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hope they won't fight"
 Softly she opened door leading lnto a cozy apartment and put Thomas down on the floor just inside the door; Then she watched proceedings. Thomas turned round to view his new quarters, when his eye fell on a familiar form. There, lying in front of cheerful grate fire was none other than Thomas brother, the poor, scrawny, miserable kitten from whom he had been parted 10 days. But how changed he was, for five days-the length Of time ne haa been with Miss Mary-had worked won ders in his appearance. He was now q very respectable fellow. well Ieo ana 9' With joyful. playful leap Thomas bounded on his brother, and the two rolled over and over in play together. About the room they seampered, now hiding behind furniture and now behlnd the portiere curtains,s to leap ouL ana catch one another In the ,, wilaess wi is hE9lS M9rv T never saw strangers so friendly pe- fore" Then she went to a door ieadlng into another apartment and called; Sls- ter come here.'
 Tn another moment young lady came and looked at the rolling kittens. "Why," she said, where did that other oHg IT epE picked it up on the street" an swered Miss Mary. T Just now brought if In. But the strange part of 1t IS these two cats take to each other as as afraid they would want to fight at l first. -, |. , .oo9u inonired the sister. with some mis- 1 giyings 1..u. Mo-, CT ,o,,,a not he heartless enough to bring 1t In and and give 1t taste of comfort and pleas, nre and then turn it out to freeze and starye. Besides, it is company for Jona- fban." Jonathan was the name Miss Mary had given to Thomas brother,
 aAnd what do you mean to call the new guest?' laughingly asked the sister
 well, as he's such a plain ain reliow hio h III tismai name shall be Thomas. And I'll warrant you that by the time these cats thorell be no more compiaints from cook cook about mice. in the cellar. l can can tell from their fur that they are not ordinary kittens. They come of thor ouehbred stock"
 And Miss Mary sat down, smiling. while Thomas and Jonathan curled themselves up at her feet, purring their thankfulness and love to her, for they understood that she had rescued them from lives of want and misery.
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The Experiences of Thomas Cat.
BY FLORENCE MAY.

Thomas was picked up on the street by Miss Mary. She had been out for walk, and was just returning to her fine comfortable home, when Thomas seeing her. ran up and said; Meow ~ me-o-w." Miss Mary looked down, ana seeing the drabbled, yellow kitten. with It's rough, unkept fur, drew back her foot to gently Kick 1t away from her mangv. yellow thingl Seat"
 But before Miss Mary's foot could strike Thomas had gently rubbed him- self against the friendly foot upon when ',Pur-pu-r-r," Miss Mary brought the threatening foot down to the pavement epnin without damage to Thomas, and, sfooping. she examined him more olose- lv. Seeing that Miss Mary was well disposed lady, with warm place In her heart for poor suffering cats, Thomas looked up at her meekly and said again Snee: miee "PuPr-r.r. PuPp T
 well, you poor, stray, starved thing" said Miss Mary, picking Thomas up from the pavement, T suppose there nothing else to do but carry you home and feed you. But cannot keep you fix you up little, then put you out so YOU can find a home somewhere. Oh, me, you poor. boney thingl What But Miss Mary did not finish the sen tence; she only hurried along with the shivering Thomas in her arms Now; expected. All he had hoped for was that this lady would not beat or kick him, for he was already half dead from hunger, cold and abuse, and that she might allow him to trot beside her to
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dressed snugly in furs. She was smiling as she came along, the bright December sun failing full on her gentle face and ref1ecting In her kindly blue eyes.
 NOW, Thomas had cat sense enough to know that there was a vast difference something in the sweet expression on Miss Mary's face recalled his own mother to him. She had been a good loving mother, bringing her kittens bits or food from garbage barrels. and occa- sionally fat little mice from the cellar under the old barn where they lived, and where Thomas and his two sisters and one brother were born But one night his mother went out to find some supper for her children and never ca mo back. Of course, the little orphans had no way of finding her or of learning her late, but they knew, and rightly too, that some terrible harm had befallen her. for no cat mother willfully aban- dons her young.
 For several days they cried and crept about the barn hunting vainly for food. Then, one bitter morning. the big doors were thrown open and in stalked sev- eral huge beings that Thomas afterward learned were men. They were the first animals of their kind Thomas had ever his ignorance.
 But cat knows his friends; he is guided by instinct. Thomas felt imme- diately that these giant ntruders were his enemies. He, with his sisters and brother, ran about the big empty barn trying to hide, but the men rushed upon them, and kicking them from the place Seat"
 Once on the street they became the prey of other people. Everybody yelled Seat at them; and when they ven
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run and ask Billy Sanders to come ovsr at about 2 o'clock-I think that very appropriate hour for the burial-ano tell him to bring his drum. We must have martial music. And ask Joe Grant to come and bring his fife. also. Then there's Stella and Tottie to be invited and any other of the children in the neighborhood you may want. Now I'll prepare the box. and have the gardener act as sexton"
 
