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The Washington herald., 1909-06-04
ANOTHER BIG PIANO DAYAT
523 eleventh ST. NV.
THE REASON SUFFICIENT

Immediate Settlement by the Administrators Of The p Cuey Estate De-
mands Prompt Disposal the Entire Stock Of Beautiful Pianos
Always Carried BY this Reliable and Conservative Dealer and
Customers Find After Careful Investigation this Store
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Famous Wakes 20 select From.

BUYERS have choice OF the very best
makes, as among the Instruments listed
In the fine stock are the celebrated
KlMBALL. STEINwAY, KNABE. HAL
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Buyers Delay SeriOus-BRTgaInS Rest
Solely With the Public.

The buyers who put OF coming 20 the
Warerooms VIII soon find their delays
serious, as each day viii record the 60
ing Of beautiful pianos. so one and all
should realize the wisdom OF coming
direct 90 the store at the earliest posi-
ble date.
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Price. the Greatest salesman on Earth,

backed by quality and responsibility
will close OUT every Instrument IN
this ma CuihCeuC stock within the re-
quired time, and there IS certainly sat
isfactiOn I'm buying your piano at a
store that advertises what they have.
and have what they advertise.
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special Player Piano Bargains.

Several magnificent brand new ss5B
PLAYER Pianos going for S465.
Every one Of the above instruments
must be disposed OF al once. All should
understand the above circumstances OF
this opportunity and fully realize why
merely cost on the pianos IS only
asked
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Prices That Bring Results.

some brand new, others shopworn and
slightly used.
Prices That Bring Results.
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT S275 Pianos
for S1S5-Standard make.
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT S325 Pianos
tOr $234-Famous makes.
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT $3.50 Pianos
for S24T-50-Artists- models
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT S400 Pianos
for S2S5 and S320-Celebrated makes.
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT S425 Pianos
for SSS6-ElabOrate STYLES and makes
BRAND NEW UPRIGHT $500 Pianos
for S965-Art cases and highest quail
ties
FINE USED UPRIGHT $3.50 Pianos
for Sf25
GOOD USED UPRIGHT 1925 Pianos
for So --Ed SI1a
SPLENDID SQUARE Pianos from SO
10 $50.
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LET & DAVIS. BRADBURY. WHIT
NEY. HINZE. MASON & HAAlIN.
HAINES BROS. DUNBAR. and many
more IN various styles and finishes
some brand new, others shopworn and
slightly used.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
CRIME AND SILK HATS.

Chicago clubwOman is seeking
to reform criminals by having them
provided with new suits of clothes.
1t is claimed that good clothes in
crease self-respect, the essential
foundation of all morality; that a
man on the crumbling edge of a
moral breakdown could be saved to
a life of usefulness through the re-
deemtng grace of a pair of new
shoes, a nice hat and some proper
neckwear.
The argument sounds well, but
there are weak points about it, Sup
pose, for instance, that instead of
sentencing a prisoner to three years
in the pen" the judge, having been
duly converted to believe in this
Chicago theory, orders the quaking
moral bankrupt before him to be
provided with good clothes and
turned loose, like a muzzled dog,
and the sentence is carried out by
decking the helpless fellow with such
moral props as a green hat, laven-
der hose, gloves and tie to match,
and tan shoes of the prevalent point
ed shape. viii his dropping morals
begin to straighten up? Would any
sane criminals prefer that to a reas-
enable number of years in the pen?
1t is more than likely that a Grim
inal so treated would soon be up
again for nothing less than murder
or some other high crime
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
NO MOB BLOOD STAINS TERRELL.

Not since Terrell county was ere
ated and organized f1fty-three years
ago has there been within its Dor
ders a death by mob violence in
which the people of the county par
ticipated or for which they were in
any way responsible.
There have been two lynchings in
the county in the past few years,
but both the victims and the lynchers
were from adjoining counties. The
first of these was two or three years
ago, when a Lee county mob brought
a negro just over the line of the
eastern boundary of Terrell and hung
him from the limb of a tree, and the
other was the outrageous occurrence
last Friday night, when a number Of
Randolph county might riders" muir
dered an old negro who had recently
moved from that county to a house
Just across the western boundary line
of Terrell, and who was in the en-
ploy of citizen of the former county.
But few other counties are free
from the stain of Judge Lynch's
bloody hands, and our record in this
respect speaks much for the high or
der of Terrell COunty's enlightened
and laW-abiding citizenship.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
SASSER SETTINGS.

