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THE POWER OF FARMERS
Maxwell's Talisman, a Jjournal
some times devoted to strenuous ad
vice, gets on to farmers in a recent
issue and declares they can make
things go their way. The matter
makes pretty good reading from al
most any viewpoint, and should re
ceive much consideration. It is as
follows:
The farmer holds the key with
which to regulate activity.
After all the crops are sold this
year if every farmer should say to
himself, “Well, times are pretty
hard; I guess I will put my money
in the bank and wait till next year
before I buy anything with it,”’ the
stagnation thereby caused would pro
duce an industrial depression, the
consequence of which would be sim
ply appalling. In the end the farm
ers of the country would suffer ter
ribly from loss of their greatest
market, which is filling the stomachs
of the millions of factory workers
who make the things the farmers
use.
On the other hand, if every farm
er would realize that his own salva
tion depends on restoring prosperity
to the entire country and to all class
es of citizens the farmers would
have in their own hands the power
to save themselves and the country
from any continuance of the depres
sion,
If the movement could be made
general with farmers, as soon as this
vear's crops are harvested, to enter
upon a great movement for farm im
provement and the replenishment of
all farm supplies, right now, it would
not be sixty days .before the hard
times would be over.
If you need anything that goes on
wheels, from a wheel-barrow to a 32
mule combined harvester, or from a
garden hand cultivator to a gang
plow—wagon, buggy, automobile or
traction engine, don't delay getting
it Da it now.
If you lack anything for the house
hold from a stove to table crockery
carpets, furniture, piano, organ—pic
tures or provender, furnish the house
and fill the larder, and do it now.
If you have been planning to build
a new house, and have the money
available, do it now.
If a new barn, or a granary, or an
outhouse, or a fence, or a gate, or
anything else needs to bhe built to
put the farm in the highest condi
tion, do .it now.
Don’'t just ‘‘get along” and do
nothing until another year. If you
have the money necessary to make
any needed, or desired, or contem
plated improvement do.it now.
If the house needs painting, or
will need it soon, don’t put oif the
WOrk. Dp it how
If the barn needs a new roof, or a
coat of paint or whitewash, or farm
buildings need repaiys, do it now.
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This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building of
the Lyuia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass. j
What Does This Sign Mean ? |
It means that public inspection of
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business is honestly desirved. It means
that there is » +hing about the bus
iness which is <ot “open and above
board.”
It means that a permanent invita
tion is extended to anyone to come
and verity any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
Is it a purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs with
out drugs ?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu
ally use as much of it as we are told ?
Come and NSce.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to write ?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential ?
Lome and See,
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents ?
Come and See,
Have they proof that Lydia E.
» Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women ?
Come and See.
»This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
efited by it ; but the poor doubting,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake,be taught confidence,forshealso
might just as well regain her health.
I Remember that power on the farm
means labor saved and greater
profits. If you can uge to advant
age a new windmill, a gas engine,
or pump or power machine of any
kind, and have thought of getting
it some time or other, do it now.
Go over the place from end to end
and put everything in order; where
the fence needs new wire or new
posts or the gate a new hinge don’'t
put off fixing it; do it now.
If there is a good roads movement
under way in your neighborhood lay
out all the work that needs to be
done and push it to completion, and
’do it now.
~ And if no good roads movement
'has been started in your ‘‘neck of
the woods’’ then go right at it and
organize one, and get all the neigh
bors and the townspeople as well
heartily interested, and do it now.
i Let every farmer make it his busi
ness to wake up the people of the
}town where he trades, so they will
get busv with the improvement of
the town, and do it now.
! Wherever there are none now
build new sidewalks, better streets,
pavement for the business streets,
a public library, a cnurch, a town
hall, a village room, a sewer sys
tem and sanitary arrangements of
all kinds,. and above all things
“‘spruce up;’ paint the school house
and the church; let the merchant
paint his store, the hotelkeeper his
hotel, the householder his house,
and everybody paint the front fence,
and everybody clean up; pull down
every old shed and old fence and re
place with new, and do it now.
The way to restore prosperity is
to ‘“‘get busy” doing things that will
have a permanent value when they
are done.
Don’t look poor and feel poor by
wearing your old clothes until next
year. Get new ones, and do it now.
The best way to give money to
charity in these days is to buy
clothes with it.
PROMISES TO BE REVOLUTION
IZED BY FARMERS’ UNION.
Steps Ave Taken That Mean Direct
,Connection Between Foreign
Mills: and Growers. :
Measures which bid fair to almost
revolutionize the' present methods
of exporting the cotton crop to the
foreign mills and spinners were rec
ommended and heartily indorsed by
the Farmers' Union national conven
tion committee, composed of one man
from each cotton state, which met
in Memphis last week. To every
member of the Union will be sent an
agreement for him to sign and for
ward to the local secretary of the
Union, pledging his individual sup
port in a direct marketing of the
present cotton crop.
