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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
BIG SUMS FOR OLD LETTERS
One by Martha Washington Brings
$3.50, and One by Paul Jones
1925. Other Record Prices.

Ninety-one letters to and from Ed
mond Charles Genet, whose recall as
French ambassador to the United
States was asked by President Wash
ington because of Genet's zeal in at
tempting to bring about a resump-
ton of hostilities with England,
brought a trfie more than 1900 in
an auction sale of autographs by
Samuel T. Freeman & Co. Most in
teresting of the collection, and the
one to bring the highest price of the
set, 1925, was a letter from Com
modore John Paul Jones referring to
the contemplated landing at Groix
of the frigate Alliance, and the utter
necessity of obtaining sufficient
funds to pay off the ships crew
King Louis XVI of France, John
Adams, John Jay and many others;
are represented among Genet's cor
respondence, and much of the sub
ject matter has to do with Genet's
privatee Quitting of expeditions
against Florida and Louisiana and
with Washington action in having
him FINALLY recalled by Louis XVI in
the year 1884,
John Quincy Adams letters from
the Hague, commenting on the refus-
al of President Washington to accept
third term from the American peo-
pie, brought $40 for the first and
$3.50 for the second. Adams criti-
cised the attitude of the London
newspapers, which printed accounts
to the effect that the father of his
country" was retiring in disgust and
disappointment In his second letter
Mr.. Adams said that he was assured
that motives very different from
disgust but filled with wisdom, virtue
and magnanimity truly BETTING the
president were back of his deelina-
tion of the third term Of Office.
The sum of $3.50 was paid by a
collector for letter written by Mar
tina Washington in Philadelphia to
/ Mrs. Fannie Washington in Mount
Vernon. The wife of the first presi-
dent spoke tenderly of her great af-
lection for ''the general" and Of her
fears for his decline in health. In the
estimation of the bidders at the sale
this was the most valuable of all the
letters included in the several sets
offered.
Among other sales recorded an OF
autograph letters written subsequent
to fac revolutionary war, were the
following; Major General Nathaniel
f Greene to Governor Matthews Of
f South Caroline. SEQ General Greene
to General Lincoln. $780, Genera
f Greene to General Howe s98. Colo
rel Henry Lee Lightaerse HARRY
ITO General Greene. sl59 Prssidep:
ahinston q Ans. Fasrfsz $40.
President Washington - Genesa'
Greene, $500; Washingtoa's invento
~ Of bis farm, $685. GereIal Greene
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
JUNGLE JOE" CANNON
APT DANCING PUPIL
Guests at Diplomatic Reception See
Longtime Speaker and Learn
Some New Steps.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Since Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson's abomination of
animal dances" has become known
it is unlikely that any of the trots
or hugs, clutches or wiggles will be
seen at the inaugural, but Uncle
Joe" Cannon is doing it." At least,
he did do it, after the diplomatic
reception at the white house the 9th
er night. There was a little dancing
as soon as the crowd thinned out,
although the informal dance that us
uaIly follows the receptions was cur
tailed on account of the presidents
departure for New York on the mid
night train.
A sight that many departing guests
caught was of the one time speaker
of the house of representatives, sew
years of age, dancing with
his granddaughter, Miss Virginia Lee
Seur. a debutante of this season, who
was Introducing him to some of the
new steps which have gained such
vogue all over the United States.
And Uncle Joe" was an apt pupil.
Since his early boyhood days he
has been fond of dancing. His old
fashioned grace in square dances
has more than once been the feature
of a Washington ball when Virginia
reel was arranged especially for his
benefit. There is not a step known
to old-time barn dances that Uncle
Joe" is not familiar with.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
He CAN'T CARRY JUGS, HIS DIMES TAKE WINGS
WHAT PARCELS POST HAS DONE
FOR RURAL MAIL CARRIER IN
WILKINSON COUNTY.

