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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
SKULL CROP A BUMPER.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The annual fall crop of skulls is
now being harvested on the site of
Fort POntchartrain.
Souvenir fiends are dashing madly
around carrying skulls, arrow heads,
beads, wampum, bayonets, musket
locks, horseshoes, brass buttons and
other mementoes of CORY but his
toric past.
A workman digging trench in
Jefferson avenue, near GrisWoId
street. made the first important find.
His spade struck something hard and
he unearthed a skull of magnificent
proportions In close proximity he
found two others.
He grew voluble and everybody
quit work. Business men dashed out
of their stores and shops, and people
got off street cars. The old resident
er was among those present. He
said the skulls were resting on the
site of the gateway to old Fort Pont-
chartrain. He said no doubt many
more skeletons will be found before
the trenches are completed.
A man in short sleeves said the
skulls probably were those of the lro-
quois tribe of indians.
"You can tell that by the high
cheek bones, the ingrowing eyes and
the diminishing forehead" he said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

English anthrOpOlOgistS and ply
sicians have noticed for a long time
that the prehistoric, small, dark
types which were submerged by the
Celtic and TeutOnic invasions have
been reasserting themselves numeri-
cally and have been also percolating
hack to the areas from which they
were driven by these bigger, fiercer,
blOnder immigrants, says American
Medicine. /
The big blondes are not dying out
by any means; indeed, they might be
increasing, and their control of ma
tional affairs is stronger every decade
perhaps, but the smaller, darker
types are apparently getting more
numerous in special positions which
kill off the more recent Teutons. The
pigmies, on the other hand, are APP
parentIy small sizes of all the types
which make up the population,
though no exact observations have
been made of their physical charac-
tiers.
No one knows what causes such
variations, but we can well imagine
a thousand things which may happen
to check growth, and, as the unfOrt-
unates are largely in the lowest So
cial classes, we are justified in sus-
pecting diseases and undertaking as
the most common.
Very small or dwarf specimens are
found in every species, and in every
litter of pigs there is a ''runt." In
modern civilization size has absolute
ly no bearing upon the survival, for
no matter how little or how big
man is he can find some way of max
ing a living and some climate which
which will not hurt him.
If the dwarfish types are not gift
ed with enough intelligence for skill
ed labor they are in a pitiable condi-
ton, for they cannot do hard labor
ing work. A big imbecile can shovel
dirt, but the little man cannot pros
per without brains. These stupid
dwarfs. clothed in rags and begging
an existence, are the most pitiable
sights in London.
Most of our little people are for
eign born. but the native born are
not sizing up as formerly, and some
time ago the manufacturing tailors
reported that the demand was for
smaller sizes of boys clothes for age
than formerly. The process of
dwarfing must then have been going
on for some time unnotieed. The
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
DOMINATION
REAL ISSUE OF THE WAR
from the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
Those who are studying the war
situation in Europe are coming to
the conclusion that no matter what
lnay have been the immediate cause
of the war the chief issue of it now
is commercial domination of world
markets under political control. Two
facts justify this conclusion. One is
that Germany had been preparing for
war a long time because she knew
that eventually she would have to
have a war with England if she
continued her policy of extending her
commerce and establishing colonies.
The other is that England, not being
/ well prepared for war, but meaning
to fight the foregoing issue to settle
ment, bound Russia and France by an
agreement with her not to accept
peace unless all agreed to do SO.
The war therefore will be contin-
ued until a decisive battle is fought
or one side or the other is exhaust
ed. Hence, there is every reason to
believe that the war will be long
one. The fighting thus far shows that
there is no reason to expect decisive
beltllC OOO1I anu IlC1O al y liz olSAAo CT
on either side of exhaustion.
That President Wilson expects
long war is evident from his refusal
a day or two ago to join a number
of the neutral powers in an effort to
bring about peace. He saw no reason
for thinking that such an offer would
be successful or even appreciated. To
him it seemed that it might be en-
barrassing, and hence rejected.
And another reason for thinking
that world markets are the real issue
is the fact that Germany is dealing
with Belgium as if she intended to
keep not only Belgium but also to
capture and hold a part of France,
the part that contains important sea-
ports. Germany wants Belgium's
ports to enable her better to carry
out her policy of acquiring new mar
kets. That this is so is apparent from
the fact that the people of Hamburg
didn't know whether or not to rejoice
over the capture of Antwerp. They
gloried in the success of the arms of
their country, but they realized that
Germany meant to keep Antwerp and
that meant the loss of wealth and
Importance by the port of Hamburg.
Being a war for dominating infiu-
ence in Europe and for world mar
kets it is bound to be fought to fin
ish. The result of it will greatly
change the map of Europe, no matter
which side wins. If Germany and
win Austria will
take territory for which she has long
had a desire and Germany will take
Belgium, perhaps Holland and parts
OF France. If the allies win Russia
will extend her borders by annexing
some of the territory of both Ger
many and Austria and England or
France may get the German possess
sions in Africa. However, the ques-
ton of what changes will take place
in boundaries or in ownership of col
onies is as yet a matter of specula-
ton. But there is no good reason
to doubt that the war will last for
many months yet, that the issue is
ore of commercial domination and
that the result of it will be to greatly
change the worlds map.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Who Is to Blame?

