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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
Brains Are Best When Used.
From the Kansas City Star.

1t is so easy to act; so hard to think, re-
marked Matthew Arnold. An educator of
long experience and close observation says
the chief trouble with college students is that
they do not use their brains. They listen to
lectures and absorb information that is hand
ed to them he says, but in general seem I'M
able to digest the knowledge or to do much
thinking on their own account. The difficulty
is not confined to any one class 1t is COM
mon to all OF US. Forming a idea max
ing a bit of knowledge our own, is ire
mendous task. 1t is the work of a life time
with some with others, it seems never to
be accomplished. The easy thing to do is to
slide along in the old way, to follow the we'll
worn grooves and channels, to act as others
do, to fall in line and patiently wait our turn,
to dodge obstacles instead of surmounting or
removing them and thus to play out our little
parts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
A He'll of Debt.

One of our Georgia contemporaries, we
are unable to recall which one just now,
makes timely and pertinent inquiry when
it asks if you had stopped to think who is
going to pay for the millions and multiplied
millions Of dollars worth OF bonds being vot-
ed for this and that purpose Some people
seem to think" says this observant newspa-
per, that bond issue is cure for every
ILL., Often bond ISSUE supervised by bond
commission OF sound and conservative bust
ness men, is good thing. But there is such
a thing as getting too many bonds on the
market The nations of the world owe ire
mendous war debt. Cities, counties and states
continue to float bond issues. The explana-
ton, of course is to let the future genera
tons pay The future generations are going
to wake up one of these mornings and find
that they have been left heritage Of one
hell OF a debt"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
Kill Weeds Now.

Now is the time to use the hoe, the scythe
and the moving machine against weeds. II
these pests are destroyed now they will not
have chance to produce seed for a bigger
crop next year
This is the time of year weeds line the
roadsides, the fence corners, the edges Of
fields and groves, the gardens and the pas
lures. Besides being an eyesore they harbor
pests and help furnish seeds for weeds in the
cultivated fields later
Many pastures are ruined by the presence
of weeds At first there may be only few,
and so their removal is relatively easy. How
ever, if they are allowed to grow and mature
seed unmolested larger crop will be present
next year and the pasture will finally be
overrun. During the summer the moving
machine is the best friend OF the permanent
pasture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
A Black Hero.

The Pullman Company does credit to itself
by its act of remaining one Of its cars in hon
or of one Of its porters who lost his life in
its service 1t is a tale of simple heroism.
An excursion train was wrecked in New Jer-
sey in June At the time the porter, Oscar
J. Daniels, was seated in the forward end OF
the first pullman. The car LETT the rails and
came to a stop near the locomotive, from
which poured dense clouds Of steam. This
scalding steam entered the sleeping car
through a door Jared open by the crash.
Daniels braved the steam and closed the door,
but was so seriously burned that he died a
few moments later He did only his duty,
and yet he was hero and died hero's death.
A black skin without and brave heart with
in. The sleeping car named Daniels will testi-
fy to his worth and to his company's regard
for him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
Thinks Well of Weaver.
From the Newman Herald and Advert:

From the Newman Herald and Advertiser.
One of the developments of the first days
of the present legislative session was re-
port that Hon, ]. d. Weaver of Terrell coun-
ty. would likely be in the for commits
sioner Of agriculture in the state campaign
next year When interviewed i'll Atlanta by
newspaper men regarding the rumor he adj
mitted that he had received numerous letters
and personal solicitations urging him to be
come a candidate for the office, and was
frank to say that he had the matter under
consideration.
Mr. Weaver is "a sure-enough farmer, own
ing a large plantation in Terrell county,
which he has operated successfully for several
years-in fact, farming is we believe, his sole
occupation He seems to be we'll thought OF
by his home people, who term after term
have chosen him to represent them in the
legislature He is a member of the present
house, and in designating the various as
signments for committee work Speaker NELL
named him to head the general committee on
agriculture one of the most important.
Because of his well-known business ability
and success as a farmer, his personal popu-
larity and wide acquaintance Mr.. Weaver
seems to combine the elements that go to
make a formidable candidate and if he should
decide to enter the race for commissioner OF
agriculture there would be something do
ing" in the next campaign worth watching.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
Little Joe" On the Job.
The Jackson Progress-Argus.

