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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
DAWSON GROCERY co.
Stockholders of the Company Meet and
Elect Officers

H4INOU VIIICtTs.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Dawson Grocery Co, Messrs. ]. r.
Mercer, w. E. Riordan, T. E. Gurr,
W. X. Baldwin and NJ. J. James were
elected directors, and at a meeting of
the directors held later w. E. Riordan
was elected president, NJ. ]. James
Vlce-president, and I. E. Gurr secre-
tary and treasury.
The company is composed of some of
Inc most substantial and enterprising
business men, and is rapidly becoming
one OF the most prominent wholesale
concerns in this section.
The company expects to extend it's
territory this year, and will travel two
men most of the time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

IS due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination. Int alec
TO the care and skill with which It is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SyR,rp
20. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufacturers
by the CALI -RNIA Fro SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other mar.
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions Of families. makes
the name of the Company a guaranty,
OF the excellence of its remedy. It is
lar IN advance of all other laxatives,
as 1t acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken.
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP ca.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
AOuAsVALhE. Ky. NEW YORK. NY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
A Strong Nation

Consists of strong men and healthy
women, and health and strength depend
upon pure, rich blood which is given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. A nation which
takes millions of bottles of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla every year is laying the founda-
ton for health, the wisdom of viii, h
will surely show itself in years to come.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.

0AA ~o"hIy VIII Get Nearly $4,000
From the State This Wear.
The state public school fund has
been apportioned between the coun-
ties, and Terrell's share for 1899 is 81. :
o55.0l: This will give each child of
school age about five months of free
schooling.
oo Inc school fund was reduced $780,
oOO by the Legislature at the recent
session, and the public term will be
about a month shorter this year than
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04
THE CRATE FACTORY,
Main Building Has Been Completed, and
Machinery Ia Expected Daily.

The large two-story building for the
crate factory has been completed, and
tue machinery is expected daily. This
will be put up as soon as it arrives. and
the work of m manufacturing crates, bas.
kets and o.her packages for SHINING
fruit begun at once.
The company will employ not less than
twenty workmen, and expects to be
ready to begin operating by the first of
next month.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04

A few doses of DR.. NJ. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine will Go more for weak
stomach than a prolonged course of any
other medicine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04

Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, al
ways reliable, easy to take, easy to oper.
ate. 25c,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04

For overworked girls and feeble wo.
men, simmons Squaw Vine Wine or
Iaolets are natures greatest boon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04

ne UISsOIuIIOu OF Ud5 OF AFaWbOu 8
oldest and largest dry goods firms will
be announced within the next few days.
DIR. w. L. Billiard, Columbus, Ga.
Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases ex-
clusively.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
IsInn1.. in the samoan Gr.un.

The fou" principal islands of the
samoan group are Savaii, Opolu,
Tutuila and Manua, and there are six
more, smalle" il size, but possessing
equal affections. With the exception
OF Opolu, they lie punched together.
Opolu stands alone, directly in the
line that steamers follow from the
Pacific Coast to the autipodes, in the
path OF the trade winds, the one hope
of the masters of sailing craft, and
forming the one great centre of the
group.
When the United States selected
Pago Pago, on the south coast of the
islands Of Tutuila, as n coaling station.
1T appeared at the time that it would
become the trading port of the group.
But navIgators learned that Apia was
OF easier access, that once inside the
pass OF its reef-bouud bay ships were
safer and anchorage was better So
Apiu became the metropolis of the
group and was selected as the stopping
point for the Australian line of steam.
ers running from San Francisco, and
the lines running from Auckland, New
Zealand aud Sydney, Australia. II
became the seat of government, the
home OF the King, the place for the
Spectator, aud the abode of Robert
Louis Stevenson, the late novelist,
than whom better Judge of Polynesia
never lived. Stevenson Travelled over
many islands in the South Seas before
lie located. lie tried the Marduesas
and Gilbert Islands. he also hoped tc
find his ideal in evergreen, FASCINATING
Tahiti, and he even went to- the far
away Fits, but when he reached Apir
he fouud that it contained the best
promises, advantages, conditions ano
people there he lived aud died. New
York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

