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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
CITY Ordinance.

BE it ordained by the City Council of Dawson
in regular session assembled that from and after
the passage of this ordinance women. and chill
drem under sixteen years Of age, who are not
employed in way to detain them. shall not be
allowed on the public streets Of the city of Daw-
son after nine o'clock p. m.
Be it further ordained that anyone violating
this ordinance shall be punished as is prescribed
in section 1856 of the city code.
Done at regular meeting Of the City Council OF
Dawson, this Sept. 4, 1906
z Z REID Clcrk. ] Z. MERCER. MaNOr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
KILLING IN RICHLAND.
Marshal Smelling Shot Negro Who
Resisted Arrest.

The report reached Dawson Sat
glrday morning of the killing of
negro in Richland Friday afternoon
by the town marshal, Mr.. Smelling.
1t is said that when Smelling arrested
the negro the latter drew a pistol
and attempted to shoot the officer,
but Smelling got the drop on the OBJ
streperous prisoner and well-aimed
ball from his own weapon hit the
spot, and made a job Ior the coroner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
DEATH OF w. A. COKER.
Popular and Highly Esteemed Young
Man Dies Near HerOd.

Mr.. W. A. Cocker died at the home
of his father near Herod Oh Wednes-
day afternoon Mr.. Cocker came to
Dawson about ,wo years ago ind
entered the employ of Wall bros,
where he remained until he was
taken sick six weeks ago.
During his stay here he drew
about him a large number of friends,
who are deeply grieved at his death.
Mr.. Cocker was % years OF age,
and a young man of sterling charac-
ter, and his going is loss to the
community.
The interment was in Cedar Hill
cemetery Thursday morning, Rev.
W. F. Smith performing the last
rites.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

Keep the bowels open when you
have a cold and use a good remedy
to allay the Inflammation of the mu-
cous membranes. The best is Ken
nedys Laxative Honey and Tar. 1t
contains no opiates, moves the bow
els, drives out the cold. Is reliable
and tastes good. Sold by Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
DIsPENSARY MANAGERS.
Board Will Choose from Large
Number of Applicants.

The board of dispensary commits
sioners are in session Tuesday af-
ternoon as The News goes to press,
and before adjourning they will elect
managers of the Dawson, Brentwood,
Parrot and Sasser dispensaries.
There are a large number of APP
plications on file for these positions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
THE BRONwOOD MILLINERY co.
To the Ladies of BrOnwOOd and
Vicinity.

Miss Fannie Lawhon and Miss
Alice Kennedy have opened milli-
merry store in Bronwood, and intend
supplying the town and community
with first-class millinery. Miss Law
hon has just returned form the mill
linery markets, where she purchased
the best goods the markets afford.
All the ladies are cordially invited
to call and see their stock before
buying elsewhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The following are candidates subject to the mu-
nicipal primary on October II:
FOR MAYOR:
FRANK NASWORTHY.
FOR ALDERMEN:
J. c. HOLLINGSWORTH
j. A, SHIELDS
W. A. MCLAIN.
This ticket is pledged to a conservative and
economical administration Of the city govern
ment, and your support is earnestly solicited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, blind, bleeding, protrud
ing piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money if Pazo Ointment
fails to cure in to IA days. soc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

THE Atlanta race riot largely due to rivalry
between The Journal and The News to see which
could print the biggest sensation in the biggest ana
blacklist type Sensational journalism is one OF the
greatest curses of the times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

20 dozen of the latest novelties
in ladies neckwear-25 to so cents.
McLain Bros. & Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
VIII Move to Weston.

Mrs. A. R. McCollum will leave
Sunday for Weston, where she
will make her future home. Mrs.
McCollum has been resident of
Dawson for many years and her
many friends will regret her de-
parture.
Get a smoke at the Horsley Drug
Co.'S. Large line of the best cigars.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
For Sale.

one corn harvester. one corn shredder. one feed
grinder one wood saw, one power cane mill, one
steam syrup vat. one Lighthouse power engine
and boiler. Bargains in all OF these.
". II. DISMUKE. Graves. Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
Land for Sale.

is O00 acres of improved farm lands in Lee
county. Apply to TNLER-GARLAND LAND
Co, Leesburg, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

ONE of the sights of the times is to see your Uncle
Charlie Pendeton riding so complacently IN your IN
Gle Ben Tillman's band wagon He actually sees in
the turbulent and strenuous South Carolinian good
presidential timber
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
FOR MAYOR.

