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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
USE OF DRY GOODS.
An Increased Consumption Now as Com
pared With Former Years.

An Increased Consumption Now as Com
pared With Former Years.
Itshould bo remembered that 60 years
ago the market for dry goods, taking
the words in a large sense, was much
less extensive than at present A great
deal of linen, cotton and WOODEN cloth
was made in families, and mems cloth
ing was largely prepared by domestic
seamstresses. Homespun was still much
worn. Men and boys who were not af-
fiicted with rheumatism did not wear
undershirts and drawers, and the CORE
spending garments were not used by the
other sex till after 1925.
Carpets were unknown among the
poor 90 wears ago, even in the rustic
form of those made of rags. 1t was aft
er this date that parishioner of DR..
Lyman Beecher, seeing a neat and gay
rag carpet in the pastors house, in
quired solemnly if he thought he could
have all this and heaven too Ingram
and brussels came into use among the
middle and lower classes in cities about
1880 and in the country 10 or 8 years
later. Cotton goods Were very dear in
$780, but have steadily been sinking
ever since as the facilities of manufac-
ture have improved.
Ready made clothing so years after
the Declaration of Independence was
only to be found in seaports or in those
places where there was likely to be at
any time an influx of backwoodsmen,
boatmen or miners. The stores were
then familiarly known as "slopshops, "
and the garments made very little pre-
tense to fitting. Countless varieties of
cloth and multitude of accessories in
the dry goods trade have come up with
in the half century. Before that the
supply was soanty. Men and women in
society in Jefferson's time were well
dressed. Their velvets, their lace, their
satins and their gloves would compare
with those of today or were even finer,
but the great mass of the people had
few varieties of material to choose from
and made no pretense of following the
fashions. They could not.-New York
Price Current.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
Do Not Sleep ON the Left side.

There is little doubt that an immense
number of persons habitually sleep OIL
The left side, and those who do SO car
never, it is said, be strictly healthy. II
is the most prolific cause of nightmare.
and also of the unpleasant taste in the
mouth on arising in the morning. All
food enters and leaves the stomach on
the right side, and hence sleeping on the
left side soon after eating involves sort
of pumping operation which is any
thing but conducive to sound repose
The action of the heart is also seriously
interfered with. and the lungs unduly
compressed. Hence it is best to cultivate
the habit of always sleeping on the right
side, although Sandow and other strong
men are said to invariably sleep on their
backs. .-PbiIadelnhia Times
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
DAINTY EASTER GIFTS.
How to Make Those That Embody the
Spirit of the Day.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2S.-The six
weeks of Lent give none too much time
in which to prepare appropriate gifts
for Easter Only few years ago flowers
were considered the only proper remem-
brance, a little later elaborate bonbon
nieres came to share the honors, and
now we discuss Easter gifts quite az
naturally as we do those of Christmas
tide One little difference, however, re-
mains-or remains for those people who
have the subtler sense. Gifts made at
Easter are made to embody the Easter
spirit-that is, they are, or should be,
emblematical in some way or should be
so selected as to suggest the season IN
color, form, decoration or use. White
and gold are peculiarly Easter colors.
The Easter lily makes eminently appro-
pirate decoration. Prayer book marks or
anything that pertains to the church
services is always in taste. In fact,
there is host from which to choose.
To be in good taste one needs only to
refrain from overlavishness and to seek
for some symbol that pertains to the
day.
A paper knife is always Of use and
will always find q place in the book
lovers room. A very pretty whim is to
buy one of the plain sort, made of satin
wood, and to paint upon it any of the
sweet wild flowers of spring. Burnt or
fire etching, too, is delightful, and the
simplest paper cutter of wood can be
made appropriate by simply etching
upon it group Of Easter lilies. The
work itself done in any serious way re-
uuires training, but with the proper
tools at hand, or even single hot rod
of iron, pointed at one end, very effect
i've simple things can be done by any one
who has taste and skill in drawing.
The catchall shown in the drawing
can be filled with real Easter lilies, and
so made into a flower holder for the
time being, while it becomes more last
ing convenience by virtue of its evident
serviceableness. Its shape is that OF
simple cornucopia, made long enough at
the upper point to turn over as the illus
tration indicates. The material is heavy
white linen duck, and no lining is re-
CURED. The edge is closely scalloped
with heavy white silk, and over the sur
face here and there are the sweet Vlo-
lets of spring embroidered in their own
lovely color. At the lower point and at
the one which turns over at the top are
pale lavender ribbon bows. A loop of
the same serves to hang the cornucopia
upon the wall.
Of book covers no one has ever too
many. A pretty model for Easter is of
heavy white linen duck, the new sort
which shows fine rib. 1t has simple
scroll designs in two opposite corners,
worked in fine gold thread, and between
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03

