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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
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TIM FUNNY ONE

asleep. when a little head came
up TO the chink by tho bed. two
shining black eyes pcered In. saw
the soft still bed. and came In.
Il was walked by the feeling OF
a little body. moving
across my feet
whats thstr whispered TO
my little sister.
Don't know she whispered
back Feels like an animal of
some sort
po-o-o-or we shivcred under
the covers
"over our feet n ran. up 10 our
knees. and by that time no little
heads were on our pillows Oh.
MOI They wore under their pill.
lows. And 10 the steps which felt
heavier as they reached our stomr
aehs and chests continued wan
dering untn We heard fathers
voice.
Children he sAid. In . quick.
quiet voice. For heavens sake.
lie stiil! Don't speak, Don't mover
we lay there afraid to breathe.
waiting for father to shoot. What
could II be that would bring that
queer note into fathers voice. and
why did he keep 80 stiiir why
Was he 30 Slow How long could
wc live. snothered under the pill.
lows,
Presently the animal walked 10
tho edge OF the bed near my feet
and we heard the thud ~ Il
dropped to the floor and the sound
OF its soft patter a. IL crossed the
room
Then what 10 yvu snink, We
wer~ startled half on, OF our vita 70
hear fathers big laugh
Saved. children he called out
That was . big SKUNK
The nest morning they shot him
In the woods back Of the house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

DE0GY's utts~ hands came to-
= gether with q Joyous clap.
Oh. Mrs Nancy- she cried. 81
this amply love tho funny ones,
nAvic ikea the ones bout shoot.
inss and screeehlngs. and horrible
other kinds. and like those. too.
but best I like the funny ones.
cause then not any one dcce have
~ be shooted. or icaved alone, or
have TO throw all her pretty
things In tho sea like poor little
lovely bride
Hardly ever any pioneers were
Killed. Peggy David defended. 81
Just like TO hear about them
cause they are 80 kind of--exolt.
ing-'
Ny father was killed." said
Mrs. Nancy. softly. in a later
battle with the Indians. But that
isn't this story" She continued.
miling brightly 1T Peggy.
y This one IL about ono night
when we went to bed In our new
house and father was there. and
We were all very safe and happS.
Our beds were not like yours.
They were built against the wall
and WERE made out OF round poles,
about so big tshe measured
small circle with her thumb and
forcfineer,.
There were no springs. but We
had feather beds like giant pill.
lows.
And because the house was
new. not all the chinks we're plas.
tered yet. and we could peep In
and out and see thru the chinks
In the wall as we lay IN bed.
"And-also. anything iittie
enough 10 get thru could not only
peep In. but creep in
We'll. one night we were all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
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Peter Rabbit Spreads the NeUs
J9U7ITlITEIIIIUTIguul IIVIJII
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS

Forest with his dreadful gun. fright.
ening all the little meadow and for.
cat people no that they did not dare
put their heads outside OF their own
doors Now. Peter was impatient TO
ten the news. and II did seem as II
Mr.. Sun never. never would get up.
But he did Just as he does every
morning. no pulled his nightcap Off.
kicked off his rosy blankets. and be-
gan his daily climb up in the blue.
blue sky. He hadn't more than start.
Cd before Peter RABBIT was on his
way to Johnny Chuok's house. Usu.
ally when Peter Rabbit liz In a hurry
he goes very fast. indeed. lipperty.
lipperty-lipperty-lip. just like that.
But this morning Peter had 10 run
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
Oboe Artist? There's
Shortage in Toledo!

TOLEDO, Sept jazz musicians
have knocked out real musicians in
this city, according to the Toledo
symphony orchestra. The manage
ment reports Toledo Is suffering"
from a famine of cello players. has.
soonists. oboeists. French horn and
violin players.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

