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Williams news., 1902-01-25
HOW TO OBTAIN A HOME
Synopsis Of Laws Governing the Entry
 of Public LandS-Important

So many inquiries have lately been made at this office concerning the laws with reference to filing upon public lands that they are summarized below, the information being furnished by United States Commissioner H. R. Whiting:
 There are two kinds of filings on public lands open to the intending settler the homestead and the desert entry. The timber entry law has been repealed by congress.
 Every citizen of the United States over 21 years of age, without re- gard to sex, is entitled under the law to 320 acres of public land. This he may file on as 160 acres homestead and 160 desert, or the whole 320 acres as desert, but he cannot take up the whole 320 acres as a homestead. Any married woman, living with her husband or otherwise, may take up 320 acres as a desert entry in her own name, independent of her husband. Any married woman, separated from her husband and not divorced, but dependent for q living upon her own exertions, can file on a home stead, but not otherwise. Unmar- ried females of legal age have, of course, the same rights as males.
 Under the homestead law, after the filing has been made, a period of six months is allowed in which to build a house, move thereon and establish a residence After con tinuous residence of 14 months. if the entryman chooses, he may com mute his entry to a cash entry by paying $1.25 an acre and make his final proof Otherwise he can live on his land and cultivate it for five years, make the final proof and get his patent by paying the usual fees to the district land office. Proof is made by affidavit with two wit nesses-
 A desert entry requires the pay ment of 25 cents an acre when the filing is made. This entry can only be made on land which will not grow a crop without artificial irri- gation. Continuous residence upon the land is not required, but the law does require an expenditure of $1.25 an acre for each and every acre filed upon each year for three years. This expenditure can be covered by improvements of any and all kinds made upon this land, whether in ditching, planting trees, building or some other way. At the expiration of each year after filing the amount of expenditures and improvements have to be re turned to the district land office
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
SANDOW GIRL THE LATEST.
New Shirt Waist Lends an Athe-
Ietic Effect 70 the Figure.

The SanGow girl is in style. The new
shirt waists are built so that woman
looks twice as wide as she is, says the
London Times. III her skirt she looks
narrower, for skirts are very clinging,
and they are fitted as far down as the
knees. But with the waist it is differ
ent. Here the figure must be broad
and apparently muscular, so that the
midsummer woman comes very near
being top heavy.
The new waists are made with the
shoulder plait.> This is fold of cloth
which is put on in such a manner that
it projects over the shoulders. In GER
tain shape it Is called the "Gibsonian, -
and its immediate effect is to make the
shoulders look very wide. 1t is really
more becoming to q slender woman
than to a plump one, but both styles
are wearing it, and you are gradually
getting used to the woman who looks
twice as broad as she did in the spring.
Sleeves display the same popularity.
They are tucked in rows of tucking
running around the arm, and they are
trimmed with bands of lace going
round and round, all of which tend to
make the sleeves large and the arm
big
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
THE PRESIDENTS AMBITION.
Rev. Mcqueen Tells His Oyster
Bav Experience.

rne Rev. Peter MacQueen. pastor Of
the First Parish Congregational church
at Charlestown, Mass, who recently
sailed from New York for Colon, where
he will spend few days on the 18TH
mus and then proceed to Cuba to visit
President Palma. wrote to a Boston
friend that he called upon President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, N. Y, the
other day. Continuing, he says:
THE president was dressed in ten
mis- suit and greeted me cordially. No
guards were near him, merely one man.
servant, canny Scot from Glasgow.
\ parishioner could not have been
more cordial.
by George said the president,
I'm glad you came before | went
away. The conversation was of pri'
vate nature. One thing he said may
be quoted
"I want facts; I want justice. l
want to pursue an honorable course to-
ward all questions and all interests. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
TRACY, THE BANDIT.
Oregon Comvict's Former Pal
Tells of His Comrades Plans.

