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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21
THE SARDIS MEETING.

IL WIS our plGdSu I0 Oh last Gun
day to attend church at Sardis, in
this county. There were, at least,
five hundred people upon the
grounds, many more than could
find room in the house. At 10
o'clock, the ordinance of baptism
was administered to fourteen can
didates, which was done in a most
solemn and impressive manner.
After this exercise was over the
audience repaired to the house
where prayer meeting was held,
conducted by Mr.. Henry G. La
mar. The speaker, Mr.. Lamar,
dwelt at considerable length upon
the birth and humiliation of
Christ, which was was well re-
cieved by his audience. Mr.. La
mar is a fine speaker and calcu-
lated to do much good as a mem
Der of Sardis church. The SER
mon by Rev. Jeptha Corley, the
pastor, was very appropriate and
well delivered. He is an earnest,
Jealous preacher, and is very
much beloved by his members.
The meeting closed on last Sun
day, after having been protracted
ten days, with twenty accessions,
among the number Squire J. w.
Sears. It was one of the best
meetings ever held at Sardis
church, and the good people of
that section will long remember
it.
We had the pleasure of dining
on last Sunday with Capt. W. B.
Oxford, who is one Of the biggest
hearted men in Terrell county.
The people Of Sardis are devot-
ed to their pastor.
Sardis has a membership of
nearly 200.
We heard very level-headed
brother say on last Sunday that
Sardis was the best church in the
association.
The congregational singing at
Sardis on last Sunday, led by Mr..
W. II. Spier, was as good as we
ever heard.
We learned on Sunday last,
while at Sardis, that Mr.. Walter
Jolly had preached ON the day be-
fore, during the absence of the
pastor. We heard Walter COM
plimented very highly by his old
er brethren for the efficient and
successful manner in which he
conducted the services. Walter
is a bright, intelligent young
man, and should the church de-
eide to call him into the ministry
he will make a useful minister of
the gospel.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

It is hardly necessary to state
to those who know Sheriff Thorn
ton that he used all the diligence
possible to apprehend Potter, and
that he escaped was no fault of
his.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

The feeble grow
strong when HOG
enters Stomach
Bittefs is used to
promote assimiIa-
ti6ll Of the food
ard ,nrich the
blood. tndiges-
ION, the chief OBJ
: tacle TO on ac-
rlisition OF stren-
9Th by the weak,
Sn aiIment
which infallibly
uecumhs to the
, action Of this peer
q ess corrective.
Loss Of hesh and
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

Leave your orders for good
meals at the Eureka.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

appetite, failure to sleep. and growing evil
dence Of premature decay, are speedily
counteracted by the great piyigorants
which braces up the physical energies and
fortiies the constitution agaiss disease,
For sale by all Drlggis;s and Dealers
generally.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

ANNOUNCEMENTS ,
WE are authorized and requested to
announce B. f. AYCOCK as a candidate
for the Office of Sheriff of Terrell county.
WE are authorized and requested to
announce the name of J. w. SEARS as
candidate for the Office of Sheriff CT Ter
rel county.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

sey BUSINESS NOTICES. a
All OBITUARY NOTICES and RESOLUTIONS
Rrspror will be charged for, the same
81 ., sdTertising matter. Death notices and
'.sorriaUs announcements are FREE where
they do not exceed ten lines.
Parties wishing to make changes in their
.avortisements or to insert new ones,
raust hand in the copy carly on Wednesday
morning.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-21

MoNrGoMERY, Ala, Aug. 10th, "a.
To City Marshal, Oxford, Ala
Hold prisoner. Viii be there tonight.
Meet me at the train. w. n. THORNTON.
When Thornton reached Oxford
he found the city marshal had al
lowed his prisoner to escape
whereupon he Immediately sen
the following telegram to Sohci
tor General Guerry:-
OXFORD, ALA, Aug. 18th, "a.
J. II. Query, Dawson, Cal
REACHED here at O'clock this morning
Potter had n1ade his escape.
w n THORNTON.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-12-10
TRANSPORTATION.

