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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07
PRECIPITATION

State Of Georgia, Executive Depart
ment, Atlanta.
WHEREAS, the Honorable Hoke
Smith did, on the 10th, day of Novem-
Der, 1911, resign the office of Govern
or of this State thereby creating a
vacancy in said office:
THEREFORE, l, John NJ. Slaton.
President of the Senate. exercising
/ the executive powers of the govern
,ment as provided by Par. s, Section 1
of the 9Th. Article of the Constitution
of this State and laws in pursuance
thereof, do issue this my proclamation
ordering a special election for Govern
or to fill the vacancy so occasloned
for the uneXpired term, to be held on
the 10th. day OF January, 1912, under
the laws of this State governing gem
eral elections. | also convoke the
General assembly of Georgia in extra
session, at the Capitol of this State, on
the oath day of January, 1912, at 10
Io'clock, A. NJ. to receive the returns
and declare the result of said special
election or to elect a governor in case
no person shall receive majority Of
! the whole number of votes cast at
such special election, as provided In
the Constitution of this State.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF l have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of State to be affixed here
to, this goth day of November, 1912.
/ JOHN W. SLATON
President of the Sen
ate Exercising the Elk
ecutive Powers of the
Government.
Attest:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State,
Nov. 1880. Dec. 7-14-21-2S. Jan 4.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

Money makes the mare go, and a
sheriff's attachment makes the auto
mobile go. 60
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

Some men haven't charity enough to
cover their own sins.
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CEaENEY'S
FIX ECToRA ANT
REV. SAMUEL C, DEAN
GOES TO ELBERTON
Former Americas Pastor Makes
Change of Base.

Americas Baptists and his many
friends here generally will be inter
ested in knowing that Rev. Sam C.
Dean recently of Gainesville, will &C
cept a call extended him by the Bap-
fist church of Elberton Mir. Dean was
for some time pastor of First Baptist
church of Americas. He is a gifted
and eloquent pulpit speaker and es-
teemed wherever known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

No man is SO big that some other
man can't fiji his shoes
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L. b. HILL,
OFFICE 5l6 JEFFERSON STREET,
AMERICUS. GA.
Reward Notice.

One Hundred Dollars Reward for tho
arrest and conviction OF the party Or
parties, who stole two Jersey yearl-
ings out of my pasture. But l will pay
ten dollars for their return to my
pasture and no questions asked, if re-
turn is made before arrest is made.
Suppose you return them and avoid
arrest H. T. DAVENPORT.
9--1m & W.
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PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.
Nov. 1880 Dec. 7-14-21-28. Jan 4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

It's a sign that a woman is happily
married if she feels sorry for the
country because her husband isn't
resident of it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

How one girl does enjoy kissing
another girl that she hates-perhaps
because of the opportunity to muss
up the beloved enemys complexion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-07

A handsome woman may look good
to man, but it takes truly good
woman to get a strange hold on his
heart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

