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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-04

cures made by Or.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
tenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der 'SnecialiSt and is
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Healthy kidneys Means Long Life.

If you want to restore your kidneys
TO their former healthy state take
Smith Sure Kidney Cure-50 cents at
Farrar & Harris two stores.
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II You Suffer From kidney Troubles

Use Smiths, Sure Kidney Cure.
Nothing like it for diseased kidneys.
so cents.
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ua sned and then the outcry of the
c - VIII cease as naturally as hun
~ rH, M ceases to cry when fed.
nervous women there is no better
= ' u nervine than DIR. Pierce's Fa-
prescription. 1t cures the dis
h.. winch produce nervousness in
AM mn, lTregularity, facilitating drains,
LnAtlon, liberation and female
ms usss. 1t tranquil;zes the nerves,
h;n ases the appetite, and induces re-
Abe 10. began og taking your medicine was
? vr;,.a tand on my feet ten minutes at a
he sirsa. MS. Hattie Borradaile, of ira
efus -. So Nashville, Tenn. uHad falling
: zeal ana Snd Kidney and liver disease. and was
IA taLs nervous I could not keep still.
"a ~ nervous spells and almost die al
but r. several different doctors attend
one eould not do me any good The
him a.. SAID would never gel up again.
ption mar MAJ was taking your 'Favorite pre-
aid NJ, Golden Medical Discovery and
a each Ignt Just as well take that much
icine ! Say But thought would give the
two bot.,. .nal- Before I had finished the
q and ,.U, | was able to get outside the
IA the val, ~sik around the yard. I kept on
~ n. eoicines and they cured me.
erce's Pellets cure biliousness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-04

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-04
Stops the Cough, and Works Of the Cold,

Laxative Bromo-Qoinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25c.
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DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK -?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-04

jects. BY day
she starts in fear
at every sudden
or unfamiliar
sound. By
night the furni-
ture of her room
takes on af-
Fighting forms
of ghost or COB
lin. You can't
treason with the
Anerves. Neither
) logic nor love
can quiet them.
They ful1cf he
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See the pIotures At McCOllum's.
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DR.. j. w. PATTERSON,
DAWSON, GEORGIA.

Office at Davidson Drug Co.'S. Store.
Residence phone No. 81.
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When a
WON a n is
nervous her
.inagina-
ton gives
fantastic
and threat
ening
shapes to
the most fa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

Quired, by the statute, or that these
double marked ballots are not vicious
as ballots marked to be distinguished,
for Mr.. Parker. We quote with ap
proval the law as laid down in the
syllabus in People ex rel Fenny ".
Board of Canvassers, 156 N. Y. So:
THE presence of cross marks before
the name of the same candidate for the
same office in two different columns is to
be regarded as Surplusage merely, and
does not render the ballot invalid as a
ballot marked for Identification
See also Attorney General V. Glaser,
102 Mich. 4O6; Sawin VS.. Pease, 6 Wyo.
92
1t is not contended by the defendant
that these double marked ballots, of
which there are some 176, are in terms
excluded from the count by the statute
but only that they must be excluded be-
cause such double marking constitute
a distinguishing mark, by which it may
be inferred that the voter sought to dis
tinguish his ballot for the purpose of
being able to assure a purchaser of
votes that he had delivered the goods"
1t must be admitted that these marks
do not necessarily indicate a corrupt
purpose. 1t is as reasonable or more
reasonable to say that the voter so
marked his ballot out of a superabun-
dance of caution, or because he found
Mr.. Parker's name printed twice and
supposed therefore that he was to put
down two crosses, than to say that his
act must be explained upon the hypo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
Great Britain Will Levy
a COuntervailing Duty.
WILL NOT CONSENT.
Cabinet is Afraid of I'M
pending Storm.
Joe Chamberlain Will Submit
an UItimatum.
Annexation to the United States
Only Salvation.

