davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
The Campaign Closes.

Today marks the end of the cam
paign in Georgia for the long and
short terms for the United States
senatorship, the governorship and all
other state offices, and the various
candidates, with predictions OF vic
tory from the opposing camps, will
stand or fall in tomOrrows primary.
In spite of the fact that more as
pirants are in the field for the United
States senate and the gubernatorial
chair than in many years, and all OF
them trying to arouse the interest
of the voters, the campaign has been
attended with a marked degree OF
apathy. The political orator has
drawn small and Indifferent crowds
and the charges and counter charges
that have been made through cards
and advertisements in the newspa-
pers have failed to excite the people,
and it is predicted that a compare
lively light vote will be polled
throughout the state.
The announcement of the final
count is not likely to be attended
with as keen interest nor as great
excitement as in other statewide
contests of recent years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
The ToiIer May Awake.

The ultimate downfall Of monarch
ism as a result of the present Euro
pean conflict is the handwriting seen
on the wall by many who would
prophesy. There is much to support
such a belief In any event there can
be little doubt that Europe stands
upon the threshold of revolutionary
changes. Surmise simply stands
aghast at the potentialities Of the
gigantic strife begun. The probable
cost in money and life cannot be
reckoned and that the victors will
demand an unusual ransom may be
expected.
But in the troubled and doubt-cast
situation may yet be seen a ray of
hope in the fact that in the palace,
not in the cottage, was the die Of war
cast The toilers had no voice.
Driven blindIy to the shambles by
autocratic lords of battle, will these
multitudes of human beings finally
awake to the horror and uselessness
Of it all? The facts of the present
situation might indicate that such a
realization will come, however slow
it may be in its coming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
ENVIABLE POSITION OF THE
HOG AND HOMINY FARMER

From the Albany Herald.
Both in and out of season The Her
aid has urged upon the farmers OF
Southwest Georgia the Importance Of
planting a large percentage of their
cultivated acreage in food crops. We
have endeavored to make it clear
that it is a mistaken economy to
convert money and labor into cotton,
the cotton in turn being reconverted
into money, large part OF which
must go for the purchase OF food
supplies for the men and beasts who
help to make the cotton.
We have tried to make it plain
that the South Georgia farmer can
raise his corn, his oats, his hay and
his meat far more cheaply than he
can buy these necessary supplies
from the West, and that it is a waste
of money to make the farm in as
highly favored section as ours de-
pend upon another section of the
country for any part of it's food sup
plies. There are big plantations in
Southwest Georgia which buy moth
ing for man or beast upon them to
eat save a little sugar, salt and bak-
ing powder, and whose tenants are
as we'll fed as any people anywhere.
In the present so-called ''crisis' in
the South, which has been brought
about by the European war, some OF
the things which The Herald has
been preaching are coming home to
many of our farmers. What is here
said is in no "we-told-yOuso" spirit,
II 4 hot p
own inconvenience resulting from
the foreign crisis proves the wisdom
of making the farm absolutely self
sustaining The farmer who raises
all the grain, meat, forage and other
supplies which men and beasts on
his place require is now independent.
He can hold his cotton without in
convenience, as his only probable in
debtedness is for fertilizers. And
the chances are that if he has been a
consistent "hog and hOminy" farmer
for many years he was in position to
pay cash for his guano when he
bought it, and therefore has not now
single pressing obligation calling
for the outlay of money.
We could not with certainty fore
see the European war. Neither can
we now foretell coming events. Ger
tain it is, however, that time will
bring other crises to our section, and
in every instance the farmer with his
barns and smokehouses filled will be
the farmer who can snap his fingers
at panics and money 1urries.
The hog and hominy way is the
only safe way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
Keep Cool and Wait.

