THE VOTER S MKK. AN INTEJU'RETATION OK THE ELECTION LAW OF 189I. President Judge I'inlctter, of Phila. Common Pleas Court, No. 3, handed down an opinion on Thursday, giving an important interpretation of the Ballot Law of 189 1. The Judge holds that, where 'the voter marks individuals, and also marks the head of a group, the mark ing of the individual SHALL PRE VAIL, and that the marking of the groups, so far as the same offices arc concerned, shall be inoperative and void. This ruling is in accord with the principle that the Act should be liberally construed in aid of the IN TENTION of the VOTER. The Judge also holds that the declaration of tho law, that the mark shall be placed on the fight side of the name, is a mere direction to the voter to mark the name and to give uniformity of marking for the convenience of the election ollicers, and that it would be absurd to hold that a mark on the left side should defeat the intent of the Act to secure independent voting. TEXT OK THE OPINION. Judge Finletter's opinion is as fol lows : "Before examining the dispu ted ballots we have considered it our duty to establish the principles upon which they should be admitted, or re jected, for we are not unmindful of the fact that even the judicial mind may be influenced by the principles, opinions, and associations of a life time. We have concluded that the intent of the voter, when not in viola tion of the election law should govern, if that intent is made apparent by the ballot itself. The voter manifests his intention by what he does or omits to do upon the ballot. "What he does is evidently a higher indication of his intention than what he fails to do. The first shows thought, purpose, and election. The other may be the result of thoughtlessness, inability to elect, or a determination not to elect at all. which he desires to be kept secret. The voter who marks a single name when he has a right to mark four, and has sixteen to choose from, emphatically declaies that he prefers that candidate to all others, and does all he can to elect him, even at the expense of his three party as sociates. The voter who has marked a group votes simply for his party. "It has been contended that the Act of Assembly was imperative, and that when a voter has marked the head qI a group, and has also marked individuals lt a corresponding group, the voter has voted for more persons than is allowed by the Act, and there fore the vote is illegal in this respect. "There can be no doubt that a vote for two many persons is illegal. It is equally clear that the Act declares that a mark at the head of a group embraces the whole group ; and that it shall be so counted. We must theiefore reconcile the language of the Act with the principle that the INTENT of the voter SHOULD PREVAIL. "It is manifest that there can be no virtue in Republican institutions if the franchise of voting is not freed from all improper influences. A controlled vote is the act of a slave and not the act of a freeman. Even in the early days of the Republic, when all politi cal virtues are supposed to have guarded the public weal, it was found that voters were governed by question able influences. Franklin complained that a certain class too prominently controlled public affairs, and Burr or ganized the evil elements of New York City, and by them ruled the State, and had a controlling influence in national affairs. The complaint has been continuous since that politi cal, social, business, and religious in fluences have controlled the free exer cise of the elective franchise. "It was supposed that the secret ballot, as it heretofore existed, would prevent this evil, but that has been a delusion. Before the Act of 1891 no vote could be kept secret and abstain ing from voting was regarded as an unpardonable offense by those who thought they had a right to have the vote. "This great and crowing evil thoughtful men regarded as the great est menace to free institutions ; and the Act of 1891 was intended to ar rest the evil, by securing to the voter the right of selections, free from any influence. This is its paramount pur pose and intention. It secures to the voter a ticket in which all the candi dates are placed in proper croups. It gives him privacy in which he may make his selections, and makes it im ' possible for anyone to know how he voted. At the same time it gives him means 10 lueniny nis oauot. "It gives him two methods by which he may make his selection. The one is by marking the individual names the other by marking groups. In this rranner the independent voter is pro vided for, and the partisan voter's task is made easy. It is evident, however, that the Legislature intended especial ly to protect the independent voter, as the partisan voter neither cared for nor needed protection. We must consider the Act in this light, or we nullify its spirit. "The Act is in some respects direc tory and in some others imperative. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. 