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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Paying the Piper.

The chancellor of the exchequer of Great
Britain moved in the house of commons the
other morning for another vote of credit.
This time the chancellor asked for AGO.
100000 pounds.
This is Great Britain's fourteenth note of
credit since the outbreak of the war. 1t
brought the total for the present financial
year up to 1,75O,OOO,OOO pounds, and the
grand aggregate for the period of the war
to 1882, 100000 pounds.
The English pound is equal to $4.86 in
money of the United States. Any Dawson
school child can, therefore, figure that Great
Britain's total votes of credit have been ST.
188,478,0 900.
The amount is so huge as to almost defy
comprehension; and the tale is not yet told.
This is war.
The saddest part of all is that this is only
one of the costs, perhaps the least of them!
And to only one of the combattants!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Radium and Agriculture.

A series of remarkably interesting ex-
periments have been recently carried out
in the west of England by certain scientists
to demonstrate the extraordinary effect on
vegetable growth produced by the addition
to the soil of radium- bearing and radio-ac-
tive materials.
1t appears that radishes and other root
crops are obtained nearly five times as
large as those grown in untreated soil at
the same time. If this process could be
generally adopted by our agriculturists the
increase in the prosperity of the nation
would be very large.
The initial cost of such system has hith-
erto stood in the way of its general adop-
ton But the recent discovery of MN. De-
toille and Lafayaise, the two distinguished
French chemists of Paris, and Prof. Scam
nell, M.S.CI of Hadleigh, Essex, Eng
land, that coal contains radium, which, in
the form of 'Iignaite," can be used for the
radiumization of the soil, places the proc
ess within the reach of every agriculturist
in the country. Fruit, flowers and vegeta-
bles can be grown in a much shorter time
in much larger quantities, and of finer quail
ity by the use Of "lignaite," the cost of the
treatment of an ordinary sized garden being
very trifing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
FACTIoNALIsM AND FANATICIsM.

From the Statesboro News
Factionalism, fanaticism and a dozen 9TH
er isms and cisms and personal enmity have
done more to retard the growth and civic
progress and strife manufacturing enter
prises Of towns and cities and communities
than all other obstacles combined that inter
mittently present themselves as problems to
conjure with in the every day affairs of
men and their accomplishments. We are
getting so singularly righteous (?) in our
own individual spheres that we forget the
real definition of the word. From the coun-
try village to the big city America is living
in that atmosphere of secret clan and polit-
ical control for what is in the game or to
the victor belong the spoils with but few
instances of that unity of spirit and kin
dred fellowship which goes to make life
mellow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Terrell County i'm Readiness.
From the Augusta Chronicle.

The Chronicle, few days ago, carried
the statement of prominent citizen of
Dawson that Terrell county was ready for
the boil weevil and that his coming had no
terrOrs for the farmers there. This state
ment was made in connection with news of
the shipment from that county of large num-
bers of hogs to nearby packing houses.
The Dawson News goes further. 1t de-
clares that it did not require boil weevil
scare to prompt Terrell's farmers into the
preparedness" program which at this time
makes them independent of all cotton. This
is from that newspaper:
Their smokehouses, cribs and barns
are filled with meat, corn, hay, peanuts
and velvet beans, beside many have had
large quantities of these products to
sell. Less cotton will be planted and
grown in the county than ever before,
but instead of being cause for discour-
agement it will mean greater prosperity
and independence.
What is true of Terrell county will soon
be true of every county in Georgia. There
are Georgia farmers who will again fall into
the ''al cotton mistake" In truth, men
who say they have reason to know assert
that, in portions of the state, there are those
who are preparing to go deep into cotton
on the idea that their neighbors will not
plant largely of the staple-"the same old
story" But the great majority of the plant
ers are not to do so. The Terrell status will
soon be characteristic of every county in the
state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Quaint old Ben Franklin
Article.
Article

Director Samuel L. Rogers of the United
States census bureau has been rearranging
old documents. The enumerator of the cen
sus for Gates county, North Carolina, in
1900 used a portfolio for his reports made
of heavy linen flax cloth, which, after a
lapse of more than hundred years, is firm
and strong. This cover was carefully lined
with copy of the Edenton Gazette of De-
cember 25, 1900 which, though yellow with
age, is in fine state of preservation.
The government employees were interested
in the contents of the antiquated news
paper. They compared it with the great
papers of today. The leading story in the
Gazette is one written by Benjamin Frank
lin entitled, ''The Art of Procuring Pleasant
Dreams" The entire front page is taken
up by the Franklin article. The old style
IS" used is rather trying.
''Methufalem, who, being the longeft liv-
err" wrote DIR. Franklin, may be fuppofed
to have beft preferved his health had he
flept always in open air, for when he had
lived five hundred years an angel faid to
him: Arise Methufalem, and build thee
hOufe, for thou shalt live yet five hundred
years longer But Methufalem answered
and said: If | am to live but five hundred
years longer, it is not worth while to build
me an houfe: will heep in the air as /
have ben ufed to do
physicians after having for ages con-
tended that the flick fhould not be INDUCED
with frefh air, have at length difcovered
that it may do them good. 1t is therefore
to be hoped that in time they may difcover
llkewlfe that it is not hurtful to thofe who
are in health"
The article closes with the assertion that
in order to be blessed by pleasant dreams,
what is necessary above all things if good
conscience"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Netv Year Greetings.

