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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
ON THE RAMPAGE.

Augusta Chronicle. IN
Colonel Jack Brown, of Georgia and Wash
ington, has been considered one of the most
prominent Republicans at the Federal Cap
tal. Jack is not bad man, as times go.
Indeed, he. is regarded even by Georgia
Democrats, as rather an eccentric iudivid-
ual than harmful one. He was a good
confederates soldier and turned Republi =
can for some such reasons perhaps that
Gen. Longstreet did. Not being in the
West Point Ring" Colonel Jack has had a
hard road to travel, in an official point of
view. He is semi, occasionally in hot
water-that is, in personal difficulties and
his name is kept before the country in that
kind of fashion from time to time. He
has got 'em again" The Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun says that,
a day or two ago, Colonel Jack had occa
sion, in looking after the interest of a Glie1it
to call upon the Postmaster General. He
was Mortified upon being told By Mr. Ores
hum that he regarded Southern Republi-
cans as''d-d scoundres." Whereupon Col
oael Brown sent Mr.. Gresham the folio
ing Letters:
Sir: Since your remark of yesterday that
Southern Republicans were the d-dest set
of scoundrels who had come in my your
way since your advent into your present
position, self-respect will prevent my call
ing in person. You are certainly type of
the human species from whence the soubri-
quet OF 'Hoosier' has been given to Indi-
anans, for in all my travels on this cont
nent and that of Earope have seen no
man who could boast of fewer accomplish
ments in cIvility and politeness than your
self. Grant made great mistake in hav-
ing you appointed Postmaster General, for
all men of sense with whom you have come
i'll eontsct agree that you are Sans common
sense, sanslaw and sans decency. What a
| pity for this nation that Arthur Gas was his
intention did not appoint Gongstreet or
Nc Laws, of Georgia, either one of whom
has integrity aud force of character that
you nor none Of your Indiana confreres can
boast Of An innate respect for lunatics,
idiots and dudes prevented me from slap
ping your jaws yesterday when you ex-
pressed the Hoosier and contemplate idea
that all Southern Republicans were scoun-
d els Had Grant or any Other man for
whom I entertain respect manifested the
same spirit | shonld have downed him on
the spot"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
Hep Your Town.

FA So Ell
II is well established principle that the
people make the place. A thousand towns
are kept in check by the greed and lack of
public spirit, where one is kept down by
the location. Push and energy overcome
all obstacles; greed and lethargy will kill
the most promising locality town will
be just what its citizens make it. If its
land owners hold their lots so high that
new corners are kept out, this will retard
its growth. If the citizens prefer to pat
ronize tie merchants, mechanics, etc. of
other places to those at home, they drive
them from town. What is wanted is for
the people to be united as far as public,
good is concerned. Patronize each other
give warm greeting to every worthy new
settler, and aid home enterprise. If this
policy is pursued town will become pros
porous and thrifty. If on the contrary the
the people refuse aid without big slice of
the profits, look upon every new arrival as
a pigeon to be plucked, and patronize
their neighbors only when they cant do as
well or better somewhere else. then a
place will grow slowly if at all. Its natural
advantages will go to waste, and count as
nothing in the question of prosperity
Marietta Journal
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
q lie Resumed.

One of the biggest liars in the state of
Michigan in 1859 was an old citizen of the
county of Wayne, who used to hang out
around the Dearborn Hotel and groceries.
In the winter Of that year and 1860 he was
brought low with sickness, and he made a
solemn vow that if he got well he would
quit lying. He recovered, and as soon as
able to be about he frankly stated his posi-
ton.
Some of the boys could hardly believe in
the strange occurrence, and so one night
when he had the head Of a sugar-barrel in
his favorite grocery, some one asked:
"Uncle Billy, didn't you once assert that
you had moved six acres of grass in
dly?"
'Y--e-s, I said so but l gues8..I didn't
measure ry close. / guess the lot didn't
hold over-'hree acres"
"And haven't you repeatedly said that
you Were in the Mexican war?'
IL presume so, but you see had an
uncle in it, and l suppose kind o got it
mixed"
"And haven't you Dragged of cutting five
cords of wood per day."
'Did say five cords? l probably mis-
spoke myself. l reckon it was about
three. .
"And haven't you claimed that you once
lifted !, 900 pounds of old iron?
Lets see Did I say 1000? There
might have been few pounds less, but
you see l had a pow erfuh brace for my
knees"
The old man felt that he was losing pres
tigc by scaling down lies Which he had
made plenty of men believe, and he was
becoming very uneasy, but there was one
more question The interrogation looked
Uncle Billy square in the eye and asked
''Now, sir, do admit that you.lied when
you told story over eight weeks ago about
yoar killing two robbers in Texas?"
''No, sir no, sirl" holly exclaimed the
old man, as he slid off the barrel. 1--WE
been sick and I've had a narrow squeak of
it, and I've made vow not to do any more
lying; but if you chaps think I'm going to
hang out here and play second eddie to
liars who have never been out of the coun-
ty, you are badly sold! Vows be hanged.
Gentlemen, resume business"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
The Difference

