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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
MILLIONS SPENT ON
MISSISSIPPI LEVEES.
GOVERNMENT, STATES AND
INDIVIDUALS SPEND VAST SUMS.
Inspection Being Made With a View of
Constructing Big Dam and Reser.
YOir to Check the Mighty Stream.

1t is said that theme is a movement
on foot to have model made, for ex.
hibit at the St. Louis exposition, of
dam and reservoir for the control of
the Mississippi river. 1t seems to be
admitted that the levee plan has prov
en- a failure, at least the leYees were
badly wrecked by the flood that is now
passing off, and it will cost millions OF
dollars to put them back where they
were prior to the present food. Be-
sides, the levees did not protect the
adjacent lands from overflow this
spring. just how much money has
been spent on the leyee system of the
lower Mississippi 1t is, Of course, i'm
possible to say, because there has been
no record kept, but it is known that
the government has spent more than
100000 and it is safe to say that
the states have spent more than that.
The amounts spent by planters, and
citizens of towns along the route of
the river, are unknown.
IL is question whether the levee
plan will be success if persisted in.
1t seems as if the floods rise higher
and higher as the hight of the levees
are increased, and the levees are GER
tain to be swept away sooner or later. |
They may hold for two or three years,
fhOnn iC a n oil
flood that will break and destroy the |
most of them.
1t is said that an officer of the en-
gineering corps of the army has been
sent to points above St. Louis to in
spect the country with the view of sug-
costing the building of dam and res
ervolr, such has been built by Great
Britain at AssOuan for the control of
the river Nile. According to this
statement it is thought that dam and
a.reservoir could be constructed at a
point about fifteen miles above St.
Louis that would serve TO control the
river.
The point that is being aimed at
now is TO have model made of the
proposed dam and reservoir for exhib-
it at the ST. Louis exposition, the idea
being to interest the people in it and
through them congress. A dam that
would check the Mississippi in food
times and turn back the waters into
a reservoir would cost mint of money.
The dam at Assouan cost $l0,00000O
and the reservoir is to cost about the
same amount, but it would be a safe
statement thata dam that would check
the floods that come down the Missls
sippi would cost ten times as much as
the Nile dam cost; and as for areservoir
it would cost about as much as the es-
mated cost of the Panama canal. But
there is no objection TO a model.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
EufauIa Shipping Dogs.

Euiaula, with all kinds of goods, doe
large shipping on the railroads and
boats to distant points. With her
commodities she ships fine dogs. Yes
terday morning box containing one
pointer and one setter dog was sent TO
persons in the west, and on the 4
O'Clock train another box containing
one setter dog was shipped TO Racine,
Wis. We do not know who raised
them, but will not the business pay
some one to engage in it?-Eufaula
Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
A Demonstration of What ChamberIain's
Collie, Cholera ana DiarrhOea
Remedy Can Do.

Zone of our customers, highly re-
soected citizen Of this place, had been
for ten years a sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea, writes Walden s. Martin,
druggists, of Enterprise, Ala. He
had used various patent medicines and
been treated by physicians without
any permanent benefit. A few months
ago he commenced taking Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy aud in a short time was en-
tirely cured. Many citizens of Enter
prise who know the gentleman will
sestify to the truthfulness of this
ttatement. For sale bY Dawson
Drug Co., Dawson, and J. H. Williford
& Co., Parrot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
A GREAT GEORGIAN.
Mr.. Watson Donates to MOnu-
ment of a Political Foe.

