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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
OBITUARY.

Mark Stall, of Daleville died at his
home ThUr aday. lie was % years of age,
and was a nephew of William Ward,
ianitor of the city hall. this city. The
funeral will take place today.
The death OF Mrs. Ann sheridan oc-
Cured at her home on Dunmore street,
Oily phaEt, yesterday morning 1T I O'CLOCK.
she EHd pccn i'll for some time. but the
immediate cause of her death was par
alYsiS. Deceased was "a years of age
She came to this country from Ireland
when a child and has been a resident Of
Olyphant for many years. Mrs. Sheridan
was woman highly esteemed and re-
spCctCd by all who krew her. She is sur
NiVed by two daughters and six sons Thc
funeral will take place from her late home
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, Inter-
ment in ST. Patr'ck's cemetery.
George DershCimer. of KizerS, died
Thursday morning after a brief Illness
aged three score years. The deceased
was former csident Of Hyde Park, re-
siding there until a few years ago when
he moved to KiZers, where he has sine
resided. In Hyde Park he has many
friends who will De greatly gricved to
hear of his demise. The funeral will taKe
place Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock
from his late residence. lntcrment IN
South Canaan cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
Gloves for Men
Seasonable, Stylish and
at Little Cost.
The Price on Saturday and Monday Is
For Gloves that
NV H6 are actually worth
wv Sl.OO.

There is but SO dozen in the lot,
which represents an excellent quality of
kid, and the shades run from the popular
Red-Tans to club shades of Warm
Brown.
In an every day walking glove you
can lind nothing more serviceable The
quality of skins used is all that could be
desired. Every finger is finished with
double stitched gussets, the thumbs are
double stitched throughout, while every
pair has the latest London point which
at once stamps them as up-to-date in
every detail
1t would be impossible for us to sell
such a really good glove for so little
money under ordinary conditions. We
seized the bargain opportunity, however,
when it came our way. Wise buyers
will do the same now that it comes their
way. We guarantee every pair Of the
fifty dozen gloves offered to be full value
for 81.
Special Price, Saturday and Monday Only,
OOc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
CONFERENCE OF SAINTS.

fetal, or beneficial, as the local
body NAV desire"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
Does Not Last There.

GcTtrudo-Nu, | am not going to the
beach this year ! prefer TO remain in
town and save my complv Nun.
ClIra--That's SO. You do have to use
more at the scaside,-NCw York WorId.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
A ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
BURGUNDER s REFS, Lesses5.
II. K. LONG, Manager.
Week Beginning
MONDAY, NOV. 7

" tth II STITIITTTE
MONDAY, N ~
Dime matinees daily beginning Tuesday.
The Favorites,
ELR OT5 STUCK %.
Supporting j. HARVEY COOK
and MISS LOrTlE CHURCH.
In the following strong productions:
Monday night, THE White squadron ,
Thursday matinee. Mrs. WhitehouS"
of Washington, u. G.: Thursday niEht, y
Rough Ridc.": Friday matinee. "The Be-
hemians"; Friday night. The Midnight
Alarm; Saturday matinee. (AnnounCcd
later; Saturday night, THE District
Fair"
EVENING PRTCES--lO % and 80 cents.
. Ladies' tickets Monday night. You can
secure them at the box office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
COrynOranta.

Agourmet is one thing, gormand
another. Yousouf, 1.-THE Terrible
Turk, . eats IS chops at breakfast
and drinks two quarts of beer. Bri-
gnoli ate dozen mutton chops after
singing at the Academy and drank
three bottles of champagne. He was
a gastronome. Pouyer Quertier ate
a leg of mutton at a meal, with sun
dry vegetables, while the limit of
his capacity for champagne was
never reached. John H. Inman, a
disciple of teetotalism, killed him.
self with eating. His appetite was
SO ravenous and his capacity for
food so illimitable that he was
ashamed to eat in public. New York
Is full of human cormorants. New
York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
And They Cured Her Too.