&c. A. N )" the Atlanta correspondent of
the Telegraph and Messenger, writes that
paper the following:
About ten years ago two young men.
in good circumstances, were doing business
in a town near Atlanta, each for himself.
Soon they were overtaken by the necessi-
ties of misfortune, and forced to suspend.
Both failed for abont the same amount
As it happened their principal creditor
was one of the largest firms in Atlanta. =
One of the young men came here and eff
fected settlement with his creditors,
paying them % cents in the dollar, saving
enough to buy comfortable home in At
lauta, furnish it and healthy bank account
besides. The other young man, under the
pressure, perhaps, of the early training of
honest but unworldly parents, came to
Atlanta and paid his creditors every dollar,
paying up everything to the discharge of his
debts. Both young men settled in Atlanta,
and short while ago the last named, who
surrendered everything to his creditors,
applied to this big firm, whom l mentioned
before, for employment They tnr1ed him
off, but the other young mantle 95-cents
in-the dollar young man-was in their SER
vice at salary of $4,000 ayear.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
Pea Vines.

A gentleman of mcuh experience recent
ly assured us that we conld not say too
much in favor Of pea vines as fertilizer.
The growing of peas, clover, etc, says the
Georgia Agricultural Commissioner, is I'M
questionably cheaper and more certain
method of improving land than any plan
that involves the purchase of commercial
fertilizers, or transportation to the field Of
composts and fertilizing material of any
kind. But to make use of them they must
be planted in season. July and August are
the last two months of the-planting season.
Win you plant peas now, or buy glano
next spring Savannah News
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
Mosquitoes i'm Mississipp;.

'Now, sir, answer me truthfnlly. Do
you believe that six of your biggist
mosquitoes could kill a mule if he
was tied up out here?"
He looked at me in amazement for
minute, and then went to the door
and bechoned in the man sitting on a
box and watching the horses. When
the man came in the native said
William, you remember that air
roam mule o yours?7
Il reckon"
I'm perfect health, wasn't he -
''IIe was"
"Could run like deer and kick
ike a sawlog?''
He could"
"And he was all alone in q ten
acre lot, William?"
HE was"
And two Of them mud-swamp
'skeeters got arter him, and devoured
both hams and sucked every drop of
blood in his body. William, speak
up"
Stranger, if they didn't, then |
hope to be chawed to rags" said
William, and he said it exactly like a
imam who wouldn't have allowed there
were two 'skeeters if he hadn't been
earnestly convinced of the fact. He
walked out doors, and deep silence
fell upon us two, broken only after a
long interval by the native saying:
I've alus kinder suspected that
them two 'skeeters had assistance
from a horse-hy, but l can't prove it.
kinder think the horse-hy held him
down while the murder was commit
ted. :"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
A Model Dnei.

