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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
WHY NOT LET THE GRASS MAKE
SOME EASY MONEY FOR YOU?
Fighting Constantly Nearly
Losing Fight An Object Which May
Poor But Pewerse Be

ern state who would grow many
more and much better cattle and
horses, hogs, and sheep if they had
good pastures for them to run in.
Yet it is easy to find all over the
cotton belt fields grown up in ber-
muda-One of the finest pasture
grasses in the world-in which the
owners plant corn or cotton year af-
ter year and spend all summer fight
ing the grass only to have a poor
and very expensive crop at the sea-
sons end. We heard not long since
a farmer talking of how he was going
to kill out the bermuda on a poor
hill side preparatory to getting it
ready to SOW in grass. All that he
needs to dO-and all that thousands
of other farmers need to dds to
put a good fence about that field and
some stock on it and give it little
attention a few years, keeping down
briers and bushes and giving it an
occasional narrowing, and he would
have pasture which would pay him
ten times as much as he is now get
ting from those acres.
A good permanent pasture should
be one OF the eStaDllSned institutions
on every farm, and in the despised
and neglected bermuda we have a
grass of which Professor Spillman of
the United States, department of az
riculture says that mo other grass
bears pasturing better or yields more
heritage in the form of pasture -
With out growing grasses and
| legumes it would be easy for us to
supplement it so as to have pastures
practically the whole year round.
Yet we go on fighting it to grow
sorry crops of low-priced cotton and
tobacco to pay for the butter and
beef and lard and bacon this same
grass would make for us if we would
let it. Only another one of the
south's neglected opportunities
Griffin News and Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

Millions of dollars are lost IN the
south annually by improper methods
of cultivation at "laying-by' time.
The three great mistakes that many
farmers make are: Cd Laying-by
too early, CD cultivating too deep,
and CD blowing too wet.
The first of these will cause the
cotton to have a stunted growth and
become foul and grassy if we nave
wet fall. l have seen some very
fine prospects very much injured by
the owners getting in too big hur-
ry to lay-by; and my observation mas
been that where one cotton-patch
has been hurt by blowing too late
ten have been hurt by quitting 100
early. The cotton should be cultl-
waited until it has reached sutlclent
size to shade the ground so as 10
prevent the growth of all weeds ana
grass that may come up afterwards.
Deep cultivation should never pc
resorted to at this time. The Guilt
walton of cotton should always be
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
FARMERS FIGHT BILLBOARDs.
President of Association Says There
Is No Profit in This Advertising.

AS the basis of proposed cam
paign against billboard advertising
in the country and against the paint
ing of signs upon barns and other
farm property the Marion County
(Indiana) Agriculture, Horticulture
and Farmers Institute Association
has begun an inquiry as to the ex-
tent of this advertising and the mon
ely which the farmers get out of it.
These facts will be obtained from
every community with view to be-
ginning a general statewide crusade
against the billboard nuisance. H.
IS. Chamberlain, president of the as
ISOLATION, said: The billboard
method of advertising is not a good
one Billboards and advertising
signs of a similar kind are unsightly,
and nobody really gets much profit
out of it,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

After hard siege and a fierce
fight most of the farmers have sue
ceeded in getting the grass out of
their permanently belated crops.
Others will soon succeed if we have
a few more days of pleasant weather,
while many fields will be given us
as irreclaimable
This is an Opportune time to drive
in an object lesson, if it were posi-
BILE for such a thing to be done to
this perverse generation of southern
farmers who were recently about to
perish in about a week in one whole
section because a railroad strike
threatened to cut off the western
supply of provisions. Nevertheless,
it is our duty to cry out, as a faith
full Waterman on the tower, whether
any heed or not-pOssibly some poor
farmer may be saved, and it is worth
the attempt So here is the lesson:
One of the essentials of successful
STOCK raising is SOOu pdSJuIdS6, anu
one of the greatest handicaps to sue
cessful stock raising in many sections
Of the south is the lack of suitable
pastures.
A good pasture means, first of ALL
plenty of grass; but there are other
things necessary to make really
good pasture. 1t must have water
and shade as we'll as grass, and IN
any section where cultivation has
succeeded range conditions it must
! be enclosed.
Now, of shade and water there is
no scarcity in the south, and we have
the grass, too, if we would only re-
alize it. But when it comes to fences
we are tremendously handicapped.
1t is safe to say that there are
thousands of farmers in every south
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
A MONSTER CHEESE
Largest Ever Made in the Mohawk
valley Weighed 1850 Pounds

