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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
COMMISSION PLAN IS
PROPOSED FOR
MARIETTA.
Thirty Leading Citizens of
City Meet TO Consider
The New System.

About thirty of the leading citizens
OF Marietta met in the office OF Colonel
Moultrie NJ. Sessions Friday night tc
discuss the commission form OF gov
eminent and see whether it would be a
good thing for Marietta.
There was no criticism Of the present
government but so much has been
published lately in regard to the com.
mission form that those present were
anxious to look into it so that Marietta
could get the best OF anything that was
in reach.
Colonel Sessions had sent out the in
vitations and had limited the number
only because the meeting was to be
preliminary and for the collection oil
information to be submitted to a mass
meeting Of citizens to be held as soon
as the data is received
Mr.. A. V. Cortelyou was chosen tc
preside over the meeting and Mr.,
George F. Montgomery to act as Sec
rotary.
The discussion was informal and the
greatest interest was shown in the sub
Ject. 1t was thought that by the con-
centration Of responsibility better re-
suits could be obtained and that the
new form OF government would tend
to repress factional spirit in city al
fairs 1t was the universal opinion
that Marietta, to be up-to-date, ought
to investigate the plan fully and keep
in line with progress.
The following committee was APP
pointed to collect full information to
be submitted to another meeting: Mr..
James T. Anderson, Mr.. f. p. Dobbs,
Colonel M. M. Sessions, Mr. c.. f.
Henderson and DR. j. d Malone. AS
soon as the committee is ready to re-
port another meeting will be held and
a mass meeting of citizens will be
called and the whole matter Will be
submitted to the citizens of the city for
such action as they may wish to take.
II Marietta goes to the commission
form OF government bill covering the
whole subject will have to be passed by
the legislature.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
Lots In a Name.

Don't tackle the magazines till you
have made your reputation" David
Graham Phillips once said to a jour
nalist at the Authors club in New
York.
Il once tackled magazine editor in
this room," he went Oh. Il told him Of
my high aims. l submitted three
stories to him. saying:
II am convinced | have talent. !
know l have Il future. sir
Well said the editor. yawning.
have it made into a past and then
you'll be able to drive a better bargain
with me-"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
Stopped Those Pains.

TINBERvHLE, MISS Miss Gertrude
Gatlin, OF Timberville, writes: 81 did
not know anything could stop those
womanly pains, from which | suffered
for two years, until | tried Cardui. l
had been troubled with various female
ailments, but they were cured in II
little while, thanks to Cardui." Cardui
is especially adapted for use by ailiug
women. 1t relieves headache, back
ache, dragging feelings, irregularity,
nervousness, misery, ard womanly
weakness 1t is safe. 1t is reliable.
1t does the work. Win you try it?
Please do
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
7 x RECEIVERS NOTICE.

NoTCE hereby given that the Books will purpose
the
The Law provides that all property and effects held February
the
Returns o Cobb ~
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21

NOTICE-Why not own your
own home and quit paying rent.
| represent a concern which Will
furnish the money to build you a
home and you can pay for it in
monthly payments about equiv.
alent to the rent, provided YOU
own your own lot. Others are
taking advantage of this. Why
not you? If you are interested.
come in and let's talk the matter
over and see if you like the plan.
Respectfully.
If. FRED MORRIS.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21

A fine setter belonging to Mr..
X. \. Holland attacked a collie that
was pet of little Mary Holland and
bit him severely last week. On
the advice Of Mr. Loring Brown both
dogs We're shot. The setter did not
attempt to bite any person, but was
killed as a precaution. Mr.. William
Mckinney, who shot the setter, be-
lieved it was going mad.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
For Sale.

Two houses and lots and one vacant
lot on Powder Springs Street, Mariet-
ia, close in. Both good houses and
desirable Tor a home. Two-thirds
cash and balance in one or two years.
For information and price see John ?.
Cheney, Marietta, or write me. d b.
Grist, Agent for Miss Matte Grist.
446 Luckie Street, Atlanta, Ga. flo ii
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21

WANTED-Chestnut Oak Tan Bark
in car loads; highest market price
paid Now is the time to begin peel,
ing Write today for contract. Robert
Scholze Tannery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21

