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The state herald., 1907-08-30

NonpanN HHN htutn oFu'fA tNat hll
employees who drink liquor while on
duty shall be discharged.
Al n conference nj Sycamore Iiill
between the president and rcprcHen.
tatives OF the navy department. II wna
decided that the Atlantic fleet OF bat
tloships should start for the Pacific
In December next.
Owing 10 n strike Of 400 meat war,
on drivers New York In threatened
with meat famine.
President Roosevelt was the prln.
cipai orator at the laying OF tho
cornerstone OF Cape Cod Pilgrim Me.
mortal monument nt Provincctob.
Mass. He took occasion TO declare
that the ADMINISTRATORS policy OF
prosecuting wealthy wronrdo@rp
would not be changed 10 quiet the
wall from Wall street.
Tho plant OF tho Cumberland Steel
company at Cumberland Md. has
burned causing n ioss OF 15bo,oo0.
In the Salisbury Cathedral a mar.
bio In, 4 has been erected to tho
memory Of those killed In the rail-.
road accident year aEo In England
when 20 persons. mostly Americans.
perisbed.
Delegates from 10 employers asso.
Citations In tho United States met st
tho waiiortAstoria In New York 10
form a general federation Of organi.
xations Of employers,
The most prolonged period Of hot
weather experienced ia Oklahoma H.
ten years was recently broken by .
good rain.
The oasis., 1907-04-20

entirely satisfactory to those par. ents who desire their sons and daughters made proficient. It is the business of the school board to bring about results. And they should bring about those results in the same way they are brought about elsewhere. First. they should employ good, experienced teachers. Next, they should not employ inefficient and inexperi- enced teachers to gratify someone with a pull; nor to gratify the ill will of someone with pull should they dispense with the services of teachers who have proved their worth. And above all they should take steps to provide ample school facilities, and sufficient teachers to cover the course of study effectively and efficiently in the lower grades.
 The prime need right now is another school building and about two more teachers. The primary department should be separated, but given into the care of three or more thoroughly trained and very efficient instructors. No teacher should have a class of more than forty pupils, and thirty would be better. With another building and smaller classes the crowding in the lower grades would be ob- viated, instruction would be more thorough, and such pupils as reached the higher grades would be fitted better for the work there. These are real needs that should be met.
The oasis., 1907-04-20
WHY SHOULD THEY7

A recent press telegram statel that the Interstate Commerce Com. mission has held that express com. panies cannot give franks to rail. road officials. By looping of gratuities of that kind the expres; companies may be able to meet the demand for lower rates to the general public without loss to themselves.
The oasis., 1907-04-20
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

The young men who have iden- tifed themselves with the Nogales Fire Department are among our best and most capable citizens, working in good employ ment, and conducting themselves creditably and worthily They have entered the organization for the s,ke of service to their fellow citizens, and are devoting to the work of attaining proficiency in that service much attention and great deal of time. But few of them have any need for protection of their own property interests, and the work they do for the public may be classed as labor of love. And it is done without any idea of or hope for reward. Yet it is a work that cannot be done without considerable expense. Such ex- pense should not fall upon those who do the gratuitous, and at times arduous work. It should be borne by those for whose benefit 1t is in- cured.
 As business proposition those who receive the protection that is the effect of the arduous and un- paid efforts of the fire department should be those to bear the ex- pense. It would be but little from the revenue of each firm or in- dividual protected, but that little in the aggregate would suffice amply to provide a fund that would cover the expense so neces- sary. To meet the expense the fire department have devised vari- ous ways for raising funds, and it is hoped that the public will respond freely when the oppor-
The oasis., 1907-04-20
NEEDS TO BE MET.

