Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE DAWSON NEWS.
/B§ E. L. Rainey.
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UNDED BY PYGMALION. \l
piz IS A MuST I.\'TERESTING!
RELIC OF ANTIQUITY. |
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picturesque Spanish Town That Is Rich %
jn Historical Events. Renowned for |
Its Girls and Wioe. |
pe president’s rumored intention of l
rying the war into Spain is inspirat- l
, It.presents the triple ad.vantage of l
ing practical, popular and picturesque, |
e does nut need to be a prophet to as- |
me that unless there is a generall
sh-up in the meantime it would be
ductive of peace. Cadiz once cap-l
ed, war would cease precisely as it
after tbe French expedition in 1823, '
that instance the siege lasted three |
oths. Previously the city had beeu!
fiectively blockaded for a period ’
ich exceeded two years. It the lastl
tury it Was again aud again unsuc
fully jattacked. Cadiz is a strong-l
4. Founded by Pygmalion, king of
its arms still represent lions |
;;gied by Hercules. Under the lat
soare and protection the city was
ed. But Cauiz is not merely a
pghold; it is a very beautiful place.
famous, too, It is there that as
ple quaester Caesar went. Ag l‘;he’
it was renowned for the sheen 01’1
' urple, for wine smoother than Fal-|
an, for houey more aromatic than
of Hymettus and for girls that had
v orient in their eyes and lips that said J
, ik ne.”’ But Cadiz—or rather, to
act, Gladdir—had other charm=,
y wnas thelShip of Stone, its sons!
immemorial explorers, The pre
ment of a land across the sea was
; itary. They were in love with the
e t, They sailed as pear it as they ‘
A ,returned for more provisions and |
' again, nearer and even nearer this
"It will be one of the curiosities of
ryshould our guns bombard that
g should Hercules and Sampson
{adiz the presentment mentioned
0 lai across the sea staiked the
5, To antiquity the idea was a
s . To prehistoric Europe it was a
tion, to primeval humanity a fact.
fisappearance of a world coincided
theadvent of man. At that time
08k and the United States were one.
gists have shown that in the nebu
- ofays that extended behind the he
¢ goltime a continent was engulf
v alogued in mythography as At
.it connected this country with
ernian peninsula. Of it the Azo
‘oo adeila and the Canaries remain
2z Jthing being possible, 1t neea be
" JBbere were those who stood abous
theld the convulsion in which it
eared. It must have startled
Even in the prstpliocene epoch a
clesach as tbat could not have
b ordinary event, ¢
‘.'l\v circunistances, already sufficiently
) »become marvelous pot merel
i the endurance of a wemory so
t]]l ¢, but through scientific demon-
Uof its truth. Concerning the
lill‘ lantis Platy told, The countyy
Stretcbed beyond it, Theopom
tscribed, According to Plato,
ition on the subject was gathered
0 when rummaging in Memphian
lu connection with which it
noted that if the inscriptions on
lsof Uxmal are not of Ezpytian
ER then Egyptian civilization origi-
B Yucatan. But that is a detail.
Slory was to the effect that over
the Pillars of Hercules in ante
¥S a 4 continent greater than Asia
110 another remoter still, It
other one—this country—which
mpus described, According to
ered 'WIETe were here immense cities
. Wby two great sireams, the River
rece!"Sure and the River of Pain. He
Willidßhat 11,6 garments of the inhabi
. B¢ the down of feathers and
“At,hu ¥ lived on the scent of the roke,
y, W “s‘ Mpus may have been right, yet
r 0 "Roase Low customs have changed
e:‘lb‘[;i“; natter about that, In the re
-3:1 reac§ these historians is the account
eg to te@lSt rupture we had with S pain,
ant DURhas been considereqd the key to
yant MOR ¢ One of three cities which
TAN. V recommendeq Philip to keep
raska. % Once upon a time the latter
regimCß a fleet there, Jtg destination
fa]:zv(; land, [tg object was to punish
e for her wicked retusal to mar
the lady was highly strategic.
uc?;:e“' & trick worth two of that.
and mondill¥ssex, other :little dears, gen.
'oturers and chojce persons
were sent in advance to argue. They |
took with them over 7,00) ~pikemen,‘
more than 6,000 cannoviers, and a hun- ]
dred and fifty sail. On Essex was en
joined the duty of not exposing himself
to danger. For the rest there were com
mon prayers twice daily and a general
exhibition against swearing, brawling
and diceing, likewise against pickling
and stealing. When the fleet reached
Cadiz the harbor was found fully fur
nished with men-of-war, galleys, gal
leons, merchantmen and caracks. Then
the historic fight was pulled off. There
was the punching of the galleys, the
hulling of the men-of-war, the scuarry
ing, the scutting, the attack by land and
sea, the storming of the citadels, a‘fall
'which followed, a sack which epsued
‘and the reduction of Cadiz to a heap of
cinders on a wreck-strewn shore. Many
choice persons were knighted on the
'spot. Others were allowed to ransom
their prisoners for all they were worth.
