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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
For Sale.

Nice office table and desk for
sale cheap. Apply at the Dawson
National Bank.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
BIG BARGAIN
In Valuable Farm Land

275 acres of land, we'll improved,
east of Dawson; rented now at price
that will pay Is per cent. interest
on the investment. See me at once.
Ihls is going to sell. w. H. DAVIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
PRoHIBIr1oNIsTs WARNED.

The Albany Herald, whose editor
has a long head" and seldom misses
the mark, warns the prohibitionists
of the early downfall of that cause
unless they shake off the cheap poll
ticians and office-seekers who are
using the great moral movement fol-
their own advancement and benefit
Says the Herald
The demagOgues and cheap
politicians are going to kill pro-
hibition. Mark the prediction.
Finding that prohibition was
popular with the people the pro-
fessional politicians and chronic
Office-seekerS have become such
rank and violent prohibitionists
that nothing in the way of legis-
lation on the line of prohibition
seems to be too drastic for them.
At the rate they are now going
it will not be long before they
will have gone the limit and
succeeded in disgusting the sem
sible people of the country with
the whole prohibition business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01

The legislature failed to change
the registration law, so if you vote
in the democratic primary next sum-
mer you must register six months be-
fore it is held
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
Strong With the People.

From the Dublin Courier-Dispatch.
1t may be in order to defeat ''Un-
Gle ODE" Stevens for railroad com
missioner, but he is not defeated ev-
cry time some one thinks he ought
to be. Mr.. Stevens is deservedly
strong with the people of Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01

The Yukon-Alaska Exposition will
have a WIN. J. Bryan day" during
its closing week, and preparations
are already under way for the proper
celebration of the visit of the dis
tinguished Nebraskan. Excursion
trains will be run to Seattle from all
over the northwest. Mr.. Bryan will
in all probability never be president,
but there is no discounting the fact
that he has wonderful hold ON the
esteem and good will of the people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.
Thinks Us Touchy About Cotton.

Thinks Us TOuchy About Cotton.
From the Shellman Sun.
The Dawson News is "touchy'' on
the cotton industry in Terrell county.
Our punching him a little on the
matter of the first bale drew him cut
on the whole cotton business in Ter
reIl. It's a good subject for ex-
ploitation. We never did claim for
Shellman as much cotton as Dawson,
but We get the cotton all right. This
cotton business is something enor-
nous, big enough for congratulations
all around. We are glad to live near
neighbor that can beat us on cotton
receiDtS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
HUMAN RoDIES BURNED
On the BATTLEFIELD Of Rama Down
in Nicarcuga.

A dispatch from Bluefel1, Nicar,
auga, says hundreds Of dead are
burning en- the Rama battlefield
Tuesday. With pathetic speed, piles
of DO Hes have been incineratei daily
for the last few days, and reports re-
celved by the provincial government
state that the gruesome work Is near
ly done. Stacked like railroad ties,
and saturated with Gil, the. bodies OF
tre victims are set " affre. Many
children and some dead women were
found among the dead of the gov
ernment troops.
Famine Is increasing the horrors
of war In the interior Of Nicarauga.
The situation in score of towns is
reported to be serious. The opera
lions CT the Eel" N troops before
their defeat near Rama by Gen. Es-
traaa prevented traffic in supplies
during the weeks the government
troons were stationed there.
The drain en- the countrYs re-
sources-n.e eagre at the best in many
Gistricts-made by the government
commissary in it's futile attempts to
keep the army IN condition depleted
the natural supplies greatly.
This development IS an important
factor in the insurgents fight. The
people place the blame on the Zelaya
and Madriz factions and advices
from the hill towns say that insur'
rectionary cEirtt is rife.
The situation In Bluefleld is In
proving under the constant labor OF
the American surgeons. Sanitation
IS better but suffering in the hospi.
tails is still intense. Scout parties
are still bringing wounded and pris,
oners from Rama.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
New York Jurist Declares Fha! PsErio'ie
Age is No More.
DOLLAR USURPS HOMAGE
Supreme Court Justice Wesley o.
Howard, of New York, in an opin-
ion Reducing Compensation Com
niissioners, Declares that Graft IL e
Product of Our Times.
Product of Our Times.