London, Jan. 11.-There will be cab
met meeting here Monday which bids
fair to be most fatefuI in the history of
the West Indies and may eventually
affect the United States. Lord Sails
bury and his colleagues will then de-
eide whether Great Britain will put
countervailing duty on sugar. Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain will submit a
statement, made upon the unimpeach-
able evidence of the West Indian au-
thorities that if this step is not taken
the sugar industry in the West Indian
islands will be dead within a year and
the West Indies hopelessly bankrupt.
The British delegates to the Brussels
sugar conference also report that there
is no likelihood of the continental ma
tiOns abolishing bountieS unless Great
Britain declares her intention of inn
posing countervailing duties, should the
bount1es be continued. The preliminary
sessions of the Brussels sugar confer
ence have convinced the British dele
gates that the continental powers only
desire at the most to amend the bounty
system, and that this is chiefly due to
the hope of placating their own con-
SumerS.
The best informed opinion gathered by
representative of the Associated
Press inclines to the belief that the
cabinet will not consent to the imposi-
ton of countervailing duties, for fear of
raising a storm of internal criticism
from the old school of free traders, who
constitute a formidable wing of the
UnioniSt party. The memorandum
which MIR. Chamberlain will present on
Monday is worded more in the nature
of an ultimatum than any hitherto pre-
Sented to the government. and while it
does not openly threaten secession, that
phase of the situation has been verbally
communicated by the colonial secre-
tary.
One of the leading authorities on the
West Indies now in London, who is d
thoroughly loyal British subject, said to
a representative of the Associated Press
today:
IF our delegates go back to Brussels
without power to make a threat of the
imposition of counterv6iling duties,
which alone can stop the bounties and
save the West Indies, we shall agitate
for annexation to the United States.
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TO INITIATE GERMANY.
Long Cherished Plan of the Navy
Department.

Washington, Jan. 11.-At the instance
of the navy department Senator Hale
has introduced in the senate bill in
tended to carry out a long cherished
plan of the naval engineers, and espec-
tally of Engineer in Chief Melville to
provide the navy an experimental plant
of the first class, somewhat on the lines
of the magnificent German naval ex-
perimental plant at Charlottenberg,
which has been of such benefit to the
German navy. The bill provides an
appropriation of 100000 for the con-
struction of a building at the naval
academy at Annapolis and it's equip
ment to deal with engineering problems
of value and interest to the navy which
cannot be properly left to private en-
terprise to solve.
Much pressure has been brought to
bear on the navy department by the
great manufacturing interests through
out the country and also by the scien-
tific colleges and ship builders to have
the navy undertake this important
work. Admiral Melville pointed out i'm
portant military relations that make it
desirable that the government should
not be obliged to rely on outside expert
menters for this work. Besides being
benefit to the navy proper, the pro-
posed plant it is said will be of i'm
mense service in solving problems of
the greatest Importance to manufac-
turing interests and in stimulating the
inventive genius of the navy.
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Supreme Court.

termine whether the questioned mark
was intended by the voter dis
tinguiShing mark or not, and if upon
such inspection and consideration, aided
by evidence a1iunde if offered, the court
concluded that the mark was made for
the purpose of distinguishing the ballot,
or might be reasonably thought to be so
intended, the ballot should not be
counted. In this case applying this
rule, the conclusion is reached that the
double marked ballots should all be
counted for Mr.. Parker. The justice
whose views have just been outlined
lays down four rules to govern in the
counting of questioned ballots. He
would exclude:
First-Those where ink or pencil other
than black has been used to mark it.
Second-Those which are not marked
required by other sections than sec
ton 25.
Third-Those where for any reason it
is impossible to determine the voters
choice for an office to be filled, exclud-
ing the vote only as to such office.
Fourth-ThoSe where the voter has
marked more names than there are per-
sons to be elected to an office, excluding
the vote only as to such office
Whether we take the view that the
counting of ballots with distinguishing
marks is not prohibited, but rather re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
S3OOOOOOO BONDS
Santa Fe Issues 4 Per Cent 12
Year Debentures
To Pay For Property Recently
Acquired.