A Birmingham physician has had
an amusing experience. The other
day somewhat distracted mother
brought her daughter to see him.
The girl was suffering from what is
known among many people as "gen-
eral lowness. There was nothing
much the matter with her, but she
was pale and listless and did not
care about eating or doing anything.
The doctor, after due consultation.
prescribed for her glass of claret
three times a day with her meals.
The mother was somewhat deaf, but
apparently heard all he said and
bore off her daughter, determined to
carry out the prescription to the
very letter.
In ten days time they were back
again, and the girl looked quite a
different creature. She was rosy
checked, smiling and the picture of
health. The doctor congratulated
himself upon the keen insight he
had displayed in his diagnosis of the
case. Il am glad to see that your
daughter is SO much better, he said.
Yes, exclaimed the excited and
grateful mother, thanks to you,
doctor! She has had just what you
ordered. She has eaten carrots
three times day since we were
here and sometimes oftener-and
once or twice uncooked-andn now
look at herr
The medical man was so overcome
with laughter that for some minutes
he could not explain the mistake
London Answers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
THE JOLLY AMER.
Ahdurralman of Afghanistsn One of >,

Abdurrakman of Afghanistan One of the
Nest Orig i,al of Rulers.
The most interesting ruler in the
woriA at present is probably Abdur.
rahnan ct Af2hanistan.
A line old crusted autocrat is All.
durrahman, capable of waking un
his doctor to ask if it would hurt
INN to eat peppermint lozenge,
and also shutting up thief in an
IRON cage to starve to death.
Once begga1 in kabul asked
aims of the khan.
Did you ever work for liyinps"
asked the ruler.
Never, Q khanr' the man re-
piled. II am a beggar.
Then" said Abdurrahmap 1--WE
can do without you, and forthwith
directed that the beggar should be
hanged. He is, however, susceptible
to f1attery and can sometimes be ca.
joled.
A man whom he had sentenced to
nave his ears cut off for some indis-
cretlon happened to he friend of
ms Chief secretary, who averted the
mutllatlon by offering to perform
the task himself, provided it might
be done IN the ameer's presence.
10 this he assented, whereupon
the secretary explained that he had
never executed this form of punish
ment before and would his highness
show him how much was to be re-
moved.
The ameer passed his hands over
both ears Of the trembling wretch.
whereupon the secretary reminded
him of a passage in the Koran say.
ing that anything touched by the
representative of the Almighty be-
came sacred. So the ears were
saved.
Afghanistan is anything but back
ward, as Asiatic countries 20. There
is modern factory in Kabul run bv
steam and employing $500 work
men which turns out daily 10000
Martini Henry cartridges and 10, 600
Snider cartridges, finished and COM
plete; % Martini Henry and 20 sni-
der rifles; $4,000 coins; two field
guns, varying from Founders to ~
Founders; ~ Maxims; 10 Gardeners.
with carriages and full equipment,
per annum, as we'll as large num-
Der of swords and mechanical con-
trivances.
The ameer takes great pride in the
factory and makes his khans and all
his visitors go and see it. One day
Umra Khan, who came from a dis.
tance, called on Sir Salters Pyne and
said: "How do you make gunsa'
1T is quite easy" replied Pyne.
"You makes hole first and then
wrap some iron around it," "Ah. >
he said sorrowfully, there is lots Of
air for the hole'in my country, only
no one there knows how to wrap the
iron around itr'-New York World
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
SIGNS IN THE SALT.
omens and superstitions Connected With
tie Universal Condiment.

oHneus ana SuperstI~tons Connected With
the Universal Condimeut.
Salt is probably the only article cf
food which has been used by every
nation and i'll every age since the
beginning of civilization. More su-
perstitions are naturally connected
with it than with any other article
of food.
In ancient times, before trade was
as well organized as it is now, salt
was very scarce and costly. From
this gradually grew up the eastern
custom that whoever should eat salt
together-the most precious posses
siOn-must be friends for life.
The belief that it is unlucky to
spill salt at table is of similar origin
and equal age. There is an allusion
to it in Leonardo da Vinci's great
painting of 1.-THE Last Supper, :"
which represents Judas as knocking
over the salt cellar while reaching
out his hand. The Romans had this
superstition and took extreme pre-
cautions to avoid splitting salt.
Many fierce battles have been
waged for the possession of saline
springs by animals as we'll as men.
The Big Bone Lick, Kentucky salt
spring, was in the early days of the
settlement surrounded by many
tons of bones, some of extinct beasts,
that had been killed there fighting
for taste. Most of these were de-
strOyed, but Jefferson and others
rescued many specimens The In
dians got salt from the same spring
and in central New York and traded
it far and wide among the tribes.
Many nations held salt sacred.
The Germans believed that soil
made salt by saline springs was pc
culiarly holy. The Scriptures speak
frequently of 1.-The covenant Of
salt. " The Mexicans had goddess
of salt whose more or less musical
name was Huixtocilmatl.
There is an eastern tale of man
who went to rob house by night.
Stumbling upon an object in the
dark, he put his tongue to it to as
certain its nature. It was bit of
rock salt. The man gave up his
idea of robbing a house whose own
er's salt he had eaten. Cogia Hous-
sain of ''The Forty Thieves" was
more willy. He would not eat in
his intended victims house lest
there might be salt in some of the
dishes.
Some of the "tacky whites" of the
south put salt in their shoes to keep
off witches. The Chinese, in observ-
ing the last festival of the year,
throw salt upon the fresh built fire
in front of the ancestral tablets. In
many remote parts of the world
cakes or blocks of rock salt have
been used as money, and man who
was not worth his salt" was a
pretty poor fellow.-New' York
World.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
Not Disturbed.