 Promptly at o'clock there was loud flourish of drum (for Billy Sanders fully realized the importance Of his position as drum major and pounded the instrument with all the strength or his arms) and shrill piping of fife, played upon by Joe Grant (the air be- ing a mixture of Yankee Doodle and .'Dixie'O as the procession was led oy the gardener, who carried the casket, 10 the rear end of the orchard. where. un- der a gooseberry bush, the remains or Capt. John Smith were laid away Edna May walked beside her mother with Stella and Tottie following. Each car ried a bouquet of flowers, which they placed upon the nicely rounded mound that the gardener smoothed with nis 
 hands.
 Then the procession broke up. Edna Mays mamma returning to the house, the gardener to his work on the front lawn and ELY far ana dbsjp Spes ssvmpethy ar5e ana kindness in furnishing the music, oS- parted to their respective homes to tell, in glowing terms, of the sad ndated [unsdLm oi and M,dn Tottie To tea accompanied Edna May to her playhouse. where they eMnS discussed the Pocahontas to her breast If it hadn't been for Tottie seeing that prppy s. might have lost all my children lnsseasa
 .fs E Your mamma goin' to git you an- | other soljer doll?' asked Stella .z children" en- sadly di, answered Edna May. "They must all die with their boots of,. Just think-poor Captain John IS now lyiRg Hnder the gooseeeerry ee% Visit his
 An we'll eat some of the gooseper- ries, maybe, sugg,ss,sted ,s,y n, Tottie. They re
 .NQ-o.9 said Ed Ednn 1Sv Msy yn.,,!s shahnss sas nothing what grows over Captain John. Besides mamma wants them all 10 make
 An hour later all three were busy in Edna Mays kitchen, in mud to theif | elbows, finishing the Ddklnk Lunt utto had been suddenly interrupted in the 1 morning.
 more," said Edna May, rolling out pie 1 and sprinkling sugar over IL cause it would always make me think of Cap tain John. He was so fond Of 'ern. p1ce 1 he told Pocahontas that he could die eating cream custard pie
 "Well-l," ejaculated Stella in surprise. | while Tottie, shaping a cake In the form l of a cat, said "Oh-h-h-o!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
BY M. II. DAVIS.

lady" to do so when contemplating household affairs. And on Saturdays Edna May was a 'growed-up woman to all intent and purpose.
 Just as soon as breakfast was over Edna May hurried to the big attic, where her children were lodged at night and where all her toys were kept, and gath ering an armful of them she ran out to the barn. behind which was situated her Summer home"
 Although 1t was September. Edna May had not been driven from these quar- ters by cool weather, for the days still continued fine and warm and the sun quite hot enough to finish great bak ing
 Now, Edna Mays summer home was only shady place under giant tree, with an old rug thrown on the ground to mark the walls of the dwelling. This place was soon made quite pretentious with furnishings from the attic. There were two little chairs, chest of draw ers-fflled with the dolls clothes-a brass bedstead, with a genuine mattress and covers quite long enough for Gertrude Pauline to lie In at full length, and a table on which was displayed a delft tea set. The kitchen where Edna May reyeled at her baking was on the other side of the tree from the rug part of the house. and was furnished with little washtub and board, a flatiron, a cup
 
