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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Money Saved To G. A. r.. Veterans

Money Saved To G. A. r.. Veterans.
The itinerary folder issued by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway $500 Line" has proved
a wonderful success, as evidenced by the
applications, personal and by letter, at the
veterans are not slow to see the advantage
Of this cool Northern route as compared with
the trip through hot, sitting, larger cities,
and the great saving in COST 1t is early in
the day to say how large a crowd will go to
the convention, it would seem from indica-
lions that the $500 Line will have large
party. Information and berths may be had
on application to H. J. Colvin, 1877 Washing
ton street, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Dropped Dead in Street.

WEST PARIS, Me-, Aug. 21-Karl Kaliss
OF Norway, who was here visiting William
Hall, dropped dead on the street. probably
from heart disease. He was 35 years old
and leaves wife and two children. His
death makes the third sensational demise in
West Paris within week. Monday, Nathan
Swan, a respected citizen, foreman OF a sec
ton on the railroad, was killed by train,
and within half an hour Kingsley curtis was
found dead In his barn, hanging from
beam
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Rebe,,,ne Against OF, Monopoly.

LONDON, England, Aug. 21-The Times
Berlin correspondent telegraphs that 1t Is
understood that the German governments Is
seeking means to combat the monopoly OF
the Standard oil company. He adds that
possibly steps will be taken to facilitate tue
importation OF Galician petroleum, and that
an attempt will be made to impose prohib-
tive duty ON American oil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Freight Shed demolished

BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 2O-A most serious
catastrophe, which cost the life of one man
and entniled the serious injury of nine
others, workmen, occurred in the open
freight yard OF the New York Il New Eng
land railroad company at South Boston. A
sudden squat. without warning, demolished
anew freight shed in process of construc-
ton. Adolphus McKenna was crushed be-
meath the timbers and died.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

A duck was floating contentedly on
farm in Putnam, Conn.,, and n
sportsman fired dozen shots at it
without ruffling feather. 1t was de-
coy duck, moved by strings from the
shore, controlled by fun-loving boys.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Prof. Crouch Dead.

PORTLAND. Me-, Aug. 20--Prof f.
Nichols Crouch, +. X. $. NJ. D., OF Balti-
more died suddenly here. There was no
special trouble. He was SO years and Z
months old, and simply slipped quietly from
life, or as he would himself have probably
said of friend, exchanged one life for
another" The composer of 'Kathleen Ma
vourneen" was one resident of this city,
and he said last year "of all places on earth
flOve Portland the best
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
To Cleanse the System

Efectually, yet gently, when costive Or bilious.
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to
permanently overcome habitual constipation,
to awaken the kidneys and liver to healthy
activity, without irritating or weakening them,
of Ei0s.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
One MelOdiOus Goose.

Henry Giles, farmer of Lytham,
England, is the owner of black Egyp.
tian goose which has voice like q
canary bird. Every evening at dusk
the goose twitters and trills most beau.
tifulIy,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

A copy OF the scarce Kilmarnock
edition of Burns's poems, dated 1888,
in the original binding, with a few
leaves torn and soiled, sold in London
recently for $3.50.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
lH1Hy,k9
&ZT3Ut{1)
~ y

Mr.. VIM. ]. Carlton, Of Elizabeth. N.
j., says: II consulted aphysician In
the country this summer where was
spending my vacation, about II
chronic dyspepsia, with which
have been good deal troubled. 1t
takes the form Of indigestion, the
food take not becoming assim-
Hated. After prescribing for me for
some time, the physician told me
would have to be treated for
several months with Il mild laxative
and corrective-somethin that
would gradually bring back my
normal condition without the vlo-
lent action Of drastic remedies. I
recently sent to tho Doctor CDR.
Thomas Cope, of Nazareth, Pa.).
q box Of Ripans Tabules, and wrote
him what understood the ingre-
dents to be-rhubarb, ipecac, pep
permint, aloes, nux vomica and
soda. He writes back Il think the
formula very good one, and will
no doubt just suit you.
Ripans Tab les ars sold by druggists, or by mail
The price $50 cents q box Is Sc 1t to The RipA
Chemical Company, No " Spruce ST., New Yor
Sample vial. 10 cents
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
Identical instructions.

