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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
EUROPEAN FARM METHODS.

For many years American experts IN
agriculture have pointed to certain nations
of Europe, notably France, Holland and
Denmark. as examples for American farm
ers to emulate But since the army of farm
boys returned from Europe nothing is heard
of the advantages of Europe over those OF
America. Those boys were wise and OBJ
serving. They saw European farm methods
in reality, not in theory. They saw their
weaknesses in comparison with those OF
America. No returned soldier who is
farmer thinks of going back to France to
engage in farming. No one is advertising
himself as an expert to put French farming
methods into operation on a Southwest
Georgia farm. In truth, European farm
methods as American soldiers saw them are
jokes.
Something might be obtained from the
foreigners in the matter of intensificatlon
and utilization, but that is all. The Euro
pean tills every square foot of his land. He
must in order to exc out a living. But the
sight of an old woman with a basket filled
with stable compost on her arm scattering
it with her hands must have brought look
of establishment from an American farm
boy. He must have laughed to see those
women gathering their grain with sickles
when he recalled the horse-drawn binders
on his fathers farm. He did not want to
take any lessons in European farming
Neither did he want to adopt European
methods when he returned home. Europe
has much to learn from American farmers,
but American farmers have little to learn
from those of Europe. 1t is hoped the
craze of getting inspiration from those
countries for American agriculture is ended
along with the other crazes that everything
which comes from Europe is of superior
quality.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
Liberation of a Class.
From Farm Life.

Many tears formerly were shed over the
poor farmer in certain sections of the south
1t was said that he never produced anything
but cotton, and his crop was always mort
gagged to some brutal Simon Legree sort of
home town merchant, who charged him
double for everything he bought, and paid
him half for everything he sold. The home
town bank soaked him forty per cent inter-
est and took chattel mortgage on his eye
teeth before it would lend him enough
money to buy his mother-in-law a coffin
That was what the general public thought,
and while the matter was exaggerated there
was more than a grain of truth in it. But
there has been great change in the con-
dition of this poor chattel slave of the Dixie
hills. The explanation, as given by Director
R. S. Wilson, of the Mississippi extension
department, is very simple. an the hill Sec
tons of Mississippi especially, the iniqui-
tous credit system has been practically abol-
ished, farmers as a rule are out of debt, and
bank deposits have doubled and trebled. This
is no argument against cotton as a money
crop, because it is, as rule, our best money
crop; but it is simply because our cotton
money has gone into the bank rather than
to other states to pay debts for supplies at
credit prices; and furthermore we had other
money crops that brought US cash at all times
of the year. Similar reports come to us
from other sections of the south. "Diversi-
fication does it"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
THE TAXPAYERS SHARE.

Director General Hines of the railroad
administration in asking congress few
days ago to appropriate $420,727,341 to
wind up the affairs of the organization
supplied some figures showing the cost of
government operation to the tax payers of
the nation. He says the direct loss to the
government, that is the amount which the
income from the roads is less than the earn
ings, totals $9O0,478,476. This amount
must be paid out of the proceeds of the
taxes collected from the public and from the
proceeds of Liberty and Victory bonds, as
it has been so far as congress has appro-
priated the money to meet the obligation.
The appropriation asked for by Mr.. Hines is
the last general draft on the public funds
for this purpose, except in cases of disputed
rentals The balance has already been ap-
propriated.
But this amount, staggering as it is, is not
all the burden the government inflicted up
on the public during the twenty-six months
it operated the railroads. The government
appropriated the total sum of 1866, 1903, 1868
for betterment and other permanent serv-
ices This money is to be repaid to the
government by the roads, if they are able
to earn it. They have ten years in which
to. pay 1867, 806,968, and fifteen years in
which to repay the remainder. But if they
do not earn sufficient in that time to do SO
the government will have to postpone the
collection At this time the total funds
withdrawn from the public and expended
for the railroads is $1,867, 1882, 119, includ-
ing that for betterment and permanent
service. Mr. Hines points out that the APP
preparation which he is asking at this time
does not include any claims the lines may
have against the government for rentals
which are in dispute at this time. mas
much as the government has paid all the
claims which could not be disputed, what
ever of these disputed claims are allowed
will increase the total expense of the roads
to the people There will be no reductions
from the figures because the government
can get no reductions. The final loss will
not be far from one billion dollars
If the roads repay the 1906, ,36e
which the government has advanced the
money must come from the people in the
form of higher transportation rates, and il
will be just as burdensome as though paiC
from the federal treasury, for without that
debt freight rates could be reduced to save
just the amount which must be earned tt
paw it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
Bud Blalock's Gourd.
FYom the Macon News.