FAST MAIL
l.eaN es Jacksonville daily3 p NJ. for Palatka
Astor, DeLand, Blue Springs sanford ana
enterprise. Returning, leaves Sanford at
L. NJ. arriving at Jacksonville early next
morning, making close connections with
Trains Ior all points North, East and West
THROUGH FAST FREIGHT,
leaves Jacksonville daily, Sunday excepted.
AT T. NJ, 1or Sanford, Enterprise and all in.
termed1ate landings Returning leaves San.
toTu at y A. NJ, arriving at Jacksonville early.
following morning.
JACKSONVILLE AND CRESCENT CITY DIVISION
Leaves-Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Jacksonville at $3.50 A. NJ, for Palatka
crescent City and intermediate landings
Returning leave Crescent City Monday
Wednesday and Friday at at 1880, Palatka at
DAD a. M, arriving at Jacksonville $3.50 D. M
PALATKA AND SANFORD DAYLIGHT DIVISION
Leaves Palatka daily Sundays excepted. at 10
A. NJ, ior sanford and Enterprise and inter.
mediate landings. Returning, leaves Sanford
AT $50 A. NJ, arriving at Paiatka at Pm
SEA ISLAND ROUTE DIVISION
Leave Fernandina for Savannah on arrival Of
lraln every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Fri
day and Saturday evenings
Close connection made at PalatSa with the
Florida Southern Railroad; Mt Astor with St.
johns and Lake EustiS Railroad; mt Sanford
with South Florida Railroad, and with steam
ers for Indian River.
For further information apply to Ticket
Office, southeast corner Bay and Laura, or at
The COmpany's offices, foot of Laura street.
ger whalves foot of Laura street.
w. b. WATSON, Manager.
C.B. FENWICK. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
When Wisconsin was being

When Wisconsin was being set, Il
Il family by the name of Bar,.l
moved from Ashtabula, o to Ivr]
don, Sheboygan county, is mi.,
from Sheboygan. When leayir,
their old home they left a smal. do,
with the people who purchased ia
homestead. About one year af.,
ward, late one night, Mr.. Barrie,
heard a dog whining and scratchnr
outside. and, on getting up and ou.r
ing his door. what was his astoni,,.
ment to see the little dog he had n
in Ohio jump upon him with 70,
and lick his hands. 1t was ssy-.
days wonder among the farmers A
the time.-The people who ha.
bought Mr.. BARRIERS place also too.
the Wisconsin fever, and sold og
and moved to a different part Of TIA
Sheboygan) county unbekuoWn &
to the BARRIERS. By writing an,
comparing dates it was found ths
Mr.. Barber had walked to Sheboy
gan on the day these people landed
but he had left for home only a.
hour or SO before. The people ha.
taken the dog with them, and wher
he got ashore and smeiled his Of.
masters tracks he followed then
around town and then Is mile, II
the country, to be rewarded for hi
sagacity by finding his old friend,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
Ahead OF Beecber.

Mr.. Talmase last Sunday admit
ted nearly fifty persons into his
church. The Brooklyn tabernacle
now has a larger church member
ship than any other church in the
United States, distinction which
has heretofore been held for many
years by Plymouth church. Tai
mage is now, the New York World
says, ahead Of Beecher by several
hundred. Mr.. Talmage took for his
text from Soiomons song, Vi, 10;
" Fair as the moon, clear as the sun,
terrible as an army with banners.
Such" he said, was the church.
This text" Mr.. Talmage said,
sounds a note of triumph. With
those who are admitted to-day our
membership numbers 3,045, while
fourteen years ago, when first came
here, we could scarcely gather to-
gether fourteen members. What has
God wrought Ny heart overhows
with gratitude to God and TO all
Christian workers. What is my JOY
is yours. The church has widened,
Our audience fourteen years ago
could have been accommodated on
this platform, while now this vast
ampitheatre is insufficient to hold
the crowds who throng the doors
The income Of the church ther was
$1,000. Now it Is $4,000 What
mas God wrought? All of Us put
together could not have saved one
soul, much less 5000. All the
praise, all the glory to God. We
are now three regiments of an army
vet to capture the earth for God
Some declare that the church has
not kept up with the earth. while the
fact is the earth has not kept W
with the church. As many people
united with the church during the
past ten years as in the first fifty OF
the century. The most popular
name in the world to-day is that oi
Jesus Christ" After the sermon
Mr.. Talmage clothed himself in a
waterproof suit and baptized several
members by immersion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
DROWNED IN BEER
Concerning the Popular Beverage
Two Men Express Their Views

