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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Boys of Other Days.
From the Telfair Enterprise.


Older residents will agree with us that a
boy didn't cost much in the days gone by.
A pair of cOrduroys, a cotton waist and a
10c pair of suspenders made a wardrobe that
came to less than dollar If he ate a great
deal he didn't run up doctor bill. A stone
bruise or a bad case of sunburn were all
ments that pever cost his father a cent. He
didn't have to have a dollars worth of salve
and sterzed bandages every time he went
out and studded his toe
He was of some help about the place, too,
from the time he was years DID, and when
father leaned across the checkered table
cloth at supper time the evening before circus
day and, putting quarter in his sons hand,
gave few words of advice about staying
out of trouble tomorrow he knew that while
he would probably not see his son again for
80 hours the honor of the family would be
maintained. He knew he wouldn't have to
stop his work to get the boy out of Jail for
speeding or for becoming too friendly with a
bootlegger
There were no Boy Scouts and fresh air
camps in those days, and no gymnasiums
But the fellow who has never stood barefoot
in pasture or orchard grass, or bruised his
toes in the cooling dust of country road.
with the rising sun bringing another bunch
of freckles to distribute over his face, has
missed something out of boyhood he can
never put back. Today the world gives lot
to boyhood but when we think of the BOYS
OF yesterday and then compare their Joys
with those of the boys of today we can't help
feeling that at the same time the world is
giving them much it is withholding still
more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
POLISH.

Waves come rolling up the beach, soaking
everything in reach. Hear the pebbles grit and
grind ere they drop and fall behind, pretty
pebbles, brown or pinky, pretty pebbles,
white or nky. Though they once were
chunks OF Lodges not one has ragged edges.
Rolling over on the beach, ever grinding
each on each, pulled and piled and pushed
and pounded, corners all to curves are round
ed. Don't those pebbles seem to be human
natures simile? Each of us Jagged block
splits off from the parent rock. Waves OF life
in foam and smother grind us each upon the
other. Every touch 'twixt you and me
changes both in some degree We from kin,
bred and from neighbor, chum in play and
mate in labor gather polish all our lives
but especially from wives Every Jack who
marres Jill mends his manners will or mill.
So did Hannah. charming creature, smooth
the roughness of my nature. But the bache-
lors | wot many corners still have got They
should read this rhyme and heed it. Married
life as God decreed it, might not suit them
but they need it. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Telling Them Too Much.
From the Albany Herald.

The Herald is in agreement with the Phil
adephia Record in the opinion that the De
partment OF Agriculture is trying to tell the
farmers too much it is telling them more
than it can possibly know, as this paper has
pointed out more than once
The Record truly says that there has been
some confusion about wheat crops, and in the
last two or three years there has been a
great deal of confusion about cotton. Two
departments have been figuring; their figures
don't agree, and the Department OF Agricu-
ture. has had to make some large corrections
in its estimates During the last few months
the department has been making semi
monthly guesses, which have varied greatly,
up and down.
The Dallas cotton exchange has now for
mally called on the Texas delegation in con-
gress to procure legislation stopping these
frequent predictions, on the ground that they
are demoralizing to legitimate business, in
Guiding the planter, the merchant, the bank
err and the exporter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Not in Georgia.

The esteemed Savannah Press may be right
" termed heartless kill joy Just as various
and sundry Georgians were jubilantly smack
ing their lips in anticipation of brew with
something more than a us per cent kick
cur contemporary prances to the front with
reminder to the thirsty ones who have
been, interested in the announcement from
Maryland that a federal Judge has held that
it is not illegal for a man to brew his own
wine or make his own cider with kick that
they need not bank too heavily it. 1T just
happens" says the Press, that Georgia has a
law of her own against the manufacture and
sale of intoxcants. 1t is very sweeping law,
and specifically prevents the connection OF in
toxicating beverages in the home or any
where else. So, while in Maryland it may
be possible for a congressman to brew his
own hard cider or 'smmon beer and keep
within the law, Georgians enjoy such
privilege"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
A Tribute to the Postum.
From the Macon News.

