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CThe Dawson Mews
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT $l.OO PER YEAR
BY E. L. RAINEY.
DAWSON, GA., Arr. i3TH, 1910
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The Chicago Tribune has made a
canvas of the presidential preferences
of the democratic editors in twenty
seven western states with the fol
lowing result: Bryan 367, Harmon
342, Roosevelt 121, Folk 86, Mar
shall*' 81, Clark 42, Gaynor 12, La-
Follette 22, Taft 6, Hughes 2, scat
tering 61. In eleven eastern states
the vote stood: Bryan 51, Harmon
72, Roosevelt 38, Folk 7, Marshall
10, Clark 2, Gaynor 27, LaFollette
5, Taft 19, Hughes 16, scattering 36.}
‘We agree with the Macon Telegraph
that it is a queer canvass with four‘
republicans running in a democratic
election.
SIC EM, BUGS!
Uncle Sam does considerable busi
ness in swapping bugs, and one which
has an important relation to Ameri
can agriculture. The purpose is to
introduce parasites and predatory in
sects which prey upon destructive
species common to the country—a
crafty scheme to array one section of
the insect world in war against an
other,
For example, foreign parasites
have been imported to fight the gypsy
moth in Massachusetts, and a few
vears ago a foreign ant was brought
here with a hope that it would
prey on the cotton boll weevil of
the south\. Last year twelve spe
cies of foreign parasites were intro
duced in various parts of the coun
try, each for the purpose of destroy
ing native insects which prey upon
some form of plant life.
On the other hand we send some
firstelass American parasites and in
sect destroyers to other countries.
The American parasite of the \mul
berry tree is doing fine work in
Italy. Our ladybird beetles are ex
terminating the mealy bug in the
region of Malaga in Spain, and para
sites of scale insects sent to Peru
by the department of agriculture are
producing excellent results. Even
the American bumblebee has been
pressed into foreign service, a ship
ment of that species having been
sent to the Philippines, where they
are working to fertilize clover.
A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
Decidedly the saltiest and most in-l
teresting contribution to the political‘}
literature of the state in some timei
is the reply in Sunday’s newspapers
of Congressman Howard of the
Eighth district to an attack that was
recently made on him by Mr. Thos.
E. Watson. The ghost in Mr. Wat
son’s political closet is snatched to
publie view, and displayed in all of
its hideousness. The letter of Mr.
Howard teems with tart talk that is
calculated to call from Mr. Watson
a bristling rejoinder. Mr. Howard
not only holds the spectre up to the
gaze of the public, but he rattles the
bones of the ghost and discloses to
the reader events of by-gone days
that bear upon the record of the man
who has forced a controversy with
him. ‘
Mr. Watson has fussed and scolded
so much that it had come to be taken
as a matter of course, and little at
tention was paid to his frequent and
furious assaults; but in Congress
man Howard he has met one who can
say as much as he can, and is quite
willing to say it.
ABOUT THE TELEPHONE GIRL.
She is more than five feet
{all, she is 95 per cent. unmar
ried, she is neat, she is quick,
gshe is never deaf nor dumb, she
is invigible when most effective—
she is the girl who must be con
sulted before you can get the tel
ephone you want. Though not
much of a mathematician she
deals in numbers wholesale and
retail, adding and subtracting
with lightning-like rapidity.
The government experts find that
she can answer 225 calls a minute!
without shedding a hairpin, but do]
not mention that she can give you
the same wrong number three times§
in five minutes, and cause attacks of
apoplexy and indignation at both
ends of the wire.
She must either be very patient
or very indifferent, this operator in
the conversation exchange, for she
deals with many men of many tem
pers and many women of many
tongues. And if she can manage
this successfully and emerge from a
day of conflict with unrufied tem
per and smiling face she must be a
wonder.
There she sits, this lady of the tel
ephone, calm, polite, like Patience on
a Monument smiling at Rage. From
out the wreck of matter and ruin of
words comes undisturbed her even
tones, “Number, please!”
COUNTY FAIRS AND THE
RURAL PROBLEM.
With commendable foresight
several Georgia counties have
already announced progranimes
and prospectuses of fairs for the
forthcoming autumn.
In one recent issue of The
Constitution Gordon and Put
nam counties, situated in differ
ent portions of the state, out
lined plans which will insure
splendid competitive features in
agricultural and industrial ex
hibits generally, not to mention
numerous amusement and recre
ation phases.
The late President.McKinley
called expositions the milestones
of history.
County fairs are the mile
stones of history, so far as the
immediate locality is concerned,
as well as the milestones of
progress. They are also among
the best stimulators of develop
ment from the outside and in
side of which The Constitution
is aware.
Nothing could be more con
ducive to the acceleration of
growth throughout the state
generally than county fairs held
in every county of the state each
fall, as an annual event toward
which the farmers could look
and for which they would plan.
