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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09

City the Matter at Its Monthly Session May
Buy Engine Boiler Many improvements Last Year

At the last session of the city coun-
Gil the purchase of a new engine and
boiler for the electric light plant was
discussed, and though no action was
taken they will perhaps DE bought
and installed during the year. The
new machines would cost about So, 900,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
Religious Notice.

The News has been requested to an
pounce that Rev. NJ B. L. Binion will
conduct services for the new Bron-
wood Baptist church next Saturday
and Sunday. The public has a cordial
invitation TO attend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
Will borrow Money.

On account of the heavy smallpox
EXPENSE the city has run short OF
money, and the france committee OF
the council has been authorized TO
borrow 81 ,O0O At the recent meeting
of the council DR.. Kendrtck was paid
$40 for medical attention to smallpox
patients.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
Colonel Stevens Dead.

Parties in Dawson from Richland
Saturday reported the death of Colonel
E. L. Stevens, a prominest lawyer
Of that city. Mr.. Stevens had num-
Der of friends and acquaintance in
Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
Mrs. COIIeV Dead.

The aged mother of Mr.. P. T, Colley
died at her home in Leary last We'd
nesday. She was a woman OF many
estimable traits of character, and her
death is mourned by large number OF
relatives and friends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
it is understood.

This would be but another improve
ment in the city's electric light serv.
ice, new dynamo and switch board,
hooded lights and other improvements,
at COST of five or six thousand dollars,
having been made during last year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Lax atlve Bromo Quinine Tab
lots All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W; Groves sig
nature is on each box. % cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09

Those desiring to buy grain and hay
in large quantities will 40 well to see
me, as [ am representing the best
| houses In the country
n q TVurrf,t4ARD
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09

The suresu and safest remedy, for
l,idnev ana bladder diseases is Foley s
Kidney Cure. cmopr
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09

Foley's Kidney Cure, if taken in
time, affords security from all kidney
and bladder diseases.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
The County Changing.

The county changing is no longer
brought to Jail at night, but camp
where they are at work. They are
now located near Parrott.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
Look at These.

,r,ny more pairs of shoes go into
% Dollar Window this week.
= 6V. Collars to go at 2 for %
cents.
when your hat gets dusty we
or,o wb1sk brooms at 10 cents
each.
Case upon case of shoes stacked
- onr store. That's why we
.row5ing our dollar window.
~, farmers have found the shoe
nood...the "Stltch Down. ="
Don't buy ties until you see our
new lot
We have the best trunk strap we
yer ,as~-sometbmg new
We have a new sample book that
III almost make you buy whether
Tou need them or not
Soon as you read this, lay every
,ino else aside and come and see If
here is anything in the Dollar WIN
ow YOU can use it will pay you.
Inst dollar, that's all it takes to
ny in our window
That new polish is cutting shine
ready. We have the other if you
ant 1t.
Springtime is about here, and we
re opening up lots of new things
r you to see.
We could dress our window with
ne goods, but the values we put IN
ere for one dollar attract more
tention.
Don't forget that we can take a
easure that will fit you. Try us.
When you want shirts we have
EN-.
Best assortment of straw hats we
er had.
.ODNIANV
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09


cI had been a great sufferer from indigestion
for the last nine wears" writes Mrs Margaret
Stugte of Owings Mills Baltimore Co., Nd.
III was such a wreck it seemed death was near,
but today can say feel like another women.
have received much and lasting good from Or.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and FavorIte
description. l have taken twenty-five bottles i'll
ALL and followed the advice of DR.. r. v. Pierce,
and am happy to say that life is worth living
now. A Thousand thanks for your treatment"
Do not be cajoled into trading sub
stance for a shadow. Any substitute
offered as "just as good" as Golden
Medical Discovery" is a shadow of that
medicine. There are cures behind every
claim made for the Discovery"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large psges, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of twenty-one one-cent
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-09
u.D, more pairs of shoes go into
u n.I,or Window this week.

