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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
A GREAT CORN YEAR.

This is going to be a great corn
year in Georgia, including Terrell
county and all of Southwest Geor-
gia. Reports from all sections tell of
the excellence of the crop prospect,
and the official figures of the federal
department of agriculture show that
there has been an increase of 4 per
cent. in the acreage as compared
with last year. Georgia's corn acre
age this season is nearly 4,500,O00
acres, and the condition of the crop
at the end of the week was 90 per
cent. A big corn crop means fat
stock, a full smoke house and extra
money to spend for Injuries.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
CIRCULATE - = n
THAT GOOD OLD GD
At Home. Don't Send
1t Away to the Mail
Order Man.
THE FARMER FIRST.

Mr. Dan. w. Hammack of Cole
man, one of the leading citizens and
most prominent business men of
Southwest Georgia and a commits
siOner of roads and revenues in Ran
dolph county, has the right idea
about good roads-why and for
whose benefit they are built. 1t is
what The News has believed all the
while, and has often said. In the
Cuthbert Leader the following short
but pointed statement is made by
Mr.. Hammack:
"Tke board has none of the
fever of making automobile
highways. We have no objec-
ton to their travelling on our
good roads when they can be so
termed, but the main thing we
want is to be able to carry
double the quantity in loads
with less strain on teams. 1t is
the hog, hominy and cotton man
that we want first to provide
fOr-the man that carries some
thing to and from market. Our
auto friends seldom get beyond
a coca-cola or cigar purchase"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
CAUGHT THE WRONG FISH.

From the Macon Telegraph.
1t seems that the drag-net caught
the wrong fish.
Instead of proving that Chairman
McLendon got something out of the
bond deal it develops that the at
tache to the commission, the legal
adviser, the man supposed to keep
the commission from evil, from vio-
lating the law, himself a member of
that official family, went after the
beef good and strong! Give him
$1,000 and he would find a purchaser
for the bonds!
Somehow or other the drag-net
was not handled properly. 1t got
over on the wrong side of the pond!
1t caught the wrong fish!
This attorney was the most will
ing witness the prosecution had. He
was quite barren of damaging facts
to divulge on the stand, but he was
full up to the gllls with insinua-
tons.
1t was a great tumble, my coun-
rymen-kerflunk!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
KEEPING OUT OF DEBT.
1t Means Self-Respect, Self-ReIiance
and Happiness.
From the North American.

From the North American.
One reason so many folks find the
road of life uncomfortable is the
fact that they're walking barefooted
over broken promises.
There's nothing so heavy to carry,
so disheartening, so weakening, so
nerve racking as debt
If it stopped with the fiattening
of the pocketbook it would be bad
enough, but it only begins there.
1t weighs on the mind. 1t places
the victim to disadvantage in
work and play. 1t compromises
manhood and womanhood, and eats
away at character like a canker
worm.
The best and biggest vow a young
man can make is to keep out of
debt.
There may come times when he
cannot keep this VOW and fulfill his
duty to his own. Such times are
not Of frequent occurrence, however,
but when they do come the debtless
man will find it easier to get credit
than it would be if he had already
exhausted his credit.
To keep out of debt means self
respect and self-reliance. 1t means
health and happiness and freedom
from that worst of foes, worry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Washington and Lee,

From the Philadelphia Record
The state of Virginia, as it's con-
tribution to Statuary Hall in the
federal capitol, has provided statues
OF George Washington and Robert
E. Lee. Should the government re-
Ject the Lee statue because he was
the commander of the confederate
army the offer of the Washington
statue will be withdrawn. 1t is both
or none. There is no question that
Lee was one of the foremost and
most famous citizens of his state.
He died a great citizen of reunited
country. There should be no hesita-
ton in accepting the proffer of Vir-
ginia. Both Washington and Lee
were eminent rebels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
A LONE BILL.

