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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
REMARKABLE STATISTICS ON
ONE OF NEW YORK'S MOD
ERN OFFICE BUILDINGS.

The Terminal building of the Hud-
son and Manhattan Railway Com
pany, New York, is twenty-one
stories high, occupies the halves of
TWO blocks fronting on Church
street, which is parallel with Broad
way, and the next street toward the
river, and extends from Cortland to
Fulton streets on both sides of Dey
street, which is crossed by bridge.
1t covers 900 square feet on the
sround and includes 18,150,000
square feet of floor space, equivalent
10 q acres. This is the largest and
most wonderful Office building in the
world.
Ihis gigantic structure stands over
cotferdam, a waterproof pit APO
by 1870 feet in size and rs feet deep,
inclosed in masonry walls rs feet
mex which extend down to solid
-ock 50 feet below the street level.
ms pit is a railway station, and re-
velVes the railways which run
through the tunnels to Jersey City
ana bring into New FORK the trains
% the Pennsylvania, the Erie and
we Lackakawanna railroads, as we'll
- me passengers from the steam
lnIpS landing in HObOken and Jersey
IVY and the commuters who live
alonS 90 miles of trolley railways in
"orlhern New Jersey.
me hrst floor under the surface
0ula'ns the waiting rooms, including
concourse of $4,000 square feet
.neIe the passengers buy their tick
~ III, ofeck their baggage and are dis
~-iouleu to the different lines. Sur
luius TINS enormous room is a de-
~ 'Hlent store where passengers and
,n GoGI pahIteS will be able to do their
80 @i NeIlng and shopping without 60
puC OF doors. There are tele-
stoi Offices, barber shops, news
so oa!iuS' 1ruit and flower booths, con-
an Feionary shops, a government post
III restaurants and cafes, tele
ofga '5e booths, a barroom, cigar stores,
,icI ees where railway and steamship
no mus boS TO all parts Of the world can
all +Iusht and shops for the sale of
'He necessities Of life.
II IS the only building in the world
tho "ulch space has been rented by
nam, acre The Erie Railway Com
snac, mas taken two acres of floor
has &C. I'm. the United States government
ofRca 17nled an acre for a branch post
Com ana the American Locomotive
Comppoany and the General Electric
T ibp@py have taken a half acre.
busineo.In highest rental ever paid for
ceiyad : purposes in the world is re-
c lOom 10 by % feet in size g' at the
st sinner of Church and Cortland
the M rao On the ground floor adjoining
The IAN entrance to the building.
per a ,gm1al is $4,000 year or $40
Do unGse million bricks, $4,000, 900
Of staS, OF concrete and $4,000 tons
0eI nave been consumed in its
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
BOOTBLACK PAYS S11, 900 RENT

construction. Nearly l25 miles of
picture rail was tackled on the walls
of the rooms, 113 miles of electric
wiring was laid, and 10000 electric
light bulbs placed on 5000 electro
liers and 1000 brackets, and even
these figures will be enlarged
There are 16 miles of plumbing
29 miles of steam heating pipe and
95 miles of conduit. There are 80
elevators, and one round trip in all
of them from the lowest basement
to the top story represents a journey
of three and one-half miles
1t is estimated that 10000 persons
will be lodged under the roof when
every office is taken, and that over
half a million people will enter it
every day. The force of employees,
including engineers, firemen, cleo
tricians, elevator boys and janitors,
will number $50.
Aside from the regular receipts
from rentals the company will derive
an enormous revenue from special
privileges. The advertising space in
the building and cars was leased for
100000 a year, the cigar privilege
for $4,000 a year, the bar for $25,-
600 a year. the soda water privilege
for $4,000 and the boot black privi-
lege for $1,000 The building and
land cost $4,000, 000.-American
Clay Magazine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
HIS FATE IN THE BALANCE
RESULT OF ELECTION TODAY
MEANS ALL TO "UNCLE JOE"
Waging the Stiffest and Most Spec
tacular Campaign in His Long
Political Career.