rated in the immediate vicinity Of tho
barges so as to lower them to bedrock.
thus forming a sump-the lowest point to
which excavation is to be made-for the
suction Of each dredging pump. The reg
ular operation of undertaking and wash
ing the material to the dredging pumps
by means Of the monitors will then be-
gin, the cutting being extended until
there is not sufficient slope to sluice the
material to the barges. The water will
then be allowed to rise high enough to
float the barges to new positions.
The gigantic monitors used in this ny
draulic excavating will have pressure
Of L90 pounds to the square inch at the
nozzle. The nozzles are eighteen inches
in diameter. This will make the pres
sure something like 1900 pounds at the
nozzle. Just imagine this force striking
a house. It is safe to say there could
be little left of the house. A dredging
pump supplied by either one or two moni-
tors will be used for handling the ma
ter1al. The dredging pumps will dis
charge into fumes and by means Of the
latter the material will be distributed
over the adjacent swamp lands. About
one million cubic yards will be pumped
into the west dam at Miraflores.
In hydraulic excavating two principal
operations take place. First disintegrat-
ing the material and washing it to sumps
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by means Of water jet under high pres
sure, and lifting and conveying it through
fumes or immense tubes by means OF
dredging pumps.
There IS central pumping station 10
Gated on the bank Of the Rio Grande
west Of the canal, with four immense
pumping engines, which discharge into
a common delivery pipe. Each OF these
four pumps are guaranteed to supply
1900 gallons of water per minute. The
supply main from the pumping station is
5000 feet long. Air valves and tees are
so located in the main. laid in groups Of
threes, so that two of the giants may
continue at work while the third line is
being changed. The hydraulic giants or
monitors are fitted with special defect
ing nozzles. The main was first laid
north from the station. After complet-
ing the work between the locks and
pumping station 1t will be relaid to the
south.
The terrific power Of these eight-inch
suction dredging pumps may be imagined
when it is stated that they are designed
to lift 10000 gallons Of water per minute.
this water containing more than 10 per
cent of solid matter, and to discharge the
same amount of water against head Of
sixty feet, or in other words to throw
the water at least sixty feet from the end
Of the pipe.
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conduits. The heaviest pull on the tow
line is fixed at $4,000 pounds. at which
force friction coupling will relieve fur
Their strain. The central racks are pro-
vided only on the towing tracks and in
clines. On the level portion Of the re-
turn tracks the locomotive is driven by
friction on the side rails.
Everybody has heard Of hydraulic
mining, but 1t Is doubtful If any
body has ever heard of hydraulic ex-
cavation. because there have been so few
cases in the history Of the World where
excavation has been undertaken on SO
great scale as to require such a meth
cd. This Is another new stunt that Uncle
Sam is now performing on the Panama
canal.
About one and a half miles south of the
Mirafores locks much rock was found
in the channel OF the canal. but there
was more than thirty-eight feet of soft
dirt and other alluvial material on top
of this rock which had to be removed
before the rock could be reached The
exact amount OF dirt estimated as neces-
sary to be removed was something like
Sis. 133 cubic yards.
To state this amount as so many mil
lion cubic yards hardly gives clear idea
CT the vast amount OF dirl TO be removed
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being done on the level. the two locomo-
tives in the rear following up and keeping
the vessel in the center Of the canal.
The makeup of these engines is unique.
They will be divided into three separate
parts. The front and rear parts will be
mounted on rigid four-wheel trucks, each
part being driven by an independent mo-
tor controlled from either end. The part
in the center Is connected with the front
and back by universal joints and equipped
with q slip drum towing windlass and
hawser. Because of this arrangement the
line can be taken In or paid out by the
windlass, thus permitting lengthening OF
shortening the distance between the ship
and the locomotives, and the pull exerted
or relieved without actual motion OF the
locomotive on the track.
This plan of handling the towing line
is expected to be especially desirable in
bringing the vessel to rest or in changing
the length of the towline. For instance,
when the locomotive ascends the incline
to the next lock. while the levels I'm the
two locks are equalizing. the towing. line
can be heightened as much as desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
His Bit.

A PROOFS Of King Georges coronation
"A John Quinn Of the Irish Independence
League said the other day In New York:
There will b q lot Of empire talk
and imperialism talk to spoil the corona
ton. The English imperialist, you know.
prefers to talk about the empires fringe.
Of which he IL ignorant. rather than about
it's heart, which he knows to be dis
eased.
1.-THE empire bubble Was once pricked
nicely by an English housewife.
''Her husband came home late ON q
Sunday afternoon. smelling Of beer and
tobacco, and very red In the face.
ooh he said, I've had . dne tims.
I've been to an empire meeting. It was
grand
Then he frowned and said impatientiy:
WHATS the matter with supper; amt
it ready YETI
HIS wife. who was pteiing potatoes
and holding a squawking baby, rose and
extended the baby to him.
Here she said. take hold Of youD
bit Of the empire while I Try these ehips'~
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Electric Miles, for Panama CnaUque Engines for Towing Vessels

