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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
A GAME OF POKER.
1t Taught One Man Not 70 Play For
iiah Stakes With Friends.


"Only once in my life did | play
poker for high stakes" remarked
@ Louisianiany '0ne night / was
invited to JOIN a select party at ia
BILE stakes. | demurred on the
ground that l was not the equal
scientilically--for | consider poker
D science-of the others who were
to sit at the board. There were six
gentlemen in the party, including
myself. | had played with one of
the number before, but the limit
was nominal. He volunteered to
give me some advice. He said he
had noticed my playing and said
that where | was lame was in the
exercising of judgment; that / trail
ed along when | had nothing to go
on. He told me that if / would adj
here to the universal rule observed
10y those who followed the game,
either as diversion or as a profes-
sion, l would break even in the long
run. That was the worst that l
could do. On the other hand, |
stood as good a chance as the next
one to make a neat haul once in
awhile. He was anxious that / sit
in with the party. | should be pa
tient, he said, and not come in until
/ had something. Then l should
whoop them up. He was SO per-
sistent that finally consented, tele-
phoning my wife that probably l
would be trife late in getting home
that night owing to a business en-
gagement.
"The game progressed merrily,
but the outlook was anything but
favorable to me. I played conserv-
atively and at midnight was not
more than fifty to the bad. l was
discouraged and was on the point of
quitting when I picked up three
kings. [ opened the pot, and all
came in except one man. I held up
kicker to create the impression
that | was playing two pairs.
spiked the fourth king. I checked.
My next door neighbor pushed in
stack. This was raised before [ was
reached. | met the boosts and made
it little stronger. Then, hosting
went on until my friend who had
given me the good advice and my
self were left to fight it out between
ourselves. When we quit betting
there was $500 in the middle of the
table. Did | call him? Not on
your tintype. He did the calling.
When l laid out the four emperors
he turned as pale as a ghost. For
the moment he was speechless, then
he turned on me and abused me like
a pickpocket. L took in the money
and quit the game. Of course, the
next day my friend was sorry for
having lost his head, and he called
on me at my Office and apologized
High stake poker makes bad blood.
Where so much money is involved
friendship ceases. A fifteen cent
limit will do me-" New Orleans
sIimes-Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
A Real Gentleman.

John, peddler came around to-
day selling stove polish. He was a
very agreeable gentleman. Why, he
talked so pleasantly about the wealth
err"
''You don't say, Maria?"
eyes, and [ bought a package.
Then he complimented the baby,
and | bought another package"
'EH'mr'
presently he said our vestibule
was kept in better order than any
in the neighborhood, and then 1
bought another package"
Great Scott!"
Before he left he said he thought
l was your daughter instead of be-
ing old enough to be your wife.
Then [ bought three additional
packages. Oh, it doesn't do any
harm to encourage a real gentleman
when you meet one" = Chicago
News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
; Il .
Learning to Cook.

"No, ma'am," said the grocer,
making a great Gathering among his
tins, 81 have coffeepots and teapots,
but there isn't such a thing as jack
pot in the store"
I'm so sorryP' walled the young
wife. you see, we haven't been
married long, and my husbands
mother has always cooked for him,
and when heard him talking in his
sleep about jack pot l thought I'd
get one, for he mentions it so fire.
quently he must be used to it. Could
you tell me what they cook in it?"
Greens, ma'am," said the grocer.
And he sent her to the tin store in
the next block.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Can't DO Without II.

ut seems to me-" said Mrs. Old
castle, chat DR., Goodman lays rath-
er too much stress on the idea that
we should divorce ourselves from
anthropomorphism. 1t may be all
right to preach what he does in a
general way, but the anShropomor-
phic sentiment is still very dear to
a great man. people"
Il know it" replied her hostess
as she toyed with the diamond stud
ded paper cutter. "There's a wo-
man lives right on this street that
goes to the drug store and Gets it on
the quiet nearly every day."-Chica-
go Record Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Chinese Letter Writinn.

1t is customary in China for the
writer of letter to address the man
to whom he is writing as "my elder
brother" and usually begins with the
phrase, "May all the blessings of
life be showered upon you; such is
the wish of your imbecile junior"
The address on the envelope is,
From my humble cabin to the
glorious palace of pearls of my eld-
er brother" and it makes no differ
ence whether he lives in dugout on
the side of hill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Sufficient Excuse.

