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DAWSON, GA., AUGUST 23, 1921.
The man most to be pitied is the poor man
trying to act rich.
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Fashions change sometimes with a ven
geance. Paris has decreed that the “age of
concealment” has come in women’s dress.
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New cotton is coming in, and business
will pow begin to pick up. It is a great stim
ulant after the dullness and lethargy of sum
mer.
Putting hides on the ;ree list is something
of a joke. They are so cheap a man couldn’t
carry enough of them across the street to
pay for a pair of shoes.
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Now that Cupid has developed a wedding
at Louisville, Ky., out of a courtship by wire
he may be expected to try wireless next. It
is the age of advancement.
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Just the same, a man who owns a good
farm unincumbered in Southwest Georgia
and expects to live on it is about the best
fixed man on earth. He's much better off
than most kings. :
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The report that thousands of miners are
idle because there is no demand for coal re
calls the story of the ant and the grasshopper.
Like the grasshopper, coal consumers cannot
see the wisdom of bothering about coal when
the weather is hot.
An Admirable Trait.
The Savannah Press seems disposed to
complain because Governor Hardwick is ap—!
pointing his friends to public positions. It%
says: : i
“Judgé Howard, formerly of Columbus,
who managed Hardwick’s campaign for
governor, becomes attorney for the highway
commission. Mr., Holder, whose friends sup
ported Governor Hardwick in the second
primary last year, becomes a member of
the highway commission. But Governor
Hardwick has shown a good deal of nerve
in the tax and appropriation matter and he
may be expected to put Hardwick men on
guard as far as possible.”
Governor Hardwick could not be expected
to appoint his political enemies to office. Nat
urally, he wants his appointees to be friendly
to his administration and supporters of his
policies, and he could hardly find that among
those who opposed him. The governor, no
doubt, feels that his friends are as capable of
filling the political offices of the state as are
his epponents, and 'his loyalty to ‘them after
the election is to be commended. Tt is an ad
mirable trait that is too often lacking in pub
lic men after they have won success. Regard
less of whether they are Hardwick partisans‘
no criticism can be made of the appointment
of Messrs. Holder and Howard. They are
splendidly equipped for the positions to which
they have been named. This is also true of‘
Hon. L. J. Kellum, of Macon, who has been
appointed a member of the industrial com—}
mission. .
A Stitched Heart.
A few years ago it was the common belief
that the human heart was such a sensitive
organ that a mere touch upon it would re
sult in death. The slightest wound was be
lieved to be necessarily fatal. It is evident
that, in view of what can be done with the
human heart today, the surgical profession
did not know very much about the organ.
In these days, when surgery has leaped far
ahead, it is possible to treat the heart with
almost as much freedom as any other vital
organ. It can be operated upon, laid bare,
touched and even massaged. Wounds in it
may be healed with stitches taken to close
incisions. Patients recover today after suf
fering injuries that, before the war, would
have been enough to doom them.
Several stitches recently were taken in the
heart of 2 New York youth who had been
stabbed. He wanted to sit up and then get
out of bed immediately, after the operation.
It was not permitted, of course, as it was
known that his recovery was in doubt. Today
he is getting well. The wound is healing and
the surgeons in attendance are congratulating
both the boy and themselves. He may be an
invalid for the rest of his life, but, with many
persons, that is far better than death. On the
other hand, it is said he has an even chance
to make a complete recovery and develop into
a strong man, just as though his heart had
not been laid open with a knife and stitches
taken to close the wound.
The war was a curse on mankind, but a
great boon to surgery. Much was learned on
the battlefield and in the base hospitals that
will be applied for humanity’s benefit in peace
time.
: The Wind Jammer.
After attending one session of the legisla
ture as representative from Emanuel county
Editer Boatright, of the Swainsboro Forest
Blade, allows: g
“No man need ever tell us again that it
takes speech making to make a good legis
lator. We have seen this tried out, and it
appears to us that the more speeches that
are made on a cuestion the less chance
there is of carrying the matter through.”
