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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
A Negro Exposition.

A large number of negroes from every section
of the United States are showing at Richmond Va,
this month, through the medium of an industrial
exposition the advancement of the since Abra-
ham Lincoln signed the declaration of emancipa-
ton.
Notwithstanding innumerable difficulties there
has been collected exhibition of negro industry,
handicraft and genius that is pronounced credita-
BILE and encouraging in the highest degree. The
belief prevails that this display will turn out to be
the forerunner of several others
AS far the exhibits have been described they
have wide range and show industry and progress
along all lines
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
ADVISES WATCHFUL WAITING.

Editor Dawson News: If America and Germany
do not diplomatic relations it will not be
the fault of some newspapers and jingoes in Amer
lea and Germany. Most of them express absolute
confidence" in their respective nations, but they
have mighty poor way of showing that confidence
Many of the articles published are calculated to
fire the brain of the readers and put the bull dog
spirit into the masses, even before Wilson or the
Kaiser has had time to make known their plans
If a law could be enforced which would place all
of those advocates of in the front ranks such
damaging articles would cease and all would wait
Wilson's wisdom to point out way of honor
able peace.
The best citizens don't want war. ALI wars are
set fire by those who know they will never smell
powder gases. Generally started by
men in high position whose large salaries often
increased by the awful plunge into the bloody gulf
where the masses of innocent men, women and
children made the victims of suffering and
slaughter.
1t is the duty of every American citizen to wait
for Wilson to speak, and then do everything in
their power to help carry out the suggestions made
by him.
1t is a hard job to be patient under the present
world conditions, but for one have confidence in
the head authorities, and ready as a good Cit
zen to abide by their leadership. Let Wilson lead.
Dawson Ga. A NEUTRAL CITIZEN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
Birds Accept Invitation.

Scranton Penn, issued a general invitation to
the birds to visit Lackawanna county this summer.
The invitation was a movement the part of
the Scranton Bird Club to encourage the erection
of bird houses throughout the county. The mem
bers of the club were furnished with news directly
from the front last week showing how readily the
birds accepted.
month ago the club erected fifteen cork bark
boxes at the Scranton Country Club. The other
day Mrs. F. H. Coffin, the president, and Mrs A. H.
Storrs, secretary of the club and several other mem
bers made tour of inspection. They found thir-
teen Of the fifteen boxes tenanted The bird fami-
lies were house wrens, greatcrested fycatchers and
woodpeckers
similar reports from members all around the
city have so encouraged the club that next year
the invitation will be doubled. This fall the club
VIII issue report of its first years work in bulle
IN form, containing information about birds which
members have obtained from naturalists, hunters,
"oodsmen and trappers in various sections of the
county
Birds are one of the farmers best friends and
Ior mat reason should be encouraged to propagate
ana De conserved in every possible manner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
The Editors Meet.

The convention of the Georgia Press Association
at Eastman last week one of the best the ed
itors have known They most Hospitality en-
tertained at Eastman, McRae and Helena, and then
went on a jaunt to the seashOre Hon. j. c. Nc
Aufe, of the Milledgeville News, elected pres
ident of the association; Paul T. HARDER, of the
Commerce Observer, first vice-president; j. X. Sim
MONS of the McRae Enterprise, second vice-presi-
dent; c. E. Benns of the Butler Herald recording
secretary while our honest and versatile neghbor
j. J. Howell, of the Cuthbert Leader continued
as custodian of the associations funds
The editors accepted invitation to meet in
Decatur next year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
THE DEAD CANARY.

(From the New Era published by prisoners in the
federal penitentiary at Leayenworth)
DEATH coming at our last weekend suddenly
to fellow prisoner, prevented the possibility of
properly noticing our bereavement or estimating
loss in the previous issue of this paper
A nameless but immortal canary bird that had
to prison, bringing its prison with it, and
gloom had scarcely entered this great institution
of incarceration when its throat quivered if
about to vibrate with song, its tiny head dropped
and it's lifeless body fell. He who marks the fall of
the sparrow will not fail to record the passing of
this little prisoner who gave his last inspiration
a more sordid brotherhood.
All! That we might erect a shaft of marble to
pierce the blue sky, and carve in it something that
were fitting for the repose of this feathered
tyr whose rest is earned for aeons and aeon along
endless acres of wild mustard acreas!
May the freedom of zones that know neither
vault horizon kiss his spirit wings, while We
forever and ever, hold his prison in this prison as
proof that he is freei
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
New Use For Cotton.
From the Wall Street journal.

