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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
STREETS WERE CLEANED FOR SUNDAY
THE METHODIST PHlLATHEA
The Meeting at Mrs. Viewers Was
Very Enjoyable One. Christ
mas Gifts for the Orphans.

The Meeting at Mrs. Viewers Was
a Very Enjoyable One. Christ
mas Gifts for the Orphans.
An occasion of unusual enjoyment
was the regular business meeting of
the Methodist Philathea class at the
home of Mrs. ]. D. Weaver Tuesday
afternoon.
Throughout the house were decora-
tons suggestive of the holiday sea-
son and the real Christmas spirit
seemed to prevail, making every
thing bright and gay. In response
to roll call appropriate scripture texts
were recited, and the old but ever
new and beautiful story of the COM
ing of the Christ child was read by
the president, Mrs. r. E. Bell. The
reports were most gratifying, show
ing much good work done by the
members. Plans for the approach
ing season of peace and good will"
were discussed, and it was the senti-
ment of the class to turn away from
mere selfish pleasures to the bright
ening of less fortunate lives. A com
mittee was appointed to forward a
real Christmas box to the little or
phans supported by the class.
The business session was followed
by social half hour, delightful re-
freshments being da1ntily served by
the cordial hostess.
The surprise of the afternoon was
the gaily decorated Christmas tree,
from which was given out pretty
souvenirs tied with crimson ribbons.
Every one fortunate enough to be
present carried away happy memo
ries of Mrs. Weaver's charming hos
pitality and felt the peculiar uplift
that comes from efforts put forth for
the god of others. REPORTER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23

There's nothing so good for = sore
[hroat as DR. Thomas Electric OH
cures 1t in a few hours. Relieves
any pain in any part. 1'0' eS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
The Baptist Women at the
Baptist Missionary Rally

The women of the Dawson Baptist
church earnestly desired to have had
their programme below printed in
The Dawson News of last week, but
owing to an unfortunate mistake (for
which no one is to blame) it did
not appear. We wanted every Bap-
fist woman of Terrell county, and
indeed wherever our splendid coun-
ty paper is read in the bounds of
the Friendship Association, to know
of our Woman's Day, and as many
as would to come and spend that day
with us in discussing the work and
in asking for wisdom to know how
to do the Lords work
The programme as given below
was carried out almost to the letter:
Devotional Seryices-Mrs. E. T,
Jordan.
Wonderful Love of Jesus. "
Why a Missionary Rally? The
world is opening her gates to the
missionaries. We hear the pleading
cry, Come over and help u.s." and
Christ saying, 60. Mrs. j. A. Ivey.
OOuS MISS G6drI melton.
The Largeness of the Work-''AIl
the world" means the dusky woman
of the Orient, as we'll as the "other
woman" at your side-Mrs. Emma
Crouch.
Many Young Women Entering the
Mission Work-Miss Lynne Durham.
Why the w. M. U?-1. Christ's
call for it. 2. The worlds cry for
it. 3. Woman's personal need to
engage in it-Miss Emma Amos, At
lanta.
song-'T Will Go Where You
Want Me to Co."
Special Prayer for Our Women
Mrs. l.. G. Durham.
Needs, Difficulties and Encourage
ments of the Work in the Friendship
Association-Mr w. B. Worthy OF
Americas.
Question BOx-Conducted by Miss
Minnie Bridges.
Song-"Wnl There Be Any Stars
in My Crown?"
BenedictiOn-Mrs J. H. Slade.
AfternOOn-2 O'clock.
Devotional Services-Mrs. J. A
Ivey.
w. M. U. at WOrk-For the Older
women the time is short wherein tC
break the alabaster box and haster
the coming of the kingdom. The wis
dom of their ripper years should be
given to the work-Miss Emma Amo,
of Atlanta.
Song-"WeU Work Till Jesu.
Comes"
What Young Girl May Do in Sun.
beam Work-"A little child shall
lead them" "As the twig is hem
the tree is inclined. Miss ELM
Horsley
Il Write Unto You, Young Men
Because You Are Strong work
needs youthful zeal and enthusiasm
The young people need the work fo,
character growth and training for
service-Mrs. T. S. Martin.
Missionary Training School-Mrs
E. T. Jordan.
Song" Beautiful Gleanings."
Special Prayer for Our Young Pao-
ple-Mrs. N. B. O'Kelley.
Map Talk-Mrs. w. B. Worthy of
Americas.
Question Box Continued-Mtss
Minnie Bridges.
Song-'Blest Be the Tie That
/ Benediction-Miss Emma Amos
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23