From the Lawrencevie News Herald.
Prejudice, hatred and envy are char
acteristics of little minds and small
hearts. There is no room in the soul
of great man for such feelings.
There ere men who spend a great deal
of their time in hating their enemies,
and it seems TO be the delight of their
little souls to 90 their enemies an IN
jury. They rejoice in the misfortunes
of those they dislike, and are envions
of all, even their friends, who surpass
them. They are so little, narrow,
prejudiced, dislike so many and like
so few, that they cheat themselves out
of the real pleasures of life.
But great men move upon higher
plane. They breathe a purer atmos-
pierre. They associate with the good,
read the best books and sing the best
songs. They discard that which is low
and seek all that is high.
In the person of our own Thomas b..
Watson are found the principles of
this higher and nobler life. Below is
given letter which he recently wrote
to MIR. Goodrich of Augusta. We wish
that 1t could be widely read. Such
sentiments can come only out of a
great soul:
MR.. WATSON S LETTER.
"Mr. Chas. G. Goodrich, President
Walsh Memorial Fund. My Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find modest contri-
button towards the erection of monu-
ment to the memory of Hon. Patrick
Walsh.
There are doubtless many who will
think me Inconsistent in this, for 1t is
we'll known that MIR. Walsh and diff
fered on nearly every public question.
From the famous Coqnitt convention
of 1880 down to the final struggle when
[ was put out OF politlcs he was con-
stantlv in the lead of those VINO fought
me: and to him, as much as to any one
man. is due the fact that the ambltl0n
of my life went to wreck, and that l
now sit in the shadow toiling at tasks
which are not those upon which l nao
first set my heart
But no manly man bears malice OF
refuses to see merit in foe; and to ev
ery generous nature the white face o.
| the dead is flag of truce.
believing that Pat Walsh--the
brave, big-hearted Irishman-wa'
honest in his convictions, loyal to duty
as he understood it, true to friends ant
devoted to country, lavish OF hi
strength in public service, Sinking NJ
task, claiming little for himself, pup
lic-spirited j q high degree, | heartily
commend the purpose of those wh'
would rear monument to his memory
Very respectfully yours.
THOMAS E. WATSON"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
Due NotiCe Is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public genearlly that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure un-
adulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thous-
ands of cases of piles that would not
WELD to any other treatment. and this
fact has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those persons who get
the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are never disappointed, because
it cures. DAWSON DRUG 20.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
PACKAGE TRAVELLED 2 YEARS
Woman to at Last Get Jewelry
Mailed in England.

After crossing two continents and
remaining en- route for two years and
six months, a valuable package con-
tanning a Russian sable set and some
valuable jewelry addressed to Mrs.
Elliott of Mexico, Mo-, has been locat-
ed at London, Eng.
Two years and six months ago Mrs.
Elizabeth Norrington OF Plymouth
Rock, Eng, sent Mrs. II. E. Elliott OF
Mexico this valuable package. The
package was carried across the waters
TO Holton, Kan, by Mrs. Holton oil
that place, who is a relative of Mrs.
Elliott. 1t was mailed from Holton TO
Mrs. r. E. Elliott, Mexico, Mo- In
stead OF going there it went to Vera
Cruz, Old Mexico. 1t had lain in the
postoffice at that place for an indeh-
mite time and was finally opened by
some one and remailed to the general
postoftce at London, Eng.
1t was opened again and d messenger
was sent 200 miles away 10 Plymouth
Rock to inquire of Mrs. Norrngton if
she had sent package to the United
States and tor her to describe the con-
tents. This she did, and the messen-
ger returned to London with the de-
sired information, and the package
has probably been remailed to Mrs.
Elliott.
She has received letters stating that
the long lost package has been found
after crossing two continents, and will
probably turn up in the Mexico post
office in the near future. The letter
informing Mrs Elliott of these strange
facts has in some ineXplicable way
gotten there before the package.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
Too Great a Risk,

A reliable remedy for bowel com
plants should always be kept at hand.
The risk is too great for anyone to take
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy never fails, and
when reduced with water is pleasant
10 take. For sale by Dawson Drug Co.,
Dawson Ca, and Williford & Co., Par.
rOtt Ga
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
The Youngest Couple.

MIR. and Mrs. Tommie Hammer Of
Palmore, KY, have the distinction of
being one of the very youngest mar
ried couples in the United States. The
groom is - wears of age, while the
bride is only II. Tommie works on a
farm and makes good living for his
little wife.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
Poisoned the Alligator.

Mr.. D. N. Hutchinson has been an
noyed for some time by alligators
catching his sheep and hogs, and
several days ago he hung a piece of
beef containing strychnine just above
the water and big fellow came along
and ate it and was soon dead. He
measured about six feet.-Adel News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
An inspiration for Greater Zeal.

