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The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
JURIEs IN JUSTICES COURTS.

Sec. 4157 is amended as follows ::
All appeals shall be tried before
the justice of the peace or notary
public, or both and five jurors
drawn, impanneled or sworn as fol-
lows, to-wit The justice in each
district shall once in every two years
make out list Of all persons liable
to serve as jurors in the superior
court, who may reside in their re-
spectiyo districts, and shall write
their names on separate pieces of pa
yer and deposit tbem in box
marked No 2. 1t the list is, in the
decretion Of the justice of the peace
or notary republic, as the case may
be, too small, then the justice Of the
peace, notary public and one of the
jury commissioners, and and if no
notary then the justice of the peace
and two of the jury commissions of
the county, may select from the list
OF the tax payers of the district such
a number Of the most upright and
intelligent men as they may see fit
and proper, to add to said list of the
jurors; provided, however, that the
list when so increased shall not ex-
ceed one-forth of the voting popula-
ton of the district. Said justice or
one of them, or one Of them in pub
lie on court day, in conjunction with
a constable, shall, if any is pending
or notice thereof given, draw, after
shaking the box, nine names there
from, which names, after bsing re-
corded in book, shall be deposited
in box marked No 2. After all
the names is drawn from box No. 1.
then the drawing shall commence on
box No 2, and so on alternately.
The jurors SO drawn shall be sum.
moned by the constable or other
lawful officers at least FIVE days be-
fore the court at which they are
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
Overcome by Superstition.

Overcome by Superstition.
New York Sun.
Philip Guyer, of Patterson, N. J,
lost large sum Of money by theft
recently. lie suspected an old wo-
man of the neighborhood, but, did
not have sufficient eyi lence 10 war
rant his making complaint against
her. What made it the more suspi-
cious was that the woman called
every morning to ask Mr.. Guyer if
he had got any trace of the thief.
The following story is told by Pat
erson police official: Air. Guyer as
certained that she was very supersti-
tious, and the next morning, when
she called and asked if there was any
news of the thief, he replied:
mo; but l expect to know who it
was tonight"
"How?" asked the woman.
do you see those three nails?"
said Mr.. Guyer, showing the woman
three very old and rusty nails.
"Well, they came from a coffin that
had been buried for hundred years. F."
"The Virgin save US, said the wo-
man, crossing herself.
"And do you see that paper?"
Il do"
"Well, that is prayer, which I
just got from the priest"
"And what are you going to do
with those things g
"Well," answered Mr., Guyer, slow
ly and impressively, looking the wo-
man in the face, "to-night at II
o'clock am to go into certain yard
where there is pear tree. am to
nail that prayer to the tree with
these three nails. Every time [ drive
nail I am to repeat that prayer
aloud. When I drive the last nail
and repeat the prayer for the last
time the person who stole the money
will drop dead"
The woman turned pale, and de-
parted without saying a word. That
evening. about s o'clock, there was a
rap at his front door. He went to
the door and there was no one in
sight, but on the sill he found small
package containing the money that
had been stolen.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
Tax Notice

I WILL attend at the following /. ..,p, u"
l. places for the purpose OF IOi,'S ,o,r |
Taxes of Terrell County fof 'ne ~
TWELFTH CoURT GROUND MmS|
Sept. nth; Monday, Oct ls'' anu :
Oct. Sth. r,,.a
ELEVENTH CCURT GEouNp, : and ~
Sept. 18th; Tuesday, Oct 2nu' ''
day, Oct. 9th. - n
BRowN's STATION - WednesuadI Tbs
10Th; Wednesday, Oct. 5rd' "'
day, Oct. 18th. lac "a
CmoKAsAwHAToHEE - iWvTeanesH|
goth; Friday, Oct. 9th, ana ""
Oct. 10th. -. ThmsS|
DovER-Friday, Sept. 2o.,, 2ls.i
Oct. 4th, and Friday, Oct ls'n'
GRAVEL HILL-Oct. 10TH lad
When not on my rounds eau -
found at the Ordinary's once, 4. G.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
"Fox's Book of MARTYRS. F."


