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The Free Press says: /: The fact that
there are few relics of the Harrison ad-
ministration in Vermont is suggested by
the announcement that Col. B. B. Small
ley's presence in Bennington is supposed
to have some relation to the appointment
of Emory S. Harris as U. S. marshal for
the district of Vermont.
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Cleveland's foreign policy has been a
most unfortunate one, and in the case of
Nicaragua even the South are beginning
to see the utter incompetency of the pres
ent administration. The New Orleans
Times-D Democrat, one of the leading Dem
ocratic papers of the South, says regard
ing the outrageous manner in which the
wretched little state of Nicaragua has
been allowed to tyrannize oyer American
citizens: "The demand of the Americans
in Bluefields is reasonable enough, Just
and right, and it would seem that the
Secretary of State would willingly grant
it; but Mr.. Gresham does not seem dis
pesed to do so. He pays a great deal
more attention to what Senior Guzman,
the Nicaraguan Minister, has to say than
to the claims of the American citizen;
and he has shown himself so luke-warm,
if not unfriendly, in this matter that it is
quite evident that he will betray Ameri-
can interests in Bluefelds as he did in
Hawaii unless the people and the Con-
gress of this country, filed as they are
with the purest patriotism, protest against
another national disgrace"
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Col. Breckinridge is appealing as last
resort to ex-Confederate prejudice. He
is asking his constituents if they propose
to have the selection of their Represent
ative in Congress dictated "by meetings
in Boston and Philadelphia" Are Bos-
ton and Philadelphia the only communi-
ties which condemn the sins he has COM
mitted
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The Woodford special town meeting
this week, noted in another column, gives
John Rooney of that town an office-in
fact, two offices. We congratulate Mr..
Rooney upon succeeding so good man
as Mr.. Gleason and one who has served
the town so long and so well. OF course,
Mr.. Rooney should have an Office.
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On Wednesday Senator Hill spread
cersternation in the Democratic ranks,
the amendment being in effect to make
the proposed lower rates of duty apply
to goods in bond at the time when the
new law shall go into effect, by asking.
sarcastically, whether it was not pro-
posed to give the importers five million
dollars and make up the deficiency by
the income tax. The amendment passed
however. Senator Hale then humor-
ously related recent incident which il
lustrates the methods by which this
nondescript measure has been framed.
A certain honest-minde6, but simple
hearted Senator, had gene to the room
of the Finance Committee to learn
something about the mysterious
changes which were to be made, and
the existence of which had been denied
by the chairman of that committee. He
found Democratic Senator sitting
there amid the debris of tariff bill No.
8, like Marius among the ruins, and had
asked for information. The Senator had
replied: "Oh, can't tell you anything.
Go and see Jones of Arkansas. He is
keeping tally of all these amendments,
and hois the only one who can tell you
anything about them" Everybody
laughed at this candid disclosure of how
great bill, affecting the industries of
10000, 900 people had been framed by =
lawyer from the manufacturing center
of Washington, Hampstead county, Ar
kansas, and Mr.. Hale concluded by
quoting Longfellow's description of the
launching of ship, the comparison, of
course, being the greasing of the ways
for the launching of this tariff by the
Jones amendmentS
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1t should be fully understood that the
Democrats at Washington, says the New
York Press, are trying to force upon the
country an economic and social revolu-
ton. The instrumentality employed is
tariff legislation; but the end sought for
is the permanent degradation of the
American workingman to a lower scale
of living. one of the easiest things for
any man to do is to live in better, man
ner. One of the hardest is to surrender
accustomed comforts of home, of food,
Of clothing and Of money saved, to 40
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MIR. Mills says an income tax is not
to be condemned until workingman' s
shirt is taxed less than 9st per cent. The
shop windows display shirts-whether
''workingmen's shirts" or not, we don't
know-at prices ranging from 80 cents to
a dollar. If 9Si per cent. of this is tax,
then untaxed they should cost from
about three-quarters of a cent to cents
apiece. 1t looks as if there were 9Si per
cent. of humbug in Mr.. Mills assertion.
New Bedford Mercury.
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The Boston Franklin Fund.