It is a fact that the exuder of hot air ac
complishes almost nothing in the legislature.
He gets his name in the papers frequently
and some claps from the grand stand, but,
as a general thing, he has little influence
among his fellow members, and does little—
often nothing—toward shaping lagislation.
The really influentiai legisiator is seldom
Lheard on the floor.
' The Spanking Cure. .
A prominent educator of St. Paul, Minn,,
says that ymuch of the juvenile delinquency
can be L)(red by a liberal application of “old
fashimzcd strap oil” to the modern young
ster’s Anatomy. He commits himself to a cer
tain kind of faith cure gained from a “laying
on ¢f hands.” The professor flings the gauntlet
sgtarely in the path of reformers who set
p a hue and cry about the “coercion” of chil
dren, and calls them plain namby-pamby and
pernicious. Certain women’s magazines, which
he does not name, are alleged to be spread
ing non-spanking propaganda, to the utter
riunation of tender young Americans by and
through the co-operation of their easily in
fluenced parents.
Whether this teacher is right or wrong it
cannot be denied that ‘what he says in the
following statement sounds mighty good:
“The children who come from homes
where the parents still maintain some au
thority prove the best students, the finest
boys and girls, and the cleanest young men
and women. The boy or girl who does not
turn out well is usually from the home in
which the children tell the parents what to
do. I am not a vicious man, and I have
. children of my own, but nevertheless I be
lieve that a certain amount of ‘laying on
of hands’ is necessary in bringing up chil
dren. A thrashing when deserved is a good
thing for a healthy boy. There has been a
fearful growth of juvenile delinquency of
late years. There seems to be a moral let
down among our boys and gjrls. They too
oiten seek only pleasure. Tlu? have no am
bition to work and do big things. There is |
too great a tendency among them to try to |
‘get by’ and nothing more.” |
} With nearly all famous men and with prac
tically all strong characters their early edu
cation began in the woodshed. (Shingles have
found that their only destiny is not in the
making of a roof, their corrective and cura
tive influences being, when properly applied,
almost magical.) Other agencies of like kind
have existed from time immemorial, the slip
per, the hair brush and various growths of
sprouts and branches. One of the best cor
poral curatives was the straight and slender
branch of the hickory. It was very capable,
and did not injure. The youngster who madc
a thorough acquaintance of the switch needed
but few introductions thereafter.
The St. Paul professor is believed to be
right in most of what he says. One would
be expected to admit that certain cases of
common everyday badness on the part of
growing boys require the “strap oil” he sug
gests. There are cases, however, that are
different, and careful study is required for
their treatment. Some boys and girls do not
yield to corporal punishment, but there are
other methods to be followed in correcting
them, such as denial of privilege. Restrictions
frequently effect quicker cures and more last,
ing ones than a plain, ordinary whipping.
There can be no doubt that punishment gf
some kind is the logical course for parents
and teachers to follow. Sparing the rod and
spoiling the child is just as dangerous a prac
tice now as it was in the years gone by when
the axiom was religiously accepted far and
wide. g . 1
Fathers and mothers ought to try to appeal
to their children to go right. Every boy and
every girl should have the opportunity to
respond to reason. A great many of them
will and do. Some are ‘stubborn and will
make no response. For these the woodshed
and the “strap oil,” as the professor suggests.
The training of children, however, should
have as much or more care as that given to
animals. It is seldom that parents will have
as much patience in showing their children
right and wrong as they practice in teaching
a pampered dog new tricks.
Crime Is Increasing.
Crime may be decreasing, but the news
paper reports dot’'t show any dimunition
of deaths. Two Catholic priests are among,
the fatalities reported in the papers.—
Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
It is a regrettable fact that crime is not
decreasing. This is unmistakably proven by
the increasing number of criminals at the
state prison farm. There are now more in
mates in this institution than in several years
past, and every day sees from one to a doz
en commitments. During the first hali of the
present month 106 prisoners charged with fel
onous crimes were received in the penitentiary,
which is the largest number in the history of
the institution. The greatest number that had
ever before been received in an entire month
was 152. There is more crime of every kind
than was ever before known. The world is
not growing better.
