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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
FOUNDER OF POPUL|SM DIES
THE LATE EX-SENATOR PETER
WAS PICTURESQUE FIGURE.
Brief Biography of Man Who Was
for Time Much in the Public
Eye. His Famous Beard.

Brief Biography of a Man Who Was
for a Time Much in the Public
Eye. His Famous Beard.
The death of William A. PETER at
Grenola, Kansas, recently removed
one. of the most picturesque figures
who ever came out of the West. He
represented Kansas in the United
States senate from 1891 to 1897, and
was the only populist to sit in the
upper house at Washington. He was
regarded as the founder of populism.
For six years Senator PETER was
the butt of the jibes of the cartoon
lists and jokesmiths, and his abund-
ant WhiSkerS furnished ammunition
for bombardments of ridicule, not
only against Mr. PETER, but. against
his cause. He saved thousands of
these cartoons in a scrap-book, and
made them part of history of pop
ulism which he dictated to a stenog-
rapher while slowly dying.
Last May symptoms of blood pois-
oning appeared in one of his legs.
He was told that only amputation
could prolong his life. He consent
ed, saying he needed a few more
weeks to complete his book.
Senator PETER was 81 years of
age. He was born in Cumberland
county, Pennsylvania, the son of a
farmer. The lad began teaching
school when he was ) years old and
worked on his fathers farm when
the country schools were not in ses-
sion. He went West when he was q
and in the second year of the civil
war enlisted as a private in the S3rd
regiment of Illinois volunteers. He
served out to the end of the war
and was mustered out ranked as
lieutenant.
Then he went to GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
and began the practice of law, but
soon afterward went to Kansas,
where he lived the rest of his life.
He established two newspapers-the
Coffeyville Journal and the Kansas
Farmer-and in 1874 was elected to
the Kansas state senate. In 1880
he was a republican, presidential
elector. 1t was in 1891 that the
wave of populism arose in the West,
and PETER went to the United States
senate as a populist senator. After
he retired from the senate he was
the prohibition candidate for gov
ernor. Then he went back to his
desk and spent the rest of his life
as a writer.
Senator PETER was tall and thin,
soft of voice and very humble of
manner When he left the senate he
was so poor that the senate provided
him with a place on the payroll of
it's contingent fund.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
SHOT HUSBAND AND THEN SELF
CHILD WAKES TO FIND BOTH
OF HIS PARENTS DEAD.
Mrs. Crosby, Who Committed Double
Tragedy, Was From Arlington and
Wen Known in This Section.

Wen hE1oNH AlllS oCCbIOhs
ABEL, Ga.-When Marion Crosby,
six-year-oId son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
A. Crosby, climbed out of bed early
this morning, rubbed his eyes, yawn-
ed and looked about him he discov-
cred the bodies of his parents, both
cold in death, lying stretched out
before him.
His mother lay face downward on
the floor, a revolver clutched in her
hand. She had fired the shots that
had ended the lives of her husband
and herself.
NJ. A. Crosby had been bank
cashier here for the last nine years.
The shooting occurred during the
night, but the boy had slept on, not
knowing of the tragedy until the
sunlight pouring into his bedroom
window awakened him.
No Response to Calls.
The boy called to his father and
to his mother. There was no re-
Spouse. He then began to realize
that a tragedy had been enacted, and
without stopping to fully dress he
ran barefooted across the dew-cover-
ed grass to the home of a neighbor
to give the alarm The whole neigh
borhood was called in as the result
of the boys story.
Neighbors found the body of Mr..
Crosby lying on the bed with his
arms across his breast and his fin
gers interlocked There was bull
let hole in the corner of his left
eve. Mrs. Crosby was on the floor,
face downward, with bullet hole in
her right temple. In her hand was
clutched a pistol of 2S caliber pearl
handled.
Verdict of CorOner's Jury.
coroner's jury recorded a YER
dict that they came to their death
by bullets fired by Mrs. Crosby.
Mr.. Crosby was native Of Ber-
rien county, and had been cashier of
the Bank of Abel for nine years. He
was well fixed financially He was
about 35 years old. His wife was
about % years old, and was reared
at Arlington. She was Miss Amy
| Cooley before her marriage. Two
| little boys, aged six and two years,
survive them.
In his pocket was found Mr.. Cros-
| by's will, in which his wife and chill
dren shared equally. The will was
not dated or witnessed, but H. A.
Crosby and c. E. Parrish were ap-
pointed as executors. The cause of
| the tragedy is unknown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15

