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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26

scape needs to please the eye-plenty OF
crystal water surrounded by a belt Of
lovely lakes. with streets oyerarched by
fine trees. with many elegant residences
and ample hotel accommodations 1t IS
the ideal place for a scientific association.
The meetings Of the association will
be held IN Library hall Of the state uni
versity, which is beautifully located on
the border OF one Of the Lakes. Science
hail, which is finely equipped, will natu-
rally attract the interest of the scientists,
and in it number Of the sessions will
probably be held.
Madison has literary atmosphere. too.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born and
raised in the vicinity and is proud Of it.
Many other poets not quite 50 noted are
Madisonians. among them Charles Noble
Gregory, Mrs. Louise Phillips, Ella A.
Giles, Elva Bryant, Mrs. AubeItine
Woodward Moore and others. All these
are somewhat known beyond the state
line. Indeed there is that IN the sur
roundings of Madison which tends to ex
cite and draw out all the poetry and
sentiment which might elsewhere remain
latent. j. Fl. BEADIE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26

that the interests of the farmer are so
much thought of. indeed the American
farmer lust now seems to be very much
in il. both with scientists and politicians
one of the great questions OF the day.
and incidentally for the association Is
concerning the aid which science has
given and can give to the farmer.
Charles S. Plumb in The Popular Sci
ence Monthly makes an interesting eX
bibit showing that in the item of fertl
lizers alone governments scientific eX-
perts have saved for the farmers many
times the amount government has eX
pended. Nevertheless many scientists
insist that the farmer is now rapidly
falling behind other classes, and at the
meeting of this association for 1891 at
Washington Professor Edmund j. James
of the University of Pennsylvania read
a paper before the economic section
which excited much discussion. Pro
fessor James was born in 1896 at Jack
sonville, HIS, and studied in many
schools. taking the degree of doctor of
philosophy at Halle, Germany, in 1877
an extraordinary honor for one so young.
In 1888 he took the chair Of public
finance and administration in the Whar-
ton school Of economy, University Of
Pennsylvania.
There was much surprise therefore
when he took ground in favor of the
farmers political organizations, main
tanned that in spite Of many blunders
they would accomplish good and broad
ly insisted that the present pohtico-
economical system of the United States
was distinctly unfavorable to the farm
er. He advocated radical change in
railroad management and systems of
taxation, specifying the tariff and de-
claring that 1.-The farmer has real and
serious grievance" Such sentiments
from Pennsylvania naturally excited
surprise, and the discussion has since
been broadened. Professor James de-
clared that American farmers must
cease to compete with the ryots of India
and poems of South America by raising
wheat and cotton and must go into
lines of production where his superior
intelligence and freedom will be of real
and great advantage. And to this end
the scientists at Madison will doubtless
offer some suggestions.
1t may also interest common people to
know that the scientists are by no means
of one mind on the money question or
the so called social questions, or even on
things more purely scientific, and that
in religion they range through all the
grades of belief and unbelief, from the
most pronounced hyper-Calvinism to
blank agnosticism and dogmatic mate
rialism At Washington, in 1891, Ed
ward Atkinson's paper entitled Free
Coinage. Why Not" was read by sec
rotary, and DR.. E. T. Peters advocated
bimetallism in a ratio to be agreed upon
by the United States land other silver
using coming nations" A really novel
and suggestive point in his paper was
that many of the old arguments against
bimetallism are now absolute, rendered
so by the growth of modern commerce,
and that if one of the metals does go out
Of this country that will cheaper it else
where, appreciate the other, increase the
production of one and decrease that Of
the other, and thus restore the parity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26
The Monkeys Thumb.

Here is a little bit of natural history
which must be remembered about mon
keys. All the monkeys of the old world
have some kind Of q thumb. AS Mr.. st.
George lEivart, o great zoologist writes,
''Any old world monkey with rudi-
mentary thumb Chat is, thumb even
if imperfec is superior in that respect
to an American monkey" In fact the
American monkey has no thumb at all.
Nature compensates in a measure for
this defect in our new world monkey by
giving him a wonderful tail. This Amer
lean monkey tail is prehensile. 1t an
swers almost the purpose Of fifth
limb A South American monkey gives
his tail a single hitch around the limb of
a tree, and there he hangs quite COM
fortably, independent of hands or feet.
-Harper's Young People.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26
A Moeful Lack of sagacity.