the two bears the quotation, "My work
shall be my company, nurtured with
the same 1t is extremely attractive at
the same time that it is easy to make
and is not nearly so perishable as at first
appears, for it can be Numbered without
harm if care is taken to preserve the
shape. The ribbed duck is sufficiently
heavy to require no lining. The pockets
are lined under and made fast to the
main cover by fine buttonholing done
with white silk, and all the edges are
treated in similar way.
A real boon to embroiderers is silk
book, and as it has the merit Of being
entirely new it is admirable for the pur-
pose in view. 1t is just what its name
implies, book for silks, and each leaf
keeps one skein in perfect condition.
To make it, select good quality heavy
paper, such as is used for little writing,
either of one tint or several, as you pre-
fer. Cut ten pieces 81 inches long by
1867 wide. At the two sides of each one
make fold "a inches wide and crease
it we'll. Then fold again and crease
and yet again till you have three folds
at each side of each piece Of paper or
leaf of the book; then fold each exactly
in half, and you will have ten leaves
each 81 inches by ~. When all are
in readiness, open the middle folds and
lay one upon the other. Lay the whole
ten upon the inside Of the cover, so that
three folds fall at the exact middle, and
either stitch them into place or make
them fast with the wire pins which
binders use.
For the cover almost any pretty ma
terial is suitable. The one shown in the
drawing is of white silk. The anemones
are embroidered in white. The ribbon
and the letters are all done with the
finest gold thread. The foundation is
heavy tailors' canvas. OF this cut a
piece 9 inches long by Ga wide. Cover
the outside with the embroidered silk
and jina With plain india either white
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
TAME BLACKFISH.
They Come Up Readily to Take Live Min
nows From the Attendants Hand.
York Sun

They Come Up Readily to Take Live Min
nows From the Attendants Hand.
The blackfish in nature is shy, but in
captivity, with kindness, it is easily
tanned. In one Of the pools of the city's
aquarium at Castle Garden there are a
number of blackfsh, including some 10
inches long and weighing two pounds,
that will take food, live killies, or min
nows, from the hand. The killie is held
just under thG top of the water and the
bIackfsh comes up and takes it, some
moving a little warily as though inves-
tigating first SO as to make sure that 1t
was all right, and others coming up
with confidence, taking the fish from the
fingers and swallowing it with a smack.
Sometimes a minnow escapes from
the fingers or from the fish that is try
ing to take it and darts away for safety,
with two or three blacktish, sometimes
more. after it. The little minnOw sticks
close to the edge of the pool and to the
surface of the water. 1t is thus protect
ed Oh one side by the wall OF the pool,
and at the surface it can swim faster
than it's pursuers, and being so much
smaller it can turn much quicker thar.
the blackfish. 1t may 60 half the length,
of the pool, hugging the wall, and then
dart across the pool at right angles,
with the big blackfsh still after 1t. SO
long as the minnow keeps to the top 1t
is safe, but if it goes to the bottom the
chances are greatly against it. In deep
or water the bigger fish can do better
than the smaller fish.
Weakfish sometimes become very
tame in captivity. One has been known
to lift it's head four inches out of water
to seize live killie held in the hand
New York Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
THE END SEAT IN THE PEW.
1t Is the Place Occupied by the Protector
of the Family.


