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DISGOVERER OF FINE QUALI
TY BROUGHT VAST WEALTH
. TO EGYPT. POOR NOW.
Still living in quiet seclusion in
Egyvpt, though well advanced in years,
is Jean Sakellarides. His name is a
household word in the cotton centers
of the world; it is on the lips of every
one on the Bourses of the two hem
ispheres, says the Manchester, Eng,
Guardian
To the ordinary reader it probably
conveys nothing, but this old agricul
turist has been responsible for a revo
lution in the cotton trade. He has en
riched Egypt beyond measure, the
whole world is indebted to him, and
vet he is passing his declining years
in the land of the Pharaohs in semi
poverty.
Very many years ago he came to!
the country from his native Greece,
and cultivated a small plot modestly
but intelligently. He noticed when
harvesting his Nubiari type of cotton
one day three capsules which seemed
to contain an exceptional quality of
the precious textile. The capsules gavc‘
fifteen grains, whi¢h he planted in his
garden. (
With anxiety and diligence he tend- |
ed the young plants resulting, and at
once saw he was developing a crop of\
a nature hitherto unattained. He util
ized the seed from his holding again
in 1905, and from a few square yards
of land took 414 cantars (about 445
pounds.) i
Again employing all the seed, in
1906 he planted fifteen feddans (rough
ly, acres), of which twelve rendered
ninety cantars and the other three
twenty-four cantars, This was an un
precedented crop. Sakellarides had
begun to enrich his adopted country.
Naturally attention was promptly
focused on him and unscrupulous peo
ple took advantage of him. Some of
his gardeners were bribed and quanti
ties of his seed were stolen. The rest
was easy. No means of protecting his
offspring existed and he has been un
able to keep any tangible benefit for
himself, though the good 'he has done
for the country must run to millions.
Has the government been grateful
to its benefactor? It has not. He
received in 1920 a government grant
oi £2,000, with the remark that this
was simply to go on with. But gov
ernments changed rapidly, and noth-’}
ing further followed until now, when
Le has been offered a pension of £3O
a month for five years. In a firm butl
dignified letter the old man has refus-|
ed this. |
Around him he sees the bounty of
nature flowing to the horizon, he
hears irom his casemate the trains
rushing his cotton down to the sea,
but he prefers to pass away quite poor
rather than accept an offering which
he .naturally regards as wholly inade
quate.
HAD SPECIAL MUSIC AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
The Christmas music by the choir
at the Methodist church last Sunday
was much enjoyed by all those who
were fortunate enough to hear it
The program was in charge of the
organist, Mrs. A. B. Hamilton, and
each number was accompanied by Mr.
H. C. Hasselbring on the violin. The
anthem, “Unto Us a Child Is Born,”
was béeautifully rendered at the morn
ing service. At the evening hour the
trio, “Star of Bethlehem” was given
by Mrs, M. H. Harper, Mr., W. A.
Baldwin and Mr. W. E. Monts. Af
ter the scripture reading Mrs. Harper
sang “O Love Divine” as a solo.
OFFICERS MASONIC LODGE
ELECTED FOR ENSUING YEAR
P. T. Schley lodge, F. and A. M,
has held its annual election of officers
with the following result: W. H. Gurr,
worshipful master; W. F. English,
senior warden; C. B. Burke, junior
warden: C. D. Cocke, treasurer; M.
U. Edwards, secretary; O. B. Roberts,|
senior deacon; F. R. Crouch, junior,
deacon; M. B. Huie, senior stewart;
W. B. Davis, junior stewart; E. T.‘
Woods. tyler; T. W. Martin chaplain.
FORMER DAWSONIANS HERE
FROM FLORIDA ON A VISIT
Mrs. R. W. Jennings and children,
of Kissimmee, Fla., arrived Friday to
visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Jen
nings’ mother, Mrs. Matt Mcßee, re
turned home with the party. It will be
of interest to the many friends of Mr.
Tennings and family to know that
they have met with much success in
their new home in Florida, where they
went after being residents of Terrell
county for years.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LOGAN THOMAS, M. D.
