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The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

A Pennsylvania man left will
which bequeathed $4,000 to a
hospital for friendless dogs. and a
jury has decided that his children
are legally entitledto it.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07
PUNGENT POaNTS

A woman in London police
court lately applied for an iniunc-
tion against her husband for hug
glng her SO hard. She said it put
her heart out of place and she
could not standit
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Mr.. J. L. High, Of Dallas, Ga,
Is the largest land owner in the
State. He owns over two hun
dted and seventy-fve thousand
acres of land. When the final
roll is called Mr.. High will oecn-
nv oply a little piece of ground
two by six.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Thin muslin tied over jars will
keep out flies and let in air -Ex-
change. Well, yes, that's an idea.
The observer would have snppos-
ed that the gauzy covering would
keep out the atmosphere and let
in the bugs,
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Mr.. Richard Lewis. of Dooly
county, kept over 10 or IL pound
,rotermelon from last season up to
.ho nresent time, and is, from out
aide appearances, as sound and
nice as when pulled of the vine.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

A French merchant entered
the room where his wife was sit
ting. She hurriedly secreted a
paper. He demanded to know
what it was. She refused to tell.
He drew his pistol and shot her in
the hip. He then threw himself
from the third story, breaking one
arm and two legs. The paper was
a long millinery bill. No wonder
she was afraid to show it. What
aterrible warning should this hor-
rible tragedy be to ladies contem-
plating the purchase of spring
bonnets.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

r is reported that there are
.',oral ladies in Athens who are
'..eoy;ug from nervous prostra-
.;on, caused by the revival now
a;no on at the Methodist church
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

THe Jasper county News an
.,nnces that it will take lard for
Inscription debts this week.
NH. will grease the wheels during
.ho warm weather.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Woman came after man and
she has been after him ever since.
This is an old pun, but it is too
good aud too true to be relegated
entirely to the dead past, SO we
reproduce it once more.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

At a recent Texas marriage the
bridegroom came to the altar arm
ed with a rife and the bride with
q, revolver. It is unnecessary to
say that the ceremonies were al
lowed to proceed with the utmost
decorum by the spectators.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07
aEORGIA GRAPHlCs.

The number of patients in the
,snstic asylum at Milledgeville is
/, oa4 and increases daily.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

A Kentucky woman is III years
old. Kentucky men do not live
SO long. They ell manage 70 call
somebody liar ling before that
time ollie.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Probably Not:-"How can i all
ways win money at poker2" writes
an anxious subscriber to a Western
editor. "How do I knowT replied
the journalist. TfI could do that
do you suppose I'd be fool enough
10 edit newspaperY'-Puck. 500
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

During the year 1918 there was
frost every month in the year in
Georgia, except during the month
OF July.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Says the Atlanta correspondent
Of the Augusta Newralf"he grand
jury Just adjourned got its hooks
In deep water when it tackled the
short card players. A shoe box
1ull of indictments for gaming
were returned. One of the sensa-
lions of the day is the unearthing
OF a big skin game played in q
room at the H. ]. Kimball House
and In which Mark Berry, the
SHOE merchant, is said to have
dropped $4,000, and was thereby
,orced to make an assignment of
Ais business and stock in trade.
a couple of card sharpers were
Imported, in the guise of gentle
Yemen. it is said, to do Mark up.
Vhe OF them, named Meeks, has
oeen pursued and arrested at
chattanooga. He then had him
sell arrested there upon q frivi-
ious charge to keep from being
returned to Georgia, bat a requi-
Si'ion has been sent for him and
ne Will dance to the music of our
criminal court before another
moon. An indictment for gaming
was also returned against a very
prominent and hightoned jeweler,
greatly to the anguish of his soci-
IS.y friends, who lament that be
"as got caught"
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07
a Human cpFIosty. 81
Warrenton el;nner.

