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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
REGISTER WITH THE RECEIVER
is Asked of Soldiers and Widows,
So 1t May Be Known How Many
Want Service" Pensions.


Widows and ex-confederates who
are to be beneficiaries under the
service pension act passed by the
last legislature are requested by Re-
ceiver Pinkston to call at his office
or meet him at his appointments in
the districts and register
This is desired for the benefit of
the state pension department, in or
der that it may be known how many
VIII have to be paid pensions under
the new state pension law next year.
copies of instructions have been
received here from Pension Commits
sloner Lindsey relative to the oper-
alton of the service" pension act.
The people ratified the constitutional
amendment last November, and the
legislature in June is expected to pro-
vide pension for that class of con-
federate soldiers and widows.
In the preparation of this legisla-
ton the ''infirmity and poverty"
qualifications which exist in the
present pension law will be repealed,
and in lieu thereof will be provided
the new constitutional qualifications.
That is to pay pension to every
confederate soldier and to the widow
of every confederate soldier who was
married prior to Jan. 1, 1870, not
worth over $1,000, who performed
the term of actual military service.
Also a provision will be made to
pay pension to that class of widows
who had husband killed in the SER
vice, has since remarked and is now
a widow. The amount of this an
nual pension is to be fixed by law,
and what that amount shall be will
depend largely upon the number of
pensioners to be provided for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
MOVING PICTURES.

Col. J. B. Hoyl has been down
from Atlanta several days making
the acquaintance of a new daughter,
who has been stopping at the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Cooke, since Friday.
Mrs. w. E. Wilcox of Lumber City
is visiting at the home of her sister,
in-law, Mrs. G. T. Lowrey. Mrs. Will
COX is daughter of Rev. J. w. Wes-
ton, a former pastor of the Dawson
Methodist church.
DR.. j. w. Patterson attended a
meeting in Atlanta last week to con-
slider the prevention and cure of tu-
berculosis. Many physicians and
prominent citizens were in attend
ance.
Judge and Mrs. ]. M. Griggs
reached home Tuesday morning from
Washington, and will remain here a
week or two before returning to that
city.
Messrs. B. B. Perry, G. A. Harris,
j. A. Laing, w. B. Cheatham and
Rev. J. B. Johnston left Tuesday
morning for Florida on a fishing trip
Mr.. and Mrs. D. x. Christie went
up to Macon a few days ago to visit
their daughter, Mrs. c. V. Youmans.
Mr.. Christie has returned home.
Mrs. E. G. Paschal went 10
EatOnton Saturday in response to a
message announcing the critical i'll
ness of an aunt
Mr.. J. T. Raglan left Saturday for
Athens, where he is attending the
state convention of cotton oil mill
men.
Miss Annie Mae Melton came down
from Richland and spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks in Daw-
son.
Mr.. w. P. Shelton has returned
from Atlanta. He was accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. w. A. Shelton.
Mr.. Drew Dismuke is here from
st. Andrews Bay, Fla, spending sew
eral days with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Kay Patterson of Lumpkin
spent Sunday in Dawson at the home
of DR.. j. w. Patterson.
Mrs. o. c. Sale of Shellman is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. j. Bald
win.
Mr.. J. B. Kendrick of Macon has
been in Dawson with friends and rel
atives.
DR.. j. G. Dean has gone to Macon
to attend the State Medical Conven-
ton.
Messrs. ]. H. Fulford and J. M.
Bell left Monday on a trip to New
York.
Mr.. w. B. Cheatham, Jr., has been
on a trip to Birmingham and At
lanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Sale of Do
than, Ala, were in Dawson Monday.
Mr.. Davis Paschal is spending a
few days in Atlanta and Eatonton.
Miss Leila Matthews is visiting
Mrs. c. F. Brimberry in Camilla.
Miss Claud Blackwell and Mrs. D.
Finn have visited in Columbus.
Mrs. j. S. Lowrey has returned
from a recent visit to Atlanta
Mr.. H. r. Barnes of Odessadale,
Ga, is in the city.
Mrs. Ernest Baldwin is visiting
relatives in Shellman.
Mr.. John Allen left Sunday on a
trip to Texas.
Mrs. w. A. Eubanks has returned
from Atlanta.
Judge w. A. Jordan of Blakely is
in Dawson.
Mr.. T. ]. Lowe has been here from
Sparks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
AWNING ORDER CAUSES KICKS
Many Are Willing to Comply With
It, But There Are Some Who
Want to Be Shown Why.


