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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
Some One Was Shot.

A duel was lately fought in
Texas by Alexander Shot and
John S. Mott. Mott was shot aid
Shott was not. In this case it is
better to be Shot than Mott.
There was n rumor that Mott was
not shot, yet Shot ayows that he
shot Mott, which proves either
that the shot Shott shot at Mott
was not shot,or that Mott was shot
Notwithstanding. Circumstantial
evidence is not always good,
though. It may DO made to APP
| pear in the trial that the Shot
Shot shot ah1t Mott, or, as acct
dents with firearms are frequent,
it may be possible that the shot
Shot shot shot himself, when the
whole affair would resolve itself
into it's original elements, and
Shot would be shot, and Not
would be not. We think, howev,
err, that the shot Shot shot sho
not Shot, bat Mott. 1t is hard t.
tell, though, who was shot. Ex
change.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
VOL. 10.
TWO SCH0OLBOYS.

Over the hill and valley,
Drawn by the steam-horse's power,
The railroad king is speeding
Fifty miles ON hour
lie counts his wealth by millions,
BY thousands counts his men;
O'eI ten thousand miles of cleaning rails
He waves his sceptre pen.
The diamonds of the coal mines,
Where toll the miners grim,
And the gold of the waving cornfeds
Pay tribute unto him.
But pale and worn is the monarch;
Unheeding is the eye
Before which the smiling country
Goes fitting and whirling by.
And he sees but does not notice
The farmer rein old Gray
At the crossing, to let the special pass,
Speeding upon its way.
Stalwart and strong is Farmer John,
And bronzcd with sun and weather,
fla, wife" he laughs; "you'd never think
lie and | were boys together!
''lIe, that shadow, sileat and slY,
No bigger than my arm,
lie owns hundred millions, and
lave only you and the farm.
But, Lord, who won d change with himP
Poor fellow, be never sees
Our upland meadow of clover red,
Our blossoming apple trees.
"He only hears the Changing wheels
And the engines whistle shrill;
Ours are the humming of the bees
And the wild birds summer trill.
"And while in the dusty town he tells,
At toll that neer is done,
| swing my scythe to merry song
In the CHEEKY wind and sun.
And we shall be jogging behind old Gray
When iii earth his bones shall lie.
How long these meadows keep the sound
Of his swift train roaring by"
Philadelphia Record
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
WARD STATION.

We met our old friend, Tom
Black, here Friday. He remark
ed that we had moved to Gods
favored country. Tom is right.
This is certainly a favored coun-
try in very many particulars.
There was cotton seed man in
town Saturday. His tongue went
like creased lightning. He soon
talked several bystanders dumb.
We sent for Col. Crittenden, but
the Colonel could only look on in
amazement. Then we sent for
Gen. Arlington, feeling sure that
the General could get in a few
words edgeways. This he failed
to do, but there Immediately be-
gan an exciting race, the Genera
trying to bow in assent to every
word the cotton seed man said
He succeeded, we believe, bu.
kept bowling for half an hour af
ter the cotton seed man had quit
and was so enthused that he Of
fered to furnish money to al
wanting to buy seed. Dawson
| tics had similar experience Will
the cotton seed man.--ED.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
She Was Full of Needles.

PIrrRBURa, Pa, Feb. 20.-In
December the daughter of George
Weaver, residing near Kittanning,
this State, was suddenly taken
with an intense tagging sensation
in various parts of the body. a
physician was summoned, and he
discovered and removed a number
of needles from under the skin.
On Sunday last the physician was
again called in and removed in all
twenty-four needles, and they are
still appearing in her breast and
side and arms. Miss Weaver is
unaoIe to account for their pres
enCe,
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
A Novel Society.