'Vhcn it declares the maik shall 1c placed on the right side, this is a mere irection to the -voter to mark the name, and to h ive uniformity in mark ing, for the convenience of 1 he elec tion officers. It would be too absurd to ho d that a mark m tin; left side, which as plainly indicated the purpose of the voter an a mark on the right side, should defeat the evident intent of the Act to secure independent voting. "It is contended, however, that the Act declares that when a voter marks the head of a group he shall be con sidered as voting for the whole group, and that the billot should be counted. This perhaps might be considered conclusive if it was intended to apply to the voter. But the voter has noth ing to do with the counting. That duty is imposed upon the election of ficers, and the mandate to count is in tended for them and is imperative up on them. "Its purpose was to allow them no opportunity to say the voter had voted for no one because he had marked no one. The election laws are intended to protect the voter in the exercise of the franchise, and not to restrict and to embarrass him. A construction of such Acts in aid ol this right should be sought for and favored. It cannot be doubted that this Act was intend ed to help the voter and aid him in voting for Individuals, and not for groups. Why, then, should we re strict this right by a technicality evi dently not intended for him, but for the election officers, when the voter has individualized his ballot. "It is within keeping of the inten tion of the Act, and the intention of the voter and in aid of the.exercise of the franchise of voting, to hold that where the voter marks individuals, and also marks the head of a group, that the marking of the individual shall prevail, and that the marking of the groups, so far as the same offices are concerned, shall be imperative and void. "It should not be forgotten that the new law provided for a complicated method of voting, which was hard to comprehend, even by the most intelli gent, and imposed upon the election officeis the duty of deciding upon the legality of the vote. It was generally believed that many mistakes would be made by the voters and officers. These facts would seem to warrant a liberal construction of the Act in furtherance of this spirit, and in aid of the INTENTION of the VOTERS. State of Ohio, City of Toledo) Lucas County, j Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of K I. 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Burt was brought into Court at 11.30 by Sher iff Nichols, and sank into one corner of the dock. He covered his face with his hands and began weeping. When asked by the Court whether he had anything to say why the sen tence of death should not be passed upon him, Burt exclaimed between loud sobs: "Oh, I'm sonyl" Then he broke down completely, and his wails were the only sounds heard in the crowded Court room. Judge Yerkes, in passing sentence, characterized the spectacle as the strongest and most impressive warning that the only life to lead is that of an honest and pure man. He then direct ed that the prisoner be taken back to jail, thence Lo the place of execution, and there be hanged by the neck until dead. The usual trtatmet of catarrh is very unsatisfactory, as thousands can testify. Proper local treatment is posi tively necessary to success, but many, if not most, of the remedies in general use afford but temporary relief. A cure certainly cannot be expected from snuff's, powders, douches and washes. Ely's Cream Balm, which is so high ly commended, is a remedy which combines the important requisites of quick action, specific curative power, with perfect safety and pleasantness to the patient. The druggists all sell it. The London River Platte Bank of London, closed doors Wednesday. Their capital stock was $7,500,000. and $5,320,000 paid up. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Tha Ilopliant'a Courage, "An elephant is an arrant coward" said an animal trainer. "I i-m acquaint ed with the actual Lrute, but I never met the fit phant that the v titers tell aLont, that never forgets . r forgives an injury, but will protect I'v-e who ucai 11 Kiiuiiy. 1 haa ciiaiyn t an elephant once that had a id. his dis position, but he would do anything I wanted linn to. I used to prod him with sharp steel and otherwise impress upon mm that I was master and in tended to remain so. An under keeper went on the kindness theory and treat ed the big animal as we.l as if it were a member of his own family. Alter we had been together about a year I was awakened one night in a little Nebraska towns by human shrieks in the elephant's quarters. Rushing to the place, I found the under keeper being crushed to death. As soon as the cowardly pachyderm saw me he trembled in every muscle, dropped the man and tried to run, but I gave him a lesson with my steel prod that he never forgot. Then I picked up the man, who I supposed, of course, was dead, and found that he had re ceived only a broken arm and a broke en rib as a result of his kindness to the elephant. He got well in a few weeks, went to the elephant and punctured him with a steel prod until the fellow bellowed for mercy. After that we were all together for four years but the elephant never again at tempted to injure either of us." Mrs. Languish. " Tired! Oh, so tired all the time!" Mrs. Smart. "Well, so I used to be until I began to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a spring med cine, and now I don't know what it is to have that tired feeling. Try it, my dear; only be sure you get Ayer's." The Absont-Mindod Man. A German professor was remark ably absent minded. Whenever he was busily engaged in his studio, solv ing some abstruse problem, his wife was in the habit of bringing him his dinner. Ilis favorite rlish was pan cakes and molasses. One