Talk about your nerve" said a
policeman in the West Twentieth
street station, why, ! once had n
case that beats the fremen worse than
Dewey beat the Spanish. was sent
to investigate suicide i'm Twenty
third street some time ago, and as I
went into the house I noticed that n
young man Of good appearance Joined
me at the door and followed me into
the room None Of the others seemed
to notice him, so ! said nothing. The
brother Of the young woman who had
committed suicide was crying and ne
peating oh, what sh,H I do" Tn
stepped the quiet looking young man.
" Pardon me, sir, said he. here'a
the card Of our firm. We notify tho
Coroner, see the doctor, secure the
permit, embalm the body, furnish the
coffin, provide the clergyman, hire
the singers and dig the grave, making.
IN short, all the arrangements without
trolble TO You, and all for a nominal
sum. You cannot do better.
"And hanged If he didn't yet the
Job, ~ concluded the patrolmap.
Sure, said the Sergeant Kew
York Sun,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
PlTH AND POINT.
Flynn says that he once let room
to man who paid HIM 1.-TWO weeks
ahead every Saturday night"

Flynn says that he once let room
to man who paid HIM 1.-TWO weeks
ahead every Saturday night"
We teach baby how to talk.
Aud then seek with will
And mildly yearn to have IL learn
The art OF keeping still.
L. A w. Bulletin.
An enterprising undertaken displays
in his window this notice: why
walk about in misery when you can be
decently buried for S6?"
Briggs-"That was great dance.
l hope | made an impression on that
girl. Griggs u guess you did.
She has been limping ever since"
Teacher-"What happens wheu n
mans temperature goes down rs far
as 1t can go?" Smart Scholar HE
has cold feet, ma am. Tit Bits.
He married the girl Of his choice
In spite OF tho things his friends snid;
To-day they look on and rejoice
While hewishes that he were dead.
Chicago News.
'Ifyou don'thave me, he exclaimed
with unwonted passion, "I'll go to
the dogs" "Not," she coldly re-
turned, 'if the dogs see you first
Chicago News
First Deaf Mute with fingers)-
''Jlgson did not speak when he passed
by" Second Deaf Mute - "He
couldn't; he froze his fingers Iast
night. Syracuse Herald
Mamie Cbi eathlessly sucking n big
stick of candy)-"Quick, Billy, or
Mickiell be here before we've eaten
it! Oh! Don't We wish we wuz
sword swallerers?"-Brooklyn Life.
"They tell me Grimley, that your
daughter sings with great expression "
Greatest expression you ever saw
Her own mother can't recognize her
face when she's singing at her best"
Friend-"What splendid purse
you have got there?" Husband-"A
birthday present from my Wife"
"But was there anything inside of it?"
"Of course. The unpaid bill for Che
purse"
Laura-"He told me 1 was so inter-
esting and so beautiful" julia
"And you will trust yourself for life
with n man who begins deceiving you
even ut the commencement of his
courtshipl'
81 am glad to hear that Borus is
getting better prices for his literary
output. yes. He wrote maya
zine article at one sitting with which
he paid of debt of seven years
standing. Chicago Tribune.
Blanks wife is one OF the women
who occasionally takes the platform to
advocate some reform movement.
Blank was accosted by fellow citizen
the other night, who said: "I heard
your wife lecture. Her power of die.
ton is wonderful" Eyes, fair. But
it's nothing compared to her power of
contradiction. Detroit Free Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
InIllnlinF scnntnrs.

When q Senator is elected i'm th,
United States he sends his credential,
on in advance. They IRE presented
by his colleague, read from the dosl
and filed in the Secretary Office I'M
less some objection is raised, wher
they are sent TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections for examina
ton. When p Senator elect appears
he steps quietly mp TO the clerk g desk
escorted by his colleague, takes nj
oath 10 support the Constitution o.
the United States, and is then led Z,
desk on the outer which hii
colleague has selected for him wher,
he receives the congratulations Of hii
friends and introducllons 10 the Sena
'ors who care 10 make his acquaint
ance. he looks rs wise as may be
and waits for adjournment, when n,
goes TO the Secretary office, writei
his autograph in big red book fot
the use OF the cashier and draws bI
mileage. Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
The Great Calling Gun.