of the Family.
'1t is common enough said Mr..
Gratebar, ito see a man sitting in the
aisle end of pew in church get up on
the arrival of some other member of the
family, step out into the aisle to let the
late conner in, and then resume his seat
at the end Of the pew. 1t seems to me
that l have read that this custom origi-
mated in New England in the early
days, when the men all sat by the aisle
SO that they could seize their guns and
get out promptly in case of attack by
Indians. We don't have much to fear
from Indians nowadays, but the seat by
the aisle is still occupied by the head of
the family. He stands in the aisle while
the others pass in, and then calmly
takes his place in the end seat, at the
head Of the line, as a sort of general
protector.
Sometimes in these days, we are SO
very free from Indians now, the head Of
the family thinks it is safe for him to
stay at home when he has headache.
and then the young son takes his place.
imagine that he talks it over with his
mother on the way to church, SO that it
is all understood. When they get to the
pew, he stands in the aisle while his Sis
tiers and his mother pass in. fancy that
his sisters are rather glad when they are
all seated and no longer conspicuous,
but upon his mother face as she brushes
past him into the pew there is smile
of affectionate pride, and then he takes
his seat in his fathers place and sits
there with fine boyish dignity. New
York Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03

the Smithsonian institution is a plasrer
head of tapir, taken direct from the
animal. When he has occasion to stuff
tapir, he will not be obliged to guess
at the measurements of that part of the
beast. Close by is cast from the head
OF sea lion that was killed in the Pa
cifc. Another cast is from the tongue
OF bear. Some day the taxidermist
will desire to set up stuffed bear with
its mouth open, and there will be a
tongue ready. There is also calf's head
which is very lifelike, though it would
not make good soup Washington Star
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
Animals Respect One AnOther's Rights.

Truth forces the observer of nature to
admit that birds and other creatures ap-
portion the earth among themselves just
about as man does. A bear has his boun-
diaries beyond which his fellow bear does
not trespass with impunity-the wild
rabbit you see ON your lawn in the
moonlight is the same innocent little
creature you have been seeing every
night all the summer time-and even
the robin that gathers the early worm
for his breakfast from your garden will
show fight when another comes maraud-
ing on his preserve. Nor does this last a
year only, for there is good evidence that
the same bird will come back to the
claim it staked off the year previous -
Meehan's Monthly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03

DIR. 2. g. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT, specific lor Hysteria Dizziness Ffts Na.aD
ralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused On
alcohol or tobacco, Wakefuness Mental DepreSssDFs
death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness Toss ak
Power IN either SEX Impotency, LeucOrrhoea and an
Female Weaknesses, Involuntary Losses SperTaaN
torrhoea caused by Over-exeTtion of BRAIN Self
abuse, over-Indulgence. months treatment SI
for IS, by mail. With each order for boxes Win
p viii send written guarantee to refund if not cured
Guarantees issued by agent VESTS LIVER PILLS
cures SICK Headache Biiopsness, Liver Complains
Sour Stomach, Dyspepsia and Constipations <
GUARANTEES issued only BIZ
FARRAR & FARRAR, Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
or gold color.

or gold color.
To fill the book select ten skeins of
floss. Unite the knot of each and lap
one round the innermost fold of each
leaf; then cut the skein at the project
ing or lapel end.
When a needleful is wanted, it is
only necessary to hold the end of the
book from which the cut ends protrude
firmly in one hand and to draw out q
double thread. CLARE BUNCE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
BuokIen's Arnica saive.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores. letter, Chapped
Hands, ChiIlblaiu's, Corns and all
Skin Eurptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
,pteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Sa'e.DaVis Drug 20
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
Derotee o. Browninr.

'Some of Browning works?" repeat
ed the gentlemanly book store clerk.
Certainly, ma'am. Which volumes did
you want?"
"Oh, I" said Mrs. Nurich languidly,
"Xxsn me nm a-Quarter Of dozan. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
ICE In.

l will again deal in Ice this season.
and l ask a continuance of your
trade. My delivery wa. on will run
to all parts Of the cit, and all orders
W be promptly filled.
c. G. LEWIS.
p@ Telephone No. 20.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03
Skins Wanted.

/ will pay for otter skins from $500 to
$500, beaver $500 to $4.OO, RaceOen 10
to 80 cents, skunks 30 to 80 cents. grow
fox 20 to so cents, red fox 4OtO 80 cents,
mink 20 to so cents, Wild cat 10 to IS
cents. Bring or send to
J. L. BUNCH, ehsllnan, Ga. I
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-04-03

The plymouth Rock Pants COM
MANY" has failed. A company that calls
trousers pants" would be apt to fail
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Portland Freight in Collision With
Another Train.


