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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

What of the world war? 1t goes on, with
all of its horror and immensely, and that is
about as much as one can say. The end?
That is not in sight but We renew our ex-
preston of belief that when it does come
it will be as sudden as the beginning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

There are ears close to the ground, listen
ing for sound they have expected to hear
ere now, but it is not heard as yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

Only nine more months of leap year And
Editor Howell. of the Cuthbert Leader,
hasn't been claimed yet. Some fair maiden
is overlooking an opportunity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

The Yale professor who has figured it out
that baby is worth s19 probably has none
of his own If he has he will hardly be on
speaking terms with his wife after she mas
heard of his statement
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05
UNCERTAIN.

Mary had a little waist
Where Nature made it grow,
And everywhere the fashion went
The waist was sure to go.
New York Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

The season of Lent is here, and Easter
will soon be at hand. Easter ought to stand
for something more than new hats and
clothes for womenkind-a with many peo-
pie it does.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

If the Russians keep up their present gal
they'll be the boys to put the bag in BagdaC
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

There may be more beautiful towering
trees. but a dogwood tree in full bloom Is
pretty enough. And there are lots OF dog
woods blooming down here in Southwest
Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

In spite of the scarcity or dye stuffs We
note the presence of fair Dawsonians whose
compilations are not entirely gifts of nature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

The sale of the Western and Atlantic rail-
road is going to be the big issue in state
politics some day. There is already large
and growing sentiment in favor of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

If Luke McLuke is really searching for the
oldest joke on record what's the matter with
this one: yielding to the solicitation of
many friends l hereby announce" etc?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

The Albany Herald has blossomed out in
an attractive new dress. Our esteemed
nefghbors always keep in the very forefront
of newspaper excellency.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05

To the weather man: The sample is fine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-05
WHAT HENRY GRADY SAID IN 1888.

Nature appears to have cranked up sprfns
The sun., 1916-11-25

s0tptions q "a eaa0ss 6 people. from
the peasants 70 the posts. paying at
tentton to the Frenchmsn who do not
lead the life Of PARA II - an in
~terssting book With many good illus
trauonA (e1).
Africa.
The chief value Of DR.. Herbert
Adams Oibbons's The Neto Mop Of
Afrtco (Ths Century Company IL in
presenting the geography with the po-
litical changes Of the last half CEN
tury In . popular form. The reader
will DOR discover that his sweeping
assertions must DO taken with a GER
tain amount OF caution. for DR.. Glib
bons speaks Of Africa az q journalist
rather than Q historian. He does take
every division Of the continent. how
over. no matter how small. that has
had . separate history and gives .
readable account Of that history. He
solves the diplomatic problems Of tho
past present and future. with enviab!e
certainty. His book will help to en-
Tighten . public that does not care to
turn to drisr books Of reference. (s2.)
The NsstsriaAs.
The recent massacres Of Christians
in Asiatdc Turkey are the occasion Of
The sun., 1916-11-25
Webster Abridged.

The publishers Of Webster's Col
Ieotdte Dictionary have certainly suo-
ceeded In making the dictionary At
tractivs and artistic. While for uiti.
mate reference men will always turn
to the Unabridged" for most purposes
Of daily life a smaller. more easily
handled volume II desirable. and in the
Collegiate in the third edition. which
II q wholly new book. the greatest
possible usefulness and convenience
seems to be attained. The thin paper
employed enables 1850 double column
pages to be bound in a volume Of ordi-
nary octave size. the binding is strong
and tasteful and all manner Of little
improvements facilitate the use Of the
book. Appended are the lists of geo.
graphical and other proper names. the
foreign phrases. the Authorizations.
punctuation rules and other aids and.
perhaps In Difference to the Kailyard
school. q dictionary OF Scottish terms.
In time, It may be. the Celtic revival
may exact q similar list In the con-
densation the etymologiss as well az
the pronunciation OF tho words have
been retained. It 10 an extremely con-
venient dictionary for all ordinary
purposes. offered In a typographical
dress that could not be improved. "a.
& c. Merriam Company. Springfield.
Mass) Os.5o.)
The sun., 1916-11-25

of Japan or China, watch the changing fortunes Of tho
Latin-American republics, keep in touch with our
soldier boys on the border, roam the far-ofY Philippines,
or make a tour Of our own wonderful country, with It's
teeming life and multifarious interests. A couple Of
hours reading OF THE LITERARY DIGEST once 4
week will give you this delightful experience.
The sun., 1916-11-25

