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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
HOW A LYNCHZNG BEE WAS
CONDUCTED IN THE NJRTH


no effort to stop the leaders who
gained admittance
The only masks worn by the men,
bers OF the mob were handkerchiefs
drawn over their faces.
! Coatesville is a town of about I TO-
OOO population and located on the
main line of the Pennsylvania rail
road, about thirty miles west of Phil
adelphia.
A Sickening Scene.
News of the murder of Rice. who
was very popular among the people
here, spread rapidly. There had been
crimes committed in the neighbor-
hood that had been blamed on ne
groes, and talk of lynching fell on
willing ears. The main street of
CQatesville is usually filled with peo-
pie from the surrounding towns Sun
day nights, and crowd soon gather
ed 1t the hospital. AS the crowd
increased the talk of lynching spread,
and finally a masked man mounted
the steps of the hospital and shout
ed:
Men Of Coatesville, will you let
a drunken niger do up such white
man as Rice?"
The crowd was instantly trans
formed into riotous mob. The at
tack on the hospital was then made.
There were only the superintendent,
four nurses and a policeman in the
institution at the time, and defense
OF the negro was impossible. The
crowds swarmed into the place, and
before most of the mob knew it the
wounded and frightened negro was
being taken out of the building. Still
lying on the cot he was carried down
the streets and out of the city to
the Newland farm. He had been
tied to the bed with ropes, and as
the crowd tore fence rails and gath
cred wood and other inAammabIes
Walked writhed on his cot and tugg-
ed at his bonds, but could not free
himself. The negro pleaded for mer-
cy. He declared he killed Rice in
self-defense when the latter tried to
arrest him for firing his revolver.
Don't give me a crooked deal be-
cause | am not white" he said. Only
oaths greeted his pleas.
All the leaders in the crowd wore
masks made Of handkerchiefs tied
around their iaces up to their eyes.
They carried on the work quickly
and after piIing up the rubbish plac-
ed the cot, with it's shuddering vic
tim upon it, over the pile. A dozen
matches, it seemed, were simultane-
ously applied to the pile, and in that
instant the negro was enveloped in
flames. The fire burned the ropes
that held him and he made a dash
for liberty. Walker reached a fence
and was about to climb it when stall
Wart hands seized him and hurled
him back into the flames. He with
ed in terrible agony while the fren-
lied mob yelled its approval The
flames completely enveIoped the vic
tim and soon all was over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
WlLL0WAMPUS is AT LARGE
Tracks of the Roaring Va1mint Have
Been Discovered Near South
Georgia Town.

ATLANTA-The roaring willo-
wampus has deserted it's classic
haunts near Charleston, meath the
shadow of Stone Mountain, and has
begun to roam abroad through Geor-
gia, visiting pig pens and chicken
coops in the dead of night seeking
what it may deyour.
There was a time, some three years
since, when the willowampus was
never heard outside of a radius of
three miles of the village of Clarks-
ston, but the people of that prosper
GUS village have quit keeping pigs
and have begun to bring their chick
ems to Atlanta to sell, so the hungry
and mysterious monster which never
harmed a human yet was dreaded
more than satan by the children of
that vicinity has transferred his dep
relations to other scenes.
The latest report of the marauding
varmint comes from the Pavo Prog
ress, whose editor records the fact
that the tracks of some dreadful ami
NAL have been discovered on some Of
the farms. The animal, he says, re-
sembles pie-bald wolf, save that it
has feathers over the back part of it's
body and huge wings He inclines to
think that it is a lolapowampus, a
monster of the Paleazoic age some
what similar to the wiIlowampus,
but long since extinct, and local sci
entists are convinced from his de-
scription that it cannot be none 9TH
err than the classic willowampus of
Charleston, so if the enterprising
young men of Pavo capture the brute
they will do we'll to make requisition
on the former municipality.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
BOON TO BALDHEADs
Worn Under Hat Keep Uranium Cool
and Massage Hair Back.

