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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16

r. Hobbs, chairman of the demo
cratic executive committee of the sec
ond congressional district, has called a
meeting for tomorrow, the 18th inst,
in Albany, for the purpose of ordering
a primary for the nomination of con-
gresham. Captain H. A. Wilkinson
is the Terrell county member of the
committee, and will be present at the
meeting.
The committee is called together at
this time with the view of ordering
the primary on the Goth of April, the
date fixed for the general state pri'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
ilecE MOUNTAIN OF ICE
ovsaHANGING NIAGARA FALLS AND
FORMED BY THE MIST.
Than Thirty Feet High and Danger
-. fl Life. Dynamite Used by Off,
ciaIs TO Destroy 1t.

T. il seldom that the ice gathers at
vtapara to the extent that 1t mas 10 De
\ '"- 1.;,od but this year the formation
4. T Prospect Point was SO massive that
~ ,ome a source OF danger, and
~ ninteDdent Perry of the New York
9 -.a}o reservation thought best to blow
'.a bnge mound away in order that It's
.n v n time of a thaw should not en-
ID" rar lives of people on the ice noun
u@ ,n ice bridge or in the inclined rail-
' ar bpilding IN the gorge.
"% aT,Js formation at Prospect Point
-, ao,ar be forgotten by those who
WIZ = The Oldest resident at Niagara
sa" . mot recall any similar formation
uO. ,So mast, and il was, indeed, notable.
II w.. Point is the spot from which
! IOr r5o,ority of people who visit Mag
.no oct their first view of the great
a" .1oct Under normal conditions
Ia falls are in full view from there
,,tuben the big mound developed 1t
Wv marvellous change in the con-
- li|,an Of affairs there. The temper.
o lIloD lent near zero and the wind
Aud ur ons Of the southwest, carrying
now" w. snrav from the American fall
al W. tbp Point. AS fast as it fell there
y! up fmoza and the mound grow to might
~ ItoI ot the rate of two or three inches
lne'P bo ~ Higher and higher it
an an, he'd he'd until finally, when the wind
C Stn.an%od and the spray was waited by
.bo zzenbyrs in another direction 1t
, .nU "a feet high above the water that
nonred by and plunged over the Amer
toon fail on the upper river side.
l0q IT, was strange, indeed, to stand ~
.,at above the rushing, tumbling wa
.S~of The waterfall and see 1T tbend
oror the brink, for it was point OF
Diom never before available to man.
n summer time the current speeds by
aIn7ost in touch of the finger tips and
+ba view from the frozen elevation
snHrred all to hurry to the Point and
g P1t At the great white wonder that
had crept up 10 such height within
Few hours. The trees that stand few
feet hack in the park were halt-0urled
beneath the slope of the mound and
onIv reir tops were visible.
To destroy it dynamite was exploded
in holes drilled along the up-rlVer
side
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16

Foley's Honey and Tar is best for
Group and whooping cough, contains
no opiates, and cares quickly. Careful
mothers keep it in the house.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16

Order Primary Judge Gggs
Will Unopposed for Reelection

mary. This is the course that is being
taken in other districts of the state,
especially where there appears to be
no contest as is the case in this dis
trict, no opposition to the present rep
resentative in congress-, Hon. j. M.
Griggs, having developed.
To hold the congressional primary
on the same date the state primary is
held would save trouble and expense
to both the candidate and the people,
end the wisdom of this course will no
doubt commend itself to the executive
committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
Have DESTROYED Each Other.
From the Atlanta News.

From the Atlanta News
MIR. Cleveland ranks with Mr.. Bryan
as one of the two great democratlc
names of this half-centurY-one OF tn ne
two great men who deserve and VIII
receive immortal fame. He STANDS 1or
one faction of his party as distinct as
definite and as radical as the faction
for which Mr.. Bryan stands, and the
two men, each great, each honest, ana
oocb in their way immortal, have each
destroyed the other as posslolllty
uithin this decade of democratic strug'
ole and of democratic hope.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
MINORS CAN'T VOTE.
Attorney General Hart Gives an
Important Opinion.