= RV, Collars to go at 2 for %
nutS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
a neceptixe Eisn.

A naturalist WHO is familiar with
Ceylon writes: in the clear water Of
Colombo harbor it is not uncommon
to $scc fallen and faded leaves Of the
Sjak tree floating ashort distance be
low the surface or sinking slowly to
the bottom. 4 certain small fish, cona4
monty known as the sea bat, minlics
these leaves, both in form and color,
in order to escape detection. Both in
shape and color they look when III the
water like waterlosged leaves, but
when removed from their native ele-
ment this resemblance is Immediately
lost They float III tie water half
sideways and all swim IN the same di-s
rection. turning simultaneously. On
one occasion Mr.. Wiley attempted to
capture one of these sea bats in a
rock pool and directly he made a
plunge with the hand net saw nothing
except what he took to be 4 jak leaf
slowly and inertly sink to the bottoln:s
To his astonisliment. as he withdrew
the net, the supposed leaf rightcd Itself
and darted away
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16


The Pet ~ bur-.
once ssarIlI
y recent ;;lnel ten IS
4 the ground hat tsyseui ia be lutte pos
sible# lnonolit lfsss foot.
columns for st Isaac. 10 81 niS on OF
sight and never more be heard oil sIsc
proyide against such contingencies q
forest of piles was driven into the
earth a the cost5of 100000 rs the
foundation of st. lsaacts. and yet the.
cathedral sinks. Like causes render the
roads OF st. Petersburg the worst in
Europe. Winter frosts, which Spene-
tratc several feet below the surface.
seize on the imprisoned waters and tear
up the streets. The surface thus bro
ken is so destructive to wheels that
have known an Englishman Who.
though he kept four carriages, had not
one in q condition to use. The jolting|
on the roads is SO great as to make ii
wise for n Traveller to hold on fast, and
when a lady and gentleman ride side
by side it is usual for the gentleman to
protect the lady by throwing his arm
round his companions waist. This d eli
cate attention is 50 much of a utllita.
rian necessity as in no way to Imply
further obligations
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
QUEER INDUSTRIES or Paris.
Collectors of cigaret and: Cigar Stumps
Man Who Takes Drunkards to
Their II ones

The remasseu1 de mutt is the. hum
| blest member of the raaspicKcrs cor.
| poration. He is generally q la5orer
| out of work, and collects Whatever he
| can and judges Asa1ablc, from a scrap
of paper or an orange peel to a d.
lapidated glove. Take old boots, for
example, However, bad, they 'lavc a
market value, for they always con.
tainin tie instep one sound piece thai
can serve again, and generally Two Or
three more at the heel and the back
says the "Pall Mall Gaze:tte.''
Old provision tins, again are full Of
money; the lead and soldering can be.
removed and melted into cahes, while
the tin goes to make chi1dren's toys
There are about 6,O00,of this lass Of
night birds in Paris, and their earn.
ings average Cd day a respectable
total of ,G212 daily forthc lot.
Another quaint night bird is the.
guardian angel The guardian
angel is a person attacked 10 he cs.
Establishments of some masuoqUets1--s
low barkcepers and certain prStic
houses. for the purpose OF looking at
ter the safety of drunken customers.
He accompanies them to thei: homes,
defends them in case Of need, as Of
ten as not has to put hem to led,
and leaves them only when they are
without the reach of mischief. He,
earns about IS day. Cases are also
on record where grateful drn.lkaIds
Lave remembered, The "aEgc1' IN their
wills Totreturn the Compliments the
angel" has invested sorns OF his
funds in the purchase. of a barrow. The
object of which is but too obvious.
An important night. bird is The
member Of the guild des nattes
mouillees. He deals in$tobacco man.
ufactured from stumps Of cigars and |
cigarets picked up In the street, and
holds assizes on the Place Maubert by;f
the statue of Etiennc Doiet, twice a
week at three o'clock A. NJ. On these
days the square is called the ,larket
of wet paws The industry is quite
on molesl scale; of
course, and would be eVen more 80
were it not for the government, who
stepped in with Characteristic greed,
and on the grounds of the monopoly.
it holds proceeded to tax tne tobacco
collected with So much painstakins
care.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
Danish Pensantry.

