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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Nero Was a Saint.

Oh, dear, here is another belief
shattered, another historical fact
swept into the firel Nero was not a
fiend incarnate, it seems, after all.
He did notput his mother, Agrippina,
to death, and he did not sing and
play the fiddle while Rome was burn
ing. In short, Nero's memory has
been whitewashed by modern re-
search, which discovers that his his
tographers all hated him, and one
was put to death for conspiring
against him. How very like some
other folks this soundsl 1t will be
difficult to take the blood stained
tyrant to our bosoms, but henceforth
let us be just to Nero, and when we
gaze on his marble visage in the Art
museum ask his pardon for still
thinking he looks like a terribly low
down ough.-Boston Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Oldest Houses In the Land.

Two or three of the Oldest houses
in the United States are standing in
and about the fishing village of Port
Penn on the Delaware river in New
castle county, Del.
The main portion of the Dilworth
homestead, occupied by family de-
scended from a British post captain
who Economically married during the
Revolution the daughter of the pa
triotic Governor Aldrich, is nearly
200 years old, and an earlier part of
the dwelling is supposed to be half
century older.
Ivy Lodge, the charming old Stew
art homestead, occupied by descend
ants of that Sir William Stewart who
forgot home and title to become
pioneer in the new world, is a loz-
enge shaped brick dwelling of the
Revolutionary period. A picturesque
history cottage in the rear of Ivy
Lodge is much older. There has been
a DR.. David Stewart practicing medi-
cine at Port Penn for 200 years.
Boston Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
The London Authors, Club.

According to Arthur Waugh, in
The Critic, the London Authors club
was modelled after the New York
Authors club, but with this one diff
ference: The Londoners take an in
terest in literature, the New Workers.
confine themselves to sociability.
Uncut Leaves, which in New York
is subscription undertaking, in Lon
don is concomitant of the Authors
club by which productions not yet
printed are read by distinguished
people. The club has very cozy,
though small rooms in Whitehall
court, comprising a coffee room,
smoking room, newspaper room, bill
lard room AID an open courtyard.
On guest nights the coffee room is
used for an audience chamber, where
the Uncut Leaves" are read. 'Mr.
Zangwill and Jerome K. Jerome are
ubiquitous" Mr.. Waugh adds.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Burlesquing Webster.

Grace Greenwood says of John
Hall, the once famous New Hamp-
shire senator, in her "reminiscences
Of Washington" that he was no re
specter of persons. Not even the
thunder of Webster's solemn. periods
nor the lightning flash of Clay's sar-
casm could appall him.
One hot afternoon, when I had not
been to the capitol, he dropped in
and remarked YEARLY:
Webster made q speech this morn
ing"
'Ah, what have / lostr ex-
claimed. DO tell me something
about it,"
"Well, the old man was not at his
best exactly. It was something like
this"
He assumed the attitude of the
great expounder" when speaking,
and using his characteristic gestures
and even counterfeiting his voice
and infections he gave a really won
derful imitation. Yet he said abso-
lutely nothing but Puff puff puff!
puff" in those deep, sonorous tones
which were so familiar and so i'm
pressive.
/ laughed, yet I felt that there was
something almost profane in that bit
of burlesque.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
REST IN INFERNO.

To Michael the Archangel came the mandate.
well
To guide St. Paul through heaven and then
through hell.
They visited the heavens and saw therein
Felicity and beauty with no stain of sin:
Each spirit there symmetrical and wise:
Pure heavenly 5oyousness to all ears and eyes,
st. Paul was happy, and aloud he cried.
For this He lived, was cruciied and died,
And the result is ample for the deed
VI him by whom frOmx Death mankind was
freed"
The Archangel Michael with the great ST. Paul
Went down into the hells and saw them all,
But the apostle, at the fearful mark
Evil had made, and with it all the dark
Distress Of soul and bodily agony,
Was shocked with sympathy, as he well might
be,
And to his escort earnestly he cried.
Have they no respite here?'' to which replied
The archangel, mo Sabbath know they here.
But evermore these scenes of woe and fear"
Then to the Master, prayerfully Paul said:
Lord. have seen the wicked, doubly dead.
Ny heart, dear Lord, is burdened by their fate.
Though their transgressions from thy laws are
great,
Grant thou day Of rest to thesS forlorn
In memory of thy resurrection morn!'
And ever since, the wise are won't to say,
The wicked rest in hell each Sabbath day.
Edward s. Creamer In New York Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
CROWNS AND CROSSES IN SOCIETY.
some of the Advantages and Disadvantages
of Crush Party or Reception.


