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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
A Good Prayer.
rom the Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
The new minister in a Georgia
church was delivering his first ser
mon The darkey janitor was a
critical listener from a back corner
OF the church. The minister's ser
mon was eloquent, and his PRAYERS
seemed to cover the whole category
of human wants.
After the services one of the dea-
cons asked the old darkey what he
thought Of the new minister. "Don,t
you think he offers up a good pray
er, Joe?" ''
~, An mos suhtainl'y does, boss.
why, dat man aXed de good Lord
10 things dat de odder preacher
didn't even know He badl'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

The News believes that the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy acted wisely
and are to be congratulated on
finally determining to erect at An
dersonville the shaft IN honor of
Major Henry Wirz. There is no 9th
er place as appropriate, and there
should never have been any question
as to where the monument would be
located.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Some newspapers continually harp
on the defeat of Mr. Bryan as the
democratic candidate for president.
AS the Middle Georgia Farmer says,
we don't know of any real demo-
cratic candidate who has done any
better since the civil war. CIeve-
land was considered as good a repub-
liCan as his opponent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
PITHY PENCIL POINTS.

We trust the negroes of Liberia
will not object to Booker Washing
ton on account of his Column
bia State
The proposed changes in New
York's charter won't affect Tamma-
ny,s life franchise. Atlanta Jour
nal.
Congratulations! The general as
sembly adjourned without having
seriously damaged the state.-Lau-
rens Advertiser.
A Boston doctor has found two
appendices in one patient. The said
patient must have been quite
Wealthy.-Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
They have all the plans laid to
GUST Uncle Joe Cannon, and it only
needs the recognition of the Speaker
TO pass the resolution.-Ma Tele-
graph.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
The Cuthbert Leader, in it's issue

The Cuthbert Leader, in its issue
following the cyclone, says it
grows weary when persons try
to account for earthquakes, cy-
clones and similar disasters on
religious grounds, claiming to
know just why they were sent.
In the face of awful calamity
we are confronted by impenetra-
bic mystery"
The Leader is right God does
not wrong or burden his innocent
creatures in such manner These
disasters are natural, and all there
is to do is to help those who, be-
because of them, need help.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
What Do You Reckon She wantod
From the Griffin Farmer

From the Griffin Farmer.
A young lady went into drv
goods store the other day and blush
lnngly asked the head clerk if he
had any of those elastic bands ca
paDIe or being elongated and adjust
ca at pleasure, and used by the femi-
nine portion of mankind for putting
around the lower eXtremities of their
locomotive members to keep in the
proper position and the required al
tltude habilaments of the tibias ,,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Hon. Joseph Cannon of Illinois
was elected speaker of congress Mon
day for the fourth time The in
surgents" didn't even touch Uncle
Joe. The democrats, however, with
their assistance, succeeded in amend
ing the rules and shearing him of
some of his power.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

This is the season of the year
when it is necessary to put the city
in good sanitary condition. Back
alleys and yards, and even our front
streets, should be cleared of all lit
ter, which should be carried off and
cremated. Join the Clean Up Club.
Get brooms and rakes and get busy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
Legislature and the Music.
lie Rome Tribune.

From the Rome Tribune.
An, ha, Representative Glenn of
whitfield thinks the Georgia Iegfs-
lature should take part in Atlanta,
great musical festival If chin nm
sic is what is wanted the managers
couldn't do better than employ the
late legislature. '"e
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
WISDOM BORN OF EXPERIENCE

From the Augusta Herald.
A North Carolina evangelist says
that no earthly experience is com
parable to that Of hell. He should
run for an office once, suffer his
leg pulled by ward heelers and
f1oaters, and then stand at the polls
on election day and see them vote
for the other fellow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

1t will cost $4,000 to remodel the
white house to accommodate Taft,
says the Macon News. Mr. Taft was
familiar with the arrangement of the
white house before he undertook the
job of living in it, and he should not
want to spend so much money so
soon just to change things to suit
his particular fancy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

EX-President Roosevelt has long
had a seat at the pie counter. A
contemporary calls attention to the
fact that Friday morning found him
off the public payroll the first time in
thirty years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