Nassau William Senior, the Eng
lish political economist, was fire.
quent guest of Lord Lansdowne at
Lansdowne House, and on one occa-
sion was busily writing, quite alb
stracted as usual, in a room full of
company when Tom Moore was sing
ing. The scratch of his pen was not
an agreeable accompaniment, and at
last one of the company asked very
politely, "You are not fond of music,
Mr.. Seniors" No." he replied /;
"but it does not disturb me in the
least. Pray 60 on. "-Argonaut.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
Lewis CarrOll's Grave.

The grave stands almost on the
very crest of ridge which COM
mands glorious panorama of some
of the finest scenery in the south of
England. Deep down below you, as
in cup, lie the red roofs of Guild
ford, the winding river, the crum-
bling remains of the ancient castle.
beneath whose ivy covered walls
nestles The Chestnuts, where the
Hodgsons live. 1t is almost in bee
line with us, and even at this dis
lance it is easy to pick it out from
among its neighbors by the white
blinds still down. Away beyond lies
London. In the misty middle dis
lance, OF the somber clad heights.
looms the church of st. Martha's.
where once Canterbury pilgrims lin
gered. To the right the downs
stretch as far as eye can see. 1t is a
gray day and dull enough, with a
wintry wind whistling weirdly
among the churchyard shrubs, when
views and prospects are least appre-
ciated, and yet one fingers by this
grave of Lewis Carroll long after
priests and surpliced choir have
wendell their way down the hill
again. How lovely must be the
scene in the summer sunshine or
bathed in the light of the harvest
moon LONDON News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
IRON CLAD,l NOTES

Attenhoc is directed TO tie jobbine &c
partment ofthe MARIETTA JOURNAL which
Is provided with E'eam Power. New job
Presses. New and --latest Styles OF Job
Type and most approved and exten-
sive facilities for the execution of JOB
printing OF all kinds from the smallest label
to the gest poster, in black or colored
iuks, a; rices as low as can be had else
where ( an equal grade Of work. We are
prepare to printat ohort notice, pamphlet
posters, rogrammes, circulars, letter heads
checks, envelopes, bill heads, blanks OF all
kinds, catalogues. business cards, and every
hing in the line OF printing used intbe or
duct of every day business We will du.
plicate Atlanta prices. Give us trial
and see.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
The Monsoon of Central India.

Haidarabad, like the rest of the
center and south of India, depends
for its prosperity on the southwest
monsoon. This, setting in in Ceylon
soon after the middle of May, works
its way up the west coast and over
coming as it gains its full strength
the barrier of the western CHATS.
advances steadily across the Deccan.
Its normal date for reaching the
Haidarabad state is June 5. 1t con-
tinues with the wind prevailing
from the southwest till beyond the
middle of September, when the
wind, gradually veering round by
west and north to the northeast.
brings what appears to be return
monsoon, but what probably is the
current of the southwest monsoon,
which, passing from the commence
ment of the rains in June up the
east coast and thence to the north
west up tho Gangetic valley, has at
tanned greater strength than that
which is then exercised by the wan
ing west coast current and makes it.
self felt in the central provinces and
the south. To this return current Hal
darabad is often indebted for heavy
falls that save the country from the
scarcity that might follow a lack of
strength in the original southwest
current.-George Palmer in Engi-
peering Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
Helped Him Along.
ow stranger he said.

How stranger he said.
WHAT" she asked.
"These newspaper stories of fads
Of engaged girls, he explained.
"They don't interest me" she as
serted.
Realty" he asked.
mot bit" she returned. "Why
should theyi'
AS she looked up into his eyes in
a wondering sort of way he drew a
good long breath, for he knew that
he had clear field. and when he LETT
that evening she had become deeply
interested in some of those fads.-
Chicago Post.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
A STORY BY MARK TWAIN.
Ihe Scotch-Irflii Mini-ter aad the Chris
tening of tho Baby.