IcITS, Ua.p JodEIlIl.
About two weeks ago the young
ladies Of Perry organized an ex-
elusive club that they called the
"Hennery." 1t was agreed that
their meetings should bA on Mon
day night of each week, and the
presence Of the masculine sex
should not be allowed. The first
meeting was held at the residence
of Maj. VIM. Brunson, on Monday
night of last week. The young
men found it out, and determined
to serenade the "Hennery." AS a
reward for the music, the young
ladies sent out waiter of refresh
ments, which consisted of a pone
of corn bread, two biscuit, two
cold potatoes, and bottle of water
tinctured with go. /. c." The
potatoes were forcibly returned
without thanks, and the waiter, a
silver one, carried off. The next
meeting, held at DR.. Smiths, was
also attended by the young men
outside of the house and the
members Of the "Hennery" have
been enjoined to greater secrecy
concerning their place of meeting,
Thinking these meetings a series
of fowl proceedings, some of the
young men sent genuine hen as
n present to the members Of the
"Hennery." We understand the
young men now propose to organ
ize q Cookery" and at their frs
meeting they will discuss the mer
its of a bird supper. What tht
outcome of these rival organiza.
tions will be, we are unable t.
foretell.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
Clever Man With Il Wig.

The cleverest man heard of for
sometime is he who, becoming
bald, had four wigs made, the
hair of one short, the hair of the
next trifle longer, the hair of the
third longer still and the hair of
the fourth quite too long for beau
ty. He wears each n week, be-
ginning with the former. The eff
feet achieved is the same as
though his hair was growing.
When he gets to the long one
and has worn it a week, he changes
TO the short one again, ard his
friends and acquaintance not in
the secret believe he has visited q
oarber's and has had his hair
cut
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

forgot that visit. They looked so
sweet and nice ] wanted to hug
them all. When I met Mr.. Jones
l looked at him closely, and saw
in him man 1 could we'll sup
port. He had big head, too--a
head like a washtub, eyes set
away back in, and a deep, think
ing look in them, and so, with all
of this to think of, after looking
we'll about me, after considering
the matter we'll, after sleeping
with it, / have concluded to vote
for the Hon. James X. Jones"
[Cheers, long and loud
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
Well Husfanded.

A we'll husbanded lady is now
residing in the State of Arkansas,
She is sixty-fve years Of age, and
i living with a courageous man
who has assumed the position of
being her fourteenth husband. 1t
&c said that in the hall of her
bouse there are thirteen pegs, up
on each of which hangs hat du-
" labeled as the property Of one
r. the defunct husbands.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
lie FOUND HIS CHILD IN DEATH.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A grand crash "A shower Of fiy.
ing splinters-bumpl bump! and
the coaches settled back on the
rail, and the passengers picked
themselves up and cried out to
each other that there had been q
collision.
So there had. Freight No. II
was pulling in on the side-track,
but the day express Numbered
down on her while the long train
was yet r third OF its lenght on
the main track.
Some one hal Numbered. Some
ones watch was off time. Soma
one must ba heldresponsible for
the accident.
Under the overturned locomo-
tive was the freman-dead. Near
him was the engineer, pinned
down to the frozen earth by one
of the drivers, and when he had
been relieved q doctor, who
was among the passengers, knelt
beside him and said:
"Arm brolen-leg broken
foot crushed to a pulp. lie can
not live"
Who had hundred? Who
had disobeyed orders? The con-
ductors OF tho two trains were
comparing watches AMI orders,
when the engineer beckoned them.
81 alone am to blameP' he whi5-
pered, 81 wasn't due here until
1910, and it was just 1905 when
[ struck the freight. l was ahead
Of time-running on her time"
$50 it was-so it was" whisper
ed the two conductors.
This morning when I left
home" continued the engineer,
"the doctor was there. Our little
Jennie-our fve-year old girl
was sick unto death, In her de-
lirium she kept crying out: Don't
so, papa-don't leave little Jennie
to dieP 1t was like knife in nay
heart to Leave her, bat g must. |
was leaving the house when the doc
tor put his hand on my shoulder
and said: Tom, my boy, by 6 o
clock Tomorrow morning she'll
either be dead or better. "
"What long day this was to
mel The went on after a bit When
| pulled out ot the depot tonight,
headed for homo and Jennie, |
warted to fly. | kept giving her
more steam, and [ kept gaining
on my time. We aren't due till 7,
you know, but [ wanted to be in
at 6 aye! an hour before that.
When the thought came to me
that Jennie might be dead when
next / entered the door, [ should
have pulled the throttle wide open
if the fireman hadn't grabbed my
arm"
Poor mani" they whispered as
he shuddered with pain and seem
ed to be exhausted.
Eyes, blame it all on meH he
whispered. "No. II had five min
utes more to get in, and she'd
have made it all right, but L stole
her time. And now and now"
He lay SO quiet for moment
the doctor felt for his heart to see
if it still beat.
"And that's her-that's
Jennie. She's reckoning she's
callingl Right down the track =
over the high bridge through
the deep cut-Tm coming com
ingr'
And men wiped tears from their
eyes and whispered:
"He has found his caild i'll
death!'
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
People are SO honest in Norway

