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The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
FAN and Winter Goods.

Hershey & Kilien, one of the
very best and strongest firms in
our city, are now receiving an i'm
mense fall stock of Dry Goods
and Clothing. They certainly
have one Of the best and most
beautiful lines of Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Etc, ever brought to
Dawson, and if you want to buy
nice winter and fall goods at bar
gains call at their store. They
keep nothing but the best, and
the very latest styles and Of all
sizes. They also are receiving
large installments of Dress Goods
and everything else that a lady
can desire. Hershey & Killen han
die nothing but strictly first-class
goods. They are prepared to fur
nisb the very latest styles of goods
i'll every department of their trade,
and if you want to see what the
latest styles and cuts are, don't
fail to go to Horsley q Killen's.
Mr.. J. A. Horsley, as well as Mr..
Frank Clark, can always be found
at their store, and they never
grow weary in waiting upon their
customers. Don't neglect to go
and see their new goods. They
mean business, and you will only
have to call, examine their goods
and learn their prices to be con-
WINGED of it. Be sure to see
them before purchasing else
where, for they will make you
glad of it afterwards. If.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Our Town.

When the advantages of which
Dawson is possessed are duly con-
sidered, we may be pardoned for
specially recommending it to all
those who may be in search of
pleasant place for permanent
homes 1t is accessible to all
points on the seaboard and the in
terror towns and cities of the State.
Having good altitude, with an al
most perfect drainage and good
water abundant, Dawson is sur
passed by few as city in health
fulness. Those escaping from
the snow storms and zero winds of
the North and Northwest will find
here enjoyable homes. Here we
occupy the mean between the ex-
tremes of heat and cold. The
winds from the icefelds Of the
North are tempered up and the
hot breezes of the extreme South
are tempered down before they
reach us; hence, the pleasantness
of our climate. Located on
grand trunk railroad, in produc-
tive territory, Dawson is desira-
bic location for new enterprises
that are springing into existence.
AS business mart she stands
in the first rank. Her business
buildings are frst-class and second
to those cf no town in the State
Her merchants are intelligent, ac-
tive and energetic, while the pro-
fessions are ably maintained by
those engaged therein. Our edu-
cational facilities are as good as
the best, and to those having chill
dren or wards to educate we would
say bring them to Dawson. Our
churches, being in charge of able
ministers aided by good Christian
men and women, render our re-
ligious advantages superb. And
to crown all these advantages, it
only remains to be said that Daw-
son has the best mothers, the best
wives and prettiest young ladies.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Obituary.:

'Leaves have tliair time to fall;
And wither dit the north winds breath;
But thou hast all seasons for thine own,
Oh, DEATH"
PowErL.-Died, in Terrell
county, near Dawson, Ga, on the
End of August, 1885, little Pearl,
only child of Thomas and Johnnie
Powell, aged eight months. This
dear little babe suffered long and
much, especially during the last
hours of it's life.
Her death has caused sod va
cancy in the house of her grand
mother, with whom she lived,
and who so fondly loved and chefA
ished her, but it has filed another
vacant place in tue glory land.
We would say to her father, moth
er and grandmother, left behind,
to weep not for her, but, like Da-
vid, take consolation in the thought
that, although she cannot come
back to you, you can 60 to her.
M. T.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
LeCnntn Pears.

This Office is indebted to Judge
W. d. Murray for basket of nice
LeConte pears. These pears were
of fine size and flavor and were
produced by trees only five years
of age, which is very rare occur
renee. The trees, this season,
have produced about TWO dozen
pears each.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
An "Eli" Bird.

Last Saturday Bob Hogue
caught a marsh bird of some kind
in the rear of Mr.. G. L. Mics
store. He now has it Gagged, feeds
it regularly and it is becoming
very tame. No one knows its
specie, and in the absence of bet
ter information it has heen dub
bed the "Eli'' bird.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Who Was Drunk?

The DAWSON Journal came to us last
week with the top Of the outside where
the bottom Of the inside was. Anybody
drunk UP that way2 Fort Gaines Ad-
vertser.
Not much! But It is evident
that somebody was drunk in Fort
Gaines when the above item was
penned. It is impossible for two
objects to occupy the same space
at the same time, hence the top of
the outside could not be- where the
bottom of the inside was. The
drunken man is at your end of the
line neighbor.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Two DAYS Singing.