With the session of the legislature
half gone last Saturday only one
lone measure had reached the gov
ernor.
And that was a senate resolution
relating to nothing more than the
appointment of Southern democrats
to the consular service of the United
States.
It's cost to the people of the state
was $4,000.
With the close of last week TWEEN
ty-fve of the fifty days of the legis-
lative session had been reeled off,
and one lone resolution had got past
both bodies of the general assem-
bly,!
Action on scores of important
bills must come in rush in the re-
naming twenty-five days.
The general tax bill, an absolutely
necessary measure, is yet in the
hands of the ways and means COM
mittee, and the appropriation bill,
another necessary measure, has not
yet come up.
Notwithstanding the prospect is
that much of the remainder of the
session will be spent in washing dirty
political linen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
THE STORY OF A TEN DOLLAR BILL

A business man OF Dawson sent
The News this narrative of what
$40 bill did:
Mr.. Brown keeps a boarding
house. Around the table sit his
wife, Mrs. Brown; the village milli-
ner, Mrs. Andrews; Mr.. Black, the
baker; Mr.. Jordan, the carpenter;
Mr.. Hanley the seed and lumber
merchant.
Mr.. Brown took $40 out of his
pocketbOok and handed it to Mrs.
Brown with the remark that there
was $40 toward the $40 he had
promised her Mrs. Brown handed
the bill to Mrs. Andrews, the milli-
ner, saying: THAT pays for my new
bonnet" Mrs. Andrews in turn gave
it to Mr. Jordan, remarking that it
would pay for the carpenter work
he had done for her Mr.. Jordan
handed it to Mr.. Hanley, requesting
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Whiskey Instead of Prosperity?

From the Shellman Sun.
We like to note the prosperity of
the postoffice business, for this
shows prosperous patrons as well
as good postal service made per-
manent and more useful. There is
a peculiar attraction, too, about big
hgures, whether good or bad. But,
IN the matter of the postal money
order business, We like far better the
showing made by the Shellman car
riers than that made by Dawson's
eight carriers, which was $17,O7729.
For the majority of the orders in
both cases were made for whiskey,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
The Message Pleased MIR. Watson,

From Watson's Weekly Jeffersonian.
Governor Joseph NJ. Brown of
Georgia, whose Inauguration was of
the simplest kind, has, by his first
message, made a most favorable i'm
preston throughout the state. Those
who understood his election to mean
that the refOrmers in Georgia had
taken the backtrack now know bet
ter. Time and again the Jefferson
ian has combatted that view, and
Governor Browns message to the
legislature warns the corporations to
make no mistake on that point. He
tells them plainly that they, like
other citizens, must obey the law.
For political effect laborous efforts
were made in 1908 to convince the
people that Little Joe" belonged to
the railroads-body, boots, and the
other things-but there never was
the slightest foundation for these
outrageous insinuatiOns. The mes
sage proves what the Joe Brown sun
porters believed all along-that his
purpose is to make a good governor
for all the people,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
PLAY GROUNDS FOR CHILDREN.

In its effort to bring prosperity
and happiness to it's town, Griffin,
the Middle Georgia Farmer does not
forget the children, and makes some
comment in an appeal for them that
is just as applicable to Dawson.
The men, says our Griffin contem-
porary, have their Clubs, lodges and
other places of rendezvous, and the
city is almost over supplied with wo-
mems clubs and organizations, all
of which furnish rest and recreation
for 'the old folks not at home"
There are no objections to the
temperate use of these things, but
where are the children while you are
enjoying the comforts and pleasures
they afford? Why be so selfish?
Why not have a modern, clean,
sanitary play ground in the middle
of a nice park for the children-a
place where all their sports, games.
athletics, ETC., can be INDUCED in
without harm to themselves and
without annoyance to others.
Some people are more careful of
the development of their colts than
their children, especially in seeing
that they get the proper care and
exercise.
Absolutely nothing has been done
for the children, collectively, in this
city. There is no special place for
them to go, no special chaperonage,
or any scientific development of their
limbs and muscles, etc.
Don't forget the children, espe-
cially don't forget they will become
the grown folks of the next genera
ton, and that it is the general duty
of the city and citizens of today to
see that they grow up healthy and
strong and considerate as we'll as ed
ucated
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
The Fee System in Disrepute.