People are so honest in Norway
that cigars and liquors are placed
in the public rooms of hotels with
out any one to guard them. Each
man goes up to the office once a
day and tells the clerk what he
has had and pays for it. There
are no locks on the doors in
the houses, as burglars are un-
known.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

GEORGE WonLEY, who IS the
author Of The gopher tale, now
comes to the front with some Won
dareul snake stories. lie says
that several years ago, when he
was a boy, and lived IN the lower :
part of Gilbert county, he pushed
over an old stump which stood II
On old field near a branch, and IN
tbA root Of it he found avery large
,attlesnake and thirty small ones
about a yard long. lie pulled al,
the small ones out with his hand
and stamped their heads with ms
heel, thus killing all but the old
one. A few years ago lie killed u
rattle-snake in Florida that hNq i, "
twenty-five pound pig in It'll
berton Gazette.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
Tic Silent Woe of Mormonism.


An intelligent writer of Salt
|ake City, Mrs. Paddock, in a let
'e, which lies before me, tells this
story; "a few years ago an edu-
cated young journalist came to
san Lake City from Europe with
us young wife. Both became sin
tefe believers in Mormonism.
men strong pressure was brought
70 oear by the priesthood upon
'e husband to force him into po-
" amy. The wife, finding oppo-
position IN vain, at last gave her
nominal crnsent. a second bride
was brought into the house. In
"short line the FIRST wife became
mother, but the infant never
Vfled aloud. 1t came voiceless in
" the world. But it wept in Sc
VSe' all the time. Sleeping OF
waking the tears flowed from its
e, yye'; and in a few weeks it died
Inc mother said that it died of g
,;sa.a heart. Every day of it:
A'e IL she'd the toarS 4bo+ ;te r,otb
T.. n'a depressed before its birth
s weeping face is the symbol Of
WI ~ lace &c of Utah. A territory o.
pre- precious minerals and wealth o.
sl,, with Intoxicating air and blue
p,, but filed with silent woe. >
boston Transcript.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

Forty young ladies Rugged and
kissed Stonewall Jackson's war
horse when it passed through
Bristol, Tenn, to tho EXpoSi'ioH'
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

A French woman who aspIreS TO
dentistry is performing afres' OPP
! ION at Augusta,
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05
Frog Churns Butter.

A frog fell into pail of milk
ina Connecticut town recently,
and in the morning was found sit
ting on roll of butter. A local
paper says the sole explanation is
that in trying to extricate-himself,
he had by continuous strokes of
his hind legs churned the milk in
to butter. If George Washing
ton was editor of that paper, no
such article would have appeared.
A Fresh Victory for tine Roller Skate.
The roller skate still moves on
10 fresh victories. A Cleveland,
Ohio, special says: "'Ihe story
has Just leaked out that a we'll
known married lady, who has
long been q regular skater at the
rink, was taken suddenly i'll while
skating and a physician was sum-
moned Her condition was ap-
parent and a suggestion was made
that her skates be removed. This
she objected to positively, saying
she had an engagement to waltz
when the music began playing A
few minutes later she gave birth
10 twins"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

THE CHORUS.
"We'il mind no more, utplay,
never shall forget
that leg cabin home
That log cabin home far away"
Again the storm broke forth,
and it was several minutes before
he could proceed. When a l9ll
came he continued: "Well, those
ladies crowded around me, and
when Mrs. Jones stopped playing
/ seized her hand and l said;
Madam, | am in love with you.
GShouts.l Yes, | told her l had
fallen in love with her, and she
said she wished I'd fall in love
with her husband as well. She
treated me nice--they oil did, too
Now, I am a rough old man, but
ladies have great attractions fol
tho old mountain boomers.
know do, (chasrs) and I never
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-05

