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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
PERMANENT REGISTRATION.

"A Voter" writing in the Macon
Telegraph, offers a solution of the
registration question that is not alto
gether without merit He says:
The present registration law, the
recent discussion thereof by the
newspapers and on the curbstones
suggest an amendment to the law
so that when a voter is once reg
istered he should be registered for
life, undess he disqualifies himself
by his own acts of omission or COM
mission under the law of the state.
The plan is a very practicable one
Besides avoiding the annoyance of
the voters every two years there
would be saving TO the taxpayers
of several thousand dollars. | hope
the press will agitate the matter and
that the legislature, in time, will take
up the refrain and carry it to success
full fruition."
The legislature, at it's approaching
session, would do we'll to leave off
some of its freak doings long enough
to at least give the suggestion of
A Voter" some consideration. The
idea he advances may offer a basis
for satisfactory settlement of the
whole question.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
CENSUS DISAPPOINTMENTS.

From the Albany Herald
Before the end of the present week
census enumerators in cities which
had in 1900 population in excess of
1000 must have completed their
count of noses, according to the act
providing for the present census
The census taking in all it's details
must be completed not later than
the 18th of May.
There are going to be thousands
yea, tens of thousands-of disap-
pointed cities, towns and villages
throughout the country when press
dispatches sent out from Washing
ton begin a few weeks hence an
nOuncing population figures
For in nothing is there greater
prOneness to exaggerate than in I'M
officially estimating the population
of incorporated communities, great
and small. The city of 100000
claims 100000. The $4,000 metrop-
oils believes it has been cheated I'M
less the census takers find $4,000
residents, and the town with 10000
! claims two or three thousand more;
those with four thousand claim five;
those with two thousand claim three,
and the hamlet with fifty claims two
hundred.
Communities are more ambitious,
when they are ambitious at all, than
the most ambitious Individuals They
glory in their growth and develop
ment, but are tremendously impa-
tient that such numerical and COM
mercial expansion is not more rapid.
| No matter how fast growth may be
achieved it is never fast enough.
New York, the metropolis of the new
world, adding a thousand or so a
day to its population, must needs
swallow Brooklyn and a half dozen
other boroughs chiefly for the sake
of gaining few laps on London.
Podunk Corners, with three stores
and fifty souls, would take in half a
dozen farm houses on the eve of the
census in the hope of overtaking
Sleepy Hollow.
! 1t is perhaps perfectly safe to say
that there is not a single city, town
or village in the United States that
will be perfectly satisfied with the
figures indicating it's population as
the result of the present census. To
be perfectly satisfied would be an
evidence of the decadence of COM
munity spirit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
THE THREE-YEAR-OLD EGGS.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Given it's choice the American pub
lie doubtless would cast a practically
unanimous vote in favor of the fresh
laid egg as against the three-year-
old article, no matter what the pro-
cess of its preservation. There is
an innate prejudice in this country
against ancient eggs that scarcely can
be overcome by any preservation art,
Chinese or otherwise. If the cold
storage companies insist, though, on
locking up our eggs for periods Of
years they should be generous
enough with the public to adopt the
Chinese plan. Then, if the secretary
of the British Poultry Organization
is to be believed, we shouldn't know
the difference, and when Ignorance
is bliss" it is foolish 70" a consumer
to be wise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