little Children. She rslA&so the his
tory a q succession Of episodes. each
a story complete in itself. and her
selection of topics IL judicious. AftAr
a time she occasionally forgets her
audience and INDUCES in literary al
luslons and quotations that are above
Its head. The book is illustrated with
colored pictures. 02.6o.)
Stirring episodes in nine Of the oris1-
nal States and In Vermont are mar
rated by Rupert 8. Holland In Hltorto
Events Of Colonial Days George w.
Jacobs 4 Co, PhiladelphiA). The au-
thor begins by relating his tales a. his
tory, but soon turns them into stories
Of fictitious persons who share in or
behold the actual occurrences. II 10
an interesting book that boys Will like.
O1.5O.)
Less familiar are the stories that
Philip Alexander Bruce tells in Brave
Deeds Of Confederate Soldiers George
w. Jacobs & Coz. They are told from
the Southern point Of view and while
Some Of the exploits reused much III
feeling in the North at the time. like
Inorganic raid and Mosby's guerrilla
Wiz luTcs tlut IoeluuB udo uicu Out bO
that the boldness and courage OF the
men car be admired even by Northern
boys. 1t was time that a book like this
should be published. U1.5o.)
Mark Twain.
Tho creator Of Tom Sawyer and
Huckleberry Finn deserved 70 have his
biography written for boys. a task that
Albert Bigelow Paine has performed
In The Boys Lite Of Mark Ttodtn
(Harpers). From Mark Twain's own
books Mr.. Paine has been able to con-
struct a story OF his youth picturesque
enough to suit youthful tastes. and the
account Of his publishing experiences
boys can also appreciate. Fol the
later years the authors intimacy with
Mr.. Clemens leads him TO adopt q tone
of eulogy for everything that MARI
Twain did which suggests obituary
notices and 20 dwell on details OF his
life and family affairs hat hardly APP
peal 20 Juvenile readers. He has writ
ten a very interesting life which will
All the gap till q full. authoritative bl'
ogrephy Of Mark Twain Is written.
The sun., 1916-11-25
-ATE NEWS FROM THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING WORL[

DR.. Abraham Yohannan's writing the
history Of the Nestorians under the
title The Death Of o Nation "a. p.
Putnam's sons). He begins by explain
who the Nestorians are, then ne tells
Of their persecution in the past and
ends by a description Of their treat
ment at present by the Kurds and
other Moslem. They have met with
little but persecution from the start,
FIRST from the other Christian bodies.
which looked on them 10 heretics. and
after the Turks appeared on account
of the difference In faith. but they
have held tenaciously through the CEN
turtles TO their belief and to their cor
ner Of Asia. The book Is illustrated
with many photograph. O2.)
The sun., 1916-11-25
Histories.
Poland.

I'OIon0s
The renewed interest In Poland and
the Polish peoples, which has been
aroused by the events of the war, and
the varied plans for autonomy make
a popular history dealing with the es-
sential facts. such as Julia Swift Orvis
has written in A BrteJ History Of Po-
land (Houehton Miflin Company very
welcome. The author makes no pre-
tence at ofekinal research; she has
put together from the best authorities
the matters that the public wishes TO
know about, the origins of the state.
the n]ationaltles In the territory now
called Poland whose suppressed desires
for recognition are now coming TO
light. the truth about the several par
titions and particularly what had hap
pened In the eighteenth century. 1t 10
a well planned and well carried out
piece of work that will be helpful 10
all inQuirers. 0l.6o.)
Jews In ths Middle Ages.
Tho value Of the histories written by
DR.. Maurice II. Harris. % far a the
general reader In concerned. lies the
fact that he describes the changes ana
the Intellectual and spiritual develop
ments among the Jews themselves
while telling the story Of their fate
among hostile peoples. In the second
volume of the revised edition. History
Of the Mediaerdl Jetcs tBloch Publish
ing Company. New York; no describes
the vicissitudes OF his people in the
west from the establishment OF Char
.,nNr a. kA -
America, giving fully as much atten-
ton to the lives and works Of Jewish
leaders Of thought as to political
events. He tells of the part taken by
Jews in the Moslem states as well as
In Christian lands. q story OF great In
terest. A volume on the modern his
tory will follow.
ScotIanS.
So much of Scottish history Is
learned from fiction and poetry that
the formal histories are apt to fare
poorly with their efforts to state the
facts as they probably were. 1t Is n
picturesque history even in the cen
turtles In which men became prosaic.
and X. l.. Mackie undertakes to relate
u aRdln III GCOtlulu tTIcucEGh ~.
Stokes Company. with the added light
that recent investigations have been
able TO throw on II n paying at
tention as Is the modern fashion q
tho economic, social and intellectual
conditions of the Scots at all periods.
A thoroughly interesting story he has
made OF II. ending wisely with the
death of Sir Walter Scott. The pic
lures are remarkably nne and are
all chosen TO illustrate historical
points. H3).
France To-day.
A Justly enthusiast effort to de-
scribe the France that 10 fighting In
the wal Is made by Laurence Jer-
rold In France. Her People and Her
Spirit (The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Indiaaapolis). The spirit she u show
Ing has amazed ell witnesses. II de-
hes analysis or definition by Mr.. Jer-
rold or any one elsa He gives .
bright account Of the history OF the
past few years and sympathetic de-
The sun., 1916-11-25

