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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
FARMERS SACRIFICING MULES

From the Commerce CGa.) News.
Two car loads of mules have been
shipped from this place within the
last few weeks Atlanta stock deal
ers have been in this section buying
them at prices that entail a great
loss to those who are selling. In
one instance, it is said, a pair of
mules that sold last spring at 1878
brought only $275, entailing a loss
of $500 on one pair of mules. Deals
of this kind are ruinous, and it is
to be regretted that conditions are
such as to make these losses possible.
Already many farmers know that it
will be difficult for them to make
buckle and tongue meet, and they
are trying to make the best arrange
ments possible to nquidate indebted
ness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
Sherif's Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold on the first Tuesday in October,
1914, at the court house in said coun-
ty, within the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described property to-wit:
One house and lot in the town of
Bronwood,- Terrell county, Georgia.
Lot given in deed as lot number As,
fronting 10 feet on Fourth street,
running back south 200 feet, then
west 40 feet, then 200 feet back to
Fourth street. Said property being
levied on as the property of Tom
West to satisfy an execution issued
from the Justice Court of the 1143
District G. NJ, of Terrell county,
Georgia, in favor of D. ]. Denton
against Tom West Said levy made
and returned to me by A. ]. Kenney,
L. C. This Sept. 4, 1914.
NJ. G. HILL, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
THE KILLER.

Throughout this world O. wonders
There's KILN every day,
An worst of all the killers
Are those that kill for play.
The lion kills his quarry
Because his belly's thin,
An rattlers strangle rabbits
To keep from Gavin in.
But man kills just for pleasure,
An boasts about his bag;
He slaughters duck an partridge,
And wounds the graceful stag.
He goes to far-off jungles
An counts it quite a feat
To murder bands o. critturs
That folks can't even eat.
Now killin's all in nature
If hunger drives the hand,
But what's the use in KILN
When meat amt in demand?
Stuart Tarver in Dumb Animals
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

The American Magazine has been
offering prizes for the best letters
entitled THE Greatest Man in the
United States" The prize-winning
letters are published in the October
n%mber. Famous names are includ-
ed, but many cast their votes for Mr..
Ordinary Citizen, and one of the
prize winning letters sings the
praises of the average man. Follow
ing is an extract from this letter:
who is the greatest living man
in the United States today? He lives
in your city. He lives in my home
town. In fact, he and his fellows
form the greater part of the popula-
ton of every city, town, village and
hamlet of the United States. He has
lived there since the world began,
and will continue to live there as
long as the world wags.
Truly, he hasn't much to say for
himself. He's far too busy. He is
up every morning at six O'Clock, eats
his breakfast and hurries to the shop
or office, where he wins the where
withal to support his family. Each
evening he comes home, white and
tired. The sight of the chubby faces
at the window ightens his tagging
footsteps. There is a kiss all round,
and before he takes off his coat he
has to hold the baby a bit
In the summer, after he has had
his supper, he weeds his pocket-ker-
chief-garden with its patches of veg
etables and flowers. His wife brings
out her sewing and sits at the edge
of the plot when he works. The chill
dren roll on the grass at her feet.
In the winter he draws his chair
! up beside the fire and enjoys his pipe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
Why Mr.. Average Man Is the Greatest
American Citizen.

the while he rocks his children to
sleep, one on each arm.
''Mr. Average Man doesn't make a
very big salary. His wife and he
have many earnest talks about the
family finances. They are divided
into funds So much to pay on the
little home, so much for food, so
much for the life insurance which he
carries to protect his family, and so
much for the bank.
Mr.. Average Mans life is not so
monotonous as it would seem, for his
pleasures are very simple. Occa-
sionally he buys a new necktie, or his
wife has a new waist or the children
new suits-and all of the family en-
joy the purchases. There are occa-
sions upon which they all go to the
picture show; but they are few, for
the baby is apt to become restless.
Sometimes, if Mr. Average Man is a
city dweller, the family spends Sun
day in the park. looking at the ami
mails. If Mr.. Average Man is a small
town dweller his wife cooks a big
dinner on Sunday and the family
spends the rest of the day upon the
porch languishing.
"Of course Mr.. Average Man is a
common individual. He doesn't know
art. He isn't well read. and he is
probably only rudely educated. But
upon his shoulders rests the future of
the country. 1t is he who does the
greatest part of the worlds actual
work. 1t is he who builds the sky
scrapers, the tunnels, the bridges,
the churches, the school houses, the
home. He is everywhere in demand,
and he lives everywhere. But like
the truly great he is modest to the
point of retirement. And no one ev-
er thinks anything about him"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