 served as a kitchen table.
 It took several trips to and from the attic before Edna May got the house in order for the day; then seating Capt. John Smith and Pocahontas on the chairs, laying Gertrude Pauline on the bed and rocking baby Annette Grace to sleep in the cradle, she said. turning to Captain John; Now, l shall leave the you, bein' a soljer. will keep off all harm. I am going to the kitchen now to bake the goodies for your dinners. Now. you big ones. all be as still as mice, SOS not to wake baby Annette Grace. After I'm done with the baking you'll get your reg'iar Saturday bath.
 Then the little housekeeper repaired to the other side of the tree and set about her duties. First, she fixed the sugar (yellow sand), then she filled the tub with flour (soft loose dirt) and be- gan to mix both into smooth batter with water from an old pickle bottle. using a pine stick as mixing paddle. While thus engaged she heard her own name called by a voice from the alley. Looking up from her work she saw Stella and Tottie peeping over the hign fence that protected the back yard from the alley. They had come from their own back yard and had climbed up on a box to enable them to get q view of
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Thomas stole away. Once in the alley he ran many many blocks, often Ialllns In the way of others of his klnd' cats full of III temper and vic1ousness, caused from their lives of hardship and surer- ing These would sometimes spit at Thomas and strike him with their shaIp claws. Being only a klIIen ana new ~ the ways of the world, Thomas Tell lnto the ways of his own kind and spat and struck back.
 All thai night he froze. froze, froze. Every place he sought out in which there was the barest bit of shelter from the biting cold, that made him shiVcr and ache, he invariably found some ether cat already installed there, ana he was driven away by q sharp ploW on the nose When morning came he was very miserable and dlscouraged. All day he hunted for another trienqiY back yard hoping to be taken in like ms sisters had been. but his search was fruitless.
 Then followed a week of this miser9- ble tramp life, this life of hunger, cola; and fierce fighting with his fellows. And not only was he attacked by his own kind, but by the human family as well; Broomsticks and old bottles were hurled at him whenever he entered yardS to search for food from the garbage bar rels and boxes, Great. heavy kicks sent his emaciated little body hurling through the air whenever he was caught hover ing on back-door step to get out of the way of the wind No voice spoke to him. save to say In angry tones; Seat!
 Thus 1t was that on the morning 10 days after he had parted company with his brother poor Thomas had left the alleys and back yards and was risking his life in the open streets He knew that his treatment there could be no more cruel than 1t had been under shell ter of fences. ash cans and garbage bar rels. Still suffering from the kick in- fiicted on him while seeking food in the areaway of the fiat he was. as has been told in the beginning of this story, warming his numb paws under himself when Miss Mary came round the corner.
 After entering the house with Thomas in her arms. Miss Mary went at once to the kitchen and placed for him q spread. It consisted of T beaten egg and some sweet rich, warm milk.
 Thomas ate till the cavity in his stom- ach was completely filled. Then he walked up against Miss Mary's ankles and purred his grateful thanks Miss Mary took him again in her arms and went up a broad beautifully carpeted stairs to the second floor Now" she said, talking to herself. we'll see what the other stray will do when he sees he is to have another share his domain.
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Saturday morning was always such busy time for Edna May. First, there was the baking to be done, which she always attended to with her own hands weather permitting-for none could fashion such pies and manufacture such cakes as she could. Thus thought Edna May,
 Now. this sounds as If Edna May was conceited over her accomplishment as cook, but if one could look at the rows of soft black pies and strangely shaped cakes that adorned her kitchen table each Saturday morning as they baked to a hard substance in the hot sunshine for the sunshine was her bake-oven), one would not question her ability in this line, nor wish to withhold from her the great credit she deserved. Furthermore, Stella and Tottie had pro nounced Edna Mays cakes, cut in the shapes of "an 'mals an funny-shaped things" to be "out of sight. Ana, pray, where could two more competent judges of such things be found than Stella and Tottie? For was not said Stella Edna Mays ''closest fren,' and was not said Tottie Stellas little sister?
 To be sure all of this was true.
 And after the baking came the chill dren's baths. also attended to by Edna May in person. for one had to be very careful not to get water on the kid and cloth bodies of the, children-only wash, playing at washing their bodies with dry one Edna Mays family was quite a large one. numbering four children. being named respectively, Gertrude Pauline Ca fine, big, jointed wax doll with natural. hair), Edna Mays eldest daughter and pride. Next were the twins, Pocahontas and Capt. John Smith. They were china-headed with sawdust bodies. One had to be so care full in handling these twins for fear of breaking a stitch in their sides, thus letting the sawdust out and bleeding them to death. After the twins came Annette Grace, the baby. Like Ger trude Pauline, she was jointed. and could sit with ease and grace In her high chair, her knees bent into proper shape like a real meat baby's Her head was bisque and she had only make-be- lieve hair. She wore long dresses yet, but Edna May told Stella that she would soon cut her teeth. and then she should have short frocks.
 And knowing all this do you wonder that when Saturday morning dawned Edna May sighed when thinking of the days tasks before her? But these sighs boded no unhappiness for Edna May; in fact, she was happy in the anticipation of performing her domestic and mater nal duties, and she sighed-welL just be- cause 1t was like real. growed-up
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..Is there a bear?" asked Tottie.