In response to letter from Repre-
sentative ], T. NJ. Kelly of Glascock,
Attorney General John I. Hart shas
rendered n opinion to the effect that
a person who is minor, but who will
become of age before the regular state
election, cannot vote in the primary
unless he is of age ut the time the
primary is held.
Judge Hart says the law permits
those who will become of age just be-
fore an election to register SO as to be
able to vote after they have become OF
age, but that no one can vote either In
a primary or regular election until he
has attained his majority.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless Gnu IL
Tonic, because the formula Is pIaIpLy
printed on every bottle showing Vua'
Il is simply iron and quinine IN a taste-
less form. No cure, no pay. oO Genus
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
Slaughter of Diseased Cattle.

DIR. D. E. Salmon, chief of the
bureau of animal industry, who has re-
turned from Boston, where he super
intended the fight against the foot and
mouth disease epidemic, said that
about 300 animals already had been
slaughte in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Vermont and New Hampshire,
and that the indemnity the govern.
ment has paid the owners aggregates
over 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
PNEUMONIA IN NEW YORK.
Death Record of a Decade Broken
by Dread Disease.

A New York dispatch says all ithe
pneumonia and general death records
for decade are shown to be broken
by the report of the health department
for the past week. Eighteen hundred
deaths are recorded, of which AGO are
attributed to pneumonia. The total
number Of deaths from pneumonia in
the state during January were fifteen
hundred and ten.
NO better rye whiskey at the dlspen
sarY than Planters Maryland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16

For high quality and moo prict
Joe Wheeler whiskey stands head.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16
BridegrOom'S Age Was So.

At Emporia, Kan, Jacob Bigelow, a
widower So years old, and Elizabeth
B. Mickerson, As years old, have mar
ried. Mr.. Bigelow is probably the
Oldest groom Kansas eyer had. He is
a veteran of the civil war. He has lit.
tie property or means except a pension
of seventeen dollars a month. Mr.,
Bigelow says it was case of love and
he thinks marriage is not failure.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

1 had taken Edith's hand, and the
Icy GOODNESS Of the lifeless fingers that
I had only known quick with warm
blood chilled my very heart with fear.
There was long period Of terrible
suspense, and then heard the dear
voice. murmur, and, my heart bound
ing with joy. yentured forward that
might see the life once more in. her
beautiful face. Sir Edmund stopped
me on the threshold.
THANK God,'' be said fervently, "she
has come back to as; but the women
say she must be kept quiet. Go back
to your room, my dear fellow. and we
win talk it over at breakfast time.
Good night good night
returned reluctantly to my room.
AS I passed his chamber heard the
Judge snoring loud and long.
1t needed something more than such
trifles to wake him when he had a
bed to sleep in.
What already puzzled me was how
Edith's door came to be wide open and
she had tainted IN quite remote part
OF the room.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Weasels Attack Gifl.

As Jennie Yreeland, fourteen years
Of age, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
Milton Vreeland, was returning TO her
home from Lincoln Park the other af-
terno0n she was attacked by two weas-
els. Only with great difficulty did she
succeed in beating them off. Miss
Vreeland lives about one and a half
miles from the village, and the latter
half of the road is lonely one When
but short distance from her home
she saw a weasel dart across the road
in front of her She picked up q stone
and threw it with such accurate aim as
to knock the animal over. Picking up
another stone she ran forward to de-
stroy it, when to her surprise it sprang
at her and ran mp her dress toward
her throat. With her gloved hands
she dashed it to the ground with such
force as to stun il, but as she did so
another weasel sprang from the side of
the road apparently in defense of its
companion and assumed the attack.
Again and again she beat them back,
and again and again was the attack re-
newed. After what Miss Vreeland
thought must be fifteen minutes Of
hard battling the weasel that attacked
her last darted back to hole in the
stone wall which skirts the road, while
the other lay stunned at her feet. Pick
ing up a large stone she let 1t fall on
the wounded animals head and made
sure of its death, and then went on to
her home. Her brother James later
shot the other weasel.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20
In An Parts Of the State.

