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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Uncle 81 as a commentator.

A dozen men who were in the habit of
loafng away their Sundays outside of
the old Penobscot meeting house, while
their wives attended service, were gath
cred by an enthusiastic young pastor
into Sunday school. They were called
the "horseshed class" and no mem bers
Of the school were more regular in at.
tendence, or original in response. One
day the lesson was upon the death of
Moses, and the teacher, having located
"Nebo's lonely mountain" upon his map,
asked the meaning of "Nebo"-no doubt
having in mind the tutelar deity in
honor of whom the Babylonish digni-
taries bore such goodly names as Nebu-
chadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, etc.
"What do you say, Uncle SIP
"Wa-al," answered the old man, sol
EMMY, "Tve heared that them Bible
names all has meanin's, an reckon it's
so # a body only jest studies into EN-.
Now this here, to me, is palmer n two
times two calc'late Moses called it
Nebo because the mountain was so
marster steep it made his knees bow to
get to the top of it. I've clum hills right
down here in Maine, time n time ag'in,
as you could call Nebo and not feel as if
you's swearin, neither. Marster steepl'
Lewiston journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
HOW AN AUNT WAS FOUND.


| Lost child Whose knowledge of
Botany Came Into Good Play.
Colonel W. d. Moore tells story which
would, could it be given in print as Mr.
Moore tells it, produce a great effect
Ex-Sheriff Cluley was accosted a dav or
two since at the corner of Sixth street
and Liberty avenue by little tot. a rirl
too young to talk plainly, who pulled at
his coat and asked do 90 know Aunt
latter
Somewhat surprised, Mr.. Cluley re
Piled that he could not say unless he
knew "Aunt Tatie's" last name. The
child opined that the wanted marty
didn't have any last name; she was "dist
Aunt Tatie," The little one then ex-
! planned that she was lost, and she was in
great distress, her lips quivering so that
at times she could scarcely speak.
Mr.. Cluley thought with all his might
for few moments, when an idea struck
him and he asked the child for descrip.
ton OF his aunt. The little maiden re-
piled that Aunt Tatie" was rather tall
and wore nasturtium flowers in her bon.
net.
Now, Mr. Cluley would hardly stand
a creditable examination in botany, He
knows cabbages from potato vines. and
Knows the nasturtium when he sees if
on the table in the shape of a pickle. but
to save his soul he could not tell what
its flower was like. Again he rubbed
his dome of thought until he rubbed
into 1t fresh suggestion and acted upon
1t at once. Accosting a lady who was
passing, he asked her if she knew mas
turtium flower when she saw it. She
was at first disposed to resent the ques-
ton as an impertinence, when Mr.. Gu
ley fastened to explain, and begged her
to take an observation and ascertain
whether there were any ladies in the
neighborhood with that familiar flower
in their bonnets.
The lady glanced into several mill
merry and dry goods stores, and finally
called out that she had discovered a
lady with bonnet bearing the flower
wanted. She pointed her out, and i'm.
mediately the little one cried out Joy.
fully, "Thats Aunt Tatie."
Aunt Tatie" was disposed to be cross
with her charge for wandering away
from the spot she had designated to wait
until her aunt did some shopping, but
Mr.. Cluley's feelings were aroused, and
he wouldn't hear the little one scolded
Instead he proceeded to reprimand the
woman for her thoughtlessness in leav,
ing her charge exposed to the danger of
being kidnapped.
aunt Tatie" had become so interested
in her shopping that she had forgotten
to note the fight of time. Had the little
one not been bright enough to recollect
the name of the flower in the bonnet she
would probably have been crying her
eyes out, a guest at the central station,
and her aunt would have been frantic
| Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
London Life in Elizabeth,s T,m.

