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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
REAL RUNNING.

From Kentucky comes the story
of a novel way to dispense with the
primary, and effect nominations for
public office by test Of the last
ing qualities of all applicants with
out respect to their other qualifica-
tions. 1t is no less than test of en-
durance in a foot race, with all con-
testants scratched" and none al
lowed a handicap in consideration
of his being a novice" or physical
ly deficient. The proposition was
made by Governor Beckham to Sen
ator McCreary the other day, when
the two, both of whom are in the
field for the democratic nomination
for United States senator, were wait
ing in the judges box at the state
fair grounds for the calling OF
race over which they were to pre-
side as judges. The senator took
him I'D and suggested that it be for
one mile, as that would be fairer
test of their running qualities. Some
way or other the race has since been
declared off, but the idea is not
without it's possibilities, and several
Washingtonians have gone so far as
to picture Secretary Taft and I'm
Gle" Joe Cannon, or William Jen-
nings Bryan and Theodore Roose-
Welt. or whoever the republican
nominee for the next president may
be, crouched side by side at the tape
tensely waiting for the crack of the
starters pistol.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
THE FARMERS UNION.
The Regular Monthly Session Held at
Pleasant Hill.


The regular monthly session of the
County Union met with the Pleasant
Hill local Union on October 4.
Prayer was offered by Rev. M. B.
l.. Binion. Then the morning SEES
sion was devoted to open discussion
by the farmers and others, all en-
phasizing such methods as would be
best for the agricultural interests and
feryently impressing the fact upon
those present. They also stressed
the fact that the Farmers Union
was not a trust, or a combine, on
the part of the farmers to get an
unreasonable price for their products,
or to put any legitimate enterprise
out of business. 1t is for nothing
more than to regulate the prices of
their produce, as others do in their
business.
At noon everybody was invited to
partake of a dinner prepared by the
ladies of the community, and to say
the least of it | see how no one
could go away and complain. An
other such crowd could have eaten
from the same table.
In the afternoon the meeting was
called to order by J. H. Smith, as
president. After prayer by the
chaplain the regular order of bust
ness was taken up. The roll was
called by the secretary and showed
all the local unions we'll represented
Upon a call for business of any
kind that would pertain to the ad-
vancement of the union there were
several very important matters con-
sidered and disposed of. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That we, the members
of the County Union of Terrell coun-
ty beg leave to extend our sincere
thanks to the good pie of Pleas
ant Hill community for the hospita-
Bile manner in which they enter
| tanned the union.
The meeting adourne4 to hold it's
next session at Midway on the first
Thursday in November. Everybody
is invited to come, join the union
and help in the cause.
G. F. SMITH, Sec'ty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
Treating Wrong Disease.

Many times women call on their
family physicians suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, anoth-
er from heart disease, another from
liver or kidney disease, another from
nervous exhaustion or prOstratiOn,
another with pain here and there,
and in this way they all present
alike to themselves and their easy
going and Indifferent, or Over-busy,
doctor separate and distinct dis
eases, for which he, assuming them
to be such, prescribes his pills and
potions. In reality, they are all only
symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The physician, ignorant of
the cause of suffering, encourages
this practice until large bills are
made. The suffering patient gets no
better, but probably worse by reason
of the delay, wrong treatment and
consequent complications. A proper
medicine, like Dr. Pierce's FayOrite
Prescription, directed to the cause
would have entirely removed the dis
ease, thereby dispelling all those dis
tressing symptoms, and instituting
comfort instead of prolonged mis-
cry. 1t has been well said that "a
disease known is half cured.
Dr. Pierces FavOrite Prescription
is a scientific medicine, carefully de-
vised by an experienced and skillful
physician, and adapted to woman
delicate system. 1t is made of ma
tive medicinal roots and is perfect
ly harmless in its effects in any con-
ditiOn of the system
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
THE ADDING MACHINE GUILTY OF AN ERROR
copton of Returns of from Few Hundreds
To thousands Mr. Yeomans Writes Letter OF EXPLANATION

