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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
JOHN r. MERCER

To the Voters OF the Third Con-
gressional District: l have the am
bition to represent the Third district
in congress. AS to my illness and
worthiness, propose to submit that
to the voters of the district, along
with other gentlemen who may as
pire to the honor, in a democratic
primary.
am a farmer, was born and
reared OH a farm in this district, and
have contributed all that l possibly
could to the advancement Of the
farming interests of my section Of
the country.
AS a member of congress l would
be controlled largely by the same de-
sires and purposes that have actual
ed me as private citizen in advanc-
ing the farming interests of the state
and country, which ultimately is the
interest of every person, whether
merchant, lawyer, doctor, banker,
mechanic or citizens following other
callings.
l shall be glad to meet the vot-
ers face to face in every county Of
the district before the day of cleo
ton. Sincerely, JNO. r. MERCER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
BILLIE B. BUSH

To the Voters of Terrell County:
I am in the race to succeed our pres
ent Solicitor General of the Pataula
circuit, who is not asking for re-
election. My candidacy is based up
on the highest plane possible, and
subject to the Democratic primary
to be held this summer. If elected to
this important position / promise to
perform my duties faithfully and to
the best interests of your citizens
and county. l hope to see every
voter in your county before the pri-
mary, and trust that you will hear
from me before making your decis-
ion as to whom you viii support. I
desire your vote first; then your sup
port and influence. Sincerely yours,
BILLIE" B. BUSH.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
a P. L. SCHLEY LODGE
wv f. AND A. NJ.
w Regular Meeting Night
Every First and Third Monday Night
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHARLES r. CRISP

To the Democratic Voters Of the
Third Congressional District: | here
by formally announce my candidacy
for the office of Congressman from
said district to the 63rd congress,
subject to the Democratic primary
to be held next summer. Owing to
my familiarity with conditions in
Washington (being the confidential
clerk of the Speaker of the House,
| believe if the people will honor me
with the great Office can be Of SER
vice to them, and l will certainly
strive to faithfully and inte.4gently
represent all the people of the dis
trict. Their interest and welfare shall
regulate, control and influence my
every vote and act, and at all times
l will be true to the masses Of the
people. Before the primary / will
announce a formal platform Of prin-
ciples, address the voters on the pub
lie questions of the day. presenting
my views fully to them and endeayor
to see as many of them, in person as
possible. If you can give me your
support and influence l shall always
be most profoundly grateful, Very
respectfully, CHARLES R. CRISP
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29

tinent calls attention to fact that
shows the value of the regular way
of doing the work of the Lord in
these words:
Had we not got so impatient of it
and gone searching the world over
for something strange and spectacu-
lar we should by this time have had
uneXampled values out of the steady
grind Yet the search for novelties
has not been useless if it leaves us
now ready to take up again, with a
fresh assurance of dependableness,
| the old accustomed round of christ
ian labor in which, without specta-
Gle or pretensiOn of display, men and
women may daily go n quietly do
ing the will of Jesus. So let us come
back to the old problems and the
old means-with all the new ideas
treasured carefully indeed, yet with
clearer faith than ever that God
most lives in the familiar common
places"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29