one else expected of us.
But standards of perfection are
never permanent-they alter with
progress. And
Progress demands its own OBJ
stacles.''
The path has not always been
smooth, We have made mistakes
costly to remedy.
But by keeping in mind steadfast-
ly the aim of the best possible ser
vice under best possible conditions
BY holding as our most precious
possession the confidence of our pat
rons and friends
We have pursued the policies we
established in the beginning of our
business, and have achieved success
in accord with our fidelity to those
policies.
And the result is new friends, in
creased business every season, and
this Fall we greet you with bigger
values and the best goods in our
various lines that it has ever been
our privilege and pleasure to show.
The store is overlooking with use
full and beautiful NEW THINGS
And we invite you to visit us before
you make your Fall and Winter pur-
chases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
REAL CAUSES OF DIVORCE
AMBITION FOR DRESS AND So
CIAL PLEASURES ARE FIRST.
Interesting Subjects Discussed at the
Meeting of National League for
Protection of the Family.

WASHINGTON.-Technical causes
on which divorces are granted are
seldom the real causes, declared Rev.
DR.. Samuel w. Dixie, secretary of the
National League for the Protection
of the Family, in speaking to The
fifteenth international Congress on
Hygiene and DemograIhy There is
great difficulty in getting at the truth
of divorces, DR.. Dixie asserted, where
fore there is no reliable statistical
information on the subject.
Ambition for dress and social
pleasures he classed as the leading
causes of divorce with unwillingness
to bear children, influence of sex vice,
influence of property and quarrels
over it's distribution, Inadequate
wages and innutritious food as other
causes.
"If we are ever going to have a
clear idea of marital tendencies, >"
said DR.. Frederick L. Hoffman of
Newark, n. j., I'VE must have accu-
rate data on the divorce question.
Proper statistical information is nee
essary to advance in legislation, not
only on this subject, but in all social
problems"
The vital statistics section of the
congress decided to present to the
congress a recommendation that all
countries make efforts to have accu-
rate marriage and divorce infOrma-
tion gathered.
IF alcoholism was the cause of
mental disease we would all be imbe-
Giles today" asserted DR.. Maximil-
Liam P. F. Grossman, director of the
National Association for Study and
Education of Exceptional Children,
for our ancestors drank excessively
and took big night caps, and, he
added, "alI the Germans would be
imbeciles, whereas they are nation
of strong-minded artisans and sci
entists."
IntemperanCe Is Disease.
Intemperance, he said, was a dis
ease and would occur in families suf-
fering from mental weakness, but
until it had been proved that such
was a cause it should not be classed
as such
Farm hygiene presents dreary
picture, according to DR.. ]. N. Hurry
of the Indiana Board of Health, who
told the delegates that the farmer
was in the patent medicine stage. -
The life of farmers should be from
80 to so per cent longer, he said,
most of the ills from which they
suffered being self-imposed.
The overwork, the frying pan on
the farm, pickles being used to whet
the appetite-they cram the system
full of over-fermented and INSULT
GENTLY baked bread and too much
smoked, picked and sailed ham, -
added the speaker.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15

The new remedy for indigestion
called "Digestit' has been found a
certain quick relief and permanent
remedy for stomach disorders. Let
ters from thousands who had suffer-
ed the tortures of indigestion and
got relief from the use of Digestit
are evidence of its merit. The enor-
nous increase in demand from every
part of the country is proof of its
popularity. But you do not have to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
FIFE FINED FOR CONTEMPT
SOLICITOR MINER OF HIS CIR
QUIT SUDDENLY FALLS DEAD.
Cherokee Circuit Judge Must Pay
$500 or Serve Ten Days in Jail
for Attack on Court of Appeals.