Today the main lessons of in
dustry and agriculture revolve
around knowing your neighbor
and co-operating with -“your
neighbor. President Barrett of
the Farmers’ Union testifies that
what is most needed today in
the country is the evolving of a
community of interests and a
spirit of leadership which will
suffice to keep men on the farms
and to call deserters back to the
farm.
The county fair, planned
along intelligent and ambitious
lines, is an infallible agent in
these several directions. The
relatively small cost at which
they are projected is distributed
so widely as to be a perceptible
burden upon no single factor.—
Atlanta Constitution.
Thanks to the efforts of the pro
gressive women of Dawson and com
munity our own county of Terrell
is now added to the list of those
planning for a county fair. The
farmers are becoming enthused over
the movement, and are planting with
an eye to the competitive features
of the fair.
Terrell county’s glory lies in her
farms, and one object of the pro
moters of the fair is to dignify the
labor on the farm and encourage
“The bold peasantry, the country’s
pride,
Which once destroyed can never be
supplied.” g
In co-operation lies success, and
the farmers, housewives, school
teachers and citizens in general are
urged to work with an eye single
to the glory of this undertaking for
the coming Fall.
In the next issue of The News
‘there will be printed a complete list
‘of premiums. Look out for it.
The Albany Herald ‘ssued its an
nual chautauqua edition Sunday, and
i’t was an issue that marks an epoch
‘even in the history of a newspaper
ilike the Herald. It contained forty
pages, and was a splendid example
lof newspaper enterprise and re
flected as well much credit upon the
city of Albany and its progressive
people, We are proud of the Herald
as a Southwest Georgia newspaper,
and in extending congratulations
hope that its prosperity and useful
ness may be for all time.
Charging a violation of the pure
food law, and alleging that a quanti
ty of coca-cola syrup seized in Chat
tanooga last October did not contain
the properties of coca-cola, the
United States government is again
on the trail of the Coca-Cola Co. of
Atlanta, and will prosecute the case
in the federal court. After the seiz
ure of the syrup samples were sent
to Washingtqn to be analyzed by ex
perts in the bureau of chemistry ot
the agricultural department.
It is getting too expensive to run
for office in Georgia. In the recent
congressional campaign in the Sec
ond district the candidates were as
sessed $l,OOO each, and now we
see that in Pulaski county a #tax
of $32 each has been put on local
candidates. If it keeps on after a
while the poor man will be shut out
completely and only the rich can hold
office,
Congressman Hobson of Alabama
is an alarmist. He is given to flighty
notions. He has the assurance to de
clare that any European nation of the
first rank could land on our coast
and in two weeks destroy New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington. What would we be doing
the meanwhile?
Prof. J. S. Searcy, who has for
many years conducted one of the best
schools in southwest Georgia, has
taken on the extra work of editor of
the Meigs Review. Of course the
Review will be bright and breezy,
and prosper in such competent hands.
It is very evident that the peoplei
are little interested in politics this
vear, and it will be difficult to arousei
much enthusiasm over a campaign of,l
any kind. This is one time they are!
content to let well enough alone. i
If the Atlanta newspapers will cutl
out some of their gush and flubdub
bery over Roosevelt that part of a
long suffering public who are num
bered among their readers will be
grateful,
The last issue of the Pelham Jour
nal was an industrial edition of
twenty-four pages, and splendidly set
forth the advantages and progress of
that thriving little wiregrass city.
VILLIFYING PUBLIC MEN.
From the Rome Tribune.
It has become a practice with
some people and some newspapers to
villify and abuse public men, espe
cially those holding office, on every
possible occasion. It sometimes hap
pens that they deserve it, but very
frequently they do not. However,
the abusers don't stop to disecriminate.
They go ahead with their complaint
on general principles. This is rather
trying to a public official who is en
deavoring to do his duty. It is dis
couraging to say the least. Many
people seem to think that because
a man holds office he has set himself
up as a target for people who have
nothing better to do to hurl epithets
at. When the abuse is general they
are practically defenseless. All they
can do is to sit still and bear it as
best they can.
There ought to be some way to get,
at those people who are continually
nagging at public officials. They
ought to be either made to sustain
their charges or suffer punishment.
It has been suggested that laws
be pased making it a criminal of
fense, and if it turns out that the
charges are without foundation and
are maliciously made then the of
fenders could have proper punish
ment meted out to them.
This would no doubt have the ef
fect of putting a stop to the opera
tions of the professional villifiers.
They would take time to stop and
find out the facts of each particular
case before they undertook to take
a public official to task.
There ought to be some protection
for the public man against the con
stant dragging of his name into the
public prints by senseless and cause
less villification. The best method
that has been suggested in our opin
ion is the one mentioned. This will
stop the taking of private revenge
for fancied wrongs against public
officials whose acts may not fit in
with the plans of some adventurer,
who seeks to besmirch his official
character in return.