Contains the history and pictures Of
hundreds of peoq pie who were stoned,
burned, beaten, pulled to pieces and
otherwise tortured on account of
their conscientious canvictions as to
belief and duty. They suffered in
credible torment aad have come
down to the present age as martyrs.
1t IS not now customary to torture
people thus, but they are made mar
tyrs by rheumatism until they suffer
almost as much as did the heroes Of
martyr ages. There was no relief
for the cid time martyrs, but there
is happy relief for those who suffer
from rheumatism Cashier Charles
L. Morrill,, Of Manchester, N. H.,
suffered terribly from frequent at
tachs of this painful disease, bat he
has been cured. He writes: Il was
y martyr to rheumatism, and, al
though [ tried many other remedies
L found nothing that relieved me
like Perry Dayis's Pain Killer"
Other rheumatic martyrs may wisely
take the hint.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

We walk in the midst Of secrets,
we are epcompassed with mysteries,
but it is an open secret that, there is
no remedy in the World SO wonder
ful as DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for
coughs and colds.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
From the SOutl
A Perfect Combination with
Salient Advantages -NNN
Concerns You.

"There is no mistake about Y
marked DR.. M. f. Flowers OF uAl1.l "
Missouri, "Benson's Capcine Porous N
ters are one of the neatest conulaai
ever produced. They have tYo Anv
advantages over all Others, when l, We
call the minor and the major fnss
are clean and pleasant to use, ns'q ss.l "a
the hands nor the linen Of Ihe WI
Second they act quickly and poN~
l have tried the Capcine Plaster ,;s., ua
self for pneumonia, and on my ps.isDIVl a II
various diseases, such as NeuraIs9T' M 4
culaf Rheumatism, LumOago' TI
troubles, ETC., and in all cases sl,,v ls,I
followed in from three to iOlgsj ;!s
hours" DIR. Flowers merely soS'. WI. h
written or oral opinion OF tho!EauuIp pr,l
profession. Benson's Capclne IN ~
Plasters are the perfect e2'erllIh GsaI n
tion. The genuine have the wolu Ss,d SS5
cut in the centre. Price 20 Genus: 7st y
& Johnson, Chemists, New lOiA
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

Among the unspeakable mysteries
that even the day of resurrection
will fail to unravel is the reason
box of boarding house matches new
er lasts more than one day.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
Important Laws.

esued the IOlIOWlng acts:
REGISTRATION OF LIQUOR DEALERS.
From and after January 1, 1884.
and annually thereafter, each person
or firm desiring to engage in the sale
of spurious or malt liquors or or
Intoxicating bitters, or in either or
all of them, i'll this Slate. shall, be-
fore he or they commence the sale
Of such spurious or malt liquors or
intoxicating bitters go before the
Ordinary Of the county in which he
OF they propose to sell said spirit
ous or malt liquors Or Intoxicating
bitters, and register his or their
names as such dealer.
PROOF OF ACCOUNTS IN JUSTICE COURTS
See. 4151 Of the Code is amended
so as to read as follows:
When suit is brought upon an
open account in a justice court, such
account may be proved by the writ
ten affidavit of the plaintiff, and when
so proved shall be receivedin evidence
as if it was proved in open court !;
nevertheless if the defendant will
file his written affidavit, denying the
justice and fairness of the whole or
any pant of such account, the court
shall not give judgement in favor Of
the plaintiff for that part of the ac-
count SO denied or controverted, un-
less supported By other proof; proyi-
ded, that in all cases when such afii-
dayit is made, there shall be person
al service. upon the defendant be-
foe judgement is given for the plain
tiff under the provisions Of this sec
ton; provided further, that in all
cases where counter affidavit is
filed by the defendant, and the plain
Tiff Is not present at the court, it
shall be tho duty Of the justice of the
peace to continue such case until the
next term of said court and provi-
ded further, that nothing in this Sec
ton contained shall apply to suits
against administrators and executors
on contracts Of their deceased tesla
tors and intestates.
ENILOYING Servants AND CHOPPERS.
See. 1900 of the Code is amended
so as to read as follows:
Ii any person, by himself OF
agent, shall be guilty Of employing
the servant, cropper or farm laborer
of another, under o written contract,
which shall be attested by one OF
more witnesses, during the term for
for which he or she or they may be
employed, knowing that such ser
want cropper Or farm laborer was Sc
employed, and that his term OF ser
vice has not expired; or if any per
son or persons shall entice, persuade
or decoy, or attempt to entico, per.
suade Or decoy any servant, cropper
or farm laborer, whether under a
written or parol contract, after he, OF
she or they shall have actually en-
tered the service of his employer
to. leave his employer, either by Of
fering higher wages, or any way
whatever, during the term Of service,
knowing that said servant, cropper
or farm laborer was SO employed,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdo
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as prescribed by
section 431O Of the code Of this
State.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

