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9 OUR BARCAIN COUNTERS
Will be contiuned right through the season, We will add new attractions regularly, and mean to give some values to our
customers this spring that will be a veritable wonder to the community, We will not quote prices, but mean to CUT prices.
3 . and mean to get it if good merchandise, fair dealing, courteous attention and low
we Want YOHP Spmng BUSIHGSS er prices will win you as a customer. Give us your z;pring business and we will sell
ou everything except groceries at closest possible cash prices, and you may ] 1
;nlg ;s in the fall. Any article we sell you must be as low or lower than can SOld at CaSh PPlceS Payab]e ln Fall'
he bought elsewhere or it is returnable. The better pleased you are the more you will buy ot us. To thatend we strive faithfully.
5 All Departments Complete
: Comprising a most comprehensive and varied assortment of dry
-~ goods, dress goods, silks, white goods, colored wash goods, voiles, granite
; cloths, many varieties of lawns, dimities, mulls swisses, laces, ribbons,
embroideries, gloves, handkerchiefs, fans, belts, purses, bags, neck fix
. ings, corsets, underwear, petticoats, skirts, waists, suits, shoes, clothing,
E furnishings, etc.
: SPRING MILLINERY.
: Miss Lillie Lette of Baltimore, one of the foremost design-
mostres:. - Myayvis~Davidson Company.
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10 NELP COTTON FARMERS
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SULLY SAYS HE IS GOING TO GIVE HIS
EFFORTS TO ASSISTING THEM. ‘
Speculator Says He Wlil Introduce Im
proved Methods of Cultivation and
Handling That Will Be Beneficial.
bMr. Daniel J. Sully, who won noto
ricty as a specuiator in the cotton
market, and who recently failed for
$2,000,000 or $3,000,000, says that he
isnow going to give his time and en
ergies to assisting the cotton farmer
to get better returns for his cotton.
Heis going to introduce methods of
cultivation that will bring a larger
vield, and of handling that will pre
vent waste and get the cotton to mark
et in better condition.
These promises, says the Savannah
News, will of course be received by
the farmers with feelings of gratitude.
They ave always glad to receive as
sistance that will enable them to get a
better ¢t profit out of their crops
But what is it that Mr. Sully proposes
0 do? It willh be recalled that not
loug 4co Le said one reason the yield
of cotton per acre was not larger was
that the sced was deteriorating. His
tontention was that the best grade of
the sced was sent to the cotton oil
wills wud the inferior grades planted.
Wesie it stated in the dispatches
Wat Lo s going to mauwufacture an
Mmproved machine for baling cotton
and a new cotton gin for which he has
Sécured the patent. The company
that is zoing to manufacture these
Wachines has a capital of 85,000,000
80d is 10 be operated under a New
Jersey charter,
From the foregoing we infer that
Mr. Sully hopes to help the cotton
larmer by means of these machines,
“CAN GET A MAN TO GET DRUNK FOR LESS”
tor several days past an item has
been going the rounds of the prese to
thuytm that Mr. William R. Hearst
"4 officred Mr. Henry Watterson &
“HArY 01$10,000 per year to assume an
“HOral position on one of his several
B€Wspapers, The story further reldt
“4lhal i Watterson replied to the
. e liat Mr. Hearst and all of his
LW ) not have money emough to
t litorial services on orne of
‘¢ Hearst newspapers. ;
THE DAWSON NEWS.
THE PEONAGE CASES.
Judge Newman Decides to Hold
Them in Abeyance.
The peonage cases against promi
pent farmers in this section of the
state will not be taken up by the fed
eral court right away. Judge Newman
has decided to hold these cases in
abeyance until the supreme court of
the Upited States has settled the
points now before it in regard to juris
diction of the federal and state courts.
Judge Newman has hitherto held that
the state courts had jurisdiction of
these cases. Judge Newman expects
a decision from the supreme csurt be
fore the next session of the eourt for
this division.
HIS 24 CHILDREN STARVED.
Pitable Codnition of a Family
Without Suicidal Tendency
Alexander Hurding applied to the
superintendent of the poor at Spring
field, Ohlo, for relief. When an in
spector visited the Harding home he
found twenty-four barefooted chil
dren, besides the husband and wife,
destitute.
All have been begging for a liy
ing during the winter, and a neigh
bor said that a number-of the children
traveled for miles barefooted in a half
clad condition begging for something
to eat.
Harding will be provided with work
by the county and the children will be
provided for.
