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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-20
MANY TOURISTS EX-
PECTED.
ROCKEFELLER AND TAFT WILL
BE DRAWING CARDS AT AU-
GUSTA.

Augugta, November 16.-Indica-
tons are that the winter tourist sea-
son at the Bon Air Hotel will be
better this year than ever before.
The big hostelry will boast several
drawing cards" John D. Rock
efeller. the worlds richest man, has
reserved accommodations, while
Judge VIM. H, Taft, President-elect
of the United States, will spend two
months ct the cold season in cot
tage on the sand hills, dining at the
Bon Air. Among the hotel clientele
are always to be found large fol-
lowing % DISTINGUISHED r-rsons ard
already advance bookings are heavy
The golf season promises TO a.
tract some Of the finest players Is
America AT the Country Club. q
new nine-noie Cou4s. ..as recent.
laid off and equipped, while the
regular links of eighteen holes are
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
HOPEFUL.

The Commercial National Bank Of
Chicago has collated replies from four
thousand bankers and business men to
its inquiries regarding trade prospects,
and the general opinion is highly favor
able. All over the country men are
looking forward hopefully, and 1909
promises to be prosperous and active
year; if it should not be boom year
it will be all the better for the country.
And the fact that the confident predic.
tions OF good times is not conditioned
on the election of the Republican can
didate for the presidency is matter of
significance worthy of note. Nor is
there any dread of Interruption of the
prosperous times predicted in the event
of the election of Bryan. In the synop-
sis of replies sent out from Chicago, it
seems to be assumed that there are as
good prospects under Bryan as under
the Republican candidate.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
"GREATER MARIETTA"

A spirit for a "Greater Marietta
should manifest itself in harmonious
cooperation Of all of our citizens in the
inaugurating of manufacturing enter
prises. The town needs an influx Of
citizens to fill our empty houses and to
give employment to many who are out
of employment now. Marietta cannot
hope to do much only along this line OF
endeavor.
Our town is one Of the most favor
ably situated Of any in North Georgia,
and we should utilize every advantage
and boost the town into the establish
ment of industrial plants, large and
small. This would be worth more than
the personal satisfaction of political
success to individuals.
There are many things that enter
into the prosperity of a town besides
politics. United we stand, divided we
fall. Let us do something to advance
Marietta and her interests all along the
line, A cotton mill, a furniture fac
tory, an oil mill, fertilizer factory and
new hotG are desiGeIatums devoutly
to be wished, and their naturalization
into sctualities would be a great bless
ing to Marietta.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
COME TO MARIETTA.

With the fall season now upon US,
cotton is gathered and sold, and we
want to impress upon our farmers that
Marietta merchants and cotton buyers
are prepared to give tho very highest
price for the feecy staple that the mar
kets will justify. They have made ar
engagements to buy every bale of cotton
that comes to Marietta, and assure the
farmer that he shall have the top of the
market and sometimes little over.
Our merchants, too, will carry a full
line of the best goods that any town or
city can afford, and will sell these goods
at rock bottom prices. In fact, Mari
eta has the reputation of selling goods
cheaper than Atlanta.
Come to Marietta to sell your cotton
and do your trading, and you will be
given every accommodation aud benefit
that generous merchants can afford
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
Local News.

Don't wait month, or a week, or a
day. before you welcome the new fam
lily which moves into your neighbor.
hood. Give them the glad hand the
first chance you get. Show them that
they are welcome, and thus make a
kindly feeling to you and the town
spring up in their hearts. It is not
necessary that they become bosom
friends-that is matter for future con-
sideration; but make them feel like
neighbors, anyhow.
It's poor showing for any town or
city to make when it allows it's news
papers to 60 out to the world with no
advertising to speak of. That commu-
nifty shows the greatest enterprise and
attracts the widest attention whose
newspapers are bulging over with ad-
vertisements and business announce
ments. A failure to recognize this on
the part Of the business community not
only has bad effect abroad, but creates
most unfavorable effect among the
people at home. Confidence in business
conditions is the most sensitive thing
in the world, says the Chattanooga
Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
TO BUILD MONUMENT.