Wanted to rent furnished house for
simmer in North Georgia mountains.
Address Postoffice Box PA, Marietta,
Georgia.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-21
COMMISSION PLAN" AND
HOW 1T WORKS EXPLAINED
United States Senator Lafayette Young Tells of the
Way 1t Has Operated in DesMoines Iowa.

are backing the commissioners in
every good thing"
In DesMoines the Departments are
as follows:
department of Public Affairs.
department OF Accounts and
Finance.
3.-Department Of Public Safety
4.-Department OF Streets and
Public Improvements.
5.-Department OF Parks and Public
Property.
The men having these departments
in charge are paid salaries sufficient
to justify them in giving their entire
time to the work. That being the
fundamental idea of the Commission
Form OF government, it is difficult to
see how it could fit city that is too
small to pay the salaries.
In Marietta public affairs are in the
charge Of as good business men as
there are in town. Their pay is OF
slight consequence to them. There
are men working for Marietta who
make three, four or five thousand
dollars year and who draw from the
city treasury but fifty dollars a year.
They give their time without stint,
their management of public affairs is
above criticism and no form OF govern
ment could improve on the personnel
of the Mayor and Council, Water
Board, Board of Education and Board
Of Health. We just haven't got any
better men in town and that fact is
recognized by those who are consider
ing the Commission Form,
OF forms of government the poet
says:
"That which is best administered is
best"
One of the main benefits in Des-
Moines has doubtless come from get
ting the people walked up. Indiffer-
ence on the part of the public results
in bad government When the peo-
pie become aroused, take an interest
in public affairs, unite for the COM
mon good, cut out factionalism and
petty iealousies, and pull together for
their own progress they get what they
go after, and that is what has helped
DesMOines and what would help Ma
rietta.
In a nutshell, the Commission
Form of Government provides for three
or five Commissioners, who elect one
of their number to be mayor and then
divide up the work among themselves,
electing all their subordinates. II
they do not give satisfaction they can
be recalled at any time. The laws that
they adopt have to be voted on by the
people. That is the whole thing.
The people of Marietta will have
chance to study the subject II they
think it would be a good thing, the
legislature this summer will doubt
less be willing to let them try it,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
Brief Suggestions.

Go over the orchard and see that all
the wou Is are well painted.
The 50 ltn way bean is favorite
with man. Garden makers. 1t Is
tend e. 4. ;" quality and stringless
r. Il srn:,Al zig il c:iiled II can lie re-
Vi "a H. I'll PIN ii in water as hot as
you con lie, Your haEd in, then wrap.
pin. il IN warm flannel.
nont KEEP your hose in IN ever
he"t j stable ard then stand Mn for
Lo ~ in freezing atmo oherr aud
woEda" hoH' lie became paral.Zed
The duru"i Ky OF the nrlc IL n
strnnr poiLt in his favor. He les and
wo * to II so d Old age. IIis ''scn'e''
of self protection II strong, and he
avoids many injuries.
Meier &c. the idea in your head that
drug and hea'th are iusepar;,b'e, FOR
in most cases 1t WI! be founl tina!
what we keep ont OF the ri':'s stom
och has nero I, d. with Il he :itl
'hsn what we IN. In.
Riarl:b,rrip are worry prolific an'!
riMrn ut he tirle they crn be econnm
icalir gat ed and marketed. The!
are seldom in iurcd b" late frDSts un
for tbi' re- son are Surer than some
other Der. les that ripen earlier.
The VIII al hoes are great labor
.Ncrs \ rlcw attachment is vcri
col yen'tnt for opening burrows and t.
cover The IrrYcr seeds. rs peas. bean,
aud swac. corn. Some Of the coA'
tina' 'o,, wneel tools with drills, cult
vnt, tnrt' plows and rakes are yer!
satisfactory.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
PETRlFIED TREES.
The "otons Forest" One Of california's
Natural Wonders.