TIE OASIS feels that the people of Nogales are to be congratulated upon the retention of Professor Page, Mrs. Saxon and Misses Beulah and Elizabeth Smithsou as teachers in the public school. The teachers named have demonstrated their proicitn n Y thrice over, and the school board has done comm end. ably in retaining them to continue the good work that they have in- augurated.
 At the time of the school elec- tion, when the issue was sprung that there was believed to be on foot a movement to dispense with the four teachers named, TIE OASIS asserted hatly that the school could lily spare that quartette. At that time exceptions to the assertion were taken in certain quarters; and in its feeble and Miss Nancyish way the nondescript daily newspaper had something flat and insipid to say about it.. But right here the assertion is repeated. The Nogales public school has suffered wofully in the past through the employment of careless and inefficient teachers; and it is high time that when real merit succeeds in making d show ing in the school that merit should be retained. With a clear idea of what should be done Professor Page, the Misses Smithson and Mrs. Saxon have bent their best energies to improving the efficiency of the school, and they are meeting with success. They should be re- tained to carry out their good work, and they have beer retained.
 Five years ago THE OASIS editor observed that the school was not thorough in it's course of instruc- tion; and at that time he told the school board and several of the teachers of his discovery. In mental arithmetic particularly were the pupils neglected. When boys of twelve to fifteen years of age have to resort to their pencils to do the simplest sums there has been decided neglect upon the part of their teachers somewhere. That is the condition in which the school was at the time. What little i'm provement has been attained since has been due the efforts of Pro lessor Page and the two Smithson
The oasis., 1907-04-20

tunity comes to do so. Rememba that to provide for the protection of your own property is not 2 charity. It is simply bushes proposition.
The oasis., 1907-04-20


 ing few hundred dollars, there has been something radically deficient in that boys teachers. By their results ye shall know them" And the results of the Nogales public school, as conducted before the time of Professor Page and the two Misses Smithson, do not make a good showing.
 In dealing with this subject once before THE OASIS called attention to the fact that the school is over crowded in the lower grades, and the teachers given too many pupils and too much work to attain pro- ticieney in their instruc ton. While admitting the force of that condition. 1t does not, neverthless, cover the whole ground of in. efficiency, nor does 1t account for the entire failure so manifest. There have been teachers in that school who have not done their work conscientiously and effective ly, good teachers have been dis missed on account of personal spleen of trustees, and inexperi- enced teachers have been employed solely upon the ground of personal favoritism. These are facts, and they are facts that erybody in town are discussing and comment ing upon. The matter was taken up in the grand jury eighteen months ago. The school trustees were called before that body, and they were told pretty plainly what was the trouble, who was at fault and how. And the grand jury called attention to the situation in its re- port to the Cou t.
 While 1t is true that much of the failure of the school is due to the slipshod way in which it was conducted so long, and to ineffici- ency of teachers, yet, as herein admitted, all the fault does not lie in that direction. As stated here inbefore, and in these columns heretofore, the overcrowded condi- tion of the lower grades in the school accounts for some of the inelficiency. No matter how pro- ficient the teacher, where one has eighty pupils or more to instruct daily, good results cannot be ex- pected. The work cannot all be covered. Instruction that ought to be given has to be omitted Then the lack of it is felt when the pupil reaches higher grades. To enable one of the boys of the writer to meet the work required of him in higher grade we had to em- ploy a teacher to come to our home in the evenings and give him the instruction that had been omitted in school. We will admit that some of the omission was due to overcrowding; but more of it was due the inefficiency and neglect
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS

We are now moving our planning mill
to our new location at Buffers, where
we have ample room and side track ia
cilities to handle our trade better than
ever before.
We now have on hand there large
stock of the very best lumber, shingles,
etc
We wish to state that moving our
machinery, ETC., will in no way inter
fere with our handling any orders en-
trusted to US.
Our office and salesroom will be in
the new building opposite our present
office, and we will here carry full and
complete line of sash, doors, blinds,
moulding, mantels, brackets, etc. Also
we will, as usual, keep here shingles,
flooring, ceiling, weatherboarding,
brick, lime, etc., and in fact, anything
needed in the building line.
Call and place your orders, and we
will give prompt service and lowest
prices.
Very respectfully,
J.J. BLACK LUMBER Co,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Executors Sale.
GEORGlA-Cobb County.


