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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
Colored sunday school CeIebrstiom.

The negro Methodist Sunday school
OF Dawson picknicked near the city on
Friday. All were well dressed, had
plenty of good things TO eat and appear,
ed to be happy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
TO Preach the Commsaoemeut Sermon

To Preach the COmmeN cement Sermon i.
DR.. j. Fl. Scruggs win preach the com
mencement sermon of Andrew Female
College, at CuthbeTI, next Sunday. Or.
Scruggs is one of the aolest preachers in
Georgia, and rare Intellectual treat is
in store for those who hear him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
For Exchange.

A Is Horse Engine and 20 Horse
Boiler for 6 Horse Engine and
Boiler on Wheels. Apply to
HAss, Harris, BRIM u Nolan,
Herod, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
Big 1urnips.

Mr.. A. J. Carver has exhibited three
turnips, taken from his garden, that
weighed 81 pounds. Gardens were never
better in Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
A CURIOUS FIND.
1T WAS FLOWED UP IN j. w. GAM
MAGE'S FIELD.

An Odd Shaped Rock Twi tn Writing On 1t.
Where Did 1t Come From, and Why
WAS 1t Written Upon?
Nr. j. W. Gammage brought in Gu
rious looking rock to THE News Office
last week. 1t resembles a big Irish po-
tao in shape, and has writing in ink here
and there on it.
1t was plowed up in Mr.. Gammage's
field, about miles from Dawson, and it's
appearance was so unusual that it was
examined carefully Among the words
on it are "Griggs," Randolph "the
sands of time" and the figures So.
Can any of our readers throw any light
on this curious find?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29

The prettiest line Of Neck.
wear and Shirts, as we'll as all
other lines of Gents Furnish.
ing Goods ever shown in this
town and at prices which will
make you our customer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29
Hogs for Sale.

o. |. I. Pigs for sale. Thrittiest
and cheapest kept hog known. Apply
to w. q. AVEN,
Brentwood, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29

HEADACHEcuredi in 20 minutes by DR.. Niles
PAIN PILLS "One cent dose" At druggists
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29

all White Goods We
checked
We
all Shades
until all
piece French Organizes far below fondest
reduced selling goods but have big stock them
all the talk
supplying enough spend The Bee
Hive
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-05-29

We have the finest line Of
Gentleman's Leather Belts
you have ever seen. In fact
all your wants can be readily
supplied by calling at
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20

earth, the sea and the sky, and the an
cestor of another line of chiefs made
man. They think that when the soul
leaves the body it travels away to land
toward the setting sun. where the sage
palm grows in abundance, and where
those who enter this happy place may
eat as much sage as they wish. Other
tribes think that good men after death
go to live in the Milky Way, where are
groves of fruit and delights of all sorts.
In sleep they think that the spirit de-
parts from the body, and meets other
spirits in the air who tell it of things
that are going to happen, so they plan
their actions by their dreams.
One of the missionaries in this coun-
try is named James Chalmers. He has
visited many places and had many adj
ventures. He has slept in the temples
surrounded by cannibals. and stayed in
villages in which the usual custom is to
kill all strangers; but by his kindness.
wisdom and courage he has won the love
and respect of many of the people. They
call him "Tamate" or teacher, and some
times Gods Man." He has settled their
quarrels, taught them many things that
they had not known, helped them to rise
from their low condition, and given them
Christian truths in place of their saw
age ideas.
And now if you wish to know where
this country may be found, look on your
map until you come across big island
not far from Australia, by the name of
New Guinea, or, as it is called in the ma
tive tongue, Papua or Crisp haired.'-
Martha Burr Banks, IN Christian Work.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20
THE STORY OLA MIDNIGHT FIRE