If Mckinley was the advance
agent of prosperity and Roosevelt
the apostle of the strenuous life, -
then Taft is the leader of the sun
shine brigade says the Augusta
Chronicle. When was our charming
and always delightful friend, Clark
Howell, deposed?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

By the Carnival people,
one of the jewels in the
south. They found Hall
the timer and the only one
that could make anything
they wanted. He made bear
muzzles, dog collars, lion
cages, candy coolers and in
fact everything but the squeaI
of the two performing pork
ers and crank of the pelican.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Uncle Joe Cannon convened in eX-
ira session Monday. The tariff bill
will be disposed of before he ad-
journs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Foley's Honey and Tar cnros
coughs quickly, STRENGTHENS tbo Inn mn GO
ana eXpels colds. Get the genuine
IN yellow package. Dawson Drug
GO. and Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

The biennial session idea is grow
ing in popular favor. The solons
will give it to us next summer if
they heed the voice of the people
instead Of the politicians.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Many people seem to think that if
they preach a thing in loud shout
they needn't practice it even in a
faint whisper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

1t is announced that the approach
ing assembly of the Georgia Chau-
tauqua at Albany will be the best
yet. No more could be said for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Fuller E. Galloway of LAGRANGE
resigned Monday as a member of
the Georgia railroad commission,
and the governor at once named
Murphy Gambler of Dekalb to succeed
him. Mr.. Gambler is one of the best
and abIest public men in Georgia
today, and his appointment is a
good one. In fact, The News be-
lieves it is the best Governor Smith
has made since he has been in office
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

The Augusta Chronicle is not
pleased with Senator Tillman. The
trouble is that the South Carolina
statesman hasn't altogether as bad
an attack of Taftitis as has afflicted
our Augusta contemporary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17

Mr. Clark Grier is fast becoming a
public nuisance. The president
should hand him out his little slice
Of pie, if he is going to give him
any, and let him subside.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
BARGAINS.

Two store rooms and $500 stock
of groceries for sale.
One house 1Sx3O and one 22x46.
Terms cash. Apply to
II. Nj. HERRING,
Agent Sou. Express Co, Doerun, Ga.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Got His MONEYS Worth.

A lady palmist was recently prose
cuted, and an amusing incident was
noted in connection with the case. One
Of the witnesses called by the police
was an individual who did not appear
to be overburdened with intelligence.
During smart cross examination de
PENDANTS counsel asked him:
ION first going into the room did
you pay a shilling fee to the defend
ant?'
"Yes," was the reply.
What did she tell you in return for
the money!
"Oh." said the witness, "she towId
me lots O. things, some on 'em true,
some on 'em half true an some on 'em
less"
now" continued the counsel after
the laughter had died away, ''this is
the point wish to get at: Was there
any attempt at imposition? Did you
lady impose upon you at all?"
"Oh, dear. moi" was the response. 81
knowed it wor all CANNON, so there
couldn't be no imposition. Besides. it
wor bad shillin' as guy her, to start
withw-London Tit-Bits.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

Tall hats, ''pearkin up like the spire
of steeple a quarter of yard above
the crowne," as a sixteenth century
writer describes them, were known in
the time Of Elizabeth, and the Puri-
tans affected them until they merged
into the old fashioned beavers of our
great-grandfathers' days. Top hats Of
silk appeared first in Florence about
1900. and twenty years later silk hats
with felt bodies were introduced into
England. About 1910 the French silk
hat was placed on the market and at
once adopted In the familiar chimney
pot'' shape. There were several vari-
cites Of II, such as the Wellington hat
with the yeoman crown; the Anglesea
hat, bell shaped at the top, and the
D'Orsay hat, with ribbed silk binding
and a big bow. The color also varied
Thus the Earl Of Harrington started a
craze for green top hats by wearing
one in his garden with the idea of not
frightening the birds. he also tested
his silk hats by standing upon them.
The top hat, however, was never SO
favored by any great parsonage as to
account for its general adoption.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
The Shilling asauest.