LONDON, England, Aug. 21-A dispatch
from Canea, Crete, says that the French
consul and Russian naval commander at
that place have received identical instruc-
tions, to assume the protection of all Cretan
Ehpjcffnua
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

I the time OF which
I am writing J. was
living in seclusion
in a small town
a b out thirty-five
miles north of Lon.
don. L was en-.
gagged in rather a
large literary UNI
dertaking; in fact,
I was writing a
novel. I had en-.
paoed myself to get
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

ITO make the following quotations Of value
to buyer and seller alike, il will necessary
to carefully note the PREDATORY remarks
which precede all articles quoted. In u mar
prices for every day of the week, but noting
the general tendency of trade, those given
will be found sufficiently close to enable
dealers to base their transactions thereon.l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Eggs continue firm for fresh goods, with
prices maintained. Butter is quiet, with
best grades of choice creamery about
steady. Provisions are quiet. Flour is little
Off, with prices steady. Oats are higher
Berries continue in fair supply Water
melons are in fair demand. Peaches rule
poor. Choice new potatoes are in fair de-
mand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Or would you gladly improve Your stock OF
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Every person who has not n large encl clopelm
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facts collated In this book.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Dobbins Floating Borax is lou per cent. pure
and don't turn yellow with age. 1t is not all
imitation of anything, but better than any o'her
floating soap made Be sure above name Is Oh
saoh wrapper and cake. Red wrappers only
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

During the past year l,175 new Sunday
schools were started in India ana $4,000 new
scholars were brought in.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Even in Boston 1892 marriage ceremonies
were performed last year. NEM
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Piso's Cure is n wonderful Cough mcdi;
cine. Mrs. W, PICKERT: Van Siclen ana
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. ~, vi.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

Ifafflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
son s Eye-watcr. Druggists sell at ID. per bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

ST. Vitus' Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia. \. y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

vegetable Compound. l have taken
four bottles, and now those troubles
are cured.
~ cannot praise it enough, and our
druggist says the medicine is doing a
world of good among his customers"
BELLE $. THOMPSON, New Bedford,
Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22

constipation, p;
the heart, heaG
pains in nearly
of my body.
sician said it
Indigestion.
medicine did
help me any. 1
began the i
use of the -
Pinkham Il.
Remedies, I
particularly
Lydia +. Pink
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
STOPPING AN EXECUTION.

BY VICTOR L. wHITEcHuRCH.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-22
MY SICK SISTERS.

81 want to tell you what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. For twenty years had
suffered with loss of appetite, nausea,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
STATE SPECIALS.

Calamity howlers will please take
notice that it is not the Georgia farmers
who are poverty stricken. A Cobb coun-
ty farmer startt d to Marietta the other
day with $500 in gold standard money in
his pocket, to put it in the bank. 1: was
all his own money and he did not owe
it to anybody. On the road man who
believes in getting rich quick without
working robbed the industrious farmer
and got himself some tree silver.
Col. A. E. Buck, chairman of the re-
publican state committee, will demand a
division of election managers in the No
vember election of Chairman Clay of the
democrat state committee. Chair
man Buck will base his demand
for the interference of Chairman Clay in
the matter of managers upon the latter's
consent TO recommend division with
the populists in the state election.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

Jesse L. Test, Esq, an old resident
and highly respected citizen of our town,
called this morning and after purchas-
ing a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, said :
"If anyone asks you if this remedy will
do what is claimed for it, tell them yes,
and refer them to me-" h. Alexander
Stoke, Reynoldsville, Pa. No one can
doubt the value of this medicine after
giving it fair trial. Then it is pleas
ant and safe to take, making it especially
valuable for children. For sale by Far
rar g. Farrar, druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
SHEDS HIS SKIN.
A Queer Case Reported from the Alligator
State.

A Queer Case Reported from the Alligator
State.
The Florida Citizen tells of an eight
year-oId boy named John Allen, Of that
place, who has shed his skin. Six weeks
ago an orange thorn penetrated the boys
hip, inflammation foil we'd, and the boy
was soon horribly swollen from head to
foot. Finally the swelling subsidized,
but the boy Immediately began to shed
his skin. That on the face came off sep
arately, but from the neck down the skin
remained intact and moved off by way
of the hands and feet without breaking.
The skin was five days in passing off,
and during that time the boy remained
on the bed wriggling like snake at
molten time. He seemed to be in no
pain, but complained of a tickling SEN
sation and of crawling of the flesh.
When the skin had been shed the boy
Immediately recovered and is now as
well as ever. The skin is on exhibition
at a physicians office. 1t is a perfect
cast of the human form from the neck
down, and is alb ,ut the consistency of
hard glue, which it much resembles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

