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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
BattIeships and Hog Cholera.

From the Savannah News.
Somebody has estimated that if the
money spent to build one dread
nought were used in the fight on hog
cholera the result would be a savin g
of $50, 100000 to the farmers of this
country in one year. Then doubtless
if the United States didn't build any
battleships for a dozen years but
spent the money they would cost in
wiping out the hog cholera and the
cattle tick the country would be very
much more prosperous than it is
now. But those who favor the build
ing of an adequate navy point out
that if we had no battleships Japan
or some other nation might come
over here and take our hogs and cat
tie away from US.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Pursuing the Taxpayer,

A great deal is being said and
printed in Georgia these days about
tex reform. The best tax reform that
we can think of at this time would
be to quit spending so much money
and reduce the rates of taxation,
which have reached the limit in the
state and in almost every county, city,
town and hamlet. There is no doubt
that taxation has become a great
burden in Georgia, but instead Of try
ing to find a method to tighten the
load by lowering taxes there is an
unrelenting chase of the tax bearer
a determined effort to find something
new for which to levy taxes and
something new to tax. 1t is time to
give some concern to the man who
pays the taxes, and not all considera-
ton to the causes for which taxes
are levied.
Our goyernments-state county
and municipal-have lived too ex-
travagantly; and, like agreat many
individuals, have gotten year be-
hind their incomes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
SAVE THE MONEY AND WORRY

From the Triton Gazette.
A current rumor has it that while
testifying before a legislative COM
mittee an expert whose duty it is to
examine and report upon the heads
of dogs suspected of suffering from
rabies which are sent in for examina-
tion when asked the question if it
was true that he reported every head
sent to him as affected said that it
was. Whether the head showed evil
dences that the dog was mad or not
he thought it best to take no chances,
and therefore suggested that the par
ty bitten be treated. If this report
is true it is useless expense to send in
the heads of dogs for examination
Just send the party bitten for treat
ment and save time, money and
worry
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

Newton county farmers are begin
ming to wake up 10 the fact that a
farmer cannot make a living selling
cotton at 10 cents when it costs II
cents to produce it. They are not
running their farms for any philan-
thropic purpose but for personal gain.
As a result of this they are planting
less cotton every year and more oats,
corn. sorghum, etc Not only are
they planting other crops, but they
are raising their own meats and
! horses.
Mr.. L. w. Jarman. who lives in the
western part of the county, has fin
ished harvesting his oat crop and has
nearly all the oats threshed Mr.. Jar
man sowed 50 acres in oats last fall
and his yield is something over three
thousand bushels and the entire croI
was sold to the H. G. Hastings seed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
VISIONS OF ROAST BEEF.

From the New York World.
1t seems almost incredible, but the
fact is vouched for at Washington,
that a representative OF the govern
ment is soon to take ship for SoIth
America for the purpose of encorT-
aging consignments Of teef to the
Unftei States. The administration
cherishas the belief that with meats
free of tax at our custom houses it
will be possible occasionally to buy in
this market an Argentine roast or
steak. To facilitate the traffic the
federal official named will explain
conditions here ana 10 what he can
in other ways to open up new and
paying commerce.
If in all our history thcle ever was
such a reversal of form as this the
books make no mention OF it. Here
tofore the whole energy Of govern
ment has been exerted for markets
of the trusts. Now we send a man
at public expense thousands of miles
to stir up competition for a trust.
A year ago this would have been fiat
treason. In Mark Hanna's time
there would have been cry of muir
der from coast to coast. Today it
excites nothing but expectant smiles
upon the countenance of millions who
eat or who would like to eat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Water FLOWS Two Ways