Bofdentown Council elected Freder
lex ]. Potter Water Commissioned for
i've years.
Il -Four large offers were killed near
Menantico Greek BY Millville hunters
the other day.
The curtain weaving plant Of Bailey
& Steel, at BradGock Camden County,
has begun operations.
Two sets of fine harness were taken
from the stables of Miss Sara Chew, at
The Oaks, near Mantua.
A large band Of gypsies is in winter
camp near Millyille
Woodbury's pretty little playhouse is
to be opened to theatricals.
Mrs. Newton Hoffman. who slashea
her throat while in delirium from fever
at her home, in Fairmount. died.
The Bridgeton Board of Education is
arranging to have tile High School
placed upon the approved list. which
will give it the standing of "a prepare
tory institution.
The Mullica Hill Fire Commission
ers have made a five-year contract with
the HARRISON Heights Improvement
Company to furnish the town with
twenty FIVE fire plugs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20
Bleeding Hands Held Reins.

But for the presence of mind Of Miss
Jane Caskey. Of MOrristow1, thred
women ana two children might havs
been seriously hurt in runaway. They
We're in an omnibus Of local hotel.
which was in charge Of Charles j.
Sayre. He had driven up to the hosel
with his passengers. and leaving the
horses standing went to look at the or.
der slate. 1T was then the team started
on run toward the railroad station.
The women, realizing their plight. att
tempted to get out, but the door was
locked by strap fastened to the driv.
er's seat. They screamed for help and;
the frightened children scrambled uns
der the seats, and men who saw the
omnibus swinging from curb to curb
seemed unable to give assistance.
When it looked as though the stage
would be dashed on the sidewalk In
front of Memorial Hospital, Miss Cas-
key quickly broke the pane of glass
near the drivers seat with her hands,
reached out, snatched the reins in her
bleeding fingers and brought the runs
away team to standstill.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20
Boy Cured 81 I.ockiaw.

Harry Van Brunt, thirteen years old.
of Roseyille, who was received at the
Newark City Hospital six weeks ago
suffering from lockiaW in an advanced
stage. il back at his home entirely
cured The boy became victim Of the
malady through a rusty nail running
into his foot while at play When he
was admitted to the Hospital his case
was considered hopeless, but the doc
tors went to work on him with a new
anti-tetanus serum and for three weeks
gave him four injections daily When
ever the number of injections was di-
minished there was recurrence Of the
commissions until 1T was found that the
boys muscles had begun to relax. Then
the injections were gradually dimin-
iehed until the boy was as well as he
ever was. Altogether about $500 worth
OF the serum was used
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

Those who are thoughtful win find
equal cause for glorying in the strong
self-control which has enabled Eng
land to defer the sword Of vengeance
10 the scales Of Justice, declares the
world knows, the former was in her
hand and within her power to WELD
with fullest effect. Wen said why
should not civilized nations exercise
the same self control that civilized men
are expected to exercise, asks the
Richmond (va.) Times, and why should
not civilized nations settle their diff
Aculties by the rule of law that they
make for their subjects?
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

+ "a New York burglar declares that
while concealed in d broad portiere in
Madison avenue he witnessed a scene
in which d young man proposed to and
WAS accepted by handsome young
lady. For four hours be listened to
the words Of love, not daring to move.
He then stole some silverware and es-
capped. Whether be related the tale
as intended mitigation Of his theft IS
NOT stated.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

An Australian barrister writing in
ahe North American Review tells Of
the great success that has been made
with the telegraph under Government
ownership in Australia. AS to Eng
land. the post and telegraph services
are combined, thus cheapening the adj
ADMINISTRATION of both. and though Aus
tralia is a large and sparsely settled
country the costsof messages there ave
-erages less than half what it does in.
the United States.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20