ed ex-President Ben Harrison for
Joint debate. General Harrison is re-
garded as one of the ablest stump
speakers in America, and his
friends claim that be is the best man on
his feet. from an oratorical standpoint,
in the republican party. Senator Til
man is also one of the best rough and
tumble debaters in the democratic
ranks, and talking match between
these two distinguished men would
be worth travelling many miles to
witness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
HIS MISTRESS PIcKLEO HIM.
A White Man Carved and Put Away in
Brine by Negroes.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Aug. 90
Dallas Bruce, white man of Caroline
county, who lives some % miles from
here, attended the recent confederate
reunion 10 Richmond and then dlsap-
peared. His absence caused CONNECT,
but for some time no search was made
for him, though he was known to have
had four hundred dollars in his posses
sion at the time.
He was separated from his wife and
had been living with negro woman in
the neighborhOod. A few days ago a
search for him was begun by his friends
which resulted on Wednesday in finding
his body cut to pieces and packed in sew
eral pickle barrels at the house of his
negro mistress. Each portion of the
body had been put in the bottom of bar
rels and carefully covered with pickles
and then strong brine poured over the
whole. There was no trouble in linden
tifying the body.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
GEORGIA INVENTOR MADE RICH.
Cotton Picker and Cleaner to Be Tried in
Gwinnett County.

Cotton Picker and Cleaner to Be Tried IN
Gwinnett County.
LoGANsvILLE, GA, Aug. 28.-Fifty
acres of good cotton have been purchased
from E. w. Ewing, of Lawrenceville, by
a wealthy New York syndicate known
as the New York Cotton Harvesting Com
pany.
The New York company has patent
for new cotton picking machine, with
which they expect to revolutiOnize the
cotton growing industry of the south.
The cotton will be picked by the ma
chime some time in September, after the
cotton bolls are fully opened.
The machine has been tried, but while
its work was good it was not entirely
satisfactory. The inventor has made
several very important changes and i'm
provements, which he thinks will make
it perfect picker,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
NEWS AND VIE VS..

The great house of A. T. Stewart &
Co., founded fifty years ago, its success
ors being Hilton, Hughes & Co., has fail
ed. 1t is thought to have been brought
ABOUT by the rich Jews of the United
States, who have withdrawn their pat
ronage from the house ever since A. I.
Stewart denied them the comforts of his
magnificent hotels. This is rather far
fetched. We imagine the "high rollers, :"
Judge Hilton and his very bothersome
son, were the original cause, if any out.
side of the usual causes of failures now
in the country. We apprehend it was
general business depression and uncer-
tainty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
GOLD MEN OF THE SECOND.
A National Democratic Party Organization
at ThomasYiIle.

TOWNSVILLE, GA, Aug. 28.--A sound
money convention for the second con-
gressional district was held here last
night, and delegates to the Indianapolis
convention selected.
Eight out of the fifteen counties in the
district were represented. Captain VIM.
Hammond and j. Hansell Merrill are the
delegates selected from Thomas. A dis
trict executive committee was also Sc
lected, and resolutions we're adopted de.
nounciDg the Chicago platform and nom
inees and calling upon all sound money
democrats in the district and state to or.
ganize and lend their aid to the move
ment.
The sound money sentiment is very
strong in Thomas county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

THE ''sound money democrats" are
now in convention at Indianapolis, and
will nominated national ticket. There
are no democrats in this country, not
withstanding these wise men, who are
not in FAVOR Of sound money. But the
vast majority of them do not want and
will not have gold monometallism.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

IT is not announced when and where
Hon. Hoke Smith will make his first
speech. When the distinguished At
lantian last made speeches he was for
maintaining the gold standard. The
desire to hear him get down to his
knitting on the other side of this ques-
ton will insure him large audience.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

ATLANTA, having just passed through
another one of her civil wars over
the nomination of a mayor, is now
hugging herself. The new council and
the new mayor will be in full sympa-
thy, and the business people are con-
graduating themselves upon new era
OF harmony and prosperity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
Fashionable Millinery.

