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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-07-12
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM.

After every election there is al
ways a cry of corruption and that
voters have been purchased by the
use of whiskey and money. This
talk has followed the recent pri-
mary election in this County. The
town is rife with such conyersa-
ton. These reports may be true
or may not. Of our own personal
knowledge we don't know whether
they are true or not. Rumors
told and retold generally grow and
become exaggerated. Those who
ran III the recent election are men
tor whom we have a high regard
and respect and stand well in the
public estimation. We have no
evidence that they have not acted
within proper bounds and with
due respect to public opinion and
law. We are 10th to think other
wise.
But If the law has been violated
and such methods have prevailed
to pursrade men to barter their
franchise and stain their man
hood, we cannot believe it meets
the approval of conscientious men.
who wish to uphold morality and
the safeguards of good government,
purity of the ballot box, and the
integrity and character of the
people.
For every wrong there should
be remedy, and for every in
fraction of the law there should
be punishment. To prevent traf-
ticking in votes we have advocated
the Australian ballot system. We
tried to get the last legislature to
enact it.
The law should be enacted and
made applicable to primary nomi-
nations and general elections for
state, county and city. To buy q
vote ought to work the disfran-
ehisment of any candidate, citi.
zen, helper or heller from holding
office or voting, and make it a mis-
demeanor also. If there is no
buyer there will be no seller. Let
the law exempt the seller from
punishment SO he can be induced
to testify against the purchaser
without fear Of consequences.
This would be remedy to correct
a great evil.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-07-12
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The following gentlemen were elected
Saturday on the new Democratic Execu.
tive Committee for the next two years
Marietta-C. H. Griffin, J. N. CAN'T
Acworth-O. Awtrey, A. P. McLain
Roswell. H. Waller, J. J. Carpen-
ter.
Gritter-D. II. McCleskey, J. M
Dobbs.
Smyrna-P. NJ. Rice, P. Y. Daniel
Vinings-C. L. Carter, E. d. Thomas.
Lemons-M. M. Brown, J. d. Cash,
Howell-W. B. Howell "A. S. Pittman.
Coxes-T. J. Moss, ] O. Allen.
Austell-E. w. Medlock j. N. Brewer.
Powder Springs-W. w. Scott, A. w.
Florence.
Oregon. T. Echols, NE. Williams.
Lost Mountain-E. l.. Mayes, A. G.
Moore.
Red Rocks. P. Orr, II. J. Spray
berry
Kennesaw-J. f. Attaway, E. G. Hill.
Post Oak-H. T. Martin, J. NJ.
Bishop.
Merrits-J. d. Fuller, J. N. Kemp.
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Mr.. Patton Defines the Call.

LII is source of much qualification. to
the members of the Presbyterian church
and to the community generally that
Reverend j. H. Patton has decided to
decline the call recently extended him
to the .pastorate of the First Presbyte-
rian church of Wilmington, N. G. In
stead OF preaching sermon SUNDAY
morning Mr.. Patton devoted the time
TO giving the reasons that impelled him
to take this step. He alluded most
feelingly to the liens that bound him to
almost every home in Marietta, sayinp
that sorrow and affection had brought
him under the roofs of most of the
town and to leave would cause a SUM-
derlng of the ties which affection only
can make. His church work in Georgia
and the Cherokee Presbytery had made
him acquainted with all the churches
and most of the members of those
churches in the presbytery He had
been active in his official ministerial
duties as member of the presbyte
and of the synod. and after careful
thought and prayer he had come to the
conclusion that God wills that he
should labor longer in this field. He
exhorted his congregation to sustain
him in his work and asked for fuller
Sunday school and better Sabbath
evening attendances at Divine worship.
When it is remembered that the First
Presbyterian church at Wilmington
ranks among the first in the Southern
General Assembly in point of age, num-
beers, high character of the congregation
salary paid being double what he re-
ceives here, that the call to Mr.. Patton
was unanimous, and that it waited
year to select a pastor it can be seen
what Mr.. Patton has foregone for the
sake of the Marietta church and peo-
pie. That the people appreciate his
love and sacrifice for them and will
hold up his hands sincerely believe.
RADIUS VICTOR.
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Stuff.