NEW YORK Washington dis
patch to the Tribune .cyG the woes
of the overwhelmed mail carriers
since the parcel post law went into
effect are we'll depicted in. letter re-
ceived by Representative Thomas w.
Hardwick of Georgia. Mr. Hard
wick was informed by his constitu-
ent that congress has placed the ru-
raj mail carriers in a devil of fix
and that immediate relief was
sought.
The letter, which Mr.. Hardwick
regards as a gem in its line, is from
F. T. Deason of Irwinton, Ga, and
reads as follows:
Il seat myself with pen in hand to
write you a few lines to let you know
that you have played the devil with
me. | am the mail carrier from Nc
Intyre to Irwinton, and | took the
contract to carry the mail three times
day, distance three and one-half
miles, for 1919 a year. At that time
the express company was doing
pretty good business, and l got ten
cents for each express package and
10 cents and a drink for every jug.
you fixed the law so | couldn't
cary the jug, and now you have fixed
up a thing called the 'possum' post
and the express company doesn han
die any more small packages, nor do
/ handle any more dimes. When l
made this contract / could carry the
mail in a road cart and Texas pony
and haul the express on the side; now
the express has shrunk and this post
business has swelled so l have to get
mule and wagon.
"Now, when l made this trade to
carry the mail l didn't know any
thing about the darn foolishness of
sending live stock and farming i'm
Elements through the mail. | thought
that this was just campaign talk and
had no idea that congress would be
fool enough to pass any such law.
I amt a man to quit his job, and /
never get my bondsmen in trouble,
but I tell you this thing is getting
serious and | want some help.
''You just about ruined the express
company and you have worse than
ruined me. The express company
has made enough to quit, but | was
not making a good square living at
first, and now am working for moth
ing and feeding myself. | wouldn't
mind working three more years for
nothing. but the feed is about out.
Cant you make some arrange
ments about this thing? You know
they should not add the express bust
ness to my mail contract. If you
know of any relief study it up and
write me. | know that Uncle Sam
doesn't want one of his hard-work-
ing citizens to do the express com
panys business for nothing I am
willing to do the work if you Will
get me a pair of mules and wagon.
and something to feed the mules.
See the man who handles the
money up there and ask him if he
win not raise my wages or cut Nc
Intyre off from the post business. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
$50, 600 BOND ISSUE.
To BE Voted on in Sumter County
for Road Improvement.

Ninety thousand dollars will be eX-
pended this year upon the further
and permanent improvement of Sum
ter county graded roads if the bonds
issued for that amount as ordered by
the county commissioners is carried.
The election is ordered for Febru-
airy 26. The bonds win bear AZ per
cent. and extend over a period Of
thirty years. The proposition arous-
es considerable enthusiasm, and the
bonds viii undoubtedly be carried.
This assures 100000 to be expend-
ed entirely upon concrete culverts
and tel bridges. and is supplement-
al to the $4,000 expended annually
by Sumter county in roads improve
ment
Sumter county has no outstanding
bonds. has never had a bond issue
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
$4,000 WORTH WHISKEY
UNCLE SAM SEXES $500 GALL
Ions OF BOOZE SHIPPED To
DEALERS IN ALBANY.
ILLEGAL SHIPMENT is CHARGED
Finds That Boxes in Which 1t Was
Shipped From Girard, Ala, Were
Not Marked ard Did Not Bear the
Name of the COnsignee.

Shipped From Girard, Ala, We're
Not Marked ard Did Not Bear the
Name of the COnsignee.
MACON.--When Assistant United
States Attorney Arthur H. Codding-
ton returned yesterday from Albany
he announced that the government
had become plaintiff in an unusual
proceeding against approximately
$500 gallons of whiskey and that
the stuff had been tied up probably
never to reach the hands of the party
to whom it was shipped.
The action of the government is
compared to that instituted against
goods smuggled into this country to
prevent the payment of tariff. The
result in the end will be that the
government will probably lay excl
sive hold of the stuff that is, after
the process required by the law has
been duly carried out.
The value of this whiskey, which
is to be held from the use of the
Albany people, is given at $4,000.
The reason the Jacksonville club of
Albany will not get the whiskey is
that 1t was not plainly labeled nor
was the name of the consignee given
on the boxes. All of this is said to
be in violation of section 240 of the
penal code of the United States.
The whiskey was first held up by
deputy sheriff to be used as evil
dence in an alleged case of viola
ton of the state prohibition law
The government then got wise and
swooped down on it. The intoxicants
are contained in 275 cases, 10 bar
rels, 81 cartons, rs drums, and IS
small drums. 1t was being stored in
the cellar of the jacksonville club
when found by officers.
Mr.. Coddington was sent down to
investigate and determined that a
libel for condemnation and forfeiture
was the proper process. The laws
against shipping whiskey without the
same being labeled and marked to
the consignee are stringently obseTv-
ed by the government. This ship
ment came from Girard, Ala.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
BABY IN A BIG INCUBATOR
Stork Gets Its Calling Cards Mixed
and Science Is Now Working
in Natures Stead.