The largest cheese ever manufact-
ured in the Mohawk valley, in New
YORK state, was recently shipped to
a Chicago firm by Utica cold stor-
age company. The cheese was built
IN the usual shape, but it measured
81 inches high, As inches in dame
ter, contained ALPS cubic inches
and weighed 1850 pounds. It took
ABOUT ten tons of milk to produce it.
ana 1t was pressed into shane bv a
specially constructed press in a Low
vile cheese factory, where it was
bought by the Chicago firm through
the cold storage company.
The company has shipped quite a
number of cheeses weighing as much
as l,2OO pounds, but this was the
largest one it ever tackled. 1t has
a tank which is large enough to
paraffin a half ton cheese. but the
monster cheese was parafined out
side the tank by carefully pouring
the molten liquid over it. After the
air tight liquid had cooled the cheese
was incased in a sheet iron cover
ing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
QUARTER MILE WATERNTELoNs,
Immense Shipment Left Americas
Over the Central.

Immense Shipment Left Americas
Over the Central.
Watermelons quarter of a mile
IN length-not single melOns-but a
train Of them of that unusual length
pulled out of Americas yesterday af-
ternoon over the Central Railway,
and the luscious bombs will be dis
tributed throughout yankeedom.
Several of the cars were loaded by
Americas growers, the crop around
here being unusually fine this sea-
son and good prices are being re-
allied. The melon train starting
yesterday consisted of fifty cars
nothing but watermelons-an as
about one thousand to twelve hun
dred melons constitute a carload the
total number of collie promoters can
be readily estimated. Several cars
shipped from Americas quite recently
have gone to Birmingham, where
fairly good prices are realized
Americas Times-Recorder
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
COTTON is GOING UP.
Farmers Who Sold at 8 and 10 Cents
Feel Need of a Kicking Machine.

Feel Need of a Kicking Machine.
The fact that cotton is now twelve
cents and over is no doubt making
the fellow who sold his cotton this
spring (almost before it was plant
ed for nine and ten cents, sick
The indications are that cotton
will sell a good deal higher than
present prices before the season is
over. Thanks to the good judg-
ment of the southern planter He
has raised his food crops this year,
and this with the assistance of too
much rain, and in some sections not
enough, has all helped to raise the
price.
There is great work for the
Farmers Union now. If we don't be-
gin now and fight hard the farmers
will plant so much cotton next year
that we will sell at six or seven cents
in 1910.-Union News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

After a hard siege and a fierce
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
S1O,OOO,OOO TO BUY FOREST.

Berlin Is Spending Vast Sum For
Trees.
Taking the lead of all cities,
American and European, Berlin is
spending vast amounts of money in
the multiplication of it's outskirts,
the latest proposal being to acquire
for $10,000,00O a great forest in the
so-called spree district. This is to
be developed as park and municipal
waterworks. Lying near the city
vas a sandy tract of little or no
use. 1t was utilized for the dis
posal of sewage, and actually trans
formed into healthful and pro-
ductive spot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of
time commence taking Foley's Kid
ney Remedy. This great remedy
stops the pain and the irregularities
strengthens and builds up these or
gans, and there is no danger OF
Brights' disease or other serious dis
order. Do not disregard the early
symptoms. Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
COWS ARE DYING.

Commissioner of Agriculture T. G.
nuuson has delegated a veterinarian
" go to Carroll county and investi-
sale a cattle disease there which is
Sala to have killed sixty COWS re-
Gently
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-28
It IS Our Treat

.s, We want you to accept our invita-
ny ~'A 10 come into our store and join
Si..; ~ celebrating. No, it's not our
. s-,.- "a%, anniversary or any small
.. ,s1, Ike that We have just re-
E.ei from George NJ. Clark & Co
0'fp shipment of
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
soMnTHrxG TO THINK ABOUT.

