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The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
A Plucky Girl.

There is certain young lady IN
Hindes county who graduated with
first honor at one of our best instl-
tutions of learning, and now with
two mules and piece of land, has
gone to farming. This year she
is beating al in the naighborho"i.
She pick l2O pounds Of cotton
per day herself, ani when sha
ppo,ds pa = driver drives the Iia.
' Yonng men, this Young lady is q
GEM and is worth catching: She
E : both young and beautiful
Port Gibson Miss. J News
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Didn't Kiss Her.

A gentleman who has recently
beeL travelling in the lower coun-
ties OF south Florida tells us the
following story: He was stopping
over night at a house where the
partition walls were particularly
thin. The adjoining room was
occupied by a mother and her
daughter. After retiring, the
mother began to rebuke the da Ugh
ter for an alleged partiality to
som body named John, which soft
impeachment the daughter denied
vigorously.
"But," said the mother, 81 saw
him kissing you at the cow-pen
yesterday morning, Amanda"
'No, ma, he wasn't kissing me
at ALL"
"Why did you have your head
SO close up to his, for, you deceiv-
in critter."
"Well, you See, ma, I had been
eating pitfalls, (the fruit of a spe-
cies of cactus), and you see, "a,
l got some of the prlcklers in =
lip, and-and-"
"And what, you wretched crit
ter?"
"And 1 couldn't get them out
myself, you know, and John pull
ed them out with his teeth but
he didn't kiss me marry time--Pa-
latka Herald,
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
"Out in the Cold World"
Valdosta Times.

Naloosta Times.
When the rain storm Of We'd
nesday last was at its height
when the water fell in an unbrok-
en- torrent and the gale blew at a
rate SO terrific as to topple over
two partly finished houses in
town-when man and beast and
the fowls of the air had sought
shelter-when the frogs in the
pond near the jail had ceased
their croakings and turned their
noses earthwards to prevent stran-
gulatlon-when the kildee on the
back lawn had scared to great
height and perhaps swept to q
great distance to escape the heavy
weather-when sign boards were
tumbling, awnings were being
ripped into shreds, and unfasten-
ed shr tiers were being torn from
their hlnges-a solitary horse cart
Gas an amateur novelist would
say) might have been seen enter
ing the town from the west end of
River street. A primitive deni-
zen of the interior somewhere
northwest of us strobe the linn
little mule which did duty between
the shafts. He was six feet or
more, and with his feet perched
upon the shafts high up the
mules sides-back and shoulders
arched deeply seated in the sad
die he presented a novel aspect.
He turned his head neither to the
right cor to the left. Like man
bent on mission, he was oblivi-
GUS to all surroundings. On
through town he went when there
was shelter on all sides without
pausing or appGaring disturbed.
But not the man So much. In
the uncovered cart, without un-
brella, para5ol, or other means of
shelter, were two little girls!-
helpless and doubtless hopeless,
or it seemed so! One OF two hide
bottom chairs and other house
hold goods male mp the load,
The man was evidently on move,
likely to Florida, and he was in
hurry. He had no time to seek
shelter for those poor little Great
ures. He was doubtless hurryiug
down to take up some g vernmeut
land which he feared some other
fellow light gobble up before he
got there,
In any event it was a pitiful
sight to see those little girls ex-
posed to the storm in that ma
ner.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

1t is gratifying to hear now and
then that some cheeky, unprinci-
pied, woman-insulting pedller bas
been dealt with as he deserves.
Down in Cass county, Iowa, recent
ly, one of those walking jewelry
stores stopped at farmers cabin,
and because the farmers wife
wouldn't buy set of silverware
he commenced abusing and insult
ing her. While the angry ped
dler was thus engaged, his back
was turned to the door, and he
failed to notice the entrance OF a
large man, who carried in his hand
the heavy end of broken bean
pole. Never before did bean
pole suffer as that one did, and at
last, when the sprightly old farm
er stopped for want of breath, it
was fit for kindling wood. The
peddler then apologized to the wo-
man, and gave the farmer a set OF
silverware, to pay his fare to the
nearest hospital. This should he
a warning to peddlers who allow
their angry passion to Use when
unable to make sale, for their
turn will come sooner or later, and
as some farmers prefer a shotgun
to a bean pole, it is we'll to be
careful.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
A Sad Career.

