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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
A Really Terrible Penalty.


The Austin Colored Invincibles drill
in their hall once a week. Captain
Skidmore, who has been recently
elected, is determined that discipline
shall be maintained. After drill was
over. he made a brief speech to the In
vincibles about the necessity OF their
attending drill regularly. He said:
al wants de members OBJ dis COM
mand to understand, onet for all, dat
we meets reg'la ebery Friday ebening
at eight o'clock, in dis heah hall and
de member what fails ter put in 81 an-
pearance will be-
'.Shot to deff?n interrupted Cor -
Jim Webster.
'.Drapped from the ranks for de-
serter?n asked Lieutenant Sam john
sing. =
..Wusser den dat, continued the
Captain, amid solemn silence that
was almost painful; ''de member what
fails to appear will be looked upon as
habin' been absent from de drillr
TEXAS Sitttngs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
It Wasn't Necessary

''Mr. Throc1morton, said the father
of the family, entering the room where
the young man was waiting for Miss
Flora, you have been frequenting this
place for about four years, haven't
you?''
yves, SIR replied Mr.. Throek-
morton. somewhat in doubt as to the
bearings Of the remark, "I-I live in
this place, you know .
We'll" pursued the old gentleman.
'sdon't you think it is about time for
you to declare your intentions.
.DcCiare my fntentions? echoed the
astonished young man; why, Mr. Mill
sap. / don't have to. I'm legal voter
was born in this country. cs5caoo
9Tfbans,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
The SNAKE IN THE GRASS.

foe TO all honor, all virtue, and good,
Il this serpent OF most multitudinous brood;
Not only in coverts OF dark does it lurk,
But we see in our midst its most venomo US
work.
IN the whitest Of souls it leaves its foul slime,
And its victims are many-the man in his prime,
The beautiful maiden, the wife and the child,
The bride whose young life has been all unde-
fled
Have cause to be wary. for nothing, alas
Has so yenomed a fang as the snake in the
grass"
Tmind me this moment of some have seen,
fircunspect as TO conduct, and honest of mien,
But know OF the poison that lies out of sight,
And know of the wrong they will make of the
right;
So, In crossing lfe's highway, watch for the foe
Who is waiting to lay all my fondest hopes low;
watch for the enemy, wary and wise,
As the serpent in Eden, who comes in disguise;
and wish that all others could avoid as they
pass,
This worst Of all reptiles, 1.-THE snake in the
grass
-HeIen A. AnnUiEle, in Good Housekeeping.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
TRAVELLING in TURKEY.
Sights Along the Railroads and in Dirty
Country villages.

Sights Along the Railroads and in Dirty
Country villages.
The European railways are now open
to Vienna and this city is blessed with
a daily mail. The route from Vienna
to Constantinople by rails an interest
ing one, since it gives the traveller
view of the village life of the Turks,
which has hitherto been beyond the
reach of those who have not the time or
the endurance for caravan travel. But
the lamentations of the travellers who
come by the new railway over the pri-
vations of the route are painful. A man
sallies forth gleefully from Vienna in
the midst Of luxury to take run to
Constantinople. He is told that he
can reach his destination in forty
seven hours, and makes up his mind
that he can endure any thing in the
way of privation for that time. In
twenty-four hours he is convinced that
he will die of starvation before he has
arrived at the end of his journey. A
dirty and ragged populaee offer him
water at every station for good price
At some stations men propose to him
to buy bits of terribly black bread and
cubes of lambs livers fried at penny
a handful. the vendors horny fist being
measure. But the traditional railway
restaurant, with its formal splendor of
glassware and its decorative food prep
arations, is totally lacking. IF in one
place he can find restaurant, its high
est achievement in the way of a dinner
is a dish of green peppers stewed and a
cup of black coffee. On arriving at
any station where the unusual number
of Officials implies importance, the
tourist viii feel hope reviving within
him. But on asking for the restaurant
he il sure to- be answered, There is no
restaurant; there is only change Of
cars, and an examination Of passports
and Of baggage. - Conetqptiaopge Let
ter,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
A New Fire Quickener

