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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11
Notice OF Final Proof.
LAND OFFICE AT IGARRlsoM ARK
Aug IA, 1886. 7

IIAND VFFIVE At IINNNISONl NIX. I
Aug. A. 1886,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
tion to make hnnl proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be- nude be-
fore the Register and Receiver at Harrison
Arkansas. on Sept. %, 1886;
Andrew PiPrsan, H'd Entry No. 5G57 for
the sw Of the sw} 20, NJ OF the uwl Of tho
nwt of the mel IS, lsn, mngo low, and
names the following witnesses TO provo his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: Encs AgI,aw. j. H..
Crawford, David Wheeler and y. n, Fun.
bright, all of Valley SPRING. Ark.
u. G. Upton, Regis ter.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11
J.R. NEWMAN. EoroR,

Hon. S. J. Randall is seriously
i'll at his country residence near
Philadelphia,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11
Rarthanake Notes.

szzzHAiaA-
Earthquake Notes.
The earthquake shocks which
first VISITED Charleston, and other
South Caloliua towns on the 25th
Of AugustW0s still shaking things
up ON the night of the 9Th inst.
sna the damage to Charleston,
Savannah, Columbia, summelyille
and Beaufort, cannot as yet be es=
timatad as It wlll run into mil
lions pwo-thirds, if not more, Of
all these places are destroyed, and
on account Of the continuance of
the shocks but little can be done.
In qll these cities the bulk of the
population are camping out in the
open places, and much suffering
and many deaths are reported.
Dispatches from all parts Of the
country indicate that this is the
terrlblest earthquake and most ex-
tended of any heretofore known,
i 4 l..
t'5,'i W. VIZ INV q te" 70 sslo" 'i'e -
i tel's f ~ 'iie eaftll . sofIace sol' 70
'e ''t sa'. '.1...l.,......f..l. - A.
teqner5 Spain. The inhabitants
'i'q9 AVN eite ~" H.
Several heavy shoeka were felt
ut SIN rna, Spain, but no damage
va ~, -
,., in' ase co''9 Co. ny s s59 o6 S1iI 66o
I Nv he - NJ g~'''''0eo
AA IiIla SaIs;ab Yewhorn
and otEer c;tias If North Carolina
wern soyeFlv sbonE nm bnt fine
casualties we're few. and the losses
cannot as yet be estimated.
Columbia s @ bod bad sixteen
faarfni shacIss mn to : o'clock ON
the morning of the LIST.
SnmmerviIla s G is renorted
MS entirely DESTROYED
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# fba 3Iet Mt and the eTcitemenf
amono the Nero nonnIation Is
said t0 have been mast description.
In Dennison. O. meeting broke
up in panic.
In Clinton 4 four sboel. wora
e ~ ln y E" anton. " louf SHOCKS were
telS' Vue lho'loh pelLs from hoftl
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1he "'loeka were sllstlt IN Ma
con- o'tt' anu Niclllily' ano no
tsilh'Se 10 properly Is reported
illgee oF iouF persons GA only nave
oeei ouIl5' III NV VfleouS ana
fiei5'5 VINO ieiV 'ne SiioeA'
leXandfla, lao people ran
lae, ne streets III thelF night
ei9tHl houses SIOUX ana CLOCKS
were a,'iPe9'
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sinIa e'lla Ea7V tennessee thefe
we're we're }F'sfe s.ochs' lastin8 nom
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In Some towns IN Delawal e
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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11

DISPATCHES Of theGth inst says:
Gen. Miles arrived at Fort Borie
last night with Geronimo, Match
en- and several bucks az pris~ ars.
Capt Lawson, with the rest Of the
hostilos. numbering thirty-dye, is
expected to arrive Wednesday,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11

A dispatch TO tho Little Rock
Democrat from Lewisyille, the 7th
says; "The ballot-boxos at this
place and Cut-Or were taken by
force abont 9 o'clock last night, by
about 20 or 30 armed men, and the
ballots burned before they We're
counted.
CmcUIT Court at Borryyille this
week
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11

GtE b. p. Chootham died in
Nashville, Tenn, on the 3rd inst.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
In q Pitiable Condition.

r. J. McAfee, says the Middle
Georgia Times, was put in Jail at
Knoxville as lunatic. He plead
ed so earnestly and nationally to
be taken out of the cell that the
Sheriff took him to his own home
to sleep. AT about Ii O'Clock he
escaped in his night clothes. He
was found by Mr.. Stenson in the
woods, ten miles south of Knox
vile, in a most pitiable condition.
His whole body was lacerated and
bleeding where he had been torn by
the briars; his shirt was entirely
torn off OF him, and what few
strings were left he tied around
his feet, which were so bruised
and torn that they had swollen tc
nearly three times their natura
size. He says that the reason he
left is because he thought that {
posse of men had made plot t.
kill HIM that night, and the Lore
told him to get out of the way
and after he left they had hounds
after him,and he ran in all the wa
ter that he could in order to baf
fle them.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Davenport Tries to Escape.

