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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
yOTNG WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT
DIES AFTER LINGERING
FOR SIX DAYS.
Coroner Held Inquest, and Then Took
Warrant For Cuthbert Man Charg-
inc Him With Murder. Fun
eraI of Dead Girl Pathetic.

ING Him With Murder. Fun
eraI of Dead Girl Pathetic.
Inez Mitchell, an inmate of one OF
the houses north of the Central rail
road who was shot on last Sunday
afternoon a week ago, an account of
which was printed in the last issue
of The News, fingered until Satur-
day morning, when she died.
The woman was shot through the
head with a pistol, the ball entering
on the left side and coming out
through the skull on top. For sew
eral days she lowered between life
and death, but at no time was there
much hope of her recovery.
1t was at first reported that she
had attempted suicide, but owing to
the fact that she was right-handed
and the wound was on the left side
of her head there were not many
who accepted that theory.
Coroner Issued Warrant.
Soon after the death of Inez Mitch
ell became known Coroner Buchanan
had jury summoned and held an in
quest, after which he visited the
sheriff's office. He declined to give
out any information whatever, and
the secrecy and mysterious move
ments in official circles only tended
to add interest to the sensational and
tragic affair.
The report soon became current,
however, that the coroner had placed
in the hands of Sheriff Hill warrant
charging Mercer Gay, a well-known
citizen of Cuthbert with prominent
family connections throughput this
section, with the crime of murder,
and that the sheriff had mailed the
warrant to the sheriff Of Randolph
county with a request that it be eX-
ecuted.
This report was confirmed Monday,
when it was stated that the accused
man had disappeared and probably
gone west.
The Coroner Is Mum.
Coroner Buchanan has not only not
filed the evidence taken at the in
quest and the verdict of the jury in
the office of the clerk of the superior
court, but he will lot give out any
information whatever concerning it,
Notwithstanding tLat the essential
facts are known to the public.
When called on by a News reporter
Monday he declined to give the news
paper man a copy Of the verdict or to
let him see the testimony that was
given by the witnesses at the in
quest.
Reported That Gay Would Surrender.
SOlicitor-General Laing said Mon
day that he had been notified by an
attorney who had been retained by
friends of the accused man that Gay
would give himself up to the officers
that day and ask for a committal
trial Tuesday morning, but for some
reason this plan did not materialize.
Cad did not appear, and it is now
said there is nothing definite as to
whether he will, or when.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
Took All His Money.

Often all man earns goes to doc
tors or for medicines to cure a stom-
ach, liver or kidney trouble that DR..
Kings New Life Pills would quickly
cure at slight cost. Best for dyspep-
STA, Indigestion, biliousness, consti-
patton, jaundice, malaria and debili-
ty. 25c at Dawson Drug Cos.
See us before buying building ma
terial. We can save you money. The
Variety Works Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
GREAT is THE TERRELL FARMER
He Has Become Famous, and Is Get
ting in the GuanO Advertisements.

The Terrell county farmers have
become famous, and are getting in
the guano advertisements In the last
issue of The News the Virginia-Caro-
lima Chemical Co., one of the largest
guano manufacturers in the coun-
try, advertised that Terrell county
farmer used it's fertilizers and made
Al bales of cotton with one mule.
his gross income from this one pillow
being $2,098.47, and the American
Agriculture Chemical Co. of Savan-
nah sets forth in an advertisement
in today's issue a Terrell county
farmer who used its guano made 10
bushels of corn to the acre.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
MIR. BASS ANNOUNCES.

Well-knOWn Citizen ASplfes 10 ou-
periOr Court Clerkship.
Mr. G. w. Bass has Joined the
ranks of those clever and genial gen
tlemen, the candidates, and through
The News this week solicits your
vote for the office of clerk of the SUI
perior court.
Mr. Bass is the well-known farm
er and saw mill proprietor of the
Sardis community, and his high
character and competency will in
sure him many votes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
CITY COUNCIL DID THINGS
A NUMBER OF MATTERS WE'RE
BEFORE THAT BODY.
Ordinance in Regard to City EN-
ployes Amended. Supt. McNul-
ty Is Now On the Job.

