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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
THE VOTING MACHINES sue
CESSFUl.

The first trial Of the voting machines
in an election in Troy was conspicuous
success. The machines surpassed even tho
expectations OF those who believed ia
them, 1t was not only that the voting
was accomplished eNpenditiously and with
much less effort to the voter than uud,r
the old style of booth ballot and lead pen
ell voting, but also that the result WAS
so speedily announced and 80 indiSputa ble
that the controversies which would ordlI-
arily have followed so close an election
were entirely lacking. 1t is with great
sense of relief that one considers how tho
city was saved from the quarTels over
ballots which would ensued last night,
and probably been continued until lain
hour and perhaps carried into the courts.
ii the old system of using ballots marked
by erratic pencils had been IN use. The
voting machine was elected esterday by
an overwhelming majority, ana has UNI
doubtedly come to Troy TO stay for no
party would dare to place itself on record
as going back on so prominent success.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

;cther wees alter week and praying
FOR distinct individuals. 1t was in this
way that my grandmother and grand
father were converted Some of you
may have heard the wonderful story
written by the pen or spoken by the
lips of my father. 1t was by com
pany Of earnest and fearful mothers
gathering together at certain time of
the day In the barns to pray for the
salvation OF their children until scores
and hundreds stood up in the little vii
lagc church of Somervlle to confess
Christ. and the whole region was moved
by the power of the Holy Ghost. It is
by a conspiracy Of prayer that a re-
vival can always be started and our
loved ones swept into the kingdom by
a tidal wave Of mercy.
Efficacy of Prayer.
The great trouble with the Christian
church as a whole and with Christians
as individuals is that we have broken
away from the old anchorage Of gospel
truth. We have lost faith in God that
he is able to do all things; we have
lost faith in prayer; we have lost faith
in the power of the Holy Ghost. And
the great mission of the Christian pull
pit today Is to revive In the pew the
old gospel seeds of faith and hope
When Wilton Merle Smith was called
to the Central Presbyterian church of
New York city be said to the commit
tee which waited on him: You do not
"a octn I N
intellectual teacher; am only a simple
gospel preacher" "Ah," answered the
men, that Is the reason we want you.
The people are hungcring and thirsting
after the simple gospel truths" And it
IS because tho simple, salient gospel
beliefs are so much needed today that
| am preaching this sermon upon faith
and the belief that Christ can save our
loved ones If we only pray.
Thus my dear friends, tired and
heavy hearted. tramping along the
highway of life. want to lift the
heavy burdens off your hearts. 1t Is
these burdens that are crushing you,
not the journey, Many of the older
men have read an essay which was IA
nous many years ago 1t was written
by the country Parson" and called
concerning People Who Carry
Weights In Life" The author went
on to show that it was the extra
weights some had to carry that made
them lose the race of life. And it is
these extra burdens which we can cast
at the foot of the cross that make us
labor and heavy laden. Will you not
accept the invitation of my text?
VIII you not live in the faith of that
blessed promise and die in the hope
as did the beautiful Princess Eliza
beth, the daughter of Charles |. Of
England? Upon her marble monument
in Newport church. erected by Queen
Victoria, is recorded the fact that she
was one morning found dead. with
her head pillowed upon the open Bible
and her finger pointing to the simple
words, Come un.o me all ye that la
Dor and are heavy linden, and will
give you rest" Today urge upon you
this wide invitation. with its glorious
promise. Christ bids you come with
all your burdens and trials, and he
will bear them for you. He offers you
rest in this life. rest In death and
eternal rest beyond the grave. Conc
unto him all We who labor and are
heavy laden, and he will give you
TEST.
lCopyreht 1913. by Louis Nlopschl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
A Sign of the Times.

