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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

| we take care OF all the police
here" The door was opened ~
! kins struck match; the ckaS 81,
out, and Watkins told the less to
strike match and light a lantern
witness did and went back toward the
door. Collins and Bunting were on
the bed, sort of 'thugged up together;
the men got up and Watkins said
IonL come on me-; said this four
times. Collins went on toward Wat
| Hins like a drunk man. Witness tes
went out he heard a pistol fire; Col
| Inns foot struck the door as he fell
and it went shut; witness was at the
door and at the request of Watkins
opened it; witness wanted to get out );
Watkins told witness to strike an
other match; witness did and lit a
lantern. There was another shot and
Bunting fell. Witness got out of the
room. Witness was asked some ques-
tions and said that Collins was shot
first; that when Collins fell he said:
"Qb. Lord, you have shot me for moth
ing; I have done nothing" After the
first shot the room was darkened and
the second man was shot when the
light was struck again. Bunting said,
when shot: "Oh, Lord! Go and get a
doctor. I am dying Witness said
that Collins advanced on Watkins like
a drunken man, with no other effort
H. Cowan, the negro bellboy, testi.
fed that he came in from church and
that he went up to the room where
the officer was. "We went in and the
themselves, sitting on the bed. One
started toward Watkins and the other
tried to pull him back; that Watkins
shot the man advancing. In some
way the door went shut and the light
went out. He said the man was just
walking towards Watkins like q
drunken man, but not as if he would
do anything.
The reason for the sending for Wat
kins came out in Proprietor Manly's
testimony. He said that about one
O'Clock he was awakened by Mrs
WOOuIun anu MTS. IAlnNill0, TWO
guests, who asked to try and have the
stopped. Witness said la
dies complained of bad and vulgar
language; witness was not able to go
upstairs and sent for an officer. In
the meantime Adams, a guest, came
down, and said he had tried to get
the men, Bunting and Collins, to stop
the disturbance; that they said they
were in their own room and were go
ing to stay there. Ladies of the ho-
tel were in their night clothing, and
yelling; there was swearing. There
was testimony that the men were in
the hall during the night and thai
there was a knock at a lady guests
door,
The housekeeper testified that Mrs
Woodruff awakened her and wanted
the witness to go to Mr.. Manly and
have him quiet those drunken men
There was testimony that Collins
made statement after the shooting
in which he said: HE opened the
door and fired on u.s. Collins asked
that their names be changed on the
register and not to let it get to the
newspapers. There was testimony
that neither of the men had weapons.
There was conflicting testimony
about the men drinking.
Collins condition is reported more
favorable today.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11
Mrs. B. I'll. Quinn Dead.

The death of Mrs. B. H. Quinn.
most estimable Christian woman of
Mount Olive. greatly beloved by al
who knew her. occurred at he1 home
in that town last night.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11
WI GO ALsHa.
Reflections, Wise and
Otherwise.

l fling
The stars should be your pearls upon
a string,
The world a ruby for your finger
ring.
And you should have the sun and
moon to wear
| If I were king.
Let these wild dreams and wilder
| words take wing,
Deep in the woods 1 hear a shepherd
| sing
A simple ballad to a sylvan air,
Of love that ever finds your face
more fair;
I could not give you a goodlier thing
Ii I were king.
An egg is not to blame for being
bad.
Nowadays the Midas touch can only
be acquired with sound financial
backing.
Most people who please themselves
are disappointment to their Maker.
Some women are so extravagant
they would like to change their
clothes as often as they do their
minds.
An opinion with honesty behind it
often commands more respect thar
when resting upon good judgment.
Prejudice is the bitter enemy Of
truth.
AS rule the first thing to get in
the process of accumulate. is =,
move.
One of the most expensive anG
least edifying things on the market is
popularity.
More young women are kissed un-
toe.
The more a man learns the more he
feels his ignorance.
The man who is above work is apt
dard.
A clever woman let's other peo lie
find out she's pretty without directly
q; indirectly suggesting it.
Then, too, the bachelor girl is often
the one who is waiting to male a de-
sirable match
: Cutting Out Slang is the title of
an essay published by contempora-
ry. 1t is quite evident that the writer
hasn't cut it out.
A newly married man in Indiana
put his wife on train and then dis
appeared. He didn't marry his wife
for herself alone.
Charlie Taft has named his dory
"The Bandit probably in honor OF a
well-known financier.
The Philadelphia Inquirer publish
es "a Few Words to Fools" What's
the use of wasting white paper that
way?
A college president says TIE aver
was. However, the average student
knows where Moses was when the
light went out.
When a Kentucky man attempted
to beat his wife another woman jump
ed into the fracas and gave him the
walloping of his life. That man is
apt to be more of woman-hater
now than ever before.
An aged Indiana man has just OBJ
tanned a divorce from his fifth WIFI,
and eloped with his housekeeper.
When these old boys do get gay they
are too darned gay.
= The Charleston News and Courier
discusses edftorially '"The Endurance
| Of Woman" How some women car
endure some men has always been
| more or less of mystery.
| Judging from the way they talk
! OF would think that nothing else or
earth would please Jeffries and John
con SO much as duel to the death III
the ring. Judging from the way they
| talk.
A young woman in Philadelpk
threw her arms around the neck o
her rescuer and kissed him again ant
Eagain. Stiff matters might have beel
worse. You see, she was Only fou
| years old,
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