The Floridians are greatly dis
turbed about the low price of oran-
Gea.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.
To Our Subs cribers

We have the names Of quite 4 large
number on our subscription list who
have been taking the REVIEW for sew
eral years, and are now indebted to us
for one, two, three and in y few instanc.
es for even six and seven years sub.
scription. We have sent out statements
time and again. requesting payment;
but in too many instances without eli.
citing any response whatever. It costs
something to produce paper Of the
character of the REVIEW and It can
only be maintained at its present stand
ard by the delinquent subscribers paw.
ing us our dues. This is but q small
item to each subscriber, but with us it
runs up high into the hundreds. We
must pay cash for paper, material and
office help, and we hope that our SUBJ
scribers will not only see the business,
but the necessity of this demand.
Every subscriber receiving the paper
through the mails can ascertain the
standing of his account with us by con-
sulting the yellow label on the paper,
and we urgently request that these
knowing themselves indebted to us will
square accounts before January 1stnext
Commencing with January 1st we shall
run the paper on q cash basis, and the
names of those in arrears at that time
for more than one year will be stricken
from the list and the accounts placed in
the hands Of an attorney for collection.
We shall regret exceedingly to go to
this extreme. and hope it will not be
necessary, but we cannot run = paper
without money.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

The bondsmen of Hon. G. C. Good.
now, who succeeded Capt. A. A. Brown
in the United States land Office at this
place and was himself succeeded BY
Hon. John Lind after the removed Of
the Office to Tracy, have been compelled
to pay q judgment obtained agains,
them in the United States court, arising
out of some irregularities in the Office
during Mr.. Goodnow's incumbency
We understand that Mr.. Goodnow has
turned over his property to his bonds.
men. So far as we can learn Mr.
Goodnow's action ii this matter has
been strictly honorable in every par.
ticular.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16
PERs0 { MEN TON.

4 ~
Hon. John Lind attended court in
Lyon county last week.
a. A. Kienappel, representing the
Ealenspiegel Of Chicago, was in town
last Monday.
Capt Jos. A. Eckstein made.a bust
ness trip to Rochester the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. G. II. Holmberg departed
last Monday to join her husbund at
Woonsocket, d. T.
n. Werring, of Golden Gate, was in
the city last Saturday laying in stock
Of holiday goods.
Louis Bushard, one of the solid
farmers in West Newton, made q pleas.
ant call on us last Monday,
Frank Huber-and who don t know
him-Sundayed in New Ulm. Franks
arrival in town is always the signal
for an assembly of the clans.
Mrs. J. Newhart and daughter de-
parted yesterday morning to spend the
winter ut Jacksonville. Florida. The
Judge may join them later on.
Mrs. Frank Friedman is visiting
with her son, Alvin, at Minnesota
Lake. who, we understand, is to be
married next Friday to one of the fair
daughters of well-to-do farmer of that
vicinity. Alvin, here's our "a.
Gust. Nuessle, Spring6eld's p. m. ),
was shaking hands with his New Ulm
friends last Sunday. Gust. thinks that
hereafter he'll buy his groceries from
?. II. Kelly. and he hopes his customers
will make it necessary for him to lay in
a good, large stock.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Mowery & Heideman, proprietors Of
the New Ulm poultry yards, have had
printed at the REVIEW Office 1000 illus
trated pamphlets. advertising their ten
varieties of high-bred fowls, with price
list for birds and eggs. These GENTLE
men are making poultry breeding q
business and are making arrangements
togo intoitquite extensively. The great
est care is beeing taken to keep and
breed the birds pure, and their patrons
can rest assured Of getting just what
they order. They invite On inspection
Of their yards any day except Sunday.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16
Road This Offer.