/ am candidate for Mayor Of Dawson. subject
TO the usual white primary Your support is
solicited. Il. R. MARLIN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

IT is said that the Central railroad will soon begin
the erection of passenger depot in Dawson If treaL-
y has such intentions THE News wants to insist right
now that it build one in fact and not in name. We
don't want to be handed another doll house in the
name of passenger station.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

THE deadlock in the congressional convention OF
the first district broken Friday after month S
duration by the nomination of Judge Samuel Adam
of Savannah About 700 ballots taken.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

PUT in a ballot for Judge Dick Russell today You
NAV never have another chance to vote for one OF
Georgia's ablest and best men. Also see that your
tckecontains the name Of Hon. S. G. McLendon, demo-
cratic nominee for railroad commission He is opposed
bv Hon. T. C. Crenshaw an independent candidate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
Seed Oats.

400 bushels Genuine Bancroft Seed Oats for
sale. G. +. SMIIH Brentwood, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03
FOR ALDERMAN.

To the Citizens of Dawson: am candidate for
Alderman subject to the city primary. l viii
apprecte the support of the public. and if elect
ed my effort shall be to upbuild Dawson. and to
further its prosperity reasonable and con-
sentative lines. Respectfully, j. b. HAYES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

The following are candidates for Public School
Commissioners OF Dawson. and the support of
them in the city primary will be appreciated:
G. NJ. ROBERTS. J. A HORSLEY
LUCIUS LAMAR, J. G. PARKS
j. R. IRWIN, NC. EDWARDS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

JUDGE SPENCE says man who swears to a lie ab
his taxes should be indicted by the grand jury.
Judge, it seems, would turn the state into one
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-10-03

WE would call the attention of the Albany Her
the fact that the projectors of the Southwestern
Gulf railroad met in it's city the other day and @
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A man unfamiliar with club life might
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feel himself the guest Of the club. or. If 1t
is a house dinner, at least of those sitting
near him. The bore IS more kindly treated
in those establishments than elsewhere--he
is. of course, avoided as much as possible,
but, when that is impracttcable, pity rather
than contempt is his portion. He is good
fellow" members comfort themselves by
thRking and with this thought bear the
infiiction heroically But it is another mat
ter for the snob, whose life in the land or
the unconventional is far from happy; while
the man who gives himself airs IS regarded
as fair sport ard he is chaffed or ignored
with a thoroughness that leaves Eorhgng to
be desired until he abandons his attitude or
the club. Prigs not welcome Visitors In
Bohemia.
1t is generally assumed that professional
men talk the shop Of their calling. 1t
would surprise the outsider TO discover
with what persistence shop is tabooed by
literary and journalistic folk; it must be
admitted, however, that the same, as a
rule, cannot be said Of the actor and must
clan. You may sit next to a man at the
luncheon table and talk with him for an
hour or more without learning that he IS
the author of the successful play of which
your other neighbor is discoursing, in so
far as concerns his triumph in a secondary
role in that very piece! But the general
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honorary member. and as q result of this
the world has recently been enlightened by
such a one to the habits and customs Of
the club. Those who Will may read of its
internal economy in the quaint little book
entitled I'm the Fog by the charming
American novelist, Richard Harding Davis.
The qualification of the Savage Club is a
professional connection with literature, art,
science, the drama music. and to the
credit of the club 1t must be said that the
qualification is strictly adhered to. Rum0r
has 1t, however, that once upon a time Il
gentleman was admitted as a man OF let
tiers, of whom 1t was subsequently recorded
that his only book was a directory But
such thing could not occur today. me
members of this club welcome their friends
and at the famous Saturday night dinners
the number of guests speaks volumes for
the hospitable- instincts OF the club. The
dinner, which is a recognized Institution. is
invariably followed by a smoking concert
of quality rarely TO be met with else
where. The program consists of the most
various items. from pianoforte solos to
conjuring, from quartet playing to giee
singing, to lightning sketches executed in
crayons, all rendered by members, though
q guest is always gladly heard. Perhaps
this is the most critical audience in Eng
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Needless Ingenuity.

