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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-17
DEATH OF MIR. BROADWELL.

Mr.. j. p. Broadwell, who has been
sick and a great sufferer for long
time, died on last Tuesday evening at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Florence, in this place at an advanced
age. Mr.. Broadwell was one of Cobb
county's prominent far ners and re-
spected citizens. His death will be a
source of regret to all who knew him
We sympathize with the bereaved rela.
tives, His burial took place in the city
cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-17
DEATH OF MRS. THOMPSON.

After a lingering sickness for the past
eight months. Mrs. Amanda T.. Thomp-
passed peacefully away on Friday last
at her home on Lawrence street. She
would have been seventy three years
old if she had lived until next month.
She was one of the best women we ever
knew always tender and kind in speech,
charitable and amiable in disposition
and gentle in manners. She had pa
tiently waited on and cared for her in
valid and helpless son, Mr.. Johnnie
Thompson, for the past Is years, never
murmuring, giving the attention day
and night as holy mission. Her life
has been one of devotion and unselfish-
ness to others, and her heavenly re-
ward for good deeds is sure and certain.
She had been citizen of Marietta
many years and all who knew her can
testify to her goodness of heart, purity
Of life and christian consistency.
She was member of the Presbyte-
rian church and was greatly esteemed,
She leaves four sons and two daugh-
ters, James K. Thompson, of Nashville,
Tenn. David A. Thompson, of Mont
gomery, Ala. Sloan Thompson, Johnnie
Thompson, Mrs. Frank J. Lumpkin, of
Marietta, and Mrs. Mary Taylor, of
Upshaw, Ga.
The funeral was conducted at the
family residence at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, Rev. j. H. Patton officiating,
after which the remains were placed
at rest in the city cemetery.
The pail bearers were Judge J. NJ.
Stone, Mr.. ]. B. Glover, Mr.. A. H. Legg,
DIR. j. I. Groves, Mr.. w. G. Nash. and
Mr.. John T. Stephens.
We deeply sympathize with the be-
reaved relatives in the demise of this
good woman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-17

It's difficult to convince the un
lucky man that there is no such
thing as luck.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
Too Classic For Them.

A resident in a small suburban town
had n visit from a German friend who
knew little English, but played the VIC
lin well. One of this residents neigh
bors gave musicale" and of course
he and his visitor were invited. The
German took his violin, and when his
turn came he played one of his best
pieces from one of the great masters.
When he had finished, there was an
awkward silence and no applause. The
people were still looking eXpectantly at
the German, who looked disappointed
and flustered. The silence grew pain
full.
Finally the hostess, quite red in the
face, edged over TO the side of the Ger
mans friend.
Cant You get him TOP she whis-
pered.
what do you meanW
"Why. now that he's got tuned up,
isn't he going to play something
London Tit-Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
Why Dinah Went.

Not long ago lieutenant in the navy
was ordered away on a three years,
cruise The order had been dreaded
for weeks. and when 1t came the young
wife. who was to be left in a Brook
lyn fiat with baby and eolored sery-
ant, was in despair.
She controlled her sorrow very we'll
however, until the actual moment Of
parting came, and then she wept as
though her heart would break. The
cruiser was to leave the navy yard
early next morning, and the lieutenant
had gone to report for duty.
In the midst of her lamentations the
young wife heard a smiling and sob
bling in the dining room, and upon
CHANGING through the door she saw
Dnah, the colored maid, rocking her
body to and fro in a chair and weeping
violently
"Why, D-D-Dinah, what's the m-mat-
ter?" cried the mistress. You seem
to t-t-tale Mr.. Blanks departure as
much to heart as DIDO"
Deed doesn't, Mis- Blank; deed
doesnt!" sobbed Dinah. What am
bodern dis chile am de fac dat n cul-
lud gemman friend o. mine am gwine
sail hsse'f on dat same ole cruisahn'-
New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
Some Exploded Food FalIacies.

