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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09
CHEER UP!

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Cheer up, old boy, don't dump
your joy because the day is glum;
pick out the best and dump the rest,
let's hear you start to hum. When
in a jam don't cuss and slam, but
grin and wait it out; the joy, love
and hope, it's powerful dope, and
puts the glooms to rout. So don't
despair: turn down dull care, and
leave him to the mob. The sun ain't
dead, he'll leave his bed and soon be
on the job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Hon. Charles S. Barrett of Georgia
has been reelected president of the
Farmers National Union, position
he has held for a number of years
with much credit to that organiza-
ton and himself The Union is to be
congratulated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Fusion newspapers in New York
city are beginning to ask, "Shall
Murphy Have a WaIkover?" 1t looks
not little as though he will. State
District Attorney Whitman is effect
ively reinsured by his acceptance of
a place on the Tammany ticket.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

news item says that six girls
selling kisses at a dollar each raised
$1,000 for a hospital fund in one
day. They must have gotten to be
mighty stale kisses and we don't
believe they were worth the money.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Mr.. Frank T. Long, formerly with
the Americas Times-Recorder, has
succeeded his father, Judge H. L.
Long, as editor and publisher of the
Lee County Journal. Mr. Long, who
is an experienced and enterprising
newspaper man, will enlarge and
otherwise improve the Journal, and
make it an important factor in the
growth and development that are
now revolutionizing our neigbboring
We wish him mighty well.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

The Fort Gaines Georgian hands
out this bit of good advice: Year
after next it may be hard to borrow
money to buy corn with. Plant
enough next spring to make the 1915
crop on"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

The commissioner of agriculture,
Hon. J. D, Price, and his pure food
inspectors have begun an important
campaign-to have all dairies and
meat markets in Georgia conducted
in accordance with the law requiring
such places to be perfectly sani-
tary and their products in prop
er condition. Mr.. Price himself,
as well as his inspectors, are drop
ping into the various towns over the
state unheralded and making inspec-
lions. 1t is a matter of the utmost
and of the greatest value
to the consumers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

General Huerta retains his large,
fine nerve, and As fas as the public
kLaws there has been no change in
the Mexican situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Young society folks Of Tunica
county, Mississippi, are up against
an order issued by local officials pro-
hibiting them from dancing a strange
new waltz. The dance was original
ed by negro cotton pickers, and is
called the Boil Weevil Wiggle." 1t
is a combination of the grizzly
bear" chicken slide" and a waltz.
The man takes the girl in his arms,
holds her tight and glides along like
skating. At the end Of a long stride
he bends her form in front of him,
he lifts her to his lips. and when the
orchestra draws out a long chord
there is a kiss that can be heard all
over the dance hall
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Every now and then you see a
woman who makes you grin when
you remember that she belongs to
the weaker sex"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-09

Philadelphia has 125 millionaries
many of them women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

vanced civilization. That cannonading
and fusillsding should continue for an en-
tire week in city of nearly one million
Inhabitants OF The most modern type, with
skyscraper buildings. which are being
and battered down by cannon
talls and explosive shells. is outrageous.
Unless Madero gets out very soon inter-
ference on the part of the American and
other governments will be absolutely
necessary for the protection of American
and other foreign interests and citizens.
The United States don't want Mexico.
even if it should be donated. We have
had our full of the Philippines and much
annoyance over Cuba, but we must pro-
tect our citizens and our interests.
OF course, there is an American ele-
ment of politicians and of business people
who want the United States government
to take over all of Mexico and Central
America down to the Panama Canal
zone. But we don't want it, and this
country will never do it unless it be-
comes an absolute necessity; and that
should not arise. We must, however. pro-
teet the property of our citizens and the
lives of neutral Americans from the mer-
ciless warfare of ambitious and erratic
Mexicans.
And again, 1t is the duty of the United
States government to exercise hrhi
hand in bringing about stable form of
government in Mexico which will pro-
tect the millions of American money in
vested in that country and its citizens VINO
are there handling American interests.
* y 4
The news comes from Princeton that
Wilson has declared that
he wants no newspaper man in his cab
met and but few in his administration.
He rather thinks newspaper men should
stick to the newspapers and keep aloof
from public office, This is a sad blow,
particularly to many newspaper men who
have been but fairly successful in their
chosen calling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Downfall of Count Katsura