It was Brooklyn minister who in
announcing q Sunday school picnic
said, I'VE will go next Thursday, ID.
w." adding after pause, land perhaps
anyway The public notices of the
services in the City temple. London,
now appear without the letters %. ""
which used to follow the announcement
that Dr. Parker would preach. The
British Weekly observes that the ex-
PLANTATION is perhaps sign of the times.
The letters "D. "" which thirty years
ago We're constantly occurring In the
correspondence OF many religious peo-
pie. are now rarely employed, and the
reason is certainly not lack Of faith,
but perhaps increased Consciousness
that no step in life can be taken with
out divine permission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
Solitary COndnemeut

An English paper comments on the
terrible sentence recently pronounced
by French Judge Five years soi.
tary confinement is not only rigorous
penalty, but 1t is usually the fore
runner of insanity. The solitude of
the prisoner en- recluson Is all but alb
solute. The strictest silence Is en-
forced. Presumably the consultations
of religion whatever they may
amount to in so dreadful a situation
are not entirely withheld; otherwise
the prisoner Is forbidden to speak,
even to his guardian Books are de-
MED. and (Which must be almost the
worst infection of alb the most com.
plete idleness is enforced. No en-
ployment or any description may miti-
gate the appalling vacancy OF days,
weeks and years. Half an hours OK
ercise is allowed daily in hood which
covers everything except the eyes This
horrible life in death may end In the
tomb, but it Is more likely to end in
the padded cell of the maniac.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

It's toss up who has the worst time
the visitors or the visited
A woman can get as scared over a fall
market.
If "A man will always praise his wife's
meals she can forgive him, even the
seventh commandment
There is nothing to beat the important
feeling of "A woman whose husband is
called out OF town ON night train by a
telegram.
When man is planning to forget to
give his wife her allowance he wants
to remember tn tell her how nice and
glossy her hair looks,-New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

Those unfamiliar with the differ
ences In the construction Of ships made
for war and peace may wonder that
the speed of 13.l knots an hour main
tanned by the Kearsarge is a cause for
jubilation when passenger steamers
make more than 20 knots. The pas
senger ship, being built for speed. is
given length ten times Of her beam
measurement. while in the floating bat
terry the proportion is but five to one.
The liner uses $4,000 to $1,000 horse
power, while the Kearsarge uses but
$500. The Kearsarge made in her Off
cial trials 1854 knots, but she was
then creased for the occasion. Every
lump OF coal used had been sorted out
Ivy the builders, and a crew, every man
an expert employed regularly in trials,
sustained that speed for but four hours
md In smooth water.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
NECESSITY.

Necessity" remarked the man with
the chronic quotation habit, lis the moths
or OF invention
"rheres where you've got Nat wheel"
said the contrary person. Invention is
the parent of necessity"
How do you ngure that out?"
We'll, take the telephone, for example
There was no necessity for il until after
il was invented. Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

% I'm uncovered, said. after e mo-
rent. "CoVor yourselves. senores,'
hich Is ihr ancient etiquette. Thus
he hat pays in Spanish tradition and
lctual life a ceremonial part differing
rom usage in Angle. Sn xon countries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

up his offer and had been heard to de-
clare that he'd make them pious
ducks take water if he had to put UP
years pay" Robbie went quietly to
work to make good his part of the bar
gain, ror his Scotch pride would not
suffer him to refuse a challenge from
such quarter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
The Weekly Free Press

Gives So columns avery
week for year Sl.OO. Nc
other paper in Vermont can
say this no other paper
gives So much news as the
FREE PRESS.
You have n neighbOr who does
not take the FIR ZEE PRESS
possibly he bOrrOws your
cOpy-send us his name and
we will send him a sample
copy OF the best Weekly
paper in Vermont, 90 col.
nuns OF news u week. 81
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
BoBBY's COUGHING HOUR.

bUbI1 , OUNTIfINT HOUR.
Mr. Wise-What makes Bobby's cough
so bad this morning?
Mrs. Wise-lts nearly time for him to
start for school Denver Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

worn lIut un'itl tOlihllIou was Fht
to be interrupted. Then she opened
the Bible, laid it upon chair and
kntlt down. Then she began to pray
for the salvation of that boy. She
said: 20 God, Jesus has said that n
| ask anything in his name thou wilt
here pleading upon my knees for the
salvation OF my child until thou hast
given to me the sweet consciousness
that he is saved" She stayed there
from until 7, until 8, 0 until 10, 10
until II, until O'Clock in the morning
that woman stayed. Then she arose
from her knees and said, my Heavenly
Father, thou hast answered my
prayer" AT that very time" said the
evangelist, "the boy in the foreign port
was convicted of sin and sent a letter
home to his mother that he had given
his heart to Christ" But as | after
ward began to ponder over the story,
in the light of the Scriptures and Of
personal history, | came to the conc)u-
sion that that story was true or at
least by gospel promise could be true.
We have a righ4 to ask for the saliva
ton of our loved ones, And if we ask
and plead faithfully and truly God
will answer our prayers.
Oh, that we might. one and all, here
and now, enter into holy conspiracy
OF prayer for the salvation of our loved
ones! This was the way a great re-
vival wave was started In one OF my
old churches. 1t was by Christian peo-
pIs. members Of that church. getting TO-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
PAGES MILE IN 1:57.
PRINCE ALERT ENTHUSES
SPECTATORS AT EN-
PRE- CITY.
DAN PATCH NO LONGER KING
Son of Crown Prince Goes the Route
Without Break or Tremor, Lower
ing the Worlds Harness Record
by Two Full Sec onds.