The servant girl who pours kerosene
oil on the fire, seems to have disap-
peared pretty completely. Perhaps she
has been to a considerable extent ex-
terminated. At any rate we don't
often read of cases Of explosion and con
fagration, though the vigilant house
keeper, if she happens into the kitchen
may still detect an odor which tells her
that the girl must have poured oil on
the kindling either before or after it
was ignited. But the Listener has a
case which may explain why kerosene
accidents are not so frequent. Tho
servant girl has discovered anew fire.
quickener. 1t was in Boston, and not
long ago, that the mistress of a house,
not much given to going into the
kitchen, entered one day, unexpectedly,
just in time to catch her kitchen maid
in the act of emptying a spoonful of
granulated white sugar into the fire.
Sugar is exceedingly infammable, and
its application made the fire flash up in
excellent shape. The head of the
house had noticed that he was called
upon to pay for great many barrels of
sugar, and his wife had wondered at
the family's enormous consumption of
that article, but she did not wonder
any more. especially as the girl, under
pressure, confessed that she had regu-
larly been using the sugar to quicken
the fire. Sure. mum, she said, 1--WE
must have the fire, an the coal burns
that slow that me heart is broke waitin'
on it. Boston IYanscript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
s2.oo per Annunn.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A Vienna engineer proposes to
condense the solid part of the smoke
as it arises from the coal. and the car
bon which is formed is to fall back into
the furnace. 1t is to be done by cleo.
tricity.
"A new preservative of iron and
steel has been found in modification
of the well known Japanese gum lac
quer. After many experiment., the
preparation has been finally adop4ea
for the imperial Japanese navy
Professor Absolute, OF Berlin, has
succeeded in getting photog o. d
rife bullet travelling at the rate oI
1900 feet a second, the plate which he
used for the purpose being exposed for
only 0.000076 of a second.
Eucalyptus leaves and extract have
long been used for the removal and
prevention of scales in steam boilers.
Scientific authorities recommend it,
and engineers in public service have
been advised to use it by the engineer
ing authorities at Washington.
In Germany substitute for lignum
vitae in certain mechanical uses has
been found by impregnating soft wood
with oil and subjecting it to pressure
to increase its density. Thus pre-
pared, the artificial is said to have all
the properties of good lignum vitae
AS the best method of Waterproof
ing soldiers clothing. the Belgian Gov
ernment has adopted dipping the goods
in acetate of alumina and then drying
in the air. The clothing is not in.
iured, and is said to offer no obstacle
/ to perspiration after treatment.
Soapstone incorporated with oil,
after the manner of paint, is said to
be superior to any kind of paint as a
/ preservative. Soapstone is to be had
in an exceedingly fine powder, mixes
readily with prepared oils for paint
use, covers well surfaces of iron, steel,
or stone, and is an effectual remedy
against rust. It has been known to
protect some stonework, such as obe-
lisks, in China, for ages past.
"A Russian physician named Portu.
galoff declares that strychnine is an
infallible cure for drunkenness, ad-
ministered in subcutsneous injections.
The effect of the strychnine solution is
to change the craving for drink into
positive aversion, and this change is
effected in day. After treatment OF
eight or ten days the patient may be
discharged. The strychnine is ad-
ministered by dissolving one grain in
200 drops of water, and injecting FIVE
drops of the solution every twenty-four
hours.
The plan has been proposed by
competent authority in such matters
that in order to insure greater strength
and consequently more safety in ropes
used for scaffolding purposes partieu-
larly in those localities where the at
mosphere proves destructive of hemp
fiber-such ropes should be dipped
when dry into bath containing twenty
grains of sulphate of copper per htre
of water, and allowed to soak in This
solution some four days. BY pursuing
this method, which is claimed to be
much more practicable and effective
than any other yet resorted to for this
purpose, it is found that the ropes win
thus have absorbed certain quantity
of sulphate of copper. which will pre-
serve them for some time both from the
attacks of animal parasites and from
rot.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31

"A travelling man remarks that any
fellow who makes love to widow is
literally counting danger.-M MercEaai
Traveller
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-31
superfluous ADVICE.

Colonel Yerger-What do you want,
Uncle Mose?''
Mose--I want you to glib me some
advice.
'.It's no use giving advice. A smart
man 1on't need good advice, and a fool
don't follow it after you give it to
him. '-7eras stiftiags.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
knothac Of Oamacn,s eceat Neefa.