The newspapers of late discovered all
over again what "Bud" Blalock's intimate
and observant friends have long known, that
the affable and efficient collector of internal
revenue at Atlanta drinks out of a gourd
When the sweet-shrubs begin to open and
the purple martins wheel in cheerful flight
around those other gourds, suspended from
a pole, which deck the rustic landscape, we
know for a verify that the winter is over and
gone and the long summer days when Lazy
Lawrence shimmers against the horizon are
not far distant; so the reminiscent magma
ton kindles at the mention of that mellow
old gourd which carries to the tumult and
contagion of the city the wholesomeness and
tranquility of the countryside
We can see the yellow curcurbit ripening
in the sun in a corner of the rail fence,
where the brown Lizards scamper among the
sassafras and the silhouettes of the clouds
drift dreamily across the neighboring grain
fields We can see it hung from the mellow
rafters in the barn to harden until it can
be fashioned with Barlow into the simple
form which must have been the first dipper,
except the cupped ten fingers, that ever
served the human race. We can see it sus-
well, an adjunct of the old oaken bucket on
the pebbled sands across which trickled the
cool waters of natures own fountain.
''He who would be truly inspired" said
sturdy old John Milton Unjust drink water
from a wooden bowl"
Is it not, in simple candor, the wholesome
truth? And what, after ALL could the poet
and philosopher have had in mind it if were
not counterpart of bud" Blalock's gourd?
With such a tipple, Keats need not sigh
80 for draft of vintage that hath been
Cooled long age in the deep delved earth
Full of the true the blushful Hippocrine."
Compared to water from a gourd what
are rickies and Mamie Taylors, sazaracs
and martins, saki or mescal, tokay or aqua
dente, schnapps or usquebaugh, not to men,
ton stump-rum and Jersey lightning? 1t
is as lmpid as the draught of rare Ben JON
son who sang:
Drink to me only with thine eyes,"
and as exhilarating as sparkling Moselle.
At all events if it is not, it seems to be
in the light of the memories one of these
mellow old gourds evokes as we recall reach
ing the spring after perspiring through a
long half day of building a bird trap down
yonder in the bottom by the persimmon
tree or constructing a kite as part of that
eternal process of conquering the skies.
It may be that the particular gourd under
review is a part of the prophylactic safe
guards incident to living in Atlanta. and as
such is to be generally recommended but at
all events we have no doubt that it has con-
tributed materially towards keeping "Bud"
Blalock young.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
THE NEW ADVERTISING RATES.
AND CHEAP AT THE PRICE

From the Arkansas Thomas Cat.
Referring to an old citizen as "relic of
antiquity" 81.
Calling a new made lawyer "a legal light
of which the profession should feel proud
1925.
To call a man progressive citizen"
when it is known that he is lazier than a
government mule, SITS.
Calling a female talented and refined
lady, a valuable acquisition to society,""
with variations, $1.85
Referring to a deceased citizen as "a man
whose place will long remain untitled"
when we know that he was the best poker
player in town, 1925.
Extra rates are charged when the party
is well.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
The Public Aroused.
From the Townsville Times-Enterprise.

From the ThomasviIIe Times-Enterprise.
A large percent of the people of this
country are being slowly but surely aroused
against profiteers. We have experienced a
series of robberies that appall the country.
The people have so far stood them with
patience and forbearance worthy any cause,
But lately the worm has begun to turn and
those who have both sense and discretion
are openly favoring more drastic methods
to meet the requirements of the situation.
It's going to take public sentiment such
as is being openly aroused by overall clubs
to curb expenditures and to bring down
prices. When the public does decide to put
a stop to its own reckless purchasing it will
also likewise decide to put stop to the ex-
tortionate profits of the dealers 1t will stop
too mighty quick when concerted action is
brought against it by the people, who are
the sufferers from it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
PLURALIT1Es OF THE CANDIDATES.
From the Moultrie Observer.