The Terrell Runners.
From the Macon Telegraph,
Terrell county has produced a
bumper crop of candidates this year.
There are two for the unexpired term
in the legislature, two for clerk of
superior court, three for sheriff, four
for tax collector, four for tax receiv
er, three for county school commis
sioner, two for coroner and one for
county treasurer. That The Dawson
News is not terrified is shown by its
suggestion that ‘“‘Now is the time to
send The News $5 and run some—to
get in the game and be friendly and
sociable.”
Save Us From Ourselves.
From the Houston (Tex.) Post.
“O Lord, now that everything is
coming our way purge every demo
cratic soul of hot air and vainglory
and insert large installments of com
mon sense in very democratic cra
ninm, and O remember, Lord, our
proneness to make fools of ourselves
just when we have the world by the
tail and a down-hill pull, and see
that we don’t get in bad this time.”
“Bargain” Sales.
From the Columbia (S. C.) State.
In New Orleans a woman is suing
a firm of merchants for injuries re
ceived while attending a bargain sale.
In Columbia the bargain sale attend
ants are alwayvs well trained and in
variably in the ‘pink.of form”—in
deed, Columbia’s bargain sale rush
ers are incomparably expert. It is a
pleasure to be in one of their scrim
mages.
The Glad Hand.
From the Rome Tribune.
A south Georgia concern known
as the Hand Trading Co. is about to
increase its capital stock to half a
million dollars. That's what you
might call the glad Hand all right.
Port Rates.
From the Griffin News.
The Atlanta Journal has a two
column editorial, ‘“What Do Port
Rates Mean?” Don’t mean a blame
thing to the rest of the state.
Thought we had settled that.
The Safe Way.
From the Americus Times-Recorder.
An Atlanta dame lost an eye while
using a hot curling iron upon her
hair. In Americus the women take
their hair off to curl it.
For Dismission,
Georgia, Terrell County.—Where
as, G. S. Crowell, executor of the
last will and testament of Mrs.
E. R. Crowell, represents to the
court in his petition, duly filed and
‘ontered on record, that he has ful
1y executed said last will and testa
ment. This is, therefore, to «cite
all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said executor should not
be discharged from his executorship,
and receive letters of dismission on
the first Monday in May, 1910.
W. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
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EXCLUSIVE CLOTHING STORE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
I am a candidate for Representa
tive in the next General Assembly,
subject to the action of the State
primary, and earnestly solicit your
vote and influence. If elected it will
be my purpose to serve the best in
terests of the people. Respectfully,
A. W. FLEMING.
FOR SURVEYOR.
Friends announce the name of T.
M. Laney for County Surveyor, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
I Special Notices. I
Fresh Fish,
Fresh fish received daily. Phone
254.
For Sale,
Twenty thousand drawn cypress
shingles. J. W. ROBERTS.
For Sale.
An excellent horse. Works any
where; safe sound and without blem
ish., Don’t miss the opportunity to
get him. J. G. DEAN.,
S o e e
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Work Wanted.
I want employment as fireman at
saw mill or manufacturing plant.
Reference given. THOS. L. WALLER,
Bronwood, Ga:;, R. F. D.
TSRS e R U
For Sale Cheap.
I have one Ranger coaster brake
bicycle that I will sell cheap. It has
been run one week, and is in perfect
order. Call or write me. ‘
RALPH McGILL Yeomans, Ga. ‘
Reward for Mule and Convict
Black horse mule with straight
ears, and shoes on hind feet. Was
rode from county convict camp near
Sasser Saturday afternoon by Earl
Jackson, a convict between 18 and
20 years of age, dark gingercake
eolor, lame in left leg and scar on
ankle. Suitable reward will be paid
for both mule and convict.
J. T. McLENDON,
Superintendent, Dawson, Ga.
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For Administration,
Georgia, Terrell County.—To All
Whom It May Concern: J. J. Askew,
having in proper form applied to me
for letters of administration de bonis
non on the estate of Mrs. M, B. As
kew, late of said county, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of Mrs. M. B. Askew to
be and appear at my office within the
time allowed by law and show cause,
if any they can, why permanent ad
ministration should not be granted to
J. J. Askew on Mrs. S. M. Askew’s
estate. Witness my hand and official
signature this 4th day of April, 1910.
W. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary.
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For goodness sake wear
HER-MAN'S CLOTHES
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Tomorrow (Wed) Night
The Woman Wonderful.
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The Sensation of 1,000 Cities.
Assisted by the highest class of
entertainers.
Prices 25.35, 50
rices . “ C
Seats on sale at People’s Drug Store.