From the London Chronicle
THE Thames on Fire" was the obvious
headline for the big oil blaze at Battersea
and many mild humorists must have re-
called how Battersea metaphorically set the
Thames on fire only the week before last
by sixteen hundred majority. But has
the phrase really anything to do with Lon
dons river? Clever people, who could NOT
be satisfied with the obvious. used to main
tam Llat names was really tense"
the name of an old-fashfoned flour sie\,a
when an energetic man, busily Sitting
sometimes set on fire by friction with the
hour barrel, but a lazy man never would
The French phrase setting the Seine on
fire. they added was modelled on our own
ana was play on the seine" or drag
net, hauled in rapidly over the boats sida
unfortunately for them, setting the Seine
on nre proves to be as old as the thir
teenth century; the Germans set tho
rhine on fire. In the sixteenth, and the
ancient Romans gave the Tiber the same
metaphoricaI treatment. So "Thames'' 10
Tehabiitated. ~
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there has been lively scurrying to prevent
certain camps running dry
In the same way. too. there have been
dynamite and other shortages owing part
ly TO the fact that the railroad company
was at first shy on carrying steamers.
Ordinary craft cannot navigate the shallow
channels among the keys, so it was neces-
sary ito get hold of end-wheel steamers
quickly. An agent went up the Mississippi
and brought boats from st. Louis and points
further north. Several launches pressed
into service were found To have slow and
uncertain engines. that had to be replaced.
so the only wonder Is that confusion has
not been greater At first there was some
wasting OF water. SO rigid rules had to
be enforced
AS experience was gained 1t was found
advisable to build large brick ovens for
bread baking at a few camps tor distribu-
ton among the others Had these exist
ed sooner another difficulty would have
been eliminated However, the bread turn
ed out by the ordinary ranges. overtaxed
as they were. averaged better than the
bakeshop product In the big cities. The
principal articles OF diet are corned beef
bacon. potatoes. beans. cabbage, hominy,
corn meal. bread. tea and coffee
As things stand at present the commits
sary stores offer the great field for inn
provement- An arrangement was made
with Miami grocer. who pays the rail-
road a percentage on his sales for freight
charges. At random l priced articles and
found New York and Jacksonville quota
t4oAS tHC kuic Oi SiptSAfSS, Ntotiih5s
blankets and shoes. however, were higher,
too high for the pockets of the rank and
file. Qualities were mostly beyond cavfi.
but poor Judgment was shown In putting
IN some fancy stock. The Italians who
batch for themselves are the chief COM
missary patrons. The money derived from
the commissary privileges goes to the sup
port Of the camp hospitals and the Miami
Institution. the deficit coming out of the
Flagier treasury. Most OF the camp hospi-
tails were empty. there being little serious
Illness The Miami hospital has had sew
eral accident victims, nearly all of whom
have escaped fortunately. The fact Is that
the keys most OF the year are exceptionally
healthy spots.
OF MOSQUITOES we found few In February.
principally running through the creeks
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for transportation al the outset, and press
ing needs for food and clothing closely
following, offset by an income OF only 81 %
a day. the start was dispiritIng.
* X
The situation at the camp on the east
erly end of Key West was different from
all the others, as the men there could
reach the city by walking four miles. Ac-
cordingly there was strike there at the
beginning before facilities were established
The men went to Key West in a body,
surrounded the city hall and demanded
food, declaring that they could not ca
the rations furnished In camp. For the
next two days the city fed them the
base ball grounds, the expense being de-
frayed by public subscription. Then the
business men called halt declaring that
the force must return to work. AT the
same time q local grocer offered to feed
the men for 45 cents day. Most of them
returned to camp. Those who did not were
kept busy on the streets az Migrants sery
Ing out terms Some long ago worked out
their service, but preferred to remain
boarders at the city lookup. While they
are kept under key at Night, they are
never chained together, and there Is small
restraint upon them.