We confess to feeling right sharply
interested in q story that comes down
from 81 Louis respecting a recent sur
gical operation. It is to the effect that
q surgeon removed one-third OF
mans stomach, and announces that IL
tho patient reeovers from the opera
ton his eating capacity viii be reduced
forty per cent. That last consideration
lis the one that most interests us IN this
dav of high food prices. AS to the
operation itself we do not know that
there Is any need to feel surprise at
that. 1t is getting so now that n sur
geon can remove almost any portion
Of the human anatomy and the subject
be none the worse for it. Even por-
tions of the brain are sometimes re-
moved without detriment: but then
some people seem to get along fairly
we'll without brains. for that matter.
No. it Is not the operation itself, or
the skill of the operator that is Of in
terest. provided the man gets well.
II he dies there's an end OF It and we
can only guess at what might have
been, but IL he entirely RECEIVERS, and
the surgeons opinion Of his eating
powers proves correct. will not the idea
at once suggest itself that here IS .
chance to get the better of the food
trusts? II the man can eat but sixty
per cent of the amount he has been eat
ing is 1t not a natural inference that
he will not want any moreF And II he
doesn't want any more, ana cannot eat
any more is II not plain that his food
bills will be forty per cent less? Catch
the point? Then, to follow It out 10
its plain conclusion, If the prices OF
food keep up and means Of paying the
bills are lacking, why not have the
stomach capacity reduced to fit the
circumstances? II the surgeon can
make a success of 1t In one case he can
In others, we should say and thus all
Of us could laugh at the soaring food
prices.
Bully scheme, is 1t not? One draw
back is that there are men whose
stomachs will not hold as much at best
as it's owner wants to put into 1t. and
II such a man should have his gas
tronomic reservoir reduced to fit hard
times. and prosperity and plenty should
afterwards come to him he would per-
maps feel Disguised because his stom-
ach would hold so little. That, how
ever. does not AFFECT the main PROPOSE
ton. which is that a surgical contract
ion of the stomach offers one
plan of getting the best OF the hard
times and the food trusts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
FRIDAY, MAY II. 1909.
THE NEW AGE.

THIS earth has witnessed number
az ages since It began to spin On i's
axis. There was the. stone Age ths
iran Age. the Golden Age. ana perhaps
.a,os others which have followed eaen
amer in due course. and We think the
sresent may properly be called inc
,-onvent,on Age. People generally
,,.va came to look with much favor on
conventions. Not merely in politics.
hut In business, in the Industries IN
me social orders and in religious or
ganizations the plan now is TO assem-
h,e IN convention at stated periods for
mutual consultation and advice.
And the innovation, IL we Amay 30
designate it. is d good one. In the
oIden days when travel was slow. diia-
cuIt and uncertain. 1t was something
Of an undertaking for the people, even
of the same State. to get together ana.
there was little Of 1t except on very
important business. It is quite diner
ant now. The railroads are every
where and the men and women can
come together for mutual beneht ana
good comes of 1t. 'Tn the multitude
of counsellors there is safety" says
the proverb, and it is true In the old
times, men lived very much to them
selves. and each was his own COUNSEL
ior to a great extent. but that
doesn't suit this age. The men and the
women of any business, profession or
calling like to get together and talk
over the matters connected with their
daily life The men meet to consult on
business, religious matters, politics or
industrial questions. and the women OF
various organizations also get together
10 advise. counsel and help each other
and to advance whatever they are most
Interested in.
And We repeat that the change is
good one. Segregation breeds selfish
ness in many cases, and those who are
eompelled to live their lives 10 them
selves fail to get all the good there is
in this life. 1t Is the coming together,
the exchange of views and knowledge,
the making and repewal OF acquaint-
ances AID friendships. the strength and
satisfaction of mutual dependence and
helpfulness-all this and more goes to
make the conventions enjoyable and
profitable. and to cause them to be
we'll attended. And all this is why
we think this is the Convention Age.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
Letters to TIE Editor