Ex-Premier Katsura, supported by
the young Emperor, advocated
policy of peace, economy and develop
ment on commercial lines. In this he
encountered the powerful military
element which found response in the
mob that demanded aggression and
territorial extension. The young En-
peror and his elder statesmen thought
it the better part of valor to surren-
der at discretion, and so in response
to the diets vote of a want of conf
dence Premier Katsura and his cabi-
net resigned.
The ex-premier will endeavor to
build up in the diet a party that will
uphold his policy. He had intended to
take an appeal to the country, but the
violence of the popular demand rem
dered this inadvisable. The war party
is in the asecndancy at present.
The new premier, Count Yamamoto,
is committed to increases in both the
army and the navy, and yet Japan is
borne down by heavy foreign debt.
The nation is by no means prosperous.
1t is more warlike than prosperous.
Taxes are high and increasing. The
cost of living is rising, and so is popu-
lar discomfort. Count Katsura is right
when he says that Japan should take
rest of 25 years and pay off her
debt and build factories and extend
trade He is right but the Japanese
people are dreaming dreams, and they
will no doubt go on increasing their
navy and even their army, when isola-
ton would suffice to protect the
country from insult or invasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
The Money Will Be Raised

The Young Women's Christian as
sociation needs $4,000 and the
organized canvass for this amount,
which is to be made within the next
few days, is sure to be successful.
The association is doing a grand
work. 1t is reasonable to say that
no humanitarian cause has stronger
hold on the sympathies of the COM
munity than has this institution. Man
aged by large hearted women proml-
nent in Birmingham's social life, the
association is center of refinement
and helpfulness. It is just such
homelike environment as the associa-
tion affords-enyironment touched
with grace and tenderness-that every
self respecting young woman earning
"a livelihood in great city needs.
The influence of the Young
Woman's Christian association and its
Woman's Christian association is far
reaching and its scope Of social service
is ever widening What the association
has accomplished within the few years
of its existence is, indeed, remarkable.
1t was started without dollar, and
today it possesses a handsome and
spacious home that would be a credit
to any city twice the size of Birming-
ham. The management has been
notably efficient, but there is still a
debt of something like SIT, 1000 on the
building. This indebtedness must be
paid and in addition the association
can use several thousand dollars to
excellent advantage.
Birmingham is now noted for its
splendid team work. Committees of
business men will canvass for sub
scriptions to the Y. w. c. AS fund
and the 5000, for which appeal is
made, will be not only raised but it
will be quickly raised. 1t is hoped
that not single citizen solicited will
decline to make generous contribu-
ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

From the New York Times.
The statement of the financial results
of Oscar Hammerstein's fperfectly we'll
formances of srand opera of high quail
ty ought to deter other Adventures from
invading the operate field But will it?
No more, probably, than the fate of Scott
will discourage men with taste for ex-
ploration in the frozen regions. Presum-
ably somebody, some time, somewhere,
has made money with grand opera But
LImley, Gye and Mapleson were never
rich. while Palmo, Maretzek and Strak-
osch were very poor. Abbey was bank
rupt, and if Grau and Conried saved
something, ii was not much in cor1pari-
son with the fortunes they missed maxi
ing.
In the circumstances. why do the :ln-
presaros persist? Probably the answer
is different in each case. Mr.. Hammer
stein would freely admit that he would be
much better off if his passion for pro-
ducing opera in a distinguished way had
not got the better of his practical nature.
He has built two great opera houses in
two great capitals of the world. and
while one ofthem now harbors pictorial
melodfama, the other Is given up to a
moving picture show. But he has the
satisfaction of Nnowing that he has stirred
up the operate world as it had not been
stirred for whole generation, and il he
can eheerfully look back on losses of
sS5oo00 in brief season of three months.
there is no reason why any one else should
look back on them mournfully. The
money is still in circulation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
THE JUG TRADE JOKER

From the Louisville Courer-Journai.
There seems TO be some misunderstand-
ing of the provisions of the Webb bill
which has passed the national House of
REPRESENTATIVES. 1t empowers the seizure
of shipments of ntoxicants intended fer
sale in dry states. It does not aim at
preventing the purchase of liquors for pri
vate use by persons residing in prohibition
territory. Prohibitionists who would ha
federation prohibition, in defiance of the
spirit of the constitution. will regard the
Webb bill as a measure containing a jug
trade joker Ihat will decrease its etec
tiveness
If the passage OF such law should
make ii impossible for blind tigers TO OPP
crate in prohibition territory it would con-
serve The peace and innrove the moral
tone OF many communities But inasmuch
as IL cannot Interfere with shipments In
tenGed for private consumption, or with
shipments to 'lrug stores to be used in 4ill-
iEg pre- scriptions, il can hardly be viewed
by its most optimistic advocate as any
thing more Than a probable obstacle to
the freedom If shipments into dry
states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Well known Visitors