BROWNS MILL IN THE PINES,
n Tended day and night by IN
cubator experts and nurses a two
pound baby son of Superintendent
Walter Joyce, of the Rancocas poul-
try farm, is the sole occupant OF one
chamber of the biggest incubator in
the world, and is getting more atten-
ton than all the $4,000 chicken and
duck eggs in neighboring compart-
ments.
The little stranger has been in the
incubator six days, since DR.. w. NJ
Newcomb placed him there after the
stork expected in the Joyce home IN
April got his calling cards mixed re-
Gently.
DR.. Newcomb, chief of the Brown S
Mill tuberculosis Sanitarium, was
visiting the Rancocas farm when the
bird made it's unreasonable fight. The
physician was hurriedly summoned to
the Joyce home, which is built for
supervisor purposes at one end OF
the mammoth incubator cellar.
An hour later Dr. Newcomb burst
into the parlor where the superin-
tendent was anxiously awaiting news
from another room nearby. The doc
tors face was wreathed in smiles as
he held up in one hand little bum
die wrapped in cotton.
It's a boy, Joyce, and a mighty
fine specimen, even if he does tip the
scales at an ounce less than two
pounds" shouted the doctor "ltll
be some weeks before he fits his
clothes, and while we're waiting Wen
let him use the best incubator on the
place. Get it ready quick.
Joyce ran to the incubator cellar,
the doctor following with the little
bundle. The fact that the best incu-
bator contained a Matching of S3oO
worth of prize eggs that had been
carefully tended for nearly three
weeks and were about to hatch made
no difference on this occasion. The
eggs were soon unceremoniousIy
dumped into a pile on the floor and
the bundle containing the tiny baby
was reposing on the egg tray.
The boy is growing and should
soon be CROWN" said DR.. NewcomD
last night He has gained an ounce
now weighs two pounds, and ne
stands a fair show of some day being
husky man"
The temperature of the incubator
was reduced from 1902, at which the
chicks would hatch, to 9S degrees
Fahrenheit, which the doctor said the
baby would find more to his liking.
Mr. Foster, general manager OF the
Baneocas farm, has directed experts
10 aid the superintendent in caring
for the incubator. Mrs. Joyce is rap
idly recovering, and hopes 10 be able
TO tend to the incubator soon. Every
hour the baby gets one drop Of milk
and his appetite is growing
If you appreciate prompt and ei-
fcfent sar,-fca for vour automobile
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
WILL Be A NOVEL SIGHT
DISTINCTION TO SEE sUFFRA-
cr~rTEs PARADE STREETS IN
uEDIAEVAL COSTUME.
wOllD IMPRESS CONGRESS

