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The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

An able-bodied clam distinguish
ed itself in the Continental Cafe,
Philadelphia, by opening it's jaws
and grasping the tail of rat that
was scouting near it. The rat ran
off, but the clam stuck to it with
tho grasp of a Fourth Ward po-
liceman, until a colored waiter, at
tracted by the noise, impaled the
rat with an ice-pick. The waiter
is now training clans as rat-catch-
ers.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

A shower of bloody rain fell a
short time ago in Laiback, Germa-
ny. Just before the rain, a wind
storm had caught a large mass of
red dye-stuff, and the dye, min
Cling with the rain, transformed
the drops of water into apparent
drons of blood.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

W" III al FoLt FdIIey ar Is n m
Local sleeping Cars on all night .raino
between savannah and Augusta, sayonnah
and Macod, savannah and Atlanta.
Connections.
The Milledgcville and Ratonton .ro;n
runs daily Except Monday between Cor @r
1oh ana Eatonton, and daily texcept sun-
day) between Eatonton and Gorden.
Train NO. 53, leaving savannah at Ak
P m, will not stop Except on sundavsS r.
put of passengers atsstatlons between oo
vannah and NO. a.. o"
EuiauIa tram connects at Cuthbert fo,
Fort Gaines daily Except sunday 0'
The Perry accommodation train bctvoo,,
Fort Valley and Perry runs daily (errcnt
sunday NeAccp'
The Albany and Blakely accommodation
traln runs daily Except sunday baom betwaom
bany and Blakely '0'"0el
AL At savannah with savannah. ylor;d, ond
western Railway; at Augusta with "T aIi
mes TO North and East; at Atlanta vii %
AIRLINE and Kennesaw Routes to oil Moi
points North, East and West. al
lick lieKets Tor all points and sleepinO cor
'ctvns s, On sale at City Office, No. 2O Rnll
uA WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM ROGEps
Gen Pass Agt Gen sunt saTn,
r. j = SHAW, VIZ SHELfWAgW\t WAg\t'ian'
'cn' lTaV Agt, Ira ffManager savannah |
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The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

Sixteen Mormon widows, in deep
mourning, attended the funeral of
their husband, in Salt Lake City,
last week. -Four more Of the Wild
ows, who lacked mourning appa-
rel, did not go to the funeral, but
amused themselves by removing
the furniture, aud securing apart
ments Of their own. When the
sixteen widows returned from the
funeral, bare rooms met their eyes,
and indignation took the place of
tears.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
s'siisld's Female Regulator

is purely vegetable compound, and is on
ly intended for the FEMALE SEX. For
their peculiar diseases it is an absolute
SPECIFIC!
Sold by all druggists. Send for our trea-
use on the Health and Happiness of Wo
man mailed free, which gives all particu-
HE BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.,
Box 2S Atlanta Ga
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

Only $210 for an elegant Rosewood Pi.
ano; large size; all improvements; sweet
tone; guaranteed superior and durable
fIano. Thousands sold. Best Piano sold
in America at the price.
A new Upright Piano for only $3.50, on
very Easy Terms.
The Silver-Toned Mathushek Piano,
$500, 1926 $3.50.
The magnificent Chickering Piano, the
Best in the World, $400 1926 $500 to $1OO.
Only $65 for a beautiful Parlor OF
Church Organ; Solid Walnut Case, with
rich design; 4 sets Reeds, 10 genuine Stops.
Greatest Bargain ever offered.
The incompatible Mason & Hamlin Or.
gans, from $24 up to $3.50. Rented until
paid for. Nearly three years given for
payment.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
Card from the Trustees.

We invite the attention of the public to
the fact that the exercises of this Institute
will be resumed on the first Monday in
September next under the control and man
agement of Col Peter F. Brown and his
accomplished daughter, Mrs. Julia Pickett,
with such assistants in the Music and rt
Departments as exigencies may require.
We take pleasure in presenting this excel
lent corps of educators to our community
and the public. We feel assured in say
ing that as teachers they have no superiors
in the country, and as to purity of heart
and character they cannot be excelled. We
solicit for them a cordial welcome into our
city, the patronage Of our own people and
others who may wish their children prac-
tically and thoroughly educated
respectfully,
w W Farnum, 0 B Stevens,
W N Thornton, PSharp,
u Martin, l. Lowrey,
W H Turner, VIC Wall,
L Z James, Nv F Lowrey,
July 1875 Board of Trustees.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

