The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, March 25, 1903, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextIJESTIC SHEET OF WATER NOW A MENORY mous Alligator Chain mast Going Dry. There Are Now Only Mud Holes Where There Was Once Acres of Wa ter in Dougherty and Baker Counties. gegiﬂﬂi" three or four ‘miles south ; 4lbany there is a chain ol ponds h.icb extends for twelve or ﬁft,ee'n les. 1 is what is known as the Alli lw,-ch“i“ of ponca, Alligator being pe largest apd deepest body of wa ;he ponds vary in size, but some of pem are, OF have oeen. very large jes of water. Alligator pond, for pstance, has been knowa to extend ite ength for @ distance of 'three milos. pere Bre other ponds in the chain pat have been known to cover thous pds of acres. iißut these ponds appear to be grad slly going dry,” .says the Albany erald. wpuring the memorable drouth of g 3 nearly all the ponds in this re jon either went dry or were reduced mere mud holes, afid since then pey have not held water as formerly. ince that time we have had rainy sea ons that would fill up the ponds to heir old proportions, but the water ould soon begin to recede. And af er they bad once been dry they no onger retained the water as formerly. peir bottoms DOW Zrow up In grass od rushes, and when the “‘burning #" season comes in the early spring his growth usually catches tire and is wroed, leaving ooly naked ground pere water formerly stood. “During the vast winter we Lave hot hud enough rain to fill the ponds 1 this region, and many of the ponds o the Alligator chain have gone dry. llof them show a very low stage of .ater for this season of the year, and nless we haye a very wet spring most t them will go entirely dry this year. Leverly pond, which we have seen a olid sheet of water from holf a mile to ihree quartersof a mile wide and from wotothree miles in length, is now reduced to three little mud holes, neither of which covers more than alf an acre of ground. Jolly pond, another big body of water in former times, is now nearly dry and presents the appearance of a prairie. And Al ligator pond itself, which formerly ex tended across the Newton road, is now a small affair compared to what it has been. Very little water can now be seen from the Newtvon road, and the PAINE’S CELERY Does a Wondrous Work for a Lady Who Was Almost Crazed with Pain and Suffering, It is well known that terrible rheumatism, siatica, and neuralgia cause more helpless ness, acute suffering, and agony, than any of the other diseases that afflict humanity. The great medicinal virtues of Paine’s Celery Com pound make it the only trustworthy specific for the cure of all forms of rheumatism and neuralgia, Thousands of strong testimonial letters from the most prominent people of the laind, prove that Paine’s Celery Compound has banished these terribly fatal troubles when al other treatment has failed. 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That is what the tax receiver will try to find out shortly, one’s pos sessions on that date. | Such 18 the decision of the ‘‘powers that be’ at the state capital. } And every property owner in Geor gia, when giving in his property for taxation, is supposed to base his fig ures upon what he was actually worth on Sunday, 25th inst. ‘ Governor Terrell, Comptroller Gen eral Wright and Treasurer Park have announced their selection of this date a 3 that on which the holdings of the taxpayers should be returned. This committee selects a particular date %each year, which is announced soon thereafter. This adate was kept secret by the offi cials to prevent ‘‘kiting”’ of stocks, bonds and valuables out of the state on the date named for all possessions held in the state to be returned. Comptroller Wright thinks the re turns this pear will show a big increase over last year, as the rise in price of cotton has made the taxpayers more prosperous. So, citizens of Dawson and Terrell, base your estimates, in making your returns to Receiver Waller, on what you were worth on March 15th, and Idon’t make it too little. THE BOOYS FOOLED HIM. Preacher’s Illustration of the “Bread of Life’” Didn’t Turn Out as Expected. FAt Ottawa a preacher delivered a sermon to children on ‘The Bread of Life,” ”’ says the Kausas City Journal. ‘' He had three loaves of bread in the pulpit, which he eut and passed around. One was coated with sugar and lined with candy, but its interior was filled | with stones. Another was fair to look npon, but its inside was bitter as Zall. The third was an orainary looking loaf, put it was fresh and sweet through out. The lesson did not turn out just a 8 the preacher expected. The boys ate the coating and candy off the stone loat and looked with contempt on the pure, fresh bread. CAPT. HAMMOND IS CAUSE OF WARM TIMES Invited to Deliver Memorial Address, He Is Denounced by Veteran Hearn, Who in Turn Is Denounced by Veteran Harrison. From the Atlanta News. Sensational in the extreme was the meeting of Atlanta Camp 159. United Confederate Veterans, last evening. B. L. Hearn’s denunciation of Capt. W. M. Hammond of Thomasviile, who had been invited to deliver the memo rial day oration by the Laiies’ Memo rial Association, was characterized as a lie by Captain “Tip’’ Harrison, sec retary and adjutantof the camp. Great excitemént prevaled for a while. It is probable that the trouble is not ves at an end, because Mr. Hearn de clared this morning he inteunded ask ing Captain Harrison for an explana tion of his statement. Shortly after the