New York, Sept, 23.-Prince Alert,
the pacing hero of hundred races and
the champion of score of half mile
tracks, went against the worlds pacing
record of 1:59, held by Dan Patch, and
lowered it to l:57 at the Empire City
track today. 1t was the first day OF
the autumn meeting of the Empire City
Trotting Club, and Prince Alert was
billed for what looked like the i'm
possible feat of lowering the record.
The weather and track were perfect
and the wind. which was high early IN
the day, subsidized so that all conditions
were favorable. Mart Demarest. train
err and driver of Prince Alert. on &C
count of overweight, decided to let
John Curry drive, while Demarest drove
thoroughbred speedmaker in front
with the wind shield sulky
Prince Alert shot away to the guar
ter pole in :291a; as he entered the back
stretch he increased his speed and was
at the half in 58. Then the crowd real
lied that they were witnessing the fast
est mile ever travelled by harness
horse, and cheers and shouts of Come
on" came from the grand stand and
lawn. without a break or tremor ne
flashed by the three quarter pole IN
1:26l1, and without any urging came OF
with a most superb burst OF speed
crossing the wire IN l:57.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
LLEMlN6'S "HIIL BlLLIeS
They Defeated the Theta School Team
by Score of % to Is.

The returns from that ball game last
Saturday between Col. Dave Fleming $
Hill BlllIes" and the Theta school
bows have ar last come in. The score
shows that the Hill Billles' took the
game by score of % TO ID, though
the school boys assert that If Harry
Borum. the umpire, hao given them a
square deal they would have won the
game hands down. 1t Is charged that
Borum was bribed by George Murph
to throw the game for a dinner and
feed for his horse. One of his de-
cisions came near precipitating a riot,
which WAS only prevented by Parson
Hill.
Col. Fleming was the star of his
aggregation. He made ten errors at
second, and then didu't half try, for
he could have made more II he had
bad the opportunities.
Or. Bledoe Brown, at short, proved
TO be the star juggler of the game.
George Murphy made home run on
a strike out in the Third in1lng with
the bases full and Jones Bunch did
some marvellous work in base running.
The school boys, IT is said. out
classed their opponents in batting and
fielding. but they couldn't beat the
Hill Billies' and the umpire. too.
The result of the game WAS unsatis-
factory, and 1t will be played over on
next Saturday afternoon at 3:5C
O clock. Trez Yeatman will umpire.
and 1t is said that he has rented Buff
falo Bills armored diving suit for the
occasion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
GA TO r. Z -.
p.,,.,h. = The Kind You Have Always BOugh
s s''; !; a; Zx,H,;z. 4; !; 4
WATER VALLEY.

Water Valley Sept. 22.-Miss Maud
Laid is quite sick.
Mrs. Mamie Rountree, who has been
sick for some time, is improving.
Mrs. John Booker and Miss Willie
Booker visited relatives near Burw 90 J.
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrow, who have
been the guests of relatives near Goshen
for several days, have returned to their
home in Williamson county.
Mrs. McMms and children OF
Humphrey county. are with her sister
Mrs. Tom Blackburn.
Mrs. Emma Wooddy of Santa Fe. was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John kinzer
last week.
Mr.. Jim Polk johnson of Turkey
Creek, is visiting relatives in New
Mexico.
Mrs. john Fleming, who has been SICK
for some time at the home of her parents'
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pigg, has sufficiently
recovered as to be able to return to her
nome in Mt. Pleasant. OKESIA'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