1.-The age of patriotism has yield
ed to the age of commerciAllsm.
Uppermost IL the human mind toIaV
Is rot the Stars ami Stripes, but the
dollar mark.
Such was the declaration of Su-
preme Court Justice Wesley O. How
ard, of New York, in an opinion
Tlesday relucing the compensation
of members of commission appoint
ed to appraise damages to property
resulting from the CONSTRUCTION or
Ashokan reservoir il Ulster county,
which is to furnish water supply
for New York city.
While the commission furnishes
avenues for the reckless escape OF
many dollars, there are other chan
nels Of leakage as wastefully appall-
ing" said the juage.
1T Is greatly to be regretted tnat
no public enterprise can bs projected
and consummated without this ap-
palling loss, called graft Graft is
net necessarily an illegal expenlt
ture CT money. but it Is that unnec-
essary wasteful use which character.
ICES the construction of every public
venture. At least 40 per cent. of all
the money appropriated for public
use is lost In graft. All coul1 be
possible if this frightful leak could
be stopped-roads, canals, libraries,
asylums and hospitals.
Graft is a product Of our times
AMI institr tions. 1t Is the people
who are responsible. They expect
graft anl even spoil and booty, to
leplete their resources whenever any
great Undertaking Is ventured by
them; AMI then lcok with complac-
ence AMI federation and Indifference
at ravages upon their property. Graft
is as much a. element to be reckon
ed with in computing the cost Of q
public structure, as is cement or
lumber 1t has come to be matter
Of course-this rake off-a loss re-
cognized by all who make estimates
of cost in srch cases. A public struc-
ture built hones',y would be a
freak"
Justice Howard declares that the
whole project Of the condemnation
of the lani in the Ashokan valley is
characterized by waste, disorder and
confusion"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
W'rights Not to Fly for Trophy.

A dispatch from Dayton, Ohio.
says the Wright Brothers will not
again contest for the Michelin cup
awarded to Wilbur Wright in France
over year ago for the record long
distance flight in an aeroplane.
This was announced by Orville
Wright, who added that for some
time the Wrights will make n?
flights at all. When they begin.
again Orvile said, it will be In Flor
ida, where they expect to have an
aviation course.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
TALE OF the SEA
HURLED LITTLE CHILD ACROSS
ANGRY WATERS.
Wife Of Captain Of Wrecked Ship,
Brought to Port With Others, Tells

Thriling Story.

Capt. Elgar Bigelow. his wife aud
small child I'D the four members OF
the crew Of the American schooner
Eugene Border. which was wrecked
en- November 20 while carrying
cargo Of lumber from Nova Scotia to
rnlla -elphia we're brought to New
York Monday by the ael Star Line
steamship VaIerlanI, which efiecte1
their thrilling rescue while on its
laat eastward trip.
The Vaderlani took the rescued
persons 70 Antwerp and then brought
them back to this country. The cap
toi.'s vie, II scesking Of the rescue
at sea, sal that tive small boat from
the Vaaerlani couli only get within
twenty feet Of the schooner AMI that
from that distance her four year old
daughter was hurled from the deck
OF the Border to the Vaderland's res
cuing party.
All on tle schooner were suffering
from hunger when pickeI up as the
entire food supply had been soake 1
with sea water. When the lights CT
the Vaderland were seen l'te at
night, C,pt. Bigelow with difficulty
'cun1 piece of cry material to soek
with ell go ttat a distress signal
could be lighted. The night before
they had maze distress lt?hts from
their un'erwesr when big line
hove in sight, but the signals were
not seen AMI the sufferers were left
to their misery.
At Antwerp 1t was necessary for
the American consul t2 obtain pas
sage home for the shipwrecked peo-
pie.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
ERSK.INE SUFFERS.
Wylie House, Girls Dormitory, Burn
ed to the Ground.

The Wyle home, the dormitory for
,rirls. On Erskine campus at Due
West was burned Monlav morning
at two o'clock and but little cf the
furniture and almost no trunks we"2
saved. Only orc of the boardrrs am
the matrcn. Miss Belle PraSS'"y,
we're In the building at the time. ali
the girls having gone off to Spca1
the holidays. The furniture :nd
trunks on first dnor wore all that
could be taken from the barning
home, and the contents Of almost
every room above the first floo' was
complete less.
This dormitory was given to Frs
kline college by Mr.. Jcs. Wyli". de-
ceased, Of Chester some years ago
and has been made the home for
girls since coeiucation was accepted
for Erskine. The estimated loss Is
$4,000, with insurance amounted
to about $4,000.
It Is supposed that new building
will in time replace this one but
nothing Of course Is known ut this
hour.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
LEFT HIS WIFE
AND CHILD IN COLUMBIA FOR
ANOTHER WOMAN.
+. Thomas Franklin, Claiming to
represent q Church Paper, Wanted
On Serious Charge.