Inc order of the city council that
all awnings on the business streets
OF Dawson be taken down in thirty
days is causing some vigorous kick
ing, and may result in some cases
IN the mayors court before it is fully
carried out. A large per cent. of
tnose who are concerned are willing
TO comply with the councils order,
some have already taken down their
awnings, and many others will do so
peIore the expiration of the thirty
Gays. There are few, however, who
tnlnk 1t is none of the councils bus
mess whether there are or are not
awnings IN front of the storehouses,
ana IN some instances lawyers have
peen consulted as to whether the
council mas authority to enforce it's
order. A copy of the following let
ter has been served by Chief of Po-
ice Paschal on the owner of every
storehouse in front of which there is
an awning:
Dawson, Ga.-You will please
take notice that at the regular meet
ing OF the City Council of Dawson,
hTio APl1 U, 1SO9, resolution was
adopted condemning all awnings over
sidewalks in the fire limits, and or
derlng the same removed. Please
arrange to have removed within thir-
ty days the awnings in front of
houses owned or controlled by you.
This notice is sent to you by order
of the city council, and in accordance
with authority in section l61 of the
City Code. R. E. BELL, Clerk"
The little wooden building on the
sidewalk on the Lee street side of
A. j. Baldwin & Co.'S. store, and &C.
cupied for several years by Mr.. Lave
ly as candy stand, will be removed
under this order of the council. Mr..
Baldwin will also pave this sidewalk
the entire length of his store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21

On Sunday afternoon, April 18th,
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Morgan, in Par
rott, Miss Edna Morgan and Mr. Carl
Cole were united in marriage, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
H. l.. Crumbley of Richland in the
presence of a number of relatives and
friends. Many nice presents attest
ed the esteem in which the couple are
held. Miss Morgan was one of Par
rott's most attractive and popular
young women, while Mr.. Cole, who is
convict warden in Webster county
is well-known and worthy young
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
THE BAPTIST REVIVAL.
1t Will Continue Through the Week.
Several ACcessiOns.

1t Will Continue Through the Week.
Several AccessiOns.
The revival services at the Baptist
church are now in the second week,
and are steadily growing in interest.
The congregations are large both
morning and night, and there are
evidences that the church and the
community will be greatly benefited
There have been three accessions to
the membership.
Rev. S. j. Parrish of Fitzgerald,
who is assisting Pastor O'Kelley, is
a preacher of power, and the force
and spirituality of his sermons i'm
press all who hear him.
Two services are held daily-at 10
o'clock in the morning and 7:45 at
night and the people of all de-
nominations and the public generally
are cordially invited to attend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
CLEANING UP CEMETERY.

An Important Notice From Alderman
Deubler of Cemetery Committee.
The street carts and hands are at
the city cemetery the present week
cleaning out driveways and walks
Owners of lots desiring shrubbery,
trash, etc, removed will please have
the same piled near the driveways so
that the carts can get it. easily, and
call the street Overseer's attention to
the tact that it is ready to be hauled
off. A great many of the lots owned
by citizens in the southern part of
the cemetery are needing attention,
and should be cleaned off. Let every
owner put his lot in a clean condi-
ton before Memorial day. Respect
fully, CHAS. DEUBLER,
Chairman Cemetery Committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
LEADEN PELLET WAS FATAL.
A Dusky Belle Cause of Killing at
Sasser Saturday Night.

On Mrs. R. J. Marshalls place at
Sasser Jim Douglass was shot and
killed by Walter Brown Saturday
night. "A pistol was the weapon used.
The cause of the tragedy was a
dusky belle for whose smiles the two
negroes were rivals
There were witnesses to the kill
ing, and the coroner did not hold an
inquest.
Brown has not been arrested, and
was at work in the field yesterday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
Elected School Trustee.