Davenport, the safe blower who
was recently arrested at Fort Val
ley and carried to Americus,
where he had previously commit
ted a burglary, has made an effort
to escape from the Jail at that
place. The inmates Of the Jail
were aroused by a tapping. On
an investigation there was found
the tracks of The person who had
made the noise. In the room of
Davenport it was discovered that
he had torn an oyercoat inta
shreds and knotted rope to reach
to the groun |, whether 70 draw M
tools with which to effect an es-
cape, or only to communicate with
friend, is not known. TIE az
tempt was foiled and Davenport
is not free yet.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
mot BUILT THAT Way"

A boy will cat and boy will drink,
And boy will play all day;
But a boy won't work and boy won't
think,
Because he amt built that way.
Chicago Ledger.
A girl viii sing and a girl will dance,
And girl will work crochet;
But girl can't throw and hit church,
Because she amt built that way.
Lynn Union.
A girl may laugh, girl may sport,
A girl may attend the play,
But she'll not ride bicycle into port,
Because she's not built that way
Minneapolis Tribune,
A girl will powder, a girl will paint,
And keep it up day by day,
But she'll not have hip pockets put in her
pants,
Because she amt built that way.
Western Plowman.
A man will smoke, man will. drink,
He'll be disgusting every way;
But he won't wear a low-necxed, short
sleeved shirt,
Because he amt built that way.
Evening Gazette.
A girl will smile sweet with No. feet
Cramped in No. shoes all day;
But she won't whistle and yell from a the
atre back seat,
Because she amt built that way.
Tallahassean.
A girl may commit one, or, probable, more
Fashionable folies each day;
But she won't spit tobacco juice on
church floor,
Because she amt built that way.
Live Oak Inteligencer.
Now, the GIRLS may do this and the girls
may do that,
My be happy, cross, jolly. or gay;
But they will all gcismarried when they
get the right chance,
Because they are built that way.
-Kissimmee Leader.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
A Pnrson's Illustration.

A Georgian tells how colored
parson in his estate once made
clear to the dullest Of his flock the
difficulty of treading the straight
and narrow path, as contrasted
with descent on the spacious high
way leading in the other dire cti)n.
Before he was well started in his
discourse he ran down the pulpit
stairs and proceeded to suit the
action to the word. "My breth-
ren," he cried, "the road to heaven
is like this" and lying fiat on the
banister, he began to pull himself
up, hand over hand, as laoorious-
ly as a boy climbs a creased pole.
At last he reached the top. and
got on his feet again, happy in his
Christian victory. Then, having
taken breath, he exhorted his
hearers to look at the road to hell,
doubled one leg under him and
slid down the rail in half-sitting
posture, with rapidity and grace
that betrayed a juvenile famlliari-
ty with the Exchange.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
A SERIOUS JOKE.
A RAILROAD CONDUCTOR ARRESTED
AND LOCKED UP CHARGED
WITH LARCENY.
Albany News, 9th inst.

Albany News, 9th inst.
When conductor J. w. Eddy
of the B. & w. Railroad, arrived
IN this city at half past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon he was
arrested by City Marshal West
brook upon a warrant sworn out
by Mr. NJ. Crime, proprietor of
the Barnes House, charging him
with larceny.
The facts of the case are about
as follows: On Sunday, Feb. 2Sth,
Messrs. j. w. Eddy and Wiley
Abbott, two conductors on the B.
g. w. Railroad, took D room to-
gether at the Barnes House. Mr..
Abbott, It seems, Mas Mr.. Eddy's
guest, the latter having invited
the former to spend the night
with him. In the morning Mr..
Abbott missed $50 in money which
he had in his pocketbook when he
retired. Suspicion rested for a
time on Will Scott, a negro porter
at the hotel. Capt r. N West
brook was sent for, and after in
vestigating the case became salts
fed that the negro was not guilty
of the theft. At the same time
Capt. Westbrook dropped hint
to Mr.. Abbott which caused him
to watch his friend Eddy. In due
course of time Abbott became sat-
isfied that Eddy had his money,
and he finally boldly accused him
Of the theft. Eddy at first de-
MED having the money, but Alb
bott was in earnest and threaten
ed severe punishment, when Ed
dy wilted, aud, acknowledging his
guilt, returned $65 of the money.
He said he had spent the remain
ing SIS, but promised to make it
good in 4 few days.
Yesterday, Mr.. Crime, having
learned the full particulars of the
case, swore out a warrant before
Magistrate Greer charging Eddy
with the theft, and the latter was
arrested upon the arrival Of his
train yesterday afternoon,
Eddy does not deny taking the
money, but says that he did it for
a joke. 1t looks like he carried
the joke a little too far, however,
when it appears that he witnessed
the arrest of an innocent negro
who was charged with the theft,
and then went and spent part of
the money.
Eddy went to Jail last night
in default Of bond to the amount
Of $500.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
BLIND TOMS SUCCESSOR.
A Nine-Year-0ld Negro Girl Proves a
Musical Prodigy.

