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The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
The Science of Kissing ,

Science in the last few years
has gained q terrible foothold in
this world. It has ratified the dry
bones of old fogyism, made pi out
Of worn-out theories, upset
ideas which have been established
for centuries. The latest and
most ASTONISHING fact that has been
developed is that there is scien-
tific mode of kissing. The day
when young man could grab a
girl round the neck and gobble a
kiss in a rough, but comfortable,
manner is past. The time when
he could encircle her waist with
one arm, get his shirt BOSOM full
of hairoil, and pirouette his lips
over every square inch of her
countenance, is no more. Science
has proclaimed against it, and
man shudders, but remains silent.
The old style of kissing, which
sounds like some one tearing q
clapboard off q smoke house, is now
considered bad taste, and, conse-
quently, is rapidly going out of
fashion, although a majority of
girls admit that science has cruel
ly destroyed all the comfort of a
long-lingering, heart thrilling kiss,
and causes them to express no lit
tie regret at that change.
The improved scientific method
of kissing is to throw the right
arm languidly around the fair
ones shoulder, tilt her chin up
with the left hand until her nose
is pointed at an angle of forty-fye
degrees; or, rather, until it has an
aspect resembling the bowsprit of
clipper-built sloop, then stoop
slowly, and,grazing about her lips
in quiet subdued sort of way,
tickling her nose with your nous
tache until she cries "ouchI" This
is scientific kissing, bat there is
no consolation in it. 1t is fiat, luke
warm; it lacks substance, and if
not stale it is at least unprofta-
BILE.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
She Didn't Give Up.

Hartwell, Ga, Sun.
Away back in the misty past of
Hart free negro won the affec-
tions of a white woman. The law
was against the intermarrying of
the races in the Southern States,
and they were too well known in
Hart to attempt it. The couple
went to South Carolina and re-
paired to a magistrate over there.
The magistrate had a suspicion
that the woman was a Caucasian,
and told her that she would have
to make an oath that she had ne
gro blood in her before he could
marry them. Did she give up in
despair? Not by a two-thirds
majority. She announced her
willingness to takethe oath. Max
ing excuse for few moments alb
sence, she induced her dusky lover
to cut a small vein in his arm, and
catching a small quantity Of the
dark red fluid, drank it, and then
proceeding to the magistrate
truthfully swore that she had Mig
ger blood in her.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
HIS AUNT'S TEETH.
A Moment Of Agony for q Small Boy
and Big Newfoundland.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
please, sir, give me an emetic'
and quick, please"
The uptown druggist peered over
his counter at the customer and
saw small nine-year-old boy and
q big Newfoundland dog. Ths
boys face was dirty and tearstain-
ed; the dogs face was weary and
lugubrious.
"An emeticp exclaimed the
druggist, and then, seeing that the
boys hands clutched his gastric
region in agony, he hastily COM
pounded tho draught and handed
it over the counter.
Hastily the little hands clutch
ed the glass and lifted it, not to
the mouth associated with them,
but to the dogs. Too much sur
prised to interfere, the druggist
breathed q mental prayer and
watched the proceedings. The
dog scented the nauseous stuff,
touched it with the tip of his
tongue, shook his head in disgust
and squatted down on his haunch-
es.
"He won't take it," sobbed the
boy, bursting into tears, "and
there's no other way [ can get
them out of him."
Get what?" stammered the
druggist.
"Why, SIR was the agonized
reply, che has gone and swallowed
Aunt Julia's teeth, and she's 60
ing around the house like because
she can't find them, and 1 want to
get them out of his body before
she finds out where they are. Oh,
sir, do help me, or I'll be whipped
to death if Aunt Julia finds it out.
Besides, she can't eat mouthful
of dinner until she gets them"
The druggist took pity on the
child, and as Tom Hood would say,
conciliated the dog into permit
ting his internal regions to be rev
olutionized, and in a short time q
smile came over the boys face
and he hurried homeward with
his deluded relatives dental appa-
ratus in his pocket and the New
foundland following sadly at his
heels.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
A WONDERFUL JERSEY FARM.
Headed by a S12,5O0 Ball Calf and
Made Up with 100 Cows.