The democratic state convention
of Indiana showed wisdom in nomi-
mating John w. Kern to the legisla-
ture as the democratic candidate for
United States senator. With him as
its candidate the democratic party
will probably elect a majority of the
legislature and thus win the sena-
torship. Mr.. Kern was the demo-
cratic candidate for vice-president in
the last presidential contest, and he
strengthened the ticket. He would
be credit to Indiana in the senate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
Public Sales.
Administrators Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-By vir-
tue of an order of the Court of Or
binary granted at the April term
1910, l, T. c. Geise, administrator
of the estate of P. NJ. Hawkins, will
sell for cash to the highest bidder,
on the first Tuesday in June, 1910,
before the court house door in Daw-
son, Ga, at the usual time and place
of sheriff's sale, three houses and
lots in block eleven of the PaschaI
addition, being lots numbers 8, 4 and
5, each having on same a negro ten
ant house of two rooms; also the
house and lot known as the Jerry
Miller lot north of the Central of
Georgia Railway Co., all in the city of
Dawson, Ca; two shares of capital
stock in Clifton Hardware Co; TWEEN
ty shares of capital stock in Pickett
Furniture Co., par value of each one
hundred dollars; ten two-d0llar
notes signed j. w. Crump; one So
karat diamond pin. Sold to pay debts
and for distribution. This May 3,
1910. T. c. GEISE.
Ad'mr. P M. Hankins' estate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For State Treasurer.

To the People of Georgia: The
Honorable Pope Brown having de-
clined to become a candidate to sue
coed himself as State Treasurer
hereby announce myself a candidate
for that office, subject to the action
of the Democratic party at the ap-
preaching primary for the selection
of State House officers. My candi-
dacy is based on my qualifications to
fill the office of State Treasurer, as
demonstrated by long and faithful
service formerly in that capacity,
from which Office I voluntarily re-
tired several years ago on account
of i'll health. My health having been
restored would like to fill the Office
again, and to that end I beg the sup.
port of the people. Respectfully,
VIM. ]. SPEER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
TRIED TO MAKE SMITH RUN.
Delegation Wanted Promise, But
Got Ice Cream.

ATLANTA, April 30.-Members of
the Cobb County 1910. Hoke Smith
Club and the Travelling Mems Hoke
Smith Club called at the residence of
former Governor Smith on West
Peachtree street last night and NOM
mated him for governor. They in
sisted on his making the race, and
pressed him for an answer at once.
In reply Mr.. Smith stated:
Il am not prepared tonight to say
what / shall do about your request
that | again become a candidate for
the governOrship of Georgia, but I
promise to determine that question
in a very short while. I am not
sure but that l can be of more ser
vice to you and the state as a private
citizen than as public official"
Pressed for an answer as to how
long it would be before he would
determine Mr.. Smith told the delega-
ton not to hurry him. He then in
yited the party in to partake of ice
cream and cake which had been pre-
pared for them.
Judge n. A. Morris of the Blue
Ridge circuit headed the delegation,
and in addressing the ex-governor
said the delegation had not come to
ask him to run, but to tell him that
they were going to run him and elect
him. They said they would stay all
night, or until they got his consent
to make the race, but they finally
went away with the promise stated
above.
The delegation was largely made
up of Atlanta travelling men. 1t was
not a large one, probably not over
fifty
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
Administrators Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County-By vir-
tue of an order of the Court of Ordi-
nary of said county will be sold be-
fore the court house door in Dawson,
said county, on the first Tuesday in
June next, within the legal hours of
public sale, to the highest bidder,
the dwelling house and lot on the
south side of Fulton street, now
called Ninth avenue, in the city of
Dawson, said county and state,
know as the place where Victoria
Robinson resided at the date of her
death and for many years prior
thereto, and lying west of the prop
erty of ]. w. Brown. Terms cash.
This May 2, 1910. R. E. BELL,
Administrator on the estate of Vic
toria Robinson, deceased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Editor of The News: wish to
return my most sincere and heartfelt
thanks to the good people of Graves
Station for their untiring kindness to
my sister, Mrs. Lydia Lehman, dur
ing her illness and after death. God
knows all of you and what you did
both for her and us, and will reward
you both in this world and that
which is to come. | could call you
all by name, but God knows you.
Again I thank you, and what you
did will be as bread cast upon the
waters. to be gathered many days
hence. Very respectfully yours,
MIR. AND MRS. T. A. McWILLIAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For Representative