Cotton is being blown up at faster rato
imam at any previous time in the history OF tn0
world. The use of gun-cotton in up-to-date wa
1are IS enormous, being used largely in the nl54
explosives; for instance, the English cordtte Is o.
per cent gun-cotton
United States ordnance experts estimate ina.
every time one of the big 15-inch guns OF Unc as
sam navy goes off there is less bale OF cotlon
or 900 pounds. One discharge of the 12-inch gun
consumes 300 pounds of cotton.
These same experts figure that it requires one
pound of cotton to make pound OF gun-Col
ton, the loss in weight being accounted for IN Ins
treating OF cotton in a mixture of strong nlt.
and sulphuric acids. One of them estimates ina
4,OOOOOO men in the firing line up about ~
600 bales of cotton in week in fairly active hglt
ing although guesses on that score are necessaT0
vague.
Powder companies have been very large buy
ers of cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
The Saturday Haircut.
From The Triton Gazette.

Says The Dawson News: why is it that every
body waits until Saturday to get hair cut, thereby
discommOding everybody else?"
Because to the great majority it never occurs
that any one is being Inconvenience 1t was diff
ferent in the old days.
Twenty years ago Triton had one barber. He
was a good one, but with a certain number of GUS
toners to shave every week his Saturday time
limited. He usually worked until or two
O clock Saturday night and until noon on Sunday
There not many messages and fancy trim
mings in those days, but if two three haircuts
came in Saturday night they delayed progress for
an hour
Consequently the patrons of the shop who lived
in town made it rule to bump the man who came
in for a hair cut after Saturday. 1t only
required a few bumps to break up the Saturday
night hair cut in so far the town boys con-
cerned. OF course man from the country, who
had opportunity to visit the shop except Sat-
urday, was exempt.
But the rule was impressive that while We
did not get a bump, we never get a hair cut on
Saturday, matter where we are, and we note that
few of the old guard remaining in Triton do so
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
Rain Makers.
BY Walt Mason.

In Europe they still bombarding and ping
up the slain; and over here both field AND gardng
ruined by the rain. Throughout the spring the
Western prairies have sOdden been and soaked; ana
wheat and and huckleberries ar9 swamped
and drowned and choked l view my patch of
watermelons my bosom filled with pain and knock
the kings and other feOns who keep on making
rain Some days the armies, spent and weary. are
resting their arms, and then the sun shines
bright and CHEEKY, and starts to dry our farms
We take rusty cultiyators, hope stirring in
each heart, and try TO pillow sweet potatoes in
rows four feet apart. And then the soldiers start
a-shooting, afar EurOpe's shore, and down the
rain comes. callyhootng, for days and then some
more. Upon the roof the raindrops rattle they
spoil hay and beans, and when we go to feed
the cattle go in submarines. Oh cut it out We
kings and kaisers and monarchs high and low!
Our spuds and other early risers don't have a de-
cent show
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
The ThaW Case.

Sane insane Harry Thaw will soon be broke.
No private fortune, not two of them like those
of his mother and himself can go on ceaselessly
standing the strain that has been endured for ten
years during which Stanford Whites slayer has
been endeavoring to gain the outside world as his
habitat incidentally, of the most pathetic in
cdents of its kind in the record of American Grim
inal cases has been the devotion of Thaws veneer
able mother. Her heart and her purse have been
freely his since the night he killed the New York
architect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS.
From the Engineering Magazine.

From the Engineering Magazine.
The steady hum of the lathe, the incessant tap
ping of the hammers, the dull thud of the presses
the click-clack of the shapers, the whirr of the
drills the grooming and creaking of the milling
machines and reamers all these things combine
in a machine shop to produce a drowsy hum that
has tendency to dull the senses and induce semi
hypnotic state, from which the workman's mind
action requiring his close attention must be per-
formed. In the interim his mind may wander to a
nook in the woods, old spot on the river or pos
sibly to a where a dear one is suffering
alOne-then, crash! Something happens A work
man is hurt; possibly killed The dreaded accident
has come
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

From the Savannah News.
In a widely published story of a three-round
fight between girl students of Tulane Seminary at
New Orleans the important statement appears that
after the battle they shook hands and spent the
evening together as the best of friends. How much
better that is than if they had refused to make I'D
and had said cutting things about each others hats
and coifuTes Life at girls colleges will become
very strenuous if it ever is customary for students
to settle arguments with uppercuts and jabs giving
and getting black eyes and bloody noses Is the
modern woman to do not only her own voting but
her own fighting as well?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
IT'S TIME TO DROP THE DRAPERY.

