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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03
Tax Notice.

will be at the following places on the dates
named for the purpose of collecting taxes for the
year 1902:
Doverel. Wednesday, October Is; Monday, Oc-
tober; q Thursday, November g.
New Eleventh, Thursday, October 49, Tuesday,
October 49, Friday, November Z.
Old Eleventh, Friday. October II; Wednesday,
October 20; Monday November 10
Parrot, Monday, October 20; Thursday, Octo-
Der 30; Tuesday, November H.
Twelfth Tuesday, October 2l; Friday, October
81; Wednesday, November u.
Bronwood, Wednesday, October %; Monday.
November g. Thursday, November IL.
Chickasawhatchee and SasSer. Thursday, Octo-
Der %; Tuesday, November 4; Friday, 'Noyem Der
IA
Dawson, Saturdays and during court week.
II. o. THORNTON, L. G. Il. C.
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For YEARS Support.

GEORGIA TERRELL COUNTY -Ordnarys ~ U1
fee November 81 1902. The appraisers appoint
upon the application of Mrs. Mary -. > n,n Mst
widow OF Geo. w. Kelly. for tWeIEe e, mn aI
support OF herself having filed Their [s, wr,u,s
# any they have, on the first Monday IN Jap4a
next why said application should not be grsnF'
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For Years Support.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY, Ordinary s
Office December l, 1902. The appraisers appointed
upon tho application Of NJ. l.. Jordan. widow Of
s. L. Jordan, for twelve months support OF
herself having fled their return, all persons
concern are hereby cited to show cause, il any
they have at the next January term OF this court
why said application should not be granted said
applicant as applied for.
J. W. ROBERTS. Ordinary.
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For Administration.

GEORGIA. TERRELL COUNTY Ordin, ny,
Office November 25 1902.--E. ksrsey na'
ing made application to ne for letters OF d..
tration on the estate Of Lucy kefse!, ~
ceased this is therefore. to notify all ~
to show cause If any they can OF or belole '0 If
first Monday in January next why e,' snsl 4.
administration should not be granted sac sac, spP'
cant AS applied for. This December !, lsN.
j. ". ROBERTS. OrdlAAl!'
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For Years Support.

GEORGIA-THRRELI COUNTT--Ordinsr y. a. w..
fee. November 18th, 1902. The appis't a.,
pointed upon the application Of sophia 1m.,osth,
support for herself and minor children h, S.,.
fled their return. all persons concerned are he
by cited to show cause IL aHy they nav iJ .npli
next January term OF this court why sAiu APP
I Wv ROBERTS. OrdiRsrI'
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For Leave to Sell.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY Notice
hereby given that on the first day OF January
1903. at Arlington. Ca, an application VIII pg
made to the Hon. H. c. Sheffield. Judge oil Int
superior court of said county, for leave to sell y
one.third undivided interest in lot Of land num-
Der 1876 located in the 18th district of said couGG
same containing 202h acres, more or lesS' Luz
object of said sale is the reinvestment oil lhe PLu
ceeds in lands in Mitchell and Colqultt conhueS
said state. This Dec. LIST. 1902
J. D. LANE,
Guardian for Mrs. s. l.. Lane
H. A. Wilkinson, Petitioners Attorney.
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For Administration.

GEORGIA. TERRELL COUNTY. Ord innIi.i
Office Nov. 1S. 1902.--Lueius Lamar nN s.tsfe Of
for letters of administration on tne Sscesssdl
LayausiS Lamar. late OF said county qe ~ s6oSI
This IS therefore, to notify al concerned f.pnar
cause on or before the hrst Monday n J 'snpIie
next why letters should not be gran H arJi.s
for. J. W.ROBEhl0' 49,
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For Administration.