WHEN l was eight years old, |
spent a summer, as | often did, with
my three aunts and my uncle Amos
at the old family homestead.
At this time | was very fond of
paper dolls, and had ninety of them.
They were kept in large pasteboard
box. and went with me everywhere.
On rainy days l used to sit in an attic
room over the kitchen, and play with
them and paint dresses for them from
morning to night. Sometimes they
were all pupils, and / "kept school
with them. Again, they were group d
into families, with the most extern
sive relationships. They all had
middle names and certain ages, which
stayed the same always. This never
struck me as being queer, though l
knew that l grew older from year to
year. Cousins, uncles, and aunts
were very plenty among them; and l
knew just which were which. Most
of the dolls were homemade, though
some were what we called Sd )ughten."
Il do not like that word now.) All of
them had elaborate wardroDes, which
were kept in large envelopes. 1t re-
quired all the powers | could muster
to keep my doll family in order; but
| enjoyed the hard work, for | loved
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20
THE LAND OF THE CRISP
HAIRED.

Far away over the sea lies a strange
country the native name of which means
Crisp haired" A large country it is
too, but it has not been we'll known un-
til within few years. Missionaries
and explorers have opened the door for
us, and let US peep in and see some of
the queer things that are found there.
There are two kinds of people in the
land, but the real native is of dark
brown color and has very black hair,
which is arranged in the most marvellous
styles probably ever known in the fash
ion of hair dressing. Sometimes it is
placed in masses on each side of the
head, as though two great mops had
been tied on for ornament. Sometimes
some of it is cut off leaving behind pat
terms of squares, circles and triangles,
making the head look like garden laid
out in beds of various shapes. Some
times for full dress a man will add to
his costume plumes of the young palm
fronds, which are fastened to his back
and rise over his head, waving grace
fully in the breeze.
In the forests in this country are many
kinds of beautiful birds, birds of para
disc, parrots, cockatoos and cassowaries.
There are also numerous sorts of in
secis, one thousand species of beetle
having been discovered in one square
mile in the space of three months.
Many of the villages in this strange
country are built over swamps where no
dry ground is to be seen, and everything
has to be raised above the water. The
streets are laid with large trees, from
which ladders lead up to the houses,
which are often perched on poles fifteen
feet high. In front of these houses are
the flower gardens, made by spreading
earth upon elevated platforms. each one
of which is surrounded by fence within
whose inclosure bloom brilliant tropical
plants and flowers. There are, besides,
long platforms that slope up to the tenn
pies, in which may be seen skulls of
men and of animals, carved and colored,
and grotesque figures that resemble
fish, with mouths like frogs and bodies
nine feet long and seven broad.
Some villages are built directly over
the water. and sometimes the baby Of
the family will fall through one of the
cracks in the bamboo floor and drop in.
to the stream below, but as the nurse
usually knows how to swim, he is easily
pulled out again, none the worse for bis
sudden bath.
The people have some queer notions
about life and death, and the world in
which they live. Some of them believe
that one of their ancestors made the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20
nv dolls as I did nv best friends.

NY uOlio az OiO III OOoS AAiChNo'
One day in early September it was
very cold and rainy, and we had a
fire in the dining room for the first
time that season. The fire did not
burn well at tall. The chimney seemed
to be stopped up, for smoke would
curl from every crack in the stove
whenever fresh stick of wood was
put in. All day it smoked more or
less, and the fire was allowed to go
out before six o'clock.
I went to bed at eight, and the
family retired at their usual time;
but l was walked up in the middle of
the night by my Aunt Tessie, who
was shaking me and saying, Get
upl Get upl The house is on firel"
| shall never forget how Wild and
white her face looked. The air was
blue with smoke. I jumped up as
quickly as | could, and hurried on
my clothes, getting everything on
wrong side out and back-side before.
Aunt Tessie tried to help me, but we
were both shaking so that we did not
get on very well.
In three minutes we were down in
the dining-room. In all the confu-
sion, one thought was uppermost in
my mind,-my dolls! I ran to the
cupboard where I kept them; and,
when once had my large dollbox in
my arms, l felt calmer.
While I was saving my precious
dolls, Uncle Amos came rushing in
with an axe. There was loud roaring
noise in the chimney. Aunt Caroline
stood with her arms clutched togeth-
er. She shook like a willow in the
wind.
"W-what a-are y-you ggoing to
DIDO, Amos?' she asked, with her
teeth chattering.
"Im going to chop open the wall"
cried Uncle Amos, excitedly. "The
fires in there. It's probably been
smouldering there all day. We must
get at it, or we can't put it out"
He lifted his axe, and pretty soon
he had large piece of the wainscot-
ing out. Then what do you think
happened? We did not see leaping
tongues of fame, as we had expected.
Nothing of the kind only vast
flock Of chimney swallows, which flew
out and circled around the room in
the greatest confusion, quite as scared
as we were.
1t was they who had stopped up
the great chimney, and whose excited
swarming there had made the roar
ing noise. They did like to have the
fire built, though they made no noise
during the day.
While the rest were driving out the
swallows, dropped into chair with
my precious box. There fell asleep.
My Aunt Sylvia woke me. My heart
stood still as | heard her say: "Wake
up, Katie! We're all going to bed
again. Bless me, what has the child
got? She is hugging the box of
macaroni! She must have thought
it was her box of dollsw
| shuddered for weeks to think
what if there had been fire, and |
had saved only the box of macaroni!
Little Men and Women.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20