On September first Mrs. j. b. Carr
will open, al Mrs. G. T. Tillman's old
stand, a superb stock of millinery goods
of every description, which will be sold
at such low prices as to capture every
buyer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

The Eufaula Times, which essayed
to instruct second district democrats
in goldbugism and what it termed
genuine democracy a few weeks ago.
has declared for Tom Watson for vice
president. 1t says that the placing of
Watson on the ticket with Bryan is
necessary to save Alabama in the ma
tlonal election. The Times is finding
it a considerable effort to be DEM
cratic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

WE note with much interest that
Senator Jess Mercer has gone to
Washington to accept position with
Uncle Sam. The good man is entitled
to one of the plumpest plumbs to be
given out. We congratulate both Jess
and Uncle Sam.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
A Crazy Negress.

Minerva Jacobs, negress, was tried
for lunacy before Ordinary Roberts Sat-
urday and found to be fit su oiect for
the asylum. The woman has a two
months-old babe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

State elections have begun to be held.
Vermont voted on yesterday, Arkansas
These elections will afford some indica-
ton as to whether party lines are break
ing to any considerable ex tent. The
most important of the foregoing elections
is that of Maine, because it is tie home
of one of the e-presidential candidates,
and also because that state has been
looked to in past presidential years
for signs of change in political senti-
ment
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

1t strikes this paper that too
many criminals are just now beng
turned loose upon this state. Almost
daily the papers announce several par
dons. Fridays record of this class of
people who were given authority to
vote was nine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

In all parts of the state democratic
papers are urging democrats to vote the
straight democratic state ticket. 1t is
singular that such appeals should need
to be made. But these are strange
times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

JUDGE GRIGGs opened winning
campaign at cambridge yesterday
and from now until October will speak
once, and sometimes twice, day.
From present indications the second
will be the banner district of the state
in the election.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

FARMERS should not forget that the
Dawson cotton buyers are paying the
highest cash prices for the staple
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

A BIG majority for democracy in DC
ober will insure an easy victory lin
November.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
Sibley's Pants.

From the Triton Gazette.
The boys give many reasons why Mr..
Sibley will not be elected. One is that
his pants come too near buttoning around
his neck.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

JUDGE:GR1ees is now out for Colo
mel Sibley's capillary adornment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

JUDGE HAMMOND, of Atlanta, has
rushed into print to give notice that
he will vote for Mckinley and Hobart.
When Mr.. Bryan hears of this he will
probably hasten to call council Of
war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

THE populists didn't welcome Tom
Cobb with congressional nomination.
Can the young man tell us where hes
at?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

WE welcome Possumphat back to
Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

Ex-senator Davis, the richest man in
West Virginia, has declared f1r Bryan
and Sewall, although his son-in law,
Senator Elkins, is Mckinley Hanna re-
publican. In this way the family man
ages to be represented in the band wagon,
no matter which way it goes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

The east is learning and getting
right. In President Cleyeland's own
county in New York Mr.. Bryan re-
ceiyed his heartiest welcome in that
state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

A letter from Canton, Ohio, informs
the democratic committee that in the
home of the republican candidate there
are five silver clubs with a membership
of 1900, and the movement only three
weeks old. Secretary Cook, writing
from Canton, says: II feel certain that
McKinleys own ward, city, county and
state will be carried for Bryan"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

Mr.. Ii HUNG CHANG, the great
Chinese diplomat, has reached Amer
lea and snapped amenities with Mr..
Grover Cleveland. The country would
now enjoy breathing spell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

According to an eastern exchange a
Vermont farmer was talking with city
boarder the other day and said in reply
to query: "Wall, 1 always been a
democrat, but I hain't going to vote for
no silver populist. I'm going to vote
for Mckinley. Dunno much about him,
but his wife Hanna's darned good wo-
man."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

BEAR in mind that if you would vote
in the state election you must register.
Let every democrat in Terrell county
go at once and attend to this important
matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02
NEGRO JURORS IN BIBB.
The Nam es of Thirteen ColOred Men Put in
the Box.

MACON, GA, Aug. 2S.-The jury com
missioners, consisting of democratic
white men, have revised the jury lists
for the year 1896 and have placed the
names of thirteen well known colored
citizens in the traverse jury box. They
will often be called upon to sit in judg-
ment on importan. cases-cases involv-
ing the life, liberty and property of
white men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

1t is reported as being so hot IN New
York last week that farmers were COM
PEELED to feed their chickens crushed ice
to keep them from laying hard boiled
eggs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-02

SENATOR BES TILLMAx has challeng-