John Quincy Adams was very
fond of fishing and not especially
fond of his legal profession. One
day case in which he was counsel
was down for trial in a Boston
court. Mr.. Adams did not make his
appearance, but sent a letter to the
judge. That worthy gentleman read
it and then postponed the case with
the announcement:
''Mr. Adams is detained on i'm
portant business"
The note read as follows: Dear
judge, for the sake of old Isaak Wal
ton please continue my case until
Friday. The smelts are biting, and
| can't leave
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Obeyed Orders,

In one of his Introductory lee
lures Professor Hyrtl addressed his
hearers as follows: Gentlemen, you
must get possession of skulls. 1t is
impossible to study anatomy unless
you have skulls. Each of you must
find means-any means-to get a
skull" On the following morning
he entered his auditorium with a
sorrowful face. Gentlemen" he
began, 81 fear some of YOU have
misunderstood me. You certainly
have left no means untried to Sc
cure skulls. | noticed that my hand
some collection was almost depleted
this morning" The students had
taken him at his word and induced
the servants to divide out the skulls
of Hyrtl, which formed one of the
chief attractions to medical men in
the famous teachers house.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
The Color Explained.

"What is the color chatain?"
certain young man asked of ven
cradle creole lady whose hair was
white as snow.
She rummaged through her mind
for terms of explanation, being "a
little liable to forget English words
at times. Finally, however, she re-
piled:
"Chatain, dat is the color of my
hair, you understand, when I was
young"
And then she smiled with salts
faction at the exact manner in which
she had explained the term, while
the questioner still wondered what
color chatain was. - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Divorce In Burma.

Divorce in Burma is free. 1t can
be claimed by either party for any.
good reason, such as incompatibility
of temper, and carries no slur with
it. No lawsuit is required They go
to the village elders, % a town to
the elders of the quarter, and a d.
vorce paper is drawn up that defines
all arrangements as to property and
children. The law as to property
is this: Each retains his or her own
property, and all property acquired
Jointly during married life, as by
trading, is divided equally. But the
claimant of the divorce must leave
the house and all the household
goods to the other. If it be the wo-
man, she may remove her loom; if
it be the man, he may take nothing.
Thus there is a certain penalty on
claiming divorce, but it is not a
large one.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Bio Thinas In Glass.

That the ancients did big things
IN glass we have been assured from
many venerable source. Not only
was the great pillar of emerald in
the temple Of Hercules at Tyre,
spoken of by Herodotus, simply a
cylinder of green glass, but the
great shaft at Gades, wherein the
lamp burned perpetually, was I'M
doubtedly of the same material. The
imitation of precious stones was also
one of the early arts in which the
ancient glassmakers excelled, and it
Is seriously related that they had
brought this art to such perfection
that it was the habit of monarchs
to present each other with emeralds
OF enormous size, some being alleged
to have measured 4 by 6 feet.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Just Resentnaent.

The pretty girl with the auburn
hair had refused him.
81 never dreamed, Mr.. Smykins,' .
she said, chat your attentions to me
were anything more than those of a
friend"
ooh, you didn't" growled the
young man. "You thought l had
been coming here regularly once a
week during the last six months
merely for the pleasure of seeing
you eat a fifty cent box of candy,
did you ?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Two of a Kind.

An old farmer went to a cattle
show to exhibit a favorite COW, for
which he had high hopes of winning
first prize. On learning the result
and that his cow had been placed
fifth his anger knew no bounds, and,
rushing into the ring, he attacked
the judges.
'Why is my COW not first? What
are her faults, I'd like to know ?"
At this point one of the judges
approached him and answered:
"Her faults. my good man. are
somewhat akin to Your own-she
lacks good breeding. London An
swers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
THE DRUMMER'S pa
1t Was a Great Surprise e.
Time ONLY