Mr.. VIM. Jennings will close
his school at Sardis tomorrow,
and we have been requested to
state that on Saturday and
Sunday following there will be q
two days singing at that church.
Prof. Doc. Martin will be on hand
to lead the exercises. Every
body is respectfully invited to at
tend with well-flled baskets.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Death.

Mr.. VIM. Wood, an aged and
respected citizen Of the third dis
trict, died last Tuesday. Mr..
Wood was about'70 years of age
and was consistent member Of
the Methodist church.
Mr.. Sandy Davis, of the 18th
district, died LAST Thursday night
at the age Of about 40 years. The
remains were inferred at Enter
prise church Friday afternoon.
He leaves a wife to mourn his
loss.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Desirable Property for Sale.

By referring to our advertising
columns it will be seen that Mr..
H. G. Lamar offers his farm and
residence thereon for sale. This
is one of the most desirable pieces
of property in the county, the
land being fertile and productive.
It is about seven miles from Daw-
son. Read the advertisement and
call on Mr.. Lamar.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
He Refused to Work the Road.

Last Monday Bailiff George G.
Melton, of the 18th district,
brought Mat. Parker, col to Daw-
son and lodged him in Jail under
a ten days sentence by the COM
missioners for refusing to work
the road. Mat will be on hand
the next time with his tool.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Sale.

by virtue Of an order from tlfe Court of
~ Ordinary Of Terrell County, viii be
sold to the highest bidder, before ths court
house door IN Dawson, Ga, on the first
Tuesday IN September next; within the
usual hours Of sale, lot of land No. 152, in
the Srd district Of Terrell county, Georgia
Sold as the property of estate Of M. T..
Coleman, deceased. Terms cash.
i. A. COLEMAN,
At. Admir-.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
COOn(yatchine.

Last Friday night on Mr.. J. H.
Kelley's farm, in the 3rd district,
a negro caught four coons up one
tree. A few nights previous to
this he caught the same number
up another tree.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
About Ward.

Mr.. P. G. Busbee, a prominent
citizen of Ward, was III to see us
last Monday. From him we learn
ed that that pleasant little village
is still improving. The new
school house is in course Of
erection, DIR. Payne has just
opened a drug store and built a
new warehouse, making three
warehouses for the town. Mr..
Busbee said he had just received
letter from a gentleman in Ma
con asking how a newspaper would
do in the town, and that he had
replied encouragingly. We may,
therefore, look for a 'long felt
need" at Ward in short time.
He reports crops fine and damaged
very little by rust.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

L. d. Hatcher & Bro. will
open frst-class restaurant Sat
urday. They propose to give the
public the best the market affords.
al
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

I have at the City Saloon the
only Original Budweiser Beer in
town-the best sold
If. JACK SALMON.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
II. j. Cook. Albany. ca.

The above named gentlemen
has ain Advertisement in this week S
Journal soliciting tie patronage
of the planters of Terrell who
store their cotton in Albany. Mr..
Cook WILCOX attentively after the
interests OF his patrons and will
see that all get the highest market
price for their cotton. When YOU
go to Albany try him.
We announce ourselves ready for the
fall campaign I'VE are getting in groceries
every day, and in quality and price cannot
be beat. McGill Is Loylcss.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

We keep on draught the cele-
brated Bergner and Engel Beer.
1t is the best article ever brought
to Dawson. No other house In
the city sells it.
M. c. MINIS & Co.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

lam still selling my home made
Georgia corn whiskey, which is
made at my still in Meriwether
county. Don't forget it.
If. JACK SALMON.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Fine Old Kentucky whiskies
just received at the Eureka.tf.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Visitors to Atlanta

During the SUMMER viii find 1t of
interest to inspect the jewelry house
of Messrs. j. P. Stevens q Co, the
lsrgest in the Southern States, oc-
edpying, with factory and salesi
room, an entire building, four floors:
The eshiDItion which they make in
Diamonds; Silvetware and Art
goods is we'll worth d trip to see.
This establishment has earned an
extensive reputation in connection
with the we'll known @Stcvens Pat
ent Watch" which is Trade in their
factory In tlanta, and is now sold
by preference all over the South ana
many places in the North.
Do not neglect the opportunity
of calling on Sfessrs. J. P. Stevens
q Co. when passing through or Wis.,
iting Atlanta.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Large lot of new Silver Ware
just received at James Drug
Store. Call and examine it.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

When you want TO enjoy
yourself go to the Eureka Pool
and Billiard Saloon. tt.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Mr.. Barlow Thomas,
at the Eureka, will please
you if you call ON him. If.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

We sell the only original
Budweiser Beer in Dawson.
III. G.. MINIS & CO.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
Closing Out.