GEORGIA TERRELL COUNTY -Ordinary'S
Office December l. 1902. Lucius Lamar applies
to me for letters of administration de bonis non
on the estate OF John Il. Lamar. deceased. This
is therefore. to notify all persons concerned to
show cause, if any they have, on the first Monday
in January next why letters OF administration
should not be granted said applicant as applied
for. j. w. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

ed down the negro politician from
Charleston hard ard strong. Thankee,
Ted.
NEW ORLEANS says she is going TO
have a new depot. Here's hoping she
won't strain her veracity as much as
Atlanta did before getting one.
BOOKER WASHINGTON says he 10
an educator, not a politician. How
ever true this may be, Booker is faS'
tidious as to who he eats with.
A BILL has been introduced IN the
legislature TO prohibit kissing us a
dollar to a doughnut that the author Is
a disappointed sweetheart
THE Tsthmian canal seems to be
cont of sight" popularity phrasiDg It,
Colombia has fatty declined the Unit
ed States last offer.
A TENNESSEE man snot MS WIFE,
danpbter and himself. They will re-
cover. but he's deader n door nall
Good.
THOSE Antillean revolutionary lead
ers who are so Unfortunately anxious to
he president must hail originally from
Ohio.
A MACON woman has scalded her
husband with boiling water. Now,
amt that a burning shame?
A CHICAGO girl has swallowed SZ3
in paper money. But, then, some
GIRLS will swallow anything.
A NORTH CAROLINA belle has cap
tnred a millionaire. Wonder if she'll
ring him up and bust him.
WHERE, oh, where is charming Car
RTE?
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors.

All persons Indebted to the late Lavausia La
mar are requested to call on me and settle, and
all persons holding accounts against him will
please present their claims.
DIR. LUCIUS LAMAR, Admir-.
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l. NJ NJ. Lowrey cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. NJ. NJ. LowREY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th
day of \ ovember, 1902
+. W. CLARK. Notary Public.
CORRECT. Attest: A. J. Carver, W. H. Davis,
W. A McLain, Directors.
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Lost.

One light ladies wrap. LETT at l Inil return &
III lniS'"Ne Vi Po' '''' DOZIER n PERkl.
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors Of the
estate OF John T. King, late OF Terrell county de-
ceased. to render in an account of their demands
to me within the time prescribed by law, proper
ly made ont And all persons indebted to SAG
deceased are hereby requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. This, the 2nd DAY
OF December, 1902 JOSEPH b. HAl
Administrator Of John y. King.
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NEW ORLEANS says she is going 10
have a new depot. Here's hoping she
won't strain her veracity as mucn aS
Atlanta did before getting one.
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WE take off our hat to those three
hundred Indiana coal miners who
went on a strike because mules used
by their employers were ill-treated.
The next day the company promised
that the animals would be properly
fed, watered and curried before be-
ing put to work, and the strike was de-
clared off,
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BOOKER WASHINGTON says ne 10
an educator, not a politician. How
ever true this may be, Booker Is las
tidious as to who he eats with.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has cast a
Grum upon the waters. He has turn
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

ed down the negro politician from
Charleston hard ard strong. Thankee,
Ted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