The open Discussion" and "Ques-
ton Box" gave every woman pres
ent an opportunity to speak if she
so desired. 1t was a great day-a
day when we caught a new vision of
the risen Christ. There was an at
mosphere of spiritual power. The
songs that were sung, the prayers
that were offered, the voices of the
speakers all vibrated with an I'M
dertone of love. We went forth
from that meeting with greater
heart power, new thrill for the
work and clearer conception of our
personal responsibility in carrying
out the great commission of our
Lord.
Miss Amos, corresponding secreta-
ry of the State Woman's Missionary
Union, and Mrs. w. B. Worthy, sec
rotary of the Womans Missionary
Union of the Friendship Association,
were with us, and added much to the
interest of the programme. There
were a number of other out of town
visitors-Miss Carrie Walters, presi-
dent of the Y. w. A., of Plains, Mrs.
Howell and Miss Howell from the
Woman's Missionary Union of Bron-
wood, Miss Lee of Tennille. There
were a number of other visitors
whose names we failed to get.
At the close of our meeting DR..
B. D. Gray, corresponding secretary
Woman's Mission Board, came in and
spoke delightful words of cheer and
encouragement for womans work.
On Thursday morning of the mission
rally DR.. T. P. Bell, editor of The
Christian Index, gave a fine address,
full of helpful information in the
origin and history of woman5s work
| in the south.
Before the workers separated the
ACCESSIBILITY of holding similar meet
ings at different places in the Friend
ship Association was favorabIy con-
sldered. Should the sisters in any
OF the churches desire such meetings
! they can get helpful suggestions by
comforting with Mrs. J. H. Witch
ard or Miss Minnie Bridges, both of
Dawson. Mrs. Whitchard is organ
1zer of the w. M. u work in the
Friendship Association, and it will
be her duty and pleasure to visit
any church in the territory of the
association and organize missionary
societies or help in other ways. Miss
Minnie Bridges is superintendent of
the Y. w. A. work in the Associa-
ton, and she will gladly respond to
any call of the young women. In
answer to an invitation Miss Bridges
recently organized a Y. w. A. circle
at Plains, which gives promise of
| good work.
Miss Bertha Lunsford the vice
president of that circle, was called
to her heavenly home a few DAYS
! ago. We express to the bereayed
family and also that band of Young
christian workers words of tender
ness and sympathy for the pure
beautiful life so suddenly snatched
away She had just begun her labor
Of love when the Master had need
for that young life in another sphere
or existence. Like some rare exotic
the tender bud was transplanted 10
SUMMER cline, where the delicate
petals will bloom in beauty beneath
the healing rays of the son of
Righteousness" And there shall he
no more death, neither sorrow nor
| crying, neither shall there be any
more pain. And God shall wine
away all tears from their ewes -
new Z1'4' A BAPTIST.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
BY Pupils of Miss ProctOr's Glass in
the Public School Auditorium.