Benjamin Franklin's bequest of 1000
to the city of Boston, made over a CEN
tury ago on condition that the principal
and interest should be allowed to grow
for one hundred years, was an act of far
sighted benevolence and a noteworthy
object lesson in the accumulating power
of money. Recently, when this fund be-
came available, it was found that the
original Investment of $1,000 had
increased to $43o,0O0. ''Poor Richard"
himself never enforced more effectively
the value of economy. According to the
terms of Franklin's will, at the end of
the period named 100000 was to be set
aside for another hundred years in the
same manner that the $1,000 had been,
and the residue of the fund was to be de-
voted to anything that would improve
or beautify the city, advance the comfort
or happiness of its citizens, attract visit
ors or protect the city from enemies"
The trustees of the fund, therefore, have
$3.50, 900 at their disposal for any of these
general objects. 1t is proposed to build
and equip an institution to be known as
the Franklin Trade School. 1t is doubt
full if the money could be applied to a
purpose more in accord with the practi-
cal and philanthropica teachings of the
rugged old statesman and philosopher.
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Ex-Speaker Reed on the Wilson Bill as
Amended.

Ex-Speaker Reed makes the following
criticism on the amended Senate tariff
bill: "The presentation by the Senate
finance committee of 81 pages of amend
ments, apparently more than 400 in num-
Der, is a delicate compliment to Mr.. Will
son and the House of Representatives.
1t virtually says that the House bill was
right except on 400 or 500 points, and
that the Senate committee, after a
months work, find 400 mistakes in their
own bill. This will hardly tend to re-
store confidence in the country, espec-
tally as every amendment smacks of
either prior ignorance or present barter.
1t seems impossible that document SO
constructed as to show traffic in every
item should be permitted to see day
light in one batch. 1t would have been
wiser to have let the matter come before
the country item by item, rather than
agglomerate the dreadful total in one
bunch. Evidently it will be the duty of
the Senate to fully investigate these pro-
posed amendments, for when commit
tee of finance refuses hearings, because
it knows intuitively all things, but finds
by some kind of back stairs influence
that it has made 400 mistakes, it is evi-
dent that that committee will bear
WatchinQn
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cept conditions involving greater self
denial. The Wilson bill invites the
whole body of American workingmen to
this act of sacrifice; and it may with
confidence be asserted chat they will not
submit without strenuous resistance.
The Nation has before it the certainty
that persistence in the effort of the
Southern Democrats to force the North
ern workingmen as nearly as possible to
the level at which the Southern colored
men have been kept will convulse the
country with agitation and excitement.
The strikes and protests and crusades
which have already disturbed the land,
are but the signs and tokens of the out
bursts of indignant feeling which are
yet to be observed if this wanton and
reckless warfare upon the laboring pop
ulation shall continue. The reaping al
ways follows upon the sowing. The
first duty of nation to itself is to ar
range its industrial methods so that the
largest possible measure of profitable
employment shall be given to its own
people. The choice invariably lies be-
tween widely diversified domestic indus
try, afording opportunity to honest men
to earn their bread, and adoption of a
system which will permit foreigners to
supply National wants, while our own
people are idle. When we allowed the
protective system to be assailed we
menaced our wage earners with poverty
for the advantage of Europe. Free trade
and gold monometallism, for which Mr..
Cleveland stands, play havoc with Amer
lean industry of all kinds and create
Coxey armies, socialists, anarchists and
tramps, To 60 forward upon that road,
under existing circumstances, must be
regarded as a criminal performance.
The way of safety lies solely in return
to high protection and bimetallism. Ex-
President Harrison spoke words of
truth and words of patriotism when he
declared at Indianapolis that he knew
of nothing save the establishment of
the protective principle that would do
more than the adoption of bimetallism
"to bring again prosperity to our COM
merce.n
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
OratOry.

