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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
TROUBLE AT PRISON FARM.
New Boss Whipped Two COnvicts
and the Others Quit Work.

The officials at the state prison farm
near Milledgeville have had consider
able trouble with the negro men
convi1ts the past few days, says a
Milledgeville press dis patch. On Sat-
urday last Mr.. Roberts of Hancock
county, relieved Captain Slater, who
has had charge of the male convicts at
the farm for some time who had become
very much attached to him, and the
reputation which come to the new man
was that he was hard boss and the
negro men kicked at his being put
over them, but went to work, but for
some reason which some did not think
Unsuitable, Mr.. Roberts whipped two
of the negro men Saturday. Monday
morning all butthe TRUSTEES and seven
men refused TO go out and work and
made all kinds of threats and they
were locked up and kept in close con-
fnement and fed on bread and water.
They made threats of burning the
building, aud extra guards, well armed
was constantly on hand.
Judge Turner, chairman OF the prls-
on commission, went to the city this
morning and went out TO the farm and
after talking TO the men convinced
them that 1t was TO their interest to
90 back TO work and that he would see
that they were not cruelty treated, so
all hands went back to work that
afternoon
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13

cts sold at high price; the gather.
ings were attended by the demifashion-
able. At one time they were almost
as notable as Bagby's Monday Morn.
ings. A young author who had not
made her debut in the magazines, but
had attracted considerable attention,
was, with rare audacity, invited to
read, but with prudent reservation she
was asked to submit the manuscript
first. The story the writer selected
was impeccable In its morals, but it
was extremely though briefly tragic,
and it's climax was rather terrible. 1t
was submitted and returned kindly
and politely, with the excuse that there
might be sensitive ladies present
whose nerves would be distreSSingly
affected" The obvious reply that
women whose nerves were in dell
cate condition had better stay at home
may or may not have been made.
To be great it is above all things
necessary to develop your ego your
power, and there is only one way 10
do it-by divorcing yourself from all
that is SNUG, that is easy, that Is cOnl-
Portable. that is orthodox and conVen
tlonal, by seeing life from its peaks
to its chaSms.
No writer with a real gift and WA
a real ambition has any business WIN
a home, children, the unntermt'en.
comforts of life which stultify anu
stihe. If a man has the gift to write
to create-the greatest Of all gHIs-
what more does he want? 10 lnSlS'
upon the right to lounge amid tns
commonplace comforts and the mlu
distractions of society" Is not OILY
ungrateful, but fatal. Art, the lu0S'
Jealous of all mistresses, IS alwa!'
prompt to desert him of the dlVlueu a,
legiance and leave him to flnlSn nT
career with the husks, with Tue Sn'"
from which the soul has gone
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13

The reason that ]. Pierpont Morgan
RECENTLY went abroad, according to
excellent authority, was not that MS
business acumen had been duLleo anu
needed sharpening with vacation
The excellent authority is well
known Fifth avenue jewelry firm The
story came out few days ago.
The iewelry firm not long ago re-
ceived very fine pearl. So strikingly
handsome was the jewel, and 30 GER
tain were the firms experts that II
would appeal with most effect to con-
noisseur, that it was determined to Of
fer it at private sale to so21e one who
not only knew what was what, but VINO
was able to crafty his tastes without
regard to cost.
The question was thoroughly thresh'
ed over in the private Office OF the
firm. Finally one OF the partners said;
Lets send this down to Mr.. Morgan
and let him have first say on it,"
ne lQtd lLOb WILL
proval, and q stenographer was In
structed to write to Mr.. Morgan that
If he wanted the pearl, which was set
In a! scarf pin, he could have 1t for
$1,000. In the event the pearl did not
meet with his approval--it was for
warded with the note-the tinancler
was asked to return it by the messen'
entrusted with it.
In due time the pearl, accompanied
by the firms letter, reached Morgan
The Jewel was carefully wrapped IN
tissue paper and enclosed in a leather
covered box. Mr.. Morgan read the
FIRMS communication with interest,
and sopened the box containing the
pearl. He was delighted with it, and
after closely inspecting it rewrapped
it in the tissue paper and thrust it in
TO his pocket.
At this point high finance took the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
THE FIRST CELEBRATION.
July 4, 1877, Liberty Bell Was
PrOclaiming Freedom.

