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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
JOHNSON TELLS STORY OF KILLING KELLEY

of the tragedy. Albany Smith, post
master at TenniIle, was called, and
stated that while working at the Of
flee he heard a shot, ran to the win
dow and saw DR.. Kelley reel and fall
sideways into ditch. He also saw
a pistol case alongside of him, but
no pistol.
The secretary of the Tennille
board of education, John Hartman,
gave many incidents and details lead
ing up to the killing, stating how eff
forts were made by Johnson to get
the matter smoothed over.
An immense crowd attended the
trial Feeling was quiet, but many
tits occurred between Attorneys
Hardwick and Evans.
At s o'clock Friday morning at
torneys began arguments. A. R.
Wright opened for the state, and was
followed by E. W. Jordan, and Con-
gresham Hardwick closed. For the
defense Judge Hines opened, fol-
lowed by State Senator Burwell, and
A. Willis Evans closed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13

public county
and
Elementary
each
III High schools grades
year
w. the daily country
be follows otherwise ordered:
November 1et a to IL and from
March $3.50 II and from
1 m O $3.50
From LIST to M,
1870 p. to 4:30 m.
v The established follows:
Thanksgiving the pcinc
Washingons birthday Lees birth
Memorial Day. the schools shall be dismissed for the day
No eighteen shall be
school, provided that pupils above eighteen
Of such fees the local board may fix
existing the teachers of the public
schools the must be followed by
directions the principals by the assistant teachers
in of the schools.
VIII The the of Educa
public schools exclusively except when otherwise
provided for.
TX Glass promotions
They upon judgment determined by the
yearly the final examinations
of rs cent and of s. cent
in for promotion graduation
Reports standing shall be the
the first month"; The marks shall be noted as
95 to inclusive Excellent.
IS to inclusive, Good.
IS to So inclusive Fair
Deficient
Excellent good fair
who live house where
disease allowed return school until they
a health certificate.
principal school shall be responsible for the
the his department and shall that
the premises and the strc cleanliness
n school buildings and out-houses
H. principal Of the school house
furniture apparatus other school property and shall that they
are kept in goo dorder
required to furnish himself or herself with
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
SKYSCRAPERS SINKING.
Many of the Towering Chicago Build
ings Badly Out of Plumb.

A Chicago dispatch says if the
subsistence of the sandy soil upon
which the greater part of the city is
built continues many if it's great-tow-
ering buildings will come to resem-
Bile that of the leaning tower of Pisa.
Most of the skyscrapers in the down
town district are far out Of plumb,
but as many of them are of steel
construction they are in no particu-
lar danger of collapsing. However,
should the tendency prevail and
some of them lean much more out
of line it may be necessary to re-
enforce them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
STOLE MARCH ON OLD FOLKS.
Former Terrell County Young Lady
Has a Romantic Marriage.

Has a Romantic Marriage.
The friends and relatives of the
bride here in Terrell county will read
with interest this account from the
Cuthbert Leader of a recent we'd
ding:
Judge Taylor was called on Tues
day afternoon to unite in wedlock
Mr.. Eugene w. Knighton and Miss
Eunice Kitchener, and sent them on
their way rejoicing. We learn that
they stole a march on the old folks.
Each belongs to prominent
family in Benevolence, and is quite
popular in that neighborhood and
elsewhere. The groom is a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Knighton and
the bride daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. R. Kitchener. She has been a
student of Andrew college, and is
one of Randolph's attractive young
ladies"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
"A CENTS ASKED FOR COTTON
THE FARMERS UNION VOTES TO
HOLD FOR THIS PRICE.
Fifteen Cents After October. little
OF the Proceedings Made Public.
To Fight Speculation.