A bald-headed Worthwhile, Conn,
man has discovered that snakes pre-
vent sunstroke. He imprisons harm
less ones in the crown of his hat and
their cool bodies wriggling about on
his Uranium impart a delightful chill
Massage being prescribed for loss
OF halr people who are bald may find
that a lively snake in their hat will
not only rob the heated season Of its
terrors, but prove a cheap and effect
i've hair restOrer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
BRUTAL WAS BURNING OF A NE
GRO AT THE STAKE BY A
PENNSYLVANIA MOB.


Flames Enshrouded the Screaming
Victim as He Pleaded For Mercy.
Rails Piled on and Body Burned
to Ashes. Many Women Were
in the Crowd,
COATESVILLE, Pa. - Zacharia
Walker, a negro desperate, was car
ried on a cot from the hospital here
last night and burned to a crisp by a
frenzied mob of men and boys. The
negro, who Saturday night shot and
killed Edgar Rice, special police
man of the Worth Iron Mills, was
first dragged to the scene of the
shooting begging piteously for mercy
He had been arrested by a posse
after a search which had stirred the
countryside. The posse finally found
him hiding in a cherry tree. The
negro with the last bullet in his re-
yoIver shot himself in the mouth,
falling from the tree. He was remov-
ed to the hospital and placed under
guard.
A few minutes after 8 o'clock a
crowd numbering almost 1 900 per-
sons appeared at the hospital. The
leaders were denied admission, but
they quickly smashed the window
frames and crawled through the cor
ridor. When Walker was first taken
to the hospital he was strapped down
in order to prevent his escape. The
mob seeing this gathered up the bed,
and placing it on the shoulders of
four men started for the country.
When half mile from the hospital
they entered field and quickly gath
ering a pile Of dry grass and weeds
placed the bed containing their vic
tim upon it. d..
A match was applied, and the
flames shot up quickly, entirely en-
shrouding the screaming victim.
That not vestige of the murderer
be left the mob tore down the fence
along the road and piled the rails
upon the burning negro. After wait
ing for half an hour the mob dispers-
ed. A curious feature of the burn
ing was the fact that there were al
most as many women in the crowd
as men.
During the march from the hos
pital to the scene of the burning of
the negro not a policeman was en-
cOuntered by the mob Even the
man on duty in the hospital made
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
The Real Estate Dealers
TWO SSx334 CITY LOTS

close to business section
of city at a bargain.
Two minutes walk from
courthouse. Ask the
price and you will buy
one of these convenient
lots.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
WORM CAUSE OF BLACKROOT?
Thomas County Farmer Says He Has
Solved the Mystery.

OO1RCu TIC way Sbtiys
A Thomas county farmer says he
has found the cause of blackrOot in
cotton in worm resembling the
cut worm.
He says that in inspecting his cot
ton he found every morning that the
dirt was worked up under the green
hills. He began removing it and
there found the worms. This worm,
he claims, sucks the stalk at night
and in the day comes up and hunts a
green hill, where he goes down. This
worm is just as poisonous to the cot
ton as a rattlesnake is to a man. The
reason that the mystery of the black
root has not been solved before is be-
cause the farmer goes to the dead
stalk when the trouble is under the
live hills.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23

More people, men and women, are
suffering from kidney and bladder
trouble than ever before, and each
year more of them turn for quick
relief and permanent benefit to Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy, which has
proven itself to be one of the most
effective remedies for kidney and
bladder ailments that medical science
has devised. Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23

Sprains require careful treatment.
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain
Liniment freely. 1t will remove the
soreness and quickly restore the
parts to a healthy condition. For
sale by all dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
SEVERAL NICE HOMES

for the small investor.
We have property in and
near Parrott, Ga, that
will give you a handsome
profit by December.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
Hay Fever, Asthma, Summer Cold.

Must be relieved quickly, and Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound will do it..
E. M. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram St.,
Chicago, writes: 81 have been great
ly troubled during the hot summer
months with hay fever, and find that
by using Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound I get great relief" Many 9TH
ers who suffer similarly will be glad
to benefit by Mr.. Stewards expert
ence. Dawson Drug Co. and Peoples
DRUG Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF SUGAR.
Two or Three Pounds Less Is Given
For @ Dollar.