On woman's day at the GAINESVILLE
Chautauqua the club-women Of the
state discussed the question of Libraries
for the public schools and took action
favoring the proposition that the state
provide a library for every public
school in the state. This goes as far in
the direction OF paternalism as any,
thing that has been proposed in some
time. Governor Gambler on the first
day OF our Chautauqua, (Monday) took
an emlnently proper view of the rela-
ton of the state to the schools showing
that the consultation of Georgia con-
templates that only the elementary
branches of an English education shall
be provided the children of school age
in the commonwealth; and to 90 be-
yond that is to open the door for pater-
nalism of the raHkest kind. such as
furnishing the children with books. and
then with clothes and then substituting
the government for the parent. No
libraries are needed for children who
are taught only the elements of an
English education such as arithmetic,
geography, history, grammar, physi-
ology etc., and therefore the state
should not, if it regards the constitu-
ton, squander money upon them.
In point of fact, as Governor Gambler
showed, the whole public school system
is founded upon mistaken idea though
he declared himself to be in favor OF it
SO long as it was confined to its consti-
tutional limits. The theory upon which
the state assumes control Of the schools
is that they decrease crime. Statistics
prove that this is not the case.
Then conventions should confine
their discussions to things Of which
they have knowledge. What they dc
not know would not only fill the library
of every public school in the state, but
the Congressional library besides.
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Mt. Bethel,

Prof. Speer opened school the
9th.
Miss Annie Power has gone to
visit her brothers family in Chat
tanooga.
Miss Edith Wood, of Roswell, is
visiting MISS Mary Power.
J. P. McClain, Of Bolton, visited
relatives at this place Sunday.
Rev. J. L. Ware preached here
Sunday, his subject was on the
Lords Prayer. BLANCHE.
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Local News Overflow.

Prof. Nolan and Prof. Clotfeller are
among their Marietta friends.
Mr.. John Casey has gone to Blue
Ridge to work for the A. X. & n.
Mrs. J. Gid Morris was dangerously
sick last week, but is much better now.
Miss Emily Wolfork, of Atlanta, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Mary Flem-
ming on Lawrence street.
This hot weather the people have
gone back to first principles-shirt
sleeves.
The growing grass didn't keep the
farmers home Saturday afternoon.
They came to vote.
Two empty storehouses in town.
Somebody will soon fill them with
stock of goods.
Congressman John w. Maddox was
visitor to the Chautauqua several days
last week.
Miss Ethel Heggie, one of Augustus
fairest, is visited Mrs. Newt. Heggie
last week.
Col T. d. Power and family, of Ope-
lika, Ala, have been in the city for the
past week.
The fourth of July ushered in sun
shine, and the farmers and "Old Sol"
have been killing grass.
Mr.. b. e. Murdock ore of Cobb's
industrious farmers, kindly remem-
bered US the past week.
Mrs. Harper and daughter, Miss
Maggie, of Atlanta, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. 7. ?. Herder.
Rev. Elan Christian has bought the
Winder Democrat and is once more in
the newspaper business
1t was wet June and it will be a dry
July. Water hurt the crops last month
and heat will hurt them this month
Mr.. Clarence Brumby, OF Birming-
ham, Ala, was here last week and at
Jenueu the Cnautanqua.
Prof. James B. Lawrence, of the
State University, is at home here Wis
iting his parents
Mr.. Bayard Mcintosh is on crushes
as the result Of horse falling on his
leg, injuring it,
Elections are run on the same princi-
pie as war-every one uses all the
strategy possible to defeat an oppo-
nent.
Some one poisoned Mr.. T. E. Rogers
dog with broken glass and the suffering
bowling dog was chloriformed and sent
to the happy land OF canine"
Man is good deal like fish. You
know the fish would never get in yerv
serious trouble if it kept it's mouth
shut.
When man says, "Of course it's no
business of NINE" it is a sure sign that
he is going TO do the best he can to
make it his business.
1t is thought the Marietta paper
Mill will be recognized about the 18th
inst. Mr.. M. M. Sessions is still acting
as manager.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-07-12
A MELANGE or
LIVE TOPICS
Penned for Journal Readers
by a Local Scribe.
Look Before you Leap. .

