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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-09-06
jim ALIENS STORIES.

Congressman John Allen, the bubling
humorist from Mississippi, is in great
favor in Washington circles, for he gen
orally has bright story at his tongues
end He was regaling a crowd of his
friends with some Southern stories, and
among them was the one that follows,
one of the few stories of Aliens that
has not gotten into print;
Allen had employed on his place an
old negro servant who in times before
the war was the property Of the Com
gressman's father Old Uncle Rufus
suffered frequent and ungovernable
attacks of kleptomania, attacks that
seemed to be beyond all remedy. He
was arrested time and time again for
stealing articles from tie place Of his
employer. Nj. Allen finally grew tired
of attempting to reform his old servant,
and he had him arrested for stealing a
big piece of meat from the plantation
store house. 1t was ne intention to
have the servant serve o6t brief timein
the county Jail for the oifense, with the
hopes that the imprisonment would
check him in his habit of stealing. The
old man pleaded hard with the ''Young
mahstah' to be released, and recalled
all the favorS and kindness he had
shown MI. Allen when that dignitary
was still a boy Allen began to weaken
on the line of this argument, and was
about ready to release the servant on the
strength of his past service. He turned
to Uncle Rufus with:
"Now, Uncle Rufus, if you will bring
back that side of meat, and promise me
on the bible that you will never steal
another thing off this plantation, l will
let you go. Furthermore, you will
have to sign paper promising on your
solemn honor never to steal again"
Uncle Rufus hesitated for mo-
ment.
MARS john" said he, Use 1illin
to glib you back lie side of meat. Yes,
sab, III do dat. I'll do dat-but now,
look yeah, Mars j. hn--you can't spect
me to sign away my rights"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-09-06
Bucklen.s Arnica salve.
Shoe shop.

Having employed tirst-cIass, WORK
man am prepared to make all xmas Oh
fine shoes on short notice In the heaCtSI
STYLE. Repairing neatly and promptly
done. All work guaranteed. Shop over
Sale Davis Drug CompanYs store on
T 90 c+roet j. E. GRUBBs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-09-06

Aliens generous ways made him very
popular with the old-time negroes, and
frequently he was called upon, without
expectation of compensation, to defend
them in suits for pilfering. On one oc
casion a colored preacher of the neigh
borhood was on trial for stealing some
poultry from a neighbor The preacher
protested his innocence, and Allen made
a very able defense for him. The evil
deuce, however, was very strong against
the parson and Mr.. Allen saw that his
ellen. would probably be convicted. he
whispered to him, after the case had gone
to the Jury and told him to prepare for
the worst. The preacher was shrewd
old fellow, but he could not see just
how he was going to get out of the
scrape. The jury was out only few
minutes and the preacher lost all hope
After the jury had taken their seats and
the foreman was beginning to read the
verdict the old preacher jumped up
from his seat and bawled out:
"Yo' Honah, rs"
"Sit down." said the court, and, turn
ing to the attorney: "What does this
prisoner mean?"
"Yo' Honor" persisted the prisoner,
II move dat dis colt do adjourn
WELL" replied the court, somewhat
amused, chow do you expect the court
to adjourn?"
Because continued the prisoner,
ga motion to adjourn is always in ordah,
sah."
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
l.-...r..a..ns lIaIr % ChIna.