Fish as food of the brain worker
must be consigned to the limbo of
yanities, though certain forms Of fish
are the cheapest of all foods, notably
the bloater. Oysters and turtle soup
are frauds 1t would take Ii oysters
to equal the nourishment of one egg
md 22,3 To provide the same amount
of uulriment contained in Il pound of
beef.
Salt fish. especially salt fat fish, is
tile most valuable food for the pool +
classes, and whole races in the south
of Europe live on the Newfoundland
cod. Canned salmon we see at Is
pence a pound Is no more expensive
than cod at siXpence. Millions of peo-
pie live on it. and the North American
settler who is not well provided with
cash finds 1t good substitute and
change from flesh meat at times.
Frogs legs are not of high nutritiye
value, which need not surprise us.
Turtle soup from the CHEMISTS point
of view is not worth tenth of the
price paid for it.-EXchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
The conductor,a Ready Answer.

The Metropolitan Street Railway
company has IN it's employ philoso-
pher In the person Of Broadway con
ductor. II was late IL the evening.
and his car on It's up town trip had
reached the vicinity Of the city hall.
AS 1t passed one Of the taller Office
buildings a stout woman, clutchlng
him by the arm, exclaimed
"Oh, conductor, how many stories
high is that buildingF'
Leyen," laconically replied the con.
ductor, without SO much as an upward
glance. The woman sank back with n
sigh of satisfaction.
Just then a small man with a large
travelling bag rushed in almost out Of
breath.
Il say, conductor" he easped, what
time can get to the Grand Central
depotT'
'Leyen," was the quiet reply
That's good" commented the small
man, evidently relieved
At this juncture another man climb
ed aboard that wanted to know about
what time the car would reach the
Gllsey House
'Leyen," again replied the CON
ductor, with a weary look.
When questioned as to the uniformi-
ty of his answers, he replied:
Yes. You see, If you hesitate about
answering EN-, they git worried. but
If you have an answer ready they're
satisfied. Now. about this time Of
night | always say 'Leyen.' It's IA
good, handy number. easy to say. 9th
er times | use other numbers. | allus
have lot Of stock answers on hand.
1t saves time and trouble. New York
sun
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
For Those Who smoke.

The great point In pipe smoking is to
learn to smoke slowly. When this hab-
/; is acquired, the full flavor of the to-
bacco will always be enjoyed, every
smoke will be cool one, and tongue
burning will be unknown. 1t is, how
ever, very hard for nervous people TO
smoke slowly. We know of cases where
smokers have tried for score Of years
II check their smoking speed without
success. They probably did not begin
Ia make the effort early enough in their
smoking careers. With good tobacco
and "A root pipe the slow smoker at
tains n degree of pleasurablc enjoy
neut in smoking of which the rapid
smoker has not an inkling.
Perhaps all smokers do not know that
II makes no difference In the flavor of
PIPE tobacco how many times n pipe
goes out. \ cigar which Is allowed to
"a out once has its flavor ruined and
is most apprcciably termed butt. a
pipe, however, tastes, If anything. bet
ter for going cst.
Fastdious smokers always have at
least two pipes at hand and never fill
one until 1t has entirely cooled off.
This is help toward cool smoking
and reasonable life in pipe. \ good
test by which TO tell if you are smok-
ing too fast Is To hold the bowl in your
hand. If it is too hot TO do so. then
YOU may know your speed is too great
Exchange
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30

A Thespian who spent several years
trying to get beyond the carriage
awaits Milford" station IN first class
Broadway productions was induced by
his brother To join him in the dairy
business in the City of Mexico. While
on n business trip to this city recently
buying new machinery ana appliances
for his prosperous Mexican creameries
he met one of his former companions
who was still struggling for an oppor-
tunity to SAY lines" An exchange of
condolences revealed the fact that the
former actor was now making a snug
fortune in the milk business, and his
friend, the persevering player, remark
ed; You're all right, Billy. You could
never have shone in theatrical way,
but you are a star In milky way
New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
The Song of the Grouse