On the first Fourth of July, 1716
there was no stir in Boston. There
was neither telegraph nor telephone IL
spread the news. The old Liberty bell
in PARKWAY Philadelphia was doing all
in its power to proclaim the fact that
the United States was free, but 1t re-
uuired time for the copies of the i'm
mortal document to be prepared and
sent by mounted messengers to each
town in the colonies.
General Artemas Ward received this
official notice in Boston:
Philadelphia July 6. 1776
Sir-The inclosed Declaration OF indie
pendenCe l am directed to transmit to
you with request that you will have 1t
proclaimed at the head of the troops I'M
der your command, in the way you snail
think most proper. l have only time to add
that the Importance of 1t will naturally
suggest the propriety of proclaiming 1t in
such a manner as that the whole army
may be appraised of it. l have the honor
to be- sir your most obed. and very h'ble
serv., JOHN HANCOCh'
President
One can we'll imagine the first genu-
inc independence shout that rent the
atmosphere of Boston as General Ar
temas Ward proclaimed the fact to the
army in and about the town. The Dec
laration was next read to great as
semblage in and around Faneuil hall.
The celebration occurred at noon on
July II. Colonel Crafts read the i'm
mortal document, and as the last SEN
tence fell from his lips a great shout
went up from those gathered in the
cradle of liberty" as the old hall was
named, and was taken up by the
crowds on the outside. Soon the bat
teries on Fort hill, Dorchester, Nan
tasket and Long Island doomed forth
salutes Of thirteen guns.
In Philadelphia the celebration oc-
CURED on July g. In the statehousr
yard a great concourse of people was
gathered, and here the kings arm
were taken down and burned. Will
the bells rang wild notes of freedom
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13

Of thousands in particular, who in the
last thirty years alone have made the
progress of this country phenomenal in
the history Of nations. Today we are
more feared, hated and admired than
any country on the two hemispheres,
with the possible exception of Eng
land. We are a synonym in Europe
which knows little of our literature
and cares less-for cleverness of new
order; for all that is unique, startling,
unexpected; for dangerous and I'M
fathomed power; for a personality so
original that we are thought of as a
mass rather than as individuals OF
varying mental and social degree.
Above all, we are envied because OF
our personal liberty, our divorce
courts, our notorious attitude of stand
ing on our own feet and bidding the
rest of the world like us or let us
alone
Up to certain point they under
stand us, and they have not derived
European women sneer at American
women, but envy them. The women
of the upper and professional classes
of the old world may be more deeply
educated, more deliberately accom-
plished, than ours, more intellectual,
through their life long association with
men of affairs, through dwelling in an
atmosphere where cleverness and in
tellect are the final seals of distinction,
but the dash of the American woman,
born of the spirit Of independence, too
often puts them out of court. Full Of
knowledge, as distinct from mere in
formation, they sit dumb and discon-
tented before the rush of the American
tongue when unaccented q and no
doubt long for the time when Europe
shall be quite Americanized.
1t is safe to say that it is the am
bition of every new writer to "get into
the magazines" Perhaps the grim ne
cessity of daily bread demands immedi-
ate recognition, but 1 fancy it is more
in the nature of an obsession. The
magazines are taken in eveAy well con-
Quoted household, so carefully has the
public been educated, and the aspiring
young mind is trained by this eminent
Iy correct fiction, which 1t reads long
before novels are permitted. 1t is nat
ural, therefore, that those who have
the creative gift in an attenuated form
should not only admire, but emulate.
And, although it may be difficult to get
into the magazines" it is still more
difficult to get out. Indeed, If we may
Judge by the results, that has never
been attempted. So great has the pow
er of the magazines been that they
have convinced half the world they
stand for the true aristocracy Of let
ters; that he who ignores their canons
must withdraw and forever dwell be-
yond the pale. The newspapers have
taken their cue from them. 1t saves
thinking And there is, beyond all ques-
ton, a certain public which will not
recognize the existence of an author
who has not been bred in one Of the
magazines or launched by one Of the
associate publishing houses. To be a
pariah is not a pleasant thing in this
world, particularly if there was a mo-
ment when you dwelt with the elect
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
JAPANESE IDEAS ADAPTED.
Germany Will Employ Methods
of the OrientalS.