The next time you buy a dollars
worth of sugar you will get about
two or three pounds less than you
could have gotten a month ago. Su-
gar is now costing about cents a
pound in carloads direct from the re-
ffneries, and the Indications are that
it will go higher.
Some of the wholesale grocers re-
ceived kilograms from the refineries
stating that the severe drouth in
Europe is having effect on prices, and
that further advances are expected
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
INDIGESTION.
An Interesting Statement.

Portland, Mel suffered so long
with indigestion and stomach trou-
bic that | lost flesh rapidly hal
used all kinds of remedies without
help, Vinol was recommended and /
decided to try it,
Il soon commenced to feel better
my stomach trouble disappeared and
can eat heartily without the slight
est distress. My experience leads me
to believe that no other medicine
equals Vinol for stomach troubles
and Indigestion. 1t tones up the
stomach, increases the appetite and
creates strength" w. E. Waterhouse.
eve guarantee this testimonial to
be genuine.)
Vinol seldom fails to strengthen
and tone up the tired, overtaxed and
weakened nerves of the digestive or
gans. and remove the cause of indi-
gestion and soon enables the suffer-
er to digest with ease the foods thai
once caused distress. Moreover vi
mol is delicious TO the taste, contains
no oil and does not upset weak stom-
achs, as do old-fashioned cod liver
oil and emulsions
Try bottle of Vinol with the un-
derstanding that your money will b,
returned if it does not help you
Curtin Drug Co., Waxahachie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
SHERIFF WILSON LANDS
HORSE THIEF IN JAIL
"a Is Appreciated at Midlothian
After Selling Horse and Saddle
in xahachie-Animal
Recovered

AS the result of quick work on the
part of Sheriff Wilson Monday af-
ternoon man is in jail on a charge
| of horse theft, the money recovered
and a horse and saddle said to have
been stolen from farmer near
Grand Prairie are being held for the
owner.
The sheriff's department receiy-
ed telephone message from Sheriff
Rhea of Tarrant county Sunday stat
ms that a horse and saddle had been
stolen from farmer living near
Grand Prairie. A description of the
stolen property was given The MEM
bers of the sheriff's department and
the city officers were instructed to
be on the lookout for the horse. In
the afternoon the officers found
horse that answered the description
of the animal stolen from Tarrant
county. Upon inquiry it was learned
that the horse had been bought by
man from Athens for $40, A descrip
tion of the man who made the sale
was obtained and il was also learn
ed that he came to town about II
O'Clock Monday morning A search
of the city was instituted but no
trace of the seller could be found.
Office Deputy Sheriff Spalding
got busy with the telephone ana
learned that a man answering the
description of the supposed horse
ha fn IA oil
Sardis walking west on the Houston,
and Texas Central tracks. Sheriff
Wilson and Deputy Spalding procur
ed an automobile and left for Mid
lothian. Shortly after reaching thai
place they went to the Central depot
and found the man sitting on the
platform. He was placed under ar
rest and when searched the money
he is supposed to have received from
the sale of the horse was found in
his pocket. He was brought back to
WaXahachie and placed in jail, He
gave his name as Ed Williams and
said he lived at Cedar Hill Early
Tuesday morning Sheriff Rhea of
Fort Worth was advised of the ar
rest and the recovery of the proper
ty,
Sheriff Rhea arrived in the city
this morning to take charge of Will
liams. The prisoner will be taken to
Fort Worth this evening. Sheriff
Rhea brought with him Nose Tyson,
1 colored, who was wanted here on a
J, charge of gaming He was arrested
in Fort Worth early this morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
PRINCE NICHOLAI is A HIT.
Russian Lilliputian Is Wideawake
Fortune Hunter