Mr.. Robert Fowler Okarche, Okla.
homa, writes:
ITO any sufferer of catarrh OF tba
stomach. I am glad to tell my friends
or sufferers of catarrh that seventea1
years ago I was past work of anv
kind. due to stomach troubles. | tried
almost every known remedy without
any results.
FINALLY tried Peruna. and am
happy to say 1 was benefited by the
first bottle, and after using a full
treatment I was entirely cured.
81 am now seventy years old, and
am in good health, due to always
having Peruna at my command.
would not think of going away from
home for any length Of time without
taking a bottle Of Peruna along for
emergency.
you are at liberty to use my pic
ture and testimony if you think 1t will
help any one who has stomach
trouble"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

The farmer who sows wheat this
fall will be patriot and public
benefactor. Hon. ]. R. Mercer, who
has been a wheat enthusiast and
knows as much or more about grow
ing it successfully in this section than
any other man, gives some valuable
suggestions in this issue of The News
on the subject of wheat growing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

Back to the farm seems to be
popular now. 1t is better to be there
than to pay high rents in town when
work is dull and provisions high,
says the Marietta News. There is
no doubt that the towns and cities
are too crowded and business in all
lines is overdone, but most of them
have no farms to go back to. II
takes capital and good sense to farm
these days, just like it does to sue
coed in any other business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

HAS Jim Woodward reformed, OF
did they lie on him? One or the 9th
er must be true remarks the Com
merce News. A little of the first and
a great deal of the last is the real
truth of the matter. But, anyhow,
old man Jim has tanned them, and
they are now glad to eat out of his
hand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

The class in geography must learn
that As one result of the war there is
no longer any such city as St. Peters
burg. The Russian government, OBJ
5acring 10 the Germanic sound Of
that name, have determined to call
their capital Petrograd-the strong
hold OF Peter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

Mr.. McAdoo now threatens to pry
into the vaults of the state banks
and see how much money they have
and the wherefore of their not lend
ing it out. Mr.. McAdoo, it may be
stated, has no more jurisdiction over
state banks than any private citizen,
but if he can find boarded money
and scatter it around it will be all
right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

jim Price is realizing just now
how many patriotic land aspiring)
Georgians are willing to help him
run things" in the department of
agriculture. According to report
there are several hundred applicants
for less than a hundred positions he
has to fill.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

According to a news dispatch the
government will investigate an al
legged combination in South Georgia
of buyers for the purpose of keeping
down the price of sea island cotton.
A similar situation as to short sta
pie cotton might be found in many
towns with a little effort.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

The distressed bale of cotton is
the bale to buy at ten cents. That
means that the tenant farmer who is
in hardest luck is the farmer to have
preference in this matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

We believe that no new plan to
7,ol, the farmer has been offered in
tho last twenty-four hours. And
twelve cents cotton is yet a long way
of. too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

A further effect of the European
war upon this country: the internal
revenue tax that the congress has
passed. Ere long we shall have to
be sticking a war tax stamp on near
ly everything of a documentary ma
tUrp
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
An Astounding Proposition.

