The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-23

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A LADY of fine sensibilities is Miss
Mary E. Byrd, who for twenty years
has been at the head of the astronom-
ical department of Smith College.
She has resigned for the reason, she
saws. that she does not care to be con-
nected with a college that received
'tainted money" Some time ago
John D. Rockefeller gave the college
800, 900, and recently Andrew Carnegie
gave it S62, 500. Miss Byrd does not
approve of the manner in which these
gentlemen made their fortunes.
AFTER seventy days of almost con-
tinuous talk the senate has, by vote
II to 3, passed the railway rate regu-
lation bill. The negative votes were
cast by Senator Foraker, republican
of Ohio, and Senators Morgan and
| Pettus, democrats of Alabama. Thus,
there is placed upon the statute books
law strengthening the hands of the
interstate commerce commission, for
which the democratic party has so
long been contending.
THE New York World prints quite
a formidable list of prominent men
Roosevelt has called liars, among
them Judge Alton B. Parker, the
democratic candidate for president in
1904 for saying the trusts, corpora
tions, and insurance companies con-
tributed to the republican campaign
fund But Pitchfork Tillman has
turned the tables, and has the presi-
dent himself up tree.
ROOSEVELT is not the only phe-
nomenon that can talk in opposite d.
rectiOns at the same time. The wire
less telegraph operator on the French
steamer La Provence accomplished
that feat on the 9th of April by talk
ing to both sides of the Atlantic at
once. Great takers may expect imi-
tatOrs.
Up in the Flint circuit Hon. Y. A.
Wright of JacksOn is after the judi
cial scalp of Hon. E. j. Reagan.
Judge Reagan presided over the last
term of Terrell superior court, and
has friends here who will regret to
learn that he is finding the political
waters turbulent.
WHEN fellow is just dying for the
Office for which he is a candidate his
friends shout that she is no politi-
cian," while nine times out of ten he
is the lousiest one in the pack, says the
cambridge Democrat. That's the
gospel truth.
AFTER nearly six years of reputed
trust busting can anyone point to a
trust that the administration has made
away with, or that has ceased to plum
der the people? There have been
lots of pyrotechnics, but no dancing.
TWO of the gubernatorial candidates
will speak to the people of Terrell
county next week. Come out and hear
them, size them up for truth and sin
certify, and then reach your own con-
illusions.
OUR neighboring county Randolph
is going to vote on the question
of supporting the public schools by
local taxation. The election has been
called for June Ii.
AN ATLANTA newspaper headline
says 1.-THE Gas Committee Is Now in
Session" Are we to understand that
the whole town has assembled?
HARVEY JORDAN is predicting
again. He says cotton is going to
climb. and will be worth fifteen cents
in July.
, IT is unfortunate that the president
, of the United States should be a party
to an issue involving his veracity.
VICE-PREsIDENT FAIRBANKS was
in Atlanta Friday, and they told him
what a great man he is.
DIR. NUNNALLY has quilted the
fray. He was the last in and the first
out.
A HUGGING SOCIETY.
1t is said that hugging societies have
been introduced to swell the treasures
, of churches, and following is the scale
. OF ,,rioac. Girls under rs IL paptS