The committee strongly advocated
shipping direct to the foreign mills
and spinners, which they claimed
could easily be accomplished by fur
nishing the same business advant
ages as the heavy exporter now gives
to the mills. The Union warehouses
which have been established through
out the south were the first step in
this: direction, - and. the output
through these warehouses will be
disposed of by the cotton committee.
The growers have been asked to
pledge their cotton to them, and the
sales will be apportioned among tae
gtates dceording to the amount
pledged. This co-operation, which
has practically been pledged by every
member of the Union, means that
the market prices will no longer be
controlled by the specuilators, and
competition among sellers will be
done away with.
It was decided that an adjourned
meeting will be held in Memphis on
Saturday, Aug. 29th., and that those
attending this meeting should go
from it to the meeting .of the na
tional Union in Fort Worth, Texas,
on Tuesday, September Ist.
MONEY FOR FARM SCHOOLS.
Legislature Provided for Their Sup
port on Last Day ot the Session,
Every distriet agricultural school
in the state, eleven in number, and
the State Agricultural College at
Athens, will throw open its doors in
September to the boys of Georgia
desirous of obtaining an agricultural
education. This was made possible,
after weeks of doubt, by the senate
on the last day of its session approv
ing the appropriations called for in
the house bills, which guarantee
their support and maintenance.
Seventy-five thousand dollars is ap
propriated for the State .gricultural
College at Athens, and the proceeds
of the inspection fees and fertilizer
tax tag sales of the department of
agriculture are to go to the support
and maintenance of the eleven agri
cultural schools. The proceeds de
rived from the sale of inspection tax
tags is to be prorated among the
eleven agricultural schools, giving to
each about $7,000 per annum, suffi
cient to maintain them.
A e R R
The little attacks of stomach
trouble and stomach disorders will
undoubtedly lead to chronic dyspep
sia untess yvou take something for a
sufficient time to strengthem— the
stomach and give it a chance to get
‘well. If you take Kodol in the he
ginning the bad attacks of Dyspep
sia will be avoided, but if you allow
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these little attacks to go unheeded
it will take Kodol a longer time to
put your stomach in good condition
again. Get a bottle of Kodol today.
Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
LIGHT FRUITING COTTON.
PRESIDENT OF AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE GIVES SOME VIEWS.
More Mineral Matter Needed in Soil
Where the Fruit Is Light. What
| and How Much to Supply.
Editor of The Dawson News:
Since the nutrition of the cotton seed
is intimately associated with the for
mation of lint and deter_mines large
ly the quality and per cent. of it ob
tained from the crop the importance
of fertilizing the land so as to stimu
late the production of numerous,
large and vigorous seed is a matter
that needs no further elaboration.
Experience indicates the need of a
larger amount of mineral matter in
soils where light fruiting cotton is
grown, and those who have tried the
experiment of fertilizing at the rate
of 500 to 1,500 pounds and using
combinations of plant food contain
ing 6 to 10 per cent. of potash and
phosphorie acid have obtained great
benefits from the practice. The
small amounts of plant-food so fre
quently used can have but compara
tively little effect on crop reduction.
Let us reflect for a moment. There
are 43,560 square feet in an acre of
land. Distributing 10 to 15 pounds
of phosphorus in this area of soil
means that the roots of the crop
must work over every inch of it in
order to utilize it. Since washing
and leaching will play their part,
particularly in sandy soils, a part of
the phosphorus applied may be lost
permantntly, and if the land: inat
urally contains but little of tnis es
sential food it is not surprising that
the crop should fail to fruit satis
factorily.
Years of experience and research
have demonstrated the great import
ance of both phosphates and potash
to southern farmers, and wherever
the condition to which reference has
been made is observed these elements
should first be liberally applied,
though muriate will prebably supply
the available plant food in the cheap
est form. Kainit wil be useful where
lower grades of fertilizer are ap
plied and where it is desired to avoid
the purchase of low grade materials
or the use of a filler in home-mixing:
Acid phosphate is most likely to give
satisfaction on thin lands devoid of
vegetable matter as a cheap and re
liable source of phosphoric acid,
while cotton seed meal can be de
pended on to provide the nitrogen in
a form which will become available
with sufficient rapidity to meet the
needs of the crop, while it is being
readily leached from tIL~ soil.
We would suggest that farmers
who are troubled with light fruiting
cotton try the application of phos
phates and potash directly to the
soil. Mixtures containing 8 per cent.
of potash, 10 per cent. of phosphoric
acid and 6 per cent. of potash, and
12 per cent. of phosphorie acid and
5 per cent. of potash will be in order.
