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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
RUDE RURAL RHYME
CARTOONS.

When each good day is near its close with
old Sol sinking to repose, | shut the doors
on office life and come on home to kiss my
wife. when l pull up my weary shoes |
sprawl around to rest my thews and seize the
we1l-known Journal-News to read good Ed
gar Guest, his runes, and grin awhile at new
cartoons I love to read in daily papers OF
cartoon people and their capers, | love to
scan some work of Dwig's, some prank OF
Petite Ding or Jiggs. [ gaze with awe on
Jiggs' wife Maggie, and thank the Lord that
mines not naggy, or pity those who spend
their bones forever keeping up with Jones.
like Bud Fisher and his line; old Nuts a
special friend of mine, and Jeff who wears the
hoodoo sign; for be it love affairs or bets
the worst of it is all Jeff gets | hope I'll
never see it slump, that pleasant tale Of Andy
Gump of Minnie with her arms akimbo OF
Chester and of Uncle Bimbo. 1t stirs my
sympathy and dander to see the wles OF
Widow lander | know chin is often handy,
and so | sympathize with Andy, but con-
gress has some spineless Chumps much worse
than any Chnless Gumps. This world so full
OF sorrow now, with worry lines on every
brow, would be the pleasantest OF places if
grouchy folks would crack their faces, if eV-
cry butcher baker, CRATER would try the
medicine OF laughter. Of men who serve their
kind and kin the best are those that make
us grin. OF all life's boons the very boonest
come from my favorite CartoOnist.
BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful
OF Him."
From the Athens News.

The city man, when he gets up in the
morning, turns on the gas, picks the paper
off the front porch, takes a cold shower, eats
cold storage egg and slice OF baker S
toast and marvels anew on the might1ness OF
man.
The city man. at night, leaves the heaped
tomb where men bury their souls in business,
and in his smooth riding machine whirls
home with arc lights for his moon and the
smoke of thousand chimneys for his heaven.
Mans works are all about him, and he be-
comes highly important in his own estima-
ton.
Religions and PHILOSOPHERS are not born in
cities; they die there.
The farmer stumbes from his bed in the
dark: he splits his wood from the tough side
OF a knot he draws his water from the depths
OF a dug we'll and looking off to the east he
sees the day mysteriously being born again.
he pauses moment and hears the eternal
hymn the birds sing each morning to the
new sun; he watches the flood OF the lite
giving light slowly wash over the rounded
hills and gid the mirror surface of the pas
ture stream.
At night, after day in the field in the
woods, in the hills, somewhere close to the
beginning and root of things, the countryman
comes home through the dusk, the moon in
its first quarter swings a silver crescent over
his left shoulder, the afterglow of the de-
parted sun touches the tips of the tall trees
away off in the west; the birds are smuggling
to their nights rest with contented twitter
and chirp; the night hawk whirls his great
circles between the circling bats, and the
whisper of little winds in the forest tell of
many mysteries
After supper the stars come out-blazng
eternal stars, vivid red Mars, the constella-
tons gem the purple vastness above and the
cooling earth invites to rest.
And the farmer understands how the an
cient felt when he exclaimed: What is man
that thou art mindful of him?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
Terrell County's Enterprise.
From the Triton Gazette.

Terrell county, Georgia's greatest cotton
producing county, area considered also has
the distinction OF producing more cotton per
square mile than any other county in the
United States, with the exception OF one coun-
ty in South Carolina. This year Terrell shows
a quantity production of 20,577 bales, in
crease OF $3.50 bales, or nearly IS per cent,
over last year The Dawson News says this
production is due to the intensive fight made
against the boil weevil in Terrell, in which
the best varieties OF seed, intensive cultivation
and liberal use OF high grade fertilizers were
the secret of success. 1t is stated that many
farmers made as high as a bale to the acre
on parts OF their crops and one farmer gath
cred sixty bales from sixty acres, while an
other gathered thirty-eight bales from thirty
six acres. But farmers throughout the cotton
belt should not be deluded by the idea that
it is all easy matter to grow cotton under
boil weevil conditions. The farmers OF Ter
rell have shown that it can be done, but to
do so is no lazy mans job. 1t means a fight
and hard work from the time before the land
is broken until the stalks are plowed under
in the fall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
Impractical for This Section.
From the Pelham Journal.