for Attack ON Court of Appeals.
ATLANTA.-Oct. 14.-Judge Au-
gustus w. Fite of Gainesville, for
sixteen years judge Of the Cherokee
circuit, was today declared to be in
contempt of the Court of Appeals
oil Georgia because of having pub
ltshed a contemptuous. defamatory
and ibelous article and was sentenc-
ed to pay fine of $500 or serve ten
das in jail.
This is the second case on record
in England or America where an in
ferior court judge has been haled
before the bar of superior court
and punished for contempt. The on
Nv other case on record was that OF
Judge Green of Nevada, which came
up in 1908.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Judge Fite declined to make any
statement, on the advice of his coun-
sci, and declined to say whether he
would pay the fine or choose the al
tentative ten-day Jail sentence. He
was given until October % to COM
ply with the order of the court.
Judge S. B. Adams of Savannah
and Judge A. j. Cobb of Athens ap-
Deared for the court, while S. 2.
Maddox. T. w. Miner and J. M. Neel,
Judge Geo. F. Gober and ]. H. Wikle
were counsel for Judge Fite.
Leading Counsel Drops Dead.
Almost simultaneously with the
announcement of his sentence Hon.
Judge Fite's counsel and solicitor
general of the circuit, who made the
opening argument at the morning
hearing, dropped dead of heart fail
IRE at the Gambler building.
A feature of the hearing was the
brilliant argument of Judge Samuel
r Adams of Savannah, urging the
Importance of instilling into the pub
lie mind respect for law and the
courts of Justice. This speech VIII
endure as one of the most noteo
forensic utterances in the history OF
Georgia Judge Russell, from the
bench, expressed the wish nat every
citizen of Georgia might read 1t and
ponder it carefully. The speech was
delivered with admirable composure,
! but it electrified all in the court
room.
Judge Fite, who has almost con-
stantly been in the limelight the past
few years. made a scurrilous attack
in a newspaper article on the Court
of Appeals following the reversal OF
a verdict rendered in his court.
1t is understood that Judge Fife
will petition the court to reduce the
fine to $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
FORTUNE FOUND IN WOODS.
Bankruptcy Trustee Receivers Mer-
chandise Worth $29, 900.

Hugh Chambers, trustee in the
bankruptcy case Of DR.. w. E. Beech
an, general merchant at Pinehurst
in Dooly county, has announced that
he has recovered merchandise valued
az $4,000, which he said had Deeu
hidden out in the woods"
When DIR. Beacham was thrown
into bankruptcy he turned over to
the receiver a stock of goods valued
at $4,000 and a schedule of liabilities
totaling S22, 900.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
A New Remedy for Indigestion
Gets Country Wide Endorsement

take anybody's word for it-try it
yourself on an absolute guarantee;
get a package and if you don't get
relief you can get your money back
for the asking. Browns Digestit is
a little tablet easy to swallow and
absolutely harmless. 1t digests all
the food, prevents fermentation,
stops gas formation, prevents stom-
ach distress after eating; aids assim-
ilation and relieves Indigestion in
stantlv. DAWSON DRUG co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
A LEGLESS MAN CUTS
WOMAN AND ESCAPES.
LOUISVIl

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-A. legless
man, said to be named Sibley,
who walks on leather encased
stumps, escaped from a crowd of
four or five persons here last
night, after cutting a woman
with whom he had a quarrel
earlier in the evening.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
A NORTH GEORGIA LAWSUIT.
Cost in Litigation Over so Gents
Pound Fee Has Reached $115.

OOsI III IHugauOn UVtf % OtHLs
Pound Fee Has Reached $115.
Up in Hall county a man impound-
ed a horse and charged so cents
impounding fees. The owner of the
horse took out a possessory warrant
for its recovery, positively refusing
to pay the impounding fee of so
cents. The case has been to the
higher courts twice. The court of
appeals finally decided that posses
sorry warrant was not the proper
remedy for the owner. The so cents
has been lost sight of in the shut
tie. The total court costs so far
which the owner will have to pay
is something over Sis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15
Cotton Seed Wanted.

am in the market again this sea-
son for cotton seed for the Buckeye
Cotton Oil Co. of Macon, ant would
be glad of chance to bid on seed
offered for sale. T. J. SLADE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-15

The present plan is to erect rods at
intervals of about six miles along a
line transverse to the usual path OF
hailstorms, and encouraging results
have already been obtained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
SCALES OF THE EEL.
They Are Very Minute and Resemble
Herrinobons Brict,Nork.