The News has never before now
ventured to advise a cotton grower
whether he should sell or hold his
product. But we now feel that the
situation fully justities US in coun-
selling the farmer who has cotton
ready for market to hold on q
while until money matters get IN
better shape hereabOuts. Cotton sold
now would be at loss, and the mar
ket is likely to be depressed yet for
a while on account of the European
war. But the situation will be dealt
with soon. There will be money to
handle cotton and protect you from
being wronged by selling your cotton
under it's value. Stand steady, keep
cool and wait 1t will come out all
right as to cotton. Pick it, have it
ginned and put it where the weather
can't damage it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
Nation Faces Meat Famine.

Economic experts of the federal
government are giving the high cost
of living problem thoughtful consid-
Grafton, and are investigating the
high prices of meat. The department
of agriculture has just completed a
census of the meat-producing animals
of the United States, and finds that
there has been a decrease of 4, 49,
900 head and an increase of $176,-
$4,000 in value during the past
year. On January 1, 1914, the herd
numbered 144,5O7,O0O, compared
with 148, 690,O0O head year ago.
The bulk of the nations decreased
meat supply is in the swine herd.
Compared with last year the number
of hogs in the United States has di-
unfinished 2,185,OOO head; cattle
175,000 head, and sheep 100000
head. The major portion of the in
creased values is credited to the beef
animals. The value of all cattle,
excluding mich cows, when compar-
ed with last year, shows an increase
of $166, 688,0O0; swine have gained
S9,842,0OO in value, while sheep
have deprecated $1,476, 1000.
The above figures emphasize the
necessity of the Southern farmers
raising more meat animals. Here in
Southwest Georgia they are begin
ming to awaken to the seriousness
of the situation, and are improving
their breeds of cattle and hogs and
preparing to engage in stock-raising
on a larger scale than ever before.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
For State Senator.

I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the State Senate from the
Eleventh Senatorial district, subject
to the Democratic primary. l have
endeavored to profit by my Opportu-
mites to learn to become useful dur
ing my experience in the General AS
sembly, and believe that my expert
srce in a law maxim body has bet
;er equipped me to serve the people
whom l represent. If elected,
promise a faithful and conscientious
discharge of the duties of the ottice
to the best Of my ability. | solicit
your support. D. c. PICKETT.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
A NOVEL JOY RIDE.

From the Industrial Index.
The desire for travelling without
effort on the part of the traveller
seems to be implanted in the human
breast. The small boy demonstrates
il when he climbs laboriOusly to the
top of a haystack that he may roll
to the bottom, and when he tolls to
the top of the hill that he may shoot
swiftly down to the base on some
sort of vehicle, if it be nothing more
than a plank. When he grows up he
demonstrates this desire by his fond
ness for travel in rapid, power-pro-
PEELED vehicles.
Down in the vicinity of Sarasota,
Fla. another method of travelling
swiftly without effort on the part of
the traveller has been found. The
Sarasota Sun relates one instance OF
it. Three men in a launch harpoon-
ed a fish, found afterward to weigh
329 pounds, and this fish towed the
launch and those aboard it for miles
about Sarasota Bay, giving them a
Joy ride of great duration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
RU | N.