As dueling seems to be attempting
to raise its head again a little even
at the North, it is in order to recall
Preston Kings duel when young
member of the Legislature of this
State. He was man of great sense
as well as humor, was for many years
member of Congress from st. Law
renee county, and afterward Senator
from New York. His nelaucholy
fate by suicide from insanity while
holding the position of Naval Officer
of this port (by jumping into the
river, with loaded pockets, from
Hoboken ferryboat, is still sadly
remembered by many friends and
admirers.
His pungent wit in speech in
the Legislature once irritated fell
low member, who gave the measure
of his own intellect by addressing
him formal challenge, from which
resulted a correspondence between
the two, running through several
days King began by foregoing his
right to hold himself not responsible
for words spoken in debate, but pre-
sumed that his adversary would
concede to him the rights allowed by
the code of honor TO the challenged
party. Each once of these conditions
time, place and weapops-be became
the subject of an interchange of
seperate notes. He claimed that. as
he had accepted the charge of the
interests of his constituency for that
session of the Legislature, and had
various bills in charge pending which
required bis attention, he could not
consistently, with duty and honor,
fight before the close of the session
This point being conceded, he next
claimed as reasonable, since. the
combat was forced on him, that he
was bound to impose on his friends
the trouble and expense of carrying
his body home for interment, in the
event of a fatal issue, and he there
fore claimed that the encounter
should take place near his own home
in st. Lawrence county, and he
named the banks of a stream called.
if l remember right, the Black river.
His antagonist accepted, and was the
more earnest in pushing the affair as
1lr. King seemed to be somewhat
less so. There remained only the
question of weapons. Mr.. King then,
under his rights as the challenged
party, required that they should
stand, the one on the one side of the
stream and the other on the other,
and that the weapons should be broad
swords. But he added that, if his
opponent might not be familiar with
the broadswOrd exercise, if he should
prefer pistols he was willing to ac-
commodate him, though he had
never in his lite fired any other than
fourth of July pistol. He named
a certain conical hill on the Black
river, and proposed that they should
stand back to back on the top of it
and walk off in opposite directions
until they got to the bottom. and then
turn and fire. The history of this
model duel stops here. The sensa-
tions of the young fre-eater fromthe
metropolis, L believe, when he next
day watched the circulation of this
correspondence around 128 seats of
the Assembly call for no historical
record. No challenging would-be
duelist ever received a more severe
punishment for his folly.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
A Romance of War.

The Martinsburg correspondent of the
Wheeling Intelligence relates the following
story; Almost every family and individual
here has some bit of romance in connection
with the late war To-day at a musicale
to which was kindly invited, met lady
whose talents us a musician and whoes re-
marllable beauty had attracted my atten-
ton. She possessed that rare type Of pref
tiness that is wholly southern. Great deep
blue eyes, the face perfect in feature; hair
rich in its abundance and wonderful in its
tints. This is her story; Twenty years
ago, when the tide Of battle in long bloody
waves swept over the terrible field of Man
asas baby girl was left an orphan on the
battle ground. During the changes IF the
fatal day the home Of the blue-pYed girl
was at one time directly between the fire of
both armies As the first shots whistle d
above the house the parents started to flee
for place Of refuge. A dozen yards from
the house both were shot down, AMI the
baby, an orphan, without sister or brother
was alone in the world The battle ragged
on. Dead and dying were everywhere;
but the baby was unframed. The day
Wore away, and just as the suns last rays.
half hi,ldeh in the curling smoke, sadly
kissed the earth good night. General Ju6a
Early, riding by, heard the baby. He
dismotmtcd, and, taking The little waif ups
cared for it until lie cauid place it under
the care of his sisters. They watched i.
though its infantile years, giving it an edu.
cation and world of love, and now that
baby, grown 10 womanhocd, lovely and
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
q MomAN,s REMEDY.

1t certain ages and periods of wonan's life "a ere
comes certain troubles, aches pains and suffering.
These complaints and irregularities jeopardize the
girls life az sixteen and follow up and haunt the
married woman until after the " turn Of life"
Some have headaches, swimming of the head,
mental and nervous pTostration, blanched Cheeks
AloOdless lips lifeless eyes, clouded brain; while
ohere suer with painful irregularities uterine dis
placements and ulcers, hysteTical spasms physical
prastraion, chronic leucorrhGa chloEosis suppress
sioas, loss Of appetite ovarian Diseases kidney aec
tons, etc., which in numerous cases end in epieptic
fits, commissions, insanity and DEATH These ore
generally the result of inattentlon. All females
Know the class of complaints nllude to. Now,
lates ali these troubles be averted and cured.
We have proof from thousands.
Dr.. Dromgocle's English Female Bitters will cure
Fou sound and welI-wili make you healthy aud
heppy-will make you feel ike a new woman and
TO mistake. Sold by all Druge.sts az Si.OO Send
your address for copy Of pr. Dromgooles Family
Medical Adviser free 10 the Q53tcted.
J. 7. DRoMGooLE & Co.,
kEopEistors, Louisville, Ky.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