In his determined efforts to pre-
vent his defeat in his congressional
district in the election today Joseph
G. Cannon of Danville, ILL.,, has
waged the most strenuous campaign
in his long political life.
OF all the hot campaigns of this
year of hot politics his in all proba-
bility has been the hottest, and his
very political existence depends upon
how the ballots fall today.
A Danville dispatch says that
Speaker Cannon has canvassed the
district as if he were making the
race for the first time, and none of
the voters knew him. He has held
small meetings everywhere, and
talked six or seven hours a day He
has made speeches in halls and thee
aters, at cross roads, in the shops,
or wherever he could gather an au-
dience
The district has normal republi-
can majority of about $500, and
two years ago gave the Speaker about
10000 over his opponent.
This is the / 8th time Cannon has
run for congress in his district. He
has never been defeated but once;
that was in 1890.
CannOn's Opponents.
The agencies making for Cannon S
defeat this year are the sullenness
of the working men and labor I'M
ionists toward his candidacy and the
active, open, aggressive and spirited
opposition of the Anti-Saloon League,
cOmprehending the temperance vote
generally, and of the Methodists and
church people.
The temperance and church people
instituted quiet house-to-house can
vass over the entire district, enlist
ing the sympathies of the women in
their fight against Cannon.
If we can't defeat him." they say,
I'VE can cripple him, and show him
up for what he is. The fight will
be carried to congress and kept up
in the district until we win"
The Methodists, at their confer
ences and church meetings, have de-
nounced Cannon as an unfit and I'm
worthy person to represent the dis
trict in congress. The Anti-Saloon
League and temperance people have
gone further and are endeavoring,
in the event of their failure to pre-
vent his election, to keep him out of
the speakers chair. They have car
ried the organized crusade against
"Cannonism" into other states.
Cannon and his supporters are
more concerned over the labor vote
than over the temperance workers or
the ministers.
Let EN- resolute, said Cannon
worker; they haven't many votes
here. We must stand or fall as the
labor vote is with or against us"
The Federation of Labor have had
many agents in the district stirring
up sentiment among working men
against Cannon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
ONE Is WELL GOVERNED, WHILE
THE OTHER is EXAMPLE
OF CORRUPTION.

Interesting examples of towns act
ually governed by negroes may be
found today. One of these is but
ninetv-fve miles from Detroit, known
as Calvin, Cass county, Mich. Its
history is characteristic. The Quak-
ers among it's founders made it
haven of refuge for the fugitive
slaves on their way to the CANADIAN
borders, so that by 1850 OF the J.
.268 negroes in Cass county 795 lived
i'm Calvin township. They were, IN
fact, the majority of the populauon'
and have continued to be so ever
since, being in fact so per cent; Oh
the population (about l,5OO( To-Day.
It was not, however, till 1873 that
the first negro was elected 10 once
and it is only within the last htteen
wears that the town government has
been chiefly in the hands OF negroes
The officers of the municipality are
supervisor, clerk, treasurer Toau
commissioners and school directors
All these except the treasurer are
colored. The negroes who make up
the township are as RUE Iauu-
owners. and the market value OF thelr
property is about 100000.
There is another negro-goVerneu
community which presents very
dark contrast to this agricultural
township ruled by negro farmers II
is the suburb of East st. Louis calleu
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
FLOUR MILLS ARE BOTHERED.
The Pure Food Law Is After Them
About Whitening Flour.

Flour mills throughout the country
are much interested in the hearing
soon to be held before the board of
food and drug inspection in the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton on the question of the propriety
of bleaching -four. In North Dakota,
Kansas and other states the pure
food commissioners are already
wrestling with the subject
The millers are vigorously protest
ing against the statement of some
of the pure food commissioners to
the effect that the so-caIled bleach
ing process renders the -four injuri
Gus. The process was invented about
four years ago, and is said to be
nothing more than a rapid process of
aging the -four. The method was
first used in the south. Now it is
being used to a considerable extent
in the west and northwest. The pro-
cess has been so perfected that it is
difficult to detect the bleached from
the unbleached -four.
The millers declare that the pro
cess is not in anyway injurious and
that the only effect is to give the
-four a uniform color when it leaves
the mills Without bleaching" the
color of the -four is apt to vary with
the character of the soil in which
the wheat is raised
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04
TWO TYPES OF NEGRO TOWNS

