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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
MOTHER NOW HAS EQUAL RIGHT

But Father Is Recognized as Natural
Guardian of Children.
The bill passed by the house Of
representatives with relation to
mothers rights" does not give the
mother rights beyond those of the
father, but simply seeks to amend the
Georgia law so as to give mothers
and fathers equal rights as to the
custody of their children.
AS the law now stands the father
is recognized as the child's natural
guardian, and it is up to the mother
to prove that the father is an unfit
guardian before she can make any
claim.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

FIDALIA, Ga.-Members Of the
1oombs County Truck Growers AS
'oclatlon are beginning to reap
"uere they have sown, and their
crops have been better without excep-
uon than was anticipated.
j. E. Schumpert, who went in for
snap beans, is now picking his late
oeans. He is shipping to the south,
and the snaps are bringing around
~ cents per pound. The crop is
considered as good as can be grown
Oh Florida truck land, and comes in
at the right time to bring good
price.
Jim Aud. another member, who
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

Observation-Disclosures dig
nifty may be all right in its place, but
when ones feet hurt-never mind.
At least this is the theory of James
NJ. Sullivan of New York city, minis
ter to the Dominican republic.
Mr.. Sullivan came down to Wash
ington last week to talk things over
with Mr. Bryan, secretary of state;
pay his respects to President Wilson
and attend to q few other diplomatic
duties before starting for his post.
The sidewalks were pretty hot, and
his shoes, including his feet, fairly
sizzled.
Cant stand this much longer, .
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
DROUTH IN THE SOUTHWEST
National Weekly Weather Bulletin
Says That Tt Is Becoming a
Very Serious Matter.

The national weekly weather bull
letin of the weather bureau, Wash
ington, says:
"In the cotton belt moderate tenn
peratures, with occasional showers
and abundant sunshine, afforded ia
vorable conditions in nearly all the
central and eastern portions of the
belt. Over Texas and Oklahoma,
Southern Missouri and portions of
Arkansas excessive sunshine, with
high temperatures, hot winds and the
almost entire absence of rainfall,
greatly retarded vegetable growth.
and serious drouth now prevails in
nearly all portions of these states. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

had known nothing of the Wall street
transactions laid at his door by the
Frawley committee, but that she was
solely responsible and, therefore, en-
tirely to blame for the impeachment
proceedings.
Household Is Invaded.
Since his occupancy of the execu-
tive office Governor Sulzer has de-
clared he has been subjected to con-
tinual espionage. Spies invaded his
household in New York before his
Inauguration, friends declare, and
followed him to Albany.
Many private documents belonging
both to the governor and to Mrs.
Sulzer have disappeared, it is said.
Love letters written to her by the
governor during their courtship also
have disappeared recently, friends
assert.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
Experiment in Truck G1OUi1g Has
Surprised TOOnbS County Farmers

planted cucumbers, will begin ship
ping today. The cucumbers are bear
ing well, and Mr.. Aud is picking
them before they get too large to
bring the best price. Egg plant and
squash are later, will be coming in
before the other crops are well out
Of the way.
The truck growers claim that this
year. which was a sort of expert
mental one, has demonstrated be-
yond a doubt that this section is as
we'll suited to truck growing as the
Florida lands, and the truck comes
in late enough to bring as good prices
as the early stuff from further south.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
R. |. JOSSEY SHOT BY NEGRO
WELL KNOWN YOUNG FARMER
OF LEE COUNTY is KILLED.
Party Had Stopped at Negroes House
to Get Rife From Him When He
Fired Through Crack in Door.