That part of the new boil weevil control
which calls for the destruction of all squares
practical for South Georgia. 1t is asserted that
by June means that the crop will have to be
produced from that date forward, which would
give too short growing season for this sec
ton OF the state. 1t is pointed out that rainy
weather usually sets in early in July, and for
that reason what cotton is made in this ter
rtory must be made by an early date in that
month. Under the early method of planting
adopted in South Georgia following the inya-
sion OF the boil weevi the crop is well under
way by early June.
The Florida system of boil weevil control
calls for late planting around April LIST, so
that the stalks will not be so large by June
list, by which time it is estimated that most
of the boil weevs have left their winter
quarters. The destruction of the squares at
that time and thorough application OF cal
cium arsenate undoubtedly will get most of
the weevils. On the other hand, they argue
that South Georgia cotton farmers, because
of the prospect of a rainy period in July, can
rot afford to get their crop set so late III
the season. 1t is possible that many grow
ers will try the Florida system, but modify
it to the extent of destroying the squares In
May instead OF June, planting at the same
time they usually do or early in March. At
any rate it is certain that large acreage will
be given to cotton in this territory next year,
and that more effort will be expended in COM
batting the ravages of the boil weevil than has
been in any previous season.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
Beautiful Dawson Gardens.

The late fall has not only cut down the
coal bill but has been favorable to the ma
turing OF tropical fruits, which are usually
blighted in this climate by frost before they
have time to ripen. The fall flowers, too,
have been left undisturbed, and on every
hand is bewildering array OF brilliant colors
in SALIVA. cosmos and vari-colored chrysan-
thelnums. There is hardly garden in Daw-
son which is not frightened by these flowers
and beautiful with the graceful vines OF the
queens wreath" just now in long pendants
Of pink bloom The lovely flower gardens OF
Dawson reflect in an exquisite way the taste
Of the home makers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
More Spindles at Work.
From the Industrial Index.

The cotton spinning industry was more
active during October than in September, the
aggregate number of active spindle hours re-
ported for the month having been 8,289,885,
446, compared with 7,760,863,470 on Septen-
Der, the census bureau announces.
The average number of spindles operated
was 36,834931 or at 99.2 per cent. capacity
on single shift basis, compared with a.
822, 1913 or at $50 per cent capacity in Sep
tember Cotton spindles in place October 3lst
numbered 37,128659, compared with $685.,
407 on September 30th.
Active spindle hours in cotton growing
states aggregated 4577, 464,015, compared
with 4,338056582 in September and in all
other states 3712,421,431, compared with 3d.,
Az, 806883 in September.
The average hours per spindle in place
during October was 223 compared with 200
in September. In cotton growing states the
average was 284, compared with 20 i'll Sep
TENDER and in all other states ~, compared
with 163 in September.
The active spindle hours and average hours
per spindle in place in cotton growing states
during October were:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
BooTLEGGER's BRIGHTEST ROSE.

From the New York Herald
The brightest flower in the bootleggers
garland has just been discovered blooming.
It is synthetic champagne, manufactured at
cost of $175 a quart, and said to sell as
high as $40 quart. Synthetic gin and col
cred alcohol, even limitations of fawny
Scotch, did not have the touch of the auda-
cious which belongs to an artificial cham
payne 1t is like pouring soda pop into the
nectar goblets OF the gods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Interrupted wire communication delayed
train service, half dozen persons injured
and damage which probably will run into
several hundred thousand dollars was the toll
revealed as the result of freak Thanksgiving
weather in Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and western Wisconsin
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