vessels through the locks only. the indi-
vidual vessel being expected to sail the
distance between the locks under it's own
motive power. A number of these loco
motives will be used, varying with the
size of the vessel. A typical case is ex-
pected to require four engines. two ahead.
one on each wall, giving motion to the
vessel and two astern, one on each wall,
to aid In keeping the vessel in the CEN
ter Of the canal, and to stop it when en-
tirely within the lock chamber.
The mode of operation will be some
thing like this. When passing vessels I'D
through the locks, while the water levels
in the locks are being given time to
equalize. the two locomotives in front will
go forward up the incline Of the lock
walls to the level Of the next lock cham
Der. and while going up these inclines
they will have nothing but their own
weight to pull up. Then when they are
on top Of the next lock they will COM
mence the Dull. ~ the pulling or towing
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from New York to San Francisco, and
then back again to Chicago. They would
form line of more than 4 800 miles long
From this may be gathered fairly good
idea of the immense amount Of earth
that will be removed from the canal by
hydraulic excavation.
Being up against such a proposition as
this. Uncle Sam decided to try a new
method. SO the installation Of an hydrau-
lie excavating plant was considered the
most feasible and at the same time the
cheapest and most expeditions method
Of handling the matter, especially as the
material removed could be used to re-
deem about $50 acres Of adjacent swamp
land belonging to the government.
A portion of the area to be excavated
was originally occupied by the bed OF the
Rio Grande The river has been diverted
and a dixie is to be built across the south
end to prevent the tide water from flow
ing up the old bed. Upon the completion
of the dixie the water remaining In the
Enclosure will be pumped out until just
enough remains to float the barges In
the lowest places.
Ike giants o. monitors VIII first be ope-
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from this section alone A cubic yard, as
every one knows. is three feet each way,
three feet long, three feet wide and three
feet high, or solid block three feet In
thickness. Now suppose we take this
cubic yard and multiply 1t s,15S, 1913 times,
we will have the amount of earth Uncle
Sam intends to remove by hydraulic ex-
cavation.
For purposes Of illustration take the
cellar or basement usually constructed
under an ordinary six or eight room
house. A cellar, say 50 feet long. 20
feet wide by feet high. BY a little
amount of dirt to be removed will more
than equal the earth to be taken out in
the digging of 31,35s cellars of this size.
Or another and perhaps better illustra-
ton might be given. II a number OF
way should be taken and placed side by
side in a straight line. this line would
extend clear across the United States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
Clarence Cullen Writes
a Vaudeville Mono1oque

that go fine! Especially that last one
played! It would serve him right He
sure did mfnce his steps in that race He
thought he was night letter. He was.
So here am. holding down park
bench, en-? I hate these logical finish
es," I don't blame women folks for de-
handing "happy endings."
Well, I'm here with a room and a bath.
anyhow. (pointing to the Madison Square
fountain painted on drop.
I used to think had class. but never
figured that I'd become bench perform
er. II anybody tries to pin blue ribbon
on me I'll bite him on the ankle. "oof:
Poor old Aunt Jerusha! wonder If
she ever figured when she left me that
hundred thousand only a little over a
year ago that I'd be playing the bench
see me now!
wonder II a ball player feels like this
when he gets ''benched" for jawfng at
the umpire? But a ball player can get
can't. That's the difference. They've
handed me my unconditional release.
Oh, well. maybe can catch on with
this bush league-Gndicating painted
It's queer. but I thought that with that
hundred thousand could bulge into this
town and make 1t sit up. beg. roll over,
bark for scraps and play dead.
q
Il y
Now I'm sitting up without any room
to roll over. and II barked for a scrap
the park cop would think I meant him.
and there'd be no need for me to play
dead. He'd see to that.
Yes, thought I'd breeze along here
from Council Bluffs and make New York
eat out Of my hand. Now I'm lucky to get
a hand-have a hand, / mean. Thanks,
audience. but didn't mean you.
a hundred thousand. That sounds like
a lot. But New York can make it look
like an aigrette In q coke oven.
With all Of that change thought New
York would be my oyster. But New
York has made some other kind Of sea
food Of me-and it isn't an oyster. either
think the Newburg kind is stewed
So was I when I was buying it.
II I had q cent for every broiled live
one I've bought for dead ones I'd organ
ize q copper trust and make Lawson
limited look like q Stag heap.
Buying for dead ones was my specially.
! wrote that. words. music and wing
cues. They say the dead can't come back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