AS token of their appreciation OF
his efforts to build up Thomasville,
the people of that city recently pre-
scented Captain John Trlplett, for so
long editor of the Townsville Times
Enterprise, a handsome loving cup.
This should encourage country editors
to greater zeal, in the hope that
after fifty years of steady ana unre-
munerative grind they may be cup
winners .-Cuth bert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
A Chattanooga Druggists Statement.

Robert J. Miller, proprietor CT the
Real House drug store of Chattanoo-
ga, .Tern., writes: "There is more
merit in Foley's Honey and Tar than
In any other cough syrup. The calls
for it multiply wonderfully and we sell
more of it than all other cough syrups
combined"
KENDRICK'S DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
ManV Immigrants Arrive.

More than 10000 immigrants landed
in New York one day las week. Shall
we presently have a surplus OF "undl-
gested immigrants" to add TO DR.. Nor
cams 'sundigested securities?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22

A man who can bottle up wrath is a
corker. especially when he suffers from
and no Ramon's Nerve
and Bone Oil within reach.
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15
Ohio; treasurer Henry ]. Fries, Erie
Pa; marshal. III. w. Mprwick. Kansas
City, Mo.
Humble Origin Of Popes.

Many of the popeS have sprung from
Standard. Alexander V UIOm was a
bcggar boy. Benedict MI wns the son
of baker: SiXtns IN u47n was the
son of Il fisherman: SiNtms V UISl,
whose name was Felix rcrretti. was Il
pig driver at MOntHlto. Hnd attracted
the attention of Il Franciscan monk
WHO educated Him. lie rose To hc
bishop Of l'rrnlo. S,'om after to l,c eur
dilEll. and was then elevated to the
lEilml throne Hnd celebrated his reign
by erecting some of the finest build
ings in Rome Nathaniel Hawthorne,
writing of his tomb i'm the grand Old
church of ST. Maria NIagoirc, {. saws:
"lf anything can still the spectator to
silence and awaken him to great
rccOllcctiOnS, it is the monument of this
astonishing man who as Il child hrrdctl
swine. and as man commanded kings
and filled Rome with so many works
that from every side his namc like an
echo, rings upon the travellers ears"
Urban ~ 02GD was the son of Il
French cObblcr; Adrian vi was the
son of a weaver; Benedict nj was the
son of a shepherds; Eonifacc the Great
was street gamin and held horses
for pennies. In recollection of his
| earlier days he invited two kings to
lead his mule when he rode TO his
coronation as pope of Rome. Hide
brand, the great orator monk, who be
came Pope Gregory VII 07O3), was the
son of q carpenter from Tuscany and
one of the most brilliant statesmen OF
his age. lie practically revolutionizcd
Europe.
There is tradition that one of
the poDcs, Victor /. who reigncd in
la5, was cOlnred man, an Ethiopian.
Three Of the popcs were Jcws-St,
Peter, st. Clement and Thcodorus I
who reigned in G42. Clement was a
fellow labOrcr with st. Paul and was
mentioned by him in the third verse Of
the fourth chapter Of the cpistlc to the
Philippians. He was the fourth Dopc
and suffered martyrdOm in the year
100. Thcodorus was descended from
famous Jewish scholar, who rcmov-
ed to Rome during the occupation of
Judca by the Romans and held a high
position. Several Of the popcs were
laymcm. and the election to the ponti-
ficate has several times been declined,
Martin Nv was n layman and at one
time mayor of Rome. Clement Nv
was !; lawyer and was secretary to st.
Louis of France. Innocent VIII was
married and the father of a large fam
lily. He did not take orders until after
the death Of his wife. Adrian II was
elected three times and declined twice.
He was 1G years old when he was
elected the third time and died at 81.
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15