Some of the Advantages and Disadvantages
of a Crush Party or Reception.
Eyes, I like brushes in a way"
said the brilliant woman of the
world whose wonderful vitality is
an inspiration to all who come with
in the range of her influence, and
whose capacity for singing sarcasm
makes her friends, who are many.
shrek with laughter and her enc
mics, whose name is legion, culver
with wrath and pain. II like brushes
because there you can get away from
the people you detest or make them
miserable, as you elect. Next to the
pleasure of seeing your friend. in nv
opinion, is the delight of smiling on
your pet detestation. Oh, mean it.
"He-for he sometimes is man
sees YOU coming and tries to move
out OF your way. but the crush pre-
vents him, and in a moment you sail
down upon him and in your most
beautifully distinct voice and with
your most telling smile say the one
thing that you know will make him
wrlthe. Then he smiles and tries to
look as If you had not given him
deadly thrust and makes a clumsy
attempt to get even with you, in
which of course he succeeds only in
seeming boorish to the interested
spectators. really think that I
value my voice with its unusual dis
tnctness more than even my figure.
1t is such fun to know that your vic
tim is certain that everybody within
10 feet has heard you tell him that
you just met his wife or his sweet
heart on the public garden with the
man he most detests."
"And l." said the other, "adore
brushes, because you can SO easily
escape from observation and drop
down in a corner beside some one
you like without attracting COM
ment. Of all functions deliver me
from an i'll assorted dinner, where
you see the brightest man you know
compelled to devote himself to the
stupidest girl while you are obliged
to listen to the inanities of a dull
creature whom you detest. It is
particularly exasperating when you
know that your feelings are fully
shared by the man with the stupid
girl and that he would give half his
dinner to sit beside you. On such
occasions, however, one can loathe
ones hostess. For my part T think
that a proper understanding of the
duties of hospitality requires a host
ess to put the right people together.
There are some houses to which &C
cept dinner or luncheon invitation
with fear and trembling, knowing
that there are ten chances to one that
l shall be doomed to see my latest
adorer take in girl I hate. 1t is
peculiar dispensation of Providence,
l suppose, to teach me endurance"
Boston Transcript.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
The Lacemakers Of Europe.

Europe is filed with lacemakers,
and every country and almost every
body, was going to say, is engaged
in naakingit. They are all breaking
their necks to get into the American
market. They cater to us-do their
utmost to meet our tastes and court
our trade. Americans buy more lace
by half than Europeans. There the
people value laces as heirlooms,
desiring not SO much the product of
today as the manufacture of one or
two hundred years ago. Americans
want their laces to wear.-Clothier
and Salesman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Glycerin.

The valuable toilet article known
as glycerin, which also has a great
value in medicine and chemical OBJ
erations, was discovered in 1776 by a
Swedish apothecary named Scheele,
though it is almost entirely within
the past half century that the discov-
cry has been turned to account. It
was named by Scheele "ol sugar, "
owing to its sweetness of taste and
the fact that it was a product of oils
or fats when treated with an alkah.
In the present name, which is of
Greek derivation, the quality. of
sweetness is still recognized.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Like All Gaul.