Hon. Hoke Smith really received
94497 votes and Commissioners of
Agriculture Hudson 161,337 in the
state primary election. Senator Ba-
con received 1916 votes, the high
est number that was cast for any
candidate. Chief Justice Fish of the
supreme court came next with
1861.
In a letter to Chairman Miller of
the state democratic executive com
mittee on Friday former Chairman
NJ ]. Yeomans of Dawson tells OF
an error made by an adding machine
in the totals of the recent state pri-
mary which had considerable effect
on the vote of Commissioner 7. G..
Hudson and Gov.-Elect Smith. The
correction reveals that Senator Ba-
con led the ticket, instead of Com
missioner Hudson, and that the vote
for Hoke Smith was little over 10000
less than stated to the convention in
Macon. The mistake affected the
vote of the others slightly. The vote
read at the convention by Chairman
Yeomans was: Hoke Smith 1O4,-
1876; Commissioner of Agriculture
Hudson 1887.
Mr.. Yeomans, in his letter to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
BACK TO 'LINDY'S.

| want to go back to 'Lindy 's-back
to the old farm place,
Where the friends ! knew were true
as blue and poverty no disgrace;
| want to forget the signing, the
rush and the rattlety-bang,
The whistles foot, the rumbling cart
and the car bells noisy clang.
I'd like to go back a-roving in the
drowsy afternoons,
And drown the sounds of the grimy
town in an ocean of clover
blooms.
| want to go back to Indy 's-back
to the "Stubtoe Land,
Where it didn't take much of learn
ing to make folks understand;
Where the grasp of hand was
rugged but the clasp was firm
and true,
And the eyes of the man behind them
looked honest and frank at you.
want to steal off at twilight as
did when the sun sank low,
And dream the dreams in the hazy
afterglow.
want to go back to 'Lindy's- back
thru the stretch of years,
l want to go back to the boyhood
track beyond the doubts and
fears;
1t seems but a step back yonder to
the fields and the rose leaf
rain
A step in miles, but, ah, the years
They've linked in an endless
chain,
What little of spoil I've garnered,
what little the world has doled,
| would barter it all, thrice over, to
live in it's sweet enfold.
| want to go back to Lindy's-where
the white road winds away
Ger valley and hill and dale and rill
to the rim of distant gray;
I want to get out in the open, where
a fellow has elbow room
Where he's never afraid to cross the
street for fear he will meet his
doom,
Back to the fragrant orchards and
the cool of the grateful sod
For that was as near, / reckon, as
ever I've been to God.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

Chairman Miller, says:
MY Dear Sir; After | made the
report to you showing the number
of votes received by the various can
didates in the primary of August %,
| discovered that mistake had been
made in the compilation.
ITO make the consolidation of the
returns from the various counties
employed Mr. G. S. Crowell, OF Daw-
son, an expert accountant, and a
very careful, painstaking man. Al
ter the returns were in he tabulated
them and did the work of addition
on an adding machine that had been
in use for some time, and was
thought to be correct, but after the
convention held at Macon in look
ing over the results l discovered that
mistake had been made by the
adding machine in giving totals. This
machine was then tested and found
to be out of order | then had the
addition done again on two adding
machines, one the property of the
City National Bank, of Dawson, and
the other of the Dawson National
Bank. These were again checked off
and verified, and the results obtained
by these two machines tailed with
each other
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

Arthur Brisbane, Mr.. Hearst's
brilliant editor, has been receiving
a salary of $4,000 per month, and as
editor he talks directly to more peo-
pie than any other editor in the
world ever spoke to daily. We I'M
derstand that Mr. Brisbane, who is
now considerable of a capitalist, de-
sires to retire from his vocation of
exposing the wickedness of wealth,
but that Mr.. Hearst has plunged him
still deeper in the iniquities of rich
es by making a contract with him
for term of five years at an annual
salary of O0,0OO.-Boston News
Bureau
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
NOTICE
OF an Election for Local Tax
alton for Public Schools.