The Danish peasantry have not
able love of order and symmetry in
household arrangement, placing their
furniture wherever possible in pairs
and in exactly corresponding positions.
One old peasant WHO had accumn United
a little money and had been prevailed
upon to buy his daughter piano Sc
riously considered buying another to
place against the opposite wall. Their
bedstcuds consist Of great boxes, gen
orally painted red or green and heape3
with feather beds, between which they
insinuate themselves winter and sum
mer. If unable to afford SO many
feathers, the underbed is of straw
and receives SO little attention thar
mice build their nests in it ana race
back and forth squcalins shrilly wills
out disturbing the solid peasant slurIs
bers. The bedding is not washed Of
tener than once or twice a yenr.-Lou-
don Standard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
OCEAN RATES RAISED;
GERMANS WELD Ell.
N orddeutscher Lloyds London Agents
to Cease Booking Storage Pas
sengcrs to New York.

LONDON, Nov 1G.-At a meeting
Monday Of the North Atlantic confer
ence lines in the Liverpool Offices of
the White Star line, under the presi-
dency of Mr.. Bruce Ismay, presiS
dent OF the international Mercantile
Marine Company. the terms Of the set
Element oftthe rate war Just reached
in. Berlin were approved and passen-
ger rates were ordered to be imme-
diately raised to their normal level.
The agents here OF. the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company have
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
JudiciouS-

Many a true word is spoken quite by
accident. There were two middle aged
women in the waiting room of a de-
partment store the. other day. and.
looking over the railing: they espicd an
acquaintance on the floor below.
There's Mrs. BlnnlS, said one.
t.Well, l must say that she's done q
wise thing for once. No woman ought
to. go on living with a man that acts
like her husbands done
WHAT'S she done% asked the other.
"Ain't you heard" qucried the first
"Why, she's got a judicious .separa-
ton. IVA shinGton Post.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

SIR A'R
High Priests of Protection AireatiY
Concerned Over Probable Attempt
to Revise Schedules.

4 = . r 1 = j y II : y :
ri WASHINGTON. D c. Nov. 10
bring about change IN the present
tariff schedules within the next tive
years without a struggle. Even now
1t looks Very much like a tariff war
within the Republican lines with the
President on one Side and the high
priests Of high protection on tie oth-
er. 5
Representative Dalzell. the high
priest leader in the House, is al
indications of an attempt at tariff re-
form, and although he goes no further
than tc say that there is no need for
a change at present tits believed that
he will be found fighting any Change
in the next two Congresses. He is OF,
posed to n tariff commission and any.
extra session for tariff revision.
Representative Hepburn. one ofSthe
ultra protectionists OF Iowa, tlllls iii.
tariff was an issue in the recent cam
pafgn ana that the people spoke very
e:nphaticaiIy against any change.
The situation is not unlike that
which developed at the beginning, Of
the struggle for Cuban reciprocity
three years ago. Mr,Roosevcit foun,f
himself opposed by every nigh tariff
man il the Senate and House The
entire House leadership of the Fifty
sixth Congress came here to fight tho
executive proposition for reciprocity
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
saALrlMoRE & OHIO RAILROAD
svery Low Rate Sunday Excursion
Tickets on Sale May IS.