The State says that J. Thomas
Franklin, former resident Of Col
umbia. is wanted there to answer to
a charge OF wife desertion, and Sher-
If w. II. Coleman Tuesday sent re-
quests to officers In number OF
cities, which will doubtless result In
his spee-y arrest. A warrant issued
by Magistrate T. ]. Roberts and
sworn out by Mrs. Mamie H. Frank
lin charges the accused with the de-
seIticn CT his wife anj infant chilli
in Columbia, September 13, 1903.
Franklin Is, or represented himself
to be, a travelling representative Of
he Caristian Observer, a we'll known
religious publication issued by Con-
verse & Co., Of Louiscille, KY. 1t
is to be. travelling representative
OF Lesertion, he may be also con-
frcntel with bigamy charge as he
has marrieI again since leaving his
wife in Columbia.
1t is allegel that he came to Col
umbia last September ami succeeded
in inducing his wife to let him have
certain money that she had in the
bank here and since that time has
not returned. Shortly after leaving
On this trip, he Is sail to have mar
red again AMI removed his resi- ilence
to another State.
The seccnI marriage, not having
occurred in South Carolina, nothing
has been oone on the bigamy charge
AMI franklin Is wanted to answer
to the charge of desectlon. But there
Is some Indication that he has even
a third wife, AMI that at least two
live in this State. That will make
out a case Of statutory bigamy If
the facts can be established.
1t Is als1 sail that he has been 9
criminal before. and will not be in
the tolls for the first time. having
servei two terms in the penitentiary
for forgery. Representing such a
well known publication as The Chris
tian Observer, which has been for
many years visitor to numerous
Christian homes. indicated that he
was above reproach ami the news Of
the warrant issued in Columbia will
be surprise in many parts of this
State and elsewhere where he is sup
posedly well known. Sheriff Cole
nan Tuesday communicated with
Converse & Co., telling CT the charge
against their representative.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
MAZE RESTITUTION.
A Man is Converted and Returns
Money HesNad Stolen.


Money HesNad Stolen.
The Hamilton, Ca, Journal says
about twenty years ago Messrs. c. H.
and John A. Cook were doing busi-
ness in Hamilton unIer the name o.
Cook Brother. One day sack con
tanning silver coin to the amount
of at least s1S5.00 was mysterlously
stolen from their store, every effort
to recover the same proving fail
ure an the money long ago given
up as forever lest.
Last week a letter from Mont
gomery written en- letterhead Of
the Montgomery Bank and Trust
company, AMI containing draft
drawn by this company on New York
exchange for s199.00, was received
by Mr.. C. H. Cook for the former
firm.
The letter is unsigned and reads
as follows:
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. Ia, 1909.
Cook Brothers. Hamilton, Ga, Dear
Sirs-This money comes to you from
a man who was converted under
my ministry, you will never know
who. Nor do you know me. This
shows you what the Christian relig-
ion can do. Now we owe one-tenth
of cur income to God. If you want
one-tenth of this used for the Lnr',
send Il to Mr.. A C. Davis, MontGom-
cry, Ala. 1t will be applied properly.
He Is not a preacher. You will
never know who Is sending this
money even though you should come
to know me. pray it may be a
blessing to you spiritually.
Yours
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
ATTACKED BY A FIEND.
Brave Young Woman Faced Death to
Save Her HoEor.

SNto 1oT nOIOr.
With both feet so frozen that they
probably will have to be amputatei
and suffering from shock, Miss Nellie
Straver, twenty-five years CID, is at
the home of an uncle in Eau Clair,
Butler county, Pa, following a des-
perate experience in which she brav-
ed death to save her honor.
The young woman arrived at Par
ker station during the night ana eu-
gagged young man to drive her to
her uncle's home. Instead the man
drove in an opposite direction, and
when in an isolated spot attacked
Miss Straver.
After fight in which she says she
was divested Of nearly all her cloth
ing. including her shoes, she escaped
and fei down hill, through deep
snow to the river. After wan iering
around all night she was discovered
in the morning and given aid. Off
GERS are searching for a young man
who Is said to have disappeared from
his home in Parkers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Horses and Mules Burned.