When it discusses secular matters
the views of the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate are, as usual, as sound as
when the affairs of its religious de-
nomination are given editorial atten-
ton. Commenting on one of the
multitude of recent propositions to
save the farmer and help the coun-
try the Advocate makes these sensi-
Bile observations:
I'm more than one of our secu-
lar exchanges We have noted the
advocacy of the restriction of the
acreage in cotton next year by leg
islation. That such thing would
have serious consideration in this
country is an amaZement. That
Southern men should contend for
such paternalism of government as
that is astounding. What more
right has the government to say
how many acres a farmer shall
plant in cotton than it has to say
how many rooms he shall have in
MS uW6llluS Ut " nat COlOl MS
horses shall be? 1t may be the
acreage should be reduced, but
what right have legislators to say
how much the reduction shall be-
1t is really surprising how quick
some of the politicians and other
professional guardians of the well
fare of the farmer jumped at this
suggestion. In their anxiety to be
in the forefront Of the deliyerers OF
the farmers and the country they
grabbed at the absurd proposition
and ran away with it, Now that they
have had time to think it over and
see how unpopular such thing
would be but little more will be
heard of it. There is one saving
quality about the average politi-
clan. big and little-if he isn't right
he can get right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29
PROCLAMATION.

Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 3rd,
1914, said amendment providing for
the creation of the County of Evans.
BY His EXcellency,
JOHN NJ. SLATON. Governor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-29

sfos and ensilage. They point the
-av N prosperity and independence
for Southwest Georgia.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
DRAIN YOUR FIELDS WITHOUT
MONEY

Mr.. Samuel Hanson OF Berea has
a ditch that he made IS years ago
that is IN perfect order today, and
il didn't cost him cent in money.
There should be miles of such
drains around the borders OF the
mountains where slate is plentiful.
Mr.. Hanson dug his ditch the
proper depth and gave il sufficient
fall all of the way, then went TO a
slate bank and dug out stone from
one Ia two inches thick and broke
them Just wide enough so he could
lay one edge on the bottom of the
ditch snug up against one side and
lean the upper edge of the stone
against the other side of the ditch.
The raised edge Of the stone should
resi- against the side of the ditch
about 4 10 10 in. above the bottom.
This will give room 10 carry Off q
large quantity Of water. and the
clay subsoil generally found in this
region will hold the stone in this
position many years. Put on a
good layer Of stone and flli in the
dirt.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
FREE TO FARMERS

BY special arrangement the Rate
kin Seed House of Shenandoah.
Iowa, will mail a copy OF their big
1914 illustrated Seed Book. and a
sample of their famous Diamond
Joe's Big White" seed corn that has
a record of over 200 bushels per
acre, free TO every reader of this
paper who may be interested in the
Crops they plant. This book is a
complete compendium Of farming
and farm and garden seeds. II tells
how TO grow big crops and all about
best varieties Of seed corn for your
locality; also Seed Oats, Wheat, Bar
ley, Speltz, Grasses, Clovers, Alfal-
ia. Pasture and Lawn Mixtures.
Seed Potatoes and all other farm
and garden seeds. This seed book
is worth dollars TO all in want Of
seeds OF any sort. It's free TO all
our readers. Write for il aud men
tion this paper. The address is
RATEKIN'S SEED HOUSE. Shsnan-
doah, Iowa. Boz 704. lad
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
Proper sIsuehtsrina.

While the federal meat inspection
law. administered by the United States
department OF agriculture. does not
have authority 10 prescribe particular
methods Of slaughter. the government
co-operatcs with those working to pre-
vent abuses. The three general meth
DDS Of slaughter used among civilized
people are: Bleeding preceded by stun
ming. bleeding preceded by pithIng and
bleeding without stunning or pithing.
Stunning produces conclusion Of the
brain and the immediate destruction
Of consciousness. stunning previous
to bleeding meets the demands OF hu-
manltarlan sentiment and Of hygienic
requirements. according 10 animal In
dustry author ties Of the department
Pithing is performed by knife
thrust through the space between the
base Of the skull and the first verte-
bra into the medulla. The plthed AMI
NAL falls instantly under complete
muscular paralysis. hut neither con
sciousness nor scDsibllty Is immedi-
ately destroyed. The paralysis OF the
vital centers interferes with effective
bleeding and does not satisfy either
humanitarian or hygienic requirements.
and its Use should not be encoura ged.
The shipping of young calves long
distances without the mothers is a
cruelty. aud the enactment Of law to
remedy this abuse has many advo-
rates among Nhnm arc officials NJ tho
department. Federal regulations re-
quire that animals going through the
dipping process he handled as careful
ly as possible and that cattle be freely
watered before they are dipped. Dur
ing the last fiscal year inspectors OF
the department supervised the dipping
Of more than 12.4OO.OO sheep and cat
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
Poultry Accounting.