The divorced wife of a Bonanza
millionaire recently came to a
mournful death principally from
taking chloral, which unsettled
her mind and demoralized her
whole physical system. She had
been weakly anG ailing and felt
her need Of something to drown
her sorrows and brace her up.
Had she taken Browns Iron Bit
ters she would have been invigo-
rated so that she could have
fought her sorrows off and enjoy
ed healthy life. This valuable
medicine cures general debility,
tones the nerves, strengthens the
muscles and aids digestion.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
A Jealous Wife

"My dear" observed Mr.. Crap
as he came III little late for sup
per, II am sorry that l couldn't
get here sooner, but | stopped on
the way up to get some tickets for
the theatre"
"You ought to know better than
to waste your money in that way,
Mr.. Crap"
eyes, my dear, but I got them
for Mary Anderson"
you did, hey! You got some
tickets for Mary Anderson! You
ought to be ashamed of yourself,
Mr.. Crap. Here | am left at
home to work my hands off while
yoa go out and buy tickets for
Mary Anderson"
"But, my dear, l was going to
take you to see Mary"
81 don't want to see her, and
you ought to be ashamed to tell
me that; it's bad enough for you
to go and buy theater tickets for
her."
"Bot, my darling
Look here, Mr.. Crap, want
to tell you one thino. If you
mention that woman's name to me
again you'll be sorry for it. You
needn't try to explain, for | won't
have it. Mary Anderson, heyl |
suppose you gave her the tick
ets?"
"No, my dear, I"
Then the best thing you can
do is to put them in the fire.
"But, my"
"See here, John Crap, if you
don't put those tickets in the fire
you'll regret it"
And John goes and puts the
five dollars worth in the stove,
mentally resolving that the phi
losopher was right when he di-
vided mankind into two varieties
of fools.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
VOL. 2l.
"Frighten Ne Some More, >.

Lovely, charming little Dolly
A bashful little maid
Seeming one day very iolly.
| thought | might persuade
10 forsake her fathers dwelling
8 And journey through this life
oad OF gloomy Thoughts dispelliug--
My pretty. loving wife.
30 spoke in accents tender,
And drew her to my side.
For | thought she would surren der
When asked to be my bride.
Then she started from me quickly,
, Said neither nay nor yea
but, as bushes gathered thickly.
Pm frightened; go away"
Then thought that I'd offended
1 nothing more could say,
For thought my suit was ended.
80 | turne to go away.
Oh; my heart with grief was laden;
But ere I'd passed the door,
Cried the charming little maiden,
please frighten me some more!"
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Half a Dozen Laughs.

GUsTAyUs PANCAKE has been
APPOINTED postmaster at Omega,
Ohio he IS very popular with
lasseS'
VERY few girls can spank a pep
n.r.box as it should be spanked;
and yet they want to get married
and raise families.
The first boy baby, who will
ae. himself born in Dunsieth, Da-
Sota, will receive by vote of that
Mace $500 and q town lot.
The Pulaski, Tennessee, Citizen
claims that the identical cradle in
which Grover Cleveland kicked
and squawled and was rocked to
sleep when a baby, is owned by a
citizen Of that town.
VEsUvIUs being in state of
eruption and lava streaming down
her side it is we'll for tourists to
lava alone for awhile. This isn't
much of joke and possibly the
gentle reader may think it fiat;
but if the g. r. had heard it at the
theatre, to obtain admission to
which he had paid $3.50, my gra-
cious! how he would have roared. J
He (sclemnly You had a very
narrow escape last night, Miss Ju-
liza. She-M' rcy, what do you
mean? He-Well, you see, had
q dream about you. 1 thought l
was just about to kiss you when
the Cinnamon raped at the door,
and l awoke up. She (after a
pause)-The Chinese must go.
TOnly the intimate friends of the
family invited.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Getting Mixed.

"Bruder Slebinson," said Parson
Grubbs, Il doan want yer ter take
sackrement in my church no mo" !"
"Why SO, sah?"
"Wall, de folks doan like yer
style"
81 doan un'erstan' yer"
"Wall, I'll tell yer, luther day
when yer come to de 'munion table
yer acted like yer was starbea to
def. Yer grabbed de bread an
when da handed yer de wine yer
drunk it all"
Goose l did. De bruder said:
Drink ye all o it, an 1 tilted her
ur an let her slide"
"Dat won't no way ter do"
"Wall, den, yer kin count me
out. 1 doan un'erstan' desc heah
folks what tells yer ter do er
thing an d2nnak ka er mouf eff yer
does t Vas, !es' mask ny name
oTen dem books o youru. 'Ligun
is gittin 80 mixed up er pusson
kaiut un'erstan' it. Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
No Cure! No Pay!!