Hawkinsvllle is having a cotton
war. Heretofore the warehouses
of that town have charged 60c. per
bale for storage and drayage, the
buyer paying the charges. The
warehousemen ask 81 bale this
season, and as consequence both
buyers and planters are dissatis.
fed. A meeting was held last
week and the warehousemen con-
demned. The receipts of cotton
have fallen off large amount.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

Bill Arp says: It's wonder to
me that everybody don't go TO farm
ing. Lawyers and doctors have to
set about town and play checkers,
aud talk politics and wait tor some
body to quarrel or fight OF get sick;
clerks and bookkeepers figure and
multiply and count until they get
to counting the stars, and the flies
on the ceiling and the peas in the
dish, and the flowers on the paper
ing. The ieweler sits by his win
dowall the year round working OH
Little wheels and the mechanic
strikes the same kind of lick ev-
cry day. These people do not be-
bong to themselves; they are all
penned up like convicts in a chain
gang; they can't take day or an
hou4 f9F recreation, for they are
sle eory2Ats Qf tGeir emi ver5.
4saere lsg1O profession that -.yas 4
man such freedom, such latitude,
and such variety Of employment
as farming.
q
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
Health is Wealth !

DR. L. G. WEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TnrAr.
dENT, guaranteed specific for 1Iysteria, Dizzi-
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia.
Hendache, Nervous Prostitution caused by tho use
OF alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental De-
preston, Softening of the Brain resulting in in.
sanity and leading to misery decay and death
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loes OF power
IN either BOX, Involuntary Losses and Spormat-
orrhoea caused byoyer-exertion of the brain self
abuse or oyer-indulgence. Zach box contains
Sone month treatment. S1.QOa box, or six boxes
EorSo.OO, sent bymail prepaidon receipt of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
TO cure any case. With each order received byus
tor slT boxes, accompanied with $500 we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money If the treatment does not effect
acure. Guarantee issued onlyby
JOHN O. WEST & CO..
SSz W. MADISON ST., CHICAGO. ILLs
Sole Props Ws-a.s '-er Pills.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

Fine Stool, Embroidered Cover, In
structor and Book of Music. with Pianos,
and Stool, Instructor and Music Book with
Organs. All Freight Paid on both. Fif-
teen days trial, and we pay freight both
ways if Instrument don't suit.
And Just One Last Word.
If you are thinking of buying an Instru
ment, write us, and we will make terms tn
suit your convenience. Ask for summer
terms, 1895. Mention this Advertisement
and Paper.
lusiss J Bates Southern Music House,
sVANN All, GA.
The Great Wholesale Piano and Organ Depot Of
The South.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
Central & Southwes-
tern r. Rs.

All trains of this system are run by
Standard (00) Meridian time, which is SO
minutes slower than time kept by city1
AvANNAH, Ga, Dec. 90, 1884.
ON and after SUNDAY, Dec. 81, 1884, pas
" senger trains on the Central and south
western Railroads and branches will run as
follows:
READ DOWN. READ DOWN
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
FEES AND TERMS.

THE above tuition will, in every case,
be due at the end of each scholastic month
the incidental fee at the end of the first
month.
Tuition will be charged for each pupil
from time of entering school till close of
term, and no deduction will be made for
lost. time, except IN case of protracted
sickness and in no case for less time than
two weeks.
Board in good families can be had at $40
per month. For further information ad-
dress
P. F. BROWN, Prin.,
Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

A lady's cuff containing a mar
riage proposal has been produced
before a Quebec jury in breach
of promise case. The defendant,
while in church, had graspe I the
plaintiffs hand, poured the usual
sentimental gush into her willing
ear, and crowned his wooing by
writing an offer of marriage, with
a, pencil, upon her cuff. She
treasured the words, kept the cuff
out of the wash. and when the
tickle gallant changed his mind,
brought suit against him, and
fioored him with the cuff.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

A beautiful girl looked out OF
her window one day, and saw her
rude brother on the sidewalk walk
ing about on his hands with his
feet dangling up in the air.
"Tom," she said, reprovingly,
"don't Tom; I wouldn't do that,
Tom; indeed / wouldn't"
"Wouldn't?' replied the rude
boy, looking up and speaking with
marked and malicious emphasis
wouldn't? BY socks YOU
couldn't
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24
"IT'sA LONG TINE BETWEEN DRINKS"

