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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
A Good Story About Ben Butler.

One of the best stories told about Ben
Butler was about his experience while
the democratic candidate for governor of
Massachusetts. AT one of his meetings,
while he was speaking, a fellow cried out
in loud voice: General Butler, tell us
something about the spoons in New Or
leansw The general replied by saying
he would tell him all about it when he,
got through, and went on with his.
speech. When he ceased speaking and
was gathering up his notes and papers,
preparatory to leaving the stand without
making the explanation asked for, the
same voice was heard again and in very
peremptory tone demanded an explana-.
tion as to those ''stolen spoons" "Ah,.
yes" resOnded the general, ''the matter
had escaped my memory" Then in his
most persuasive tones he innocently en-
quired: care you a republican, my
friend?' 81 am,'' rejoined the other,
and am proud of it," $50 was i, p
sharply retorted the general, ''when /.
stole those spoons" and turning about
he left the stand amid such storm Of
laughter and applause as was never
heard before in that hall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25

"In buying cough medicine for chill
dren," says Fl. A. Walker, prominent
druggist of Ogden, Utah, never be
afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. There is no danger from it, and re-
lief always follows. 1 particularly rec
ommend Chamberlain's because / have
found il to be safe and reliable. It is
intended especially for colds, Group and
whooping cough" so cent bottles for
sale by Farrar & Farrar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
GIDEON'S BAND.
THE GRAND JURY FINDS AN INDICT-
MENT AGAINST WILSON.
He Stuck Out His Tongue, Wiped Off His.
Chin, and Gave the P9sswOrd--NO Sc
cret Political Societies Go in North
Carolina.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 19.-The Wake
grand jury today returned a true bin
against S, Ohio Wilson, charging that on
or about December /, in Wake county,
he unlawfully formed secret political
organization known as Gideon's Band.
The presentment states that the witness
es were Junius H. Dunn, of Vance, j. S.
Bell, of Clay, and NJ. L. Reed, of Bum
combe.
The bill is quite lengthy. 1t charges
that Wilson formed Gideon's Band in
North Carolina for the purpose of caus-
ing certain men to be nominated by the
democratic conventions and to aid the
peoples party and the reform move.
ment, and that he administered the oath
of the order to j. Fl. Dunn. The oath
is given in full upon Dunn's testimony,
the last clause of it binding the person,
taking it to surrender his body to the,
just vengeance of the members of the
order in case the oath is violated.
The bill further sets forth that Wilson,
did on May 18th last unlawfully and
wilfully use certain sign for the pur-
pose of prom noting the endorsement by
certain certain of the delegates at that
time attending the state Democratic con-
vention here of the appointment of del
egates to the national Democratic con-
vention. 1t is further charged that in
July, 1891, Wilson used and agreed to
use certain signs-that is to say putting
out the tongue and drawing the hand
across the mouth and to use pass word
'sThree hundred" and also a certain grip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
Lecture Friday Night.

Rev. Charles Lane, the well-knOwn
Georgia preacher and teacher, will de-
liver his famous lecture in Dawson on.
Friday night. Everybody should go, as.
they would be highly entertained. The.
lecture will be for the benefit of the
Methodist church building fund.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
Church Matters.

On Monday of last week, the first
quarterly conference for this year of the
Metho dist church of this charge was
nelu here. The reports received of the
III urch were all gratifying. Messrs. n.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
Snndav,s Sermons.
success.

Sunday was phenomenal day, for it
was the first break after days of excess
i've and continuous cold weather, such
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25

No flowery rhetoric can tell the merit of
Hoods Sarsaparilla as well as the cures
accomplished by this excellent medicine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-01-25
He Returned to Dawson.

From the Blakely News.
MI NJ. l.. Taubin, the handsome lit
tie Russian Jew who has been doing a
mercantile business at the Bird & Rob
inson old stand for nearly twOIyears, left
Tuesday morning He will, after few
days stop in Albany, go to Dawson and
probably make that place his future
home. 1t is matter of great regret to
this young gentleman's many friends
here that he leaves, and wherever his
future lines may be cast they will fol-
low him with their kindest wishes.
The consensus of opinion of the most
intelligent persons in the country is that
il is the best. Mr. Charles Beer, Blairsvil,e
Pa. saws :''There is no remedy made in
The us. to equal DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
We have used it in our family for four
wears for Group and it stops it immediate
iy. l don't see how we wonld do without
it."
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
VANITY.