1t is the unexpected that happens,
as a rule. Cotton was selling at + II
to z IL cents, and everybody was feel
ing cheerful, expecting the price to
advance. The cotton relief fund, "
that S135, 100000 fund, raised to
take a big part of the crop off the
market. was pledged. Finally, the
word had gone out that the two great
cotton exchanges of the land-New
York and New Orleans-were to open
for transactions in cotton. All over
the South the friends of cotton felt
renewed courage and hope that the
future held relief-an assured mar
ket for cotton.
Observe what has happened The
cotton relief fund is raised, and in
due time will be available. The cot
ton exchanges re-opened, too. But
have their operations or influence
brought the relief hoped for? Cotton
commenced declining, and up to date
it has sold at an average of one cent
a pound lower.
What connection, if any, is there
between the resumption of operations
on the exchanges and the decline in
price? Is that fact justly charge
able to the exchanges? Cotton men
and bankers seem to think So. and
we who are not on the inside, who
are not familiar with the methods of
the exchanges, are not competent to
pass on the justice of the allegation.
Cotton men have always commended
that the exchanges are the life of the
cotton trade; that speculation, espe-
cially on the "bull' side, is promoted
by the facilities the exchanges afford;
that hedging" as the cotton men
call it, is absolutely necessary in the
cotton business. And, now, to hear
the cotton men declare that the two
big exchanges of the land have throt-
tied instead of strengthened the cot
ton market is a development we did
not anticipate. 1t confuses, and we
are wondering what will happen
next.
There is something wrong some
where, a screw loose. Why should
cotton, in the face of the situation
that already existed, start on the
downward grade again? We cannot
imagine any reason for such a deyel-
opment This is grave matter for
the South and the whole country, and
it is important to know where the
trouble really is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
THE GERM OF HYDROPHOBIA
HAS BEEN DISCOVERED
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Is the cause of hydrophobia a mys-
terry no longer? Whatever experts
may ultimately decide with still fur
Their knowledge it is clear that recent
investigations of the disease in this
country and in Europe have never
been exceeded in interest or in brill
lance; never has the almost invisible
germ of rabies been brought so near
the view of mankind. The problem
of the origin of hydrophobia, or ra-
bies and in particular of the habitat
and nature of it's microbe appeals to
every class of intellect, and there are
few questions that in days gone by
have aroused more curiosity and awe,
or have in recent years been studied
with keener enthusiasm, as every
fresh discovery in Germany, France,
Italy and Russia has gradually lessen
ed the gap between our bacteriologi-
cal knowledge and the mode of
growth of parasite that has hitherto
defied detection.
The germ is probably of the order
of parasites that can be cultivated
artiffcially and observed with the mi
croscope. There have been found in
close but not intimate association
with the nerve cells of rabid animals
an incalculable number of minute
germs, whose shape is like that orig
inally sketched out by Pasteur and
Metchniokoff. The same civilizations
in which these microbes appear have
yielded others of somewhat larger
size, with varieties of oval shape,
which, injected into animals, have
produced rabies. The first question,
then, is whether the visible germs
are those of rabies or cOntamina-
tions which have found their way
into the civilizations, together with
the real but still undiscovered germs.
Noguchi and LuzZani regard them as
the casual agent of the disease. The
body of the parasite is so remarkably
like the structure of the animal cell
that authorities find difficulty in as
signing it to the same class as the
bacteria, or vegetable organisms.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Other CaIamitieS.