Certain birds when the period OF
eourtship comes round repair 10 partic-
ular trysting places and announce their
presence there by well known calls or
signals.
The ruffed grouse, as every one
knows, seeks an old log or other con
yenlent perch and drums with his
wings. hint to any lady grouse with
In hearing that "Barkis is willln."
The performance Of the grouse is one
frequently heard, but comparatively
seldom seen, and for many years there
were numerous conflicting theories
concerning the means by which the
drumming WAS produced. Some said
that the sound was vocal. and others
declared that the grouse struck the log
with its wings. Even today the pre-
else cause of the sound Is not known,
| for. although the bird has been closely
watched, its wing movements are so
rapid that 1t Is next to impossible to
tell exactly what takes place This
much, however, Is known. During the
| performance the grouse stands upon
the leg or other perch and strikes the
air In front Of his body somewhat after
the manner of an elated barnyard cock
| The first few strokes are measured, but
| they become faster and faster until the
individual thumps are lost. as in the
rolling of a drum Whether the sound
is due entirely to heating of the air or
whether it is increased by the striking
together Of the wing tips is n question
yet TO be ettled.-Hartford Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30

Turf, Field and Farm tells this story
about the late Charles Z. Clark, for
merly president of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad when
the late Robert Bonner purchased
Maud S., he sent her to Charter Oak
park 10 be trained. One day friend
of Mr. Bonner left New York to visit
him at the park, but found that the
train did not stop at that station. The
conductor was polite, but said TINT he
Haven halt was made, and Mr. Bon
ner's friend tried to bride the engineer
with a $40 bill, but in vain. He was
then told that President Clark was on
the train, ard he went to him.
"'Why don't you see the CONDUCTOR
asked Mr.. Clark.
al have, but he will not dsobey or
ders.'
"'Why not then go forward and bride
the engineer
al tried bribery at New Haven, but
it would not WORK
"The absence of evasion was the best
policy. Mr.. Clark not only gave orders
to have the train stopped at Charter
Oak, but promised some day to see
Maud S. He had witnessed the little
attempt at bribery, and the frank con-
fession of the offense seemed to please
him"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
yerdi and pi.marck ON TITLES

The composer Verdi was offered a
title of nobility by King Victor Elm
manuel. 1t was intended that he should
be created Marquis or Comte de Bus
seto, after the estate upon which he
lived. The composer refused the offer
energeticaly, He considered that Verdi
was somebody and that the Marquis de
Busseto would be nobody.
Even Bismarck was unable to parry
blow of this character, When the
young emperor broke with him, he
conferred upon him the title of Duke
of Luxembourg. Bismarck received the
parchment with this exclamation:
"A pretty name! 1t will be handy fol
travelling incognito.'
Some days after parcel arrived al
Yarzin bearing the address Mime. Ia
Duchesse de Luxembourg"
Bismarck, to whom 1t was delivered
being then at table. arose and, Offering
the letter to his wife, remarked iron
ically:
Duchess, enchanted to make your
acquaintance"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30

There is pretty story told Of Queen
Victoria and Jenny Lind which show
how the modcsty of two women. I'll,
queen of England and the queen OF
song, caused a momeutary awkward.
ness which the gentle tact of the singer
overcame.
1t was on night when Jenny Lind
was to sing at Her Majesty's Opera
House that the queen made her first
public appearance after tie memorable
Chartist day.
For the great artist. too, this was d
first appearance, for 1t was the begin
ming of her season at d place where til,
year before She had won unparalleled
fame. Ii happened that the queen ell
tered the royal box at the same mo-
ment that the prima donna stepped up
on the stage. Instantly a tumult of &C.
clamatlon burst forth.
Jenny Lind modestly retired to the
back of the stage. waiting till the dem
onstraton Of loyalty to the sovereign
should subslde. The queen. refusing IL
appropriate to herself that which she
imagined to be intended for the artist
made no acknowledgment
AT length, when the situation became
embarrassing Jenny Lind, with ready
tact ran forward to the footlights and
sang God Save the Queen" which
was caught up ut the end of the solo by
the orchestra chorus and audience.
The queen then came to the front of
her box and bowed, and the opera was
resumed
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30

J WHEN PARIS
} WENT MAD.
By M. QUAD.
) COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY C. b. LEWIS.