"Vanity of vsnities, saith the Preacher;
force now that James G. Blaine, once 30
full of staiwart life, fiery ambition, eager
hope, and promise of bright and success
full future, lies dead. His history, taken
as whole, is sad one and illustrative of
that quality Of human life which caused
the Preacher to make his pessimistic re-
mark. At least twenty years ago Mr..
Blaine, then in tbs height of his strength,
his power and his confidence in his ability
to shape the future for himself, became In
fected with that ambition which has en-
tered into 80 many noble Ameri
cans, and which, when it has
once taken possession Of man,
will not be driven out. Webster, Clay,
Greeley and others had 1t, and perhaps it
is not too much to say that they died of
1t. 1t was greater to be a Roman than to
be king, and It Is greater to be the Presi-
dent of a free and independent people
than to be king. Mr.. Blaine saw the
glorious will O. the wisp ever before
him. It ever eluded his grasp, and his
efforts to grasp Ii only wore him out. A
strange and persistent fate baf3ed his pur-
suit. Twice he failed to get tho nomina-
ton. When he finally got 1t after twelve
years of effort he was defeated by cir
cumstance 80 singular that, now looked
back upon, 1t seems like the mocking
antic of malignant fate. Four words,
uttered by blunderer who was trying
his best to help him, turned the
tide which was apparently with him and
left him stranded on the cruel reefs of de-
feat and disappointment. Then, four
years afterwsrd, when it seemed certain
that he could gain the prjze, his fate took
the form of disease, and he felt compelled
to withdraw from the struggle. Four
years after that he was the central figure
in as strange and melancholy a game as
was ever played in American politics.
Again fate was against him, After twenty
years of seeking he was again de-
MED, and in such way as to
show that the star of what he
had believed to bs his destiny had
set, not to shine again. A short inter-
val of withdrawal from that world in which
he had been a central and q potent figure.
and then the fnal dsaster-or shall We say
| blessings
So perish the hopes, the ambitions and
the plans of mankind. And how petty ii
| all seems in the presence of strange, re-
lentless, all conquering Death What does
it means Do we learn any thing as we grow
older. or are we simple children always, as
at FIRST? Did Pope hit upon deeper truth
than has generally been thought to lie il
these lines Of his:
| Behold the child, by Natures kindly law,
| Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Some lvelier plaything gives his youth delight
little louder, but as empty quite.
Scarfs, garters, gold, amuss his riper stage,
| And beads and prayer books are the toys OF age
| Pleased with this bauble still, as that before,
| Till tired he sleeps and life's poor play Is DER
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
Fashion yyriterr and RacI.

1 cannot understand why the fashion
writer's completely ignore all classes but
the very wealthy, bat they do 1t neverthe-
less, and am getting downright mad,
says a contributor to the Detroit Tribune.
So therel l wonder If they think there
are no women except the very rich and the
very poor If go they are mistaken, for
the vast majority of women are like Jon
and me. my dear, who are not 50 poor that
We have to go ragged, nor yet 60 rich tina,
we can order our costumes regardless OF
expense. We have sufficient means to en-
able us, with a little economy, to be well
and suitably dressed on all occasions, and
stylishly withal. But those fashion wri.
tsrsI They fairly make my blood boil.
When you are in need of an evening dress
they will inform you that a simple but
pretty one can be obtained by combined
white Chinese oTepe, embroidered In gold
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
HAVEN. CONN.,. MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80 1898

always hurts. You must grin and bear Il. A."
'I'm willing to bear it, Samantha" groan-
ed Mr.. Chugwater, 'but I'm iigsered If
I'm going to grin. n."-Tit-Bits.
Manager-Ah, yes; 1 remember you
now. You are the cong and d-dsuce SOU
brette who wishes to join my company
What is your compassi Applicant-If
cinnat Commercial Gazette.
Angry citiren-But this bill for January
is more than twice as big as 1t was for the
month before, and my fat was closed
nearly the whole month of January. was
on q visit out west. Gas company's
Cashier (yawnipe)-Yos, travelling IL always
pretty expensive. Ten dollars and thirty
FIVE cents, please.-The Morning Star.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
DISCOVER ED.