tanned by Mr.. Walker, one of the most
stubbornly opinionated and obstinately
prejudiced men who ever sat in the
American Congress. Had Henry Field
ing met such man he would have put
posterity to double the obligation he
did by recording discussion between
Mr.. Walker and Squire Westerns sis
ter of some political subject Her
veys account of George II fits Walker
i'll some particulars. That king divid-
ed the opponents of the administration
of Sir Robert Walpole into fools, pup
pies, liars and traitors, and the men his
majesty had in mind were the very
cream of English contemporary states
nanship and English contemporary
letters. Walker had the same opinion
Of all free traders from Grover Cleve-
land and John G. Carlisle down. In
deed, this grim old political Putnam
from Massachusetts actually reversed
John Quincy Adams by denying the
right of petitioning to some Of his
constituents because of their "want of
intelligence" in asking the passage of
the Wilson bill. There is famous
passage in "a Tale of Tub" that
fits the scene precisely when Walker
sailed into Cochran. He came as the
winds when forests are rended, came
as the waves when navies are strand
ed." The strange thing was he got
the laugh on Cochran. The Rcpubli-
can side at first was speechless with
astOniSlment, and then tumultuous
with joy; The Democrats themselves
were convulsed with laughter. while
the old fellow proclaimed the beauties
and beneficences of protection and de-
clared the ignorance and stupidity of
all free traders, chief of whom was
MIR. Rourke Cochran. of New York.
When he finally ceased lie got an ova-
tion Cochran rose to reply, but even
his eXhaustless vocabulary failed to
furnish words fitting to the occasion.
Of nations" and sat down utterly dis
comfited. One thought of the great
orations Of Burke that met derisions
in the Commons. At the session before
Cochran was one of the leaders who
forced the repeal of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman silver law, the
measure that the Republican party
afflicted the country with rather than
embarrass the Republican president
with free silver bill. Some of the
now ardent goldbug statesmen-some
of them from Iowa, where ideas die
young-were very ardent 16-to-1ers in
those days. They did not think it at
all patriotic in Thomas B. Reed to
help the administration repeal the
author of the panic of 1893, for that is
just exactly and precisely what the
Sherman silver law was.
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15

cElred in favor of the federation -Four
thousand Sioux Indians are represent
ed at the convention by Il chief The
Chippewa tribe has'.ffso joined the fed
GRAFTON. Bishop Kelley of Savannah
celebrated Pontitical Mass. Father
tantwell Of Long Island. who
preached. said the federation would
prove a great bulwark aga inst the ris-
ihg tide of inlidclity. numbering. ac-
cnrding to Il New York daily. :NOnn
souls in this country One cause of
iniidclity WAS the fact that part of the
people preferred novelty am Srntimrn-
nlity to religion and morality. ana that
the great beginning of inlidrlity WIS
made with the Sn-callrd Reformation:
tllad some preferred 10 discard some
doctrine. and others another doctrine.
until finally none Of them believed any
thing. Divorce WAS another great
causeand it was strange that while the
courts held that ordinary contract of
collars and cents could not bc broken.
they easily broke the highest contract,
that of marriage-thc very foundation
of society. Archbishop Ryan of Phil
adelphia, Bishop Mcssmcr of Green
Bay, Wis, and Bishop McFaul of 1'rcn-
ton attended Mass. President Thomas
H. Minahan of the federation, in the
course of his address, said: "I'he
widely and the sincerely spoken regret
because of the ending of the mastcrful
and gentle life of Leo MIL. the kindly
sympathy expressed on every hand by
our fellow citizens of all dcnomina-
tions, is indeed a silver lining to the
cloud, that darkcnS the Catholic hOri-
zOn. 1t were impossible for Catholics
to be other than deeply touched by
these Christian amenctics. In the
noble tribute paid the dead pontiT we
hail the dawn of Il broadening and
frightening day In this kindly sent
iment we recognize. too, something of
the frlAtion of Le0's fontlcst hopes.
Peculiarly fitting to the solcmnity of
the present hour. is the coming to-
gethcr of the Catholic societies of
America. Not sinsly, but with united
voice, they can Eow speak the sorrow
as well as the appreciation of the great
Pontiff's 1j.OOO.OOO of spiritual child
rcn in America. II is most appropri-
ate. too, that such expression come
from this convention. To carry out,
to realize in our own country what
Leo so sublimrly thought and "ranlly
wrought for the world ut largc-this is
the cardinal aim of the mission of
American Federation of Catholic soci-
cites. Standing before the tomb of
this world leader. whose hope was
better understanding among all Christ
ians, and whose fondest aim was 'one
fold and one Shepherd in his name
we tender to our fellow citizens of
every condition and of all crccds, our
sincerest gratitude in acknowledgment
of their gracious ana heartfelt express
sions." The following officers were
elected by the American Federation
Of Catholic Societies: President. Thom-
as Il. AIirnhan. Columbus. Ohio: first
vice president. ]. Il. Oelkers. Newark.
n. j.; second vice president T.. ].
lierce, San Francisco; third vice pres
ident. Edward Fceney. New York: sec
retary, Anthony Mnitre Cincinnati.
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15
Catholic Federation Convention.