To the Voters of Terrell County
| take this opportunity to thank the
people of Terrell county for the hon
ors which they have heretofore con-
ferred upon me. Recognizing thaI
our state is passing through condl-
lions that require active, expert
enced, conservative and wise repre-
sentatives in it's legislative hall, ana
believing that my acquaintance Win
public needs and experience in mat
tiers of state has better fitted me 10
give you efficient service l now o1er
myself as candidate for represents
tive for the ensuing two years, SUP
Ject to the primary. RespecttuN
yours, JNO. r. IRWIN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

winds of winter. l saw him at Leip-
sic; hurled back upon Paris: ban
lshed, and | saw him escape from
Elba and retake an empire by the
force of his genius. l saw him at
the field of Waterloo, where fate and
chance combined to wreck the for
tunes of their former king. saw
him at Helena, with his hands be-
hind his back, gazing out upon the
sad and solemn sea.
And | thought of all the widows
he had made, of all the orphans. of
all the tears that had been shed for
his glory; and l thought of the wo-
man, the only woman who ever loved
him, pushed from his heart by the
cold hand of ambition.
And | said to myself, as | gazed H..
! would rather have been a French
peasant, and worn wooden shoes.
and lived in a little hut with a vine
running over the door and the purple
grapes growing red in the amorous
kisses of the autumn sum would
rather have been that poor French
peasant to sit in my door, with nv
wife knitting by my side and nv
children upon my knee, with their
arms around my neck-I would rath-
er have lived and died unnoticed and
unknown except by those who loved
me, and gone down to the voiceless
silence of the dreamless dust
would rather have been that French
peasant than to have been that i'm
perial impersonation of force and
murder who covered Europe with
blood and tears"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
RIVEs HANDS OUT A HOT ROAST.
Urges Importance of Sending Best
Men to Next Senate and House.

Urges Importance of Sending Best
Men to Next Senate and House.
Editor of the Dawson News: l have
no personal interest in the quarrel
between John Irwin and Emmett
Shaw Irwin is of the chameleon
tribe, while Shaw is part jackass,
part coyote and part polecat, having
the loudness of the first, the sneak
ing of the second and the odoriferous
qualities of the last. He fOndly
imagines himself the tom Watson"
of the district, but is as much like
Tom as a barrel of slop with one
hundredth part as much champagne
mixed with it would be like real
champagne. But | and every other
man ought to be especially interested
in sending both to the senate and
the house the very best men availa-
BILE, and good men should not plead
personal gain as an excuse for not
accepting the trust for at least this
time. The next legislature will fix
the bounds of the congressional dis
tricts for the next ten years. Geor-
gresham, giving her an additional
district. Terrell, Randolph and Clay
will very probably go into the new
Twelfth district. Now, unless we do,
we will be put in the Third. Here is
a district composed of counties con-
tiguous to each other, and belong
ing to the same United States court
district, besides having common in
terests, yet in which there are no
men who overtop in mental capacity
men to be found in our midst; and
with good men we can get this, but
with men of Shaws and Twins ca
Ipacity representing us no self-re-
specting county will want to cast
her lot with us. These are the
counties, viz: Sumter, Lee, Dough-
erty, Tiff, Turner, Grady, Decatur,
Miller, Colquitt, Baker, Calhoun,
Early, Clay, Randolph, Terrell, Quit
man and Stewart. Study your map,
and remember we have some brainy
old men, some of the middle age and
some men who in this district would
have equal chance of public prefer
ment, for excepting the smaller coun-
ties these have about the same num-
Der of inhabitants, and none would
have an advantage over the other
Yours for the greatest good to the
greatest number regardless of what
individual is sacrificed
ANDREW P. RIVES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

From the Saturday Evening Post.
He does not try to make speeches
and has no taste for public discus
sion, but he can write and does, con-
cisely, clearly and compactly. His
term as governor will expire on July
l, 1911. Like as not he is running
again right now for another term.
| do not know, but there is one thing
that is reasonably certain, and that
is this: If he does go into another
campaign there will be none of those
have-you-seen-him conundrums hand
ed out by the opposition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For State Senator.