C'hinese eeiipcrstiticns mad the Lair plant
ing busiasssRn imperative profession. Chi
ncse phy losnomis,s say the eyebrows and
whiskers cf man are just as essential in
their relations TO his success In life as mis-
otheruunlincations Iftheeycbrows are thin
or his whiskers are sickly, his luck will be
thin. nnd- his health viii be poor. There
fore. I'm order to stop the train Of bad luck
which nature had unfortunately ordained
l,r him. he orders his eyebrows changed or
fanlanted by hair planting professor
This "a done by first carefully pulling out
The rebellious or unlucky hairs in the eye
brows. The next operation is TO select a
srot of hair on the neck Of tho patient or
behind his ears that would suit for a fine
eyebrow and reduce them down TO the
right length A fine pair Of sharp pincheri
Is picked up with the left hand, and select
irr a suitable sized hair the operator jerks
IL out by the root. and with the right hand
he quickly pierces a minute hole in the skin
OF the bald eyebrow in n slanting direction,
and while the point of the needlelike in
strumont Is still on the edge Of the hole the
root Of the pulled Up hair is carefully in-
serted
But II blood oozes ont Of IL before the
hair Is planted the hole will not be used on
that day for fear Of inflammation and not
sufficient nutriment for the hair 10 take
proper root This operation isrepeated un.
til every hair IN the eyebrows is replanted
or enlarged. The patient usually expert.
cnces pain in the eyebrows for about
"a hours, after which he goes out and
shows himself to his friends
The professor charges more for planting
eyebrows than for planting whiskers, be
cause Of the many varied degrees Of slant
ing each hair in order TO make the eye
brows look natural 20 the man or 70 suit
the ideas Of the physiognomst.-W Wong
| Chin Foo in St. Louis post-Dispatch
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
nlh 1.nrll.h nnlfnnnce.

How many collectors of coins know any
thing about the curious hallponce issued
centuries ago by English authorities-half
pence in the truest sense of the word, since
they were nothing more than minted pen
nies cut directly in halfi Specimens Of these
coins have been discovered frequently
among the buried treasures which from
time to time have been unearthed In Great
Britain. In Lancashire In 1910 were found
a rare lot Of coins, among which were sew
cral pennies OF the time of Alfred and Ed
ward divided in this way
Similarly divided pence Of the time Of
Edward the Conlessor have been found and
Ia speaking Of the discovery in 1883 Of "A
number of these curious halfpence Of the
time of William the Conqueror, an un.
questioned authority states that they
were probably issued from the mints in
that form since the whole collection had
evidently been In circulation.
In the British museum In London are
specimens OF these divided coins issued un.
der various monarchs from Alfred Ia
/ Henry Ill An eminent archmologst ac
counts for the divided coins by saying that
| this doubtless arose from the scarcity Of
small change which was in part remedied
under the reign of Edward l. by the coin
age of halfpence and farthings.-BufIalC
| News
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
A peeI.Ion About oradIng New streets.

"Roads are constructed for the use Of the
public, and there IS no law requiring cities
and towns TO construct approaches from the
houses or lots Of adjacent land owners TO
the travelled part Of the way or TO grade and
construct the way up to the lines Of the lots
to enhance the value OF the property"
The above Is IN extract from the decision
OF the full bench of the supreme court dis
missing the petition of Albert Metcalf and
others for a writ Of mandamus TO compel
the city Of Boston TO prepare Common
wealth avenue, formerly Massachusetts
avenue, in Brighton for travel The petit
TONERS own large tract of land abutting
on this thoroughfare in Brighton and
wanted the court 10 compel the city to
grade and it It for travel throughout its
entire width. They claimed as abutting
land owners they had right to require the
construction Of the road up to the lines OF
their lots for convenience of access.
Upon this point the court says IF the
construction Of the road in reasonable
way for public use will be likely To make
access TO the road from n neighboring lot
difficult and 20 require large expenditure
on the part Of the owner IN the construc-
tion of a passage way, that will be taken
into account in assessing the petitioners
damages. The court says that fixing Of
the grade of the street in the order Of the
street commissioners cannot be deemed
/ equivalent TO a statement that the avenue
is TO be wrought TO its full width or TO any
particular width In fitting il for use by the
| public. Boston Transcript.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
Have a standard of Good Language.