and his queen, Marie Antoinette.
Their grandmother was Maria
Theresa of Austria whose story fills
many pages of history.
Dauphin was the title given to the
oldest son of the French king. As
the boy of my story lived but few
years, his brother receiving his title
at his Heath, there we're two dauphins
in the reign of Louis XVI.
No child was ever welcomed into
a home more joyfully than this little
boy. The delight shown by his
father and mother, the many celebra-
tions in honor of his birth, would
make long story. The king shed
tears of joy when he held his little
child in his arms. He delighted to
watch him. He thought the words
my son, the dauphin," very sweet;
and they were often on his lips. He
was naturally quiet man, seldom
showing his feelings to those whom
he met; but this joy, SO long wished
for, was too great to be concealed.
He now had something to say to
every one, and with smiles and tears
held the child up at the window, that
the people outside might rejoice with
their king and queen. And they did
rejoice with them. Some one living
at that time tells us that "the glad
ness was overwhelming" that "all
heads were turned" that people
were seen alternately laughing and
crying" and that those who did not
know each other, in their delight,
s'fell upon one another's necks."
There were some who did not love
the beautiful queen; but even they,
at this happy time, forgot their hat
red, and rejoiced with the rest.
The baptism came soon in the
chapel of Versailles. A long name
was given to the little stranger, Louis
Joseph Xavier Francois. Music fol-
lowed, solemn and grand. Then
came fireworks, great illuminations,
gay professions, speeches, and gifts.
Louis XVI, though king, under
stood the art of printing. He was
also a skilful locksmith. Partly for
that reason, perhaps, the gift that
pleased him best came from the lock-
smiths of Versailles, who presented
him with a secret lock, wishing him
to solve the mystery himself He
soon discovered the secret by press
ing on spring which caused a beau
tiful little steel dauphin to appear
from the centre of the lock.
Probably some of my young read
ers fancy the son of king as a boy
always dressed in elegant clothes,
living in elegant surroundings, with
the right to command all those about
him. The child of my story was
taught that simplicity, modesty, and
kindness are better attributes of a
royal child. He often wore a simple
sailor suit, he was not allowed to
show any haughtiness or pride, he
was expected to treat every one with
courtesy and kindness.
This lovely consideration for others
he saw in his mother, who treated
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20
THE FIRST soNd-sPARROw.
BY LUCY LARCoM.

Sunshine set to music!
Hear the sparrow sing!
In his note is freshness
OF the newborn spring.
In his thrill delicious
Summer overfiows;
Whiteness of the lily,
Sweetness of the rose.
Splendor of the sunrise.
Fragrance of the breeze,
Crystal of the brooklet,
Trickling under TIT es,
over moss and pebbles;
Hark! You have them all,
Prophesied and chanted.
In the sparrow's call.
Pilgrim of the tree-tops.
Burdened with a song,
That he drops among us
AS he flies along;
Promises and blessings
Scattering at our feet,
Till we sing together;
"Oh, but life is sweet"
Listen! the song-sparrow!
Spirit? or a bird?
Simple joy of singing
In his song is heard.
Somewhere. far in glory.
Love our life has kissed;
He resounds the rapture,
Heavenly optimist!
Resurrection singer!
Gladness of the year.
In thine Easter carol
Bringing heaven SO near
That we scarcely know 1t
From the earth apart;
Sing immortal summer
To the wlntry heart!
Watt us down faiths message
From behind the sky,
Till our aspirations
With thee sing and fly!
.sGod is good forever!
Nothing shall go wrong!"
Sunshine set to music;
This the sparrow's song.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-04-20
THE FIRST DAUPHIN.
BY EVELYN S. FOSTER.