the Public School Auditorium.
On Friday evening at the school
auditorium the pupils of Miss Pearl
Proctor, assisted by some of Miss
Chap Savilles music class, gave one
of the most enjoyable entertainments
of the season. The stage was elab-
orately decorated with bamboo and
smilax, the background being formed
entirely of the pretty green's.
Wreathes and festoons were grace
fully used and pot plants added to
the lovely scene.
The programme consisted of
choruses, readings and drills. The
songs, "Old Man Moon" and "Croco-
die Isle" sung by Misses Floella
Crouch and Elizabeth Patterson, with
a number of little girls in white to
sing the choruses, were enjoyable
numbers. "Ching-a-Ling-a-LOo" and
Chinese Honeymoon" were bright,
catchy songs, sung in Chinese cos
tune. Miss Willanne Gurr and Mr.
Carlyle Melton, as the soloists, were
<lOoIoICu ny Tie 14llIu anu lGuIu Sl duC
girls, and 4Aasters Julian and Ed
Cooke, George Crowell and Clarke
Lewis were dressed as Chinese boys.
Messrs. Carlyle Melton, Coswell Hind,
Tom Hart and Ellis Raglan, dressed
as negroes, in the song Common
Sense" caused much fun and pleas
ure. In the Sunbonnet and Overall
drill the little girls were lovely in
dainty sunbonnets, and the boys wore
blue overalls and large hats. The
drill was quaint and amusing, and
evidenced thorough training. Each
of the readings was we'll chosen and
skillfully rendered, giving evidence
of Miss ProctOr's skill and capability
as teacher. The most striking feat
ure of the programme was the ma
tiOnal drill and tableau, which came
as the climax of the delightful pro-
gramme. The girls taking part were
dressed in pretty costumes of red,
white and blue, with scarfs of the
same colOrs, which were used in
forming the various pictures. The
drill was closed by forming wheel
of the red, white and blue scarfs
with Miss Wray Chester as the center
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
Professor G. r. Glenn Spent a Day
in Dawson.

A recent prominent visitor to Daw-
son was DR.. George r. Glenn, former
state school commissioner and now
president of the North Georgia Agri-
cultural College, state institution
located at DahlOnega.
While here DR.. Glenn was an APP
preciated caller at The News office,
and later made a short address at
the Dawson public school that was
much enjoyed by both teachers and
pupils.
Dr. Glenn, who is one of the best
known and most distinguished edu-
Gators of the south, is a native of
Terrell county, having been born and
reared in the village of Chickasaw-
hatchee, which was at that time the
largest town in Terrell county, and
one of the most important business
and social centers of this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23

A delightful event of the past week
for the younger set was the enter
tainment given by Miss Janette
Phelps at her home on Fourth ave-
nue. Monday evening. 1t was very
informal, the time being spent in
playing old-fashioned games and in
pleasant conversation. Delightful re-
freshments were served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
WANTS A PARDON.

A petition will be made to the
state prison commission to recon-
mend the pardon of Harmon Knight,
a negro who was sent to the peni-
Tertiary two years ago for killing
another negro named Walton. The
sentence was for three years, two
of which have been served. The
homicide occurred at Dover during a
baseball game.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23

The dance given on Friday even
ing by the young men at the armory
was very enjoyable affair. Mrs.
j. d. Weaver was the chaperone.
Miss Georgia Windsor of Atlanta was
the only out of town guest 1t was
the first dance of the holidays, and
was very delightful evening for
all present
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
HANDED HIM A LEMON.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Haire of River
junction, Fla, have been in Dawson
visiting their daughter, Mrs. j. B.
McCollum. They brought with them
from a trip through south Florida a
lemon weighing 21a pounds, which
they gave to Mr.. McCollum, who has
it on exhibit at his studio.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
WORK WAS DONE SATURDAY
NIGHT AFTER THE HOUR
OF NINE O'CLOCK.
When Business Was Over and the
Crowds Had Departed the Street
Force Got Busy. viii BE

Force Got Busy. Will BE
Kept Up Regularly.
That was an unexpected though
agreeable surprise the Dawsonian
who ventured down town Sunday
morning got.
Instead of the usual dirty and be-
Uttered streets, covered with paper,
trash, old cans and boxes and debris
of almost every conceivable kind
they were freshly raked, and looked
neat and clean. They, too, had on
their Sunday Clothes" as it we're.
Saturday night between nine and
ten o'clock, after business was over
and the crowds who had thronged
the streets all day had departed,
Mayor Marlin had the street force
and carts brought out and the bust
ness section of the town given a
thorough cleaning up. This, it is
understood, will be repeated every
Saturday night.
The new mayor is making good
his promise to clean up Dawson. All
of the old unsightly boxes and fish
barrels that lined the streets have
been moved; the cotton that was kept
in the streets by the warehousemen
has been taken away, and the paper
and other little that get on the
streets will be raked up and carted
away oftener than heretofore. The
improvement has already been won
derful in fact, Dawson looks almost
like another town.
The News has long pleaded for
cleaner Dawson. 1t is a reform we
have advocated and urged in and out
of season, and we congratulate the
mayor on his good start. Let every
citizen encourage and help him in
the work There are few things
Dawson has needed worse or longer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
SALARY THE SAME.

