The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-09-07

called upon by the governor 10 IeSlSldle upon le-
mains a profound mystery The people of the state
did not want another session of the legislature TINS
year, and are speaking their minds about it. 1t
will be an expense that could and should have
been avoided.
sThe brilliant crop promise of the government
report United States Steel increase in untitled or
ders rising prices for pig iron, wage advances and
fewer idle freight were sustaining factors
Thus reads a paragraph in the current report OF
the New York stock market. Times have been
bad-of that there can be question-but they
are growing better.
Still, we were not so amazingly prepared in
1776-if you remember the history Of those stir
ring days. The things with which we fought in
cIuded field implements of CIVILIZATIONS; but those
who are in doubt to whether we emerged sue
cessfuy from the conflict are respectfully referred
to the nearest copy of any history of the United
States
One man, nine women and four children were
slain by a late German air raid in England. For
the sex proportion of those killed the raiders are,
of course not to be blamed. The Zeppelin has no
way of knowing who will be the victim OF It's
bombs The incident, however, glaringly illus
trates the horror of warfare in this day of ciyza
ton.
The Talladega (Ala) Reporter aptly says the
hardest housekeeping in the world is the house
keeping that people do for their neighbors. Half
the troubles we have are caused by worrying about
what people think. What difference does it make
what they think, anyway? No one can live his own
life and two or three other peoples lives besides
Among the major industries of the United States
which we are prone to overlook is that of the hen
If nd
year she produced eggs to the value of $7OO,OOO,-
600 to say nothing of the succulent progeny which
she gave to the world in the way of friers, broil-
ers smotherers, bakers and boilers
If Great Britain doesn't quit yelling 'Sic EN-,
Tige!" to the Russians; if she doesn't cease her Ell
forts to nvefgle some of the smaller non-combat-
ants into the fray if she doesn't stop talking so
much with her mouth and begin to do some fight
ing she will soon lose the Great" from her name
in the estimation of the entire world.
Well we are going to stop after this one, we
presume but we wouldn't sleep we'll tonight II
we didn't tell it to you. William j. Pappademan-
akakoopoulous of Kirksvile, Mo, has lost his lau-
rels Moline, H., has Greek named Demetrias
orthorokoummuntOrgeotop
Missouri is considering a statewide fried
chicken day" If the idea is put into effect we hope
we may be among the invited guests When it
comes to enjoying the toothsome offspring of the
proud monarch of the fowl yard no Methodist
preacher has anything this scribe.
The Carranza dollar has had definite valuation
fixed in the United States. Wall street says it is
worth just cents The valuation which is being
placed on Carranza and his money are about of a
kind The Iong-bearded old adventurer is worth
just what his dollar is, at a guess
The British view that the United States ought
to feel compensated for the loss of its cotton mar
ket across the seas by reason of the increased trade
in war munitions will not set well on the stomach
of the South. We raise cotton in South Georgia
not rifles and cartridges.
What has become of the old-fashioned girl who
abjured her sweetheart to think of the future
housekeeping expenses and keep both eyes on his
bank account instead of reminding him that it
will cost only $500 hour if he takes her auto
ing?
The Florida gubernatorial contest is afording
rare opportunity for the paragraphers down that
way One candidate is named Wood and another
Knott They are claiming that Wood should not
be too confident, and that Knott should saw wood,
etc.
The world do move. Frenchman has invented
a torpedo dehector which will drive the instru
ment of death out of its before it strikes
the ship at which it aimed. Next no doubt
will be the invention of a defectOr defectOr.
Germany says she will pay for the Frye. Now,
if Mexico will settle for her stew will be max
ing some progress.
At any rate. all of presidents and former
presidents are unanimous one score; they
all grandfathers now.