The wealthy auctioneer who reduced
the Inheritance Of q daughter to an
annuity of E104 because she had be-
come a Socialist reminds one Of the
old fashioned cutting of with a shil-
ling" Why a shilling rather than moth
ing? Blackstone explains. The Ro-
mans used to set aside wills as de-
f1cient in natural duty If they disin-
herited or totally passed by any child
of the testator. But the smallest leg
acy was accepted as evidence that the
testator had not lost his reason or his
memory, as the law otherwise as
sumed he had; hence the groundless
belief in England that father could
not disinherit his child without Il
shilling, although the English law
knows no presumption of insanity or
forgetfulness in such case OF Sheri-
dan and his son Tom (and Of other ia
theirs and sons) the story is told: ia
ther-I'll cut you off with shilling.
Son-I'd rather have it now, dad."-St.
James Gazette.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Exaggerated Cruelty.

well known gentleman took horse
exercise daily. accompanied by a mag
nihcent bloodhound. until he conceived
an enthusiasm for cycling. when he
altered the program by leaving the
bloodhound at home and taking as his
companion Il fine dachshund.
The pair were passing through a
village recently " L.. IL t,,arsiIig youth
remarked to his pail
IF Oh wor prolme minister Ord put
a stop ter this ERE bicyclin' business. >
"WhyT queried the other.
Cos it owt ter be stopped, if only
for tn sake O. that dog as is a-puffin'
along behind theer," rejoined the first
speaker. 1T amt sport; it's cruelty
to mammals"
His companion disagreed and said
he thought the dog benefited by the
exercise.
EXERCISE retorted the other scorn-
fully. "D'ye call that exercise? You
never saw that dog afore SIS master
started bikin', did yerT'
mo, didn't"
WELL" said the youth, "'e wor one
O. tn finest bloodhounds you liver clap
ped heyes on, an wot's e now? is
body's dwindled away to nowt, while
is legs is worn clean darn to tn
stumps. OF repeat, it's cruelty ter han
imals. London Bystander.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Marriage In Picardy.

A Picardy custom. founded on a
broad basis Of common sense as we'll
as the idea Of complete partnership, Is
that which puts a new bride through
kind Of examination in the trade Of her
husband. 1t may, of course. have be-
come something Of a burlesque, and
the bride may purposely show less dex-
terity than she need. Still. the consid-
Grafton Of the wife as a helpmate is
very clearly shown in the performance.
If the young wife's husband be farm
er, she will be asked to harness Il
horse and cart and to harrow a small
piece of land. If her choice has fallen
on an ironworker, she must hammer a
piece of iron; if on a miller, she must
measure out wheat from a basket at
the church door; If on a smith, she Is
supposed to be able to strike the anvil
If on a sailor, she has to clean and
mend some netting, and so on with the
other occupations. Evidently the keep
ing of an idle wife is not understood in
Picardy.-T. P.'s London Weekly.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Made Il Quite Clear.

The engineers Of party in the field
were continually annoyed by the curl
osity of the farmer folk in the country
round. Each and every day their prog
ress was blocked by some inquiring
soul who would have liked to spend
the forenoon acquiring answers to
questions of why and whittier and
how far and what for, relates the New
York Sun. At last a serious faced
young man took an interested bucolic
graybeard one side and explained mat
tiers.
Nov" said he, Pm telling this to
you. and l don't want 1t to go any fur
Their. We have discovered that the
earth is parabolic hexoid, and the
ordinates and co-ordinates do not quite
tally by a foot or perhaps by fourteen
inches. The place where the gap comes
has been located in that field just
ahead of us. We don't want it men
toned, but we are getting ready to
blow up the spot and make an incision
before beginning the operation Of join
ing the two"
The engineers finished their labors IN
peace and solitude.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
An EARLY Georgia Monster.