TT WAS great news, Peter Rabbit
4 could hardly sit still In spite Of
his sore foot. He booked up At the
little stars and winked back at them.
and wondered IL they knew. too. And
he wished and wished that jolly.
round. red Mr. Sun would hurry up
and get out OF bed. Peter was SO i'm
patdent that II seemed to him that
~a3r. Sun was lazy and dreadfuily
- In getting up that morning. tho
NY he wasn't at all. 1t was just
= Aer's hmpatence that made 1t
lem 10.
Why Wa Peter Rabbit 80 inpa-
1ent? Why. you see. Boomer the
[Ejghthawk had dropped out Of
{ the sky late that evening and had
topped to gossip with Peter Rabbit.
sho. instead OF being nicely tucked
away in bed like Johnny Chuck and
Happy Jack Squirrel, was sitting on
the edge Of the Old Brier Patch nurs-
ing 4 Sore foot and wondering IL IL
vas safe for him 70 go over TO the
Sweet Glover Patch for something to
at Boomer had told Peter Some
Bowl UNIT Afth1r II rtfT IOik't Lldt ne
vas hungry. and tell you what. IT
takes a great deal to make Peter
Rabbit forget his stomach The
news was about old Granny Fox and
1eddy Fox, and az he listened Peter
oDuld hardly sit still.
What was the news7 Haven't you
rguessed7 Why. ,Boornsr the Night
hawk had just come from the far.
away Old Pasture on the edge OF the
mountain. and there he had seen old
Granny Fox and Reddy FOX sneak.
nnG along In the BLACKLIST shadows.
- that no one would see them.
they were going very, very slowly,
ccause Reddy was no sore and lame.
here ne had been shot by Farmer
owns Boy, that II was all he could
sto walk at ALL When Peter Rab-
a heard that he knew that Granny
tx and Reddy Fox had moved
hay from the Green Meadows
;knd Green Forest, and that when
Farmer Browns Boy found that
|out he would no longer hunt on the
0resn Meadows and IN the Green
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
You Can Figure It
Out for Yourself !!

SACRAMENTO. CAL. Sept t.
Here are few facts--therc's rails
In shortage: demand for yeast has
tripled In last year; price of raisins
has doubled: demand also doubled;
they're not eating the raislns. either.
Figure IL out yourself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

he and Peter hurried over 10 tell Jim
my skunk, and the three FASTENED 20
tell striped chipmunk and Danny
Meadow Mouse, and then hurried
down to the Smiling Pool to tell
Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter and
Jerry Muskrat and Grandfather
Frog. AZ fast as they could, they
spread the news over the Green
Meadows and thru the Green Forest,
and Just like Johnny Chuck. ev-
crybody who heard II shouted. "Hur-
rahr
Next story: Happy Days on the
Green Meadows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
As the result Of the war. II is said.

the British have gained control over
20, 900. 600 additional inhabitants and
i.s7s.6oo square miles OF territory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07
HADN'T TRIED THAT

Father--rhat young roller comes
here too often: want II stopped.
Daughtcr--l'm sure. father. ! do
all can 10 discourage his visits.
Father--Nonsensc ! haven't heard
you sing for him once.-Boston
Transcript
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

CHIEF FRANK l.. STETSON and
Marshal Harry w. Bringhurst OF the
city fire department leave this week
20 attend the annual convention OF
the Pacific coast Association OF FIRE
chiefs. 10 be held In Los Angeles.
September 10 to l6.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

on three legs. and II seemed 70 him
an he ran down the Lone Little Path,
iipperty-lip-lip. lippcrty.lip-lip. just
like that, that he never would reach
Johnny Chuck's house.
Johnny Chuck was Just starting
out to l,ak for his breakfast. but he
forgot all about IL when Peter told
him the news
"Hurrahw shouted johnny Chuck,
and tried TO turn q somersault. Then
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-07

In China At dinners and thcatri.
cal performances, It il customary to
provide guests or spectators with
water for wiping their faces.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
FACTIONS In BOTH
POLITICAL PARTIES
D,,IsION FORMED IN CAMP OF
EACH ORGANIZATION. DIFF
FER ON MEN AND ISSUES.