A rear end collision between freight
trains oecurerd on the Boston and Maine
railt Dad, about mile from the Salem
station, at 1896 O'Clock Tuesday night. The
Portland freight for Boston passed through
Salem on time and reached Castle Hill,
when there was a break down in the engine
and the train came to standssill. Shortly
afterwards the local freight. on its way to
Boston. swung around the curve and
smashed into the other. overturning the Ca
boose and throwing it from the rails. For
tunately the train hands who. had tie train
been in motion. would have occupied the
car, had left it. Therefore, nobody was in
jured, and the loss to the road will be slight.
The greatest inconvenience caused b. the
accident was the delaying of traffic for
some time. 1t is claimed that the man who
had been sent back by the conductor of the
Portland train to place signals on the
tracks did not go far enough. However,
Engineer e. G. Stone of the local train saw
the one stalled on the tracks before him in
time to slacken speed, thus averting more
serious accident.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.


Wednesday Andrew j. Crossman was
sentenced on nuisance Indictment to pay
fine of $500 and costs, and IL not paid in
ten days to six months in the county Jail.
Committed.
Ann Dickinson, indicted for keeping a
disorderly house ON Newbury street near
India street, was put on trial. Ann did not
choose to employ counsel but defended her
self. The police officers testified to hearing
loud and boisterous noises there in the
night and to having taks intoxicated per
sons out of there. both male and female.
The officers testified to having gone there
Sunday night about midnight. and fnding
very unsavory state of things. Ann began
her cross-examination of Officer Foss like
this: ''What time was this you came to the
house?" About one O'Clock in the MOI n
ing" where was l at the time you say
you saw these things2' I'm the room to
the left of the hallway. lying on the floor,
drunk" That closed the cross-examination
and the case. The jury wasn't out long
enough to walk around the table and 1e.
turned with a verdict Of guilty. Sentence
will LIE imposedslater.
County Attorney True appeared for the
state.
The case of Harold E. Goold. indicted for
bribery, will pI pIobably come on for trial Fri
day morning.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
EzEzasl . DEATHS.

In this city, May IA. James Hodge. aged At
years.
Funeral services Thursday at TO- a. M, from
NO. 343 Congress street.
In this city May 15, Andrew ]. Chase, aged
81 years.
GServices at late home. No. III Neal street,
Friday. May IT, at 2 p. M. Burial private.
In Taunton, May Is, Joseph Patten of Shell
donville Mass, aged IS years.
Funeral. in this city. Thursday afternoon, at
o'clock, from the residence of Mrs. M. A. Car
ter, No. 155 Newbury street.
In Gardiner, May TO- Mary X. Jenkyn. aged
year.
s In Pittston May IL. Harry Dow aged "a yrs.
In Newcastle, May g. Mrs. Margaretta E.
Hutchings aged 50 years.
In Wiscasset, May 8, Miss Rachel Quinn. aged
81 years.
In Newport, Abram Sanborn, aged SO years.
In Oldtown, May 10, Charles Burnham aged
60 years.
In Hampden, May 10, Nathan c. Baker, aged
76 years.
In Oldtown. May II, Owen Mcmahon. aged
So years.
In Monson, May 6, Mrs. Alice L. McGrath.
In Bowdoinham, May A. Frank G. Heath, in.
fant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heath.
In RiggSville, May 10, Abner Beal.
In Bath, May 13. Miss Marget +. Jones, aged
% years.
In Biddeford, May / O. John Lynch, aged 2s
years.
In Cape Neddick, May 6, Daniel Currier. aged
45 years.
1.-THE funeral of the late Albion S. Hamilton
will take place this afternoon at o'clock, from
his late residence, Pleasantdale.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
The Cuban Rebellion.

A letter received in this city from Captain
Louis BernEoodt, of the steam yacht Dami-
etta. who visits Portland says:
sSince landing l have been in dozen en-,
gagements. Maceo made me captain upon
landing and was with Crombert when he
fell and got bayonet wound i'll my right
leg in attempting to take his budy from the
field. / do OF know what report the
American papers have of his supposed
DEATH
1.-The Spanish papers / saw reported Lin
dead. assure you the Cubans are more
than holding their own on the south side OF
the island where | am. There is constant
desertion from the spanish troops to onl
side. We had two hours fight with the
troops yesterday mack OF Guantanamo, in
which they were worsted badly, still The
Spanish report of the affair claims it /.
victory for their.troops. The heat here /.
over hundred in the shade daily and is
playing havoc with the regular troops. In
ii couple of months think more of then
will die through 1t than from the Cubans
bullets and macbetes. All that the Cubans
need is good officers for they are too SLOW
for nv fasfa''
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16