1t is an adage that misfortunes never
come singly; if war is regarded as a
misfortune the maxim in the light of
events occurring in the last two years
is abundantly verified.
When the first gun was fired in the
Spanish-American war it was little
foreseen to what it would lead. Nearly
everyone thought that with the over
throw of Spanish authority in the west
ern hemisphere the world would settle
down to its accustomed TRANQUILITY
But what do we see following close
upon the heels of that small struggle?
First an apparently interminable con-
fiict in the Philippines islands; Sec
ondly the British-Boer war and thirdly
the war in China which threatens to be
the bloodiest of the three mentioned,
to say nothing of the perennial revolu-
tions in South America.
A tiger may be as docile as a cat if it
is trained without ever having tasted
blood, but the instant that that draft
is presented to it, it's entire nature
becomes changed arousing all of the
latent savagery of its nature and trans
forming kindliness and affection into
ferocity and hate. Human beings are
somewhat like tigers in this respect.
persons who naturally have humane
hearts, under the demoralizing influ-
ence OF carnage, can be as fiendish in
their acts as savages.
When it was clearly seen that Amer
lea would conquer Spain and wrest
from her some of her most valued nos
sessions, the British became more ag-
gressive in regard to their asserted
rights in South Africa and the Beers
more determined not to yield. Each
were spelling for fight" though the
former were undoubtedly in the wrong,
and were in all probability induced to
take this step by Americas example.
SO also the Boxer outrages in China are
traceable to the fears entertained by
the Chinese that their country will
share the fate of the Philippine islands
and the Transyaal at the hands of hated
foreigners.
There is undoubtedly a connection
between these three wars; and had not
the sword been drawn by America and
Spain the other two would probably
not have occurred. A French maxim
declares, "En toate chose .considerez
lie fin, Qn everything consider the
end). 1t is always safe, before taking
momentous step like war, to consider
not only the question as whether it is
justifiable or necessary, it's final result
and immediate consequences, but also
to weigh carefully the question as to
whether or not it is worth the Interior
harm that may spring from it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-07-12
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM.
MITTEE.

MITTEE.
The Democratic Executive Com
mlttee met at the court house Oh
Monday morning at 1920 to con-
solidate the vote for county Off
GERS, as the result of the Demo-
cratic primary, held Saturday, 9TH
inst. Mr.. r. G. Irwin, chairman,
presided.
Petition of contest was filed by
Attorney John E. Motley, in be-
half of Mr.. John M. Stone, against
Mr.. John Awtrey. for Ordinary,
on the ground of using money, IL
legal votes cast, irregular opening
of polls at some places, etc.
Col. E. W. Frey filed similar
petition for Capt. w. J. Hudson
against Mr.. Awtrey, for Ordinary.
Gel. w. R. Power filed petition
for Mr.. w. E. Gilbert, against
Mr.. j. B, Glover, alleging the use
of money, contrary to the rule
adopted by the executive commit
tee.
Col. J. Il. Foster, attorney for
Messrs Awtrey and Glover, de-
MED the right of the committee to
hear a contest, there were no spe-
cltic charges or names OF illegal
voters given, and such petition
could be demurred out of any
court. He was furnished statutes
by lawyers Oh opposite side and
was proceeding to read them when
Col. n. A. Morris asked him to
yield the floor for motion. He
did SO, and Mr.. /. C. Moon moved
that the petitions of contest be
tabled, which was seconded by Mr..
E. w. Medlock. The motion to
table prevailed by rising vote of
II to Z. Mr.. Motley again de-
sired to be heard, but his contest
petition being tabled it was
claimed there was nothing for him
to be heard on.
1t was moved the consolidated
vote, which had already been tab
ulated, be announced and the
nominees be declared.
At this iuncture, Col. d. w.
Blair, as an attorney for Judge
Stone, asked as courtesy he be
heard, but his request was not
granted.
The following candidates were
then declared the nominees:
For Legislature:
SAXON A ANDERSON
N A MORRIS.
For Ordinary:
JOHN AWTREY
For Clerk and Treasurer:
J B GLOVER
For Sheriff:
D D DUNN
For Tax Collector:
JOE H MURRAY n
For Tax Receiver: "
r A HILL
For Coroner:
M r LYON
For Surveyor:
f B BARBER
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-18
che new Game II free lance.
Sport for Outdoor Play Sued Any Time Of the Year-H
Gives Scope for Skillful Captains and
P1ucky Men.