Observation-Disclosures events
hovo convinced the leaders of the
democratic and republican parties
that the harmony they hoped would
,rovail in their respective organiza-
ions is not going to materialize.
The division in the democratic par
tv over the peace treaty and league
of nations occasioned by the revolt
Of Bryan and his followers has been
matched by the blunder committed
NV the New York state assembly in
DENYING to the regularly nominated
and elected candidates of the socialist
marty the right to sit in that body.
The impression is growing every
dav that the president will announce
his remuneration of further presiden-
+;oI ambition as soon as the peace
treaty and league of nations cove
nant has been disposed of by the
senate. With the president out of the
race the democratic leaders, who are
bv no means discouraged over the
PROSPECTS of perpetuating the demo-
cratic control of the government,
will inaugurate their quest for
suitable candidate.
The greater majority of state
leaders who generally do not accept
tbe Washington viewpoint of politl-
cal matters seem to be entirely in
different to the league of nations,
holding it to be of little Importance
one way or the other.
Prohibition Issue Looked For.
Outside leaders are apparently
much more concerned over the con-
ditions prevailing in their respective
states than they are over national
affairs. In almost every state IN the
country there are two factions dis
putting for the control of the party
machine.
AS usual inquiry among the leaders
of states like New York, all those IN
the New England section, New Jer-
sew, Pennsylvania, Delaware, WIS
consin and California shows unmls-
takablv that the leaders of both par
ties in those states are not IN SYM
pathy with the view of the national
leaders that the prohibition issue
should be ignored. :,
1t is therefore quite probable that
at the New York state convention
next month as well as in other states
later on resolutions will be proposed
instructing the delegates to the noml-
MATING convention to demand a plank
in the party platform urging the re-
npal or modification of the elghteentn
am amendment, and instructing de!ega,,
lions to oppose any man committed
to it.
The national leaders of both par
ties do not favor such movement.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
SITUATION DEMANDS
FULL DAYS WORK
NOTHING LESS WILL FEED AND
CLOTHE THE WORLD AND
REDUCE PRICES.

Bankers of the south are deeply
concerned about the extravaganza
and idleness which are sapping the
foundations of prosperity, and in
their replies to a letter recently
sent out by Governor M. B. Well
born, of the Federal Reserve bank,
they make it clear that serious con-
sequences may follow this condition
unless it is soon changed by an early
return to industry and economy.
In word, they diagnose the condi-
ton as Premier Lloyd George did IN
a recent speech to the British Parlia-
ment:
"We have under-production and
over-consumption it cannot last"
They say it is a fatal mistake to
reduce the output of labor when the
world needs production worse than
ever before, and when extravaganza
is added to this evil disaster will GER
tainly follow a continuance of this
folly.
The imitation of currency and cred
it is recognized as a dangerous con-
dition, and there is general de-
mand for defation. In this connec-
ton many insist that bankers should
refuse loans for speculative purposes
and lend freely to productive enter
prises.
Some way we are passing through
a period of extravaganza, specula-
ton and decentralization that follows
all great wars and as this is the great
est and most destructive war that
the world ever saw this period will
be more pronounced than ever be-
fore. Those who take this view sug-
gest that time is the only solvent and
a period of four years is suggested
as about the time it will take to bring
conditions back to normal.
Several bankers hold that high
prices and wages will increase pro-
duction, but more insist that these
factors do not operate under pres
ent conditions because labor is not
putting in full time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN
IS SUED FOR S1OO,OOO.OO
Young Woman Asks Heavy Damages
For Alleged Forcible Election
From the Capitol.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. = Alleging
that she had been forcibly elected
from the office building of the house
of representatives in Washington and
held in a Washington asylum, MISS
Amanda Byrd, Eutaw, Ala, has filed
a suit asking 100000 against Con-
gresham W. Boliver of Alabama,
DR.. Percy Picking, district allenlst;
E. L. Phillips, sanitary officer, and
Louis F. Sinkhan, former superln-
tendent of the Washington asylum
Miss Byrd who is former employe
of the National City company, states
that during January last year she
was endeavoring to obtain an lnVesti-
cation on charges she had made that
the New York company was defraud-
ing the government of income tax.
She declares that while she was try
ing to gain an audience with the
members of the house she was eject
ed from the building and placed IN
an ASYLUM in Washington.
Officials mentioned in the SUIT dis
claim all knowledge of the affair.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03

Fayetteville, N. c., March,
1919.-Weaver Drug Co., Daw7
son, Ga, Gentlemen: Enclosed
find postal money order for
S1.O0. For same please SEND
me at once one bottle of Har-
ris'' 121 Blood Medicine. must
say from self experience that
Harris 121 is the best BLOOD
medicine ever produced. l had
given up to die last winter IN
Triton, Ga, with rheumatism.
had tried every doctor in that
town, and nothing did me any
good. l was past walking ana
couldn't even put my clothes
on; had to be helped like a
baby. A friend of mine ordered
me bottle of your wonderful
121 from a druggist in Albany:
Ca, and before took half OF
it I was up walking and haven't
been sick since. l have recon-
mended your medicine to a
hundred or more of my friends
who have been benefited the
same as have. 1t is absolute
ly worth its weight in gold, and
you would do the world a great
favor if you could place your
medicine in every local drug
store. I remain respectfully
yours, JOHN H. RHEA.
637 Lumberton st.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
1890 RED CROSS NURSES
FOR DUTY IN MIDLLE WEST
Needed to Help Authorities in Fight
Against Flu Epidemic.

