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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
Mr.. ANSLEY PULLS Off A STUNT
Built in a Night a 7OO-FoOt Wire
Fence Cutting Off the WinecOff
Estate From the Street.

ATLANTA.-Re of Ansley
Park, htgn-class suburb, opened
their eyes with amazement this
morning when they saw 700-foot
wire fence cutting the beautiful
Winonoff estate off from the street.
The fence, or rather two of them,
five feet apart, was erected by Edwin
P. Ansley, founder of the park and
real estate operator. There has been
an old feud between him and w. F.
Winecoff, arising from real estate
and promotion affairs, and when
Winecoff announced his intention of
subdividing his estate into building
lots, thereby competing with Ansley,
the latter erected the fence which
cuts off the Winecoff property from
the park proper and makes it an out
cast and hard to reach.
The matter probably will be taken
into the courts and the old feud is
likely to be aired, to the great JOY
of the newspapers, with red headlines
and box car type.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
THREsHrNG CORN IN CYPRUS.
Time Is Enjoyed Alike BY the Chill
dren and the Animals.


The ancient Roman iridium, as
used for threshing, may still be seen
in the island of Cyprus. 1t is board
about six feet long and two feet wide,
studded with sharp-edged fakes of
flint, says the Wide World Magazine.
In use it is dragged by the oxen or
donkeys over the corn spread out on
the hard earthen threshing floor, sep
arating the grain and at the same
time bruising and chopping up the
straw.
Threshing time is enjoyed alike by
children and animals, the former rid
ing on the primitive implement and
the latter gorging themselves with a
hearty meal, for n Cyprus the Bibli-
cal command, Thou shalt not muZzle
the OK that treadeth out the corn is
still faithfully observed. Although
the government offers to thresh by
machine at nominal cost the cOnserv-
ative Cypriote prefers the old meth
cd. He says that the animals will
not eat machine-chaffed straw, and
straw they must eat, for there is no
hay in Cyprus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
]. ham LEWIS TO LOSE HIS WHISPERS
Calamity to Befall Senate and COun-
try When Jungle Goes.

What the senate especially and the
country at large has feared is about
to happen. The citation that swept
the senate because of its victory over
white house domination in the Jones
case gave way to sadness.
Senator Ham Lewis is to cut off
his pink whiskers!
The blow fell when a party OF
newspaper men intercepted the mod
ish statesman as he was leaving the
white house.
"News?" he repeated. 81 haven t
any. But I'm going to give you boys
"a real story-one you can spread on
all you want and then quit. I am
going to cut off my whiskers. I'm
getting sick and tired of having fun
poked at them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
GEORGIA STATE PRISON
SOME OF THE REFORMS INAUGU-
RATED BY THE COMMISSION.
Relieve i'm Work and Punishment for
Crime, But Reward for Good Be-
havior BY COnvicts.

ATLANTA.-The trend of the
times, which has changed a prison
from a dungeon with darkness and
chains to reformatory, where sim
ners must pay the penalty and yet
have opportunity to improve them
selves, is being illustrated in the new
library opened at the state farm by
the Georgia prison commission.
The prison commission has INSTALL
ed at tn efarm in Milledgeville a Ii
brary with a number of books, and
has invited kindly people of the state
to give more books toward equipping
it. 1t is but one of the steps being
taken for the betterment of prison
conditions.
The present commissioners are by
ed at the farm in Milledgeville a Ii
formers" who think convict should
be swaddled in eider-down and fed
on nectar and ambrosia. They be-
lieve in hard work and expiation'
but they believe at the same time that
cruelty and inhuman punishment are
out of place and that good behavior
should be rewarded by certain simple
comforts.
Georgians who are familiar with
the work of the commission are graf
fed that its personnel is not likely to
be changed this year. Only one mem
hers term expires, that of E. L. Rain
ey. and it seems assured that he will
be reelected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04

JOEmathan b. Frost Has Passion For
Getting Unique Facts.