A French vegetarian society, like
ancient Gaul, has become divided
into three parts. One wing calls it.
self cerealite, to indicate that it be-
heves only in eating cereals; another
VIII be known as fruitarian, because
it thinks fruit the only proper food,
and another has been dubbed tuber-
lie, because it believes in eating
roots. Each wing thinks that the
happiness and stability of the human
race depend on the adoption of it's
views.-New York Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
To Russia For warmth.

FIVE years ago Lord Randolph
Churchill undertook a journey to
Russia. A friend asked him what
he had gone there for.
ITO get warml" was the reply.
And he went on to explain the APP
parent paradox. THE winter is
very cold everywhere, but it is much
colder in Russia than anywhere else.
Hence the Russians take the most
efficient precautions against its rigor.
1t is only in st. Petersburg that peo-
pie understand the art of heating a
house thoroughly."-Secolo.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
Ways of Treating a Friend.

II don't think you treat Good
Heart right"
"How is thatG"
"You borrow money from him and
never repay it. You take up his
time when he is busy and use his of
fee as if it were your own"
"Shol He's friend Of mine. You
surely don't think I would treat any
body that way who wasn't a friend /"
New York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
A National Salute.

Twenty-one guns is a national sa-
lutte. The number is supposed to
have a mystical origin. Three and
seven were mystical numbers, and
their product is more mystical and
most perfect. So the salute to SOW
ereign or the representative of SOW
ereign nation is made as perfect as
possible. New York Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
A Feather In His Can.

The origin of "a feather in his cap"
is thus explained: In Hungary in
1899 it was decreed that only he who
had killed Turk should wear a
feather, and he was permitted to add
a fresh feather to his cap for each
Turk whom he had slain.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05

To live within ones income is the
secret of prosperity. Happiness is
the heritage of the one who adheres
to this rule, and q contented mind
and an ever increasing bank account
will belong to the one who buys
only what he can pay for.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05

1have seen responsibility and ami
ability grouped over the alright
stove, I have seen virtue and intel
Igence lowering over the register,
but I have never seen true happiness
in a family circle where the faces
were not illuminated by the blaze of
an open fireplace.-O. W. Holmes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05

A lady who died at Marseilles de-
sired by her will that her heart might
be placed in the tomb of her second
husband, but her body in her first
husbands tomb in America.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05

THANK God, I can lay my hand
upon my heart and say, that since l
came to mans estate / have never
Intentionally done wrong to any one, "
were the last words of Francis Ma
rinr
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
The Truth About the sailor Hat.

The sailor hat is much liked by
women who can wear it, but in most
cases it is so atrociously unbecoming
that but few have the courage to at
tempt it. 1t is safe to say that no
mature woman should put on one of
these hats without the most careful
study of its effect. New York Led
ger.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
DIR. P. r. CORTELYOU.
PRACTCING PHYSICIAN,

PRACTTCLNG PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
Ih North-side Public Square, over p. q.
n orthcutts Millinery store Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. to l2-3 to s p. m, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No. IT,
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
Church, or Church street,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
DIR. III. V. REYNOLDS.
PRACTyCING PHYSICIAN.

PRACTyCING PHYSICIAN,
WTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where may be found during the Day
at his office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at night at his residence on Powder
Springs street, two doors above the Metho-
dist parsonage, Marietta, Ga. Telephone
No. IL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
DIR. e. J. SEIZE,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
TNENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
\ services in the practice of Medicine in
all its branches to the citizens of Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DIR
E. j. Seize ) Drugstore All calls prompt
ly attended to-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
fOpposite the Kennesaw House. ,

Opposite the Kennesaw House.>
CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
vHHE BEST OF VEHICLES. THE
safest of drivers and the fastest of
horses are always ready, night and day
for hire. No man or woman or child eve
has given me call in the past, who ha
been, nor shall any ever in 1.-THE future b.
dissatisfied with my teams or the men il
my employ. Everything and every bod
about me are No. /.
l have cheaped my charges proposition
ate to the stringency of the times. Fol-
references as to the truth of what I say.
as the turnouts and charges, 60 to m
friends, which means the people general.
ly.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for the safely of themselves, vehicles and
horses {. A. G.. ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-10-05
THROUGH CAR SERVICE.
-N0RTH RnIrNn