From the Savannah News.
Judging from what is appearing
IN the newspapers in various parts
OF the state there is a very general
desire that the fee system shall be
abolished, and that there shall be a
return to@the salary system. 1t is
probable that after a trial of the
salary system there would be an
agitation in favor of abolishing it
and the reinstatement of the fee sys-
TEN. 1t would be interesting to
know when system has the great
est evils.
1t is fact that under the fee
system many officials work up bust
ness for the sake of the fees, not be-
cause of any duty they owe to the
public. 1t is even claimed that they
go out of their way to begin prose-
cut1ons Or to work up cases simply
to increase their incomes. The
counties are put to much unneces-
sary expense and quarrels that would
otherwise die out are kept alive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
AS True as GOSPEL.
the Albany Herald.

From the Albany Herald.
Real prosperity now looms up in
the near future. After two years of
depression the assurance of good
future business is found in the
promise Of a bumper corn crop.
Ihus 1t is that the farmer turns the
trick for the country. Out of the
ground the farmers dig the prosper
lty the politicians and tariff-grabbers
claim the credit of producing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

Georgia needs more money. The
legislature has become acutely SEN
sible of that fact, and the members
are on a hot hunt for something else
to tax. But, asks the Savannah
News, has it occurred to the mem
bers that Georgia also needs less ex-
penses? 1t is safe to say as our con-
temporary adds, that there are sew
eral hundred useless Offices in the
state that might be abolished with
out the public service suffering the
least bit of inconvenience.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

The McLendon probers have learn
ed that there have been two varie-
ties of free rides enjoyed by mem
bers of the railroad commission
since that body issued it's anti-pass
order-one authorized" and one
that was not. Commissioner Hill
yer, who made a trip without pay
ing fare and is also the "refawm"
member who says he doesn't know
whether cotton is shipped by the bale
or carload, has been trying to explain
the difference to the investigating
committee
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
The American people have been

The American people have been
''stung again by the Aldrich-
Payne tariff bill. 1t will be, as a
whole, a stand-pat, high protective
tariff measure. But it isn't the mod
crate duty on iron ore, lumber and
hides that will hurt the people. It's
the manufactured products of the
East and some imported goods. The
South's contribution to the iniquity
in its general form-through the
votes Of Southern senators and rep
resentatives-is very limited. In as
much as protective tariff was a
foregone conclusion the regret is
that the South didn't get a little
more than it has.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

Hon. Jno. T. Graves, our own
John Temple, formerly of Atlanta
but now editor of the New York
American, says he knows of but two
men really fitted to become mayor
of New York, and one of these is
w. r. Hearst and the other Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Whereupon it has
been remarked that Mr.. Graves evil
IDENTIFY has very limited acquaint-
ance in Gotham town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
+ arm Lands

$500 acres, with stock -
Guiding mules and brood mare
hogs, COWS and goats; corn. fod,
der and all farm implements
including reapers, binders and
other improved machinarv
This magnificent farm, toget5
er with all of the above pron.
erty' can be had for SIS an
acre. al
$50 acres, four miles south Of
Dawson, at a price that cannot
be met in any similar value.
557 acres of land in i'm
proved state of cultivation, two
and one-half miles north Of
Brentwood.
$50 acres of land southwest
of Brentwood, having on it a
large quantity of hardwood
timber.
1000 acres of land in the
Fourth district. This place is
we'll improved.
800 acres Of land in the Sixth
district, well improved.
665 acres three miles north
of Bronwood, including stock
VIII give you a bargain in this
and terms if desired.
100 acres lying in and Just
beyond the limits of Dawson
100 acres OF land east of
Bronwood.
400 acres of well-improved
land a mile and a half from
Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
The Governors Gourd.

From the Chattanooga News.
A movement has been set on foot
down in Georgia to have a chemical
analysis made of Governor Browns
gourd to see if it contains political
microbes. This movement, however.
comes from the rich and near rich
The common people who know what
gourds were made for are taking NO
hand in the movement. They knows
that Joe Brown and his gourd are
alright.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Just Listen at Jack.