New York, Jan. 11-An issue by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e railway
of $50, ,000, 900 serial debentures, bearing
interest at per cent and running twelve
years, will be announced possibly next
week, according to a statement which
will be published by the Herald to-
morrow.
The issue is for the purpose of reim-
bursting the company's capital account
for certain extensions and purchases,
and for providing for largely increas-
ing the lines equipment 1t will be re-
tired at the rate of 81, 100000 annually.
Reports of proposed bond issue"
were current in Wall street on Friday
ing. 1t was not until after the close
of the market that the exact nature of
the proposed transaction was learned.
The specific properties which were
purchased by the Atchison some time
ago but were never taken into the sys-
tenn (having been carried up to the
present on treasury funds) are, together
with their cost:
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix, 81, $685.
103; Gulf, Beaumont & Kansas City, ST.
070, ,908; PecoS Valley & Northeastern,
$2,68 ,526; total $6,591,5 542. 1t is stated
that the serial debentures will be Sc
cured by stocks of acquired property
and also by equipment purchased and to
be purchased.
General mortgage bonds amounting
to $17,000,000 and adjustment bonds of
$40, 900, 900 provided for under the terms
of the reorganization of the AtchiSon
remain unsold and will be used for the
retirement of the new issue, it is pre-
sumed.
ed are available to the extent of $5,-
500 900 annually.
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ed with a cross after a name and also
with cross in the square after the
blank space on the right of the ballot,
without any name being written there,
these are rejected as being distinguish
ing marks. Some are found with lines
drawn diagonally across the face of the
ticket not voted, others with perpendfc-
ular lines through these names, others
where names of candidates have been
wholly partially obliterated by pencil
marks drawn over them, others with
names or initials written thereon these
are rejected as being made invalid by
distinguishing marks.
As to the balance of these disputed
ballots, they have all been carefully
gone over and have been rejected or
counted, in each case as the court by an
examination of the markings thereon
came to the conclusion that there were
reasonable grounds for believing that
such mark was or was not made by the
voter with the intent that his ballot
should be thereby distinguished.
In the matter of the SO ballots which
came from the second precinct of the
First ward, the plaintiff claims that the
extra seven ballots should be excluded
under the rule laid down by McCrary
on Elections section 495, 4th Ed, to wit,
by deducting the same from the vote
of both parties in proportion to the
vote for each in the precinct. While
the defendant claims that inaSmuch as
it cannot now be determined which of
these ballots were ever voted, that the
entire Sc ought to be excluded from the
count, otherwise votes might be counted
which were never voted. To sustain
this claim. the rule in Paine on Elec-
tions, section 513, is cited.
We are of the opinin that the rule in
voked by the plaintiff is the proper one,
SO we consider all of these ballots. But
upon looking into them, we find there
are but 21 which are entitled to be
counted, the balance being faulty for
various reasons. These 21 ballots we
count for the candidate for whom they
were cast in each case.
From the entire list of disputed bal
lots, we find that Mr.. Parker is entitled
to have counted for him 1S9. These
added to his undisputed ones give him
a total vote of 6,314 That Mr.. Hughes
is entitled to have counted for him out
of the disputed ballots II, which gives
him total of 6,297. giving Mr.. Parker
majority of II votes
1t follows therefore that the judgment
of the court must be for the plaintiff.
Doster, c. J., Ellis, Smith and Pollock,
Justices concur.
Johnston, Cunningham and Greene,
Justices dissent.
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ALBERT PARKER WINS.

puted. This he has done in most
painstaking and careful manner and
from his report we find, that OF the
votes cast at said election concerning
which no objections were made by
either party Mr.. Hughes received $3.50,
Mr.. Parker 6, 125; that in addition to this
number, there We're 274 ballots to which
made by both parties, 217 of these OBJ
iections being made on behalf of Mr..
Hughes and 81 on behalf of Mr. Parker.
From the second precinct of the First
ward there came a package OF 80 pal
lots which package was marked This
package contains defective or objected
to ballots not voted" From the ev1-
ience taken it reasonably appears that
29 of these ballots were put into the
ballot box, and the probabilities are that
this package was made up of ballots
which for some cause or other had been
returned by the voters to the judges
before they were voted, and the other
% were ballots which caRe out of the
ballot box. but which had been put aside
during the count of the ballots by the
Judges of election. because their count
ing had been objected to, and then
finally had been gathered and placed in
the package marked as above.
The PA ballots above spoken of were
imperfect for a great variety of rea-
sons, the greater part of which were
based upon the claim made by the de-
fendant that double marked" ballots,
Parker was marked in both the Demo-
cratic and Citizens column, should not
be counted. This class of votes, SO far
as they relate to the Office of mayor.
will be illustrated by a copy of the
ticket as follows:
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THE DISSENTING OPINION.
Justice Cunningham Expresses Views
of Minority of Court.