Jonathan B. Frost, publisher of
The Call of the South" is an At
lantan with a passion for digging
into queer sources and getting unique
facts. He returned from Washington
a few days ago with story for his
magazine about Uncle Sans Won
derful collection of maps-which
hardly a congressman or senator
knows is in existence.
Uncle Sam has 100000 maps
stored in the congressional library"
says the article. ut is the largest
collection in the world. There are
old ones and new ones. One is
hand-colored affair made ten years
before Columbus discovered Ameri-
ca. There is another etched on
powder horn made by the notorious
pirate, Captain Bart, and used by
him in his cruises of the Spanish
Main
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
10VN IS WIPED OFF MAP
,,np1rRST ON CORNET CREEK
OWNS FLOOD ON TELLURIDE.
..o Paul Revere Goes AfOOt to
wo,n People of Danger. Phys
icaI Loss Is Great.

nrvvER. Colo.-The little mining
of Telluride, Colo, famous the
.la over, was virtually wiped off
w. man Monday as a result of a
" ,..aburst in Cornet creek, four
~. oboye the main part of the
city,
ruo women are known to have
tam drowned and fifteen children
..o rescued after a wall of water
,.on, eight to twenty feet high had
hit the city.
That the loss of life was not heav-
!, &c considered almost miraculous.
rornet canyon runs precipitous
,orrso directly into the city of Tellu-
-ida The town has population of
OoO A majority of the inhabitants
.ro miners and their families.
Modern Paul Revere.
The storm in Telluride itself was
mild Int a modern Paul Revere was
AZ hand to warn the citizens of their
amending danger from the food rae
ing down upon them.
Gregory Sanchez, miner, who
lives at the mouth of the canyon, had
beon i'll and was not working. Sit
ting upon his humble porch he heard
the roar of the torrent. He ran
baIf-clad into the town warning ev-
ervone as he passed. He was not
mounted upon a blooded steed, but
nevertheless he was the means of
saving scores of lives, for soon after
he had given the warning hundreds
of families were fleeing to the hill
sides.
By night all Telluride's 1000 in
babitants were huddled in upper sto-
RES of houses on the sides of the
hills.
any in Telluride realize. Experts
declare the property damage cannot
be under $275, 900. Not a residence
or business house in the little city
except a few cottages scattered along
the sides of the hills remain whole.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
I'LL WITH TYPHOID FEVER.
Rev. j. G. Corley Is Reported to Be
in Critical Condition.

1t is reported that Rev. j. G. Cor
lev. pastor of the churches at Reno
both. Sardis and Friendship, lies at
his home in a critical condition as
the result of typhoid fever. His good
wife has been confined to her bed
several weeks also, suffering with
stomach trouble. Their many friends
throughout South Georgia, where Mr..
Corley is so well known, will regret
to learn of their Illness, and will hope
for them an early recovery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
EPILEPSY CURE IS FOUND.
Is Effected BY an Operation On the
LARGE Intestine.

What is declared to be a remarka-
bile cure of a case of epilepsy is re-
ported by DR.. c. A. Reed, a surgeon
of New York city, according to Gin
cinnati dispatch.
The woman patient was relieved Of
frequent and distressing fits of cpl
Iepsy not by an operation on the
brain. spinal cord or other portion of
the nervous system, but by an oper-
alton on the large intestine.
DR.. Reed disclosed that the large
intestine had sagged out of its nor
nal position. This caused two sharp
angles in the digestive tract and pre-
vented the normal action. The wo-
man is now permanently cured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
THREE l6-YEAR-OLD GIRL BANDITS
Escape From an Atlanta Industrial
Home and Hold Up Youth With
Big Carving Knives.

ATLANTA.-Three lady bandits,
each Is, are being held at the police
station lest they sally forth and shoot
up the town. They form the most
extraordinary case the Atlanta police
have had in years.
A small boy in West End street
came hurrying to a policeman crying
that three bandits-girl bandits
were after his scalp with carving
knives. The officer grasped his gun
and went forth, to find May King,
Ethel Ivey and Bernice Holland, all
armed with carving knives in their
belts, parading down the street
At the station they stated that they
had found life at the Girls Industrial
Home irksome, combining and monot-
onous, so they had stolen their weap-
ons, escaped, slept two nights in the
woods near the city's outskirts, and
been half eaten by chiggers. When
they had consumed the cake they had
lifted from the Home pantry they
had gone out to hold up somebody
for food.
After the matron had fed them the
three girls asked permission to re-
turn to the home. They said they
had important business out there,
which would require but few mo-
ments.
what is it?" asked Mrs. Bohne-
field.
1--WE want to kill the matron," they
in chorus. They were not
permitted to go.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
DENIES WIFE'S CHARGES
BRITT DAVIS HAS FILED ANSWER
TO THE SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Secretary of Congressman Walker
Gives His Version of Domestic
Trouble HIS Is Now Having.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Britt w.
Davis, private secretary to Repre-
sentative Walker of Georgia, today
filed answer to a suit for absolute
divorce brought last Thursday by his
wife, Anna H. Davis. He denies that
while intoxicated he walked the floor
of his apartment making imaginary
campaign and political speeches
which disturbed his wife's rest, woke
the baby and destroyed the peace
and quiet of the other tenants in the
apartment building. He also denies
that he threatened his wife with a
pistol, claiming that he has not own
ed a pistol since his marriage.
To Pay Her Alimony.
Justice Wright signed an order re-
curing Mr.. Davis to pay $50 month
alimony to his wife pending the dis
position of her suit for divorce.
Mr.. Davis denies that he threaten
ed to kill his wife or child If the
latter was baptized in the Catholic
faith. He told the court that his
wife, at the time of the marriage,
consented to attend Baptist church
and that any children born to them
should attend Baptist church until
old enough to decide for themselves.
He admits he objected to a Catholic
baptism, but did not threaten the life
of his wife or baby, he says.
Gave Her Money When Requested.
He denies that he gave his wife
only 1.-TWO wash dresses" since the
wedding, and AYERS that he gave her
money when requested, except on one
occasion, when he could not spare it.
Then he told her to purchase on his
credit which, he declares, she did.
Mr.. Davis says he has treated his
wife kindly and considerably and
that she has no reason to fear for
her life or the welfare of her child.
He asserts that his wife deserted him
of her own free will the day before
she filed suit. He denies the charge
of misconduct.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
BUYS AUTO WITH PIGEONS.
Example of Thrift and Energy Illus
trated BY Young Georgian.