Prof. w. G. Mauk, who has been
principal of the Sasser public school
several years, has not decided where
he will locate. He is one of the best
teachers our school has ever had,
and has built up our educational in
terests to a high standard of ex-
cellence. Any school will be fortu-
nate to secure his services.
A man is to be admired who sticks
to his business, no matter what call
ing he may follow, and hasn't the
time to always be faultfinding about
other people.
Sasser's street lights of late re-
mind one of the foolish virgins
whose lamps were wrong when the
Master came. And then, by the way,
just now fair Luna am gone away
The Methodists have Sunday
school at the school auditorium at
9 a. m. every Sunday, and the Bap-
lists in their church at 3 D. m.
Miss Jessie Jennings gave the wee
tots an Easter egg hunt on the
school grounds, which was enioved
Immensely by the primary grades Of
the school,
Most every town, especially the
smaller ones, needs better sidewalks,
and Sasser is, of course, not an ex-
ception to the rule.
Rev. R. H. Barwick preached Sat-
urday and Sunday at Macedonia
church, this being his regular ap-
pointment there.
Mrs. j. c. Joiner and her daugb-
ter, Mrs. Cherry MoreIand, visited
in Leesburg Saturday and Sunday,
Miss Winnie Carter gave the third
and fourth grades a picnic Saturday
evening.
Misses Emmie and Alice Jordan
have opened a line of millinery here
Corn around Sasser isn't pros
pectlVe OF prize winning just now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
WHITE MEN ON THE ROADS.

FROM the Rome Tribune.
There seems to be a good deal Of
false sentiment about white men on
the roads af1Oat in the newspapers
these days. The project to have a
second prison farm for their deten-
| ton has been abandoned because of
a disagreement between the governor
and the prison commission. Each of
the parties to the disagreement is
trying to shift the responsibility to
the other, and white men on the
roads" is mentioned with bated
breath as if it were some terrible
thing.
| Now, as a matter Of fact, as much
lrregularity and Wrong-doing was dis
closed on the state farm as in any
lease camp by the convict investi-
cation. The abandonment of the
farm idea for year is no bad thing.
Nor is the white man on the roads"
anything new. For some time Floyd
and other counties with road camps
have been working white men with
no evil results, either to the men or
the roads. The statutes provide for
segregation of the races, and the as
ISOLATION is no more close or degrad-
ing than in the affairs of everyday
life.
Then We must remember to keep
our ideas on straight. The convict
is not hero, but a duly tried and
convicted criminal The white man
who violates a law usually deserves
severer punishment than the negro,
because it is not so often that he
errs through ignorance. He has had
better opportunities of education,
has better chances of making an
honest living, and has less excuse
for breaking the law.
We should have every sympathy
for these unfOrtunates who have
erred. We should do all in our DOW
er to uplift and reform them. But
we should not give scope to mawk-
ish sentimentality in dealing with
the convict question.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
UNsIGHTLY TRASH Plies.

The News has received from Cit
izen" communication opposing the
recent suggestion of Interested Cit
izen" that those Dawsonians who are
so loath to part with the old tin
cans lying around their premises
get them in a straight row and plant
flowers in them, but as he neglected
to let us know who he is we cannot
print his article. We are inclined
to agree with him, however, that
the better plan would be to enforce
the ordinance against the accumula-
ton of trash and rubbish in the city.
He asserts that there is a pile OF
old cans or other rubbish in front
of nearly every home in Dawson. II
is not near as bad as that, but every
one must confess that it is true OF
entirely too many of them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

From the Savannah Press.