The Calling gun was brought to the
attention of the Federal Government
in 1861, but the eminent military
authorities who were urged to
adopt it, saw in it nothing practical,
and it was not even given an official
test until several years after the close
of the Civil War. While the United
States held back, foreign nations
quickly saw the advantages of Cuttings
invention, and adopted it. On this
continent it was first employed IN
warfare in the Eiel rebellion, Canada.
where great execution was done bv a
single gun, and the arm has since
occasionally been used by our troops
against the Indians in the West.
The Calling gun consists of from
six to ten rihed barrels arranged
around a central spindle and firmly
screwed into disks Mt breech and
muzzle. The barrels revolve around
the shaft, and mechanism at the
breech engages each turn, extracting
the empty shell, replacing it with a
loaded cartridge, closing the brooch
and then firing the charge. The gun
is operated by simply turning n crank.
aud the firing eau be made continuous.
the cartridges being supplied from q
hopper on the top and dropping one
by ono rs fast asneeded. Tho rapiditv
Of firing depends solely upon the
action Of the mau nt the crank. 4
well-trained gunner can FIRE as many
as 1900 shots in one minute. One Of
the latest improvements in this
weapon is the substitution of an
electric motor for manual power.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
THE PARSONS DAUGHTER.

Little foot whose lightest rat
Seems 10 glorlfy the mat.
waving hair and picture hat,
Grace the nymT hs have taught her1
Gown the pink OF fl and style.
Lips that rRvish when they smile
Like vision, down the aisle
Comes the parsons daughter.
As she passes. like dart.
To each luckless fellows heart
Leaps throbbing thrill and smart.
When his eve has sought her:
Tries he then his sight to bless
With one glimpse OF face or tress,
Does she know it7-well. / guess!
Pretty parsons daughter.
Leans she now upon her glove
Cheeks whose dimples tempt to love,
And, with sanity look above.
Hears her pa" cNhort her;
But. within those upturned eyes.
Fair "a sunny summer skies.
Just hint OF mischief lies
Roguish parsons daughter.
From their azure depths askance,
when the hymn-book gave the chance,
Did got one laughing glance?
l was sure caught her.
Arc her thoughts so far amiss
As to stray, like mine. TO bliss?
For, last night, stole "a kiss
From the parsons daughter.
Joe Lincoln, in L. A. w. Bulletln.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18
A RvINEo COTTAGE m The HIcHLAlos.

The o Q rate We arc crazya nd DID,
% We are dnndc
says to hc shu not QUIT
o. and pain.
lie flows on he ain lmpd nd feet;
And the wind sings in the
And the deer the forest, with
Bu ow is thet tartar with the can ofo old
n top free and bold?
n CT MS Sheep;
But his heart is still Lochaver's
them
With light heart Of
o al o Hands
o fair mother OF heroes, M leo fol men?
will he
Ihey crushed godin Alaska the
But the wealth
Where the dead
Then -oll o Yukon, reefs rh in
Grow white. unit
cot vi. the and
ere aret the mem?
They the that cradled
on enrh
When the minstrel s all
that thes
he beagle eve:
But it's OH for the hills
And the far the curlew in
A. q. b. n Spectator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

1t has been said that Commodore
Dewey sought TO obtain the command
Of the Asiotic station because he fore
saw the opportunity that was TO come
70 him. In one sense this is true.
Dewey has always been q man of
action, natural fighter. That he
went gladly TO the East Indies com
mand, when at least two other flag
officers could have had il il they had
wanted it., and that he preferred TAX
ing service adDat TO any kind OF com
Portable duty ON shore, is true; but it
was the seaman's instinct that led him,
rather than any prophetic power.
There were several questions Of grave
importance likely TO come before the
country, and Commodore Dewey
knew that the man in command at
sea is the man who is in q position to
make opportunities for himself. white
the men VINO cling to easy billets
ashore must--wben war clouds threaten
stand around and wait for chances
30 come % them. II was no mere
chance that put George Dewey in
command in the East; it was the
logical working out Of the principles Of
a lifetime. The men who had always
had sufficient Influence TO keep them
in time of peace in easy places in
New York and Washington, while
others did the hard work OF the service
at sea, discovered that all their in
fuence could not give them the
places OF danger and OF honor in time
Of war. TWAS a good lesson for the
navy, and it should be remembered
by every young officer Joseph l..
Stickney, in Harper's Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