Time Only.
In one of the New York
much frequented by ma,d
travellers a knot of drumms,, h
seated at gossip Of the trada
dinner. What has bec erc
Johnes? asked one. "Hayen1
heard about him r replied A. n
addressed. "Have you not boa
his rise and downfall? Wei 'sN
this way:
you all know Johnes W..
bet seller Smithson & ca
Donald & Rathbone offered ii
bigger salary if he would coma ]
them, and he succumbed. TN
was foxy and demanded a III
contract for five years, which
gave him. 1t was $4,000 a yes,I
expenses. Well, the first trip TIL
1lidoe ne Fan up against hard n
Everything seemed to 90 ap,I
him. When he got back bSS1
ashamed to show up at the Office
had not made his salary, let II
his expenses; but, to his great
prise and qualification, his emD'
ers greeted him rapturously. :
know how things go sometimesi
Johnes,' they said, but never mi
we are perfectly satisfied with '
work And they sent him on a
down south.
"That trip was worse than
first. When he got back he v
into the office prepared for a 70
ing. Before he could say a v
the head of the firm said: NV
Mr.. Johnes, we are delighted
the energy you have shown.
true the returns have not
great, but we appreciate what
have done. AS a reward for
industry We intend to raise
salary $500 a year. Hereafter
will be paid weekly at that
Good day.
"Johnes nearly tainted and ri
ed himself to see if he was az
when he got outside the Office.
the end of the week Johnes {
his salary, which was compute,
the lew rate, and signed the L
receipt. A few days later he rece
a letter from the firm saying
his services were no longer requ
Johnes was thunderstruck. He
ried to the office, fourished his
tract and demanded an explana-
"'Your contract is no To-
Valid said the head of the
blandly. You broke it by accep
an increase Of salary. Good da,
"Johnes is temporarily out Of
business. He wants now to k
whether that is good law or not
it~
None of the assembled com
cial travellers could tell him.
York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Montefiore's Wit.

Sir Moses Montefore was once de-
scribed by comic paper as bon
mot. ''They will soon be calling me
a jeu Jew d'esprit," was his com
ment. In 1923 poor Jew living in
the city Of London was convicted of
highway robbery and condemned to
be hanged. Mr.. Montefore, as he
was then, convinced of the mans
innocence, exerted himself to obtain
a reprieve and called upon a justice
of the peace whose sentiments to-
ward the Jews were not of the most
favorable kind. "Ah," observed the
J. P. in answer to Mr.. Montefore's
efforts, "you Jews always hang to-
gether, and SO you ought" "Sir,"
retorted the philanthropist, 81 fear
the wish in your case is father to
the thought"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-12-21
Within His Riuhts.

That's the sort of fellow Grab
bet is" the caller was saying. 81
Cont believe there's stingier man
in the world"
"0h, I don't know" said Nagget.
"Now, there's my father-in-law, he's
the
"See here" broke in Mrs. Nagget,
you're forever saying mean things
about your father-in-law, and
won't stand it,"
"Why shouldn't I if he's mine?
haven't said ANYTHING about yours,
nave = retorted Nagget.-Phila-
delphia Press.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

which has installed the FIRE alaTm service when
anything goes wrong with the esnrance underwriters
make an allowance for fire alarm serxCe sn0H1o oe
an inducement To- e. install HE ~ papers and other art
cles OF more actual than insuiaOie N"'Ue 'O' i''
the interruption 10 business
rtIp ArX11JARY SYSTEM THE SAFEST.
Mr. stover has been connected with the Game
,,eu Erira Alarm Telegraph Company (which has
been in existence for over fifty years. which now
has installed and operation IN the GnlSo G s1aIsS
over twelve hundred Pan3, Parrsn sweden cuba and
South Africa since 1868 ana mas Dee" rhis n noTn
dent for the last twenty four years ms CON- n
1sns- f,,rnisbes electro-mechanlcal apparatus by
which alarms Of lire are irasIhlttgu i.i it era a.
psrtment houses. and also the apparatus maklng
up an electric signal system Tor ponce depart
mems am important branch of its business. and tho
one most to be eonsldefee nesS ~ ' oF fire. alarm
service for the Interior OF buildings (AuAillalIy AUX
bI1 nv the Manhattan Fire Alarm Company. Similar
companies operate the same system ~ iaaS he a
f1rnished this Auxiliary" system to many OF the
most important interests OF New YORK TOT she M ia
Tyav COMPANY the FAN River Line. the Pennsyl-
Nevr-YorI Central and many other railroads; the
Hotels St Regis. Manhattan and Grand Union
Colgate & Co Merck & Co., the New-York Tele-
phone Company eighteen buildings, IN Whieh mere
9 aacg GmaTicsn EZchange National Bank. Broad
Sxchange Building and numerous other import ant
corporafions institutions. hotels. etc. The Manhat-
tan is installed In probably half the theatres IN
Sev,Yorl: one OF these was in the Casino fortu-
natelv for despite the fact that as the newspaper
reports stated. 'the street box could not be reali
opened" there no delay for the alarm naG
already been sent from one OF the "Auxliar;y M 1ii;
euishine Characteristic OF this system, one that Is
found in no other-it furnishes the means OF com
muniCafine directly with the tre department head-
quarters. ,,,..,,,. t,,si
ness is lie protection Of New-Yorks river front
where probably. is gathered more descriptions OF
ffl,fa s,T,d N
HThe~e else in the city. and where the company has
a remarkable record of efficiency.
ATanv- interesting instances be given demon
s+raTing the efficiency OF the Manhattan system,
enough to fiji column of this paper with ease,
I,rf r viii le sufficient give one which may
serve as a type: The j. & 9. Fischer Piano Manu-
factory occupies an eight story ana basement
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