''Is there bear7" asked Tottie.
 'No, the bear got broke the first one" explained Edna May. Uncle Jimmy stepped on him"
 To this Stella and Tottie both said "Oh-oh-oh" Then Stella asked: "Ain't you got something else besides Noah's Ark to give to Tot her birthday"
 But just at this moment, and before Edna May could reply to Ste!la's last question. Tottie set up an awful yell, pointing toward Edna Mays playhouse: "Oh, lookie-lookiel Captin Johns git- ting chewed up! Lookie!'
 Edna May quickly turned and beheld a most horrible spectacle. There before her very eyes the brave, gallant Capt. John Smith was being torn limb from limb by a stray puppy-dog. With true maternal instinct Edna May ran shriek- ing at the dog. who dropped his man. gled victim and fled, disappearing In the street in front of the house. Edna May grabbed up her soldier son, and saw at a glance that 1t was all over with him. Ills sawdust scattered the ground and sprinkled the furniture. She began to cry bitterly, and gathering up his sev- cred and empty legs and broken head she started to the house to tell her mother of the heartrending accident. But before going she asked Stella and Tottie to come and keep watch over the other innocent members of her family. This they did most willingly, for they all felt that the voracious dog, with his canniballstic taste for doll sawdust. might return at any minute 70 wreck the destruction of Gertrude May, Poca- hontas and Annette Grace.
 For several minutes Edna May sobbed out her grief on her mothers breast; i; then that good lady dried her little sor- rowing daughters eyes and said: lt was, Indeed, very sad death Tor the Captain. dear but we could not expect a military young man to end life like other people. It Is usual for soldiers to die with their boots on. Captain John was not coward, and was not al atrala tba of death. Suppose we. all play that the dear fellow lost his life at the front. Now, as war Is raging between hussia .. and Japan, we may suppose that ne those nations. Which shall have enlist ed his sympathy and help-the Russians
 The clouds passed from Edna Mays brow, and she thought the matter over Well, mamma. l guess I'll give m the E captains life for the cause of the Japs.
 s5Very well, dear. Now, we must puIy him as is befitting his rank salo mamma
 "Oh, yes-yes, mamma. let's give him A grand funeral-a grand funeral? exclaimed Edna May
 well, I'll attend to the remains. :, ,, said mamma There's q pasteooard box in my room that will serve as a casket. It will be plenty long, now that the poor fellows legs are off"
 ''But, mammal! exclaimed Edna May, with some misgivings wont Captain John need his legs when he gets to doll heaven?"
 "Oh, I shall put them in beside him, of course" explained mamma Now. you
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The Sad Ending of Captain John.

Edna Mays playhouse.
 What are you doing so early?" asked Stella. Yves just ct our breakfast"
 I've been done mine most a nour," answered Edna May, a very poor judge of time. I'm making pies an cakes now. I'm going to fix angel cake and cream custard pies. When they're baked I'll let you come to a play-dinner with me"
 Men Tots going to have sure- 'nough party said Stella, her mouth broadening with a pleased grin. Nam mas going to give Tot birthday-ain't she, Tot?"
 "Uh hu; I'm going to be five." an- swered Tottie, nodding her head. I'm on the fence and looked at Edna May with great deal of importance in the expression:
 her work and going to the fence.
 Wy, I don'-lknow just when 'tis, but it's for sure. heard mamma tell papa to git the money for her. She's going to swered sSs leeg Stella sn % Amt A afs sRe Tota
 "Uh hu; candy an'-an'-ice- e-creem.' nodded Tottie.
 You may come to the party, Edna chums always come to. their parties, you know" cordially said Stella.
 .Taint your party. quickly spoke up 1OIlle. IL e ny pittoiJ-..
 Well mayn't come to it?'' anxious ly asked Edna May.
 Maybe, if there's 'nough goodies to 20 round" consented Tottie.
 'I'u bring Gertrude Pauline and wear my best frock with the lace all over 1t. :" bragged Edna May.
 "Will you bring me a birfday pres ent?" inquired Tottie. with an eye to business.
 "Maybe-if I've got anything I don't want Oh, I tell you what I'll give you-my old Noah's Ark. I'm too big to play with it now" And Edna May showed the pride she felt in her SUI
 .Is 1t whole?' asked Stella, meaning the Noah's Ark. ''The camePs humps knocked off, an the elofunt's trunks gone-and the boy constructors busted up to pieces. but the-the-ark is all right-'cept the roof" answered Edna May. T can't find the roof nowheres." 'Is there a monkey?" inquired Tottie.
 No, the monkey got lost" answered
 s.Is there horse and ion7" asked Stella.
 T gave the lion to Billy Sanders his birthday" replied Edna May. And there never was horse; horses wasn't borned in Noah's time"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-12-15
Good Health
to the
children