From the Blakely Observer
Two gentlemen of Dawson-Judqo
M: Z. Edwards and Hon. j. r. IT.
wln-are being mentioned in CON
nectlon with the next race for tba
ludgeship of this circuit. 1t is a.
ways understood that Dawson has =
man to offer for any place In reach
from Terrell county 0''O II
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

The Atlanta Journal protests
against the bill in the legislature
seeking to increase the number of
lieutenant colonies" on the gov
ernor's staff to one hundred. We
already have enough of EN-, if not
some to spare, says the Journal. We
second the motion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

1t is certain now that President
Taft is coming to Georgia in the
autumn, and will stop at Macon and
Savannah and perhaps some other
points. These cities are already
preparing to welcome the big, good
natured executive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
Short in Size, Tall on Talk.

From the Atlanta Georgian.
The three shortest men in stature
in the senate appear to be the long
est in Oratory. Senators Griffith.
Harrell and Irwin are all diminutiye
in height, but are all fluent and fire.
quent speakers on pending Iegisla-
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

The legislature is considering an
act to tax all automobile owners
$25 year for each machine. Don't
do it, protests the Montezuma Rec
ord. The poor auto proprietors have
trouble enough as it is. They're a
source of endless EXPENSE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

The Quitman Free Press says it is
time for the man who wrote the first
good roads editorial to come to the
front of the platform and bow grace
fully several times. Where is he?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

1t has been noted that the Geor-
gia prison commission have resumed
business at the old stand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

The McLendon investigating COM
mittee is now in it's last spasm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21

That always sensible paper, tn,
Marietta Journal, fires this cente
shot:
A Georgia legislator wants a
constitutional convention. The
people don't need it. They know
the present one, and they don't
care to get in still greater con-
fusion by new one. Then,
taxes are high enough now with
out having to pay for a long
sitting constitutional conyen-
ton and an election to adopt or
reject it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-21
City Property

A bargain in a three-story
brick building in Dawson. A
fine piece of property, and a
good investment.
Two brick store houses on
Third avenue.
Four tenant houses and lots.
Two residences on Third ave-
nue.; conveniently located and
desirable for homes.
Dwelling house, with store
connected, on Crawford street
A good opportunity for any one.
Ten acres of land, with five
tenant houses, in good location.
VIII give you an extra good
bargain in this.
Nice residence on College
avenue.
One house on Lee street.
Two houses and lots on Vine
street.
II you want a bargain in a
2O-ton ice plant see me.
A 35-rOOm hotel for sale in
a fourishing town.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Clara Palmer win join the company
playing odd Dutch
cuise Cunning has begun her Sc.
ond season in "Marcelle"
T.. NJ. Holland Is Ia be In the cast
OF "Fcreign Exchange"
Pert Williams will be seen this sea
son in new musical play called MIR
Lode Of koai."
Edgar SclWyn has relinguished his
role OF Pierre of the Platas' to Sey.
cryn Dedeyn.
Geae Luneska has been engaged for
nh important part with Anna Held Ia
her play. Miss Innocence"
Frederick Paulding, the actor and
playwright, will be member of Lew
Fields company the coming season.
John Philip Sousa has signed con-
tracts with the shuherts To write "A
comic opera. 1t viii be called "The
Glass Blowers"
Lew Fields has engaged Harry Gil
foil for Biance Rings company. MIR.
Gilfoii. who has been vaudeville
hcadimer since his last appearance in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12

been produced. Its long run in Chi
cago Of five months ut the Whitney
opera house and of one year at the
Herald Square theater in New York
whore the 5. Il. D. sign was displayed
nightly.
The Three Twins liz a music Il
comedy with a plot and many nov 4
features; the congiamerate nonsen g.,
the riot of color and the spirited move
ments make such an agreeable attack
on ones senses that 1t matters not
under what name the r,yelry goes.
The music Initiates and tantalizes,
and the witty lines and adept clown
ing eScEtes one To laughter. MIR
Gates has so lavishly costumed the
beautiful show girls that they are
pleasing to the eye. In the second act
there are eight Of the handsomest
Partisan directoire gowns worn by
beautiful and shnpeiy girls. The cleo
trical effects are marvellous, the face
ograph being a distinct novelty. The
electrical aerial swing being an anna
over 1000 electrical lights revolving
at rapid rate. with six girls In the
baskets singing 1.-THE Cuddle Song" Il
said to be one of the most beautiful
finalcs ever staged.
The company Ii headed by Victor
Morley. who created the title role. and
includes Bessie Clifford. Florence
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12