From the Moultrie Observer.
1t looks like Senator Smith and Attorney
General Palmer got all that was coming to
them in convention votes. In the fifty-one
counties Palmer carried he received a plu-
rality of 5000, and Senator Smith, in the
46 counties carried, received a plurality of
less than four thousand, while Watson in
the 81 counties carried received plurality
of $4,000. He had enough votes if they
had been distributed in the small counties
carried by Palmer and Smith, to have con-
trolled the convention. This is not said in
support of Watson but in fairness to him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
ONE MAN WHO REFUSED TO
BE "HELD UP" BY A GOUGER

From the Griffin News and Sum-
In one of our big cities a citizen wanted
an oak center table stained a mahogany fin
ish to harmonic with the rest of the furni-
ture in the room. A workman demanded
S22.5O for the job. Instead of paying it
the citizen bought can of mahogany stain
for $1.35, brush for a dollar and did the
Job himself in an hour and half. If
other people would use some of the same
brand of horse sense the ridiculous cost of
existence would soon come down to a sane
level.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
TIME To DO THINKING.
From the Orlando Star.

From the Orlando Star.
If it is true as claimed that about $500
worth of wool goes into a suit of clothes
costing the ultimate buyer from S65 to
800, it would be of interest to know where
the rest of the cost is distributed, saws an
exchange. 1t requires a year to produce
the raw material, which is about one-twelfth
or one-fifteenth of the cost. Does it re-
quire a year to produce the other factors
entering in? The farmer wool-grower, who
is also patron of the finished product, and
his family have a right to do some thinking
on the question.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

All this talk about saving print paper is
a huge joke, just as it is about saving any
other kind of paper or any other thing.
Everybody is talking about saving, but no
body is doing any saving. The big dailies
are making lot of noise and doing moth
ing. The little fellows are doing a lot of
granting and then try just as hard as the
big dailies to get away with more paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Colonel Charles W. Gordon, of Los An
geles, is accused of having twenty-eight
wives, and is in the hands of the au-
thorities. Why not surrender him to the
women-his wives? They should be able to
make the punishment fit the crime.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Next thing you know potatoes will be COM
ing in boxes, wrapped in tissue paper and
sold at a dollar dozen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

A Missouri farmer caused the story to
be published that large supply of liquor
was buried on his land. Revenue officers
and ''wets" plowed up the entire farm to
find the plant" Then the farmer planted
his grain.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

The bunch at Washington repeatedly tell
US that thrift and hard work by the people
will settle all difficulties in this country.
Yes, and we also need some thrift and hard
work and brains at Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Overalls and calicoes have become fad
They would constitute an excellent fad if
all the people who have taken to wearing
them in various parts of the country were
what overalls Neutrality-suspicious..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Smoking is one of the customs being ia
ken up by progressive women in many
parts of the country OF course this new
forward movement to put women on the
same level with men is hailed with delight
by our up-to-date statesmen and news
papers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

That able southern statesman, Senator
Oscar w. Underwood, of Alabama, has been
elected to the position of democratic lead
er of the senate. He was the choice of
Georgia for president in the primary of
1912
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

A wedding write-up contains these state
ments concerning the groom: Everybody
was surprised at his marriage. He was
considered one of the most intelligent young
men of the town"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

1t is charged that H Hoover is not a
politician. Yet he tried being independent,
being a lukewarm democrat and being a
warm republican all within few weeks. 1t
is a record without parallel
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Those towns which show decrease in
population according to the census returns
are finding consolation in the belief that
while the quantity has decreased the quality
has increased
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

AS the old Quaker would have said had
he liveid today: Everybody is profiteer ex-
cept thee and me, and l have my doubts
about thee"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

The spirit of reciprocity depends upon
whether the individual is being reciprocated
or reciprocating.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

It's about time for the government to
issue a bulletin advising the farmers to
plant their crops in the ground.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Wearing overalls over 500 business
suit is like wearing $1,000 Paris gown
with Jewels to match at a charity ball.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Albany has a population of eleven thou
sand. Albany is a growing, prosperous and
progressive South Georgia town. And all
South Georgia towns are growing towns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
THE DEAR OLD DOLLAR.