Fired Through Crack in Door.
R. L. Jossey, we'll known young
farmer of Lee county, was shot and
killed by Dock Mathis, a negro, about
O'Clock Monday night on the L. V.
Minis place, near Philema. The Al
bany Herald gives the following ac-
count of the tragedy
The trouble which resulted in the
killing had RS beginning several days
ago, when G. A. Wallace, a brother
in-law of the dead man, and who was
associated with him in farming,
whipped Will Mathis, son of Dock
Mathis. for cruelty beating a male.
Later Mr.. Wallace learned that the
boys father had secured rife with
which to get revenge for his boys
whipping. Monday night as Nessrs.
Wallace and Jossey were returning
to their home near Philema from
Lesburg in Mr.. Wallace's car they
decided to stop at Dock Mathis
house and see If they couldn't smooth
the difficulty over and get the rife
away from the negro so that there
would be no further trouble. In the
automobile with Messrs. Jossey and
Wallace were Messrs. R. F. Pope,
John Mcdonald, Frank Hazelip and
Jesse Pickron, who were returning to
thar homes near Philema
Started Back When He Saw Men.
When the auto stopped at the
home of Dock Mathis they called
him out. He walked part of the way
to the road, and when he saw car
full of men he said: wait minute
until l get my Shoes" and turned
back to the house. Mr.. Jossey, fear
ing that the negro was going after
his rife, jumped out of his car, say
ing, "Wait, Dock, and l will go with
you" When they reached the door
the negro slammed it in Jossey's face
and the boy, viii Mathis, began
shooting a revolver out of the win
dow. Dock Mathis then opened the
door slightly and through the crack
shot Jossey with rife. Jossey
turned, took two or three steps to-
ward the automobile and fell dead.
There were only two revolvers in
the automobile party, and after ex-
changing a few shots with Mathis
and his boys they hurried back to
Leesburg for assistance. Sherin
Moreland and posse went to the
scene, but Mathis and his family, in
GLIDING six boys, had disappeared.
Posses searched in every direction all
night long, but no trace was found
of the negroes. Tuesday rewards OF
5000 were offered, one for 500 by
Sheriff Moreland and one of a SINH
lar sum by G. A. Wallace. The gov
G, nor has been asked to add to this
reward, and it if likely to be incrsas-
ed to $500 or more.
Mathis is tall, slender black ne
gro about as years of age. This Is
his first year on the Lee county
place. He walks erect, talks loudly
and wears a small mustache.
Mr.. Jossey, the man killed by the
negro, was only about % years of
age. lie leaves a wife and baby four
months of age. He was buried IN
Marion county, his old home.
The rifle used by tbs negro is
thought to be one of those sold by
the government after being discard
ed for use in the army. =
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
GEORGIA TO HAVE A RENO
Unlike Namesake, Place VIII Not BE
Haven for Divorce Seekers.

Haven for Divorce Seekers.
Not content with having Wash
ington, an Athens and Rome the
state of Georgia must adopt the name
of another city famed in the worlds
history and create the town of Reno.
Reno, Ga, will be a town just as
soon as Governor Slaton afixes his
signature to the bill passed by the
senate Tuesday morning. The bill
was introduced by Representative
Collins of Grady.
1t incorporates the town of Reno, in
Grady county, South Georgia. While
Reno, New, is notorious the good
people of Reno, Ga, do not want
their town to be confused with the
city of prize fights and divorces.
No race suicide for Reno, Ga, they
say.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
WAS STUN6 HIGH IN THE AIR
CIings to Steel Rod With One Hand
and Battles Jackets With Other.

and Battles Jackets With Other.
Clinging desperately with one
hand to a slender steel rod and bat
Ting with the other against a swarm
of yellow jackets Forest n. Tickner
of Lansing, Mich, narrowly escaped
death when he disturbed the nest of
the insects in the dome of the state
capitol 275 feet in the air.
Tickner was engaged to paint the
dome. After climbing to the top of
the spiral stairway he stepped
through a little window and started
to scale the outside of the steel she'll.
AS he assembled hundreds of yellow
jackets suddenly swarmed out of a
crevice and attacked him. Although
stung repeatedly and suffering in
tense pain the painter fought his
way back to the window and safety.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
Diplomats Discard Shoes and
Walk IN Grass TO Keep Feet Cool

painted Mr.. Sullivan about o'clock
on the second night as he hoped
along. Then he had brilliant idea.
He got into a cab and called to the
driver Potomac river" There,
away from dazzling lights and the
eyes of the curious. he took off his
shoes and socks and walked in the
grass, which was wet from a recent
shower.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
GOLD TEETH IN ANCIENT SKULL

FfOOI That SOuJh american IHUIaHs
Were Dentists 900 Years Ago.
Marshall Seville, professor Of
American archaeology at Columbia
has returned from two months ex-
cavating in the province of Esmeral-
das, Northwest Ecuador.
He brings skulls of South Ameri-
can Indians who lived 1000 years
ago, the teeth in which are crowned
with golo caps and inlaid with gold
and ordinary filings. In all cases
the workmanship is almost the equal
of the modern dentists art
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

In the hope of introducing it into
the United States, an expert from the
department of agriculture has been
sent to Manchuria to get specimens
of q peach that weighs a pound.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

Many a wedding at which four or
five ministers oficiated has been un-
done by one miserable little divorce
lawyer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15

cents per acre-was doubtless due TO
the inaccessibility of the property, as
at that time nothing was known OF
the gold deposits which were later
discovered in the Klondike and other
sections
The Philippine Islands.
Having thus retired every Euro
pean nation except England from the
continent of North America Uncle
Sam lay on his oars until the war
with Spain bac been fought and won.
Then, with his characteristic gener-
osity, he again relieved the stress of
the Spanish crown by paying into its
treasury 20,1OO,OOO bright new dol
lars, in consideration of which the
rebellious Philippine Islands were
ceded to the United States and we
became factor in the affairs of the
Orient. For these 43,O63 square miles
We paid a fraction less than 20 cents
an acre, next to the highest price
ever paid by the government.
From the above figures it will be
seen that total of 2,247,659 square
miles Of land has been purchased at
cost of s76,049,768, or an average
of 5.2S cents per acre.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-15
Wife Breaks Down.