During the coming great manoeu'
Vers which are to take place in the
northern part of Prussia this fall, sew
eral Japanese ideas will be carried out
by the officers in command of the Ger
man troops.
Since the war with China the army
of the mikado has adopted an original
idea 70 develop the spirit of initiative
In officers and men.
During the great mauoeuvers which
have been kept up for years in antlcl'
patton of the present war, just as an
important movement was to be execut-
ed one or more OF the high officers
would be declared dead by the judges
and the next officer in rank would
have to take his place.
This was repeated systematically,
one after the other the high officers
would be declared hors de combat,
colonies would take the place of gener-
ais, captains the place of colonies, and
so on, aud if the officers prove them
selves able to take more important
command they would be promoted &C.
cordingly.
The kaiser, who Immediately recog-
nized the value of this during actual
warfare, has ordered that the expert
ment be tried on large scale in the
German army.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
PIERPONT MORGAN AND HIS $4,000 PEARL
Jewellers Might Have Had $4,000 for It, But Dlon
Know It. The Story of Two Checks

center of the stage. Calling his cash
Ter Mr.. Morgan instructed him to draw
two checks to the firm OF jewelers.
one for $4,000 and the other for $1,000.
The 5000 check MIR. Morgan placed
in the box that had contained the
pearl. He had the package carefully
tied and sealed with wax. The S4,OOO
check he enclosed in a letter to the
jewellers, in which he wrote that II the
firm was willing TO accept that amount
for the pearl the box might be return
ed to him at once and the transaction
considered closed. In the event, how
ever. that the firm was unwilling to
accept less than $1,000 for the pin the
1000 check was to be returned with
out delay.
The preliminarles executed, Mr..
Morgan, with the pearl safe in his
pocket, sent the messenger back bear
ing his letter and the box. In less
than hour the messenger returned,
fetching the box in which was the So,-
600 check. He announced that the
jewellers had decided to accept the S4,-
900 offer. Mr.. Morgan received the
information placently. When the
messenger had taken his departure
Mr.. Morgan chuckled.
Just before he sailed for the other
side Morgan met one of the members
of the jewelry firm at dinner and re-
lated to him the story of the two
checks. The Jeweler forthwith averr-
ed that the firm had lost money by the
tran sactiOn,
''If you were losing money" asked
Morgan, "why didn't you keep my S.
900 check?"
The jeweler is said to have bowed
low. 81 can understand now, Mr.. Nor
gan" he declared, how it is that you
have earned your place as the leading
fuancier of the age"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
EATING LESS MEAT
Advance of Two Cents Cane,
Pittsburg Sales to Decre.,

A number OF Pittsburg, Pa ro,.n
butchers assert that unless tho nN"'
trust can be successfully attacked h"
the retail dealers, a majority ~ ~
latter must go out of business. S;ras
the recent increase of more THAI y
cents a pound in the price of beet =,
trade of the Pittsburg dealers bas .an '
en- of one-half, and probably this y
the experience everywhere. Tho :.
tailers affirm that there is no warm
for 80 great rise in prices, '"ut
The people who will buy less ma.
as a consequence of the higher Nov oaV
will soon discover that thew have a Oes
riiced nothing in strength and beo T1C'
While the doctrines of the vegetar;ou.
will never be popular, that cmI, Gus
demonstrated that the average An na'
lean eats more meat than is necesso"r
for the full support of the BODY TTS IT,.
opinion is sustained by the mos, on u;S
nent Psychologists, who are disposed ~
charge many ills to the excessive W. W
of meat. When the art of cooki I'e
shall be more widely known the or5i
nary housewife will be able to noIl.
her meals more inviting and satisfvino
without so muCn meat.
DR.. Fotherlngill of Londern, has o,
tempted to convince the people tbst
there are many simple and sstifactorr
substitutes for the excess of meo,
which people consume. He sfirms
that there are dozen ways TO COOK tho
common white bean so as to please tho
palate and provide, with other yec
etable foods, for the ample nour,sS.
ment of the body. There are manv eT.
perienced physicians who regard
prohibitory price of beef as far from
an unmixed evil, because it Will indnca
people to experiment with cheaper
and more wholesome foods. Tho
trained cook can aid in any war on the
meat. barons by producing meatless
dishes which shall not leave sny er.
cuse for deploring the absence of the
costly beef.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
Horse StOpped by Photograph.