From the Griffin News.
Editor Rainey thinks the trouble with the
American dollar is that it has been
SO long people cannot under
stand its transformation into runt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

You have got to give it to the manufac-
turers of overalls for pulling off good one
in their trade. Overalls cost like real cloth
ing now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Sometimes man believes it would i'm
prove things if the women would get more
of their cooking recipes from kitchen eX-
perience and fewer of them from cook books.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
THE OTHER SIDE OF MEAT.

The campaign of the department of justice
to reduce the cost of meat by educating the
people to buy and use the cheaper cuts brings
an emphatic protest from the live stock pro-
ducers of the country Their open hostility
to the campaign of the department may be
judged by the following from the secretary
of the Kansas City Live Stock Association:
The propaganda of the United States
department of justice, Save Money on
Meat" is a crime against the live stock
producers of this country; another act
of our government to penalize the live
stock producers for their response to the
call for increased production during the
war. Why pick on meat? 1t is already
the cheapest food we have and the only
one which is being produced at loss.
Why does the department of justice not
investigate the high cost of sugar pota-
toes, flour and tobacco? l urge you in
the interest of the live stock producers
of Kansas to introduce a resolution IN
congress condemning this propaganda.
1t does not excuse one wrong to point to
another one But there is considerable
merit in the suggestion that the department
of justice should give some attention to other
food commodities in which extortionate
prices now prevail, like sugar and potatoes
The government is not able to remove the
high prices, as is shown by the failure to dc
so after the laws asked for by Attorney Gen
eral Palmer were enacted and after he had
been given a $5,OOO,OOO fund to carry on the
warfare against profiteers. Not one of them
has been sent to jail, and except in few in,
Significant cases has any one been brought
to bar The campaign has become one tc
educate the people to reduce the cost of liv-
ing by buying less food.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04

Who is responsible for the term gentle
spring."
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16
Pulaski Heights News

shortly for St. Louis, where ne will
enter the Washington University for
a four-year term in architecture.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Pierce an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh
ter, Daisy Jean, to Clifford Melvin
Pearce, the wedding having taken
place at the brides home in Fayette-
vile, where Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce arc
al home at 2l8 Maple street.
In 1904 the Pulaski Heights car
line was built. This line runs through
the hill section west Of the city and
is the scenic route to Forest Park.
Land sold before this car service was
started from SIS to $50 per acre and
was not in demand, as it was of such
poor quality it was not suitable for
farm purposes. 1t now brings from
$3.50 to $3.50 for fifty-foot lot,
and over a million dollars in homes
have been built there in the last ten
years.
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Cotton have
moved from III IL Main to 6l5
North Spruce.
A building permit was issued to
John Monteatb to build a garage at
l02 Ridgeway, $3.50.
Mrs. E. C. Messenger and daugh-
ter, Clara Bird, are spending a few
days in Hot Springs.
Miss Eason Louise Johnson of
England, Ark, is the guest Of Miss
Fay Curlee, 1924 Kenyon avenue.
A building permit was issued to
Mrs. Hettie A. Booth to repair resi-
dence, 524 North VaImar street,
500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moorehead Wright
and sons, Charles, Moorehead Jr.
and Fulton, returned Sunday from
Ludington, Mich, where they spent
the summer.
Howard Eichenbaum, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Eichenbaum, will leave
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16