On wears this man has been engaged
in this work. and has turned out on
on average of 100 satuettes day,
oorsuning two tons of paper year.
II is estimated that about 3,0OO,OoV
of these productions nave Deen man man
ufactured and sold during that tlne'
The objects which have oeen mou-
eled include busts and medalIIono VI
almost every man VINO mas oeen
nrominent in the nations history III
the mast quarter of century, NINA
ture reDrOductions of the Washlng-
ton monument and the public build
ings at the national capital and IN
Vulnerable fanciful creations.
What makes these articles espe-
cially striking is the apparent as
crepancy between the values placed
upon each article. The pulp IN
miniature bust of President Taft was
worth before maceration $lO,0OO,
hut if is sold for Is cents. In bust
of Lincoln of diminutiye size there
is pulp representing 100000. A small
figure of a kitten contains SZ,OOo.
A tiny jug is estimated to hold 81
900. A Cinderella slipper is VaIueo
at $4,000. A small American eagle
scars to the extent of $4,OOO, ana
small reproduction Of the Washlng-
ton monument reaches night OF
$4,000 All of these can be bought
for Is cents. Then there is gooo
sized bust of Grant containing SzUO'-
600 worth of the once-prized paper
and bust of Gen. Logan, half lte-
size. embodies half million dollars
worth of transformed greenbacks.
BY weighing masses of the macer-
ated pulp and comparing them with
an equivalent bulk of. paper money
in condition for circulation estimates
amount of currency embodied in each
of these government souvenirs. Thls
is, of course, necessarily an approx
nation. since a bit of macerated
ware might have been fashioned ex-
clusively from 1000 notes, but the
figures are at least conservative
enough since they are based on the
weight of S. notes, the lowest de-
nomination fed to the macerater.
Very often bits of greenbacks OF a
good size are found in the paper pulp
and frequently a series number or
the figure of denomination is
clearly discernible on fragment of
a greenback. 1t was the custom to
place such stray scraps prominently
on the face of the relic as sort of
guarantee of it's genuineness, but the
government officials soon found that
shreWd tricksters were seeking
to make use of these bits as they
had done when the macerated mon
nv wac dumDp6 in the rear of the
white house, and they insisted that
such scraps of paper be entirely elm
mated on pain of refusing to sell
any more pulp to the relic manufac-
turer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
w. C. T. u. NOTES.
Contributed by the Dawson Cs.apter.

Women and children frst!'' This is
the law of the sea;
But why not make it the rule wher-
ever a man may be?
Let it become the law where roister-
ers uuench their thirst;
Emblazon it over the bar-"The wo-
men and children first.
The man who is staggering home,
having squandered his weekly
wage,
May dream of heroic deeds and his
name on the printed page;
He may long for the chance to prove
where worst has come to worst
That he has the strength to say
"The women and children first. .
But why on the sea alone, or only
when dangers rise;
Why not where the lights are bright
why not where temptation lies?
Does he who is Boosting where he
fingers to quench his thirst
See, shining over the bar, THE wo-
men and children first?"
The world will have fewer cares and
there will be few that sigh,
And few will sit in the dark and
hopelessly wonder why,
And few will bemoan their fate OF
fancy themselves aecurst
When all men obey the law: The
women and children first"
Chicago RecOrd-Herald
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
CHEWING UP MONEY
Uncle Sam Destroys Million Day How the Govern
n,ent Macerater in the Treasury Building at WASH
motion Gets Rid of Cancelled Notes.

( +ha nation. The great heap conLn
na11v swarmed with iynX-eyed negro
hovs who now and then discovered
fragments of greenbacks Of suthcleh,
size IN be used in excha-ge for gooc
hills under the treasury ruIlns
which provides that restitution shal
he made for a damaged bill II enough
of if remains intact to indicate~the
Denomination, which was for the pro-
tactiOn of persons who suffer losses
bv the burning or other paruaI de-
struction of greenbacks. Ihen the
nlan of burning the money was taken
nm. but even then it was found thal
fragments foated away and were put
tn interior uses and that it was I'M
nossible to insure the complete de-
struction of the money beyond the
possibility Of Identification, so that
method was abandoned and resort
was had to the present practlce Oh
disposing of the macerated money Dy
either sending it TO the bureau OF
printing and engraving or selling II
to manufacturers to be converted IN
to paper money once more. what IS
not disposed of at the bureau IS sold
bv the secretary once each year 10
the highest bidder.
Money Made From the Waste.
There is one man in Washington
who uses this macerated money for
the purpose of making busts and
medaIlions of prominent persons and
objects much as a sculptor might cast
a figure in bronze. Formerly he was
Obliged to purchase his supplies from
the contractors, but through the IN
PREVENTION of several senators he now
has the privilege of purchasing such
a quantity as he desires direct from
the treasury. The macerated money
is now brought to him as occasion
requires, half a ton at time. Upon
it's arrival it is subjected to thor
ough bath, a long and tedious opera
ton. from which it energies several
shades lighter in tint. After a Sc
we're pressure to remove as much OF
the water as possible it is hammered
and pounded into plaster OF paris
molds, and then after another in
terval for drying the completed
trinket is smoothed and finished by
hand. They are placed on sale at
the various stores, principally along
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street. where they are eagerly bought
bv the thousands who visit Washing
ton as souvenirs. During the past
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
For Representative.