Ordinance in Regard to City En-
ployes Amended. Supt. McNul-
ty Is Now On the Job.
The session of the city council
Monday night was an interesting
one, several matters coming up for
consideration. Mayor Marlin was alb
sent on account of sickness, and May
or Pro TEN Baldwin presided over
the meeting.
One of the first matters to claim
attention was the ordinance intro
duced at previous meeting strik-
Ing the superintendent of the light
and water department from the list
OF offlcers who are prohibited from
accepting other employment or en-
gaging in other business while in the
services of the city. The ordinance
was adopted, and Mr.. F. M. McNulty,
who was elected superintendent of
lights and water on January list,
qualified and is now discharging the
duties of that office.
Too Much Water.
The Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany and the Dawson Drug Company
made complaint of too much water,
or rather that their bills for water the
past quarter were too large. The
complaints were referred to the
chairman and the superintendent of
, water and lights for adjustment.
The street committee was author
lied to ascertain the cost of dirt pans
for the manholes and flush tanks of
the sewerage system, and to take
such steps in the matter as may be
necessary.
Alderman Davidson, Jennings and
| Deubler were appointed a committee
to inspect all public hacks and drays,
and their approval will be necessary
before any licenses are issued.
$500 Month For the Library.
The donation of $500 per month
that has been given to the Public
! Library Association the past year, to
help defray the expense of keeping
the library open during the day, will
| be continued, a motion to that effect
being adopted.
Several contractors appeared be-
| fore the council and asked that the
license tax on contractors be reduced
from $50 to IS or $40. The request
was referred to the tax committee.
Mr.. J. G. Hind wanted the big
ditch in the eastern part of the city
which runs through his premises be
done away with, and suggested that
| another ditch be dug to carry the
water around his property. The
street committee will consider the re-
quest.
Enumeration Cox's Report.
Mr.. w. r. Cox, who was elected
by the council to take a census OF
teh city, made his report and rem
dered his bill for his services, which
had been fixed by the council at SIS
The report shows that there are
in the city, exclusive of the suburbs
approximately 1000 people, of whom
about 1850 are white and 2,4OC
black.
The council, although it fixed the
amount ($75) the enumerator was
to receive for his work, declined tC
pay his bill, it being said that it was
understood that the gentlemen who
were interested in getting an Elks
lodge in Dawson, for whom the cen
sus was taken, would pay the ex-
penses of it. The bill of the printer
for printing the blanks for the enum-
orator met with a like fate.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
Aurees With Maidie Merry

Dear Household Girls, / will agree with
Maidic Merry an education is valued in every
mart of the globe, although there are plenty
OF people that have none. 1t is the key to
fame and when once received IL can never he
taken away. Wealth may be obtained easily
hut one can be so unfortunate as to lose com
paratively everything they possess. knowledge
Is Gagged up in the mind stored away with all
the ifs and ands Of life.
One cannot enter any kind of society, neither
can they do their duty in the many tasks
they have TO undertake through life without
knowledge. To-day men and women are handi-
capped without an education. Golden oppor-
tunities are vanishing. Why not grasp them
We have the advantage of forefathers, In
the place Of log houses, boards to sit upon, few
books to study. and only now and then good
teacher. We have in their places nice school
houses comfortable desks. many good books
and the very best of teachers. Why not take
courage and study Then say there have been
but few opportunities that we did not grasp.
A high position may be obtained. and a good
salary offered to man or a woman with an
education One can so so far as to sit In
the presidents chair, while those who are OPP
posed 10 studying may serve as a tenant for a
man OF higher standing.
knowledge is required in everything we I'M
dertake 1t makes no difference how small or
how great II may be. An education is re-
ouired TO justify our work.
wishing you all pleasant vacation, am
sincerely,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01