The United States geological sur
vey has published a report containing
the results of river flow measure
ments made during the year 1911 in
the Hudson Bay and upper Missis-
sippi river basins. Because the divid-
ing line between the Mississippi riv-
er drainage basin and that of Hudson
bay is indefinite and in many places
cannot be determined the cOnsidera-
ton of these two basins in cOnnec-
ton with their water supplies and
the uses that can be made of this re-
source must logically be taken up
together. In fact, in Northern Min
nesota there is a great area of land
so fiat that its waters sometimes flow
, into Hudson bay and sometimes flow
into the Gulf of Mexico. There are
times when certain lakes discharge at
both ends, the northern outlet taking
the flow through Red river or Rainy
river into Lake Winnipeg and thence
into Hudson bay, while the southern
outlet leads to the Mississippi.
The westernmost river covered by
the report is St. Mary river, which
rises in Montana, crosses the Cana
dian boundary and empties into the
Saskatchewan. The other rivers are
largely these of North Dakota, Min
nesota and Wisconsin, although con-
siderable information is contained
concerning ;Ie rivers o: illinois and
Iowa, which empty into the NIissi3-
/ SiDpi
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

DR.. T. w. O'KelIey, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Raleigh, n,
c., has been elected president of Mer-
Ger University. DR.. O'Kelley is a
brother of Rev. y. B. O'Kelley, for
mer pastor of the Dawson Baptist
church. He is said to be one of the
strongest men of the Southern Bap-
fist church, and his selection is look
ed upon as a most fortunate one for
the great educational institution of
which he will become the head.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Cotton Not King In NeWtOn County

company for seed oats another sea-
son. The price paid Mr.. Jarman was
something like $4,000 for the oats.
Al this rate the oat crop alone would
be worth as much as the cotton crop
and the oat land can be followed with
peas and make another crop that will
be very valuable.
Mr.. Jarman is one of the best farm
ers in Newton county and one of the
very few that do not depend on cot
ton for his money crop. He raises
cattle, hogs and horses, and the cot
ton crop with him is a side issue. He
/ is one of the best known breeders of
Berkshire hogs in the South, and is
building a reputation with Percheron
horses He has demonstrated the
! fact that a man can make more mon
ey on Newton county land by not de-
pending on the cotton crop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
FOR SALE.
Valuable Farm Property.

Farm contains $50 acres in the
Twelfth district of Terrell county.
100 acres now in good state of cult
walton, % acre pasture with water
afforded by we'll, three good houses,
good well and wire garden at each
house, good stockade with conven-
fences for the place. Four head of
stock and farm implements. VIII
sell with or without the place. Price
of land with stock and farm imple-
ments $500; without them $4,000.
Also one good five-room house and
l 6 acres of land, one three-room ten
ant house and good stockade, all n
good condition.; land being under
wire fence and in high state of Gull
tivation. House is conveniently ar
ranged with waterworks and hot and
cold bath. Price $1,000. Anyone in
terested in purchasing said property
apply to
]. A. COCHRAN, PARROT. Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
ORDERING BY TELEPHONE.