An election was held in the Bron-
wood school district Saturday for two
school trustees, and Messrs. G. M.
Gammage and Walter Martin were
chosen without opposition. They
succeed Messrs. e. Kersey and J. H.
Ellerbee. Mr.. Kersey, whose term
had expired, was not a candidate for
reelection, and Mr. Ellerbee recently
resigned from the board.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
Up Before the Bar.

N. H. Brown, an attorney of Pitts
field, VT, writes: I'VE have used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for years
and find them such a good family
medicine we wouldn't be without
them" For chills, constipation
biliousness or sick headache they
work wonders. Csc. at Dawson Drug
Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
Mrs. VIM. H. Harrison Dead.

The remains of Mrs. William H.
Harrison were inferred in George
town last Wednesday, having been
brought there from Louisiana, where
Colonel Harrison, who was for many
years one of the best known and
most prominent men of this section,
has made his home for a number of
years. Mrs. Harrison was an aunt
of Mrs. j. G. Dean of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
The CITY Court.

The quarterly term of the city
court convened Monday morning,
and will probably be adjourned by
Judge Edwards today. No cases of
general interest or Importance are
on the docket for disposition at this
term. No criminal cases where the
defendants are under bond will be
called, and only Jail cases will be
tried.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
Religious Notice.

Elder J. A. Monsees of Macon will
preach at Understandable PRINT
tive Baptist church next Saturday
and Sunday, the oath and 25th insts.
All are invited to attend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
New Commercial Transfer.

The New Commercial Hotel will
send it's bus to all parts of the city
for passengers for all trains. Regu-
lar rates of transfer Phone No. Al.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
DIR. Leila IumIeY.

Osteopathic Physician. Women's
and children's diseases a speciality.
Consultation and examination free.
Phone No. So. Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
Ice Cream.

In quart bricks, so cents per quart.
Phone us your order. Phone No.
6. CITY PHARMACY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21

j. We will carry Ice
I in connection with
! our Cold Storage
: and parties can be
! supplied with Ice---
) up town--at our
! Cold Storage house
| at the old Convict
! Stockade, on Vine
! street, after May l.
! No ice delivered,
and none will be
! sold on Sundays.
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04

with lot of rock and boulders. look
ing a very likely place to hold such
game. | went to the veldt side to
reconnoitre, and there Immediately
found fresh pug-marks, not only of
one, but of three, leopards; evidently
those of an old one and her cubs.
This at once accounted for the de-
meanor of the one | had got, and as
a leopard with young, or for the mat
ter of that any animal almost in such
circumstances, requires extra care In
tackling, | called the dog to heel,
whilst | cogitated a bit what course
to pursue. Examining the tracks, |
put the cubs down as half grown.
also made a detour of the clump of
bush and satisfied myself that the
game was at home. Returning to the
spot where had first marked them,
| followed them in slowly, Snap" be-
ing taken up with a piece of string.
He soon commenced to get very ex-
cited, and | could myself smell the
taint which always hangs around the
lair of the carnivora. be they birds
or beasts. The spoor was easy enough
to keep, as the path had been used
many times, and the leopard, dragging
her prey along, had beaten it down.
had my carbine ready for rapid shot.
for | felt sure we were coming close
to, and had hard work to keep the
dog from breaking away. Luckily the
wind was in my favor, and all at once
came right in sight of the leopards.
the old one and two cubs, almost as
large as she was. basking in the sun
in an open space in the glade. | don't
think she saw me, as from where |
stood was completely hidden in
dense foliage, but she stared hard in
my direction. half rising to her feet,
the tip of her tail twitching from side
to side, or. more correctly speaking,
beating the ground. II was as pretty
a sight as had ever seen, these beau
tiful cats, but had not time for such
thoughts. One OF the cubs attempted
to play with the bobbing tail. and
this seemed to irritate her. for she
turned and gave the offending young
ster a tap with her paw that sent him
sprawling. In doing SO she gave me
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04
Getting the Cubs.

