The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-04

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for it,
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected
for the publication of "The Watson
Magazine" in New York, commencing
in February. The editor, of course,
is to be Hon. Thomas f. Watson OF
Georgia. A capital of $125,OOO has
been subscribed and paid in, it is said,
''by persons interested in the propa-
cation of the political ideas for which
Mr.. Watson stood in the recent cleo
ton"
THE ginners report, which the
holders of cotton hoped would show
the previous estimates of the cotton
crop to be too high, confirmed the
impression that the crop would be
round about Is, 200, 900 bales. Natur-
ally, the very great decline in the
price of cotton is having depressing
effect throughout the cotton states.
IT is stated that the president will
appoint white man to succeed ID. A.
Rucker as collector of internal reve-
nues in Georgia. Rucker is one OF
the late President McKinley's many
negro appointees in the south, and
has received a yearly salary OF nearly
IS, 900 for the past eight years.
BILLY OSBORNE surely did fay those
bad corporations that go about and
gobble up legislators and state Off
Gals, and what Newt Morris did to
Billy was all that could be desired.
There are many who will agree with
both of these eminent disputants in
much they have said.
Now Colonel Sidney Tapp-we all
know of the Colonel-gets inquisitive.
He wants to know of Colonel Osborne
how many and what corporations he
represents, in political or profess
,sional capacity, before receiving him
into full fellowship as reformer.
IT is Mayor Woodward in Atlanta
again, and the business men of that
city are looking forward to a safe and
progressive administration. There is
no doubt that the people of Atlanta
have faith in Jim Woodward as an
official.
THE Washington Post tells Fl. P.
Whitney that he could have hired
ten good college professors for what
he pays his new jockey" And it'll
would have been worth the money to
see the professors ride the horses.
THE burning of that lone bale of !
cotton on the streets of Ft. Gaines to |
show the sentiment of the people" on
the prevailing low price of cotton,
caused much amusement throughout
the state. Was it dog-tail?
BY the terms of her uncle's will an
Indiana girl is to receive Sl2, 900 if she
marries, and not cent if she remains
single There are a plenty of heroes
who will be willing to help the poor
girl get her money.
WE notice from our exchanges that
a number of Georgia towns are talk
ing of doubling their population dur
ing 1905. That would certainly be
carrying the anti-race suicide theory
to the extreme.
THE wise farmer this year will give
due attention to Editor Mclntosh's
three H's-hog, hominy and hay.
They are the best antidote for five
cent cotton that has yet been discov-
eed.r
AS card writer's Newt Morris and
Billy Osborne are real entertaining,
and if they continue their exercise
with the pen the public will be apt to
get some information from the inside.
FOR the first time in a number of
years Terrell county has several new
officials. The outgoing and the in
coming have the best wishes of their
constituency.
UNCLE TOBE STEVENS gave his |
guano and oil inspectors a Christmas
banquet in Atlanta, and they gave
him something that plays the piano.
THE sales of the Hawkinsville dis
pensary on Christmas eve were more
than 81, 500. Those Hawkinsville peo-
pie sure do like egg nogg.
AN English count has decided a
gentleman may be one in fact but not
in law. This country is full of gen
tlemen in law but not in fact.
AFTER six thousand years the first