Now that 'possums are ripe the tributes
TO the appetizing nature of this cunning ami
NAL. when served with sweet potatoes, are
finding their annual ways into print
The Richmond News-Leader is stickler
for the more elegant form, O'possum-and
thereby brings down the criticism OF the
Montgomery Advertiser for not spelling 1t
right'-and bv common consent the writer
of the tribute loved possum under any spell
ing and loved the bay OF the hounds under
the hunters moon. The News-Leader says:
IS. Clarke, writing in 1870, said that there
were two animals in Virginia which were
most peculiar: The o'possum and the flying
squirrel Later writers pointed out that OF
the many sports in Virginia in the early
eighteenth century opossum hunting stood
high on the list. Men went forth frequently
with Their dogs, to tree the opossums, Wild
cats, Fears and other beasts were numerous.
pat man preferred to hunt the opossum.
USUALLY when one thinks of opossum
one sees a party OF negroes who are seated
about a supper table on the table is a beau
tiful crisp opossum with sweet potatoes.
But the opossum is star OF the chase and
of the banquet hall in states where negroes
are few. Let's go "a possum huntln',, is a
cry which is heard throughout the length
and breadth of the land
1T was sport which doubtless originated
here Who knows but that John Smith and
his men forgot travail and worry in chase
through James City county for the opossum?
And it is sport still popular. Recently pub
lished figures show that OF ninety hit coun-
ties which reported on game killed in the
year ending February l. 1924, only four fail
ed to mention opossums. A total of 1850
were used to make, no doubt negro holt
day.
I'm King George county 5000 were killed;
5000 in each of these three: James City,
Princess Anne and Warwick; 1000 i'll Wash
ington county, and $500 in Essex. Craig
county seemed to have depressed the greatest
distance from the ancient customs. Only ten
opossums were killed there. But Craig is
not much of county for hunters, anyhow;
except for nine deer the county appeared to
be virtually gameless."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Consider the Local Merchant.

The Calhoun Times makes a strong argu-
ment for patronizng the home merchant that
is lust as applicable here at Dawson as in
the Gordon county town. "The home town
merchant is your friend, your neighbor," says
the Times He pays taxes to keep up the
government and our schools. He donates to
every worthy cause that comes along. He
works to upbuild our civic enterprises He
employs many of our citizens in his bust
ness enterprises and he and his employees no
doubt in turn spend their money with you
The home town merchants interests are CEN
tered in the community in which he has
made and reinvested all he possesses and
naturally he is working continually to up
build the city in which he lives"
Calling attention to the many things the
peddler and the mail order house do not do
for the community, the Times remarks: Con
slider the peddler and the mail order house. Do
they ever contribute to the local churches? DO
they pay any taxes which help to pay the
salaries OF your city officials? Do they help
to keep up the city's parks and play grounds"
Be loyal to your home town merchant our
contemporary urges Hes playing square
with you He is helping to boost your city
along, and in so doing he is helping YOU
When the bell ringer comes to your door
just tell him that you do not need his wares
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
The Pleasant Jungle.
From the Fitzgerald Herald.

1t is confusing to have so many precon-
ceved notions of geography and climate up
set Here is William Beebe, director of trop-
ica1 research of New York Geological Socie-
ty, telling people how wrong everybody is
about tropical jungles.
The old biographies" he says, that show
ed deadly snakes dangling from every tree
and ferocious animals everywhere were all
wrong. SO are folks who insist making
heroes out of tropical explorers / have seen
more deadly snakes near the Palisades in
New York than in South American tropics.
1t is more pleasant living in the Guinea jun
gle than in New York. A baby sleeping there
would be as safe as in its own home.
The jungle is easier to walk through than
your second growths of wood here. 1t is like
being in a cathedral The temperature ranges
from u to SO degrees.
And this after we have been assured, by
northern explorers, that everybody had been
dead wrong about the severity of the Arctic
climate!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

When misfortune overtakes husband it
knows it has been in a race.
Few graduate from the school of expert
ence and they usually return for post
graduate course.
The sheik is often the living picture of an
unpaid tailor bill
After a girl gets to be SO old she prefers
kisses to fudge.
The lawyer doesn't seem to care when life
is full OF trials.
The man who fancies his freedom may not
be fancy free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