/, in common with the masses Of women. who
are engaged in the struggle for existence
would not have time to give the subject suffi-
cient study to vote intelligently, hence the
necessity for a qualification, which should ap-
ply equally to men.
can't understand how IL would de-
tract from womanhood. Or cause women to
neglect home and family. Some say horse
is the place for women; yes that is her
place, from the viewpoint of the majority OF
men, and che Is generally found in her place.
No uneasiness need be felt to place the ballot
In the hands Of that class OF women. They
will never see a voting precinct. They must
stay at home, drudge and toll. day in and
day out, when a short ride to the polls would
be a little recreation. something to divert their
minds fran the monotonous routine Of every
day life.
Now, you men sit up and take notice. When
you grant us suffrage, and you are going to
grant 1t, even some of our brainiest men,
barring the president are in favor of 1t. We
ere going to blot out whisky and its substi-
tutes, If we have to join the prohibition party
and tear the earth up by the roots to do 1t.
There are plenty OF good men who hate
the evil as bad as we do. that will help US to
get 1t out.
We are going to demand that candidates
publish their platforms. We will watch them
closely, and II they fail to hew to the line
they draw. then they will have occasion to sit
up and take notice and see what they miss on
the next election day. See is they don't.
COUNTRY WOMAN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
How Dionisio Found the Lord

/ read a very touching little story In the
Foreign Mission Journal fBaptistl for May en-
titled How DionfsiO Found the Lord" and
couldn't help wishing that all Of you-those
and .fhose who have n0t-eould also read II.
Briefly. IL Is this:
ssonfsso. now a preacher at Nieves. New
Mexico. tells OF bis father. who was so anxious
to possess a Bible that he gave a twenty dollar
cow In part payment one. and then never OBJ
tanned the coveted treasure. for the priest to
whom he bad spilled for the book shamelessy
cheated him cut OF the COW. and the poor old
man died without ever having owned a Bible.
was told that the price $50. Poor he
was. be went to work and saved up the money,
cnly 70 be again disappointed. for this time
the priest told him IL was printed In Latin and
that he would first have to 20 to work and
learn that language before he could read IT.
This Of course. he could not do. being both
POOR and Illiterate. bur he finally succeeded in
buying q New Testament. printed In his own
tongue. Spanish. and Is new pastor Of little
church 81 NieveS.
When I read this story couldn't help think
Tag mat n could only imagine ourselves
m mis- mans place for little while. we'd
stop taking about the duty Of reading the
Rihle-we'd say privilege instead-and I feel
sure we'd take advantage OF that privilege q
great deal oftener than do now.
What would yo1 take for your Bible II you
could never. by any possibility. replace lit
What would you take for the privilege Of read
lag IL when you pIsaseF Suppose some person
i. authority. some Whose mandate must be
sseved-should say 10 you: Don't read that
t@ak: III tell you all that II Is necessary for
--u 10 know about Il. Right then you'd be
anxious nav. eager. to search the Scriptures
for yourself. You wouldn't wait for duty to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
How To Keep Tomatoes

In looking over an old scrap book made be-
fore / was grown, / came across way to put
up tomatoes for coup and pickles. I've never
tried it but thinking it worth trying III pass
1t along.
Select nice, sound, ripe tomatoes, being care
full not to bruise them great deal or the
keeping qualities depend on this. Now, arter
having washed and dried each one, care1uiy
place them in a stone jar. Now prepare brine
of fresh water and salt strong enough 10 SWIM
an egg. Pour this over the tomatoes and cover
over with grape or cabbage leaves and place
a stone on them to hold under brine. Securely
tie over the jar nice clean cloth, over Whlcn
also tie several layers of paper and set away
in a cool place.
How to prepare for soup On taking the toma-
toes out of the brine pour over them boling
water sufficient to submerge the fruit, let re
main in this until cool, when the peel readily
slips off. If too salty drain off this water ana
cover again with boiling water.
The writer says you have as nice tomatoes
for soup as sny produces, retaining their
natural color and flavor.
This seems very simple and ! intend trying
them and if found to keep all right I'm sure 1t
viii be much easier than canning
VIII say to Eleanor Fame that / find sew
ing a very good way to make pin" money.
live out In the country where l can't get
sewing to do all the time, but by charging a
reasonable price and doing nice work get a
good deal of work to do for both white and
black.
l also raise some chickens and turkeys to
sell. and am now doing some fancy work
that 1 intend selling. And in this way ! am
not only able to dress myself but help to
pay a lot of our household expenses as Well
And next year intend going little deeper In
the chicken and turkey business as l tnlnk
there is good money there where properly man
aged. Lonely Cowboy, you have my sympathy
bat You ought to be glad that you found she
didn't love you before you married her; ,,
Love to all. AUNT SUE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
Are You Honest?

