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BY E. L. RAINEY
CLEM E. RAINEY, Business Manager.
DAWSON, GA., OCT. 15, 1918.
Some people seem to think that the words
“liberty loan” should be capitalized. Better
put the “capital” into the bonds.
Bulgaria is a living example of the results
of playing the ends against the middle. She
dickered with both sides before she decided
with which she would cast her fortunes.
—_ e
If the small necessaries of life continue
to go up all coins under a quarter can be
dispensed with. This will make things sim
pler at the bottom of the list. But how
about the top?
Germany wants to be the court that tries
her for her crimes instead of being the pris
oner at the bar. When Germany acknowl
edges defeat will be time to talk of peace
and begin conferences. |
“Hats off to the flag” would be a goodi
slogan in Dawson until every one remembersi
to uncover as the colors go by. That is onlyi
one of the ways of honoring the flag, but the!
silent tribute counts in stimulating loyalty |
in the children. |
: SPANISH INFLUENZA.
There is no basis in fact for the allega
tion that the epidemic of influenza now
sweeping .the country had its origin in Spain
no more than there is that it was disseminat
ed by flies innoculated by a German chem
ist at Boston. The disease differs from the
“grippe” of 1872-8 only in degree, all symp
toms being practically the same. The result
ing death rate is also about the same, pres
ent conditions favorable to contagion be
ing taken into consideration. |
The fact is germ diseases have recurring
periods. Between periods they may be
sporadic, but are certain to reappear at def
inite intervals until the germs are destroy
ed. It is the purpose of physicians and
health authorities to destroy the germs, as
in no other way can such diseases be stamp
ed out. And it is when germs are destroy
ed in either the individual or the communi
ty that these diseases have “run their cours
es.”” Stamping them out sometimes neces
sitates radical measures in which all con
cerned should co-operate for the common
good.
The so-called “Spanish” influenza is sim
ply the old ‘“grippe” reappearing, and is
being treated in much the same way it was
nearly half a century ago.
ON HISTORIC BATTLE GROUND. |
The -American army which is fighting in,
front of Metz is treading on ground over
which great commanders have led armies!
since before the Christian era. Caesar used
the stronghold as the base against whichi
he and late Roman commanders operated
against the German barbarians. The Ro-’
mans connected the city with Toul, Verdun
and other Roman camps in the Latin hin-i
terland. Some of these roads are used by‘
the armies at this time, and others were
used in transporting munitions to the Frenchj
in the remarkable contest for possession of
Verdun.
The city has never been taken by storm,
though it has changed hands many times. It
came into the possession of East Franconia,
which is now Germany, by treaty of Mersen
in 870. It was made a free imperial city in
the thirteenth century, and became a man
ufacturing center, as well as a military
stronghold. During the reformation agita
tion French influence became dominant in
the city and surrounding country, largely
through immigration from France, and the
French right to the city was confirmed in the
treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The city re
mained under French rule until it was trans
ferred to Germany in 1870, following its
surrender after the French armies had been
defeated at Colombry-Nouilly, Mars la Tour
and Gravelathe, leaving the French defend
ers of Metz isolated and cut off from their
bases.
The city lies at the confluence of the Seille
and Moselle rivers. It is surrounded by!
craggy hills broken by passes and deep
gorges. The valley in which the city lies
widens out like a fan in the direction of
Germany, while at the front where the city
stands it narrows to a gateway hemmed in
by flanking hills.
The city is encircled by wings of forts
located at strategic positions and command
ing every approach from the direction in
'which the American forces are advancing.
The outer ring of forts is comparatively
modern, and must be reduced before the
city could be attacked in front. It is like
ly the Americans will outflank the city, and
reach the gateway to Germany which lies
up the valley behind the city by breaking
through the German defenses at the side
and encircling the city.
SAVING THE PITS.
People have been asked to save for de
livery to the government the pits of fruits,
such as plums, peaches, prunes and per
haps several other kinds of fruits. The shells
of nuts, such as those of walnuts, pecans
and many others, are included in the request.
Treated in laboratories the material can be
turned to account in the making of gas
masks, This should be a sufficient reason
for 2 unanimous response from the pit accu
mu'ating publiec. :
g OCTOBER.