Warrenton Clipper.
Dave Verden, a negro OF 0laBes
cock county, who has turned per-
fectly white, was in town . fsxe
days ago. He is now about fifty
years old. Up tothe age Of ten
he was as black as any thorough
bred negro could aspire 10 be-
About THAT time from some un-
known cause, small white specks
began to appear all over his pera
son, which as he grew older conss
tinaed to get larger. Now there
are no traces whatever OF his pre-
vious color save a few small brown
splotches on his face, which at Q,
distance resemble the common eve,
cry day mole. His eyes seem TO,
have undergone a change also. and,
are nearly blue. Thick, kinky
wool covers the scalp OF his head.
His nose has the aspiring spread
of his race, and his
is altogether that ofa
negro except in SO far as the differs
ence of color. He is exceedingly
jovial and light-hearted, and tells
us that he never had bat two
spells Of sickness in his lie. His
case is one of the most phenone-
nal freaks OF nature on record and
Hannock's rich negro would be-
nothing beside him if he would
consent to travel. al .nm sag
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

The McDufie journal says a
Taylor county farmer recently
plowed up brass button which
had upon it the date 1871. Mrs.
Turner, of Butts county, offsets
this ancient relic by producing a
pair of scissors which have been
in the Turner family for more
than a hundred years. The
blades, originally seven inches in
length, have been worn down to
less than three inches. But Mr..
Beckner, of Dalton, eclipses both
at these antiquated relics with a
coin 785 years old. The unearth-
Ing of these remarkable instances
OF longevity show the reckless en-
terprise of Georgia editors.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

DIR. Talmage is down ON dane
ing world without end. He talks
about Salome, the girl in the Bible,
who demanded of the King the
head of John the Baptist, at the in
stigation of her mother. It 80
happened that Salome knew how
to dance. This he uses as an argu-
ment against dancing. In the
same way,!if she had rolled into
Herod's presence on skates, it
would have been an argument
against skating rinks, or in a
wheelbarrow, against wheelbsr-
rows. Why is not the fact that
she came on her feet an argument
against feet? Sometimes a Tai
mage forgets to be logical. The
truth is that per Sc there is no
harm in dancing, but when carried
to excess, it is injurious. But 30
is preaching or anything else.
The Dawson journal., 1885-05-07

Come And "Sktn q later" with US.
South Georgia is the greatest
and best country in the world.
Sickness is not fashionable, and
doctors are at a discount here.
The climate is just right to en-
gender sufficient exArtion to draw
out your manhood and our soil is
sufficiently generous to repay you
for the struggle. Our warm sun
makes our people genial, generous
and warmhearted, and since
Clevelands election we are just In
love with everybody. Some OF
our people are SO full of gush that
spontaneous combustion is to be
feared. Come down ye clever,
long nosed, big footed, broad talk
ing, jolly yanks from the frigld
zone and we'll thaw you out with
stewed catfish, possum fat. per-
simmon beer and kind treatment.
Don't wait to ring the bell or to
be invited, but walk right in, draw
up a stool and skin a tater with
Ms. There is plenty of red gravy
in the pan and you shall have two
sops to our one, with that same
"nigger killer" The ku kluz
klan is dead. Don't stand upon
ceremony any longer, bat come.
Won are welcome. --Quitnsn Free
resa
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
a LONDON MOB.

Trafalgar Square, London, In Possession OF
Boistcrous Mob, Who Sing Rule Bri-
tannia," and Indulge in Other Cu.pablc
demonstrations.
LONDON, MAY IA riot occurred this
afternoon between a mob and the police
for the possession of the Nelson monu-
ment i'm Trafalgar Square. About 10, 600
persons had assembled in the Square 10
make q demonstration against the Gov
eminent budget proposals to increase the
duties on spirits and beer. The crowd
was very unruly. The police found them
selves unable to maintain order. The
pressure on the speakers com
PEELED them to mount the pedestal
of the Nelson Monument. When from
this eminence the speeches were resumed,
they were rendered inaudible by the uD.
roar among the royst"TerS. The police
interycncd to secure silence for the ora
tors, and then a struggle ensued bctwecp
the mob and the police for possession OF
the monument. Tho row lasted nearly an
hour, and the promoters of the meetn"
and the police wcr, compelled to retire.
leaving the crowu singing in triumph.
"RULE BRITANNIA."
Soon after the mob had compelled the
speakers 10 leave, it Surged down to the
front of the National Club, which faces
Trafalgar Square, w. {. Every person
noticed entering or leaving the club
building was mobbed. The attitude o!
the crowd was so mcnacing that tha
CLUB doors were closed, and
. messenger was dispatched I"
Scotland Yard for additional police. Al
nine O'Clock last night the rioters were
still in full possession of Trafalgar Square
and Northumberland avenue was also oc
cppied by mob of several thousand.
The police by this time had been largely
reinforced, had charged a number of
times upon the mob and had made several
arrests.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
Dogs. SCENT.
The Faculty Modified by the Nature of the
Land Crossed.