Bring We all the tithes (tenths) into the
store house, that there may be meat In mine
house, and prove me herewith and see,
saith the Lord, II will not open you the
ing that there shall not be room enough to
receive IT, and / will rebuke the devourer for
your sakes and he shall not deyour the fruits
OF your field. Neither shall your vine cast
her fruits before the time, saith the Lord Of
hosts All people shall call you blessed: For
Won shall be a delightsome land"
Would God require more of backsltdden Israel
than He requires OF us? What did God say?
VIII a man rob God7 Yet We have robbed me
in tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with
beg YOU for what you should pay? Turn 1t over
to the church, or some needy one,' so that in
stead Of begging for money they can be doing
something else.
Now before you condemn this method do as
God says prove Him. Don't you want to be
instrumental in winning souls? Then IL you
cannot go send Think of the ones who arc
now ready TO go but haven't the money to go
with Many may say: l cannot afford 1t.
But have you proven God? If the Bible is true
then why do you hesitate in adopting this
methodf Think of the people who are today
in darkness. poverty, because people VIII
not do their duty.
Dear readers will you do your part here
after? Sobe one may think / am preacher;
but there Is only a great desire to help the
people see the privileges they are missing.
Prove Col and see II He does not keep las
word. Tbs earth is the Lords. Consider this
as a business proposition and cooperate with
God send the gospel to lands which are In
darkness and receive your share In the blessing.
The true way to get is to give, and when
we return a tenth of what make we are
only giving as the Lord hatk prospered u.s.
NUNEZ
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
How to Keep Cucumbers

Dear Households: VIII you admit another
stranger in your happy band this rainy even
ing7 have been a reader of The Journal
for some time, and 1 have wanted to write,
but my heart would fail me.
will tell Moselle how to put up cucumoers
in salt. Pick them carefully from the viens;
pour water over them dthen cover the bot
tom of jar with salt. Put layer Of cucum-
bers and one OF salt till you fill the jar. Do
do put water in them. When needed, soak the
salt out and they ready for picking.
To make sweet pickles, take two cups OF
vinegar and one of water and teaspoonful
of SPICE one of cloves and one cupful Of sugar.
Drop in your cucumbers as long as this VIII
cover them, put on the stove and boil ten min
utes, and they will keep. 81.
would be glad IL some one would give a
recipe to can roasting ears.
l have some dirty little babies. l cleaned
them up this morning, but 1t has been raining
most of the day, and hear their father calling
at them now. l guess If Mr.. Bach weres to
come here he would get scared worse than ever.
certainly know something about woman
going to the field and carrying three or four
little ones; one crying to go back to the house
and another wanting water and something to
eat; but that is all right. / going On
lust the same and helping my husband to
make a living had rather go to the field
than to sit in the house and do as some women
know / think 1t is better to marry for
love than money. / have Outlines heard my
grandmother say, marry for love and work
with best wishes for Miss Thomas and the
Household, l am, ever,
MARY GOLD.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
Soon to Wear a Badge