SHAWNEE, Okla.-This years
cotton crop will be sold for IA cents
during September and October. and
10 cents thereafter. This was the
agreement reached tonight by the
cotton growers of the South attends
ing the National Farmers Union
here.
Little of the proceedings of the
Union was made public today, al
though aside from the price the far
mers ask for their cotton good
roads, parcels post and dabbling in
cotton futures will be discussed by
the convention.
Members of the Union say parcels
post will be favored by the farmers.
and thatsthe delegates will organize
for the Scott anti-gambling bill, pro-
hibiting the use of mails or inter
state commerce for the furthering
OF contracts for the delivery of cot
ton where there is no intent to make
actual delivery.
The report of the live stock COM
mission urges diversified farming
and stock raising, and contains the
statement that zone million addi-
tional mich cows and an equal num-
Der OF mother sows properly distrib-
uted through the South would easily
add $40 per bale to the price of the
cotton crop.
Inc congressional immigration
committee recommends increasing
the tax head excluding illiterate
adults from America and the fning
OF steamers for bringing to this
country undesirables that could be
rejected on the other side.
Chas. S. Barrett of Georgia was
reelected president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
BABIES SUPREME AT AsBURY.
In the Enchanting Carnival Over
Which Miss Olga ID. Venino Ruled.

In the Enchanting Carnival Over
Which Miss Olga ID. Venino Ruled.
The 1000 babies in the parade on
the famous board walk at Asburv
Park Saturday afternoon brought to
that famous resort $4,000 spectators
and presented a fairy like scene to
any old Neptune who might have
looked in from the ocean. Over the
whole elaborate event there presided
an American queen in the person of
Miss Olga Dorothy Venino, a beauti-
full young lady of Orange, N. ]. Up
on mass of golden hair she wore a
crown, and in her hand bore a scep-
tire, the sign of her rule over the
board walk realm during the season.
She is known as Titania XI. was
chosen queen of the season and holds
court at all such features as the chill
dren's carnival and the baby parade.
The honor of the position is highly
priced by the young ladies of the
country, and every season a fair I'll
tania is chosen. Nearly every state
in the union was represented in the
baby parade, and the multitude of
spectators included people from all
sections of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
THE SOUTH FAST REGAlNING
English Investors Are Again Placing
Money Here. Put $4,000, 900 in
Cotton Lands in Six Months.

cotton LANDS III Six Months.
For several years prior to the
Barring failure English capital was
being invested to a very large extent
in southern railroad and industrial
enterprises. At the time of the Bar
ing collapse many negotiations were
under way in England, with good
prospects of success, for other large
investments in the purchase of min
eral and timber properties, in the
building of railroads and IN various
undertakings looking to broad de-
velopment of southern resources.
Following that failure and the
collapse of business and financial in
erestS in this country with the panic
IN 1893 and the free silver agitation
OF the next few years English capital
sought other channels for invest
ment. This condition has existed for
nearly 20 years, but now there is a
marked revival Of interest on the
part of English capital in southern
investments.
Within the last few months Eng
lish cotton manufacturers have put
100000 into the purchase of cot
ton lands in Mississippi and $6,00O,-
600 into a great irrigation enterprise
in Texas. Negotiations are now I'M
der way in England for the financing
of some large water power enter
prises and a number of other I'M
dertakings, the carrying out of which
would prove of great value to the
South.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
DIPPED BRUSH INTO POTASH.
Mistake of DOOly County Snuff Dip
per Caused Great Suffering.


The Unadilla Leader says that FL
bert Manning accompanied his wife
to Unadilla Tuesday for treatment
for a suffering that came about in
rather an unusual manner. She was
engaged at washing clothes at home
and put her box containing snuff
near a box of potash. Upon taking
dip of what she thought to be
snuff she mistook the box and dipp-
ed the toothbrush into the potash
and went to brushing the teeth and
chewing on the brush. Her lips and
gums were badly burned, and she
was for time in great pain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
VIRGINIA JURY ONLY 5s MIN
UTEs IN CONNECTING BEATIE.
Judge Then Fixes Date For Electro.
cutiOn Nov. 81, and New Trial Is
Denied. Dramatic Scene.

CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE.
Wa.-Twelve Virginia farmers knelt
at dusk tonight in the obscurity of
the small jury room of Chesterfield
court house praying fervently that
they might pass judgment Alright on
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted for
the murder of his wife. Grimly de-
termined they arose a moment later
and silently, one by one, recorded
unanimous verdict of guilty"
Pausing in solemn contemplation
for 5S minutes, weighing carefully
the meaning of their decision and
once more on Bonded knees beseech-
ing divine assistance that they might
not err, they filed into the hushed
Stiffness of crowded court and with
startling suddenness twelve voices
instead of the one foreman spoke the
single word guilty" 1t was almost
shout. The spectre of death which
stalked Midlothian turnpike on July
g last when the life of Mrs. Louise
Owen Beattie was taken away with
the single report of shotgun stared
hard at the young husband, ready to
claim its victim of electrocution on
Friday, November "a next, but the
prisoner returned the gaze unswerv-
ing and unafraid.
Tries to Console Father.
The court of appeals, to be sure,
will be asked to grant a writ of err
ror and new trial. Young Beattie,
cognizant of the legal weapons yet at
his disposal, did not surrender. In
stead he consoled his broken-dowh
father, white-haired and wrinkled,
and comforted him as he whispered;
81 haven't lost yet, father"
Unusual as has been the tragedy
and the gruesome stage where it
occurred the twelve jurymen did not
hesitate to admit to their friends
that they stood in judgment not only
over the cold-blooded murder, but
upon his marital infidelity as we'll
1t was perhaps the dramatic climax
of Virginia justice which in the last
half century has sent swiftly to death
such famous murderers as Cluverius,
Phillips and McCue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-09-13
BROOKS COMET VISIBLE
On sept Il 1t VIII Be Only As, OOO.-
900 Miles AWAY

BROOKS comet, on which the as
tronomers Of the world are focusing
their telescopes, is now visible to
the naked eye, and is increasing in
brightness. A bulletin just issued
by Harvard observatory states that
the comet may be easily observed
On September II the comet will he
at its least distance from the earth
100000 miles away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
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THINGS ABOUT MEN WOMEN =
, CANT UNDERSTAND. =
They Preach One Thing and prac-
tice Another. '
CBy Dorothy DiX.0


ITO my mind" said the woman, the
most incomprehensible thing about
man is his contradictory attitude TO-
ward woman.
The main reason that there is so
much domestic discord is because We
women never know what men really
want US to be and to do; for the
want us to be and to do; for they
preach one doctrine and practice an
other; and the more we try to live up
to their ideal, the father we fall from
it.
For example, take the matter of
dress. There is no subject in which
men are so fond of discoursing as
upon the folly and the extravaganza
Of women's fashions. They tell us that
we ruin our health by high heels, and
tight corsets, and low-necked frocks,
and how foolish we are not to wear
loose garments that hang from the
shoulders and broad fiat shoes.
But would girl ever have a beau,
or catch a husband, who would attire
herself in this manner? Never in the
world! Observe any ballroom, and
you VIII see that the maiden about
whom men are standing six deep has
on the most foolish and frivolous
clothes that money will buy.
Furthermore, just let a wife try
to dress according to her husbands
theories and he will be ashamed to be
seen out with her, and demand to
know why she makes a trump of her
self 1 know, for I have tried it, and
that was how it worked out.
Another thing l can't understand
about men is that the poorer wife a
woman is the better her husband
seems to love her. 1t is the selfish,
vain, silly parasitic wife, who makes
her husband work himself to death to
supply her with money, who gets all
the cakes and ale of matrimony.
That kind of woman appears to be
always adored by her husband and
looked up to by him, whereas the wife
who is Industrious and economical,
and tries to do her duty, is seldom ap-
preciated.
"a man certainly wants a good wo-
man for a wife, and yet the better wife
she is the more apt she is to lose him.
Her virtues are her undoing"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Thought the Fine Too Heavy.

