Medi-
aine. An druggists sell it at 25c. and
iO.. Lanes Family Medicine moves
he bowels each day. Ii you cannot GET
Il, send for free sample. Address,
)rator f. Woodward, Le Roy, y Y
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11

Why not spend the vacation at
NsQuiua Bay where can be had excel
ent fare, coed fishing, good boating,
safe bathing, alluriug rides and rsmblts.
The courses and exercises at the summer
.chooI OF 1901 At Newport will afford
great variety OF instructions diversion
and cateitaiumeni No other rcsou
offer. equal attractions and advantages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-11
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ieel easy, gives instant relief 10 corns
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discovery oi the axe Cures and pre-
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