The great war has withdrawn pub
lie attention from serious calamities
in other parts of the world. In South
ern China, for example, millions of
people are literally starving, in con-
sequence of summer floods that ruin
ed the crops. The foods covered ten
thousand square miles of densely
populated farming country, wiped out
whole villages and caused an appall-
ing loss Of life and property. The
United States consul general at Can
ton has sent word of the pressing
needs of the situation; and since the
National Red Cross is devoting its
energies to relief work in the war
zone the Christian Herald, of New
York, long the loyal friend of China,
is raising a relief fund.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

Frederick Llewellyn Goss, presi
dent of the Goss Printing Press Co.,
of Chicago, died at his home in that
city November 10th at the age of 81.
Mr.. Goss was born in Wales and
when young man came to the Unit
ed States and became interested in
the printing press business. For a
time he resided in Milwaukee, and
in the 70's moved to Chicago, where
he organized the Goss Printing Press
Company.
At this time newspaper publishers
had begun to feel the pressure of in
creasing circulations, and the inabil-
ity of the presses to turn out newspa-
pers fast enough gave them much
concern.
Early in the 7O's r. Hoe & Co. per-
fected a rotary press in which roll
or continuous web of paper could be
used. This answered the purpose
well enough for while, but it had
many drawbacks, the lack of quick
ly dryins ink, imperfect paper and
the difficulty of cutting the sheets
after printing causing much trouble.
The demand for something better
became insistent, especially as the
newspapers were reaching forward
and wanting to jump from eight
pages to twelve and sixteen at one
impression. Hoe purchased the pat
ent rights of an English invention by
which the webs of paper could be
turned over after printing on one
side and the reverse side presented to
the cylinder. This press included
device for assembling several sheets
into one complete paper, and it suf-
feed for a decade, but it was too cum
bersome to last
1t was the Goss company that de-
veloped the press which marked the
final step in the evolution of power
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

THE sun sank and the last streak OF
crimson flooded the white sky. The
medicine man ran up the slippery
steps Of the marble palace and was met
by an aproned Duchess who placed her
fingers warningly to her lips. The
medicine man tiptoes past her
Later, the same Duchess rustled
through a long corridor, which led to
the Kings private audience room.
Henry" she whispered, rapping on the
door, its girl"
All of this unnerved the King, for he
had been looking forward to an heir,
perhaps a thin and CHASTITY one, but
lust the same, an heir!
The baby bore the name of Snow
White and Rose Red, because of the
brilliant color surmOunttng her alabas-
ter cheeks. Her mother attributed the
child's complexion to the fact that she
first appeared at sunset and the sky
was now reflected in the baby's face.
Black hair. dark as night, only offset
the mothers pretty superstition.
Snow White at eighteen, the ideal Of
womanhood, in order to preserve her
noted skin, INDUCED in frequent walks,
strenuous exercises and wholesome
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
THE CZAR AND VODKA.

From Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The car business has its advant-
ages. Liquor interfering with my ar
mics? Very we'll, let there be no
more liquor. And that puts absolute
prohibition all over the map of Rus
STA.
No initiative, referendum or recall,
no election, no crusade, but just an
order and exit every corkscrew in the
empire. One day $50, 900, 900 people
NAV drink enough vodka to float the
Black Sea fleet. The next day they
may not buy enough of that trouble
maker to wet the bill of humming-
bird.
Thus the first throne to tumble as
a result of the war was that of King
Alcohol. And why did Russia and
rum part company? Because rum
was more of a menace to the Russian
in uniform than Austrian bullets. So,
in order TO meet the foe in front, the
car kicks the foe at home clear out
of his dominions.
AS a temperance crusader Nicholas
Romanoff has such orators as John
B. Cough backed off the map.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Day of Dwarfs and Pigmies Coming?
Understood Children Problem Soon to BE With.

