The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-11-30

With the world S series over, all the details ar
ranged for the Galt-Wilson wedding, the football
stars going well, and the extraordinary session OF
the Georgia legislature having ended it is now time
to turn our attention to the old and familiar sug-
gestion do your Christmas shopping early
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Editors, as a rule are kind-hearted and liberal
An exchange tells of citizen who died and left
fourteen years subscription unpaid. The editor
appeared the lid of the coffin was being screwed
down. and put in a linen buster, thermometer
a palm leaf fan and a recipe for making ice.
The fall of the year in Southwest Georgia is an
ideal season. 1t is the season when nature puts
on its most beautiful dress. when the farmers are
gathering the most bountifuI crops, when health
is the best, and when all things proclaim the eX-
istence of an All Wise and Beneficent Being.
Mr. Bryan has been in Georgia and delivered
a number of peace speeches. AS Georgia people are
a very peaceable people don't know why. The
distinguished gentleman passed through Dawson
Thursday afternoon.
The democrats are not by any means all pre-
pared to accept the presidents preparedness plan
Congressman Kitchin the democratic floor leader,
is among those who have announced opposition
to it.
There is nothing new or novel in the announce
ment that the Chicagoans want saloons open on
Sunday. We know some men who would like to
have them open Sundays and other days.
Great Britain keeps talking about the million
soldiers not yet sent to the front To
those who read of events in Europe it would ap-
pear high time they were being forwarded.
If Teddy and the Kaiser could arrange to stage
fist and skull fight it might go far toward sooth-
ing their personal differences, and would at least
serve to create temporary diversion
War makes its new heroes and dscredits the
Old Earl Kitchener seems to be slated for the
scrap heap, he who was aforettmes EngIand's pop
ular idol.
South Georgia carried off all the honors at the
fall festival and fair in Atlanta. But that is not
surprising as it is South Georgias way to lead in
everything.
Wichita Falls out in Texas, is shipping 1900
to $500 turkeys day. and has an idea that she
knows something about the benefits of diversif-
cation.
Yuan Shi Kal, president of China, is the father
of sixteen sons and equal number of daughters.
Whatever else Shi may be shy of it is not children.
Theda Bara, the actress famous as a vampire,
was born in Saint Louis, the magazines say. 1t
is unkind of them to Bara life in this manner.
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Newfoundland having gone dry all tempta-
ton is removed from the path of the man who
would go that far to get a drink
If Quinine keeps on advancing in price it will
not be long before only the plutocratic millionaire
can afford to have a chill
The Georgia farmer who puts legs under his
and hay gets better prices than the other fell
low who does not.
The legislature finally adjourned 1t
Thanksgiving event that both appropriate and
appreciated.
lot of women are like some Thanksgiving tur
keys-too much white meat and not enough dress
ing.
Among other watchful walters the boys and
girls of Dawson, who know how Christmas is
The Atlanta woman who tried to marry a dead
man hasn't much some other women know