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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20
THE GOSSIP.
What is a Gossip?

What is Gossip?
Webster tells us that a gossip is person
"who runs about telling and hearing news. "
But Webster was a chivalrous gentleman,
and times have changed since mis- day. His
definition of a gossip has become weak and
lacking in descriptive force.
But common consent is more up-to-date,
more accurate and just in its verdict, and by
common consent the professional gossip has
been designated as a thing in human shape
with more mouth than brains.
The small town gossip can do more harm
in one hour than a whole community of peo-
pie can overcome in a lifetime of effort
The gossip is the breeder of scandal, the
wrecker of regulations and the bhghter OF
hopes.
The gossip is the buzzard of society, the
bane of humanity and the advance agent OF
the devil
The gossip has but one creed, and that is
the crucifxion of innocence and the perpet-
uation of infamy.
The tongue of the gossip is so forked that
it would bring the blush of shame to the
face of that other reptile of the split tongue
species-the snake
The gossip lives but to revel in the slime
of insinuations and innuendoes and calum-
MES.
Scandal is the bread of life to the gossip
and the greatest desire and most intense
longing of the professional is for more gos-
sip"
The stock in trade of the gossip is like
the rainbow-it has no goal. 1t just Keeps
on going and charging, and cruc1ty1ng I'M
til it blights everything it encounters.
1t is like the breath of hell upon the fair
cheek of an angel.
The gossip's tongue begins to Wag III the
morning, wags all day, keeps on Wagglng
into the night, and, like cascarets, Wags
while you sleep
The gossip CONSTITUTES the idle pastlme OF
the innocent maiden into the 1ntr1gues OF
subtle and poisoned brain.
If man looks twice at woman the COS
sip rips his character to shreds and nalls MS
hide to the wall of obloquy
The gossip NEEDLES in the private analrS
of everybody within reach of the V1trollc
tongue, peers behind the curtains OF every
home, and erects skeletons in closets where
none exist
The tongue of the gossip is the most pois-
onous and deadly instrument OF torture IN
existence, for it has no regard for TRUTH
veracity or for human suffering.
The poisonous reptile strikes and lnflctS
mercifulIy quick death.
But the gossip mains and lacerates and
crucifes until the human soul is scared with
it's burden of agony.
When God created the heavens and the
earth He inflicted humanity with the pres
ence of snakes and other Shiny and oozy
and pestiferOus and odorlferous oDJecUS ol
loathing.
And He also inflicted us with the gossip
for what reason only He in His superior Wis
dom can tell.
Is there hereafter for the gossip?
And if so where is it?
Heaven won't have them, and hell doesn't
want them.
Are they to pass down through the ages
of eternity as a people without final place
of abode?
Or are they, like the reptile, thing with
out soul?
The question is too deep for the human
mind to solve.
But perhaps the gossip can tell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20
SIedge Hammer to Kill Cnot.

Editor Dawson News: My Ssthar so4s
a man claiming to want christianity who IL 70
piled to his urging, Uncle Bobbie if &C e
would convict me as He did Paul = o0 ooa
belieVe:" John, l fear you will be dor ulu
ed, as God does not use sledge hammo~dli
kill gnats." Now, this is just about ub W ~
Georgia is doing with the game and o %lat
misdemeanors when she tries than D 5
means of her superior courts She c;,
game wardens the right OF arrests. hnt nn
yides no means outside of the city and ,nnO
rior courts for trial. She should give ~
ordinaries who now have power in tbc .+7
se1ce of a superior court judge t. sit -
habeas corpus cases, exclusive jurlsdict.an
in all cases growing out of infracton of t5n
misdemeanor laws of the state where tbo
fine is less than $1,000 or Imprisonment 1 rlo
than 8 months, and he should have the
right to try by summary process, with tbo
right of appeal, as in other cases. from hi;
decisions to the superior courts, and in ron
Stitutional questions direct to the supreme
court For instance, a large land ownrn
whose tenants violate the game law. or WIN
violates it himself, threatens the warden If
process issues against himself or hands-be
has interfered with due process of law. II
process issued from the ordinary's conrt
and he tried such offenses by summary nro.
cess merited and lasting rebuke to all law
breakers could be administered at once. and
lawless men of all degrees would take nn
tice; but with the present cumberous pro
ceeding-by bill by the grand jury, traI
before a petit jury in the superior court
the morale of the administration is robbed
of it's terrors and practically no good is ac-
complished, for it is we'll known that no
matter what the evidence may be it is we'll
nigh impossible to convict large landlord
for q misdemeanor. Negroes and Door
whites catch it, but the chief transgressors
defy the law with impunity Now, our SEN
ator has congressional aspirations and our
representatives senatorial longings let them
get to work and give us this needed reform
in judicial procedure. A. P. RIVES
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20
Our Costly Government.
From the VaIdosta Times.