The barn and stables OF ]. D.
Moore, near COkesbury. were burned
Thursday night. together with 26
head of horse and mules. all his
corn. forage. wagons and agrlcultur.
II implements. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000. Tho mules prob
lbly cost $500 each. The barn and
stables were new and very large, the
building being 200 by 60 feet AMI
three stories high. There was only
$500 insurance on the building, and
nothing on the stock.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
SWEPT BY SrORa
ONE OF THE WORST Billiards
IN TWENTY YEARS.
The Whole Coast EMBODIED In the
Grasp CT the Ice King on Christ
mas Day.

The blizzard that started on Xmas
day is SAIL to have been one of the
worst in recent years, tae worst that
we have had in December fol a long
time. The death roll. Is mounting
high in the northern latitudes. Ship
ping has sufferei terribly, aud among
the ships to suffer Is the IriQuois OF
the Charleston New York lin.
Here the blizzarl hardly amounted
to anything more than making peo-
pie uncomfortable AMI freezing water
pipes, but in New York AMI New
England, many people frcze to death,
communication with different parts
of the country was cut eff or serious
ly interrupted.
The United States weather bureau
announced Tues ,ay that the snow
storm had been the heaviest for De-
cenber IN nearly twenty years. Be
ginning at II o'clock Saturday morn
ing snow fell continuously for twenty
four hours to a Gepth cf more than
ten inches. The maximum wind We
locity for five minutes In this time
was fifty-eight miles an hour.
The storm covered all the country
east OF the Mississippi Valley ami In
creased In intensity as 1t moved from
the interior toward the Atlantic
coast. The wind blew harder and the
encw fell faster in New York than
anywhere else. First Assistant Fore
caster E. 8. Nichols at the New York
station, No. 100 Broadway said:
Away back on Dec. 26 and 27.
1890, we hal a fall Of fourteen In
ches during twenty-four hours. That
Is the only snow fall during Decem
Der that compares with the present
one.
"The greatest snow fall on record
for New York for tweaty-fcur hours
occurred on Feb. II and 18. 1893,
seventeen and eight-tenths inches
fell. On Jan. "a, 1908, nine and a
half inches fell. That's the only
storm during recent years that COM
pares with this"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Two Negroes Drowned.

Robert Bennett and Elias Hey
ward, colored man and boy. respec
lively, fell from a small boat and
were drowned in approaching Cain
hoy on Christmas eve night. Bennett
and Hayward had been to Charles.
ten, doing their Christmas shopping
and were returning to their home
with their Christmas purchases.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Dragged to His Death.

At Augusta, Ca, Edward A.
Springs, driver of the Augusta fira
department, was thrown from his
seat on the en2ine Sunday afternoon
and both wheels PASSED over his
body, causing instant death. The
horses baked and then lounged for
ward, one Of them breaking the col
lar. Springs had his hands Ia the
grips on the lines and was dragged
from his seat and under the wheels.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Burned to Death.

Legare, the three-year- old son Of
Postmaster Wilmot l.. Harris, Of
Charleston, died Sunday from the re-
suits of burns received at the Christ
mas tree celebration at his home.
The little fellow was playing with q
sparkler which was said to be safe
when his clothing ignitei and before
the flames could be smothered, Le-
gare was burned SO badly that medi-
cal skill could not avail and death
came to his relief at an early hour.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
aullof Schooner Davis Palmer Ashore
Near Bost,n Harbor
CLEARS UP A MYSTERY
The Captain and the Entire Grew Of
asIeven Men Went Down With the
lF,alner-Another Disaster Added
90 the Loag List of These Caused
By the Storm.
.Sy' the Storm