BY virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of said county, will be sold be-
fore the court house door of said county
during the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in October next, the follow
ing realty, as the estate of J M Adams,
late of said county, deceased, to-wit:
119 acres of lot of land No. 100, said 119
acres being all of said lot except 10 acres
in the southeast corner belonging to Ben
Taylor, 20 acles in the northwest corner
belonging to George Orr, S acres on north
side belonging to T Lunsford, and
/ acre occupied by Mt. Olivet church;
also, 20 acres of lot No IA, said 70 acres
being on the south side of said lot, ex-
tending to the original lines of the lot on
the east, west and south, and adjoining
lands of Jim Owen ON the north; also,
acres in the southeast corner Of lot NO
145. Said entire tract of said estate pc
ing 1874 acres, more or less, situated four
miles south of Acworth, and known as
the ] M Adams farm, about Onehalt Oh
said tract being in woods, % acres OF
bottom and good uplands in cultivation
This farm is we'll located, in good COM
munity, and very valuable tract
Terms, one.fourth cash and balance De-
cember 1st next. Sod for the purpose
of distribution among the heirs and lega-
tees of said deceased.
J. F. and w. B ADAMS,
Ex'rs of estate of ] NJ. Adams. acc L.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Executors Sale
GEORGIA--CoBR Co,rrrx,

GEORGIA--CoBB COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the COM.
Ordinary of said county, will be- soid 10 VI
fore the court house door of said coIn te-
during the legal hours of sale ON 10y
first Tuesday in October next as t the
estate of D. V. Stokely, late of so o;iS
county, deceased, lots of land No 1 Ssa1
1891, 1902 and 1898, in the Dist Dis 49, !.
and End Section. in Barlow county. SaiS
tract being $50 acres, about three re;io u
from AcwOrth, with improvements nnS
two-story dwelling and barn. Ahont 80 &c
acres of this tract in the woods 6CI 49, ~
bottom land, and 20 acres arabic np.1 Lor %
Also, three dwelling lots and one dwam I
ing house on one of said DWELLING Io+-
near the city Of Acworth, said lots hsinn,
a part of the Harlan est tate. and mart e
lot No. so, in the goth District and Srd
Section in said county of Cobb: s .iJ
dwelling lots designated in the nla+ &c
said Harlan estate as lots No. a and ; IL
block 4, and No. II in block 8; said Lore
Nos. and 5 each fronting Awtrey street
so feet, and each running back west S0 1S
feet same width with dwelling house on
No. a, and said lot y fronting Awtren
street so feet and running back east 200
feet same width Terms oIe-fourth cash
and balance Dec. 18th next. This AUG
31st 1907 JC. SroKEIv
Executor of estate of D. V. Stokelv
deceased.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
administrators Sale.
GEORGIA--Cobb county.

GEORGIA--CObb county.
By virtue of an order of the Court Of
Ordinary of said county, we as admins
traitors of the estate of J. H. Reed. late
of said county deceased, will sell to the
highest bidder, before the court house
door, in the city of Marietta, on the first
Tuesday in October, 1907, within the
legal hours of sale, all the real estate of
said deceased, the same being his late
home place on the cd Tennessee Road,
about seven miles south of Marietta,
three miles north of Middleton, four miles
from Austell and one mile from Floyd
Station, consisting of One Hundred and
Seventeen Q17 Acres, and being land
lots Nos. S54 and 922 and all of 855 ex-
cept three acres, all in the 18th District
and I'd Section of Cobb County. This
farm lies we'll and is in good state of
cultivation.
This place has gin, engine, threshing
machine and lot of other machinery on
it. The purchaser can buy with or with
out the machinery. Terms cash.
S. L and j H. REED,
Admrs. of ]. H. Reed, decd.
This Sept. 8, 1907.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Local Items.

