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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
HE Unc..-.La.
Has Been Known and Used For
Thousands OF Years.

Possibly many of you suppose
that the umbrella is modern in
ventio4, but it is not. Both as an
emblem of rank and as "a protection
from sun and rain it is of very an
clent origin. Though the materials
used in the manufacture have been
constantly changing, the general
construction of the frame has been
changed but little in thousands of
years.
Egyptian and Nineyite sculptures
of the earliest dates have many rep
reservations of the umbrella, but it
IS invariably in connection with roy
atty. 1t was always held over the
head Of a ponarch when he rode in
his chariot and at his great open air
feasts. In some of the Hindoo
sculptures Vishnu is represented
carrying an umbrella when going
on visit to the internal regions.
We find frequent references to
the umbrella in the Greek poets, for
Its use was quite fashionable among
women of high rank in Greece. In
the middle ages it was an emblem
of rank in the church. Umbrellas
were carried over cardinals and
bishops in solemn professions, and
all of the large cathedrals owned
one or more umbrellas that were
kept for use on such occasions.
The Chinese adopted the umbrel-
la at very carly period in their his
tory and for many centuries we're
the only people that did not confne
its use to the king, and princes of
the blood. However, they permit
ted only men of wealth and high
position to carry them. The com
mon people protected themselves
from the elements by making their
hats broad and umbrella shaped.
From the time that they estab-
lished their empire the japanese
have made much use of the umbrel-
la. 1t is also used throughout In
dla, but it is a mark of rank in Bur
ma and Sian. One of the titles Of
the king of Burma is "lord of the
twenty-four umbrellas" He uses
white silk umbrellas, and no other
person is permitted to use a white
one. The princes of the blood each
have, as mark of distinction, two
gilt umbrellas, with handles ten or
fifteen feet in length. The other
officers of the state have but one.
From early drawings it seems
probable that the umbrella was in
troduced into Europe in the four
teenth century, but it did not come
into general use until about 1900.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Lowered the Fee,

At a certain church it is the
pleasing custom at a marriage for
the clergyman to kiss the bride
after the ceremony. A young lady
who was about to be married in the
church did not relish the prospect
and instructed her prospective hus-
band when making arrangements to
tell the clergyman that she did not
wish him to kiss her. The young
bridegroom did as directed.
swell, George" said the young
lady when he appeared, "did you
tell the clergyman that I did not
wish him to kiss me ?"
"Oh, yes"
"And what did he say"
"He said that in that case he
would charge only half the usual
fee. london Telegraph.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Musical Recitation

Although the Quakers as a sect
do not favor music, regarding it as
a protitlesS amusement INDUCED in
by the worlds people, there are oc-
caslonally stories told which show
that the love of music sometimes
steals its way into a Quaker house
hold in spite of discipline.
George Thompson, the famous
English abolitionist, while lecturing
in the British provinces stopped one
night with a Quaker family. He
was a great lover Of music and at
that time was good singer. Dur
ing the evening he sang "Oft In the
Silly Night" which was listened to
with the closest attention. In the
morning his Quaker hostess appear
ed somewhat uneasy. She wished to
hear the song again, but it would
hardly do, she thought, for her to
request its repetition. At last, how
ever, her desire overcame her scru-
pies.
George" she said, with a faint
pink color in her soft cheeks, will
thee repeat the words of last even
ing in thy usual manner?"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
THE FALLS OF IGUAzU
south American Spectacle RivaIino
Niagara's Grandeur.