In Elizabeth's time the ordering of the
household was strict Servants and
prentices were up at 6 in the summer
and at in the winter. No one one on
any pretence, except that of illness, was
to absent himself from morning and
evening prayers; there was to be no
striking, no profane language. Sunday
was clean shirt day. Dinner was at II,
supper at 9. There was no public or
private Office which was not provided
with Bible. In the better classes there
was a general enthusiasm for learning of
all kinds, The ladies, initiating the ex-
ample of the queen, practiced embroid-
cry, wrote beautifully, played curious
instruments, knew how TO sing in parts,
dressed with as much magmficence as
they could afford, ddnced the coranto
and the lavolta as we'll as the simple hey,
and studied languages-Latin, Greek
and Italian.
The last was the favorite language.
Many collected books DR.. John Dee
had as many as 4 900, of which 900 were
manuscripts. They We're arranged on
the shelves with the leaves turned out
ward, not the backs. This was to show
the gliding, the gold clasps and the
silken strings The books were bound
with great care and cost; everybody
knows the beauty of the type used in
the printing .-Walte Besant in Har-
per's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
ChildIsh Fnith

I An example of childish faith, of a kind
dull age wears away, was seen the
other day. A little boy was citing in
the yard Of an old country homestead
on either side Of him sat a huge dog, pa.
tent and loving. The sun shone down
scorchingly on the trio, and its rays were
uncomfortable. Shading his eyes with
his curved hand the child looked sky
ward and said, Put in that sun, please. -
The sun shone brightly, and the little
fellow repeated softly, "Please put in
that sun. man up in the sky; it hurts my
head"
Just then over the face of the blazing
orb there sailed a white summer cloud,
then another, and the yellow blaze
turned suddenly to hazy, restful gray.
Turning to the dogs, the little boy, put
ting an arm around the neck of each,
said: "Did you see the sun pulled in.
Romeo and Chieftain? When you wants
anything, If you rs good, and you asks God
for 1t, he gives it to you. The sun hurt
my head, and asked him to put it in.
and don't you see how he did reach out
and put it in for me?- The dogs looked
wise, leaned their heads lovingly toward
the diminutive little theologian, and
whatever might have been their belief,
kept an inscrutable silence. Providence
Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
1.he warrans Na, Not ae,r..,

! The worst scare ever had. " remarked
/ Superintendent Of Police Colbert. owas
one night when Quigley, John Lowe and
myself sneaked into a boarding house
without the inmates knowing of our
presence. We went up stairs into the
room of boarder for whom we had a
warrant to wait for his coming, He was
likely to be in some time between 70 and
3, and was said to be very slipperv
citizen. We kept very quiet, as we
didn't want any one to know we were
there. large coal oil lamp was burn
( ing IN the room, and instead of putting
1t out, John Lowe, who had skin coat
| undertook to shut off the light by hold
ing the coat around it. Pretty soon
Lowe fell asleep. We woke him up and
he promised not to do so any more. But
the promise was hardly cold when we
heard him snoring.
ms was worse than ever and enough
to wake up every one in the house. We
| punched him, and as he awoke, with a
start, he pitched over and the lamp
came to the floor with crash that in
| the dead silence of the night, could have
been heard half mile away. There
was nothing for it but to rush out of the
room and down stairs into the street.
As went down stairs | felt awfuIly
queer My hair was standing straight
up and was expecting at every step
That some one would take a crack at us.
thinking we were burglars
The next day the papers all had a
sensational account Of an attempted
burglary, and one or two of them spoke
OF the ineficiency of the police. As for
us we said nothing. Indianapolis Jour
| nal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

Generally speaking, inventors, like
poets, are born, not made. Nearly every
boy can become good mechanic OF
tradesman by diligent study and perse-
yerance, but not every one can become
a good inventor. If he has "knack'
for invention, study and hard work will
greatly help him, and he stands fair
chance some day of succeeding as well
in his chosen line as his brother play
mates do in business or professional life.
Invention is no longer a spasmodic work,
but Legitimate branch of industry,
which has its rewards and remunera-
tons for those who follow it faithfully.
--GeorgR,E Walsh ~ New York Epoch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Shall We Gala Halt!