Caught in Switch as Train Comes.
Tt was close shave for fiye-year-old
willie Dietrich, Of Dover Two feet
more and the big engine Of the Ches-
ter Express would have crushed the
life out Of him, but the engineer,
Sampson. stopped the train just in
time. :sHqgiillllilesssn mother had sent him
with message to his father at the
beef house AS the little Fellow was
crossing the track the towerman
threw the Chester switch for the COM
ing express. The closing switch
nipped wines foot ana held him
fast. Some men, seeing the baby,
rushed to his aid, but could not extri-
cate him. The Chester train was only
100 feet away and apparently could not
be stopped. Women on the station
platform screamed and two of them
staggered nearly fainting into the sta
fion. Men tufnedtheir heads or shouted
wildly at the approaching train. The
men who had hurried to Willie
pulled him to one side in the hope of
saving his life even If he lost his leg.
just then the train stopped Willie
reached out his hand and, putting ~
against the eowcateher, tried TO shove
the train away. His foot was slightly
crushed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20
DO Not Want Free Delivery

Petitions are being circulated an Glen
Ridge for and against free delivery OF
mails While there are number who
want free delivery It has many enc
mics among citizens who do not care
to see the little postofice abandoned
it Is nice walk, they say. to and
from their homes Then. again. they
meet their neighbors and have quiet
chats and learn what Is going on in
The Borough AT present carriers from
bloomfield deliver mail in certain parts
Of the horoneh' ana there ARE others
who want the same privileges
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20


ignorant of what had occurred in
Edith's room before her cry for help,
/ paced my room, thinking how terri
BILE the fright must have been that
made her faint a second time, and de-
spite her belief in the unreality Of
these mysterious app
TYour turn win Gomez Van Hoeck
had said to me, and these words COM
ing back to my mind, asked myself
If the repeated attacks upon Edith
might not be part Of a complicated
scheme to obtain the diamond.
Such plot was the more possible
because it seemed impossible. An act
Of legerdemain succeeds or not ac-
cording to the skill with which the
conjuror fixes. our attention on a false
train Of operations while he works out
the actual feat. AS / made these re-
Elections, took the Great Hesper from
the pouch on my waist strap, and
buckled it in its case upon my left
wrist; then doubly locked the door,
saw that there was oil in the lamp.
put d box Of wax matches beside it
on the table, and finally opened the
long-bladed knife Van Hoeck had giv-
en- me, and stuck it between the mat
tress and the side Of the bedstead
The room was thickly carpeted and
oak peneled. The furniture with the
exception Of the toilet arrangements
and a low saddle-back chairwas an
tique, and Of oak. The bedstead was
particularly wide, with four carved
pillars carrying baldaquin, and
heavy curtains of some thick brocaded
stuff, looped at the foot, but hanging
loose at the head; it faced the oriel.
Between the right side Of the bed
and the wall was square table on
which stood the lamp with the sad
dle-back chair beside 1t. On the LETT
hand side Of the bed was a tall carved
black press. A large chimney with
sculptured mantel and an-open hearth
faced the door. a screen shut Of the
washstand, which stood on the left Of
the oriel. A broad settle with a va
lance, and covered with a stuff similar
to the hangings Of the bed, ran round
the three-sided recess formed by the
window Of the same kind
shut OF the recess A corner cabinet,
with folding doors in the lower part,
fitted the angle of the walls to the
right; between this and the door was a
deep. wide. and long chest, and above
it a large mirror. An escritoire, some
high backed chairs, and second ta-
Bile, completed the furniture. There
was no door but the opening upon the
corridor. and no window save the
oriel.
In the early part Of the night had
described these particulars to Van
Hoeck. at his request. and he made me
examine the press. the old chest, and
hangings Of the bed and settles; every
thing, in fact, which might afford
hiding place to Lola or another.
To be Continued.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

A few days ago L, r. Bullock was not fa1
from Doehead, near the old race track
ahead 81 him two wild turkey aobb;era
lighting Mr. Bullock stepped out into the
bushes, and crept along until he was op.
posite the fighting fowls So intent were
they ID their contest that he was not
heard. With. stealthy step he adj.
vanced till he was almost rnon them. and
then he made a spring and caught the two
BY the neck one in each hand, Then en-
sued battle between man and birds.
With wings and feet the latter fought,
scratching Mr. BulIocls's arms and tearing
his clothing With much difficulty one
bird was carried to the ground, where jts
head was crushed BY the man foot, while
re other maintained rs desperate scratch
FIRST one disposed Of. the other soon feii
an easy victim. Mf Bullock SAYS be had
no idea how strong turkey Was before.
Tarh0ro IN. C.) Southerner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