Natural Wonders.
California. among many other natural
wonders. contains a stone forest"
This In located in'SOnoma county, only
O few miles from ia" little resort Of
Caiistoga Springs. This forest" con.
sists Of great many petrified trees.
all Of which are PROSTATE
In respect to the great number Of
petriHcd trees>and their immense size.
the California "stone forest" surpasses
that Of Arizona. Strange to say. very
little Is known about these wonder
full Sonoma county petrtfactions so
far a. the general public is concerned
Many of these trees are Of enormous
size. The famous Queen Of the For
est" IL n prehistoric redwood about
eighty feet long and nearly twelve feet
In diameter. 1t has been broken in
several places. and these breaks are as
clean as II cut Off with u saw a tree
has grown up through one of the breaks
and has attained quitea large size.
Another giant tree known as the Mon.
arch" lies near by. which Is almost
ninety feet long and Is without n
break. This tree IL Il fir. and averages
ten feet in diameter. Not far away Is
another giant son Of the foreSt-a rcd
wood that IL about sixty feet long and
nine feet in diameter. This tree i"
broken into many hundreds OF pieces
yet 1t retainslts shape almost perfect
~. Scattered about for the area of
several acres are many other pieces of
petrifaction. So perfect has been the
transmutat ton into stone that the grain
Of the wood still remains very clear.
and the variety Of the tree may he cas-
lily determined Scientific American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
LAUGHTER.
How Il Has Been Defined and Some

How Il Has Been Defined and Some
Felix's Who Never Tried It.
What Is Laughter! An American hui
morist has called it IAN undignitird
widening of the human mouth. accom-
panied by Il noise resembling Il cough
In the effort to avoid swallowing n
chestnut.
Laughter" says Professor Sir
Charles Bell. "is convulSive action OF
the diaphragm. In this state the per
son draws full breath and throws 1t
out in interrupted short and audible
examinations. This CONFUSION OF the
diaphragm is the principal part of the
physical manifestation of laughter
"l,ut there are several accessories,
especially the sharp vocal utter" acc
larynx ard the expression Of the fea
lures. this being Il more intense form
of the smile. In extreme cases the
eyes are moistened by the efusion
from the lachrymal glands"
There are some people who cannot
laugh. who are wholly unable to enjoy
either the physical or the mental luz
ury Of laugh. Thus 1t was said OF
William Ill. that he was utterly at II
loss to understand what could be got
out Of laughter except loss Of dignity.
There are many persons in history
who have been. according to common
report. Incapable Of laughter. Queen
Mary |. John Knox. Robespierre and
Maltke are examples The Iron Duke
himself rarely. If ever, Went beyond a
grunt.-Strand Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
BE WISE; STICK TO FARM.
Il Stands For Everything Attractive,
Wholesome and Profitable.

Il Stands For Everything Attractive,
Wholesome and Profitable.
For the restless boy or girl who
wants to 60 away from the farm and
get out into the big world to do some
thing, no better bit of earnest reading
can be found than this extract from
the New York Independent.
"The new farm children" 1t says,
Give q third dispensatiGn. The scien, "a
bagan to take hold Of the land at least
fifty years ngo, but there was an OF
clearing necessary. The transition
period was protracted, mainly because
the land was already in 4ossession OF
u race of farmers that must die of.
"The agricultural college applied the
sciences to tillage and to crops and to
animal life on the farm twenty-five
years ago. 1t was slow work, not
only to awaken the farmer. but to in
vestigate. discover, and then to apply
The age is now rapidly falling into the
hands Of men who are alive to the
great fact that production has never
yet approached its maximum. The or.
chard has all this while, thanks to
moths and caterpillars, become more
and more an chronological laboratory.
Gradually it has came about that not
thing can be grown on the land
without fight This has not by any
means been a permanent loss, but has
wakened Il spirit of scientific examina
ton and determination to master con
ditiOns The microscope and the cru
chile are as necessary today as the
plow and the hoe. The farm boy is
not without stimulus. nor Is he with
out interesting conditions; rather II
will now take the brighter boys to do
the farming.
1.-THE development Of farm machin
cry and the application Of new force.
on the land have gone on at the same
time. In every department of the
hoIDe. In the house as we'll as In the
barn. mn 'hinery takes the place OF
men. and the help problem Is now
driving us to still more complete age
OF mechanism.
There Is 10 lot on earth so enviable
today as that Of an American farm
boy or girl. They have room, fresh air,
beautiful surroundings, while the arts
and sciences are involved In their
work. ana isolation is absolutely abol.
iShed.
Nothing can be gained any longer
by quitting the farm. 1t stands for
everything that is attractive, whole
some and profitable; but at the same
tia1e it stands for the new and the
stimulating. Country life cannot be
made duh. unless 1t wiifully sewers
itself from advantages that are freely
offered"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
WANT REAL PARCELS POST.
Entirely Too Much Energy Wasted on
Roads From Town to Country.

