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PAGE TWO 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. e ik 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 OFFICE: BRANNON BLDG. (Over Battle Hardware Co.) Res. Phone 395 2r. Office 395 /i ALBANY, GA. : fif 338 R Fire Proof g g b 5 115 Rooms, 115 Baths v)fl";g'fiiiyfi HE 3 :gg European ; ifEEI gg HE 3 guy Best Cafe in Albany ;I“é‘ ?’-’FF-I?: ~: -:'h.:—e.:tl o };oouur cg:‘f‘lt;u‘:rt:r:b‘::, 35000 &e e s HOTEL GORDON - 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, | TR RS R ) | 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 | DawsonD Co,tgoo QOil Co. 5 / 7l Happy ’4» | VAL “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,