These fertilizers should be applied
at the rate of 500 up to 1,000 pounds
in order to determine the best
amount to apply from the standpoint
of profit. It will then be clearly ap
parent which element the soil is most
deficient in and which gives the best
results, and since many who are
troubled with light fruiting cotton
claim to grow a sufficient amount of
stalk the withholding of nitrogen
will shed additional light on this im
portant and vexing problem. It
should be stated in conclusion that
great care should be taken to select
the seed used, for it is clearly evi
dent that where this important mat
ter is neglected the mere addition
of fertilizers will not remedy the de
fect. ANDREW N. SOULE.
A Rare Bird in Virginia. ;
They have found a rare political
bird in Virginia. He is called a
“Taft democrat,”” and there is talk
about nominating him for congress
in the Second district in opposition
to the regular democratic nominee.
WOMEN'S WOES
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Dawson Women Are Find
ing Relief At Last.
It does seem that women have
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that afflict humanity;
they must “keep up,” must attend
to duties in spite of constantly ach
g backs -or headaches, dizzy
spells, bearing-down . bains; they
must stoop over, when to stoop
means torture. They must walk and
bend and work with racking pains
and many aches from kidney ills.
Kidneys cause more suffering than
any other organ of the body. Keep
the kidneys well and health is easily
maintained. Read of a remedy for
kidneys only that helps, and cures
the kidneys and is endorsed by peo
ple your know.
Mrs. T. T. Ross, living near the
college, Dawson, Ga., says: ‘I have
no hesitancy in recommending Doan’s
Kidney Pills as a fine remedy for
kidney complaint. 1 suffered from
a weakness of the kidneys for some
time. Headaches and pains across
the small of my back were frequent
and a feeling of languor hung over
me constantly. ILearning of Doan's
Kidney Pills, I procured a supply
from the People’s Drug Store and
began taking them. I know that
they have helped me very much and
I am going to continue their use.”’
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y., sole agents for the United
States. '
Remember the name—Doan’s—
and take no other.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
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J M. R AUCH.
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Prompt Delivery, Pure Foods for Particular People.
We invite a comparison of prices, quality considered. Our store conducts
a ‘“‘continuous performance” Demonstration of good groceries, low prives
and best of service. There’s good reason for our growing trade. Giye
us the oppdrtunity of showing you.
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WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE
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Let us supply your wants in the line of Groceries and Table Delicacies.
Once a customer always a customer. Ask your neighbor about our store.
We pledge our best service and the best quality. We want you for g
customer. Remember we sell everything that’s fit to eat.
J. M. RAUCH.
Telephone No, 13 i g Dawson, Georgia,
MILLION SEEDLINGS FROM GER
MANY FOR NEW YORK.
A Considerable Stretch of Barren
Waste in That State Will Be
Clothed With Forest.
Upward of 1,000,000 pine trees
have been imported this year from
Germany to help renew the Adiron
dack forests. The purchase will
make it possible within a few years
to clothe a considerable stretch of
these mountainsg with a forest ‘“made
in Germany’’ ' which will lend a
curiously foreign aspect to the sec
tion. American forests as a rule are
made up of mixed species; the uni
formity of the black forest of Ger
many will offer a curious contrast.
This importation is part of a gen
eral plan to reforest the denuded
sections of the Adirondacks and oth
er waste places throughout the state
inaugurated in 1902, which, while
changing the appearance of many
sections, will eventually be the
source of enormous income.
Of the German forest brought to
New ‘York 500,000 trees were trans
plants, as they »are called, which
were immediately planted in the de
nuded sections of the Adirondacks.
The land thus renewed has been laid
bare either by cutting the timber or
by forest fires. In addition some
450,000 seedling pines but two years
old were imported, which were set
out in the New York state nurseries;
where they will be allowed to attain
at least one more year’s growth be
fore being set out. Eventually New
York's forests will be raised entirely
in her own nurseries. Within the last
vear 1,100,000 trees were planted on
the denuded lands; next year more
than 2,000,000 trees will be set out.
It is estimated that between the state
and the people there should be at
least 20,000,000 trees planted evety
year for a long period to keep up the
present supply of wood and protect
the water sources.
In its earliest stages one of these
made to order forests looks not un
like an ordinary gras plot. The mil
lions of trees which are some day to
cover great ranges of mountains,
completely transforming the country,
begin life in narrow gardens and
hothouse beds. There are at pres-
ent four nurseries for propagating
forest tree seedlings under state con
trol. Each nursery has an enclosed
area of about two acres. The nur
series are situated in Franklin coun
ty, in the heart of the Adirondacks.
Only pine, spruce and larch trees are
raised in these nurseries.
Forest trees are by no means an
expensive crop to raise. The Ger
man trees cost $1.62 a thousand, de
livered in New York: They were
imported freé of duty, but by the
time they had reached the Adiron
dacks they had cost $2.65 a thou
sand, or a little more than one-fourth
of one cent for a tree. The trees are
usually set out at intervals of six
feet in rows six feet apart, thus re
quiring about 1,200 trees to the acre.