[ Those were the good old days. But not
for Philip. His part of the entertain
‘ment cost him 20,000,000 ducats and a
great deal of his desire to punish the
(contumacious queen. If Cadiz is to be
besieged again there are tactics which
the war board may profitably consider.
—Collier’s Weekly.
Chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa.,
[ays DeWitt’s Littie Early Risers are the
best he has ever used in his family dur
lin forty years of housekeeping. They
icure constipation, sick headache ard
'stomach and liver troubles. Small in
' size but great in results.
| SALE-DAVis DruG Co.
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LAUDANUM AND MORPHINE.
Two Most Remarkable Cases Known of at
Pembroke.
A correspondent writing to the Savan
nah News trom Pembroke, Ga., says:
I saw in yesterday’'s Morning News,
quoted from the Philadelphia Record, a
‘““Morphine Eater’s Record.”” 1 think
that I can tell ¢be taie of two men that
beat the Record’s man. Some time ago a
man, supposed to be a tramp, called at
the house of Dr. W, J. Williams and
asked for a dose of laudanum. The doc
tor set out a pint bottle for him. The
sapposed tramp filled a common-sized
goblet and drank it down. In a few
minutes be drank the remainder in the
bottle. In all, he drank nearly a pint
and then said he only had half a dose.
The doctor asked bim how he gotto
using laudanum., He said that he was a
pharmacist in Atlanta, and being up at
‘night got to taking a little to stimulate
him, and it grew on him, so that he be
came habited to it and lost his job.
The other case is of a very prominent
physician, who, having a great many pa
tients to attena for some time, and being
up at night, got it iuto his head that a
little morpbine in his arm would stimu
late him, so that he could get arnund
better. He at first bagan with a quarter
of a grain, and finally got up to ten, then
twenty, then thirty, and finally got as
high as eighty (80) grains of morphine
per day. He would take the morphine
in his hand and eat it, having done away
with the neeile, but before he did away
with the needle his arm was a perfect
mat of perforations. The doctor’s re
cord covers a period of less than two
years.
NEGRO YOLUNTEERS.
Six'y of Them at Americas Have Joined
the Army.
Lieutenant Armstrong of the Ninth
cavalry has opened a recruiting office in
Americus for the enlistment of colored
troops, ana is meeting with great suc
cess, Already the names of sixty stal
wart negroes have been obtained. Lieu
tenant Armstrong is a graduate of West
Point and belongs to one of the crack
cavalry-regiments of the regutar army,
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs., Ada
E. Hart of Gordon, S. D.: ‘Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough set in and finally termi
nated ia cousumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying I could live buta
short time. 1 gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if I could not stay
with my friends on earth I would meet
my absent ones above. My husband was
advised to get Dr, King’s New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds. 7
gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles.
It has cured me, and thank God lam
saved and now a well and healthy wom
an.” Trial bottles free at Sale-Davis
Drug Co’s. l;%Fular size 50c and $l.
Guaranteed or price refunded.
Dawson, Ga., Wednesday, July 27, 1898,
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THE CHILI QUEENS.
THEIR THRONES WERF IN SAN 1n-
TONII9O’S HISTORIC ALAMO. |
Their Reign Is Ended, but They Ruledl
Royally For a Long Time, They Were ‘
Especially Graclons to Tourists
From the? North, and |
Made Tt Pay.
When the northern tourist used to
strike the town the first things the pa
triotic citizen who was doing the hon
ors would proudly steer him up against
would be th= Alamo plaza chili stand
with its attendant divinity, the far
famed chili queen,
| “Now sir, you’ve seen the historic
Alamo, the old cathedral and the mis
sions and got a whiff at our ozone,” the
citizen would remark with righteous
pride, “and tonight you must come
and see the chili queens. The chili
queens are one of our most noted at
tractions—the beautiful, dark-eyed
senoritas, you know.”’
The tourist generally knew. This
wes the late eighties, the palmy days
of the chili queens, when their fame
had spread to the larger northern
cities. Some very musical verse about,
lt‘,hem had appeared in the magazines,
and in the newspaper sketches they
were idealized as stunning creatures,
with the rich, brown skins of the trop
ics and the languorous grace and be
witching black eyes of Spanish
donnas.
When the citizen and the tourist
stroll up to the gay looking chili stand
with its red, green and yellow lanterns
and its scintillating pyramids of cheap
but gorgeous glassware, she promptly
shuts up the sporty young man who is‘
bandying slang with her or quits hag- |
gling with thr chili gorged bootblack
over change. |
She hastily rearranges the flowers in
her hair and the big bouquet in her
bosom and beams on the new arrivals
with sparkling eyes.
