The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-08
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After the fair is over,


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At last that obnoxious little cigarette
has been "snowed under" Its use has
caused as many ruins as whisky. 1t is
the first step towards dissipation. sew
eral years ago bill was passed prohlb-
iting the sale of cigarettes to minors,
but the "fool at one end and fire at the
other variety of boy still tiourlshed.
And now its sale is prohibited to any one
in the state.
Rope manufacturers can only see the
bright side of anarchy.
The next war if there ever be one, is
to be carried on by wholesale To the
hundreds of other implements of de-
struction which have recently been in
vented, French genius had added
piece of light artillery which has ca
pacity for firing four charges IN fifteen
minutes, each of which throws $4,000
bullets over a surface of 10000 square
yards at a distance of two miles With
such death-dealing machines as this,
there seems little need for the 100000
soldiers composing the European armies,
unless it be food for the enormous guam
titles of powder and shot which other
wise might be wasted.
- 70 Y,raica
of speakers and writer's that the public
is falling out of the habit of reading such
compliments. The presumption with the
great majority is that it is iDsincegely
bestowed, and many people fail to hear
speeches and avoid reading books and
other writings for fear of being disap
pointed. 1t an uncommon thing to hear
persons who stayed away from the lecture
or speaking ask of those who heard it:
"Was 1T really worth hearing?'
The old county court house that has
stood for so many years in the centre of
the public square, and where lawyers of
more or less ability have fought their
oratorical battles either on one side or
another, is no more. 1t has seen the
locks of it's off GERS whiten with the frost
of many winters and now it, too, yields
to the inevitable. It's history is preg-
nant with exciting incidents. When
compared with the modern temple
of Justice it sinks into oblivion, but it
will stand forever in the hearts of those
who have seen the rise of Dawson and
Terrell county. 1t has been rolled and
jolted down into the southwest corner of
the square and will be remodled to serve
city hall and barracks. Thus the hi
toric landmarks are degraded.
In these days most boys start out with
an idea no higher than the all encompass
ing dollar They start in an age which
boasts it can scratch the Lords prayer
on a ten cent piece and the ten command
ments On quarter, Children are taught
to reduce morals and religion, time and
eternity to vulgar fractions. 1t seems
to be their chief attainment that ten
cents make dime, that ten dimes make
a dollar. How to make money is only
equaled by the other art-how to keep
it. Tell me, who know, what chance
there is for those who start out in lie
with such perverted sentiments? The
money market resounds again and again
with the downfall of such people.
AN Atlanta justice of the peace will
have the bar treat him with respect or
fight, one or the other. This judge mill
tant is Hon. Edgar Orr, son of the late
School Commissioner Orr, and some
years ago superintendent of the public
schools at Brunswick. During the prog
ress of a case in his court the other day,
young lawyer grossly insulted his
honor, who left the bench, made sud-
den dive for the offending limb of the
law and in a moment had him back in
corner pummeling him at a lively rate.
Bystanders presently picked up the
young lawyer from Tie floor, where he
was stretched, bleeding profusely. When
Judge Orr calls for order in his court
hereafter the Atlanta lawyers will know
what he means.
THE first baby born in the Cherokee
Strip has been named after Hon. Hoke
Smith, the secretary of the interior. His