1t looks as if the lumber tariff
had smashed the party lines in con-
gress. The fact that lumber was re-
stored to the protected schedule and
hides kept on the free list was
surprise to a great many people.
The Payne tariff bill had taken the
duty off of both commodities on the
ground that they came under the
head of free raw materials. The
lumber interest was strong enough
to carry the duty back as far as one
dollar per thousand, and there it re-
mains. The hope of the lumber men
is that the senate will restore the
duty to two dollars, and that the
conference committee will agree up
on one dollar and a half a thousand.
This was the idea of Representative
FOrdney of MICHIGAN, who is a lum-
herman with large holdings in Mis-
sissippi and Michigan. Some of the
papers say that this fact reduced the
force of his speech in the house, but
nobody could have shown such thor
Ough familiarity with the question
as Representative Fordney, who
made the most notable appeal in
congress.
Representative Tawney, republi-
can, made a strong speech for free
lumber, and Mr.. Fordney took him
to task, claiming that protection was
good republican doctrine, and that
Mr.. Tawney had wandered far afield
in his arguments for free lumber.
Democrats were very much amused
to see these men accuse each other
of rank heresy, just as the republi-
cans were amused when Mr.. Clark
of Florida and Mr. Clark of Missouri
got into the controversy and accused
each other of similar heresy.
Then Cushman 9ssailed Taw-
ney, and in a speech which bris-
tied with war said Tawney was
not good republican, and that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
What the Roosevelt administrator Cost

According to the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, President RooseveIts ad-
ministration was by far the costliest
in the history of this country. Of
course this fact was we'll known in
a general way, but the Post-Dispatch
presents some official figures by way
of comparison that are not only in
teresting, but somewhat startling.
1t is pointed out that the net or
binary expenditures of the federal
government under the Mckinley adj
ministration in the four years be-
tween 1897 and 1901 amounted to
$1,902,00O,O0O.
While this was very much more
! than any other four years since the
beginning of the government it
must be taken into consideration
that the Mckinley administration in
cluded the four years of the Spanish
war And, yet, the Roosevelt adj
ministration exceeded the Mckinley
administration in governmental ex-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
Help to make Dawson grow.
ONE MONTH ON THE JOB.
rom the Savannah Press

From the Savannah Press.
A close observer in Washington,
writing to the New York World, says
Mr.. Taft has been president for a
month, and Washington is taking
his measure-with some uisappoint-
ment. Washington is naturally blase
and needs excitement For seven
years the white house Numbered and
famed. Now it is silent, dark
Washington is bored. 1t has no long
ing for the quiet the country de-
sired. 1t wants a noisy show. So
Taft is disappointing. What he him
self thinks is not shown to the outer
world, but there are signs that he
is not happy.
mo trouble to show goods" was
Mr.. Roosevelt's motto. Mr.. Taft
finds it deal of bother. Every
hand-shaker takes something away
from Mr.. Taft, and day of it leaves
him fiabby, not buoyant, as it did
Roosevelt. He is irritable, with an
impatient desire to get down to bus
mess and out of the circus ring. 1t
is prophecy that in three months
he will have to seclude himself or
break down.
Mr.. Roosevelt was an easy prom
User. He knew nothing of the agony
of consistency Mr.. Taft does!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

penditures by $472,OOO,OOO, the last
four years of the Roosevelt admin
istration costing the country $2,374,-
100000.
When we consider all of the costly
and hurtful things that President
Roosevelt has done during his term
as president, when we review the
record with the plain facts and fig
ures before us-$2,374,OOO,O0O taken
out of the peoples pockets in four
years, disastrous panic brought on
through his wild and reckless agita-
ton against everything and every
body, his usurpation Of power and
utter disregard of the most sacred
principles of our governmental is
difficult, indeed, to account for his
popularity with the masses, exceDt
on the theory that the masses sell
dom stop to think, always follow
the biggest noise and applaud the
most spectacular observation-disclosures
ia Chronicle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

if he was then he (Mr. Cush-
mani was glad he was not He
threatened Mr.. Tawney that if
republicans tear down the tariff
wall of protection now on lum-
Der in the future republicans
whose protection had been taken
from them would help tear down
protection enjoyed by others.
In the debate republicans de-
nounced republicans and democrats
denounced democrats" AS the New
York World says, "All republicans
roasted all democrats, and ali dem
ocrats took a whack at the republic
cans. According to The World, cit
will take a Philadelphia lawyer to
discover what is a republican and
what is a democrat nowadays" Mr.
Clarke Of Florida, for instance, want
ed duty on lumber and sea island
cotton, and Mr.. Clark of Missouri
wanted the old democratic theory of
reducing the duty on all articles,
even southern articles.
One member favored free lumber
because the poor man who builds a
six-room cottage would save sixty
uOAI@'l D AN ouNOCdCo VI pIOI0CIIOu
said that the trouble was the small
lumber dealers, who might buy their
timber cheaper if the tariff were
lowered, would never let the con-
sumner get the benefit of this reduc-
ton. The dealer would pocket the
difference and still charge as much
for furnishing material and for con-
struction. The fact that large syn
dicates had bought up miles of forest
lands and were holding them created
a prejudice against the lumber tariff,
which is looked upon as favoring the
trusts as against the people.
The lumber debate has PLAYED the
wild with the republican party as
well as with the democrats in the
house of representatives
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
ANOTHER SENSATION SPOILED.