CrateO by Young Georgian.
An example of thrift and industry
illustrated in a young Georgian, Jo-
seph Wheeler Freeman of Putnam
county, is told in his purchase of an
automobile with the profits of pig
con raising. The young man is a lit
tie more than Is years of age and
exemplifies strikingly many of the
excellent qualities of his kinsman,
General Joe Wheeler, notably those
of thrift and industry, pluck and per-
severance. By his skillful manage
ment in the handling and sale of his
homer squads he has found pleasure
as we'll as profit in the industry, and
the five-passenger automobile does
not represent by any means the prof
its of his pigeon industry for the past
few years. His success has been the
subject of much comment among the
citizens of Eatonton and Putnam
county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
RELEASE SSOO,OOO,OOO
PRESIDENT ACTS PROMPTLY TO
HEAD OFF MONEY PANIC.
Senate Passes an Amendment Au-
thorizing Secretary of Treasury to
ignore Certain Restrictions.

WASHINGTON, D. president
Wilson and the administration acted
promptly today to reassure the coun-
try against any threatening financial
dangers growing out of the European
war. First the president took steps
to complete Immediately the organi-
zation of the federal reserve board
so the new currency law may become
effective. Secretary McAdoo express
ing approval of the closing of stock
exchanges throughout the country
announced that a $500, 100000 issue
of emergency currency waiting at the
treasury department would be made
available to national banks.
To make more easily accessible
this emergency currency authorized
by the Northumberland act the SEN
ate late today, at the suggestion of
Mr.. McAdoO, passed an amendment
to the currency law modifying the
clause providing that banks of ma
tional currency associations, to avail
themselves of the issue, must have
outstanding currency notes secured
by bonds of the United States to an
amount not less than 40 per cent of
its capital"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
BULL TREES TWO WOMEN.

Keeps Them Perched on Limbs Until
Men Come to Their Rescue.
At Banks, Ore, a bull in an orch
ard forced two matrons of that town
to perch on the limbs of separate
trees for two hours. The women,
Mrs. Edward Hollenbough and Mrs.
M. Darrow, were in quest of cherries
in the orchard of Postmaster VIM.
L. Moore.
When they saw the bull they ran
to a tree. 1t proved large enough for
one only, and the other ran to tree
several yards distant, fighting of the
animal with her parasOl, which was
completely wrecked. Men later res
cued the women.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
SIBERIAN SQUIRRELS.

More than 100000 gray squirrels
were killed last year in Siberia for
their fur. The tails alone weighed
more than 81 tons. The animals
figuring next in the fur trade of Ash
attic Russia, in point of numbers. was
the white hare, which contributed
i, 100000 skins.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
MEETING AT REHOBOTH.
On Account of Sickness of Pastor
COrIey Rev. Black i'm Charge.

AS has been formerly announced
the members of Rehoboth church
have arranged to hold a protracted
meeting beginning on the afternoon
of the second Sunday in August. On
account of the illness of the pastor,
Rev. ]. G. Corley, Rev. ]. G. Black of
the Shellman Baptist church has Of
fered his services to the pastor, and
he will be in charge of the meet
ing.-Shellman Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
HOGS DYING WITH CHOLERA.
A Randolph County Farmer Has re
Gently Lost Several Head.