A runaway horse attached to sew
ing machine wagon on the Park drive,
in Philadelphia, was stopped few
days ago at the falls Of Schuylkill by
a photograph playing at the window of
Samuel Mawhinney's residence, near
the drive, says the Philadelphia Inquir-
er. The horse had run from Main
street and Walnut lane, Manayunk,
nearly two miles, when the photograph
sang out through megaphone attach
ment the old song:
Hey, Nellie! Ho. Nellie!
Listen unto mel"
The horse, which happened to be q
mare named Nellie, pricked up her ears
and stopped. The driver, John Sherer
soon arrived and took charge of her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
A CONSIDERABLE SUICIDE.
He Did Not Want to Die in the
House.

Manager T. H. Thurston OF the
Astor house Monday morning recelV-
cd a letter written on the hotels paper
and dated Sunday. 1t conVinces him
that up to Sunday there was at least
one considerable person In the world,
saws a New York letter to the Chicago
Tribune. Whether that person is still
among the living is doubtful. There
il reason to believe he is not. The
letter reads;
although l shall not occupy room
316 tonight, taking my last long sleep
in a softer, cooler bed, l beg to inclose
81 in settlement of my bill, which is
sl.5O. l shall not need the change.
think the meauest mean cuss is one
who goes as a guest to hotel to COM
nit suicide, often messing.up the room
in a dreadful way and leaving an un-
paid bill. The motto for all suicides
should be that of the celebrated rat
poison: Don't die in the house.
"My satchel and few effects kindly
give to some OF the help. | would.wlll-
ingly leave my watch, not having any
further use for time; but-well, there
is a dear woman's picture in it, and 1t
will stay with me until the last, as she
did, and 90 with me tonight out to sea
with the tide. LOUIS +. MAY"
"P. S.-Kindly take three cents
from the fifty cents and put stamps on
a letter in my satchel to Admiral HI.
May, London, England, as find have
no stamps except my stamped enVel'
opes, and they will not do. 1 do not
know if | can get one Sunday night
One can'tin my town, Scranton. Kind
ly mail the letter when properly
stamped"
The hotel people found the satchel
and letters in room 3l6 as the letter
described.
just what relation Admiral May Is to
Louis P. May no one knew at the ho>
tel. Rear Admiral John Henry May OF
the British navy recently was captain
of the Royal Naval College at Green
wich.
A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, says:
"Louis P. May, who had an Office in the
Cornell building, went to New York
several days ago. He was expected
back Tuesday. He came to Scranton
three months ago and had been acting
as fiscal agent of the United Tunnel
Corporation of Grass Valley, Cal. He
was an elderly man with gray hair
and mustache. He talked little about
himselfto his acquaintance and bust
ness associates and never mentioned
his wife or family. He came to Scran'
ton from San Francisco and unsuccess-
fully sought to float his mining stock
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
AMERICAN LITERATURE.
Gertrude Atherton's Criticism
of Its Standard.
THE MOST BOURGEOIS OF ALL.

She Charges That Our Literature IL
Anaemic and Lacking In Individu-
aIity-Ambition to Write For Maya
zines Begets a Timidity Which She
Claims Is O. Leech at the Throat of
Originality.
The following is taken from an arh-
Gle entitled why Is American Litera-
ture Bourgeois?" by Gertrude Ather-
ton in the North American Review:
American literature today, taking it
as a whole, taking no account of its
strangely few exceptions, is the most
timid, the most anaemic, the most lack
ing in Municipalities, the most bour-
geois, that any country has ever
known There is not breath of
American independence, impotence,
energy, contempt of ancient convention
in it. 1t might, indeed, be the product
of a great village censored by the vii
lage gossip. How utterly unrepresent-
alive it is may be seen by holding 1t
up to contrast with the general trend
and conduct of American affairs, po-
liticaI, financial, commercial, with all
that is typical of what has come to
be recognized as the genius of the
American race.
Compare our literary intelligence
with the holiness and dynamic energy
of the American race in general and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
War on the Linen Handkerchief