louis Vard, at one time an ac-
ouaintance and accOmplice of Harry
Tracy. recently appeared in Seattle,
Wash, with a remarkable story of his
having met the escaped convict from
Oregon few nights before, when
Tracy was lost all track of by the
pursuing parties. He adds that Tracy
expressed to him a desire to get away
and lead moral life.
Ward certainly would know Tracy's
course if anybody does, says the Phila-
delphia Press. The two were together
concerned In several daring holdups In
the vicinity OF Seattle, and for one Of
these Ward was captured and did
time" in the state penitentiary.
When Tracy came to Seattle to con-
tinue there his remarkable and pic
tnresuue career of crime, fitting hither
and thither like a will-o' -the-wisp
through strong lines of heavily armed
guards, killing officers Of the law, I'M
pressing innocent persons into his serv-
ice, holding up families and swapping
his fingers at all Of the machinery OF
the law, Ward was aroused by the
offer of heavy reward to undertake
the capture. With this in mind he
went to Sheriff Cudihee and told that
officer that if he were given assurance
that the whole reward would be PAID
him he would go into the woods IN
which the convict was hiding, locate
him, converse with him, learn his
plans and then tell them all to the
officers and guide them to the spot
where the much hunted man lay in
hiding.
Taken at his word by Sheriff Cudi-
hee. Ward has appeared with the story
that he found Tracy in lonely CABIN
they both knew of on the shore OF
Sawyer lake, in King county, Wash.
He says that he learned the outlaws
plans. and he brings the following
statement, badly written on poor pa
per. which he says is Tracy's message
to the world:
AZ was not guilty of the holdup in
Portland, and 1 was convicted by lies
and circumstantial evidence. did
steal in Utah, and l killed man there
but when 1 got out of that scrape |
made up my mind to reform, and L
made an honest living until 1 was sent
to the penitentiary by the lies of Dave
Merrill. 1 have avenged that wrong
by killing the cur like a dog. l killed
the guards at the penitentiary because
that was the only way to escape l
killed the officers at Seattle for the
same reason. have stopped at farm
houses to get food and clothing, but l
have never harmed any one who was
not hunting for me. have never
threatened harm to any man except 10
keep him from squealing on me. |
took Anderson with me because L
needed his help, but l treated him
well and did not harm him."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
NOVEL RAILROAD DEVICE.
OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS ENFORCED
BY A SAFETY MACHINE.
The Hooking Valley Railroad Has Com
pIeted Tests :Of a Wonderful and
Perfect Piece Of Mechanism.

The Hooking Valley railroad has
ABOUT completed test of device cal
culated to insure the proper execution
of a train order regardless Of the for
getting, sleeping or death of the engi-
neer after having received his instruc-
lions, says a Columbus special to the
st. Louis Republic. 1t has been tried
for six weeks. in that time it has trav-
eled 10000 miles. and not once has 1t
failed to act properly. During that
time all the engineers on the north Oil
vision have had chance to see it work
and try it themselves.
The device itself is more simple than
one would expect from the almost hui
manlike intelligence it manifests. 1t
consists of a large clocklike structure
with double dial. This is connected
by rod and by belt to the truck
under the pilot. This registers the mile
age in the same manner that cyclom-
eter does on bicycle.
The first service it does is to inform
the engineer of his distance from his
starting point when it is dark and he
cannot see customary landmarks But
the interesting feature is the inner or
second dial. This is fitted up with Sc
ries of ten catches, and each Of these
catches can move over period Of ten
notches. These catches and notches are
used to set the dial for any given dis
lance. much as an alarm clock is set.
except that it can be set for ten differ
ent stops at the same time and the ten
different orders will be executed in
succession and without interference.
When the engine has run the dis
lance set for the first order, it sounds a
warning whistle on the air brake. 1t
then gives the engineer 1000 feet in
which to obey his summons. If he does
not do this the action of the clock con-
tinues, and the air brakes are applied
automatically and the train comes to
full stop. If a showdown is all that is
desired, when the engineer gets the
note of warning he can reduce steam
and then by pulling out little plunger
prevent the train from stopping.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
MAY GET THE LAST LAUGH.
Brooklyn Times May Be Like the
Little Bow the Calf Ran Over.