The department Of agriculture has
issued n system of poultry accounting
which. IL il expected. will assist the
poultry owner 10 determine the status
of his flock at the end Of each year.
One OF the greatest needs Of most poul-
try keepers il a definite record Of ex-
pendltures and receipts.
A system formulated by the depart
ment consists Of n monthly and yearly
summary. inventory. balance sheets
and yearly record. On the monthly
sheet Is placed the number OF chick
ems aud eggs for each month in the
year. All eggs and chickens used at
home should he credited 10 the nock
at regular market value. and eggs used
for Matching AT home should be both
credited and debited against the flock
at the same price. The labor OF the
owner should he estimated and charg-
ed against the dock each month II de-
sired. The balance at the end or the
year will then show the net profit OF
the flock. The yearly summary sheet
consists of the summary OF the month
ly totals If expenditures and receipts
for the year The inventory sheet
should he used at the beginning OF
each year. and "A complete inventory
should be taken Of the equipment,
stock. feed. etc. Each piece OF equip
ment should be listed at Its actual
value. In the case of buildings which
are substantially constructed 5 per
cent deterioration should he sufficient
TO allow for the passage Of years
time.
The balance sheet shows the actual
status of the Hook for the year. II
will he found desirable 10 keep sim
pie egg record for the year In connec-
ton with the account. as IL will enable
the poultry keeper TO check up the
number OF eggs used at home and thus
be sure TO credit the flock with them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
BEAR HUNTING WAS
RIPPING, OLD TOP
Also Shortage Of Food, and An
That Sort Of Thing, Added
to Excitement.
LUCKY KNIFE THRUST


New York.-Here's q tall one from
the towering peaks Of the Himalayas.
az told by one Frederic s. Bowen OF
Boston, jute merchant and sports
man, who arrived here the other day
on the steamer LApland after i've
years In India.
Among the narrator's favorite pas
times while In India was the pursuit
Of the small but husky Himalayan
black bear. On his last trip to the
great mountains, accompanied by
two army ofncers and q native guide.
some remarkable things happened at
an altitude of $4,000 feet.
We were having bally bad luck. -
began Mr.. Bowen, whose long sojourn
amid the Britishers has lent q new
touch to his original Bostonese &C
cent No game, you know. shortage
Of food, and all that sort Of thing.
Then we ran smack into q cluster Of
hillmen, savage fellows. who didn't
like our looks, but we're most eager
to get our guns and equipment.
We BaNc tucm VII VI u8tlc,
but being outnumbered, decided to
retreat. Our guide said he knew
where there was a ripping old cave
where we could hide until the party
Of hillmen got tired Of looking for
us and went on about their business.
y know.
We clambered down a lot OF preci-
pices over a xigzag trail in the dead
Of night and found the cave. Ny
friend and / entered. and were shock
ed 10 hear loud growi and find our.
selves attacked by q savage female
black bear and her vicious young
cub.
we succeeded in killing them both
handily. thus replenishing our larder
considerably. We lay close to the
cave for two days, when In walked
old father bear.
The hillmen were in our neigh.
borhood by that time, and we did
not dare to shoot. So we invited the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
MUST be POLITE 70 POLICE
vlsites TO Mootsv,dee FlNes II Nsese
sasy TO rsks on HE hst When
Addressing Pstrelmsa.