Father-Yes, | admit that our boy
amt lazy. He's as smart as can be when
it comes to tending traps and running
errands, but he doesn't seem to have any
business sagacity at all.
Mother-Why, what makes you say
that?
Father-Well, for example, look what
he did yesterday. He had four nice, big
fat rabbits, and what does he do but take
them down to town to sell them. Why
didn't he take them up to the woods
where them city fellers were huntin?-
Kate Fields Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26
SCIENCE HALL. WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.

SCIENCE HALL, WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.
1t is scarcely necessary to add that
this excited a very spirited discussion,
and in view Of recent developments it is
tolerably certain that any remarks on
silver at Madison will call out views Of
interest even to the unscientific. Re
ligion is by common consent ignored III,
these meetings. In truth, If one may
Judge from the list so far given out,
there are very few men in the associa-
ton to whom religious beliefs seem OF
prime importance. Questions Of morals
and of social systems involving practical
morals are. however, very freely dis
cussed. and at the Washington session
Mrs. Anita Newcomb McCee read before
the anthropologicaI section a very inter
esting paper on the John Humphrey
Moves experiments in stirpicalture al
Oneida, n Y
Mrs. McGee had every detail of the
Oneida community's doctrine and prac-
tice in fine detail, and, what is Of more
importance, she had the results, for she
has traced the subsequent career Of ev-
cry CIilu DOILI uLlNLCI U1lC GOAlIllluIl4py
system. OF the whole number five died at
birth, and one proved an ilnbecile The
rest, says Mrs. MCGEE, are above the
average of children, and of all the lot but
one has died OF the boys, 10 are clerks
and foremen, one is a musician Of emf
hence, two are studying law and medi-
cine, others are too young to have voca-
tions, and only one is a mechanic. The
girls are just a fair average. And of all
these children but one believes in the per-
fectionist doctrine. So, Mrs. McGee con
cludes, stirpiculture might have good
results if But mankind simply will
not have it. and so it need not be dis
cussed.
In all America the association could
not have selected nicer place for an
August session than Madison. The hot
test weather viii then be past, and in
that region the days will be just warm
enough and the nights deliciously cool
and bracing. In truth. Madison has
many claims to be considered summer
resort for health and pleasure. 1t has
above all things what every bit Of ls2d-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26
TO MEET IN MADISON.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR TIE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

Beauty and Convenience of Wisconsin 5
Capitai-Preyious Sessions Of the Asso-
citation some Dr9-Fun In the savants.
Questions 10 Re Discussed.
Copyright, 1883, BY American Press Associa-
ton.
Madison, the beautiful and lake EN-
Dosomed capital of Wisconsin, is chosen
for the forthcoming session Of the Amerl-
can Association for the Advancement Of
Science And most appropriately, too,
for Madison is not only beautiful IN it
self and blessed beyond most cities witt
surroundings tomake a summer sojourn
pleasant, but it is also an intellectual
center Of the highest rank, a prolific par
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26

Offered by Liggett Z Ayers TOBACCO
Co., of St. Louis, Mo. The one guessing
nearest the number of people who will
attend the Worlds Fair gets $1,000, the
second 81 900, etc. Ten Star tobacco
tags entitle you to a guess. Ask your
dealer for particulars or send for circu-
lar
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26
Perfect Sight Preservers.

Testimonials from the leading physi-
clans in the United States, governors,
senators, legislators, stockmen, men of
note in all branches of trade, bankers,
mechanics, ETC., can be given, who have
had their sight improved by their use.
These spectacles and eye glasses are for
sale by one-and only one-leading deal
Ell in almost every town or city of any
consequence in the State, and any of
whom will sell and guarantee perfect
fit that will last for a number of years,
SO that if they fail you in any way you
can return them and get new pair FREE
OF CHARGE. A full assortment of these
goods for sale by
w. G. KENDRICK,
Main Street Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-26

Fine lot of Fresh Turnip Seed at Ken
bricks.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Paris as a HabitatiOn.