They Are Very Minute and Resemble
Herrinsbons BrieIwork.
In the ordinary acceptation Of the
term the eel Is scaleless fish. But 1t
is due to the fact that its scales are
very minute and imbedded In the skin.
They form, as pointed out by q corre-
spondent, very interesting and beauti-
full objects for a microscope. In size
the scales Of the eel vary from
one-twentieth of an inch upward, ac-
cording to the age Of the fish. They
are formed Of two layers Of a clear,
horny substance, the upper Of which
is studded with crystals Of calcium
carbonate. These are 80 transparent
as to look like empty cells. The scales
vary in shape from a blunt to an elon-
gated oval and are sometimes almost
kidney shaped.
This is how the scales Of the eel
tell its age. On each may be observ-
ed at intervals several more or less
clearly marked lines parallel to the
margin. These mark lines Of growth,
one for each year Of the life OF the
fish. Three years, however, must be
allowed for the innermost ring. as the
eel has no scales until the third year.
The scales do not overlap to any ex-
tent and are arranged In series Of
small groups at right angles to each
other, 80 as to resemble what is known
as herringbone brick work. Conger
eels, however, are said to have no
scales.-London Field.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
NO REASON FOR sLINkERs.
Tens Of Thousands Of Horses are Now
Working Without Them.

Tens Of Thousands Of Horses are Now
Working Without Them.
It is said that the use Of blinkers, or
blinders, as they are called in this
country. had It's origin In the desire Of
certain fashionable folks for q conven-
lent place to display the family crest.
OF course, the common excuse Is that
they keep the horse from shyfng.
There is no reason why horses
should wear blinkers," says writer in
the bulletin Of the 8. p. A. "This is
shown by the fact that there are tens
Of thousands Of horses working salts
factorily without them, not only in pri-
vate carriages, but in cabs, vans and
ambulances and In towns where the
traffic is thickest.
mo riding horse is ever seen with
blinkers; they would be considered to
look ridiculous with them; the draft
horses in the army do not wear them,
and the large brewers and the chief
railway companies have long ago dis
pensed with them.
I'VE recently read in German pa
per that their use had been done away
with by the authorities in Berlin. Dues
seldorf, Aachen,. Koenigsberg and Cas-
sci. Darmstadt they are allowed
only in special cases, and Hamburg has
lately decreed that they shall be per-
mitted only IL they stand well away
from the horses eyes.
THE difficulty Of dispensing with
b. mixers in the case Of horses which
have been accustomed to them, even
for years, Is largely imaginary. We
have known several cases where the
change has been made and there has
been no difficulty at all"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY ACT
New Law Requires Statements OF
Circulation and Ownership.

ClfCutati0N dNo SWUoTbUtps
Great interest, says a Washington
dispatch, is shown by newspapers In
an entirely new provision Of United
States law applicable to them. Sec
ton Q of the postal appropriation law
approved by the president August "a,
contains q sweeping provision requir-
ing full publication Of the ownership
of newspapers and periodicals admit
ted to the mails, as well as their paid
circulation and the owners Of bonds
and mortgages held against such pub
Iications. The provision in full is as
follows:
That 1t shall be the duty Of the
editor, publisher, business manager or
owners Of every newspaper, magazine.
periodical or other publication to file
with the postmaster general and the
postmaster at the Office at which said
publication is entered, not later than
the first day of April and the first day
Of October Of each year, on blanks fur
nished by the postoffice department, q
sworn statement setting forth the
names and postoffice addresses Of the
editor and managing editor. publisher.
business manager and owners, and. in
addition, the stockholders, II the pub
lication be owned by a corporation;
and also the names Of known bond
holders, mortgages or other security
holders; and also, In the case OF daily
newspapers, there shall be included In
such statement the average number OF
copies Of each Issue OF such puDilca-
tion sold or distributed to paid SUD-
scribers during the preceding SIX
months.
provided, that the provisions Of this
paragraph shall not apply to religious,
fraternal, temperance and scientinc or
other similar publications.
provided further, that 1t shall not
be necessary to include in such state
ment the names Of persons owning less
than one per centum OF the total
amount Of the stocks. bonds, mort
cages or other securities.
"A CODY Of such sworn statement
shall be published in the second Issue
of such newspaper, magazine or other
publication printed next after the MI
ing Of such statement. Any such pub
lication shall be denied the privileges
of the mail II II shall fall to comply
with the provisions Of this paragraph
within ten days after notice by regis
tered letter of such failure.
That all editorial or other reading
matter published in any such news
paper, magazine or periodical for the
publication Of which money or other
valuable consideration Is paid, accept
ed or promised shall be plainly marx
ed advertisement Any editor or pub
Usher printing editorial or other read
ing matter for which compensation Is
paid, accepted or promised. without so
marking the same, shall, upon con-
viction in any court having jurisdic-
tion, be fined not less than fifty dollars
(s5O) nor more than five hundred dol
lars ($500)"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
MAN HUNTERS OF CANADA
Whom They Go After q Malefaetor
They Get Him.