matter ought to be looked into now,
as it is quite disconcerting to think
that the pouring of hordes into the
melting pot" is the result in under
sized people as in Europe, even pig
mics as in London. Every immlgrant
may help to shovel dirt for RAILROADS,
but he brings one more mouth 10 HI
while the meat production is dlmln-
ishing. 1t is all very well to say we
will give these poor failures OF hu.
rope a seat at our table, but what Il
our own children go hungry? -,
Boys cannot grow into good Gi1is
zens without plenty of food, ana IL
we cannot increase the food Inen
we must decrease the immigration
and the birth rate No matter WnSI
we do our population in the end VIII
settle into layers as in England
where stature increases with SOFIA
rank from good feeding as wei az
good inheritance of stock that naS
made good" but let US try to A t.sg
up our bigness and physical equan''
as long as possible.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS
The Tale.of a Kings Daughter.
WondrouS Fair, Who Knew
Not Powder or Rouge.

For instance, to prove her honesty, bsr.
is an incident, recited by herself ,yba.
she reached hOme:-
During sprint one day she esntsA .
small packet and tiny box in the rood
She bent-bending is good for tbo
htps-and, picking up her find nro
ceeded to open it. The words .'r,oa
powder on the cover conveyed notbin.
A soft, flaky substance spilled ont
Remembering the powder part. Snow
White became frightened, and. think,oo
it an explosive, tossed it away and
turned her attention to the box labell0d
''Milady Rouge"
Inside this she discovered mound or
red. Blushing, she cried:-"This scarlAt
signifieth my shame for having in NV
possession that which does not belong
to mev' She dropped the box Femorso.
fully and, thankful for her escape from
theft, remained from that day on al.
ways upright.
This was in the olden, golden DAYS
There's been slight change since that
time, and nowadays maidens strive TO
be nose white and cheeks red. They are
again fond Of sports, and, though rice
powder is called my best friend, box
of rouge still creates blush!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
METHOD IN MADNESS.

Buy a bale O. cotton, Bill,
Buy a heavy ham,
Buy a bar'l of apple sass,
Buy a jar OF jam.
Buy box of oranges,
Buy a car of oats,
Buy yourself a suit of clothes,
Buy some overcoats.
Buy yourself q ton Of hay,
Buy a load of bricks,
Buy a pair Of rubber boots,
Buy a flock of chicks.
Buy yourself some chewing gum,
Buy it by the box;
Buy yourself an auto.
Buy a dozen sox.
Buy a years subscription,
Pay it in advance;
Then your friend, We editor,
Can buy a pair O. pants.
e. F. Mcintyre.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

Many hunters are in field and
meadow these days shooting the
beautiful and harmless quail, and I'M
less these birds, so valuable to farm
ing interests, are given further pro-
lection it will be a matter Of only a
few years until they disappear entire
Iy. The News has often expressed
the belief that the killing of birds
in Georgia should be prohibited for
five years, and it is a matter Of regret
that a bill by Representative Adams,
with that end in view, failed to be-
come a law at the last session of the
legislature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
Newspaper Changes,

Announcement has been made that
Mr.. w. T. Anderson, who has hereto
fore been vice-president and general
manager of the Macon Telegraph,
has, with his brother, Mr.. P. 7. An
derson, purchased the interest of the
family of the late Colonel c. R. Pen
dleton and will hereafter publish and
control that paper The Andersons
have for years been connected with
the Telegraph, and their ability and
experience as newspaper men is
guarantee that the high standard that
has characterized it in the past will
be maintained.
The Telegraph has long occupied
position all its own in Georgia Jour
nalism as a leader of thought
and fearless and able champion of
certain principles, and the announce
ment that there will be no change in
its policy must be gratifying to its
large chenille.
One result of the change in the
ownership of the Telegraph is that
Mr. c. c. Brantley, who has done able
work in the editorial department
since the death of Colonel Pendleton
will return to South Georgia and
again take the editorship of the Val
oosta Times. Mr.. Brantley belongs
TO South Georgia, and it is cause fol
eongratulation that his talents ant
energy will again be given to news
paper work in this section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
From the Editor and /