A Georgia Jersey breeder writes
the Atlanta Constitution;
81 have just visited Prospect
Hill stock farm at Franklin, Pa,
the home Of the finest herd in the
world. It is owned by Miller &
Sibley, who paid $l2,500 for
Michael Angelo, a bull calf, when
he Was less than six weeks old.
This bull, Stoke Pages 6fth, and
Ids'5 Roiter are the heads of
Prospect Hill herd, and $1,000
each is charged for the service of
these bulls. Even at this figure
COWS are frequently turned away.
Michael Angelo paid for himself
before he was eighteen months
old. The 160 COWS of this herd
are kept in circular barn, which
is Lit by sixty electric lights and
the floors scslded and washed eY-
cry day. Calves frequently bring
over $4,000, six having sold at
more than this last year. There
is not cow in the herd that does
not make 800 pounds of butter a
year, worth SO cents a pound.
The mother of Michael Angelo
made IT'S pounds in eleven months
six days, and Mary Anne of st.
Lambert's made 628 pounds in
ten months and two days. 1t is
bewildering to see these COWS and
study these figures.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
The Banshee's Warming.

Dark was the night; not a single star
glistened
Up mid the depths Of the sombre gray
sky.
Der the lone moorland the wind wildly
whistled,
And heaped were the snow-fakcs in
drifts wide and high.
Within low cottage a ruddy fire flick
cred,
Casting weired shadows on ceiling and
wall
Down the wide staircase, a girls figure
fluttered,
And paused by the door in the dimly-l lit
hall
Inside the room, the farmer sat smoking,
And by the hearth sat the old, gray
haired dame.
She smiled as she bent DER her worsted
and needles,
Then turned about slowly, and called
him by name.
"Father," she said, and her gentle voice
trembled
The father looked at her with face stern
"You've seen Ronald Adair," he said, with
a mutter;
"And want to plead with me for Bessie
and him.
ut is useless, l tell you; I've told you SO
often.
On the morn comes Lord Oakwell to
sue for her hand.
Shall she marry beggsr, while a fortune
awaits her,
A fortune the noblest in all the broad
land?
"No, no! let her prattle of love and that
nonsense.
For this is as true as sit in my chair,
I'd see her dead rather, with the cold sod
above her,
Adair!"
The DANES face grew white as the snow
on the moorland,
And glisening tear dimmed her gentle
blue eye,
When out on the night-wind, beside the
low window,
Were heard the three notes of wild,
piN'SiiS "
Three times did it echo across the lone
mOoriand,
And then died away with low, moan
ing sigh.
While the mother sprang forward, her
face bianched with terror,
And said in a whisper, "Twas the ban.
shee's wild cry!
Three times did she shrek at our low
cottage window,
saw her white robes as she swiftly
few by.
Twas an evil sign, father, and 1 feel g
fore5oding
That one from our household, before
morning, viii die"
'Tut! tut" said the farmer. "'Twas but
the wind blowing"
| And he strobe cross the room and flung
open the door,
Glanced carelessly round him, and then
backward staggered,
For his Bessie lay dead on the white
! oalIen tloorl
You've killed her! you've killed her'
the mother cried wildly.
'She heard your fierce words as you sat
i'll your chair.
Your wish is fulfilled She lies dead be
fore you,
And you'll ne'et see her wed to brave
Ronald Adair!"
GUINEvERE
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
w O M. An
Her Health and Happiness are
Matters of Great Concern to
all Mankind.