The government agricultural depart
ment is collecting data regarding the
English sparrow, and the opinion is
reached that they are a general nui-
sance and must go. The bird was in
troduced, hoping that it would prove
an enemy of the destructive insects,
but instead soon degenerated into a
town bird. and perfect nuisance.
If there is anything that tortures an
editor more than any thiug else it is to
publish $40 obituary notice about
some old, prominent citizen who never
had the manhood to take his county
paper. Editors frequently put in such
notices at the request of relatives and
friends, but it grinds them to eulogize
man to the skies who was too stingy
to support his home paper. A three
line notice is all such fellows deserve
Bryan County Enterprise.
parent who always finds fault with
child, who is never satisfied with
what he does, who scolds and frets and
complains, let him do as he will, breaks
his spirit and soon destroys, in the del
icate texture of his soul, all desire OF
doing well. The child, in despair, soon
gives up every effort to please becomes
morose, sullen, stupid, and Indifferent
as to what he does-since all that he
does meets with the same reception
from the parent.
1t is time the people were beginning
to demand a reduction of taxation.
Every legislature enacts new offices at
fat salaries, and increased appropria-
tions are made, burdening with debt
the tax payers. The more the property
values increase, the more the taxes in
crease, when there ought to be a reduc-
ton. Tie State, city and county gov
ernments require more money each
year. Sometimes there are expendi-
ture of the peoples money without any
authority of law, and the taxes keep on
being levied to meet it. The people
will have to insist on reform along
this line.
Don't grumble. The most unfortu-
nate class of people living upon this
green earth are the grumblers. They
rob home Of it's lows. society of its duas
and themselves of the best things of
life. From the days the children of
Israel "grumbled" and were sent on
their tedious wanderings "for forty
years in the Wilderness" up to the
present hour the world has been full of
grumblers. 1t is "too hot" or "too
cold, "too wet" or dry" People in
reasonable circumstances have visions
OF the poor house, while the rich grum-
BILE that they can't get rich faster.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Administrators Sale.

By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary, will be sold before the court
house door in the city of Marietta, Ga
on the first Tuesday in October next,
lots of land Nos. 1895. l247, 1870 and 80
acres of lot 124S, all in the Nineteenth
district and Second section of Cobb
county, Ga. Sold for the purpose Of
distribution amoug the heirs of Mrs. F.
M. Gasaway, deceased. Terms cash.
This August 18th, 1907.
G. W. LANE,
Administrator upon the estate of Mrs,
Gasaway.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
SibIey Spring Water.

Atlanta, Ga July %, l9O7.-Mr. A. S.
J. Gardner, Marietta, Ga. Dear Sir: We
hand you enclosed certificate of analysis
giving results upon the sample of water
sent US some tine ago, and beg to advise
you, in this connection, that the analysis
shows the water to be OF unusual purity,
both AS regards organic and mineral mat
ter. The amount of organic matter, as
shown by sanitary analysis, is almost
nothing, and the mineral ingredients
found are also very low, the amount com
pairing very favorably with the purity of
distilled water We can recommend this
water very highly for drinking purposes.
Yours very truly,
n. P PRATT LABORATORY,
By W. P, HEATH.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Paragraphs.

The best test of your ability to
do certain work is similar work
that you have doue.
Tt is strange how much easier it
Is to sell gold brick than some
thing really valuable.
You eau sell man almost any,
thing if you tell him that his next
door neighbor wants it.
A game Of skill is one at which
you win; game of chance one at
which the other fellow does.
Some men seem &c forget that
the fact they have never died is
no sigh that they are not going to.
When q man boasts Of his cour-
age, he is giving it absent treat
ment.
Society has its temptations, but
they are nothing TO those of soli-
tude.
Preach the pleasures of piety
and people will willingly bear it's
pains.
The heart that feeds on pride
must have many an ache in its
stomach.
1t is funny to hear married
man talk about the fun he had at
Sunday school picnic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA-Cobb County

Mrs NJ A Finn having made applica-
uon Tor twelve months support for her.
seit and two minor children out of the
estate OF r F Finn, and appraisers duly
appointed to set aport the same having
MADE their return, all persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause before
the court of ordinary of said county. on
the hrst MONDAY IN October, 1907, why
SAD application should not be. granted
This September 9th. 1907.
JOHN AwTREY, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12

A young man named Tarver was
killed 10 Americas by o train sud-
denly pulling out while he was
talking to a girl. He waited TO
have one more word with the girl,
and then tried to board the train
while in motion. He was thrown
under the wheels and crushed to
death.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA--CoBB County.