Ihc aCAty MOolucU Dy the Nature OF the
Land Crossed.
Whatever may be the natural scent
ing properties OF dog, it is certain
that great deal depends upon the ma
ture of the land crossed. When hounds
run over some of these undrained sedgy
fields so often found in the neighbor-
hood of brooks or rivers. they can gen.
orally push their fox; but drained and
dressed land is not so favorable. Then,
again. as far as the fox is concerned, it
is a common idea that he leaves a better
scent behind him if he be found and
well hustled in covert before making
for the open. than if he steal off upper
ceived. in which event the scent is said
to be Indifferent. Further, the scent
fails when 4 fox is getting beaten;
hence, when fox starts up wind, and
is hardly pressed at the outset, he not
uncommonlv reaps an advantage when
he turns down wind, for the twofold
reason that the scent is fainter, and
what there is is blown on in advance of
the hounds. That scent is shifted by
the wind no hunting man needs to be
told. and we once saw striking in
stance of it. The Queens staghounds
were in Burnham Beeches, whence the
deer came away into the open, and ran
in the shape of letters. \ minute or
two later the pack came out of the
wood. and, there being 4 side wind, the
hounds ran letter ). as the stag had
done, but about sixty yards to the left
of the deer's actual line. Whether the
scent of an animal comes from the
contact OF the feet with the ground,
or from the whole body. IS not an ascer-
tanned fact; some say that the breath
has something to do with it. In the
case of the fox and hare the body
theory may receive support; but with
deer, those who say that the tread
leaves the scent have certain amount
of reason on their side. as the body is
higher than the noses of the hounds.
If the atmosphere weighs down scent,
so to speak, other observations-the
steam from an engine, for example
seem to show that hounds Will not run.
London Field
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
SILENT PIANOS.
Mute Instruments that Reduce the Strain
Upon the Players Sense of Hearing,

Upon the Players Sense of Hearing.
Joseffy, the pianist, practices hours
daily upon dumb piano; Won Bulow
carries one with him in his travels to
keep up his practice; and List is said
to use one assiduously. The object Of
substituting a silent instrument, which
is said to be growing in favor with mu-
sicians, is to subordinate the sense of
hearing in practice, and to protect the
player from the nervous fatigue pro-
duced by the use of that sense, at the
same time that the senses of sight and
| touch are employed. A skilled muSi-
clan said recently that the exhaustion
| from practicing upon a piano was
/ greater than most persons imagined.
| He doubted whether a street-paver was
as much exhausted by days labor rs
man who is obliged to practice all
the afternoon. He favored the use of a
| piano that made no noise. He had
heard physician say that the nervous
| headaches of young women in musical
| cOnServatories were largely due to the
din of practice, and it was often thought
/ that this noise impaired the musica,
sense The mute piano makes the per-
( formg1 depend upon his eye and his
/ touch. and enforceS more attention to
/ the score, so that he will be able to get
a notion of the music upon sight read
/ ing.
| There are some mute pianos in New
/ York and several in Boston. The first
one sent to this country came from
! Weimar, and after the model of this
4 one others were constructed. The
mute piano has a full keyboard and has
| the appearance of an ordinary piano.
/ but there is neither sounding-board nor
/ strings within the instrument The
keys are weighted with lead and pro-
vided with springs which cause them
| to quickly 90 back TO their places when
! touched. The tension may be regu-
lated so As to correspond with the
piano 10 be used tor playing the music
with sounds. Then the touch need not
| be varied and the sounding piano need
! not be used except to correct errors in
the shading of notes. 1t is further
| claimed that it is economy to use a
mute piano, as an expert will play
havoc with a good piano in two or
three years hard practice.
The muscular and nervous strength
required in modern exhibition playing
is surprisingly great Faellen, of Bal
timore, has SO worked upon the mus
Giles of his fingers as to be able TO sur
prise his acquaintance with feats of
digital strength and nerve Calreno.
with very small hand, can crush the
fingers of a strong man without moving
her arm. This power comes from long
practice. which, to the devotee. is linn
tied only by endurance, and it is eX-
pected that the mute piano will in
crease practice. and accordingly de-
velop more brilliant and difficult piano
playing. The instruments are mex
pensive, but are made only when or
dered. a piano manufacturer says
that they should not cost over go or
$50. as one can easily be made out of
cast-off instrument.-N Y. sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
Friend of Woman.