In the heart of South America
at the meeting place of three repub-
lies, Brazil, Argentina and Para
quay, nature has chosen the site for
masterpiece of scenic grandeur to
be compared only to the mighty Nj
agara IN majesty and pronounced by
some OF the few travellers who have
seen it to be even greater than its
North American counterpart. The
falls OF lguazu occur at the junction
of lguazu river with the Upper Pa
rama, in territory famous as the
original locality of the Jesuit mis-
Slons, established in the sixteenth
century, the ruins of which may still
beeeen by those who visitethe falls.
About twelve miles above the
falls the river Iguazu makes sharp
bend, almost at right angles, giving
them greater extent and more va
RED character than those of Maya
"a, which to some degree they re-
semble. AS the river makes the
sharp bend already mentioned the
main volume of water rushes around
the inner bank and is discharged
into long, narrow gorge, at one
point making clear plunge of 21O
feet. Not all the volume of the riv-
er Is received at this place, however,
the rest of the water running out
past it into the wide elbow f4med
by the bend and circling along the
farther shore among rocks and IS
lands before reaching the edge of the
cliff, over which the descent is made
IN two great leaps of hundred feet
each In a vast semicircle Of 5000
feet. The total length of Iguazu
falls, if measured, at the upper
edge of the cliff, through their
broken contour, including interest
ing islets, is twice as great as that
Of Niagara, including the intersec-
ton Of Goat island.
Inc double fall of lguazu Is the
most striking feature of the cata-
ract, the rocky shelf or platform
that divides the leap being in some
places more than fifty yards wide
and In others only few feet.
The scenery surrounding Iguazu
falls is in peculiar harmony with the
solemn grandeur of the cataract and
its varied character. The roar of
the waterfall is more impressive for
the solitude of the spot and the
eternal silence that reigns in the
dense forests that mark its border,
into which the white man has
scarcely penetrated. For several
miles before the falls are reached
the river is mass of huge frowning
powders and whirlpools, and the
first view of the great cataract is
often disappointment, from the
fact that it must be seen from many
different points to be appreciated in
all its beauty.-National Geograph-
ic Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
ANIMAL KTNDERGARTENS.
The Beaver Kittens Training and the
Young Otter's Swim.


II will be noticed that all crea-
+ures which have large families,
rbether beasts or birds, have less
trouble in rearing them than those
which have only one or two young.
Little pigs are weeks ahead of calves
in Intelligence, and the young
partridge. with its dozen brothers
and sisters, is far more teachable
than the young eagle. There seems
nodoubt that the latter is taught to
av by its parents. A correspondent
informs the writer that he has
watched the old birds so engaged
and the young eagles reluctantly
following them to height.
Specialized education in animals
begins late. The beaver kittens
tfaining does not begin until the
autumn of the year in which it was
born. The old beavers, which have
moved up tributary streams into
tie woods or roamed to the larger
lakes during summer, then return
to inspect their dam and repair it
for the winter. They then cut
down a few trees and, dividing
them into logs, roll them or tow
them to the dam. The kittens
meantime are put on to what in
workshop would be called a soft
job" They cut all the small
branches and twigs into lengths and
do their share of light transport
service. In the mud patting and re-
pairing of the dam the beaver kit
tens take their share, but there is
little doubt that they do so because
their elders are so engaged. 1t is
kindergarten Of the best kind, be-
cause mud patting and stick cutting
are great JOY and solace to old
beavers as well as young ones, and
go instruction, pleasure and bust
ness are all combined.
Young offers, and probably also
young water rats, have to be taught
to 60 into the water. According to
the observations of the head keeper
at the zoo, the young offers born
there do not enter the water for
weeks, and even then their mother
has to mind" them and fetch them
out when she thinks they have had
enough of it. They swim naturally
when once in the water, and this
seems true of all animals.-London
Spectator.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Equs Are Useful.

According to the Medical Record,
eggs are useful in the following APP
phcations: A mustard plaster made
with the white of an egg will not
leave a blister. A raw egg, taken
Immediately, will carry down fish
bone that cannot be extracted. The
white skin that lines the shell is a
useful application to boil. White
of egg, beaten up with loaf sugar
and lemon, relieves hoarseness-a
teaspoonful taken once every hour.
An egg in the morning cup of coffee
Is good tonic. A raw egg, with
the yolk unbroken, in glass Of
wine is beneficial for convalescGntM
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Too Short For Romeo,

at is a great misfortune to Sc
rious actor to be short" said the
atrical manager. "a short man
must have a shorter leading lady, or
if he valves that privilege he must,
in his scenes with her, see to it that
when the pair draw near on anoth-
er she sits or leans on a table or
kneels on an ottoman, while he
stands very erect in his high hceled
shoes, thus creating the illusion
that he is rather tall. But with all
that short actor is always at dis
advantage. [ once knew an excel
lent tragedian of five feet four who
dared to play Romeo with Juliet
of six feet. In a western town one
night Romeo, as usual, sighed, I
wish l were glove upon that handY
A shrill voice called from the gal
lery:
eye wouldn't fit. Yer too
smallH"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
An Official BIoekhead.