l had been with one of the French
armies as war correspondent, and with
it, or such fragments of it as escaped
humiliation or capture, | returned to
Paris. There was a spirit of dissats-
faction, disgust and mutiny among
the rank and file, and we reached
Paris to find even a stronger spirit ex-
listing among all classes of citizens.
1t was the seed that was to grow the
commune. To this day the French
soldier who took part in the war that
was expected to humble Berlin can
not understand that he was outnum-
bered, outgeneraled and outfought and
that France rushed to arms without
being half prepared. The defeated sol
der will simply have 1t that he was
sold out by his general. That was all
the talk in Paris as we fell back-Ger-
man gold had bought victories-and
the thirst for vengeance upon the al
legged traitors was intense.
| had had enough Of soldier work,
and | settled down to become a sta
tionary correspondent, although it was
only a few days ere nothing could be
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
Deafness Cannot he Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot react
the diseased port-r of the ear. There il
only one way to cure Deafness, and tina
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness,
is caused by an inhamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When the tnbe gets infamed you have Z
rumbling sound of imperfect hearing anc
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it,
normal condition, hearing will be destroy.
ed forever; nine cases out of ten art
caused by catarrh, which is nothing bu
an infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh-
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrf
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0
Sid by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
swins PnrIInment In The Open Air.

One of the oldest lawmakng bodies
in the world Is the "landsgemeinde' of
the canton of Glarus in Switzerland
There are almost as many kinds of par
laments as there are races which elect
them. Some are amazingly antlquated
in their methods of procedure, while
others are as go ahead as it is possible
TO be. None is so novel as the lands
gemeinde."
The government of no Swiss canton
by the people Is more absolute than In
that of Glarus, where the burghers as
semble annually to hold their outdoor
parliament In a large square-usually
on the first Sunday in May, weather
permitting. The honored president oc-
cupies a platform In the middle Of the
square. There are places for boys
around this platform, the young idea
thus being taught early how to legislate
wisely and well for its beloved country.
Altogether the 'landsgemeinde" Is
one of the most quaint and ideal little
parllaments In existence.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30

and | kept away from the crowds as
much as possible and had little to say
to any one. As soon as the commune
got fairly under way and the national
guards went over it they began to
press men into the ranks to defend
Paris. | had three or four narrow es-
capes from being pressed and finally
took up my lodgings in a vacant house
on side street called Labanc. There
were with me Russian adyenturer a
German machinist and a chap who
claimed to be a Corsican, and who ac-
knowledged that he was a deserter
from the army; strange company, but
those were strange times, and we We're
all moved by the same object-to keep
clear of the muss. The German was
square and honest and had been living
In Paris for seven years previous to
the war. We made q common purse
and did our own cooking, and 1t was
seldom that any of us left our retreat
except under cover of darkness. One
afternoon, when the regular govern
ment troops had begun to attack the
communists and the city was seething
and bubbling with excitement, a wom-
an gave our hiding place away to the
authorities. We were all asleep in a
back room when the front door was
broken open and ten men under the
orders of a lieutenant came bouncing
In upon us.
"And so, my sleepers, you would
shirk your dutyw exclaimed the officer
as he inspected each one in turn. We'll,
we can decide it in word. VIII you
fight with lis or against us%
None of us replied. Like me- the
a plain question.
II thought sou grimly observed the
officer. Sergeant, out into the back
yard with file of six men and take
this fellow first"
He pointed to the Russian, who sud
denly found his tongue and began to
argue and protest. He was run out by
two men, his wrists tied and his eyes
bandaged and he was still shouting
when a volley laid him low. The Ger
man was taken next, and the Corsican
followed. The thing was put through
with appalling CELEBRITY, and it had
come my turn before | scarcely real
lied what was being enacted before
my eyes. AS they laid hands on me to
run me out to the wall | gave my name
and produced my passes. The meb
laughed sarcastically, but the officer
motioned to them to release me for a
moment. When he had read the passes
he asked me few questions growing
more civil all the time, and at length
he returned the papers, with the re-
mark:
You were little stupid not to speak
up at once, monsieur, though perhaps
you could have said nothing in favor of
those others. However, better late
than never. shall leave you here,
though | cannot promise that some one
else will not disturb you later on. Bon
jour, Monsieur American"
He was marching off with his men
next moment, and as soon as the crowd
had dispersed | hunted for safer quar-
tiers. The three dead men were left I'M
buried, and as | skulked down the
street had to pass two others hanging
from lampposts. Their crime was argu-
ing that God was greater than the
commune.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
His Late Hours.

