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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
A SOCIAL FUNCTION IN KENTUCKY.
How the Young People Up There FIND
Entertainment,

From the louisville Courier Ouanal.
GREENUP, KY.-A big dance on Brushy
fork of Tygart creek Wednesday night,
which was attended by majority of the
people of that and adjoining neighbour
hoods. ended with a sensational incident.
George Daniels and Jack Spencer were
rivals for the hand of Miss Lota West,
and Daniels accompanied her to the
dance, proceeding which 50 enraged
Spencer that he did not attend the dance
but secured companion and went hunt
ing. About 10 o clock their dogs caught
skunk, which they intended to take
home.
On their way home they were compel
ed to pass the house where. the dance
was in progress, and upon looking in at
the window Spencer saw Daniels and
Miss West standing a little closer tOgeth-
er than he thought they should. This
further enraged Spencer so much that
he took the pO,eCat by the tail and threw
IL at DdDl6lSs I1'S ain W do LOS SOOt'' "hN'
the animal struck Miss WeS5 squarely in
the face, nearly knocking her down.
Daniels lost no time in getting outside
to see the author of the unpleasantnesS.
and seeing Spencer getting away, started
in pursuit, overtaking him in few min
utes and bringing him back to where
the crowd had gathered outside the
house. Several modes of punishment
were suggested, but the one that met the
heartiest approval was the following,
which was suggested by Miss West and
carried out Immediately: Spencer's
hands were tied securely behind his back
and the skunk fastened to his breast in
such a manner as to make it impossible
to escape the foul odor arising from 1T.
The fellow was then told to go home, a
mile distant, followed by several to see
that he did not get the animal loose.
The proceeding broke up the dance and
also won the young woman for Daniels,
as he and Miss West are to be married
next Sunday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
THE PIANO AND THE NERVES.
Children often Injured by Oyer-Exercise
in Scale-Playing.

Children Often Injured by OYer-Exercise
in Scale-Playing.
A learned Frenchman, says st. Pauls,
has made discovery that will fill wit h
JOY the heart of many fond parent, and
of many more who are neither parents
nor fond, but whose ears have been tor
tured, and nerves ruined by listening to
the incessant soale,playing of their
neighbors' children. 1t seems that learn
ing to play on the piano lead to the most
awful results. If the complaints it
causes are anything like so bad as their
names, the consequences of practicing
must be simply dreadful. Chloross,
neuross neurasthenia-al these may be
found among little girls whose fingers
cruel fate compels to stray up and down
the keys for certain period each day.
Out of 5000 pupils under twelve, nearly
y per cent we're found to be suffering
from ''nerves." Shocking, isn't it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21

smoothly over the ears. The brown
beard, falling gracefully upon the breast,
was there: the small white patches de-
void of hair Just at the corners of the
mouth, which mark the perfect Jewish
facial adornment, were there. The eyes,
blue and clear as the skies without,
beamed with most kindly light upon
all who approached. The mouth, firmly
and delIcately cut, was family seen be-
tween beard and mustache. For cloth
ing the man wore simply blue calico
shirt, blue jeans Jumper" falling
over the hips to meet blue overails, much
too short for him, and not meeting a
pair of cheap socks which covered the
feet. No hat, no shoes did the man wear,
and the sun intensely not.
MADE THE BLIND SEE.
First to apply to him for the healing
touch was relative Of the host, an old
man who had totally lost the sight OF
one eve. Motioning him to a seat by his
side, the ''healer'' took the hands of his
patient in his own. For five minutes the
two sat there speeches.. The lips of
the "healer' could be seen to move from
time to time, and occasionally his big
blue eyes were directed upward. They
sat there speechless until the old man
arose.
Men, women and children took the seat
he had vacated and the former proceed
ing was repeated. AS the ''healer'' held
the hands of his patients he talked with
the people.
HIS NAME Is sCHLADER.
~ shall be thirty-nine years of age in
a few days." he SAID, in answer to a
question. II was born in Alsace-Lor-
raine when it was a French possession,
and am therefore Frenchman."
Sunday morning Sehlader appeared in
Albuquerque at the home of Mrs. Wer-
ner, in the portion of the city called Old
Town.
At first few persons but the MeXicans
went to him for treatment AS stories
of the cures from the lips of patients
themselves filled the air the more highly
educated Spaniards and the Americans
began looking into the matter. Every
Gay the ''healer" made converts, and
men who had decried him as an imp0s-
tor publicly apologized for their uubelief
and unkind' remarks. The "healer'' be-
gan yielding to the pleadings of some Of
the most wealthy citizens who desired
him to 90 to their homes, until, when it
became generally known he would 60
when asked, he has been the guest of
some of the most prominent citizens of
Albuquerque.
Many of the leading people of the city
are among his patients, and the result of
their treatment is being watched by The
entire city. One prominent and wealthy
citizen has promised to build Schlader a
church if his wife be cured of an att1ic-
ton.
In spite of the laudation given him, in
spite of the fact that he is eagerly sought
by the rich and influential, Schlader's
manner has not changed in the least.
He treats all alike, and seems not to
know Or see the persons he grasps by the
hands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21