We hasten to greet you, oh, glad New
Year,
With a handshake of welcome and a
heart full of cheer
Wen cooperate with you, oh, new
year gay,
To help scatter joys to brighten the
way.
For many have hearts that are heavy
and sad,
If Wen only try we can help make
glad.
Hearts that are bending meath sor-
row and pain,
That should be overlooking with
pleasure and gain.
Lets all be happy and wear smile,
And do our best to make life worth
while,
When this years close is drawing
near,
Wen all be happy and have not {.
fear.
But, we can then look forward to
another new year,
AS the present one, we hold in mem
Dry dear. L. N. D.
Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
When lightning Strikes.

When a tree is destroyed by lightning it
is not the electricity that splits the tree, as
many suppose. Lightning will only strike
tree or any object which will furnish a
good conductor. The sap of tree is a good
conductor of electricity which explains why
so many trees are struck. Where there is
no resistance electricity travels 10000
miles per second. If there is resistance to
It's passage there is an enormous heat gen
Grated. Now, while the sap is a good con-
ductor, it is far from being a perfect con-
ductor so that when the electric current
follows a stream of sap up a tree at once
a high temperature is reached which con-
verts into steam it increases its original
volume many times, and the result is that
the tree is split by the steam.
Lightning never strikes a dry telephone
pole for the simple reason that dry wood is
not a conductor. However, after it begins
to rain the water soaks into the top of the
pole and runs down the sides filling the
small pores with water. In this condition it
furnishes a conductor for the electric spark
which as in the former case converts the
small particles of water into steam which
expand and splits the pole at the top and
in most cases slices long slvers from the
side.
Fire results from lightning only in cases
where the hot spark comes in contact with
some highly combustible substance as punk
in old hollow trees, hay or straw in barns,
or paper and very dry wood in buildings of
any sort.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
The Newest Whisky Decision.

The United States supreme court has up
held the Webb-Kenyon law in decision that
interstate commerce may not lie used to
convey liquor into state "as the basis for
q right to receive, possess, sell or in any
manner use liquor contrary to state prohi-
bition"
The decision will not affect Georgia in
anyway, as there is no law in this state pro-
hibiting the shipment of whiskey here On
the contrary, the statutes say how much
a citizen of Georgia may receive.
Full assent is, however, given by the
United States government to dry or partly
dry states to prevent their drouth, or degree
OF drouth, from being alleviated by ship
ments from beyond their borders.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Our esteemed contemporary, the Hawk
insville Dispatch and News, has entered upon
its 54th year. The Hawkinsville Dispatch
was one of the pioneer newspapers of Geor-
gia, and at one time was the news and Off
cial medium of dozen or more counties. 1t
had large part in the transition of
a wilderness of pine trees and wire
grass into what is now one of the very
best and most prosperous sections of Geor-
gia Congratulations to Brothers Harvard
and Tarver, and we hope to extend the same
when their splendid paper celebrates it's
hundredth anniversary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
HAD GREAT PROVOCATION.
From the Richland News.

From the Richland News.
On New Years day-the day that we
had consecrated for the performance of orr
biggest and best days work, and filing reso-
lutions to be good and look pleasant and
not say any ugly words all day long-that
contemplate gasoline engine of ours re-
solved to take the day off. Of all the coax.
ing and pleading, working and sweating we
applied it in the best of terms, but she
wouldn't move a peg. She stuck out to
her resolve to move not, and our poor little
resolution was shattered into million and
one pieces.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
AS True AS Gospel.

Fort Gaines Georgian Franc Mangum,
who swan all the way to fame via the
Grand Old Buttermilk route, is. thinking
some Of bidding for one of the Georgia
prison cOmmissionerships. We'd as lief
see the Swainsboro Forest-Blade pilot get
Gin good" as anybody else. But he could
have a heap more fun right down there in
Emanuel county. Ask RaineY
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

