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| BY E. L. RAINEY
CLEM E. RAINEY, Business Manager.
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920
The military experts may never agree on
who won the war, but the public knows the
profiteers won after the war.
In some ways the bad condition of Daw
son streets is a blessing in disguise. It au
tomatically prevents a lot of reckless
driving. s
Some people complain because so much
laudation is bestowed on the dead. But
if all of it was bestowed on some of them
in life the rest of the people would have
to get off the earth.
The marriages of different families
make Governor‘.Cox's daughter the neice
of Senator Harding. The politicians might
have expected some family entanglements
when they nominated next donr neighbors.
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EDUCATED FOOLS.
“There are too many educated fools in the
world today,” said the president of the Col
lege of Industrial Arts in an address before
the University club of Dallas, Texas, a few
days ago. He further declared that haif of
the study courses in the high schools and
universities are worthless and of no use to
the business man or woman of today. Any
person who has a knowledge of the courses
and studies that are taught throughout the
country will agree with the speaker, who is
a noted educator, in his statement. The av
erage student, whether high school or col
lege, spends practieally a third of his school
life studying subjects and courses that will
never do him an iota of ‘good in his future
life. If the time spent on these worthless
courses were devoted to the study of some
thing more practical the result would be a
great deal more valuable. The majority
of these worthless courses, which are being
kept in the schools and colleges more from
tradition and precedent than for anything
e]se'._\\'crc at one time supposed to be help
ful, but during the trend of the ages they
have become obsolete. Still, the u‘»llegefl
hang on to them with a tenacity that is al
most amazing. The time is coming when
the schools and universities will in reality |
be schools of experience and practieability, |
and the educated man or woman will be one.
who knows modern and not ancient theol
ogy.
" NO OLD FASHIONED GIRLS.
- Miss Georgia Bacon sounded the depth of
the present social situation before the Gen
era] Federation of- Women’s Clubs, recently
in session at Des Monies, when she said the
modern girl is keeping down the marriage
rate by her insistence that she have all the
comforts of her parental home the moment
she steps into that of her husband, and that
she have the same extravagant attention as
a wife that she had as a fiancee. In a word,
she is not willing to begin married life at
the bottom as the old generation did. She
insists that she shall begin at the top.
Whether this policy is right or wrong
depends someyhat on the viewpoint
of the individual. But its effects in limit
ing the number of marriages cannot be de
nied. No young man can have the financial
advantages of his father unless he comes to
his money by inheritance. No self-made
and independent man has as much wealth at
25 years of age as he should have at 50.
There are few clear thinking young men
who are willing to assume the responsibili
ties of married life if the wife is unwilling
to share his struggles, help pull over the
hard places and strive with him to accumu
late that both may have comforts in their
declining years. Women are becoming more
independent, more self reliant, more self
supporting. They are to be commended.
Their course is removing marriage for wo
man away from the barter and trade spirit,
in which she must look out for a home and
support, into one in which the element of
mutual help predominates, But women must
not push their reform so far that they be
come exacting mercenaries, demanding a
home equal to that from which they came,
ease and luxury equal to those which they
had formerly enjoyed, as the price of ac
ceptance of a worthy man. That is just
as mercenary as keeping the eye on an op
portunity to get a home and support without
the essence of love which should dominate
all marriages. TR
VACATIONS.
_Some people or classes of people appear
to think that it is utterly impossible for
them to pull through the summer without a
vacation of a week or several. There are
other people who never let the contempla
tion of a vaeation enter their heads. The
idea of a vacation is, to be sure, very ap
pealing. It means new scenes, new atmos
phere, new faces. It means thoughts con
sinderably untrammeled by the grind of
occupation. In a large number of cases it
means getting away from the artificial, and
back to the primal and the material. The
surprising thing is that so many people re
turn from a vacation dissipated, peevish
and ill-natured. Often they seem more fa
tigued than when they went away. They
bring no fresh vigor to their tasks. Indeed,
they appear to be quite at sword point
with the old rbutine. What is the explana
tion?
A BIBLICAL INVESTIGATION.
In recent years there have been created
commissions galore to investigate questions
concerning the welfare cf the people, It is
interesting to note that in the days of
Fzra the prophet the same thing was done,
and aside from the immediate connection of
Jehovah with the personal actions and
national policies of the Jews at that time
the investigations were much like those of
the present time. The same human ele
ments were concerned and the same desires
on the part .of the people dominated the
people_that dominates the people of today.