In the fore part Of August, 1912, a
party of hunters found In a mountain
Gus region now known as Rabun coun-
ty, Ca, being nearly eight feet high
covered with blush hair and having a
human face adorned with immense
ears resembling those Of an ass. The
creature was stone deaf and on that
account seemed wholly unconscious OF
the approach Of the men. This mon
ster seems, from all accounts, to have
been seen upon several occasions dur
ing the next four years. In 1916 a
number of Adventures from Virginia,
most Of them surveyors working up
the unexplored portions of Georgia
and the Carolinas, formed themselves
into party for the express purpose
of capturing the uncanny being If pos
sible. They secured the hills and val
/, legs for several days and at last re-
turned unsuccessful to the starting
point
The many tales told of this extraor-
binary being seem to have created
quite stir all along the Atlantic coast.
A printed circular issued by land
company in 1915 says, THE climate of
Georgia is exceedingly mild, the soil
productive. and the danger of attack
from uncouth beasts which are repre-
sented as being half beast and half
man are fairy tales not worthy of con-
sheraton Exchange.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
The lnselfic.n. Mule.

Some people think mules haven't
much intelligence. but l know thew
have" was the way q commercial tray-
eler interrupted a story teller. snow.
take the town | come from. While |
was home on visit last year the place
was all wrought up over the systemat-
lie stealing Of flowers from the graves
in our leading cemetery. Tie thing
had been going on some time, and the
people were shocked, of course. Final
~ guard was posted and the thief
captured, and the thief was a mule.
1T didn't take long to get at all the
facts. 1t seems that certain woman
living near the cemetery had held up
the mules owner, who was beating the
animal. prosecuted him for cruelty.
then bought the mule and turned it
ont to pasture. The mule was so CRATE
full to the woman that every night it
would jump the pasture fence, go into
the cemetery. pick up the freshest
bunch Of flowers it could find, carry
them to the woman's house and de-
pOsit them on the front stoop, where
she would find them in the morning.
Now, when you talk of intelligence in
animals
"Good night" said the man whom
the commercial traveller had interrupt
ed.-New York Globe.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Heard In a Restaurant.

Say, waiter, I'm in a hurry. What
can you give me for breakfastT'
Cant give yer nothin', but yer kin
git ham an eggs for quarter"
We'll, give me two poached eggs on
toast"
Calling, Adam and Eve on a raft"
"And, say, waiter. by the way, have
the eggs turned"
Calling again, Wreck 'em"
''Oh, say, waiter, how long will my
Omelet be?"
About eight inches, guess"
Waiter, why don't you put button
90 that apron?"
ASKED the old woman to sew a but
ton on last night She couldn't find
one. so she sewed up the buttonhole."
See here, waiter, don't take that
plate away with the apple peeling on,
/ believe the peel is just as wholesome
as the fruit and, in fact, contains more
nutriment. The very idea"
well, why don't you live on pine
apple skins "-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Whale and Elsnhant Meat.

There is something unpleasant about
the thought Of eating whale meat, but
it is said that the reality is very pala-
table. japan has quite a trade in
canned and salted whale meat, and
there is to be a campaign to educate
the European peoples to like it. Some
whaling companies have distributed
from their headquarters samples of
canned whale meat, and those who
have eaten it describe it as tenderer
than beef and much like 1t in taste.
Whale steak seems no Queerer than
Frankfort sausage made out Of an ele-
plant, which Is what some German
people have been eating. An enter
prising butcher over there, hearing
that an unruly elephant in the Client
geological gardens was to be killed,
engaged the carcass. He made $500
pounds Of sausage out Of it and sold
every pound at good prices.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Appealed to His Pride.

1t was the most obstinate mule in
the lot and refused to enter the car of
a train held up at little wayside sta
ton. Threats, cajolery and blows were
alike useless. The mule refused to
bulge, and the slant of his ears told
those of the passengers who were IA
miliar with mule ear talk that where
he was he intended to stay. Then the
aged African who was trying to load
him In said in honeyed tones:
"Whuffo' yo' behave dis way befo'
all desc strange people? Why, yo' fool
mule, doan' yo' know dat desc people
will jes' believe dat yo' neber done
trabeled befo' in all yO' life"
The long ears lost their aggressive
slant, and the beast went sedately up
the inclined plank with the air Of
man entering a drawing room car for
the first time and determined not to
betray the fact-Exchange
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
The Speed of Liqht.