Brooklyn, III. This negro town also
rose from an early station" on the
underground railroad for fugitive
slaves. Many Of the runaways re-
NAMED in Brooklyn, instead of con-
tinuing their flight to Canada, and
the population is estimated at over
1000 today.
The negroes of Brooklyn, H., are
principally railroad hands and labor
ers in the stockyards and steel works
there. There is a standing offer to
the chiefs of police of the surround
ing towns for all the negroes they
can send to Brooklyn, so lively is the
demand for the coarser kind of day
labor. The corrupting influences of
the large corporations have produced
the type of negro politicians who fix
accommodating taxes upon corpora
ton property.
AS the paper in the Southern
Workman (organ of Hampton Insti-
tute) from which these facts are
drawn, says: Instead of paying the
tax, am informed that the corpora
tons often buy off negro politicians,
to pay. The politicians permit an
employee of the company to be elected
assessor, so as to assess the COM
Dany's property" Then the enforce
ment of the liquor law by Governor
Folk has driven the saloons and 9TH
er evil resorts and their patrons from
st. Louis across the river The may
or, treasurer, clerk, inspector of
streets, fire chief and village chief
of police and the six members of the
village council are all negroes Bos-
ton Transcript.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

that Eds sister worked hard at dress making, besides her duties on the farm, to make both ends meet In a dim way he seemed to remember several of Eds selfish ways when they were school companions, and be admitted that he did not treat his sister literally. The flash of the roli of bills appeared before his mind, and he wondered if Ed would present his hard-working sister with some of the money. Probably they were all for her-a birthday present. per haps, for Mandy was Is that month.
 ''Oh, Ed has his bad points" he re piled, ''and so has every fellow. But he's doing well In the city, and I don't see why I shouldn't do as well. I was always smarter in my studies than Ed"
 Yes, and in everything else" loyally responded Bess
 Then why shouldn't go to the city and make something of myself? I can never do it here.'
 Phil, don't think you would do much better" protested Bess. Tn a few years now yos-we-will have the farm to ourselves. Uncle Ned and Aunt Matty must turn 1t over to US then they only hold It In trust until you be- come of age, you know-and they'll be glad to get rid of the responsibility. Then we can-'
 Phil kicked viciously at a stone This sort of argument did not please him.
 But, Bess, there's no money In farm ing" he interrupted. Uncle Ned says that, and everybody else. What's the use of killing yourself on the farm for nothing;"
 But what would you do with lt?" gasped Bess In surprise.
 ''Oh, sell It, or-or let Uncle Ned run it until I become of age. Then new light shone in his eyes-'then the money will start me In business. I'll have the experience, and-and-"
 ''Oh, Phil" exclaimed Bess In a pain ed voice, "how could you sell it?'
 Why notT' stubbornly asked Phil.
 Bess did not reply. If he could not understand the sacredness of the asso- citations that clustered about the old homestead, she could not make him. She turned abruptly and walked away, but not until Phil saw tear glistenulg In her eyes.
 Girls are so funny nnd-and- un- reasoning" the discontepted boy re marked aloud.
 Phil was strongly minded and deter mined In his way. Once his mind was made up, 1t was difficult for him to change his point of view. For three years now he had Laen steadily drift ing toward this important decision. He longed for the city. and wished to make his mark in a wider field than farm ing.
 "Bess will be terribly disappointed at
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04
GODS MIRACLE OF MAY.

There came 2 message to the vine,
 A whisper to the tree. The bluebird saw the secret sign
 And merrily sang he! And like 6 silver string the brook
 Trembled with music sweet Enchanting notes in every nook
 For echo to repeat. A magic touch transformed the fields,
 Greener each hour they grew. Until they shone like furnished shields
 All jeweled OCT with dew, Scattered upon the forest floor
 4 million bits of bloom Breathed fragrance forth thro' morning.
 door
 Into the days bright room. Then bud by bud the vine confessed
 The secret it had heard, And in the leaves the azure-breast
 Sang the delightful word; Glad flowers upsprang amid the grass
 And flung their banners gay. And suddenly it came to pass
 Gods miracle of May. Ladies Home Journal.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