In the instance taken from the prophecy
of Ezra reform of the alien marriage was
the publi®issue. The men of the tribes of
Judah and Benjamin had been taking
strange wives, that is they had been marry
ing outside the race. Ezra saw in this ten
dency the deterioration of the race and the
fall of the people. He began an agitation
in the nature of a prayer for the deliver
ance of his people from the custom. He was
supported by Sheshanish, the son of Jeheil,
who was a moral champion much like Wil
liam J. Bryan. He proposed that the people
chould make a covenant with Jehovah to
‘put away the wives who were of non-He
brew races and children born of such mar
riages. But he did not want to carry out
his policy in a revolutionary manner. “And
let it be done according to the law,” he
urged. His policy is worthy of study at
this time. ‘
Ezra, through the chief priests and the
Levites, summoned the people of Judah
and Jerusalem who had been in captivity,
where their fascination for foreign wives
had developed, to meet at Jerusalem to con
sider the reforms proposed to be made. The
penalties for failure to attend the investi
cration were heavy. ‘“Whosoever would not
come within three days * * * all his sub
stance should be forfeited and himself sepa
rated from the congregation of those that
had been carried away.”
When the time for the mass conference
‘arrived the weather conditions were unfav
‘orable and the crowds were so large that
the people could not get inside the*temple,
and had to sit in the street in front of the
’structure. The “great rain” was on, and
‘the discomfort of the people was increased
from that cause. After Ezra had charged
the people with the violation of the policies
of the nation they replied that the accusa
tions were true. However, they wanted the
facts investigated and those who had mar
ried strange Wives named after hearing all
the evidence. They .said:
The people are many and it is a time
of much rain, and we are not able to
stand without. Neither is this the
work of one day“or two, for we are
many who have transgressed in this
thing. Let now our rulers of all the
congregations stand, and let all them
which have taken strange wives in the
cities come at appointed times and
with them .the elders of every city and
the judges thereof.
Ezra, with the assistance of certain chiefs
of the fathers, prepared lists of those a('cufl-;
ed. These lists were sent down to the eom
mission created to make the investiflatinn.;
How much like the government of the pres- |
eift day supplying the investigatorggwith in
formation!” The commission was clothed
with the power to ptinish as well as the right |
of requisition, for after it had completed its |
investieation the men found guilty of hav in;:i
married strange wives gave their hands to
the commission members that they would
put away their wives. ‘“And being guilty,
they offered a ram of the flock for their
trespass.” The list of those who had tres-l
passed was appended to the commission’s
record. }
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OHIO AND STATESMEN.
The fact that the presidential candidate
of both parties is from that state leads
to the erroneous conclusion that Ohio is ex
clusively engaged in the making of presi
dents. But its activities are not confined
to presidents. It has produced some states
men who have not reached the presidency
or even a nomination for'that high office.
Two conspicuous illustrations of the disap
pointed hopes of Ohio men are Senator
John Sherman, who was defeated for the
republican nomination in 1880, and Sen
ator Allen G. Thurman, who was the out
standing personality of the democratic
party in 1884, when it nominated Grover
Cleveland. Senator Thurman was.one of the
big men of the nation and of his party. He
represented Ohio in the senate for twelve
years. . :
Ohio produced many generals of differ
nt qualities during the civil war. The two
best remembered are Sherman, who
“marched through Georgia, and from At
lanta to the sea,” and Sheridan, who turned
defeat at Cedar creek into victory after his
historical ride from Winchester and by it
saved Washington from possible capture by
Confederate troops, or at least made it un
necessary for Grant to stop his advance on
Richmond to- defend the capital of the
union government, ;
One year ago cotton seed oil was bring
ing 26 cents per pound or $1.95 per gallon
with a strong demand. Now the market
quotations are 10 cents a pound or 75
cents a gallon, Extensive importation of
Chinese and Japanese vegetable oils is
said to have forced down the price of cot
ton seed oil and peanut oil in the United
States to a third of what it was last year.
It goes without saying that the Georgia
cotton grower is interested.
Thousands of bills of the Confederate
states are being circulated in the Baltic
states. Natives have paid from 50 to 80
rubles for each dollar of this: worthless pa
per which is supposed to have been brought
over by Americans. There is said to be a
sucker born every second in America.
Droves of suckers must be born every
second under European gkies,
TARSUS “NO MEAN CITY
Where Paul Worked as a Sailmaker A
Historic City.
ST AR 3
From World’'s Work
Tarsus, where Paul worked as a sail
maker before he became apostle to the Gen
tiles, is thirty feet above the city of Saul's
time, and is the sixth cityewhich has occu
pied the site.
The ruined arch which is still called St.
Peter's gate was repaired more than 1,000
vears ago by Harun-al-Rashid, who used
fragments from old ruins, which even then
had lost their identity in the mists of time.
One sees in it fragments of white markt!:
which antedate our era, according to the
antiquarians.
Julius Caezar himself visited Tarsus and
for a time it bore the name of Juliopolis,
and here his murderers came fleeing from
Rome. It was the seat of one of the three
great universities of the pagan world from
the graduates of which the Roman emperors
sought tutors for their children. Truly, ac
Saul proudly said, he was a citizen “of no
mean city.” -
Mark Antony was met there by the star
eyed Cleopatra, who came up the river
Cydnus in her royal barge costumed as
Aphrodite to delight the conquering Roman.