In order to introduce Chamberlain
Cough Remedy here we sold several
dozen bottles on strict guarantee and
have found every bottle did good service.
We have used it ourselves and think it
superior to any other. W. 1. MowREY,
Jarvisville, w. Va. For sale by Farrar
& Farrar, and DR.. H. A. Wall of Bro n
wood
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Cutting scrape in webster.


There was cutting scrape in Webster
the other day that came near ending
fatally for one of the participants.
John Jackson and lobe gilbert, two
colored citizens, had some words regard
ing a dusky damsel, and after free ex
change Of compliments John pulled a
knife and reached for lobe and found
him under the left arm. Luckily the
knife struck rib, otherwise lobe would
have gone to join his fathers.
His wound was dressed and he is now
resting easily. A warrant was SWORN
out against Jackson, but he had not been
arrested at last accounts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
A GOldbug Count.
From the Albany Herald.

FTOm Lnt AIOauy HbTdIu,
A dispatch from Atlanta to the Savan-
nah News states, under the startli ng
headline, Georgia in Favor of Gold"
that lover Il, 900 people were present.
at the delivery of Secretary HOke
Smiths speech in the court house of
Jefferson, Jackson county, on Tuesday
They must have big court house up
there in Jackson county. OF course it
cannot be suspected that an Atlanta cor
respondent of a goldbug paper Overesti-
mated the crowd!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08
st. Augustlne.

The city of ST. Augustine, on the east
ern coast of Florida, stands in one respect
pre-eminent among all the cities of the
United States-it is truly an old city. 1t
has many other claims to consideration,
but these are shared with other cities.
But in regard to age it is the one member
Of its class.
Compared with the cities of the old
world, st. Augustine would be called
young, but in the United States city
whose buildings and monuments connect
the middle ages with the present time may
be considered to have a good claim to be
called ancient.
After visiting some Of our great towns
where the noise and hustle of traffic, the
fire and din of manufactures, the long lines
of buildings stretching out in every direc-
ton, with all the other evidences of active
enterprise, proclaim these cities creations
of the present day and hour, it is refresh
ing and restful to go down to quiet ST.
Augustine, where one may gaze into the
dry moat of a fort of medieval architec-
ture, walk over its drawbridges, pass I'M
der its portcullis and go down into its
dungeons, and where in soft semitropical
air the visitor may wander through mar
row streets resembling those of Spain and
Italy, where the houses on each side lean
over toward one another so that neighbors
might almost shake hands from their upper
windows and are surrounded by orange
groves and rose gardens which blossom all
the year-Frank II. Stockton in st. Mich
olas.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