An Albany dispatch announces that
Dougherty county has just shipped the first
carload of hogs since the war-ffty years
ago. That's start, and we hope our
neighbor will persevere in the good work
It's a good thing to do, as Terrell county
learned some years ago, with the result that
many carloads of porkers have gone from
here to the packing houses this season.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Four active candidates are waging cam
paigns for the speakership of the next house
of representatives Such contests always
arouse interest The speaker may be po-
tential (by his power to shape committees)
to promote or discourage action on this or
that matter that is considered by the law
makers of the house. 1t is regarded as a
road to political distinction, toa and that
explains why men seek it with so much zeal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Considering that the statement to the bel
ligerent nations was in the making for
some time it is unfortunate that the presi-
dent and Secretary Lansing did not get to-
gether and prepare an explanation of it
that would not have to be explained
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

The government at Washington needs two
hundred millions more with which to pay
its expenses, and congress is hunting that
small pile of dollars. Everything else that
could be thought of has been taxed, and it
is believed that an excise tax will be re-
sorted to-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

There may or may not have been leak"
as to President Wilson's peace note, in
which men in high stations are said to have
had part and profted by. 1t does seem
there is some ground for the interest
that has been aroused over the matter
Time and inquiry will no doubt throw more
light on it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Macon News: There may be other rea-
sons besides taste that are causing Atlanta
working girls to lunch on pickles or ice
cream instead of roast beef and more sub
stantial food. Social workers who are much
exercised over the situation may find So
luton if they provide free lunch room.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Beating the Boil Weevil.

The Madisonian: A party of Dawson's
business men recently visited sections in
tested with the boil weevil They found
not as the result of cotton. The money
crops found were hogs, cattle, velvet beans,
peanuts and poultry of all kinds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

The boil weevil is going to have the fight
of its life in Terrell county this year. Be
ieving in preparedness our farmers have
arranged to give the pesky invader hot
reception.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
AS USUAL.

From the Pennsylvania Grit
At last the result of flood PROBE:
Market conditions are not at all satisfac-
tory; the problem can be solved only by a
thorough Investigation. These are grounds
for suspicion" There Put that on your
table and eat it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Belhgerents need not expect sympathy
on the mere claim that neutrals fail to
grasp their viewpoint controversial
questions. Neutrals have fully as much
trouble in getting belligerents to grasp their
viewpoint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Enforcement of war terms are possible
only after decisive war victories In the
very nature of things the war has devel-
oped, primarily, into a contest for Euro
pean domination. Any of the nations which
are willing to be dominated by the other
side can make Roadway for peace in short
order, but nothing else will count very
much.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Savannah Press: We see that in Nebras-
ka they are going to convict men of violat-
ing the prohibition law if their breath gives
them away. Why not legislate against the
onion eater and do some genuine good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Congress is again on the job, and the es-
teemed Record will for awhile aid in further
adding to the white paper shortage
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Judge Kennesaw Mountain Lands has
nothing on some of his fellow-jurists of the
federal bench in the way of an unusual
name. There is, for instance, Judge Learned
Hand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Savannah had rather have factional
scrap than United States judge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Now that China has re-emphasized its
decree of ten years ago against foot binding
it is pertinent to remark that progress has
resulted from the American agitation of
twenty-five years ago against tight lacing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

The relations that exist between the
United States and Mexico are not improving
1t is pity, but the fact cannot be ignored
We expect to see the army stay along the
border until it goes across.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
He's Making Goo-Coo Eyes.

cambridge Searchlight; If fellow will
look over that bunch of pretty school teach
ers now in session in cambridge he will
long to be a school boy again more than
he ever did.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Somebody has said that Georgia sends to
other states fourteen million dollars year
for food products. Wonder how he found it
out?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

George E. Roberts solemn warning
against the concentration of gold makes in
structive reading, even to those among us
who have not thus far been burdened with
any such concentration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

A big headline in the Macon Telegraph
says "Price Sees Less Cotton This Year"
SO does everybody else except the obstinate
blind And their vision will be clear next
fall
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Of course $1,000 paid for kiss by
New York hotel chef is too much, but con-
sdering the present high cost of married
life it was still bargain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Remnants of eggs, carefully left on lips
or chins with drop or two on shirt fronts,
are signs of wealthy aristocracy, observes
the Sioux City Times
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Senator Hardwick is beated in his es
pousal of the prohibition cause, but, Judging
by the bill he has introduced he intends to
make up for lost time
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16

Speaking of hogs, Terrell county has
swatted old B. Weevil right on the umbilli-
Gus with a side % bacon. It's fine way for
other counties 10 .ight the pesky creature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-01-16
Exchange Talks.
And 1t Started a Row.