Where the cook would be ashamed 20
serve uneatable or unclenn food, where the
carpenter would be ashamed 20 build
weakened, loose iointed, tumble down
house, whereVvery dabbler in painting or
Journalism has some conception of a stand
ard in his work below which he would be
ashamed 20 60 cannot We who speak have
some standard in sReaking and be ashamed
70 fall below it2 Noes one wish 10 babblo
like a baby, TO chatter like an ape, TO omouth
like an idioti
Have some purpose in speaking and
think whether what you are going TO say
will help attain that purpose-then you
keep STILL and If the impulse to speak
presses hard upon the tongue while the
new standard holds the gates shut you viii
cast about wildly for something TO say that
does mean something and say IL intelli-
gibly.-Charlott p. Stetson in Kate Fields
Washington.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
Linguistic Instinct.

The strength of the linguistic instinct in
children is shown by the remarkable shifts
they viii make 10 find forms Of expression
for their perception or feelings. An exam.
ination of these shifts will show that the
energy of the child manifests itself along
precisely the same lines az have been taken
By the languages Of the races Of mankind
toward their ultimate forms Thus. lack
Ing the word "wide,n a little one said.
"Open the door loud" extending the mean.
ing Of the word loud" precisely as we do
when we apply It c0lloquially to colors.--
Science.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
How Many colleges wero started.

The American college Of the middle Of
this century, like it's English original, ex-
listed FOR the work of the church. II the
college dies the church dies, was the basis
OF its appeal for money and influence. It's
duty was TO form a class Of educated men
in whose hands should lie the preservation
Of the creed. In the mouths of ignorant
men the truths OF the church would be
clouded. Each wise church would see that
its wisdom be not marred by human folly.
The needs Of one church indicated the
needs of Others. So it came about that each
of the many organizations called churches
in America established its colleges here and
there about the country, all based ON the
same general plan.-David Starr Jordan in
Popular Science Monthly.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
rhe nnnohhneI. surer.lltIon.

At race tracks persons desiring to bet on
the result frequently manage to touch the
hump Of a hunchback, believing that this
will bring good luck According to the be-
liefs of ancient Arabians and Germans
hunchhacks were the pets Of fairies. The
latter frequently removed or increased th
humps. and hunchbacks who had thus been
treated by the fairies were supposed to pos
eess some mystic power. They were sup
posed TO bring good luck. and this might be
Impaired to persons who came into contact
with the humps the fairies had given them.
New York Telegram.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
wIlmInrt,nInn. ~ nnihnm.

The following Wilmingtonians were
registered at New York hotels last night
A. Franklin, Plaza Hotel: F. S Dure.
Hotel Bartholdi; A. S. Elliott and wife,
Hotel Savoy.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
rhn IN nd KnnaI.Are

Essential 10 the production the N %
perfect and popular lszs' We rem
fnc IN have enabled the G. 'lifornia ~
Syrup Co to achieve great success
tie reputation Of its remedr, Syrup o
Figs. as It is conceded to he be univer
snl laxative For sale BY ali druggist
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
An Addition 70 tho ouestroom.

Speaking of guests, it j. a good idea t.
leave needle book With needles threaded
and ready for use on the dressing table a
braid or a button Is loosened. "a sleeve gives
way, biz of cloth il frayed. and tie woman
away from home has not always her work
box with her Athimble and needle book
furnished as above, with q pair Of scissors
are thoughtful additions 10 comfort.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
A MnrI. nfsci.n..

Heller complexion is simply superb l
admire it immensely.
She-But / did not know you were In
tcrested IL chemistry -Vo.ue.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24
kAILssoADs