At a recent meeting of the board
of stewards of the Methodist church
the salary of the pastor, Rev. o. B.
Chester, was fixed at $4,000, the
same as the past year. Notwith-
standing the panic and the resulting
financial depression the church ex-
perienced no unusual trouble in meet
ing all of its obligations in 1908.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
OF Interest to Women

A Christmas present free. A now
invention. In order to introduce on,
Washing machine and have your
nelghbors know all about it we offer
until January 1, 1909, our s3Oo
washer almost free. 1t saves yony
hands, time and temper. All Won
nave to do is to put clothes in a tnb
ana move the handle of this men,
m, clothes-washer up and down
Inc machine does the rest in hale
the time. 1t does the work easier
ana better than the $500 machines
1end 90 cents in one-cent stamps for
THIS $500 washer-providing Won lT
agree to demonstrate it to vonr now
door neighbors. Write at once 10
baker-Plerce Company, 654 Wash.
ington Street, Buffalo, N. Y '9i
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23

DON'T PURCHASE THE GIFT FOR
Him" until you have seen our Hol-
iday Sowing of Fine Furnishings for
the particular chaps-just what he
will take pleasure in wearing-that
will give him the longest wear and
be the most appropriate of gifts rep
resented now in our offerings.
Neckwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Toys
and Dolls of all size.
]. L. EDWARDS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
Gard of Thanks.

I wish to extend thanks to all
who assisted me personally and 9th
erwise on my recent loss of house
hold goods by fire. J. A. SEARS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-12-23
SOCIAL ITEMS.

Miss Ellagene Rainey entertained
a number of her friends very de-
lightfully on Wednesday evening.
The rooms we're decorated entirely in
cut flowers, vases of roses being used.
A musical contest was the feature
of the evening. Mr. Pat Melton won
the prize, a lovely tie. Fruit was
served at late hour.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

ficials, as l lay abed puzzling how he
could have drunk those train reports
and yellow press dispatches and not
turn a hair, it suddenly flashed over
me that out in Hell's Canyon there's
pool of water that petrifies or en-
balms the throat and stomach Of the
lost cattle that drink out of it, so they
lose all feeling in those parts. Why
might not this hobo have drank of
that water and got his throat and
stomach petrifed so the electricity
couldn't affect him? Then I recollect-
ed that Bert Alvord had been driven
into Helrs Canyon by the posse and
lost track Of. 1t only took another
thought-and-a-half to work out the
problem. The hobo was Alvord, half
crazy from his terrible experience,
come back to civilization. So l
hustled out and got my man; and now
for that little $4,000 commission.
The hobo" nodded his head half
foolishly, half surlily. My only re-
gret is that l ever found that lost
trail and got out of Hell's Canyon.
What's the good Of coming back to
life when you've lost your taster?'
Clarkson is superintendent Of tele-
graphs now, and you never can ten
where a genius will stop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
soft corn Poor Horse Eeed.

There has been an uncommon ia.
tality among colts this spring, and
horsemen have not found the cause
of the trouble. In discussing this
matter with a prominent farmer a few
days ago, he attributed the whole
trouble to feeding soft and moldy corn
to the mares. 1t is a well-known
fact that moldy grain and hay will
sometimes cause abortion, says Farm
ers' Voice. While this immature corn
was frozen it could be fed to all kinds
of stock without much danger, but as
soon as warmer weather came on and
the corn thawed out, then the trouble
began. 1t is rather late now to head
on the trouble, but the lesson is well
worth remembering when another sea
son of soft corn comes around.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
CORN CULTIVATION.
Some Suggestions by the Missouri
Board of Agriculture.