That the disintegration of rocks is ac-
complished by minute and animal organ
isms as well as by atmospheric agencies is
by Professor Atwater considered as admit
ting of no doubt. The fact is. of course.
well understood that plants Of both the
higher and lower orders, growing on the
surfaces or in the assures of rocks, tend to
disintegrate them by the action of acid
or other secretions as well as By mechan-
ical means; but, according to Professor
Atwater's observations microscopic or
ganisms exert not only similar but a
more subtle and far more general infiu-
ence, for being of microscopic size they
are able to penetrate the capillary inter
stices of rock, and the nitric acid which
they produce, acting so constantly,
through long periods of time becomes an
effective means of disintegration. By put
ting portions of disintegrating rock into
sterilized tubes and making bacteria cul-
lures with them the presence of nitrifyine
organisms has been shown in the bare
rocks of the Alps, Pyrenees, Auvergne and
Vosges. Rocks of the most widely vary
ing neurological character-granite, por-
phyry, gneiss, mica schist, volcanic rock,
limestone sandstone, etc.-have been thus
shown to be covered with nitro bacteria.
New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

One of Portland's dyspeptic women
may their tribe decrease-was taking
a dinner with friends. and when after
picking over the good things the last
course had been reached. and the host
ess rather doubtfully offered her guest
piece Of mince pie, the visitor said;
Il don't think I'd better take any.
can't eat mince pie unless it is very
poor. The hostess said. Perhaps this
would suit you. and she finally do
cided to try half piece. This she ate
with evident relish. and passing her
plate said, Il think You may give me
the rest of that pie; it just suits me. I"
The good housekeeper is trying hard to
convince herself that she got compli-
ment. -Portland Me- Express.
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Disappearance of Game In America.

1t is really appalling to compare the
enormous amount of game on this CONT
nent at the beginning of the century with
the wretched remnant of today. At that
time the American buffalo roamed the
prairies in countless thousands and was
probably the most numerous large animal
in the world, and now-but all Americans
know the shameful story of its extermina.
ton.
Little more than hundred years age
great herds of elk swarmed in the Ken.
lucky and Illinois hunting grounds, and
even as late as 1920 few could be found
in the district north of the Ohio river
Today their fast diminishing bands are
confined TO the mountains of the north.
west. The same sad story of fast ap-
preaching extinction is true Of the Other
game animals, the antelope, big horn.
mountain goat and the various kinds OF
deer-in fact, it is true of all our larger
mammals. Many persons living toda,
will see their final disappearance in a wild
state.-Century Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

On one such occasion saw company
of poets. philosophers and fanatics at ia
BILE presided over by young lady, the
daughter of the house. sat there wipine
my forehead (they do the eating, the
perspiring) as | saw slices Of beef disap-
pearing with vegetables, mustard, etc.
The host then asked me what thought OF
the food and the mode of eating. replied
instinctively, 1T is horribler This reply
set the gentlemen roaring and my hostess
blushing.
How can a little stomach hold such an
enormous lunch? Even women and chill.
dren take large quantities. What vital
ity these people have, to be surel The
waste of vitality in their climate and
under their conditions of life must be
enormous IL has of course to be replaced
--"An Indian Eye on English Life" by
Behramji Malabrai.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

John d. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil
millionaire, got along in business very
well as plain John Rockefeller until he
began to get rich. Then he appropriated
the letter ID rs a middle initial. Nobody
knows what this letter d stands for. and
nobody ever will.
The millionaire thought he needed a
middle initial to round out his signature
on bank check, and he took the fourth
letter OF the alphabet because it looked
well. His brother William, whose fortune
of sec. 000. 900 was made in oil. too. never
added to the name his parents gave him.
John ID. has a son named after him. and
the ID in the boys name is a mystery too.
These two are the only ones in the Rookie
Teller family who have more than one
Christian name. John ID. 5 three daupb-
tiers have short, simple names-Bessie.
Alta and Edith.-New York World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08
TIE BATTLE.

After the baitle-peacci But for some men
The battle lasts till death: all efforts lead
In these TO grief and bitterness. and when
Unconqnered. though they fall and faint and
bleed.
Their souls are mettled for some blacker strife.
They struggle bravely for an inch OF life.
These are the hapless ones-or 20 We deem
Our brothers who must either fight or die.
Yet no that ever swan angry stream
And reached arm shore knows more than you
or l.
n we are joyous in unrufied days
That hope which grows from grief and struggle
stays.
They are not hapless. In their heart OF hearts
They know the deepest faith that life can give.
Their living Is no playing OF old parts.
In tho wide wisdom Of the gods they live.
For they have conquered where the millions
fail
Their ship Of life r. stronger for tho gale.
-oeorge y. Montgomery In New York Times.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08
Mother. Must No, Be Too un.ela.h.