l<uitoF LIE AuttFtleeEs
Kindness and thoughtfuiness for
animals has a refiex power. and those
who make them comfortable and hap
Ply Will be rewarded" May many
blessings come to "Old Lewis" master.
who. when the faithful dog Of hfteen
years died recently, arranged fu-
neral and noraf procession, the ike
OF which has seldom been seen. Inc
body of the old setter was placed IN
q wheelbarrow Of flowers and foi.
lowed by the six children who loved
him to 9 spot under shaded s,oe
him, for. said one Of them, Lew loved
to be close to u.s." After the srave
was fified and covered with bouquets.
gun as last salute. If ever there
was q dog that loved a gun, IT was
Old Lew" he said. -
My neighbor had an interesting ex-
perience. to me, In which two cats hg-
ure. One OF these cats was killed,
and four kittens were found that were
too young to iced. Across the stretcn
the kittens of the other cat died ana
when she was taken to the orphans,
she at once took charge Of them, ana
comes almost hourly to this. new nome
Of hers 90 perform the mother duties.
She walks like an empress from the
small house to one OF the handsomest
in the city. and sits at the winoow
until 1t Is opened for ner.s But tns
love of home 10 strong In the cat, ana
frequently she 10 seen going from
the mansion othe little house. lug
ging q kitten across the street IN her
mouth. n. D M.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14

lups. "confound these ciergymsnl
There's never any Sst-up to their
Throwing down The outpurst. Mr..
Billups left the room and for the next
nve minutes was absent on church
business, st the end Of which time he
returned.
There. by Jingoi that's over. and we
can resume" he said. seatipg himself
ssain.' Where ala We leave of. VIII
"whers Mr.. ROOSEVELT called all
nswspaper men en- ass" said Willie,
"Whatf" roAfed Biiiups, cycling the
lad nercely. what do you meant"
That's what. you said" sobbed VIII.
lie. very much frightened.
Marie. have we brought member
Of the Ananias Club into this world r.
demanded Billups. IT we have. II 10
your doings. not mine. ana I must re-
guest that you will send. your son to
bed. He IL not At for human society.
The rest OF us will remain and hear
the goodiy words Of our great sx-
President"
whereupon the unfortunate Willie
was led OFF. to bed, sobbing like a
meticuious molly-coddle. while Mr.. Bill
lups continued:
Every owner. editor or repvrter of
conscisntiousiv ana ably conducted
newspaper or periodical s an asset OF
real value to the whole community"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
Two MODERN DISEASES.

What is getting to be known as
Automania is spreading all over the
country. and we might add that it is
causing good many people to suffer
from attacks of Autophobia. In the
former case the people are crazed with
desire to own and run the machines.
and on the other hand they are crazed
through fear OF being run over. Be
tween the two phases of the situation
things are becoming more or less inter
esting.
The mania Is merely an extreme de-
velopment OF the American character
and temperament. We Americans are
a hurrying. restless people. and want
to make speed at whatever we under
take. We can get there quicker In an
auto than In any other way. and that
is what we want. We cannot choose
our own route by railway, the horse IL
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
HOMES FOR ANIMALS
b. Frederic J. Eiaskin.

ing hunted to death, and the q. p. O.
A. department was not able to cope
with the situation. A refuge was OPEN
ed for dogs and cats. and in the time
that has passed since then over $50
dogs and many cats have been placed
In good homes. No animals are put to
death. unless hopelessly Ill. or unless
they happen to be the newborn pup
pies and kittens. There are now about
seventy very happy dogs in the home.
and IL homes are found for these and
the new masters do not ind them sats
fsfacfory pets. they are under contract
TO return them to the refuge. No an
imais are given to animal trainers or
to hospitals.
The Baltimore work is conducted In
the heart OF the poor quarters Of the
city, and 1t IL later expected to add
horse rescue work to that already be-
ing done. This refuge does what many
private homes and hospitals for small
animals are doing-boards pets for
owners who are leaving the city.
Under the auspices of the Anti-Cru-
city Society of Chicago. one OF the two
humane societies of that city. a refuge
for small animals has been opened and.
on an average. hundred animals %
month have been cared for since Its be-
ginning little over n year ago. -Four
years ago the refuge had been opened
as an annex to private hospital for
dogs and cats but was abandoned. af-
ter two years experience, until reor-
ganized under Its present MANAGEMENT.
Like other homes spokenfof. 1t places
its pensioners out sas pets as soon ns
possible In good private home, and
kills only those that are hopeless
cases.
At Brighton, near Boston, Is the Oh
len NJ, clifford Shelterlng Home for An
fmals. founded by a citizen of New Ha-
ven, Conn.,. whose name 1t bears and
and homeless cats and dogs, A large
house for the superintendent with ken
nefs and runs for the. cats and dogs
are the features of the farm, and the
population averages fifty dogs and ieU
cats month. A special feature Of the
work there is to restore lost dogs aue
cats to their owners. as well cas place
the strays In homes Of guaranteed ex-
ceiience. The work abroad has ,inter-
ested Americans Of note. the Paris
home, the Refuge des Chiens. under
Madame de Herpeht being largely, sup
ported by James Gordon Bennett OF
New York. Many men and women, have
made a life work OF caring for. de-
fenseiess animals. the late lGeorges r.
Angel of Boston having organized
Bands of Mercy throughout the coiif,-
try. For weeks after his death the
Boston work horses wore bits Of black
on their bisidles, and at his funeral ON
March 30, thirty work horses wearing
mourning rosettes on their brides were
in the procession.
Copyright. 1909. by Frederic !. Has
king
-- fissf
Temerrew-Uncie Sam. Pubiisher.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
4 WARM SPEECH.