~ In fine health and spirits Hon. Clifford
‘Walker was a visitor at' the state capitol a
few days before the legislature adjourned, and
was warmly greeted by numerous friends and
admirers. The former attorney general is one
of the most affable and popular men who
|evor served Georgia in official capacity, and
his fellow-citizens will always feel an interest
in him. For this reason it is of interest to
know that since retiring to his home at Mon
roe fortune has smiled upon him, and he is
lenjoying a large and lucrative law practice.
The income tax proposal of Governor
Hardwick was not urged at the recent session
of the legislature. No doubt, however, it will
be a live issue with the lawimakers a year
hence. The income tax, besides relieving the
men subject to advalorem tax who are prop
erty poor, has the merit of reaching many
persons well able to contribute to the public
revenues who escape almost wholly when the
advalorem system is used exclusively. A mix
ed system would give more equitable results.
High Praise for Dawson News.
The inland Printer, ot Chicago, the lead
ing trade journal of the world in the print
ing and allied industries, said in its August
edition:
“We admire The Dawson News very
much: it is excellent in all respects; particu
larly so as regards press work, which is
clean and readable. Advertisements, too,
are worthy of special mention, and the first
nage makeup is invariably orderly and well
balanced, and interesting looking, too.”
A big business in oils is reported, and the
cheerful news is given out that oil is a great
criterion as to business conditions. Time may
have been when oil was a criterion, but it
lwas before the country impoverished itself
‘buying gasoline. A good oil business is one
}o‘f the things that ails everything eise. it's
itoo good. .
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There are families in this vicinity who
‘would on occasions have had to go begging
or hungry if the local merchants had not
given credit, and to send cash money to dis
tant cities for goods which these merchants
can supply is indeed despicable and a poor
way of showing appreciation. ‘
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What has become of the old fashioned
farmer who could tie a bundle of oats with
a binder of oat straw? We'll bet there is not
a young man living in Terrell county today
who can turn the trick. There are plenty of
sixty-year-old boys who know how, however.
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Eugene V. Debs is stilk in the federal pris
on near Atlanta, but is_taking his medicine
better than a lot of+others who have been in
carcerated. He does not claim that he is sick;
instead, he says he is quite well. He wants to
get out just the same.
| LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. |
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Remove Dead Trees From Orchards.
Editor Dawson News: Peach trees that
have died since last spring are to be found
in practically every orchard in the Georgia
peach belt. These dead or nearly dead trees
are very detrimental to the remaining healthy
ones. Theygare breeding places for contagious
tree diseases, but more especially do they offer
breeding places for fruit tree bark beetles or
pinhole borers. These small beetles often feed
upon healthy trees, especially near the buds,
causing droplets of gum to exude.
Ail dead or dying trees in the orchards
should be removed at once. Do not wait until
fall or winter. Furthermore, do not just re
move the top, but all large roots as well. Al
low the hole from which the roots were re
moved to remain open at least 30 days before
refilling. This wiil give the sun time to do
some disinfection work. Growers will be well
repaid for giving this matter immediate at
tention, as many trees that are now healthy
will soon succumb to the ravages of pests
liberated from dead trees.
U. S. PEACH INSECT LABORATORY.
Fort Valley, Ga.
LIVING. ON THE SURFACE.
Editor Dawson News: Dr. Henry Van
Dyke in a recent article discussing the pres
ent condition and the future of this country
said: “If America is to be good tomorrow
the people of this generation must cease to
live on the mere surface of. things.”