To the White Democratic Voters
of the Eleventh Senatorial District:
Whereas, Clay county, whose time it
is to furnish the Senator from this
district, has named me as her choice
for presentation to you I beg to here
with announce my candidacy for the
Senatorship of this district, subject
to the General District Primary,
pledge each county and the whole
district the best efforts and best SER
vice that it will be possible for me
to render. Thanking each voter for
his consideration, vote and support
in advance 1 beg to be yours truly,
EMMETT r. SHAW.
Fort Gaines, Ca, April %, 1910,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For Years Support.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Notice is
hereby given that the appraisers an
pointed to set apart and assign a
years support to Louise Williams
the widow of Lewis Williams. de-
ceased, have filed their award. and
unless good and sufficient cause is
shown the same will be made the
judgment of the court at the June
term, 1910, of the Court of Ordinary
This April 80, 1910.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
Tax Notice..

| will be at the following places
on the dates named for the purpose
OF receiving tax returns for 1910:
Sasser-Thursday, May 5th.
Revolutionary, May 9th.
Graves-Tuesday, May 10th.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES May 18th.
Pleasant Hill-Thursday, May 18th
Bridges Store-Monday, May 18th.
DAWSON VIII be in Dawson every
Saturday and during court.
l.. G. PINKSTON.
Receiver of Tax Returns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
AT THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON.

Theodore Roosevelt recently visit
ed the tomb of Napoleon, where, the
dispatches say, he stood with head
bowed and uncovered in silent reyer-
ence. Many years ago Robert Inger-
soil stood where the eX-president
stood recently, and later the great
orator wrote the following striking
impression of the burial place of the
worlds greatest soldier:
"A little while ago | stood by the
tomb of the first Napoleon, a mag
nifcent tomb of gilt and gold, fit al
most for a dead deity, and here was
a great circle, and in the bottom
there, in a sarcophagus, rested at
last the ashes of that restless man.
| looked at the tomb and ! thought
about the career of the greatest SOL
der of the modern world. AS
looked, in imagination | could see
him walking up and down the banks
of the Seine, contemplating suicide.
/ could see him at Toulon; | could
see him at Paris, putting down the
mob; l could see him at the head
of the army of Italy; l could see
him crossing the bridge at Lodi with
the tricolor in his hand; / saw sim
in Egypt, fighting battles under the
shadow of the Pyramids; ! saw him
returning! I saw him conquer the
Alps, and mingle the eagles of France
with the eagles of Italy; / saw him
at Marengo; l saw him at Austerlitz;
saw him in Russia, where the in
fantry of snow and the blast smote
: his legions, when death rode the icy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
ORDINARY'S CITATIONS
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern; Mrs. Au-
gusta A. Melton, having in proper
form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the es-
tate of R. L. Melton, late of said
county, this is to cite all and singu-
lar the creditors and next of kin of
K. l.. Melton to be and appear at
my office within the time allowed by
law, and show cause, if any they
can, why permanent administration
should not be granted to Mrs. Au-
gusta A. Melton on R. L. Melton s
estate. Witness my hand and Off
cial signature this April 81. 1910.
w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For Leave to Sell Lands.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Notice
is hereby given that the undersigned
has applied to the Ordinary of said
county for leave to sell the lands be-
longing to the estate of Mrs. S. M.
Askew, late of said county, deceased,
for the purpose of paying debts and
making distribution. Said applica-
ton will be heard at the regular
June term, 1910, of the Court of
Ordinary of said county of Terrell.
This May 2, 1910. j. J. ASKEW.
Administrator de bonis non on the es-
tate of Mrs. S. M. Askew. deceased
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
Libel for Divorce.