lusts of war. To their view the
far horizon is fiecked with
blood, and their souls ride on
horseback through the streets
of conquered towns. But be-
hind them, far back in fenced
gardens and villages, and in
cities strangely quiet, are
sounds of weeping, subdued
but poignant. Through the case
ments of cottage, manse and
moatIess grange are streaming
messages directed to the Most
High, and all the upper air is
freighted with wOmen's pray
ers. Kneeling mothers, wet
eyed and dry, sOothe restless
children who are crying in the
night. Oh, the pity of it all
the vast misery of 100000
men springing at one another's
vitals to spill them on the
ground, Oh, the shame of it
all-that nations nurtured in
the fear of the Lord should
tear each another's throat and
call it gloryi-Dallas (Tex.)
News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
DUTY OF COTTON FARMERS.
From the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
A duty which the cotton farmers
owe to the country, to their section
of the country, to their neighbors
and to themselves at the present time
is to hold their cotton for the next
thirty or sixty days. 1t may turn out
that they need not hold it SO long.
The avenues to the markets OF Eu-
rope may be opened in less than th1r-
ty days. If they should be then they
can market their cotton as they
please. They will be under no obll-
CATION to hold it.
But Just now the committee OF
congressman that is striving to open
the way for it to the markets OF Eu-
rope-to get the necessary transpor-
tation for it and to have it properly
Observation-Disclosures them to hold 1t,
and it says that in it's judgment the
agencies that are handling the prob
lem will make it possible for the
cotton crop to be marketed without
sacrifice, and the agricultural depart
ment and the cotton merchants ana
the bankers advise that it be held Tor
the present. 1t is the duty OF the
cotton farmers to join with those VINO
trying to aid them in making the
efforts for the marketing OF the crop
at a profitable price a success.
By following the advice that IS pc
ing given them the chances are that
they will save themselves from heavy
financial loss and bring into the
country, and especially the South
many millions of dollars more than
if they dump their cotton on the
market as fast as it is picked.
And there is no reason why they
should hurry it to market. 1t is good
collateral and they can get money on
it. Those who cannot can sell only
enough to meet their most pressing
needs. There need be no fear that
there will not be money to buy all
the cotton that is offered as soon as
the way is opened for getting the
cotton to the consumers. There IS
plenty of money to be had. So the
wise thing for the cotton farmers to
do is to hold on to their cotton, con-
fident that the situation will soon
work itself out in a way that will be
for their benefit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
Notes of Optimism.

MANY trade papers of the country
take a cheerful view of the present
situation. Dun's Review says in part:
business is, with remarkable pow
er of resistance, adapting itself to
conditions unprecedented in the his
tory of the world. Never has this
country given more convincing proof
of its ability to meet grave emergen-
cies promptly and effectively. AL
ready conspicuous progress has been
made in the work of preventing de-
moralization in the markets and pre-
serving order and sanity in all the
branches of trade. The government,
the clearing houses and the ex-
changes have combined to a mini
mum the disorders incident to a
world crisis of unparalleled dimen-
sions. So far as this favored country
is concerned the worst financial
stress is over, and the markets are
getting into a position where mate
rial advantage may be derived from
the disturbance"
Much is to be gained from the
calmness of the public generally that
is manifested to a striking degree
throughout the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

The dogs of war, which strain
ed at their chains but one brief
week, are now unleashed. SlaV
and Teuton and Gaul and Brit
on are hurrying to Arranged
don, flaming with patriotism,
furious with passion. The
fruits of halls a century's indus
try are but dust in the balance.
Fate, garbed in funeral vest
ments, bows to one in five Of
the hurrying thrOng, and in
their wake stalks hunger on
skeleton feet. The princes have
donned their ieweled insignia,
their swords and laces of gold.
Lords and barons, artisans and
clerks, laborers and farming
men, lawyers and clergy,
youths from schools, and physi-
clans from the hospitals, are
fronting iron-shod destiny with
arms in their hands. The bugle
blasts are ringing in their ears,
the roll of drums, the scream
of flies stir them to the depths,
and the god of battle is breath
ing into their spirits the gross
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Ordinary.

To the Voters of Terrell County:
Inasmuch as there is a vacancy in
the Ordinary's office l take this meth
cd of announcing myself a candidate
for the unexpired term, and hereby
solicit your votes and influence. l
promise if elected to be diligent in
the enforcement of the law and dis
charging the duties of Ordinary. Ask
ing you to honor me with your vote
on the day of the election, am yours
to serve, R. H. JENNINGS.
l am a candidate for the unex-
pired term for Ordinary, made vacant
by DR.. w. B. Cheatham's appoint
ment to the postoffice at Dawson.
Your support and Influence will be
highly appreciated. l have lived here
nearly my whole life and have never
before asked for an office. l will
show my appreciation by giving my
whole time and best service to the
office. l solicit your support Yours
truly, G. S. CROWELL.
I am a candidate for Ordinary of
Terrell county to fill the vacancy that
will be caused by the resignation of
w. B. Cheatham, and respectfully So
licit the support of the voters of the
county, pledging intelligent and con-
scientious discharge of the duties Of
the Office. j. c. HOYL.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
For Congressman.