On last "Wednesday evening we
were invited by J. W. Burdett to
so to his house md see what he
termed a musics . prodigy. We
accepted the invitation extended
was soon made acquainted with
Barbara Robinso. a little color
ed girl about nine ears old. She
was taken into the parlor and the
young ladies present played such
pieces as they chose on the piano,
when this little negro would re-
produce the production in an al
most perfect manner. Those who
know Barbara assure us that she
has never studied music, and that
the accomplishment is entirely
natural. To test her powers Of
imitation we requested that q
piece be played that she had new
er heard. She It once took seat
at the piano and ratified off the
music in good style, and what is
singular, made but few mistakes.
During the time we listened to
this wonderful little negro girl,
nearly an hour, she never spoke a
word, and unless spoken to kept
her eyes fixed on the keys OF lhe
piano, as if absorbed in the instru-
ment she SO much loves. Barba-
ra is nurse in the family of Mr..
R. A. S. Freeman, and we are in
formed that she will reproduce
any piece of music rendered by
members of the family or by yisi-
tors to the house, land when sent on
an errand will return, and if al
lowed to do SO, will play pieces
heard while absent, with remark
BILE correctness. This little negro
is certainly endowed with extraor-
.dinary musical talent, and will, if
given musical advantages, become
famous for her accomplishment,
and like blind Tom, become COW
eted prize for those who would
win a fortune by the aid of mu-
sical prodigy.-West Point News.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18

We emphatically protest
against. parties coming into the
JOURNAL Office and carrying off
the exchanges without even ask
ing the liberty. We often never
get a chance to open an exchange
before it is gone. These papers
are our effects stock on hand
our fund of general informa-
ton to be distributed to the pub
lie, but not to be appropriated as
above stated. We are always glad
to have our friends call and read
as much as they desire, in the Of
flee, but, in the future, we must
decline, as a matter of self protec-
ton, to allow papers to be taken
off.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
As to Mrs. Grundy.

This potent parsonage has been
allowed to rule too despotically in
the feminine world, and the ladies
say that it is time her tyranny re-
ceived a check. But not even
Mrs. Grundy has dared to speak
against the value of Browns Iron
Bitters as a strengthening tonic
for ladies' who suffer from debili-
ty. 1t enriches the blood and
completely restores falling health.
Miss Sallie H. Paules, Wrights-
vile, Pa, was cuied by Browns
Iron Bitters of back-ache, kidney
trouble and liver complaint.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Rather be in Hades with q Beautiful
Woman than in Heaven Without.
Ero,, Tho not.1,;4 r,.;i,,,.a

Rather be in Hades with q Beautfu
Woman than in Heaven Without.
From the Detroit Tribune.
Several years ago when BOZ
Ingersoll was in the prime of his
law practice in Peoria, the Colo
mel happened to have as a client
a young man and a buxom widow
over in Washington, Tazewell
county. The opposing counsel
was the late Jonathan X. Cooper,
as staunch Presbyterian as he
was an able lawyer. At the close
of the evidence Mr.. Cooper arose
and made splendid argument on
his side OF the case, closing by
saying that his legal opponent
was prejudiced when it came to
defending beautiful women.
why" said Mr.. Cooper, "when
Col. Ingersoll gets a chance to
work in a law case for a hand
some woman he forgets all law,
all logic, and everything except
her attractions, and you, gentle
men of the jury, have no doubt
had evidence of the truth of this
during the progress of the present
trial"
After the venerable plesbyteri-
an closed, Col. Ingersoll arose,
with twinkle in his eye, and
slowly and solemnly commenced
as follows:
Gentlemen of the jury, the
counsel on the other side is cor
rect. | do have leaning in the
direction of beautiful women. /
do love a beautiful woman. /
love the fireside about which play
dear children, presided over by a
smiling, beautiful mother. / tell
you what i is, gentlemen of the
jury, would rather much rath-
er-if / had my choice, be in h
Is minutes, sitting on hard
wooden bench beside woman as
beautiful as Cleopatra, than to re-
side lifetime in heaven singing
psalms with j. X. Cooper"
The jury, court, lawyers and
spectators roared with laughter,
i'll which Mr.. Cooper was forced
to join, and Col. Ingersoll and
his beautiful client came out
ahead.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
A Bad GanCler.