The citizen, statesman, patriot and Chris
tian needs to have this statement constantly
before their eyes =nd in their htoughts. Our
people are living toco much on the mere sur
face of things. The seriousness of life is too
remote from their thought and their conduct
l.ife is a serious thing, though all of lif:
should not be devoted to seriousness. Mere
things cannot work for us the higher and bet
ter conditions for which all people should
strive. Man shall not live by bread alone but
by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God. That is the statement of the
wisest teacher this world has known, and it
reveals the one safe philosophy of life.
The one safe and comprehensive rule of
life: Psalms ll9:9-10——\VEcrewithal shall a
young man cleanse his way? By taking heed
thereto according to thy word. !
The word of God is the one complete chart
for ‘useful and happy living. Its truths are
adaptable to every condition and every emer
gency of human experience.
Dawson, Ga. W ¢ LOVETT:
ANOTHER CALL FOR WATER.
Editor Dawson News: I wish through your
paper to call attention of the city fathers of
Dawson to a matter of interest to the general
public which they have evidently overlooked.
Last year there were several good places on
‘Main street where we could water our stock
‘while in town on business, which was espe
cially helpful in hot weather. There were also
two deep wells where we could slake our thirst
with a cool drink any time of the day or
night without price. Not all of us care for
soda water drinks, even Af money was plenti
ful, and that seems our only recourse since
the supply of pure water from the wells has
been cut off. I feel sure the mayor and coun
cil will somehow provide a remedy for a sit
uation so inconvenient and unpleasant to the
farmers having business in Dawson.
e Anig. /22 1927 A FARMER.
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From the Waycross Journal-Herald.
A traveling salesman visited Homerville
and sold the proprietor of its general store
some merchandise. When the goods arrived
they were not as represented and the mer
chant consequently returned them. The whole
sale house attempted to collect the bill and
drew a sight dratt on the merchant through
the local bank, which returned the check un
honored. The house wrote the postmaster
about the financial standing of the merchant
and the postmaster laconically replied with
an o. k. By return mail the house reguested
the postmaster to secure a lawyer to collect
the amount and received the following reply:
“The undersigned is the merchant on
whom you attemipted to palm off your worth
less goods. The undersigned is the president
and owner of the bank to which you sent your
sight drait. The undersigned is the postmas
ter to whom you wrote, and the undersigned
is the lawyer whose services you sought to
obtain for your nefarious business. 1 the un
dersigned were not also the preacher of the
church of the place he ‘would tell you to go
to hell.”
H To Ship Tomatoes by Ton. l
From the Valdosta Times.
Much interest is being manifested in the
offer recently made through the chamber of
commerce by W. H. Marshall, of Florida, to
contract for tomatoes grown here at the price
of twenty dollars per ton in bulk. Farmers
generally believe this is a fair price and one
that will give them a fair return on their
land. It is probable that the five hundred
acres demanded, by Mr. Marshall will grow
into much larger proportions, although none
of the prospective growers individually care
to engage in the business above a small acre
age. Mr. Marshall will erect suitable pack
ing houses if the necessary number of acres
are contracted for with the farmers. This
{will give a corsiderzble expansion to the in
|fant truck industry in the Valdosta section.
% Canadian mounted police repbrt that starv
|ing Indians in the Caribou tribe have been
Iresorting to cannibalism because of the scarci-
Ity of game.
THE DAWSON NEWS
Where the Average Farm Is 42 Acres
And the Owner Lives on the Farm.
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From the Augusta Chronicle.
~ The county which produ¢ed the largest
number of bales of cotton in 1920 in the entire
state of South Carolina was Anderson—that
great section which stretches along the Sa
vannah river for 40 miles or more and which
is 40 miles wide. A total of 90,000 bales was
‘made in this county, which, like Burke coun
ty, Georgia, is an empire within itself. This
same county of -Anderson this year faces a
curtailment in yield of something like 40,000
hbales, it being predicted that only 50,000 bales
will be made, and the boll weevil has hardiy
made his presence felt, Decrease in the use
of fertilizer, reduction in acreage and the
dry weather are the contributing causes to
the reduction in yield and it is, indeed, strange
to visit any community where the boll weevil
is not on a rampage and where rain hasn’t
fallen almost every day for two months.
