The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18


He capers and skips about his private
Office when receiving visitors as II &c
emphasize the sprightliness OF his legs
and the supleness of his waist. he
slaps big men on the back and tells
them they would make good footoall
players. His personal peculiarltles
serve to emphasize interest in the
great number of Roosevelt stories
af1oat.
Teddy behaves queerly, indeed, for
the president of great country.
MAJOR WALLER has returned to the
United States. He readily admits
having received the famous "burn and
kilI' order, and points with unpardon-
able pride to the thorough manner In
which he carried it out. He says
shell is cool compared to Samar. !"
From all accounts his satanic majesty
is an angel compared to Waller.
CHAIRMAN BROWN of the state dem
ocratic executive committee has refus-
ed Colonel Estill's request for re-
count of the primary vote in certain
specified counties in the state ON the
very sensible ground that there is no
law and no party precedent authoriz-
ing such action.
AMBASSADOR CHoATE dined King
Edward the other day, and we are told
that it is the talk Of all England.
OF course Mr.. Choate, since stretching
his legs under the same mahogany
with Eddie's, is much bigger and
better man than ever before in the
eyes of simlin heads.
VICTOR EMANUEL, king OF Italy,
has bought IS, 0G0,0 900 worth OF Virgin
ia coal lands. 1t will now behoove Vic
to keep his weather eye on Pierp
Morgan, or Italy is liable to have a
banlerupted ruler.
NINE. CALvE says she will never re-
turn TO make any farewell tours of
America. She must have her money
buried where moths cannot eat nor
rust corrupt it.
A NEGRO of Griffin has assaulted an
idiotic girl of his own race. 1t is now
up to some party OF northern investi-
gators to come down and look into the
matter.
EDITOR RUSSELL BRINSON of tao
cambridge Search Light has got
GA the list of legislators-elect, shut
has not yet announced his candidacy
for speaker.
THERE is still some hitch over the
transfer of the Danish Islands to Uncle
Sam. Their government does not seem
to be able to deliver the goods.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has strong
aversion to rag time music, which is
passing strange, considering Teddy's
strenuosity of disposition.
THE esteem Macon Telegraph is not
fortunate in all its fights. The way
Dom Joe Hall chewed it up without
seas ming was caution.
Tom WATSON is rapidly becoming
one of the biggest men in the world of
literature. He is able and brilliant,
and shines resplendently,
TERRELL county crop chances were
much improved by the soaking rains
which fell Saturday and Sunday.
IN almost any light you consider the
matter, isn't Terrell the banner coun-
ty of Georgia? Think it over.
COLONEL EsTILL's protest is worse
than useless, because it is "a protest
against the will of the people.
THE Darien Gazette says ''raise your
own hog and hominy and all will be
WE'LL" That's true.
THE dispatches say that Secretary
Hay has been reviled." Impossible.
JOHN BULLS next task is to make
peace with the British taxpayers.
THAT Cuban scandal is giving the
republicans a severe fright
A Tribute to Senator Bacon.
The Conprepatioualist has an exalt-
ed opinion of Senator A. .. Bacon, and
paws him this tribute: "If Senator
Bacon of Georgia is a fair specimen
of the sort of men the new south is to
send TO the senate then the country is
10 be congratulated. In face, form.
dress and mode of speech he is dis
tinctly different from the type which
Pettus and Morgan of Alabama and
McEnery of louisiana representatives
venerable, courtly and pOmpous sur
viyors of an era fast passing out of
mems minds. The heckling which Mr..
Bacon had 10 endure from the OppOsi-