Yes brethren, said preacher from his
pulpit, you are the passengers on a. train
speeding It's straight and narrow way to
glory, and am the conductor Of that train,
thank the lord you run her first class, I
shonld say, remarked stranger, looking
over the congregation, "from the number
of sleepers, you're hanliug,
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

Doubt has been the great discov-
erer To question an old lie is usu-
ally the first step taward new truth.
1t is an act of heroism to dispute a
moss-grown error out of existence.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

\ poet sends us poem beginning:
81 gaze at the moon in the sky
That's right, young man, that's
Where to gaze at it. Dat try ia
ega2o ut. It rndar the bed or in the
eoai cellar Suck 20 The sky
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
How the Mornnoms Live.

A Chicago letter to the PHILADELPHIA
Times says:
The authorities at Washington DO not
seem to realize the gravity of the situation
or the strength of the Mormon church.
Why they can raise a larger army of fly hit
Ing men than the whole United States
army, and they have no more regard for the
claims of this government upon them as
citizens than they do for that Of the Sand
witch Islands In their professions they
invariably carry the stars and stripes trail
ing in the dust behind them and l know
although it would be impossible to prove It
IN court. that when man becomes Nor
mon he is compelled to swear allegiance TO
the church as against the United States
government"
"What is the condition of their morals
aside from their polygamy?
1T is horrible They have no more idea
Of womanS virtue than we have of the
garb of an angel. In some of the smaller
settlements their beastiality is absolutely
sickening. Children of the same family
are permitted to live in common from
childhood to manhood or womaohood, and
and children are born into the world Of
such association. Incest is thetinost com
mon of practices and the whole economy
is one Of the lowest forms of licentious-
/ ness and Immortality"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

Profanity never did any man the
lelst good. No man is richer, hap
pier, or wiser for it It commends
no one 70 society,"; is disgusting to
people and abomuiable to the
good
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

accomplished, the pet Of wide circle of
friends, who call her.
'<Waif,n is the sole support of the two
women. sisters OF tho General. She talked
to me modesily, yet &ecefplly. Of her
early years, and. her beautiful eyes filed
with tears as she spoke of her two old
friends, III should write her name it
would not be "A strange one here, for all the
city knows Miss Ida Henry.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

Sisefngey-"I say, Mister Big Read, you seem
to be a little off, What ais you 2"
Bic EgeOd-' Well, yes; Won zee ! ives ou7
with The boys last night, and got kinder mixed'S
sfrGHgsF-"t appears 80 from the locks o.
your hegd.h
MIR FEe0ss-stTt don't feel like nv hond:
'usaI5 be kinder 'swelled up and a. If It had
n Iti1n to bust, and the pain Is Terrible"
AFfFdngey-" II you viii get botloo Bailey's
Sail Aperient, one OF two doses viii put head
on 70 ~ that your friends would recogaize.n
Eto ReGa-'s III 90 any thing to get rid Of all
this pai. and sufieTingo
This M lrvelous remedy cures those terrible head
eeAes Gle lnscs the stomach, unloads the bowels,
unlocks tb. lv En- relieves constipation once and
gives the b. 10 chance to 90. It has become tho
popular and stan Hard remedy for constipation, bile
iousness sick hes 5ache, heartburn, acid stomach,
and ell disease requiring real nice and pleasant
puTgatiVs ply &c.
hours and is jusa go delightful and refreshing
drink, that everybo fy i Ses it.
II uncouds and coz Is tire brain, quet9 the nerves,
and is a sine Qua non the headache Of ladies.
1t mitigates the pan "a of rheumatism and govt,
relieves kidney and VI mary troubles and pain in
the back. For dyspeptiI it vets like charm, and
has equal ia curing o cowtipatea habit 1t 10
merchants, clerks, mechal les, lSctory hands, stu
dents, teachers and oil peFs 7ns who lead closely
confined life and are subject to he9dache dizziness
and torpid bowels. Ii you are troubled WITH
coated tongue foul breath, oss Of appetite or gem
efal sluggshness, Bailey Saline Aperient VILE
you. 1t performs better work Il IN pulls, 10 mere
pleasant and palatable and is nucL cheaper II iaCt
it IS regular family medicine chest within atself
II sparkleB and foagns jass like . glass ~ soda
water, and is just as pleasant. so ce Is add sold
every"Uhere. j. Z. DR0NGooLE 4 q
Proprietors, LouL nile, ~.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
15MilliOn ASSest!
INSURE WITH
J~G.P PARKS,