One of the war cries of the democrats in
the campaign of 1912 was republican ex-
traVagance," but it will hardly be possible
to boast of democratic economy in the
campaign of 1916. The democrats were
prodigal rather than economical in their ap-
preparations during the last congress, even
adding twenty-odd millions year to the al
ready enormous pension outlay.
The official statement made public the 9TH
err day by John j. Fitzgerald, democratic
representative from New York and chairman
of the house committee on appropriations,
shows that at the first session of the sixty
third congress expenditures to the amount
of more than $1,116, 100000 were author
lied, and that the total appropriations for
that congress as a whole amounted to more
than $2,231,OOO,OOO. This is $113,OOO,OOO
more than was appropriated by the previous
congress. In addition to the direct apprO-
priatiOns at the late session contract 0blga-
tions were authorized to the amount of $751;
900, 900.
Mr. Fitzgerald's statement, which predicts
a heavy deficit for the present year, Criticises
both congress and the president and urges
reforms in the manner of making appropria-
tions. He proposes a Capitalization of APP
propriating authority in the house in one
committee instead of scattering it among
number as at present.
President Wilson also faVors a change in
the present m6JnOQS. lie is quoted as saying
that "at present the administration officials
can do nothing but make expenditures as di-
rected by congress-" Chairman Fitzgerald,
on the other hand, declares in his statement
that the estimates submitted by the admin
istration prove that the fault is not prima-
rily with congress-" adding:
The executive has been more reckless
and improvident than congress, and with
less excuse. In this session the approprla-
tions have been $47,841 ,025.63 less than
asked by the administration. In the last
session they were $36,653, 638.47 less. If
congress at both sessions had appropriated
all that the administration recommended
the huge total of appropriations would De
$84 400, 664.10 greater still"
The president is supported by the preVa-
lent opinion that congress is mainly 10
blame but Chairman Fitzgeralds elaborate
statement conveys the impression that ne Is
in possession of all the facts. Unquestlona-
bly, the subject of methods to secure econ
omy in appropriations should be most care
fully considered by both the executive anu
legislative branches of the government.
An administration interested in new IesIs
lative undertakings on a large scale neeuS
to remind itself, or to be reminded, th9t re-
forms, whether good or bad, cost gIea'
deal of money. And the members OF con-
gress, when they again take up their laooia,
need to remember that the capacity OF tn1
taX-paying voters to witness any sIea.
amount of log-rolling and pork-barrenp6
without pronounced protest is by no lne"N'
unlimited.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20
A Timely and Deserved Rebuke.

To .iniure by malicious false report
so,,s Webster. is SANDER. Rev. j. NJ out-
1or ,,astor of the Dawson Methodist church'
,aid his vigorous respects to slander anu
s1opdarers in general in one OF the inter-
asting sermons he has preached during tne
nrotracted services now in progress he
,ord1ad this sin, for it is no less than that'
IN oood old understandable English anu
mo one among his auditors was IN uouO'
40 IN where he stands in the premises.
If it were only possible that the slanuel-
o.. might understand his place in the esll-
r,o+ion Of right-thinkng people there would
U,o fawar of him. 1t is debatable Whether
ii is wise to spread injurious report even
z,,ban genuine facts constitute basis; anu
II &c difficult to conjecture anything more
con+amptfble than the deliberate dlssehl-
nation of an untruth. The report must De
false according to lexicography, to be SIAN
darous It would seem that Islander is
too mild. too inert, to give adequate express
sion to such an act.
Mayhap there will come an ideal age "heh
we all shall resolve to speak not ill OF our
oaighbor, even when we know something
regarding him which is discreditable, ana
when we shall absolutely refuse to tell
lie on him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The party from Dawson and Terrell eoun-
ty who went to view the Moultrie pack
ing plant and it's operations returned de-
lighted They found many interesting feat
ures of the industry, and their inspection
convinced them more than ever before that
a modern, weIl-conducted plant of this de-
scription is an asset to any community and
section. Its value to South Georgia can
hardly be estimated. The Terrell countians
were also pleased with the Battle farm, near
Moultrie, which they visited, and regard
ing which they have made many compile
mentary remarks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