Gently Lost Several Head.
Information has reached the Sun
office to the effect that Mr.. 0. H. Cal
laway, one of our well known farm
ers, has recently suffered the loss
of forty or more hogs supposedly
from the effect of cholera. After
losing so many he had others vacci-
mated, thereby stopping the raVages
of the disease among his hogs. Some
of his neighbors have also lost a
number of hogs from the same dis
Shellman Sun
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04
COOLEST JULY IN MANY YEARS.
OvercOats, Sweaters and Furs i'm Evil
idence Thursday in New York.

OverCOats, Sweaters and Furs IN EVE
idence Thursday in New York.
Light overcoats, sweaters and even
furs were much in evidence in the
streets and trains in New York Thurs
day night and early Friday. The
temperature dropped as low as 81
degrees, which, accord ng to the
weather bureau forecast, was a rec
ord for July % since 1884.
Captains of incoming steamships
said that the weather on he ocean
was cooler during the past few days
than they had known t at the end
of July for the last 25 years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04

The man who argues that it doesn't
pay to jump at conclusions proba-
bly, makes his mistakes in more
leisurely manner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-04

An entirely new and apparently
rich oil field has been discovered in
Burma.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-01
1913 IN BRIEF.
Chief Events of the Past
Twelve Months.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
History of the World Told In
Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.

Political Affairs, Sporting, Personal
and Miscellaneous Items-Loss OF
Life and Property by Accidents,
Shipwrecks, storms and Coniia-
srations--A Chronological Review.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-01

SEPTEMBER.
Convention: International trades un-
ion congress met In Manchester. Eng
land. National Conservation exposi-
tion opened at Knoxville. Tenn.
4 Railroad Accident: q persons killed
and over 40 injured in a collision on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford near New Haven. Conn. l6 killed
and 30 injured in a collision on the
Midland railroad at Hawes Junction.
England.
Aviation: Roland Garros, French avi-
ator, few across the Mediterranean
sea from st. Raphael France. to BIZ
zerta, North Africa. 46S miles In 8
hours; average speed about 6S miles.
g. Political: The house of representatives
passed bill granting the city OF San
Francisco the use OF Hetch-Hetchy
basin. in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
for water supply; vote 1873 TO 49,
6. Fire: Fire destroyed 80 blocks In Hot
Springs. Ark; loss s6000.000 The vii
lage of Bokhoma. Okla. burned; loss
$500. 900
China Chinese government troops cap
tured the city OF Marking. practically
ending the rebellion against the repub-
lie.
8 Sporting: Jerome ID. Travers won for
the 4th time the national amateur golf
championship. defeating John @. An
dersoh, s up and to play. At Garden
City. NJ Y.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-24

- =
Geurin, 1925 S. Halsted st. Kelly
may die. Geurin arrested. ....
Mayor Harrison better. Given up
trip to Florida.
Mr.. James w: Nye will speak on
Individual Effort or Municipal Own
ership" before Esther Falkensetein
Women's Club at 1917 Humboldt ST.,
Feb. 26, 2 p. m.
Heck Hall, mems donnitory North
western University, Evanston, de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Trial of John E. JeIke and asso-
ciates on charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud government out of oleo tax is
on.
Selection of jury may be completed
in Aileen Heppner perjury case today,
Salvatore Seriano's "BIack Hand
confession turned over to federal au-
thorities. Government after grand
jury indictments.
John J. Rezac, 1929 Green Bay
av., former newsboy, said to have in
herited $196, 900 in Poland.
w. J. GaIIigan will speak at North
West Side Commercial Assn lunch
con, Thursday noon, Feb. 26, at Ger
stems Cafe, Ashland av. and Divi-
sion st.
Government to open food inspec-
ton bureau March 1. Will inspect
food and drugs.
Benjamin MeInick, arrested in
Canada in connection with larson
ring" offered to turn state evidence
if granted immunity. Benjamin Fink,
confessed frebug, described method
of firing property.
Coroner's investigation g2of deaths
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kachelhoffer,
1O11 Orleans St, continued until
March 5. Coroner's physician re-
ports deaths caused by cold and ex-
posture.
Joseph Gorecek, 2222 Marshall
blvd, resisted holdup men who were
raiding Stanley Szasranskfs jewelry
90. n L -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-24