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Will he sell them to dealers in ma
chines of that sort or will he distribute
them through agents, 80 as to prevent
a cut in the prices of them? The an
swer will show whether he is as much
nterested in promoting the welfare of
the cotton farmer as he is in advancing
his own material fortunes. ;
Being shown the dispatch Mr.
Hearst looked at it a moment, smiled
and replied: ‘“No, I have made DO
such offer. I can get a man to get
just as drunk for a great deal less
moaey.”’
If any man doubts after this that the
editor of the eight demoeratic newspa
pers does his own thinking and does iv
quick the doubting Thomas is respect
fully referred to Mr. Henry Wattersor
of the Courier-Journal.~ Atlanta News.
Dawson, Ga,, Wednesday, May 4th., 1904.
REACHER
WOMAN LEAVES FORTUNE TO A PR
Mrs. Dodge of Jacksonville, One of the Owners of the Windsor Ho
tel, Left Entire Estate to a Minister of Whom She Was
Very Fond, and Who Had Befriended Her.
By the terms of the will of the late
Mrs. Abbie R. Dodge of Jacksonville,
Fla., Rev. August M. McDonvald, pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Bar Harbor, Me., suddenly and unex
pectedly inherits a fortune.
Mrs. Dodge was half owner of the
Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville, a prop
erty valued at $500,000; several orange
groves and other property, which, it
is said, make the value of the estate
$700,600. Mrs. Dodge made over all
of her property to Mr. McDonald, he
to pay several small bequests to rela
tives, amounting in all to about $15,-
000. o
Mr. McDonald was formerly pastog
of the Unton Congregational church of
Jacksonville, of which Mrs. Dodge was
a member. The temperance people
last summer protested against Mrs.
Dodge, & church woman, allowing
liquor to be sold in her botel, and es
pecially on Sundavs Church meet
ings were held aud the pastor was
called on to influence Mrs. Dodge to
discontinue the sale of liquors. Mr.
MecDonald reported to the church au
thorities that he could net compel
Mrs. Dodge to discontinu: the sale of
liquors, and that in his opinion it
ROASTED ROCKEFELLER.
His Money Wet With Tears of
Women and Children.
Speaking on the subject ‘‘Senator
Burton, the People of Kansas and the
Rest of ;Us; or the National Taint,”
the Rev. Herbert S. Johnson gave his
attention to the subject of “‘Graft’’ at
Warren Avenue Baptist church in
Boston. 2
*The Baptist denomination, he said,
had been tainted with *‘graft”’ by ae
cepting Standard Oil money from the
s'king of Standard Oil.”
«Shall we accept blood money, as the
late Henry Lloyd shows it to be—mon
ey wet with the tears of widows and
children and bathed in the bloed of
sniciies?’’ demanded the clex;gyman.
Foley’s Honey and Tar contains no
opiates, and can salely be given to
children. Kn;mmcx's Dave Smn:.
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ers and trimmers in the south, will have charge of our millinery depart
ment this season. We are devoting almost one entire store room to this
line, and are doing an immense busincss. We want to sell
EVERY LADY, MISS AND CHILD
in Dawson and Terreil county their spring hat. Will guarantee to save
you 25 to 40 per cent on former prices, giving you an immense line to
select from. Great variety of styles in children’s, misses’ and ladies
sailors, ready-to-wear and dress styles. .
Come to see us and we will sell you without doubt. Yours Faithfully,
would ruin her hotel business to com
ply with the wishes of the church peo
ple.
The fight between the temperance
people and the preacher over the
Dodge case grew warmer and finally
resulted in a request for Mr. McDon
ald to resign the pastorate uovless he
would either expel Mras. Dodge from
membership or induce her to stop sell
ing liquor. Mr. McDonald resigaed.
It was understood at that time that
Mrs. Dodge ‘told him that she would
see that he lost nothing by standing
ous tor her. She advanced him money
to educate his children, and sent the
children presents frequently. In her
will she made numerous bequests of
small amounts to relatives in Maine.
Mr. McDonald was designated by
the will a. executor of the estate, and
he was instructed as such execcutor to
provide out of the funds cf the estaté
for the education of the McDenaid
childrea.
After the bequests to relatives the
will provides that all the rest and res
idue of the property of every kind and
pature owned by the testatrix at the
time of her death shall become the
property of McDonald, who is referred
to as her friend.
CAT CAME BACK 337 MILES.
Mouvntains and Deserts Traversed
by «“Tom” of Salt Lake.