To the Democratic Voters of Ter
rell County: l hereby announce my
self as a candidate for the position
of Representative from Terrell coun-
ty, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary. 1t is important that all Dem
ocrats call on the Tax Collector and
register before April LIST, and l urge
my friends to do so. Because of
my business engagements I do not
now propose to make an extended
canvass, but I desire to thank you
for your past support and trust that
my record merits a continuation of
the same. Very truly, B. F. MELTON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
is LYNCHING A PERSON
DEATH BY ACCIDENT?

This Is Question for Louisiana jury
to Determine.
BATON ROUGE.-Whether lynch
ing is an accident is an interesting
question which the courts here will
be called upon to decide. Cora Miles,
wife of Frank Miles, who was hang
ed by mob in Shreveport a few
weeks ago for writing an insulting
note, filed suit today against a local
accident insurance company asking
for the payment of $500 policy car
ried by her husband. In the petition
the wife does not say her husband
was lynched, but declares that he
was found hanging from the limb
of a tree in the rear of the base
ball park with rope tied around his
neck"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
For Solicitor General
b. t. CAsTELLOW

am a candidate for the office of
Solicitor-Gencrel of the Pataula cir
cult, subject to the action of the
democratic primary. If elected
promise my best efforts in the faith
full dischage of the duties of the
office. B. T. CASTELLOW.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29

For the ailments of women DIR.
SIMMONS SQUAW VINE COM
POUND is an effective remedy. It
corrects irregularities, builds up a
strong body, promotes cheerful spir-
it's and restores a clear, healthy
complexion. Price $1.00 per bit
tie. Sold by Horsley Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
For State Senator.

announc myself a candidate for
State Sen,-tcr from this the Eleventh
Senatorial District of Georgia, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party. If elected I promise to repre-
sent the District to the best Of my
ability and understanding Yours
truly, JOHN N. WATTS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29
Worth Remembering.

William ]. Bryan allows no sort
of entanglements with the political
movements to shake his grip on the
religious truths that are worth while
for all men. And he has a striking
manner of saying some very whole
some things. For instance these:
The man who tries to keep a book
account of the good he does never
does enough good to pay for the
binding of the book" IF our neigh
bors could see when we grow lean in
spirit, as they see when we fall off in
body, we should be ashamed to stay
away from church"
True economies is not the science
of selfishness. 1t is the science OF
good will, of fair dealing, Of moral
purpose, of christian hope, and who
ever attempts to found social duty
upon anything else-whOever at
tempts to solve the labor problem
outside of these ideals-will fail ut
terly. Justice is kind; it looks you
in the eye, takes you by the hand,
and says: This is right in the sight
of the Eternal; let us stand by it as
friends" That IS economies, ana is
the only kind that will endure. 1t
is the spiritual insight that has pro-
pounded the social problem; by it the
problem will be solved.-Selected
The world and the church today
need the workers who do not ignore
the steady grind of everyday life and
everyday duties. A recent issue Of
the Continent contains few words
of sanity on this matter that are
worth remembering. That paper has
been the constant and strong sup
porter OF the Men and Religion For
ward Movement from the beginning
of that effort for the better religious
life of the country, and commenting
on the completion of the original
purpose of that movement the Con-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-29