Train No. 2-Has Pullman parlor chair car At
lanta to Nashville, through without change. Ele-
CANT day coach Atlanta to Memphis without
change.
Train No. Has Pullman sleeping car ATLANTA to
Nashville and st. Louis, through without change
AlsO,iPu Imam sleeping car Atlanta 10 Chattanoo-
ga. Passengers can remain in car until 700 a. N.
Trdin No. 72-Runs solid Atlanta to Rome.
L" Bg-Close connections made In Union Depot at
Nashville for all points North and Northwest.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
CHRISTIAN eNpEAvoR.

Topic For the Week beginning May :.
Comment by Rev. $. II. Doyle.
ToPIc.--True wisdom. How 70 obtain Il.
Prov. iii. 1918; Jas. 1. Sc.
/. True wisdom prov. iii, 1919. In
the first and second chapters Of the Prov
erbs much is said concerning the getting
of wisdom, and we are urged to get wis
dom. As If to give us some incentive for
striving to obtain wisdom, in the passage
before us some of the blessings of true
wisdom are described. There may be said
to be two kinds of wisdom III the world
worldly wisdom and heavenly wisdom.
The latter is the true wisdom of our topic.
That wisdom is choosing things above be.
cause they are best and more enduring.
1t is always and everywhere taking our
stand for God and for right. 1t is follow.
ing the example of the Levites, who in
answer to Moses question. "Who is on
the Lords side?' took their place on his
side. This is true wisdom, and Solomon's
description of it may indeed inspire us
all to seek it, if anywhere it may be
found. Happy is the man that findeth
wisdom, and the man that getteth under
standing, for the merchandise of it is
better than the merchandise of silver,
and the gain thereof than fine gold. She
is more precious than rubies, and all the
things thou canst desire are not to be
compared to her. Length of days is in
her right hand, and in her left hand
riches and honor. Her ways are ways of
pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is tree of life to those that lay hold
upon her, and happy is every one that re-
tainerh her" prov. iii, 13-lS)
How to obtain true wisdom. Jas. i, Sc
''If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask
of God, who giveth to all men literally
and upbraideth not, and it shall be given
him. But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering, for he that wavereth is like a
wave of the sea driven with the wind
and tossed" This is James method for
receiving true wisdom. Ask of God in
faith, and He will give it. And this is
the true method. Wisdom concerning
this world may be learned. Heavenly
wisdom must come from above. The
God of heaven must give it. The words
of James encourage us to come to God
Win pray CTS lOl "lSioLl, lol ITO IeliS US
that God will give it to all who come.
He did give wisdom to Joseph and ex-
ceeding great wisdom to Solomon, and
so He will to us all if we ask in faith
We need this wisdom from God to save
our own souls and the souls of others
about u.s. Let us therefore seek it in a
spirit of earnestness and humility from
the all wise God, who ''giveth literally
to all men and upbraideth not" Seek it
in the prayer of faith, and God will make
you wise unto salvation.
Bible References-Ex. xviii, 8; XXI.
1-6; xxxvi, l; Kings iv, 30, 80; II Chron.
i, 1912; Job xii, 10; xviii, 90, %; Ps
Ii, 8; cxi, 10; Prov. i, Z; ii, 6; iv, 2; xvi,
16; Eccl. ii, 26; vii, II, 12, 10; Cor. ii, 6;
iii, 10; Eph. i, II; Jas. iii, II.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
Things Commanded.