- OR q long time now we have been
thinking Of writing one Of those
monologue things for some vau-
u devillian or other. We never had
any particular monologue person
in mind. The idea with us has been SIM
ply to write something like that and see
il we could possibly make it quite SO
idiotic as some vaudeville monologues we
have heard.
We think we have succeeded. we have
made it a point to look out Of the window
and think about something else all the
time We were writing this monologue. We
felt that must have been the way some
of the other monologues with which we
are familiar had been written. The reader
shall Judge as to the general vacuity of
our effort. So here is the monologue:
York.
The Monologist, seated on one Of
the park benches, occasionally shooting
his cuffs. His makeup expresses down.
and-out-ness from a previous Herewith
bell-ness; crumpled long-tailed cutaway
coat, classy but frayed fancy vest. shoes
considerably on the spread-over and OF
certain stove-polishy luster. a punk pearl
derby with an obvious dent or two, linen
Of a raveled immaculateness, ETC., etc.
Monolosist. solus, with hands in
pockets, gazing quizzically at bench:
Hello, bench. Will I sit down? Thanks.
Fine Of you to ask me. 1 haven't been
what you could call smothered with in
vitations lately.
Been waiting for me long, bench? Well.
some bench has! Some bench has been
waving its arms-"Come, sleepy-bye-bye'
at me ever since joined the Down-and-
Out Club.
The trouble with the down-and-
club is that it has no beds. And
haven't yet caught the knack Of sleeping
standing up. Funny how horses can do
that. Horses. horses-let me forget 'em!
Horses can sleep even when they're run
ming. Those that played generally did
Then they woke up ana began to fight for
their heads after the race was over and
the red board was down.
How did love those horses! I love
'em yet. I'd like to eat one right now.
\ little minced horse on toast-wou1dn't
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hospitals and mothers expenses ~ -
back q hundred q week.
"How's mother?3 I asked her wbo ]
met her the other day.
us she out Of t the hospital YETI: T ashsa
her.
why. no. She's the cook at the hes
pitai. you know" said she.
mind getting the laugh. but It makes mo
peevish to be handed q laugh with one
OF those adjustable ripping attachments.
A week or so ago. when I still had
to me and gave me one Of those hearty
wallops on the back that cause so many
justifiable murders in this country.
Don't you remember me, old hawssr'
he asked me.
I told him no, but that I would from
then on. and duck when I saw him COM
'Well," said he. II helped to skin you
a poker game about six months ago."
And now your conscience is hurting
you?" I said to him.
Hurting me something fierce" said he.
Been THINKING about 1t ever since. It's
Been feeling sorry, have your
asked him.
well, 1 should say!' said he "You
had about two thousand more on you
that night. and you got away with II.
Never felt so sorry for anything In all
my life.'
Then he laughed one Of those boistsr-
GUS. rollicking laughs and nudged away.
Hi, no hum. Peaceful. pastoral scene
here.
Reminds me Of a cemetery. except that
in a cemetery the dead ones are under
meath.
That reminds me. bought some lots
soon after hit this town. The man who
sold the lots to me said 1t would be fool
ish for me to look at them. / agreed
with him. It was pretty late at night.
anyhow. So paid him for the lots and
he gave me the deeds, but I was too
sleepy to look at the seals.
The seals on the deeds were al right -
far as I could see-then.
Later on I found that they'd been ct
off q biscuit package.
One day I was In the neighborhood
where thought the lots were and went
to the address. It was q graveyard I
asked q grave digger to point out my lots
FOR me. and he thought I was kidding
him and
Hello. what's this! clicking up old
newspaper from bench beside him.) Ny
poor old Aunt Jerlsha dead, and she's
left me another hundred Thousand!
Gosh all fishhooks, have l got to :psnd
al this thing aGaini
Curtain, after seven bows)
SO that's our little monologue. We've
been looking out Of the window, thinking
about the installment man ana things
every minute since we began writing It.
We hope ii will be deemed foolish enough
for just a regular little vaudeville mono
logue. We didn't expect from the be.
ginning to be able to live up to. for per-
feet vapidity, some Of the models that
we've heard at vaudeville shows from
regiar monologists butch. well!
CLARENCE I. CULLEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

For general purposes, however, the loco
motive will derive it's tractive effort from
either the front or rear through the rack
arrangement.
Each flight of locks will be provided
with two towing tracks, one on the side
and one on the middle wall. On each
side wall there will be return track,
and on the middle wall a third track.
common to both Of the twin locks 1t
will be remembered that all Of the locks
on the canal are to be built in pairs, and
the middle wall between these pairs or
twin locks as they are called. is the wall
on which there will be three tracks.
4 =
All the tracks will run the entire length
of the respective fights and will extend
some distance beyond at each end. The
current for the operation of the loco
motives will be taken from underground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

OR q long time now we have been
thinking Of writing one Of those
monologue things for some vau-
devillian or other. We never had