viz: DR.. Hanson, of the Boys High
School, and Messrs. William Tucker, A j..
P. Stone, D. D. Patten and Albro E..
Chase, of the present High School.
Principal Chase was a teacher in the
school when Miss Gilpatrick returned
from Kentucky, and in years of service
comes next to her.
Her long term of service is sufficient
evidence of Miss Gilpatrick's excellence
as teacher, and such large proportion
of Portland citizens have been under
her charge at the High School or had
children here that it seems almost un-
necessary for a Portland paper to tell
Portland people what they all know SO
well In regard to her unusual qualifica.
tions as an educator. One word in re-
gard to it is perhaps more suitable than
any other, and that word is "thorugh
knowledge of the subject, her explana-
tion of it and her discipline in the class
es. but also in that great essential of
valuable teaching, the determination
that the pupil shall exert his own men
tai faculties and the ability to make him
do it. Many a teacher possesses thor
oughness in all but this latter attribute.
Such teachers can teach pupils who de-
sire to learn, and are not lazy. But the
teacher who causes pupils to learn who
are lazy and indifferent by mature is the
teacher who is most valuable.
That Miss Gilpatrick has been valuable
to the Portland High School to an un~
usual extent as such teacher, all
boards of management will unite in de-
claring, aud her many hundreds of
pupils will gla lily admit.
One of her former pupils, who now oc-
cupies high position of influence here
and is eminently qualified to judge of
the merits of men and women, recently
declared that "all things considered,
Miss GiIpatrick is the best teacher that
r ever knew"
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
Funeral of James G. Libby.

The funeral services over the remains of
the late James G. Libby, took place yester-
day afternoon, Rev. Israel Luce officiating.
Appropriate music WIS rendered by the
Arian Male Quartette. Among the floral
offerings, which were many and beautiful.
were. pillow. bearing the word 'Jimmie''
from the family of the deceased; pillow
bearing the words "At Rest" from fellow
clerks at Milliken. Cousens and Short. a
cross from the members of the above firm,
a triangle, from Y. NJ. G. A. friends, a
crescent from Mr.. and MIS-. S. r. Hanaford
and family, eighteen roses from Evelyn A.
Boothby, an anchor from Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Mitchell, basket from Miss Alma G. Levin.
bouquet from Misses Peterson, Stewart ard
TotteI.
The funeral services were very impressive,
and will long be remembered by those
present Messrs. Fred E. Warren, W. l..
Merrill. Clarence Rice and Bert Austin.
fellow clerks of the. deceased, acted as pall
bearers. The interment was at sebago
Lake.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
Ships of War Cominp.

It is probable that after the Kiel cele
bration those crack ships of the Navy viii
visit Boston, Portland and Halifax
Assistant Secretary McAdoo hopes 10 send
them here. The squadron VIII consist o,
the following crack vessels: New YORK
flagship: Columbia. Minneapolis, Cincinnati
Montgomery. Atlanta. Raleigh and the
monitor Amphitrite. The Montgomery
may still be engaged in the work of the
Nicaraguan Canal Commission, and in tha
case another vessel may be added to th,
squadron.
Mr.. McAdoo is anxious to have these Ship
come this way because a year ago ths
people OF the Hub saw the pride OF tn,
British squadron in these waters. th
magnificen Blake, Admiral Sir john Hop
kins's flagship, ut the great naval review
and which UP to that time was the fines
specimen of naval architecture afoat.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
OBITUARY..


Mr.. Andrew J.Chase, the welI-known
insurance man of this city, died yester-
day afternoon after short illness of
Bright's disease Mr.. Chase represented
the Travellers of Hartford for many
years in this city, and also had the state
agency for the company. Two or three
Years ago Mr.. Chase removed to Massa-
chusetts. Tut after year returned to
Portland and re-entered the insurance
business. MIR. Chase formerly lived in
Deering, where he was very prominent,
being president of the Village Improve
ment Society.
Mr.. Chase was also a prominent tenn
perance man, devoting much time to
the Good Templars, of which order he
rose to be the Grand Chief Templar of
the State
Mr.. Chase was twice married His
second wife. formerly Miss Harriet
Lowney of Bangor. survives him, with
five children. Misses Louisa and Bertha,
and three sons, Walter. Clarence and
Arthur.