When Senator Palmer. an old time
friend, visited Mrs. Sulzer to discuss
other matters in which she IS inter-
ested the governors wife is said to
have broken down in tears and told
Senator Palmer that the governor
The Press., 1913-11-05
WELLINGTON,

Charles Koener and wife passed the weekend at Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Reed from New Haven and little son have been visiting at Ken jockety for a week.
 Rev. and Mrs. Darrow are in at- tendance at the Sunday school con- vention in session at Norwich.
 There will be no mid-week prayer meeting this week, as so many are ex- pecting to be absent from town.
 November, as usual, commences by reacting the fine old fable of the sun and the wind, and at midday at least the sun is the winner.
 Mrs. Lizzie Eldredge Sibley from Lynn, Mass. accompanied by her brother, Durell Eldredge of Missouri, were guests of Miss Emma F. Robbins one day last week.
 Mrs. Edna Morse Sullivan of the borough and Mrs. Grace Morse Knapp of Stamford, who is her guest for the week, passed Monday on the Hill, calling on old friends and neighbors and visiting their brother, Louis Morse and family.
The Press., 1913-11-05

George Urda seems to be running opposition to the corn husker, as he husked and bagged fifty bushels of shocked corn in one day.
 Warrenville.
 David Mathewson was in New York last week on business.
 Mrs. B. O. Bugbee visited relatives in Providence, R. l., last week.
 Mrs. John Clapp and Mrs. Ellen Brackley returned recently from a trip to Boston.
 Work on the state road in this town has now been completed. R. H. Wright has had the job of superin- tending the contract. .- ,
 Church services Sunday were of the usual order. The O. E., service was led by Miss Florence Maddox. . The recently won o. B. banner was in evidence on the platform Sunday for the first time. ,.
 Mrs. David Mathewson and Mrs. Ellen D. Mathewson entertained the Ladies' Aid society in Bakers hall Friday afternoon. In the evening a Halloween social was given. Supper served from 5 to o'clock. A large number were present.
 John E. Murphy of Warrenville, for many years a railway mail clerk, died at St. Joseph s hospital, Willi- mantle, Monday of Bright's disease after lengthy illness. Four sisters survive the deceased, Mrs. M. P. Car |, ter, Scranton, Pa., Mrs. Albert James, Mansfield, Center, Mrs. F.NC. Parker, Mansfield, and Mrs. G. O.. Balch, Warrenville. John A. MRr- phy, father of the deceased, died three months ago. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. O. Balch. Burial will be in the War. renville cemetery. '
The Press., 1913-11-05

Joseph Blahuerak, youngest son of John Blahuerak of the Daleville dis trict, is recovering rapidly from an operation for adenoids at St. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic.
 The pleasant Sunday brought out large congregation to listen to Rev. MT. Darrow's excellent sermon from John 9:33. The music was fine. There were 45 at Sunday school.
 Our first snow of the season was the 31st, and that was almanac day for November. There was not enough of the wind-driven flakes to make per- ceptible carpet, so we may not have to record 31 storms during the winter. The weather, however, was suggest i've.
 On Saturday afternoon, the 8th, Miss Rachel Fuller, who has very kindly taken charge of the junior class in the Sunday school that was left without a teacher by the death of Miss Lillian G. Mathews, is to give o'clock tea party, for the class, at the conference room. The hours are from 3 until 5, so the attendants will have time to reach their homes before dark. Miss Fuller has plans for the girls for the winter that if carried out will be very pleasant.
 South Wilmington.
 Lucas Safranek has purchased the team owned by Charles B. Allen.
 J. A. Houchens is now employed by G. Hall, Jr., 6 Go. in the ma- chine shop.
 B. Benton has a new 1914 model Ford car, and seems to have plenty of business for it.
 Birches for spoolms have begun to arrive, and from now until spring the birch yard will be busy place.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge, F. & A. M., Saturday evening. Work on the F. O. degree and other business of interest.
 Wallace M. Lillibridge of Hartford was here for short time last Sunday, coming down from Stafford with his cousin, MT. Reynolds.
 MT. Rabbit, with his men have finished work on the new bridge at the station, and it has been in use for several days. There will no formal opening.
 Mrs. Walter H. Westerfield and George Westerteld left for New York Tuesday morning to be with Walter H. Westerfield during an operation set for to-day, made necessary by a recent injury to his knee.
 Durrell Eldredge of Hamilton, Mo-, and his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Sibley, of Lynn, Mass. called on MT. and Mrs. W. A. James on Wednesday last. MT. Eldridge went west in the 7O's and this is his first visit to his old home.
 People having farms for sale are offered an excellent opportunity to ad- Vertise same free of cost by the sec- retary of the state board of agricul- ture, who will publish a bulletin that will reach those who wish to buy. A blank upon which to give description of farms for sale may be had of the master of the grange, Geo. V. Smith, or of the town clerk.
The Press., 1913-11-05
ASHFORD. WaaffOrd