. How quickly the months and the seasons
'come and go. It seems but a little while
| since last we said good-bye to October and
' bade November welcome, and again October
has returned with her delights. Of all the
imonths of the year none are more enjoyed
' nor more praised than October. October
' contains more delights, by universal con
| sent, than any of the other months. Now
;‘Nature is more insistent in her wooing, ex
| ercising her gentlest and most alluring arts
fto compel our love and admiration. It is
‘iin October when all of us become nature
{lovers. October has its moody and gloomy
| days, and at times its tearful days. But for
the most part its skies are bluer, its- sun
shine brighter, its atmosphere more exhil
arating, its colors more brilliant and its min
istrations more healing than any of its sis
ter months. It is October that adds a touch
of cardinal to the dull green-brown of hill
sides and ravines. In October Nature
spreads out her carpet in the woods, a car
pet not only inexpressibly lovely in its won
derful patterns of browns and olives and
vellows and reds, but as soft as down, de-,
lighting the senses by its spicy fragrance.
In October the trees of the woods doff theirl
summer garb, and prepare for the long win-!
ter rest, revealing their naked beauty frank-l
ily. In October we bid good-bye to many |
‘bird friends whose activity and tuneful |
| cheeriness made life less burdensome duringg
‘the summer’s heat. In October one walks
{through the woods quietly, soberly and rev-l
| erently, not desiring much conversation,
,sensing the nearness of God, whose voice is
' heard in the silences, and treading on holy |
'ground. Poets of all times have sung the!
ilpraises of October, but none yet has over
praised or exaggerated her delights; always
tempting, yet never tantalizing. There isl
healing for all our hurts in her gentle min
istrations. |
GEORGIA'S NEW RECORD. |
The following from the Poland China
Journal, one of the standard live stock jour
nals, is of especial significance as well as in
terest:
“Will Georgia surpass lowa in hog
produc_tlo'n within the next few years? }
_ “This is one of the important ques
tions being asked by live stock interests ‘
of the country today, and, while the
northerner might not see it that way, to l
the southerner the answer is in the af- |
firmative. 3 j
“Packing house representatives who {
have had experience in pork packing in
both Towa and Georgia are leaning to
the side of the southerner, believing
that the Peach Tree state will outrank
the great cornbelt feeding district in
the production of porkers.
“Statistics recently compiled by a
packing house specialist in the south
shows that the production of porkers in
the state of Georgia has increased in
the last three years to one-third the pro
duction pf lowa, the biggest hog state
in America. With a continuation of the
present ratio of increase the southern
state, which for a long period of years
was looked upon as a grower of cotton,
will equal the producing record of the
Hawkeye state (Iowa) within six
years.” - :
Georgia is making splendid progress in
raising live stock, and in no section has there
been greater success than here in Southwest
Georgia, where, in the last two or ‘three
vears, thousands of carloads of fine porkers
have been shipped to packing houses. The
hog is doing its part towards bringing pros
perity to the farmers of this great section.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
There is but one basis upon which the
Teutonic nations can secure peace, and that
is unconditional surrender.
The central empires are making progress.
Germany joins Austria-Hungary in confess
ing that they are beaten. But the kaiser and
his chancellor are still speaking like con
querors.
~ Germany is asking for peace by negotia
tion, not yet convinced that America and
its ce-belligerents mean what they have re
peatedly said. The crushing defeats admin
istered to its armies at least have shown
Cermany it cannot win a military victory.
Jurther crushing defeats, it is apparent,
will be necessary to convince it that it can
not win a peace by bargain and trade.
~ The war will be ended by a dictated
' peace, and the entente allies will do the
‘dictating. It will be ended by a military
’victory, and our armies will be the victors.
tThe victories so far won by Marshal Foch
' will not be abandoned.
| ill be abandoned
1 On to Berlin and unconditional surren
| der!
SAFEGUARDS SMALL COUNTIES. ‘
The Madisonian, commenting on a recent
editorial in The News upholding the county
unit system of making political nomina
tions, says:
Like the most of Editor Rainey’s ut
terances the above is full of common
sense. The Madisonian supported Hon.
William J. Harris, and has no regrets.
Even if Hardwick had won we would
not have ‘‘squealed” against the primary
law, as the second race would have told
the tale. The county unit system, fash
ioned after the order of our legislature
and our national congress, protects the
smaller counties against the larger cen
ters.