play IT cannot be touched except with
the bat or shield of player III the ball
strikes the ground or a player or
player within a square not attacked. or
II the ball goes out of bounds, II is called
dead. While the BAH Is In play the play
ers must remain in the squares In which
they have been placed; on no account are
they to step over the lines.
The square attacked Is forfeited BY
either side breaking a rule.
When the ball Is dead the captains may
rearrange their men II they choose TO do
so The side which does not put the ball
in play will have the privilege of arrang-
ing their men last. IL no attacking party
is placed within the open ground OF
square the whole square is considered as
forfeited ground and its defenders may
cross at will from one side to the other.
At the beginning of a game and after
each goal play Is begun by some player
lin goal" When the ball is dead, play
Is resumed by some player in the square
of the same name corresponding to the
one from which Il has been knocked out
of bounds or TO the ore in which 1t has
struck a player or the ground.
Fer instance: IL the ball strike in the
fortified ground of reds court when the
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court Is not being attacked play will be
resumed by one Of the white players In
the open ground OF reds court. II there
are no white players In the open ground
OF reds court play is continued by some
one In the fortified ground Of whites own
court. II there Is no player In the forth
ned ground of whites court then play is
continued by some one IN throne" as at
the beginning OF n game or after each
goal
!. A toss-up decides which side shall play
white and which red Red IL always
granted first play. and is therefore usual
ly chosen by the winner OF the toss.
A capture cannot be made by serve
tthe first play after the baIl has been
declared dead from the square next 10
the ono attacked. As an example, a
common cannot be captured by a serve
either from the open ground OF the COM
mon or from any part of the attackers
common or from the open ground OF the
defenders court. AZ soon as the ball
has been struck by a cond pliyer n some
other square a capture may be made.
In the lower of the small diagram you
will see how a goal may be scored when
the serve falls TO an attacking party in
the open ground OF an enemys court
The arrows show the direction OF the
ball. IL red. In the beginning of a game,
plays directly for the common OF the
enemy those protecting that square can
easily gauge the direction of the ball and
capture reds common by single stroke.
The small diagrams show two excellent
plays. either OF which are likely to con-
fuse the opposing side and effect a cap
ture; but any boy will soon learn the
game we'll enough 20 invent his own plays,
OF which an almost infinite variety Is
possible
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-18
PUZZLE PICTURE.
"whsre's that seapsgraee son o. mine p

ing. when 1t was still dark, he went into
the stable and he took out the little
black mare.
The horse on which Jack had t!ed the
old women was great companion OF this
little black marc, ard both OF them used
TO run on the grass together. 80 as the
little black mare was taken out by Donal
the horse (Which Jack had left loose)
trottcd out after.
When Donal saw the appearance OF the
horse coming out OF the stable and on
us back the old mother-in-iaw with the
sword lifted up In her hand. no gave a
yen and he jumped up on the mare and
on as fast as he could gallop.
on after the little mare the big hor.A
started. and tho faster Dona went the
faster came the big horse trottine behind
him, and every time he looked over his
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on the very first night the chest ana
the mother-in-law were in Jacks. he stole
and killed and brought in another pui-
lock. and the old woman was watching IL
all through the spy-holes OF the chest.
And after Jack and his wife and chill
dren had eaten a hearty supper OF the
bullock. he and his wife began talking
over one thing and another. and says
he: 'I'd like TO know what Donal has In
that chest"
So Off he went TO a locksmith and he got
the loan Of whole bundle of keys, and
he came and tried them all In the chest
till he got one that opened II.
When Donal found what was In the
chest he lost little time taking away the
beef and the brandy, and he put in their
place empty bottles and clean-picked
bones, and locked the old woman up with
these again.
At the end of nine days, Donal came
for the chest He thanked Jack for CIV
ing him house room for II for so long, and
said he had now room for 1t himself, and
so he had come to take Ii home.
And behold you. when Donal and his
wife opened the chest at home, there was
the little old woman dead of starvation,
and lot of bones and empty bottles In
the chest.
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Curbed u Nuisance,