Professor Calmette Of the Pasteur III
stitute of Paris is making war on llnen
handkerchiefs, which he considers a
great source of infection, says the fHH'
adelphia Record. He suggests the u'0
of specially constructed wallets ~ III
Japanese paper handkerchiefs' WIZ, WIZ.
separate divisions for the new ana wv
used ones. The latter are to be Durne'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
HIGH GRADE VEHICLES

We have just received carload of fine buggles em0a
ing the latest models of ig Art workmanship OFT p
duCon of the best manufacturers in this country we C
graduate ourselves in having bought these goods extremely
low prices which places in position to offer the 1.
values that cannot be duplicated by any other dealer
and you will be convinced Every vehicle sold guarantee
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
Important Part.
(From Puck,)

LAWYER: "Then, too there will be
the court crier's fee.
Fair Litigant (breach of promise):
son. I shall do my own crying. /
should never think of trusting any
bod : else to do that. Goodness, no.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
TWO Cars
TWO Cars
Of Standard Grade Wagons
Have Just Been Received

We have just received car of the famous StudeD
and also of the celebrated Mitchell was ms nc
goods standard grade work all over the ID and the
standard wagons sold in this market w these sU
at reasonable figures, and it will be your interest to
us and inspect line and get prices before placing
der Thanking you for your past liberal patronage
awaiting your further commands we are your friends
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-06-30
State Normal and Industrial COLLEGE,

The catalogue of the North Caro-
lima State Normal and Industrial!
College, advertisement of which ap-
pears in another column. shows an
enrolment during the past year of
$50 college students and $50 pupils
in the Practice and Observation
School.
There are SO many applications
for free tuition with board in the
dormitories that it is necessary oc-
casionally to hold competitive ex-
aminations, and in order to secure a
chance for one of these free tuition
places with board in the dormitories
an application should be in the hands
of President McIver on or before July
Is. Each county in the State in en-
titled to one or more of these places,
according to the white population
of the county. In the dormitories
the annual expenses of free tuition
student for board, laundry, and fees
for registration, physicians attend
ance, library, use OF textbooks, etc.,
is $115. Tuition-paying students
pay $3.50. Non-residents of the
State pay $3.50. The annual ex-
penses of students in private families
is about $12 more than that OF
boarders in the college dormitories.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-06-30
Cadet Survivors Receive Crosses.

Richmond, Va, June 2O.-One of
the interesting features of the finals
of the Virginia Military Institute, at
Lexington, took place today when
all of the survivors Of the famous
New Market charge by the cadets of
the Institute were presented with
crosses OF honor for their heroism at
the battle. OF the 293 cadets who
took part in the battle of New Market,
which was fought May Is, 1864, 17S
are known to be living.-Press Dis
patch.
Capt. W. B. Shaw. of Henderson, is
one OF the survivors of the cadet
corps who made the famous charge
at New Market. He attended the re-
union at Lexington last week and
took conspicuous part in the exer-
cises being one of the principal
speakers. Indeed, when once heard
his eloquence so charmed and thrilled
everybody that he was pressed into
service on every occasion afterward
when any speaking was to be dope.
He was called on to present several
medals and how we'll he did it those
who know Capt. Shaw's gracefulness
and felicity on such occasions are
perfectly assured. Eloquent at all
times Capt. Shaw is at his best when
speaking about the Confederate
soldier and the women of the South
The Cross of Honor is in the shape
of a Maltese Cross, something like
the Confederate Cross of Honor. On
the bar from which the cross hangs
are the words For Valor." The
cross bears the Virginia coat of arms
in the centre with the letters "V. NJ.
l" above. One the left is the word
"Cadet" and on the right "Battal-
ion." At the bottom is New Market,
May Is, 1861" On the back is the
name Of the person to whom present
ed, the one worn by Capt. Shaw
bearing this inscription: ''Serg't W.
B. Shaw. V. M. |. Alumni Associa-
ton"