+ ''ITsA LONG TINE BETWEEN DRINKS"
So remarked the Governor Of South Car
Olina to the Governor of North Carolina
many years ago. before the temperance
wave had swept over the South He
probably spoke his honest convictions, and
so do we when we say,
IT's LONG TINE BETWEEN CROPS.
Andto this the thousands of family ''bread
winners" in the South who are waiting un-
til the next crop is garnered before they
buy Pianos or Organs will say amen.
But we say why wait, when you can buy
now on such very easy terms? Only think
of it.
PIANOS, $25 CASH and $40 MONTHLY
ORGANS, $40 CASH and S5 MONTHLY.
Why, it's almost sin to deprive YOUR
self and family of an Instrument when one
can be had so easily. And to those who
cannot meet monthly Installments, we Of
fer these special Summer Terms:
PIANOS, $50 CASH and BALANCE NOV. /.
ORGANS, $50 CAsH and BAEANCE NOV. 1.
And il crops turn out poor, so that when
Nov. 1st comes the entire balance cannot
be paid, we will accept One HaR of it;and
wait until Nov. 1st, 1886, for the other
Half
Now, come up, buyers. Our Instru-
ments lead the world. Our Prices are the
Lowest, om Terms the Easiest and we Of
fer every inducement that can be honestly
lived up to.
SEE THESE SPECIAL SUMNER BARGAINS.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

When gayly the thermometer
At ninety holds its place,
And with your hat of straw you fan
Your mad perspiring face;
When every stitch of clothes you wear
Is sticking to your form,
How soothing tits to have a friend
Inform you at is warm!"
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

The lucky young German,
Prince Henry, of Battenberg, who
married Beatrice, Queen Victoria's
youngest daughter, has been rath-
er thrifty His military pay has
amounted to only $400 a year, and
his paternal allowance $3.50 more;
yet he managed to save out of this
meager income, 1913 to begin
housekeeping.
The Dawson journal., 1885-09-24

NO. /. From Macon. NO. 81. NO. SO.
10 a m lv Macon lv 80 p Il. 81 m
II % p IN ar Atlanta ar II % p IN Z 80 "
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

tutions of New York. There is . coal hole in front Of every house. Unlike the banana peel, the coal hole is always in season. It is covered with a round iron plate of about the size of piano stool, and it is always loaded. When the cover is properly secured, the sufferer merely slips up and sits down on 1t. The cover is made of iron and is never injured, even by the concussion when a fat man sits down on it with sufficient emphasis to shake the birds out of their neses at the antipodes.
 Very frequently, as was the case with poor Van Slyck, the cover is not properly secured and then the man who steps on it puts his foot in it. In that event, it is a miracle if the victim is not maimed for life. Falling over a wheel. barrow in the dark is a childish sport in comparison to it.
 asked another New York gentleman if there was not some remedy for the man whose leg is bruised all up by falling into a carelessly closed coal hole.
 "Oh. yes," he replied, there Is fem edy. Rub arnica on it."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