factorily demonstrated in recent competitive
test with a well known make which Witnessed
By Tribune representative The small gallon and
4 quarter MinmaN, manipulated with one hand
squarely held its own with the heavy six gallon
extnguisher. which took TWO strappng men to
handle IL.
HOW THE NEW ENTINGUISHER WORKS.
The apparatus (see Illustration may be briefly de-
scribed as a taner-sbane1 cylinder or load .,i,an
~ 49, a. "P 0A'Peu NSi'iiNSi u Ae'1u e''i''
lzed metal ahXed 10 the inner surface OF which is
a me tal tube CD) oDenn, at one end into the yes
.i .--.. ,,.., en- -,
-. - WI" - 20 l@'iS "eu win " so'u-
ti"A OF bl-tafbonSte or SODA y! "atef) ana hay
ing small aperture with a distributing jet tE)
al me other IN TIE base or the machine IS
skeclal screw Plug having III IFS neck a piUEser,
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

told that so far from inluring curtains s the be me
proohnE will improve their appearance. rive nun
dred dollar curtains have been treated Wltnonff
injury and the company AYERS II could HrePIpyI'
senator CIark's famous one hundred thousand DOL
lar rug without ilnpairing IL in any way -
An experiment with a madras covered CusIllVii On
over the fame Of q BunseR burner, WhlcA oll5
slisbtlv charred the spot where the name AN :
hinged corvincingly demonstrated the Nalue q
the LIQUID as nrspToohng for upho!steIlils, ,t peu
ding etc Even that most coTnbu5tLole OF Pachllas
maferfal excelsior can be made safe. ana tnat a.
an Increased cost Of only % per cent IN lSct 80
,sas of tkia liauid are many-eVen dancers ski !
can be made fTeproof at very shEnt expense ] 80
It's appearance will he greatly HhPioFSS ~ N
ouence OF the added sthenlng 1900 a., .ha
Tbo snriey OF artificial blossoms depleteo III ~
aceompanying illustration shows the sHecL OF ~ e
~ 5efeate and highly imfamnlabie taoTles, tle
portion charred having been submitted 20 af
II -rtli be seen that only the Immediate pa u
iese ana blossom touched have been lEJ1 az
t6af these have not communicated me names ~
those aeainst which they were not dlIecteu 1tto
sboIljd enable the department stores 70 oet0i az
Cor Easter and other holiday seasons "l'HOu'
affecting their Insurance
FIRBPRoOF PAINTS OF THREE KINDS
The Blenio paints are Of three kinds, which for
convenience viii be here denOminated "a. % and
&c Ca) coIorless nreproof liquid, 10 be used on
wood in interiors; it is the best OF hreproof paints
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

building in which a fire started Being equipped
with Manhattan fire alarm on every moor, Wheh
took fire not long since. this building. the con-
tents Of which highly combusube, was saved
worked TO perfection. ana the engines arrived III
TWO minutes after the alarm sent.
From the above be gathered some idea OF the
vast savings that could be made by simply incur
system entails. However, that needs correc-
ton, the Manhattan makes no charge for IN
stallatiOn. 1t furnishes the installation and inspec
IOn and charges for service. II anything goes
wrong with the installation IN building il Is at
once automatically made known 10 the people on
the premises by the ringing of 4 bell, and is the
only system having any such feature. If promptly
reported. the company Will lose time Ia attend
ing TO the matter.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHOULD BE HANDY
Even though the precaution has been taken to
thoroughly hreproof all stage scenery ana acces-
sories. TO make assurance doubly sure where so
many precious human lives a stake. IT
ought TO be TO that (as was recon-
mended by the theatre commission. appointed
ana selected by the Chicago Daily Tribune" ="
after the IroquOis Theatre fire. to investi-
gate all the other Chicago theatr=Sl in all parts
OF a theatre such dressing rooms etc, gen
erous supply OF IRE eEtlnSulsheES should be in
stalled and they should be good liquid fire
tinGuisheTs that will not only prove reliab bic in
Emergencies but easily manipulated. There
has lately appeared in this country a German in
Vention-the MinimaX-Which seems to all
requirements to simplicity, ease of handling
endurance and price.
The name of the exiting sher is cleverly wrought
which claimed To be the minimum of
weight and size and the maximum" Of simplicity
and effect
That these claims are well founded WAS sats-
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

