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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
Az SOR STORIES MUST BE GIVEN IN
GOVERNOR BROWNS RECEPTION ROOM

ATLANTA, Ga.-Hereafter Gov
ernor Brown will hold all pardon
hearings in the reception room OF
the executive offices, and thereby
hangs an interesting and truthful
story.
Several weeks ago woman VINO,
with relatives, was in the governor S
private office pleading that he inter-
yene and prevent the hanging OF her
husband, became so excited and over
wrought that she swooned dead away
and several minutes of hard work
were required to revive her.
A few days later two young wo-
men who we're seeking a pardon Tor
an erring brother became hystericai
and between their shrieks for mercy
got down upon their knees and begg-
ed the governor to grant the pardon.
Then followed a woman who wanted
a pardon for an only son. She work
ed herself into a frenzy and kneeling
at the governors feet she grabbed
his hands and sobbingly insisted that
he write a pardon.
Just a few strokes of the pen ana
will be so happy" she cried.
Don't, don't refuse me, governor.
These scenes have proved so har-
rowing to the governor that he an
nounced tnat in future all applica-
lions for pardon will be heard in the
reception room, where the influences
are such as to prompt restraint on
the part of the applicants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
Farmer Looking for the Owner OF
Fingers That Were Lost While
Abstracting His Potatoes.

A farmer near Kansas City, NO.
Is looking for the owner of a couple
OF fingers he has in his possession.
de went to market with load OF
potatoes and started to sleep IN ms
wagon the night before the market
opened. He was disturbed by the
moving of the canvas over the load
and, waking, saw hand slip through
the canvas and abstract couple OF
The tubers. The operation was re-
peated so many times that he could
lOresee nothing but the disappear
anee Of the entire large load unless
ne took summary action. Raising a
snarp Ratchet he had with him the
farmer smote the hand the next time
appeared and the next morning
found two guilty fingers in the wag-
On The remainder of the potatoes
we're not molested.
Buy Christmas goods in Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17

Long-Eared Jack Rabbit OF the
Plains Shows Power by Wreck
ing Railway Car.
Incredible stories of the size and
powers of the pack rabbits OF the
western plains have filtered through
to the east, but the most astounding
of all is that of the rabbit which the
other day ran across the tracks OF
the Iron Mountain Railroad at Kno-
bel, Ark, about the time the motor
railway car of Roadmaster A. 8. Mil
Ter came along. The long-eared
creature became tangled up in the
wheels of the car in such manner
that the vehicle was thrown off the
track. Mr.. Miller sustained frac-
tured bones and internal injuries
that necessitated his removal to
st. Louis hospital. A rabbit that
can wreck railway car is something
of a curiosity, even in Arkansas.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
COUNT OF CASH COMPLETED.
STUPENDOUS JOB JUST BEEN
FINISHED AT WASHINGTON.
Hundred and Sixty Million Coins in
Bags Piled Ceiling High Were
Handled in the Count.

da0Ulcu III TIC SOtuts
A stupendous job was completed
the latter part of last week in the
treasury building at Washington,
where the sum of $1,518, 100000
has been counted since November %.
This was due to the recent change in
United States treasurers when Carmi
Thompson succeeded Lee McClung.
Whenever an occurrence of this ma
ture happens the cash in the treas
ury has to be summed up to see if
the count TALES with the statements
made by the predecessor.
The counting was done by thirty
trusted employees of the treasury de-
partment, under the careful scrutiny
of a commission named by Secretary
of the Treasury MacVeagh consisting
of E. B. Daskan, chief of the public
moneys division of the treasury; A.
T. Huntingdon, chief of the loans
and currency division; Leon Isaac
son, of Ironton, Ohio, who represents
the new treasurer, and ]. o. Manson
of the treasurer's office, representing
Mr.. McClung, the former treasurer.
Abount 6O,00O,000 coins were
handled in the count. Of this num-
Der 156,7O8,960 were silver dollars,
kept in the huge underground vaults
to back up the paper certificates is
sued by the United States. There
were nearly 100000 quarters and
half dollars and nearly 100000 nick
els and coppers There were about a
half million gold coins, from 81 to
$50, in the treasury vaults. Besides
all this there were 50,000,000 bills,
ranging from $4,000 to 81.
The work of counting the bills was
easy compared with counting the
coins. The bills are kept in pack
acges, those containing the largest
bills running up into the millions,
and only had to be verified. The
1856, 70S,96O silver dollars are kept
III SdChO Ill INC OIlfOA u4t' A3NNSAA
sack contains $1,000 and these are
pied solidly to the roof. In the sill
yer vault, which is known as Vault
N. /, are 16 compartments, in which
is slowed 1858, 900.
Every coin is not counted. Where
the sacks tally in weight with ore
containing money that has already
been counted the commission is sat-
isfied they contain the necessary
amount of money. The reason that
the counters can rely on weight 70
know :hat the amounts in the silver
sacks are correct is that the silver
dollars in the vaults never have been
used.
The IL vaults that contain the
money are in the second cellar Of the
treasury building, hidden behind |
many doors equipped with time
locks. The sixteen departments of
the silver vault are non-communicat-
ing, and even if one was broken into
it would De impossibl Bile to gain I'll
trance to the others.
AS Mr. Thompson has taken the |
oath of office until about March 4,
when Gov. Woodrow Wilson will be-
come master of the white house and
in all probability appoint demo-
crat to succeed him, the money will
have to be counted again quite soon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
TWO THOUSAND WOMEN
ASKED CLERK FOR PARTNERS