In the list of those recently elected to the
American congress we find the names OF
men chosen to represent the liquor interests
the prohibition interests the manufacturing
interests the farming interests, or some other
interest If any one was elected to represent
impartially all the interests he is not SO listed
in the roll of congressman. It's far cry
from the good old days when classes and
class legislation were anathema in the United
States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Since the opening of the hunting season
Dawson sportsmen have taken advantage of
the opportunity to hit the trail with guns and
dogs. 1t is said that quail and doves are
plentiful but "a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush" as evidence, and we haven't
seen either quail or dove.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

A woman candidate for Office in Honolulu
preceded her campaign speeches with hula
hula dance; but she is not the first candidate
to try to wiggle into Office, in the opinion OF
an exchange,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

There's never a let-up on the fellow who
has to dig up the tax money, Congressman
in Washington are now working on a bill to
increase the pension for civil and Mexican
war veterans from $50 to $72 month. 1t is
proposed to give widows an increase from
$50 to $50 month,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
THANK YOU, SIR.

From the Henry County Weekly
The Dawson News presents quite a stylish
appearance There are few weekly papers in
the south that have shown such enterprise as
has the editor and business manager Of this
excellent sheet Long live Rainey and The
Dawson News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Editor Jim Williams, of the Greensboro
Herald Journal, is justly indignant that re-
port has been circulated that after a man
passes fifty he would rather have mess of
young turnip greens than the kiss of pretty
girl. Don't you believe any such tommy
rot" he walls. Well, we don't.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Fault finding is an easy but generally use
less task What the world needs is somebody
to show how to correct the faults, and that
is where the fault finder invariably fails when
il comes to a showdown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Tax money collected by the government i'll
one month now totals only about $354000,000
against 1861 100000 in a similar period one
year ago The war slogan, Give until it
hurts" ought to be changed to Save until
it hurts" and pasted in the hat OF every pub
lie official who spends the peoples money,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

According to report in Washington no
batt1eship will be scrapped by the United
States navy until after the fve-power naval
treaty has been ratified by the last of the sur
viving powers. The United States, Great Brit
ain and Japan have ratified the compact, but
France and Italy have not yet given their
approval to the instrument
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

A Michigan fruit grower is reported to
have paid $4,000 for single strawberry
plant, which prompts contemporary to re-
mark that most of us will believe we are
getting the fruit from that plant when we
buy box of early berries next spring.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
POOR BOB WHITE!

From the Commerce News.
This fine old bird is having rocky road
to travel since he was stripped of the shell
tering wings OF the law Somehow or other
we are always sorry when this bird becomes
the victim Of the reckless gunman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Negro labor has been satisfactory in the
main, and we agree with the Jackson Prog
ress-Argus that 1T is mean cuss who would
do anything to drive these people away.
Georgia has been fairly overrun with law
lessness for the past few years, and it is
time the night-riding, hell-raising element was
brought to task"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

They have disagreeable politics in Oklaho-
ma where two governors have been d1sgrac-
ed in fifteen years. Governor Robertson has
been formally charged with having pardoned
convict on condition that the latter would
murder a certain county attorney, who was
prosecuting him on an indictment charging
that he had been bribed to permit an insolvent
bank to continue in business. We are not yet
prepared to believe that any man who has
sufficient character to be elected governor OF
his state could have been guilty of such an
atroCious act.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Winter started off with sleet and snow. we
didn't known before that Professor ohioe'
was on the Job again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Accidents at railroad crossings in four
months amounted to All, an increase OF
more than three per cent. Keep up the careful
crossing campaign.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

The Madisonian says over two hundred
thousand dollars go out of Morgan county
every year for meat. Terrell county IS ship
ping hogs to packing plants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

Turkeys are scarce at 40 cents a pound, and
for that reason they were not as plentiful as
heretofore at the annual feast Of gratitude on
Thanksgiving day last Thursday. Those who
have tried to raise the birds can enumerate
many reasons why this is thus. The turkey
in infancy is d wanderer and a weakling. 1t
falls victim OF pip and predatory pests. So
turkey at 40 cents pound is not surprising,
although the price may be shocking. But
counting our blessings one by one as the
hymnal urges. there was the fat and tooth
some hen and the roasted pig to fall back on,
and everybody was we'll fed without the ira
ditional piece de resistance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