At Tarsus occurred the quarrel between
the crusaders Tancred and Baldwin in
which the latter shut out of the walled ecity
300 knights of the former and saw them
butchered by the Turks before his eyes.
Crusaders in a common cause risked their
lives to rescue the tomb of the Savior, but
quarreled for the benefit of the common
foe.
As the Days Go By.
.! Let me be a little kinder,
i Let me be a little blinder, .
| To the faults of those about me,
f Let me praise a little more;
| Let me be when lam weary
! Just a bit more cheery; ;
[ Let me serve a little better .
! Those that lam striving for.
’ : i
| Let me be a little braver
l When temptation bids me waver,
| Let me strive a little harder
| To be all that I should be;
| Let me be a little meeker
. With the brothef® that is weaker;
Let me think more of my neighbor
And a little less of me.
| 5
| Let me be a little sweeter;
I Make my life a bit completer,
By doing what I should do
] Every minute of the day;
‘ Let me toil without complaining,
~ Not an humble task disdaining:
} Let me face the summons calmly
| When death beckons me away.
‘ —Detroit Free Press.
| ARE POISON PLROOF. “
- From the Dalton Citizen.
| In olden times cup bearers had to
taste the wines they brought to kings to
prove they were not poisoned. Would it
not be a good idea for the purchaser of
~ bootleg liquor to require the seller to
~ sample the stuff before paying the
| price?—Dawson News.
' Would even poisoned stump rum poison the
latter day bootlegger?
THE DAWSON NEWS:
-Caleium Arsenate
In Poisoning 801 l Weevils »
Fight the 801 l Weevil to A Finish in Your Cotfon Crop
The Government spent thousands of dollars trying to
find a remedy for exterminating the 801 l Weevils and
after several years experimenting \
Calcium Arsenate is Strongly Recommended
~ to do the work.
We keep a large supply of this poison and also the Guns
for spraying. Come to see us and we will advise you
how to apply. Our prices are right and we will be glad
to serve you. Awaiting your commands,
| | We are yours truly,
Lowrey & Davidson
: iDawson, Georgia b 3
God give us more of the people who l
set about definitely and actlvely to l
cultivate the habit of happiness; peo- i
ple the corners of whose mouths are
turned chronically up, not down; peo
ple who are looking fof inspiration and l
calling forth the best from all.—R. W.
Trine.
EVERY DAY HELPS.
A pinch.of cream of tartarsin fudge
or frosting will prawent sugaring and
will make it nice gnd
{ creamy.
) \ The whites will come
“Ilf t off oranges if held under
R~ i cold water and scraped.
s ‘?{é}h ‘ Cover poached eggs
s (RGN LA b i i : .
eo] just a minute before
ey | serving to give them the
Sy U U pretty pink, glazed look.
Water ferns at least
once a week with cold coffee or tea;
it will make them very luxuriant.
Add a little chopped cabbage and
ppple to the ordinary potato salad to
give it a little unusual flavor.
Canned pineapple juice cooked wit
sago or taploca and served with
cream, using a garnish of ehopped
pineapple, makes a most dainty des
sert.
A small amount of preserves stirred
into ¢uke .crumbs and flavored with
a drop of rose, garnished with
whipped cream, makes another easy
and good dessert. .
For a delicious layer cake filling
take one cupful of maple sirup and
stir ‘thick with powdered sugar, add
nuts to the filling and use the plain
mixture for the top.
One new thing a day is the rule for
the evening meal conversation. Each
contributes something of interest,
making the gathering a cheery, happy
event,
When running sash window cur
tains on rods which are not smooth
at the ends, use an old glove finger
over the rod.
When cooking rice, save enough to
make griddle cakes for breakfast.
Add one c¢upful of rice to the batter.
Use some for supper or luncheon
dish with meat and tomato.
When tying a paekage and you have
no one to put a finger on the string
to hold it, slip the end you are tying
twice undér the string; the knot will
not slip while you finish tying it.
When bits of yolk get into the white,
dip them out with half an egg shell.
French zine, thinned with boiled ofl
to make it of the right consistency, is
a much finer white "paint than any
made of white leady goes farther, and
has a much finer gloss.
‘Y'MM .}KdeQ.
WAREHOUSE SERVICE
Farmer's Warehonse
MAIN STREET ° . DAWSON, GA.
Our warehouse building has been completely
repaired and put in the finest condition for
the 1920-21 season.
OUR SERVICE WILL BE
THE VERY BEST.
Mr. Gay Raines will again be in charge as
general manager and will give personal at
tention to each customer’s needs. |
Exclusive Cotton Warehouse
Our warehouse offers ample storage room for
your cotton and we will guarantee protection
from the weather. We will be in direct
touch with the market and assure our custo
mers top prices. . ?
- Weights Guaranteed
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Farmer's Warehouse
GAY RAINES, Manager
DAWSON, ; 3 . GEOSGIA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920,