Mollie Clay having made application
for twelve months support for herself
and seven minor children out of the es.
tate of j B Clay, and appraisers duly
appointed to set apart the same having
filed their return, all persons concerned
are hereby required to show cause be-
fore the court of ordinary of said county.
on the first Monday in October, 1901,
why said application should not be
granted. This September 9th, 1907.
JOHN AWTREY, Ordinary
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA-Cobb County.

To all whom it may concern: JAMIE
Maddox having in due form applied to
me for permanent letters of administra-
ton, de bonis non, on the estate of q
". VIM, late of said county, deceased
this is to cite all and singular the credit.
ors and next of kin of w. H. VIM to he
and appear at my Office on the first Mon
day in October next, and show cause. if
any they can, why permanent admins
tration, de bonis non, should not be
granted to J, K. Maddox or some fit and
proper person ON 81. w. Winn's estate,
Witness my official signature of office.
This 2nd day of September, 1907.
JOHN AwTREY, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
Administrators Sale
GEORGIA--Cobb County

GEoRGIA--Cobb County.
By virtue of an order OF the Cont
Ordinary OF Cobb county, Georgia. I N
sen, before the court house door in NJ
rIetta, during the legal hours of sale :.
the first Tuesday in October next AZ ~
mousse and lot in The city of Nariat+a'
Ga, bounded on west by Powder S SrlS "a q
street, on south by property of G g C lug
on the east By Western and Atlantio rs,
road and on the north by property Of al r
= Grlst and known as the M / Gris;
home place. Terms cash. This Sns
TENDER I'd, 1907. &C. GRIST sep
Administrator of NJ T Grist docaa.3
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA-Cobb County,

To Whom 1t May Concern: John M
Edge having made application to me in
due form to be appointed permanent ad-
ministrator upon the estate of Matte M
Edge, late of said county, notice is here
by given that said application will be
heard at the regular term of the court of
ordinary for said county, to be held on
the first Monday in October, 1907. Wit
ness my hand and official signature, this
the I'd day of September, 1907.
JOHN AwTREY, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA-Cobb County.

Mary Queen, guardian of the estate of
Cornelia Queen, of said county, has in
due form applied to the undersigned for
leave TO sell the lands belonging to said
ward, and the application will be heard
at my office on the first Monday in Octo-
her next, 1907. This 9th September, 1907.
JOHN AwTREY, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12

Cheerfulness is a great aggrava-
tlon to all angry man.
Nearly every one thinks he is q
good judge of human nature.
You can't do anything very well
if you don't want to do it.
1t is not difficult to prove you
are right from your own point Of
view.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-12
GEORGIA.-CoBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA-CoBB COUNTY.
Annie Chandler CobbSuperio, Court,
VS.. Nov Term. 1907
John A. Chandler Libel for Divorce
To John A. Chandler: You are com.
manded to be and appear at tle next
term of Cobb Superior Court, to answer
a petition for libel fer divorce, fled to
the November term of said Court, in
which Annie Chandler is plai1 5iff and
you are defendant
Witness, the Honorable George F.
Gober, Judge of said Court This Au-
gust 10th. 1907.
J. NJ AUSTIN,
Clerk Cobb Superior Court.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-26
THE BIG INTERNATIONAL SHOW
AT JAMESTOWN.
Chief EXECUTIVE AND FAMILY
Leave Washington City on Board
the Mayfower for Hampton
Roads.

Washington, d. c., April s6.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt and members OF his
family and a party of friends left the
Washington navy yard and boarded
the yacht Mayflower for visit to the
Jamestown exposition. They are to
return Sunday morning. On Satur-
day the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
are to make a trip up James river on
the dispatch boat Sylph. A congress-
ional party, comprising joint COM
mittee Of the senate and house, and
their families, preceededlthe presiden-
tial party this morning. Secretary
and Mrs. Metcalf and others left early
Yesterday on the United States
steamship Dolphin, and the diplo-
matte corps, whose members are to be
the guests of the Jamestown Ter-Cen-
tennial commission, followed, The
president took an important part
in the opening Of the exposition and
the exercises incidental thereto.