The recommendation of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor that its mem-
beers study economic conditions and lis
ten to lectures on the subject, ought,
df it is followed, to have very bene-
fetal effect, says the indianapolis
News, provided always the right books
are studied and the right lectures are
listened to.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

4 We find in the columns Of an ex,
change that the subject Of teaching
agriculture in the public schools, SC
grandly inaugurated in Missouri a few
years ago, is still kept at the front
says The Mirror ana Farmer The
movement began fifteen years ago By
the State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction visiting teachers meet
ings and oranges urging the in
PRODUCTION OF these studies into
public schools For i've years the Mis-
souri, school law has recognized it as
A part Of the course Of study requiring
applicants for State certificate to be
examined in group OF agricultural
subjects. For four years the State
Normal schools have had departments
Of agriculture and nature study In
order TO establish this policy in any
State there must be vigorous and per.
sistent advocacy Of it BY the officials
Of agricultural organizations and the
school officers. NO reform in any di:
rection ever came except as q result
81 earnest EFFORT on The part Of people
connected with the affairs which It,
WAS expected 10 Improve With that
EFFORT the introduction Of elementary
agricultural studies can be secured
il the schools Of any state This win
eventually come. but the :Ight End o.
efiorf viii hasien *.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

A trolley car with thirteen persons
came near plunging sixty feet from the
Kearney avenue Bridge. Arlington,
over the Greenwood Lake Railroad cut.
Eight feet of the car extended off the
bridge into the air, and had 1t not been
for the rear trucks keeping to the
rails the car would have made a clean
plunge through the iron railing. Twen-
ty feet Of the railing was torn away
and the planking on the bridge was
ripped.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

there, owe her. toward the side Of
the bed.
rs Il you, Lola p she asked, but IN
voice 50 faint, for she was sick with
fright that she herself could hardly
hear the words she spoke.
1t was fancy. Oh the eyes were
turned away. Yet. still leaning upon
her elbow that quivered under her,
she strained her eyes to penetrate the
darkness.
Not long, perhaps, though it seemed
so. her heart beating painfully, her
mouth parched and dry, the hot breath
catching the back Of her throat.
Something seemed to be touching her
hair. Was it the lace curtainf
She raised her trembling hand and
felt something level with the top OF
her head. But 1t was not the curtain.
It was the pillow, or she was mad.
Fer strength gave way, and she fell
back upon the bed; but the terrible sus-
picion that the pillows had been with
drawn for the purpose Of smothering
her made her throw her hand up.
The pillow had descended; It was
close to her face. she tried to scream,
but the pillow was already upon her
mouth and smothered the cry.
1t closed down upon her head, firm
and hard. She could no longer breathe.
1t pressed upon her throat, as she lay
with the back Of her head pushed
down into the bed.
The touch Of death aroused the in
stinct of self.preservation within her,
and, with a frantic effort, she tore
herself from under that suffocating
pressure, flung herself from the bed,
and, ais respiration returned, cried
with all her force for help.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

& las the population Of Ireland has de-
creased the demand for prisons has be-
come less and less, says the Spring
field Republican, and they have been
sold by the score, while the famous
Harold's Cross Prison, in Dublin, oe-
cupied in the 40's BY Daniel O'Con-
nell, has been turned over to the War
Office for barracks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

] The students attending the agricul-
tural colleges in the United States
number about 5000. This is not large
number compared with the total nuns
Der Of farmers in the country, remarks
the Mirror and Farmer, but IT shows
that a good start has been made in
the education of the tillers Of the soil.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-20

y a. prominent shaving soap manu-
facturer is printing recommendation
from soldiers III the Philippine Isl
ands. thought most Of those fellows
got all their close shaves from the
Frilinfnos