Hgfhkl5
Along the Route Repeat Famous
Suffrage Speeches Which Have
Loon Made in Last Few Years.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The novel
.oactacle of women wearing meolae-
or ancient, costumes instead OF
w. conventional dress depicting the
s;earent stages of the woman sur
s.ora movement will be witnessed
10 an March 3rd, when the Wo-
1,on,e Suffrage parade takes place
D,ore for the proposed parade were
e.,,,1a+ad at woman suffrage
meeting here today.
The procession will be DIVIDED INTO
a,,o sections and with each section
will be heralds dressed in mediaeVal
oos+umes. who will from time to time
along the route repeat famous SUI
frage speeches which have been MADE
in the past few years in this and for
oiqn countries. The parade Will De
comnosed of floats, allegorical figures
nortraving the condition of women
from the dawn of creation down to
tho present. Perhaps the most in
+orasting feature from a national
standpoint will show the progress OF
+ba suffrage movement in the United
States.
The suffrage leaders have not yet
been able to procure permission from
the authorities for the use OF Penn
svlvania avenue for the parade, but
thew have not given up hope. In case
thew 20 not get such permission 1t
&c said they will use some other
prominent street.
Announcement was made by MISS
Alice Paul of Philadelphia, chair
man of the permanent headquarters
Of the congressional committee of the
National Suffrage Association, when
were dedicated today, that the prlncl-
nal efforts of the committee would De
IN have the extra session of congress
mass a resolution providing for con-
stitutional amendment enfranchising
all the women of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
WED BY PROXY ACROSS SEA
New Jersey Man Deputies Friend at
the Hague to Act for Film.

William P. Dumoulin, an automo-
bile salesman of Paterson, n. j., Will
be married by proxy to the sweet
heart of his former days, Miss Maria
H. Vanderveer, at The Hague, Hol-
land, within a few days. After his
best friend, Hendrix Kneifert, has
posed for him and has gone through
the marriage ceremony in his place
DumouIin expects that Kneifert will
place the bride on board the first
fast steamship starting for America.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of Second District Con-
gresham Married in Washington.

kilograms were received here yes
terday announcing the marriage in
Washington of Miss Louette Rodden-
berry. to Mr.. Gardner E. Nottingham
eff Sylvester, Ga.
The ceremony was performed ON
Saturday afternoon at six o'clock at
the Newbern, where Congressman
RoddenBery and family have apart
ments. The marriage was a very
quiet affair, Witnessed only by the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-17

If you appreciate prompt and Ell
icient service for your automoolle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-23
MAD COYOTE BITES HERDER
Mounts Horse at Once and Makes :
Night Ride to City for med''
cal Treatment.

Boise, Ia-Nicholas Doyle, . snsep
herder in the employ Of Sam Ross u
In this city to get treatment tor ~
bies.
The other morning about 2 o'clock
while asleep in his tent. he was awak.
ened by a fierce pain in his forehead
and the weight Of body on his bunk:
He struck out with his hands ana
knocked a coyote across the tent.
Following it to the door through
which It had disappeared he was In
time to see a fsll-grown coyote, the
foam flying from its bloody chops
leave the body Of wounded sheep
dog and run for the hills. The coy.
ote had entered the tent OF Doyle and
bitten him while he was asleep. Inc
teeth of the animal had entered above
and below the eye.
Without awaiting for daylight, Doyle
caught horse and started from his
camp on jenkins Creek for this city.
While waiting for the remedy, Doyle
declares that he is not greatly agitat'
ed, although he is fearful Of losing his
life
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-23
ACTORS CHURCH NOT KNOWN
St, PauPs Covent Garden, Rich In Hls-
toric lnterest-Notables
Buried There.

London.-Covent Garden 10 one OF
the sights of London. but few visitors
20 to see St. Pauls, Covent Garden,
which has been called tho Actors
church." yet probably next to West
minister abbey and st. Paurs cathe-
dral here is the church Of greatest In.
terest to the historian, for Its famous
dead number among them not only
actors and dramatists, but famous peo-
pie in every walk Of life: Butler OF
"Hudibras" fame; Claude Duval, the
highwayman; Lely. the painter: Mack
lin, the actor; Arne, the musician;
Grinling Gibbons, the sculptor, are
but representative Of the celebrated
folk buried in St. Pauls.
Here, too. lies Betty Careless-how
suitable q name!-who, according to
her obituary notice in the Gentleman's
Magazine, helped the gay youths Of
this country to squander $250,000. She
ended in the poorhouse.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-23
Silver Tao on Turtle.

