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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
Jokes AND APPOINTMENTS.

Some few weeks ago when certain
Georgian who holds federal position
went to Washington, it is said that he
went into the Internal Revenue Commits
s.oner's office, and that into the appar-
emily drifting but really carefully guild
el conversation the Georgian twisted
some of the good laugh producing sto'
ries that are indigenous to his native
heath.
The commissioner lnerriment a.
t.acted the heads of departments from
throughout the building, and the next
morning there was unanimous recon-
mandation of an increase IN the Geor-
gian's salary,
A few days ago a westerner went to
Washington to petition Postmaster Cen
eral Bissell to appoint friend to a po-
sition in the postal service.
Mr.. Bissell weighs not less than three
hundred pounds, :and uses an office
desk and chair made for himself eSpe-
cially.
The westerner began to tell the great
mail man some breezy anecdotes OF the
wild and woody west, and the govern
ment official laughed loud and long
Finally, the Westerner capped the
climax of his stories with an exceeding
" good one, and so vigorously did the
postmaster general laugh that his chair
broke down, and he tumbled to the floor
amid the debris.
His only exclamation, as he gathered
himself up, was THAT'S darn good
one.o And the next day the western
er's friend got the appointment.
So. it seems that jokes and appoint
ments are lnvisibly connected, and
that catchy story is Que of the keys
that tits the fastening of the public crib.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
OLD TIME SINGING SCHOOLS.

In the old colonial days when the
great and the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
were young the singing school was
we'll established institution, writes Mary
E. Estes in very accurate article tell
ing exactly how ''the old time concert
may be reproduced at church enter
tainment in Ladies' Home Journal. 1t
was usually held in the village school
house. the schoolmaster often figuring
as the singing master. Thither at reg
ular intervals through the long winter
months tripped the grandmas with their
escorts. Little did they imagine as they
lifted up their sweet voices III unison
with, the strong tenors and bassos that
those same airs, even the very gowns
they wore, would at some distant day
be reproduced for the benefit OF an ap-
preciative audience. Yet it may be safe
" asserted that with the exception OF
the colonial tea the old folks concert
is the most popular of the old time en-
tertainments.
The success of an undertaking of this
sort depends largely upon the adapta-
bility for her Office of the person haV-
ing the affair in hand. She must OF ne
cessity have an accurate conception OF
the manner in which these entertain
ments were conducted in our grand
mothers day. She must also become
thoroughly imbped with the spirit OF
hat nldon tine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

1t may as well be admitted and faced
squarely that the atrocities committed
upon the Armenians by the combined
Turks and Kurds, that too, under the
authority of the Turkish government,
have never been excelled in fiendishness
by any of the deeds of the savage red
Indians of America. Early settlers of
this country have been known as last
resort to kill their wives and daughters
to prevent them from falling into the
hands of the Indians, considering quick
death the moro merciful fate. Yet civil
lized white nations treat with Turkey on
equal terms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
Public Road Notice.

GEORGIA-Terrell county.
Once of Clerk County Commissioners.
All persons are hereby notified that on
the first Tuesday in February next an
order will be granted for the establish
ing of a public road commencing at
Sunny Side school house, in the 18th dis
trict, and at the fork of the Starkeville
and Dawson road and running in north
east direction on an old roadbed through
the land of r. w. Fletcher, G. E. Lewis
and James McCrackin to where said old
road intersects the. public road from
Graves Station to Edwards store.
J. w. ROBERTS,
Clerk B. G. G. Z. c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
For DismissiOn.

Terrell County.
VIM. NJ. Hasty executor of the estate
of O. 0. Hasty, deceased, having repre-
senfed to this court that he has fully dis
charged the duties OF said trust now
asks for letters OF dismissiOn. inns Is;
therefore, to notify all persons concerned
10 file their objections, if any they nave,
on or before the first Monday in Narch
next. or letters Of dismission will then be
granted as asked for. This Nov 10TH,
1894.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
COOPERATION UNAWARES.