Miss Pearl Burton spent Sunday
with Willie Adams.
Miss Mabel Garvin visited Miss
Irene Brannon Friday.
Mrs. Julia McRaven Of Jackson.
vile Is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Johnston.
They're still drilling for oil on
Nubbin Ridge,
Mrs. Robertson has been i'll for
the last week.
Mr.. Holmes Of Little Rock had
dinner with Mr.. Burton Wednesday.
Mr. Bolin and family have return
ed from a visit to Cherry Valley.
Ed Garyin and family spent Sun
day with James Garvin and family.
]. T. Hamilton of Little Rock at
tended the musical at Mr. Burton's
Tuesday evening.
Miss Mabel Garvin called on Miss
Willie Adams Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Toliver Of
North Little Rock visited Mrs. Bur
ton Friday afternoon.
Mr. Adams, son and daughter,
Murphy and Willie, Misses Alice
and Matte Beall, Pearl Burton, Ma
bel Garvin, Hartsell and Thomas
Beall started to church Sunday night.
A cloud from the north, with light
ming, caused them to have their hay
ride back home instead of to church.
DADDY's LITTLE Per.
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16

Maufine and Maxine McCright were
the dinner guests Of Eula and Eunice
last Sunday.
Henry Lawhon, Ed Emerson and
Horace Singleton have gone to Baux
lite to work.
Mrs. Lizzie Crook and children are
spending a few days with frineds and
relatives at this place.
Bro. Richardson spent last Sunday
night with Rev. j. A. Lawbon and
family.
We are sorry to say that Bro. Avery
can not be with us during our meet
ing. Our school was out last We'd
nesday.
Miss Trula ellis is spending a
few weeks with A. E. Criglow and
family.
MoNyHLY ROSE.
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16
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Sunday school was very small
Sunday as preaching at Banks took
lot of our members away. Services
Sunday night we're fine. Brother
Fultz conducted prayer meeting at
8:l5 and Brother Nall preached at
$50. His sermon was fine.
The death angel visited the home
Of J. A. Davis and took away Grand
ma Mitchell, whom they had given
life time home. She was buried in
the Douglas cemetery.
Lee and Albert Elrod of Kensaw,
Ga. visited their sister, Mrs. D. v.
Turley, and reported her sister was
very III, but was better.
Mrs. Luella Cupp and Mrs. Allie
Rowland made a business trip to
Little Rock Friday
Mrs. Tom Munson and Ernest
Bright made trip to England to
see Mrs. Munson's son, George Mum
son, and family.
Mrs. Luther Holmes visited Mrs.
Tom and Mrs. ]. E. Muason Thurs
day.
Homer Henderson, Ernest Bright
and a bunch of boys from Douglas
vile went over on Twelfth street
Labor Day, wolf hunting, and they
caught a bob-cat They all were
proud because it was their first.
Alice Rowland has been Visiting
her friend in Little Rock, Sarah Ma
RE Hammonds.
Mr.. Steele is improving nicely.
! His little invalid boy was baptized
Sunday. He is crippled, and Brother
Nall and Brother Fultz baptized him
IN a chair
Marie Rowland and Mrs. J. E.
Munson visited school last Thurs
day. School seems to be getting
along fine. DAISY.
The Pulaskian., 1920-09-16
TIP TOP NEWS.
Observation-Disclosures

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Our school closed Friday the 10Th.
Avedia Black has been sick some
time with tonsilities. She is in Little
Rock now at the hospital
Mrs. Annie Brown of Tulsa, Okla.
has been visiting his brother here, J.
NJ Braden.
Mrs. Black and Mrs. Titus went to
Little Rock Sunday to see Avedia
Black, who is reported no better.
Mr.. Deaton has been hauling logs
for Mr.. Lewis, who will build new
house.
Cotton picking to the employment
now Lite Miree Braden is the
champion picker for her age, she is
A years old, and she picked Is lbs.
in one day. She called for sack
with the rest, started to the field and
she picked what she wanted to. Who
can beat that?
Mrs. Lyons has been cutting hay
this week.
Mr.. Sanford Cosnell and family
of Little Rock visited his brother of
this place Monday.
Mr.. Braden and family were the
supper guests of Mr.. Swagerty and
family Sunday night.
Mrs. Toney visited her sister, Mrs.
Titus of this place Friday.
Mr.. Evans and children visited