We have been Of the impression that
adulation of Roosevelt had frequently
reached the high water mark In his
own country. but we were mistaken.
II reports are true a Mombasa Hindoo
has them all skinned mile. so to
speak. According to the reports he
was one OF the natives selected to de-
liver an address of welcome and here
are some OF the things he said:
He sleeps never, and talks tho
nights through with the convincing
wisdom of bankers, and that hts money
white house. with only one wife to
scatter 1t in the broad bazaars of
washington or the populous markets
of Philadelphia- Be II known that this
snares ravening lions in butterfly net;
eats necessarily and drinks never:
rides with fury while sleeping deeply in
MS saddle. so that we. who reverence
the lips Of his august Creator, bow be-
fore his life work OF civilization. whis-
perfng with reverent acouiesence. I'VE
are all gratified on will of God"
Now, that's what we call laying 1t
on frst rate. and we doubt IL anv
singer of compliments in our own
country could walk away with the
chrome after that True. some of the
complimentary illusions are more or
less involved. but perhaps the inter-
prefer was a little shy on native Afri-
can lingo and failed to hit some of It
off in good shape. but all the sane he
got there with both feet. II may be
possible that the big Intun" had been
reading some of the American papers
and knew that the more fine things he
got off about T. r. the better the latter
would be pleased. We bet he was des-
lighted with the speech.
The Kansas City Journal. by the
way. gets some amusement out of the
address. TT will strike the casual
reader Of this panegyric." 1t comments.
that the orator is deeply impressed
with the American conjugal system
He holds UP as the suminum bonum Of
enviabie felicity the fact that MIR
Roosevelt has but one wife TO scatter
the money that lies deep in the strong
boxes of his white house. The gentle-
mans geography. however, is slightly
MIXED. though the American landscape
is liable to be considerably blurred at
the Mombasa end OF the perspective.
With a disingenuousness which Is the
height Of the most delicious irony
the disciple of Buddha pictures some of
the strenuous scattering OF the Roose-
welt shekeis as taxing place in the
tranquil marts of Philadelphia. His
keen insight into the character Of the
ex-President is shown by his statement
that Mr.. Roosevelt ceases NOT in icoun-
sci. The president Of the Gridiron
Club could not have done much better.
Altogether the address was well
worthy of the OCCASION.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-14
This Edte in History

1731-Final settlement of boundry be-
tween New York and Connecti-
cut.
1761.-Samuel Dexter, Secretary of
War under President Adams,
born in Boston. Died in Athens
n. Y, May g. 1915.
1770-Cornerstone OF Brown Universi-
ty laid at Providence.
fS04-The Lewis and Clark EXPEDITION
left St Louis to explore the
Northwest.
1S12-The remaining part of Florida
was annexed to the Mississippi
1s2s-ship Alexander arrived at Bal
timore from Liverpool with
equipment for the first railroad
in the United States.
1S36-A treaty was made by Mexico
with Texas. acknowledging It's
independence.
1850-Alva Adams, twice governor OF
Colorado, born in Iowa county
Wisconsin.
lS63-Federals under command of Gen
Sherman took possession OF
Jackson. Miss.
1S64-Sherman made a general at
tack on Johnston's army at Re-
SAGA, Ca.
1ss2-The Supreme Court overruled all
exceptions in the Guiteau case
1S97-Richard Coke. former u. s.
Senator and Governor of Texas
died at Waco.
190s-New Buildings OF the College oi
the City OF New York formal
ly opened