lsriss Of WhitA. Allen 4 Co, At 10 East
yifty-seoond street, until December I. An
admission fee IL charged and the entire
proceeds will be devoted to the French
Red Cross.
None Of the cartoons arc for sale, ana
this will be the only opportunity offered
New Workers to sec the original cartoons
which swayed q nation. The horrors
Raemaskers saw at the Belgian frontier
inspired his brush in the direction OF
these cartoons. which 500 attracted
worldwide recognition.
The sun., 1916-11-25

charrs Of ~blasphemy which followed her
1irst great contribution to American lit
eraturs. THE Circuit Riders Wife"
II believe In Felix Wads.'" continued
Mrs. Harris. "ths preacher In my story
az the man to come who will deliver
this church from what 10 almost . mill
tary system Of government. msnaoin9 to
its spiritual power. In short, I believe
in the democracy Of religion. euoh
spirituality cannot be properly intsr-
preted by m ~autooracy nor By . COM
mSrcialixed civilization which Ne are
very rapidly developing IN this country"
The sun., 1916-11-25
Cora Harris ana Methoaisn.

Il believe IN the Methodist Church. IL
and the liberty Of IT. original
purpose"
This was the reply Of Cora Harris
asked the other day II she rsA-
lized that her latest story. "A Circuit
Widow" doubleday. Page 4
Coz was being interpreted by many as
attack on Methodism. and that there
were those who were ready to repeat the
The sun., 1916-11-25
FICTION FOR U
Fer Gisls.

The young people in Florence H.
WintGburn's Liberty Hou (Harpers)
are pleasant and have good times. The
youthful heroine. hailing from Kan
sas, shows remarkable ability in look
Ing after herself and others In the
Kentucky town to which she comes.
She meets difficulties which would per-
plex older persons, for her home IL In
the possession Of q relative who has
no rights to 1t, but with the aid OF q
loyal black woman she gets along
fairly well and Is able 10 mother her
little sister. who Is an attractive child.
She suffers from schoolgirl jealousies.
but n neighbors are very kind to her,
and after . time she II put In possess
sion Of her property. 1t is then turned
into a boarding school dormitory with
h heroine In charge. a rather ex-
traordinary responsibility for 90 young
q person. and the girls are allowed
much freedom. There are several hope
full young men about. with indications
OF a coming love affair in a possible
sequel. 0l.25.)
Fer Boys.
While he provides baseball and goes
into the minutin OF football In The
F'uIback Charles %Scribner's Sons)
to preach the dangers Of professional
ism. 1t Is by mere chance that his
hero while In the preparatory school
escapes being tricked into doing some
thing that would have debarred him
from all college athletics as a pro-
fessional. A strange state Of mind
must be that OF . boy for whom rival
colleges make ~pecuniary bids and t.
whom professional athletics offer Inn
mediate independence at the moment
that he II deciding what college he shall
attend or whether he shall 60 to col
lege at all. Mr.. Perry, while writing Q
stosy that keeps the reader interested.
has grappled q real problem that Ia
far from uncommon, which has been
created by the exaggerated importance
given to sports in colleges and outside
Of them. 01.s5.)
Clarence Burlington Kelland's shrewd
and amusing suffering fat boy will be
found in Mark Tidd's Citadel liar
pers). lie 10 attended by the same boy
comrades. and the chronicler 10 still
his faithful admirer. Tho adventures
though within the range Of hoy ability,
are pretty fantastic. The band finds
itself quartered In q deserted summer
hotel on the shores OF a pond In a re-
mote portion Of New England. There
It engages in defending q noble Japa-
nese boy from the attacks OF a sang
OF bad japanese. led by an ingenious
villain. The incidents. though melo'
dramatic. are exciting and amusing
The hero's cleverness IL equal 70 all de.
mands. 1t seems In questionable TASTE
however. for the author to INTRODUCES
a political question like the yellow PERI
agitation into a book for boys. Nl)
A clear ccoun OF the lumber busi'
ness 10 supplied by Lewis y. Iheiss 10
Lumoerjdck BOO wv. a. Whoe Som'
pany. Boston,. In . story that tells o.
The sun., 1916-11-25
Historical.