After writing the opinion as decided
upon by the majority of the court, JUS
tice Cunningham writes his own per-
sonal opinion. dissenting from the ma
jority. He says:
1.-The foregoing opinion indicates the
judgment of the court, not that of the
writer Thereof. 1t will be noticed that by
different ratiocination the majority ar
rive at the same conclusion. They pro-
ceed along different and divergent path
ways, but find themselves together at
the end of the journey. This indicates
that some of them are wrong. L think
some of them are mostly wrong in their
reasoning, some of them are altogether
wrong in their reasoning, and all of
them entirely wrong in their judgment.
And / dissent therefrom and am au-
thorized to say that Mr.. Justice John
ston and Mr.. Justice Greene join with
me in this dissent We, however, con-
cur with Mr. Justice Smith and Mr.. JUS
tice Ellis in holding that a ballot OBJ
noxious to the, provisions of section q,
which makes it criminal to mark bal
lot so that it can be distinguished can
not be counted. While that section does
not expressly say that ballots so marked
shall not be counted, that is the neces-
Sary implication, as Mr.. Justice Smith
well and terse1y says no right to have
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
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thesis of a corrupt motive. This is made
doubly forceful when we remember the
large number of ballots so marked COM
ing from all parts of the city. 1t is the
duty of the court to ascertain the in
tent of the voter, and if it may fairly
and reasonably deduce motive con-
sonant with honesty, rather than dis
honesty, from his ballot, to count the
same for the candidate of his choice,
rather than to disfranchise him by the
rejection of the ballot. A distinguish
ing mark to warrant the rejection OF
the ballot, must be found to have been
made for the purpose of identification,
for if not made for the purpose of dis
tinguishing and in accordance with
some previous or subsequently arranged
PLAN how could it distinguish?
These double marked ballots must all
be counted for Mr.. Parker. This leaves
81 ballots claimed by Mr.. Hughes and
objected to by Mr.. Parker, and about
Al ballots claimed by Mr.. Parker and
objected to by Mr.. Hughes, to be dis
posed of. No general rule other than
that already laid down can be invoked
to aid us in counting these. Quite
number are marked with ink or with
pencil other than black, and these are
all rejected. Some are marked with
single stroke. thus (f.) or CA), or thus
Cd or thus O, instead of a cross, these
also must be rejected. Some are mark
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under this provision for voting these
double marked ballots, he thinks they
should be counted. That as regards
other irregular and questionable mark
ings upon the ballots, the judges of
election or of courts called upon to
count the same, must in each case de-
termine from an inspection of the ballot
what the intention of the voter was, as
to whether such mark was intended as
a distinguishing one or not.
Mr.. Justice Ellis is of the opinion that
not only must those ballots which are
marked in the manner forbidden by sec
ton % be excluded, but also ballots
marked in contravention of the terms of
the penal section 81, that is, a ballot
bearing distinguishing mark purposely
made should be rejected if the mark is
of such nature, or is so placed upon
the ballot, as that the judges or courts
might find in the absence of testimony,
or upon testimony if offered, that there
are reasonable grounds for believing
that such mark was made by the voter
with the intent that his ballot should
be distinguished from others in the box,
then the ballot as a whole should be ex-
ciuded from the count; that in deter
mining what ballots should be counted,
the court should look at the questioned
one and from such inspection aided by
the notorious facts and circumstances
of the election at which it is cast, de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
GLUT Is RELIEVED.
Transportation Conditions Have Inn
proved Since the Holidays.