Georgia Terrell County.-A petition having
been presented to me containing the names OF
one-fourth or more, of the qualified voters OF
said county praying that an election be ordered
in said county for local tax for public schools,
as provided by section three Of an act entitled
IAN Act to provide for the creation and opera
ton OF local tax district schools, for the leVylng
and collection of local tax by counties Tor educa-
tional purposes for the laying off Of counties IN
school districts. and for other purposes, APP
proved August %. 1905, as amended by an act APP
proved August p, 1906 Now, by virtue OF the
authority vested in me by the aforesaid act, 1t Is
ordered that an election be and the same IS mere
by ordered held in the county OF Terrell, LOT
Local Tax for Public Schools" the same to be
held on the 9th dav of November, 1906 and under
the rules and regulations provided by law LOT
special elections Citizens OF Terrell county
who reside outside of the city Of Dawson and are
regularly qualified to vote in state and county
elections shall be allO ed to vote in said cleo
ton Those rayoring taxation in the county Tor
public schools shall vote for Local tax for pub
lie schools" Those opposed shall vote AGAINST
local tax for public schools - Let notice OF TINS
election be published in at least three weekly Is
sues Of The Dawson News, next prior to the date
aforesaid. Witness my official signature, TINS
October s, 1906.
W. i. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
TRAIN HAD AN ACCIDENT.
Early Morning Central Passenger
Did Not Arrive Until Noon.

The early morning Central pas
senger train, which is due to arrivein
Dawson at 7, did not reach here I'M
til noon Thursday.
An accident occurred at Mar
shallville by the breaking of the
truck on the tender of the engine.
Although no one was injured by the
accident, the track was torn up
for a considerable distance before
the engine could be stopped. After
the extent of the damage was as
certained it was found that the en-
CINE would have to be taken to the
repair shop before it could be used
for pulling trains, and an engine was
sent from Smithville to Marshallyille
to take the delayed train into Mont
gOmery
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
ELEPHANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Child Threw Tobacco, Which Great
ly Enraged the Beasts.

Iy Enraged the Beasts.
The elephants of John Robinson S
circus, which will exhibit in Dawson
next Saturday, caused considerable
excitement on the streets of Savan-
nah during the parade in that city
Thursday. They broke from the line,
and it required the combined efforts
of the keepers to quiet them, says
the Savannah Press.
1t seems that some small child
threw some tobacco to one of the
large beasts, and it Immediately
showed it's resentment by breaking
from the line and trumpeting loudly
The antics of this beast made the re-
mafnder of the herd very nervous,
and for a few minutes it looked as
if serious trouble might result.
Snake Caused Panic at Millen.
The Robinson circus exhibited at
Millen Friday, and it was the snakes
that caused panic there, and gave
a performance that was not on the
program.
A monster boa constructor, 30
feet in length, escaped after nearly
squeezing to death Loretta, the
snake charmer. The big snake then
sped through the woods, and ten
miles out of town killed three horses
owned by a farmer, Charles Mars
ten. A posse of men with guns went
in pursuit of the monster.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

American men, especially Ken
lucky men, have always been noted
for their appreciation of American
women, and their gallantry to them
Now, they have their reward Thir-
ty-six Kentucky schoolma' ans, who
spent the summer travelling on the
continent. remarked when they set
foot upon their native soil again
that, as compared with the Ameri-
cans, the men of Europe are "a most
onery-looking and onery-acting lot. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
Worth 25 Cts. in Cash to Dyspeptics

Ii you Suffer from Dyspepsia III
any form, gas belching, bitter taste,
offensive. bad breath, dizzy spells,
sour stomach, heart pains, nausea,
gastritis, loathing of food, pains in
the stomach, then they will disap-
pear in short time after taking
Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy, made es-
pecially to cure dyspepsia, indiges-
ton and all stomach troubles, even
of the worst cases where doctors
and other remedies had failed or
where the patient could hardly swal-
low food without great distress.
Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy helps
dionst vour food. 1t expels the gases
and sweetens the breath. 1t cures
sick headache and collie at once.
Sold by all druggists at so cents a
bottle. Coupon good for 20 cents
Tin CASH toward purchase OF ~
ner's Dyspepsia Remedy sent by writ
ing Tyner's Remedy Co., Augusta,
Ga
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
A SMALL VOTE WAS POLLED
ONLY 523 VOTES WERE CAST IN
THE STATE ELECTION.
People Did Not Trouble Themselves
to Go to the Polls. There
Was Some Scratching.