The awakening really came
through the purchase of two shanks
of ham. One had been ordered over
the telephone. For this we had been
charged 80 cents.
Two weeks later, at the market l
paid 48 cents in cash for shank OF
the same size and quality. For the
convenience" of the telephone in
this one instance | had paid almost
double the amount of my purchase.
Under the system of convenience
the meat and grocery bills for our
family of seven never had been less
than $15 a week Usually it was
more. l decided to make a business
of my marketing. I never had stud
led the chemistry Of foods, but knew
the common sense of buying if per-
mitted myself to make use of my
knowledge. 1 began by experiment.
ing with $40 week. This was set
aside every Monday morning as a
stated allowance. | have tried this
plan now for nearly a year, and l
have not increased the allowance.
We have had better food than we had
before, we have had the same quanti-
ty of it and we have met the cash
purchases on our $40 week
By paying cash We have not been
subject to overcharge. By being
present at the weighing we have not
been subject eithe rto underweight or
overweight-two expensive items in
a months bills. Only recently went
to the market and asked for leg of
lamb, setting the limit of my price at
$3.50 The butcher brought out
tempting piece Of meat, which he
weighed.
81 am sorry" he explained with a
smile, but this is a bit heavier than
the piece you asked for. It is an ex-
cellent leg of lamb, though, and will
cost you only $1.92."
yes, I answered, I know it is
good cut, but it is larger than | need.
Select a piece for me which will not
cost more than $3.50"
He turned, cut from the piece in
his hand enough to have amounted,
perhaps, to three chops, reweighed
the leg, and added:
This will cost $1.54."
/ took it. Instead of paying AZ
cents more than I had wanted to pay
I paid only cents additional and had
an excellent cut of meat. Had the
leg of lamb been ordered by tele-
phone the larger piece would have
been sent-and sent too late to per-
nit its return.
At the market I pay 90 cents a
pound for Goldfish. Over the tele-
phone-as I have tested many times
i pay % cents a pound. At the
grocer's when I select my own order
of lettuce I get three small or two
large heads of crisp, fresh leaves for
20 cents. When all the leaves may
be utilized this will make salad for
two meals. A fortnight ago I order
ed lettuce over the telephone. There
came two tiny heads, old, withered,
and the outer leaves decayfng. The
inclosed bill registered a charge of
% cents sent il hack The good
leaves would not have provided salad
for one meal
These are just instances which
serve TO illustrate all foods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
The Experiment Station,

The senate committee on general
agriculture has reported fayorably a
bill for the removal Of the Georgia
experiment station from Griffin 10
some point in South Georgia.
1t is hoped the Legislature will see
its way clear to pass this bill, espe-
cially as it is understood that proyis-
ion is made for the removal of the
station without cost to the state.
The new location is to be determined
later, but the station is to be placed
on property to be donated.
The Savannah Press, in discussing
the matter, strongly sets forth South
Georgia's need of and claims for the
experiment station. The wants of
the state" says our contemporary,
''can be cared for very readily at the
State Agricultural College at Athens.
This would give ample opportunity
for experiments of interest to that
section of the state. but down here
we have nothing of the kind and the
station at Griffin is practically value
less to the greatest and richest sec
ton of Georgia.
eve can and do grow things in
South Georgia that the northern por-
ton of the state would be very glad
to grow, but which they cannot pro-
duce. There is as much difference in
the soil of Bulloch or Liberty county
for instance, and that of Spalding OF
Dade as there is in the soils gener-
ally of Georgia and Massachusetts
Georgia is a great state and it should
be developed to its fullest capacity
and this will not be done until the
many virtues of its soil, especially il
the southern section, are known.
For many years South Georgi;
was looked upon almost entirely as
section of pine trees and turpentin
stills. and few dreamed of its grea
agricultural possibilities. The farme
followed the timber cutter with tn
disappearance of the forests, and
was found that he had a land tina
would grow anything that coul
be produced in any other section {
the state and many things that Otht
sections could not produce. And
is to further demonstrate the gre'
virtues of South Georgia land that v
want an experiment station dow
this way"
The great farming section Of Il
state has been without adequa
means of showing what it can do u
der good conditions long enough, al
we expect the legislature to see tn
justice Is done.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

Only once in four years does poll
tics break loose in Alabama, but
when the politicians across the Chat
tahoochec start they play the game in
earnest and for all that it is worth.
If all the campaigns for governor of
that state are as warm as the one
now under way we can readily I'M
derstand why the people voted by
such large majority for a new politi-
cal deal only once in four years in
stead of in two.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

The department of agriculture is
sending agents to Argentina and Aus
tralia to report on the facilities there
for furnishing Us with fresh meat.
This is timely, as statistics show that
in the last six years the number of
beef cattle has fallen from $51,566,-
600 to 36,O3O,OOO. At this rate it
will be but a few years until meat
will be as much of a rarity in this
country as it is now among the poor
er people of Germany and France.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