From the Thomasville Times Enterprise
The Macon News has it straight that the
bow-imbed ladies not favorable to the
short skit.-ThomasviIe Times-Enterprise
1t is a crooked subject, and we must see
more before we can venture into the discus
siOn.-Da wson News
Look it up and let US know-Macon News
The whole thing seems to be clouded in
mystery. We would like to see it clear up
Worth County Local
So far we able to prove it will remain
profound mystery; this discussion has gone far
enough. anyway.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20
SOME AMERICAN SEA RAIDING.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
American tars were a much more effective foe
against British shipping than are the German tars.
In the $40 days since the present war began the
Kaisers seamen have not averaged the destruction
of one English craft a day.
During the of 1912 American sea rovers
made prizes or sank average of two and a half
of the enemy's ships for every day that three
year contest lasted.
Those German submarines will have to speed up
considerably if they shall go down in history as
rivals of our old sailing ships as commerce de-
strOyers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Army and navy officials in the United States
cut some remarkable antics. When the commander
of the German ship which sank the American
sci Frye, loaded with admittedly non-cOntraband
goods, was in the United States while his ship
interned he ionzed dsgustingly in spite of the
national dissatisfaction at his act.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The News is in receipt of the initial number of
the alberta City Reporter, published at Marshall
vile by the Fort Valley Printing Co. and with
Jack Powell editor, 1t is bright and breezy
paper, and will be worth great deal to Marshall
Vile and vicinity if given the proper support.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

One of the monumental njustlces of Europe's
war is that generations yet unborn must pay the
staggering debts. England's debt alone is rap
idly approaching the $4,000 100000 mark. These
figures are almost inconceivable but they true
withal. Grandsons and great-grandsons will pay
Unfortunately, and wonder why.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Miss Kathryn B. Steele, a New York society
woman, has married F. Skiddy Stole. We
unadvised to what else may have befallen the
bride result of the transaction, but she
tainly accumulated considerable name. And the
''skiddy' part-ugh
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Oregon has state official named Cantene. This
is not an effort part to throw fright under
the cuticle of Anti-Saloon leaguers. The gentle
man referred to isn't in the drink department at
ALL being merely chief deputy the state engineer
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The eugenc husband who has been brought up
and trained especially for the job is present fad,
but the old-fashoned who drank a little, chew
ed a little and cussed little has not gone entirely
out of style. And some of his children seem to
have done pretty well in spite of these handcaps.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The tax equalization law has been under almost
constant fire since the legislature met. The fight
however, on this worthy measure has about petered
out and under its provisions the tax dodger will
have to come across.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The Kansas who buried a and dug a
bullet out of his leg a result of having induced
his wife to try target practice with revolver has
the satisfaction of knowing that her intentions
were good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

There is something in a name. A named
Whiskey is in a court scrape for beating up
neighbour" says a contemporary. Not always;
man named Drinkwater was arrested in a Georgia
town for being drunk
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

With national bank cearings having several
times gone above those of last year and railroad
gross earnings practically normal two vehicles
in which the pessmist is fond of riding are placed
beyond his reach
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The superintendent of education at Lynn, Mass,
refuses to allow young ladies to attend school IN
fimsy garments. We can see through that.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Researchers claim to have discovered the original
paradise on earth 1t doesn't require much re-
searching to discover the abode earth of the
other place.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Unpleasant features to unpleasant occasions are
not unknown There is the thoughtless gentleman,
for instance, who sticks his finger in revolV-
ing fan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

This ''path-of-glory-that-le bus
mess is all right in its way but, personally, we'd
prefer to be led in some other direction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Anybody got sphygometer? We want to use
it on a friend of ours. Sphygometer? Oh it's a
little instrument just invented by which you can
tell when person is lying to you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

What has become of the old-fashioned boy who
was glad to get much a nickel to spend for
half dozen sticks of striped candy?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Pittsburg polcewomen are going to be assigned
to secret work We don't believe it is in the dear
creatures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

When a mans religion becomes so acute that he
frowns on a circus baseball game something
ought to be done for him
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

One unfortunate thing of the Thaw recrudescence
again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Efforts to live a silk life on a mercerized salary
do not usually prove fortunate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

There is always something to be glad about
When you can't think of anything else remember
you live in Terrell county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Do you so act that the northern mail order
houses love you for what you do?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

lis my hat on crooked?'' is what the dear things
ask now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Arctic wiggle is the newest dance. We haven't
been guilty of seeing it, but it can't be very
proposition
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

The tired legislators, with the session just half
over rested from noon Friday until 10 o'clock
Monday morning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20