day his wife brought him a large pancake and a jug of molasses and went down to the kitchen. Pretty soon she heard the professor ring the bell. "Why is it, Gretchcn, that you bring me nothing to eat except mo lasses? Why have you brought me no pancakes?" asked the absent minded professor. "Ach, himmel!" exclaimed his wife, "you have tucked the pancake around your neck, thinking that it was a nap kin!" Texas Siftinga, On and after April 1st Pittsburgh ers and all the other burghers in the country will, by direction of the postal authorities, drop the final "h" in the spelling of the names of cities and towns ending with "burg." The author ity of the Government to setup an orthographic standard of its own will not be questioned so long as it shall respect the principles of common sense and phonetics, as in this in stance, The Weakest Spot. in your whole system, perhaps, is the liver. If that doesn't do its work of purifying the blood, more troubles come from it than you can remember. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery acts upon this weak spot as nothing elce can. It rouses it up to healthy, natural action. By thoroughly purifying the blood, it reaches, builds up, and invigorates every part of the system- For all diseases that depend on the liver or the blood Dyspepsia, indiges tion, Biliousness; every form of Scrofu la, even Consumption (or Lung-scrofula) in its earlier stages; and the most stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases, the "Discovery" is the only remedy so unfailing and effective that it can be guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or cure, you can have your money back. The question has been asked, "What compensation is a farmer en titled to who erects and maintains a watering trough at tha side of a public road?" The road law of 1876 says that any one who may erect a suitable waterinz trough on a public road or highway and keep the same in repair is entitled to a fee not exceeding $ 5, to be agreed upon at the time by the party erecting the trough and the township supervisor. These, watering blac.-s shall be approved by the sup ervisor ana out one irougn in every five miles can have the preference. At an auction sale of farm properly in Berks county recently S7300 were realized as the proceeds of the sale Over 4000 people were in attendance, and the party making the sale provid ed a dinner for the entire crowd that called for one whole beef, two large hoes, eleven hundred pws, eighty loa ves of bread, twenty-five pound? of coffee, two barrels of sugar and other things in proportion. Governor Pattison has proclaimed Friday, April 13, and Friday, Aqril 27. as the davs to be observed in the planting of trees and shrubbery Ar bor Days. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. IN CONGRESS. Tho Fnsi.lont Ennccted to Veto tho Seig nlorfg.) Eill. THE BET TREATY Y.'ITII CHINA. Wu-.t R.jpnn-.s:tith-3 Bland Thinks of the Coxey Army Eu8its3. Washington, Mar. 26, 1894. President Cleveland probably never did a harder or more wearing week's work than that which has just closed. Last Monday Vice President Steven son signed the Bland bill for the coin age of the seigniorage and it was at once placed in the hands of the Pres ident. Since that time he has devot ed his entire time to the bill, and, although no announcement has been made to that effect, the opinion seems to be gaining ground here that he will veto the bill. If he neither vetoes nor signs the bill by Thursday of this week it will become a law without any action on the President's part. The veto of the bill will be a great disap pointment to democrats from the south and west in congress, but if it be vetoed no attempt will be made to pass it over the vet. Secretary Gresham smashed some precedents when he made public the new treaty with China in advance of the action of the Senate upon it, but it was the sensible thing to do, even if garbled extracts from the treaty had not leaked out and been printed in papers unfriendly towards the adminis tration. Of course Secretary Gres ham would have preferred that the making public of this treaty should have been deferred until it could have been accompanied by the commercial tieaty, to which it was the stepping stone, which has been negotiated and is now awaiting the approval of the Chinese government. The present treaty relates entirely to the rights of the citizens of the two countries when living in cither, and contains several marked concessions concerning the coming of Chinese to America. For that reason it is objectionable to some of the Senators and Representatives from the Pacific coast, but, in view of the advantages to be gained by the commercial treaty, to come later, it is not thought that the opposition will be strong enough to endanger the rat ification of this treaty, but the Senate may decide, on account of the slip peryness of Chinese diplomacy, to withhold ratification until it is known that the commercial treaty has been approved by China. Nothing is easier than to build up absurd stories by accepting wrong constructions of an act as a founda tion upon which to build, and nothing is apparently more enjoyable to those aslungton correspondents who lur nish imaginary matter for the sensa tional republican press, than to put a wrong construction upon every act of President Cleveland s. A case in point was the designation by the Pres ident of