DR.. Wharton and his official board
are preparing for series OF services
TO begin at the First Presbyterian
church the first Sunday in November.
to continue two weeks, or longer II
the interest continues and IT Is mani
fest that good is being done. Or
Guerant of Louisville will do the
preaching, and those who heard him
here year or more ago will be de-
lighted to know that they Will have
another opportunity. and he will
doubtless PACK the auditorium as ne
did then. DR.. Wharton gave notice
from his pulpit Sunday that he
would claim the right OF way for these
services, and would certainly not ex'
pect any of his lady members to give
or attend any social functions whlie
they were In progress, Not only 10
the lady members of his congregation,
but this should be sufficient notice
to every christian wor an in Column
bia. Columbia needs a meeting that
will STIR the town to its depths, ana
every christian worker should be will
ing to sacrifice something of his time
to make this such an one.
! The congregation Of the &. L.
Tabernacle is observing this week as
week of prayer. Services are held at
the Tabernacle each evening at 1:5o
clock, to which everybody Is
cordially invited.
The Silver Ray Circle of Kings
Daughters will meet Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock, with Miss Marguerite
Alcorn. Subject Light"
/ Elder George A. Klingman, of Louis
vile. KY. has accepted call here tt
the Christian church. and will begin
his work the first of November MIR
Klingman has conducted several meet
ings here, and is a strong man and able
preacher, and the church is fortunate II
securing his services.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
THE SICK.

Mrs. Augusta VOORHEES, is quite sick.
Erwin Voss, the little son o Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Voss, who has been SICK
with typhoid fever, is improving slowly
MIR. Bruce White. weil-known
citizen of Campbell Station. who has
been seriously i'll with lux, has had
q RELAPSE snd IA IN dangerous con-
dition and 1t is feared he cannot
recover.
MIR. w. B. Gracey. Of Campbell.
Station. is right sick.
Miss Annie Speed, who has been
unite sick, is some better today.
Harry Ritter, son of Eugene Ritter
has fever.
Mrs. C. H. Wallace. who has beer
mite sick, was reported some better
yesterday.
Mrs. j. r. Martin has recovered from
her recent illness.
Mr.. Sol Maxwell is again at his post
with the Maury Dry Goods Co., afte'
a speil Of sickness.
Mrs. Sue Granbery. who has beei
very i'll at her home on the MI
Pleasant Pike, is considerably lm
proyed. ana was able to sit up yester
day. Her sons, Messrs. Robert ano
viii and the former wife, are WITH
| her.
Little Mics Mamie Jones. OF lsom
| Is improving, after very sevor'
attack Of Appendicitis.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
Sons of the Revolution.

Ray K Hart, of Columbia. and
Charles &. Lipscomb, of Gonzales,
Tex, son of Register T. E. Lipscomb.
of this city, have been elected mem
bers of the Tennessee Society Sons OF
the American Revolution. Mr.. Hart
is descendant of Capt. Samuel Jones.
of North Carolina, and Mr.. LipscOmb
is a descendant of Archibald Lipscomb
of Virginia.
Rev. George w. Mitchell. of PULASKI
was also elected to the society, being a
son of James Mitchell, of North Caro-
lima.
The Tennessee Society, says the
Nashville Banner, now has among It's
members two real sons of the Amer
can Revolution, men whose fathers
fought in that war. These are Rev.
George W. Mitchell. OF Pulaski, and
Peter B. Vaughan. of Nashville
There are probably no other societies
IN the country having two such
mem bers
Charles 9. Lipscomb will receive a
medal of honor and diploma given by
the national organization to ali mem
bers who served In the Spanish
American war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

school mouse at this place on Saturday
night before the first Sunday in next
month. and will preach at Spencer
Hill the first Sunday.
Misses Florence Douglas and Naomi
Nelson spent from Friday until Mon.
day with friends in Columbia and
Mccain s.
Rev. Parker preached his farewell
sermon ut the NJ. E. church here last
Sunday. Mr. Parker Is very popular
with his charge here. who hope that
he will return ana preach for them
next year. :,
MIR. NJ. L. Wheeler and Mr.. b.
Howard are each building new barns
on their lana here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Taylor are visit
lug relatives ar Knob Greek and Spring
Hill
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
s1nn REWARD. MOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one oreaoeu
Sissase that science has been able to cure in
ali its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
nnon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
sYstem. thereby destroying the foundation
~ the disease, and giving the patient
18TH by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing. its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in It's Srnd
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
send for list of testimonials.
Address, FL. CHI ENEY & CO., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HaII's Family Pills are the hest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
BULLET In
HIS HEART.
In. LOCKE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
Amt. PLEASANT.
Bad Health The Supposed Cause
limited at His End When He
Retired TO Rest.