The small boy is hard to down.
But the Columbus Enquirer re-
lates the following instance:
A down town gander run down
little negro boy on lower Broad
street Wednesday and gave him a
severe tapping. He got the little
fellow down on the ground, stood
on his head and was going for him
in dead earnest Some one pass
ing saw the fight and pulled the
old gander off. Ought not Mayor
Grimes to call this old gander to
account for fighting on the street?
Should a gander have more privi-
leges than a goose" who pays
taxes to support the government?
Many a goose" is run into the
guard house for less offense than
whipping a small boy in the street,
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Notice to DrnmmerS.

A merchant of GAINESVILLE has
posted the following in his store:
owe regret exceedingly to be COM
PEELED to say, commercial agents,
that we don't need any goods, and
hope this notice will be sufi cient
for all gentlemen, any one hut a
gentleman is invited to take his
or her grip sack, and git. The
gentlemen are invited to walk
down and have a seat by the fire
and chat about the weather, or the
Presidents last message, or if
they haven't time, they are babe
God speed. We've retired alto
gether from the patent right bu.-
mess in all its phases. Don't
want to buy any books, subscribe
for any newspapers, or contract
for any advertising. Hope no
evil-minded person will attempt
to affiict us, as we are not well
anyway. Very obligingly,
"H. IL. CHAMBERS"
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Jest Twisted His Tail.

A few days ago at Primitive
Baptist Conference, in Sumter
county, only few miles from
Americus, good old brother G..
was arraigued for drunkenness.
Alter long discussion among the
brethren, the sisters listening at
tentive but silent, the Moderator
asked:
"Well, brother c., I suppose
you are willing to apologize and
promise to do better?"
"No, [ am not. I have not sin
ned. [ am one of the elect, and
don't do anything that God amt
willing for me to do. If he didn't
want me to get drunk l guess he
would stop me"
The Moderator then asked:
weren't you drunk when the
mules ran away and threw you
and your vito out of the wagon
and broke it up?"
"No, [ want!" Indignantly snap
ped the old man, Il just twisted
my mules tails to tease Martha,
and they run off, threw US both
out of the wagon and broke it up.
| wasn't drunk bit
The Conference lasted until af-
ter 4 o'clock in the afternoon and
several of the sisters were indig-
nant at being kept SO late. One
was overheard to say to another,
81 was SO mad with brother G.
that l could er jest twisted his
tail, if I could a reached it, till he
run away"
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
A Well That Gave Forth Meat.
From the Amerlcus (Ga. Republican.

A country gentleman owned {
hundred head of as lively ant
devilish goats as ever annoyed s
neighborhood, and they were {
pest to theFcommunity. He daily
received complaints Of their dep.
relations but paid no attention
saying they annoyed him too
One of his neighbors had a field
with a dry we'll in it, and on the
side of the well was a stump
Knowing the popularity of the
goat to climb, he fixed a plank or
the stump just long enough to tilt
when anything got on the upper
end and then fall back into posi-
ton. The goats saw the plank,
ran to the top to "view the land
scape DER" and went into the bot
tom of the sixty-foot well. The
owner missed the goats and when
thirty or forty were all that re-
manned of them watched the herd.
He saw one mount the plank and
go into the we'll, another and then
another followed. He ran to the
place, looked down and found it
packed over half full of goat flesh,
all dead. He said not word to
his neighbor, but sold off his few
remaining goats and is perhaps q
wiser man in what it takes to
make a good neighbor.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
VOL. 21.

1t is evident that the time has
come when the. fishing interests of
Southwest Georgia need protec-
ton from so many devices for
catching them. Netting, trap
ping and such like measures Of
destroying the fnny tribe should
be prohibited, or else, in a few
years, this secticn will be sadly
short Cf this luxury.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
The wild Goose plum is claim

The wild Goose plum is claim
ed to be, by those who have grown
them, a most valuable fruit. It is
a sure crop in this climate, free
from the attacks of curculio and
always brings good prices in the
markets, selling for from three to
four dollars per bushel and bear
ing five or six bushels per tree.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
The Sweet Spring Time.