"Talk about an adventurous life, -
said little Irishman, eff you want a
life that is the next thing to death.
and believe one step beyond, try the
life of n sea elephant hunter. That's
what | was for two years; two years 90
an island they call Kerguelen's Land,
where it showed or rained every day
in the year; where there was nothing
but cold and sleet; where there was
not n tree or a bush. We stayed
there year at time, forty or fifty of
us, and hunted the sea elephants for
their oil. We Knocked the poor crea-
lures over the head with clubs and
shot at them, then boiled them down.
at night we gathered in stone hnts,
pillng in together to keep warm. We
bad nothing TO eat but seals, sea gulls
and penguins half the time. nothing
but oil for fuel Sometimes the
fights with the sea elephants resulted
in the loss Of n man. Some of them
were twenty-five feet long and they
would roll over the men or beat them
down. At the end of year the
schooner came for the oil. and those
Of us that wanted TO leave went 10 the
Cape Of Good Hope, where we were
paid or - New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

when I come back, not only for your
old friend, but the little wife who is
TO come so far to share his lot.
"How happy were my waking
dreams that night, L cannot tell YOU.
A great load seemed lifted from my
heart. At last / had future-a
future Meta might be induced to
share. had thrown myself. dressed,
on my lounge, and not until the lark
began his morning carol did my ex-
cited brain allow my tired eyes to
close in sleep.
81 was sleeping still, heavily, when
loud knock at my door aroused me.
Hastily springing up and opening it,
found, 10 my amazement, sheriff
| and his men.
No violence ne said. You are
| arrested in the namc OF the law
"And for what offenso?"
The murder ofyour friend, Roger
! Grahamr
Pale and breathless, / staggered
| back. Roger Graham murdered
Roger, who had saved my life, and
given me back hope and happiness
but few hours before!
THE picture was too much for me
Il swooned away L awakened to
find myself in felon's cell, accused
of the murder of my dearest friend,
the motive, gain and jealousy.
| 1.-The five hundred dollars he had
given me were found i'll my posses
sion; my horse absent from the stable,
wandering in the woods; one barrel OF
my revolver emptied, the bullet fitting
the hole lais temple.
Even Agyer summoned for my
defense shook his head. My trial was
merely matter of form. The Jury
were not ont half an hour. Their yer
dict. murder in the first degree: the
sentence, to be hanged by the neck
until life was extinct.
'Once Meta came to me, but she
was so changed, so worn, that it as
bitterer pang than death to look
upon her. In that silent cell we told
each other the story of our love-the
love which proved her death. Dis
traught with terror at the end quietly
creeping on me day by day, her heart
broke. My darling died one week be-
fore, by merciful which,
alas! seemed then but mockery-my
innocence was proclaimed.
1.-The man who had done the deed.
common felon, lay at the point OF
death, and on his deathbed made the
confession which saved my life, new
rendered barren OF all Joy. He had
known of the sum of money in Rogers
possession; had followed and murdered
him, then fed-only when he knew
his own life was already to be made
forfeit, with some touch of fellow
feeling, revealing the truth.
"You cannot now wonder, gentle
men, that 1 hesitate at saying the
word which will swear away the life OF
e man perhaps as innocent as I. ]
thank you for your patience in listen.
ing to my story"
In silence he took his seat.
Then the foreman rose, saying, in +
voice which had suspicion of tears:
81 move that we report to the court
our total inability to agree, and om
desire to be released"
10 this motion there was not one
dissenting voice; though when, al
hour later, we parted for the night
each silently grasped the hand of The
man at whose gray hairs we no longer
wondered saturday Night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