This title is often applied to Mrs. Lydia
f. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, by happy
wives and mothers who have been cured OF
distressing disorders and relieved of pain
and suffering by Mrs. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound. Mrs. L. Il, of Stroth-
er, S. c., says in a recent letter: "YOur
medicine has done me so much good that /
don't think can stop taking it until am
entirely well. | owe all my good feelings
to you. The doctor can't get any credit for
curing me, it is your medicine that has
done me more good than anything 1 have
ever taken" \ Dressmaker in Findlay,
o., says: - | have derived 50 great bene-
fit from the use of your Vegetable Com
pound that | recommend it III the strongest
terms, with the utmost confidence and am
sure it will cure the most stubborn cases.
consider it Gerry much better than any other
preparation made fer all Female Com
plants"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
A Candid Wife.

Colonel Witherspoon is probably the
homeliest man in the State of Texas, if
we except Dan Notary, of the Houston
4ge. On the other hand, Mrs. Wither-
spoon is avery good looking woman.
Like many other Texans, they visited
the New Orleans Exposition. One
morning, while walking down Canal
street. they passed Photographic
establishment, before the door of which
stood a man inviting people to have
their pictures taken. He said to Colonel
WitherspOOn:
just walk in, sir, and YOU needn t
pay if we don't give you handsome
picture.
You might as well have your pic
ture." said Mrs. Witherspoon to her
husband; lit will not cost you cent.
There is no danger of his making 4
handsome picture of your features.
Art hasn't advanced that far just yet. "
-IeraS SJtinqS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
PerilouS Navigation.

BALTIMORE, Md, May 15.-The British
steamship Cilumum arrived at this port
yesterday in a damaged condition. The
vessel had two of her forward plates
broken and another near the engine room
stove in, and her forward compartment
was flied with water. Captain Mace
stated that when of the banks of New
foundland in latitude Is degrees north,
longitude AZ west, he encountered heavy
fields of floating ice which caused the
damage, and that for three days the
steamer was beset by large fields of ice
and MANY icebergs.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
A BIG HAUL

Poundmaker and His Indians Capture a
Supply Train OF Thirty-one Wagons With
i'm Twelve Miles of BattIeford-The In
habitants OF the Latter Place Alarmed.
WINNIPEG, MAN, May ia train
rent week ago, was attacked by Pound
maker and his Indians, and captured after
a fight in which several were wounded
and two killed. ThiIty-one teams and
twenty-one teamsters were captured. Ten
teamsters escaped. The train was within
thirteen miles OF Battleford.
WINNIPEG, MAN, May l5.-Later dis
patches say the train, which consisted of
thirty-one transport wagons laden with
supplies, ammunition, arms and clothing
for the troops, under escort of ten mount
ed police, left Swift Current for Battle
ford last Friday. The road had been
good and excellent progress was made.
A point twelve miles from Battleford was
being passed about nine O'Clock yester-
day morning, when suddenly 8 horde
of Indians rushed out of the
bush from all directions and seize d
the teamsters, of whom there was one
to each wagon. Three or four sayages
attacked each teamSter, and the latter
were instantly overpowered. The
mounted police offered desperate re-
sistancc, and for time the exchange of
firing was general. One mounted
policeman, whose name is not
learned, was killed, and several
police and transfers were
wounded. The balance OF the police and
teamsIers escaped and made all haste to
Battleford, where an alarm was given.
The troops at once sprang to arms, anI
strong guard was placed about the town.
The Inhabitants were terribly alarmed,
but the day wore away without am
attack. Colonel Otter was making
preparations to attack the In
dians, but on second thought resolved to
wait for rcinforccmentS. There is no
doubt about the band being POundma-
kcr's, because they are known to b. in
that vicinity. Terrible anxiety is felt in
Winnipeg, as it was understood that the
women and children were to st out fro III
Battleford for Winnipeg early yesterday
morning.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
SIGHT DRAFTS.
How a DetrOiter Was Influenced to Do a
Banking Business.

