The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-09-11

for having so manage" ~
that is unnecessary to levy any IaA
whatever for county purposes lhlS
year. - cha,
The people appreciate the fact tha'
the board has the county in such eAcel-
lent financial condition as to relleYe
+ben of the tax burden entirely
AS the record stands, Terrell Is 'he
only county in the state where no
taxes will be collected this year.
THE newspaper organs of Mr.. ur-
rer are now denying that he IS IN RAD
health This is interesting IN we"
of the fact that they put the report IN
circulation. In fact, we do MT remefn-
her ~ have seen it in any paper that
is not supporting him. 1t Is the oPliion
ot this naper that if Mr.. Turner can
oct the governorship he VIII hoI oe
+oo siok 10 take it. After looking into
the situation he may be too sick TO con-
Time in the race, however.
In the ecumenical conference now IN
session in London has nothing better
to do than to agitate the race question:
the sooner it adiourns the better TINS
section of the United States Will IKE
II. A negro bishop from rev Jersey
brought the question before the con-
ference and was cheered by the brlC'
ops. whom some of our people profess
to love so we'll.
THE viaduct across whitehall street
in Atlanta IS being rapidly pushed TO
completion. and this Improvement VIII
do away with the death trap at the
railroad tracks. About million ooi
lars /, being spent for new buildings III
t5at vicinity IA result of the vladnct'
t. will all be lasting monument 10
the administration OF former y ayor
Wood ward.
THE Roers. il seems. have adopted
one of highlands "civilized methous
of warfare. General DeWet has issued
a proclamation warning the BRUSH
soldiers to get out OF the Orange Free
State under penalty of being shot II
they are caught. The British can't
complain of being paid back in their
own coin.
"SOME of the candidates are attack
ing the ring and various other
things" saws the Beuna Vista Patriot
"but what the people want is a ma
who will attack the high tax octopus.
Your Uncle Allen tried it, but came
out second best.
TERRELL is playing the part in the
gubernatoriai race which is styled on
the play-bill of minstrel show Isl
lence aud Fun says the Atlanta
News. The News might have added
that it seems to he a popular part.
NEARLY two hundred men were
poisoned by eating stew in Atlanta. 1t
is some satisfaction to know that it was
not the tempting and toothsome Bruins
wick stew which sent the AtlantanS
to the hospital.
NORTH Georgia Is just now Dragging
on her watermelons. Down here the
melon tick. ed palates and replen-
ished pocketbook5 several weeks ago,
and we are now all busy doing honor
to King Cotton
THE Dublin Courier appropriately
compares the few smallbore editors
who continually nag at Mr.. Bryan TO
pnat sitting upon the horn OF an OK
They give Mr.. Bryan just about as
much trouble.
THE Columbus Ledger says no conn
tv in the state can show tax rate az
low as that of Muscogee. The Ledger
evidently hasn't heard from Terrell
It should wake up and print the news
TT is said that DR.. Broughton, Az
lanta's sensational pulpiteer, Will leno
his influence for the nomination OF Mr.
Query for governor. That's DIS
load TO burden any candidate with.
A PNEUMATIC cotton picker operated
by steam has been successfully tried
Il sucks the matured lint from I'M
nlant But it will never do the worl
like cuffce S nimble fingers,
WHAT is most needed in this coun
try is newly-invented bueksaw 0
garden hoe that would possess tn
same fascination for the tifteen-yeai
old kid as the baseball bat
IT is officially stated from HasbinS
ton that the government is laying u
money, as it were. The treasury re
CENTS are in excess of expenditures.
SAMPSON, the champion claimant
honors and prize money, is now sal
not to be too sick 10 appear as WI
ness in the Schlev court of inquiry