William Loeb, Jr., at a dinner in
New York referred with smile to the
harsher and harsher penalties, even
to Imprisonment, that are now to be
inflicted upon smugglers, says an eX-
change They take it hard, very
hard, these smugglers," said Mr..
Loeb. "Revolted at the size of their
fines, they make me think of George
White, the chicken thief. What!
George shouted reproachfully on hear
ing his sentence, What! Ten dollars
for stealth" that chicken! Why, ledge,
l could "a bought better hen for 80
Centsr"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

= STORIES
= WORTH READING. :
A Clever Compliment.

An old bachelor, according TO the
Argonaut, had somehow strayed into a
young peoples party, and realizing
that he could not hope, among so
many handsome youths, to make the
heart of a single maiden throb, he
said to the nearest girl, whose con-
versation had shown somewhat more
good sense than he had expected;
Look about the ball room Notice
that the girls who have removed their
gloves have welI-shaped arms And
ahem!-some have not removed them.
But neither generalization fits me, "
answered the girl, for you see, l have
one arm bare and one gloved-what
would you say about me-" Walk out
and let me look at them" said the old
bachelor unfeelingly. The girl took a
few steps out, paused and returned.
Take the other glove off," said the
old bachelor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
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SOME. 1
MORNING SMILES. 1
To a Suffragette.

To a Suffragette.
There, suffragette, don't cry!
You will soon get a vote, | know;
Then the stunts you do,
And your banners, too,
Will be of the long ago.
These cruel days will soon pass by
There, suffragette, don't cry!
There, suffragette, don't cry!
For your dreams will come true,
know;
And I'm sure then,
You will show the men
How the government should go.
So keep your nerve, with courage
high
There, suffragette, don't cry!
There, suffragette, don't cry!
It's a trying thing, | know;
And your chance now seems
Like rainbow CLEANS
That quickly come and go.
But the vote holds all for which you
sigh
There, suffragette, don't cry!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
A GALL FOR ACTION.

Now that the Board of Trade has
launched the movement to get a new
highway which will include Americas
in its itinerary it is time for every
citizen of Americas and Sumter coun-
ty to pull together in order to insure
the success of the movement.
When the convention of the officials
of the various towns affected meets
in Albany Tuesday The people Of
Americas and Sumter county should
be represented by every city and coun-
ty official who can be present.
Americus has put itself on record as
among the first to take initial steps
in securing a new highway that will
include this city, and no other than a
vigorous and representative sentiment
should characterize our attitude toward
the plan.
The time is ripe for a revolt from
the self-styIed National Highway pre-
tensions. Americas and every city
along the new route, have but to put
their shoulders to the wheel in or
der to gain far more legitimate pub
LEFTY and advantage from the new
route than they could ever have hop
ed to secure from the other
The route through Americas is
finished already, while the
National Highway" is such a tissue
of pledges, etc, that it will require
six months or more before it can be
used. A pactical demonstration can
be easily made of the fact that the
Americas highway is superior to the
other so that all the state and the
country may get wise and come this
way when touring the South.
All that is needed is united and Wig
orous action Let every town and
county concerned meet here with the
determination to get things under way
at once. Then something worth while
is sure to happen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Faith and Works.

Representative Crumpacker of In
diana assured Representative Korby of
the same state that it was ten minutes
to II, although" he added, my
watch may be a few minutes this
side or the other of the correct time, -
says the Washington Post.
"You are not as confident abolt
your timepiece," said Korby, as my
friends, Bishop Chatard of Indianap-
oils, and Bishop O'Donaghue, of Louis
vile, when they compared watches
once upon a time 1T is just three
minutes to g. said Bishop Chatard.
ct is exactly four minutes and a
half to g. retorted Bishop o. Donag-
! hue.
i know the exact time exclaimed
Bishop Chatard, for my watch is one
in which l have the utmost faith
fAh, bishop replied the prelate
from Louisville, we must not hope to
succeed through faith alone. l have
not only faith in my watch, but I
know Of its good works."
The Trying on Department.
Missouri was not the policeman's
native home, nevertheless showing"
did him some good, says the New York
Sun. He had undertaken to settle a
row between two pushcart peddlefs
who considered a certain spot on the
pavement worth purchasing at the
price of bloody nose. His livelihood
according to the banana man, depend
ed upon his standing at the particular
spot, and the shirtwaist peddler was
equally positive that if he moved on
starvation would be his lot The po-
liceman's prayer for light was cut
short by the arrival of a woman who
wanted to buy waist.
q wear No. 49," she said. Here is
a waist that l like but it looks like a
mighty small 49,"
TRY it on" urged the pedler
Il can't right here in the street. she
said.
Just step into this hail." said the
Ipedler, "and knock on the door at the
left The woman will let you, try it on
there
His look of triumph cowed the ban
/ ana man and convinced the Do1iceman
"See?" he said. THAT is why |
have to stand here / meet a lot of
customers like that woman, and 1t
isn't every place where l can make
arrangements for them to come in and
try on"
The banana man moved on
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