To the Voters of the Third Con-
gressional District: 1 hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for re-
election as Representative from the
Third district to the Sxity-Fourth
(64th) Congress, subject to the pri-
mary of August 10Th, 1914. Dur
ing my short term of Office l have
earnestly endeayored to serve the
people of the district, and will deeply
appreciate a second term. On ac-
count of i'll health I will be physic-
ally unable to canvass the district. |
shall ever be grateful for all support
given me. If elected, l promise to
discharge the duties OF the office to
the best OF my ability. Very sim
cerely, CHARLES R. CRISP.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

Hon. Earl Donaldson of Bainbridge
has been endorsed by Senator West
for attorney of the Southern federal
judicial district, and it is stated he is
satisfactory both to Senator Smith
and Attorney General McReynolds.
Mr.. Donaldson is a young lawyer OF
ability and a most estimable gentle
man. and is we'll fitted for the posi-
ton. If he is finally appointed he
will have cause to feel very proud OF
himself, since so many excellent men
and good lawyers have sought the
lob and been turned down.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
Your Stomach Bad .
JUST TRY ONE DOSE 80
M0yr'S Wonderful Stomach Rs,,.,.
and Be Convinced That You G."
Be Restored to Health ~

You are not asked to take Mayr's Wo,,
ful Stomach Remedy for weeks ~ "Onder-
before you receive any bene6t~one4 months
usually required to convince the most slo ose IS
sufferer of Stomach Ailments that tt ??nepncal
remedy should restore anyone 50 s ti!s great
good health. Mayr's Wonderful StoUoaIo
Remedy has been taken by many thorSs J'taC "a
people throughout the land 1t has broi,, 81
health and happiness to sufferers who 9usnI I
despaired of ever being restored arJ nag
now proclaim it Wonderful Remedv and VINO wa.
urging others who may be SUFFERING 81
stomach, Liver and Intestinal AiImeDts" WIN "a
try it. Mind YOU, Mayr's Wonderful Stonsod 70
Remedy is so different than most r0ed J;n4'n
that are put on the market for The a iei''cs
stomach ailments-it is really in c1.a.
ITSELF and dose will do more n C c-@oo ny
the most skeptical sufferer than tons ~ atl
medicines. Results from one dose will o U..er
and the benefits are entirely natural az
acts on the source and foundation of ~ III 1t
ailments, removing the poisonous catarrb us
bile accretions, and allaying the ur1erI, i1a
chronic inflammation in the aimentary and ;ns
testinal tract, rendering the same anfissnt i,
Just try one dose of Mayr's Wonderful St p,,,
ach Remedy-put it TO a test todav-you Will
be overjoyed with your quick recovery and
will highly praise it as thousands of Others ara
constantly doing. a Send for booklet on Stor.
ach Ailments to Geo. II. Mayr, Mfg. Chem;st
ss4-156 Whiting ST., Chicago. Ill. ''
For sale BY
DAWSON DRUG COMPANY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

The people are already paying al
most every conceivable sort Of tax
to the national, state and municipal
governments, but the indications are
that the already heavy burden will
be increased The European war
has caused falling off in the reve-
nue. of the Washington government,
and it is said that another tax of
some kind will have to be levied to
make up the deficiency.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
THE MULE.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
A wise man, in his own estima-
ton, announces that a mule kicks
because it doesn't know any better
This will greatly surprise many stu
dents of contemporaneous mule life.
If ever there was an animal with low
cunning expressed in its eye and it's
twitching nostril that animal is the
mule. Its ability to place a kick
where it will give the greatest Of
Tense to its victim is something mar
velous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