An admirer of the American girl
type of beauty and numbering among
his many accomplishments the art of
flirting, Prince Nicholai real Rus
sian nobleman, the smallest man in
the world, is in San Antonio, He is
one of the carnival show attractions
at Alamo Plaza.
Prince Nicholai says because he
is but twenty-siX inches high AMI
weighs but sixteen and half pounds
is no reason why he should be ham
pered in the matrimonial game. To
be brief, he is looking for a wife.
Real royal blood courses through his
veins, but, like many noblemen, he
is Shy on funds, and hearing
American girls trade money for IL
Ties he declares he is ready to en-
ter into a "loveless marriage with
any that might come along.
He is a great admirer of the Amer
lean woman, and has some very clear
ideas about matrimony in general.
The prince dresses in the height of
fashion, all his garments coming from
a London tailor. His neckties strike
the highest note in the scale of noise
produced by neckwear, and ibis eli
CARS are the strongest obtainable.
All in all the prince is much
stronger, mentally, than most MD
gets. He is en- ideal Lilliputian. He
speaks three languages Russian,
German and English and is now
studying Spanish. The midget is
very approachable, and will no doubt
make many friends in San Antonio
during the Carnival week.-San An
tonic Express.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
CAUGHT IN OVERFLOW
WAS ALMOST DROWNED
A Traveller Campcd on Waxahachio
Creek Lost All of His Possess

A letter written by man signing
himself Louis Eisele and addressed
to the section foreman on the Cen
trail at Sardis reveals the fact that
Eisele lost all his possessions and
came near being drowned on the
night of March 81 Eisele is an old
man and was travelling through the
country. AT night he camped on the
banks of Waxahachie creek near
Sardis The rain and hail storm of
that night caused the creek to over
flow and Eisele was caught in the
flood. He saved his life by climbing
small tree where he remained all
night. When found the next morning
by the section men he was almost ex-
hausted from exposure. He was TAX
some dry clothing and something to
eat. He was taken care of two days
and then sent to the Salvation Ar
my hotel at Fort Worth. At the end
of two or three weeks when he had
about regained his normal strength
he wrote the section foreman at
Sardis stating that he lost his shoes,
coat, pants, eye glasses, small
bunch of keys, some railroad
checks, letters and $12.75 in money.
ticles have been found that they be
sent to him at the Salvation Army
hotel in Fort Worth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
Warming to Railroad Men.

b S. Bacon, II Bast ST., Bath, Me,
sends out this warning to railroad
ers: "As conductor on the railroad,
my work caused a chronic inflamma-
ton of the kidneys, and ! was mis-
cradle and all played out. A friend
advised Foley Kidney Pills and from
the day | commenced taking them, /
began to regain my strength. The in
flammation cleared and | am far bet
ter than ! have been for twenty
years. The weakness and dizzy spells
are thing of the past and | highly
recommend Foley's Kidney Pills. -
Fearis Drug Store. d&W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
WYATT.

Wyatt, May 1--we have been hav-
ing some favorable weather here the
past week and most OF the farmers
are through planting
Several from here attended the
concert at Mountain Peak last Fri
day night
There was speaking here Satur-
day night on the prohibition ques-
ton. There was a good crowd out
and the following officers were cleo
ted: Mr. w A. Few, chairman, and
MIR f. c. VIM, secretary,
While out plover hunting some
few days ago Alta Barton of this
place had the misfortune of shooting
two of his fingers off,
Several from here went to Waxa-
hachie today.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Nc
Million, April goth, fine girl
Owing to the rain yesterday morn
ing there was no Sunday school
here in the afternoon.
The school at this place closed
last Friday There was a large crowd
out. Dinner was spread at IL o'clock
and was enjoyed by all present. Mr..
Dodd took his camera down and
made some pictures for them. In the
afternoon the school boys here and
the Venus school boys had a good
ball game. The score was Is to l in
favor of Wyatt
Mr.. w. M. Waters spent Sunday
in Burleson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

The Daily Light has on its sub
scription list large number OF sub
scribers who pay So in advance for
years subscription, Those who
take advantage of this offer not only
save a dollar on subscription each
year, but they are not troubled Win
a collector during the time. one
thing in particular that we have no
ticed is that those who pay IS in ad-
vance almost invariably continue TO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
Meeting of EIks.