members of the camp met Mr. Hearn stated he had written to Mrs. W. D. Ellis, president of the Ladies’ Memorial Association, saying a mistake had been made in in viting Capiain Hammond to deliver a speech here at the memorial day cele ‘bration : | HE MADE WARM CHARGES. This letter, he said, had been turned iover to Captuin Ellis, who in turn ‘ replied, stating he had seen three ‘prominent members of the camp who | asserted Captain Hammond was a gen lnleman of character and ability. Cap tain Eilis suggested, so Mr. Hearn said, that he might bring the matter to the attention of the camp if he de sired. Mr. Hearn asserted he had made some warm charges against Captain Hammond. Members of the camp asked the nature of the charges. ‘ I said,’’ declared Mr. Hearn, ‘“‘that Captain Hammond was a scoundrel, a liar and thief, and not a proper person to address a gathering of veterans on memorial day.”’ Instantly Captain “Tip” Harrison was on his feet, his eyes flashing with excitement. | DENOUNCED AS A IIE. | “I am unwilling to sit here and lis ten to such charges agaiost a man I know to be true,” he exclaimed, ‘‘and I denounce the charges as a lie.” [mmediately the meeting was in an uproar. Half a dozen members were on their feet trying to attract the at BODY TAKEN FROM GRAVE. Relatives Had Smith’s Body Ex humed atr Smithville, When Tom Jones and Jack Smith, citizens of Montgomery, and broth ers-in-law, fought in that city three weeks ago, Jones shooting Smith to death in the fearful Sunday morning tradegy, the body of Smith was em balmea and taken to his former home at Smithville for burial. Soon thereaf‘ter Jones was discharg ed from custody on preliminary exami nation, the testimony evincing the fact that he killed Smith ip self-de fense. Relatives of the dead man are still dissatisfled with the vtory of the killing related at the time, and with the axpectation of securing additional evidence in the prosecution of the case have just had Smith’s body ex bumed and critically emamined by physicians. Wounds found upon’ the body were eyidently made by a knife, but whether 1n the hands of the em balmer is to be determined. Smith’s relatives are wealthy and will emply the best detective skill in the hope of securing additional testi wony. Some profess to believe that there is a long and unwritten story of the de plorable family family tradegy that will yet come to the surface. Both Smith and Jones were reared near Smithville, and lived together in Mont gomery. BUY A BIG ORCHARD. I More Than Thousand Acres of Land Go in Peach Farm. The farm known as the Hollinshead place, situated about six miles from Fort Valley, consisting of 1,114 acres, has been bought by the Miami Valley Fruit Company, the considera tion being $33,412.50, which averages 830 per acre for the entire farm. The Miami Valley Fruit Company has applied for a charter under the Georgia laws, reciting a paid in capi tal stock of $60,000. The business of the corporation will be confined ex clusively to peach culture. They will begin at once putting out trees, and within the next two years will have a growing orchard of 200,000 peach trees. The stockholders of this new com pany are composed off W. C. Role, P. O. Getter, J. E. Peterson and H. W. Truax, all of Ohio,and L. L. Brown and C. \V, Withoft of Fort Valley. - A Severe Cold for Three Months. ~ The following letter from A. J. Nusbaum, of Batesville, Ind., tells its own story: ‘I suffered for three months with a severe cold. A drug gist prepared me some medicine, and a physician perscribed for me, yet I did not improve. I then tried Foliey’s Honey and Tar, and eight doses cured Ime.” Refuse substitutes. KENDRICK’'S DRUG STORE. tention of the commander, who was rapping vigorously for order. Judge W. L. Calhoun was the first to be rec ognized by the chair, and he moved that the whole matter be declared out of yorder. The camp voted tha% the question was not one for the members to consider. After transacting some .minor rou tine business the meeting adjourned, The affair was the sole topic of talk among members of the camp today. Nearly all expressed regret at the occurrence, and seemed to think that Mr. Hearn was not justified in bring -Ing the matter into the meeting of the camp. STUDYING GEORGIA. Agricultural Department Expert Analyzing the Soil. The agricultural department at Washington is studying the condition of the sooil in the peach growing dis tricts around Fort Valley and Marshall ville. Mr. W. G. Smith, an expert in the land department, is gatbering data pretaining to the soil, and its con stituents; the moisture, ete. The informaticn gathered wiil be for general purposes, but it is thought the analyses that will be made may lead to experiments in scientific fer tilization, and may bring about some improvements in the aiready excellent conditions. The people who have made investments in those sections declare that money yields no better returng anywhere in the United States. A Remarkable Case. _ One of the most remarkable cases of a cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus, ing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Ger trude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind., who was entirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says: ““The coughing and straining so weakened me that [ run down in weight from 148 t 0 92 pounds. 