The average cost of renewing these
forests has been found to average a
trifle more than $5 an acre.
The return to the state on the
present investment of tree planting
promises to he enormous. An acre
of waste land costs about $5. Such
land may be planted with pine or
spruce seedling with 1,700 to the
acre at an expense of $13.65 an acre.
An acre will )‘ielél a product by the
necessary thinning of $l,OOO. When
the remaining trees are 50 years old
they would yield on the stump at
least £l,OOO.
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We take pleasure in directing our
readers’ attention to the advertise
ment appearing elsewhere in our col
umns of the Southern Schdol of
Telegraphy, located at Newnan, Ga.
There is a great and constantly
growing demand for telegraph oper
ators, and we are glad to see this
worthy and well-recognized institu
tion doing such creditable work in
helping supply that demand. Any
young man wishing to learn a good
profession should investigate the op
portunities offered in the telegraph
field by writing at once for the
school’s free descriptive literature.
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N\ A of Technology
A : {; . is better equipped and organized in all
8 B\Y o e.- departments than ever before, and pre
o~ IR £, | “'l' pared to do the best work in its history,
%\ Q 4 :fli"\- & Free Scholarships
& B o ~ . 7 et = Y&
'A’ .‘;.kfi- In order to afford the young men
\ s r;\_) of Georgia high class technical educa
™4s° 3 ‘r tion, fifteen free scholarships are
. o R, assigned to each County in the
Lk A B A State. Take immediate advantage
y g /fih\y ARERED of this opportunity and write for
X ".,. ,\ latest catalog, containing all in-
E%/;y’. , e s e" i formation necessary for prospective
:s A A ' e students, :m‘d setting forth the ad
.’Jl’~ '& Qé‘@f» vantages of the Georgia Tech,
"@"-"&".”“.. ~‘ ‘__,.,’ Advanced courses in Mechanical,
w ‘-. _‘m Electrical, Textile, and Civil Engi
-7 Bon Im @ - neering, Engineering Chemistry,
} lv'\ l’ t B Chemistry and Architecture, Ex
b Y55~ ', l-}fifimflx ;.’ pi tensive and new equipment of
g ""..., 5 f“ Shop, Mill, Laboratories, etc. New
L‘ : "'.\‘ ;I‘ 9 Library and new Chemical Labora-
B\ O {=—= | tory. The demand for the School's grad-
S 5 w uates is much greater than the supply.
.l % : i Next session opens Sept. 30th.
P ' ..é;,'u" ",;' F(ir further information address K. G.
!]é& #;-»' ob@ MATHESON, A. M., LL.D,, Pres,, Atlanta, Ga.
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Begins at the Savings Bank. Patiently and regularly a small
portion of the income is added to the Home Building Fund,
so, figuratively, the building process goes on at the Sa\'mg‘s
Bank before the brick layers and the carpenters begin their
work.
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The Dimes and the Dollars ‘
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as they are added to the fund represent so much of brick,
lumber, plaster and paint, which will eventually take Iho
material form of a cozy home. A great advantage in using
the Savings Bank as the depository for the Home I‘.m!glmu
Fund is that ‘the savings are drawing interest all the time.
Aunother is that small amounts—sl.oo and upward—may be
deposited—weekly, monthly or at any time desired. Interest,
compounded quarterly, paid on all deposits.
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IT'S WHAT YOU SAVE, NOT WHAT YOU EARN, THAT
MAKES WEALTH.
This table shows the vesult of steady, systematic saving of
small sums for only Five Years.
o Delly@aving for L Ambur e tom
Five Years Deposited Earned AT I“”‘f
" B cents per day .. . $ 91265 [ § 3086 § 10191
10 cents per day..... 182.50 21.32 203.52
1b cents per day..... 273.75 31.98 305.75
20 cents per day..... 860.00 | 42 .64 407.'_;_1
25 cents per day.. ... 456.25 53.30 509.55
30 cents per day..... 547.50 63.96 611.4'\‘
40 cents per day.. ... 730.00 85.28 815.28
50 cents per day,.... 912.50 106.60 1,019.10
15 cents per day.....| 1,368.75 159.90 1,528.65
$l.OO per day,....] 183500 213.20 2,038.2¢
1.26 per-day. .. .. 2,281.25 266.50 2,647.7 H
1.50 per day.....| 2,737.50 | 3819.80 | 3,057.30
105 e day. ~ ...l ~BdfB e 373.10 3,666.80
2.00 DEr ARy . ..., 3,650.00 426.40 4.076.}_0__
The above is on a basis of 4 per cent. per annum.
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Savings Department
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J. MERCER BELL, Pres. L. C. HILL, Cashier.
J. E. MORRIS, Asst. Cash.
The News ob Rooms for Best Wor!
AUGUST 19, 1995