Seattle, Wash.-During the last II
months Claude F. Gage, marriage Ii
cense clerk of King county, has re-
ceived letters from 2,000 persons,
mostly women, asking him to assist
them in finding suitable life partners,
according to figures compiled yesteT-
day. Fifteen hundred of these appli-
cations came from women living in
the large industrial centers on the
Atlantic seaboard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
LIBRARY FOR BLIND.

A rather VI usual library has hes n
opened in Washington, called the
National Library for the Blind. 1t
will print and circulate books espe-
cially for the blind, and is equipped
with a printing office in which blind
printers are employed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
ARM HANDS FARE THE BEST
&c CHOW HIGHER PURCHAS-
POWER THAN OTHERS.
.n,+ural Department Figures
~ Farm Hand Further Ahead
0DO n,,on Anv Other Worker.

" Than Amy Other Worker.
.,.no is one class OF employment
- hicb the wages have more than
noce with the purchasing power
sr mn y 1t is that of the farm la
IF the purchasing power of
wv" form hands wages from 1890 to
ooo bo considered 100, expressed in
'' of the retail prices of foods,
@I nrrcbasing power of wages from
, TC to 1907 increased to 11O.1 and
~ men hired for harvesting to
115. ,o -
.,sod not only absolutely but rela-
''ro,y and that the farm hand is
.,-tber ahead of the game than any
,hor class of worker in the country,
.,ordnig to the figures of the United
a,o+os department of agriculture. In
,ho same period the purchasing pow
or of the WOIhIH 8 hAe'h p ""9N" '
.ido of farms increased only to 1914.
Bpt this is not all; the farm hand
,os his board. If a married man he
Aos his rent free or at a nominal fig
,ro and in the garden he can raise
. large portion of his food. Further
more he has wood, probably milk,
mo use of a team free when he needs
# and the luxury of horse and
buggy which in some cases is as fire.
oupnt as once a week. All this is
giving HIM the long end of the farm
game,
Out of the mass of figures which
The department has compiled with
great labor the facts stick out that,
all things considered, the farm la
borer is the best paid and the best
fed class of labor in this country.
In absolute figures the rate of wages
has risen since 1866, which was at
the high price time right after the
war. 1879 per cent up to 1909. That
Is for men hired by the year. For
men hired for the season with board
the rate has gone up 63.9 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
THE RICH BOYS SCHOOL.
Stupedous Sums Spent by Pupils OF
Harvard University.

In addition to board, room rent
and tuition it is said Harvard STU
dents spend $1,5OO,OOO annually for
necessaries and luxuries. An est
mate published by the student coun-
Gil includes clothing, which costs
something over 100000. The bill
for smoking is estimated at 1929,
and drinks cost $73, 500, which IS
$1,000 more than is paid for BOOKS.
Theatre tickets, suppers after the
show and taxicab fares amount 10
more than 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17

Buy Christmas goods in Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17

Simpson hand-packed whole toma-
toes, the best on the market, 3 cans
q 121z cents. Wall Bros.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17
Great Dec. Clearance Sal

Beginning today December 10TH continuing for IS days. Dawson great
will extend the public opportunity obtain seaSonabe
Merchandise manufacturers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-17