Statement of the Condition of
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The First State Bank,
Located at Dawson, Ga., at the close of business
March<9, 1910:
RESOURCES. :
Loans and di5c0unt5...................2413,051 81 |
DOIMANA-loNns oUi iy 7,000 00
Overdrafts and ilvances on eotton ....41,162 08
' Bonds and stocks owned by the bank.. 21.000 00 |
‘ BRNRIng ROURe L ... iiiiui e L L 1850000
i Burnitare and fixture 5...;.............. 6500 00
lOther renl estto si i 000 o 0 00 31000 00
Due from banks and bankers in the
BUAVE. Ll e OB 48
Due from banks and bankers in other
BUATER .. ucainnisrsviilonshivaosnesoais . IDBAT B 4
CUPReNOY.. il S R
Boldeciii vl Seiiiio 0 G
Silver. nickels and penn1e5............. 4,321 40 ‘
Checks and cash itemr5................. 4,476 36 i
TOMBLL Slaiugneis snsovsdieassinniso, s SO02:008 42'
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in ..... ............$125,000 00
Undivided profits, less current ex
penses and taxes paid.............. 40,085 04 [
Due to banks and bankers in this state 28,967 54
Individual deposits subject to check
and demand certificates.......... 188,665 84
TG GRERBCHEON. iy v iiulse tonior ssy 7080000
Notes and bills rediscounted.......... 7.310 00 |
Notes and bills rediscounted .......... 142500 00
TOMRE . 0.0 il iRS
State of Georgia, County of Terrell.-—Before me
came J. M. Bell, President of The irst State
Bank, who being duly sworn says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true condition of
said bank, as shown by the books of file in said
bank. J. M BELL, President.
Sworn and subscribed before me this llth
day of april, 1910. J. P. PERRY.
Notary Publie Terrell County, Ga. |
Statement of the Condition of
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The Bank of Sasser,
Located at Sasser, Ga., at the close of bukiness
March 20th, 1910:
RESOURCES:
Loans and di5c0unt5................... $36,790 03
OVEraERIvE. ..l o v i 19 84
HARIEINR ROURS Lly 00l vt 2.192 50
Furnitars snd Axture5................. 1,206 34
Due from banks and bankers in the
BRI o 6 i i sy 12,664 21
Due from banks and bankers in other
states..........ocoiiiiiiiiiiiiiee.. 11,130 83
CUMMOneY cueiii oo cOiing iaaiss 1,537 00
Goid.... sesecbiasesasssisiiiiiiiisiniise 1,240 00
Silver, nickels and peunie5............, 1,248 97
Checks and ca5hitem5.....,.......... 18 05
TOUM 4uuneeasansessssssveisnsoninnsness 08,188 O
LIAT'LITIES:
capitat stosk patd tnediooo, oo i s £15.000 00
Sur{)lus PORAS i s i cvinia s 1,000 00
Undivided profits, less current ex
penses nd taxes paid............., 3,243 83
Individual aeposits subject to eheck. .. 47.271 91
216 CerslNoaEß ..l s L 1,522 80
Carbier S ohookE Soiviiiciiiioviiiv. i s 100 13
DOIAL 00l et s ysinsaiier s R
State of Georgia, County of Terrell.—Before me
came B. H. Hill, cashier of the Bank of Sagser
who being duly sworn says that the above aud
foregoing statement 1s a true condition of said
bang, as shown by the books of file in said bank.
B. H. HILL, Cashier,
Sworn to and subscribed before me thig Bth
day of April, 1910. J. A, BRIM, N, P.
APRIL 13, 1919,
Just Arrived!
Landed on both feet,
right side up, ready for
business; going to stop
in the building first
door south of the Tele
phone Exchange,
The Orphan Tinner
PHYSICIANS
A’WWMW“W
D. R. Bridges, M. D,
Office Over Post Office.
Phone: Office 70, Residence 87
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Dr. R. M. Stewart,
Office over store occupied by J.
M. Rauch. The patronage of
solicited. Work guaranteed.
Ctfice phone No. 30.
S. D. Bowman.
DENTIST, Dawson, Ga.
22 Baldwin Builaing.
Phones: Office 163, Residence 81
DR. CHAS. F. CROUCH
DENTIST
DAWSON, : : : GEORGIA
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JAMES G. PARKS,
Attorny and Counsellor at Law.
Dawson, Ga.
Will practice in all the
courts, both State and Federal.
Prompt and careful attention
~ given to the interests of every
. clien who may put business in
my hands. I make a specialty
of preparing all kinds of legal
papers, such as wills, deeds,
bonds and contracts, examin
ing and abstracting titles, also
- commercial law and collections.
Office in Dean building.
DR. L. F. GRUBBS, SPECIALIST
Americus, Georgia 5
' EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT |
Office in Planters Bank Building. ;
' Phone 353. Residence Phone 482
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. ;
Lm., 2 tos p. m. ’
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