Some of the Key laborers who returned
to the Florida mainland and We're arrested
for vagrancy by Dade county officers were
fastened together in transit. While al work
or in confinement. however. there Is no
SOch thinR known, counIyWlSe, as a chain
gang" The county gangs are kept at work
on road improvements, and should not be
confounded with the state convicts In the
phosphate mines and turpentine camps. At
night they are chained together under an
armed guard and woe betide the wretch
who arises without permission. According
to a Da6e county officer, not one of tho
former extension workmen has yet been
sentenced TO a state penal camp
The Key West grocer previously men,
toned showed me a long list of food he
had furnished the camp kitchen. Of which
certainly no one could complain. The bill
there. however. is probably more varied
than at the other stations but in quality
and in serving style there is little differ
ence. The rnen eat in long tents much in
military fashion. All the dishes and Guns
are of tin. The empty dishes / saw were
clean. but scratched and dented by wear.
In most of the Kitchen tents were three or
four large new ranges. and all along the
soups and stews. The need of such recep-
tacles was greatly felt at first
1t was Just such lacks that brought about
a great deal OF the early discomfort and
In my opinion 1t Is only for such absence
of foresight that the railroad should he
blamed. 1t must be said, however that no
similar enterprise has ever existed to fur
| nish data Take. for instance. the water
supply. Wells on the keys furnish only
salt water. At Key West rain water Is
exclusively used. So every drop has to be
transported on lighters from Miami In
tanks holding from 500 to 1900 gallons.
Eventually this water may be pumped Ia
pipes from Miami some OF II the whole
distance of l63 miles. This water carry
ing has been about the biggest and most
important problem OF all and several times
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 15 1906.
- ; the Key West extension Of the Florida
East Coast railroad leaving behind # a
trail OF human blood?
Il For weeks the newspapers have con-
tanned many stories of deprivation,
suffering and cruelty. alleged by laborers
who went south to do the earlier construc-
tiun on one Of the most unique railways
ever built. Some of these complaints have
already reached the courts. On the other
hand. Just vehement denials Of misrepre
Eeutation and oppression have been made
by those connected with the company No
one up to last month had visited the scenes
of the dispute for the purpose Of reporting
impavtially nrst-handed the facts as to ex-
listing conditions. II was solely with that
end in view that l went. about two week,
ago, with William J. Krone the principal
assistant engineer, for his semi-monthly
inspection tour of the stations Before re-
turning We covered nearly 300 miles and
called AZ twelve OF the thirteen camps ten
OF which l freely examined In more or less
detail
It may be said at the outset that the
harGships which unquestionably existed at
the threshold OF the vast undertaking have
been reduced. until the path ahead seems
comparatively smooth. Acute distress In
many cases there was IN December, yet
s. IS hard to see how much of II could
have been averted- The Florida rainfall
fairly planted was simply unprecedented.
About November l employment offices
We're opened in Manhattan and Philadel-
phi7. attracting as motley a thronR of ap
plicants ever gathered. The New York
office also drew upon Brooklyn. Jersey
City. HObcken. Newark and New Jersey
generally. There were many cousumptives
and infrm persons In the list who were
anxious to spend the winter in warmer
cline. and the same motive actuated a
large percentage of the abie-bodied appli-
test was imposed. but 1t largely failed Of
its purpose, because many OF the success
fUI applicants either sold or gave away
their tickets Of acceptance, while some of
those who arrived at the keys had sppar
entity exchanged good arms. legs and eyes
for those OF the wooden and glass variety
during their journey. Some sort OF photo
graphic Identification. perhaps. should have
been tried on the cards OF those passing
the test.
The majority of those who went south
probably started In good faith. but In al
mos, complete ignorance of the conditions
to BE- confronted. Possibly q quarter of the
departures were moved by no other desire
than 10 get warm place for the winter
Such proved a fruitful source OF strife, al