A full line of Heinz, Crosse &
BlackwelPs imported and Mrs.
Kidd's pin money pickles at Wall
Bros.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20

stuff we buy and pay for. There
is where the high cost o. living
comes to the public from the in
creased use of the automobile.
Doubtless there are other
methods of adding to the cost
of living besides the buying of
automobiles on the credit and
have the interest cost assessed
against the general public, and
now that we come to think
about it, the spending class has
been doing the same trick with
other useless Injuries ever since
it became fashionable for the
possessors of small incomes 20
ape the performances of those
whose incomes are large. Fort
Worth Record.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20

we have missed and are missing,
enterprise after enterprise that
would never have passed US by
if they had known what COM
mercial club could have told
them about our advantages and
resources.
Prosperity never forces itself
on anybody. 1t has to be very
cordially invited, even urged.
Men with money to build fac
tories. shops. mills etc, are too
busy answering these urgent in
vitations to fool away their time
with indifferent folks. Surely,
it seems tol us, a business man
ought to see that
If we are to keep up with the
pace this section Of the country
is setting along industrial lines,
il is high time for us to get a
move on and go after things in a
business-ike manner. Towns
all around US of one-third our
size, and which are not blessed
with one-tenth part of our nat
/ ural resources, are organized for
work and are doing big things.
It's a sin and shame for us to
hide our candle under a
bushel. "
The columns Of the News are
open to anybody who has sug-
gestions to offer for the good Of
the town and country, and if we
can be Of any service you may
count on US going the limit. "
This paper can't do any great
amount of good for the town,
alone. but we can help. and if
you think we will not be there
with our mite" Just start some
thing and see
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20
Autos Make Living High

The $3.50, OOO,OO0 worth of
automobiles that we manufac-
tured in this country the past
year added by nearly that much
to the high cost of living. What
ever is a luxury, whatever is UNI
necessary, whatever is useless,
whatever assists in squander-
ing money adds to the cost of
living.
Now, an automobile may be
useful, and in many cases IT is
not only useful, but is a neces-
sity to its owner. In such con-
tingency the machines save on
the cost of living. But in lhe
cases of thousands of people who
think they must have one, and
who go in debt for it, and who
waste time and additional money
in skyshooting over the coun-
try in it, there is whore the
added cost of living comes in.
But one may ask, How does the
fact that Jones is spending his
money riding around in an auto
mobile add 70 the cost Of living ?
This is the way: Jones is but a
type of the spending man, the
head Of a family with 81 500
income and a $4,000 itch for
getting rid of il. There are
thousands like Jones in the
country, and they have been
buying autos on credit and
standing off the grocer and dry
goods merchant while making
monthly payments on the ma
chine Now the grocers and
dry goods merchants are max
ing good the delinquencies Of
the Joneses by charging the rest
of us an added per cent on the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20

for it. The Clarendon News
writes an article pertaining 10
the same question in that town,
and it expresses the condition in
Lubbock so well that we take
the liberty to use it in our effort
to bring about a renewed energy
along this line The News SAYS:
The News man does not lay
claim to he possession of any ex-
traordinary amount of wisdom.
but confesses that we have com
mitted various errors at various
times: but, for the life of us, we
can see no reason why com
mercial club would not be a
great benefit TO Clarendon.
More than that, we can't under
stand why every other business
man, and every citizen interest
ed in the town. can't see it the
way we do.
Clarendon has many enter
prises of Winch we are Justly
proud, and no family need look
further for a beautiful, healthy,
moral town in which 70 live, but
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB


We do not know why, but we
haven't a Commercial Club in
Lubbock. Ever since the last
one we had died, we have been
trying to revive it, but so far
our efforts TO arouse any interest
in the matter seems to be devoid
of good results. We believe
that it is serious mistake the
town is making, TO let time rock
us along without an organized
club of some KIND 10 take up
matters pertaining TO the up
building of the town, and to
look after new enterprises that
could be secured for the town
with little encouragement.
While our city has built up Won
derfully during the past year
still we have not been getting
our share of the new enterprises
that we should, and we believe
the lack of a good live CONNER
cial club is largely responsible
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20

We can understand the ease
with which a fool and his money
are parted, but what puzzles US
is how the fool got the money to
part with.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-06-20

One by6nA the house wives Of
Lubbock ae trusting Their
baking to ~ Be progressive
and don't ID the last TO quit
the Oh fashiS1ed way Of keeping
housed Life too short to do
your dWn bakihk when you car
get Just what Nou want from
Martins BakervA 80 It
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30

