The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-21

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as a means of disseminating actual and
up-to-date knowledge in the school
room. He believed that text books
taught only theory of the world and
it's facts, while the newspapers told
the real drama of life and its varied
forms. He said his school made regu-
lar recitations from the papers. Pro-
lessor Lynch is all right; he's sensible
and knows a good thing when he sees
it.
OUT of several hundred newspapers
which commented on Henry Waiter
sons recent editorial in favor of aban-
doning the Monroe doctrine or revising
it in the light of present conditions
only two agreed fully with the writer
and two favored revision, while all the
rest thought no such action necessary.
The press will generally be found
lined up right where it ought to be.
IN what regard United States Sena-
tor Pettus is held by his constituents
may be judged from the fact that both
branches of the Alabama legislature
have passed resolutions notifying him
that his reelection is assured and that
he need not come home campaigning.
The veteran senator must very natur-
ally feel proud of this high and unusu-
al compliment.
If Tom Watson buys all of the sold
mansions" be is reported to be negoGl-
ating for he will become known as the
man of many homes A short time
ago it was Milledgeville where he was
said To be buying something very de-
sirable in the way of residence, then
it was in Virginia, later in the noun
tains of Habersham county, and now 1t
is in Athens.
GOVERNOR JELKS of Alabama de-
votes a considerable portion OF his
message to she Legislature to the time
worn topic of lYnching. If Alabama
chief executive believes half he says
on this subject he ls q notable excep-
ton among southern governors.
THE, Darien Gazette throws out this
suggestion to embryo candidates;
Those who are nov being mentioned
for congress aud governor should be
careful with this premature talk.
When the time comes 10 elect they
may be things of the past
Az eioht-inch gun On board the L.
S. battleship Massachusetts exploded
Friday, killing eight of the crew and
iniuring three, none of whom were
from Atlanta; and SO far as Is known
none of them ever visited Atlanta or
had any relatives there.
Now that the republicans have elect
ed Apostle Smoot as United States SEN
ator from Utah, will they tear their
hair as furiously over the idea of his
: being seated as they did when Roberts
WAS elected from the same state by
the democrats?
DIR. ERLICH, the well known German
! bacteriologist, has published an article
in which he says that 5000, 900 bacte-
ria inhabiU the skins of half a pound OF
grapes. Wonder how long it took Doc
to count 'em.
A MAN claiming to be relative Of
the Hohenzollerns was jailed in At
lanta the other day-not exactly case
of hoch der kaiser, but of hooking one
of his kinfOlks.
CHOSE who bhink the Brunswick
and Birmingham railroad is a myth,
saws the Age-B erald, lido not keep up
with the facts " And it is headed to-
ward Dawson.
/ THE South Carolina tragedy shows
that there is limit even to which
newspaper may go in abusing and viii
! lifying person against whom it has
| i'll will.
! THE Milledgevllle News is kino
enough to say: Editor Rainey is
keeping The Dawson News in the
front ranks of good Georgia week
| lies"
! CANDIDATES for office two and four
years herGe are popping up all over
Georgia. If they have any friends
they should pull them in out of the
wet.
! IT is in order for Atlanta to hold up
that police board matter long enough
TO investigate what she is investigat-
ing. 1t might be advantageous to find
cut.