The Merchant dealing in Guinns Pioneer
Blood Renewer is hereby authorized to
refund the money if it does not cure the
disease for which 1t is recommended, and
when taken according to directions.
Cures Rheumatism, Mercurial
Poison, ScrOfIlIOus Affections,
GianGuiar SWellIngs, Skin Dis
eases, Sores 0f ast Kinds, Btoad
Poison, Femaie Conplants,E Etc.
r. Quinn first manufactured and ss.d
his Medicine from Perry, Ga, in an hum
bic way, using AN ordinary iron pot for
boiling The business was run under the
name of Swift s. Quinn, Perry, Ca, with
the caution printed on each label: None
genuine without the written signature of
r, Guinn;n and the Medicine was sold at
So O per bottle.
This co-partnership was dissolved by Mr..
G. t. Swift retiring and Mr. r. Guinn
continuing the manufacture Of this Cele-
bratSd Vegetable Blood Remover from
Southern forests up to the present time.
He has now sold his right therein TO the
Macon Medicine Company, Macsn, Ga.
Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases rnsil-
cd free.
MACON MEDICINE COMPANY.
Macon, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
All NIGHT in a Well.
From the Lumpkin (Ga Independent.

From the Lumpkin (Ga. Independent.
On Saturday night last Louis
Worrill had an experience which
he is not likely to forget soou.
He was drunk and made such a
fuss in the neighborhood where
he lived that the town Marshal
was sent for. Louis did not want
to be locked up aid took to the
woods back of the colored Baptist
church. As he was stumbling
alona ia the dark he encountered
an open we'll III the Smit.icks
field and fell into it. The we'll is
between 20 and 80 feet deep, and
as it was dry and warm at the bot
tom. Louis DID not realize where
he was until he had slept off his
drunkenness. He awoke during
the night and thought he was in
the calaboose. He got up and
encountering one side of the well
imagined that he had fallen into
deep gully, He turned around
and as he soon struck the other
side of the we'll it flashed over his
mind that he was in a deep we'll
and that as no one knew where he
was he would die there unless he
made some effort to get out. He
wanted to holler, but knew he was
too far from any house to be
heard He then went to work and
with his hands dug out little steps
in the side of the we'll, and began
slowly to ascend. When about
half way out he slipped and fell
back again. He then pulled off
his Noots and commenced again
and worked until 9 o'clock on
Sunday morning before he reach
ed the top and rescued himself
from his perilous position. With
the exception Of wearing off his
finger nails in scratching out he
was uninjured, and it is perhaps
useless to add that he was duly
sober.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
A Pinch Of Gold Dust fra Drink.


When Ben Swasey moved into
his new house at lower Springs
some 80 years ago, the sight of
his store became deserted. In
those times Lower Springs swarm
ed with miners, all making mon
ey?"hand over fist" Rows of
sacks containing gold dust ST. cd
under Swasey's bar counter, each
sack labeled with the owners
name, and when the owner of the
sack wanted to stand treat with
the crowd and that was frequent
ly--the sack was brought out and
a pinch of dust was taken out for
each drink. This was the way OF
maxi g change those days, as coin
smaller than fifty dollar slugs
and twenty-dollar gold pieces was
hard to get at. AS a matter of
course, the miners, in their care
less way of handling their purse,
often scattered considerable of
the stuff on the floor, where it
went through the cracks. Well,
Uncle Billie Howell, then a young
man, thought of this one day after
the old store had been torn down,
and went and scraped up and
panned out the "top dirt" over
the spot where the building had
stood, and in one afternoon clean
ed up s1.l00-C California Exchange.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Enforced Honesty.