From the Jackson Progress-Argus.
Little Joe Brown has opened his mouth,
or rather took his pen in hand, after a
long silence. His head is doubtless viii
ter than formerly, but is just as level
as of yore. What he had to say in a re-
cent communication to the press sounds
like the gospel He may have some of
the earmarks OF a politician, but those of
a sure enough statesman are far more
prominent Little Joe Brown is not in
that class styled the run of the mine"
Commerce News
Little Joe" knows how to do somethin,
besides raise pumpkins on his Cherokee coun
ty farm. He is one of the clearest thinker
in the state and has backbone Georgi
needs more men OF the type of Little 10
Brown and John NJ Slaton
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
WHEN IN H DO YOU WORK?

From Farming Magazine.
A New York Jews clerk asked him for a
raise The Jew said: why do you want a
raise? There are 365 days in year; you work,
8 hours a day and that is 122 days. There are
81 Sundays in a year and you get them off,
and that leaves 20 days; there are IA holidays,
which leaves you 81 days you take an hour
off for lunch, which makes IA days, which
leaves you 40 days; you get Saturday after
moons off, which makes 20 days, which leaves
you IA days, and | give you two weeks va
anyway?"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Emory R. Buckner, United States district
attorney of New York, proposes a new slo-
gan, namely: Vote as you drink" He urges
those who vote and talk wet to drink wet
In other words, he would eliminate the ele-
ment OF hypocrisy from this matter of prohi-
bition observance. The suggestion is apropos
A good deal OF the confusion into which we
have been cast by prohibition is due to the
fact that so many OF those who vote and talk
dry drink wet and 50 many OF those who
vote and talk wet drink dry. If this thing
could. be Strengthened out perhaps the prob
lem of enforcement would be simpler
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
A Corn Belt Summer.
Jay E. House in the Philadelphia Ledge

The one endurable moment Of corn belt
summer is early dawn The furnace of earth
having cooled in the arms OF night, cooling
breeze blows as darkness strikes its tents.
But it comes too late to succor those who
have tossed in torment through sleepless
hours They are already up and doing. Pres
emily a blazing sun mounts the sky to burn
parched earth and the cooling breeze dies
away. The thermometer jumps to 100 in the
shade then to 102 or 1914, and hangs there
all afternoon. Out Of the southwest comes a
gusty ftful breeze SO hot that it dries the
perspiration on suffering humankind. Hours
later the sun goes down and hot sticky, tor
turing night closes in. There is no sleep
only now and then feverish dream
The best way to get down to work is early
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
FEDERAL USURPATION.

From the Wilmington Every Evening
After all, the great danger of federal usur-
patton lies in federal legislation, particularly
that kind which trends upon the powers and
authorities which long were held to have been
delegated to the state by the constitution But
there is truth in President Coolidge's propo-
stion to this extent: That the people may
by their votes, undo the coercive and impress
sve legislation by any congress through the
issue of the repeal of such legislation
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
SHOULD DRESS UP OUR LAND.

From the Greensboro Herald Journal.
If we will dress up our land along the high
ways with crimson clover and hairy vetch it
will assist a great deal in selling land. The
best way to get new corners to Georgia is
for the people of the state to show visitors
what the land of our state will do. Nothing
succeeds like success" and when we succeed
others will want to come in and share our
success.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

The high cost of living" asserts writer,
is the result OF high taxes" High tax is only
one factor in the high cost OF every day lie.
1t is the goat for high cost of gasoline, au-
tomobile repairs, amusements, the follies OF
fashion, time wasted in automobile trips, and
hundred and one other inventions for
spending money not dreamed OF a generation
400.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

1T is great to believe in Georgia when
there are weakened doubters all around, "
says the Jackson Progress-Argus. It's not
doubters who are hurting the state so@much
as it is slanderous propaganda to impress I'M
thinking people with schemes of various
kinds to raid the public treasury 1t is time
TO silence their talk
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

As the rain falls upon the just and unjust
alike so the heat plays no favorites. The en-
tire country swelters; it might be possible to
extract some slight consolation from that.
Where is the man who predicted cold sum
mer, anyhow?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
Bring Farmers to South Georgia.