The automobile tax dodger is the
latest. and the tax men say he is ex-
ceeding the limit badly.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

The weed of envy begins to sprout
early-although it is seldom found in
childhood, which is the freshest, the
purest and the healthiest state of hu-
man existence to be found in life.
You may bring two children up to-
gether, the one rich, the other poor,
and they will not become estranged
by the difference in their fortunes un-
less reminded of that difference by
older, but not wiser, people.
In the healthy garden of the child'k,
mind there is little room for weeds
The beautiful plants grow too abun-
dainty to give them room. Indeed.
when there is sometimes wistful
look on the face of one of the two
children, it is more often on that of
the child of rich parents. who be-
grudges the other it's liberty and
freedom from convention.
If you analyze your own feelings
when you find that an acquaintance
has been more successful than you,
you can readily see how much weed
ing it is necessary to do.
If you are honestly glad of it, proud
of your friend, and sincerely pur-
poseful to succeed yourself some day
if you can, you need not trouble about
this particular weed.
But if you find that this news
brings you any unhappiness save that
occaSiOned nv dissatisfaction with
yourself, or if you see anything to
sadden you in the prosperity that
others have honestly earned, it is
time to begin wedding, and to keep il
up vigorously until the last envy
weed has been uprooted.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

The man who lives by his wits is
not always a high liver.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11
Enyy-A Weed i'm the Garden of the
Mind.
New York American.

New York American.
Every man who has kept or watch
ed garden knows how the weeds,
made desperate by constant warfare
upon them, will flourish over the hon
est vegetables that are of real use to
man.
They thrive in poor soil that will
barely sustain useful plants. They
grow three times as fast in rich soil
as their worthy brothers of the veg
etable world.
Constant labor will keep them
down. They must be kept down, if
the garden is to be worth anything.
There are many human weeds,
worthless, useless beings who take
what belongs to others, and grow fat
while better men barely find enough
to live upon. They are worse than
hogs, because hogs are finally forced
to an accounting, and must make
some return for what they have taken.
The human weed makes no return at
all. He sacrifices everything to his
own existence, ruthlessly crowds OUT
those that are in his way, and unless
cut down, in time monopolizes as
much of the earth as he can.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

Plenty of time-in the clock store
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

Take, for example, the weed of en-
Wy. 1t is called human qualty-it is
certainly native to the human mind
but it is -plentifully scattered in the
dark brains of the lower animals.
Very thrifty it is, very prone to
crowd out more decent and better
feelings, to deaden good impulses, to
make of a man or a woman a snarling
malevolent creature, to whom the sue
cess or prosperity of any one else is
a continual source of unhappinesss
You need not look very far to find
it
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

A young woman in Philadelpk q
threw her arms around the neck of
her rescuer and kissed him again and
again. Stiff matters might have been
worse. You see, she was only four
years old.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-11

Envy is a weed, and a noxious one,
Malice is another of the same spe
cies.
Incidence is a third.
You will find plenty more in your
own mental garden if you will look
for them. Unless you have an un-
usually well kept garden, you will
also find that they are doing very well
and feeding abundantly on time and
energy that ought to be devoted to
more wholesome mental life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
VOTE ON COURT OCT. 1910
Is PROVISION OF MIR. IRWIy'S
BILL TO ABOLISH CITY
COURT OF DAWSON.