Georgia, Terrell County,. j.
Jackson VS.. Sinnie Jackson, divorce
To Sinnie Jackson, the Defendant
You are hereby required personal!,
or by attorney, to be and appear a. y
the next Superior Court to be hela
in and for said county on the fourth
Monday in May next, then and tneio
to answer the plaintiffs demand ~
an action of divorce, as in defauiI
thereof the court will proceed as u
justice shall appertain. Witness tnS
Honorable VIM. G. Worrill, judge o.
said court. This 18th day Of April
1910. w. S. DOzIER, CLERK.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Laid out upon the desert floor
like city of the dead, it's streets
stretching silently from one end of
the town to the other, past the vacant
houses which gaze with CHASTITY, open
mouths upon their neighbors long
since untenanted, is the city of Haw-
thorne. or what was Hawthorne, in
Esmeraldo county, New. When the
legislature decreed that the center
of government of the largest county
in Nevada should be removed from
Hawthorne and taken to Goldfield
Hawthorne was doomed Not being
a mining center and with her pres
tige as the seat of county government
gone there was no earthly reason
for the place to continue to exist.
The once busy city which Bret Harte
and Bill Nye helped to make famous
is now silent as a graveyard
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
Observed "CIean Up" Day.

Quite a number of citizens OBJ
served cleaning up day Thursday.
and the street carts found considera-
bic rubbish and trash awaiting them
on their rounds to the homes Friday
morning. One of the most noticea-
BILE improvements along this line re-
Gently is the condition of the GEM
etery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For DismissiOn.

Georgia, Terrell County-Where-
as, j. w. Lennard, executor of Mrs.
s. A. Crenshaw's last will, represents
to the court in his petition. dulv
filed and entered on record, that he
has fully executed Mrs. S. A. Cren-
shaw's last will. This is, therefore
TO cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if anv
they can, why said executor sbouId
not be discharged from his admins
tration, and receive letters of dismis-
sion on the first Monday in lime
1910. This April 80, 1910.
W. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
For Representative

am candidate for Representa-
tive in the next General AssemOl!'
subject to the action of the state
primary, and earnestly solicit YOU
vote and influence. If elected 1t wiz
be my purpose to serve the best in'
terests of the people. RespectLuiN'
A. w. FLEMING
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

The newspapers of the larger cities
and towns have already begun to
howl about the showing they will
make in the census, and soon every
village and hamlet will join in the
kick chorus. Towns and cities are
like a great many. individuals-not
near as big as they imagine they are.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
How Old Is Ann?

From the Savannah News.
A Richmond miss of uncertain age
refused to tell the census man how
old she was. He insisted on having
straightforward answer, and she
told him to go somewhere near
charleston. Then he went off and
got warrant, a deputy sheriff and
policeman. At that the lady broke
down and confessed that she was so
many years old. What the number
was is a profound census secret.
McCollum is still making stamp
nicturec
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Judge T. A. Parker, after looking
over the field and carefully investi-
eating the situation, announces that
he believes it to be his duty to re-
main on the bench and not oppose
Congressman Brantley in the Elev-
enth district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

A doctor in Bridgeport, Conn,
gave his wife physical culture les
sons, and after she got strong enough
she licked him. Now he seeks the
divorce courts. He had better
taught her to crochet, thinks the Sa-
vannah Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

J. M. Barrie gave his ex-wife and
her new husband a fine house and a
neat bank roll. Nobody can deny
that he is the model ex-husband.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Young men who stay out all night
will soon be all in, according to the
Chicago News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

A joy rider has been fined $3.50
in Savannah, and threatened with a
ride to the stockade.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Judge Newt Morris, who headed
that battalion" of voters who as
sembled themselves together in a
single room Friday night, is evident
ly still feeling badly about being
made a spectacle of by Governor
Brown in a little controversy re-
Gently.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
FOR MAYOR.

To the Voters of Dawson: I re-
specially announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of Mayor, and So
licit your support. My candidacy is
subject to the primary. Respectful
ly, F. M. McNULTY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04

Visiting cards printed by The
News Job Rooms equal engraved
ones, and are much cheaper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-04
SPECIAL NOTICES,
ForSale
Horse for Sale.

Six years old and perfectly gor
tle' j. H. McCLELLAN6