Plans are being made whereby Terrell anc
a number OF nearby counties will unite in {
movement to bring more farmers to this ia
vored section. 1t is a considerable undertake
ing, and the following from the Thomasvill(
Times Enterprise is apropos:
Ii the people could get a special train
and bring north Georgia and South Car
DINA farmers to this section at the pres
ent time hall of them would undoubtedly
stay We say this advisedly. The crop
conditions in those sections are not good,
in any sense OF the word while down
here there never have been more beauti-
full crops nor more profitable diversified
farming practiced The farmer that has
ten cars OF watermelons at three hun
bred dollars per car; that markets TWEEN
ty dollars worth OF sour cream every
month; that puts five hogs in the sale
every month, averaging him fifty dollars
and more; that has field OF corn in
magnificent condition; an acreage OF fine
cotton; plenty OF peanuts and velvet
beans and sugar cane in the making
we'll he would be the envy OF the whole
world if the world could just come down
and see him in actual operation.
These things can be found here on {
great many farms where the farmer has learn
year from his farm. AS our Townsville con
temporary says: 1T can be DONE and the
farmers who are doing it are prosperous, con
tented and making their way surely to the top
There are a lot of them who don't, who con
centrate on one or two crops at the expense
OF general efficiency and the possibility O.
reward, but they are growing fewer and
fewer every year"
What this section needs as much as any
thing else is more good farmers, and the way
to get them is to 60. after them-bring them
here, and show them what we have.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Observation shows that the farmer who
follows a diversified farming program, pro-
ducing sufficient food and feed for his own
use and one or more cash crops is the man
who is making most out Of his farming oper-
atoms. Are you doing it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

AS the farmers in the north and the west
are praying for rain, this section of Georgia
could let them have some if a way could be
found to get it there for proper distribution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

A postal deficit OF $4OOOOOOO is forecast,
Notwithstanding increased postage rates. 1t is
a striking example of the futility OF rates
made so high as TO be prohibitive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Are you excited over the evolution case in
Tennessee? Neither are we. We haven't a
particle OF doubt that truth will prevail what
ever legislatures or courts may say or do.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

1t is hard to convince some folks with finite
minds that this is an economical reign when
they have to put Accent stamp on 2-cent
newspaper to have it transmitted through the
mails
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

All the monkey jokes, ancient and modern
have been used at least twice already.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Well, the railroads aren't exactly poverty
stricken At least fourteen Of them are about
to construct a $30O,OOO,OOO terminal station in
Chicago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

There will be tax dodgers as long as tax
lodging is considered smart instead OF repre-
hensibe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Terrell county cotton fields look like a
couple OF million dollars these days
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Increasing soil fertility decreases labor cost
in crop production.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Why. it was only short time ago when
we used to take a street car ride around the
loop to cool off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

Great days for cotton and corn and swim
ming.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-07-24
CHAPTER XVII