you never think of staying out late"
said the convivial and i'll bred person.
Sometimes l think of It," answered
Mr.. Meekton distantly.
"But you don't care for that sort of
thing
''Not in the least"
perhaps you never had any expert
ence"
"Oh, yes, have. 1t was only last
night that l was out at half past 2 a.
m. Henrietta sent me out to see II
couldn't keep the back gate from slam
ming,"-Washington Star
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30


LAID HIM LOW.
sent out of the besieged city except by
way of balloons. AS soon as | had
found lodgings l secured a military
pass and accompanying it certificate
from Minister Washburn as to my ma
tivity and neutrality. These stood me
in good stead within the next week.
There were no doubt many German
spies In Paris, but the people greatly
exaggerated the number and were
ready to denounce any one not a born
Frenchman. | had been taking my
meals at a certain miserable restaurant
and paying the prices asked without
complaint when one evening the keeper
of the place, who was surly old fell
low at best, attempted an extortion
that | resented. We had some hot
words, and | left in anger, and not
more than an hour had passed when
received a visit from a trio Of the ma
tional guard. | had been denounced by
the old man as a German spy. The
trio consisted of a corporal and two
men, and when they had gained my
room the corporal saluted me and cour-
teously observed:
Sorry to trouble monsieur just as he
Is preparing for bed, but the fact is
am ordered to take him out and shoot
him."
For whatW asked.
For being a spy in the employ of
nismarcly Cnna rpopsiaur W. bo
others to shoot and cannot waste time"
"But you go a little fast, corporal"
protested one of the men as | looked
from one to the other and wondered If
it was joke. II think the orders were
to take monsieur before the provost
marshal for investigation"
Say you 80, Francois? Well, what's
the odds to him whether he Is shot to.
night or tomorrow 1t will come to
shooting anyhow, and we have three
other places to visit before we can go
back. Be reasonable, monsieur"
For answer I showed him my passes,
named the headquarters to which l
had been attached and then related the
cause of my dispute with the owner of
the restaurant.
"Ah, | see," replied the corporal as
he scratched his head and smiled. at
was the old mans little way of set
Ting 3 franc dispute. and he is prob
ably making merry over it. Monsieur
American, you are all K. o., as believe
they say in your country, and 1t will
give me pleasure to do little business
with monsieur Of the cafe. Attention.
squad! Right face and forward march,
We came for spy, but found one who
had fought with us. Good night, mon
sieur."
went around to the restaurant next
morning. 1t had been turned wrong
side out and number of children were
looking for scraps of food. Whether
the old man had been shot or driven
away l know not, but his occupation
had departed. l saw the commune
forming and realized what 1t meant.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-30
A Modern PoIOnfns.

MY son." said the fond but wise
parent, you are leaving ne to go out
Into the world. have nothing to give
you but advice. Never tell Il lie. If
you wish to put one in circulation, get
it published. \ lie cannot live, but it
takes one blamed long time to fade
out of print.
Always read your contract. A man
might consider he was getting a sine
cure If he were offered position pick
Ing blossoms off century plant; but,
you see, he wouldn't have a remunera-
tive occupation II he We're paid on
piecewOrk.
BE not overcritcal. Even the most
ordinary sort of genius can tell when
the other fellow Is making n fool Of
himself.
Remember that the young man, like
the anglers worm, is rather better for
being visibly alive.
BE careful In the choice of your sur
roundings. Environment Will do a
great deal for u man. For example,
flour and water In n china jug is cream
sauce. In pail ON the sidewalk it is
billsticker's paste.
Don't forget that there's time for
everything and that everything should
be done In its proper time Never
hunt for bargains In umbrellas on a
rainy day.
You may make enemies If you
know who they are, don't mention
Them Silence is golden 1t saves the
money that might otherwise be spent
in defending libel suit. If you don't
know who they are-well, abuse law
ished on concealed enemy is like
charity indiscriminately bestowed; It's
good thing wasted. New York
Commercial Advertiser.