NEAR MARIETTA, Ga.
Some months ago bought bottle Of
DR.. j. Bradfeld's Female Regulator, and
used it in my family with great satisfaes
tion. l have recommended it To
three families, and they found it to be iust
what is claimed7for it. The females who
have used it are now in perfect health and
able TO attend to. their household dutiea.
Rev. H. 3. JoHEsoB.
RTATR OF GEORGIA, Troup County
have examined the recipe of DR.. ;.
BradfelG, and pronounce il to be q comhi4
nation ofSmedicines Of great merit in the
treatment Of all diseases Of females for
which he recommends it.
WM. 2. BEAsLRY, II. d.
SPRINGFIELD, TErS
DR.. BRADFIEIp: Dear Sir--My
daughter has been s0ffering for many years
with that dreadful atiiicton known as
| Female Disease, which has cost me many
dollar, notwithstanding | had the best
medical attendance, coald not fnd relief.
] havejused many other kinds Of medicines
without any effect. had just about giveA
ber up, was out Of heart, but happened Ia
the store Of W. w. Eckler several weeks
since, and be, knowing Of my daughters
afflctiou, persuaded me to buy bottle oG
your Female Regulator Shebegan 10 I'M
prove at once was SO delighted with ItS
effects that bought several more bottles Of
il; and knowing what do about it, if ta-.
day one of my family was suffering with
that awful disease, would have itif.it cost
$50 bottle for | can truthfully say it hsxs
cured my daughter sound and we'll, and
myself and wife 90 most heartily recon-
mend your Female Regulator to be iuss
what it is represented to be. Respectf,illy,
II. d. FEATHKRsoE
Treatise on the Health aud Happiness e.
Woman mailed free
TIE BRADFIELD RRGULATor Co,
Box 20, Atlanta, Gas
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
Succeeded Too Well.

"Now," said the bride, Henry,
I want you to understand distinct
ly that / do not wish to be taken
for bride. 1 am going to behave
exactly as if I were an old married
woman. So, dearest, do not think
me cold and unloving if [ treat
you very practically when there
is anybody by" 81 do not be-
lieve 1 can pass for an old married
man. l am so fond of you that |
am bound to show it. | am sure
to give the snap away" "No,you
mustn't. It's easy enough. And
[ insist that you behave just like
all old married men do. Do you
hear?" "Well, darling, I'll try,
but know l will not succe ed
The first evening of their arrival
the bride retired to her chamber
and the groom fell in with a po-
ker party, with whom he sat play
ing cords until four o'clock in the
morning. His wife spent the
weary hours weeping. At last he
turned up and met his grief-strick-
en- wife with the hilarious ques-
ton: "Wsll, amt I doing the old
married man like a daisy?' She
never referred to the subject again
and everybody knew after that
they had just been married.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
seene After q Reception.

"He squeezed my hand awful,
said a pretty little miss to half
dozen other little misses in the
vestibule of the White House at
ter leaving the East Room where
the President held his usual re-
ception yesterday $50 he did
miuel" sang out all of the other
young misses in merry chorus,and
there was general merriment OH
you giddy, giddy Grover,
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
A MINE MULE.
Brought to the Light of Day After
Thirty-hye Years Service.

Coalbridge, (Pa.,) Letter to Philadelphia
News.
Three years ago mule known
as "Old Barney" having spent
thirty-fve successive years in
drawing coal cars in the tunnel of
Old Hickory colliery, was taken
out of the mine by his owner and
turned out to do as he pleased.
Not having a glimpse of daylight
since 1850, Old Barney did not
take kindly to his new life, and
for weeks hung around the mine,
recognizing the voices of the min
ers as they went in and came out,
and giving every evidence that he
was homesick and wanted to go
back to the dark and gloomy
chambers where he had grown
old. He was unable to see in the
day for several days, but his sight
gradually adapted itself to the
new conditions. After Barney
found that they were not disposed
to take him back into the mine he
quit going near it and spent his
time wandering alone about the
neighborhood, making no spot his
particular habitation, but being
welcome everywhere, as he was
known for miles around, and re-
spected as the mule that had lived
thirty-five years in a coal mine.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
THE CONCH PEA.