1--WE have the republican party on
the run on this great question OF the
trusts, and we propose to keep them
running and to see that they do net
hide behind any such tlimsy shelter as
the president put up in his Pittsburg
speech. Thus boldly speaks James
Matthews Griggs, lawyer whose
home is in the picayuue village OF
Dawson, in the pine barrens OF Geor-
gia, and who, by the grace OF his
southern associates in congress, holds
the distinguished position of chairman
OF the democratic congressional cam
paign committee. The republicans
are on the run, but they are on the run
with bayonets fixed in the direction OF
the kopies where the scattered demo-
Gratis have fed for shelter, and unless
the ancient enemy can find some more
effective ammunition than Mr.. Grlggs
appears to have at his command bis
friends will soon be again stampeded
into the Jungle.
The above is from the Brooklyn
Times. Mr.. Griggs' home may De in
the "pacayune village of Dawson, IN
the pine barrens OF Georgia" and he
NAV hold his present responsible posi-
tior through the favoritism of south
ern democrats, but the fact remains
that Mr.. Griggs is Intellectually the
superior of the mighty editor who
presides over the desGinies OF the
Brooklyn Times.
There is every reason to believe that
the next congress will be democratic.
If this hoped-for event takes place,
Mr.. Griggs will be entitled to great
deal of credit, though such unfair pa
pers as the Brooklyn Times will feel
called upon to say this result was not
brought about by Mr.. Griggs, but was
secured in spite of the haAdicap OF
having him in charge of the democrat
ic congressional campaign committee
The Brooklyn Times may hurl all of
the sarcasm and satire it pleases at
| Mr.. Griggs. 1t doesn't hurt him a
pal ticle, and it may give him an OPP
portunity to laugh last.-Dublin Cour-
! Ter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
a RIG FXHIRITION FOR WOMEN.
Features Be Held in New York. Employees All " DC
of the Exhibits from All PARIS OF the "Or'o
Re Seen at Madison Square Garden.

| VAR cITTs1er az CIe entrance or the
bridges. fakirs and sideshows will hll
every place. and the Italian will domi-
nate the whole.
The japanese booth will show mid
die class family Of Tokyo In It's
home. The Chinese department is to
be flooded and planted with rice. A
picture of Boer life Is expected to- be
of especial interest in view OF the late
war. and the exhibits from our new
possessions are others that promise
much. In connection with the exhibit
ton concerts. lectures. etc, Will De
held. Many feminine attractions have
already been engaged for performances
during It's run
To keep the womanly element abso-
lutely unbroken throughout the league
will have a detachment of women po-
lice. a woman doorkeeper, with assist
ants, corps of women carriage at
PENDANTS and other employees usually
of the sterner sex The costumes OF
these attaches have all been specially
designed, and in order to insure the
perfect working of the scheme proml-
nent league members will act as the
leaders of the different bodies.
If there he riot in the Garden, 1t will
be handsome Amelia Summerville, dis
guised in a policeman's helmet, with
blue coat to the knee, black hosiery
and the daintiest Of high heeled Shoes
who will draw her miniature club and
rush to investigate. DR.. Ida e. Nahm,
in the trimmest of green livery, with
top boots and high hat, will spring
down the steps to open your carriage
while you wait, and a blond haired
doorkeeper in biscuit cOlored costume
with blue facings. her white belt and
tan boots and smart cap the accom-
paniments, will sweep back the por-
tails.
Marguerite ST. John, in ZOuave dress
Of red, will lead the guard which pa
trolls the Garden, and Pauline Willard,
in the picturesque costume of Italy, will
appear in the Venice street to direct
the Venetian girls! During the exhibit
ton a paper written, edited and pub
lished by women will be a feature.
Belle Jennings, one Of the union work
ers, will run the linotype machine.
Mrs. Sara Knowles, the president, is
director in chief Of the exhibition. Hel
executive committee follows:
Mrs Louise -Eldridge, Mrs. Alice
Maddox, Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor,
Mrs. Ida Wells, Mrs. J. S. Ferguson,
Mrs. ]. III. Van Tine, Miss Mary L.
Stone, Miss Minnie Wortendyke, Miss
Cora Tanner, Miss Rosa Rand, Mrs
w. G. Jones, Mrs. Susanna Leonard
Westford, Mrs. Mary H. Bancker, Mrs
Edwin Arden, Mrs. John Glendenning
Miss Maude Banks, Miss Mazda Graf
gen, Miss Sara Palmer, Miss Emil!
Rigl and Miss Marguerite st. John.
Mrs. Il. l.. Fernandez heads the ad
| visory committee, Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer
the reception and Mrs. Fred Ross the
bazaar committee. Miss Emma Field
Miss Rosalie de Vaux, Miss Jane Holly
| and other actresses are of Mrs. Ross
: helpers in the quest for Theatrical
dolls. Headed by Lillian Russell, Edn;
Wallace Hopper and Bijou Fernandez
many prominent Professionals are like
wise pledged to the cause on var1ou
committees.
Mrs. Alice Cram and Miss Alic
Brown will preside in the box office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
A Failure Before II Began.
From the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
"Who will care for the babies when
the mothers vote ?'' was asked of the
Woman's Suffrage Convention at
Ocean Grove, N. j., the other day.
Rev. Anna Shaw answered by saving:
"The persons who care for them when
the mothers go to the opera" Is it.,
then, proposed to extend the franchise
only to mothers who attend the opera?
BY far the greater percentage of the
mothers OF the country stay at home
and attend to their babies themselves
on opera nights as we'll as other
mig hts. If only opera going mothers
are to vote, woman suffrage lis a fail
ure even before it is begun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-06
FoIey's kidney Cure

