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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
THOMAS 2 TO 1 FOR GRIGGs.
A Citizen of Mr.. Roddenbery's Home
Town Says So.

The Cuthbert Liberal-Enterprise
prints the following letter from a
citizen of Thomasville, the home
of Mr. Roddenbery:
"Thomasville, Ca, March %, 1908.
Editor Liberal-Enterprise: l notice
a clipping from your PAPER in the
Albany Herald in which you state
that there was poll taken in one
crowd and resulted in 80 for Griggs,
2 for Roddenbery; another OF IL
2 for Roddenbery, 9 for Griggs. Am
very glad indeed to see that, but |
am not surprised at the statement, as
I have written to nearlyu every cOun-
ty in the district, and find all the
way from two to five for Griggs to
one for Roddenbery. Here in his
home town (Thomasville) Judge
Griggs is easily two to one, If not
more. | think l can state that Thorn
as county is easily in the Griggs col
umn. If Judge Roddenbery carries
any county in the district | cannot
tell which one. ColQuitt, | think,
will be the only one he has any
hopes of, and that will be very close.
One of the mail carriers from Berrien
county was here few days ago. tie
said Roddenbery will not get over
$50 votes in that county. Yours
truly. ]. M. SIMMONS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
ARMERS' UNION WILL HAVE FAIR
QUAINT "HOW DYE DOS"
Curious Examples of Salutation by
Different Race.

Different Race.
A French journal has been looking
into the question of how different
races express How do you do?'' and
gives some curious examples. The
Coreans, for instance, greet each 9TH
er with the remark, You do look
DID," and no offense. is given or i'm
piled. Persians say May Allah pre-
serve your beard and cover it with
benedictions Among a tribe of
Fiji Islanders a correct form of salu-
tation is to pull ones ear. A Caro-
line Islander kneels before his friend,
whose foot he grasps and slaps him
self vigorously in the face with it..
In the Soudan a traveller was ad-
dressed by native chief as Mighty
Sun" the said chief finishing IN
with Glory to thee, o splendid
Moon" the remark being accentu-
ated by splitting in the travellers
right hand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
GOV. ADDRESSED DRUMMERS
TOLD THEM THE RETURN OF
"GOOD TIMES" is AT HAND.
He Gave the Travelling Men His
Views on the Causes of the
Depressing Panic.


Views on the Causes of the
Depressing Panic.
Governor Smith was one of the
speakers at the annual convention
of the Georgia drummers IN Atlanta,
and among other things said:
1.-The panic has passed. l say this
not as a theory tentatively formed in
nv own mind, but as a firm convic-
ton. | am convinced that we have
reached the end of it. | am convinc-
ed that not only have we reached
the bottom of the hill, but we have
already traversed the shadows OF the
valley and are now starting up the
other side toward the light again.
Causes of the Panic.
81 am not without reasons for this
conviction. / believe the causes that
led to the financial disturbance have
passed away 1t did not originate
among the masses OF the people. 1t
started in the great financial me-
troDolis of the United States-in
New York city. It's birth was had
among the high financiers at the top
of things.
"When the recent panic was born
a set of conditions prevailed among
high inanciers that was heretofore
absolutely unneard of. 1t was with
out precedent over capitalization
had been practiced on every hand.
Discretion had been thrown to the
winds, and f1nanciers had reached
the state of mind where they "eck-
ed not of the consequences. Waste
paper circulated as stock in spurious
companies and was considered a val
liable and almost legitimate asset as
long as the initiated public could be
gulled into buying it.
Manipulation OF Stocks.
There was another cause. There
are those who seriously believe that
many uudHCiSIS WHO "SlO AhIOi OSNON
in high-priced stocks decided to sell
them, concluded to unload them at
the top of the market and send the
quotations down through personal
ruin and national unrest to the low
est point, where they would buy
them again and hold them for the
rise that would be sure to follow.
Plain That 1t Is Over.
But it is over. They have aban-
doned the fight. I am convinced Of
this for one reason because the mon
ey-mongers have commenced loading
up again with their discarded stock,
and prices have begun to rise every
where"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
IL COOPERATE WITH THE AT
|LANTA FAIR ASSOCIATION.
|sident Ferguson of Terrell County
attended Meeting of Union
Officials of the State,