Much noise has been made about CO.
operation, government ownership OF
railroads and telegraphs and OF other in
dustrial enterprises of interest to the
whole public.
But meantime, without any flourish
of trumpets or great announcement OF
what was to be done, there have already
grown up several vast and successful
financial organizations established by
the people themselves and run wholly
on the mutual benefit plan. One of these
that may be mentioned is the Mutual
Life Insurance company. AS a matter
of fact, it has no stockholders, none at
all There are no dividends to be salts
fed such as most corporations pay. The
company was organized, probably with
out a thought that it would signally IL
lustrate the power of cooperation, yet
that is precisely what it does. The
Mutual Life company has capital of
500, 900, 900. 1t has officers who I'M
doubtedly get large salaries. These
manage its affairs But aside from
these it is run by the people themselves
for their own benefit. They pay the
money and get the insurance The Off
GERS transact the business Of the organi-
zation and see to it that surplus funds
are invested safely and wisely.
Savings banks and building and loan
associations the country over are another
brilliant illustration of union for their
own benefit among the plain, intelligent
people Of this country. The people put
their savings into these banks and draw
a small interest thereon. They expect
the officers to invest the money SO that it
will Justify such interest. The savings
banks are practically run by the people
themselves. Hundreds of millions of
capital are invested i'll them. Thousands
of individuals of the very best class in
this or any country have been enabled
by them to build homes and become
comfortably we'll off in their old age
Consider the vast moneyed interests
involved in the building and loan asso-
Citations, called in Massachusetts the
peoples banks. - Their officers until
very recently worked altogether without
pay, simply for honor and out of good
will. Now small pay is given to certain
officers. Since the beginning of the
nineteenth century no economic system
has been devised which has conferred
such benefits on wage earners as they
have done. Yet those who organized
them never dreamed they were for
warding any sooialistic or cooperative
scheme.
The point is this: What has been
done in the instances named in the mat
ter of money saving can be done quite
as effectively in the matter of money
getting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
For DismissiOn.

County.
John Cannon, administrator OF the
estate of Isham w. Mann, deceased, hav
ing represented to this court that he has
fully discharged the duties of said trust
and now ask for letters of dismission.
This is, therefore, to notify all parties
concerned to file objections, if any they
have, on or before the first Monday IN
March next or letters OF dlsmlsslon VIII
then be asked for as granted. This NOV
10Th, 1894.
J. ". ROBERTS, Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Various European celebrities are max
ing very good living telling Ameri-
cans what the people of the old world
think Of u.s. This has gone about far
enough. Americans who form their opin-
ions of their own country and people on
the basis of the Judgment formed by
foreigners are great fools. 1t is time we
turned around and told Europeans what
we think of them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Senator PETER has done one distinctly
good thingin introducing bill to limit
funeral expenses for dead senator's and
representative, to coffining them decent
ly and delivering them to their friends
by sergeant-at-arms. AS these affairs
have been conducted they are said to
have been infinitely disgraceful. A com
mittee is appointed to accompany the
remains, a special car is secured for the
purpose, and the steward, cooks, etc.,
lay in ample supplies. Thus equippe1
they speed across the country, corpse
in one car and cards, unlimited wine
etc., in another, and the dear people
mast pay the bills. If any one can show
why senator or representative, who
dies when in Office, should be buried at
the public expense any more than a
constable lei him do so.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
For Years Support

GEORGIA-TerrellC County.
Ordinary's Office, Dec 20, 1894.-The
appraisers appointed upon the aPpil ca
ton O: M. l. King, widow of Ell w.
King, for year support for hersel1 ana
minor children, having filed their return
all persons concerned are hereby clteo 10
show cause, ii any they ha e, at the next
February term of this court why sald APP
plicatiJn should not be granted.
j. w. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
- For Years Support

GEORGIA-Terrell County. -
Ordinary's Office, Dec 26, 1S94.-The
appraisers appointed upon the applica-
ton of Susan A. HERS, widow of John
A. HERS. for years support for herself
and minor child, having filed their return
all persons concerned are hereby cited
to show cause if any they have, at the
next February term of this court why
said application should not be granted.
j. w. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

Some of the northern newspapers that
were urging the passage of banking
and currency bill by this congress are
now expressing the opinion that the
need of such legislation is, after all, not
so very urgent, provided something is
done to stop the drain upon the treaSu-
RVS gold. The reason of their changed
tone is that they are afraid that no finan'
cial legislation by this congress is pos
sible that does not provide for the free
coinage of silver and state banks of issue.
Neither OF these things is wanted at the
north, and they are not favored by
'sound money men, in any part OF the
country. The fear is that in the pres
ent state of the pubic mind the country
could not stand much more silver cur
rency with put going to silver basis,
and that state banks of issue would Hood
the country with wild cat paper money.
There is, therefore, much talk at
Washington relative to an issue of bonds
of a small denomination, bearing low
rate of interest, and an INCREASE in the
national banking currency by permit
ting the national banks to issue notes
to the full amount of the tace value of
the government bonds which they have
on deposit. If there should be any IL
nancial legislation by this congress i.
would likely be along the foregoing lines
with the addition of a concession to sill
yer.
And if this congress does nothing to
relieve the financial situation, and the
next congress should be called in extra
session to provide relief, it is not i'm
probable that whatever legislation there
was would be in harmony with the fore
going views. From. no present indica-
ton does there seem to be much reason
for expecting that there will be state
banks of issue in the near future .-Sa-
vannaE News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Many stubborn and aggravating cases
of rheumatism that were believed to be
incurable and accepted as life legacies,
have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain Ba IN,
much to the surprise and qualification
of the sufferers. One application will
relieve the pain and suffering and its
continued use insures an effectual cure.
For sale by Farrar & Farrar.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Whenever there is a shooting affray in
any part of the south those engaged in
it are described as either leading CHI
zens" or connected with the "best fam
lies" 1t is such stuff as this that
brings the south into disrep ute and SUBJ
jects the southern people to unjust crit
icism
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Samuel Gompers does not believe in
compulsory arbitration. He thinks it
would be used against workingmen
rather than in their favor. His best hops
for arbitration is in the perfect organi
cation of working people, men and wom-
en-. When such organization is accom-
plished, he says capitalists and employ
ers will be glad to arbitrate with their
employees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
Notice to Debtors and Creditors