The policemen of Montevideo are
mostly OF Indian origin. They are a.
ways courteous and polite. but they
are great sticklers for etiquette.
Through ignorance of their customs.
Q foreigner sometimes nnds himself
In an embarrassing situation.
One day last summer . welldressed
American stepped up 70 . policemen
In the Piasa Independcia and said In
very Good Spanish;
VIII you please tell me where the
Gala Rincon isf"
The policeman looked haughtily at
the stranger and turned away.
The American tried again with still
moro courtesy:
Would you be 90 extremely kind
a. TO very sccommodatinsiy tell me
where the Gala Rincon isf"
To his astonshment. the policeman
retorted:
you have no manners. sir!"
Needless to say. the American vas
quite abashsd. but he had TO md the
Gala Rincon. " he put the question
to Q Spanish youth who ives standing
near. The youth, AasSsrsd very cor
dlaliy and went some little distance
10 direct the stranger properly. After
the American had THANKED him hs
asked:
why dN the policeman refuse TO
answer msf''
Because" replied the youth. when
ycs addressed him you neglected 70
take on your hst."-Youth's Compan-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26

"HE farmer has long relied on
the chemist In regard TO hu-
man food. fertilizer and feed
ing his cattle The miller.
according TO the bureau Of chemistry,
department of agriculture. has been
behind other Industries In putting the
chemist at work.
The small miller can often attend to
his machinery and. In addition. make
baking and other tests. but in the lar
ger mills. which manufacture a variety
Of products and prepare mixed feeds,
there should be u division of labor, the
miller and the chemist each doing his
share Of the work.
The moisture content Of -four is a
point too little considered. according
TO the department. II In buying and
selling grain the moisture Is taken Into
account. as IL should he by sound
business men. the moisture In -four
and meal rs well as in the byproducts
should also he given suitable attention.
The variation Of a per cent of mois-
ture In the -four Of the big mill Is
equivalent In u year TO thousands or
barrels and thousands " dollars.
The moisture content will he one or
great Importance year hence. IL IL
contended 10y some Of our leading
millers that in Judging as to short
age In weight the government should
always take into account the mois-
ture content. For example. II -four
contains when shipped l3i2 per cent
of moisture. which has been accept
ed as the standard. and II the sam.
pie shows but II per cent Of moisture
when examined an allowance OF IA
per cent shortage In weight should be
allowed. Experiments are now In
progress ms to the shrinkage IN -four
as caused by loss Of moisture.
The amount of moisture in meal IN
OF even greater importance than In
-four, because moisture Is not only
commercially valueless and influences
shrinkage. but also because II Is an
important factor In causing spolage.
II Is therefore specially desirable that
the chemist aid the miller In drying to
the proper degree.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
Giving Him practices.

Thank you. ma'am." said the old
man 10 his little granddaughter. who
had brought him his slippers. 'or.
rather" he continued. thank you.
miss. You are not ma am"
"No. grandpa. replied the six-year-
old. hut expect TO he some day. and
you might as well get used TO saying
it."-Iadies' Home Journal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
Conducted by Frank D. Montgomery Instructor Animal
Husbsndry, and Special Investigator.

fully 10 take out limbs that will
leave the tree with good shape and
not too high. Often IL is ncces-
sary TO cut OF several Of the main
upward growing limbs TO prevent
the tree from growing too high.
You should have bucket of
cheap paint or coal tar with you
and paint over where you cut of
limbs an inch or more in diameter
to prevent their rotting until they
can heal over.
Pruning Peach Trees
Since peaches always grow on
wood that is one year old, we must
proceed differently in pruning. II
the trees are less than six years old
and any attention at all has been
paid TO pruning them you should
cut out about half Of last years
growth clear back 10 where IL start
I'd from the two year old branch
and then trim back the remaining
ycar-old branches from a fourth TO
a half their length.
This looks like slaughter, but il
is not a bit too much, for you will
have all the peach buds left that
the tree can develop good fruit from
and il IL is good fruit year you
will still have to thin the peaches
10 get best results.
II the trees are six years old or
older you probably will have TO cut
out more old wood and trim of less
of the new growth.
Pear Trees
do not generally need as much
pruning as apple and peach trees,
but II is often necessary 10 cut Oui
some branches TO open up the top;
and II the tree is growing too tall.
cut of several feet Of the topmosi
branches.
Blighted limbs should all be cut
OF and burned. II half or more of
an old pear tree is Brighter IL is best
Ia cut II down and burn il up,
trunk and branch.
Cherry and Plum Trees
These need but little pruning, but
they should not be allowed TO be-
come too thick.
Grape vine pruning was discussed
last week.
Spraying will he considered next
week.