Government which Destroy
$1,000, 900 day may not necessary
he a spendthrift. Uncle Sam does /
and he has the reputation of being
careful sort of chap. In his service
is q great insatiate monster, known
&c the macerater and kept in the
treasury building, Washington, anc
through it pass in the final process OF
destruction the Cancelled notes OF our
paper money. This macerater IS
large spherical receptacle OF Steel
which contains water and is htted
in the interior with closely set knives
which, as they revolve, grind the
contents exceedingly fine. The mas
sive lid is secured by three Yale
locks. each with it's own individual
kew. The key of one lock is held by
the treasurer, of another by the sec
rotary and the third by the comp
troller of the currency. Every day
at 1 o'clock these three officials or
their deputies with a fourth one des-
ignated by the secretary to represent
the banks and the people, assemble
at the macerater to deposit in it the
money which is to be destroyed. Eacn
kew holder unlocks his respective
lock: the lid is lifted; the packages
of halved bank notes are brought
and the macerater receives its mil
lion-dollar tribute. The lid is then
closed. The keys are turned in the
locks, the machinery is put in mo-
ton. the macerater begins its revolu-
tions. and the 1856 steel knives within
are put to their work. Each batch
of material is ground finely and more
finely until it's maceration is COM
plete.
The committee of four then I'M
locks a valve and the liquid pulp
flows out, is screened into a pit be-
low, and is thence transferred to the
bureau of engraving and printing, to
be rolled out into sheets Of book
binders board and sold for $40
ton.
Destroyed 1851 100000 at Time.
The capacity of the macerater is
one ton of pulp. The average amount
destroyed daily is million dollars.
The largest sum ever deposited in
the machine by the committee in one
day was 1851, 900 900, destroyed on
June 27, 1894. 1t consisted of ma
tional bank notes and United States
bonds.
The career of this rejected money
after redemption and prior to its
entering the macerater is interesting.
1t comes in sealed packages, which
are counted and then put up in new
packages, each containing 100 bills.
Four big holes are then punched in
each package. A huge knife cuts the
packages lengthwise and the sections
are sent to two different officials for
verifcation. From beginning to end
the process is IKE all those relating
to the handling of money at the
treasury and bureau of engraving
and printing, one of checking and
counter-checking by different officials
in order that absolute accuracy may
be established. The experts are con-
stantly on the lookout for counter
feits, and with all this supervision by
trained eyes 1t is rare indeed that a
counterfeit or a raised note is miss
ed. When all the halves have been
identified and checked the mass OF
condemned money is ready for the
macerater.
Years ago the treasury officials
followed the custom of dumping the
discarded money, after it had been
torn into tiny bits, on the vacant lot
at the rear of the white house, but
this proved an expensive practice for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-30
1Hf STAIE FARM
 IS 4 MONEY MAKER
SHOW STATE PROP ERTY WORTH $1OO,OO0 MORE
 THAN TWO YEARS AGO
Crop This Year Valued At $16O,OO0 Farm Was. Bought Ten Years
 Ago For $140,OOO.

Little Rock, Nov. 9.-Althcugh no depor.ment of the state were founded with the intent on of m7king money, the nenitentiary is a rapidly .ncreas- as shown by the report of E. Dalton, of Pocahontas; and w. s. Atkins, of Hope. the appraisers who have just completed the work of appraising the penitentiary property. They placed the aggregate values of $6S2,SG2.1, h oh is an increase of $1O6,00O over the appraisement of two years ago.
 The appraisers value the state farm, 1865 acres, at $310,O0O and tEn penitentiary site a. $100,O00. The state electric pl:nt is valued at $25,- GOO and the states mules at $20,423. The state farm was purcha sed about ten years ago for $140,OO0, and in- terest amounting to about $25,000 was 1a d in add tion to this.
 The crop On the farm this year will reach about $160,0O0, and the farm will show net profit of about $50,- 900 for the year. The state has sold about 990 bales of cotton, and about 1,100 have been ginned to date. It 1 is. expected that the crop will reach at least 1,50O bales of long staple cot ] ton, which is the estimate of Supt. J. A. Pitcock. Other state off cials place the est mate higher and Secre- tary of State Hodges has w!agered a ha: with the penitentiary official that the crop will reach at least 1,500 bales.
 In addition to the cotton, the state has made over 35,000 bushels of corn this year, besides large quantity ot peas The state has lost upon only one thing planted, and that is short staple cotton, which has been found to nature no earlier and produce nc better than the long staple variety Only about 50 acres YVES planted in the short staple cotton as an expert. ment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-30
NEGRO IS INJURED
 IN GAS EXPLOSION