T
 bat when he informed me tAas his tim, vas very valuable and the wear and tea of his brain very severe in tue perform. ance es such offices of human 6eneEac. tion, concluded to do the joa myseh.
 That afternoon I went down town and paid S7 to . hardware man tor the neces sary lahos-saving machinery. felt thai S7 was not an exsrsysSe2t price fc nay for . set of tools that would tinker me during the entire period of human life so hurried home and went for that clock, My wife spread white paper on the dining-tahle for me and 1t vas not long before had the viscera of that clock scattered about me like the shattered 70. mains of brass foundry after cyclone has toyed with it. No wondeg 1t was slow! Every coz and journal was clogged with dirt and s,iffsned with oil. 1 rubbed up the parts carefully and then my wife leaned lovingly over my shoulder and remarked that she could got com, pEehend hew in the world l would ever get all that stuff into 1t again. replied that it took high order of genius to do that, and drawing myself up proudly, assured her that was fully equal to the situation.
 Then began to put the clo k together, and soon had it fuil but there were wheels and eccentrics and levers enough left to make another clock. feel proud d of my grand achievements. had often heard that economy Is wealth." and l had saved enough of that clock to pay for new hairspring in my watch. l put on the hands and wound up the re- luvenated timepiece, then started h. It wen, of like the gong at a railway eating house, where fellow stops twenty minutes to get robbed. When l was a little boy going to school my teacher, a tender young soul of about forty.two summers and twice as many winters, used to write Time Flies in ny cop, i. book, but never fully realized th. scope and intent of the remark until that clock re tuned business at the old stand. realized in . moment that 1 had con- Quered the perverse disposition ot that clock to play along the road. It seemed infused with renewed vigor and was punctual to fault.
 The hour.hand got around the dial once each hour, while the minute hand bVt 0toouo stANy hAuGe tu hG o8thS period, and the bell sounded every second. On clcse inspection discovered shs: had accomplished ~hat had never been done before. had turned time backward, and longed to have the poe, who sang Backward, turn backward, o time, in your flight" present that might show him that his wish was grati6ed. The hands were going the wrong way, and my wife smiled sweet, sad smile of hope as she remarked that in about four days we would be a boy and girl in school again. 1 was pleased for a mo- ment at the thought, but as a fain, wonder what would become of our i've children in such an event stole upon me, hope gave place to fear that 1t would leave b!eHa;sh upon our young lives to return to the good old times, and 1 jammed the screw driver into the mass of rapidly revolving wheels and put a stop to their mad career. One of these times am going to pull the nail out and go back to the garden of Eden and sec Eve feed Adam apples.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10
Too Ugly to Catch Fish.
Baltimore Herald.l

Robert Toombs, of Georgia, whose chief ambition at one time vas to call the roll of his slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill monumeot, was known as the m. lucky fisherman" When be was . boy he was quite ungainly in sppearssce, and his companions used to say that he was % ugly that he scared the fishes away. All through his career he never had any luck in angling He would sit for hours on the banks of . stream impssiently awaiting a bite and curing his luck, while othen around him were landing 6sh by the dozen. After 6shing all day in a Georgia stream he drew up huge mad turtle. He cut his name in full on the hard shell, and threw the tursie back into the water.
 Two yeass aftssward he was fishing ct
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10
Irving Ca Booth.

"I am sure there will be a change for the better in one respect In AmeTi- can dramatic art" remarked Henry Irving, the English actor, to a reporter And that isr inquired the writer (" In the formation of permanent com panies, which will, in measure, replace the stock companies of six or eight years ago"
 You mean that something will be done to remedy the evil of the star system"
 "That is it; 1 do. indeed, think so The public have demanded i, in no un- certain way"
 ,l,,. "ln .hs, as.', way y will the improvement be
 |" By the efforts of the leading Amer- can actors. Mir. Edwin Booth is nov gathering together fine company, which he will retain in the future, and so is Mir Lawrente Barrett. Other actors will in time be forced to see that it is necessary to form such companies"
 "Have you noticed a change in the sentiment of the American people Ia re. gard to Booth ?" inquired the reporter,
 "I have not, indeed.' replied Mir. Irving. "What do you refer to?'
 "The people seem to think that MT Booth has grown careless, and does not try to please his audiences"
 "i do not think there is the slightest reason for such a charge against Mir Booth. know, of course, tha, he has had heavy load to carry. He spent his fortune in his theatre, and in his en- deavor to give the people an opportunity to see Shakespeare's plays magni6cenuy rendered. Itis possible that in the days of his sorrow and trouble he did not put all his soul into the work, but 1 do not believe it was to any great extent l be- lieve that when he played with us in London he appeared to greater advantage than he has ordinarily done in America. He had no managerial cares and no worries in regard to the company, and this left him entirely free to show his wonderful comprehension of his art. think that now he is happier and freer from care, he will eradicate any feelisg Of the kind you speak of He will have greater difficulty in getting a good com pany than will Mir. Barrett, because he does not wish to play more than three months in the year, while Mir Barrett plays the whole American season of six or seven months"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10