The citizen addresses her with an
easy familiarity. \
‘“‘Hello, Chiquita! How’s tricks?"’
‘““‘Hello, senor. Tricks are bueno.
How is amigo, tne senor?”
They all used the Spanish dialect
when they hadrspecial customers, de
spite the fact that other tongues came
easier to some of them by nature.
There were six reigning queens on the
plaza in 1888, and one of them was of
German descent and another was born
in the island where the sod is highly
green and there are no snakes. The
other four however, were senoritas of
the genuine Mexican variety.
Chiquita’s eyes sparkle with jtheir
most brilliant lustre, and, with a quick
succession of flashing smiles, she uscs
her red lips and white teeth to good ad~
vantage on the tourist, while she en
i giges in badinac -vith the citizen,
‘“You're kv - —ettier than ever
tonight, Ch' ; n glad of it, tbe-l
cause we wai | .ea good impres
sion on my * here. He's from
away up north,. u know, and he’s
heard of you belore.”
Then Chiquita uses her tinkling
laugh and slaps the citizen gently on
the cheek.
“So sorry, but I have not a single
nickel to give you. But take this
flower instead.”
She transfers a big rose from her
corsage to the citizen’s buttonhole.
The tourist is beginning to want his
share of the fun
~ “Yes, I heard of you up there, and
that’s one reasor I came down here-—tg
‘see you, you knoew.”
- “Oh, my! Y must have a flower
‘too.”’
Her hands lirger lightly on his coat
‘as she carefully pins a spray of honey
‘suckle on, and the tourist begins to
‘believe that he nust have come down
' here for this. Jels enjoying himself
very much. '
~ “Well, let’s bgin on ourj chili -pep
pers,” suggeststhe citizen. “You say
you never ate one before? We had
better take a little of everything, then,
so you can say ‘ou ‘did’ San Antonio
right. Bring s the whole bill of fare,
Chiquita.” | .
The queen tuns sharply to the slimy
looking old Medcan who has charge
of the sbeaming%:fis and kettles in the
-oar and ractles 4F this with a celerity
which seems to aitonish the tourist :
“Tesus, andarg! Dos platas de|
chili con carne, ytos dos tamales con
chili gravy, de cichilades tortillas, y
dos tazas de cafe’ il
The fiercely l},urin( chili con carne
agonizes the tourist and he chokes on'
the enchilades, but he manages to f
struggle through the tamales by drink- }
Ing a great deal of water. Meanwhile,
the chili queen sits opposite him in a
languishing attitute and Keeps up her
tinkling laugh. When it comes time
to go he Insists on paying the bill, de
spite the protests of the citizen, and
tenders a $5 bill. Chiquita seems to
have trouble in counting out the
change and a thought strikes the
tourist.
“Say, Chiquita,” hé says tentatively,
‘‘you needn’t mind that 1f”
““You mean you want to make me a
present?’’
As that is what he means, she tucks
the bill in her bosom, and gives theé
tourisv a fond look. She takes another
rose from her hair and pins it on his
‘,coat; and squeezes his hand in bidding
him goed-bye,
Then, when her customers are gone,
she goes and sits down in front of one
of the steaming kettles, with a lap full
of tortillas, which she uses to scoop up
large mouthfuls of chili,
Chiquita was a fair type of all the
chili queens. They were not the Idyl
lic creatures of popular conception
that they appeared to be when on
dress parade, but vost of them were
really comely and they had the charm
at least of novelty
The glory of the chili queens waned
and flickered away with great sudden
ness, and they themselves drifted away
from the high tide ot fame and fortune
in a like manner.—San Antohio Ex
press,
For external piles, cuts, burnsand
bruises, old sores, eczema and all skin
diseases Beggs’ German Salve stands to
day without a peer. It is an old reliable
‘remedy and if used freely wounds will
heal without a scar, Be careful to get
‘*Beggs’”’ and be sure of a speedy cure.
For sale by SALE-DAvis Drßua Co.
NOT JUDGE OF GOOD LIQUOR.