An explosion that came very near wrecking the interior of the Jewish Temple, at West Second avenue and Poplar street, occurred last night at 6 o'c clock, when Doc Wheeler, negro janitor, was preparing to heat the house of worship for the evening ser- vice. The negro must have permitted some gas to escape before lighting the furnace and the explosion follow ed Wheeler was thrown some dis tance and slightly burned and the in- terior of the Temple was filled with soot. Luckily the flames did not ig- nite the basement. The Temple was thoroughly cleaned before the hour of the service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-30

we gilt limit from four to eleven pounds it will be necessary te supply DOS masters with scales of adequate capac ty. It is expected that every presidential postoffice and the ma jorlty of the offices of the forth class will bye properly equipped in ths respect by January l, 1913. Or fees of the fourth class that do not receive suitable scales by that date will he suppl ed as. promptly as pos sible thereafter, and in the meantime postmasters will be expected to meet the ;mergency with their present weighing fac lities CT by such other means as they may be able to devise without expense to the department.
 Tape lines, six feet in length, for measuring the size of parcels post packages will be furnished to all postclasters.
 Dis s,inct've parcels post stamps will be issued to each postmaster On and after January 1, 1913, or dinary postage stamps W Il not be valid for postage on fourth class matter.
 FRANK HITCHCOCK,
 Postmaster General
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-30
HODGES CALLED BEFORE PULASKI GRAND JURY MUST TELL NAME OF YOUNG AT TORNEY WHO MADE WAY
 WITH ARKANSAS
 REPORTS. Says He Will Give InquisitOrial Body Desired Information and Urge
 Prosecution.

Lii. tie Rock, Nov. 9.-Secretary of State Earle w.. Hodges has been summoned to appear before the ,Graud Jury of Pulaski county Monday morning to tell hat he knows about the sappearance of a number of sets of reports of the Arkansas Supreme Court from the State Library These books were removed by a young at tornyy of Little Rock, who had se- cured possession of a key to the storage room n the old State House.
 Since a book concern of St. Louis repo:-ed the purchase of five sets oi the books, vigorous investigation has been conducted by Secretary Hodges, and three sets, all purchased from he young attorney, have been discovered, and returned, in Little Rock Secretary Hodges now has a deputy from his office calling upon every concern Tn Little Rock which might have purchased a set of the books as he knows, there are about IA sets still missing and believes tfey are n Little Rcck.
 Secretary Hodges states he vii! give the Grand Jury the advantage of all information secured by his deputy and request that the man who took the books be prosecuted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-30
n INE BLUFF
 ROCRESS ROSPERITY
 BRASS THEFT CASES
 TO BE TRIED TODAY


 The cases of c. H. McCay, Joe James and Dick Coleman, negroes and Walter Derrick, white, charged with stealing quantity of brass from the Pine Bluff Company power house. will be heard this morning at 10 o'clock before Magistrate J. A. Fraz- fer. The men were arrested some time ago. MeCay, one of the negroes, was formerly school teacher and at one time represented Jefferson coun- ty in the state legislature. He de- ries stealing the brass, saying. he bought it, uot knowing it had been stolen.