"a OIHNldIS Vi AIlC oldtCs
President j. A. Ferguson of the
mers Union of Terrell county at
ded a meeting of the county pres
pts of the Union held In Atlanta
#dnesday for the purpose of consid-
Rg proposition by the Atlanta
"a Association to hold a fair in that
\ next fall.
me meeting of county presidents
! called by State President R. F.
RkWorth, and he and National
Rsldent c. S. Barrett were present.
4 meeting had an attendance of
~ $50, including many county
Sldents and other officers from all
Us OF the state.
Phe proposition of the Atlanta Fair
Roclation was accepted, and fair
be held in that city from Octo-
Sth to oath under the joint aus
rs OF the Association and the Far
rs Union.
ne Union will have entire charge
tne agricultural features of the
while all other features will be
Per direction Of the Atlanta associ-
bn.
we propose to make the finest
|cuItural exhibit ever seen in the
e said President Duckworth.
PIE member Of the Union from
II congressional district was ap-
|n'ed to act in cooperation with
lair association in arranging al
aus for the fair.
lie regular monthly meeting of
terrell County Union will be held
PoIFoW Thursday morning at the
mouse in Dawson, and among
81 important matters TO he consid-
\ IS what part Terrell will take in
fair, if any.
mere are many who believe that
en- the banner agricultural coun-
should be represented at the fair.
'e Is no doubt that our farmers
get up a very fine exhibit if they
oegin in time and make an eff
Every Union man who can come Is
'eu 10 attend the meeting in Daw-
Thursday morning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
DIAMONDS NO LOWER.
The Prices of the Sparklers VIII BE
Maintained.

There has not been nor will there
be any slump in the price of dia-
monds, according to a letter that
has been received from large New
York firm by Mr.. C. M. Adams, Daw-
sons enterprising jeweler.
The Diamond Cutters Association
has received two cables from the sell
ing agents in London of the Premier
Company and the Beers Mining
Company each confirming this state
ment
One saws premier Company has
no intention of lowering prices, -
and the other that Syndicate firmly
intends to maintain prices as hereto
fore"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
NOtice to LAUNDRY Patrons.

aIrons Of Dawson Steam Laundry
I'VE in the country can leave
\ work at Geise's Pharmacy. 1t
oe called for and delivered there
bimpIiy. This is done for the con-
hence OF our rural customers.
j. LEE McCLUNG, Prop.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
SEVEN SENATOR'S DIE IN A YEAR

Remarkable Fatality Among the Ma
tion's Lawmakers.
The following United States sena-
tors have died within a year;
Edmund w. Pettus, Alabama.
John T. Morgan, Alabama.
Stephen r. Mallory, Florida
Asbury c. Latimer, South Caro-
lima.
RedfieId C. Proctor, Vermont.
William Pinckney Whyte, Mary
land.
William James Bryan, Florida.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
White and Colored Linens

Besides having the Linens you want there is
further attraction here in the matter of priceless
than usual for grades of equal fineness.
Sheer White Linens for Waists, Dresses and
Suits-AIl kinds and all widths. Present selection
has advantages
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-09-05

auditors must collect the filing fees provided by
the law.
The opinion as to vacancies applies only to the
parties which cast more than 10 per cent vote last
election.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
SALE OF BONDS.

Sealed bids will be received by
tho Board OF Education OF the nls-
'rict of Beaver Pond In the County
OF Mercer. until Saturday. March
81 lSOS, at twelve C12) o'clock
noon, for the purchase OF one Hum
dred and Fifty Thousand s15O.-
OOO'OO) Dollars of six CO.. per cent
coupon bonds OF the Board OF Edu-
cation OF the District of Beavor
fond In the County of Mercer. An
oids should be addressed to Il. /.
howman' Secretary of said Board
OF Education. at Blueneld. West Viz
gin'a' and should be accomnanied
by certified check for one az ner
cent of the amount bid.
by order OF said Board OF Educa-
tion. Feb. 10. 1908.
Il. l.. BOWMAN, Secretary
2-l9-2G-3-4-1I-1S
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25


The carpet, at a distance seemed
OF eream-colored silk. but rs the In.
dian merchant unrolled Il. Il ratified
slightly, for Il was carpet OF ivory.
An ivory carpet" said the sallow
and thin dealer. 1t does not belong to
me. but TO certain rajah. lie has
commissioned ME TO sell IL To one OF
your millionaires. whose wealth and
hberality are world-renowned.
The carpet. though very heavy. was
quite flexible. IL glistened like satin.
IL was eight feet long and six feet
wide.
over 5000 pounds OF tusks were re-
0uired for this carpet" said the In.
dian. only the finest parts could
be used. The strips were shaven
singularly hin. See how flexible they
are.
But three such carpets exist. and
they all belong to India The largest
and best is in the treasury OF the
Maharajah OF Boroda."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
TRACKED THE
WRONG MAN
KEYSTONE MAN ON TRAIL OF
DEBTOR.