Was Some scratching
The state election Wednesday was
one Of the quietest that Terrell coun-
ty has ever known.
The people apparently were not
interested in it, and but 523 voters
took the trouble to go to the polls.
The consolidation of the votes OF
the various precincts in the county
Thursday morning showed the fol-
lowing result:
For Governor, Hoke Smith, 5l4;
for secretary of state, Philip Cook,
$40; for comptroller general, Will
liam A. Wright, 522; for treasurer,
Robert E. Park, 522; for attorney
general, John G. Hart, 522; for com
missioner of agriculture, 7. G. Hud-
son, 522; for state school commits
sioner, w. B. Merritt, 522; for pris-
on commissioner, Clement A. Evans,
.522; for railroad commissioner, 5. u.
McLendon, 4SS 7. c.. CrenshaW,
independent candidate for railroad
commissioner, received 80 votes.
The constitutional amendment Gre
ating the county of Ben Hill received
AT votes to Al against it. The
amendment authorizing that addi-
tional superior court judges be pro-
vided, when needed, in the counties
in which the large cities are located
was defeated, the vote being 300
against and 205 for it.
The number of votes received by
the local nominees were: For Judge
superior court, w. c.. WOrrill 523;
for state senator, II, A. Crittenden
523; for representative, j. R. Mer-
Ger 514: for clerk superior court, w.
S. Dozier 522; for sheriff, M. G. Hill
521; for receiver of tax returns, l.. q.
Pinkston 523; for tax collector, A.
l.. McLendon 523; for county treas
urer, B. B. Perry 521; for county
surveyor, j. E. Waller 519; for cor
oner, C. 4. Buchanan 323.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
He Is Not Married.

Hon. T. C. Sutton, of Clay coun-
ty. former state senator from this
district. and who has many friends
here. wants it known that the report
which is current that he was recent
" married is not true. He has re-
Guested the Edison News to thus
state the matter to the public.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
Has Found the Solution.

After much serious thought it
appears that Hon. Clark Howell has
found the solution of the race prob
lem, which he explained at consider
able length in a recent issue of the
Constitution. That solution may be
summed up in one word-religion
Religion, as we know, teaches that
the three graces are faith, hope and
charity, and the greatest of these
is charity" Having arrived at a
conclusion, Mr. Howell went out and
voted for Hon. Hoke Smith for gov
News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
or the United States for the Western Divis-
ion of the Northern District of Georgia.

In re r. l.. Melton
Terrell County, In Bankruptcy. NO 24I.
BANKRUPT.
Notice is hereby given that the above named R.
L. Melton, who ON the 18th day OF March,
1906, duly adjudged bankrupt. has filed his petit
ton praying discharge, and that the same will
be heard before Judge Of said court at the
United States court room in the city of Atlanta,
Ga on the = tn day of October. 1906. at 10 O'Clock
a m which time and place anyone ut interest
may appear and show cause if any there be, why
the PRAYER of said petition should not be granted
This 4th day of October, 1905
w. c. CARTER, Clerk.
BY y. A, Brown, Deputy.
II. \. Wilkinson and NJ. j. Yeomans Attorneys
for Bankrupt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

The instrumental readings are
from government standard instru-
ments exposed in the manner recon-
mended by the chief of the weather
bureau. Very respectfully,
G. L. MASSEY,
Cooperative Observer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

True and tried friends of the fam
ily-DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Best for results and best to take.
Rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes fol-
low the use of these dependable lit
tie pills. They do not grippe or sick
eli. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
THE WEEKS WEATHER.

Temperature and Rainfall in Terrell
County as Noted by Mr.. Massey.
Following is a record of meteor
illogical observations taken by the
local observer for the week ending
October 6, 1906, at sunset:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

Chicago food inspectors have dis
covered a food hospital, the bus
mess of which has been the re-cook-
ing or treatment" Of food bought
very cheap because the swelling of
the cans which contained it showed
that it was spoiled. The patients"
at this hospital-some thousands of
swelled cans-were promptly placed
on the dangerous list.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
WORTH MORE THAN DOLLARS.