A recent issue OF the Augusta Her
aid contained this news item: The
Wholesale liquor house of Paul Hey
mann & Co, Gil Broad street, was
entered Monday night and probably
burglarized. Because of the i'm
mense amount of stock on hand it is
impossible just now to tell what is
missing" Isn't that a very remark
able thing to occur in a prohibition
state?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

The Georgia State Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual session in
Cuthbert next week, and that the Wis
itors will be royalty entertained by
the good people of our neighboring
city there is no doubt. The Agricult-
ural Society is composed of a body Of
earnest, intelligent Georgians who
are doing much to advance the mate
rial welfare of their state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

Former Congressman William G.
Brantley of the Eleventh district has
landed what is said to be the most
enviable position in the law field in
the United States. He is counsel for
all the railroads of the South at a
salary of $4,000 a year with all ex-
penses paid. His clients maintain
splendid Offices for him besides the
payment of his salary and expenses.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

One of the leading candidates for
governor Of Alabama has been charg-
ed with leading a mob that lynched
negro and victimizing the people
with get-rich-quick scheme. But
with all that it is not altogether as
bad as some things that have been
said of candidates here in Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

Democrats of the house banking
and currency committee have agreei
to allow themselves two weeks more
of wrangling over the administration
currency bill. Two weeks hence 4
democratic house caucus will receive
the measure in as finished a condi-
ton as the committee members can
arrive at.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Policewomen in the West

From the Saturday Globe.
Oakland, Cal, is enjoying the nov
ell sensation of a woman chief of
police and two assistants. Time will
tell how necessary and efficient they
are. But we'd like to be on hand
to see the struggle between nature
and duty when one of the police la
dies is sent to patrol a post lined
with department stores offering late
summer bargains.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

A bull in the courts can cause
about as much havoc as a bull i'll a
china shop. One that IS worth $40 has
already cost the Oklahoma farmers
who are in litigation over him more
than $1,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

When you hear a man "cuss" the
town which makes him a living,
knock every enterprise which his fell
low men are trying to put forward
for the good of the city and its citi-
zenship it is safe for you to jot him
down in your note book as a person
who has something the matter with
his physical or mental makeup.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Birds On The Farm.

The department of agriculture a
Washington has issued a very valua
Bile Farmers Bulletin, entitled Eff
ty Common Birds of Farm and Orch
ard" which ought to go into every
farm house in the country. Accurate
pictures in natuarl colors are made OF
each bird so that they will be easily
recognized. The feed habits of these
birds are given, and the study of the
naturalists shows that they are the
farmers greatest friends-even the
crow. the owl and the hawk, which
will be a surprise to many.
Entomologists have estimated that
insects yearly cause the loss of up
wards Of $7OO,OOO,OOO to agricult-
ural interests in the United States,
and that the loss would be very much
greater if it were not for the birds.
In fact, successful agriculture would
be impossible without the aid of the
birds.
The crow is mischievous in the
spring, to be sure, but he eats many
insects, white grubs, cut worms and
mice, and he is regarded as more
helpful than harmful. So also owls
and hawks destroy vast quantities of
insects and harmful rodents.
Birds do not live long, but they live
fast. They breathe rapidly and have
a high temperature and a rapid circu-
lation. Therefore, a large quantity
of food is necessary; in fact, they de-
vote most of their waking hours to
feeding, and they feed rapidly, being
able to move quickly from place to
place where food abounds.
In the stomach of one hawk was
found one hundred grasshoppers,
which represented one meal.
In the retreat of a pair of barn
owls have been found three thousand
skulls, ninety-seyen per cent of which
were of mammals, the bulk of which
were field mice, house mice and COM
mon rats.
A tree swallows stomach was
found to contain forty entire chinch
bugs and fragments of many others,
besides ten other species of insects.
A swallow in Texas devoured sixty
eight cotton boil weevils, one of the
worst insect pests that ever invaded |
the United States; and thirty-fve
swallows have taken an average of
eighteen weevils each.
A kildee's stomach taken in No
vember in Texas contained over three
hundred mosquito larvae.
A ficker's (yellowhammer) stom-
ach held twenty-eight white grubs.
A nighthawk's (bull-bat) stomach |
collected in Kentucky contained thir
ty-four May beetles, the adult form
of white grubs. Another night hawk
from New York had eaten seventy
five ants. Still another nighthawk /
had eaten three hundred and forty |
fifty-two bugs, three
beetles, two wasps and a spider
A boat-tailed grackle from Texas
had eaten at one meal about one hun
dred cotton boil worms, besides a |
few other insects.
A ring-tailed pheasant's crop from
contained eight thous-
and seeds of chickweed and a dande-
lion head.
More than seventy-two thousand
seeds have been found in single
ducks stomach taken in Louisiana in
February.
This is a very valuable little publ
cation. and ought to have the widest
and study.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