i EA1A1Nll@ i N-BANNA
Watch stolen from Thomas ].
Byrne, 1888 Bond ST., 10 years ago
recovered. Nicholas Matz, 1928 Ave-
nue. A, arrested. Matz was pawning
watch.
Four alleged burglars arrested at
Henry Axelroth's dry goods store,
1854 w. gid st. Axelroth charged
with receiving stolen property.
Michael Semi, saloonkeeper, w.
Oak st. and Milton av., fiimfamed out
of ST, by alleged detective. Detective
threatened him with arrest and sa-
loonkeeper came across.
Eighteenth Ward Women's Party
of Cook County will hold mass meet
ing at aMrquette School, Harrison
and Wood sts., Feb. 26, 8p.m m.
Three men posing as detectives
raided Edward Nelson's room, Vic
toria Hotel, ZIG N. Clark st. Picked
up $4OO worth of jewelry. Nelson
notified police.
Creditors of Edgar Showers & Co.,
50 S. Wabash av., clothing merch-
ants, want receiver appointed for
company.
Runaway horse colIided with auto
at Rush st. and E. Austin av. Mount
ed Policeman Patrick ]. O'Boyle cap
tured runaway. Slightly injured.
Fifteen taken in gambling raid in
Chicago av district
David christia, 81, dropped dead
while inspecting son-in-law's new
home.
Chief Gleason has ordered inVesti-
CATION of story told by Wiley Wells,
taxicab chauffeur, of mysterious
copper beating up prisoner.
James O'Day sentenced to take
bath at Dawes Hotel by Judge Dolan.
Was up for disorderly conduct
George L. Kramer, alias John H.
Kline, wanted by police Alleged to
have obtained $4,000 from Michigan
City capitalist.
The International Alliance of The
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-31
cnAhaE rnE susyEcr.

u" YHEN the troubles Of life assail
w !. x: x. y: ::.: morrow Look. bite,
When no prayers and no hope
avail you.
path that IL better and clear
Change the subject and take up another.
You'll find this was the best.
Count your fellow man as 4 brother
And lay the old trouble to rest.
No trials of life were ever mended
BY worry and fret and care.
New thoughts and new hopes have BE-
friended
man in the depths Of despair.
Change the subject and barter your sor-
row
For task that II newer and bright,
And the dawn of the sun on the morrow
Will clear the dark shadows Of night.
No life was Ger free from Departing:
There are worries assailing US all.
But the pains that are smarting and tear
ing
The heart will grow lesser and small.
When the subject II changed for another
You'll ind this way Ii tho best:
Count your fellow man as a brother
And lay the old trouble to rest
Horace Seymour Keller.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-31
THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

THERE are no friends like old friends
To help US with the load
That ali must bear who journey
Der life's uneven road,
And when unconquered sorrows
The weary hours invest
Tho kindly words of old friends
Are always found the best.
THERE arc no friends like old friends
L To calm our frequent fears
When shadows fall and deepen
Through life's declining years.
And when our faltering footsteps
Approach tho great divide
Wen long to meet the old friends
Who walt on the other side
Anonymous.
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-31
Whistler and q Supper.

Though frequently hard UP, Whis-
tier had an income which seemed
princely to students who lived on moth
ing at all. If Whistler had money In
his pockets. Mr.. Ionides says. he spent
1t royalty on others. II his pockets
were empty. he managed to refill them
in way that still amazes NJ. Oulevey.
who, in proof OF 1t. told us Of the night
when, after the cafe where they had
squandered their last sous on kirsch
had closed, he and Lambert and Whis-
tier adjourned to the Halles for sup
per, ordered the best and ate 1t. Then
he and Lambert stayed In the restau-
rant us hostages while Whistler. at
dawn. went Off to find money to pay.
He was back when they awoke with
300 or 400 francs in his pocket. He
had been to see an American friend.
he said. n painter. "And, do you know.
he had the bad manners to abuse the
situation: he insisted on my looking
at his pictures."-"The Life Of James
MacNeill Whistler" by E. R. and ].
Pennell
The Meeker herald., 1914-10-31
m.thv..I.h Pr.e.iesd II.

Says Benjamin Franklin In his little
essay ION the Art Of Procuring Pleas
mt Dreams:"
ut Is recorded that Methusalem, who
being the longest liver. may be sup
posed to have best preserved his health,
that he slept always In the open air.
for when he had lived 500 years an
angel said to him. Arise. Methusalem.
and build thee an house, for thou shalt
live 500 years longer But Methusa-
lem answered and said: II I am to
live but 500 years longer. 1t is not
worth while to build me an house. l
will sleep in the air. as have been
used to do"
This dialogue is not reported in the
ffth chapter Of Genesis, to be sure,
but 1t Is reproduced here out Of respect
to franklin us evidence that outdoor
sleeping Is no fad. but a wise return
to the manners Of our ancestors
Harper's Weekly.