George French of North Ashford is saving wood for the people here.
 Fred Squier has sold the Cleaworth farm, also known as the Brick house place, to MT. Prockup.
 Miss Grace Baker of Worcester, Mass. visited her mother, Mrs. H. A. Eastman, here Sunday.
 Stephen B. Tifft, Ransom B. Tifft and wife spent Sunday at Albert Hammond's at Woodstock Valley.
 Mrs. Carrie Simonds was in Willi- mantic Monday, where she is taking treatment with MissBaldwin for sore feet.
 Messrs Works and Herideen are building heavy wall on s. B and R. B. Tifft's farm, making fine inn provemept.
 George Urda, IT,, had the misfor. tune to cut his foot badly Monday. Dr. Hanley of Stafford was called and dressed the wound. ....
 Wm. F. Squier, John Bolak and H. O. Barlow visited at Vim. Herrideen's s in West Woodstock and at Winfield Kenyon's in Kenyonville on Sunday Merrill Jones, who has been build ing some state road here, has finished. He has made some fine roads, both east and west of the village on the turnpike.
 Tony Severance of Warrenville was taken before Justice Platt Saturday on a charge of breach of the peace and abusing his hired boy. He was fined $7 and costs, amounting to over $15, which he paid.
 Westford Hill.
 WIZ. Squire has sold the Oleaworth place to Bohemian.
 Edgar Kidder has bought driving horse of G w. Amidon of Stafford Springs.
 Mrs. Calista Bisco and Miss Ethel Simonds of Gurleyville spent Sunday at H. H. Upton's.
 MT. Yukl will give stereopticon lecture on Africa Nov. IA at 7.3O p. m. at the Congregational church. The lecture is free to all.
The Press., 1913-11-05

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 ''Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil Is the best remedy for that often fatal disease-croup. It has been used with success in our fam1- ly for eight years. Mrs. l.. Whiteacre, Rnffal0 N "
The Press., 1913-11-05
Lacerated EeeIinus,

"Doesn't it humiliate you to have to go through life this way?" asked the sympathetic woman as she purchased a photograph.
 "Yes, ma'am," replied the bearded lady. If it wasn't for the wife and kids I'd throw up the job today."-Cin- "innati Enquirer.
The Press., 1913-11-05
COVENTRY. oo,,%1o No-o~A--,
SouCn coventry.

Leila M. Tucker of the Bidwell house has been granted license.
 Late Thursday night a large barn owned by James Kirkpatrick was burned to the ground. The livestock and few wagons were taken out. About five tons of hay and some farm. ing implements were burned. There was one thousand dollars of insurance on the barn and contenss. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Press., 1913-11-05
Quite Soothinu,

"1 suppose, young man, that you realize the cost of supporting two per- sons?" asked the stern father.
 ''I am sure that you will find that my income is quite sufficient for my own needs You will not have an ex- tra burden if marry your daughter" :" Buffalo Express.
The Press., 1913-11-05
NOTICE.

The legal voters of the town of Stafford are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Town Hall in said Stafford on Monday. November 10th, A. D. 1913, at 130 p. m., for the following pur- poses to wit:
 1. To see if the town will vote to lay tax to raise money to defray the Current Expenses of the Town, for the year ensuing. 2. To see if the Town will vote to reo open the Old County Road leading from the house of Rose Tetrault to the house of John Mitchell in West Stafford.
 8. To see If the Town will appropriate the sum of Eighty Dollars for the observance of Me morial Day.
 And to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
 Dated at Stafford, Conn, this Sd day of Novem. Der, 1913.
 E. E,E E. ] FITzPATRICKa Y Z HpI6aaa l oo,oo.mon
 VIM. R. TREBLE.
The Press., 1913-11-05
FOR SALE.

Pursuant to an order of the Probate Court fol ticut, passed on the 1st day of November, 1913 directing me to sell the real estate of John A. Schmidt late of said Ellington, deceased situ more particularly described in said order, hereby give notice that sald real estate is for sale and will be sold at public auction on the 18th day of November, 1913.
 ROBERT H. FISK.
The Press., 1913-11-05
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. Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy, pimply complexion, headaches, nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes you weak /, pale and sickly. For pure blood, sound digestion, use Burdock Blood Bitters. $1 at all stores.