CHICAGO.-Health officials today
found ray of hope in the influenza
situation despite predictions at the
same time that deaths from that dis
ease and pneumonia reported today
probably would surpass the hlgh rec
ord, 166, established yesterday.
Deaths yesterday, they said, were
last weeks harvest, new cases of in
fuenza on three days going above
1000. The doctors pointed to a drop
Yesterday to 1916 new cases of in
fluenza and S67 of pneumonia, as in
dicating that the attack of the dis
ease was waning.
A shortage of trained nurses
which has handicapped health author
tiles in their efforts to control the
epidemic, was relieved today by the
announcement that 1890 Red Cross
nurses trained during the war had
been requested to report for duty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
POLITICAL RAILTO
HEAR BIG CHORUS
THINK PEOPLE
CALL THEM TO OFFICE.
SURE OF POPULARITY.
This is the season of "calls."

This is the season of "calls."
81 hear you calling me" is the big
hit along the political rialto.
Men can't sleep nights, there is so
much noise, so many voices calling
and calling.
No candidate, from coroner to gov
ernor, never announces that ne is
a candidate because he wants to be
coroner or governor. That would not
be good taste. He must be "called'
to Office by the people, sort of push
ed. dragged or showed into office.
A "call" is a demand, request or
an invitation, and it is considered i'm
portant, highly important, in fact
because it is taken as an expression
of popular sentiment-the voice Oh
the people calling"
"Calls" Big Surprise.
OF course candidates never nave
ANYTHING to do with arranging these
"cslT' on it's merry little way.
great surprise. They never tell close
friends that they want to run Tor
office Close friends never go out
among other friends and start the
"calp' on its merry little way.
The "call'' starts off in some cor
ner of the state of county, swellS
into a mighty chorus, sweeping an
before it, and when it is presented 70
q candidate there is nothing for HIM
to do but drop his private affairs,
and respond. The will Of the people
is the law of the land. No man can
remain at home when the people ask
him to become their public servant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
A FORMER CITIZEN SAYS
DAWSON MUST LOOK
TO HER LAURELS.

Mr.. F. A. Ruggles, a former
citizen of Dawson who is now
resident of Atlanta, writes as fol-
lows to The News:
Enclosed please find U. S. script
for two years subscription to The
Dawson News, the best weekly
paper l have seen published in
Georgia. l have been a constant
reader of The news for thirty
eight years. It's hard to get .wean-
ed from a good, up-to-date paper.
Dawson seems like home to me,
and if you do not keep your
weather eye open Pm afraid that
we will have the greater part OF
Dawson people in Atlanta. There
are over one hundred former Ter
rell county people in Atlanta.
Doesn't Atlanta grow"
Yours very truly,
F. A. RUGGLES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
PLAN TO PAY BIG
WHISKEY LOSSES
WOULD USE $1OO,oOO,oOo in
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

WASHINGTON, D. CA compre-
hensive program for reimbursing
owners of Intoxicating liquors for
losses suffered under constitutional
prohibition will have the serious con-
sideration of leading prohibition
lists in congress and by the internal
revenue bureau, it was learned to-
day.
A proposal has been submitted to
the treasury department by some of
the leading prohibitionists in con-
gress which provides that the gov
eminent shall purchase all liquors
now held under bond, amounting to
about 6O,OOO,O00 gallons, Treasury
certificates would be issued for the
liquor and these liquidated only as
the government finds legitimate
spirits. The financial outlay would
be about S10O,000,0
From ten to twenty years, proh1-
bition leaders estimate, will be re-
CURED to use up this stock legitl-
mately, such as for medical, scientific
or industrial purposes. If the plan
is carried out government experts
will be instructed to conduct expert
ments in an effort to find new con-
verted uses of the liquor, such as for
motive power.
The fact that many banks, holders
of warehouse certificates for govern
ment bonded liquor, will be large
losers unless some relief is granted
in finding favor for the programme:
Prohibitionists, whose support OF
such a proposal is distinct sur
prise, believe the plan will provide
for a stricter and more economical
enforcement of prohibition and cause
much of the antagonism throughout
the country to the dry era to wane'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
MR.. BUssEY's MOTHER DIES.