When P. S. Hill, Macon lawyer,
was found dead in an Office in Nc
Rae few nights ago the daily news
papers printed columns upon col
umns of sensational stories to the
effect that he had been asSassinated
because of his connection with a law
firm who represented the Dodge
Lumber Company of New York in
the famous land suits against peo-
pie of that section some years ago
A number Of assassinatiOns grew out
of these law suits at the time, and
a number of prominent people were
tried in the United States court and
sentenced to a northern federal pris-
on.
Later developments indicate that
the death of Hill had no connection
with these old land cases. 1t is now
believed that he committed suicide.
The Telfair Enterprise, published at
McRae, says the sentiment is crys-
talizing on the suicide theory, and
that men who were first sure it was
murder are now just as sure that
the attorney died by his own hands.
Even the coroner's jury who inves-
tigated the case have stated that
they regret they did not withhold
their verdict for further devel-
opments. The govepnor has with
drawn the reward he offered, and
that will probably be the last of the
affair
And thus is the unrelability of
sensational newspaper reports again
shown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

Two Perry ladies elderly, of
course) called at the Home Journal
Office and besought the editor to join
in the anti-kissing crusade-to be-
come an anti-kisser himself, and use
his paper to promote the anti-kiss-
ing cause. Editor Hodges confesses
that the proposition was "emphati-
cally startling" Wise old guy that
he is, he suggested to his call
ers that the most effective way of
promoting their campaign would be
for them to organize an anti-kissing
club among the young people of the
town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
And Some People, Too.
From the Abel News

FROM the Abel News.
It's a pity that some papers in
Georgia cannot discuss politics With
out lmpugning to those who do not
agree with them motives which arc
not good. A paper or an individnaI
usually has a weak case when sncb
methods are resorted to. The az
IRENE papers of both factions of the
u u, party in Georgia indulge
IN IN 100 mucn abuse of the other,
t InGS can see single redeeming
Ihls is all wrong. The mon ~
mold different views NAV all ba co ro
Sclentlous. A fair discussion of tbo
FACTS is always admissible and nron
en- put personal attack on orr COW
ernor, or upon the gentleman wbo
VIII succeed him, is unworthy of the
press of the state. INC
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

After a careful consideration and
comparison of the revenues and ex-
penses of the state Controller Cen
eral Wright warns the incoming
general assembly that expenditures
and appropriations must be curtailed
or a large deficit will result which
even the 100000 loan authorized
by law will not cover. The state
should quit spending so much. New
offices and constantly increasing sal
aries for the incumbents of the old
ones are beginning to tell on the
states finances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
HEROD HAPPENINGS.