1.-THE most eloquent speakers are MOI
the most powerful, says Hon. John
Fithian of Illinois. There are men
who could hold an audience spellbounC
with a speech about cockroach and al
the close of it the people would not
know whether the cockroach was al
animal, bird or a piece of machinery
[ saw an illustration Of this one time II
a political meeting. One Of the mos;
eloquent speakers in the country is EN-
erson Etheridge, and heard him delivel
a speech that swayed the hearers lik'
music at the hands of a master. There
was nothing that he could not do with
the crowd while they were under his
control. His opponent had voice like
a big bass viol, halted and stammered
but confined himself to homely Ian
guage and rather coarse ridicule.
watched the vote in that precinct, ant
the measure advocated by the eloquen
speaker scarcely received vote, while
the other man had carried everything
before him as if by storm"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Use OF A FLYING MACHINE.
What May Be Gained by the Perfection OF
tie Invention.


What important. purpose can flight in
air serve? Maxim, Langley and all who
have studied the subject thoroughly
agree that the speed of aeriatiOn Will
greatly exceed that of any terrestrial
locomotion.
From this follows an entire economic
change in the direction OF rendering I'M
mense tracts of comparatively worthless
territory. at distances of 20 to 40 miles
from cities much more available.
There would also result the relegat-
ing of city property in large measure
to business and storage purposes.
This would to large extent accom-
plish what Henry George signs for, but
would do it by means which do not in
volve any wrong to the land owner by
the wage Garner.
With flying navies capable of carry
ing unseen at night large quantities Of
explosives to the center of a city war
would become so destructive that it
would be soon supplanted by arbitra-
ton as matter of common sense and
self preservation.
Arbitration once established, an in
ternational police system controlling ma
lions as we do individuals, and enforc-
ing the DEGREES of boards of arbitration,
would be enormously assisted by this
power of rapid and if necessary destruc-
tive patrolling.
Immense areas of country, now well
nigh impenetrable, would be opened to
usefulness. Large sources of wealth
would thus be added to the civilized
world and would result in the amelio-
ration of the condition of the savages OF
such regions as central Africa.
We should have to give up selfish leg
islation and restriction upon the com
MERGE of other nations, and be obliged
perforce to stand on broader her
itage than that of a nation or of zone
Samuel Cabot in Boston Traveller.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Racket Store.
SOMETHING NEW.

We lear the old cry, "hard times,
rhis means progress and easy times it
you will come the Racket Store to buy
your goods. Our first step is to buy
goods from headquarters, cutting out all
middle men; therefore underlying 9th
er merchants And we are going to un.
dersell others so far that it will make
you hunt up the dollar that has been
laid away for a rainy day and bring ii
forth from it's hiding place to get twice
it's worth at the Racket Store. When
you have spent it there, you will smile
when you get home with the goods and
say you are glad you saved that OLD
dime d dollar, for it has paid you to
come to see us. We will give you the
biggest bargains you ever heard of. We
have just opened up and will get in new
goods and novelties every few days.
Corner of Main street, Arrington's old
stand.
q. A. PICKARD, Manager.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Oscar Wilde's Memory.

Oscar Wilde has enough Irish blood
in his veins to occasionally make bull
In London an American, who had met
Wilde previously, rushed up to him and
grasped his hand. Oscar drew back G
little.
"Why, don't you remem Der me?" ex,
claimed the American, rather taker
aback.
"Wel, to tell you the truth, " re-
marked Oscar placidly, Il remember
your name perfectly, but for the life
of me can't recollect your face. -
Exchange.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

Vermont and New Hampshire grow
more slowly than any other states in the
union, and the former seems, as nearly
as may be, finished and fencea-ln COM
munity. Old as the state is, one county
has less than 1000 inhabitants, and an
other less than 10000. Villages in both
states are drained of their young men,
who go to Boston or New York in
search of careers not to be found at
home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Fashions In Food.