DkNNsY LvANIA RAILROAD STAND
ARD Railway OF Observation-Disclosures
Throughout by the lnterlocking Switch an
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON ana BA
TIM0RE RAILROAD. l2 0i p. m, January.
Trains win leave Wilmington as follows
Philadelphia, express, ! 81. So, 4 20, 6 3O,7 4
60, 50 %, 70 Il, 55, 1905, 10 10, IL 20. II 49,
y } an sg ~, ~, 800, O4. 8 10. 8 II, 5S.
Accommodation.s 90. s 90, z O5, 8 90, 10 Asa n.
% B, 2 s5, $40, 4 p, ~, 949 T49, l030Pm.
100, 500, lod5 II 90 II 81, a m. 81, s o., 50.
Accom- odstion,o u, q 55,7 10, ste. iu4b1ig
New York, 55, 2 So, %, %, 55, s 90 80 AZ,
O5 10 45, II 81 m. sl2 ls, ~, 305, IS 10, IL
Boston. without change, 10 10 a ~ b 50 6pm
New Orleans, Richmond, and Danvilie ga
press 2 Il D m. All sleeping cars snc dining
West Chester. via Lsmokin. ssO. ss an
Ne~srk Cente, sno Intermediate stations
" A m, " 30. 80 a
Baltimore and Intermediates stations 10
%, l2 06. 2 Al, 4 IS, o 90 D m, le l8 night
baltimore and Bsk Line, II ms
l016, II ~ q N, zoe. y 50. u %, 2Os, t24, ST.
q 3, IS, t6 n y IA, u 90 night
Trains for Delaware Division leave tOl
New Castle, 8 IS. II q . m. 2 bO an. 4 an -
ewes s i5.a IN, n pa.
Express for Dover, Harrington and Delm-r.
rs tn, 4 81 y N. II OF night.
Harrington Delmai ano ~eS stnulous, 10
Harrington and way stations. 2 90 p m
Express Tor Wyoming, - 30
EHprees for Uape Chnrles. Old Poini on
.irt aud Nnriak. u Is m " 0l night
! leave phiiahelphis,' Broad street 70, "
. 88 II II N. l2 10, sl2 25, I 20. 2n2 3 46 353
a 40, 5 0S, 5 20, "A. II, On. 40 II l6.
| u i8B uish
? 3s.s ~. t0a t8 p. ~. l0M, 10 20, II 3sp
! SUNDAY rrriu- iesv' W lminst
a.. an ma a eAgr1a, 6s Ss 90 ~ 90 sgs gs
10 If ,A,6N l. opm
,m o. ,& s'iSss' sis = p ? a ASc,p.m.,rso 'S ,S TO-
q e@ q "a. is 10. ! 6. o. 20 rs. fs = u
W. Work express, / 55 g5b. 80 q.
''8s sds 5s@' j. i y 70 Z y ''
~ev o,'-.qs 3ice@eea 4 ...,.. ana e"qyl4 ny
T. j, ls.m. l. eara.. a.
~ss ~. s.., r. 3 w q P,ia, Il 70 ,anr o .n
., ss.,
-.H m~eaao sataas 81 D.
.u NJ. ao. l. u tpo De- niea
..U... .l r. sI. f. ii tt b. n f. f
A ~. ts. % b llApm.
.u -m nssn, rt ea.
IufU
..ar O I.e..' s.lcH af iAa -'D
afs a. linlllrH .FNre .1fI ..l
!. i.ru aurirr.y Df .-IiIn .ni.f .o
ne Mnine Care No xfrb ARE.
tlimited Nyrrehs .ril44.. ....-. .I-.HH - rNl
uku Vesthule parlOr Carr Vest hnle 'a a,
II O.aah-s and lin'us ~ No ext ra tar.
fKichmond and Danville Express. Sleepinl
ParlOr and Dining ar attached. CNo coaches
Dining ar attached
S. NJ. PROVOST
-C3enerai Manager. seuersl Passenger A.. e
Evening journal., 1893-04-24

.ne Dinine Care No xfrb ARE.
siimifed rreht rs4ll... ... ..IfI.ar. - rNla
uhu Veetihule parlOI Care Vest hnlf 70 sl..
~ Cuaah-s and ninius -f No extra fare.
fRichmond and Danvilie Express. Sleeping
Parlor and Dining ar attached. (No coaches.
Dining ar attached.
:. NJ. PROVOST
Genera Manager Ieuetel Passenger A. et
Evening journal., 1893-04-24