Tuesday Hon. ]. B. Bussey was
called to Waverly Hall, near Column
bus, by a telegram announcing the
death of his mother. She was ~
wears old and died as the result OF
old age.-Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
RUIN OF MIDDLE CLASSES
IS PREDICTED BY HACCARD
british Novelist Says Profteers Are
Given Free Hand to Rob Them
Conditions Are Lamentabie.

LONDON.-sir H. Rider Haggard,
tho anthor, believes the middle classes IS
" C-fe ENGLAND are on the "road to ruin.
This II oninion he expressed in letter
to li the general secretary of the Middle
Glasses union. al, ,,onr
movement" he wrote. Inc nllu ~
classes are without doubt on 'ne
He He declared that against these ese
o,onsos are without doubt on the
nrofteer is given free hand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
Asst OF MONITORS CREW DEAD

PHOENIX, Ariz.-Henry Chris
+onher Won Tennenbreak, who claim
ed he was the last survivor OF the
crew of the Monitor, which fought
the Merrimac in the civil war, died
TODAY at the age OF So.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
Unsolicited ENDORSEMENTS:

Columbus, Ga, Feb. %, 1919
Weaver Drug Co., Dawson, Ga
Dear sirs: While in Albany
7 bought three bottles of Har-
ris' Blood Remedy, 121' and
have been greatly improved Oy
same. 1t is great remedy and
will do everything you claim II
will do. l am enclosing money
order for two dollars and fifty
cents. for which express to me
at once, three bottles of your
121 Blood Remedy. Very truly
yours, JAS. LOVE BELlN'
1914 Fifth Avenue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03

Are made by The "pulI together" Of many
citizens. Resolve to pull for the Chamber Of
Commerce and boost Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03
500, 900 REWARD FOR A
BOIL WEEVIL REMEDY
South Carolina Legislature Adopts
Resolution Providing Money.

Resolution Providing Money.
COLUMBIA, S. ca reward Of
100000 is offered by the state CT
South Carolina to the person who
discovers and provides a successful
remedy for the cotton boil weeX1ll,
in q Joint resolution offered in the
house of representatives of the gen
eral assembly today by Representa-
tive Morrison, of Charleston. Inc
resolution provides that persons nnd-
inc boil weevil remedies will denver
them to the commissioner OF agrl-
culture, that official to appoint a
commission of ten or more rehaple
persons to test them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-03

Weaver Drug Co., Dawson
Ca, Dear Sirs: Please send me
one bottle of Harris 121 Blood
Remedy. Have used one bottle
of If and it was fine. I can't say
enough for it is just the RENE
DIV for the blood. Send to
WILLIE BROWN,
Doerun, Ca, R. 2, Box no.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-10-07
ROTTED MANURE PREFERABLE
Its Meehanieal Condition is Improved
by Organic Matter Being
Broken Down.

Manure loses much OF Its plant food
In the process OF rottlng. It's mechap.
ical condition, however,, Is much Inn
proved. becnuse there is great deal
Of ftfe coarse organic matter broken
down. Much OF this will be lost
through decay, and the percentage of
mineral plant food remaining may be
greater per ton OF manure In the rot
ted than In the fresh condition. These
facts make rotred manure preferable
for truck crops where quick resufrs'
are desired and where a large amount
OF manure is used. says +. l.. Duleyof
the University OF Missouri college --ef
agriculture. Too heavy applications
OF fresh manure may often burn
planis, especially during dry seasons.
The coarse organic material keeps the
soil open and reduces its capacity to
retain moisture, However there Is
too much loss OF plant food In rotting
and Il is advisable to apply manure
us soon as possible.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-10-07
RAISE SUCCESSION OF CROPS
II Is Possible to Have Several Good
Crops for Table Use During
Summer and Autumn.

BY keeping all the garden space
stirred and fresh for seeding 1t is pos
slble to make a succession of paintings
OF several good crops to have them for
use for long season. BY planting
sweet corn, for example, early in the
spring and then couple of short rows
about every two weeks till the middle
of summer. II Is possible to have sweet
corn for table use for several months
during the summer and fall. Sweet
corn may be planted at intervals from
April TO the last of July, and bunch
beans during the same time. Radishes
may be sown and coming on for use
in fresh state from March till the
first of September In central attitudes
II is impossible here to enumerate all
of the good things that can be had
fresh from the garden during the mid
die of the summer and through the
fall months by keeping all the vacant
spaces seeded and through seeding or
setting out plants between rews of
crops that will soon be out of the way.