The Macon Telegraph writes no
spring poetry,a but warbled in
prose this plaintive song:
There is a strong AMI sweet
aroma of burning grass borne in
the south wind, and smoky haze
settles about the horizon. The
husbandman has invaded the fence
corner and hedge row, and soon
the cut worm will be sampling the
young corn.
The bullfrog is blowing the
mud from the pipes of his bazoo
in the swamps, preparing for the
first spring rehearsals.
Col. Hazen is respectfully re-
quested not to interfere with this
performance by turning loose a
blizzard.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
POrkers on Wings.
From the Sumter Republican

rIOHl INC OuultCF lNcIuOiCan
A gentleman living a few miles
from town had fine litter of
Berkshire pigs on his farm and
took much delight in watching
them. One day he missed, one,
and they were all gone but three,
He was surprised to hear one
squealing. He looked all around,
but could not find where the pig
was. At last he looked up and
saw huge buzzard with his fa-
vorite rooter making for dead
tree half a mile off. He got his
gun, followed aud shot The buz-
zard,and the pig fell to the ground
dcad
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Loans Oh Farms.

The Augusta Chronicle, in
speaking of the system of loaning
money on farms by foreign syndi-
Gates, says:
"Many loans will mature this
year in Georgia and the foreclos-
ures to follow must determine the
question whether the system will
stand. The hope, however, is held
out that in few years so much
capital will be offered that farm
ers will get all the money they
want at light per cent, commits
sions included. This is the result
in the West where interest at first
was as large as it is here now.
Without these aids, ephemeral
and illusory though they may be,
hundreds of farmers would have
years ago lost their lands, and
even at the crushing weight of
twenty per cent. and over, have
preferred the system OF buying
supplies on time at ruinous fig
ures. "What storms must rage
when strong ships" take such dan
gerous refuge? The great need
of the people is cheap money. We
need capital which does not fear
to accept collateral, and which
will give value to our lots and
strength to our soil; which will
build up our real estate in sub
stantial homes, and which will
make our barren hills bloom and
fretifv."
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Tackled the Wrong Man.

DR.. Henry Collier, dentist in
Echols county, Sunday was walk
ing on the railroad track near
Huckleberry station: He was
suddenly attacked by two negro
men, who came ont of the woods
and boldly demanded his money.
DIR. Collier, putting his hand in
his pocket, said: "Well, if you
demand it, [ suppose I'll have to
give it to you" But instead of the
money, he drew pistol and com
menced firing upon his would-be
robbers. He killed one, wounded
another, captured one, and came
very near getting the fourth mon.
DIR. Collier marched his prisoner
to the station and told his start
ling adventure to his astonished
audience.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
In one of his sermons in Gin

In one of his sermons in Gin
clnnati Rev. Sam Jones is report
ed as asserting that it is as much
as q mans life is worth to talk
prohibition in Georgia. We are
both to believe that he made the
assertion, but, if he did, he ough
20 retract or modify it at once,
Tor he knows we'll enough that the
facts will not sustain the state
ment.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Why She Wanted q Drink.

A young lady had been spend
ing the day with a friend of hers,
and the young man who calls OH
her "once in while" called for
her. While they were sitting on
the porch the visitor got up and
said she wanted drink, and then
asked if anyone else wanted one.
Nobody wishing any she walked
back into the kitchen, where she
was followed by her friend, who
insisted upon drawing the water
But she declined, adding that she
did not really want a drink.
"But you said you did distinct
ly. What possessed you to say
sop
swell, smarty, if you want to
know right bad, my-my garter
slipped down and l wanted to put
it in place again."
Dead silence.
Smart young man feels like
kicking himself.
The Dawson journal., 1886-03-18
Where the Money Goes.

The DAWSON JOURNAL estimates
that some 100000 have been paid
for mules and horses in Terrell
county this year. And so in all
our counties. The drain on us is
tremendous. The money goes
from home.-Albany News.
And the News might have ad-
ded that all this money could
have been kept at home if our
farmers were not all crazed with
cotton. There is no country bet
ter adapted to stock raising than
Southwest Georgia, as by little
labor we can have pasturage and
forage in abundance, and have no
hard winters to contend with.
The few farmers who have raised
colts have proved that horses and
mules can be raised here at less
cost than in Kentucky. We know
of one farmer who has a $500 colt
which he declares did not cost
him S25 to raise. Yet our per-
verse farmers will persist in rails
ing cotton at a cost of nine cents
per pound to sell at eight cents
and then take the money and buy
Kentucky mules and horses with
it, when they could raise
them at home at half the COST
Amaricns RecOrdar.