New Orietus. 3irhmouH ana nnuv1l
g.. .tr,-sH - uu Az -i-ei'irs r-re aud din "a.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24

.. i4tni. iI.. t
4-v sl.sl ~ IA. D. Nf nfnD
80, "f.. e. ''1d uafrf f.nnr...r s.n rnl
Evening journal., 1893-04-24

DkNNSY RAILROAD STAND
ARD Railway OF America.-Protected
Throughout by the lnterlocking Switch an
Rlnck Niannl SYstaIn.
Evening journal., 1893-04-24

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
The Good Photographer.

Inc number of steps in the process
OF making a photograph which call
Tor the exercise of the same artistic
powers that must be possessed bv the
painter will be surprising, saws q writer
IN the New England Magazine. Tho
aruSt-photogfapher must select his pict-
ure with reference to it's composition Of
lines, masses Of light, shade and tex-
ture By his choice Of lens, he deter
mines the width of angle or the scope of
the picture. In focusing and dia-
phragming, he divides his definition and
his vagueness to suit the requirements
OF his sense Of pictorial beauty. His
development is almost as individual as
tne handling of painters brush, which
chooses between the minute exactnoss
Of a Pre- Raphaelite or a Dusseldorf
canvas, and the poetic vagueness of
a CorCt. La printing he has a wide
range OF expression. lie may use the
gloss Of albuminized paper, the rough
surface of Whatman's drawing board
the lustFouE sheen of Japanese papers,
or the rich depth of a carbon film. AL
though confined to the monochrome,
the various toning baths and the pig.
ments Of carbon films open to him an
infinite variety of colors, comprising the
iustFes OF gold, silver, platinum and
other metals, deep charcoal blacks,
and the chalk Fed of Botticelli. 1t is,
however, not the wealth of materials
so much as the artistic Discrimination
in the use Of them which is illtistFated
by the amateur work of to-day, and In
which progress is now being made.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
NOTED NEGRO HOTEL MAN.

James WormIey of Washington,
Club.
James Wormley was a famous colored
man who made fortune of 100000
IN the hotel business and left 1t to his
Wormley's hotel is still one of the
famous hostelries of the country.
Wormley was at one time caterer to a
club. Then he began doing catering
on his own account, and opened little
place ON l street, opposite the Airing
ton hotel The fame of his suppers
spread, and his place became the re-
sort Of some of the most famous men
In the senate and the house genera
ton ago. Charles Sumner was one of
its regular visitors Wormley was al
ways very much attached to Mr.. Sum-
ner, and when the great statesman
died 1t was Wormleys hands that laid
out the remains and prepared tIIem for
burial. One of WOrmley's regular pa
irons was Samuel Hooper, member
of the house from the Suffolk district,
Massachusetts. He lent Wormley the
money to build hotel in " ashington.
The fame of its table spread far and
wide, and a supper at Wormley's was
one of the experiences which every
visitor to Washington thought he must
not miss. There are other hotels larger
than Wormley's and more Respondent
now, where the table is even as good
as any that can be found in New York,
but WormIey's still maintains It's repu-
tation 1t is in the hands of James
Wormley, Jr., to whom his father left
it. His brother, w. III. A. Wormley,
who was for time In partnership
with him, is a caterer. His wealth is
estimated at $4,000.
1t was said Of the elder Wormley
that he was one of the few colored
men with whom white man could
talk without the consciousness that he
was talking to negro. However In
dependent he may be, there is an air
and manner about the negro resulting
from long service which makes him
seem conscious of the fact that he is a
negro. A generation or two hence this
may disappear; it cannot be eradicated
in shorter space of time. But Worm
ley was an exception to the rule that
governs his race. His manner was SIM
pie and unaffected, but Enthusiastically
natural and Independent. His friends
were as often white as black though
his intlmateS were necessarily all of
MS own race. He had a great many
white friends in the South. When
Bob" Odds was sent North by Jeffer-
son Davis as commissioner from the
South for the exchange of prisoners
Wormley got up as fine dinner as he
could, had it packed in a basket with
several bottles of wine and took it
down to Fortress Monroe. There he
presented it to Odds. II knew you
hadn't seen a square meal in a long
time,.1 he said. The gift was very wel'
come
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08