Roanoke. Va. Feb. 25.-with all
the ardor OF a pursuing lover. II. b.
Reynolds. OF the firm OF Reynolds
& Shor. followed clue after clue to
Roanoke what he believed to be the
trail of one George Tx Yulcher. a
debtor. who owes the firm $500.
only to find upon his arrival here,
Yulcher's brother and Yulcher's wife
and five little onvs awaiting him.
But he's not going to stop; he's 60
ing right on to Philadelphia with
the brother. wife and crying infants.
and have Yulcher placed under ar
rest IL he can.
Police Chief Dyer. upon recent
OF message from the chief of po-
lice OF Keystone. sent officers to
meet the incoming train from Blue
field last evening. with orders to ar
rest a man named Yulcher. who was
travelling with a wife and Ave chill
dren. Yulcher's brother was thus
landed in the police station and the
wife and little ones, for lack OF a
better place. were allowed to sit In
the sergeant's office for a part of
the evening, later being taken to
boarding house for the night.
Yulcher's little boy declares that
his father has gone on ahead of
them. The family have tickets on
to Philadelphia. They will leave
this morning. and with them will 90
II. b. Reynolds.
The mother and her children pre-
scented pathetic spectacle as they
huddled together in the sergeant's
office at police headquarters. The
jovial bluecoats soon had the young
sters playing games, but the woman
looked as If she had lost the last
friend she had on earth, and con
fined her attention to an infant, an
parently about six months old.
which she carried in her arms. Not
being very familiar with the English
language she did not understand lust
what il all meant.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
SOB BURDETTE,s BEAR s1oRY
Tale Recited by President Roosevelt
Around the Campfire.

They were resting around the Presi
dents campfire in the Louisiana cane.
brake. The dogs were asleep with
the fatigue of the chase, the guides
were lying around feasting their eyes
upon the distinguished guest, and the
president was enjoying the campfire
as a sportsman can.
Boys he said. did you ever hear
Bob Burdettes bear story?"
"Wah Bob Bu'dette a bah huntah?"
asked Guide Ennolds.
Not Exactly" the President an.
swered. Bob was much drawer man
than bear hunter. He trailed bear
In his youth. but when he grew older
he became brave enough to follow the
lecture platform"
The guides didn't know this last.
named beast. but they smoked their
pipes in confidence OF it's terrors.
"Bobs bear story needs Bob to tell
IT," the president continued, but he
isn't here, and I'll rattle around his
shoes a bit There were two men go.
ing through a field. large and
mean-dispositioned bull waited until
they had gained the middle OF the
Held, when he set upon them, below.
Ing.
The two men ran for their lives.
but the bull closed up and began hook
ing at their coat tails One OF the
fugitives made for a tree and Skinned
into 1t, while the other took refuge
In hole in the ground.
"The bull made for the man I'm
the hole. IL flashed over as he dived
in. He instantly bobbed out again,
the bull made for him, and he bobbed
In and out as the bull shot back and
forth. they kept this up for a while
and the man in the tree yelled:
Why don't ye stay in that hole.
ye dang fool?
The bull was dashing across the
hole with mad roars, and the man was
bobbing I'm and our desperately, but
he heard the voice from the tree
Dang fool yerself,' he retorted
breathlessly. 'Thars bear I'm this
holev"
One Of the guides threw a log Oh
the fire. an owl hooted OF I'm the tim
Der. and there wasn't a nature faker
within 500 miles.-St Louis PostDis.
patch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