1t is not mans sins that find him out;
1t is his eighbor.-Atchison Globe.
No boy believes In soiling a napkin
when he can just as we'll use the back of
his hand. .-AtchisOn Globe.
Heiress-If l should marry an English
lord, would you be anything, pspai Papa
Yes; bsnkrupt.-Boston Gazette.
Watts-Old Grimmons left his wife
pretty we'll off when he died, didn't he,
Potts-Better off, in ct."-Indianspolis
| Journal
When a man does wrong he does not
fear the indignation of the Lord near as
much as he fears the indignation of his
wife.-Atchison Globe.
Hicks-Stiggins and his wife, they tell
me, never spesk to each other. Wicks-
Sol What splendid whist partners they
must make. ks.-Boston Transcript.
English as She is Spoke.-Miss Wabash
-Bat when we are married Count, mamma
will live with us won't shei Count Psrici-
Oh, yes, she WORTH, K. & Co. g
Monthly.
You should not feel angry with the
young lady who is always engaged when
you ask her TO dance. She may prefer
walizing to Gr sco- Roman wrestling.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
'tI understand that there was a remark
able performance at the theater last night"
VERY. There were two box parties and
they didnt interrupt the play once."-
Washington Star.
In Boston on.-Tourist-Id like a convey
ance this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Livery
man-Yes, cir. Do you mean a vehicle, or
q blank legal form for the conveyance of
real lestate.-Harper's Bazaar.
81 don't think that fellow will be quite
40 fresh hereafter" remarked old Farmer
Huskey the other night as he sent load of
rock-salt into the fleeing figure of the
chicken nthief-Philsdelphia Record.
Actor (st the pearly gates)-Is there any
show for mea S.. Peter-What business
were you engaged in when you were in the
| feshi Actor-I was an actor. st. Peter
Well, come in; you have had your roast
ing.-Brooklyn Times.
| "Were you calm and collected at the bat
tie of Getty yburg. msjor,' "Well, madam,
I was calm enough, but wasn't collected.
With leg in one part of the field, an arm
in another and left leg in another, collec.
ton was difficult. t."-Harper's Bazaar.
"Did you hear of Madge's splendid luck
with her wedding pIesentsp "No; were
they handsome7" Handsome! I should
say SO! You know Msdge has a great
many wealthy friends, and each one sent
her a ton of coal. al."-BGltimore American.
"Of course It hurts, Josiah" said Mrs.
Chuewater. az she applied the liniment
and rubbed 1t vigorously. Rheumatism
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL.


OF course New Haven wants the new
Normal school, and she means to have it,
too. The northern and middle parts of
the State have long had the benefits of
such schools and now it is New Haven's
turn. There are more people here to be
benefited by 1t than in any locality of the
State. New Haven is the railroad center
of the State, and as time goes on will be
more and more 30. It will therefore be a
convenient place for the school. 1t is an
educational center, aud those whose eyes
turn toward it for that reason ehould be
allowed to see Normal School added to
it's educational equipment. There are fine
sites here for the school, and 1t is needed
here.
But the people of New Haven must un-
derstand that if they want this great ad-
dition to New Haven's beauties and bene-
fits they must let the legislature know it.
This can be done by taking pains to be
preeent at the hearing which is to be had
next Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. If
you want to help New Haven in this i'm
portant matter go to Hartford then and
ssy so
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30


Heirs TO property sometimes exp rirnoe
considerable difficulty in cn;ering into pos
session of the same Eing 10 the conditions
under which it is lsft 10 them. a case In
point, about which there has already been
a good deal of lieitation Ia France, IL fur
nished by the will of PsFitisG t+siAurGat
keeper, who Departed this life sonae years
sgo. leaving his fortune, n matter of 2J0,-
600 france, 10 his two naphegs T. this
bgquest a condition was Ef5Ned, oat Of
which has arisen sal the truUbl-. IT, tsst-
ator stipulated that, ins'rHd rf tie c1 i!sph
usually to be read On tuznb-suits, HE
nephsws should s,isch TO fhst which
marked his hnal Tssti"g Ilsc-- = culinary
recipe, to be renewed daily. - faoii.iste
this, be left 365 such recipes, ibe oil ct in
view according 10 his wis, heine to - use
ful to his fellow cit z~Js after 10 death.
There exists, Il saou'd b. f,-ld, 3s F:alce,
an epiikph committee, std The ize;ab- "a of
the same absolutely rein-ed Ia sllpw she
condition in the desd rns,l's wild to be- car
ried ont. The very unplessant conseqlsnce
for the nephews Of thr deceased is that, 1t
being expressly stated that they cAnIot
touch the fortune left unless ths3r late IN
cle's instructions be coaspli,d with, thsy
are Ia an awkward diltmmA OBes again,
they are about, l. ztems, io spl'esl 10 The
lsw courts to help TO set cut oi At
Beware Of limitations. Take no "just as
good See thst yon get the g.nuine Dr.
Balls Cough Syrup, tie Per'iess specific.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30