It is to be hoped that Secretary McAdoo
and Comptroller Williams will be able to
explain satisfactorily to a constituency COM
posed of a hundred million people their ac-
tions regarding the Riggs bank case. 1t is
a situation upon which the people Of the
country are as yet unable to pass judgment.
In the meantime the Secretary of the Treas
ury will not suffer in public estimation if he
will refrain from profanity and threats of
personal violence when the matter is call
ed to his attention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Everyone should aid and encourage the
movement to provide baseball for Dawson.
1t is a healthful and an exhilarating sport
and furnishes a diversion which is innocent
and of comparatively insignificant cost. II
cannot possibly do harm to town when
nossesses it as an attraction, and in many
ways it is undoubtedly a help
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

DR.. Anna Shaw has been in Georgia dong
missionary work for the doctrine of woman
suffrage. The doctor is a brilliant woman
and an interesting personality, but She mas
not found this commonwealth a promising
field for her activities. The women OF Geor-
gia do not want the ballot, and If they ala
the men think too much of them to let them
have it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The fact that the Ettel took on few
thousand bottles of beer before she interned
would Indicate that the crew wanted to be
drunk and suber in turn; also that they de-
sired to be full of something else than the
Germanic brand of patriotism
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Emperor Bills naive announcement that
ne didn't want this war anyhow leads one
to suspect him of a realization that for once
he has bitten off too big chew for success
full masticatiOn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The supply merchant will prove to be the
biggest factor in determining what the cot
ton acreage reduction will be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The Macon Telegraph rises in its place to
observe that if you get hitney by jitney it
won't help bitney to throw a ftney.
Truthney!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

And now a young mans fancy begins to
turn to thoughts of love-and increased
laundry bills.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The Russians will ultimately batter their
way through the Dardanelles, but the allies
are no doubt wondering whensky.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

After all is said and done, in war or
peace, panic or plenty, hadn't you just about
as soon be in Dawson and Terrell county as
anywhere else you know of?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Mr.. Roosevelt would know how to solve
the moot question, "What shall We do with
our ex-presidents?" if they'd let him have
his way
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The Douglas Enterprise wants to know
what has become of the old-fashioned straw
hat that would last two seasons. Ours is
beginning it's third
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Many a man who announces his readiness
to toe the mark in an emergency is praying
for an absence of emergencies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Georgias present problems range all the
way from dog laws to the peach crop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Austria is beginning to observe that
sometimes it is harder to end thing than
to start it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Germany may find Hollands proverbial
patience largely mythical
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

The country is beginning it's annual base
ball debauch
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

Hobson has relieved himself by annOunc-
ing that he will not be a presidential can
didate He is not the only one relieved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-20

April is not living up to her showery rep
utatiOn. :.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
@1 NEWS OF TIIE \
ksmssdSRAHPOAPS/ 7
idle CAR REPORTS
WILL COME MONTHLY
Late Figures Bring Little En-.
cOuragement For Future Freight
Business; New Records

