The Dawson journal., 1885-09-10

rejecting much credit on them
and their cities.
A PROPOSITION is before the leg
lature to make small appropria-
tion to enable Georgia to be rep
resented at the American Exposi-
ton soon to be opened in London.
Mrs. MARY STORY, daughter of
Captain Calvin May,of near Cuth-
bert, suicided on the 4th inst. by
cutting her throat with knife.
Bad health is the only reason as
signed for the rash act.
IT is proposed that cremation
be done in gas retorts, and it is
estimated that the average human
body will yield some 200 feet of
illuminating gas. Is not this MAX
ing light of a grave subject?
LOWER Georgia has the cater
pillar in full force. The estimate
of the injury for Lowndes county
is. one third off for the short sta
pie and one half for the Sea Is
land. The Times thinks with
this loss the crop will still be as
full as it was last year.
The Enterprise is of the opinion
that Randolph county will make
two hundred bales more cotton
than last year, while the corn crop
isnotso good. Emigrate to Terrell,
neighbor, where we make more of
both corn and cotton.
The Americas Daily Republi-
can is visitor to our sanctum,
and when we say that it is cred
it to that city, with it's wealth, in
telligence and prosperity, compli-
ment is exhausted. 1t is one of
the finest specimens of an inland
daily we know of.
PRoF. DIEUIs, the alleged biga-
mist, who the people of Dawson
remember and who recently mar
ried Miss Stokes, of Smithville,
has been brought from Alabama
and is now in Jail at Americus en-
joying his meditations over his
onerous marrying business.
VALDosTA, spurred on b. the
plucky Times,is trying to build a
$4,000 institute. Two thousand,
six hundred and fifty six dollars
have already been subscribed. Two
hundred dollars is the largestsub-
scription yet announced. The
Times promises to stop exhorting.
"Be not weary in well doing" my
brother
Mr. A. j. HARP, formerly of
our county, but more recently
citizen of Alabama, will begin the
publication of a newspaper at Ell
laville, Schley county, on the 18th
inst. We extend the right hand
of fellowship to Brother Harp in
advance, and hope that his jour
nalistic career will be both prof
able and pleasant.
WE are under obligations to
Mr.. j. III. Salmon,a "a former towns
man, for an issue of the Tropical
Pardise, giving an exhaustive ex-
position of the city of Orlando,
Fla, and its business men. judy
ing from the contents of the pa
per, Jack is In one of the largest
and thriftiest places in that State
"a place that it destined to be-
come large city.
EXCHANGES speak the senti-
ment of our heart when they 90
for the general government "a e
Cleveland) for appointing "mug-
wumps" to the most lucrative po-
sitions within the gift of the adj
ministration. If there is one DO
litical wiggle in all the whole cess
pool OF politics that is moro des-
plcable than another it is a ''mug-
wump."
A Mean Old General Routed.
Old General Debility" has
been put to fight in Arkansas,
with happy results. From Brink
ley, from Webb City, and from
Walnut Ridge, Messrs. p. r. An
derson, %. III. Taylor and +. S.
Pinchbeck respectively, write that
they were all afflicted with gener-
al debility, and received solid ben
chit from Browns Iron Bitters.
This is pleasant to know, not only