elsewhere, and, though he is to visit Chicago
himself, has promised his wife to walk in
the middle of the street, because most of
the sandbsgging and killing has been done
by men who rushed out of dark alleys and
finished their victims on the sidewalk
within easy reach of the means of retreat.
A vigorous protest to congress against
the law requiring Chinese residents In this
country to register, and furnish their
photographs and all information about
themselves to the government has bean
made by all theministeIs of The Evangelical
churches in Portland, Oregon. The min
listers aver that the anti Chinese legislation
'is out of harmony with the sentiments of
the best people of this coast, in and out of
the church, who, while not wanting an in
crease of the present Chinese population,
are opposed to any unfair treatment of
those now here" Seven special reasons
for regarding the legislation as ill-advised,
unfair and positively dangerous are sd
duced.
Mr.. Hiram Maxim, the we'll known
mecnanlclan, mas revived tne olQ loea OF
constructing boat to skim over the sur
face of the water, instead of ploughing
through 1t. Tbs notion is supposed to be
the outcome of his experiments with aero
planes, which proved that considerable
weight could be supported in the air by an |
inclined plane driven forward through 1t |
at a moderate velocity. From his patent |
drawings it appears that he proposes to
construct bis boat with punt bow, the |
under surface Of which is inclined with the |
view of raising the forward part Of the |
vessel out of the water as it Is propelled |
forward. Near the stern Is horizontal |
rudder, the inclination of which can be
altered at will by suitable mechanism, and
which does for the stern of the boat what |
the punt does for the front. To secure
proper immersion for the screw under all |
conditions, the dead wood at the stern is
carried to a considerable depth below the
hull of the boat, and forms a support for
the propeller Engineering, in dis
cussing the model, expresses the opinion
that such boat would be likely to turn
turtle, but supposes that Mr.. Maxim has
taken precautions against any such disss-
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
2ntxrna1 aud Gnur5et.
The Oldest Daily Paper Pab-
lished In OOnneCticut.
MATERIAL FOR A TABLEAU.

MATERIAL FOR A TABLEAU.
Curtain rises. Music at first stormy,
then very sneaky. Four big men in the
background with cards, making deals.
Just in front of them three men with blue
envelopes C'dischsrge envelopes'D in their
hands. At the right of the stage cluster
of esrnest-looking men around banner,
on which is the word Reform" At the
left court with the jury packed" closely
together. A pile of books and a safe in
which a man is alternately hiding and
finding books. A figure made up to repre-
sent Columbus-a discoverer. Groups of
Freemasons and Grand Army men. A de-
tective, looking as If he could detect if he
wanted to. A man labeled Mayor and
seated firmly and contentedly on copy of
the city charter. A link which anybody
can gee is missing. A prosecuting attor
ney-an aged man-grown old in waiting
and looking for evidence. And figure
labeled Public Morality looking powerless
and very much discouraged.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Some people feel like calling it the Beal
Valley Irritation company.

Some people feel like calling it the Bear
Valley Irritation company.
Yesterday wasn't so much like an old
fashioned winter as an old. fashioned fall.
One man says a good word for the big
Columbus stamps. He is saloon keeper,
and he has found that 1t makes bis custom
efs thirsty to lick them.
Let all of her come. The full name OF
the Infanta Ieabella, who is expected tc
represent Spanish royalty next year at the
worlds fair, is Marie Isabella Francoise
d'Asslse Christine Frsncoise de Paul Dom.
inga,
| Great is Sanitary Science. 1t is asserted
that tha eight hundred men who work in
| the Paris sewers are as healthy AS any
other eight hundred Psrisians, aud that
they are especially free from infectious
disease.
Montague Marks. in the Art Amateur,
calls attention to the fact that at Dry Earth
the Indian women on the reservation are
making lace, aud states that the introduc-
ton of the industry has had an unlocked
| for result in making them very neat, leet
much of ths market value of their labor
be lost.
The Illinois Central Railroad company
forbids its employees to frequent saloons
and gambling places The other night
the division superintendent at Fort Dodge,
Iowa, with policeman, went the rounds
of the disreputable places and the next
morning number of railroad men were
notified that theiz services would be nc
longer required. A railroad company can
not afford to tolerate drunkenness.
They are telling hard stories about
Chicago. An ex judge of Chicago who
has been abroad. says publicly that hi
wife Is afraid to return to the city Will,
robberies and murders are so frequent ant
remain unpunished. He has taken hous'
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30