A RUsGIAN singer has had his voice
insured. When some yocalizers vocal
ize, one has longing in ais heart to
be insured against hearing more than
one verse.
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ploye. 1t is only when he feels that
he is being trod upon IN the matter of
his rights and privileges that the in
nate American manhood within MIN
rises up in vigorous protest.
1t is a perfectly safe proposition to
assert that the Union Pacific does
not have much trouble with its en-
ployes, and other organizations and
corporations should hastily go aud do
likewise.
WE take off our hat to those three
hundred Indiana coal miners who
went on a strike because mules used
by their employers were ill-treated.
The next day the company promised
that the animals would be properly
fed, watered and curried before be-
ing put to work, and the strike was de-
clared off.
UNCLE SAM and some of his officials
have different ideas of the proper way
TO collect a debt. A Georgia postmas'
ter who ope ned letter addressed to a
man indebted to him, took check
therefrom and applied it to payment
of his claim, is under arrest for en-
bezzlement.
IN an interview before sailing for
Europe Hall Cain said this numerous
unkind critics were authors who had
tried and failed and his feelings toward
them were those of tender commlsera-
ton. Hall can raise Cain when be
tries.
THE big beef packing trust which
was to be sformed with capital OF
$500, 900, 600 has fallen through, and its
promoters are out $90,0C0,000 as the
result of the attempt to form it. Ha,
Ha! He, He ! Ho, Ho Oh, yes, dog
gone you
In was real unkind in Speaker Nor
ris TO threaten arrest for members OF
the house who will not attend the SEES
sions, bnt then maybe he is SO unso-
phisticated as to really believe that's
what they were sent to Atlanta for.
THE German relchstag is evidently
determined to become United, States
seuatized. The members haven't
come to blows yet, but they are shoot
ing at each other the euphonious APP
pellations of thieves and pickpockets.
IT is said that Mr.. COrtelyou, pri-
yate secretary to the president, will
be made secretary'of the department OF
commerce, in case congress passes the
bill creating this department. Well,
Cortel, you are to be congratulated,
A bank director and two lawyers OF
Vienna have decided to publish a
newspaper especially for nervous peo'
pie. It is presumed that foreign news
as to the doings of Teddy and Carrie
will be omitted.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT says he
does not intend to draw the color line
politically Some little while ago ht
demonstrated effectually and nauseat
ingly that he doesn't intend to draw
it socially, either.
ATLANTA has decided that her pc
licemen must not do anv outside work
The trouble with some of them seem
TO be that they are mildly opposed t
doing any at all.
DEATH may be sweet and yet hOrri
BILE. For instance, the case of the
Chatham county farmer who was kill
ed few days ago by falling in a ket
tie of boiling syrup.
A RTTSGIAN singer has had his yoic
insured. When some Yocalizers vocal
ize, one has longing in ais heart I
be insured against hearing more tina
one verse.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has cast
Grum upon the waters. He has turf
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UNCLE SAM and some of his officials
have different ideas of the proper way
TO collect debt. A Georgia postmas'
ter who ope ned letter addressed to
man indebted to him, took a check
therefrom and applied it to payment
of his claim, is under arrest for en-
bezzlement.
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DEATH may be sweet and yet hOrri-
BILE. For instance, the case of the
Chatham county farmer who was kill
ed few days ago by falling in a ket-
tie of boiling syrup.
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Report Of the Condition Of the
DAWSON NATIONAL BANK,
RESOURCES.

at Dawson in the State of Georgia, at the close
of business. November 25 1902.
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IN an interview before sailing for
Europe Hall Cain said this numerous
unkind critics were authors who had
tried and failed and his feelings toward
them were those of tender commisera-
ton. Hall can raise Cain when be
tries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

ATLANTA has decided that her po-
licemen must not do anv outside work.
The trouble with some of them seems
TO be that they are mildly opposed to
doing any at all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

THE big beef packing trust which
was to be aformed with capital OF
$500, 900, 900 has fallen through, and its
promoters are out 100000 as the
result of the attempt to form it. Hs,
Ha! He, He Ho, Ho Oh, yes, dog
gone you
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

IT was real unkind in Speaker Nor
ris TO threaten arrest for members OF
the house who will not attend the SEES
sions, bnt then maybe he is so unso-
phisticated as to really believe that's
what they were sent to Atlanta for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT says he
does not intend to draw the color line
politically Some little while ago he
demonstrated etfectually and nauseat-
ingly that he doesn't intend to draw
it socially, either.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

A bank director and two lawyers of
Vienna have decided to publish a
newspaper especially for nervous peo-
pie. # is presumed that foreign news
as to the doings of Teddy and Carrie
will be omitted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

THE German relchstag is evidently
determined to become United, States
senatized. The members haven't
come to blows yet, but they are shoot
ing at each other the euphOnious APP
pellations of thieves and pickpockets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

A BILL has been introduced in the
legislature to prohibit kissing. lts a
dollar to doughnut that the author Is
a disappointed sweetheart
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-12-03