A goodly crowd attended quarter
ly meeting on Saturday, and a good
dinner was served in the grove
which would have fed three times the
crowd. Rev. tombstone preached ex-
cellent sermons both days.
The egg hunt given by Mrs. Elm
Collum and Miss Elizabeth McLain
to the children was a decided success.
After the eggs were found refresh
ments were served, consisting of
fruits and candies.
Capt. D. j. Dennis shaved off his
mustache Saturday for the first time
in twenty-five years. To say that is
unbecoming to his peculiar style of
beauty is putting it very mildly.
The lovely Easter day brought out
the glad rags" of our ladies and
young men. Solomon, in all his
glory, was not arrayed like some of
them.
Misses Ruth McLendon and Sara
English, two of our girls who are
teaching flOurishing schools, spent
Saturday and Sunday with the home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. McLain and
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Chappell and Miss
Willie Chappell were among our
Sunday afternoon visitors.
Miss Olive McLendon, one of the
youngest and best teachers in the
county, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents here.
DR.. Collum, Mr.. J. L. Hass and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Brim went down
to Cordray last week and had the
usual poor luck.
The new song books have been re-
ceived for the Baptist church, and
learning the new songs is the order
of the day.
Mesdames Harris and Dennis and
Miss Melinda Harris will visit rela-
tlVes IN Shellman and Cuthbert this
week.
Messrs. Daniel Sem of Bethel and
Edwin Mathews of near Brentwood
were among the visiting beaux Sun
day.
Our next court will be held in the
new court house, as it is being rap
Idly pushed to completion.
Mrs. D. S. Dennard and Master
James Bernard will spend this week
with relatives at Weston.
Miss Dean Laing of New Hope was
the attractive guest of Herod friends
the first of the week.
Mr.. LUcius Pinkston of PARROT
was the guest Of Capt. Dennis one
day last week.
Mr. Young Blackstock of Bron-
wood was the guest of Mr.. Fred Nc
Rec this week.
Mr. w. w. Massey of Bronwood
has been one of our recent welcome
visitors
Mrs. Laing of New Hone snant
the weekend with Mrs. F. c. Cocker.
Mr.. ]. T. Cocker has been maxine
some improvements on his new home,
Rev D. S. Denard will spend the
weekend with Weston relatives.
Mr.. Arthur Laing of New Hone
was among our Sunday visitors.
Mr. Wimberly came up to hear
Rev Johnson preach Sunday.
Mr.. John Thomas Brim visited
PeIham friends this week.
Mr.. c. NJ. Harris made a businoss
Trip to Blakely last week.
Mr.. D. J. Dennis visited re1ativoe
IN Arlington Wednesday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

Ernest Willie Upshaw is after the
manufactures of an April fool" can
dy, consisting of soap done up in
nice candy boxes. A friend gave
Ernest Willie" piece of the tempt
ing stuff, and he ate it is what caused
the trouble. Our own Mayor Dick
Marlin was fed on some of the same
kind of candy, but he didn't get mad
and raise a rumpus about it. He
took his medicine like the sensible,
good-natured fellow he is, and said
nothing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

The publication of the returns for
taxation of the two farms offered to
the state for a convict farm scores a
point for the governor. Informa-
ton secured from the office of the
controller general shows that the
Wimberly farm, offered to the state
at $15 per acre, is returned at an
average of $2.72 an acre, and that
the Greer place, offered at $3.50 an
acre, is returned at Sc per acre.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

The women are on the tariffs trail.
From many points in the United
States since the publication of the
tariff bill now under consideration
have arisen cries from the women
on what they claim is discrimination
against them. 1t is apparent to them
that the revenue needed to overcome
the threatened big deficit in the ma
tional treasury must come out of
their pockets in the increased tariff
on stockings, gloves and other ar
ticles Of necessity unless their indig-
nant protests are effective. AS the
women usually get what they want
we are going to look for lower stock
ings, etc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14
A Sermon in Rhyme.

II you have a friend worth loving.
Love him: Yes, and let him know
That you love him ere Iife's evenino
Ilnge his brow with sunset glow
Why should good words ne'er be said
OF a friend-till he is dead?
Scatter thus your seeds of kindness
All enriching as you go;
Leave them; trust the Harvest giver
He will make each seed to grow
So, until life's happy end,
You shall never lack friend.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

We notice where a white gambler
has been sent to the changing for
a year. 1t may seem severe punish
ment, but law ought to be obeyed
and enforced. 1t is no more severe
to impose this penalty on an intelli-
gent white man than to send a poor
devil of negro to the county road
gang for months for yielding to the
temptation to indulge in a game of
craps" The negro is less culpable.
1t is as natural for him to yield to
the fascination of craps" as it is to
love watermelon or 'possum. The
fate of this white man should be a
warning everywhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

Our old friend Port Rate is oc-
cupying a small corner of the politi-
cal stage again, and will be Off
cially attended to, unless something
interferes, at the meeting of the
railroad commission in May. Since
the filing of the recent petitions
of Atlanta merchants with the COM
mission it has developed that the
opposition to the proposed revision
of port rates is not confined to the
railroads. A number of shippers
and manufacturers will join in the
fight against the Atlanta movement
for revision.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-14

We join in congratulations to the
Abel News on the splendid Easter
edition issued by that enterprising
publication. 1t is certainly a credit
to town and paper, and it's influence
is sure to be Of practical benefit.