----.O:--
T REPRESENT numbered the best and
Il strongest Fire Insurance Companies in
the United States, whose aggregate cash
assets and capital exceed SO, 600, 900. l
do general Fire Insurance business, insur-
ing every species of property at reasonable
rates. livery company, for which have
the agency, has fully complied with the
laws Of Georgia, respecting the deposits
with the State Treasurer Dwellings and
Farm Property made speciality at low
rates. Cali on or address.
iaH6, ". j. g. PARKS Dawson. Ga
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
JobPrinting,

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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09
EE:yyIlGAN

Mustang Liniment IS without an equal.
1t peneG-atCs 1zeGFa and muscle 10
the very boEo-mG!Eing the continue
ance Of PAIN ana Inflammation impos>
sible. its effect upon Human Flesh and
the Grute Creation arc equally wonder.
lul. The Mexican
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-08-09

kEOpgiat0rs, Louisville. Ky.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-15
The Children'S Concert.

The children's concert at the Methodist
Church was unanimously pronounced by
all present last night to be a perfect sue
cess. The Rotations were rendered in a
very creditable manner, the INT deserving
especial mention, however, being that
given by the smallest scholar on the list
little Nellie Reid. Her artless rendering
of the wish of a child to climb up to
heaven and peep in q little crack to see
God, deservedly won the hearty applause
Of all present. The 'Fire Brigade Cho-
rus" s'Brothers Will You Go With Me-"
Marching Along" and several others
were we'll and heartily sung. The duet
by Misses Mccartney and Hartley, and
the songs by Misses Alma Mannheim, Mamie
Shoemaker, Lucy and Annie Lewis called
forth the applause of the audience. Miss
Lille Jones deserves credit for the sweet
way in which she rendered "Belle Ma
homes Reply" A little more energy and
determination thrown into her singing.
combined with the careful training Of
Mrs. E. B. Miller, her teacher, will de-
velop q very fair meZzo soprano voice. The
two original dialogues, playing SCHOOL,
and Temperance" were greeted all
throughout with the heartiest laughter.
The latter especially tickled Jack Perry
or rather would havedone-had he been
there. In both dialogues those taking
part showed careful training, and the boys
especially did well. The efforts Of the
scholars to play school, ETC., fairly de-
lighted everybody. At the request Of
many, Rev. George W. James informs us
that he intends to ask his scholars if they
will repeat the whole concert neyt Tuesday
evening. If so, there will only be q col
lection taken up instead of a charge for
admittance.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-15
Valentine Episode.

The postofioe and the Postofice sta
tionery store presented a very lively and
interesting scene yesterday, st. valen-
tines Day. The artlessness of some Of
the boys and girls who received love mis-
sives through the post was refreshing,
while the behavior Of som Q ladies who
bought valentines and discussed their des-
t~instion was better than a circus, and
would have furnished Mast with a very
rich theme for a oonical sketch. Two
urohins, neither of them more
than 0 years old. went in and bought
a captivating love valentine together.
They had agreed upon the sweetheart
to whom it was to be sent, but they dit.
fered very widely as to who should send
il, In the sending Of the missive seemed
to lie the kernel Of the whole project-,the
proprietorship Of the little lady who had
captured the affections of both the lovers.
How they ever settled the knotty problem,
ouid nunc knows not. The last seer OF
them they were going out OF Davidsons
stationery store very much excited n IN
high controversy. elbowing each other In
the ribs to emphasize their claims IN she
course Of the amorous argument.