IT is said that Mr.. CortelyOu, pri-
yate secretary to the president, will
be made secretary'of the department OF
commerce, in case congress passes the
bill creating this department. Well,
EOrtel, you are to be congratulated,
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Some Of the slower men were obliged
to make detour Of half a mile, fol
the heat of that aggregation of burn
ing pine was intense. even to men al
ready in the road.
Finally, however, when the orderly
sergean;s called the rolls, the entire
command was present or accounted
for The column was formed quickly
Then the bugles sounded forward
and the band once more did the ap'
propriate thing, for 1t played "Ain't
Glad 10 Get Out of the Wilderness
n popular air of the period. But be
fore half dozen bars had been played
the music ceased and the column halted
!nstinctively. for we heard n shot like
that Of a field gun.
"Fours about" shouted our captain
AS we were the rear guard. the mer
who had dropped behind in rear guart
manner had already turned their horse:
and brought their carbines to the pc
sition of advance"
Look sharp said the captain
Find the direction from which the
next shot comes"
The instant we heard another repor
we saw a mass Of shingles go skywart
from the roof Of our troops house.
Strange about that" muttered thu
captain. IL heard only one report tina
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quickly tied the tent strings on the out.
side, an intimation that no one was at
home, and hurried to Cloyne's tent
Cloyne exclaimed:
"poor Brainard."
"You knew-about her-and them p"
said l.
Haven't eyes?" he replied.
YES" l answered, for | saw that his
eyes were wet. But give me paper and
pen and ink and undergraduates
I'll try fanking movement"
l wrote my cousin May long letter,
telling her of Hamilton's luck and also
Of its cause and intimating that should
Hamilton's father ever lose his money
Phil would be abundantly qualified to
become head cook in a restaurant. This
might have been an insult to the per-
sonnet OF the army's entire commits
sary force. which contained thousands
Of superb fighters, though none OF
them was expected to fight. but
knew May wouldn't construe 1t in that
way. Then l told Of Brainard's sue
cessful dispatch carrying. which he had
pretended was done by me, and Of his
work in the tight at the bridge and how
many compliments he had received for
ii. ! continued with description OF
Brainard in his bunk after the fight
looking with fearful eyes alternately AT
herpicture and in his mirror at his bullet
furrowed cheek, and concluded by
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Don't fear, for Ofm the referee In this
foisht, an OF won't cry 'foulp no mat.
ter that We do to 'em. A fince rail lab
below the belt III kape any wan av 'em
quiet till we can rayson wild him.
Whin"-
Sergeant" said Brainard, 81 beg
your pardon. but the enemy's going to
do something"
"Attin-ti cn" Mick commanded. All
Of us peered between the rails. There
was perceptible movement along the
enemy's front, and at their left flank
single fieldpiece was pushed forward.
Suddenly that fleldpiece was fred, and
we heard loud volley OF musketry and
hundreds Of bullets whistling over us,
hitting tree trunks and cutting twigs
Sergeant Mick, the only man who was
standing, turned suddenly on his heel
and looked behind him as II he bad
or bit OF grape from the feldpiece
had come his way, for Mick's left arm
was severed just above the elbow and
hung by n strip or two of his sleeve.
"Will somebody loose that thing from
mef' said Mick.
l drew my knife from It's sheath in
my boot and cut the shreds of sleeve,
dropping the arm to the ground. Two
other men quickly bound the stump
with handkerchief twisted rope fash.
ion, putting under it bit of dead stick
in lieu of tourniquet It was every
troopers duty to know what to do in
case of accident. Mick turned and
looked again toward the enemy, laugh.
ed and said:
"Do yez moind the cunnin' av the
baste2 That volley was to hoide the
skirmishers wild shmoke. Here they
come! There's not more than wan
comp'ny av 'em. OF hope It's big Re.
mlniber the flnce rails, min. Glory he
to the pokes av auld Oireland! Don't
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1t appeared that the evacuation bad
been ordered for an earlier date, SO
mail matter for our regiment had not
been forwarded.
No sooner had / opened one OF my
letters than | began to he I ystitied,
for the writer my mother, was prais'
ing me extravagantly for something
gallant which she assumed | had done,
| read rapidly, but only to be further
mystifed. A letter from my father
was equally confusing. 1t informed
me that the whole town was ringing
with praises Of me and that our dis
trict's member OF the state senate had
called 70 hear the story and declared
that all the district as well as summer
ton was talking of me and was proud
of ME.
called Brainard to my assistance,
but he was reading a letter from my
cousin May and was utterly unrespon'
sive, so | opened other envelopes, only
to find congratulations from old school