There was prosecuting attorney
whose methods were so drastic and I'M
iformly successful that he not only be-
came the terror of evildoers but an
object of admiration, especially among
the negroes, says Case and Comment
Upon retirement from office he was
at once sought after by those charged
with crime. The first two cases which
he defended resulted i'll conviction
much to his chagrin.
An old negro who had watched his
prosecution in admiring wonder and
looked on with equal interest when he
conducted the defense, accosted him
just after his defeat, and said:
"Marse Earle, you sho' is a wonder
No matter which side you's on they &C
to the pen just the same"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Sayings of Famous Men.

Eli Whitney" That's some gin, believe
me"
Charles Dickens-"Got change for
notes?"
Chang, the Chinese giant-"You'H
have to show me-"
Noah Webster-"Just a word or two
Christopher Columbus-"My land!"
Chicago Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Part of the Came

But why do you put your friends
things in the dining room?"
oh, he is so used to restaurants
that he won't enjoy his dinner unless
he can watch his hat and coat. -
Housekeeper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

81 don't like my new gown very
we'll" said the lady. THE material is
awfully pretty, and the style is all
right, but it needs something to inn
prove the shape of it,"
Why" suggested the dearest friend,
don't you let some other girl wear
it?-Boston Globe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

You are probably aware that pneu-
monia always results from cold
but you never heard of a cold result
ing in pneumonia when Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy was used Why take
the risk when this remedy may be
had for a trife? For sale by all
dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Sufficient CauSe.

She-How is it that the Yearwedds
do not speak to you now?
Helm the man who introduced
them to each other.-Boston Trans
cript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

She (as the lights suddenly went out
in the crowded caro- George! You
shouldn't kiss me here!"
George-But-but l didn't.-Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

1t takes speedometer to keep tab
on the way Sumter real estate is inn
creasing in value. It's nothing for a
piece of property to double in value
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
4 Hint.

He-Do you think that your father
would offer me personal violence if
should ask him for you?
She-No, but l think he will if you
don't pretty soon. The Waterman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

See details of Grand Subscription
Contest on Page 6. Prizes: Diamond
Ring, Diamond Brooches, Gold
Watches, set with Diamonds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
Up-tO.Date.

Don't you admire the old-time mel
odies?"
mo; I'm a fresh-air fiend. Judge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

Small wonder that California Judge
resented the naming of poker as the
great American game. Baseball
couldn't be replaced that way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Don't you think so?'
81 might if l had never heard pea
cock sing. "-Browning's Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

There is nothing left for Colonel
Roosevelt after his many triumphs eX-
cept to enter the ring and knock Jack
Johnson out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20
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George McDonald)

Better to feel a love within
Than to be lovely to the sight;
Better a hCmely tenderness
Than beaututy's wild delight
Better to love than be loved,
Though lonely all the day;
Better the fountain in the heart
Than the fountain by the way.
Better to be a little wise
Than learned oyermuch;
Better than high are lOwly thoughts
For truthful thoughts are such.
Better to have a quiet grief
Than a tumultuous joy;
Better than manhood, ages face,
If the heart be of a boy.
Better a death when work is done
Than earth's most favored birth;
Better a child in Gods great house,
Than the king of all the earth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-20

Maybe the Mexican Federals and
Rebels will yet chase each other
around the Juarez race track.