come of a theatrical manager and t.
minimize his chance of losing money
on production. That the theatrical
business Is as much of gamble IS
speculation on change is the asser-
ton made by Howard Gale, who was
in Missoula day before yesterday in
the interests of Three Twins" for
which company he is business mana
ger. This is what he has to say:
Few people realize the cost of put
ting out d large company and the
risk the producing manager takes.
For instance. We will take Ben Hur'
This attraction was produced by Klaw
& Erlanger at the Broadway theater,
New York, and cost, before the show
opened, 100000. When n noted spec
ulator risks $4,000 or $4,000 on the
stock market or on some other game
of chance every newspaper in the
country Will have his name in large
type. yet there is little said about
the chances the theatrical managers
take. #".s
"The show business is strictly a
gamble When the curtain goes up
on the new production everything de-
ponds upon that initial performance
The success or failure of the pieca
rests upon that one presentation. II
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12

latest offering Is .The Song Shop
with George Sphinx as the chief at
traction. The SGT represents the in
terror Of Broadway music store.
The four Fords. having finished
their engagement at the Palace, Lon
don. will now fill foreign contracts,
and 1t viii be many "A dag before
American vaudeville patrons will agair
see the clever dancers
Rosie Green and Harry PiIcer. now
doing the star dance in the "Follies
of 1909" are tn enter vaudeville. Ger
trude Mansfield, for some time a vau-
deviile partner of Miss Green. 4 MEM
Der of the same company. il also to
go into vaudeville.
Mike Donlin and Mabel Hite take n
flyer in vaudeville this season at $500
a week. They win open September 26
in New York with new skit by Vim
cent Bryan and are booked for is
weeks. Then they win appear in a
comedy production by Liebler & c..
Before appearing In vaudeville, how
ever, Miss Hite viii revive her Did
part in "A Knight for Day. in Chi
cage.
Producing Manager.
1t is the custom of the man who
doesn't know to exaggerate the in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12
Chauncey 0ieott.

Arrangements have been completed
for the performance here If Chaun-
ley oleott in his successful play,
Ragged Robin" at the Harnais the
ater carly In October. The play is
more Enthusiastically Irish I'm its
theme and treatment than anything
that this popular comedian has been
sen IN 50 far. and is If the type that
has nfen 50 successful in The National
Irish tLeatsr Of Dublin, where the
works If Yeats, Russell. Lady Greg
ary and others Of the neW Irish liter
airy movement are given. \ splendid
supporting cast has been promised.
and there viii be wealth Of - =
handsome scenery and costumes, IL
Ii entirely superfluous 10 comment on
the taiaats and art af 9ieatt. lie II
without doubt the foremost comedian
In Irish drama To-Day, and his advert
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12

former star actresses In vaudeville
during the coming season. The lis.
will include among others Virginia
Harmed. Maud Raymond, Nance 0'Neit
ana Della Fox.
Mrs. Fiske il seriously considering
the advisabiiity Of bringing out new
political play dealing with certain
much discussed events In Harrisburg
and called THE Grafters." 4 Phila-
dclphla woman is the author.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Niggin IL col
laboratiug with Miss Charlotte Thomp-
son on a dramatic version of Re
hecca." II is expected that the new
play will he ready for AN early pro-
duction during the coming season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12
VAUDEVILLE.

Cissy LOTUS is again in vaudeville
ara is appearing with all her former
success in the London music halls.
Theresa Dale. formerly leading lady
with James o'Neii. has been engaged
by Harry Rogers for his piaylet, Told
i'm a Flat"
Charles w. Bennett, former general
manager of the Canadian vaudeville
houses bearing his name. returned
from Cuba recently. He has secured
control Of the Theater Payret at Ha-