Rev. J. A. Atkins, of Marietta,
was here yesterday to make az
engagements for a big picnic on
Saturday, October Sd, at the home
of Mr., Emory Morgan, near Rock
mart, for the purpose of awaken
ing interest III the plan of erecting
a monument at the grave of the
late Micajah Brooks, a veteran of
the Revolutionary War, who is
buried there. Senator A. S. Clay
and other good speakers have been
invited to attend -Ce6artown
Standard.
Rev, Mr.. Atkins says that Gen
eral William Phillips, Colonel G.
D. Phillips, Mr.. R. H. Northcutt,
Mr.. A. H. Talley, Mr.. G. E. Hen
derson, Mr., NJ. L. McNeel and
others have been invited to attend
on October 3D., and have promised
to do so.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
APFENITIES.

About one year ago Artist Earle, Of
New York, put away his lawful and
faithful wife, who was induced to go to
France and get divorce, and Earle
married what he called his affinity"
one Miss K.uttner. A few days ago
Earle beat his affinity" severely, who
had become the mother OF child, and
they put Earle in Jail.
Such loose morals and disregard Of
the sacred marriage VOWS by this couple
was not only monstrous and criminal,
but had brought just retribution to
the affinity" who consented to this
dishonor, but at the same time showed
up this prohigate>Earle in his true col
ors. Such lax morals may be tolerated
in New York, but it would invoke tar
and feathers in Georgia, and that is
what these two people deserve.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
AFTER NEAR BEER.

Judge Fite got after the near beer
sellers at Calhoun last week. He
charged the jury that its sale was il
legal, from the fact that it was malt
liquor, and the matter of how much al
cohol it contained had nothing to do
with it. He wants the case carried to
the supreme court to be settled there.
The Calhoun Times says:
"The near beer question was up be-
fore the court this week, and it will
soon be settled by the court of appeals.
Judge Fite held last Tuesday that it
was unlawful to sell near beer'-the
indictment charging that the defend
ant sold near BEER the same being
malt liquor. The case will be carried
to the court of appeals at once, and it
is hoped to have decision from that
court settling the question.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The Transvaal gold mines made q new
high record last month, their output
reaching 100000 ounces or about $l2,-
100000. That would make a yearly rate
Of about $150,oOO,OOO in production.
Nor is there any indication of lessened
gold output at any important field in
the world. The indications now are
that the total production for 1905 will
be the largest in history all of which
ought to make for better business con.
ditiors practically everywhere.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.

John Temple Graves has arrived in
Atlanta to begin speech-mak;ng for his
Independence Hearst ticket-Hisgen
and Carter But it will be loves labor
lost. Bryan and Brown will sweep
Georgia like whirlwind. The people
are democrats from principle and not
for pelf, and they are loyal to their
convictions. Men may differ in the re-
lection of their nominees, as they have
right to do, but when the issue is set
tied at the ballot box, they accept the
result in. good faith, bury their disap-
pointments, fall into line. and march
with solid tread to victory.
Let the people rule.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The Athens Banner has just issued a
forty-page illustrated edition of the
commercial, agricultural, industrial and
educational interests of Athens, which
is OF excellent merit and a splendid ad-
vertisement of that splendid city, that
is growing and prospecting at pace that
is marvellous. The Banner deserves
high praise for its splendid edition, neat
and creditable.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The high protective tariff is respon-
siole for the trusts and the Republican
party is responsible for the tariff. The
cost of living is SO high that wage earn
ers and people with fixed incomes can
hardly live. Turn the rascals out.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Although Mr.. Carmack has been twice
defeated for office in two years, he is
going to start newspaper in Nashville
Griffin News.
If he fails in that, he might try the
insurance business
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

An Alabama judge has decided that
an express company cannot deliver Ii
quor at the home CT any person to whom
it has been shipped. The consignee
must call in person at the express office
and there receive the liquor.-Perry
journal.
The consignee is willing to call don't
you forget that, Judge.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