They Get Him.
"If a man commits q crime In this
dominion, he must be punished for II,
and you as a member Of the mounted
police must overtake him. No crime
shall go unpunished in this domin-
ion."
The above, according to Edward E.
Gore, chairman Of the ways and means
committee of the Chicago Association
of Commerce, who has returned from
an Investigation Of the northwest, Is
the instruction given a member OF the
Canadian mounted police upon his
entry into the service.
Captain Of the Mountain Police
Parker Of Medicine Hat, was the host
of Mr.. Gore while he was visiting In
that city, and 1t was he who interest
ed the Chicago man in the system OF
the mounted officers in the Dominion
Of Canada.
1t Is declared that no crime has
ever gone unpublished in the vicinity
of Medicine Hat or Calgary; In fact,
the province of Saskatchewan boasts
no record Of an unpunisned crime. It
Is said.
Mr.. Gore quoted Captain Parker In
telling of some Of the long hunts that
have been made for criminals. and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
BALkEp THE BURGLAR.
Il May or May Not Have Been Low
Down Game, but Il Won.

u May or May Not naSo ooeH ~"
Down Game, but Il Won.
The man with his coat collar turned
up and his derby pitched down over
his eyes who was slouching along in
the shadow Of the building. suddenly
beckoned to the man on the other
side Of the street. Here's an easy
one, Pete" he growled hoarsely.
where's an easy one snarled
Pete.
This here house. It's like taking
gum from a stenographer that's Akin
her hair. Some chump has gone away
an left his latch key in this door,"
Pete took a swift look at the house
and began to back up. You can go
to It." he said. "I don't want to butt
in on It."
Are youse nutty?"
Nav, I amt nutty. But de feller
wot lives here is a low down sneak
widout no feelin' fer nobody. and l
don't want nothin' ter do with i'm.
No, I don't know him. but I'm next
ter his game. He sticks that key In
dere to ketsh suckers like you. Dere's
a wire on dat key an a million volt
battery attached to dat wire. Iwould-
MT touch It II yer'd gimme de First
national bank. Go ahead-Fll be
acrost de street watchin' wot hap
pens"
Notbinp happened.- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03

Like Many others.-"Did you ever
contribute to The Atlantic Monthly'?'
asked the sweet young girl Of the fa-
nous author.
Not monthly-daily," replied the au-
thor.
"Daily?" echoed the girl in surprise
Yes" said the author sadly, last
summer, when l crossed to Europe"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
the way criminals avoid this province.

the way criminals avoid this province.
"S"me trails have led from saskat-
chewan to the jungles Of Africa, the
farthest point in Europe. the Orient,
and one mounted policeman followed
criminal who had beheaded q wo-
man and then burned the body, $50
miles into the Hudson Bay country,
and brought back the offender, who
was tried and received the severest
penalty" said Mr.. Gore, in explain
ing the information impaired to him
by Captain Parker.
There Is no influence In the world
that could be brought to bear success
fully on Judge in the Canadian coun-
try to cause him to let of criminal.
I firmly believe that II q petition for
clemency were signed by the members
Of the royal family and scores of In
fluential citizens It would have no in
fiuence upon the Judge who was hear
Ing case against q criminal.
Captain Parker has been In the
service Of the mounted police for 80
years." continued Mr.. Gore. He Is a
man whose command means law.
Criminals shun the part Of the coun-
try In which he Is In command as a
mouse shuns cat. because they are
thoroughly aware that II any crime is
committed 1t will be found out and
the severest penalty will be given to
them.
II was told by Captain Parker that
he could take me to caves where sup
plies Of food, clothing and tools are
stored by surveyors and engineers on
the railroads. where they remain un-
guarded for months and are never
even touched by stranger.
'The discipline Of these men Is mar
velous, and when they start out for a
criminal all they have to do is inform
their captain that they have got trace
of their prey. and they intend to bring
him back. They are given expenses
to 60 ahead and they are seldom
heard from until the criminal Is
brought to Justice.
''The law Is supreme in that coun-
News