'One must be poor to know the
luxury of giving" That may be so
but we thiuk anybody can enjoy the
luxuly of giving his fellow-sufFerer a
bottle OF Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup to
cure his cough.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

called upon to serve, and if there
should be deficiency ofjurors at
the trial from cause or absence, the
constable, by direction of the court,
shall complete the jury by talismen
to nine from whom the plaintiff and
defendent shall have two strikes
each.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
What Time is it:.'

For the first time in her history
Atlanta is set back this morning.
BY the operations of the new time
standard agreed upon by tie late
time convention the official time of
Atlanta is put back this morning %
minutes. The sun rises twenty two
minutes earlier than the watches say,
and the public clocks last night
were officially turned back % min
utes, so as to conform 10 the eastern
standard of time.
WHAT IT ALL MEANS.
About one month ago, in New
York, q national time convention was
held, the object of which wa5 to pro.
vide standards of time independent
of local calculations by which trains
could be run. The United States
and Canada were divided into four
grand divisions. That portion of
the country on the 18th meridian is
called the eastern standard; that on
the Goth meridian, the central stan
dard that on the 105,h meridian,
the mountain standard, and that ON
the l20th meridian, the Pacific stan
dard.
The. eastern standard extends
northward as far as Quebec and
Bangor and reaches westward to
Detroit, Columbus, Ohio Barbers-
vile, West Virginia it comes south
as far as Bristol, Tennessee. aud
crosses the Airline railroad at Sen
eca City It reaches Augusta
and Charleston. Augusta, however,
will be run by Atlanta time being on
the boundary Of the eastern and
central standard.
The central standard extends as
far north as Detroit, and as far south
as Key West. 1t reaches to North
Platte in the west and to Browns
vile, Texas, in the south west and
includes st. Louis, Chicago, Louis
vile. Cincinnati, Atlanta, Savannah,
and all the towns within the bounda-
ny.
The mountain standard extends
from the western boundary of the
eastern and central standard to Ue,.
eaa, Montana, Ogden, Utah, and
Yuma, California. The Pacific stan
dard includes the Pacific slope.
There IS exactly one hours differ
ence in each Of the standards. For
example the initial division on this
continet is the colonial, which takes
IN New Brunswick and Canada East.
and when it is twelve o'clock in the
colonial standard it is eleven o'clock
in the eastern, ten o'elck in the cen
tral, nine o'clock in the mountain
standard and eight o'clock in the
Pacific standard.
To localize the matter, o man who
starts from Atlanta will find when he
passes Seneca City, on the Air Line
that he has gained just one hour, and
when he reaches Bristol, on the East
Tennessee, he will find that he has
gained one hour or to make the
matter personal, if Mr.. w, H.
Moore, OF the Augusta Evening
News, were to receive a note from
his Hamburg girl, he would break
the seal an hour before the note was
written. When it is eleven o'clock
in Augusta it is twelve o'clock in
Hamburg. So that when the Girl
starts the note from Hamburg at
twelve o clock Colonel Moore would
seg II "O eleVeh minus the few sec
SaTonnob '''I,? T?l-oro;sa w oa0SS ~ ."9 I"8!n8
adoots the eastern time and a man nan
starts to Norcross he viii get there
before be leaves Atlanta, so far as
the hands on his watch and the
ado,ts tho oos,orn t;a,-o a. a., M .l'!I3
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

DIR. F. r. Taver, Savannah, Ga,
says: Il used Browns Iron Bitters
for general debility and weakness
with best results
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

Thanking our customers for past favors,
we cordially invite one and all to call and
examine our goods and prices.
MELTON BROS.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

Yard wide heavy Sheeting 61-2c.
Quilt Innings from &c. to SC.
Prints Sc. to &c.
Beautiful Worsted Dress Goods 1Oc. to 12c.
Columbus checks 7c. to Sc.
Women's nice dress Shoes $1.OO
'' Polka g good 75c.
Good Whole Stock Brogans $1.OO.
Boys cashmere suits worth 800 for $4.75.
Mems '' $500 for $500.
Mems imported Blk worsted suits
worth $1,000 for $3.50.
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29
GROCERIES :!

sugar Coffee Rice r ominy Salt and other goods
hand New Process Flour Fouat S6 00
OF
have large stock of goods and they be ~ ~ ~ We
The Dawson journal., 1883-11-29

and well
Ladies French Kid Button We
incest line OF Ladies Walking and
and they t some price
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-22
Ethics Of a Crowd.