A contemporary suggests the follow.
ing form for reporting automobile acct
dents in order to economic space:
"27 ,648 N j.; 80 miles an hour; apple
tree; one arm; three legs; mother-in-
law; chauffeur in Jail everybody else
in hospital"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The Arkansas Gazette thinks that
with $4,000 new lawyers hanging out
their shingles every year in the United
States, our forests are further threat.
ened with extinction, Columbus En-
quirer-Sun
Some of them use tin. They don t
stay up long, but the lawyers soon
drift into other occupations
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

A German scientist says butterfly
can go seventeen days without food.
Would that the butterflies alone we're
flood sufferers.-Augusta Chronicle.
So can a boa-constrictor. but who
wants to go that long without food?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Brown is to be elected governor in
October and Bryan is to be voted for in
November, but the democrats should
turn out at both elections andI give
their old-time msjorities.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

A telegram from Hot Springs says:
Taft leaves Virginia" 1t might have
added that, despite great exertion. he
was not strong enough to carry It,
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Shall the people ruler" Not as long
as Teddy can name their president,
Boss" Aldrich run their senate, and
Uncle Joe Cannon keep his kneelock
hold on their congress, says the Macon
Telegraph.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The Athens Banner thinks Augusta
could be protected by levee being
built, and that, as the Savannah river
IS navlgable, the federal government
should build it. The Banner is right
Augusta should not have such a disas-
trous currence again.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

A moonshAer walked hundred
miles to serve a ten days sentence in
the Huntsville, Ala, Jail. He had given
his word of honor to the Judge that he
would return if allowed to go and see
his sick wife. He kept faith.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Sydney Tapp is going to deliver his
lecture on Church Grafters," in Ma
con, Friday night, and the Macon au-
dience will be prepared to deliver to
him decayed vegetables and fruit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The democratic Bryan rally in At
lanta last Friday night was grand sue
cess. Among the speakers were Senator
A. 5. Clay, Gov. Hoke Smith, Mr..
Clarke Howell and others. Democracy
seems to be marching on to victory.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

A seven-year-old child which recently
died ina New York hospital. had lived
it's short life with absolutely no brain
the only case Of the kind recorded by
science,-Macon Telegraph.
Haven't you met people who have
lived longer that, from whom you think
science might learn netting by an
investigation?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

T. NJ Blodgett, son Of the late Foster
Blodgett, Republican, is out in let
ter for Bryan. Get.on the band wagon,
hoVs
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

The widow of Robert G. Ingersoll ia
trying a splritualistic medium to COM
municate with her deceased husband
to find out if there is hereafter. i"
Bob has done found out, and he is IN it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

1t is said that those who sold furni-
/ture in Augusta, Ga, have lost over
$120,0OO by the flood doing damage to
the furniture sold
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

And they have put Gordon Lee in the
race for governor two years from now.
Well, Governor Lee, it may be.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

You can't keep Augusta down. She
is on the rising tide.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Next month the State and county
election takes place, The democratic
nominees will be elected
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-09-10

Be good natured and less spitesul, and
it will contribute to your happiness
Try it, and surprise yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-16