Scandal, kan.-While fishing on the
Solomon river, Fred Mathews caught
land turtle nearly a foot broad,
which had attached to its shell sill
yer tag. The inscription ON the tag
WAS badly worn, but 1t is believed that
it originally was silver Catholic med
al such as many Catholics wear. The
IN, dal was fastened to the turtles
shell with silver ring and judging
from it's appearance it had been on the
reptile many years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-23

The bigger man is the less excus1
hs has TOR being stiltsd
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
OFFICIAL NOTICE NO. 4
Notice to Contractors.

Office of the Street Assessment Com
mittee of the City of Edgerton, Wis
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
Most Children Have Worms

Many mothers think their children
are suffering from indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, costive-
ness, when they are victims of that
most common of all children's ailments
worms. Peevish, ill-tempered, fret
full children, who toss and grind their
teeth, with bad breath and colicky
pains, have all the symptoms of having
worms, and should be given Kickapoo
Worm Killer, pleasant candy lozenge
which expels worms, reglates the bow
els, tones up the system, and makes
children well and happy. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is guaranteed. All drug
gists or by mail. Price Csc. Kickapoo
Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and
st. Louis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
MOROS ARE DEFEATED
American Lose Six Killed in a Bat.
tie in Philippines.


tie in Philippines.
Intrenchments of rebellious Moros
under the sultan of Jolo at Bagsag
were taken by the American forces
after a fierce battle, in which the
American casualties were six killed
and twelve wounded.
The killed were two privates of
company NJ, Eighth United States in
fantry, three members of the Fifty
first company of scouts and one mem
Der of the Twenty-ninth company of
scouts. Lieutenant Edwin H. Raik-
ley was wounded in the leg.
Brigadier General John J. Pershing,
commander of the department of
Mindanao, who led the forces, de-
clares he will continue operations in
Jolo until all the tribesmen's guns
have been taken and the whole island
is peaceful
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON - President Will
son evidently expects to spend a
goodly part of the summer in the
open, for, it is learned. he now is a
member of the Washington Country
club, the quarters of which are Just
across the Patomac river in Virginia
The president has played a half
The president has played half
dozen games of golf over the club
course and is said to have an especial
liking for the links.
NEW YORK - Mike Gibbons of
st. Paul stopped Young" Ahearn
of Brooklyn in the fourth round at
Madison Square Garden.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
SEIZED BY JAPS

American Yacht Columbia Gets into
Closed Port.
The Columbia, owned by J. Harvey
Ladew of New York, who was aboard
with a party. was seized by the jap
anese authorities at Wakayama, a
closed port.
The yacht had put in there for re-
pairs. The members of the party have
been put under arrest.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
Unappreciated Ardor.

"Darling!" he cried, passionately,
throwing himself upon his knees be-
fore her and rolling up his eyes
toward the chandelier, darling, can
you not see, can you not guess that
love your" WE'LL she replied, cool
ly, gazing at the disheveled youth on
the rug, I'D hate to think that this
was just your natural way of behaving
in company"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
BOILERS EXPLODE ON BARGE
Four Men Are Killed and a Number
Seriously Injured.

At Racine, Wis, the big boilers
on the coal barge c. K. Peck. unload
ing coal at the Pugh Coai company
docks, blew up, carrying the entire
deck of the steamer. mass of debris,
into the harbor.
The Peck caught fire and the city
fire department fought the fire Tween
ty-five men were on board the barge
at the time of the accident. Four
are known to have been killed.
Whether any more are dead has
not been learned. Also the number
of injured is unknown. Ambulances
rushed to hospital wards with the
wounded.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20

Old men and women feel the need of
a laxative more than young folks, but
it must be safe and harmless one
which will not cause pain. DR.. King $
New Life Pills are especially good for
the aged, for they work promptly and
easily. Price 25c. Recommended by
M. E. Titus and Dean Swift.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
Shakespeare on the Road.

Hamlet had just been hit by cold
storage egg. Whereupon he turned
grave1y to his audience. How truly
spoke the good Marcellus!" quoth he
Something is rotten in the state OF
Denmark"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20

Victory Gained After Long Struggle
Measure Now Goes Up to Governor
Dunno, Who Is Certain III Sign II
Women Also Eligible ~ Vote on
U. S. Senators.