Discussing fashions in food, a Londo'
print tells of some famous modern COT
fections, notably one, vast block c
clear ice lighted by electricity and COZ
tanning oranges filled with differe
ices, the whole shining in rainbow CO
ors, a veritable triumph OF culina
art in this last decade of the century
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Rucklen.s Arnica SaIre.

The Best Salte in the world
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Rheum, Fever sores, letter, Chap
RI nds, hillblain's, Corns and
Skin Eurptions, and positively Gu
Pies or no pay required. 1t is Q,
s"teed to give perfect satisfaction
money refunded. Price % cents
)ox.
For sale by T. D Sale Drue
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

President Cleveland admits to baggine
30 ducks and 20 geese and swan, on his
recent trip, but the clever newspaper
correspondents give BIN bear too, and
report that he has carried the skin to the
White House as a trophy of his hunt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The populists of Georgia are moving
slowly in the matter of putting out can
didates for governor. They are already
two months behind the democrats. Pos
sibly they have concluded not t. was e
time and money this fall IN trying to
controvert the popular desire. That
would be about the most sensible con-
clusion they could arrive at.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

A remarkable case of petrification was
discovered when the body of Solomon
Krepps was exhumed in TayIor's GENE
terry, near Brownsville, Pa, for removal
to another graveyard. The grave was
near the fence which separates the ceme-
terry from the national pix, and it is
supposed that water percolating through
the limestone roadbed had kept The body
covered with calcareous solution. The
clothing was found we'll preserved, al
though the burial took place eight years
ago The hair and beard were crisp and
felt like threads of glass. The body was
entirely turned to stone, and so hard
that smart blows with pick made no
impression.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The protest of the bar of Macon
against the appointment of Marion Err
win to the position of United States as
sistant district attorney is a timely one,
and calls attention to the fact that I'M
der democratic administration the Of
fees should be filled by democrats.
The protest of the Macon bar is not a
protest against Mr.. Erwin as an indi-
vidual, but as a republican.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

II have never asked one of our preach
ers to vote for me, or to use his inf1u-
ence. We preachers are manly men,
good citizens, and entitled to all the
privileges of our manhood. That is all
I have to say on the preacher question"
Clement A. Evans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
Guvton. Ca. Feb. %: 1881

GuytOn, Ca, Feb. %; 1881.
Sir:-I am an old resident of Augusta,
and therefore take pleasure in saying to
you that your H. Fl. P. has greatly bene-
fitted me. l have suffered from dis
pepsia for long while, and tried va
rious remedies, among them, "Simmon'
Liver Regulator but L find your Liver
medicine suits my case and gives me
more relief than anything 1 have ever
taken Very respectfully,
MRS. Nj. F. SKINNER.
Sold by ". q. Kendrick.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
MANY ELEMENTS or STRENGTH.

In acquiescing to the demand OF the
people to become a candidate for gov
ernor General Evans carries into the race
with him many elements of strength
His unassailable public record in civil
and military life, his great popularity
among the old soldier element, his large
church following, his long and usetui
career as a man of the people, his ser
vices to the state in peace and in war;
his unimpeaehable character and his
ability as an orator make him formida-
BILE candidate against any competitor.
General Evans is loveable lhan. he
is as gentle as woman and as brave as
Stonewall Jackson. He has heart that
feels for the people, and mind that is
full of the progressive spirit of the times
| in which we live.
We are satisfied that General Evans
will be governor of Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

professor j. S. Willis, faith doc
tor of ST. Louis, has written to Governor
Fishback, of Arkansas, to say definitely
when the end of the world may be look
ed for. He says: "The trumpet will
sound Thursday, March 8, 1896, at 3
o'clock p. M, Jerusalem time" In
view of this announcement, what is the
use of the populists going any further
with preparations for another presiden-
tial campaign?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The Columbus Enquirer Sun thinks
the roustabout members of the present
congress should quit and give the peo-
nile a chance to elect men who will at
tend to their duties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
The Progressive
Endowment Guild
Dawson,Ga