HE little boy of my story
was born more than one
hundred years ago. He
was not the first dauphin
of history, but is SO
spoken of to distinguish
him from his brother,
who became Louis XVII,
and WHO'S called the last
dauphin. These boys
were the sons of the un-
fortunate Louis XVI.
The morning call., 1895-02-02
REP AIRING THE BEAR.
The Famous Revenue Cutter
OVerhauled.
HISTORIC PLANKS REMOVED.
New MaSts Take the Place Of Old
TimberS.
CROWDS WATCH THE WORK ADVANCE.
The Yearly Cruise Through Boring Sea
Will Commence After She Visits
Puget Sound.

The United States revenue cutter Bear is
being overhauled and will be ready for
active service by the end of February.
During the winter months, while the
northern seas are solid mass of ice, the
Government ships that have been en-
ployed in the enforcement of customs laws
and treaty stipulations concerning sealers
have little or nothing to do. The frozen
water gives the Government an opportu-
nifty to make such repairs as the ships in
the service may require. That is why the
Bear is hugging the dock at the foot OF
Beale street and a gang of men are tearing
up her decks, taking out her weather.
worn spars, repairing machinery and CIV
ing the pride of the service new lease of
life.
The Risdon Iron Works contracted with
the Government to put the Bear in first
class condition, and the agreement is being
carried out.
The old planks comprising the decks
upon which many brave seamen have trod,
and which, if they could speak, could tell
story of the sufferings and sorrows of
shipwrecked marines, have been torn up
and consigned to the scrap heap. New
flooring three inches thick has taken the
place of the timbers that were upon the
beams when the now famous cutter took
her first bath in the waters of the Atlantic
some fifteen years ago.
The great masts, weighing thousands of
pounds, which have withstood the cruel
winds of Boring Sea, the Arctic Ocean and
the Siberian coast, are gone. Not because
their day of usefulness has passed, but to
make way for younger and more sturdy
timbers
The work of removing such heavy sticks
was no easy job. Stout derricks, held in
position by thick chains, were raised over
the deck with supports upon the shore, and
The morning call., 1895-02-02

am going to look at the concrete supports
myself with an expert tomorrow and sat
isfy myself so far as 1 can. The allega-
tions are that there is a leak in the caisson,
and that the wall is too badly broken to
admit of building the heavy and costly
building above it designed for the ferry
landing. AS say, the Commissioners do
not take this view. They say that at very
low water the wall looks bad, has an I'M
unsightly appearance, but they say it is
perfectly strong. Still we desire to be per-
fectly certain before taking any step in
order to meet any cry that might be raised
once the building is begun"
AS to the feasibility of the extension of
the seawall north and south the Governor
said he was not fully informed, but in
tended to be before he left the city. 81
shall go all over the ground tomorrow" she
said. 81 am told that there is real need of
the extension south for the ordinary de-
mands of the traffic there, and 1 shall look
into it all"
The morning call., 1895-02-02