Your American citizen just will have his auto
mobile. There are 1,666 984 pleasure cars in the
United States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-20


the cuticle of Anti-Saloon leaguers. The gentle
man referred to isn't in the drink department at
ALL being merely chief deputy to the state engineer
Researchers claim to have discovered the original
paradise on earth. 1t doesn't require much re-
searching to discover the abode on earth of the
other place.
Unpleasant features to unpleasant occasions are
not unknown. There is the thoughtless gentleman,
for instance, who sticks his finger in a revolv-
ing fan.
The superintendent of education at Lynn Mass,
refuses to allow young ladies to attend school in
himsy garments. We can see through that
This "path-of-glory-t Observation-Disclosures bus
mess is all right in its way; but, personally we'd
prefer to be led in some other direction.
What has become of the old-fashioned boy who
was glad to get much nickel to spend for
half dozen sticks of striped candy?
When a mans religion becomes so acute that he
frowns on a circus or a baseball game something
ought to be done for him.
There is always something to be glad about.
When you can't think of anything else remember
you live in Terrell county
The tired legislators, with the session just half
over, rested from noon Friday until 10 o'clock
Monday morning
Your American citizen just will have his auto
mobile. There are 1,666,984 pleasure cars in the
United States
Arctic wiggle is the newest dance. We haven't
been guilty of seeing it, but it can't be very warm
proposition
One unfortunate thing of the Thaw recrudescence
that Eveyn's picture had to be printed all
over again.
Do you so act that the northern mail order
houses love you for what you do?
Efforts to live silk life mercerized salary
do not usually prove fortunate.
rs my hat crooked?" is what the dear things
ask
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
MYSTIC SHRINERS
MEET AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, WASH, July 1O.-With
many flags and penants stream
ing and miles of oriental designs
pyramids, scimitars, creseents, stars
and sphinxes--stretching along the
business thorofares, Seattle today
greeted the vanguard Of the mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine who arrived
from every direction to participate
next week at the forty-rist imperial
council.
The entire city is ablaze with col
or, the national hues blending with
the shrine colcrs Of Nile green and
and yellow. From the skyscrsppers
long lines of rainbow colored incan-
descants drop to other strings Of bril-
liant lights over the main streets,
whilep ractioally all Of the big bust
ness structures ara gay with bunting
and flags. Huge igs with the slo.
gans Smile with Nile.'- the watch
word af Nile temple Seattle, and of
''Es Salamu Aleikum" greeted the
delegates on every hand.
Although the council itseif will not
begin until Tuesday, the local nobles
have arranged for ap rogram lasting
for seven days known in Seattle as
Shrine Week"
Sunday, Noble Marx A. Matthews,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Seattle, the largest In Ameri-
ca, and past moderator Of the Presby-
terian denomination, win hold special
devotions for the visitors. Noble
Matthews made the speech at the con-
vention at Atlanta last summer that
won the convention for Seattle.
Another series Of religious services
will be conducted by Bishop Freder-
ick w. Keator, potsntats Of Tie Afffi
Temple, Tacoma.
The remainder Of the sabbath will
be spent in getting settled, In suto-
mobile rides over Ssattle's famous
interlake boulevards and In concerts
by visiting bands bsfors the Shrine
stadium, an amphithestrs erected for
the convention, sssttne 10000 per-
sons.
The majority Of the MOBILES WI
reach Seattle Sunday snd Monday.
Fourteen special trains sesompany-
ing the imperial potsntats, Dr.. Fred
erick Smith Of Rochester, New
York, and the Imperial Special are
now en- route from St. Paul and viii
arrive here Monday morning short
ly after 9 o'clock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
CALIFORNIA is LIBERAL.

NEW YORK, July 10.-The great
Pacific coast state, California, with a
heart bursting beyond its boundaries
was one of the first states In the
Union to send a complete shipload
of food to destitute Belgium, il be-
came known today through the report
If the Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM, with head offices in this city
And since the donation of that ship
loaded with food and supplies for
starving Belgium, the people of Cali
fornia have been most liberal in their
contributions. Among the most gen.
erous contributors were the people OF
Palo Alto and the students of Stan
ford university
The Stanford students at the first
call for help from across the seas,
organized local relief committee and
beside stheir initial contributions they
besides their initial contributions they
eating $400. They have kept this
up and only recently the Chairman
Of the Belgian Relief Commission re-
ceived q check for S1,25O from Mrs
Harris J. Ryan of Stanford university.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
EAST AND WEST PLAY TENNIS.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. Never
before has California had such an
oportunity of witnessing the Pacific
coast tennis stars opposed to the best
that the east affords and to num-
Der of foreign players as well. Be
ginning today will be a solid week OF
tennis work here in tournamen that
will attract the attention of every
star player in the world. No tourna-
nent in. the east ssf-fsnvea a highes
class of players than the one staged
in San Francisco. Among eastern
ers to be seen here this week are r. N.
Williams, national champion, Watson
NJ. Washburn, George NJ. Church and
Dean Mathey.
The tournament is to be an open
one in which any player may enter, the
exposition championship going to the
winner.