r and Publisher.
printing. Many improvements in de-
tail have since been made, but they
have all been along the lines of the
basic principles laid down by Goss.
1t was in 1889 that Joseph L. Firm.
the foreman of the composing room
of New York publishing house, solV-
ed the problem of newspaper print
ing in a new way and patented the
straight line press. His first design
was a simple tandem press. Three
sets of cylinders were set in a
straight line, and the printed prod
uct of the first passed over the Sec
ond, and the first and second over
the third, thus assembling all three
sheets over a triangular former" for
folding, cutting and delivering. 1t
was only a step to secure economy Of
construction and space to build the
press in tiers instead of tandem.
Firm had little money to push his
invention, and the first press he con-
structed for a New York newspaper
was so crudely put together that it
was condemned. But not long after
ward Frederick L. Goss became inter-
ested in the straight line idea and
bought the invention, taking Firm
into the Goss Printing Press Com
pany. After much litigation har-
mony was established among the
press makers, and the development
of the giant presses of today follow
ed quickly. It was the principle Of
the straight line. first taken up and
pushed by Goss, that made the great
modern dailies possible.
Mr.. Goss had five children by his
first marriage. His wife died in Lon
don in 1907. Two years later he was
secretly married while abroad to Miss
Jennie Foster, an English woman.
He brought his bride home with him
as a surprise to his children.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

Noting the statement in a recent
issue of The News that an agricult-
ural publication had warned against
harsh and profane language in the
presence of the COW lest the milk sup
ply be diminished, our brother of the
cambridge Searchlight up and asks
what should a man say if this same
COW, so tender of feeling, suddenly
swishes her tail in your eye or
plunges her foot to the bottom of the
pail. Well, that is leading ques-
ton, and is entirely out of order.
We decline to answer, and our
neighbor must draw on his own i'm
agination for language that would do
anything like justice to the cow in
the event of such thing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

The modern method of solving ag-
ricultural problems by investigating
them, not only in the laboratory but
also on the farm in cooperation with
the farmer, has given such admirable
results that it is to be applied to the
anti-cholera crusade. Congress has
appropriated a half million dollars
to carry on the work, and expert
ments will be made in all parts of
the United States. The investigation
should be of great value to Georgia,
as the disease costs the farmers of
this state many thousands Of dollars
every year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

Among the distinguished visitors
in Dawson during the session of the
South Georgia Conference was Hon.
n. E. Harris, of Macon, Georgia's
governor-elect. Judge Harris al
ready had numerous friends and ad-
mirers here, and made others of all
whom he met. That he will worthily
illustrate the state in the highest of
flee in the gift of the people there is
no doubt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

food No one could compete wlth her
for delicacy of feature and development
Of form. Fond Of sports, she would
ramble through thicket and thorn, were
it necessary, to procure the healthiest
air.
Standing before her chevaI glass she
often asked:-"Oh, delight Of my heart,
reflector of my grace, is there anywhere
a maiden lovelier than II" Strange to
say, the mirror never answered, and,
satisfied, Snow White spent her days in
peace.
She was as good as she was beautiful.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

The preachers have come, got their
appointments and disappointments
and gone their way. They were body
of fine men-good looking, cheerful
and happy. Dawson enjoyed them,
and it is hoped and believed they en-
joyed Dawson. May their lives fall
on pleasant places another year. and
may success crown their labOrs in the
Masters work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

To my good friend, the epicure;
The next time you regale a good ap-
petite with bluepoints, terrapin stew,
flet of sole and saddle Of mutton,
torched up here and there with the
high lights Of rare old sherry, rich
claret and dry monopole, pause as the
dead quail is laid before you on a
funeral pyre of toast and consider
this: Here lies the charred remains
of the farmers ally and friend, poor
Bob White. In life he devoured 125
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

The Telfair Enterprise has enter
ed it's twenty-eighth volume. The
Enterprise has shown great improve
ment under the control of Editor j..
Kelley Simmons, and is one of Geor-
gias best newspapers.