President Harding shook hands with 1,450
persons on a recent day. As a contemporary
says, its shame the way we misuse our
presidents"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05

The farmers should not let the good cot
ton crop this year run them dafy. 1t is
more important than ever that they retain
their equilibrium.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
Rocking the Cradle.
From the Savannah Press

The following couplet is printed in a paper
in the middle west:
The hand that rocks the cradle
Now is stained with nicotine,
And the loot upon the rocker
Likes to step on gasoline.
This pessimistic poem OF a contemporary is
rebuked by the Louisville Post which be-
lieves that the woman who runs a car and
takes her babies along with her gives them
purer air than when they are rocked in a
stufy cradle.
Again the woman who smokes cigarettes
really uses a cigarette holder and her fingers
do not always show the result OF the habit.
The Post asks the question: II it is improp-
er for ladies' to smoke, it IS improper for men.
Do all the men who object to women snok-
ing refrain from smoking themselves?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-12-05
Bully for the Governor.

When Governor f1ardWlCk was dektu
few days ago, to proclaim that the rats were
eating UP Georgia and to call upon the peo-
pie to observe rat killing week. he announc-
ed ban on further promiscuous procama
tons:
"Rat killing week is sponsored by some
good people and doubtless is all right,
and the rats may be gnawing us more
than | realize, but | decided some time
ago that the governor OF Georgia should
only issue proclamations when there is
something of real Importance to pro-
claim" the governor said. Therefore, |
have issued orders that no more general
procamations ON all sorts OF subjects be
issued from this office during my term
1t was suggested to the governor that
hog-killing week might be more apropos
at this time, and a mosquito killing week
in the spring.
Thanks, governor. The custom which has
prevailed for the past several years OF issuing
an official proclamation whenever somebody
took a notion that something should be done
or cause" advanced has lowered the dig
nifty of the office OF governor. Governor
Hardwick is to be commended for calling (
halt to the absurd and senseless custom.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
F=R0CI0US DENiZEN or Sea
California Spotted Moray Is ? Capture
Which No Fisherman Ia Arx-
ious to Make.

The California spotted moray, or
'sea eel" as it is popularity called,
is credited with being the most fe-
rocious marine animal in existence.
The commonly observed. specimens
are about three or four feet long, and
about the size of a mans wrist.
Their mouths are provided with
needle-like teeth, and their jaws are
so strong that cutting off the animals
head does not have the slightest effect
in releasing it's hold. Release can
only be achieved by cutting the head
to pieces so that the jaws cannot hold
together.
Stories are told of fishermen be-
ing driven from their boats when
large specimen got loose after being
hauled up, and these stories may cas-
lily be credited, considering the dispo-
sition Of the small ones which are com
mon to the California coast. Some of
those found In the deeper water reach
length Of six or eight feet, and a
weight of 100 pounds. The animal
can actually tie itself In knot, and
makes use Of It's extraordinary sinu-
osity for holding objects which it is
eating. and for twisting and colling
around rocks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
UNABLE TO "FlGGER 1T OUT"
Come to Think Of II, Uncle Zeke Was
Up Against Something
Of Problem.

In q Georgia town dwells an old ne
gro, who Is supported by his wife.
Uncle Zeke spends most of his time
fishing In the brickyard pond; not that
he expects to catch any fish, blu. "jest
to have some harmless amusement,
chile" Aunt Mary takes in washing.
One day one of Aunt Mary's patrons
preached the subject to her, and sug-
gested that she should not encourage
her husbands laziness by supporting
him in idleness. but Aunt Mary pro-
tested.
"'Deed, honey. NAH ole man amt
lazy" she declared. "It's Jest them
scientific notions he got when he was
a-wuckin' at de college,
But what have scientific notions
got to do with his not wurkingT
"GOt whole lot to do, honey" Aunt
Mary said, gathering up her basket.
"Yo' see, dem ideas he's got was dat
II wasn't healthy TO wuck after meals
an he amt been able to flgger out no
way to 'complish dat not yit less
he gives mp eatin' an course he can't
do dat"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
EAST CHARLESTON
Mrs. l. R. WOLCOTT, Cor.