Ahe scotch-Irfiii Mini7ter sad the Chris
tening of tho Baby
Atan entertainment given for tie
benefit of the seamen on board the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II on Ter
voyage from New York to Genoa
Mr.. Clemens MAX Twain) was
posted for an address. On being in
troduced he rose and in his peculiar
tone of voice and manner said:
My friends, see that my name is
on the programme for an address.
AS this was done without consulting
me, shall give you an anecdote in
its place. Now, you know, there are
anecdotes and anecdotes, short meter
and long meter. 1 shall give you a
long meter, one with a snapper at
the end. 1t is about Scotch Irish
minister who thought he was called
to preach the gospel, while he knew
that he had the gift of oratory, and
he never missed an opportunity to
display it. An opportunity was
afforded on the occasion of chris.
tening. There was a considerable
audience, made up of the relatives,
friends and neighbors of the parents.
The preacher began by saying:
We have met together, my
friends, on very interesting occa-
sion, the christening of this little
child, but see already look of
disappointment on your faces. Is it
because this infant is so smallg We
must bear in mind that this globe
upon which we live is. made UP of
small things, intinitesimal objects,
we might say. Little drops of wa
ter make the mighty ocean. The
mountains which rear their hoary
heads toward heaven and are often
lost in the clouds are made up of lit
tie grains of sand. Besides, my
friends, we must take into consider
alton the possibilities in the life of
this little speck of humanity. He
may become great preacher. Null
titudes may be swayed by his elo-
quence and brought to see and be-
lieve in the truths of the gospel. He
may become distinguished ply
stefan, and his. fame as healer of
men may reach the uttermost parts
OF the earth and his name go down
to posterity as one of the great bene-
factors of humanity. He NAV be-
come a great astronomer and read
the heavens as an open book. He
may discover new stars which NAV
be coupled with that of Newton and
other great discoveries. He may be-
come distinguished statesman and
orator, and by the strength of his
intellect and eloquence he may con-
troll the destinies of nations and his
name be engraved upon monuments
erected to perpetuate his memory by
his admiring and grateful country
men. He may become an author
and poet, and his name NAV vet
appear among those now entombed
at Westminster. He may become
great warrior and lead armies to
battle and victory. His prowess and
valor may change the map of Eu-
rope. Methinks l hear the plaudits
of the people at the mention of his
deeds and name. He may become
er-er-he might-er'-
Turning to the mother:
"'What is his names'
What is the baby's namef'
yes, what is his nameY
" Its name is Mary Ann. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
Tax Receivers Notice.

The law formerly required property
held on the first Gay of April returnabie
tor taxation. This has been amended SO
that all property held on the FIRST DAY
OF MARCH shall be returned at its market
value | will be at the following named
places on the dates mentioned below for
the purpose OF Receiving the Tax Returns
of Cobb County for the year 1898
Marietta, April to 16, May 3.
Acworth. April Is, May 2 and II.
Big Shanty, April 10 (morning,) May
and Is (morning)
Neritt's April 20 (morning,) May and
10 (morning)
Roswell. April 81, May and 90
Post Oak, April % (morning,) Nay and
90 (morning)
Gritter, April % (eve) May and 80 (eve)
Smyrna. April % (morn,) May 10 and "a
(morning)
Lemons, April 25 (eve,) May 10 and "a
<eve)
Howells, April 81 (morD,) May II and
% (morp)
Coxes, April 81 (eve) May II and 25 (eve)
Austell April % May 12 and &c.
Powder 81 fnss, April 30, NAV 10 and Of.
Red Rock, May 2 60 to ii a IN May Is
and 81 20 to III
Lost Mountain, May 2 (l2 to 2,) May Is
and 81 (12 to2)
Oregon, May 2 g to 5 p, m May 16 an
81 e to 5
s r McCleskey's, June (morning)
Benson School House. June evening J
Winnings, June Is (morning.l
L M Power, May S and IS
At Marietta all other times till July 1st
All tax payers are requested to make
prompt returns / will De compelled to
close my books July 1st, 1898.
The Tax Collector will be with me on
all my rounds tor the purpose of Regis,
te.ing Voters Please meet Us at your
court ground and make your returns and
register. W. N. GRIST,
Tax Receiver, Cobb County.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
At the Quick Lunch Room.