The glitter of the mirror soon at
tracted host of chattering monkeys.
[ watched them for an hour, and then
cautiously approached. They disap-
peared like magic when they saw me
all but one, a chimpanzee When l
got close to it I found that it stood
as if transfxed, with widely opened
eyes and dilated pupils, gazing at the
mirror. There was a slight tremu-
lous motion in the limbs and a spasmo-
die twitching of the ears. 1 could
hardly believe it. The animal was
hypnotized. 1t was making a cultural
sound like "achru." 1 put the monkey
IN bamboo cage, and ON examining
him about an hour afterwards found
him still under the hypnotic influence
revived him with a good strong sniff
OF ammonia, and held a lighted taper
before his eyes. He was quite tract
able, and said, "achru," and q few
more tests satisfied me that this word
embodied the idea of heat, light,
warmth and brightness. Other words
followed, and it was wonderful to take
note of his awakening intelligence
From Prof. Gamers report of observa-
tons in Africa.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
BOARDING GOLD.
Belief That 1t Will Soon Be at a
Premium.
(To BE Continued.)

Belief That 1t VIII Soon BE at a
Premium.
ut Is singular" remarked J. w. Nc
Ives, how the average way-faring man
and woman regards the gold problem.
Only few days ago 1 met man who
is moderately wellto-do, and who has
come to the conclusion that the country
is in very bad way and that gold will
soon be at very substantial premium
Acting on this idea he has been for
some years accommodating and boarding
gold bills. Every time he has received
a payment in currency he has sorted it
over carefully, preserving all those bills
payable in gold and passing away those
calling for silver or not specifying any
kind of coin.
He had quite large box full of
gold bills in his safe, and told me their
aggregate value was about $1,000. and
that he had been collecting them for
over eight years. ! tried to show him
the loss he sustained in the way Of in
terest and what serious thing it would
be for the business of the country if
all business men withdrew money from
circulation in that way. He listened
courteously, but with an incredulOus
smile, and it has occurred to me that
it is more than possible that many thou
sands of dollars, if not millions, are
being boarded in this distinctly I'M
satisfactory and improbable manner
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
Electric Signal System for Rail
roads,

roads.
Every agency that can conduce to
the safety of railway travel or traffic
should receive the earnest attention
Of railway managers as duty and bust
ness policy. The object of the present
invention is to provide a system of rail-
way signals to be operated by passing
trains, either visible or audible, or both,
give notice when train enters block
or section controlled by the signal, the
signal sounding or remaining set so long
as the train remains on that block or
section, and the signal station are also
to be placed on country roads or rail
road crossings to give warning of ap-
preaching trains. Notice is also given
by the system Of the direction of the
moving train. This system is designed
to be supplemental or work in con-
junction to one known as the "oven SyS-
tem," wherein Geographic system is
automatically sent in to the train dis
patchers office as the train moves past
any of the station comprised in the
system. Secured to the cab of the en-
CINE is an elevated projecting arm
that is arranged to be extended later
! ally in the range of a depending arm of
rock shaft, journaled in he signal
post, which post is one of series
placed at any desired interval apart
This system is designed to operate audi
bic signal gongS in addition to light sig
mails, and to thereby indicate also which
way the train is going. This is effected
by the arrangement Of two gongs to
each signal, one being a deep tone and
the other higher tone, the movement
of the pendent arm Of the signal post
causing in one direction a different
set of contact plates to be brought into
use from those of the opposite direc-
ton, each gong being operated by diff
ferent magnet. Arrangements are also
provided for cutting out the circuit
automatically after the train has
passed.