GEORGIA-TerrelI County.
All persons having demands against
the estate of E. W, King, late of
Terrell county, deceased, are hereby
notified to render in their demands
20 the undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate pay
ment. This Jan. 15tn, 1895.
MRS. M. L. KING,
Executrix E. w. King, deceased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

4 condemned murderer, john Mill
gan, to be hanged Jan. /, escaped bare
footed, bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves
from an Oklahoma Jail when there were
two inches of snow on the ground. A
good, quick hanging would have been
more comfortable than going free under
such circumstances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of Smith & Alexander is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. w. B.
Smith will continue the business and
collect all debts due the firm and assume
all debts due by us.
W. B. SMITH.
j. NJ. ALEXANDER,
Dec. 18th, 1894.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

"It would be hard to find more de-
graded body of men, " says Prosecutor
Golf, concerning the New York city
police department What interests other
parts of the country is the question
whether the police of New York are
alone in their degradation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Phrenology says that a person with a
large, strong nose, pointing downward,
is a natural and successful schemer and
money getter. Jay Gould had such q
nose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Georgia is not going to be left in any
thing. A great pork packing plant is to
be established at once at Valdosta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Do you know what the previous
question" in parliamentary usage is?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Grains Of wheat have been found in
the sun dried bricks of Egypt and Min
even, dating from at least B. Z. $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

Tennessee is having about as much
trouble with her legislature as the Unit
ed States is having with congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
A MOTHERS LOVE.

Down the corridor of time, in history,
in poetry and in song have come stories
of heroic exhibitions of mothers love
for her child, but it is doubtful if there
was ever more sacrificing demonstra-
ton of philoprogenitiveuess than that
recently witnessed in Buena Vista, this
state.
It was the occasion of the burning OF
the home of Mr. l. P. Blue, during his
absence, the house being occupied only
by Mrs. Blue and herRfour chile ren-two
boys and two girls.
About three o'clock in the morning
The house caught on fire. Nus. Blue
awakened in time to save her two boys,
who slept on the opposite side Of the
house down stairs. When she got out
side she found that her two little daugh-
tiers were still asleep up stairs.
With scream of horror she rushed
into the now crumbling building. The
flames enveloped her, and she was burn
ed to a charred mass right in the eyes II
her neighbors. In the meantime the
two bows went 70" ladder and, placing
it against the window where their sisters
slept. almost hurled them down to the
ground
The spectacle was a most horrible
one, put it goes to prove the truthful;
ness of the beautiful little couplet:
mo poets pen nor painters brush, in
Justice to her name,
Has ever vet reached half high enough
to write a mothers name"
We hear frequently in romance, and &C.
casionally in real life of hair turned white
almost instantly under stress OF fright,
pain or grief. AID incident of hair chang
ing color in few hours, but from white
to black. instead of the other way, Oc-
c Irred in Louisville a few days ago.
Engineer Cambria, of the fire depart
ment. was coated with les at fire dur
ing the recent coal snap. He was I'M
conscious for some minutes. When he
was revived by physician it was found
that his hair, previously snow white,
had been changed to a raven black. The
doctor thinks intense cold must have
stimulated the hair cells into immediate
and hasty action. This incident, how
ever, should not induce grey-headed
persons to put their heads into cold stOr-
aye in the hope of taking out black
head after a period of time.
There is room in the south for all Of
the New England cotton manufacturers
who care to do so to plant their mills
for the making of coarse cloth. While
the New Englanders are about it, how
ever, they had better move their fine
goods mills down at the same time, and
save having it to do later.
Tennessee is having about as much
trouble with her legislature as the Unit
ed States is having with congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23

cured In 20 minutes by Dr. Miles
pam Pills. "One cent a Dose" At druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-01-23
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-27