But this time the two cubs had re-
covered from their surprise, and as
the old leopard appeared to be done
for | gave one of them a bullet in
the chest, the other turning tail and
scampering off into the bush with
Snap" (who had got loose) at his
heels, whilst | stepped into the open
and let the one | had. wounded have
another ball, catching him in the orr
fee of the ear and killing him in
stantly. AS I approached them the
old one rolled over, and | was about
to fire at her again, when l noticed
that her eye was already glazed, and
it would only be wasting ammunition.
After a hasty glance of admiration |
left them as they lay and hurried after
the yelping terrier, who from the
sound appeared to have come to a
halt though | could hear no snarling.
Before, however, | could catch up, the
leopard must have made another start.
The scrub was thick just here, and the
everlasting "wait-a-bit" thorns retard'
ed my progress considerably, besides
furnishing me not little. Still |
pushed on into the open veldt just
in time to see the two making across
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04
NOT A MATTER OF LOYALTY.
Simple But Insuperabe Reason Why
Subject Could Not kneei
Before His King.

One fancies that few types of men,
can, from time to time, have afforded
royalty more amusement of quiet
sort than provincial mayors of Eng
land. From the Foreland to Pen
zance," by Give Holland, contains the
story of a mayor of Weymouth who,
during one of the visits Of King
George to the town, was destined to
afford "comic relief to a ceremony Of
some Importance.
The occasion was the presentation
of an address of welcome to the king,
and we are told that the mayor on ap-
preaching to present it, to the aston
ishment and dismay of all, instead of
kneelng as he had been told to do,
seized the queens hand to shake it
as he might that of any other lady.
Col. Gwynne, the master of the cere-
monies, hurriedly told him of the
faux pas, saying: you should have
kneeled, sir
Sir, cannot" was the reply.
Everybody does, sir" hotly asserted
the colonel
The mayor grew red, and evidently
much upset, exclaimed: "Confound it,
sir, but I've got wooden leg!"
History records that "a smile suf-
fused the face of her majesty and the
king laughed outright. Com
panion.
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04

for the timber on the other side Of the
bend in the river. | was beginning to
feet a bit winded. and was not sorry
when further angry yelps and growl-
ing showed that the cub had again
been brought to bay. Getting up as
quickly as possible, found that the
dog had been having rough time OF
it. He was scored badly down the
side, and instead of being a white
terrier was CHASTITY red one, though
for the time being 1t did not appear
to inconvenience him much. He was
vigorously barking and jumping
around lot of loose boulders, among
which the leopard had evidently taken
refuge. | could not, however, induce
him to go in, and although | have
had several good terriers for this kind
of shooting none of them cared to go
to ground after such game. l began
to fear | should have to give him up.
but got together a lot of the driest
herbage | could find. and making a
couple OF squibs by extracting the
powder from two cartridges, | went
to work to try and make him bolt,
as his cover was not very large. Cut
ting as long a stick as | could find,
| took a page out of my pocket diary
and rolled the sQuibs in it, binding
them to the thin end of the stick.
which | bandaged thickly round with
dry grass and leaves for a yard or
more. and then pushed it in where the
leopard had entered and ignited II
well all around, also heaping more
dry stuff about the opening so as to
make as much smother as possible.
The smoke soon began to escape from
the crevices, though the leopard did not
appear to take any notice Of it; but
as soon as the fuses began to fizz and
sputter, It was more than he could
stand. and out he dashed, almost up
setting me in his rush. | had, how
ever. picked up my carbine and fired
at him. Just as he was disappearing
into the cover. | distinctly heard the
pat of the bullet and WIS about TO
follow, when I saw that the poor dog
demanded my attention. so picked him
up. The scratches we're ugly ones.
and could see that If l did not at
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04

that moves-young birds, and for the
matter of that old ones, too, when
they can surprise them. A cat which
has run wild at home is a fair exam
pie of what the leopard is on very
much larger scale.
The dog now came to point at the
foot of a tree, and after some search,
for the foliage was very luxuriant, |
could distinguish the leopard lying full
length along a branch, his head be-
tween his paws, his eyes being just
discernible, and that was all. | could
not get a good shot at him, the angle
was too acute to fire with safety at
his head, and unless l got directly
under him could not see him at all,
whilst the limb he was stretched out
upon practically protected him at all
vital points. Now and again he would
Just crane over little and then draw
back before | could get a proper
sight, making all the time snarling,
purring noise. Under the circum-
stances it would have been risky to
have attempted a shot, SO was COM
PEELED to wait until he gave me some
sort of a chance. To have had him
come tumbling down wounded was not
a bit to my fancy.
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04
Blinded by a Sand Storm.