Mr., EDIToR:-M lille enumer-
ating the needs Of Dawson you
omitted, in my opinion, one more
important than all mentioned. Nor
in saying this do l uudervalue the
others.
Bat the greatest interest of oGr
town demands that we should have
a public school. A compress vi
give US advantages in freight and
put us on equal footing with all
surrounding markets; a street,
railway would he convenience
a telephone line would give fine op,
portuni,ies far harrassing cur depot
agent; a new court house would
add beauty to eur town and com :
fort TO our officers and jurors. but
a public school, well graded and
well conducted. would increase our
citizenship, improve our financial
condition and benefit orr children.
Nothing could more materially
benefit us than this school.
Let lis all pull together an ! cs-
tablish a public school that will re-
fleet credit on our town and edu-
cate our children. CTfIzEY.
Dawson, Ga, March Dist
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Tax Notice.

! will attend the following fines
and places to receive tue Tax Re-
turns of 1899:
Twelfth Court Ground-Nondav
April Sth; Monday, April 15Ch;
Monday, April 29th.
Eleventh Court Ground-Tueso
day, April 9Th; Tuesday, April 16h;
Tuesday, April Both.
Dover Wednesday, April 10Th;
\ ednesday, April 18th; Wedpcs
day, Way LIST.
Sasser--Thursday, April 11th;
Thursday, April 18th; Thursday,
May 2rd.
Bronwood-F Friday, April 10Th;
Friday, April 18th; Friday. May Sd.
Dawson-Saturday, April 18th;
Saturday, April 26tb; Saturday,
April 9th and court weeks. or.
fee in McL1in Bros store.
Gravel Hiil-Wednesdav, MAY
9Th.
Can be found at the store of
Hass q Harris at Cross Roads.
when not at the above places.
Books will close June 9Th.
q. NJ, HARRIS,
Tax Receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Tie Telephone Enterprse.

Captain Newman, OF the iele>
phone company, has just com.
mcnced the canvass for subscribers
to the local ex ,hanga. This an en-.
terprise that we would he glad for
our citizens to take hold OF with
interest. 1t will facilitate business
and give to our city a metropolitan
appearance, as well as afford a gen
eral fire alarm.
1t is proposed to build n neat and
coy office over the artesiau well
building in the centre of the city.
This being close to the city fire
alarm bell it could be easily a..
ranged so that the fire alarm lell
could be operated from the central
office, and the location Of the fire
could at once be known made to the
fredepartment before they started
out.
The nominal cost OF the instru-
ments and the whole equipments,
aud they to be owned and control,
ed by the local patrons, isa feature
that commend il to all.
They asks no money until the
work is comp eted and is satisfac-
tory, and there is certainly no risk
to run on the part of any of our
people who may avail themselves
OF the benefits OF the exchange.
twill take some time TO get the
central cfiice ready aud MAJ
terial on hand for the lines, aud it
is necessary that a certain number
Of subscribers be obtained to ware
rant The going ahead with it's con,
strHc' ion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Terrell Sheriff Sales.
f'FRRELLC Co.

GEORGIA TERRELL Co.
VIII be sold before the Court
house door in said county, or the
first Tuesday in April next, within
the legal hours ofsaie, to the high
est bidder for cash. the following
property to-wit;
One sixty horse power engine,
one sixty saw Brown gin and one
set Of mill rocks, levied on b. I. G.
Marshall, former sheriff Of said
county, as the property of B. 7
Smell, to satisfy a Fl ia, issued from
Randolph Superior Court in favor
of john w, Horris VS.. B. F. Smell
& Co., ct al, aud which f IA IS now
proceeding for the use Of NJ. A.
Baldwin and j. w. Stanford
against B. f. Smell & Go.
VIII be sold also, at the same
time and place by virture of levy
under the same Fl "a, made by the
present sheriff of Terrell c unity, as
the property of said B. F, Smell, a
certain Twenty horse power boiler
connected and belonging with the
engine above set forth.
VIII be sold before the Courts
house door IN said county, on the
first Tuesday in April rext, b.
tween the legal hours of sale, the
following property, to,wit
Lots Of land Nos. two hundred
and four and two hundred and
five, the east half of lotto land No.
one hundred and eighty and that
part Of lots Nos. two hundred and
eleven, two hundred and twelve
and two hundred and six, which
lies East of the Chickasa Ehatchee
creek and al lying and being in
the Third District of said county
of Terrell, and containing in all.
seven hundred and fifty acres more
or less. Levied on as the property
of J. 7. Thornton, to satisfy fl ia
issued from Terrell Superior Court
in favor of Mrs. S. L. Holiday vs..
j. I. Thornton.
Property pointed out by plain.
titts Attorney. This, Feb. 27fh
1889.
Also, at the same time and place
one gray horse, about nine (9)years
old, and one road cart painted red,
levied on as the property Of B.
Tracy and j. w. Tracy to satisf,
Fl ia issued from Webster Superi,
or Court at April term, 1888, il
favor Of A. j. Baldwin & Co., VS..
B. Tracy and j. w. Tracy.
T. r. THORNTON,
SHERIFF
This Feby. 9th, 1889.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Terrell Sheriff Sales.