THE fact is, sir, and YOU nav
stick a pin there, that the people Of
this country are likely to be drown
ed in a flood of lager beer, shouted
al enthusiastic teetotaler the other
day, into the ear of your cOrnered
correspondent. THAT German drias
has struck Us hard it IS the second
deluge.'
Yes, and the worst Of this beei
drinking business is that it it geii
up kidney troubles, as heavy winc
raises the waves" added a city ply
sician who had knowledge OF thN
times and a tendency to metaphor
/" The midnight schooner leaves be
hind it a wake of furred tongues
headaches, torpid livers, nausea, an'
all that, and lays the foundation o
Bright's Disease"
This melancholy fact accounts il
part for the increasing sales OF Ben
SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLA>
TIERS, which at once mitigates the'
symptoms. Price % cents. As
your physician about it.
SEABURY & JOHNSON, Chemist.
feb6. New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
Trimming Sheep : Feet.

This is the right time to trim
sleeps feet. Few sheep owners think
Of this. / learned il by experience.
The ram was walking around on his
knees and | examined his feet at
once TO find the reason. The horn of
the hoef was quite soft and had
grown under the sole, where it had
grown under and gathered filth.
which had rotted the sole. The de
cav had caused soreness of theluner
part Of the foot This is not foot rot
which is contagious, but a mild form
OF ioet rot which is easily cured and
more easily prevented, but which
will turn 10 the malignant and con-
tagious form if neglected. This loose
horn was pared of, the sole was
scraped and cleaned and dressed
with a little powdered blue stone
and then covered with tar. the toes
being also clipped short with pair
of pincers ground sharp on the
edges. This ought to be done now
with every flock before any mischief
occurs, and a pair of toe clippers
made for the purpose and kept hang
ing IN the sheep shed would remind
one ofthe duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
What The Zero Mark Means.

The Fahrenheit scale was intro.
duced in 1920. Like other thermom-
metric scales it has two fixed points.
the freezing point, or rather the
melting point of ice, and the boiling
point OF water. The Centigrade and
Reaumer scales call the freezing point
zero and measure therefrom in both
directions. This is a very natural
arrangement. Fahrenheit kent the
principle on which he graduated his
thermometer a secret. and no one
has ever discovered it. 1t is spp-
posed. however, that he considered
hls zero-thirty two degrees below
freezlng-the point of absolute cold
or absence ofall heat, either because
being about the temperature of mel
ting salt and snow. it was the great
est degree of cold that he could pro.
duce artificially, or because II was
the lowest natural temperature of
which he could find anv record
The grounds on which Fahrenheit
put one hundred and eight digreess
between the freezing and boiling
points are likewise unknown.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
Monsters OF the Deep.