Brena. who had slept long and rest
fully in spite of the singing dry heat.
had awakened before the sun had gone
down to find Peter was attending to
the last details of equipping the high
powered car that he had bought in Ell
Paso. 1t was below the window in the
old courtyard with the crumbling
adobe wall.
Hello" he had said, looking up
"You just missed seeing the popula-
ton of this town. The entire ten were
here. They don't know we're going to
strike into the desert instead of going
eastward"
He had held up hissfngers to count
on them. "We're all provisioned now
from the general store-gasoline
cans, water in demijohns, matches.
canned beans and other things, bot
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with their little white needles of light.
The lantern, however, now threw its
light upon little two-story wooden
building within the old walls. This
structure was dark below except for
the lanterns light flung from the glass i;
it's faint two squares of windows above
were black on either side of a door
way reached by narrow rickety wood
en- stairs built on the exterior of the
house.
up" commanded the Mexican with
his hand on the rail.
Brena hesitated.
81 take you to heem."
She began to climb, gripping the
hand-polished rail to steady her nerves
by the force of her own arm muscles.
TN! This my house. keep for
Mister Glaub. In!"
She passed by him as he flattened
himself against the door jamb.
Four closed doors, implanted and
covered with penciled signatures,
dates, arithmetic, and scrawled faces
and verses, almost filed the walls of
the narrow seven feet of square wall.
With grunt. like pigs, the Next
can opened one of these doors and
plucked at Brena's elbow.
Look What say? This heem?"
The lanterns circle of light rose and
widened as he held it higher until 1t
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-07-24
Ho.O Cannon Are Spiked

In former times when the old
fashioned type of cannon was used
the guns were disabled by driving an
iron spike into the opening at the
breech through which fire was com
municated to the powder. This was
called "spiking" the cannon. 1t was
done when it was necessary to leave
the guns behind, to prevent their i'm
mediate use by the enemy. Such dis
ablement was usually only temporary.
The phrase, however, is retained in
modern military usage. Spiking a
cannon nowadays means breaking or
carrying away part Of the breech
mechanism, making it impossible to
use the gun without considerable re-
pair. Exchange.
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covered a cot on which waking
sleeper was pushing himself up on one
arm and reaching under pillow with
the other hand.
"A lady," the Mexican said, and put
ting the lantern on the bare boards, he
slid out and closed the door,
The man on the cot sprang up,
raised the lantern, and at the end of
high exclamation he gasped for an
other breath and CALCULATED, "Brena 7"
"Yes, Peter. Thank God, Peter, l
came in time"
"Time-time for what? I'm all right,
dear. cabled you to wait"
I'D started, Peter. didn't get It,"
"They told you in New York;"
Eyes, Peter, they said you'd had a
call"
81 didn't say so, dear. l said / had
business here"
81 don't care-you forget. You are
the third couldn't stand it, Peter.
1t was you-that's different"
You're tired out" He held the Ian
tern higher again.
mo, I'm not. Peter" she said, with
brisk unconvincing lie. II want you
to be glad came"
He dropped the lantern; 1t went out.
He put his arms around her and bent
her head close to his shoulder as he
patted her hair with the open palm of
his hand. He said, "Glad? Me? Glad?
Brenal can't say it, dear The cup
runs over at the brim!"
"rve been In mortal fear, Peter"
she whispered and shivered In his
arms. II thought l had sent you
away to your end-the thing that took
the others"
mo" said he.
Can you tell, Peter?"
II can't tell--sure. / can guess. I
guess I'm going to fix everything. If
not, there's something too big-too
CHASTITY"
But if you never came back to me
If anything" She stopped. 'Why
Peter, flung myself down sometimes.
prayed to be forgiven for ever hav-
/ lAS bDohCh " JVd. OCESCO ICllGl
from the hideous idea that l had let
you start at ALL"
Look here" he said severely. 'Did
you send me that warning-to the
steamer"
She was silent.
Answer"
Eyes. thought / must stop you
dear"
bad business" he said. Look here
Brena. For the first time in my life
rye been figuring what a real partner
ship really means. And it can't exist
without perfect unbroken truth-play
ing the game, not separately. but to
gether-all the time-an unbroker
! record"
She said. II know. There isn't much
TO say. My fear. My conscience Anc
it was you who were going to take the
risk Not anybody else, Peter-and
loved you. took the paper from q
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CHAPTER XVI