Senator Irwin introduced lis city
court bill Saturday. The bill does
not abolish the court outright. but
section one provides that the act
shall not go into effect until it is
submitted to vote of the people
OF the county at the general cleo
ton for governor and state house
officers to be held on the first We'd
nesday in October, 1910.
Sections two and three provide
Tor transferring all processes pend
ing in the city court to the superior
court in the event the former court
IS abolished by vote Of the people.
Section four repeats all conflicting
laws.
Mr.. Irwin writes a note to The
News that he fixed the date of the
election for October, 1910 on &C.
count of the present registration law,
which requires that voters shall be
registered six months prior to an
election, and in Difference to the rec
ommendation of the grand jury that
IL be held at that time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30

empty idea, and fraternity not a
dream. All things peaceable are pos
sible in those whose will is to do the
right. The glory of Georgia can be
found in a united manhood. If, then,
in the exercise of the faculties with
which the Deity has endowed us, we
acquire prestige, rank or power let
us cast them at the feet of our great
mother state. and to her say: These
are thine, and we are thine!"
Finally, l pray that all of us into
whose hands the sovereign people
have entrusted their governmental
affairs may hold in mind that we are
here to reconcile, not to antagonize,
to confer with our consciences while
we confer with each other, and, so
realizing, that we may move forward
harmonious and loyal with the lamp
of reason, not the torch of discord,
to light our way.
q am now ready to take the oath
of Office" he announced when he
had concluded his address. And the
cheers broke forth anew.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
NOT A WORD OF BITTERNESS OR DlSCORD
In Inaugural Address Gov. Brown Pleads for Elimination
OF Bad Feeling and Restoration Of HARMONY.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Although It was
short Governor Joseph NJ Brown s
inaugural address was an interest
ing one, and one that made a deep
impression on the members of the
general assembly and the friends of
the governor who crowded the cap
itol Not one note of bitterness or
discOrd could be detected in it. In
stead there was plea for the elimi-
nation of discord and a plea for har-
mony and the best interests of the
people of Georgia. 1t was a plain
speech with no attempt at anything
else, but it went straight into the
hearts of the people. Governor
Brown said:
Gentlemen of the General Assem-
bly,, Ladies and Fellow Citizens: In
obedience to the mandate of the
sovereign people | appear before you
for the purpose of taking the oath
which binds me to the duties of chief
executive of this commonwealth.
Before taxing this oath l pause g
few moments to invoke the blessings
of Almighty God upon not only the
state We love so we'll, but also upon
every human creature whose life
lines are cast within her borders, and
to voice a few words of good will
and of cheer to ALL
Heart of Georgia Still Beats True.
1t is true that clouds of discord
have for g time obscured the sky OF
our peace, that paralysis has stag
mated the warm blood of manly en-
deavor; but, emerging from the
shadows into the radiance of the ris-
ing sun, We know today as we have
ever believed that the heart of Geor-
gia still beats true to the music OF
progress, that the hand of Georgia
welding righteous power, will ever
protect impartially and completely
all who with sincere souls place
themselves and their interests under
her shield.
In this hour when our states sons
have assembled to do homage to hel
laws let us look not back upon the
checkered past, but face the future
and its opportunities with the will tt
do justice and to dwell together il
amity
Balance-WheelS of Government.
l must here express the conviction
that our fathers, in framing the or
ganic laws of our commonwealth
fixed the executive, legislative ant
judicial departments as the balance
wheels of government. Interference
of either with the others was forbid
den, and each within it's circle wa
surname Cauo cppuarpNr !,
the orderly exercise of the veto, wa
invested with the power to sta
hasty or ill-cOnsidered legislation.
! pledge my obedience to the con
stitution in it's entirety. | shall un
dertake to execute every duty it i'm
poses upon me. ! shall not attemp
to grasp any power it directly or b
inference denies to me.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
WITH THOUSANDS CHEERING
JOE BROWN BECOMES GOVERN.
OR OF GEORGIA. CEREMONIES
SIMPLE AND IMPRESSIVE.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Entirely unat-
tended, clad in his celebrated suit
of Georgia Jeans Prince Albert cut,
and with an air as modest as any
worker going to his daily toll, 'Lit.
tie joe Brown boarded the Rome
express train at his Marietta home
this morning at 9:2 o'clock and
started to the capital to be installed
into the great office with which the
people of Georgia have hOnored him.
The train was due at the Union sta
ton at $3.50, but Mr.. Brown, carry
ing out the idea he has treasured all
along to avoid all manner of pub
IlcIty and show, quietly left the train
under the Forsyth street bride before
1t reached the Union depot and at
tended to some private affairs until
after II o'clock, when he walked
with the utmost informality to the
capitol, accompanied only by his
brother, Julius Brown, and r. F.
Duckworth of the Farmers Union.
The rest of his party were already
IN the governors reception room
when he arrived and was welcomed
by Governor Smith just before the
joint committee from the general as
sembly waited upon him to request
his presence in the hall of the house
of representatives
Smith Greets Brown.
Governor Brown was greeted with
noisy demonstration from the adj
mirlng crowd assembled in the re-
ception room and corridors as soon
as he was recognized. Bowling in re-
spouse and making his way through
the crowd he first accosted the mem
bers of his family and then proceed
ed to the rear of the room where
Governor Smith was standing. See
ing Mr.. Brown he extended his hand
and said:
Good morning, Mr.. Brown"
How are you, Governor Smith,"
was the response.
The inaugural party proceeded d.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30