Entirely Too Much Energy Wasted on
Roads From Town to Country.
As to some products Of the farm.
there is difference Of 40 to 80 per
cent between the price that the grower
receives and the price that the con-
sumner pays. There are even cases In
which this price difference amounts to
300 per cent. Part Of the loss Is due
to bad system of retail distribution,
as when dozen city milk wagons
travel over the same route. each de-
livering one bottle here and another
bottle there. when one wagon might as
we'll make all the deliveries along the
route. This same waste appears even
more markedly between the farm and
the town. How many fully loaded
wagons do you pass In driving to
town? From dozen farms a dozen
packages OF butter. poultry or vege'
tables may 90 to town the same morn.
ing. each in Il different vehicle. Every
day dozen parcels OF merchandise
are hauled ont OF town along the same
road In Il dozen different .conveyances,
and the time and labor OF eleven men
and eleven horses 80 for moth M. The
rural free delivery mail wagon now
comes to your house with load that
you cou'd put in one or two bushel
baskets. and /; goes back to town with
an even smaller load. Under present
conditions 1t looks as II the pOstottice
department was not giving the farmer
his moneys wOrth.-Country Gentle
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
Crack an Ideal Farm Hand.

A wiueawake farmer notice d that his
creek. if damned Il, Il certain pace.
would produce six foot waterfall
He built dam ana put in water
wheel-a $500 turbine that yield d
twenty-five horsepower. Over the
water wheel he built IL powerbouse In
which he placed dynamo for the
water wheel to run. The electricity
was wired 700 feet to the farm build
ings.
Then he put his electricity to work
in every possible place about the prem
ises. He heated aud lighted tl.c house
did the cooking and the washing and
ironing, did the sweeping and busting,
beat eggs-and at three different
speeds tOo-turned the ice cream freez
err and in summer ventilated the house
with fans.
Now with vacuum milking ma
chine he milks twenty cows, two at n
time; drives the cream separator,
churns, pumps water into every room
In the house and into the stall Of each
horse and cow, drives lathes and drills
In a workshop, drives a circular saw
to cut cordwOod and drives an ensilage
cutter. 1t pays to be up to date.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
TOMB IN A TOWER.
4 Remarkable Edifiee. the Whim Of Q
Wealthy Tea Planter.

Wealthy Tea Planter.
Near the we'll known seaport Of
Southampton. England. there is a re-
markable edifte known us i'etersen's
lower The erection IL all the more sin
guiar because II marks the burying
place OF certain John Petersen. a
wealthy tea planter.
The man appears to have been rath-
err an eccentric individual. aud In or
der to prove to the world his belief In
.oncrete as building material set
about the construction Of this great
tower. The building took many years
10 complete. but L. entirely Of con-
crete and by the time the tinai layers
had been placed had Reached an alti-
tude vt more than :OO feet. 1t In about
forty years since the tower was erect
ed. and It's present condition In certain
~ q justification of the faith Of the
builder.
As has been indicated. Petersen left
instructions that bis body should be
placed under the tower. aud this was
accordingly Carried ont. Another de-
sire that the chamber at the summit
should coDtain light WAS defeated by
the firm stand which Trinity House.
the lighthouse authority. took on the
matter. such an illumination would
have been visible for miles out to sea
and would naturally have proved very
misleading to sailors Scientific Amer.
lean.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
THE OLD LIBERTY BELL.
History Of This Relic of the RevoIu.
naAataAr

History Of This Relic Of the RevoIu.
tionary Patriots.
Overv igorouS ringing of the old Lib
erty bell many years ago gu tue occa-
sion Of the celebration of the Declara-
ton of Independence was what put
the crack In 1t and forever destroyed
its resonant tone 1t was cast by Pass
& Stow In Philadelphia and hung IN
the beifry OF the now historic state
house In lower Chestnut street early in
June. 1853. 1t contains 1850 pounds
Of metal.
Near the top Of the bell were cast
the words proclaim Liberty Through
out All the Land into All the Inhabit-
ants Thereof" Prophetic Of its des-
tiny. this gave 1t the name Liberty
bell.
When the British army marched on
Philadelphia in l7777 the bell was tax.
en- down by patriots and carried Off In
the night to Allentown in order that
1t might not fall into the hands OF the
enemy. In 1871 II was returned to the
tower Of the statehOuse.
For more than half u hundred years
thereafter the bell was rung and hon
ored on Independence day every year
before the crack appeared In 1t. An
effort was made to restore its tone by
saving the crack wider, but this prov
ed Of no avail. The bell was finally
removed from the tower TO lower
story Of the statehOuse and used only
on extraordinary occasions. Subse-
quently it was rugged up on Its origi-
nal timbers In the vestibule. In 1893
It was exhibited at the Columbian ex-
position in Chicago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
Dairy Doings.