S6O.OO0.0OO. II is one OF the
worlds greatest engineering accom-
plishments and is certain to have n
marked influence not only upon the
future development OF Northern
New Jersey. but also of certain sec
lions of Manhattan.
What is declared to be the largest
office building in the world. with
twenty-five acres OF floor space and
room for ten thousand tenants.
rises. above the terminal of the
southern tubes at Church and Cort-
landt streets. IL is known as the
Hudson Terminal buildings. 1t is
twenty-five stories high and has
htty-two elevators. The mailing di-
vision OF the New York postoffice
Will occupy an acre of space in the
building when it Is opened on May
l. and the United States Steel Cor
poration will use other acres. After
crossing the Hudson the tunnels
come under the building about thir-
" rect below the street level, form
ing a loop with platforms and an
proaehes OF suN>,5sh, dimensions to
accommodate one thousand persons
minute, or half million during
the day.
While the governors of New York
and New Jersey are extending felic-
itations under the river bed today.
the ferry boats above, unhonored
and unsung. Shrek mournfully. It
is their death wall. as It is predict
ed that with the opening OF the
tubes, the antiQuated vessels will
soon need a place in the museum.
The ferry boat must go. because ice
fogs, tides, storms and collisions
with other river craft will never
impede the progress OF the electric
trains as they speed under the
river
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
gEF YHg USUAL WAY.

First County Councilor--Here's q
nneiooking street.
Second Ditto-You're right there.
What's best to be done with itG
Let's have IL dug up for a sewer"
But wouldn't II be proper to pave It
nrst?"
"of course: l supposed you under
stood that. Then. after II is paved
and a sewer put In, Wen have IL re-
paved"
All In readiness to be dug up again
Tor the gaspipe? see you understand
the principles of municipal economy.
And after we have had 1t repaved
for the second time. then what?"
Well, then 1t will be in order for
widening. There's nothing 1 admire
so much as system in the care and i'm.
proSement OF our roadways."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
DISCUSS CAPE COD CANAL.

Boston, Feb. "a discussion
OF the proposed Cape Cod canal.
projected as a part of the Atlantic
coast interior route through Long
Island Sound and to North Carolina.
Will be the feature of the annual
dinner of the Boston Fruit and
Produce Exchange at the Hotel
Somerset tonight. Congressman j.
Hampton Moore, OF Pennsylvania
who is an authority upon the sub
jeet of inland waterways, will de-
liver an address. as will Lieutenant
Governor Draper and other promi-
nent men.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

Relics OF a GREAT Composer

Among life's largest ironles Is the
fate that often befalls the manuscript
OF genius or no one is this trus,
than OF Beethoven. When this greatest
OF composers was alive he was inces.
sanity In financial difficulty. After
his death all his manuscript were sold
at auction--over 200 Of them there
were-yet they brought hardly $500
This would be at the rate OF abont
two dollars and half apiece. The
other day the manuscript OF his q
major sonata for violin and plano.
written In Il ., was sold by a man In
Leipsic to a man in Florence for az,
500 marks. or $1,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
Hollands 100000 Waco Earners.


With 100000 inhabitants Holland
has 100000 wage earners. Sickness
Insurance is voluntary and organized
In free associations In 1890 there
were $50 associations, with 900 600
members. Premiums are S1.44 a
member; benefits are medical attend.
ance. medicine and sickness pay.
ments.
Accident insurance is compulsory
Claw Of 190D. Workmen and foremen
In manufactures Cup 20 S1G8 daily
wages are insured IN a state fund
mutual associations or casualty com.
panies. in 1904 there we're s4.046 I'm.
surcd establishments Premiums are
paid by employers according TO wages
and risk The receipts OF 1904 were
S66S.OCO The benefits are (a) dlsa.
bility. free treatment and daily nav.
ment5 up 90 40 per cent Of wages.
OBJ permanent disability. pensions ND
10 10 per cent OF wages from seventh
week; (c) TO dependents Of deceased
pensions up To- 60 per cent Of wages
and a death benefit Of thirty times
the daily wage In case OF willfulness
no indemnity IS paid and in case Of
drunkenness only half Six hundred
and ninetysiX thousand dollars we're
paid $500 TO 1892 injured and 226
Killed. Settlements are made I'm case
OF doubt by councils Prof Hender.
SOD IN Charities and the Commons.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
GOVERNORS MEET
UNDER RIVER BED