1 lying in half-naked, loving, beautiful group on the floor of the old library. I They were adorable and pure. Vague smiles were on their lips-like reflections of Paradise. All three together were not nine years old They were those whom every human tongue calls weak and blessed they were innocents worthy of reverence. Suddenly in the midst of their happy peace came the monstrous noise. Geor- gette the smallest, lifted her golden head
 little held up her little finger, and
 said: "Boom! The sound died away and silence returned. She laid her head on her brother and went to sleep again Gauvain had waited till the last mo- ment set by him before firing the open ing gun He watched the roads with his glass After a long search he exclaimed ''At last! The escape ladder at last Now we can begin for we have the means Of saving the children" He had seen a
 woman mile away on the plain. Turning around he saw the sergeant and ten men of the battalion of Rouge Bonnet These were the only men who ! had escaped the massacre of the peas ants. The sergeant saluted, twisted his ml1staches and said Our children are there, commander, our three children Commander, we who are all that is le1t of our battalion want to save the ch1i- dren or we want to be killed. Let us lead the attacking party.
 Gauvain held out his hand and said: "Come!" He gave the word
 The place of attack was horrible. When the Marquis had been first penned there
 the besiegers had made breach in the lower part of the tower--a fracture that
 was barely large enough to permit few men to enter at time. Into this deadly hole it was necessary to crawl under fire. It was impossible to see. Whoever en- tered there was suddenly deaf and blind deafened by the explosions of firearms, blinded by the darkness and the smoke. The wounded were stamped to death py the struggling who remained upright. Blood began to flow from the tower through the breach. It formed dismai pool in the grass outside.
 If seemed as if the tower itself were bleeding.
 Those outside heard hardly a sound. In- side 1t was hell: outside 1t was like the grave. The little children slept through it all
 The dead were heaped on the ground.
 Ten bcsiegers were falling to one besieged. But it could not last long. The besieged decreased one by one
 At last seven were left. The Marquis saw the opportunity to retreat to the sec ond line of defense. the upper story of the tower Swiftly the survivors sprang clear of the hand-to-hand conflict and rushed up the spiral staircase.
 Here they stood in ominous. cold, calm despair To retreat through the iron door into the chatelet was useless. It would he only to exchange one trap for another They had only four shots left. The sound of the besicgers' creeping feet was
 heard stealing cautiously up the stairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-16

you attack by the tower we shall be the ones. In any case, the children will perish. Now choose"
 A voice from below cried out: "To-
 morrow at this hour, if you do not sur render, we shall attack"
 In the tower were 19 men. Four thousand men besieged them.
 Gauvain secured the country in vain for ladder The peasants had destroyed
 every one, as they had destroyed every
 wagon. At last he dispatched mounted
 man post haste to the nearest garrison at
 Javene, with orders to send ladder with
 mounted escort.
 Early in the morning of the next day a woman was limping across the plains toward La Tourgue. Any one near her would have heard her say repeatedly: La Tourgue" Besides this name she could think of nothing, say nothing ex- cept the names of her three children-for this was the mother whom the battalion of Bonnet Rouge had found in the wood When the peasants under De Lantenac had destroyed the battalion in the farm
 she was one of the two women whom they had shot. They had left her for dead; but a beggar had succored her. and at last her frightful wounds had healed and she had gone forth to seek her children.
 She had slept in the bushes, eaten as
 the birds eat, gone many weary leagues
 on vain quest, crying day in. day out for her children.
 As she walked along something over took her It was a wagon drawn by five horses harnessed with chains. On it was heap which looked like a pile of long
 joists, in the middle of which was some
 thing strange and shapeless. It was GOV
 cred with d black cloth that looked like
 a shroud. Twenty armed men rode
 with 1t.
 Some peasants who stood aside to let it pass muttered ''the guillotine!
 The mother paid no attention to 1t.
 She plunged into the forest. An hour later the thickets through
 which the Javene highway runs were full
 of peasants. They were lying in wait for
 the guillotine. Suddenly they heard the
 noise of wheels and horses. A long wagon
 appeared. A hundred guns exploded at
 once. When the smoke disappeared five men lay dead. The peasants ran to the
 wagon "Hold!" said the leader. We
 have made a mistake. It is not the gull lotine, but ladder"
 The gullotine was already two leagues away, having taken another road. The mother in the wood took the right path then the wrong one. She wandered till she could barely stumble on. Some times she sat down, then she would rise desperately and struggle ahead. At lass the sun began to sink She began to cry, forlorn, hopeless.
 Suddenly she emerged from the wood. Before her lay a plain. A mighty voice shook the air. She looked In it's direc- tion and saw a tall tower.
 That same mighty voice, the firs... can non shot in the attack on La Tckrgue
 awoke three little children who Were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-16