In writing The stovy Of the United
States Frederick A. Stokes Company
Marie Louise Herdman has chosen the
form Of expression best suited for
The sun., 1916-11-25
E.h,ba. Of nas.ashsrs Cartoons,

Exhibit Of Rasnasksrs O~aPtesns.
The originals q ise osrtoons by Louis
Raemaskers. . collection Of which have
been published recently In book form BY
Page 3 Co.. have been loaned
by Presidents, Kings ana Minister'S Of
the allied nations for q short exhibit in
New York city.
They will BE- on exhibition In he "a.
The sun., 1916-11-25
Travel Round the World Without

Every week the editors Of THE LITERARY
DIGEST plan a tour for you, by which you can sit back
comfortably in your armchair at home while speeding
around the globe in fancy. II Is a wonderfully invig-
Grating trip. Att safe distance you can view the oppos-
ing armies in Europe, glimpse the political activities
The sun., 1916-11-25
YOUTH.

The work OF the Post ONCE Depart
ment is the subject dealt with In Fran
els Rolf wheeler's The Boy 10Th the
U. 3. Mol Uothrop, Lee & Shepard
Company, Boston,. While his youth
ful heroes learn by experience the
The sun., 1916-11-25
CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF HI SEASONS
LATEST O
Poetry TOR Childrsn-Nsw Editions Of Old Favoites
-Ssodss to Please chh and Boys.
Practical Books That Will Please Young People
Recent Works Of Hstory-A New Dictionary.

Acultss removed by Helen Ward
Banks in The Boyr Prescott (Bred-
erick A. Stokes Company. While this
may spoil the pleasure of reading the
original. II brings q story that should
be known within reach Of a lareer au-
dience, which otherwise In these days
Of hurry might turn to 1t. The
book 10 illustrated in color. (Sa.)
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Fordney Not a Candidate

10 The Editor of The Times:
respectfully ask you 10 correct
an error in your reference To me in
speaking OF the organization OF the
national congressional committee in
an article in The Times OF Jan -.
entitled "Old guard would sail 6. ..
r. ship"
Part OF the article is as follows:
Rep. Joseph Warren Fordney,
recognized as a sky s-the-limit'
protectionist. appeared as can
didate for the Michigan mem
bership on the committee. oppos-
ing Congressman Louis c. Cram.
ton.
In this the article is entirely
wrong, for | was not a candidate
for a place on the national congress
sional committee and was not pres
ent when the Michigan delegation
re-appolnted Mr.. Cramton. The
members OF our delegation were
fully aware OF the fact that | vas
not a candidate and would not ac-
cept n position on that committee.
For several years. some time aEo, !
was a member OF that committee
and the honor was passed along to
another OF our delegation. Congress.
man r. l.. Hamilton. who in turn
was succeeded by Mr.. Cramton. and
in time I expect to see the honor
passed on 20 others. Il is true that
the suggestion Was made 10 me bS
some Republicans in the house that
accept the Chairman ship OF the Re
publican national congressional com
mittee, but declined the honor
chiefly on account Of my position on
the ways and means committee and
the misunderstanding II might occa-
sion at some future time.
Congressman Kelley and others
we're heartily in accord With my
views. J. NJ FD4.DSEY.
House of Representatives.
Washington, Feb. s, 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
We Are Taken 10 Task