As he trudged up to the old farm house, his face was frightened by the thoughts of his newly formed plans.
 Hello. Bess." he called, as slim girl of Is met him.
 You're back early. Phil" Bess re- piled. You can't expect supper yet a while. Why, the sun is an hour high
 ''Oh. I'm not after supper" the boy responded. I've made up my mind to quit for good. Bess, I'm going to the city"
 His sister stared at him in amaze ment for a moment. Phil continued in explanation Of his sudden announce ment: I'm going to get a position h the city, and leave the farm for good. I've just had a talk with Ed Spencer. and he says he can get me a position when 1 want it."
 Ed Spencer? Is he home again?' asked Bess.
 Only for few days. He can't stand It here much longer than a few days at time, it's so slow. I don't blame hAAAF AOA II IS SAOn" LlDl1 SiOn and dull"
 The boy removed his hat and wiped his forehead.
 But. Phil, If you go to the city, what will become of mel" queried his sister in a weak voice.
 You? Why, can't you stay here with Aunt Matty and Uncle Ned?" There was genuine surprise In the boys voice, and this was Increased when he saw that Bess had turned a shade paler than usual.
 ''Oh. yes, I suppose could stay" was the quiet answer, but did 1t ever occur to you that I might be lonely and-and-"
 There was a suspicious weakness in the voice, and when it grew husky, the girl stopped and turned her face away.
 Why, Bess, don't see-why, in time I'd take you to the city. too. I'd get a good position, and work In 1t, and then we'd live there together"
 Yes. but how many years would I have to waltz resentfully replied the girl. Do you think Ed Spencer could support his sister? And If he could. why doesn't he? I'm sure she has a hard enough time to pinch along"
 But" began Phil in self-extenua- tlon-"I'm not like Ed in some respects, and"
 ''No, and I'm thankful you're not," interrupted BeSs.
 A glow of pride made Phil quiet and more thoughtful. He remembered now
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

signal nature to synchronize with the three hundredth anniversary of the poet-dramatlst's death. At first there was considerable opposition to the whole conception. Would not, 1t was asked, any kind of a memorial be ludicrous anti-climax? Has not the world honored Shakespeare for genera tions! Can 1t pay him greater homage and tribute than it does by constantly reading and seeing his works by ac- knowledging his literary immortality and placing him above Dante, above Moliere, above even the Greek dramat- ists? But these objections were dis posed of, and then a new controversy arose as to the shape and form of the proposed memorial. Would statue be appropriate; Should a great library, museum, institute be erected to promote the study of Shakespeare and of arr and letters in general? Or should national theater be built and deJ.cated to the performance of classica. plays, Shakespeare, of course, furnishing the bulk of the repertory? This discussion has continued in spite of decision ten tatively made some time ago ny the executive committee of the movement But the action which the general con- mittee has just taken will mark an l.u- portant advance In the project. It np- pears that this committee, indorsing tue recommendations of the executive body. proposes to raise a million dollars and appropriate half of that sum for an architectural memorial and the other half to the founding of Shakspearean institute There Is to be an lnterna- tional competition. limited to English speaking races. for the memorial dc signs and each design must be the work of an architect and sculptor collaborat- ing. All civilized nations are expected to join enthusiastically in the proposed tribute to the greatest Anglo-Saxon poet, and an international committee of statesmen, diplomats, authors and art ists will be created to cooperate with the English body having direct charge of rhe enterprise
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

There Is little whipping in the Eng llsh schools to-day and It is almos, confined to historic institutions. such as Eton Harrow and Rugby. where the rich and aristocratic send their sons and where a peculiar pride is taken in maintaining the ancient customs. It may be true that 10 spare the rod Is to spoil the child. II may be fact that American boys and girls are allowed too much indulgence and that they would have better manners and perhaps better morals were the old system re-estab- lished. The great majority of parents and teachers refuse to be thus persuad- ed. They persist in regarding corporal punishment as relic of barbarism and in believing that youth can be effectu- ally trained and disciplined in other and better ways
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04
A BIT TOO SHREWD.
One Venture in Which the Captain
 Oyerreached Himself.