and fur. Frequently there are as many as
five of them, and they are set wide apart
so the top one comes above the knee. All
this tends to the effect of width of skirt
below the knee. AS yet skirts do not set
out all around from the knee, they hang
close at the front and sides and then the
folds and fulness bsgin. A front view
presents little change from the clinging
skirt we are saying a sad goodbye to. 1t
is at the side the difference shows. To ef-
feet the setting out, crinoline is sewed
back of the rows of ribbon that ornament
the skirts, and at that dread word crino-
line We feel our hearts sink. But that Is
what we are coming to.
The accompanying picture shows use
of f-ather trimming which is very hand
some and effective, yet which is entirely
different from the method just described.
The garment depicted is q visiting dress of
nut brown cloth, which Is trimmed with
velvet brocaded with pale green design,
and with green marsbout. The large felt
hat Is trimmed with a knot of velvet fast
ened with buckle, and with a cluster OF
feathers, shading from straw color to
brown. FLoRETre.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30
No. 25

with white and gold brocsaea velvet. SET
on with girdle Of pearls That sounds
tempting, doesn't iil So you begin to
figure: Crepe, seven yards st four dollars
per yard, twenty eight dollsrFs velvet. two
yards at ave dollars and q half per yard
eleven dollsrs; silk lining. Eve dollars:
pearl girdle, twelve dollars. hndings,
three dollsrs; total, forty dollars,
without the making, and every cent you
have In the world is q twelty-dollAr gold
piece. You feel rsSdy TO cry. of course,
and then You get real msd AID throw the
book on the hoor and stamp on IL, and
then you feel better. You Iise superior
10 Dame Fashion and her petty scr.bhlers,
and ont of your own fertile brain yOu
evolve q gown thst is Bs lovely as a dream,
and-you have thrte dollars and 8 half
lsft to buy a new pair of gloves and box
OF candy lthe latter As a reward Of merit
TO yourself for being so ecoaumicAl.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-30


The name "Cleopatra's Needles is q
double misnomer, for, fret. they bear 10
resemblance to a needle, and, second,
Cleopatra had nothing to do with their
erection, and in all probabilities never
saw them. History tells ne thst the un-
fortunate queen had been dead seven
years when the two obelisks which bear
her psme were taken 10 the great cEpI-
tai The story of CleOpAtrA's needles il
the story Of the rise and fall Of many
mighty empires; Ii takes ne back to the
time Of Joseph, Moses and the Bible Pha-
rsohs, and then follows the winding thread
Of time down the ages for more than
thirty-four hundred yesrs, 1t was in the
time of the reign of Thothnes III-ff-
teen hundred years before Christ-fhst
thsse two gigantic columns of hard granite
were hewn from the solid strata Of the
bluff at STene, in southern Egypt First
they were transported down The Nile for
q distance of ave hundred miles and set
up In ancient H-liopolis, The City of
the Sun" After standing As grim senii-
nels before thst marvellous piece of sreh-
itectursl splendor, the Temple of the
S3n," for a full 800 yesrs, they were
taken down and removed 10 Alexandria
This time they We're stationed in front of
"Csssr's Temple" ard stood for almost
full two thousand years n ore position
before they were again InOl-sfe1. Al the
tine they were plsoed b=fore Csssr's Ten
pie bronze tablet was cast IN c0Inmsno
ration of what wss really q triumph cf en-
giBeeriDg and architectural tkiil This
tablet, sitter a lapsa of two thousand
years, wAs founa at the base Of one Of
tbs Obelitks 1t bore THE inscription in
both Greek and Lati-.
"In the eighth year of Angastus Cs-
ssr. Bsrbsrns, Prefee: cf Egypt, csused
these obelisks to be llAoed here, PoEtius
being architect" p"
Again, within the last fcore of yesrs,
they have been disturbed f,r & third
time, aud ~ last separated, "ns being
taken to Lordon ard th- other brought 10
this side of tie Atlantic Snd set mp in Cen
tisl PARK, New York city.