Teach the sons 20 be careful Of mother.
Why should "A boy be allowed 10 sleep over
the breakfast hour just because he does
not wish to get upf His mother has TO
put up hia breakfast, making vain effort
10 keep IL hot. and serve it when he chooses
90 come down, when often, instead Of
thanking her. be grumbles because the
meal Is not 40 pnlatable as when first
served. The boy should be taught that
mothers time and strength are valuable,
and that he viii not be allowed TO tax
them unnecessarily.
10 y n fact worthy OF note that the chill
drcn OF unselflsh mothers are generally
very selfish. II a mother would teach her
children to be unselhsh, she must give
them the opportunity and the encourage
ment nt the risk OF appearing somewhat
selfish herself. Her unselhsh example n
rarely sufficient. New York Press.
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A discussion nrose one day about the lat
est work Of einguiarly vapid and dull
writer, who had, know not how, gained
the privilege Of being introduced 10 the at
tentive audience gathered together Eau
tour de Ia table"
"There IL no doubt" remarked Mime.
Sand, THAT all OF It Is not good 70 the
same degree, but IL contains at least a de
scription Of Venice which pleases me great
~" Several VI us agreed with her. al.
belt we were under the impression that we
had already met with this descriptive piece
somewhere.
"Egad, / know wherc" suddenly ex-
claimed her son, and OF he rushed 10 the
bookshelves 20 get "La Derniere Adm"
Mime. Sands book-wherc, with feel
ing OF Indignation al the plagiariat, we
found the very description. which had been
copied almost word for word.
"What. rs this by mef' Nine. Sand re-
pcatcd. astounded and startled. 81 had
no idea Of IL. After all. II IL really not 40
bad.
Never was any modesty more sincere
than hers. No human being was ever less
self conscious. Century Magazine.
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TREATMENT OF A ToorHAcHs.
How the Exquisiteiy Tantaiizing Pains
May Be Promptly A1layed-

May BE Promptly Allayed-
Toothache is little thing in the books,
but many physicians would rather meet a
burglar at the door on a dark night than
a call to cure bad toothache Of several
DAYS continuance. A hypodermic OF NOR
phine only postpones the evil day, and usu-
ally the patient is respectfully referred to
the dentist. The tooth should not be ex-
tracted while the jaw and gums are in
famed and the latter swollen, and 1t Is
the physicians duty to treat the case until
the above conditions are removed. Always
keep a small vial containing the follow
ing mixture: Chloroform, git. K; glycerin
gtt. X; sat. sol ac carbol., GIT X; NOR
phine. Rr. j., with a small wad of absorb
ent cotton. IL the offending tooth has
cavity or decayed surface, saturatea small
pellet of cotton with the above mixture
and put into the cavity or against the de-
cayed surface, as the case may be. Never
pack the cotton in, or the more is the trou-
BILE, but have the pellet small enough to
enter without crowding. In most cases
this will end the trouble. When the gums
are swollen and tender, paint two or three
times, two minutes apart, with per
cent solution of cocaine. The patient may
have been eating good deal of fruit The
tongue and mucous membrane OF the
mouth are pale-sour stomach-and next
day the toothache will return.
Give 10 grains of subcarbonate of bis
muth and 10 grains of phenacetin at once
and a similar dose before each of the three
following meals, with laxative, If need
ed, and stop all fruit for a few days, and
IL will not return. The same powder ev-
cry two hours with cessation of fruit eat
ing will stop the persistent, tormenting
neuralgias.-John f. Weaver, M. d., in
Jenness Miller Monthly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