There is no room for extremists in a
crowd. The dude will be ground be-
tween the upper and neither milestone.
In fact, those about him are likely to
take a secret pleasure in adding to his
discontinue. The crowd has a keen
eye for sham, which fares particularly
i'll when it takes the shape of personal
pretension. There must be a feeling
that you care one of u.s. to secure good
favor. People do not cOngregate in vast
numbers to admire others, but to have
good time themselves. They are gen
orally willing to do the fair thing, but
want no putting on airs" Itrequires
room to do that with any degree of
comfort to the operator. He must be
out of ear-shOt of the remarks which
convey to him the sense of the failure
he is making. 1t is a singular fact that
no amount of experience, inherited or
personal, is sufficient to dissuade many
people of the idea that they can create
false impressions as to their own i'm
portance on the beholder. For every
word of admiration a fiashily dressed or
visibly consequential person ELECTS, he
gets thousand contemptuous recogni-
tions as an asa fact he remains peren-
nially imperviOus to. The striYings and
projects of the swell constantly mis-
carry, and he knows it not-except
when he jostled in a crowd. He goes
through the world in state of perpet-
ual ignorance as to his transparency.
The crowd is a great leveler, and the
member of it who does not do his own
leveling. has it done for him In a man
ner which is not all pleasant. Large
and happy aggregations of people, like
civilization itself, are based upon the
spirit of mutual concession. The savage
who does not know how to yield in little
things wants all outdoors to live and
have his being In. And what is the
arrogant, bumptious person, however
civilized his exterior may be, who has
no consideration for others, but a relic
of barbarism? The kindly feeling which
prompts the doing of a small favor, at
some slight inconvenience to self, it is
which makes the happy crowd possible.
The fabrication of good viii. sympathy
and small helpfulness is the grand secret
which makes the social machinery move
well. Each man must allow a little
margin to others, or there can be no
general elasticity to prevent things from
/ being broken upon each other. He
must round of the sharp corners, or
there viii be constant punctures and
raspings.-!St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-22
SAD CALAMITY.

Party of Seven Men, Including 0. NJ.
Chase, Superintendent of the Michigan
State Fisheries, Drowned While Attempt
ing to Cross the Bay at PetOskey-SeriOus
Damage to Property by storm.
PETOsKEY, MICH, Nov. Il.
Yesterday about noon the wind changed
round to the west, and by the middle of the
afternoon violent gale was blowing
tremendous sea into the bay. In the fore
noon o. M. Chase, Superintendent of the
State Fisheries, accompanied by @. H.
Brownell, his assistant, and George NJ.
Armstrong, foreman of the Petoskey hatch
cry, went over to Harbor Springs to give
some final directions about the shipment of
spawn. They chartered a Mackinaw fish
boat manned by Moses Detwilers, his sons
George and Charles, and nephew George,
all experienced and brave seamen. At $3.50
p. m. the party left the harbor on the other
side, in spite of earnest remonstrance
against the attempt When about half
way across the boat was seen to capsiZe.
Although it seemed impossible for boat
to live in such sea, volunteer crew
made a desperate attempt to reach two
of the party, who could be plainly seen
from the shore clinging to the boat, but
they were unable to reach them on account
OF a DllnQ1nS SnOW-SGOfIn ana n0aVy sea,
and were hardly able to get back. About
nine O'Clock the Detwiler boat, with one of
it's sides crushed in, was driven on the
beach at Bay View, but not one of the
bodies has come to land. The probabilities
are that none of the bodies will be recover
ed Immediately, as they sank deep in the
water with a heavy under-current making
out into the lake. At one O'Clock this
morning the new City Dock, Bell's Dock,
Roses Dock, and the Bay View Dock were
swept out. Pound and gill-nets in the bay
were destroyed. The loss individually and
of public property is very large. Mr..
Chase was very popular with our people,
and his loss to the State can not easily be
made good. Brownell and Armstrong were
strangers, having recently came to the city,
and leave, the former, a wife and two chill
dren, the latter a wife and one child. The
Detwilers were sober, industrious men, and
respected. Moses Detwiler, the father,
leaves an aged wife, and George, the Oldest
boy, wife and two children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-22
THE FIRE FIEND.
A Million Dollar Blaze at Shenandoah,
Pa.ASeven Squares Swept AWay-Tv0
Hundred and Fifty Families Rendered
HOmeIess-An Appeal for Aid.