Will cure Bright's disease.
Will cure diabetes.
Will cure stone in bladder.
Will cure kidney and bladder dis
eases. HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
The Old Surf Bath.

1t Is not so many years ago when
surf bathing of very primitive kind
prevailed at the eastern end Of Long
Island and, for aught know, at 9TH
er points. Every Saturday morning or
AFTERNOON, as the tide willed, through
out the summer big farm wagons trun-
died down to the beach and were
swung around abreast Of the line Of
breakers. Old fishhouses served. the
purpose Of modern bathing pavilions,
and the sra costumes were those Of
last years vi..:ce' street. A long rope
was drawn from under the seats and
hitched to the wheel, and then some
sturdy eX-whaler or life crew man IN
red flannel shirt and old trousers tied
at the ankles slipped his waist through
the loop at the end of this primitive
life line and, wading out, kept 1t as
taut as circumstances permitted, while
the women and children hung to 1t and
reveled and wallOwed and shrieked.
rejoicing in their Saturday tub
Outing.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
Good Points of a Mule.

Rightly used, kindly treated, given
the same good care as horse, the mule
has always shown himself kind, good
tempered, willing, docile and intelligent.
Moreover, while he has none of the
horses graceful, sympathetic ways Of
showing affection and responding to
appreciation, the mule is capable of
genuine devotion to a kind master.
Both the horse and the ass have af-
fectionate dispositions, and the only
reason the mule does. not evince such
is because nothing calls it out. Jack
Is not demonstrative, but he does re-
spond visibly 10 kind treatment.
He makes, moreover, an easy paced,
careful, kindly riding animal when well
treated. Taken altogether, he is a use
full, intelligent, much enduring, little
appreciated brute, whose melancholy
position is that Of a dog with a bad
name-his good qualities rarely men-
toned, while his bad ones are credited
at their full value.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
The Hawaiian ms n Diver.

The working crews of the Hawaiian
Islands were quartered in suitable
camps near their field of labor. They
We're natives, good fellows, willing
workers, admirably adapted to the
duty required of them, which was
largely in boats and in the water. I
well remember one who excelled in
diving. On certain occasion, when
the placing Of deep water mooring
had just been accomplished, it became
necessary to detach under water the
end of hawser, which had been made
fast to the submerged part Of q spar
buoy about forty or fifty feet below
the surface of the sea. The man was
told to take his sheath knife down
with him and cut the hawser as near
its end as he could, so as to lose as
little as possible Of the valuable cable.
Taking bis knife in his teeth, he dis
appeared beneath the water and re-
ma1ned out of sight so long that he
was almost given up for lost, when
he suddenly reappeared, and on being
asked if he had cut the hawser as he
had been told to reported that he had
unbent it without cutting off any part
Of it whatever-James D. Hague in
Century.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Water in which mignonette has been
placed should be changed otter, since
1t quickly becomes foul.
The best use to make of old bones
is to break them up and bury theza
near the roots of fruit trees and grape
vines.
By sowing nitrate of soda in small
quantities in showery weather under
trees a most beautiful verdure will be
obtained.
1t is not good plan to fill an old
orchard with young trees. The soil
is too much exhausted by the growth
of the former occupants.
Geraniums bloom most satisfactorily
when grown in comparatively small
pots and soil which is termed rich, but
not rank with excessive manure.
Stir, spade, rake and pulverize soil
thoroughly before planting or sowing.
The Importance of this work cannot be
overestimated if you desire fine bios
SONS.
Geraniums that have been used for
summer boomers will not flower again
until the late spring months. Plants
for winter blooming should be grown
especially for this purpose.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
unexnected Success