two ounces; syrup of wild cherry bark.
enough to make four ounces. Take one
teaspoonful every three hours.
If the following three movem ents are ex
ecuted vigorously every day for twenty
minutes, the effect in years tim will be
very apparent. Before going down to
breakfast. open wide the window AMI for
ten minutes go through the following ex
ercises. First, stand perfectly straight,
with heels together, and inf ate the lungs
with the pure morning air, drawing in the
breath while fifteen is being counted and
expelling 10 the same way. Repeat this
eight or ten times. Then bring the arms
forward at full length, with the palms to-
gether, and then throw them vigorously
back, trying tie touch the backs. At first it
will seem impossible. but after few days
practice it can be done.
Do this from twenty-five to fifty times,
then raise the arms above the head to the
utmost, with the palms outward, and then
lean slowly forward keeping the knees per
fectly straight, and try to touch the ground
with the fingers. This, too, requires prac-
tice at first, hut can be done after while.
Then raise the arms gradually to the first
position and repeat the movement twenty
five to fifty times. Al night go through the
same movements. This simple little exer-
else, if persisted in, will prove to be of in.
calculable benefit, and restore young people
to perfect health when medicine has failed
to bring about the desired result.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-27

A rem 1aut OF plaid goods harmoniz'ng
with the brown, was bought for trifls.
The plain W list was made larger by hav-
ing piece set in at thu center of blck and
front, and the shoulder seams let out; these
pieces were Covered with applied box paits
Of the plaid, cat dag ,nally. A box plat
was also applied at each side of the back
and front.
large sailor collar and deep cuffs were
also of the plaid.
The leg omutton sleeves were suffi GENTLY
large when heightened under the cuffs. A
standing collar of brown ribbon with bow
at the back finished the neck while brown
ribbon twisted with a fold of the plaid edges
the waist and forms lunty bow in front.
+ A Rob Roy cap of the paid has the band
covered with brown ribbon and a bow and
wing at the side.
A jacket to wear with this dress is made
of rough faced brown cloth. 1t is double
breasted with two rows of three large but
tons, and extends j1st below the hips. The
back fit the form an / the fronts are straight.
The fronts ab)ve The bust, turn back in
broad lapels which meet the wide ends of
the collar without notches.
The collar is inlaid with brown velvet.
The edges of jacket, lapels and sleeves are
finished with two rows of machine stitch
ing of Asiatic y rse twist.
Instead of the stitching, the edges could all
be piped with N. V. B. which makes very
neat finish. The sleeves are the fashionable
Gigot sleeves. r. E. MERRYMAN
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-27
Items from Doctors.

What will relieve tickling in the throatp
Get som muriate OF ammonia lcz snges
and use them as req 1ired
Will you please tell me how to take phi os
phate of soda for yellow mplexion?
Take one teaspoonful in water about one
hour before neal.
A goblet of hot water taken just after ris-
ing, before breakfast, has cured thousands
of indigestion, and no simple remedy is
m ore widely recommended to dyspeptics
DR.. Leslie Pnlllips, scientist, warns
women against wearing their hair short.
He says men become bald because they cut
their hair.
What can do for my little boys scalp?
He has scaly eruption which seems to
cause intense itching.
Shampoo bis scalp twice a week with tar
soap and tepid water, and apply an oint-
ment COMPOSED of one dram of tannin and
one ounce of vaselne twice day.
The man who trains himself in the best
bodily health makes the best of life. Bodily
welfare is important, net for itself only, but
because the health of the mind so largely
depends on the health of the body. A good
engine outlives many of it's masters because
they attend to it more carefully than they
attend to their own bodies. The usual re-
lations of the age Of maturity to length of
life, indicating ratio of one to five suggest
that m an taking twenty-one years to ma
ture should live 105 years. The fact that
such life IS exceptionally attained sho its
and it is owing to errors that
it is not more widely attained in the human
species
Won't you print formula for cough
remedy, something that will make cough
and expectoration easier?
The following is very good formula
Muriate of ammonia, two drains; fluid ex-
ract of cubebs, two drains; brown mixture 1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-27
Our Thanksgiving.

When this issue of our paper greets it's
adopted home, throughout our fair land,
the day set apart for the nations thank
offering will be almost at hand.
We take this opportunity of expressing a
few words of thanks to our many household
friends for the assistance and kindnesses
given US during the year and to speak a
few words of encouragement to you. Those
of our circle who are remote from villages
and towns and who often become discon-
tented and dissatisfied with their surround
ings must bear in mind that their position
IN life is just as important IN the sight of
our Creator as one of more prominence. Do
not despair although gloomy appears the
outlook, brighter days will come, both in
temporal and spiritual things. Remem-
Der that a beautiful environment
helps to mould character. The children
who are growing up in your home absorb
all these qualities you are bestowing upon
them, and although it does seem hard to
look out on the open space where once the
orange grew, and see nothing but stumps,
let us take courage and go bravely on. Did