Rear Admiral Walker for the command of the Pacific Station. Al though it was officially stated that Admiral Walker was given this com mand because the administration had decided to extend an appropriation made in 1892, by Congress, in fitting up a coal and naval station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the right to do so having existed snice the ratification of the treaty of 1887, and he was thoroughly familiar with the harbor and its surroundings, but, putting a wrong construction upon it, these correspondents built up stories show ing that the selection was made be cause of an intention to interfere with the provisional government of Hawaii. These stones were not only false and known by their concocters to be false, but they were a positive insult to the President of the United btates, who had months ago formally and officially turned all matters relating to the gov ernment of Hawaii over to Congress j yet they were printed. Legitimate criticism is all right in its proper place but lies and misrepresentations are always cowardly and always contempt ible no matter who makes use of them. General Wade Hampton knows as well how to snub impertinence as any man in public life. The other day he called on a Senator who has a private secretary who is a victim of the im pertinent habit. As the General after leaving the Senator was passing through the room occupied by the private secretary, that individual stop ped him and said : "You asked tor half a minute and have stayed in half an hour j you ought to get a medal." "Young man," replied General Hamp ton without a moment's hesitation, "you remind me of what Mrs. Part ington told Ike when he said he was coing to get a medal. "What was that?" asked the smart Aleck, with a grin. "Well, Ike, you deserve a medal for you arc the most meddlesome cuss I ever saw. Good morning, Mr. Sec retary." Representative Bland, of Mo., takes a sensible view of the Coxey army business, which is being talked about in Washington, more because of the space given it by the newspapers than because anybody believes that it is actually coming. He says: "The Coxey army has as much right to come to Washington as the lobbies who come in behalf of protection and other private interests. As long as they pay their own expenses and com mit no depredation they have a per fect right to come. But if they vio late law and become a mob of lii.ig- crs, thev nhonld be suppressed." Senator Colquitt, of Ga., was very near to dying l.ist week from a stroke of paralysis. He is now slightly bet ter, although not yet out of danger. CO-OPERATIVE HOUSE KEEPING. We all agree that around the home centre the greatest blessings of life, that a happy home is absolutely es sential to a happy life. Consequently any Echcme of living that teuds to in crease the happiness of home life, and to lessen or do away with those multi form vexations and worries which, like swarms of pestilential mosquitoes, olten render a homj so miserable that the inhabitants are clad to escape from it, must be of great benefit to the race at large. Women, perhaps, are apt to exaggerate what are known as the domestic worries, but men. on the other hand, are given to under value them. The man'a business cares loom up before him, and entirely overshadow by their apparent great ness his wife s troubles over servants and kindred domestic il s. For a long time the dreamers have been dreaming about the beauty and benefits of co operation. The dream must come before the deed, and in attempting to carry out the dream there must be many failures, but co operation will doubtless yet solve many vexed problems. In the pro blem of domestic economy the value of co operation is getting a practical exemplification in the beautiful sub urb of Boston called Brookline. Here wealthy and energetic citizen of Boston, Mr. Eugene R. Knapp, has organized and is carrying out a scheme of co operative house keeping which, as it ha3 proved a practical success, is well worth the attention of the world at large. About a dozen years ago Mr. Knanp purchased a lares tract of land in Brookline, and he has ertcted from time to time a number of rows of houses of handsome appearance and solidly built. 'Those in the same row resemble each other outwardly, but the inside of no two is alike; each house is distinct and individual in this respect, so that each householder can feel that he has a house which is not duplicated- The collection of houses is known as the "Beaconfield Terraces." Each house hs its own little vard. but.back of these is a park of about six acres of land, beautifully laid out with walks, shade trees, drive. .-i..o lonnicrnnit?. children's nlav- l tJ Oj u - - J 1 J ground, etc. This park belongs to the tenants ana owners in common ior fifteen years; at the expiration of this time the tenants will be able to obtain possession of the grounds for them selves and their heirs forever. . 0. Walsh, in April Lippmcotta. The hall of the house of representa tives Ilarrisburg, wnen completed will be one of the most magnificent legislative halls in the country. It will be well lighted and ventilated and lavishly furnished. The board of pub lic buildings and grounds has directed Architect Windrim to prepare a design for a desk andjehair for the members. The desks, which were put in new two years ago, will be sold at public sale. 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