GEORGIA-Terrell County:
Will be sold before the court
house door, in Dawson, Terrell
county, Ca, within the legal
hours Of sale, on the first Tuesday
in May next, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following property to.
wit: Lots of land Nos. 81, %,
43 and A, all lying and being in
the Eleventh district ofsaid county,
and containing eight hundred and
ten acres more or less. Levied on
as the property OF A. i Knightoa
u Bro, to satisfy a tax f ia issued
by j. II. Crouch, tax collector, for
state and county taxes for the year
1883. T. Il. TnoRNToN.
March 26, 1889. Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
IthY Rot a cgrno Feetorn ?

We learn that some of our farm
ers are earnestly talking about
organizing guano factory in Daw
son. There is money in TIE busi>
ness as everybody knows, and we
would he glad to see the project
take definite SHAPE.
Last year the Americas Graro
CO. declared dividend OF % per
cent. on the investment. Now if
you know anything better THIN this,
why 60 into it. 1t certainly cans
not be found in calico, shoes meat,
tobacco, sugar or anything else
sold il this market.
Five millions Of dollars are an,
LusIiy spent by the farmers in
Georgia for q commercial commod-
ity to increase the productiyeaess
Of their lands. Why not our home
p''p'o navy p" '''"ie III '''o "'B '''',
It's 'ha' are necessarily made out OF
this large sum Of moaey spent for
guano?
Tho tollow;no stot;st;os ooIo,,1o.
Ill A., II ~ ,
''" ~ Mr. mug Il Noiq'IV'' ana
Pahllsned IN tAe Atlanta Journal,
give the increase in guano sales in
Georgia for three seasons iuclu3inr
,ba nrosart 9
mFLo .cr,;,,v,r o,,ss.;or ,.,,.,.
n,+nrslIv basaa;t,told 10 - 49, :
li;anco onJ a Co.. - ,.,1 O. III
2o8 000 tons wa,a ;as,} 5,,'to a.
Coor,,io las, voo o ond i :; ,' &c, ~
49, ,Loro , r'., I 40 o"o - 9,',e y, y
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
The Bells WIN Rjaq.

On the morning Of April goth,
1889, at 8 O'clock, it has been ar
ranged that the church bells all
over the country shall ring to cele,
brate the event OF one hundred
years ago, when the church bells
throughout thirteen states rang out
to cali the people together to pray
&T the success and prosperity Of
the country under Gen. Washin1
ton, that dsy iraugurated presi,
dent of the United States. 4 call
is made from the committee having
charge of these arrangements that
IN every church in the land servi>
ces be held to implore a conti1u>
Gnce Of the favor which has been
shown this nation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Letter from Wprren wilson.

AUGUSTA, GA, 1888.
DR.. T. P, Parks. Dear Sir:
Many inquiries of your wherca .
bouts are being made, especially so
by your old patients, who say that
you are the only doctor that ever
did them good Had you stayed
here, you would have made money
No doctor can do impossi ilities,
but you made one success ul cure
here which batlied The skill Of oar
doctors, restoring blind girls
eyesight, who had been bi q
for two years" THIS can be proven
at any time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Oawson.s Golden 0nnorfuni.n.

The News learns from gentle~
man Interested that Mr.. w. NJ.
Hit of Hit & Co., cotton mer~
chants, will be in Dawson wichin
the next week to confer with
our people in regard to the build
ing OF cotton compress here. lie
IS The gentleman referred 10 in our
'ast weeks issue who will take one
third Of the stock in this enters
terpri e, provided the other two,
thirds are taken here.
This is the golden opportunity
for Dawson. 1t is ii turning point
in her career. If our people will
grasp the opportunity our future
is assured, and soon can We put of
our swaddling clothes and put
on the dress and eraces of a city.
VIII you do it, or will you allow
this opportunity, Ike so many 9th
crs i'll the past, to slip by unheed>
ed?
1t is said hat fortune knocks
once at every mans door. In the
same manner she knocks at the
gates ofevery town. She is now
fairly shaking the gates OF Daw
son. Let us not repal her, but
rather let US don our best apparel
and give her gracious welcome
that will insure her continued
abode among us.
Men Of Dawson, arouse and let
us have a town here second to
none in Southwest Georgia. We
can have it and we must.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