Idle car reports will come each
month until further notice. Railroad
companies find 1t hard task to keel
the public informed fortnightly as t.
indications for future prosperity.
The American Railway Association
explains that the February l figure
came from only 159 roads, operatins
1.S54,150 cars, while the last datt
given for November l, 1914, came
1872 roads, operating 2,203,414 cars
Had reports been received from all tn,
1872 roads the February total of idl,
cars would have been about 277,00U
instead of 226,641, as reported. Nor
than half the surplus was in coal cars
of which 1899 were idle, the larges
number in recent years. This com
pared with 67,345 idle coal cars OF
November 1 from a larger number OF
roads.
The boXcar surplus was 40,040, COM
pared with 5S,162 in November, and
was the smallest since December l,
1913. Flat cars idle numbered 16,167,
compared with 1868 on November !,
the latest total being the largest for
many years. The figures indicate that
the depression in freight traffic has
been chiefly in the heavier commodi-
ties depending on activity of the steel
trade and other structural lines, rather
than in miscellaneous merchandise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19

man, Judge, the practice hurts our
business. We so to the expense Of
bringing patrons to the city hotels to
look at our goods and for some reason
these women get our customers away
from us and Nnen We find them. they
are usually in some hotel with two
or three women drinking. This hap
pened a short time ago at the Hoffman
House. Not only does this sort OF
thing occur at night but in the day
as well. Shut the side rooms against
women and girls, Judge. Harrisburg
is much cleaner than it was a year
ago, but these side rooms are the
breeding places of bad women and
girls"
Ex-BurgeSs TeStiiies
EX-Burgess Erisman said he consid-
cred the licensing of the Ann Stress
Hotel unnecessary, while Samuel K.
lreley, in charge of the Samaritan Mis-
sion and a Middletown resident for
fifty-eight years, said he was forced
to take a round about way in going
to and from his home in order to avoid
passing the hotel in question because
of the unsavory character of the men
who frequented 1t. t
Counsel for White confined its ef-
forts to showing that while the OBJ
jections to the conduct of the place
may have been well founded during
the regime of John A. Hare, former
owner, enat since Mr.. White had taken
hold the hotel had been maintained in
proper and orderly manner. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
Experienced Women
Advise Mothers Friend

Because il is so perfectly safe to use
and has been OF such great help to a
host Of expectant mothers. these women.
experienced in this most happy period.
advise the use Of Mothers Friend"
Applied externally to the abdominal
,suscles its purpose is to relieve the
undue tension upon the cords and liga-
ments resulting from muscular expansion.
Beneath the surface is a network of fine
nerve threads and the gentle, soothing
embrocation, Mothers Friend" Is
designed to so lubricate the muscular
fbres as to avoid the unnecessary and
continuous nagging upon this myriad Of
nerves. 1t is a reflex action.
Applied to the breasts it affords the
proper massage to prevent caking.
Thousands of women have reason to
v-elieve in this splendid help under the
trying ordeal OF motherhood. Their
letters are eloquent evidence of its great
~slue to women. In use for many years
has come to be standard remedy for
- purpose.
There Is scarcely a well-stocked drug
store anywhere but what you can easily
obtain bottle OF Mothers Friend" and
in nearly every town and village is a
grandma who herself used 1t in earlier
years. Expectant mothers are urged to
try this splendid assistant to comfort.
Mothers Friend Is prepared by Brad
field Regulator Co.. 40 lamar Bldg,
Atlanta, Ga. Send foS our little book.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
TOO MANY WOMEN
In "SIDE ROOMS
MiddIetown Application First

MtudietOWn Application First
pied the attention of Judges Kunkel
and McCarrell throughout most of the
day, and this was followed by the
Mackert and the Eckinger complaints
No testimony was submitted on the
Wiconisco remonstrances as the sign
ers stated that they merely wished to
voice their opinion on the question
generally and so bring their views to
the courts attention. The other let
ters were fled
The objection to Theodore Fry's ho-
tel was withdrawn. 1t had been filed
on the ground that Fry was unfit to
conduct such an establishment be-
cause he failed to pay a bill.
No. ] courtroom was filled through
out the day, liquor license applicants
and their witnesses, remonstrants and
their witnesses, Representatives of
churches and the No-License League
helping to swell the attendance
Want Women Kept Out
The letter from Sunbury stated that
the writer had been urged by a num-
ber of fellow-traveling men to urge
the court not to refuse licenses but TO
take what steps It could to prevent
the frequenting of "siderooms" by
women.
Put some ban on the hotels which
sell liquor to women and girls of inn
moral habits" wrote the travelling
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
MEN VOLUNTARILY
PLACE BAN ON RUM
[Continued from First Page. ]