After making investigation in different COM
munities Mr. Gibson, the Calhoun county
farm agent reports that he found as many as
three or four boil weevils on single cotton
stalk 1t is certain therefore that a very
large number of the pest will go into hiberna-
ton when cold weather comes, and where
stalks have not been plowed under disaster to
the cotton crop may be expected next sum
mer. 1t is hard to impress upon many farm
ers that an ounce OF prevention is worth more
than pound OF cure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

More than $3O,190,035 worth of diamonds
were mined in south Africa alone last year.
In spite of the fact that this is three times the
amount mined in 1922 the sales exceeded the
production by $531l75 carats. Yet the cry OF
hard times is heard everywhere We have
become accustomed to so much more than
our needs that when every luxury is not at
our command we think things generally are
in very bad condition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
A LITTLE SERMON ON PATIENCE.

From the Sylvester Local
Patience is moral quality The peniten-
tiaries are full OF men who were impatient.
They wanted to get rich and made an effort
to take a short cut to reach their desire. A
great many troubles of this old world may
be attributed to the effort OF so many trying
to get rich quick. The short cut is perilous
path
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

A cotton factory-for that matter any 9th
er industry with payroll-would mean a
great deal to the prosperity OF Dawson, There
is not anything needed here as much as pay
rolls, and every citizen who is loyal to the
best interest OF Dawson will join whole
heartedly with the Kiwanis club in their Ell
fort to secure industrial plants. Get busy
now
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

1t turns out that the man in Chicago who
pays the biggest income tax is a manufactur-
er of chewing gum. 1t is now in order for
the rabble rousers to accuse him of having
cornered the necessities of life and robbed
the proletariat of their hard-earned wages. No
doubt he will be charged with having laid
the hand of greed upon every happer in the
land. Down with the Spearmnt King
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Any time Henry Ford does not know
what to do with his millions he should be Of
good cheer. There always will be some one
ready to advise him as to how they should
be expended Not even death and taxes are
more certain than that. So the country S
richest man has this to depend upon as long
as he lives and controls fortune said to ap-
proximate $1,000,O00,000
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

The wise farmer will sow oats and plenty
of them The one who has to buy high
priced feed and fight the boil weevil nexf
summer will think the devil has him sure
enough He can avert much expense, worry
and trouble by planting grain and blowing
in the cotton stalks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

It will be big job to make Washington
dry, but the task of reducing the flow OF con-
yersation into the Congressional Record when
congress meets next month will be vastly
more difficult.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Ii the democrats in congress will cut en-
trely loose from the radicals and reaction
aries OF the west and adopt and adhere to a
well-defned policy of their own the party
will fare much better in the next election.
The country has enough of the half-baked
socialists who have been trying to control
affairs at Washington the past few years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
NOT TOO LATE TO PLANT OATS.

From the Fort Gaines Georgian
Feed for work stock will be high next
spring. Right now western corn would cost
nearly $3.50 per bushel delivered i'm Fort
Gaines. Other grains suitable for mule feed
are far from cheap.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Another Sure Money Crop.

Della Star: Peanuts are now being mark
eted, and while the price is not as high as
i'll former years they are bringing lots OF
money into circulation. Those who have
grown them this year are well pleased with
them even at the low price and in a good
cotton wear
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Now that the Thanksgiving proclamation
has been issued it will not be long before ex-
preston is given to that old familiar slogan
DO Your Christmas Shopping Early,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Maybe if we pass law preventing this new
truth serum they will be carrying it around
in hip TASKS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Without chance to start reform OF
make some new laws heaven viii be an I'M
happy place for some people
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

Nude stockings being all the rage, one
judge wonders why some one doesn't start
the fashion of nude compilations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

-Four times as many Americans own auto
mobiles as pay an income tax which Is prop
ably the reason.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
The One and Only Wav.