Mr. and Mrs Percy Bishop
and daughter of COaticook are
guests at VIII Lockes.
Gerald Barney has blood poi
son in his hand.
Eta Canning is spending a
few days in St Johnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs Orion Colburn
and children of Newport visit
ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs W.
Colburn Sunday.
Mr. Lavillet has sold his farm
to Hinton and Canning.
Jennie Campbell is visiting
f riends in Newport.
Mrs Augusta Ball has return
ed from a visit to Berlin, N H.
Will Locke has purchased a
Ford car.
Eugene Brooks of New York
is at Camp Winape for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Hart of
McIndoes are guests of their
daughter, Mrs Homer Locke.
Geo Parker of Lancaster, N.
H, was a recent guest at Harry
Morses.
E L Hunt and family and
Rev and Mrs Dawson of New
port were recent guests at the
parsonage.
Word was received of the
birth Of a son to Mr. and Mrs
Orick Jensen of New York CT
ty.
Geraldine Batchelder of
Croveton is a guest at Will
GTay's.
Margaret and Doris Marshal
Of St Johnsbury visited rela-
tives here the past week,
Mr. Bowers of Newport is
working on Grin Colburns farm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
Rubber Culture.

An interesting parallel has been
drawn between the different varieties
of rubber trees in the tropics and
those of maple trees in this country.
Out of about 1000 varieties of trees,
all of which produce more or less rub
Der sap, only forty or fifty have been
found whose product is considered
commercially valuable. When a would
be cultivator of rubber goes to
tropical country and sets out plan
tation Of rubber trees, which the na-
tives know do not belong to the right
variety, he causes amused comment
such as would be excited by South
American who came to the United
States and bored holes In soft naples
with the expectation Of obtaining
sugar sap. Experience has shown
that excellent rubber trees transplant.
ed from their native habitat to other
regions having apparently Identical
soil and climate may flourish In
growth, yet lose their producing pow
err. Rubber culture requires great ex-
pert Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
Always the Extra Woman.

1t is true that for every even 100
births of girl infants there are 1O5
boys born, but of those belonging to
both sexes remaining alive at the end
of the first year, there are just 100
girls alive to So boys.
Moreover, the ratio of survival in
creases slightly in favor of the girls
throughout life. Therefore at all age
periods there is more or less decided
excess of females over males.
Primitive man found this out for
himself, without the aid of mortality
tables or adding machines. He met
the problem in his own naive fashion,
according to taste, by drowning the ex.
ira babies, selling them into slavery,
or letting them grow and practicing
pOlygamy.-Caroline E. MacGill in
Scribner's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-03
TAKING 1T OUT OF WAGES

The rights and wrongs of the
railroad situation, whatever
they may be, will all be tested
sooner or later by this truth:
Competent management never
draws its operating capital out
of the pay-envelope of its en-
ployes. The very cheapest
way and the most stupid way
to make both ends meet is to
cut wages. There is something
SO supremacy futile about it
mat It is no wonder the rail
road managers got the govern
ment to make it appear official
by having q government depart
ment approve the cut. It was
as unjust to the government as
it was to the men and to rail
reading as a service. Railroad
ing as a service would never
have needed to cut wages.
Railroading as a service would
have been able to raise wages
and reduce freight rites. 1t is
not railroading that is response
BILE for what has been done;
banker-management and stock
jobbing and wholesale dividend
driving are responsible. The
strike that should have occur
red long ago was the strike of
real railroad managers against
using railroad properties as a
roulette wheels of the stock
market. Such a strike would
have prevented what has occur
red the last 10 years, and would
have saved our railroads. AS
it is now, they have lost their
chance. Railroads now are not
good enough even for Wall
Street to take a chance on.
Wall Street values the movies
at higher rate.
For the SAKE Of the DAYS bus
mess, the strike ought to be
settled now. But in the wider
problem involved the strike
means nothing and will settle
nothing. Stronger forces than
a strike are at work to abolish
the basic irritant Of the entire
situation.
Dearborn Independent