Dear Miss Thomas: I am VERY lonely up here
IN the north. and ny hubby away on q march,
Being in the army Is not all peaches and cream.
As Sylvia says. They have some dear ones
left az home" and they have 10 leave them,
and so out in the field and drIn and have
skfrUis6es. sham battles and worst OF al.
sleep On the hard ground and eat hard tack.
bacon and black strap molasSes- Their bacon
Is not cur breakfast bacon: II Is 9 smoked
salt pork. not very palatsble either
My husbands company commander Ia q fine
man He is from Dixie land. therefore, we
like him more for that.
I DO hope congress viii pass the BIN that Is
IN the senator's hands at present to prohibit
baseball playing on Sunday. II Is such a desc
Grafton a the Lords day and disgrace TO the
cities to allow IT, A week ago Sunday votes
were taken IN the different churches to prohibit
e.
see where Msyme asks orr opinion about
church members not speaking to one another.
Real Christians will spe2k TO one another.
They cannot say the Lords prayer and be
We DO others.
Their being members Of churches does not
make them any better. II they are not in the
work with their whole heart and soul II
were living in the south. / would go to the
convention in Ashevflle. y. C.. this summer
] saw in the papers where many people went
comet IL was very cloudy here the day we
went through Its tail. we did not see It.
WI the readers who know how to for
e1asry hires.@ten ne 50 l can give my bird
proper c.rs9 :. L had present OF beautiful
singer q edcTs1e Of weeks ago.
viii send for che Of Mary Ellen Wills
books IL it win be correct TO send stamps.
ny address Ont ! will give H. l am glad to
welcome sny rev writer and I read their letters
a. vel as the others with great pleasure l
believe four letters entities one to a badge.
80 IL IL does. / will soon be a badge wearer.
providing this letter escapes the waste basket.
Best wishes to all
,ssox ~. P1attsburv. Y Y.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
Cucumbers and BIackberrieS

Dear Miss Thomas: If Moselle VIII try tnls
for her cucumber pickles l think she VIII De
pleased. She can report how she likes II any
way. To one gallon of vinegar add one-half
mint of salt two ounces OF cloves, two ounces
Of spice two ounces of mace, two ounces OF
ginger two ounces Of tumeric importantly, two
ounces of black pepper. two dozen onions CUT
IN halves, one box OF mustard, eight pods OF
green pepper, a few pieces Of garlic double
handful of horseradish, cut in small pieces, one
pound OF brown sugar. Mix all well together In
three or four-gallon jar. Gather vegetables:
wash and dry with a cloth Important, ana
drop into the mixture. Keep we'll covered ana
stir well every day for three weeks, when they
viii be ready for and are as good as the
bought ones The garlic and horseradish can
he left out IL desired. The mixture can be used
a second time after the pickles are used up
by adding little more vinegar. Small cucum-
hers make the best pickles.
In making blackberry jam or Jelly the flavor
Is better IL no water is used Just wash the
berries and put on to cook, the juice will soon
cook out sufficiently to add the sugar for jam
and in little while II will be done. For jelly
as soon as the berries have cooked Thoroughly
strain and put back to boil. put sugar, three
fourths of a cup 10 every cup of juice. In pan
and set inside the oven to warm, stirring TO
keep II from melting in spots. Skim the juice
we'll and when sugar is thoroughly warm add
the boiling Juice. 1t does not take so long to
s.iell'' as when water Is used. With best
wishes for Our Household,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-01
Our Beloved Pace

Dear Household: / have been a silent but
interested reader of ''our beloved page" for
quite while, but this Is the first time
have ever attempted to say anything about 1t.
enjoy reading all the letters and never fall
to read them, If the chickens do get hun
cry and the pigs get out, I'll read d while and
then go see about them.
/ have had Reme experience similar to Mr..
Bach. Nothing CRATES on my nerves like see
ing my best bonnet tied a wet dog, while
the mother looks on In profound silence, or
says ~ wouldn't do that, darling" and, ''let
him alone, he's not feeling well today"
remember, one afternoon, not long ago, heard
one OF my neighbors singing, 81 would not live
always" 10 quiet crying baby, and thought
the song suited the occasion very well. Now,
am not married. old maid.
like good children, think / would, IL l were
acquainted with any of that kind.
don't think a girl ought to marry for
money. and don't marry for love, II you have
a good home. Just stay with it and don't
marry anybody.
Schema. you ought to write often. l think
your letter on bad housekeeping was splen-
did. I don't say that / want to vote, but IL
had that privilege, and could. would vote
all the whisky and dogs out of the United
States. l think could get along without
them. / say put whisky out, and all who
drink it. IL they feel inclined, may go with
the whisky and dogs.
If this escapes the waste basket will be
little surprised, and "whole lot glad
Best wishes and love to all.
Roswell Ca