though part of them disappeared soon after
the trains reached Florida. Few OF the ar
rivals brought more than a handful of bag
gage. single suit and pair OF shoes was
the rule. The keys. almost without excep-
tion. are covered with coquina rock. that
few days win tear all but the stoutest
shoes to pieces. Living in tents south Of
the Florida mainland ordinarily Is no hard
ship, bat with fourteen extra inches of rain
in month il was an entirely different
story. With balance of si2 against them
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sections OF pipe resting on the pontoons have
Iedther elbows to permit nexibiIity Rat
tIihg can be heard In the big pines as the
pieces of coral rock are forced through. DC
casionally large Jagged piece of rock Will
.eaT through leather joint, and then there
IS sure TO be squirting Of mud that Is
amusing unless you get decora ted by the
flying mass.
Inc nrst camp at which we stopped was
on Largo, composed entirely of negroes II
was after dark and they rnistook our launch
Tor the pay boat, as is often the case The
Who!e camp began a rhythmical clapping OF
hands In the tents, which from a distance
seemed like the ferVent devotions of a COL
oreo camp meeting. None of the darkles
however, ventured down to the boat Ne
groes, with few exceptions clear the jun
giles, as an advance guard They are select
ed because they are commonly immune to
certain poisonous plants frequently found.
The work is done by contract, bids by the
square foot or yard being received. Such
contractors make better wages than the
binary laborers. There is another all negro
camp on Key Vaca the only other eXclu-
sively black settlement. With one or two
exceptions the whites and blacks are care
fully kept apart. At Plantation Key there
is a mixture, but the negroes are Isolated
on one side OF the embankment and the
black women are not allowed ordinarily 10
pass through the white camp. Some OF
the negro contractors have their families
with them
The other camps on Umbrella, Upper
Matecumbe Lower Matecumbe LONG
CCrswl Vaca, Summerland. Ramrod and
Cudjoe Keys and Key West. The average
camp roll is from 200 TO go men, there
being constant shifting from one to an
other. particularly within the same dvi-
sions, OF which there are three or four,
each under the general oversight OF a sec
ton engineer
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They will be thick enough, however. in
six or eight weeks to make life unbearable
but by that time grading on the keys will
be either finished or temporarily aband-
oned In favor OF concrete work on the
water stretches. These insects are the
greatest bugaboo Of the islands. where the
average summer day Is more agreeable than
in New York.
The barber 5hops are rather primitive.
but with no rent to pay and no violet
cents Liquor Is strictly prohibited on the
keys and the men get along without IL
surprisingly well. The conchs from Key
West. however. have found It profitable to
start blind tigers at several places, for
which they were severely punished De-
Tying one OF the camp overseers these Of
tenders came near having their floating bar
dynamitcd. There was one lively cutting
ARRAY among the workmen caused by bad
whisky. In few instances, too. the over
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feeling of members is that their compan-
ions are not interested in them personally,
and so, instead of talking OF their own
concerns, they talk that general shop"
which includes everything from the war to
the latest gossip of the town. The editor
OF a great daily will tell you. not Of his
latest scoop" but of his hard luck at the
bridge table, when, with four aces in his
haid, he called no trumps. found his
partner with a Marlborough" and could
not prevent his opponents from scoring the
TWO tricks they wanted for game and rub
Der The young artist, who has just had
picture hung on the line at the academy,
talks learnedly of smoker pool and is
proud OF having ported" all the ceIo-cd
balls in game than of his hard-won sue
cess with the brush. That shabby old man
with the unkempt beard is the owner OF
two famous newspapers which bring him
In some 5000 a year; his companion. that
exQuisitely dressed, we'll groomed Young
man, is a journalistic free lance with 70
visible means of subsistence. The former
has 1t in his power to raise the latter TO
afiuence, and both know it. They are
talking earnestly in a corner; the youth is
almost excited. the man sympathetic
man unfamiliar with club life might