Tex Siftings.
Mrs. Peterby caught Matilda
SNOWFALL, her servant, stealing on
several consecutive times.
"Now, I've caught you again.
You seem to be a natural born
thief. How comes 1t that in your
recommendation from the lady
you live1 with last she says you
never stole from her? Did she
lie about itW
"No, mum, she tolds de troof, !"
"liave you then become dishon:
est since you came to meY
"No, mum; | alters stole when /
had a chance" :"
81 suppose she kept everything
locked up"
"No, mum; sac was de wife oh
one desc newspaper men, and
dere wasn't muffin in de house wuff
stealing"
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

ELIJAH YoUNGBLooD, of Coffee
county, was born in Irwin county
in 1920, being now 65 years Of age.
During his eventful life he has
killed 991 deer, that he has actu-
ally captured, besides others
which escaped, and hopes and be-
lieves that before his death he
will make it an even 1000.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

BRADFIELD's FEMALE REGULA-
TOR will give ablooming color, an
elastic step and a cheerful spirit
to the woman OF sallow complex
ion, heavy dragging motion and
melancholy disposition
Send for our Ire ltise on"Health
and Happiness of Woman" mail
ed free.
BRADFIELp's REGULATOR Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

WILL MATTHEWS, Of Gaines
vile, whose bride of an hour was
torn from his arms by her irate
father, who carried her to Atlanta,
has secured his wife, and the hap
py pair are now enjoying the
sweets of connubial bliss at their
home. Mr.. Osborn, the father of
the bride, has also returned to
Gainesville. He was in "weav-
ing way" last Wednesday evening,
and was quite beside himself for
short while, for some cause, and
was placed under restraint during
the night, but was released Thurs
day morning, apparently all right.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
NO. 33.
AlfousoS First Wife.
Philadelphia Times.

The lata King Alfons SO cherish
ed most tender recollection Of
his first wife, the youthful Mer-
cedes, who died about five mont hs
after their marriage, and alway s
kept in his private apartments in
Madrid, says one who has visited
these rooms, the veil and wreath
Mercedes wore at her first commu-
nion, those she wore when he mar
ried her, and also some toys with
which she had played in child
chilhood, in addition to good pic
lures of her. As Mercedes did
not live long enough after her
marriage to become a mother of
one likely to become monarch,
she could not be buried in the spot
specially reserved for members OF
the royal family of Spain and
their proienitors. She is buried
in a chapel, however, but under
the circumstances, of course, her
husband cannot be laid beside her,
for he will be placed with those
who have been kings and queens
of Spain in their own right. His
eldest child, the daughter of the
present wife, was named Mercedes
by her mother for her ill-fated
predecessor.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harris
burg, ILL.,, says: Having receiv-
ed so much benefit from Electric
Bitters, l teel it my duty to let
suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctors told me [
would have to have the bone scrap
ed or leg amputated. used, in
stead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters aud seven boxes Of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is
now sound and we'll. ;"
Electric Bitters. are sold at fifty
cents bottle, and Bucklen's Ar.
MICA Salve at 25 cents per box by
Crouch Brothers.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

In chronic cases of neuralgia,
rheumatism, or gout, where the
disturbing cause is certain acid
which poisons the blood, Saliva
ton Oil should be used according
to directions. This powerful pain
destroyer will in time dissolve the
poison circulating In the blood,
and bring relief when others fail.
Salvation Oil. kills pain, and is on
ly twenty-five cents bottle.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Beware of R..d STOCKINGS.

Bright red stockings are con-
demnel by DR.. Edison. Several
persons who have worn them have
complained recently that painful
sores appeared on their feet and
legs The doctor purchased lot
of the stockings at different stores
and analyized them. He said that
they were all found to contain ar
senic and antimony. The arsenic
is one of the ingredients of the
dye, and the antimony is used to
fix the color. The arsenic can
easily be extracted from the stock
ing after it is dyed, but it is 50
cheap that the manufacturers do
not take the trouble. The poison
Gus bright red stockings are all
made in Saxony, ali were fol nd
on sale in the best retail stores in
the city The pioprietors have
been directed 70 take them out Of
stock at once. if the order is not
oheyed DR.. Edison says he will
prosecute anyone selling hose of
this kind. The offenders will be
charged with selling poison with
out a label, as that, according to
the doctor, Is the only statue that
covers the offense. New York
Herald.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

From the Pastor of the Olivet
Baptist church, Philadelphia, Pc. !:
l was so troubled with catarrh it
seriously affected my voice. One
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm did
the work. Ny voice is fully re-
stored. b. T. Liepsner.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Laughing Flower.