S.. Effective May 15 and continuing
every Sunday thereafter until fur
ther notice, the Baltimore & Ohio
RaI1road will place on sale excursion
tickets between stations OF Wheeling
and Grafton good going East bound
ION reg1llar train No. ~, leaving Fair
mont at 1852 A. NJ, and returning
no regular trains No. 71-55, leaving
GRAFTON 1870 noon, ana $50 p M;
and good going West bound On regular
train No. 5, leaving Fairmont at 7:47
"a NJ, and returning on regular train
No. leaving Wheeling at $500 p.
For tickets and full Information.
call on ticket agent.
T.B. HENDERSON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

a curious use ct the bamboo in some
islands of the Pacific is rs 4 crab trap
The jointed bamboo is stuck into the
ground Each piece has Il little bow
half way up. and string set at ten
sion TO shoot off an arrow. passed
through an aperture in the lower part
Of the cylinder, 1t is set ut the mouth
of crap holes and when the crab pro-
ceeds 10 climb up to the upper part Of
the tube Il delicately set hook releases
the broad arrow, which closes the low
er aperture and imprlsonS the crab
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
origin of the word FARM.

The origin of the word farm is as
follows: Ia the SaNons time the estates
which the lords of manors granted to
the frccmen We're at first but for a
term Of years. with u render of rent,
which in those days was of corn an:l
other produce. Tile leases so nude
were called fermes, or tarInes, but
times ensuing turned the produce inlo.
money and terms ofyears to terms of
life and inheritance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
colIo Pa ~

ssclmca
hiIas tie people ofSS Denver are
Weltering Ia the hot cath er Of SUM:
1ner slitt1 rs mountain lake onis fs
miles away lies calmly ii. Jos ing lis
perpetual freeze The lake is solid
ice This is what was found by c., A.
Parker. in charge OF the telegraph
construction OF the NIoftat railroad. in
the shadow Of the James Peak. on The
continental divide.
Perpetual SHOWS blanket the noun
tain on the sides not reached by the
sun. and amid the wintry scene OF
glacial whiteness lies the little lake.
one big lump OF ice. How long tho
lake has been frozen no me Knows,
Sometimes It melts, but this year il
has not shown any signs Of succuntb:
ing to tho higher tenn peraturc:
Mr.. Parker enjoyed the cooling
proximity of the lake recently when
Denver was receiving the first real
share of hot weather. He also in.
spected the enormous banks of gla.
cial snow, some OF them extending
hundreds OF feet on the mountain
side and scores of feet dqei Z
oficers Of the Moffat road are
much Interested III the finds. They
knew that She glaciers We're there
but the lake was something they did
not expect. Now every one from
General Manager Ridgway TO the Office.
hoy is trying to determine how long
that lake may have been frozen solid.
1t helps them to keep ccol,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
Sins of the rnthcrs.

Fair Girl am sure papa would not
object to you, but ] am afraid mamma
will. She says Your Ia mily have de
PRAYED tastes. Rich Grocer's Son--5
Good gracious. Where did she get
that dea2 Fair Girl think she
judges by the butter that your father.
used to recommend as good.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
RIsTRaA DELlN


The Decesabe Del ~
message 81 good and
ness; viii Sc we1coned
The fashion pages are Ilitstsss iIys asss
tractive, illustT ting and
the very latest mod 81
make their constructio dur IL 81
busy festive season "a
stead of a stas X, and the a
pictorial features! are Of rare eel
1ence. a selection &c Love Song
the Wagner operas. rendered
English by Richard Cal le;,Is
Beautifully illustrated In gcolors
+ g. Leyendeck Kerr occupies
nent place, and a chapter III HE
posers Series: relating flae
of Wagner and Cosinia. Is an
ing supplement to the u
clever paper emit tiled IL 81 Re GosIrsS
Ic1es of the Repub lie, 4, describes
unique phases Or Nyas1fr
life is fromSan unrame ICON iI5aI
who is. said to- write from
circles Of society. there
stories from tho pens or Hon
Smith. Robert Grant dice
such interesttmg writ tiers as
gruder. L.. Fran aurn !,
Gowan Cooke hold icis
OF the children. Man II Chr stit1a
gestions are given In need ewcrh
the Cookery pages are red len
Christmas feast. sis:Is ~
are the regular dapa trne
magazine, with man cial@
on topics relating Ia swon1aIls
ests within ana with heS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
The Dear Girls.