1 tried a number of remedies to no ayail until I used One Minute Cough Cure. Four bot tles of this wonderful remedy cured me entirely of cough, strengthened my lungs and restored me to my normal weight, health and strength.” DawsoN Drua Co. MR. COOK’S BAD LUCK. Dawson Man’s Horses Ran Away in Albany, and One of Them Was Seriously Hurt. The Herald gives the following. ac count of & serious misfortune which overtook a citizen of Dawson in Albany a few mornings ago: “Two borses attached to a wagon ran away on Broad street this morn ing, resulting in considerable damage. “‘One of the horses was blind and the other had but one good eye. They were standing in front of Churchwell’s ten-cent etore when something fright ened them, and they started at a run in the airection of Washington street. In frent of C. R. Davis"& Co’s. store they struck an electric light post, which quickly stopped the runaway. The tongue of the wagon was demol ished and the vehicle was damiged in other ways. One of the horses struck the pole with such force as to dislo cate one of its hips, while the other animal was less seriously . injured. The one with the dislocated hip may never be able to walk again. *‘The team belongs to J. N. Cook, of Dawson, a peddler and a cripple. The misfortune is quite a serious one for bim, as he is largely depeundent upon his wagon and horses for a livelihood.” AN OVER-DINED GEORGIAN. Washed Ashore in the Drift from Winter’s Sea of Festivities. From the New York Sun, A 'man wearing several diamonds applied for a private room at Bellevue Hospital a few days ago. He says that he is Silas Sharp, a banker living at Forsyth, Ga., and that he had been at tending so many banquets in this gay metropolis that he was compelled to withdraw into absolute privacy for a rest. The onlv luggage he brought with him was an alligator valise con taining a sik hat, which he said had got too small for him. When he could not get a private room he was satisfied to accept a cot in the acoholic ward. ““Anything to straigthen me out,” was his ultimatum. Tragedy Averted. “Tust in the mick ofstime our little boy was saved,” writes Mrs., W. Wat kins of Pleasant City, O. ‘‘Ppeu monia had played sad havoc with him, and a terrible cough set in besides. Doctors treated him, but he grew worse everv day. At length we tried Dr. Kings New Discovery and our dar ling was saved. He is now sound and well.”” Everybodyought to know it is the only sure cure for coughs, colds and lung diseases. Guaranteed by Dawson Drug Co. Price 50 cents and $l. Trial bottles free. A Town Without Cats, The town of Winchester, Mass., is now almost enfirely bereft of cats. The superintendent of the state fowl hatchery, tinding that the animals wrought great havoc among his poul try, fixed up wires and at night ran a powerful electric current through them. During the pas% two years over 200 cats have been electrocuted. ———————————————————————————— ®When I can’t see danger there is no danger.” That'’s the logic of the ostrich which hides its head and exposes its body to the hunter. There are not a few people who seem to have gone to the ostrich to learn logic. The most dangerous enemies of humanity are the enemies which can’t be seen, the disease breeding microbes which infect the blood. It is harder to get the microbe out of the blood than to eey it out, but Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discove . does both, bg' pu:i’- = fying the bleood Bkt aB\ and then keeping freaelstadian 1t pure. By . If there are : #/ eruptions on the 6 % i skin, boils, pim b 3 : ples, sores or other -~ M-8 ——[f»-signs of impure ~-:QB_ ¥—- {{|/blood, use Doctor sy ¥ —\J A‘Plercg’s Go!den & o- . WV Medical Discov -4,: T 2 5? flery, which will T N = 4 purify the blood " - - Q-t T and cure the eruptions which come from it. *My blood was all out of order, and I had to ge to the doctor,” writes Mrs, James R. Moss, New London, Stanly Co., N.C. "He gave me medi cine which hellpcd me for a short time. Inthe winter of 1895 I got worse than I had ever been. M{ tonsils were enlarged and my neck swollen ali out of shape; my throat was sore and I could not cure it. My husband went for the doctor, but he gave me no encouragement. He helped me a iittie, but it did not last long. He attended me for twelve months, when I heard of a lady whose condition was like mine, who was taking your medicine and was gettit:f well. So I se cured some of the medicine and began takini it In one week I was able to do my cooking. When I began taking the medicine I could sit up only a few minutes at a time, and I could rest or sleep only a little while at a time. My throat was sc core at times I could not even swallow sweet milk, and my tonsils were full of little eating sores. My left side was swollen out of shape and I could hardly get m?' breath. The doctor said I would not get well, but three bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, three bottles of his * Pellets,’ three bottlesof Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and the use of salt water did the work and cured me.” Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure comn stipation and its consequences. The Old Standard , & & Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic has st.ood the t.est; 25 years. Average annual sales over Qne and a Half Million bottles. Does this record of merit, ggpeas to you? No Cure, NoPay. 50c. . Get the Best in " A Wearing Apparel. We Bave g ey Justßeceved :@ vy - (0 / qvu'y:.fi, i a Ne\'l 2}."“?)\" } %t;ﬂ “J 7S ;",////// f/ L r ; U';‘\ P | I R e DA AU e | ol 1,4/,7/ / 8 FINE - ‘.,,.: i:{%'ﬁt%? ! 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