No longer will the pioneer citizen, who
still wears the old-fashioned boots, be able
to buy footwear with the convenient strap
on the back, so useful in helping to pull
them on, and when the present supply in
the market is exhausted he will have to get
accustomed to some other kind. So the man
who still wears this kind of shoe will either
have to lay in a supply at once or make his
old ones last until the end of the war, as the
government has placed restrictions on their
manufacture.
TSmOt
There will be a lot of new faces in the
next congress, says an exchange. And some
old faces that have been made over to save
them.
A Philadelphia physician calls attention
to the fact that street dust is one ‘of the
means by which the influenza germ is spread.
Of course the spread of the disease in this
Imanner is casual, but the dust itself “cre
{ ates a catarrhal sort of potential receptiv
: ity,”” says the same authority. The sug
| gestion is worthy of attention by official
!bodies charged with responsibility for the
'public safety. Clean streets and frequent
'sprinkling are combative measures which
should not be overlooked by any municipali
ty.
' Mr. Williams, of Dublin, who is reputed
to be a substantial man and a good citizen,
' has made the mistake of accepting the re
lpublican nomination for the United States
senate. He will be sorry when it is too late.l
Of course all democrats are going to vote|
for W. J. Harris, and snow the Dublin‘
gentleman under.
Only one state in the union—lowa—is
leading Georgia in the production of hogs.
Hogs may not look as nice as peacocks in
the barnyard, nor are they as fragrant as
a flower-bedecked landscape, but as lifters
of mortgages and promoters of prosperity
they take a high place among the products
of the farm.
It remained for ex-Ambassador Gerard to‘
pick the man in Germany “who can thinkl
and feel like other people.” He is Prince|
Maximilian, the newly appointed chancellor.
This looks hopeful. In his series of letters
the former ambassador said this man would !
be called when Germany was ready for!
peacc. l
If, like Joshua, the allies could stay the|
sun on his course through the heavens so
that one more month of fighting weather
were possible in France the fate of the Ger-|
man army might be like that of the alliance |
of Amorite Kings who were routed in the |
battle of Gideon. :
President Wilson, it is said, uses his own!
typewriter. But that doesn’t answer the|
question that burns in the hearts of his
countrymen. Does he do it with his index
finger alone, like regular he-men, or does
he use all his digits ensemble?
A contemporary asks what will be done‘
with the prisoners which the’allies are tak-!
ing on the several fronts. Why not put!
them to work cleaning up the devastation|
wrought by the Germans in France and Bel
gium? |
The history of this great war will not be
complete until the American military bands
play Dixie and Yankee Doodle through the
streets of Berlin.
When the Circus Comes.
From the Madisonian.
One of the big circuses is billed for Ath
ens, Augusta, Atlanta, and other Georgia
cities. There may be others coming, but so
far none are scheduled for Madison. In the
Commerce Observer of last week we find the
following :
“A circus manager sent us a free ticket to
tell of an engagement his show has in a
neighboring city. In peace times we do not
swap our space for show tickets; and there’s
one thing certain: we don’t intend to adver
tise a circus on any such basis when labor
shortage and general conditions produced by
war demand that these traveling money
grabbers go into quarters and contribute di
rectly and indirectly to the winning of the
wal.”
We wonder if Editor Harber has any kid
dies at his home? He certainly must not
have, or he would not have penned such a
paragraph against the circus. True, these are
strenuous days. The world is on fire—but
a fellow gets tired of fighting fire all the
time. Even the soldiers in the trenches and
on the French firing line must have relaxa
tion—amusements of various kinds provid
ed by Uncle Sam, thus recognizing the need
of wholesome fun and frolic. Again in the
Augusta Chronicle of recent date we find
this article:
“Dr. A. L. Haggerty, food inspector, an
nources that at the coming circus, or at any
circus, the day of the ‘hot dog’ and bar
becued meat is past. There will be no lunch
stands of any kind allowed at the cireus
without a special permit from his office.
“The small boy need not be without con
solation, however, for red lemonade will be
permitted with restrictions. It must be serv
ed only in paper cups or sterilized glasses.
So, it looks like red lemonade in paper cups
and the humble hut time honored peanut in
paper bags will have to be the only things
to ratisfy hunger and quench thirst at the
big circus.”
We certainly have failen on strange times!