care little how 1t Is solved so long
as 1t Is solved right, In the sight
Of him who created us all.
And in conclusion may | drop this
final thought, that In the beginning
| God created the heavens and the
earth, and the earth was without
form and void, and darkness was up-
on the face of the earth. And he
said let there be light and there
was light, and the light was divid-
ed from the darkness, and the wat
ers from the land. The sea brought
forth the fishes and the land the
grass and flowers, birds and every
living creature. And then we are
told that In the infinite council cham
bers of the Heavens he said let us
make man In our own image, and so
as the climax Of his creation, he Gre
ated man in the image of a God, to
have dominion over the earth. But
we are told that this man was lonely,
and God said 1t was not good for him
to be alone. | don't care whether
you accept the story of the final cre-
alton or not, there can be no doubt
as to the purpose of that creation.
and | believe that In this final
creation God took into consideration
the things that pleased this man
and SO into the face of God Al
mightys most noble creation, went
the crimson beauty OF the rose, and
into her voice went the sweetness
of the song of the nightingale, and
into her nature the gentle cooling Of
the dove that she might COO over
her child and win its undying love,
and thus immortalize the name OF
MOTHER, and into soul went the spot
less purity Of the Lily, her GROWING
and subimest virtue. Here came In
to existence the greatest institution OF
this world, an institution neither
made nor to be unmade by man.
THE HOME
1 ask you tonight, ii 1t Is neces-
sary in this land of plenty that the
crimson of the rose must be chang
ed to the paid hue, II the gentle COO
ing of the mother must be changed to
scolding and neglect, II the lily white
purity of her soul must be sold at a
price In order that selfish beast
may horde up millions, while his
wife lavishes money on social enter
tainments and gives suppers costing
$400, 100000.
How much longer are we to honor
and praise the men who are building
up magnificent fortunes from the
work of innocent women whom they
pay only from SO to So per week,
when decent room is not to be had
for less than So, nor meals for less
than So. Wherewithall is she to be
provided with clothes and good litera-
ture. She has but one recourse, and
| ask you, In the sight OF him whose
children we are, who Is the sinnerY
| believe a Just God will place the
responsibility where 1t belongs, and
certainly Christian community that
patronizes such man or permits
such a practice will come In for its
share OF this responsibility.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30
1hE CHURCHES
st. James Episcopal Church.

st. James Episcopal Church.
Services will be conducted a thu
Church until further notice - followss
Moruing Prayer. Rector's class and
Sunday School Will begin at 1890
A. M.
Evening Prayer ct 7:45 P. n.
An are cordially invited; aud a
the current expenses OF the Church
are met by the free will offerings q
the worshippers, all who attend any
Of the services are expected to con-
tribute. See Proverbs 80. 10:11:24,1
9. MacLean, Phi. D., Rector.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30

THE METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10 4. m.
Preaching by pastor. Il a. m.
Special Music by double Quartette.
Epworth League, TOO p. m.
Preaching by pastor, Z: 30.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday even
ing at 1880 p. m.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

TINOJ 0NT TTOT VvTUNVT
10 A. M, Bible Study.
II A. M, Public Worship and ser.
mon.
$3.50 p. M, B. Y. P. u.
7:30 p M, Evening worship.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30
cONGREG ATioNAL CHURCH.
Pastor, Rev. Charles {. Mason.

Pastor, Rev. Charles E. Mason.
11:00 a. M, and 1880 p. m, preach
ing services.
Special music by choir both morn
Ding and evening.
1910 noon, Sunday School. Graded
lessons.
$50 p. m, Christian Endeavor.
7:30 p. m, Wednesday, bible read.
ing and prayer.
$3.50 p. m, Thursday, Ladies' Aid in
three sections.
500 p. M, Friday. Choir rehearsal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30

J. W. sIFToN, Phi. D., M. D., Pastor.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-11-30

Rev. JOHN A. PEAkE, PASTOR
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MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

The worst fire in Athol in several years
destroyed Sunday evening the beautiful
Second Unitarian church and Unity hall
The loss is at least $4,000. The fire
started apparently from a chimney near
the centre of the church
Turner'S Falls is looking forward to a
great impetus in consequence of the
plans of the water power company of
that town to develop the power on the
Connecticut river there by the erection
of a 330-foot concrete dam and widening
the old canal to more than double it's
present width, giving a canal 1876 feet
wide, carrying an immense body of wa
ter to its full depth of IS feet The work
will take $50 men a year and half, and
it will result in a greatly improved water
power system.
The Boston Globe is raising a fund in
aid of the family of Sias Phelps, the ex-
ecuted murderer. 1t now amounts TO
about $1,000. Dennis Shea, the plucky lit
tie game warden from Ware, who ran
down and single handed overpowered
Phelps, will turn over to the Phelps
family the reward of $500 offered by the
town of Charemont for the capture of
Sheriff Haskins's murderer. Mrs. Phelps
and six children are in poor circum-
stances. The reports of immoral con-
ditions at the little cabin on the noun
tain, published in several papers, are
said after investigation to be wholly
false.