To be closed ont at once for
SPOT CASH
1000 yards Dress Linen, Pique
and Marsales at 5 cents per yard.
Worth 10 to %.
MELTON Bros.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Buttericks latest patterns for sale
by J.D. Laing. tt.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

The finest Syrup and best Vinegar in the
city at McGill s. Loyless'.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

We have just received this week
a nice line of Soda and Oyster
Crackers, Jumbles, Iced Honey
Cakes and Pretzels-delicious and
cheap enough.
MGGILL & LoYLEss.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

For good drink go to the
Eureka. tt.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Ice Cold Soda Water, 5 cents a
glass at James Drug Store.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

i have a fine brood mare for
sale. NJ. L. Harp, Dawson, Ga. st.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
AT the Great Worlds EXPOSE

AT the Great Worlds EXPOSE
ton held in New Orleans, "Old
Kentuck" was fully represented.
Distillers of the famous whiskies
shat grow" so luxuriantly on
Kentucky soil were there in full
force and all competing for the
grand prize. /. w. Harper's cele-
DRAFTED Nielsen County Whisky
was in the race aud from the first
was one Of the favorites. Its back
ers were not disappointed. 1t ran
from "eend to eend," leaving Its
competitors faf in the rear and
capturing the first prize-a gold
'medal-the only one awarded to
hontucky fer handmade sour
mash whisky. Sold by
NJ. G. MINIS q Co.
r Dawson, Ga
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Lager beer on draught at the
Eureka. IF.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

We have few more of those Choice
Mackerel on hand and another large lot to
arrive next week.
MoGILL & LoYLEsS.
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20

Bradfeld's Female Regulator, a
purely Vegetable Compound, SCI
enti6cally prepared. Will cure
all arrangements or irregularities
of the monthly sickness.
Send for our Treatise on
Health and Happiness OF Wo-
man, mailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATION Co,
July 8, I'm. Atlanta, Ga
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
BLIND FROM ECZEMA.

Says Mrs. Martha Stripling, Of Perry, Ca:
II had Eczema of such malignant form
that my face, including ears and eyelids,
was one solid mass Of scabs, and at times
was blinded by it. o. I. G. cured ME"
RHEUNATiSM-
w. Edmunds, Henderson; Ga, writesi
'My rheumatism was pronounced by my
physician one OF the worse cases he had
ever met with in his practice. So sensitive
to the touch was my entire body, / had to
have frame work to keep The bed cover
ering off resorted to o. l. G. and ii
acted like magic; was soon out of bed; on
MY feet aud am entirely restored"
Supreme Confidence.
Mr.. T. ii. Harris Macon, Ca, informs
lis that from personal experience he has YIN
h0fin1pd confidence I'm
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
o. l. c. as a Blood Purifier.
AS A HEALIHTONIC.


II. ]. 1ritzgibbdn, stenographer, Macon,
Ga, is emphatic in bis praise of this prep
atation as toific ard appetizer, and 80 is
Mr.. w. Il. Collier. of Fort Valley, Ga. w.
II. Wood, of Macon. Ga, says there is
nothing 20 eqtaI it as q hotisehold remedy.
Not a Cure All. q. |. G..
Don't cure every ailnient; but it viii cure
every trouble due to impure blood; 1t will
enrich the vital fluid, give tone and strength
tdthe system, improve tn APPETITE and di@
gestion and do more TO build up weakeH<
ed constitution thai arty other medicine be-
fore the public. gF
Our Note of Warning.
o. /. G. is the only original, gem
ulne Old Indian Cure, and no 9TH
er medicine is made by the recipe
which we own. Sold by leading
druggists atSl.50 for large bottles.
THE O. |. G. COMPANY,
Perry, Ga.
May 81, -ty
The Dawson journal., 1885-08-20
The Cotton Market.

At the time of going to press
middling cotton was worth
8 cents in Dawson.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
NUMBER 80.
SLEEP.