Brena Selcoss raised her head from
Colby Pennington's desk and stared at
Peters lawyer with an expression of
terror in her parted lips, in her eyes,
in her white hands, held out as If to
ward away hideous idea.
You let him go!" she exclaimed in
breaking shaken voice.
Let him go?" asked the astounded
Colby. "Why shouldn't he go? Is there
any reason"
1t was evident to Brena that this
man had not been in Peters conf
dence; he could not know that call
like this had come to the other two
men and that Peter might be the third
to go. She interrupted him with a
gesture of Impotence, saying, HE left
no word-no understanding with
which to trace him?"
mot with me-"
Leaning forward he pressed pearl
button on his desk, then seized cigar,
nipped the end off with his large white
teeth, looked again at Brena, lovely in
spite of her grief and terror, and threw
1t back into the box. Usually Pen
nington was the master of any meet
ing with a stranger, but now some
thing of that immortal personality
which was hers. something in her
bearing, something in her eyes, some
thing in that calm of distant noun
tains that she had regained, held Colby
silent until the door of his Office opened
and the chief clerk stepped in from
the cork composition flooring outside
onto the noiseless padded green car
peting inside.
Fired p
Eyes, sir"
Ibid Mr.. Devote say where he was
golng-did he leave any word with
us?"
Yves, sir"
'What?"
why, if I'm not mistaken, Mr.. Pen
nington, he said that he was going to
New Orleans, Fort Worth, and a place
called Kremlin Wells, Texas. He was
to be there Excuse me-"
The chief clerk picked up from the
desk the bronze-framed calendar and
moved his pencil on it, He said, HE
was to be there on the oath, but gave
no address there The twenty-fourth
is four days from now"
"Kremlin Wells, Texas? never
heard of such a place." said Pennlng-
ton scowling after the manner of one
who dislikes any fact not within the
swing of his own radius.
Nor had l. looked it up. Not in
the geography. But it's in the railroad
guide-a way station, probably with a
water tank, on the Texas Central and
New Mexico-on the desert near the
border between the two states, Mr..
Pennington That was all that he
said. He left some papers to put in
our safe and asked me to open them
and attend to them If he was not back
in three weeks"
THANK you" said Pennington.
'Tha's all, Fred"
"Waitr
Brena had spoken in low tone but
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with that authority sometimes heard in
her voice
The chief clerk stopped as If her
word had been a bullet in his lungs.
"Will you help me?" she said to Pc
ter's lawyer II assure you that he
would wish it."
Colby looked at her as one would
look at new model Of some automo-
bile; at last he nodded.
II want to know the first train leav-
ing New York for st. Louis and Tex
as" she said. II want some one to
60 for a ticket and reservations to
Kremlin Wells or the nearest point
i want a taxicab / want you to do
everything in your power to get me to
Kremlin Wells before the twenty
fourth. 1t must be done"
Pennington stared at her.
Very unusual" he muttered. "But
] said we'd do it. Miss Selcoss."
Partly because of the assistance of
his Office force, Brena was on her way
to st. Louis, without even hand bag
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New Britain herald., 1925-11-10
RANGERS TO PRACTICE

Tho Ringer \. Q. football tclm
viii hold an important practice
session tonight at $50 o'clock at
s.. Mary's field. Coach stan Ash
Icy requests that all players he
present tonight as a number OF new
plays will he worked out The
team is without a game for this
coming sunday but the Falcon
game follows on the next week and
the team mus, he in the best shape
possible for that struggle.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-10
BEST Since SPEAKER
Connie Mack, Manager OF Philadel-
phia Athletics, Thinks Al Simmons
Compares With Veteran.
BY NEA SerYice.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1O--"He's the
best center fielder the American
league has had since Iris Speaker
was in his prime That is Connie
Mack's opinion of AL Simmons, his
crack gardener.
"Simmo.s lacks the grace OF
Speaker in the field and at the bat,
! but in results he comes closer 10
/ cqualing Speaker than any center
fielder in the history Of the Ameri-
can league" adds the usually retl-
cent Mr.. Mack.
Most American lcaguers and base
ball experts agree with Mack's rat
ing OF simmons who ranked next 10
PeckinpauEh as the American
leagues most valuable player this
year.
! simmons is a r'Eht-handed batter
and is the hart ST hitting right
handler in the league, Harry He'll
mann Of the Detroit Tigers excepted.