Milly-You know, dear. we've been
engaged for two years. and think It's
time wewere getting married. Tilley-5
oh, don't know, dear. If you really
love him you'll let him be happy for a
title longer yet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
.aGs
TelltnIe.

Jaggles- has acquired de-
cided stoop high up near his neck.
Waggles-Oh, 7 guess that's the stoop
his wife sits on.--Judge
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
: An .oyersir ..]trt

r. Quick, mother! Baby brother his
siallen down the well! Y I'm
1 @s g Oh, oh ~ and the we'll hasn't been
terilized ~ own Topics II 3.SI s5ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

For illustrated folder, time table
and full information, call at Ticket
ONCE, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
1NoT!cE 70 pAlRYMEN.

we are making choice homfny feed,
which is qua1ed for dairy purposes
aIiller-C1ark Grain Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

We have just nloade s;s
Novelty Ranges for fall Strad lesI
in position to make on close
T.. L. Halls Hardware s tore.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

We carry ala sizes OF Saver
from 8 to "a inches. PROMPT
Call us on either phone
Hardware Store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets
final limit. not later than DecembeI
10, 1904, to be sold daily at rate Of
$22.1O round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
You Want the Best.

70 . ~ = ID. = * +. Il u y
Are you going to spend your vaca
tion somewhere out of town?
If SO, Of course you will want one
OF your home papers to follow You.
Why not the West virginian?
It's the best, and Of course you want
the best, and itswill only cost you ter
cents per week mailed to any address
in the United States.
q Some one VIII get the hundred dol
lars in gold. It Is worth guessing
for. =
Ell Remembe you5 VIII find the largest
lines OF washing MAJ chimes wringerss
tubs. carried m the city at
HALLS Hardware store 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

Why not let the Marion Claim
that claim for you z; :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

Magnificent coaches, sleeping cara
observation cars and unexcelled dinins
car service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
Opera House Restaurant

The. Opera House RESTAURANT has
opened up again and will serve its
customers asiusual in frst-class style
Ills for both ladies and gentleme
ALvA HAWKINS,
Manager. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

n SEASON TICKETS, good to return
until December IS, 1904, to- be sole.
daily at the rate of s26.6 round trip
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

sTOP-OvERs not exceeding ter
days at each point will be allowed al
Washington, Deer Park, Mountain
Lake Park, oakland, Mitchell, Ind
(for French Lick and West Badep
SprinSs), Cincinnati and Chicago
within return limit, upon notice II
conductor and deposit OF ticket with
Depot Ticket Agent immedatel,
upon arrival
ST0P-OVERs not exceeding tel
days will be allowed at ST. Louis or
all one-way Except Co1onists' Tick
cts to the Pacific Coast and roune
trip tickets reading to points beyons
ST. Louis, upon deposit of ticket with
Validating Agent and payment Of fes
OF s1.o0.
Three solid vestibuled trains ar
run daily from New York, PhiadeI
'phia; Baltimore and Washington vts
Parkersburg and Cincinnati to 81
Louis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

Various forms OF excursion tickets
to ST. Louis via Baltimore & Oh,ts
Railroad snof on sale from Fairmon
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

FIFTEEN DAY Excursion tickets
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50 rouns
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

81 have some hne lots i Il 1oTrtssls
Place yet Il, i4annaI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

til the arch support in the Doro-s
thy Dodd one twice as far
ifhont fattgae. Gss ighland
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

shirts collars and ties see NE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

some nice lots ON Hamilton tfil1 for
sale at = good bargain. II. H. Ian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION
tickets, either season or sixty day
will be sold going via one direct
sroute and returning via another direc:
route, full Information concerninf
which can be obtained from Ticker
Agent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

Been
poolSing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

w. Il. Douglass $3.50 shoessf
G. B. Highland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16
BALTlMoREse OHIO RAILROAD

To the world'sFair-very Low Rates
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

54igh and MS s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

trip.