Each citizen filing an Office es-
tabl!Shed under the constitution is
responsible for the administration of
its functions, and no one in another
department is authorized to interfere
with the exercise of such administra-
tive powers.
Must Heed Voice of Reason.
Equality under the laws is the
common right of our citizenship, con-
stitutionalism is the password of the
patriot, Justice Yields the sword
which strikes down the wrong, which
protects the pure; and the voice of
reason we perforce must heed, for we
cannot ignore the truth that reason
cOerces while it cOaXes In obedience
to the constitution We fulfill duty,
we secure pleasure, for while that
great instrument commands it pro-
tectS.
A Plea for Harmony.
In the meantime, if there have
been differences let us put them be-
hind us; let harmony guide our
thoughts and accord characterize our
acts; let us bear in mind that we are
GeOrgians, and that the interest of
each Georgian is the interest of all
Georgians, and let us prove to the
world that wisdom-endowed consti-
acknowledging and honor-loving
Georgia holds forever sacred the
guarantee that under her aegis abide
as regnant forces justice, faith and
truth.
People Are the Power.
| ask you, therefore, to remember
that as great as are our opportuni-
ties, SO great are our obligations,
that the laws of our state are not
enacted to confer more power on
those named as officials, but to fur
nlsh and apply the machinery where
by the officials can protect in equali-
ty of rights all the people, their
peers. And in the application of
those laws we cannot eliminate the
personal equation from the problem,
for both the official and the private
citizen are bound to mutually re-
sponsive action in the protection of
society, to the extent that in all mat
| tiers affecting the interest of the pub
! lie the private citizen should hold
his word to be as weighty with
fidelity to fact as the official holds his
oath. Let us then, to safeguard that
protection, discard haste and i'm
pulse and with faith in God and in
ourselves prOmulgate instead the
propaganda of deliberation and re-
clprocal rights, of conservatism and
common sense. And in promulgat-
ing that propaganda we ever face the
TACT that the people are the power.
not the handspring only, but the
great rolling river, clear with intel
lgence and masterful with might,
shining with justice and sweet with
truth, controlled by no one but con-
trolling everyone.
All for Georgia!
My countrymen, love is not an
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
MIDWAY MENTION.
The Death of Babe. A Singing on
the third Sunday.