Yates. pastor of the Fourth Street
Church of God, and told him of the
plan to help reform the morals of his
fellow workmen, and the Rev. Mr..
Yates consented to speak at the first
prayer meeting.
Mr. Shelly said this morning: "The
men at first knocked the idea but at
tended the meetings. Now with few
exceptions there is little or no knock
ing, everyone is trying to help. We
hold prayer meetings each Friday at
noon"
Remarkable Change
He said that before the weekly
meetings, the men would curse. were
selfish. some of them were regular
noon in the shop. The change has
been remarkable" he stated. "The
men play cards occasionally. but it is
beginning to lose its hold on them.
They would sooner get together at
noon in little groups, discuss current
events, argue religious matters. and
make plans for church activities,
prayer meetings and personal work
During the campaign several of
the men hit the trail They promised
to let booze alone, quit swearing and
cardplaying and they have kept their
promises.
Sacrifice Lunch Hour
AT HrSt IL was little hard for
them, but they stuck it out and every
one is glad that he kept his word.
Some of the fellows here had never at
tended a service before. Now they
would not miss it. They sacrifice the
lunch hour once a week and get to-
gether for a big prayer meeting and
song service.
To-day my wife spoke to them.
Occasionally l say a few words but
each week a special speaker is asked
to come. The Rev. Clayton A.
Smucker. the Rev. William y. Yates,
II. w. X. Patterson, of the Slough
party: the Rev. J. G. Forncrok, George
+. Schaum and others have been here.
Miss Alice Myers, of Camp Hill, sang
a solo to-day, and some of the men
brought instruments and played the
accompaniments. The council of the
Fourth Street Church donated the
books for the singing and the men
have returned vote of thanks for the
use G. them
Mr., Shelly is a well-known church
worker in the Fourth Street church
and has been a member for seventeen
Eyears. lie belongs to the Mems Bible
Glass, the double quartet. and has pctr
doinG personal work for many years
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
sylvania. The Harrishurgers wanted
to bring 1t along home with them.
Visitors Greeting

sylvania. The Harrishurgers wanted
to bring 1t along home with them.
Visitors Greeting
President Henderson Gilbert deliv-
cred short address, in which he out
lined that the visit was for the pur-
pose of creating greater intimacy be-
tween the business men of the two
cities and to strengthen their trade
relations.
He called upon President Harry j.
Hayden, of the Reading Chamber, to
explain the benefits of membership in
a Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Hayden
responded with an eulogy of the bene-
fits to be derived by an active COM
mercial organization and modestly re-
Chamber has rendered in public mat
ters and of the advantages that even
tually accrue to the people from such
concerted effort.
A. Carson Stamm. Flavel l.. Wright
and William Bennethum, Jr., of Har-
risburg, responded.
4 Ceremonial Session"
Coming home Ceremonial ses-
sion" was held in the rear car with a
degree team made up of Howard c.
Fry, S. S. Eberts, John S. MuSser,
j. II. Nixon. A. e. Buchanan, Harry
Bruaw, II. l.. Morrisey and an able
bodied corps of assistants In charge.
Joseph ClaSIer leu the cnOruS with q
megaphone and Carson Stamm. c. E.
Kaltwasser, Frederick r. Smith. S. p.
Eby, Jack Kelly, Charles r. Noll, ].
Grant Schwarz and other distinguished
members were initiated into the mystic
rites of good fellowship and informed
in vociferous tones that everything
was all right, for the Gang was all
there--or words to that general effect,
perhaps a tritie more forcefully
couched.
William Miller was required to pro-
duce proof that a certain telegram re-
garding the whereabouts of some of
his personal effects, read at the Read
ing dinner, was a fake and did so
to the entire satisfaction of all con-
cerned. lie had 'em in his satchel.
Henderson Gilbert, Charles w. Burt
nett and e.. l.. McColgin were sum-
moned to appear before the tribunal
and sentenced to vote of thanks for
the splendid manner in which they
had managed the trip, after which
John Musser, j. William Bowman.
f. Fl. Schell, George w. Bogar. Carl
w. Davis and others We're called upon
for stories, for the relation of which
there is scarcely space in an article OF
this kind.
j. G.. Grieshaber reported that the
concessions committee had sold S25
worth of cigars during the trip, with
which the session adjourned after
singing "ripperary."