There are times when an honest ceD-
fession of ignorance results to ones
advantage. An examination of history
was going on in high school. The
second row of the scholars looked So
premely contented. They knew what
was coming next and were confident
Of making brilliant recitations. The
professor gravely put the question:
"What became of the Greeks who
were slain at Thermopyl9"
The first boy hesitated and then haz-
arded, Burnt 'em''
"NeXt," was the icy answer.
Buried 'em," came from the second
promptly. "Oh. what an easy one|
'sNext"
"Don't KNOW" drawled the third boy
hopelessly.
Fright. Nobody does"
The successful one looked surprised;
then he crowed a little. The other
two looked sheepish.-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
HIS ONLY REGRET.
The Great sorrow That Consumed
Diehat When He Was Dying.

DtSh0t WHEN ne Who Dy1nBs
One century ago died Xavier Bichat,
tile famous physician and anatomist,
author of "L'Anatomle Generale." He
probably dissected more human corpses
than any other man In the worlds
history. He established record when
he opened 625 bodies during one win
ter. He was not vivisectionist and
was wont to say, Il would rather dis
sect two dead people than kill one
chicken"
Of his nerve tale is told. When he
lay on his deathbed, he called his col
leagues to him and said: Dear friends,
1 am done, but what comforts me is the
fact that my case Is remarkable one.
I have had unusual symptoms for some
days which l have analyzed. They
have greatly surprised me-" The doc
tors sought to reassure him. He an
swered that he was under no illusion
with regard to himself. 81 shall die
fairly satisfied with my life and go to
the grave with only one regret, one
great sorrow"
What is thatT' he was asked. 81
am distressed that after death 1 can
not dissect my own body. could, I
am certain, have made some beautiful
scientific discoveries" Then he sank
back, murmuring: 81 must not think
about 1t. 1t won't bear thinking Of"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
Divers Madness.

An Australian pearl diver says that
one of the strange effects of diving is
the invariable bad temper felt while
working at the bottom of the sea. AS
this usually passes away as soon as the
surface is reached, it is probably due
to the pressure Of the air affecting the
lungs and through them the brain. The
exhilaration and good temper of the
mountain climber are contrary feelings
from an opposite cause. A diver be-
comes so angry at some imaginary
wrongdoing on the part of those in the
boat above that he gives the signal to
be pulled up, with the intention Of
knocking the heads off the entire crew."
only to forget what he came up for
when the surface is reached.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
A HIGH PRICED ap.
The Bad Bargain That wss Made by
French Dentist


During a recent festival at NeuiIy Q
y.'ung woman attracted the atantTon
oi large crowd by holding heavy
bar OF iron between her teeth. Among
these who watched her was a dentist,
and ut the close of her performance o
luminous idea came to him, and he de-
termined to carry it out
Going to the young woman, he said;
'Mademoiselle, 1 am a dentist, and
therefore l am more impressed with
the wonderful power of your jaws
than any one else. Now, am about
to make a proposition to you. 1 will
give you $3.50 if you will write letter
TO me saying that you do all this work
by the aid of a set of false teeth which
have manufactured for you"
After some thought the young wo-
man replied: 81 will accept your offer
On one condition. You must first give
me as many dollars as can raise from
the ground with my teeth"
The sl"utist hesitated a moment and
then SAID liiat he would give her in
dollars as many 25 cent pieces as she
could raise. To this she agreed, and
d few minutes later the dentist was al
most stupefied when he saw her raise
weight which was equal to that of
Sic, 1t was costly advertisement
for the dentist.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-28
A TiOde1 Fireman.

Mike O'Hagan had never been a sue
cess. He had been discharged from
the service of bus company for al
lowing his bus to be smashed by a
tramcar and from the service of a
tram company for humping into car
riage.
Finally, however, he landed in the
fire brigade, and all his friends ex-
pected that he was settled for life.
He was not, however, for in less than
a month he was again looking for a
job.
"How did it happen, Tim?" said
Mikes friend Pat to Mixes brother
Tim.
"Ofll tell We. me bhoy," replied the
latter. "Shure, there came a foire, an
Moike he wint. An whin he got there
there was man on the top ov blaz-
in buildin' scr'amin' for help. 'What'll
Oh do at all? says he. 'Hould on says
Moike, an he t'rows him a rope. Tie
it round yer neck says he."
"And what did Mike do then?"
"He pulled him downw-London An
SwerS.