A thrasher shark caught of the
New England coast recently, meas
ured over fifteen feet in length. 1t
stove in plank of the dory, nearly
upsetting the boat, and destroyed a
net valued at five hundred dollars.
A costly catch.
Tho shell of fossil turtle Of ter
tiarv time unear:hed in India and
placed in the collection of the Brit
ish Museum, was nearly nine feet
in length and twenty seven in width.
It's feet were as large as those Of a
rhinoeeros. and when alive the ami
mai must have been over twenty
feet long and have weighed several
tons.
The largest living animal is the
roraual whale, one hundred and two
feet in length the smallest, the am
oeboid forms. Whales and elephants
live to the greatest age, l3O years;
Nav flies the shortest, only a few
hours. The most intelligent OF the
lower animals. ahead even of the
Australian bushmen and others. are
the ants.
The contents of a shark caught at
Virginia Key, Florida, show that
these animals are valuable scaven-
gers. The items were as follows !:
One complete horn Of an OK, with
part of skull attached, three hoofs,
two tomato cans. a quantity of old
rope. twentv-seven craw-fsh and the
remains Of part Of a horse. A
slaughter house in the vicinity was
the explanation.
Among the deep sea fishes one has
been found, the Bathyophis ferox,
living off the Australian coast at a
depth of three and one-half miles.
1t was totally blind, but provided
with oval luminous spets along its
lower surface and on the head.
. These are supposed by some natur-
alists TO have as much the functions
. of eyes as those Of tie mollusks.
Large fishes are nearly always ac-
companied by the remora, a fish
that has a sucking dish upon Its
head. When tired they turn over on
their backs and attach themselves,
and are thus carried along 10y the
fish. The remora Of the sword-fish
Is remoropsir brachypterus, that OF
the spear-iish Is rhombochirus este
ochir: other kinds are found upon
sharks. turtles and even on the
sleeps head.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
The Brain of an Aunt.

Well nv Darwin speak of the
brain of ma ant as one OF the most
wondrous particles of matter in the
world. We are apt to think that 1t
! is impossible for so minute piece
of matter to possess the necessary
complexity elaborated functions.
/ The microscope will no doubt show
some details in the ants brain, but
those fall hopelessly short OF reveal
ing the refinement which the ant 6
brain must really have. The micro
scope is not adequate to show us the
texture of matter. 1t has been one
of the greatest discoveries of modern
times to enable US to form some
numerical estimate of the exquisite
delicacy of the fabric which we
know as inert matter. Water, or air,
or iron may be divided and subdi-
vided, but the process cannot be car
ried on indefinitely. There is well
defined llmij. We are even able to
make some approximation to the
number Of molecules in agiven mass
of matter. Sir W. Thomson has
estimated that the number OF atoms
in a cubic inch of airis to be express
ed by the figure 3, following by no
fewer than twenty ciphers. The
brain of the ant doubtless contains
more atoms than an equal volume
of air; but even If We suppose them
to be the same, and if we take the
size of an ants brain to be little
globe one-thousandth of an inch in
diameter, we are able to form some
estimate Of the number of atoms it
must contain. The number is to be
expressed by writing down 6, and
following 1t by eleven ciphers. We
can imagine these atoms grouped IN
so many various ways that even the
complexity of the ants brain may
be Ineligible when we have so
many units to deal with. An illus
tration viii perhaps make the argu-
ment clearer Take a million and
half oflittle black marks, put them
in a certain order, and we have a
wondrous result-Darwin's Descent
of Man. This book merely consists
of about 100000 letters, placed one
after the other in a certain order.
Whatever be the complexity of the
ants brain, it is still hard to believe
that it could not be fully described
in 100000 volumes, each as large as
/ Darwin's work. Yet the number OF
molecules in the ants Lrain is at
least 100000 times as great as the
number Of letters ia the memorable
volume in question.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
Origin ofGOld.

The question Of the origin OF ma
tive gold always has bsen and is
quite likely to remain . disputed
question among geologists and min
eralogists. Prof J. ;. Newberry
now contests the theory that the
grains and nuggets found in placers
are formed by precipitation from
chemical solution He holds that
geology teaches, in regard to the
genesis and distribution OF this
precious metal, that it exists in the
oldest known rocks, and has been
thence distributed through all the
strata derived from them; that in
the metamorphosis of these derived
rocks il has been concentrated into
| segregated quartz veins by some
/ process not vet understood: that is
/ it is constituent of tissure veins of
all geological ages, where 1t has
been deposited from hot chemical
solutions, which havereached deeply
buried rocks of various kinds, gath
ering from them gold with other
metallic minerals, and that gold has
been accumulated through mechani-
I cal agents in placer deposits by the
erosion strata containing auriterous
veins. According to the report OF
Special Agent Clarence King, OF the
/ census, based upon information di-
rectly from the producers Of bullion,
+ a comparison Of the annual output
Of different States shows that the
United States produce 1913 per cent
OF the gold yield Of the whole world
5059 per cent. of the silver, and
4O91 per cent. Of the total. OF the
aggregate. supply of the precious
metals, North America furnishe:
J5.TS per cent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
AN ACT.

