The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-29
NM NAMES IN GOVERNMENT BLUE BOOK
mn SMITHS ON UNCLE SANS PAY ROLL AND
$50 OF THEM ARE JOHN SMITHS

I'M
~ nv the government is the Blue
-. which gives the names, num-
,,ace of nativity, from where ap-
CO. intad place of employment rate
aornensation and other "infor-
ton" regarding each employe.
10 ~ will not be surprising to know
there are more than 200
l' ;+bs ON the payrolls of the gov
.rnon+ not counting, perhaps, one
I'D &c many more who are drawing
lions Of these Smiths something
Wv 45O go through life as plain
,.b, smith" The Jones family is
close second, with 1900, while
I. n.oun and Johnson are neck and
,o,, for third place, each having
,oo descendants on the rolls.
pn+ even with so many of the
nall and large places filled by mem
bors of these numerous families
tbora are several thousand others
nth all kinds of queer names who
ava lawavs ready to sign the pay
rous and utter words of complaint
q Ioo.nsn there are not more legal hol-
;a.,s and that six hours does not
constitute a days work.
Tho descendants of the several
rrostdents of this great and glorious
\ country are well represented among
tba hired help of Uncle Sam. There
ara sixty-eight Washingtons and
oigbteen of these have the first name
Of the Father of His Country; Adams
has 3O9; Jefferson. 80; Jackson,
525. Monroe, %; Madison, 81; Har-
rison 209; Van Buren,, 10; Tyler,
AZ. Polk. IA; Pierce, 20; Buchan-
an %: Lincoln, %; Johnson, l.
10, Grant, 90; Hayes, 20; Garfield,
IA, Arthur, 2S; Cleveland, Fl, and
Mckinley IA, three of these having
the first name, William.
Some of these have been IN
office" until they are considered as
old spavins, but not one OF them is
roadv TO turn loose a good thing and
will die in harness.
Adam, who, according to Biblical
story was the first man to enter thls
vale of tears, has only two name
sakes working for the government.
One of these is in the army and the
other an ordinary labOrer in the en-
Mnthnr H,Vn has
two also, one of them clerk IN the
interior department and the other IN
the medical department at Key west.
on man Noah, who had sense
enough to get in out of the shower
and carry with him a gOOdly collec-
ton of animals and things, has just
a half dozen on the rolls.
From the pie-plate of the admin
istration there is not single Jonah
to get a share. This fact might
cause some to doubt the story about
his having safely reached terra firma
after his voyage down the whale S
stomach Samson, the strong man
who played such havoc with the
Philistines, has % representatives
in the service of the government.
The wise Solomon has five, but there
are regiments who believe they are
far superior in intellect to the wise
man. Poor old Lazarus, he who had
such a rocky road in Bible days, had
Cinch compared to what some OF
the government clerks would make
it appear they have. He has only
one namesake laboring for Uncle
Sam and he receives $4,000 annual
ly. ThOs. c. job a referee in bank
ruptcy, is the only descendant OF
the afflicted but patient Job of Holy
Writ. Nearly all the Bible charac-
tiers are represented. There is one
Jesus farmer in the Indian service
at the ShoshOne agency, Wyoming
\ look over the hired help in the
Indian service disclOses such names
as No Ears, No Wood, No Gun, No
Eyes, No Meat, No Powder No Ar
row, No Fire, No Water, Iron Neck
lace, Iron Thunder, Iron Horse, Iron
Dog, Big Gun, Big Squaw, Big Teeth
Big Deer, Big Dog, Big Mouth, Kick
Ing Horse, Kicking Deer, kicking
GrasshoDper, Kicking Niger, Little
WalIdngstick, Little Medicine, Take
inc Hat, Long Whiskers, Fire Cloak,
Ca.l Man, Was Going to Move But
Didn't.
In the National Museum and
smithsonian Institution there are
hlhgs, Queens, Millers, Cooks,
brakes, Volts, Earls, Birds and one
LooHeJ. This list does not show dol
lafs or dimes, but there is one hunk
VI Silver, United States commits
Sioner at Buffalo, \. Y. Gold and
money are very much in evidence,
"mIe Diamonds, Pearls, Stones and
one Ruby can be found. In the line
Vi musical instruments there is quite
approximations and HOrnblOwers,
+ lies and Filters, Fiddles but no Fid-
Gls's' Harps and Harpers, an Organ
DuL no Piano, Drums and Drummers,
D5IS and BGllrin0prS one Either one