The wreck of the five masted
sehocner Davis Palmer was located
Tuesday morning just outside OF De-
Wis Bank buoy. north Of Commis-
siurers Ledge, at the entrance to
Bread Sound, Boston harbor. The
big vessel lies submerged. but the
mast heads project from the water.
It is thought that the Palmer touch
ed a shoal spot early Sunday morn
:lng, the seas during the terrific storm
sweeping the decks clear ami carry
ing tae crew of twelve men to their
death.
The Palmer was bound from New
port News fer Boston, with cargo
Of coal, and carried crew Of twelve
men The vessel lies in the channel.
and is a dangerous menace to Other
vessels. The loss Of the Palmer be-
came known Monday when wreckage
bearing her name was found on Pull
Beach. The discovery Of the wreck
OF the Palmer was followed by the re-
port OF another wreck In the outer
harbor. This second victim Of the
great storm, which swept New Eng
land Saturday night and Sunday, was
reported by Capt. Kemp, OF the tug
Ariel, who asserts that he saw three
masks Of schooner projecting above
the water near the shoals known as
"the graves"
Although Capt Kemp locates the
vessel three miles east Of the wreck
OF the Palmer, some marine authori-
ties think that he may have been
mistaken in his bearings, AMI that he
saw the .Palmer'S masts.
SeafearIng men, who believe that
the tug boat captain Is not in error
about his bearings, are discussing
the possibility OF collision between
the Palmer and the unknown schoon-
ec.
Probably the last person to see
the Palmer before she sank was Capt
Sookamp. OF the barge Hopatcong,
which docked at4sLynn .frop. Hobo;
~keI. He reporter passing the Palm
er:oa Cape cod late Christmas after
noon. At that time the Palmer's
sailors were on deck singing and cell
.ebrating the holiday in true sea fash
ion. all unknowing Of the fate that
awaited them within a few hours at
the entrance of their home port.
Tueday's roll Of wrecks was in
creased Wednesday. The schooner
Ada X. Damon, the sole suppore OF
her aged master. Capt. A. K. Brew
ster, Of York, Maine, went ashore
near Ipswich. She will probably be
a total loss. Her crew managed to
reach shore safely. 90
= In Chelsea, where a tidal wave
broke dyke and flooded the homes
OF. 1000 people, high tide opened
two new breaks. Many Of the cellars
on higher ground which had been
pumped out by fire engines were
again flooded. 1t will be weeks be-
fore the people in TIE eighty acres
which are under water every high
tide, will be able to return to their
homes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Heavy Snow Storm.

Tragedy an1 hCmor came on the
wings of the heavy snow which cov-
ers New England, most of the Mil.
die Atlantic States and a fringe of
the Middle West and South. Sun lay
morning papers at twilight, morning
milk at supper time, nights spent in
street cars, II trains or stations con-
tributed picturesque ana amusing
scenes to soften the general tone OF
such deaths as occurred.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Much Booze.

at Dawson, Ca. officers raidei the
store Of Clayton Aaron, colored, and
confiscated 1,100 pints Of alleged
blind tiger whiskey. Three wagons
were required to transport the goods
to the courthouse. The whiskey was
cleverly concealed in the cealing Of
the store, the officers finding it after
q very close search.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
POLL TAX FATAL.
J. ). HenphilI Misses q Coed Fat
Job for Paying 1t.

Job for Paying 1t.
The payment Of his poll tax In
South Carolina has cost ex-Represen-
tative John J. Eemphill a $4,000 dol
lar position in the service Of the
government as a commissioner of the
District Of Columbia.
1t is state ol good authority Mon
day night that the president has de-
initely deci1ed not 70 send Mr..
Hemphill's name to the senate be-
cause Of the fact that his eligibility
Is questioned.
The Star Monday night said: THE
question Of the eligibility Of John J..
Hemphill h2s been decided against
Mr.. Hemphill. The president prefer
ing to Go nothing that will establish
an unsatisfactory prece 'ent that
might cause citizens OF the District
trouble in the future"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Killed by Stec-SOn.

At Radford, Va, Tuesday w. L..
Luck was killed by Ohio Snyder,
husband OF his step-daughter, Luck
had been drinking several days and
his wife went to the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Snyder Monday night.
When Luck appeared at the Synder
residence early Friday morning and
was denied admittance he began bat
trri,.s DOWN the door Synder fired
two shots at Luck, both OF which
took effect. Luck died In short
while.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
WALL OF STORE FALLS.
The Front CT Building at Bishopville
Tumbles Down.

Saturday about two o'clock In the
afternoon the front Of two stores
occupied by the Mcleod Drug COM
pany and J. D. Hill furniture store,
ut Bishopville, fell to the sidewalk.
This front wall which was about
ten feet high gave way and fell with
out any cause apparently other than
the little wind which was blowing.
Fortunately no one was on the side
walk near and therefore no damage
was done other than to the building
itself. Had it fallen at any time the
day before, Christmas eve, it prob
ably would have killed and injured
score or more people as the sidewalk
was crowded all that day with the
Christmas shoppers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Parts Hair With Bullet.

At Christmas tree frolic IN q
negro church ct Wentworth, n. c..
Dan Wooten, a half-drunk negro,
ouarreled with az enemy and in at
tempting to shoot him fred two
shots. One bullet parted the colored
minister's hair on the side and the
other lodged in a bystander's arm.