There were Il number of we'll known
Alabamians visiting Birmingham yester-
day DR.. w b. Crumpton. president of
the Anti-Saloon league, was one of them.
He stated his satisfaction with the pass
age of the Webb anti-shipping bill and
expressed the opinion that conditions were
fasi ripening for a return of prohibition
in Alabama.
Col. Gardner Greene of Pell City menu
Der of the governors staff. and formal
ly announced candidate for the office 'of
attorney general, was another well known
visitor. Colonel Greene stated that fol-
lowing the announcement in The Age
Herald of last Sunday of his candidacy,
he had received many letters from all
sections of the state.
Judge Henry b. Foster of Tuscaloosa,
mentioned as a probable successor in Con-
gress of Congressman Hobson was an
other visitor, but he declined to talk of
his political aspirations il he has any.
A. C.. Wright of Roanoke, president of
thes Baptist educational commission. was
still another well known visitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
w.xTED ro SELL HORN

From the weekly Telegraph.
There is a well known artist of the Met
ropolitan opera force who. before he
knew he had a voice. performed upon the
French norm. In this relation he tells the
following:
cone day as | was practicing upon the
horn. l. received call from salesman
for a phonograph house, who endeavored
to sell me a specimen of its latest and
improved instrument. | didn't want the
phonoeraph and repeatedly told the man
so. but to no avail. Finally he insisted
that in order that | might fully appreci-
ate the quality OF the records turned ont
by his house. and the superior tone OF
the reproduction thereof | should give i
selection on the French horn. For Some
reason or otEer l obliged him. When next
he turned up lie had my horn solo on q
nice new record. which he immediately
proceeded to play for me.
LAS the. sounds began to pour forth
from the instrument the salesman no.
tioed a frown on my brow.
lis that me?' l asked, In response to
his look of inquiry.
Yes. sir
Really me, just as | played?
Precisely, sir. precisely. And now.
said he, do YOU want to buy the phor<f
graph?
NO said / want to. sell the horn.
From Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Conccrulnn Smoke

Ihe agitation against the smoke ordl-
nance in Birmingham has created rip
pie on the surface of affairs that has
reached to some distance" said travel
ing man yesterday. II have just returned
from Nashville Chattanooga, Decatur
and other towns in Tennessee and north
Alabama and the fight being made in
Birmingham against smoke ordinance
is the common talk on the streets in those
places.
After the news of the fight against
the ordinance has Travelled that distance
it arrives in some very amusing and dis
torted forms. AS soon as people found
out / was from Birmingham they i'm
mediately began plying me with questions
as to what sort of a neighborhood we
had. One man asked me how many men
had been hung for allowing smoke to
issue from their factory engines. Another
wanted to know why the manufacturers
didn't burn wood as he understood the
ordinance merely prohibited coal smoke
Some of the Nashville and Chattanooga
papers printed editorials on the Birming
ham smoke fight. stating that from the
news from Birmingham it appeared as
il some more industries were coming their
way and they urged their merchants and
business men to secure every Birming-
ham manufacturer they could. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
washington bureau. so7 HiDb. build
TELEPHONES
Bell tprivate exchange connecuss sn
departmentsl. NO. Apoe<
WOO in rhyme, like blind hnrpers
n, Loves Labor Lost.
Mebb,s Shipping Bill

The Webb bill, if signed by the
President, will transfer to the drastic
Fuller act law in this state the en-
tire interstate problem, including the
original package theory, concerning
liquors. The Webb bill is in short a
state rights bill. "The exact truth,
saws Senator Kenyon, "about this leg
islation is this The Webb act makes
the interstate shipment OF liquor
amenable absolutely to the laws OF the
separate states, whatever those laws
may be. At present, there are differ
ent states regulating the sale and
manufacture of liquor within their
borders. Therefore the Webb act is
general in its application. The act, II
it becomes a law, is clearly eonstitu-
tional, too, for the reason that Con
gress has an absolute and defined
right to regulate interstate commerce.
If Congress chose to declare liquor as
contraband of commerce, then 1t
would be so declared, and the supreme
court would sustain it,
The Webb bill puts new life into
the Fuller law, making it more drastic
than before, and it was drastic to be-
gin with. Under the Fuller law a
dealer without the state can ship
liquors ad libitum to jefferson coun-
ty, but he can ship none whatever TO
Calhoun county, for example, Some
states have no Fuller law, but Ala
bama was caught with one in full OPP
Grafton when states right liquor bill
covering interstate shipments was
passed and put in the way of becom-
ing law.
There is but one point left in this
matter that commands public as'An-
tion, and that is this: Will the Webb
bill be signed by President in an
independent position and absolutely
without a political future? This is all
that is left unexplained in the case,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
SLIGHTLY MINED

From the Kansas City journal
The Louisiana Press-Journal is telling
this yarn on the long suffering typo. f"
aided and abetted by the copy cutter:''
"A Missouri printer in making up his
paper in hurry the other day got a mar
riage announcement and grocerss ad-
vertisement mixed up so as read as fol
lows:
"Bill Jones and Ida Gray were united
in the holy sauer kraut by the quart or
barrel Mr.. Jones is well known cod
fish at 10 cents per pound while his bride
has seen some nice pigs feet which will
be sold cheaper than any in town. We
wish the couple a dozen small pears for
Is cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

when Mr.. Harding, the newly in
stalled president, in delivering his
inaugural address, alluded to the au-
ditorium question, the reference was
greeted by an outburst of applause.
Last year witnessed large building
operations in Birmingham, and 1913
will be even a greater building year.
Under Chamber of Commerce auspices
it should be comparatively an easy
matter to finance an auditorium. The
probability is that such a building
will materialize within the next II
months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Women as Orators