Paris is generally considered an ex-
pensive place to live in. It is certainly
dear place to die in, yet 81, 1856 inter
ments took place in one year. Should
tourist have the misfortune to die
when in Paris his relatives will have to
pay heavily for it. The town draws
over $500, GOO year from funeral
tax, and obtains half million from
cemetery charges. The church also
makes a little pile out of funerals.
Funerals in Paris are undertaken by
monopolistic company called the Pom
pes Funebres. The amount of mourn
ing which the dead receive is regulated
by the amount of money which the
relatives of the defunct are prepared
to spend This applies to the church
as well as the Pompes Funebres.
There are nine classes of funerals, and
the church supplies nine classes of GER
emonies. If the deceased is buried
under class No. l, the church will be
hung with Grape, there will be very
impressive funeral service, and whole
regiment of ready-made lachrymose
mourners. But first-class funerals are
luxuries, and only twenty-seven took
place during the year. OF the 57,7S6
funerals 40, lO7 took place with Roman
Catholic services, and although $4,000
of them were in class nine, where the
ceremony is short, plain and cheap,
the churches made $500 out of
them. There were 1,O37 Protestant
funerals and CSC Jewish. and 1885
people, or twenty-one per cent, were
buried without any religious ceremony
at ALL This represents the free
thought element. To the number of
deaths given must be added the sui
cides, which numbered SOB, 679 men
and 214 women.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
His Apt Reply.

Countess -, who is an American
by birth and delegate to the Col
umhian Exposition from foreign
country, applied for complimentary
card Of admission. The official to
whom she spoke of the matter ex-
planned to her that it would be i'm
possible for him to issue such a card,
because il it were lost he had no way
of tracing it,
ga Photographic pass is much bet.
ter" he said, las it can be readily
traced. Such passes, he added, "are
used by all members Of the Board of
Lady Managers"
The Countess objected to having
her picture taken for Photographic
pass on the ground that she was a
titled parsonage and it would not be
in conformity with etiquette.
"Wcll," replied the official. by way
of persuasion, my mother is men,
Der of the Board of Lady Managers,
and when she comes to Chicago next
week she will have her picture taken
just like the other members"
''But you see" said the lady, IL am
Countess"
''Yes, KNOW" retorted the official,
land my mother is "a Queen"
The Countess stamped her foot, and
without another word turned and
left the Office.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Necessary Form alities,

Husbands and wives who observe
the requirements of etiquette observe
a certain formality in speaking Of
each other A refined woman does
not use her husbands Christian
name, much less any abbreviation of
it, outside the narrow confines OF
their common kindred. He is '.John"
or Jack" only among his brothers
and sisters or to very intimate
friends. When his wife has occasion
to speak Of him to Others she says
''my husband or 'Mr. Jones'" A
wife vi holds her husbands dignity
by scrupulously speaking of him with
respect, as we'll as addressing him
with courtesy, his position in the
social world being helped or hindercd
by her practice in this regard.
Equally man invariably speaks of
''my wife," or Mrs. Brown" when
quoting his better.half, as good hus-
bands frequently do. She Is not
Mary or Jennie or Margaret to any
body except her own people, and it is
bad form to make the outside world
familiar with her sacred home name.
To children father will speak OF his
wife as your mother" and in affec.
tionate families it is qGite common
and by no means improper for par
ents to address one another in the
hearing Of the little ones as
''mamma" and papa" Everyday
etiquette is trampled under foot In
grim and undemonstrativc house.
holds, where the pleasant custom of
daily greetings is unfortunately much
in allegiance. Where grunt does
duty for a genial good morning, or
an inaudible murmur is all that is
heard when there should be tender
good night, politeuess is a plant OF
slow growth
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
The Mules Know the Route,

A remarkable instance of the stub
bornness with which mules retain
ideas once impressed upon them was
seen one day last week. A dairyman
who for years had driven his own
team and served his 300 or more Gus
toners in Cincinnati personally, died
suddenly before he'could give his son
list of the customers. The latter,
however, started the wagon to town
at the usual hour the next day, with
instructions to deliver milk wherever
the team stopped. The animals
trOtted along briskly till they reached
Abigail street, where they pulled up
in front of a grocery. A maid with
a pitcher soon ran out, and taking
the name and order the driver con-
tinued. He simply started the mules,
letting them pick the route, and
when they finally headed for home he
found he had list of over 500 GUS
toners: The mules had not only
stopped at all the regular places, hut,
as was afterward learned, had re-
gained several former customers who
had changed milkmen recently, but
who, pleased with the queer method
of learning the route, again returned
to the old milk. -Cincinnati Times
Star.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Josh Billings Philosophy.