be used IN the amusement places OF cOney Island
aS s s5s S5nssv was organized in March 1904 and
manufactures the Bleno hreproof LIQUID an ana .- me
BeniO hreprOof paints when were naten1e6 .s some
e~ne-sl beinc RIr Guido Bienio, an Austrian VINO
hss made a life study OF the science. impelled
therefo bv the Ring Theatre Vienna, holocaust
many ye8Fs ago, wherein tnouSauu hNea "gso ~
dreadful catastrophe OF the Bazaar. at Paris, 70
discover some agency .ns' %ouS NO. b s in this
col,nfrv he was able to impress favorably with ms
~ tbe Findings Department which aided him to
in,roSuee il IN a limited way. After the en-,
esso h9r0r scenery and properties should be fire.
proofed and this led She present propTlef'oTrs rb 10
nolosy Of exhaustive tests OF most OF e te
nsfents then on the market The Blehio were
hnely decided 20 be the most efficient
,-or. INJURIOUS TO DELICATE FABRICS.
,,,,., fabric is treated with the Blenio liquid
o,5 chem submtted TO the name OF a Bunsen
burner the spot attacked will char. but VIII heer
hurst into fame smoke. or course the iaDiiO
IS destroyed where the flame from the burner
touches H. but II cannot itself take nre nor Gull t
1onnicate IL as the writer saw demonstI ated WIN VIII
so nnsy and combustible thine as 5 nSMs pr e.
in no way Injuries the fabric: i anectS nelhGr 81 q
its texture sheen, hexibty nor Hfe.n iacL II rs Is
~ eS-erv ,raZ, harmless The liquid is USED on
scenery IN two ways either on the canvas Deiote
n is painted or after. for il has no eect on ps5s
is applied TO Il. SpeclnlellS ,,o9 OF ,ybcb have
been treated bear visible evidence OF the dact
nor does the solution cEah6S S,aftIaa SocTn,entS
naper so even book paper and NaIuaole oo0u''''''
can be hreprOofed.
CURTAINS AND FURNISHINGS EASILY FhO-
TECTED.
For these reasons il is peculiarly adapted for use
in shops hotels and dwellings. Thus. the Hotels
Astor and savoy. whenever they have their cur
,ains laundered. send them Immediately 10 the
F2ianio works at llth-ave and West 22d-st, to be
6reproofed Housekeepers can readily afford 10
DO likewise for the hreprooing only adds about
"a er cent TO the cost Of laundering and they Wi!
er5 4, GOOD insurance. AS IL is safe 10 say mat
IN @ 6Fss IN hotels and private houses originate
IN the accidental contact Of curtains with hamins nam
- te+s csrelessv tossed aside ignied natches or
S;Scsr rSed lighted butts Of the ubiquitous cigarette
5a,SSs motel keepers and housekeepers viii PROB
ablv q apDrecate this hint, especially ~hei liSS aiS
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
MUCH RELIED ON IN EUROPE.

believing It expe6ient to educate the customers
employees and render them PROMPT and CON
hdent I'm emergencies.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
PRIVATE NURSING AND coNvALEscENT HOME.

Central Lancashire
splendid with
Lham FirstCass
Profession
level
mil
fromL
and Manchester
Infectious guests
Invads
Grafton available Piano and Telephone Bath
Patient
fve bedroom
fully qualified
week Additional
provide owl and no Nurse. SEQ
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

MANHATTAN BROOkL1N--
IS THEATRES. z 4HEAlhE-S
prsFa 1R 52aTsa RtssRa None proved 1R Rsasd
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-07
The Excursion.

The excursion to Fargo will start
at u. m. Tuesday, July 18th, and
will return oy the train of the follow
Ing Friday. And we again seek to
impress on those who are not sure
that they can 90 that they ought TO
at once notify tile writer. Last year,
with many applicants more than the
fifty, the party was six or seven short.
That Is, Lllat MANY people were COM
PEELED to remain at home because
some nf those who had gotten on the
list would neither eat nor get away
from The IN tnger IN tim. for Others to
eat. We understand that, hereafter
any Que getting on an excursion list,
ana failing either to go or Withdraw
in time for some one on tile reserve
list to be notified OF the vacancy, viii
be left out Ut all future excursion
lists, unless such failure be caused b.
sickness or other unavoidable cause.