The Missouri board of agriculture
offers these suggestions on corn cult
walton: A light harrow or weeder
used once or twice before the corn
is large enough to plow will give ex-
cellent results. Corn should be
plowed fairly deep the first time.
where the ordinary shovel cultivator
or double shovel single pillow is used,
but shallow mot over three or four
inches) thereafter, except where
weeds have gotten large, owing to wet
weather, or sometimes on certain
lands that have plenty of moisture
below. Never cut corn roots if the
weeds can be removed without it. The
idea that corn should be cultivated
deep at the last two civilizations has
been shown by many experiments to
be incorrect, except in the cases above
mentioned. Cultivate often enough to
keep the land clean and a layer of
loose soil, two or three inches deep,
on the surface When a crust forms
after a rain the crust allows the mois-
ture to escape very rapidly, so by
breaking up the crust the Evaporation
of the moisture is greatly lessened.
Then after your corn is too large to
plow with a two-horse cultivator it will
be we'll to go through it with a one
horse small shovel or a harrow made
for the purpose, and break the crust
that may form after rains. When the
ear is formed is the time that the corn
has its hardest work to do and when
it needs the most help, so a crust
breaking at that time will aid it a
great deal Any machine used at that
time should be run very shallow so as
not to disturb the roots of the corn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
soILINe OPERATIONS
Points in Favor of This System Of Cat.
tie Raising and Dairying.

What we call "soilihg' is keeping
animals away from pasturage and
bringing their green food to them.
Selling is common in thickly-settled
countries. 1t is almost unknown in
sparsely-settled countries.
This is because in thickly-settled
countries land is expensive and labor
generally cheap, while in thinly-settled
countries the land is cheap and labor
high in price. In the thinly-settled
country therefore the cheapest thing
to do is to let the animals hunt their
own food.
AS fast as a country becomes set
tied 1t becomes more and more neces-
sary to get all possible out of each
piece of land. In the case of dairy
cows, soiling does this as compared to
pasturage. The chief reason is that
the ground that produces the green
food for cattle will produce a great
deal more when it is not tramped than
when it is tramped.
Every pressure of the cows feet on
the soil compacts it and reduces its
power to produce food. Injury results
both in dry weather and in wet wealth.
er. In dry weather the soil particles
are pressed together some, while in
wet weather the feet of the animals
break the thin sod and compact the
soil below so that nothing will grow
Sometimes a bare hard spot in a
Dastura will RAMON for xyaars ,,nDro
ductive. This is avoided by soiling,
and the land is made to produce its
greatest possible crop of grass.
But there is another reason for soil
ing, and that is to save the manure
from the cattle. When the manure is
dropped on the pastures in dry wealth
er most of it is destroyed before it
gets into the soil. When the cows are
Kept in one place throughout the sum.
mer the manure produced during that
time is as great as it is in the winter,
and it is put into the soil of the plowe5
fields, thus saving practically all of it
There are other factors in favor Of
soiling where land is very valuable
One Of these, says the Farmers Re.
view, is that crops other than grass
can be grown on the land and a great
er amount of dry matter obtained than
in the case of grass.
One of these plants is Indian corn,
which can be grown for soiling pur.
poses far north of the latitude where
it can be grown for the maturing OF
seed. Many of our dairymen that have
tried soiling have been able to produce
Is tons to the acre, for either green
feeding or silage making.
This makes it possible to keep on
the same piece of land more COWS than
can be kept if the COWS are pastured
in the summer and fed hay in winter
Selling makes it possible for good
sized herds of cows to be kept in the
edges Of cities where it is possible tc
get mixers at low price. In fact
it is quite probable that this is to be
one of the directions in which oul
dairying is to be greatly developed il
the near future.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
CARE OF MILK.
Most Important Part of the Work Of
the Dairy.

A speaker at a Wisconsin institute
said: After it is drawn from the COW,
milk should be at once removed out
side of the barn, to place where con-
tamination is least likely, and strained.
1t used to be thought that when warm
er than the surrounding air and giving
off its heat, milk would not absorb
odors. This is not true, however, as
when in a warm condition it will alb
sorb them the quickest.
AeratiOn as a means of lettering
the keeping qualities of milk has been
much discussed and, like many other
questions, has two sides to it. If
properly dOne-that is to say, in a
clean. sweet atmosphere am of the
opinion that it is helpful. Care should
be taken not to aerate in the barn or
where the wind will blow from the
barnyard or hog sty, as it will then
be exposed to greater contamination.
l have had patrons who had more
tainted milk from neglecting this sim.
pie precaution than they did before
using an aerator. However, if prop.
erly done, the milk will be cooled
somewhat from the air passing
through it and any Objectionable
odors allowed to escape.