How a Detroiter Was Influenced to Do a
Banking Business.
You see, Captain, my son vhaS in
Milwaukee. He goes Oafer dere last
vheek to see his uncle
"Yes, Mr. Dunder."
He takes feefty dollars NIT him. but
may be plays pool and goes nit der
opera und has extra expenses Before
he goes AWAY he saws he draws on me
If he vhautS money"
Il see"
''Vhell. two days ago a chap comes
into nv blaze und SAYS he has sight
draft for twenty-five dollars. My pOy
Shake vhas dead proke und can't come
home Captain, how vhas it abOudt
sight draftS?'
"Why, YOU pay 'em on sight
"Who TOP"
AT the bank"
Dots What tells der oldt vhomans,
but she SAYS | must pay to der man,
und so | didt. Dis morning Shake vhas
home. He says he doan' draw on me
Tor nothings."
well, you've been beaten again.
Il pellet sol pellet SO, Captain"
well"
Il know how get eaten on dot"
How"
Der oldt vhomans has two hundred
dollars in der bank und Shake has
ninety dollars. | draws some sight
drafts on EN- und pays myself back.
If YOU hear some rows in my blaze to-
dav YOU knows how it vhas. | vhas
doing a banking peesnessn'-Dctrot
Free Press
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
INTERNATIONAL 7. M. C. A.
Twenty Sixth Annual Meeting-WeaIth OF
the

Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting-Wealth of
the Association.
ATLANTA, GA, May 1.-THE twenty
sixth annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of the United
States and Canada met in the Baptist
Church yesterday. Il Il. McBurney, OF
New York, called the convention to order,
and George Rodgers, of Milwaukee, was
elected temporary President, and
Major Joseph Hardie, Of Sci
ma. Ala, was subsequently elected
permanent President and George
T. COXhead. of St Louis, Secretary. Adj
dresses of welcome were delivered by Chief
Justice Jackson. of the Supreme Court, and
Rev. DR.. Bashett, of the Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Kennedy, Secretary of the
London Association, Nh Phildens, of the
Berlin Association, Count Pmcklener, of
Berlin, and Mr.. W. MADDEN, of London,
We're introduced and made brief addresses.
In the afternoon Mr. Braenert pre-
scented the report of the IEterna-
tiOnal Committee showing that $50
associations reported $4,000 members,
10000 active members on committees and
nearly 1000 young mems Bible classes.
The association owned S4,300.OO0 worth Of
property. The expenses of the committee
for the year were $4,000. They employed
eleven secretaries. Eighteen new buildings
had been dedicated during the year.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
CENTRAL AMERICA.

The President OF Honduras Interviewed
Relative to the Late War and the Present
Status of Affairs-The United States
Looked To for Central American Devel-
opncnt-Iicciprocity Wanted.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 1.-THE
Times Democrat publishes an interview
with President Bogran of Honduras rela-
tive to the late war and present status of
affairs in Central America. Bogran says
there are three parties there, the
Nationals, who favor unification of
the five States; the Conservatives,
who oppose it, and those who adhere TO
the several governments with no opinion
at all on the question of the Union Him.
self, Barrios and Zaldivar, of Salvad or,
made compact to reconstruct the five
States into one republic, which failed
through the treachery of Zaldivar, as is
already known, and resulted in declara-
ton of war against the latter by Barrios.
With the death of BarrioS fell all hopes
of Central American patriots in Hon.
duras. BarrioS was actuated in the
movement by patriotic sentiment of re-
storing the old republic of 1888, and not
through ambition of becoming dictator
of the united country His patriotism
was sincere, aud he had no hope of be-
coming President of the Union.
Regarding Admiral Jouett'S statement
Mr.. Bogran said Barrios was too much of
an American to seek European allies.
The only foreign nation whose friendship
he desired was the United States. lie
was a friend of the Nicaragua Canal, and
regarded America as generous nation
whom the smaller States need not fear.A
Bogran looked to the United States for
the development of Central America, and
would offer every inducement to its citi-
zens in the way of grants. Honduras
desired to close reciprocity treaty with
the United States.