One of Uncle Sam's customs officials, noted for his success In unmasking smugglers, said the other day In dis cussion of a customs officers duties:
 One must be shrewd, but not too shrewd; otherwise one overreaches oneself, like Captain Harrow of Isles borough.
 Captain Harrow of Islesborough was trading at Key West in a small vessel. Business took him up the coast to Tampa Bay, and he bought twenty dozen chickens from a farmer at $4 dozen.
 ''The chickens were all slzes-some few days old and no bigger than ca nary birds; some fat and large, like turkey gobblers. The captain expect ed to make a lot of money out of them. He was very shrewd at a trade.
 Well, at Key West a hotel man came aboard and looked the chickens over.
 "'They are fine birds he said. How muchY
 If you pick them out yourself, said Captain Harrow shrewdly, I'll have to charge you $6 a dozen. If pick them out, can let you have them for s3.'
 "'All right. You pick them out said the hotel man.
 Captain Harrow picked out dozen chickens of the canary bird size.
 "'Here you are, twelve prime broil- ers,' he said, with leer.
 "'Go ahead said the hotel man calm ly; another dozen
 ''The next dozen was of necessity larger.
 "'Go on,' said the hotel man. Keep on picking them out
 And the third dozen was larger still. The captain looked at his patron an1 iously.
 "'Keep right on
 'The next dozen was fine and plump, and the next comprised the biggest and fattest of the chickens
 "'Keep right on picking them out, captain
 Then at last Captain Harrow saw how he had overreached himself. The hotel man bought his whole lot of chickens at 8, and thus the captain lost on the speculation s20 In cash, to say nothing of feed and labor.'-Cin. cinnati Enquirer.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

We have no real national anthem. "My Country. 'Tis of Thee" Is not a bad composition sung to the tune of "God Save the King" IL has the ad- vantage that most people can sing it. though not many are really familiar with the words. ''Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" is an ancient compost ton set to an ancient tune, and is little sung in these days. We have no hymn which really expresses national senti- ment and national virtue. The cen tennial ode of Whittier Is a beautiful composition sung to the tune of "Old Hundred but 1t was intended for a particular occasion and has never been popular. If MT Carnegie will offer sufficient prizes to poets and musicians we might get something which would beft the dignity of the nation. After all Is said and done. the only really American tune Is Yankee Dooble," which is sprightly enough as an air
 though the words are ridiculous. Yct It is to this tune that our troops have marched to their greatest victories. Let us have real America- anthem.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04
ExILEs' WORK IN SIBERIA.
Some Idea of What They Are Com-
 pelIed to Do.

A letter dated August, 1907, on the Amir high road" once more directs at tention to the sufferings of the thou sands of exiles banlshed to Siberia. At the outset the writer explains that he formed one of a party of l2O exiles, twenty-three of them being state or po- lltical offenders, detailed to work on the construction of the kolessnaya Literally, wheel road), and sent thith- CT under Cossack escort from the penal settlement at Irkutsk, says the Russ.
 After describing the journey of the party to Pashkoyo, Cossack settle- ment on the Amir, he says:
 "One single days rest was allowed us, but on the following day we were roused at a. III. and driven to work. It was raining fast, and for a whole verst our way lay across submerged land. Every day for fortnight we had to cross this same flooded ground, stripped to the skin, and carrying our shoyels on our shoulders. This was our life of torment. Up every morn- ing at 4, working until 5 or in the evening, and returning then, utterly worn out, for roll call, prayers and sleep.
 "Sleep. In ragged and battered tents. open to the rain and dirty and damp within. No mattresses, only sacks to lie on. Sometimes stuffed with grass. We are already bitterly cold here in August and in these same tents we must live until the end of Novem- her. The spot where we are working Is between fourteen and six teen versts from the camp. We have thus to walk some thirty versts daily, besides performing our hard task. How hard that task Is may be gath cred when 1t is said that ten men are .equired each day to excavate length of some POO feet and depth and width of about yard. One has to work knee deep in mire, and after about three weeks rheumatism sets In and the legs of the workers begin to xuall v
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

King Manuel of Portugal either Is m unusually wise youth or has wise coun- selors, perhaps both. He said the oth- CT day to prominent opponent of the monarchy, who had called at the palace 10 show respect for the memory of the dead king, You are a friend of the country and so am I. Let US meet with that common bond. and we shall soon understand each other better" This is the sort of conciliatory spirits that disarms opposition.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-06-04

Modern scientific educational meth ods may have improved means of teach ing spelling. but it Is to be doubted if anything surpasses the old-fashioned "bee" in fixing in the mind of youth the intricacies of the English language. 1T the solid business men of any large city were questioned as to the methol by which they learned 10 spell it might surprise the investigator to hear how many would answer: The spelling bee of the country school"