The cluss intimacys ov old age seem
tew konsist in kompareing gouts and
rumatiss.
Mankind in general seem tew take
about as mulch pride in Dragging ov
their faults az ov their virtews.
About the best that emmy ov us kan
do liz tew konceal our phailings.
Persons ov the koldest naturs, when
they do love, love the fercest; so
green wood when it gifts tew burning
makes the hottest fire.
Most of the excentricitys we meet
with amung men is mere affektashun.
Pashunce IL good thing for a man
tew hav, provided he don't hav too
much ov it; thare IL point at which
pashunce begins tew be ignorance.
Take the MYSTERY out ov things and
they lose two-thirds ov their attrack-
shun.
When man IL thoroughly lazy, he
liz good for nothing only tew shoot ~.
-New York Weekly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
TESTING A RIFLE GUN.
How the Thing Is Done by Our Natlonat
Ordnance Department..

How the Thing Is Done by Our Nassouak
Ordnance Department..
Guns having been made, test Of
their cit cicncy is next in order.
These tests take place ut the s.prov-
ing grounds" at Annapolis, Md. and
at Indian Head, en- the Potomac,
some thirty miles or SO below WASH
ingtOn, and to the latter Ioint it was
my privilege to accompany the chief
OF ordnance. says a writer in Harp
cr's Bazaar. The rain was pouring
down as our boat made fast to the
wooden pier
A bomb-pr0of to our right; In our
front high bluff, tree-crowned,
down the scared sides of which the
yellow soil is sluggishiy creeping to
the level space, where stand the
monster guns Negro laborers in
mud-bespattered clothes and a few
seamen-gunners probably - stand
about in groups No time is lost in
preparation for the test. To one
side. opposite the guns, q large
nickel-steel plate, fourteen inches
thick, backed and secured by heavy
pieces Of timber, behind which the
earth Is thrown up in a strong en-
banKment, is the target for the huge
ten-inch rifle.
A hasty inspection ia made OF the
plate, and we watch the loading of
the great piece Of ordnance and note
The ease with which the hydraulic
hammer pushes the heavy steel pro-
jectile into the bore of the gun. Two
colOrcd men turn the crank of the
breech mechanism, shutting the
breech firmly; hastily we cram little
punches OF tow into our ears. The
young officer in charge makes his last
inspection, glancing over the sights,
turning a wheel here, adjusting q
screw there. ''Seek shelter.w is the
cry, and all hands scatter to the
cover OF the bomb proofs, only the
ensign in charge of the firing remain.
ing outside, crouching down, lanyard
in hand, under the mount of the
eight-ingh rifle.
An easy pull on the lanyard, q
lightning-like flash. q deafening roar.
cloud, a gunpowder smoke, and tho
gun recolls gently back, sliding az
easily and smoothly on the hydraulic
mount as child's boat on the waters
of duck pond. There is a mo-
ment's pause, and then all hasten to
examine the target The projectile
has struck it full in the center, leav.
ing a perfect impression Of its sharp
ened point in the hard steel several
inches deep and glowing hot as q
furnace from the terrific force of the
impact, but not penetrating through
it or cracking it in the slightest de.
gree. The shell lies in the mud sew.
eral feet away, where it has re.
bounded.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Pretty Faces in India.