To the Editor of The Times:
Your attitude on PREF aredness' is
anything but "ommendatory TO a
great majority. It's all right to be
"pacfst." but when it comes TO
choosing between the sword Of
democles being suspended over this
country by a hair and that OF n
"jincccst" as you might call those
who or exercising some precau-
ton el.nst it's descent give me
the side OF the jingoest" every
time.
According 10 The Times theory,
this country's preparedness is an
invitation or an incentive to make
war. while on the other hand !, Is
the greatest safeguard against war.
tha, could possibly be adopted. and
that opinion II rapidly being crys-
talized by the great majority Of
American people. who have this past
few months awakened TO the great
danger the 4. s. Is in from foreign
invasion by It's weakness In plans
OF defence.
Your "pacifst theory would have
this country "Chinaized '-C China. q
country with the greatest popula-
tion OF all nations. yet. weakest
among all nations excepting the L.
81 on account OF It's "paciAst" rule
don't want to criticize you for
wanting peace. for God knows every
one wants that. but I do find fault
at the way you want ": way. II
adopted. In another six or seven
years a good part OF our west would
be In the possession OF Ja70n. to
gether with the Hiawai!ans and Phil
lipines. then other parts OF the L.. -.
would be in the possession OF other
nations, who will be like pack OF
hungry wolves, all wanting to get
their bite" out of II. In lieu OF this
fearful condition coming about. II
would be up 10 the L. & 10 pay an
indemnity In billions OF d)llars that
would be imposed by it's conquerors.
and our posterity would BIZ burdened
TO death with taxes, for the next
hundred years 10 ccme, and brand
ing this country as lot OF snivelling
towards. \ prospect which can be
easily avoided by advocating and
putting In force preparedness.
which after all IL the greatest So
curity for peace Of this country
whose principals arc live and let
live" and peace on earth 10 men Of
good will"
JOHN r. GLENDON.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
THE UTILITY OF FAITH
BY H. AooINoToN BRUCE.


have been reading little book
that want my friends TO know
about IL is BY a clergyman, Samuel
McComb. ID. D.. of Baltimore. and
its title is Faith. the Greatest Pow
er in The World"
Most clergymen. when they write
OF faith. write OF il from a strictly
theological point of view. and dis
cuss Il in IN abstruse. academic
way. Not so Dr. McComb.
He addresses himself directly to
men and women unyersed in theo-
logical refinements. And his effort
is TO impress on them the great inn
portance of faith a. dynamic force
IN the everyday conduct Of life.
His arguments are based on the
findings of science rather than on
the doctrines OF theology. Especial
ly does he emphasize the regenera-
tive power Of faith in the treatment
Of disease
Ever medical man will indorse
his statement hat. In the treatment
OF any disease whatsoever, a pa
uent's chances for recovery increase
in proportion as the patient has con-
fidence-that is. faith--in the eff
cacy of the methods employed by his
physician.
Medical men. too. and particularly
medical psychologists. will be in ae
cord with the Iurther statement that
in many diseases faith OF itself can
cure when drigs are powerless. 1t
IS the supreme curative agent In all
cases OF functional nervous and
mental trouble.
IN some science as yet does
not know faith taps uususpected
springs of energy within the suffer
er. enabling binIi sometimes literal
Is. within the twinkling of an eye.
10 shake Of tn. bonds OF the disease
that las held him captive.
so. likewise. in the ordinary af.
fairs uf existence. the gaining of a
livelihood, the achieving OF success,
faith sets loose wondrous stream
Of power. By its aid the weak and
the vicious risa to heights deemed
far beyond their possibilities.
Nor. as Dr. McComb frankly
points out, is II religious" faith
alone tnat has this healing power
Faith in charm has been known to
work miracles ~ surely as faith in
the power ana goodness CT God.
But faith in God has one supreme
advantage. A DIT. McComb rightly
insists:
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
The Personal Triumph

o,, can will come back some one 10 DC
o-oud of" wrote Private Harry Dale To h's
r,o,hor ms, before he left the English trenches
10 20 forward ON the dangerous mission Oh oono'
throwing.
hale never came back He had however,
made himself some one 10 be proud OF iohs
before ne left London to fight for his country.
He had been a cripple, had spent nine moh'hs
on his back. victim Of hip disease
He had contracted tuberculosis and had lived
six months in sanitorium.
He had broken down under asthma but he did
no, give up the good fight for health and inde-
pendence
Dale succeeded in enlisting only after seven
a,tempts Then he was killed after III weeks
az service, AT the age OF % years
He was brought up under the most wretched
conditions. Charity--the Ragged School Union
-belped him out OF his crippled state. He had
almost education.
He belonged to the class in which failure is
explsined by wretched environment and lack of
opportunity.
According to all theories. he should have be-
come a pauper. an inmate OF some public insti-
tuition, and charge upon taxpayers and phian-
thropists.
BUT DALE REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY Ex-
cIIsE FOR HIS OWN FAILURE.
From of the UNIT, he became by his own
persistent effort Some one to be proud Of.
lie was only "bafhed To fight better"
Honor is due him for his heroic death but more
honor for his heroic battle and his personal
triumph over the hardest conditions Of living.