The laughing plant is not how-
er that laughs, but one that ere
ates laughter, if the printed sto-
ries of travellers are to be believed.
1t grows in Arabia, and is called
the laughing plant because its
seeds produce effects like those
produced by laughing gas. The
flowers are of a bright yellow, and
the seed-pods are soft ard WOOL y;
while the seeds resemble black
beans, and only two or three grow
in pod. The natives dry and
pulverize them; and the powder,
if taken i'll small doses, makes the
soberest person behave like q
clown or a madman. For he will
dance, sing and laugh, and cut the
most fantastic capers, and be in
an uproariously ridiculous condi-
tlon for about an hour. When
the excitement ceases the exhaust
ed exhibitor of these antics falls
asleep; and when he awakes he
has not the slightest remembrance
of his frsky.-Christian Register.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

In Afgha 1istap when two fami-
lies are negotiating a marriage an
omen is consulted III the follow
ing manner: Several slips of pa
per are cut up aud ON the half of
them is mistakes. 'STo be" and
on the other half "Not to be-"
These pieces of paper are placed
under praying carpet and the
anxious father devoutly raises his
hands in prayer to God for guild
nce,and submission to the alwise
decree of the Almighty in the
matter of his sons or daughters
marriage. Then running his hand
uder the C rpet, he draws out a
paper. II on it should be written
''To be-" be thinks the marriage
is of God; if "Not to be-" no over
turn or negotiations will be lis
tened to. Sometimes, however,
the interests of state, or the value
of the dowry or the termination
of long-sta ding blood feud will
induce the pious Chieftain to put
aside the omen as having been in
fuenced by the powers of dark
ness.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

IT must have been a terrible
state of affairs that caused the
Psalmist to ask: "Who can stand
before his cold?" In his day the
remedies were few aud doubtful;
how much happier should this
generation be, that has a house.
hold remedy, DR.. Balls Cough
Syrup; so wonderful has its cures
been that millions rise up and call
il "blessel."
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

DEAFNEsS its CAUSES anil
~ ItItE, by one who vas deaf twen-
ty-eiglt years. Treated by most Of the
4oted specialists q Tie day With no henefit
Fed hmscif ID thTee months, and sace
then hundreds O.: others by same process.
4 plain, simple and successEul home treat
ment Address T. s. PAGE, 128 East
26th s.. New York CT Y.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
NoRwooD,GA, January 9Th, '84.
Dr. w NJ. Pitts. Thomson. Ga

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DIR. w M. Pitts, ,Thomson,G Ga: =
Dear Sir-I have used your Car
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feel under many obligations to
you for such medicine, and am
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any way you see fit, to advertise
your Carminative.
Mr.. J. B. Jones also used 1t for
pneumonia on his little boy, and
says he believes it saved him from
the grave. Yours truly, j. R. R.
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The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

When man becomes a slave
TO opium he cannot give up the
habit. 1t may have been acquired
by giving him opiates when sick,
and this is why Red Star Cough
Cure commends itself for It's pu-
rity, freedom from narcotics, and
prompt efficacy. Only % cents.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

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The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
Good Results in Every Case.

ID. A. Bradford, wholesale pa
per dealer of Chattanooga, Tennp
writes that he was seriously al
tiicted with a severe cold that set
tied on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being
induced to try DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, dld
so and was entirely cured by use
of a few bottles. Since when
time he has used it in his family
tor all Coughs and Colds with
best results. This is the expert
ence of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this wonder
ful discove Y. Tri,I bottles free
at Crouch Bro hers Drug Store
THERE are certain liniments
which VIII daaden pain, but it soon
feturus. st. Jscobs Oil goes 10
the root of the malady, and the
sufferer S1!t is permanently cured
Fifty ccnt=
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24

MIR. ID. w. Shaffer and Miss
Elise Davis were married in Al
bany a few days ago.
The Dawson journal., 1885-12-24
ElY'S
CREAM BALM
is NOT A IIQ-
.UID or SNUFF

1t has gained an
.nViable reputation
1herever known,
lisplacing all other
Preparations An
,rticle of ,mdoubt-
ID merit. Is con-
'enient and clean
y. 1t allays pain
and causes no SliC ez
ing.