OF AMERICA, RICHMOND, VA,
is a cooperative, mutual, fraternal or
der, combining the principles of Nation
al Building and Loan Associations with
Life Insurance, land issues certificates
payable in ten years, or previous in case
of death.
At So 60 per Imonth for each 81 900, if
B. &. L Assoc atioi S double tn i money
in seven years, why can't theI Guild
"a Band of Select Risks"-dO the same
in ten years, and have sufficient margin
to pay death lossesP Ask
j. w. F. LowREY,
+. L. RAIEEY,
r. F. SIMMONS,
G. N. BETHUNE,
Dawson, Ga.
Or address,
1T. MCLAUGHLIN, Dept'y,
Talb0tton, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

1.-THE peach trees are in bloom and the
time has come when the campaign liar
and the piscatorial prevaricator viii! vie
with each other in mendecious concoc'
lions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

"You know many small things will be
told Just to influence votes. cannot
afford to go into such small business,
and don't intend to."-Clement A.
Evans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

Woman suffrage is not so popular in
Iowa as its advocates could desire. A
proposition to submit the matter OF
changing the constitution SO as to per-
nit womec to vote was rejected in the
state senate a few days ago by vote OF
20 to 26. Immediately upon the an
nouncement of the vote disguised ad-
vocate of woman's rights offered reso-
lutions declaring the American revolu-
ton failure and that an apology was
due for 1t. But the senate declined to
apologize.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The idea that nobody but a member
of the legislature knows how to be gov
ernor doesn't meet with much accept-
ance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

An Atlanta special to the New YORK
SIM endeavors to make Secretary Hoke
Smiths recent visit to Georgia one OF
great political significance. 1t alleges
the secretary's activity the last ten days
in visiting and corresponding in certain
places in Georgia had for its object the
settlement of the delegations to the state
convention. The Suns correspondent
explains Secretary Smiths activity by
saving that there is state campaign
pending in which all the candidates are
anti Cleveland, and adds: "With the
right men present he can swing the con-
vention, and either compel the present
candidates for governor and senator t
change their utterances or he will try to
bring out new men. His plan is to cap
ture the delegates first" This story
will doubtless amuse Secretary Smith if
he happens to see it,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

Several cases of smallpox was a very
small sensation for Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The Evans boon goes steadily on l
is backed by the people
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The "big p is very prominent in Mr.
Atkinson's speeches. So is the little
you"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

Combinations in politics, when accept
ed as a last resort, disclose weak points
and an,eternal dread of final results.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14
For I0ne Dollar

For Spot Cash will sell:
20 lbs GRADUATED Sugar f"r....S 81 90
20 Best Rice for. loo
so" Good Flour for ...... 100
3 Good Tobacco for. ... l. 90
40 i" Steel Nails for. ........ 100
80 D." Wire Nails for. ........ 100
Bring sacks for sugar and rice.
Stoves, Furniture and other Goods
at reduced prices.
pay no house rent, no clerk hire, no
housekeeping expenses, buv no wood,
keep no servant, and thus save about
81 500 per annum. This amount l will
divide among my customers in proper
ton to tie amount'they buy. give good
goods, honest weight and measure.
invite all to examine and reweigh my
goods, and if not found as represented |
will return the money and make them a
present of the goods.
]. A. FULTON.
Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

All of Dawson's secret society orders
are prospecting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

The provisional government in HAWAII
has won the fight. 1t is said that ex-
Queen Lii will be pensioned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-03-14

Reeds billion dollar congress made
inst aa good a reputation as the present
one has done.