an efmele appeared In the
JOURNAL some time since in re-
gard to the many excellent quail
ties of the Conch peas. Since
then we have had many inquiries
concerning them. For the bene.
ut OF those who have inquired and
our many farmer friends we repro
duce the following interesting ar
tlcle concerning them from the
Home and Farm, written by Mr..
j. IL. Alexander, Of Augusta, Ga: {:
"Ihis year I secured something
more than a pint of seed, which [
planted, two peas in place four
to SIX feet apart, covering nearly
half acre | got the seed near
the middle of June, and having
then no unoecupied ground, I put
them in with my crop of white
velvet okra, which | was growing
for seed. The okra was already
well started and the peas we're
put IN the rows between the stalks
and to fill missing places, of which
there were a good many. The
rains were abundant all the early
summer and until first Of August.
I The peas appeared promptly, but
did lot grow rapidly at first, and
| suppose were retarded some by
the okra, which, being dwarf and
compact growth, shaded the land
too much for the peas. In Au-
gust, however, the vines began to
make freely and by September
the land was as densely shaded
with pea vines as if busheI and
a half of common field or clay
neas had been sown on it. Vines
Is to 20 feet long were very com
mon, and this soil being thin.
light, sandy loan and not fertile,
L readily believe that on good,
strong land the vines would grow
fifty or more feet.
The Conch pea is a small white
pea, very like that we call the La
dy pea. For the table they are
delicate and tender-a very ac-
eeptable dish. The vine is a very
low creeper, lies close upon the
soil and | suppose could not be
cut with a mower on that account.
At the joints it has tendency to
take fresh roots. The foliage is
abundant, and l believe it will be
the best of all peas to shade the
land from our summer sun and
furnish humus for enriching the
laS3da
[ observed very few blooms in
August, and not until late in Sep
tenrber was there any show of a
good crop Of seed from these
vines, Near October 1st there
came an immense crcp of peas, al
most as if by magic They bore
right along abundantly and but
for frost overtaking them would
have yielded a large return. As
it is, [ got about two bushels Of
seed from the first planted, and
there seemed to be as many killed
by frost as l had gathered.
| am inclined to think that this
pea will do more to enrich our
land than any other sort, because
they make such vines and foliage.
A quart of seed carefully distrib-
uted over an acre will occupy the
land as fully as two bushels of
clay or red peas and protect it as
we'll from the sun. The economy
in seed would be quite an item.
A moving machine blade would
not run under these vines; but il
it is desired to save forage the
vines could be cut of at the root
and pulled around into windrows
to cure, as easily as the horse rake
would take up the common sort OF
vines.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
Boston Recreation.

Dog parties are quite the fash
ion at present. The bellies of up
per-tendom meet at each others
houses, bringing their little favor
ties with them. The conversation
on such occasions is most lnstruc-
tive. Dear, DEAR" exclaimed a
charming blonde at one Of these
intellectual gatherings, the other
day, "what a horrible little dog
mine isv' What has he done?"
"Why he has eaten up the pretty
little seal skin sacque l had made
for him this winter" Chorus Of
fair ones-"The bad, bad dog
gle. BOSTON Courier.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
He Took the Wrong Seat.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
At one OF theatres the other
evening a man who had seat be-
tween his wife and daughter leftit
at the close of the act for q trip
d wn stairs. When he returned
he found vacant seat two rows
back between two women, and
dropped into it with the remark:
CAS- l was saying when l went out,
it's none of your pudding what
other women wear. Because some
one else makes a fool of herself
wearing cotton stockings in the
winter it doesn't follow that you
must do the same" 'Sirp came
from both sides of him at once,
and the way he vacated that seat
made the soles of his boots red
hot
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
The Georgia Colonel.

Among the guests at Mr.. Cl8ve-
lands last reception were quaint
and almost forgotten yeomen in
homespun; dark, lank, butter-nut-
ted fellows from Georgia and Ala
bama, the old-time Colonel, by
God, sir, who takes his cocktail
before breakfast and his mint
julep before dinner; the rufied
Jeffersonian Democrat from the
swamps of Florida, still chewing
the pigtail of his fathers and let
ting the yellow stains remain at
the corners Of his mouth; the long
haired, slouch-hatted, grisly tar
heeler, the Texan ranchman with
an OK chain on his vest and a
double row Of garnets on his fin
ger; the unchawed catamount of
the Southwest; the Southern gen
tleman from Baltimore and the
antique Crichton Of theold regime
from Louisville, the cowboy
aud the bonanza king.-Macon
Telegraph,
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
HE KISSED THEN ALL.
Ex-Gov. Underwood, of Kentucky, Re-
lates Stumping Reminiscenee.
Pittsburg (Penn. } Dispatch.