We find that there are valuable lessons to
he learned from this section—lessons which
we should apply to our immediate section
around Augusta, in counties on both the South
Carolina and Georgia sides of the river.
in Anderson county, according to Farm
Agent S. M. Byers, the average farm consists
of 42 acres, of which 32 are in cultivation.
There are few land owners and fewer still
are the land owners who live in the large
towns and cities and draw two bales of rent
per plow. There are a much greater number
of white people who live on the farm, own
the farm and do the greater portion of their
own work., Twenty years ago Anderson coun
ty consisted largely of large farms with gul
lies across the fields large enough to hide a
two room house. The land was impoverished
and the people, too. That was before the era
of modern farming, good roads, telephones,
etc.,, and when the roads were so bad in win
ter—due to rain and the red clay land—that
it was an effort for two mules to pull an emp
ty wagon. Even since the advent of automo
biles the people used to put their cars into
garages for three months in the winter.
Now all of this is changed. The lands have
been cut up into small farms which are cul
tivated along intensive lines. A farmer cuts
off a 50-acre tract or a 100-acre tract and
gives it to a son or daughter and under mod
ern methods of farming these lands become
richer and richer. Some farmers have also
come in here from other sections of the state
and bought lands which have been developed
to a high degree of fertility. It is quite true
that they have been planting, and are now
planting, too much cotton, but they can change
over much better now to new methods than
we can, since methods of farming in many
sections around Augusta are to rent thousands
of acres to negroes at two bales per plow and
never see these farms unless the renter fails
to bring in the cotton by the first or 15th
of October, and then there is a hurried trip
to see what is the trouble. i G
As the editor of the Chronicle has pointed
out time and again the day of the large land
owner absenting himself from his land is
over. The boll weevil has made it impossible
to give two bales rent per plow and no bank
er, cotton factor or merchant will furnish a
tenant with a “run” unless the landlord waives
the rent and even then no one is anxious to
furnish him. There must be a general carving
up of large plantations and the land sold to
small farmers in 50 to 100 acre tracts. Of
course, where the farmer who owns the land
lives on it he can, perhaps, manage to get
along, if he forces every tenant to make
enough corn, wheat, syrup, potatoes, etc., and
raises enough hogs to feed himself. Then and
not until then will cotton be a surplus crop,
and if the tenant makes two bales or five bales
per plow he will be able to live. Thoughtful
farmers will readily concede the truth of this
statement and we feel that all of them are
now convinced that cotton is a hazardous
proposition under boll weevil conditions. In
other words, if there is a dry year you can
make some cotton and if there is a wet year
you cannot make it. That is the history of
the weevil from the Rio Grande to the At
lantic. ,
Speaking of Anderson county and the les
sons we can learn from it the reclamation of
waste land, the splendid cultivation given the
crops and the elaborate system of terracing
are some of them. Every galled spot is sowed
in cowpeas, and it seems that every available
bit of land is in cultivation except that used
for pastures. Some of the farms are on_ the
side of a hill §& steep that we would hestitate
to cultivate them at all, yet by the proper run
ning of rows and by terracing theré are splen
did crops growing. The farmers take.a pride
in their farms because they live on their
farms, and it is self evident that where the
family moves off to the city and leaves the
old homestead in the hands of tenants dilapi
dation is sure to follow. How many old fam
ily homesteads are there in our section of
Georgia and South Carolina that are being
used as rookeries by the birds or that negroes
live in, with the blinds falten off, the house
unpainted and steps fallen down?
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We think we have the nght conception of Se;.
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your patronage will proveit. : i ;
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 customers top prices.
Mr. Gay Raines will again be in charge as general
manager, and will give personal attention to each cus
tomer’s needs. _
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