Tho following anecdoto illustrates
the importance Of correct puuotna-
ton: at some ports in the kingdom
prayers are offered for the safety of
the crew OF outgoing vessels. A slip
as follows was handed to the Sailors
Mission chaplain: Captain Jones go.
ing TO sea his wife, desires the prayers
Of the congregation. And, amid
the giggling Of some, they prayed &C
cordingly,--Lond0n Chronicle,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

ever hear Of iron collar buttous?"
said a man who was opening his laun.
dry bundle. ''Iu tire last two or three
years I've bad lots Of wooden ones. 7
don't know how they are made. but
they are all lacquered black for fin
isb. They must be amazingly cheap.
because they are used to fasten the
Numbered shirts together at the back
when they are sent home; given away
] had scores, and I guess hundreds of
them. Now / get sometimes iron col.
lar buttons. These are apparently
cast, for all have burr on them. n
seems like a pretty small thing to cast
n collar button, but ] suppose they
must make moulds IN which they can
cast hundreds, maybe thousands. at q
time, and so make. 'em tremend ousl,
cheap. New York Sun.
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ADVERTISING RArEs.

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Dc snaEcd to the attorney, and payment will
be rsquirsd upon delivery Of certified COPY.
CEARoa YoR ANNouNCEMiNrs.-Fo
oosaty snoeys, %; State and Congress, $40
Terms for canning advertisements made
kusvs ea application 70 the Publisher.
S0s PnrNrlnd executed with neatneos and
oepessh. HS~Orders By Eeil viii recsivs
e<S0Ve ssasnti>a-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

HE case was clear
as the waters of a
running brook re.
hecting the sun
rays. The district
attorneys summing
up had been forci-
BILE and convinc-
ing: that of the de-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-04-18

It is estimated that about $40. O0C
600 worth OF German toys are annua
ly sold in England.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
Union Village.

Frank Ruggles OF Wisconsin is at the
home of his uncle, A. F. Ruggles.
Allen Floyd is quite seriously indis-
posed, attended by DR.. w. 5. Cuisine.
Christmas was appropriately observed
at the NJ. Z. church Monday evening.
Irving Pixley spent Christmas in STRAIT
ford, as did Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kendall.
Herbert Hall OF Lynn, Mass., is the
guest OF his sister, Mrs. Justin Pennock.
Mary E. Colburn, '03, Vermont Univer-
sity, is at home for the Christmas recess.
The annual election of officers in the
NJ. L. Sunday school will take place Dec.
3lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Snow OF Lebanon,
n. H., are spending the week with friends
here.
Mrs. A. F. Ruggles, Miss Efie Hubbard
and Charles Titus recently visited friends
in Fsirlee.
The annual meeting OF the pew owners
In the NJ. T.. church will be held at i p.
m. Jan. list.
Simon Bullock and daughter, Miss
Kate, OF Burlington ate Christmas dinner
at Dale Bullock's.
Winifred Campbell, who has been Wis
iting at L. 5. Pstterson's, returned to her
home in Newport Friday.
Charlotte Thomas, teacneE IN tue bhIu-
ner, Mass, public school, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. G. w. Benton.
Warren c. Kendall, who is employed in
the Boston general office OF the b. and M.
K. R., is at home for few days.
Work at the Waterman copper mine is
being pushed forward. A new building
is being erected and a steam drill IS to be
put in al an early date.
Leavitt Sargent from Lancaster, Mass,
ID. Lee Martin from Northampton, Mass,
Jesse Bradley from Fitchburg, Mass, and
Alice Brad bury from Dover, n. H., are at
their respective homes here for the holt
DAYS.
Quite a little excitement was occssioned
In this village Friday by the escape OF a
horse from its owner, Luther Warrington,
when at the blacksmith shop. The horse
ran as far as the bridge when II became
entangled in the reins and was thrown on
upon the ice. The ice breaking, the horse
was precipltated in some eight feet oil
water. 1t took several men an hour to de-
wise means for rescuing the drenched an
shivering horse.