My little child. holding battered toy,
Resisted slumber at the close of day,
Because he would not leave his pleasan
play;
But sleep at last seized tho rebellious boy
He knew not when-nor 1; his treasures
small
Lay all about him; no low -lisped sgood-
night
Fell from his lips; in the fast waning light
laid him down and kissed him; that was all.
Baby caresses would have touched my lips
If he had known; he would have said q
prayer;
should have seen the mystic quiet there
Touch his blue eyes and rosy finger tips.
We fall asleep at eve, forgetting all
The pleasure and the pain that filled the
day;
If in our slumber we should pass away,
And silence on our hearts and lips should
fall.
We should 60 out from our accustomed places
Without regret, nor crave the life we leave.
10 bitter parting would our spirits grieve:
We should be spared tho last sad fond en,-
braces.
Oh, loving friends and true, come not to
weep,
If should sleep, and painless pass away;
He whom God loves has little need to pray.
Surely to His beloved comes death in sleep.
Helen Er,Uine Grigg
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

There are fifty farms in Switzerland
devoted to snail culture.
In Florida Oil is thrown into ponds
toes from Matching.
Rockford, Ill, has q curiosity in a
young negrcss with luxuriant growth
of auburn ringlets.
The Bank of North America, the first
established in this country and the be-
ginning of our present financial eystem,
was founded by Robert Morris in 1889.
1t is said that the word "natty," as
applied to dress, was derived from the
personal appearance Of Nathaniel P. Will
lis, who was the pioneer ''literary dude"
The oldest of the existing religious
Tas established by Zoroaster in Persia
about /, 200 years Il. 9. The youngest
was revealed" to Joseth Smith in 1927.
The Chinese have queer way Of pun
ishiny persons who venture to commit
suicide in the precincts of that portion
of Pekin occupied by the imperial court.
The bodies of the offenders are brought
to bridge or come other public place
and 1ogged
The Indian method OF planting corn
was to make a conic.i hillock, in the top
OF which the com was placed, and being
used for the same purpose these hills be.
came so hard that they lave, in some old
fields, lasted till to-day. In some places
in Michigan heavy growth or maple
mas sprung up since, and yet the old CORP
hills are clearly marked.
Tie idea which associates the dogs
howl with the approach OF death is
probably derived from conception Of
ar aryan mythology, which represents a
dog summoning the departing soul.
Throughout all Aryau mythology sthe
SOULS of the dead are supposed to ride
on the night wind with their bowling
dogs, gathering iato their throng the
souls of those just dying as they pass by
their houses
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
Keepins Old Congressional Bills.

1t is not generally known that every
bill, every report, every executive com
munication-in short, everything that
comes before Congrcss-is preserved IN
the original. But such is the fact.
There is Il place devoted to the prese1
walton of these relics, and 6 man special
ly charged with preserving them. The
room is succession of iron corridors,
one above the other, lined with recep-
tacles for holding large volumes
Commencing on the roof of the house,
the records run down in chronological
order. The books arc of all sizes dowr
to about forty years ago. when they as
sumo uniformity. They are all leather
covered, and are strongly bound. In
side of them are thick leaves upon which
bills, reports, and other congressional
documents are pasted in the original
Every kind of paper is there. The his
tory of the Improvement in paper MANU-
facture can be traced in these volumes
from the first session OF the Continental
Congress down to the present day.
It is noted, too, in delving among
these old tones that the latter ones are
better prepared than those preceding
them. For instance. there is evident
slovenliness in the volumes of the first
Congress. Improvements go on as the
dates become more recent. But very lit
tie is missing in this vast collection. The
first and second congresses arc not COM
plete and there is somewhat bad break
in the continuity of the r:co'ds III the
years just before the British burn 4 the
capitol.
For the past thirty years these volumes
have been prepared by an old gentle
man who is now nearly seventy years OF
age. He has room in the basement Of
the capitol set apart for his own use.
There he locks himself up end gives q
receipt for the documents which are sent
to him. He then arranges them in ais
books in regular order When he has
finished volume he turns it over 80 Tie
proper official ard gets receipt. TIE
volume then goes to the place set apart
Cor such records.
One would not think that there wouio
be much inquiry for what is contained
in the dust covered old books, but there
is. There is hardly a day but chat some
body wants to get copy of an original
document of years and years ago. They
are always accommodated. The old gen
tleman who prepares the original matter
for preservation is but seldom seen. Ono
of the gentlemen in charge of the iron
corridors says that he does not see tho
old man more than two or three times q
year, when he appears to hand over tn.
volumes he has prepared Washington
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
SCOTLAND NECK, HALIFAX CO., n c. THURSDAY JUNE