On Thursday morning about 3
o'clock the death angel entered the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Stevens
and took away their three-mOnths-
old babe, the idol of their home
The entire community extends heart
telt sympathy to the bereayed ones
IN this hour of sorrow Weep
not, fond parents, for the dear one
mat S gone. Little Raymond is not
dead-he's only gone home.
Mrs. Henry Randall of Atlanta is
spending some time at the home OF
her tather-in-law, Mr.. H. ]. Randall
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Warner OF
Shlngler are visiting their daughter
Mrs. G. B. McGill
Mrs. J. A. Flemming spent Fri
day with her sister, Mrs. E. T. LOCK-
EFT, near Dawson.
Mrs. G. E. Lockett and children
OF Leslie are guests of Mr.. and MIS-
Z. G. LOckett.
Messrs. Bartlett and Crozier OF
Cuthbert visited the fair sex here
Sunday.
Miss Duckie Smith is visiting at
the home of her brother, Mr.. T. r
Smith
Miss Willie Mcneil of BronWoou
has been the guest of the Misses
Randall.
Everybody is invited to attend inc
singing on the first and third sun
days.
Miss Alice Randall is visiting IN
Cuthbert.
Mrs. r. H. Jennings has returneu
from a visit to her sister at Pelham,
Misses Annie Clyde and WIlii0
Lee Smith are at Indian Springs
x or G doses MRRR" will cure any
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
HIS CONDITION SERIOUS.

Mr.. j. Tom York, one of the we'll
known and highly esteemed Young
farmer of the county, lies in a criti2
cal condition at the home of his
mother near Dawson. For two weeks
MS body has been completely mar
alyzed, and he has no use of anV Of
MN limbs. The latest report was
TO the effect that there was no i'm
provement in his condition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
THUMB WAS AMPUTATED,

Mr.. 4. j. Carver UndergOes a Severe
Surgical Operation in Atlanta.
Mr. A. j. Carver underwent a Sc
we're surgical operation in private
sanitarium in Atlanta last Thurs
day, the thumb of his right hand
being removed. There was a growth
ON the thumb which had given Mr..
Carver some uneasiness for some
time, and after consultation with
physicians it was decided to ampu-
tate it.
Mr.. Carver's many friends will be
glad to know that the operation was
successful in every way, and that his
recovery has been steady and salts
factory. He will leave the SANTA
rum one day this week. but will
remain in Atlanta for some days vet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30

If there are any children in the
city who failed to make their grade
at the final examination I would like
to instruct them during the months
or July and August. Tuition reason
able. ANNES PHI ,SRrpW
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
A Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party was
given Misses Helen and Alice Patter-
son and their guest, Miss Antoinette
Toombs, by number of young peo-
pie on Friday night. Different
games were played and music and
recitations by several of the guests
added very much to the pleasure of
the evening
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
A Lawn Party.

Miss Marian Edwards entertained
a number of her friends at a lawn
party on Tuesday night. Japanese
lanterns were used to light the lawn,
and the whole made a charn1ing
picture. Games of various kinds
were played, and at the close of the
evening cream was served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
Miss PASSWORDS House Party.

Miss Carrie Passmore is enter
tanning at delightful house party At
her beautiful country home near
Weston. The members of the nartv
are Misses Irma Richardson and An.
ME Ruth Layfield of Richland. Katb-
leen McGarrah and Neva Carter of
Americas, Annie Aven of Parrott
RUBY zimmerman and Gussie Evans
of Plains 10
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30

Ink, machine oil, vaseline and
miucilage will be sold at 8 cents per
bottle during the reduction sale Of
the Empire Store. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
A Picnic at MeIton's

Several couples of young peopIe
enjoyed a picnic at Melton's mill
on Thursday given in honor of Miss
Antoinette Toombs of Cuthbert. who
is visiting Miss Alice Patterson
Boating and games made the day
pass very quickly, and all declared
the picnic great success.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-30
MR.. w. j. r. ALEXANDER.

representing L. E. Hays & Co., tail
ors of Cincinnati, will be at our store
July 18th and 14th with line of
suiting for the fall. Come and see
them. A. j. BALDWIN & &C.
30 cents value window shades will
sell for 25 cents each during the Re-
duction Sale at the Empire Store.