What do you do when you discove:
leak In the milk pail? Stop 1t. OF
course. But do you ever think about
stopping the leak caused by poor
cows? The latter leak Is the bigger
of the two.
A cow so MIXED that she does not
enjoy the operation will gradually re-
tire from the business Of giving milk.
DO not milk her In II cold wind. or a
hot stable. nor where flies torture her.
nor In a muddy barnyurd.
A COW will do much better If always
cared for and MIXED by the same per-
son. Cows do not like strangers. so
when your visiting friend offers to
help milk say. mo" or not quite so
much milk as usual will he the re-
suit.
Midsummer often brings much suf-
fering to stock because the water sup
ply fails or becomes low. Pains should
be taken to provide an ample sup
ply Of pure water. not only because
II Is humane SO to do. but for the
more selfish reason that the animals
will thrive and produce much better.
Buttermilk cheese Is new product
obtained by curdling buttermilk with
heat. draining the curd and adding
salt. Large amounts of buttermilk are
wasted every year. says Professor }.
l.. Sammis of the Wisconsin expert.
mental station. II this were made in,
to buttermilk cheese II would furnish
larger supply Of palatable food.
equal in food value. pound for pound,
to lean beefsteak. and which can be
sold profitably at half the price of neat.
To make this cheese the buttermilk
is curdled by heating to 80 degrees.
and left undisturbed for an hour. 1t
Is then heated to 100 degrees. and
after standing quiet for about an hour
the clear whey is drawn off the curd.
and the latter Is placed on draining
rack. which is covered with cheese
cloth. Here it remains half a day or
overnight. until as dry as desired.
when 1t Ia salted with one and one
half pounds Of salt per 100 pounds
Of curd, and IL ready for use.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17
A Chemical Experiment.

When the genial Quaker. Isaac T.
Hopper, met boy with dirty face
b or hands he would stop him and in
ouIre II he ever studied chemistry
The boy. with wondering stare
would answer, NO"
well. then. ! will teach thee how to
perform a curious chemical expert
ment." said Friend Hopper go
home. take a piece of soap put 1t In
water and rub 1t brIskly on thy hands
and face. Thou hast no idea what n
beautiful froth II will make and how
much whittier thy skin will be. That's
chemical experiment | advise thee
to try it."-LIfe Of Isaac T. Hopper
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-17

STREETS WITH AND WITHOUT TREES.
which may endanger the life Of trees
IN such parkways. An open space not
less than two feet In width must be
left around any tree planted In the
sidewalk space.
Persons carrying Oh building opera
tons must protect exposed trees In the
streets with guards.
During the past two years there has
been n remarkable growth Of interest
In the planting Of trees in Chicago and
its suburbs. Several improvement as.
sWintions have planted trees in large
numbers MS have also public institu-
tiOns and private citizens. Last year
385.O0O cataipa speciosa seedlings were
planted by the children Of Chicago.
These were supplied to them ut a cost
Of one cent each After making many
inquiries feel safe In statiSg that this
planting was so carefully done and
the seedlings were SO well taken care
Of that at least so per cent of them
survived. Facts have come to my At
tention showing that the little trees
suffered from altogether too much
care. In one case a little boy Eve
years old was 30 intensely interested
that he pulled his little tree up by the
roots each day to see how much It had
grown. In another case little girl
picked Off the leaves from her own lit
tie trees and pressed them in book.
This affection was disastrous to the
little trees. of course.
The appreciation of things useful
and beautiful should begin at home
and Ncome part of our everyday
life. Thus with our residence streets
well planted with the proper varieties
Of trees the young can grow up know
ing. respecting and approaching the
tree TO- It's usefulness. learn to ad-
mire its beauty Of form and color, and
III this way we may instill patriot
ism that will mean love for the
home and love for the city.
The tree In the city repays a thou
sandfoid every bit Of care and attsn-
ton bestowed upon It