Jackson Progress-Argus: A number OF
suggestions have been put forward to remedy
conditions in Georgia. These all take into
account hard work strict economy and stay
ing on the job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18

The nation and the states need moro thar
anything well-basncedp smoothly running
machines at their head, not merely klaxon
horns or exhaust pipes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-18
Georgia Press Talk.
Both Helpful and SatisfyinI

Douglasville Sentinel: It's fine thing to
develop faith in folks. If you can't find any
body else, then start believing in yourself
and pretty therell be another and an
other and another
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
IS SPEEDERS LISTED
2se N'k Rso~ starts This Afternoon st Alscors With the nest h ,h. fem. On Card,

Altoona. rs,. ture tt--S Slte,r speed piloiA including th. principal figure. in th. automobile racing game, uiil face Inc starter thls stternoon for 2t0.mile contest nn the Altoona Speedway Hith purse of s.B, 0oh ,nd points in the national championship ss ths prize. Ths drivers hay. been tuning up on the mil. and \ au,rt.r track since ihe Indianapolis race and u~rs prepared for the signsi that would send them speeding around th. bowl Tor fanA and fortune.
 L. l.. C-rur, whose car dripsn br jae Boysx. | |, team mate. won the Indianapolis psss, and Earl Cooper who came in -cond at The Memorial Day classic. arc loading contestants for th, championship crown now uon by Eddie Hesrns. Boyer. Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton. Frank Elliott. ire Nail, and Harry Iisrtz ars siso entered.
 Record. o1 toa ,a iso nilss sn hour atr. mad. in th. qualification trials
 Cropls pourisr into Altoona lat night srd ssrlv today sad rrh fair weather forecast it is e1psctss ths crowd a' 'hs trs.dpsv peuId tstsl 1o.hob rsrson. Hicrophsrs ana smp. ltfi.r attachments pili b. tried here racing. # is said. te etpisin sl1 dstsii, of ihe rses to th. thousand, in the stands and hsld.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14

Trouble yesterday started in the first of the ninth when Right Fielder Meusel was hit by pitched ball.
 How many members of both teams will be out of the lineup with suspen- slons ss result Of yesterdays con t7etcmps will not he known until I'm pire Evans makes his report and Ban Johnson, president of the American leasue, announces his action.
 Fans who gathered on the field not only caused the forfeiture of the game but got several gloves belonging to Yankee and Tiger players. the mem bers of the teams claim. Among those taken was one belonging to Babe Ruth and the home run hitter has of lercd reward Of Sa0 for its return.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
COBB CLIMBING AS
 LEADING SLUGGER
(contlnu.d From Preceding rage).

(Ccntinued From Preceding rage). still lead. in home run hitting with 1n
 Wheat ot Brooklyn -linGs to third place with .sss, followed by th.s. players;
 kelly. New York tsS; Titrner, Bos- ton siS; Young, New York. sSa; High. Brooklyn. sss; Fournier Brooklyn. 557: Grimes, Chicago ,sss; Fr;sch. New York. sSs. In stolen bases. Grsnthsm, chicago leads with l?, while Biehse and Carey of the Pirates trail with fl esch
 Frisch. Ssv York. leads in gath crins runs with A, Crsntham, Chi cago. has ss for second place and Bancroft, poSon Sf.
 In tea mhntinr the Giant. h.,. fallen down but lend Chicago .soa to .sS. Boston is erowdins the Cubs with sSS, Brooklyn is nnTt with ..s2, and st Louis follows with .si
 Alexander turned in his eighth straight. and ninth pitching victory of the season. having lost only on. game.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
Johnny Eycrs Able to
 Reioin His Team Toda,

Chicago, June i4-Johnny Et.Ts manager of the Chicago American, "lll rtjoint his team today. said 2 Ieis- rrsm ysstsr1ay from Troy. \. f- Rhers he vas operated upon For sp- perdici'is four -ssks ego. The rnss. sage said moi hing Of Eters' condition but the WhHe SoN management e sHmed he would be abe fo rspis rs Eddie Coliins. fsr sscori bs-ss,z 1. tho rss guided 'h4 tsam suriur Essre pbtencs.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
Johnson Awaiting Full
 Report on Detroit Game

Chicago. Inrs li.-Rsr Johnson. president of tss amcrican 1.sFus. is awaiting 2 report from ! mpirs Billy E,ar.. bs,orn commenting on The riot at ina &rw York-Bstroi' gams. 'I do not 5srs 10 make stsfsn1snt sf fhis time" Hr. Johnson said. 'I rsts rot r'reitsd a rspori from Umpire E,ans hut probsb'Y rill zst his version in hs mail today.
 tai- cHonld have srcurrcf"
 No surh disorder as that ahirh pre- tsHttd completion of fhs 1anbs-Tifsr rafus is recorded ir mofsrn rss.bsl bIstsry. Rst'irF su1 ssfdiHg ss.rafss of y.sts s-esys rsue si'i ssnf. buf fhs ] fo s~ara es 7s fsrfstt n %ss Tsrs sso siit 70 irto iHs records.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
MAY LIFT SUSPENSION.
Kasky May be Permitted to statc
 Pending Final actiou.