Savannah News: The LEAK" seems to
have been the only part of the peace note
that had any effect
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-29

Washington. - Conceding re-eIeo-
ton Of Speaker Clark and entire De-
mocratic organization, Republican
congressman are today watching
drive in their own ranks to expel Rep,
Mann Of Illinois as party leader.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28
COMMITTEES

Booths and Refreshments: Mrs.
Martha Early, Mrs. @. L. Porter, Mrs.
Lou Wyatt, Mrs. Margaret Cornelius,
Mrs. Laura Chrisman.
Music: Geo. II. FELTON,, Geo. q. Dick,
and C. NJ. Garfield.
Parade: John Miller, John r.
Smith, and A. Pruitte Smith.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28
Ted"
The Live Bear
Win climb a tree and do
other stunts

The Red Cross Organization will
have exclusive charge Of refresh
ments. Any surplus above meeting
the general expenses, will go TO the
Red Cross fund. All are urged 10
buy dinners and lunches Of them.
Further particulars will be given
later.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28

Finance and Grounds: Howard
Hudson, Thos. J. Osborne, and r. H.
Chrisman.
Law and Order: John l.. Gay, An
drew Isaacs, and l.. A. Watkins.
Speakers and Literary Program
LeVant Dodge, L. b. English, and
NJ. L. Vaughn.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28

General committee Of arrange
ments: Leyant Dodge, Howard Hud-
son and A. w. Hamilton.
Special committees: Publicity,
]. w. Herndon, C. II. Wertenberger,
A. F. Scruggs, Miles Z. Marsh, and
VIM. Jesse Baird.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-04
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
AID ELECTS AFFIcERS
Annual Meeting Presided Over BY Mrs.
Minnie Amburn.

There was a good attendance on
Wednesday at the annual meeting of
the Church Aid society of the First
Baptist church, which was held at the
church, preceding the regular church
supper.
Mrs. Minnie Amburn, the president,
called the meeting to order at four
o'clock.
The regular reports were read and
approved, followed by the reading of
the annual reports.
Mrs. John b. Oat reported as secre-
tary, that the society had worked hard
and had accomplished much-and had
shown interest and assistance-when
and where either or both were needed.
Mrs. Arthur F. Howard reported that
while the society had met many obli-
cations, there was a gratifying balance
in the treasury.
The reports Of the several commit
tees were read and approved.
The annual election was held with
the following result:
President, Mrs. Minnie Amburn;
vico president, Mrs. Carrie Park; Sec
rotary, Mrs. John B. Oar; treasurer
Mrs. Arthur r. Howard; financial COL
1ector, Mrs. Alfred Davis; manager,
Mrs. Charles Cross; membership COM
mittee, Mrs. Hezikiah Perkins; recep-
ton committee, Mrs. Amos Swan and
Mrs. Arthur F. Howard; house COM
mittee, Mrs. Fred Wilson.
An informal discussion followed, up
on the work and plans of the society
for the new year which promises to be
busy and useful one.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-04
Like a Boy at SO BubbIing Over
With NifaIity-- Taking iron Did II
Doctor says Nuxated Iron greatest of all strength builders
Often increases the strength and endurance of delicate
nervous folks 200 per cent. in two weeks time.

New YORK N. Y.-Not long ago man
came to me who was nearly half CEN
fury old and asked me to give him a
ence. was as tonished to find him
with the blood pressure of a boy of 20
and as full of yigor, vim and vitality
as young man; in fact, a young man
he really was Notwithstanding his age.
The secret he said was taking iron
newed life. At 80 he was in bad
health; at 46 careworn and nearly all
in. Now at SO miracle of vitality and
his face beaming with the buoyancy of
youth AS I have said a hundred times
strength builders. If people would
only throw away patent medicines and
nauseouS connections and take simple
nuxated iron. am convinced that the
lives of thousands of persons might be
pneumonia, grippe consumption. kid
ney, liver and heart trouble, etc. The
real and true cause which started their
diseases was nothing more nor less
than a weakened condition brought on
by lack of iron in the blood. Iron is
blood to change food into living tissue.
Without it, no matter how much or
what you eat, your food merely passes
through you without doing you any
good. You don't get the strength out
of it, and as consequence you become
weak. pale and sickly looking, just
deficient in iron If you are not strong
or well you owe it to yourself to make
the following test: See how long you
without becoming tired. Next take
two five-grain tablets of ordinary nux-
ated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-04
NEW LONDON BUILDING
CODE WELL CONSIDERED
Committee Anticipates Comparatively
Little Discussion or Opposition.

The committee appointed by Mayor
Rogers to prepare a new code of build
ing laws for the city of New London
anticipates comparatively little dis
cussion Of or opposition to the regu-
1ations when they are presented at the
special session Of the court of COM
mon council Thursday evening.
The matter Is Aot one that has been
treated lightly in any way. The MEM
bers of the committee have devoted
much time for several months past to
consideration of the building problem
with which the city Is confronted and
they lbelieve they have arrived at the
best solution possible.
In the course Of their investigation
they have utilized the codes Of IL or
mora leading municipalities and from
these they have selected the salient
features which were most adaptable
to conditions-t that exist in New Lon
don. They have had the assistance of
the consulting engineer of the Ma
uonaI Board Of Fire Underwriters, of
Corporation Counsel Hankey and of
architects and plumbers OF the city.