We will furnish the New Ulm Re-
VIEW and the weekly Pioneer Press,
for one year. for two dollars. In this
way the most reading for the money
can be secured. Remember that the
REVIEW contains all the news and near.
ly twice the reading of any English pa.
per in this county. Now is the time to
subscribe for the two, at $500.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Frank Lindmeyer, laborer employ
ed on the railroad. had leg broken
las Thursday by falling off hand car
while in motion, near De Smitt, D. T.
His relatives reside in this city and he
was brought home Saturday and placed
in DR.. Berry's care. The doctor found
the leg in very bad condition, gangrene
having already set in.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Matthias Hoffman,, of the town Of
Home. brother.in.law of County Audi
tor Bertrand, had the misfortune last
Thursday to lose one eye by nail &C.
cidentally flying into it. Mr.. Hoffman,,
accompanied by Mr.. Bertrand, went to
St.Paul on Friday to consult an:occulist.
As the pupil was broken there is no hope
of saving the eye, however.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Franz Schmidt amused himself at q
late hour Sunday or Saturday night by
shouting ''6re'' and otherwise disturb
ing the people in his immediate neigh
bcrhood. On Monday he was arrested
by marshal Wink!eman, on complaint
of John Schapekahm, and as q result
Of his folly the city treasury is richer
by $40, that being the fine imposed BY
justice Westphal. This is a fair warn.
ing for others who are similarly inclin
ed
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16
Oysters for the Holidays

Jacob 'Herscheler, proprietor of the
Star Sample Room, desires to inform
the public that he is prepared to fur
nish oysters in any quantity, either by
the can or in bulk, at prices that defy
competition. He handles only the bes,
brands.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

In response to an enquiry Of State
Superintendent Kiehle, Attorney Gen
eral Hahn decides that it is not obli-
gatory for an independent school dis.
trict to use the State text books. We
believe the New Ulm district has never
used the whole series Of the State text
books.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

The Marshall NesDs-Messenger also
complains that much of the mail from
the east is carried by that station in the
morning, and returned at night. Editor
Whitney says he will continue to kick
until this thing is remedied. The agents
may not be wholly to blame for these
irregularities, but certainly there mus,
way of preventing them.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Considerable dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed by our merchants because more
is being paid for wheat at the new sta
ton in the town of Milford and at Glib
bon and Winthrop than in New Ulm.
We understand that at Milford Is cents
was paid last Saturday, while at this
station the price was only ~ cts. This
difference in price, we understand, was
the result of competition between the
two buyers at the former station, and
is a matter that concerns only them
selves. But why buyers on the Mime
apolis & St. Louis road can and are
paying right along from to 6 cents per
bushel more than is being paid in New
Ulm. is matter for investigation by
the Board of Trade. OF course farmers
are not blamed for hauling their " heat
where they can get the most money, but
the present state Of affairs is very de-
moralizing to trade in New Ulm, and
if there is q remedy it should be applied
forthwith.
LATER Since the above has been in
type we learn from station agent Hell
deman that an adjustment of the trou-
BILE has been effected. and. to even up.
8 cents more per bushel is being paid
in New Ulm this week than at our
neighboring stations.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

Some busy bodies, for the want Of
something better to do, have been cir
culating a report that Senator S. D..
Peterson of this city had failed fnan-
cially. Sam only laughs at such re-
ports and is already making arrange
ments to do q bigger business than ever
next year.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

According to the Trumpet, Adolph
Schell has purchased farm two miles
east of Tracy. on which he intends to
establish hennery on a large scale.
Being also in the ice business, Adolph
no doubt intends to hatch his chicks on
ice.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

New Ulnn, with $500 people, and one
of the Oldest and wealthiest cities in
the state, has this week. for the first
time. organized a Board of Trade
Curric Mi,anes0tian.
No, not exactly for the first time,
Bro. Maxwell. A Board of Trade was
organized in this city several years
ago, but the institution didn't live to
see its second birthday. The new as
sociation gives promise of 3 longer and
more useful career. -,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16
0ur'HoIiday Supplement.

Next week we will send out with the
REVIEW a beautifully illustrated holi.
day supplement. It will not be an ad-
vertising sheet. but will be replete with
choice reading appropriate for the oc.
casion. This Christmas Offering will
be sent to all the regular subscribers OF
the REVIEW, whom we are confident it
will please.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

The Lafayette correspondent of the
St. Peter Herald says that Mr.. ID. Cru
sendorf is hauling lumber for new
barn from Winthrop, because he can
buy it cheaper there than at New Ulm.
How's this, Mr.. lumbermen?