A novelty for the sewing room. aud it
may follow the sewer indeed 10 any room
Of the house where she elects to pursue
her occupation. Is a sewing screen. IL Is,
Ia fact. a model aud comprehensive work
basket The screen frame Is first covered
with chintz or crctonne OF some cheerful
pattern. One side OF the screen Is left
plain. and TO the other are attached peck
cts. "A latticcwork of braid 20 hold paper
patterns, a pincushion, ncedlebook, sag
ging bands caught down at intervals TO
hold scissors and. In fact, everything ne
ccSsary to supplement the work OF the
seamstress. bee she the busy housemother
or some one separately employed for the
duty Her Point OF View IN New York
Times
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

phwbe Couxins Is really remarkable
woman companionable. sincere and
straightforward. fine convcrsationist. a
magnetic speaker and a splendid friend.
But when her antagonisms are aroused
she stands like rock In midstrcam She
was at n reception recently, aud people who
had never seen her were dumfounded to
learn that the slender. modest little WON.
an clnd Ia the deepest mourning was the
much talked OF claimant for the secretary
ship OF the board OF lady managers Now
that the contest has passed into history
Il IL whispered that the men didn't want
her because she was too honest. and the
women wouldn't have her because she was
too clever. - Chicago Cor. New York
World
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

Set a rcdhot brick on end In a can. small
bath or suitable vessel. place the hitter
under chair, on the seat OF which a piece
Of flannel II sprend. The patient. un-
dressed. sits on this flannel and he and
the chair are well wrapped In blankets 20
exclude the air. His head Is 90 be uncoy-
cred Open the blankets little at the
bottom aud carefully pour about pint Of
boiling water over the brick and keep up
the steam by occasionally repeating this.
The patient remains Ia the bath until re
lieved by Precipitation. To make a yapor
bath In he'd with hot water bottles MI
about six oval shaped half gallon stone
bottles with boiling water, cork well and
fold each IN hot. wet flannel. Lay over
the bed a waterproof sheet and blanket
Place the patient on these, cover him with
n blanket and distribute the hot bottles
about him, one 20 each side. TO the calf Of
each lex aud to the sole OF each foot. Wrap
mp well with extra blankets and tuck In
10 retain the heat. journal OF
Heulth
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

"No. never wear congress boots, " one
young lady was overheard TO say 10 nm
other. "hut do lace my Newport ties with
narrow, fiat black elastic and fnsten the
cnds-sew the ends securely | can slip
the shoes ON easily and take them of the
same way and am never IN danger of
their coming united "And |, - replied
her friend Ia confidence. but loud enough
to give the secret away, buy my shoes n
size too long-my foot looks more slender
that way-and you can't guess what
stun the toe Of the shoe with Not cotton
every one does that--but the softest and
finest Of velvet spongesl Cotton hardens,
but the spongcs have little give, OF
spring. In them. aud u they ever lose their
pliability Il may be quickly restored with
a lNtle warm water and left TO dry over
night. New York Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

II you are inviting an informal com.
pany. do not neglect 10 inform every guest
OF the exact proportions Of the affair and
DO not change your plans afterward and
make more OF an affair Of IL. This is urged
IN the Interests % those who 20. believing
In the assurance that II l. "small and
early. In simple dress. and find 70 their
confusion that those better informed have
thronged the rooms with elegant attire
This Is not an agreeable experience. and
it i thoughtless 10 subject friends 20 such
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08

In the courtyard Of the palace OF Yer
sailles is clock with one hand, called
az Horloge de la Mort du Roi." 1t con-
tains no works, but consists merely Of a
face in the form Of sun, surrounded by
rays. On the death Of king the hand is
set to the moment of his demise and re-
mains unaltered till his successor has Join.
Ell him in the grave. This custom origi-
mated under Louis XIII and continued till
the revolution. Il was revived on the
death Of Louis XVIII, and the hand still
continues fixed on the precise moment OF
that monsrch's death.-Yankee Blade.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-08
Prince Of wales. BRACELET.

1t is probably not generally known
that the Prince of Wales wears brace
let ON his left wrist. On a recent occa-
sion when he appeared in public the
CLEAN Of the golden bangle was noticed
by a very few individuals. and among
those who noticed it there was an inter
change of wondering glances. The wear
ing Of the bracelet is not, however, fop-
pishness on the part of his royal high
ness. for the bangle has history. 1t
belonged originally to Macmillan, the
III fated emperor Of Mexico. and it is a
cherished possession Of the princes
London Tit-Bits.