As the sun rose it speedily dissi-
mated the river mist, and little way
ont on the veldt and beyond the TIM
her II was as sultry as ever. | could
spy some small specks away to the
southward, and as a fresh bit OF Venl-
son would be an agreeable change,
started after what | knew would
furnish me Herewith, If | could man
age To circumvent them. This was not
particularly difficult, for | could keep
mvself covered by one ant-hill or an
other, and l got my buck all rlght'
sending the rest bounding away with
tremendous jumps. The omlnous
darkening of the horizon had not es-
caped my notice, but almost before
was aware of it the hot sand came
stinging like so much small snot
against my face. In such cases, the
onlv thing to be done is to throw
yourself fiat on your chest and hoid
vour breath till the hot blast has
bx,wn over. The sand storm did not
last many minutes, but the thunder-
storm Immediately burst in such
wav as IT only does in South Africa,
and I speak from experience both OF
This. as we'll as other parts OF the
world. 1t was over almost as soon as
e. came. and for a short space the
sandy veldt looked like a sheet OF
water. which, however, was sucked up
In no time. the sun bursting forth
in all its splendor and drying me,
drenched as was, before could get
nv buck back to camp.
After skinning my buck and making
the hind portions into ham, and get
ting a meal of fresh meat, | set out
along the bank of the river to see II
7 could hit upon any leopard spoor.
had not gone far before came to the
remnants Of a porcupine. Leopards
annear to have a great partiality for
ne flesh of these animals, and as
thev are common enough along the
orange river. it doubtless accounts
o. the presence of their prosecutors
, - hunted for the rest Of the day with
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04

back and dressed the skin there and
then, before 1t should get covered
with fyblows.
lost no time, however, In getting
back to the spot where | had killed
him, for it struck me there might be
something more than I knew about In
his having had his attention diverted
from myself and the dog. So cast
about once more, still going along the
river, letting Snap" who was well up
to the work, do the hunting, whilst
now and again l added brilliant
beetle to my collecting box. Passing
two or three gullies without making
anything further out, began to think
that it must have been the whistle
of an antelope that had attracted the
leopards notice. He showed, how
ever, the same intentness of gaze as
remembered in a jaguar | once killed
under somewhat similar circum-
stances, and whose dying roar brought
a second one on my track in less than
no time, giving me stiffish scuffle. 1t
is in cases such as these that the sci
ence of woodcraft comes in handy,
careful notice of surrounding signs
and actions usually enabling one to
come to a correct conclusion. | had
been keeping fairly close to the river
bank, for | held to my theory that
there was another leopard not far
from where shot the last; so | turned
about, after a couple of miles, and
worked back along the margin of the
bush, near the veldt. carefully beat
ing any likely-looking spots. Half way
or so back was a dense mass of thorns
The Chanute times., 1909-06-04
OVER THE FENCE
Neiehbor Says Something.

The front yard fence is famous
to chat with some one along the street,
or for friendly gossip with next door
neighbor. Sometimes it is only small
talk but other times neighbor has
something really good to offer.
An old resident of Baird, Texas, got
some mighty good advice this way
once.
He says:
Drinking coffee left me nearly dead
with dyspepsia, kidney disease and
bowel trouble, with constant pains in
my stomach, back and side, and so
weak | could scarcely walk.
"One day was chatting with one OF
my neighbors about my trouble and
told her | believed coffee hurt me.
Neighbor said she knew lots of people
to whom coffee was poison and she
pleaded with me to quit it and give
Postum a trial. i did not take her
advice right away but tried change
of climate, which did not do me any
good. Then L dropped coffee and took
up Postum.
MY improvement began immediate
ly and l got better every day l used
Postum.
MY bowels became regular in two
weeks, all my pains were gone. Now 1
am well and strong and can eat any
thing / want to without distress. All
of this is due to my having quit cof-
fee, and to the use of Postum regu-
larly.
MY son who was troubled with indf-
gestion thought that if Postum helped
me so, it might help him. 1t did, too.
and he is now well and strong again.
I'VE like Postum as well as we ever
liked the coffee and use it altogether
in my family in place of coffee and ah
keep we'll" There's a Reason" Read
The Road to Wellville." in Pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.