Office at Doverel
Hours 7:30 2. m. to 1 p. m.
Afternoon by Appointment.
DR. C. R. McKEMIE
DENTIST X-Ray Work
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(Over Battle Hardware Co.)
Res. Phone 395 2r. Office 395
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SANTA CLAUS FOUND MILLIONS IN
PACK FOR WALL STREET'S CHRISTMAS
Santa Calus had a full pack for
Wall street, New York city, the fi
nancial capital of the United States,
this year. To its thousands of em-|
ployes Wall street gave $50,000.000€
in Christmas bonuses this year. E.\:-i
tra dividends, recently paid or to be|
paid within the ncxt few days, will |
exceed $100,000,000. There wasj
good cheer for all except those who |
bought the wrong stocks. ‘
Strictly speaking, Santa had noxh-[
ing to do with the extra dividends. |
These represent the handiwork of,
the great god prosperity, but at this"
MRS. W. H. BISHOP IS CLAIM
ED BY DEATH AFTER A
BRIEF ILLNESS.
Mrs. W. H. Bishop, aged 73 years,
died Monday night at her home on
College street after an illness of short
duration, although she had been in
failing health for many months. Mrs.
Bishop before her marriage was Miss
Jennie Hood, and was born in Meri
wether county October 1, 1844. She
married Mr. W. H. Bishop, and was
a resident of Terrell county for many
vears. Since early childhood she was
a consistent member of the Baptist
church, and funeral services were con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. M. L.
Lawson, assisted by ‘Rev. W. L.
Wright of the Methodist church, at
the residence Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, after which = interment
took place in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Bishop was of quiet disposi
tion and retiring nature, and a devot
ed wife and mother. She is survived
by her husband only. Several children
preceded her to the grave, the last be
ing a son, Mr. Owen Bishop, whose
death occurred several months ago.
Those irom out of town attending
the funeral were Mr. R. A. Bishop, of
Quincy, Fla., Mrs. Thomas Watson
and Mr. Fletcher. Hood, of Valdosta,
Mr. Will Hood, of Tallahassee, Fla,,
and Mfr. and Mrs. Stevens, of Macon.
LITTLE LOCALS.
Dawson Shivers With the l
Temperature at; 12 Degrees. 1
The coldest weather of the wintcr!
reached Dawson Sunday night, and |
when the shivering citizen ventured |
forth Monday morning it was in a
temperature only 12 degrees above
zero. Gardens and flower yards suffcr-!
ed, and it is believed that young oatsi
were killed, entailing a heavy loss. |
Dawson Enjoyed a Vory_ I
Sober and Sane Christmas. = ° 5
Dawson had an usually quiet and|
sane Christmas. Order was almost per- |
fect, the police having to make only!
three arrests. Sheriff Woods reports
that the jail was empty with the ex
ception of a few hours when he had’
in his custody a negro who was ar
rested for driving an automobile while
intoxicated.
MARRIAGE OF YOUNG COUPLE
SURPRISE TO THEIR FRIENDS
Motored to Albany and Were Unitcdi
At Baptist Parsonage. |
A surprise to their many friends;
was the marriage of Miss Willeen
Mitchiner, attractive daughter of Mr.%
and Mrs. W. K. Mitchiner, and Mr.
Dewey Mathis. The young couple mo
tored to Albany on Sunday, December
20th, and were married by Rev. Mr.!
Walker, at the Baptist parsonage. 1
The bride has for several years been
connected with the Dawson National
‘bank, and her genial disposition and
charming manner have endeared her
to all acquaintances. Mr, Mathis is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mathis, and
!has a position with the Mathis Motor
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathis, who are at
present making their home with the
bride’s parents, are receiving the con
gratulations and good wishes of their
many friends.
CALLED TO BEDSIDE OF
MR. TWEEDY IN EATONTON
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dozier left
Saturday night for Eatonton, where
!thcy were called by the serious illness
of Mr. Jake Tweedy, who is well
{known and has many friends here. Mr.