Judge Maddox, of Rome, who has
proven himself to be man of great
courage and ability, and Judge in
whom there is no guile, in a recent
charge to grand jury, said there was
too much law, and if halt vas not
called the people would be without
liberty pretty soon. He says there
is a general cutlery about 30 much
violation Of the law, and the reason is
because man can hardly "leave the
public road without violating some
statute
Things are made crimes now which
few years ago were pronounced
han mless, and still our Legislatures
meet every year, and continue day
after day, week after week, and year
after year, making more laws TO trap
the people, fill the jails and clog the
courts-all OF which calls for higher
taxes.
The Legislature just adjourned
made 800 new laws. At that rate
where will We land in ten years more.
j ust think of it
We need fewer laws and better laws
and more judges like Maddox Vail
dosta Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

Many years ago prominent clergy
man was consulted by the ladies' of his
congregation about certain clerical work
In which they were interested. Smiling
at their earnestness, he said: That's
right, ladies; make fuss-make a fuss
That's the only way to get work done in
this world Set about it yourself and
make fuss while you dor And SO il
is. Thinking about wrongs and signing
over them never mended one. But the
people who exert themselves to right the
wrong, making a good stir about ii
while they do, and worrying at other
people to exert themselves, too, will often
force the other people into activity in
sheer self defense.
The other people would like to sit
quiet and take it out in signing, but
these energetic fussers will not let them.
AT last, to get rid of the agitators, they
rouse up, go to work with a will, and
accomplish what is asked of them for
the sake of the peace they obtain there
by, But whatever their motive, ali
mankind has the benefit. 1t is not only
well to get wrongs righted, it is also
well to get sluggish people stirred up
sionally.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
What Buttons Are Made OF.

b Do you know of what material thu
buttons on your coat are made?
Well, perhaps if you did you would
never recognize it in the raw, for in four
cases out Of five it is a material vulgarly
known as vegetable ivory. To the trade
it is the ivory nut. Down on the pier of
the Pacific Mail Steamship company
will be seen long rows of sacks made of
jute, which bear the appearance exter-
nally of being filed with potatoes.
These are stacked at the head of the pier
in the open air. There is no danger of
them being carried away, for they are
as heavy as lead, and not extremely val
liable, as they are. Potatoes would not
remain in that exposed position I'M
touched for q single night The ivory
nut, however, is valuable only when it
comes from the hands of the manufac-
turer in the button or the ornamental
state. New York Telegram.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

An interesting point is the cause of
the different shades of color we see in
the eyes. On certain membrane in the
interior are numerous cells, called "pig-
ment" cells When these are present in
very great numbers they produce that
deep BLACK color of some eyes, and in
proportion to their numbers decrease
also the depth of color, till finally light
blue is reached In certain eyes these
pigment cells do not exist at all, being
wanting, indeed, all through the system,
hair and skin. A person of this descrip-
ton is called an albino, and among ami
mails we find parallel in the case of
the white rabbit. Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
South American Love Making.

All the love making in South America
must be carried on through third per-
son. If youth desires to marry he
does not speak of it to the girl whom he
wishes for a wife, but to his own father.
The latter, If he approves, goes to the
father of the young lady and the two
discuss the matter together. Each tells
the other what he will do for the young
folks, and between them contract is
drawn up respecting settlements and all
such things
The intending bridegroom is not per
mitted to see his fiancee for moment
before the wedding. AS soon as that
event has taken place there is a wedding
breakfast, and usually without the for
maiity of preliminary tour, the couple
settle down to living, either in an es-
adjustment of their own or more often
in the house of the parents of the bride
or the groom.
One drawback about marriage in
South America is that in taking a girl
to wife 1t is apt to be considered a mat
ter of course that the young man mar
r1es her whole family also. He has no
occasion for surprise or disgruntlement
if, together with his bride, fifteen or
twenty people come to share his house
hold and domestic comforts, including
all her available relatives and their serv-
ants
These Latins are very clannish race,
and father is apt to be willing to adopt
raft of sisters and cousins and aunts,
not to mention mother-in-law, rather
than have his son or daughter leave the
family roof. 1t is due to the strength
OF family attachment among them that
hotels in South America are only for
strangers from afar; the natives always
ind hospitable entertainment among the
Observation-Disclosures Commercial Ga
zette,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