New York, Jan 11.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says:
With the unprecedented holiday trade
ended, transportation facilities are more
nearly adequate for regular require
ments. Merchandise moves to consum-
ers more promptly, and in the iron
region there is less interruption to work
because of insufficient fuel
Jobbing trade in woolens gradually
expands, new lines selling fairly well
at moderate advances over prices pre-
scarce and firm. A further slight rise
has occurred in the average of wool
prices and the tone is strong, but there
is a tendency to await the London sale
ten days hence before making further
changes. Imports would be stimulated
if this market were advanced much be-
yond the foreign parity. Leather has
sold freely at Boston, with quotations
fully maintained, especially on hemlock
and union sole Chicago packers stub
bornly hold to former list prices, but
the market is weaker, both domestic
and foreign hides actually selling at
concessions.
Reports of unfavorable weather in
winter wheat regions has stimulated
prices, and there was further support
in the general resumption of activity at
flour mills, together with added inquiry
for foreign account. Total exports of
wheat from the United States for the
week, flour included, were AIS, ,262 BUSH
els, which fell short of the unusually
free outgo of 5,159,795 bushels a year
ago, but compare most satisfactory
considering the 10 per cent higher prices
now prevailing. The combination of
many supporting influences took quota
tions above the highest point last year.
Corn was fairly well held in sympathy
with wheat, but some soft spots de-
veloped as was natural, in view of the
fact that the price is now more than so
per cent higher than a year ago, while
Atlantic exports for the week were 212,-
941 bushels, against 4,543,14 in 1901.
Failures for the week numbered 373
in the United States, against 324 last
year, and q in Canada, against 81 last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
CROWD WAS SMALL.
Not Many Heard Bryan Lecture at
Holyoke.

Holyoke, Mass, Jan. 11.-William j.
Bryan visited Holyoke and Iectured last
night under the auspices of the knights
of Columbus. He was given half
hours public reception and the lecture
began at o'clock Mr.. Bryan arrived
in the city in the afternoon and went
to the West street school. The children
cheered him as he stepped to the stage
and he responded with a grateful bow.
Mr.. Bryan gave 15-minute talk to
the children. He advised them to gain
a good education and to strive for
higher education after graduating from
grammar or high school. He concluded
by asking the children to sing Amer
lea" He congratulated them and then
stationed himself at the exit where he
shook hands with each
The reception in the Knights of Col
umbus rooms was not largely attended.
and only few leading Democrats call
ed. Not more than 500 persons heard
the lecture, but the audience extended
Mr. Bryan warm greeting and many of
the points in the discourse were ap-
plauded Mr.. Bryan delivered his ia
Iniliar lecture, "a Conquering Nation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
Cults Declared a Professional.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. n.-Oliver
Cults, right tackle of the Harvard foot
ball team of 1901, whose athletic stand
ing was the subject of exhaustive in
quiry before the game with Yale last
November, is declared a professional in
a statement made public today by Prof.
Ira N Hollis, of the Harvard Athletic
committee. Evidence was produced
that while teaching at Haverford Cults
gave private boxing lessons for pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
Postal Recsipts Grow.

Washington, Jan. IA general in
crease of almost Is per cent in the pos
tai receipts at the so principal post
offices of the United States during
December last is shown in official
statement issued today, which compares
the receipts with those for December,
1900. Chicago, with almost % per cent,
reports the greatest proportionate ad-
vance the total for the last month be-
ing $7S3, 1894. New York advanced al
most IA per cent, to s1,120,000. Jersey
City, New Haven and Dayton, O., are
the only cities reporting decreases.
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Important to Holders of Passes.

Indianapolis, Ind, jan 11-By a de-
cision of the supreme court today in the
case of John r. Payne against the
Terre Haute & Indianapolis railway
company a person holding free pass
who signs contract releasing the COM
pany from all claims for personal in
jury or loss of baggage must stand by
the contract and the company is not re-
sponsible for his injury, and damage
can not be recovered against it on this
ground.