Tweedy has been in declining health
!a long time,
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| McLENDON
| COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
{ The McLendon Commercial Col
’legc of Albany, Ga., will resume work
on January 4th. This is the college
| spoken of so generally as “The col
lege that prepares them.” This is true;
l'we do not turn them out unprepared
!to meet every requirement of the
| bookkeeping and stenographic depart
[ ments of the business office. We have
inot placed a single pupil at less than
$lOO a month to begin with. Join us
January 4th. McLENDON COM
MERCIAL COLLEGE, Albany, Ga.
12-29-It. ;
season of the year Wall street likes
to belicve that Santa is its distribut
ing agent.
The hundreds of brokerage houses
could afford to be generous this year,
for never before has business been
so active, with commissions extra
fat. Incidentally, never before have
employes worked so hard.
It was not only stock market pros
perity that was shared, for in addi
tion to stock exchange and ' curb
market houses scores of other in
vestment firms and banks paid bo
nuses. Few of these made public an
nouncement of their gifts, however.
DAWSON CHURCH
~ LEADS IN PAYMENTS
}NO OTBER CHURCH IN DIS
~ TRICT PAID AS MUCH ON
CENTENARY PLEDGES.
The current issue of the Wesleyan
Christian Adovcate gives the amount
of the Centenary payments made by
each church in the South Georgia
Conference in 1925. The Dawson
Methodist church paid $740, leading
the next highest in the Americus dis
trict by nearly $3OO.
The amount paid by each church is
given as follows: First Church, Amer
icus, $3§4.50: Arlington, $131.00; Beth
el, $4.00; Beulah, $3.00; Blakely,
$460.65; Bluffton, $60.00; Bronwood,
$5.00: 'Coleman, $7.00; Cuthbert,
$56.60; Dawson, $740.00; Freeman’s
chapel, $25.00; Georgetown, $75.00;
Graves, $50.00; Leary, $10.00; Lee
street, $80.00; Leslie, $60.00; Mount
Springs, $30.50; New Lowell, $13.00;
New Prospect, (Shellman circuit),
$127.00; Pierce chapel, $4.00; Plains,
$36.45; Rocky Mount, $7.00; Rural
Hill, $5.00; Salem, $50.00; Sardis
(Blakely circuit), $12.00; Sasser, $3.00;
Shellman, $253.00; Smithville, $10.00;
Springvale, $55.00; Wesley chapel,
$20.00; Sumter, $50.00. Total, $2,-
832.70.
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE OF 1
WORNER WED IN ALABAMA
Other Items of Interest From thcl
Twelfth District Community. ‘
On Wednesday Miss Agnes Danie”
and Mr. Newton Foreman were united
in marriage. The young couple drove
over to Enterprise, Ala., where the
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence’ of a few intimate friends. Be
sides the bride and groom those in
the party were Miss Audry Wills and
Messrs.: George Hardwick and Gar
trell Wills. The bride is the attractive
and only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. F. Daniel and grand-daughter of
Mr. F. M. Daniel and the late Mr.
Angier Wills, while the groom is a
son. of Mr. John Foreman, of Web
ster cqunty and a young man of
‘sterling = b usiness qualities. The
happy couple came back Wednesday
\night from Alabama. They spent the
‘Christmas holiday with the bride’s
parents and left Sunday afternoon for
‘thc groon’s home, where they will
spend several days.
' Misses Lillian and Cora Daniel had
ias their guests Christmas day Misses
Andry Wills, Jessie, Addie and Ruby
|}Danicl. Messrs. Fred, Roy, Martin and
' Hoke S. Daniel, and Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Foreman. Mr. and Mrs. Dan
licl had as guests Mr. Daniel’s father,
'Mr. F. M. Daniel; Mr. and Mrs. W,
M. Daniel and Mr. E. F. Daniel.
Miss Audry Will had as guests Sun
lday Misses Jessie, Addie, Ruby, Lil
lian ard Cora Daniel, Messrs. Lucius,
%Fred and Hoke S. Daniel, Mr. and
'Mrs. Nwton Foreman, Messrs. George
and Robert Perry and Miss Florence
| Perry.
| Mrs. J. S. Oxford and son, of’ Sale
’City, are visiting her father, Mr. F.
iM' Dapiel, Mr. Carl Mc Daniel came
up with them and left Saturday for
‘North Carolina to visit his sister, Mrs.
