The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-03-16

that of his white boss was being In
spected by a committee of the city
council.
Comment would be superAuous. 1t
is once again up to the demented fools
who are prone to pirate of 1.-The poor,
down. trodden negro in the south"
BOURKE COCHRAN, the new Tam
many congressman, made an address
in Philadelphia on Washington S oIrth'
dav in which he spoke in extrayagant
terms of President Roosevelt, lie Is
the same fellow who villiied the peo-
ple of the south in speech he made
in New York in support of the repuoll-
can candidate for president when Mr..
BRYAN was the democratic nominee
THAT investio alton of the postofhce
department Is growing real warm
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has been denounced on the
floor of the house by eminent repuoll-
cans as a "liar and scoundrel," and
another has charged that his report
twas conceived in iniquity and born
in SIM" That's enough to get Brls-
tow's bristles up.
AT the mid-winter poultry show in
New York the fowls were laden with
ribbons and medals, and an Iowa col
lege has established chair of poultry.
This was not to induce hens to lay out
of season, but a recognition of the fact
that poultry is becoming more and
more important among American In
dustries.
JUDGE Fl. H. PERRY of Gainesville,
who wants to be a delegate TO the st.
Louis convention, has written cards en-
dorsing editorials in both the Atlanta
Constitution and the Atlanta journal.
If there is anything in being amlable
the Judge is playing strong hand'
ANDREW CARNEGIE, in his advice to
millionaires as TO how to give away
their surplus wealth, says the dlstrl'
button of riches is the greatest prob
lem of the age. How to get them is
what causes most people to stay awake
| at night.
IT will be rather humiliating to the
proud horse to learn that, according TO
the agricultural department statistics,
the lowly mule is worth SO head
more than he is. That is, he averages
that much mere in the aggregate.
THE Athens Banner says ''if Con-
gresham Griggs is sent to the nation
al convention Mr.. Hearst can count on
one vote fl ON Georgia" He will not
oplv get Judge Griggs' vote, but an
even dozen more from this state.
The report is gaining ground that
the president wants Harry S. Ed wards
of Macon to second his nomination.
AS Harry will be one of piebald del
egation any other member of it mig BIT
do just as we'll.
DURING the last fiscal year the
United States army lost seven per cent
OF it's enlisted men by desertion, or
enough to make six full regiments
Half as many more were dishonorably
discharged.
THE president has issued an order
directing all officials-civIl, military
and navajo "a careful and scrupu'
lous observance of neutrality, both in
acts and Words" between Russia and
Japan.
BE good to your hens is the advice
of the Marietta Journal. A Missouri
farmer carried wagon load of baled
hay and a basket of eggs to town, and
the eggs sold for as much as the hay.
SENATOR CARMACK. in discussing
the bill for the regulation of the Phil
ippine shipping, said the islands are
the "most worthless possession that
ever rotted under a tropical SUM-"
FLEMING DUBIGNON refers to Mr.
Hearst's candidacy as joke. Not quite
as funny as was Mr.. duBignon's race
for the United Senate some years ago
SENATOR TILLMAN has been very il
with a throat trouble, and has had Il
have his tonsils cut. His pitchfOrk ii
still in working order, however.
A CONTEMPORARY notes that Hokt
Smith is much more afraid of Hearst
in 1904 than he was of Mckinley il
1896.
GOVERNOR TERRELL and majority
of the state house officers are fol
Hearst for president.
RADIUM is now among the real luxu'
ries. The latest quotation is S12,0O0,-
900 a pound.