Chicago. Juns ft.--Ths special in- H.stigsting committes handling the case Of Harry kasky. Chicago skater, suspended by the International skat- ing Union on charges of professional ism. voted last night to ask mail vote of members Of ths international body to lift the suspension until the entire case can he laid before them November 1s.
 The committee also voted to lift the suspension of William steinmetz, Ed ward Reed, Roy McWhfrter and Afon James. Chicago racers. who were barred Tor failurs 10 present accounts Of money given them for skating trips.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
RUTH OFFERS $50 FOR
 RETURN OF HIS GLOVE
stolen During Yesterdays Meicc- Record Breaking Crowd i.N-
 pccted Al Game Today

n2troit, Mich, June 4.-Na,in held will be crowded today, officials predict, for Detroit's fourth and last game of the series with New York. \ rush for ticket reservations followed the altcrcation between Yankee and Tiger players yesterday which culminated in the crowd surg ing onto the field and Umpire Evans declaring the game forfeited nine to nothing at the start of the ninth in ming.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
MIDNIGHT BasrBsrL GAME.

Fairbanks, Alaska. June 1i.--A midnight baseball game and sutorno- bile race are to feature fhs annual celebration of the Midnight Sun festi- val here. June -t Hundreds of Hisi- tors from British Columbia. the States and Alaska are expected. Continuous daylight prevails here Tor more than 10 days every June.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
l,ianIs Insn

New York, June i4. - Now York surrendered first place to the Cubs yesterday by losing to Cincinnati in Q innings. { 10 l, as Chicago beat Boston. With the bases full in the 10th. Dean threw wild and Eousch, batting for Fowler singled. for the winning runs. Previous 10 this frame the game had been 2 pitching duel with EiXey Watson and Dean receiy. ihc srltndid support Rressler and Gowdy hit home runs. The score;
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
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New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
Moody Advancing Fast
 As Leading Pugilist

Boston, June 1i.-Frank Moody Of England, won the decision over Jock Malone, of St. Paul in a slow ten round bout here last night. Moody led on points in four Of the rounds four were even, while Malone man aged to do some good infrhtinE near the end of ,hS bout. Moodyy weigh ed in al 16sia and Malone at 1s7I1,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
The standing
Games Today

Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Boston.
 St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Fhilade lphia.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
f faOHawks WIN

a'ks have defeated ' ihs Monroe street
 rraigh, games, the I-e, i5-5. The ' played Monday s'n A. C. diamond.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
RANGERS TO MERlDEN
East side Baseball Club Will Stack tp Against the St. Mar,'s Team in The Silver City,

on sunday afternoon the Ranger A. C. baseball team Of this city will stack up against the st. Mary's team of MCridcn at Anchor Field in that city. The two teams are old rivals aud last season played | series of games with the Silver City team hay ing tn5 cdS". It is the intention of the Hangers to be on the long end of thC score this season and strong lineup will i'e put on the field. The ,InG,rs will have the following bat lrr?; CharlJw, Chant or Adamaitis: C. iiuy5a,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
Chicago <. Bo.snu 1

Boston. June 1t, -- Chicago went into first plsc. in the National lesrp. yeSerday hy defeating Boston S 10 i. while New York vas losing to Gin. oinnati. The visitors punched hit, or S'rSker in the first and fourth in- nlng. for four Of their runs Torev kaufman was hit hard but irer.c. ti'ely by Boston. Tn 'h. pinrh.. in. nome team could do nothing vii, hi, delVsry radrett got thr,. double. one Of which drove in tn. roson run. The score:
New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Result.

New York 2, Detroit (hy forfeit). Boston S, Cleveland s. Philadelphia |, Chicago e. Washington (. St. Louis 4