Aspecial meeting of the Elks will
be held tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of arranging the preliminary
details for putting on a minstrel
performance May 16 and IL All
members are urged to be present
Refreshments will be served.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
Eczema Cure "a Beauty Wash.

| Although d. d, ID. Prescription
( has been recognized for years as The
one remedy for eczema, psoriasis,
and all other forms of skin diseases
it is now known that there is no 9TH
er wash, even those used by the
beauty specialists, that can compare
with this mild liquid for cleansing
the skin of pimples, blackheads,
rash and all similar skin affections.
For this reason alone, a bottle of
d. ID. D. should be kept on hama
in every household A trial Csc bot
tie will show you the merits of this
great remedy as a complexion wash
d. ID. d. seems to remove the
cause, whatever the trouble may be-
cleansing the skin, and leaving it ~
soft, as smooth and clear as that OF
a healthy child
Get 25c bottle today and keep IL
in the house B. w Fearis, dru ggist
Waxahachie, Texas.
Buy vour pump from F. S. CrOnk
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
Elk s. Meeting.

There will be a special melting of
the Elks lodge Wednesday night for
the purpose of making arrangements
ments will be served.
LEE P. QUAITE, f. r.
GEO. L. GRIFFIN. Secy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
DO You Have the Right Kind Help

Foley's Kidney Pills furnish you
the right kind of help to neutralize
and remove the poisons that cause
backache, headache, nervousness
and other kidney and bladder all
ments Fearis Drug store. DIV
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

Foley Kidney Pills take hold of
your system and help you to rid
yourself of your dragging back ache,
dull headache nervousness, impair
ed eyesight; and of all the ills result
ing from the impaired action of your
kidneys and bladder Remember it is
Foley Kidney Pills that do this,
Fearis Drug Store. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

pay in advance, and few, If any, go
back TO the 50-cants-per-mont plan.
If Won have never tried the five-dol-
Iars-a-year-in- advance plan we want
YOU to try it one time and you will
at once see how well pleased you
will be u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

]. b. Atkins of Waco, formerly
with the American Soda Fountain
company. of Boston, Mass, has ae-
cepted a position with the firm OF
Curtin Drug Co. and will have charge
of the fountain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
Order of Services. May .

Chapel Hill: Preaching II a. nj.
Dixon's Chapel, preaching $3.50 p. m.
Ike. preaching p. m. Quarterly con-
ference meets at Boyce Saturday, II
a. m, May 13.
c. e. LINDSEY, P. c..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02
The Music Club.

Lesson for the Music Club meet
ing for May 18th:
Roll call, current events from the
latest musical magazines
l. Name all the American com
posers of revolutionary time. b.
What music did the coIonists have
during this period?
2. a. Name five noted American
song writer's. b. Name America
great orchestras and tell in VIVA;
city they are located.
2 Who composed the following
songs, Battle Cry of Freedom
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" March
ing Thro' Georgia.; Dixie" John
Browns Body" and Say, Darkies
Hab You Seen my NASSAU"
A. a Mason & the Handel & Hay
dn Society. b. Theodore Thomas. c.
Edward Mcdowell. d. John K.
Paine.
Public is cordially invited to at
tend the meeting. Program begin
ming at p M
Program.
The Ginger Bread Man, Gaynor.
A Tiny Fish I'd Like to Be, Gaynor,
Miss Scott.
Rain of Flowers. Fearis. How's
My Boy Homer, Mr.. UT.
To a Wild Rose, MacDowell In
dian Lodge. MacDowen. Mrs Grow
In Thy Dreams, Buck. Miss Lees
A Farewell Song. Paine, Mis-
White.
Selected, Coleride-Taylor Mr.
Aubrey.
Allah Chadwick. Miss Glasgow.
Aase's Death, Grieg, Pierriot
Chaminade, Mrs. Grow, Miss Patrick
Selected. Foote.
MRS. PAUL r. UTT. Teacher
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

No matter what YOU want to buy
or sell, your first thought should be
tn Daily Light want column. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

The Waxahachie Grain Co. has q
full line of feed and fuel ct attrac-
tive prices. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

Bring us your job work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-02

Buy your pump from F. S. Cronk
Co. All kinds. Prices way down. tt