Cimourdain was not severely wounded | Soon he was in the column, marching with sabre and pistols which no one ever saw him use. He faced the shots and gave none in return. Yet throughout Vendee he was known as the cruel,' for he lost opportunity to proclaim that
 mercy to an enemy of the republic was treason to the revolution.
 Again and again these two men, low ing each other and opposed to each other -one, the soldier, showing mercy and one, the priest, preaching terror, argued They could not convince each other, Take care,' said Cimourdain to him,
 take care, Gauvain, you are more to me than son. Take care" And he added
 thoughtfully, Tn times like ours, pity may be one form of treason"
 Hearing these two men talk was like hearing the conversation of the sword and the axe
 July passed, August came, a blast of h eroism and cruelty blew over France In La Vendee the war was now an inn mense skirmish in the wood, and "No mercy No prisoners" was the cry of both parties. At last Lantenac was cut off from his forces and driven to seek refuge round the tower of La Tourgue- a mighty round tower with immense walls, capable of withstanding artil- lery.
 La Tourgue was the Bastille of the Lantenacs. It was impregnable except from the tableland on the west, which almost touched 1t and was separated from it only by very deep ravine through which flowed a watercourse. A bridge was thrown across this ravine. On one of the piers of the bridge was built sort of chatelet, which had guard hall at the entrance, above it an ancient and neglected library and above this a granary. It was all very savage and very princely.
 The bridge was isolated from the tower by low iron door, enormous in thickness.
 One evening bivouac fires twinkled In the plain far below. La Tourgue was besieged. A figure appeared on the top of the tower and called to the men be- low. q speak to you in the name of Monseigneur the Marquis de Lantenac. Prince of Brittany, seigneur of the seven forests cried the man. "We have in our hands three prisoners three children. These children were adopted by one of your battalions and they are yours. We offer to give up these child ren to you if you will let us go free. If YOU refuse, listen attentively In the building on the bridge we have placed six barrels of tar. The middle story is full of papers The upper is fuu of straw The iron door is closed. I have made an opening under the door and through this passes a slow match leading to the tar. The other end is in the tower here. If you refuse to let us out, the three children will be placed in the middle story. If you attack by the bridge you will be the ones to set fire to the building. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-16

Cimourdain rose, took of his hat and laid 1t on the table. If all present had been lying in their shrouds the silence would not have been more profound
 In a solemn voice he said: Accused Gauvain, in the name of the republic the coprtmartial, by a majority of two to one"
 He stopped. There was moment of suspense. All held their breath. Cimour- dain continued:
 "Condemns you to deathr'
 When the sun arose again it shone on a wall of soldiers inclosing the red scaf- fold. Near 1t stood a platform on which was the table of the tribunal draped in tricolor. Under the flags sat Cimourdain, motionless, with folded arms.
 There came the muffled roll of drums covered with erape. The ranks opened. A platoon of grenadiers appeared. Be- hind them walked Gauvain, unbound, his brown hair floating in the wind, his he- roic eye full of a solemn joy. The sun shone on him in his beauty; and that ter rible thing, the sob of an army, sounded through the silence
 A shout arose:
 Mercy Mercyv'
 Some fell on their knees. A grenadier cried: twill you take a substitute? Take mel"
 Again came the frantic cry: "Mercyl Mercyr'
 An inexorable voice sounded: Enforce the law"
 The execntioner approached with a rope.
 Wait" said Gauvain. He waved a farewell to Cimourdain and then allowed himself to be bound
 Long live the republicr' cried he.
 They laid him on the plank. H hideous sound was heard
 At the same instant another sound was heard pistol shot responded to the blow of the ax, and as Gauvain's head rolled into the basket. Cimourdain sent a bullet through his heart.
 The blood poured from his mouth. He fell down dead and these two souls, tragic sisters, departed together the dark ness of one mingling with the light of the other.
 Next Sundays one-page classic will be "Coningsby.' by Benjamin Dsraeli Earl of Beaconsfield.