A tailor predicts that it won't be
long before fashionable men are
wearing trousers slit up the sides to
the knee Some of them, says the
Savannah News, already wear coats
slit up the back. Others, who have
expensive families, sometimes wear
trousers fringed around the hem and
slashed by wear and tear in the seat
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

NTHtF d ITeUTL
Personally appeared before the undersigned
W H. Gurr. VINO being duly sworn deDoses
aud SAYS that he Is the Secretary and chief Off
Ger Of the Formers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Georgia and that the foregoing statement
is correct and true. W. H. GURR
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
3lst day Of July. 1913 W b. CHEATHAM
Ordinary Terrell County Ga .
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

WANTED-A middle-aged lady of
good character to do general
housekeeping in family of couple and
two small boys. A good home, pleas
ant surroundings and reasonable pay
to satisfactory party. Give reference,
age and salary expected in first let
ter. Address P. o. Box 280, Daw-
son, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
COMPANY of GeOrqia
Principal ONCE, Dawson. Ga.

rganized under the laws Of the State Of Georgia
lade to the Governor Of the State of Georgia
pursuant to the laws Of said State:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
FOR ALDERMEN
J. D. WEAVLR.

]. D. WEAVL2..
J. S. LOWREY.
S. A. BRIM.
Subject to a city Democratic pri-
mary. The support of all voters IL
solicited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

LOST-Nickel-pla bowl to auto
mobile lamp. Please return II
found to R. L. SAVILLE, Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05

FOR RENT-Rooms with all modern
conveniences. Possession given at
once. Apply to w. R. WALL.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-05
sEM.ANNUAL STATEMENT

'or the six months ending June 30. 1913, of tn
condition Of the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-06

As his schedule demanded it, Pres.
Charles Webb Murphy of the Cubs
sailed today from New York for Eng
land c. Webb would fain have lin
gered in New York. He discovered
that the election there had placed an
other Murphy, first name Charles, in
the ''In Bad Club" and G. Webb,
remembering some former meetings
of the National League, could SYM
pathize.
But he had to hike along toward
Ireland.
While in New York the Cub boss
had talk with President Ebbetts of
of the Brooklyn club. Just what the
conversation was about is unknown,
being locked in the manly bosoms Of
the two gents who snapped the lam
guage, but a safe guess is that the
name of Roger Bresnahan was men
toned.
Each day makes it more certain
that Ebbetts will have to let Bill Dab
len go as helInsman of his Dodgers.
Personally Ebbetts is friendly to Dab
len, and would hold him if he had
the entire say in the matter. But
other men have secured large hold
ings in the Brooklyn club, and it is
reliably reported that they do not ap-
prove the record made by the Dodg-
ers in the past few seasons. They are
particularly peeved at the way the
team slipped down last campaign aft
er getting away to a flying start,
heading the National fight for a
short period.
They point out that DahIen had
good material-not championship
stuff, of course-but props that
should have landed him in the first
division, or at least at the top of the
second division. Whether they are
right or not, they have the votes in
a directors meeting to back up their
OpiniOnS.