One Georgia editor refusing to advertise a
circus for a free pass to all of its tents, and
a food inspector putting the ban on ‘“hot
dogs,” weiners and barbecued meats, sold
around the tents, on the outside. Inside red
lemonade to be drunk from sterilized glass
es, or papers cups only. Then, think of the
tiny bags of peanuts, the smallest ever sold
for a nickel. But for all that the small boy
will be in evidence, and will have the time
of his !life when the circus comes to town.
There will be the blare of brass bandz. the
pungent odor of wild animals galore, funny
clowns and the big calliope; the bare-back
riders, the aerial performers; all that go to
make up a modern circus—except hot dogs
and barbecued meats, old time circus lemon
lade and a few other missing links.
Female Nuisances.
From the Dalton Citizen,
There are society dames and itle female
nuisances that will this fall pay $75.00 for
a suit, 350 for a coat, $25.00 for a hat and
$15.00 for a pair of shoes, and then, dress
ed to kill, will spin around in a $2,000.00
“lemonseed”—l mean limousine. At the
same time over there in the Picardy mud,
pockmarked with shell holes, are human
creatures groaning and dying. What were
once clean and well groomed men are mud
caked creatures fighting for our liberty, At
the same time over in Armenia and Syria
there are 400,000 helpless waifs starving to
death, and think of the pitiful spectacle of
these wizened, monkey-like children without
parents dying of slow starvation.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
From the Tifton Gazette,
~ Of the many nicknames given our boys
in France that of “Doughboys” appears to
have the best chance of sticking. “Sammies”
(“les Amies”—our friends) the boys
wouldn’t have; “Yankees” is too sectional,
and one after the other of the various nick
names has gone into discard, but, “Dough
boys” appears to be here to stay. “Why
Doughboys?” the reader asks. To this the
Stars and Stripes replies, in effect:
The term originated with the enormous
brass buttons on the federal artillery uni
forms worn during the war between the
states. These buttons were decidedly more
ornamental than useful and when polished
shone like headlights. The sailors soon be
gan to call the artillerymen, with whom there
was friendly rivalry, ‘““doughboys,” because
their buttons were about the size of the
dough-dumplings in the navy mess stew.
These dumplings had long ~ been called
“doughboys,” and the buttons slightly re
sembled them in shape. From the artillery
men the term was gradually applied to all
of the land forces, until now it is used in
discriminately to designate the boys in the
ranks,
Sem e g
WANTS IT ALL.
From the Madisonian. |
Wonder if the high cost of white paper |
caused Editor E. L. Rainey to send us only
three-fourths of the editorial page of The
Dawson News last week? The News is one
of our most valued exchanges. |
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SADLY RECALLED. 1
“Pa, what’s phonetic spelling?”’
“It’s a way of spelling that I often
got whipt for when I was your age.”
The “Doughboys.”
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Origin of Fear.
Fear is experienced only by animals which
depend for self-defense and species preser
vation ypon fight, according to Dr. George
W. Crile. The skunk, for example, whose
chief means of protection is its odor; the
porcupine, defended by its quills; the snake,
which repels its enemies by its venom; the
turtle, which is securely encased in its shell;
the lion and elephant, secure in their supe
rior strength—these all exhibit little if any
fear reaction.
On the other hand the rabbit, the bird,
the deer, the horse, the antelope, the monkey
and man—these are the animals which pre
eminently exhibit fear and an irrepressible
desire to flee from danger.
Fear is the mental part of the reaction
by which certain types of animals preserve
themselves, and it is most interesting in
man, who has recently changed from a flee
ing animal into a fighting one and who un
dergoes often agonizing inner struggles be
tween the newly acquired instinct to fight
and the age old instinct to run from danger.
DESTROYING THE STALKS.
From the Savannah Press.
A few farmers are already consider
ing plans for the destruction of cotton
stalks in their fields. In the light of
experience with the boll weevil this
year it goes without saying that every
wise farmer will destroy his cotton
stalks—destroy them early and destroy
them thoroughly.—Albany Herald.
Laziness or indifference can only be given
by a farmer as a reason for permitting cot
ton stalks to remain in his field after the
crop is gathered. There was a time when it
did not make much difference if the decay-]
ing stalks remained, but now it is a crime
to leave them in place. Pile ’em up and‘
burn ’em.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 19,5
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