whose place of worship is on Mission
street, near Fifth.
The people of this ngregation are firm
in the belief that the world will come to
an end in the year of our Lord 1898, and
they regard Mr.. Huntington as an adher-
ent of their creed for the reason that he is
a regular contributor to their financial re-
sources. In fact were it not for his sup
port they would find it difficult to meet all
the demands on their exchequer. In view
of these facts Mr.. Huntington's co-religion-
lists do not understand why he so STRONGLY
, urges the Reilly bill, which offers an ex-
tension of fifty years on Central Pacific
Railroad bonds.
Mr.. Huntington has for long time been
an adherent of Rev. J. II. Allen and NJ. V.
Donaldson, who are in charge of st. PauPs
Mission at the present time, and who con-
stantly teach that the millennium is at hand.
Touching this matter Mr.. Donaldson said:
81 have been carrying on evangelistic
work for over seven years, and in all that
time Mr.. Huntington has contributed
various sums, ranging from $500 to $500
each year. Mr.. Huntington has written
me many letters, not typewriter, but
written in full by himself, in which he
evinced the warmest interest in the exer-
lions of myself and my assistants. When
ever we wanted money to pay rent and the
running expenses of the church. wrote
him letter, explaining the situation, and
the money was soon on hand. Mr.. Hunt
ington's religious views are thoroughly
original. I believe that he thinks with US
that we are doing good work in our en-
deayor to impress upon our followers
the watchword of our faith, Behold, He
cometh.'"
Captain R. Kelso Carter, former CO.
worker with Lieutenant G. A. L. Totten,
will preach at st. Paul's Mission Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Subject: "The
Approaching End of the Age"
The morning call., 1895-02-02

the intention to make any improvement
at all, let such improvement be made
there. The northern wall is certainly built
far enough out for the needs of the present,
or for some time to come. Ships cannot
land there without being exposed to the
tides and winds. Shelter is what is needed
in harbor."
George T. Hawley, of the Hawley Bros.
Hardware Company, said: "The wall to
the south will stand extension, but
as to extending the wall to the north,
l cannot see the necessity of it at this time.
In making harbor Improvements, we must
look after the shipping interests. The
building of the seawall to the north will
not benefit the shippers or merchants in
any way. The shipping is done south of
Market street"
w. P. Fuller g. Co. of 81 and % Front
street favored extending the wall to the
south, for the reason that the shipping
was mostly done there.
Baker & Hamilton, Pine and Market
streets, held the same views on the matter.
A. A. Watkins of w. w. Montague, 315
Market street, said: at is perfectly clear
that the wall should be extended to the
south, as all the shipping is down about
the streets south of Market. There is no
shipping of importance along the seawall
to the north. Then why extend the wall
in that direction? Besides, the haul from
the northwestern wall is too long. The de-
sire is to load and unload ships as near the
mercantile and shipping center as posi-
ble."
Stewart Menzies expressed himself as in
favor of extending both walls and said: 81
think the wall to the northward should be
extended from its present termination to
Van Ness avenue. This would be of great
benefit to the people living out there.
They are without access to the sea now.
A fo- chi 70
along this wall. With their keels to the
tide there is not the slightest danger. Of
course, there should be more elevators and
warehouses to the north. | have given
this subject great deal of study and
should like to see the enterprise continued.
AS to the southern wall see no necessity
of extending it at present. The wharves
and slips are very good and supply the
needs of the present. If the seawall is ex-
tended these wharves will have to be re-
moved at great cost, proposition which
is at once unreasonable"
The morning call., 1895-02-02
STATIONS VIEWS.
The Attorney for the Commission Deprecates
Restraint,

The Attorney for the Commission Deprecates
Restraint,
Frederick. S. Stratton, attorney for the
Board of Harbor Commissioners:
81 think the bill is unwise in that it re-
stricts the discretion of the Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners, who should be left
free to make improvements which would
seem to them wise and necessary, and
should not be compelled to devote all their
earnings to any one particular project.
This bill provides for the expenditure of
100000, which is more than there is on
hand. The law provides that the board
must not anticipate its revenues, and if
this bill is passed the board will have to go
into debt to carry out the work proposed,
and an appropriation will be asked for.
This will be setting very bad precedent.
So far in its history the board has never
done any work without having the money
on hand to pay for it.
"More than that, there never has yet
been an appropriation made. OF course it
is the duty OF the State to look at any ex-
penditure of this sort with a view to it's
value as an investment as private indi-
viduals would. The shipping business is
all down toward the southend, and very
few, if any, ships would make use of the
proposed northern front, if it is built, and
the State would not get any good returns