Prof. TAFT. OF Edinburgh. after having
subdued lady pianist who annoyed him
by taking to bagpipes. was troubled by
an amateur elocutionist IN the house
One day, the story goes, when the house
was filed with oratofy. q Yolley OF ex-
plosions came from Talts room. followed
by smoke and mccarthy smells The
lessons IN oratory were suspended ana
everyone In the honse collected TO find
out what the trouble was. TAFT. with
nnmovcd countenance. said to the land
lord: As there seems 20 be no restraint
On the nature OF studies pursued In these
lodgings, | have begun series OF expert
ments tn high explosives. from which
expect 20 draw much advantage" The
eioeation ceased.
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FOR LITTLE FOI


In the morning Donars FIRST race was
alurnys TO the cellar to have drink, ana
when he came down this morning ne fell
over and tainted with the fright when
he saw his old mother-in-law sitting by
the puncheon drinking.
taken IN and laid out in the wake room
again.
i've 10 hid him the time of day in the
morning.
Good morning to yon. Donal,' says
he. "and how do you find yourself this
"och, Och. Och. Jack! Jackr' says
Denal. SAYS he, "rm in terrible fix en-
tirely.''
..Why, what's the matter7' says Jack.
seyhy." saws he, my old mother-in-
law got UP out OF the grave In the night
time and came back; and when l went
down to the cellar in the morning to get
n drink of wine, there was the old lady
sitting by the puncheon. and she hav-
ing the puncheon drunk empty. What am
] to do at all, at allg" says he.
.sWeli," says Jack, says he, Il know
why she got up out of her grave again.
For what did she?" says Donal
because you didn't bury her half de-
Gently" says Jack. You only put ten
pound under her head. and It's fifty pound
you should nave put.
well, I'm sure I'm sorry for that
saws Donai, "and I'll make certain that
I'll bury her decently enough this time
So Jack went with him to help him
bury her this day again. and he saw
Donai put purse Of fifty sovereigns I'M
der her head.
Now" says Donal. says he. she'll
surely not come back to bother me-"
But that night Jack went to the grave
yard and raised the body again and got
the 80 pounds And he took the body then
with him on his shoulder OF to Donafs.
ana he went into the stables and he put
the body sitting on the finest big horse
in Donars stable, and he tied It there;
and he tied a sword into its hand.
Now Donal was to have gone on next
morning, riding on a little black mare
that was favorite of his, to the town
TO pay the accounts of the funeral, and
Jack, he had known this, and when
Donal came down in the very early morn
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ny sEuMAs MAcMANus.
Author Of IN the Chimney Corners"
Through the Turf-Smoke" and
other stories


Author Of In the Chimney Corners"
Through the Turf-Smoke" and
other stories.
Copyright 1900 by Seumas MacManus.
Once there were two brothers named
Donal and Jack Donal was hired by a
rich man who had one daughter. and
when his master died, he married the
daughter.
Jack, he lived close by with his wife
and big family of children. and he was
very poor: but Donal. he was no way
good to Jack, and would never reach his
hand to him with a thing.
And when the hunger would come into
Jacks house. Jack he used TO think 1t
little harm to steal bullock out OF
Donal's big flock. and kill it for his fam
lily.
At length Donal began to suspect that
Jack was taking his bullocks, but he
did not know how he would find out for
sure
Donars old mother-in-law proposed
plan by which she could catch Jack. She
made Donal put her into big chest that
had little spy-holes in II. and pmr in with
her beef and brandy. enough TO last her
nine days Then Dons, was to take the
chest TO Jacks, and have 1t left there on
some excuse
Donal went to Jack and said he had
big chest of things that was In his way.
and asked Jack II he would be so good as
to allow him TO leave 1t in his kitchen for
a week or So
Jack said he was very welcome to put
In ten chests II he liked. SO Donal had
the chest with the mother-in-law and her
provisions in It, carried to Jacks, and
planted in good place in the Kitchen.
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Says Donal: "She got greedy, and ate
and drank the whole of the provisions
the FIRST day. and this IS her deserving"
Well. Donal and the wife walked her
and buried her. with purse of money
under her head to pay her way In the
days.
Jack OF course he went to the wake
and to the funeral and sympa thized sore
with Donai and Donal's wife both. But
the very next night after the funeral Jack
dug up the corpse 20 get the money, as
It was so useful to him. Then he took
the old woman's body on his shoulder
and carried her off 10 Donal's and went
down into Donal's wine cellar. He put
her sitting in a chair by puncheon there
and put a glass into her hand and turn
cd on the wine.