In India the women of the higher
classes are kept pretty well secluded
and the young and pretty ones are
not on exhibition. Still, one &C.
casionally catches a glimpse of
pretty face. Their costumes are
simple and invariably becoming. A
skirt reaching to the ankles, close
fitting jacket, and mantle covering,
the whole is the usual outfit. Sandals
or low shoes are often worn, but are
frequently dispensed with. The man.
tie serves for head covering. 1t may
be of white or light-colored muslin,
silk, linen, or lace, from three to four
yards square, and the Indian lady
knows how to adjust her head-dress
as effectively as her Spanish sister.
The clothing is usually all white, but
the skirts of red, yellow, pink, or
fancifully figured silks are worn. All,
from the highest to the lowest are
fond of jewelry. Bracelets almost
covering the lower arm from the
wrist to the elbow, rings without
number. anklets and heavy chains
are seen in profusiOn. The field wo-
men aspire to all the jewellery they
can carry, even of the commonest
and cheapest kind. Many of the
young ladies stain their eyelids black
and their lips and teeth a bright red,
to add to the brilliancv of their APP
pearance. In spite of overdecUra-
ton some Of them are pretty and at.
tractiye
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Easy to See.

The great scarcity of servant girls
in Boston has led to the importation
OF a considerable number of farmers
daughters from the back districts of
Maine to serve in fashionable city
houses. The want of familiarity on
the part Of these girls with city ways
and language has led to some queer
scenes
One afternoon a lady called at a
fine residence in Beacon street, where
one of the girls was employed. and
rang the bell. Samantha Wayback
answeAEd the call.
"Can Mrs. Crusus be seen?' the
visitor asked.
ken she be SEEM" snickered Sa-
mantha "Well, l ruther guess she
ken: she's six feet high and four feet
wide! Ny sakes! You can't see
much CT anything besides, when
she's around!"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
LOVE
IT oxIAs MIDSUMMER.

Love 10 that which makes . man wish he wa.
And very much taller than men have e'er beon
60 that its delightfulness would make him
Because Of capacity to take it in.
Love 10 to Q woman the hope OF the nation
And keeps It well stocked with sweet girls and
bright boys; '>-
Love is the qufntessence Of LIES operation.
That fills It chuck full with tho sweetest. best
4 joys.
Love IL the bright angel that makes the heart
tingle,
And beat rub-a-dub-dub as breathe the lunes.
signs,
That makes both the sexes dislike to be sino,a
Each sec In the other delight of the ewes.
Love 10 that which builds us the hall and the
cottage, a, A '-A0
And makes US the happy homes WI e-ein W.
Love is that which comforts us in our dotare.
And keeps US 1t last from all going to HI
Love. brightest and best of the things ,me from
We hail thee. enjoy thee, and love thee this
more
IT'S l love and he loves. and she loves and thew
And I loved and he loved, and she loved the
more.
l have loved. he has loved, she has loved, they
have been loved, he has been loved, and 80 has
she.
1 was loved, he was loved, she was loved, thew
were loved '
We may. can, and will be loved, If loved we'll be-
CHICAGO. I'LL
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Master on Board.

II all the stories Of kings and en-
perors are to be believed. the infer
ence must be that they respect no
one so much as the man who has the
courage Of his own opinions Ad-
miral Greig Joined the Russian navy
when boy, and rose to the command
of the Black Sea feet, which the Gar
reviewed from time to time.
One fine day his Majesty expressed
Il wish to enjoy cruise in the flag
snip. The Admiral accordingly set
sail, and all went we'll until sudden
tempest broke, to the great discom-
fortof the imperial party.
The Emperor entreated the Ad-
miral to put back, but the wind was
contrary and the Admiral could at
tempt nothing of the sort. The EN-
peror then succombed utterly to sea-
sickness, and peremptorily ordered a
return.
II acknowledge that his Majesty Is
ruler Of all the Russians" said the
Admiral, shut I am master on board.
You may tell. his Majesty that his
commands cannot be obeyed."
The ship was actually driven within
sight of the Asiatic coast, but only
when the storm abated could his au-
tocratic Maiesty's orders be obeyed.
On finding himself safe on land, the
Car begged the Admiral's pardon for
his Impotence, and presented him
with the usual gold snuff-box, set
with diamonds, and suitably in.
scrIbed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-29
Stomach Troubles in Schools,

Prof. Jordan of the Minneapolis
public schools, with the aid OF num-
Der of physicians, has made a discOv-
cry that ought to have been made
long ago. The Professor states that
physicians who have investigated the
causes of sickness in the lower grades
of public schools say that nine-tenths
of it come from stomach troubles
and that it is the direct result of
having children in school from I in
the morning until 1870 in the after
noon. without giving them a chance