There are many animals in the world
which pass all their lives in darkness,
never seeing a ray of light Every one
has heard of the blind fishes of the Nam
moth cave. The latter is the biggest of
500 great caverns in the United States.
All of them are inh tied by numerous
other sorts of creatures that have no
eyes for vision. Literally speaking there
is no such thing as blind fish, since the
most sightless of the fnny tribe possesses
visual organs in rudimentary condi-
ton, but through want of use the optic
ganglia and nerves nave broken down
and been absorbed. L. Washington Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed
and not less than one million people
have found just such a friend in DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs, and colds.-If you have
never used this great cough medicine,
one trial will convince youthat it has
wonderful curative powers in all dis
eases Of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do that
is claimed or money refunded. Trial
bottles free at T. ID. Sales drugstore.
Large size zoe. and S1.00.
am oversstocked in Harness, Sad
dies and Brides. Selling cheaper than
anybody. l.. 9. Durham.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

Three sons of the great author Of ''Pick-
wick" are still living. Charles Dickens,
his fathers namesake, is editor of All
the Year Round, and is known to Amer
lean audiences for his readings from his
fathers works. Alfred Tennyson Dick
ans is merchant in Melbourne, and the
youngest member of the family, Edward
Bulwer Lytuon Dickens, is sheep farm
er and a new member Of the New South
Wales parliament.-E
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Gorernor Northen,s nonhle

There are but few people in public
lite who havn't double. Grover
Cleveland has several of them, and
Genrgia's governor has one at least.
Governor Northern's double is Col.
CIV. y arwick, of SmiIhvilIe. They
look enough like to those who are
not intimatewith both OF them to be
brothers.
Col. Warwick was in Macon yester-
day, and he was approached several
times by people who addressed him as
governor. He was kept quite busy
explaining that he was not governor
Northen. Macon News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
10 DisneICnds.

Headaches and fevers, to cleanse
the system efeotually, yet gently,
when cOstive or bilious, or when the
Hood is impure or sluggish, to per-
manently cure babitual constipation,
10 awaken the Kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity, without irritating
or weakening them, use Syrup OF
figs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18


First Arctic Explorer say!
Second Arctic Explorer-Say on.
Il sayl We're in box"
"Jesso."
"We'll have to wait for a rescuing
party"
"That's it"
"One will come l suppose"
"Yes, they always come-but not al
ways on time"
81 sayp
"Wcll?"
Don't you think the present style of
arctic exploration might be improvedT
Perhaps so, What would you sug-
gest"
81 think the rescuing party ought to
go ahead. New York Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

How to save money is problem that
interests everybody. One way to do it
is to invigorate the system with Ayers
Sarsarparilla. Being highly concen-
trated blood medicine, it is the most
powerful and economical. 1t is sold for
a dollar bottle, but worth five.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
He Had to Keen Him Goino,

stranger Ito car driver, conductor,
e st don't you stop2 want to
gar Driver, Conductor, etc.-rn have
t ask ye t jump off. This mules haIl,v
an u he stops onct thar won't be any
S paran I'm inside nv hour.-Harper'r
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Tint Terrible Couch

In the morning hurried or diff
cult breathing, raising phlegm
tightness in the chest, quickenef
pulse. chilliness in the evening Of
sweats at night,all or any Of these
things are the first STAGES of cons
sumption. DR.. Aeker's English
Cough remedy will cure these fear
full symptoms, and is sold under
positive guarantee by Dean d Bran
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
All Bad.

1t is never safe to study the opinion Of
the multitude. What do folks say
about mey' asked an old lady who had
been largely unfolding a budget of
scandal. Il s'pose there's some bad
mixed in with the goodr' "Well, there, ="
said her frank neighbor, Il do knows
there's any good spoke of to mix it with. "
Youths Companion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

Traces Of this primitive superstition,
bewitching by images. are found among
civilized people, for Grimm reports that
in the eleventh century Jews were ac-
cused in Europe of having killed Bishop
Ebergard by sorcery of the kind. They
We're said to have made figure of wax
representing the bishop, hired a priest to
Daptlze 1t, and put it into the fire. AS
seen as the wax was melted, the bishop
was attacked by a mortal disease. Il.
Popof in Popular Science Monthly
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Is Life Worth Living?