Index to New Advertisements
NJ, G. Mins-I ocal.
F. Pethune-Notice.
Crouch Bros, --Paints.
Marlin & Son. Locals.
T. r. Thornton Sheriff Sales.
Statham & Farnum - Livery
stable.
T. P. Psrks-Certifcatc and Lo-
cal.
]. W. Turner Advertisement
aud Locals.
j. w. Observation-Disclosures Ct,
tation.
Lowrey & Orr General Mer>
chandise.
j. G. Parks & Co.-Fire H.
furnnce agents.
r. V. Pierce-Wor'd's Medical
Dispensary Association.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Sale

BY virtue Of an order from the
Court OF Ordinary OF Terrell coun-
ty, Georgia, will be sold before
the Court House door in Dawson,
Ga, on the first Tuesday in April
next, within the legal hours of
sale, the following papers to-wit:
Il ia upon A. b, Hawkes. and 9th.
er inso(yent papers belonging to
the estate of Nj. II. Bush, deceas-
ed. tor cash. j, G. T. CLARK,
Adm'r. N II. Bush, decd.
March, 1889.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Application for Years Support

Ordimry's Office, March 23d, 80.
Notice is hereby given chat Sarah
y. Billiard, widow of Moses d.
Billiard, deceased. has applied for
years support Tor herself and %
seven minor children. The Com
missioners have assessed as said
support the SUM Of three hundrcd
aud seyenty~three dollars and all
the household ard kitchen funi~
ture, and | will pass on her appli>
cation on the first i onday in Nav
next at 10 O'clock, a n.
j. w. RoBERTs,
At. Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
WE HATE TO DO IT.
BUT BUSINESS IS BUSINESS!


We have warned competitors time and again keep way, but 4
little heed they
Life to short know and give notice that intend down ever
dead That "ea line
Pisine, man
will thigh A word the
neither there. Time
have
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
SIP RIM G 2 4 7 M z N T

to e1,anlhe l dsaib, with
and ela o a0I dec
hveth largest web
dare IN a p a hsrteJ
sell 5dS trtr5
b bouge 1.-THE 81 l han an 2n n
te nice ish t. Ien pano
don't make
and is mfr1
ram Hesonu
ease
tphn inc to ihrudI
quar cal wit We rem oHel
They
wthth oWn
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Don't Fail

To ask your dealer for
kidders best Patent Flour,
Kidder's Chief Patent Flour,
and kidder's Victor Extra Fancy
or bait Patent. They are the best
brands OIL the market.
feb. 6, 1889. emo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
DAWSON, : GA.
Selling at Cost.

Desiring to change my business
somewhat, and to abandon the
Hardware part of it Except stoves
! am now offering many articles in
that line at greatly reduced prices,
in fact below cost. Fer Instance
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

THE Chinese have heen struck
by another cold wave. Chill has
prohibited the immigration OF e.
lcstials.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

DAKOTA sent out a blizzard Sat
urday night. That's the thanks
we get for admitting her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
Rottles Nnnfed.

will pay 4 cents tor quart rot
ties, q cents for plot bottles and
from / cent to l! cents for other
sizes. Bring them along, the mon.
ey is waiting for you.
#. p PARKS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

THE Welfare and advancement
of Dawson and vicinity should be
the aim of every person in the
community.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

IT hasn't yet been settled who
is Go, ernor of West Virginia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

THE hungry horde of Office
seekers are now beseiging the ma
tional capital. Such q rush of pa
triots was never before seen in the
history of the country. They are
there in armies as multitudin0us rs
the grass-hoppers Of the sun-fower
State and the sands upon the sea-
shore. If the new administration
can live through t..ie squabble and
scramble that IS bounding it down
TO death, for place and pelf. anoth~
or miracle can be recorded.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

Rooms to rent at reasonable
rate in a central and agreeable
part of tic city. Inquire at this
Office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27
The PresbytsriaBs

will hold services in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-27

NEXT .month the seeson for
Dream and trout fishing will open
in Southwest Georgia, and those
of our citizens who delight in ps-
catorial pastimc are anticipating
much pleasure. There are seve'al
excellent fishing places near Daw>
son.