Proprietor-Don't you want some
of this pepsin gums Best thing in
the world tor Indigestion.
Newcomer-But never have in
digestion.
Proprietor-That makes no differ
ence. You will have it in a few
days. At any rate, all our customers
have it, and we sell lots of this gum.
Boston Transcript.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
A Secret.

She--Julie and Joe are engaged,
but they have decided to keep their
engagement secret. Julie told me
so.
He-Yes, know it. Joe told me.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
INNOCENCE PersoniAed.

Mistress (severely) If such
thing occurs agian, Norah, l shall
have to get another servant.
Norah-I wish yez wud. There's
easily enough wurruk for two av
us.-London Fun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
DR.. F. j. LENNON,

MARIETTA, GA. Office N. f. corner Public
Square, over Geo. $. Ovens grocery store Con-
sultation hours 10 to u a. m, and 3 to p. IN.
Residence, Dallas street, Gregg place.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09

Remember that IT," Marietta JouRNAl. job
Office will duplicate Atlantis job printin
in style quality and price
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
P. r. CORTELYOU, II. D.
GENERAL PRACTITIONER.

MARIETTA, GA. Office North side Public
square, over Mrs. Warren's Millinery Store
Consultation horrs, 90 a.. IN. to IL, and to 5,
?; M, unless otherwise engaged. Residence
Church street, nearly opposite Presby terian
church All calls promptly attended. Tele-
phone No. &C.
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DR.. e. j. SETZE,
DR.. j. d. MALONE,
PHYSICIAN ANE SURGEON.

MARIETTA, GA. Office in Brantley Building,
up stairs rooms and on right. Residence No.
2OO Atlanta street. Telephone No 81.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09

calls promptly attended to- Thanking
our patrons for past favors and asking a
Continuance of same, we are yours truly,
Marietta, Ga. l.. BLACK g. son.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-09
Sash, Doors and Blinds,

We are making special discount, COM
peting with western market In addi-
ton to the above we have large assert
ment of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
THE WORD JANUARY,
Janus, the God of Gates and Avenues,
Historical Superstition.

Janus, the God of Gates and Avenues.
Historical Superstition.
tbs heI The two fac d Janus comes in
viewl' -
According to mythology, Janus was the
god OF gates and avenues and in that char.
acter held key in his right hand and a
rod In his left to symbolic his opening
and ruling the year; sometimes he bora
the number 300 in one hand and So in the
other the number of its days in the an.
Gent lunar years. At other times he was
represented by four heads and placed in
temple of four equal sides with a door
and three windows in each side as em-
blems Of the four seasons and the u
months over which he presided
Nerstegan states that the Saxons called
this period wolf monat, or wolf month,
because the wolves of ancient forests, i'm
PEELED by hunger during the season, were
won't to prowl about human habitations
and attack man himself, the inferior ami
mails on whom they usually preyed having
retired or persisted from the inclemencv of
the weather 1t is an established fact that
expanded civilization has moderated the
rigors of winter
The SaXOns, in a more poeticaI sense
Cet4ACNt ~ " ulll <1iltItt OF AGlUGE I ultt sig
nifying after Christmas In Illuminated
calendars prefixed to missals or service
books January was frequently depicted
as a man with fagots or woodman S ak
shiverlng and blowing breath upon his
fingers Spenser, in his 'Faerie Queene, ]"
thus describes the popular illustration:
Then came old January, wrapped well
In many weeds to keep the cold away,
Yet did he quake and qulver, like to quell,
And blow his nayles to warm them, if he may
For they were numbd with holding all the
day
An Ratchet keene with which he felld wood
And from the trees did lop the needlesse spray
The gentle loving Charles Lamb in quiet
differentiation thus begins one excellent
paper Every man hath two birth
days; two days, at least, in every year
which set him upon revolving the lapse Of
time as it affects his mortal duration. The
one is that which, in an especial manner,
he termeth his In the gradual desuetude
OF old obseryances, this of solemnizing our
proper birthday hath nearly passed away
or is left to children who reflect nothing
at all about the matter nor understand
anything beyond the cake and orange.
But the birth of a new year is of an inter
est too wide to be permitted by king or
cObbler No one ever regarded the lst of
January with Indifference IL is that from
which all date their time and count upon
what is left. It is the nativity of our COM
mon Adam. d" ALBERT P. SoUTHWICK.