Dr. Findley.
Mr. F. M. Daniel and family had as
ithcir guests Saturday Mrs. J. S. Ox
ford of Sale City, Mr. W. M. Daniel
and family, Mr. J. W. Daniel and fam
ily, Mr. F. W. Williams and family.
Mr. T. W. Hamlin and family and
Miss Audry Wills.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Daniel had
as guests Sunday Mr. F. M. Daniel
and family, Mrs. J. S. Oxford and son
Willie D., Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dan
iel, Mr. T. W. Williams and family
and Mr. T. W. Hamlin and family.
Mrs. A. Wills has visited her daugh
iter, Mrs. L. P. Majors, at Pelham.
A SONG COMPOSED BY MR.
PASSMORE SET TO MUSIC
Author Is Having Lyric Published
For Distribution.
A lyric written by Mr. John Pass
more, of Dawson, has been set to fox
trot music by a well-known composer,
and a number of copies will soon be
from the press. His sorf® has been
complimented by many friends who
have had the pleasure of reading it. It
is entitled, “I Will Forget You Then,
But Not Before,” and is as follows:
You ask me how long I will love you,
Or if it’s for only a day;
I've promised and yet you think I’ll
forget,
But I mean it, dear, when I say:
When flowers bloom no more in the
spring, dear,
And the stars above cease to shine,
When the song-birds in the trees hush
their melodies
Maybe I'll forget you, sweetheart,
mine.
When lovers yearn no more for the
moonlight, :
And a mother turns her boy from
the door,
When rivers cease to flow I want you,
dear, to know
I'll forget wou then, but not before.
Oh, how could I ever forget you, my
dear?
You mean so much to me;
I'm so used to you the days are so
blue -
When your smiling face I doun’t sec.
THE DAWSON NEWS
CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN
ATLANTA TO MAKE PLANS.
EIGHT ACRES TO PLOW.
Proposed plans to reduce the south’s
cotton production for 1926 one third
lis to be discussed at a meeting of farm
lers, business men, bankers and mer
lchants from all sections of the south
to be held in Atlanta on Jan. 5, John
'T. King, secretary of the American
Cotton Association, has announced.
According to the statement of Mr.
King three general purposes will be
’given consideration at the proposed
‘meeting. They will be, first, that all
'cotton growers reduce their acreage to
not more than eight acres to the plow,
to be fertilized and extensively culti
vated in order to increase the yield of
spinable cotton; second, to urge farm
ers to increase their acreage of food,
feed and forage crops, and third, to
prevail upon merchants and bankers
the advisibility of lending their co
operation in the movement by restrict
ing credits and thus make the program
thorough. In concluding the statement
Mr. King says: |
“By actual facts ascertained by wide
spread operation of cotton farms this
year it is definitely ascertained that the
actual average cost of growing cotton
per acre is $4O At this figure it re
quired an average of 25 cents for all‘
grades for the farmer to net the cost
of the 1925 crop, based upon the esti
mated yield of 162 pounds per acre
made by the government. Applying
present prices for the crop it shows a
net loss of exceeding $400,000,000 to
the growers for the crop of 1925. Any
policy of farming that cntails such
enormous loss to the grower of the sta
ple money crop, with the further penal
ty of a shortage in the home-raised
food and feed crops, is nothing short
of agricultural suicide.”
Some people are like rivers—small
ata the head and big at the mouth,
is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bil
ious Fever and Malaria.
It kills the germs.
- MONEY
WILL TALK
o
1926
FERTILIZERS
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“Again the Silent Wheels of Time
Their Annual Round Have Driv’n”
' On the threshold of the New
Year we pause to wish you a
Happy and Prosperous one, to
thank you for past patronage
and to exprest our determina
tion to serve you even better
during the coming year.
Dozier Drug Compan
Dawson, Georgia
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 1925,