Il can remember when 1t was rare. to
hear woman making an address in pub
lie especially in the south. but now wom-
en- orators are numerous and they are
fluent. eloquent and compelling" said DR..
j. Fl. Phillips, superintendent of the pub
lie schools. who had listened to speeches
at the lunch at the Young Women s
Christian association yesterday.
There is a natural grace and tone
of sincerity in a woman when she speaks
on her feet that seldom fail to thrill. It
is said that fewer men are felicitous in
speech making now than in other days,
but the orators of the sterner sex will not
be missed so long as the fair sex are
trained and ready for public speaking.
There has been genuine progress in fem
mime oratory within the past few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
More small rlar.n.

What Alabama needs more than any,
thing else, believe, is an increase in
the number of white farmers-small farm
ers who will till the soil" said City
Commissioner James weatherly Friday
night at the close of the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce
! am glad Mr.. Harding the new presi-
dent, discussed that question in his adj
mirable address. We have splendid farm
lands in this state and great deal OF
fine productive soil is neglected simply
because white farmers are too few. The
Chamber of Commerce and other busi-
ness organizations can do no better. work
than to keep we'll to the front any
method that might induce homeseel<ers
from the north who have had agricultural
experience to come to Alabama and buy
small farms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
National Politics

''While there is very little interest in
the regular republican party so badly
crushed in November, l believe there will
be an extraordinary effort to revive it
in time for vigorous work in 1885, said
Leonard T. Watts of Philadelphia.
II have been voter since 1888, and
have always cast my ballot for the reg
ular republican ticket. knew, of course,
that we would be defeated last year, but
| am counting on q great many so-ealled
progressives coming back to the old party
and a good many of those who voted the
democratic ticket getting tired of the
democracy before Mr. Wilson's term is
out. l believe that Mr.. Wilson is going to
make an excellent President. but the DEM
ocrats have a way of losing out after
one term. If harmony can be maintained
in the democratic party, however, and
we have another democratic administra-
tion following this, it will be like a
miracle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
OLD DAYS IN FLEET STREET

Jerrod, "Beaux and Dandies."
Think of the street itself. with its gable
ended houses starting from the dark
shadow Of Temple Bar. From each house
hangs a heavy sign, indicating in some
abstruse fashion the trade followed. with
in. There are the red lion. green dragon.
hog-in-armor. queens head, crooked biz
let. golden bottle, fiery devil, rainbow and
others. each one painted in bright colors.
and hanging threatenmg1y over the pc
destrians. But the street is narrow with
a gutter in the centre. along which runs
all the refuse of the houses, and through
which trot the horse, carriages, and chair
men, splashing showers of mud over the
passers-by, vino fight for the wall side
as they walk
At night the Mohocks, some of them be-
ing among the fine and fashionable men
of the day, roam about the neighDorhood,
breaking windows, stealing knockers,
beating the watch, insulting women. or
surrounding a quiet citizen, whom they
stick with their swords, the victim being
happy TO go free with his life. Footpads
steal along the walls, and hired ruffians
wait in ambush TO effect some fine gen
tlemans revenge.
At this time, too, Fleet Street is the
favorite site FOR showmen. who exhibit
many marvellous things-mandrales at
penny a peep; an old she dromedary and
her young; an armless. legless. and. to
make the matter certain we are told,
footless and handless man, who writes,
threads needle shuffles cards, and plays
skittles Giants. dwarfs. fire eaters. pos
ture makers, abnormities and deformitics
of all sorts are from time to time On
show in some tavern, court, or in the
street itself.
Here came Swift, fearful of the Mo-
hooks: here came Addison and Steele,
Congreve. Johnson and Boswell, Bolins-
broke and Chesterfield, Nash and the
witty selwyn; and here also came
crowd of men, young and old. whose OBJ
ject in life was to dress handsomely and
to live softly, TO share III intrisues ana
take part in the conversation of wits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
2,ejt37oaQ-
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

Several years ago this department took
dinner in Liberty at one of the then lead
ing hostelries. There were many things
wrong, which we suffered in silence, but
finally we ventured in meek and apollo
getie way to call the waitress attention.
to a large blue bottle fly in the cream
pitcher. Amt you never seen fly ii
the cream before?" she snapped, and
snatehing up the aquarium, carried u
off. We took our coffee black.-Kansai
City Times.