NJ NtK II NlOAAII AA%h~N
In these days when people are
moving from one place to another in
the hope of lettering themselves 1t
is interesting to read of an aged
woman who died in New England
town in the same house and in the
same room in which she was born
For the better part Of century she
had been active in the kindly chris
tian work of the village, and come
to be looked upon as one OF its in
situations. Families which have an
old homestead that has been in the
family for generation after genera
ton have a possession worth more
than dollars and cents, as every
member of an ftinerant family with
out such homestead can testify.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

General Stoessels, the old hero OF
Port Arthur, who the newspapers, IN
big and pathetic headlines, told us
sometime ago was contaminated
and shot, has just resigned from the
Russian army.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

The government mortality report
says fewer of us are dying nowadays
of phthisis and more of heart dis
ease. It's easier to spell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
Special Notice.
For Sale.

One corn harvester, one corn shredder one feed
grinder one wood saw. one power cane mill, one
steam syrup vat, one eighthorse power engine
and boiler. Bargains in all OF these.
w. II. DISMUKE, Graves, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10

The Atlanta riot was almost as
prolific a subject for lies as Rus
STA ever was.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-10
JAMES G PARKS.

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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
|OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.
TO DESTROY TIE STANDARD
Department Of Justice viii Take
Steps to This End.-Hope to Have
Power to Impose 500, 100000 Fines.

Important and interesting proceed
ings will soon be begun by the Depart
ment Of Justice to destroy the oil octo-
pus and bring the Standard Oil Com
pany to the point Of dissolution. With
the return Of Attorney General Moody
and Assistant Milton D. Purdy, Spe-
cial Assistants B. Kellogg, OF st. Paul
and C. B. Morrison, of Chicago, will
be summoned to Washington to out
line the campaign which is to be wag-
ed in the courts this fall. President
Roosevelt has given the word to pros
secute the petroleum corporation with
every weapon to be found in the stat
utes. The most important OF all Is
the Sherman Antitrust Law, which
prohibits combinations In restraint OF
trade and imposes dissolution OF such
combinations as penalty.
If the government wins the rebate
suits the judges will have it in their
power to impose fines of more than
$1OO,OOO,0OO. So far as the proseeu-
ton is concerned, no effort will be
made to hold the fines down. The I'M
position Of fines at even moderate
figure for each offense would be a Sc
we're blow to the Standard Oil Compa-
ny, but it is not the purpose OF the
ADMINISTRATION to stop at that. The
programme is to turn the history OF
the Standard Oil Company back thir-
ty years, to the time when there was
competition between the various COM
panies. The Department of Justice
expects that the Standard Oil Com
pany will fight hard, that it will retain
the most skilful lawyers and use its
vast influence In every possible way
There is no present intention to in
crease the legal staff Of the govern
ment in this case. Mr.. Purdy carried
a great mass of evidence with him to
Europe. Other suits against other
trusts are in contemplation, but the
prosecution Of the Standard Oil is the
governments supreme effort.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-04
The Labor Problem.

James r. Gardner, OF Charlotte, N.
c., is here, impressing upon the Off
cials ,of the immigration Bureau that
the South wants Immigrants who can
work in the cotton mills, for if the
labor question can be settled satisfac-
torily, he says the country which pro-
duces the cotton will manufacture 1t.
"We have many large mills and ara
turning out some Of the finest cotton
goods in the country" said Mr.. Gard
ner. "But the labor problem is al
ways with us. The colored man will
never make an operative in cotton
mill, and the northern man, skilled In
the work Of the loom, prefers not to
come to our Southern climate. We
must divert immigration to our part
of the country. The cotton workers
of Europe now naturally drift to New
England, and their friends join them
there. This has built up the large cot
ton industry of New England as much
as the investment of New England
capital in the enterprise. In the South
we have plenty of money that can be
invested, and Northern capital is anx-
ious to construct more mills if we can
secure more labor Some of the men
interested in this business have been
giving it careful study, and they be-
lieve that the existing conditions viii
soon be overcome. The Southern cot
ton crop, with it's seed, to-day repre-
sents $7OO,OOO,OOO, and this cotton
keeps almost 1OO,OOO,OO0 spindles go
ing, or three-fourths of all those oper-
ated in the world. With such sup
ply of raw product why should not the
South build up its cotton mills and
add still more to the industrial activ-
ity that is stirring the whole southern
country?"