depths of Africa with their missionary
husbands have almost invariably received
KIND treatment. If they could endure
the climate they had nothing to fear
from the aborigincs. Mme Time is
perhaps the only white female traveller in
Africa who has been killed. She wan
dered in safety among the blacks of the
upper Nile, but fell victim at last to
Mohammedan fanaticisn. Travellers
say they would often be unable
to make any progress whatever
among the most savage tribes if
they were not able to convince
the natives that they possessed super!
natural powers. A few conjurers' tricks
will often open the way among savages,
who would fight the explorer ii they did
not think he could bewitch them all.
Young Thompson, who recently came
back from the Nasal country, travelled
far on his reputation as man who could
take his teeth out Of his mouth and put
them back again. He had two false teeth
on plate. When argument and en-
treaty availed nothing, he had only to do
the teeth act to get about everything he
wanted. A chief south of Lake Nyassa,
who had never seen glass, became the
warm friend of missionary whose watch
he was examining. He could see the
hands right before him, but he couldn't
put his fingers on them, and he thought
the white man by so1he occult power
kept him from touching them.
Some petty chiefs have been in the
habit of appearing before explorers and
personating their sovereign the Big King
for the purpose of getting handsome
present. The explorers have found a
means of exposing these frauds. AS a
rule, none but great chiefs are allowed
to possess gaudy or highly ycolorcd
cloths. If such goods are offered to Il
sub chief who ,,>rctends to be the king
he refuses to receive them, and stands
revealed as fra 3D. Consul Elton car
ried quantity Of red velvet with him in
his travels through East Africa. He says
he reserved the velvet for great chiefs or
impostors, and that in both cases it
answered admirably:- York Sun
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
VOLUME /.
THE TRUMPET BLOWS.

The brown clods quicken into creeping Siee'i
. The husEed air whispers lo"'
p,ro ,o,obs hurst out in tender. misty sheen.
On hanks the vioIets blow;
rho orchards blossom sudden like bride,
And far hills melt in haze,
While golden willows stand on either side
Along the brooks glad ways.
C,apcing with quiv'ring wings from bough
to bough
The buebird finds his mate;
trill-a dash of piercing melody
Nay, coy one why So lates
T, every little wood a bliss to sing
The trembling, autter;ng birds;
With rapture satisfied the copses ring,
4 joy leyond all words.
To the light kisses of the odorous all
My pulses rise and fall,
Enchanted by that timid touch, aware
OF one who stirs in all
/, too, am borne by influences deep;
tremblc, like the rose.
Love hath awakened all the world from
sleep
For me the trumpet blows.
d. H. Il. Gooddle, i1t Harper.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
Left Him Behind.

Lord Charles Hamilton used to go
about Naples attended by large, fero-
cious bull dog. Having decided upon
going to Rome, he proceeded to the sta
ton, and took his place in frstclass
carriage, the ''dawg" taking up posi-
ton on the seat opposite his master.
The platform inspector, with many ges-
ticulations, declared that the bulldog
should not travel in a passenger carriage.
Every well, then, take him out, was
Lord Charles quiet rcjoinder. In vain
the official expostulated; he merely re-
iterated his former reply-a piece OF ad-
vice, it is needless to say, which was not
followed; and Lord Charles, apparently
master of the situation, threw himself
back in his scat, and calmly lighted a
cigar. But the Italians were not to be
outdone, and quietly detaching the car
Rage in which the "English Milford" was
seated, they made up the train with an
other baggage-car and started it off.
Lord Charles sat quietly smoking for
some quarter of an hour, and then, sur
prised at the delay, thrust his head out
of the window, and demanded when the
train was going to start. His feelings,
when the situation was described to him,
may be imagined. d.-Argonaut
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
One of Lies Calamities.

When long suffering fisherman acci-
dentally and unexpectedly finds a big
trout has actually grabbed his hook aud
shows fight and darts around and pitches
and cavorts, and lashes the water and
bends the pole almost double and you
brace yourself for the great occasion
with hope in your eye and your heart in
your mouth and begin to draw him in
and up and out, and just at the mex
pressible moment of success and triumph
he gives t1irt and falls back-oh, what
a fall was that, my countrymen! What
goneness, what helplessness, what crush
ing, subduing feelings come over man.
He couldn't smile if he was going to be
hanged if he didn't. It is worse than to
have COW die, or to be left by a train.
have experienced that, and gone home
as humble as wet dog. It is $40
grief over the loss of half dollar fish,
Bill Arp, in atlanta Constitution.