J. NJ. Locke, formerly Of Cincinnati,
but who had been superintendent OF the
J. M. Gray iron furnace at Rockdale,
Tenn, until recently, shot himself
through the heart, sometime during
the night. at the Southern Hotel in Mt.
Pleasant, Tuesday night.
Locke left note addressed to local
undertaken. telling him 10 wire his
brother, Russell Locke, at lyorydale,
Cincinnati. The note also SAID: "Ad-
ditional funds at RocEdsle," meaning
presumably that il the SIS 10 his pock-
ct was not sufficient to defray funeral
expenses there was other money at
Rockdale.
Locke went into the hotel late Tues
day and registered at the hotel. After
paying his bill in advance he told the
clerk that he desired to leave very early
on freight train. The porter told him
he would wake him at o'clock but he
said this would not be early enough for
him. that he would be gone by that time
and not to bother about him.
His body was found lying in a corner
in one of the rooms at the hotel by
servant glrl about : o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, a pistol by his side and his
shirt covered with blood Locke has
been in bad health for some time, and
this is supposed to have caused him to
tahe his life. He left the following
note, addressed to Paul N. Irwin:
WIRE my brother, Russell Locke, care
of Proctor Il Gamble. Ivorydale, Gin
cinuati, o. Additional funds at kock-
dale"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
DEATHS HARVEST.
Albert SouJhanl,

Mr.. Albert Southall, who was operat'
ed on for appendicitis at the Pillow In
Urinary several weeks ago, died at his
home near Jameson Friday morning at
Q o'clock. Mr.. Southall was dismissed
from the [ntirmary some days ago, anu
Il was thought that he was well on the
road to recovery, but about week or
more ago he suffered relapse, AND grad
ually grew worse until his death.
The funeral service was held at
Lasting Hope Methodist church, OF
which deceased wae a member, Satur-
day morning at IL o'clock, conducted
nv Rev. Allison, of Santa Fe, after
which the burial took place at the
cemetery there. Mr.. Southall was about
al wears of age and was unmarried: H.
ia survived by his mother. Mrs. keece
Southall, a brother, Mr.. Charley South
all. a sister, Mrs. DR.. Hatcher, OF
Franklin, and halt brother, Mr.. DICK
Southall, of Hillsboro.
Albert Southall was one OF the pest
liked Young men In Maury county. lie
was from one Of the best families OF
the county, and he finely upheld his
family's reputation for high char
acter. eentleness and integrity. His
many friends throughout the county Will
learn with deep regret Of his untimely
death. His loss is not only loss 20
his family and friends, but it is distinct
loss to the good citizenship OF Maury
county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
TO The Teachers And Pupils OF Maurl
County.

Teachers ip the county should secure
tickets for their schools of Secretary
B S. Thomas before the fair opens,
in order that they may have the bentit OF
the reduced rates.
The FAIR Association recommends
that all school exhibits be arranged next
Monday. September the 28th.
The teachers should not fail to attend
the fair on Frluay, October, the second.
Come and bring your school with you
Make the best display OF your schoo
work you can; space will be granted te
ali in the floral hall.
See Superintendent Dodson's call tc
the teachers and schools of the coun y
and comply with that call.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

w. Fl. Watson to Sam Pearsond to
bouse and lot IN End ward city OF GO
lumbla, $3.50. .
Jonas L. AIMS ct. al. to Willis
Weatherford, to " acres in 7th dist.
81, $50. ,.,,
s. p. StocKard ct. ux. to Willis
Weatberford to 3 acres in 7th dist
$500.
w. O. Gordon ct al. to Mrs. Stella
Oakley to land in Goth dist vi. 800.
J. Z. Braden to Geo. S. Dixon to q
int. IN 1164 acres in 7th dist, S260;
J. M. Grove ct al. to ). N.
Chumbley to 10 acres IN gath dls.'
$500 -,
S. H. Goodloe ct. TX. to W.. ..
Hazard to 115int in LAB acres IN l3tn
dist. 1894.