Light holds the record for high speed
among all moving things that have
been measured. 1t travels at the rate
Of S2S,O28,SO0 yards a second. This is
faster than thinking, even by the most
quick witted person. Let any reader
try to think the simplest thought and
then with the aid Of stop watch
note how long it has taken him to
think it. BE viii then be able to un-
derstand how slow his mental opera
tons are compared to the speed of
light.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
roLadx corrasnondanta.

Our young lady correspondents will
confer favor If they will write on
only one side Of the paper We mean.
Of course, by this correspondence in-
tended for the paper. AS to the other,
not intended for publication. we don't
care II they write on all four sides
and even across it-Eylvania (Ga.)
TeIeDhonA
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

Dear friends" said the philosopher,
"are scarce items in this world. They
are too few to be counted"
what dye call a friend?" he was
asked.
"a friend" he replied, lis one who
would lend you money IL you wanted
it and to whom you would lend money
If you had it."-New York Times.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Mr.. M.nninu's orudus.

Mrs. Manning-Do you think it Is
right to let that Greyson fellow keep
company with our Martha? Mr.. Man
ning-No, can't say that 1t is. Young
Greyson is a nice chap, but I've q
grudge against his father, and don't
care If the son has to suffer for it.
Exchange.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

"Such ignorance is inexcusabie" ex-
claimed Aunt Hypatia. MY nephew
Rercivai has been going to college
nearly three years, and when asked
him this morning whether he knew
anything about Homer he said: 'Surel
A homer Is hit that's good for four
bases "-Chicago Tribune.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

FoR RENT will have my new
building. on Atlanta street, adjoining
the new post office, completed 1T an
early date. I will have several nice
Offices in second story to rent. will
arrange the rooms to suit the tenant.
These offices will be we'll lighted and
ventilated and will have lights, water
and ali necessary conveniences. Also
have one nice large store room to rent
on ground floor. J. J. BLACK.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

The following entry was discovered
the other day in the complaint book
Of Melbourne club, which numbers
several Irishmen among its members:
THE hot water In the lavatory today
was quite cold, and there was none
Of L."
1t was in the handwriting Of a well
known doctor.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Ohavad Him.

Mr.. Newliwed-Go you've been buy.
aAg mere useless truckI We have alb
wDlnteay no use for those curtains.
Have ! not told You to stop buying
eAings just because they were cheapi
ArG Newliwed-Yes. my dear, and
I've sbeyed you. Those curtains were
not at all cheap.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
In Old Bohemia.

Il would like to meet some Of the
picturesque long haired knights Of the
pen and palette" said the unsophisti-
Gated stranger. "It is worth a dollar
to meet real bohemian"
Don't worry about its being worth
II" FASTENED the guide. "Just as soon
as you meet a real bohemian he'll ask
yOU to loan him one."-Chicago News.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

Tommy, you have written this gen
tence, The pen is might1er than the
sword and 1t is incorrect. How
should it be changed"
"Pen ought to be changed to type
writer, ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
For Sale or Rent.

II taken within the next thirty days,
| will sell my home on Atlanta street
at . bargain. Good broom house and
over an acre Of ground. Good orchard
OF fruit. grapes. etc.. ON place. Would
rent place II not snld For further psr.
ti"nlsvs rsll on Nps ! ". GIsTEvrI.
Marietta. Ga. Phunr iO5-I.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
Wialino To Try,

Harold-Couldn't you learn to love
met Amelia-No. but I'll try awfully
hard. Papa has promised to send me
abroad II my health breaks down from
ovekstady, you know.-L0ndon Scraps.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19

I like your nerveT gasped the beau.
uful girl, struggling against the in
Wv1tabie.
And like your cheek" chuckled
Ahe young :man as he continued the
Osculatory exercise.-PhiIadelphia Rec
ord
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-19
knsu Him

Eyes. I'm anxious TO get my daugh-
ter or my hands, I'll admit"
Then why don't you let her marry
meY
"What good would that doY'-Cleve-
land Leader.