Cleanse yourselves. Danish all world
ly thoughts and pleasures. Begin the
day with prayer. Continue it in the
spirit. End it with entire committal Of
the soul to God.
Keep the gates. The eye gate lets in
many an impure or worldly suggestion.
The ear gate unguarded may prove a
destruction to the moral nature. The
heart gate must be kept with all dill
gence. ..
Sanctify the Sabbath. Make it holy
day, not simply holiday. In that word
there is tremendous difference between
an 81" and ''y." Let rest keep the day
calm, and let worship hallow it:
When morning ushers In the sacred day
With shining feet,
And quiet nature seems to gently say,
"This Is Gods hour" would most humbly
pray
For Thee to honor with Its first bright ray
.... Thy mercy seat
When Sabbath bells peal clearly on the air
Their joyous chime,
Unto Thy sacred courts would | repair,
And find Thee. o my Father, waiting there,
To meet my seeking soul and bid me fare
On things sublime.
And when the evening shadows softly fall
On turrets gray,
I'd look to Thee and thankfully recall
Tie blessed hours spent in Thy banquet hall,
The service done for Thee and crave 1t all
Golden Rule.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
Curing a Setting Hen.

A Cape Cod man who had some
trouble with hen that would persist
in setting, writes to the Boston Jour-
nal to show how he broke Biddy of
the habit. 81 made half dozen
snowballs and soaked them in water.
In the morning they were solid ice.
I shaped them as near like an egg as
possible, and put them under the
setting hen. She smiled. stood by
and watched her. She cuddled the
ice eggs under her and clucked softly
fNQthem. In about ten minutes she
aSpear to get uneasy. She arose and
scr atched the darlings together and
.,Snook herself, then, evidently satisfied
settled down again. Soon she got up
%once more, this time with evident con-
cern-something was wrong, surely
perhaps the weather was getting cold.
She felt wet and chilly, but with great
perseverance she sat down again, and
again got up-this time for good.
She walked out of the box and then
turned and looked in, but she had had
enough"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
OF No Consequence.

Husband-"You are as gloomy as
an owl, Sulking because / can't get
lyou that bonnet, suppose"
Wife-"No, was only going over
some old letters, that's all. It's moth
ing of Importance. Only fit of the
blues"
"What letters ?"
.'Loye-letters."
"Some you wrote? ?"
"Some received"
"Oh, mine, eh ?"
"No, some 1 received before 1 met
you. It's ofno consequence. None
at all. How is your cold ?"- N. Y.
Weekly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
The Sabbath.

The Sabbath was made for man, and
not man for the Sabbath. The profound
wisdom and divine philosophy of these
words become more evident with the
lapse of centuries. This incisive utter
ance from the lips Of the Lord Jesus
released the Sabbath from the burden
some traditions and cruel exactions
which had transformed one Of Gods best
gifts into a curse and reaffirnled its di-
vine authority, permanent obligations
and supreme blessedness. The essence
and spirit of the fourth commandment
are here reproduced and perpetuated.-
Arthur Little, d. D.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
A Kings Daughter.

A princessl You would not have thought Il,
Her gown was so faded and plain;
abound out" for her food and shelter,
And toiling in sun and In rain;
Running her errands SO quickly.
Milking tae cows in the zane;
Yet happy and sweet as the morning,
With no thought that she might complain.
"How is IT." I asked this sweet maiden,
"rhat you can ~ cheeTily sing:
That service so faithful and loving
You are ever ~ ready to bring?"
She looked lh ,ny face for a moment
And "A light from her eyes seemed to spring.
"Why should not joy9" she made answer,
"For am the child OF King"
Christian at Work.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
Stale Nest Eggs.

The season has arrived when some
will be induced to use stale eggs IS
nest eggs. Such practice has ruin
ed the hopes of many who have
aimed to secure permanent customers
as sooner or later the stale eggsis SUI 6
to find its way into the alot of fresh
eggs intended for market, and when
the discovery is made jail excuses or
apologies will be of no avail. Beware
of the stale egg in the nest.--Mirror
and Farmer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-11
A Beautiful Society.

The Y. P. s. G. E. Of the missionary
children Of the American board, with
five branches in different parts of Japan,
is unique and beautiful society. At the
annual meeting of the mission a whole
afternoon is given to the meeting of the
society, and the missionaries enjoy it as
much as the children.