To prohibit the receiving and OBTAINING of children
in AimshOuses and POorh0uses anu to provide
for the care and education OF such children.
SECTIoNl. Be Il enacted, &c, That il shall not
be lawful for the OverSeers guardians direct.
OF the poor in the several counties cities
Oughs and townships Of this Commonwealth, to re-
eeive into, OF retain in any almshouse or poor
house, any child between two and sixteen years OF
age Tor a longer time than sixty days, unless such
child be an unteachable idiot. an epileptic OF a
paralytic or otherwise so disabled or deiormed as
10 render it incapable of labor service.
SIC. = 1t shall he the duty OF said overseers or
other persons having charge OF the poor, TO place
all pauper children who are in their charge, and
who are over two years of age with the exception
named in the first section OF this ac,l in some re-
spectacle family in this State, or in some educa-
tivnal institution or home for children and one OF
the said officers shall visit su children in per-
son or by agent, not less than once every six
months and make all neediul inquiries as to their
treatment and welfare and shall report thereon to
the board of oyerseers other officers charged
with the care OF such children.
SEC. S. 1t shall be lawful for any county or tor
two or more counties in this Commonwealth acting
together, to establish and maintain industrial
home for the care and training of children but
such institution or home shall be remote from any
alm.house or psor house, and entirely disconnect-
ed from the same, and under separate manage
ment from the keeper of the poorhouse.
SEC. 4. This act shall go into effect on the III s
day Of January, one thousand eight hundred ana
eig hty four, and all acts OF Assembly OF parts of
acts inconsistent Herewith are hereby repealed
from that date.
APPRovED-The 18th day of June, A d. 1883.
ROBT. Z. PATTISON
NO1ICE-Under the powers conferred by the
above Act, the Directors OF the Poor of this coun
ty desire TO receive applications for the keeping
of the children now at the Home. Persons wish.
ing children between the ages Of two and sixteen
years, can secure them by applying TO the Board
an Saturday, March l, lss4. A reasonable sum
quay be paid for the maintenance OIL the younger
children.
DANIEL kIMMEI.
JESSE HOOVER,
Attest REUBEN WOY,
John ii. WIENER, Directors.
feb6-3. Clerk.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-13
New Forests on the prairies.

An article in the American Journ-
al of Forestry. from the pen of the
late Leonard b. Hodges, Of St Paul,
Minnesota, states that nothing has
been more thoroughly disproved
than the assertion that timber trees
would not grow on the western prai-
ries. Within the past ten years.
hundreds of groves, containing mil
lions of healthy, vigorous young for
est trees, have been planted and are
now growing far ont in the treeless
region; and groves Of young forest
trees are successfully grown on the
line of the Northern Pacific railresd.
away out and beyond the Tooth me-
ridian. Where weeds and grass will
grow, there forest trees can be raised.
But thoroggh preparation Of the soil
and thorough cultivation are of the
first importance.
The statements of Mr.. Hodges are
strongly endorsed in a subsequent
number Of the Journal, by c. /. Ny
ers, of Ellsworth, Kansas, who saws
that thorough cultivation here,
away out west on the plains, will
keep forest trees growing thriftilv
through weeks of hot wind. when
nothing else will" lie has raised
honey locust, yellow locust. cataIpa
box elder, soft maple, Kentucky
Coffee trees and green and white
ash for four years. from the seed, on
high, sandy uplands, and on bottom
lands, without their losing a leaf
exposed to all the Kansas winds in
late summer and early fall months
when trees in the same locality, not
cultivated, were nearly all burned
up. He asserts that if this advice
were needed by every tree planter
it would be worth millions of dollar:
to the people of Kansas N twenty
years.