At the recent session of the Amer
national convention at Atlantic City, n.
j.. Secretary Matre reported an in
crease during the past year in State
Federation from four to ninc and that
there are at present 266 county fedora
tons in 40 states. Twenty-Five men,
bers of the hierarchy. three Cardinals.
including two apostolic delegates. and
53 Arclrbishops and Bishops have de
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15

The Irish Land Bill has now passed
the house of lords with certain amend
mcnt> and has been sent back to the
hOrSr of commons for action on the
amendments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.

The regular meeting Of the G. E. Union
was held last Monday at the Calvary Bap-
fist Church at S:45 p. m. After Scripture
reading and prayer by Mr.. C. R. Ball well
come Back to Calvary was given by the
pastor, DR.. Greene. Miss Lena Bangs rem
dered a vocal solo. The roll call of socie-
ties present was followed by an open par
Lament on a new campaign for 10 per cent
of increase in number of members and So
ceties for 1903. DIR. Merrill E. Gates spoke
on the subject. The meeting was well at
tended. there being about 300 Endeavorers
present.
On account of bad weather the business
meeting of the c. E. Society of East Wash
ington Heights for 1902 was postponed until
recently, when the former officers were re-
elected as follows: President, Mrs Landon;
vice president, James w. TaIbert; secretary,
Miss Ethelyn Starkweather; corresponding
secretary, r. l.. Jenkins
At the regular business meeting of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor of Howard University held last Sat
urday evening the following officers were
elected to serve during the winter term:
PRESIDENT, Mr.. Edw. P. Davis; vice presi-
cent, Miss Gertrude Stewart; recording sec
rotary, Miss Marie E. Brown; treasurer,
Mr. BENZ. T. Dixon; librarian, Mr.. A. D.
Tate; delegate to District Union, Mr. VIM.
j. Watts
The Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church
Z. r.. has received letter from one of it's
former members, who is now in Manila He
lnclosed an interesting account of his OBJ
servations of the native life. The c. <. has
sent letter to him, written by the pastor
and a number of members of the society
The Junior Endeavorers of Keller Me-
mortal Lutheran Church gave $50 last year
to pay on the church debt
owen r. kellar, president Of the District
Union, and Irving P. Tade, chairman of the
union lookout committee, attended the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Eastern Presbyterian Church last Sun
day evening
Herman c. Metcalf, secretary of the Dis
trict Union, visited the Fifth CONGREGATIONAL
Z. E. Society on Sunday evening last.
The meeting of the Calvary Baptist c. E.
society last Sunday evening was led by Mr..
= Z. GetZnger. The topic was How to
Get Fresh Start A violin solo, Nearer,
MY COO, to Thee" and cornet solo, The
Holy City by DR.. F. A. Swartwood, added
much to the interest of the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10

Edwin NJ. Kline. who was Wednesday
night installed as chancellor commander OF
Mount Vernon Lodge. No. 5. Knights OF
Pythias-the second Oldest lodge Of that
order in the world-was born In this city
September 20. 1876. He was educated in
the public schools here and in 1898 he en-
tered the government service. and he is still
employed in the plate printing branch of
the United States coast and geodetic sur
vey, under the veteran Pythian. D. n.
Hoover of Justus H. Rathbone Lodge,
No. %. Mr. Kline was initiated in
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. ), January "a,
1900. and has served as inner guard and
vice chancellor. At the recent election of
officers he was unanimously elected to the
highest office within the gift of the lodge
He is member of the committee on
widows and orphans is vice chairman of
the fair committee of his lodge and a mem
Der of the relief committee. His maternal
grandfather, Anthony Parkinson, who
died in 1875. was one of the early
members of Mount Vernon Lodge, and his
father, Past Supreme Representative John
NJ. Kline, also member of Mount Vernon
Lodge, is well known throughout the su-
preme domain of the Pythian order. His
brother, John NJ. Kline. jr., a member of