Children especially refond Of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
AS good cake can be made only with
good eggs, SO also cake that is health
full as well as dainty must be raised with
pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
In the preparation Of the highest quality
Of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-12-15
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Infants long Cloaks at Racket Store.

Infants long Cloaks at Racket Store.
Mrs. Enoch Faw is having her resi-
dence reprinted.
Miss Katherine Dykers is now organ
list at the Presby terrain Church.
Fancy Glass ware and China at the
Racket Store.
Miss Rogers is visiting her sister,
Mrs. ]. w. Stovall.
Mrs. Smith, of GAINESVILLE. Tenn, is
visiting her niece, Mrs. ]. H. Patton.
For Shoes and Dry Goods come to the
Racket Store.
Mrs. Little, Miss Towers and Miss
Thompson spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Miss Anna Hunt will leave Thursday
to spend the winter in Florida.
All kinds of Holiday Goods at the
Racket Store.
Mrs. N. A. Pratt, of Atlanta, is visit
ing Mrs. H. J. Pratt on Polk street.
Mrs. George Leake, OF Atlanta, is
stopping with Mrs. Whitlock.
For Shoes and Dry Goods come to the
Racket Store.
Miss Marie Goodman is visiting her
sister, Mrs. David Irwin.
Mr.. David Irwin and family now &C.
cupy the house formerly owned by Mr..
Will Trammell.
Are you on Sunday School Commit
tee to buy for the Christmas tree? If
so, come to the Racket Store
Miss Marion King is visiting her
brother, Mr.. O. Il. King, in Richmond,
Va.
Miss Maggie McCulloch, who is spend
ing the winter in Atlanta, was in town
Sunday.
A pretty line of Slippers, suitable for
a Christmas present. at Racket Store.
Miss Julia Atkinson is clerking at Es
NJ. Cook & Co.'S, jewelry store during
the holiday season.
Captain Mastin, who has been i'll at
Mr.. Marcus Fields, has gone to At
lanta for treatment.
Toys and Holiday Goods of all kinds
at the Racket Store.
LosT-Last Wednesday afternoon, be-
tween Legg's corner and Northcutt,
Stone g. Barnes, 2 two-dollar bills with
eighty cents wrapped inside. Reward
if returned to Elizabeth u. Faw.
Mr.. B. 6. Goggins and wife have
moved into the Agricola house, which
he recently bought.
Toys and Holiday Goods of all kinds
at the Racket Store.
Mrs Rambo will leave for Florida
Immediately after Christmas, accom-
panied by her children, Sam and Emma
May.
Handkerchiefs of all kinds at the
Racket.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-12-15

The man who does his own work
we'll seldom has time to criticise
the work done by others.
Some of these days a political
party is going to choose it's SPELL
binders from the men who write
patent medicine advertisements
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-12-15

Deep down i'll his heart, the
average man is anxious to see some
other man get it III the neck.
Some men spend so much time
saving tobacco tags that thoy have
no time to consider plans for saw
ing money.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-16
Value of the cashew Nut.

Agricultural scientists are unqua5
fedly enthusiastic over the future of
She Cashew nut, which grows in Porto
20 on a tree which attains a height
forty feet. Roasted. no other nut can
compare with it in delicious flavor in
Sthe opinion of David G. Fairchild. agri-
cultural explorer for the United States.
Burnt almonds" said Mr.. Fairchild,
are fiat in comparison" The govern
ment. believes that American candy
manufacturers have a good thing in
the Cashew nut. and that big market
for it could be created. Mr. Fairchilds
recommends that groves be started at
once, and that the sale of the nut be
pushed. ut is bound to gain populari-
t." said he; "in fact, the prospects for
tie Cashew nut are really wonderful"
OIL, ink, gum, tar. mucilage, cosmet-
les, and dyes are made from it.