New York, Feb. 25.-Grasping
hands in fraternal greeting across
the New York-New Jersey boundary
line. from the platforms OF electric
trains sixty miles under the Hudson
river. Governor Hughes and Govern
or Fort today formally opened the
first tunnel connecting the metrop-
oils with the New Jersey mainland.
Marking the completion of one or
the most stupendous engineering
feats OF modern times. the meeting
of the, two governors will doubtless
become historic
President Roosevelt pressed the
electric button in Washington that
started the electric trains bearing
Governor Hughes and Governor
Fort speeding toward each other,
the former leaving Morton street,
New York. and the other starting
from Hoboken. The trains met ex-
actiy on the state line, at which
point the tunnel was lined with
bunting. Then followed the memoir
able greetings between the two state
executives. A congratulatory mes
sage from President Roosevelt was
read.
The route opened today is a double
track road extending from thI
LackawanIre, terminal in Hoboken.
under the river and through Christie
pher street and Sixth avenue, Man:
haitian, 10 Nineteenth street
The fare in the McAdoo tunnels
will be five cents from Hoboken to
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Eight car trains of steel cars will
he run, and the time will be twelve
minutes from Hoboken to Nine
teenth street.
The cars are constructed entirely
of steel, of a type different from
any now in use in New York. They
have wide doors in the centre as well
as at either end. and at all terminal
stations the platforms are so ar
ranged that the passengers may en-
ter and leave the cars at the same
time
The moment a train stops at a
station the doors on the side to-
ward the platform for outgoing
passengers will open automatically.
A few seconds later, as the car is
emptying, the doors on the other
side will open. There are no bells
on any of the cars. When the last
door is closed the motorman win
get fash signalling him to start;
but until every door is shut he will
not receive the automatic sigGal.
One important feature of the system
is that none of the stations is on a
curve.
Work is now being pushed rapid
ly on the other sections Of the sys.
tenn.
This new under-river system rep
resents an expenditure of nearly
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
CANNON AND WILSON SPEAK.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Educators
from nearly every state and terri
tory of the Union were present to-
day when the annual convention OF
the department of superintendents.
National Educational association.
was called TO order. Greetings were
extended by Speaker Joseph C. Can
non, Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, Commissioner II. b. f. Nc
Farland and Hon. Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, head of the United States
Bureau of Education President
Roosevelt will give reception in
honor of the delegates at the white
house tomorrow afternoon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
OIL MEN HOLD MEETING

Tulsa, okla, Feb. 25.-On men
OF Oklahoma and Kansas are here
today in large numbers for the mass
meeting and banquet arranged by
the Mid-continental Oil Producers
association. Representative of the
state government and legislature
are the guests OF the association.
The object OF the meeting is to
better acquaint the officials of the
state and legislature with conditions
as they actually exist in the oil
fields. The number OF oil men in
the state is estimated at $4,000.
most of whom are members of the
association.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
OPPOSITION no BRYAN Is DEAD

Washington, Feb. 25.-The oppo-
sition TO Mr. Bryan on the Demo
cratic side OF the senate and the
house has absolutely disappeared.
Even the most pronounced anti
Bryan men now admit that all
chance of circumventlng his nom
nation has passed away.
II Is understood that no members
OF either body will have anythng
TO do with the efforts stin going ON
In New York TO prevent MIR. Bryan's
nomination at Denver.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
Migundergtood

We are victims of the tipping
habit" remarked the man who hsd
entertained some friends at res.
taurant.
Yes. answered young Mrs. Tork.
ms; and it's only little while tik
the races come again.
Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

Mother-our girl is very ambitious.
Henry. She is very anxious to get In
the whirl.
Father (grufiiy) Then let her come
down to the office and come In by the
revolving door when bunch OF mes.
senser boys are going through.-Bal.
umore American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

at what hour do you wish the mar.
riage solemnized?' asked the clergy.
man
Eight o'clock tomorrow evening"
said the caller. twirling his hat IN an
embarrassed way; but there Amt
no need Of being so awfully solemn
about IT, you know I'm the clown and
she's the lady bareback rider."s or
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

DO you think the speeches you In.
tend TO deliver will exercise any
real influence on eventsg"
No." answered the statesman; but
am going to deliver them Just the
same They are valuable AS rehears.
ais FOR my next lecture tour."-Wash
ington Star
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
The Merry Hunter.

mo, never allow my husband TO
go hunting"
Doesn't he ever hit anythlng?"
"fes--a bottle. and entirely too
often cleveland Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

Bessie-Captured one OF the cham.
pionships, did he? What club is he
connected within
Jessie-None: he's unattached
Tessle--Unattached? Handsome n
chap as heY Gee!--Chlcago Tribune.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25
The Seltsane.

The letter that never came
How often we assail it.
Is the self-same one
That should have gone,
But father forgot TO mail II.
Detroit Free Press.