Georgia Supreme Tourt Cannot Tell Any
thing About Biackberry Wine. :
Tbe supreme court is not a judge ot
good liquor. This has been officially de
cided. The bench is composed of gentle
men and scholars,but the qualification of
all round good fellows is lacking. Inan
opinion handed down a few days ago the
conrt said that it couid not tell whether
blackberry wine was an intoxicating
drink. At least, it could not take judi
cial cognizance of it as an intoxicant,
This was solemnly affirmed in the case
of Laird vs, the state from Laurens su
perior coutrt,
Under the general local option law
which prohibits the sale of intoxicating
liquors Laird was prosecated for selling
blackberry wine, and evidence was not
submitted to prove that it was an in
toxicating drink. Prosecutors asked the
court to take judicial cognizance of the
intoxicating quality of the wine, but the
court refused to do so,
Deafness Cannot Be Cured |
by local applications, as they caunnot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
‘There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by c¢ nstitutional re: -~
Deafness is caused by an inflameu
dition of the mucous lining of the £us
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed deafness is the results and un
less the inflamation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition hearing will be destroyed foreye-;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
amy case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh,
Cure. Send for circulars free,
F. J. CHENEY w CO., Toledo, O,
Sold by druggists, 75 cents.
I Hall’s Family Fiils are the best.
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| Bewildering tHHuman Natare.
Strange how coarse men delight to
jeer at a boy’s first love, says the New
York Press,
~Men who are most considerate of
women seem to please them ghe least,
When marriage makes a girl a voman
her older sister becomes a bachelor
maid. i
. A widow’s keenest pleasure is to win
away the sweetheart of a girl under 20,
Mothers are dreadfully suspicious of
bachelors for whom children show an
undue fondness,
Sick headache, biliousness, constipa =
tion and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly cured by using tho: zgé;
mous little pills known as DeWitt's Lite
tie Kact g&m They are pleasant to
take and ne w& Fripe. [
Vol. 14.—N0. 48.
MAY CLASH WITH CUBANS.
THE AMERICAN ARMY IS SORE ON
ITS ALLIES.
Friends Have Become Foes, and Collision
Between the Two Armies Is Not
Improbable. ;
A press dispatch from SQO de
Cuba says: &
‘‘The fact which is impressed on
the American officers and men is the
increasing strained relations between
the Americans and Garcia’s Cuban sol
diers. Indeea, the situation has now
reached the point where there 1s prac
tically no communication between the
armies and their relations border on
the brink of hostility.
When Shafter announced his decis»
ion not to let the Cuban junta enter
the city of Santiago deep mutterings
were heard among Garcia’s men.
On Friday last Castillo, brother of
General Castillo, went to Shafter’s
headquarters in order to ascertain the
cause of this, to the Cubans, inexplica
ble resolution.
“Why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies?’’ he asked,
“The Spaniards are not our ene
mies,’” replied Shafter. ‘“We are fight
ing the soldiers of Spain, but we have
no desire to despoil her citizens. No
Cuban will be allowed to enter the ecity
nor will any American soldiers. The
government of the city is a matter
for the people to decide. When the
American army leaves it [ presume it
will be turned over to you, but not un
til then,”
- Castillo, who came direct from Gar
cia, did not attampt to conceal his
chagrin.
Even our officers no longer conceal
their disgust for their allies and 1t is
understood the warm friendships dis
playel towards them at first is now
turned into contempt, for the Cubans
have neither fought nor worked.
During the two days’ fighting while
they were loitering in the road our
surgeons sought in vain to secure as
sistance from them, even to cut
poles for the improvised htters for our
wounded.
l Hundreds of such instances are being
told around the camp fires, until the
name of a Cuban is usually wreathed
with profanity, and in fact in some
gquarters there is a disposition to
prophecy an early coliision between
our men and the Cubans.
Shafter sent an invitation to Gar
cia to attend the ceremony of
raising the American flag over Santi
ago, but the Cuban general showed
bis resentment by sending a reply
which amply confirmed the course
which he and his ragged, ignorant sol
diers followed during the week’s hard
fighting.
THE SMALLEST RkPUBLIC.
It Is Only One Mile in Area and Has 130
Inhabitante,
Goust is the smallest republic ar to
area, but Tavolara is the smallest repub
‘c as to population, says the Cincinnati
quirer, Goust i 8 only one mile in
area. Itis located on the flat top of a
mountain in the Pyrenees, between
France and Spain, and is recognized by
both of those countries. It is governed
by a president and a council of twelve,
It was established in 1648 and has 130
inhabitants. The president is tax zool
lector, assessor and judge. Goust has
no church, clergyman or cemetery, he
people worship in & church outside of
their own territory, and the dead bodies
are slid down to a cemetery in the yalley
below. In that valley all the baptisms
and marriages are performed . Tavolara
is tweive miles portheast 'of Sardinia.
It is an island five miles long by a half
mile wide. Its total population consists
of fifty-five men, women and children,
The women go 10 the polls with the men
and elect every year a president and
council of six, all serving without pay.
The inhabitants support themselves by
fishing and raising fruit and vegatables.
The republis has no army and no navy.
Beggs’ German Salve
is used in every house, writes one man
from a country town, Eatire neighbor
hood uses it fr piles, ~cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases. The fame
of its cures necessarily spreads from town
%0 town; friends tell friends what Beggs’
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