 Slyck's ancestors were not as respectable as he pretends they were. The man down in the coal hole threatened to come up and break every bone in Van Slyck's body, and was afraid he would come ont, and give Van Siyck another Irish punch. As it was he threw diatribes and chunks of coal at Van Slyck through the coal hole.
 The people in the house came to the window to see the fun. They laughed heartily. They were somewhat disap. pointed that Van Slyck had not broken his neck. Van shook his fist at them, but comforted him by saying:
 It is impossible for the people o Texas se have the culture and re. 6nement that are to be found in New York, and more particularly on Lexing. ton avenue"
 "Curse 'em."
 Just as we were moving away, police man came running up, and holding his club under Vans nose threatened to brain him for disturbing the peace and quiet ot the neighborhood
 In frontier country like Texas, you are never safe from desperadoes re- maxkSo 10 au okyCk, AS SOOn ~ WC SOs away from the policeman
 He did not reply, but as helped hin, aboard street car, he asked:
 Did you say there were no coal holes in TexasP
 No coal holes"
 "I believe win go there as soon as am able to travel"
 "Oh, no, wouldn't do that. You might not feel safe in walking the streetx."
 The coal hole is one of the local insti-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

the same spol aad again drew out the turtle. IL was the very same turtle oc which be had inscribed his name. bat be was astoaished b 6pd below his name the words, Too ugly to catch 6sA," A waggisA friend had caught the denisen of the mud and cut the hne below. The story vent that Toomhs caught the ideesicsl turtle Ne lesa than i've times. and the last time, in {, of rage. cut It's head oef.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10
A Mistinkered Clock.
fF.E HuddIe. ia New York Mercu

IF. E. HuddIe, ia New York Mefcury.I
 have always chung afectionaaely to the theory that 10 poor man should ever hire anybody else to do what he himself can do about his premises. 1 am op- posed to hiring tramps to cat up the sub stance of hasd-woTking individual, like an editsr. hence never allow one to saw wood for his breakfast at my place.
 The othiE. day tramp called zs my house. He had kit of tinkering instru- ments and displayed burning desire to heal the ecoentricities of our clock. which nevx could be satisfied unless it vas frpm four minutes to thres days slcw. was at 6rst disposed to la Aina give ii tvo or three expssinental tinks
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

Robbie,s said the visitor kindly, have you any little brothers and Ms' ters ?" Mo-" replied wee Robbie. sol. emnly, "rm sn the childreO ws'se got."- BENaIa n@eS
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

He" hate a soft hat" She" Do you You remember the old adage Like hates like '"- Roslps TvSaScyst.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10
Had Ammonia.
lBosson Courier.

%Mamma," ," said little girl, think I've got ammonia"
 "You musn't say ammonia, dear you must say pneumonia"
 But it ain't new, for think 1 had it vesterday.n
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

A little sF color-The paint on the back of a man who leaned against q newly decorated wal1-Harsf0rd 7Tm<s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-10

CAWn.-Ta aIi sunrtias iroW errors Aad tn- diseretioHs uf youth. nervous ~eAknsss. early des cay, loss of manh"oh. Sc, witt sead recipe that wnl cure you, rkKF ov CHAkaE. rhis great remedy was discovered by a missionary ta soatA America. send self addressed envelope to azv. InsAra T. LYMAN. station n. Nov Yask,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1885-10-07
A French Notion

The Figaro has opened up new topic for
discussion and is thereby made the idol of
mothers with marriageable daughters, not TO
mention the alteration of the daughters them
selves. The Figaro's editor, who is bache-
lor himself, advocates the establishment of a
poll tax on all the bachelors of the republic,
| amounting 10 100 francs per annum, from
every adult unmarried man over % years of
age. excepting soldiers, who are Obliged to
remain unmarried. NJ. Mlllard, the Figaro
editor, argues very correctly that bachelors
cause great evil to exist, and thereby tends 10
destroy the foundations of the government,
and 1t Is their duty to help support the gov
ernment which supports the thousands of
waits in the founding asylums.
1t is also the duty Of the government to en-
courage marriage as a matter of govern
ment policy, As well as on the grounds of
morality He estimates that there are in
France 10000, 900 males, and excepting the
old men and minors, he thinks there are 10,
100000 in prime of whom 5000, 900 are
bachelors-nearly one-third of all the able
bo lied Frenchmen. OF these there are
200, 900 in the army, so that at last we have
2,00O,00O of these "horrid creatures" who
are ''too horrid' to get u wife, although there
are more unmarried women than men in
France. This scheme would bring POO, 900,
600 franc (S40,00O, ,000) into the national
Golfers every year. Mr.. Milard thinks only
bachelors between the ages of % and GO
wears should be made to pay for their single
Observation-Disclosures from PARIS.