The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-04-26

THE DAWSON
masculine possessions, an honest-to-goodnes'
he man vice.
We may expect with a tobacco smoker il
the white house that its atmosphere will b.
less clarified and less frigid, and that human
geniality and good fellowship will be more il
evidence This should operate to make the
presidents task less difficult and his person
more approachable Thus he will enjoy life
more, and the public service will be the
gamer.
Col Edward H. Shaughnessy, who is tc
be second assistant postmaster general, II
change of the railway and air mail service, i:
giving up a $4,000 job to take the govern
ment position at a salary of $4,000. We have
a government that spends money like drunk
en- sailor in certain directions, and is stin-
gier than a miser in other directions. The
SIS 900 paid to the second assistant postmaster
general is just a sample of the stingy pay
that responsible department officials receive.
The recent Hughes note concerning the Jap
anese mandate over the island of zap seems
to have given the powers something to think
about, and they are reported to be preparing
for conversation on the sub eCt. The Japanese
generally believed to be more or less mimi
cal to the United States, do not indicate that
they consider the incident closed, or that they
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The Triton Gazette has just celebrated its
thirty-second anniversary, and The News fe-
dictates Editor Herring on the interesting
event. The Gazette and Editor Herring are
valuable assets not only to Triton and Tilt
county, but to all of south Georgia and the
entire state We wish them many more years
of prosperity and good work.
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Nicaragua is not able to see that member
ship in the league of nations is worth $4,000 a
month, which is its proportionate share of the
leagues budget, and it now seeks to with
draw 1t probably is wondering where it is
going to get the $4,000 it now owes the
league on account.
gone wrong. Editor H. B. Folsom has leased
the Tattnall Journal while he serves two
years in the legislature. He will find that edit
ing country newspaper is much pleasanter
and more profitable than trying to save the
state UP in Atlanta
In the opinion of the Townsville Times
Enterprise when man is found with pistol
in his pocket and whisky on his breath it is
prima facia evidence that he is out for trouble
AS our contemporary says, these are not the
of the law-abidng and the peace
loving"
The press of the country IS having much to
say in criticism of the present styles of wo-
mems dress. If the press would eliminate the
pictures of nudity with which it teens three
fourths of the evil complained of would be
cured.
A drunkard has been reformed by an oper
alton which removed a bone that had been
pressing against his brain. Others whom we
have known were cured by the removal OF a
brass rail that was pressing against the loot
Peanut growers OF this section who are
forced to sell their product in competition
with the cheap peanuts from China are of
the opinion that they have been made the
goat of peanut politicians.
All roads will lead to Dawson on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of this week. They
will be record days for the city and the thous-
ands Of visitors. All will be given cordial
welcome.
When Atlanta finishes publicly washing
her dirty linen the entire state will be glad
ORIGIN OF OLD SAYINGS.
From London Answers
"A Red Letter Day is an expression which
arose out of the old ecclesiastical calendar in
which festivals and high holidays were print
ed i'll red ink. These important days Conse-
quently became known as Red Letter Days"
hence the term today
Murder will out" is a phrase which Geof-
frey Chaucer originated, although in the first
instance it was spelled "Mordre vol out"
Truth is stranger than fiction" is a we'll
used saying, and perhaps it is not generally
known that it was originally employed by
Byron in his Don Juan"