Million Dollar Blaze at Shenandoah,
Pe.ASeven Squares Swept AWay-Tw0
Hundred and Fifty Families Rendered
HOmeIess-An Appeal for Aid.
SHENANDOAH, PA Nov. u.
A terrible fire occurred here to-day. II
originated this noon in the United States
Hotel, large three-story frame building.
The wind was blowing regular hurricane
from the west at the time, and the flames
spread rapidly. By two O'CLOCK seven
squares right in the heart of the town were
swept away as if by magic. Among the
buildings destroyed were the United States
Hotel, Odd Fellows Hall, Bell's Hall, Rose
Opera-house, the Academy of Music and
Francis large brick building. Over $50
families are homeless, and unless help is
sent mnch suffering will prevail. The loss
will be fully $1,OOO,OOO. The amount of tbs
insurance can not be computed at present.
Among the heavy losers are: P. J. Fergu.
son, George F. Litzel, Charles Higgins,
Mining Herald Company Qimited), P. J.
Rose q Bro, VIM. K. Reick, VIM. Saws,
Robbins & Co., Henry Weidenhold, John
Gather, G. w. Dengler, j. H. Mears, Mrs.
Grant, Thos. Eagen, j. P. Williams & Bro,
Franey & Son, Delaney & Son, Mrs. NJ E.
Doyle, j. A. Reilly, John F. Higgins, G..
Hirschter, Isaac Ball, Charles Rice, Thorn
as Beelis, DR.. E. @. Lokes, DR.. j. G. Biddle.
Lew heIoWlsZ, r w. Delaney and others.
Three newspaper offices were destroyed,
the Herald, Mining Herald and SATURDAY
EUeRin0 Net0s. They lost everything. The
fire departments from Mahanay City, Cir
ard Village, Ashley and PottsviIle were
telegraphed for. They responded prompt
ly, and did efficient service. George
Heston, young man on his way to the fire
from one Of the collieries, in attempting to
jump on an engine, had both Of his legs cut
off, and will probably die. A special meet
ing of the Borough Council and citizens
was held tonight to take measures to pro-
tect property and appoint relief commit
tees. A large force of police was sworn in,
and the following appeal was issued:
To the Public: A terrible fire has swept
the town. Two hundred and fifty families
are homeless tonight. Most of them have
lost all, and are without provisions or a
change of clothing. The weather is bitter
cold, and strong northwest gale is still
blowing. Everything possible for their inn
mediate relief is being done, but we must
have help. Who will aid US, and give at
once? The Council met tonight and ap-
pointed a relief committee. They named
James Gathers, Treasurer, who will receive
all contributions of supplies, clothing or
money generous public may be charitable
enough to send.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-22
Postal Rates Ninety Years Ago.

Now that the two-cent postage law
has gone into effect, the following pro-
visions of the first law of Congress on
the subject will be read with interest:
February 20, 1892, was the date of the
first act fixing rates of postage on do
nestle letters, and established the fol-
lowing rates, to take effect June 1,
1892:
Act February 20, 1892, Section 9, by
land: For every single sixty miles, eight
cents,
For every single letter over thirty
miles and not exceeding sixty miles,
eight cents.
For every single letter over sixty miles
and not exceeding 100 miles, 10 cents.
For every single letter over 100 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, 123 cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles
and not exceeding 200 miles, 10 cents.
For every single letter over 200 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, II cents.
For every single letter over 250 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, 20 cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, % cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles.
% cents.
For every double letter, double the
said rates.
For every triple letter, triple the said
rates.
For every packet weighing one ounce
avoirdupois. to pay at the rate Of four
single letters for each ounce, and in that
proportion for any greater weight
EtnlirG AdUeTtiSer.