Atlanta Daughters of the COnfed-
eracy are beginning with enthusiasm
the movement to erect on Stone
Mountain, the great granite mOnolith
near Atlanta, a gigantic memorial to
the soldiers of the COnfederacy. The
matter will formally be presented at
The state meeting in Eastman in Oc-
tober, and will later be laid before
the national organization. Mr.. Sam
Venable, owner of the mountain, has
tacitly expressed assurances that the
property may be used for the pur-
pose. A heroic stature surmOunting
the mountain is planned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

A paper in a Southern state re-
marks that if people who are worth
over $4,000 paid as much tax in pro-
portion to their wealth as people
worth under $4,000 pay the present
revenues of the state would be quad
rupled. This is a serious. Indictment
to bring against our revenue sys-
tem-that the poor are paying more
than their share of taxes. But who
can dispute it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
For RenresentatiVe

To the voters of Terrell county: !
announce myself a candidate for Rep
resentative from Terrell county in
the General Assembly subject to the
regular Democratic primary. Your
vote and influence in my behalf is
earnestly solicited and will be highly
appreciated. Thanking you in adj
vance for any consideration my can
didacy may receive at your hands,
Respectfully, J. H. WILLIFORD.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
For Representative.

To the White Voters of Terrell
County: I am a candidate for the
Legislature, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary August 10.
Your support and influence will be
appreciated, and should you elect me
VIII show my appreciation by CIV
ing you the best service in my power.
Yours truIy M. J. YEOMANS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

The legislature passed the bill
making county officers elective for
term of four years. 1t should
have gone some further and made
the terms of state officials four years
and provided for a session OF its
own body Ouce every two years. We
would then have had a rest from po-
litical strife and useless Legislation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

Watch the air craft in the Euro
pean war and see whether they revo-
lutionize the methods of war, as has
been predicted they would. All of
the armies now in the field have their
military aviators, using monoplanes,
bi-planes and dirigible balloons. This
is the time for a valuable test.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

A federal court has declared the
International Harvester Company,
which manufactures most of the ma
chinery sold in this section, to be a
trust that is violating the antitrust
law, and has ordered it to dissolve it.
self into three parts If it disobeys
it will be placed in the hands of a
receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

The election tomorrow will decide
hot contests in four or five Of the
districts of the state.
Here in the Third the people are so
well pleased with Hon. Charles R.
Crisp that he has no opposition, and
will be given a second term unani-
mousIy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

In equal suffrage states the women
are little by little creeping into pow
er. In Kansas one of the six nom
inees for three places on the state
supreme court bench is Mrs. Lizzie
Sheldon. In November the voters
will fill the three places. Will they
select her as one of them?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

After today the voice Of the polit-
ical orator will be heard no more in
the land And it is well. He has agi-
tated the atmosphere to no avail, for
few have heard and still fewer will
heed him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

The bark of the dogs of war In
Europe is not as loud as would be ex-
pected. because of the rigid censor
ship over the news that is permitted
to get out to the press. But we
know that the dogs are loose and
at work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18
TOO BAD.

There is a bill in congress now to
abolish tobacco coupons"
Darn it, And 1 only need H.
100000 more to get piano"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

Everything the farmer raises on
his farm is bound to bring a good
price this fall. Keep up courage and
wait for the good time to come, Tor
it will surely be here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

LIV-VER-LAX stimulates the liv-
er. A harmless vegetable compound.
Any child can take it safely. Ask
T. d. Lee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

There seems to be considerable
stock taken in the floating mines OF
the North Sea.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

A woman is seldo molder than a
man thinks she is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-18

These be parlous times for then
who go down to the sea in ships.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05

who has been conducting symptom,
orchestras in Berlin and Paris.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05

Ceylon in 1912 exported products
valued at S64,54o,670.