Not if you 60 through the world a
dysPeptic. DR.. Acker's Dyspepsia
Tablets are a positive cure for the
worst forms of Dyspepsia, Indigestion
Flatulency and Constipation, guar
snteed and sold by Dean & DAVE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18

The queen is remarkably fond of oys-
ters All the shells which make their
appearance on the royal table are sand
papered and polished so brilliantly as to
glisten almost like mother of pearl
London Tit-Bits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
IAN T BnD pDs ~%'' me H * Write to-

y . S----------I
you in regard to what S. S. S. has done
for her son, who has been sick so long
with an abcess. She had two physl,
clans, and they did every thing
they could for him and he didn't i'm
prove. For fourteen months and
five days he was in bed and not dress
ed. Some one recommended your S.
S. s., and after he had taken two or
three bottles he began to improve.
He continued until he had taken eley.
ell bottles, and today he is as we'll as
ever. The boy is fourteen years of
age, and Ms. Kelly lives next door
to me, and | am we'll acquainted with
the facts of the case" G. w. Hodg,
kins, Postmaster, East Lamoine, Ne.
Switt's Specific has a wonderful eff :
feet on children and young people. 1t
should be given to every child who
has any blood trouble or blood faint.
1t drives out the poison and poison
Gus germs, and enables nature to de.
velop the child. Our treatise on the
blood and skin will be mailed free to
to all applications.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS!

/ have leased the sold Farrfam
Hotel" and am prepared to serve the
public in satisfactory manner. Both
transient guests and regular ooarders
accommodated at the most reasonable
rates. My tables will be supplied
with the very best, and comforts in
rooms and beds will be especially
looked after.
F. M. MoLENDON,
Proprietor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Lamp Goods.

An elegant assortment just
received, such as Library
Lamps, Students Lamps, Hall
Lamps, Piano Lamps, Stand
Lamps, Electric Lamps, Brass
Lamps, small Hand Lamps and
a great many others too num-
erous to mention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens,
that for years we have been selling
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's: Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters. and have never handled rem,
edies that sell as we'll, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time, and we stand ready to re.
fund the purchase price. if satisfactoN
ry results do not follow their use.
These remedies have won great popu-
larty purely on their merits. Sold
by t. d. Sale, Druggist.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
COMPS

We have a fine line OF
Combs of every description
and you should look over them
and get our prices before buy
ing elsewhere. You viii be
pleased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
DGAN 3 BRANDON,
DRUGGISTS.
Pure DRUGS.

Chemicals, and Toilet Arti-
cles, such as Perfumery, Co.
logne, Extracts, Pomades,
Hair Oils, Toilet reams and
Powders and a full line of
Tooth rushes, Nail Brushes
and Clothes Brushes, all of
which are of the very best
quality and as cheap as dirt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
PAINTS.

Any one i'll need of Paints
and oils will find it to their ad
vantage to call on US. We
have all kinds at very low
prices,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-11-18
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
b. Iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
The Irish standard., 1891-11-21

most BID er enelrny Irelansl of hef people
have today, and i i wasl this same paper
that garbled the Reports sent here con-
corning riots ID Cork that never %:
CURED. Bishop Moo olriok says there
was no rioting there, and ne will doubt
less be believed before the : F'orger.' I
No honest man should have any respect
for paper that would misrepresent IS
the .Forger' does. Il is only necessary
for the American people to watch the
vile course this same paper is taking IN
the CHILEAN outrage. 1t is down on the
United States as much as possible. Its
paid hireling at Valparaiso is endeavor
ing to show that the American sailors
were the cause of all the trouble there,
and had they attended to their own bust
ness, there would be no question fol
international settlement under discus.
sion now. The United States are able
to take care of themselves, but it be-
hooves them to keep their eye on Their
pretended friend-England. Bishop
McG olrick's address to his friends il
Duluth showed how the enemies of Ire
land were always willing to misrepre
sent her in every way.