Traveling a distance pf 337 miles,
climbing mountains and crossing
stretches of the desert, a cat came
back, says a Salt Lake dispatch. This
feline adventurer is red and is known
by name of Tom. He belonged to John
M. West of Salt Lake.
Three weeks ago Tom stole a flonnd
er. West put him into a bag and con
cealed him under a seat in a day coach
on the San Pedro, Los Aopgeles and
Salt L ake Railroad. The cat was dis
covered and turned loose at Caliente,
Nevada. In a few days, weak and
emaciated, he appeared} at the West
house and begged for food. He got it.
A seiect line of Queen and Sheffield
olives, olive oil and ginger preserves
at Walils’. s :
MRS. WIGGS ARRESTED.
Woman of Cabbage Patch Fame
Figures in Funny Case.
Mrs. Mary Bass, the orginal ‘“Mrs,
Wiggs of the Cabbage jPatch,” hae
been presented in poiice court in
‘Louisville, Kv., on the charge of
throwing a jar of slop on the head of
Mrs. Emily Smith of Hazlewod, asub
urbof Louisville. The ¥cene occurred
in the rear of Mrs. Bass’s domicile,
whither Mrs. Smith went after repeat
ed knocks at the front door failed to
get a response. Mrs. Bass contended
that her life had been made miserable
by the visits of people from all sec
‘tions and climes who were prompted
by po.other motive than curiosity.
‘Mrs. Smith maintained that she was
‘prompted by a spirit of charity, gain
ing the impression from the book that
“Mrs. Wiggs’’ was in need of assist
ance. The case was adjourned until
next Friday. .
EXPERTS MAKING MONEY.
Bad Coins Coming in Large Quan
tities from China.
Some experts over in China are still
unconviaced that the free and unlimit
ed coinage of silver is not a good
thing. They are said to be making
coins in imitation of quarters and half
dollars of the United States and ship
ping them in quantities to this coun
try.
} The amount of silver in a half dol
-lar is worth about 30 cents, so that
the colners are makingz a proit, ex
clusiye of freight, of 20 cents on each
coin.
The workmanship on the coins is
said to be pretty nearly perfect; so
nearly as good as that of the mints
that only an exper: can tell the bad
money from the good. Quantities of
these bogus halves and quarters have
peen received in San Francisco and
Seattle. :
FORMER PROMINENT MAN DIES IN OBSCURITY
Some twenty-five years ago the name
of Gen. Thomas T. Brady of Indiana
was one to eonjure with ia republican
national politics. A few days ago
Gen. Thomas T. Brady died, and his
funeral was held in Jersey City with
out attracting more than local atten
tion. Brady was ap Indiana brigadier
during the civil war, and had a good
record. After the war he went into
politics and became mnotworious during
Number Thirty-three.
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CRUM WAS NOT CONFIRMED
&
NEGRO APPOINTMENT HAS AT LAST
GOT ROOSEVELT IN HOT WATER,
Negro Voters in Close States Have Be
come Interested and Are Causing the
Republicans Much Uneasiness.
The Crum appointment at Charles
| ton has at last got President Roosevelt
!and the republican leaders of the sen
late into deep hot water.
News has been received at the white
house that the negro voters in the
‘doubtful northern states are exceed
,ingly angry because Dr. Crvm’s ap~
pointment has never been confirmed,
and though the president insists that
the republicans in the senate shall
confirm the appointment there is not
the least chance for such action to he
¢ taken. :
Wherefore there is much alarm in
republican ranks today. Dr. Crum has
been repeatedly nominated for this of
fice, but has each time failed to secure
i contirmation by the senate. He is
consequently compelled to serve with
out compensation. A vote on this con
firmation bas never been reached.
The negroes in the north advance
the claim that whenever a negrois ap
pointed to a good federal office in the
soutk he is prevented from deriving
any benefit from it by the failure of
't.he republicans in the senate to obtain
his confirmation:
A few determined democrats always
are successful in defeating action.
The president has urged the republi
can leaders in the senate to secure a
final vote on the Crum nomination or
bring on such a fight as will convince
the compiaining negroes that the dem
ocrats have preyented actiop through
a stubborn filibuster. :
the reconstruction era. A little more’
than two decades ago he was regarded
as available presidential timber, and
stood among the first, along with
Blaine and Dorsey, in the leadership
of his party. He was one of the lead
ing schemers to have Hayes declared
elected president over Tilden,” and
probably had as much to do with that
infamy as any man connected with
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