Pittsburg penn. Dispatch.
Kentucky is great State" h,
continued. "We have the hand
soonest women in the world; WI
make the best whiskey, have the
most fertile lands, raise the best
horses, and have the purest air.
What more could be asked? IL
addition to that our people pull
together, but they don't like snob.
bishness. | remember one time
was stumping one of the mountain
counties. [ bought $25 worth OF
nickles and put them in my sad,
dlebags. Every log cabin I would
come TO | would ride up and ask
for a drink of water. Well, out
would come little boy or girl
with gourd dipper Of warm wa
ter [ would take swaller, then
drop a nickle in the dipper. The
little one would run in and ]
would go on. The child's mother
would come and have the fat gen.
tleman pointed out. The conse-
quence was that l got the vote out
OF that house. Well, one morning
rode up to house, and little
girl brought me out dipper of
water. [ felt in my pocket and
discovered that l hadn't a copper
Little girl, said 1, 4 generally
have a nickle somewhere about
me, but L haven't to-day, so I'll
nYe you what's the next best
thing for girl, and that's a kiss.
so L got down off my horse and
kissed her for my own little blue.
eyed girl at home.
Another little black-eyed cir,
here showed up, and 1 had to kiss
her for a niece of mine whom she
looked like. By this time anoth
er little girl showed up half /;
head taller than the rest, and no
to be impartial / kissed her, whe1
L found thatfour FIVE other or girll
had gathered and l saw [ was il
for it. So commencing with the
smallest | kissed each one. The
change in stature was so gradua
that [ didn't notice that the las
one was a full grown woman, anC
right handsome at that,until l haC
kissed her. Looking up l saw
that there were two or three ole
ladies laughinglng at me, anC
thinking that [ had made baC
break, [ lifted my hat to thu
young lady and begged her par
don and explained how it was
Sine didn't seem to mind it much
but the old ladies' kept laughing
and [ tried to explain it, when ont
of them said, why durn it, Jedge
she's Bills wife Well 1 thought
I'm in for it. That knocks on
all my votes in this neighborhood
Well,I inquired in the next hous
who Bill was and was told that j
was Buck Holmes, the hardes
citizen in Carter county. Mex
day | had to speak at the cour
house, and when | came up [ no
ticed a gang Of about % rough
looking fellows off at one side,an
a big six-foot fellow was talking t,
them and gesticulating with botl
hands. Who's that?' l inquired
That's Buck Holmes and his gang
was the reply, The cold chill
commenced running up my back
and l shifted my revolver arount
where | could reach it withou
trouble, and then lounged up tC
hear what he was saying and ge
the lay Of the land. Well, Tn
blankety blanked, l heard hin
say, 'if ther Jedge don't ketch my
vote. No snob thar gentleman
Jest as soon kiss a poor man.
wife as a rich ones That settled
it. l got $50 more votes in tina
county than any on the ticket"
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02

The negroes Of Lynchburg, Va,
have been wrought into state of
great fear by the report of a news
boy Of that city to the effect that
he had seen a monster-half man
and half dog-running about the
city at night trying to eat small
boys.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02

1t is again announced that Mr.,
Tilden is having the Viking" fit
ted up and that he will sail the
ocean blue" early in April. II
this is true the grand old man
is evidently not quite as near bis
sld as dc is repegt0d to be.
The Dawson journal., 1885-04-02
DR.. Hunters Blood
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Urinary Diseases and Structures speedily
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Daws5R, Ga.
Seat by Msil.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-16
The Mountain of Miseries.

Boys and girls who think their
troubles are greater than those of others
should remember the story of the Mount
ain of Miseries. 1t runs that Jupiter
once permitted all men to bring their
troubles to plain and there exchange
them for others The mountain of
miseres soon became enormous, but not
one vice was piled into it. Men and
women threw away their bad noses and
teeth, their moles and poverty, but not
their crimes. The choices were similar.
A slave chose govt, poverty was
changed for sickness, care for pain,
snub noses for long ones, and SO on.
But soon they were all bewailing their
change. Then Jupiter sent Patience
to tell them they might, if they wished,
resume their own troubles again. Every
one gladly ava led himself of the per-
mission, and Patience also helped them
to bear their burdens without murmur-
ing. However satisfied with his lot
one may be, it is not often that he would
be wiling actually to exchange with
another CongregatioRaIsst.