mates and even from some of the solid
men Of the village. What could II
mean? Evidently some other John
Frost In the cavalry service had done
something in particular. and my family
and fellow townsmen. like villagers ir
general, had not thought that there
might he two men of the same name
Little by little | learned from the let
tiers that the deed of which | was
supposed 10 be the hero was n midnight
ride alone into country swarmine
with the enemy. l had made no such
ride unless II was ON the night ] was
scared back to camp by the rafting
trace chains Of the artillery horses thai
Brainard afterward discovered. I hac
not recovered from my modification al
my failure that night, so of course II
could not be for that affair that al
Summerton and our senatorial district
were prasing me.
Slowly 1t occurred to me that some
one Of our Summerton troopers hat
heard Of Brainard's successful ride Of
the same night and had known that
started to make the trip. He had go
Brainard and me mixed in his mind
and so was being elorified for worl
at which had shamefully failed, an,
the real hero of the affair was beins
defrauded OF his right
Charley" | groaned. He was look
Ing idiotically happy when spoke, bu
said afterward that my face alarmed
him. quickly told him Of the con
tents OF my letters and of the onl'
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Then came q dedtentng report.
of the shell. l didn't suppose field
gun could be fired without being
heard"
BY this time the colonel and the
major of our battalion were beside US
and scanning the surrounding country
with their glasses. Then came deaf
ening report, and blazing logs as well
as shingles few from the late abode OF
our troop.
That beats me-" said the colonel
bursting SHELLS, but no gun reports
don't see any balloon from which the
enemy could drop them"
l, too. was mystiiied and looked in
quirngly at Branard, who in turr
looked pale and as If heavy load OF
guilt was on his conscience.
Colonel" said he. saluting, II think
can explain 1t. I-some of'the mel
brought in unexploded shells after the
siege as mementos, and they were too
Dig to carry away and were carelessly
left in the houses, and the fire has
reached them and made them hot,
and
Thunder" roared the colonel, turn
ing almost black with anger. "BugIer,
blow forward"
Again the column moved. Rrainard
and | had been glad we were of the
rear guard, for we had planned TO be
together, If only for moment, the last
men TO leave the post. Now, we almost
wished we might never leave 1t, fol
the colonel's anger BODIED no good &c
the men who were to blame for the
false alarm. and it would be easy fol
the colonel TO learn who the men were.
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ton didn't comfort me much. Brain
ard had succeeded. I hadn't. That
reflection filed my mind to the exclu-
sion of all others. Brainard went on:
81 found the headquarters in two or
three minutes, passing through a road
full of men who had been posted
to repel an expected cavalry dash.
There was u half battery Of artillery
with them. The general too, was
awake and nervous-all on account Of
those three horses standing knee deep
in brook and shaking in their har-
ness! The general kept me until dawn
to bring back some dispatches. But
here I am"
The lucky little rascal! At least men
called it luck.
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upon and killed in the dark were not
very serious could not miss the
road, for II had no forks or branches.
There seemed enough risk in all this
20 insure my remaining awake. | stuff
ed the dispatches inside my shirt, put
fresh percussion caps on my revolv-
ers and started. Nothing unusual oc-
Cured for a quarter Of an hour or
more, but as | descended a gentle slope
| was sure heard the clank of sabers
IN front OF me, My horse, too, gave
the usual equine indications of being
suddenly interested in something ahend.
i halted an instant, and the noise ceas-
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CHAPTER XVIII.
1loA1N TIE UNEXPECTED

'IER the night riding
at which l failed and
Brainard succeeded we
spent several days in
worrying the enemy
on our front. but when
several cavalry da shes
on a single day proved
to us that the enemy
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r destination, which
we soon reached. was
the Union line on the
Peninsula. on the road
by which Mcclellan
had started in 1862 for
Richmond. and we were
cheered by quite a lot
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YES" said SERGEANT

, r s." said Sergeant
Mick as | IN n de
ha ste to get bis car.
bine, am IN unition
and some percussion
caps, I'VE are here
to hould the fince till
the rigimint comes
Dive moiud me1n
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CHAPTER XIX.

BETTER THAN WE HAD INFECTED.
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CHAPTER XVII.
AFTER THE SIEGE.

l am told that Gener.
al Longstreet is a gen.
tleman OF fine sensi-
bilities, I am very glad
he did not hear the cx-
pressions of delight
with which the 1hir-
ty-cighth received the
Announcement that he