at is customary here, the same
as it is in most rural communities"
pessimistically said the landlord of
the Pruntytown tavern, ''to elect
the biggest lunkhead in the region
constable. But l estimate that we
broke all records when we elevated
Bill Slackputter to that position.
Why, day before yesterday when a
life insurance agent and a picture
enlarger got into a fight down in
front Of ne rostoffice and bid fair
to pretty nearly kill each other
what did that dodblittered BOBBY do
but wade right in and part 'em -,
Watson's Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
A WINDOW MIRROR.
Transparent From the inside, but q
Looking Glass Outside.

In transparent mirrors, used as
screens and in windows, the coating
is placed on one side of the glass
just the same as the silvering on the
mirror and has the same properties
of rejecting the rays of light and
color. The difference, however, is
Ihat when looked at from the back
the coating is entirely transparent.
To one sitting indoors the view
without is not INSTRUCTED in tho
least, but pedestrian peering into
the window or doorway is greeted
by his own reflection. The glass is
used largely in lieu of screens where
privacy is desired without obstruc-
ton of light from the outside or
barring the vision of those inside.
The method of securing this eff
feet is as follows:
Dissolve one part by weight of
silver nitrate in ten parts by weight
of water and label No. /. Prepare
another 10 per cent solution of sill
yer nitrate, but in larger quantity.
To this add ammonia water, drop
by drop, stirring carefully until the
precipitate formed at first is COM
pletely dissolved, and label No 2.
Now add solution No. l to solution
No. 3 until the odor of ammonia is
no longer recognizable and the
liquid has again become very tur-
bid. Now add 100 parts by weight
of distilled water for every part of
silver nitrate originally used in So
luton No. 2 and filter until clear.
Label this No. 3. Prepare a reduc-
ing solution by dissolving 8 part
by weight of Rochelle salt in 3S4
parts by weight of distilled water,
boil and to the boiling solution add
gradually a solution of three parts
OF silver nitrate in ten parts by
weight of distilled water and filter
when cool and label No. A. Clean
the glass to be coated thoroughly,
lay 1T on perfectly level surface in
room at temperature of about 25
degrees c. (17 degrees FL. Mix
equal parts of No. 3 (the dspositing
t1uid) and No. 4 (the reducing fuid)
and pour over the glass. The glass
may, if preferred, be dipped into the
solution. The time required for the
deposition of the layer of silver of
just the correct thickness has to be
determined by the judgment of the
operator in each case, and this may
be aided somewhat by observing a
, piece of white paper below the plate
of glass. When a sufficient deposit
of silver has been made, and much
less is required than for an ordinary
mirror, pour off the Silyering liquid
, and rinse thoroughly with the dis
titled water and stand the mirror
on edge to dry, coat the silvered
side with a solution of cOlorless
shellac in alcohol and finally frame
the mirror with backing of clear
! glass to protect the mirror surface
from being scratched.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
A cnnard.

The origin of "canard" is said by
Darmesteter, page sc, to be as fol
lows: In the seventeenth century it
was usual to say, "Vendre a quel-
qu'un un canard a moitie"-i. e., to
sell person half duck, meaning it
to pass for whole duck; hence a
canard took the sense of a lie. Lit
ire says that canard comes from the
old expression, "Vendre un canard
a Motto" Ito half sell a duck), in
which Motto was subsequently,
suppressed. II is clear that to sell
half duck is not to sell it at all
hence the sense to take in, make a
fool of.--Notes and Queries.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20

Little Margaret was to take her
first bath in the river. \ fine new
bathing suit had been made for her,
and she donned it with great pride
Her mother, with Margarct's sis
tiers, took her down. She was very
timid about going in until sh0 saw
the others were perfectly safe in the
water. Then she ventured in. The
water suddenly grew deeper and
came above her waist, much to the
surprise of the little maid, who cried
out in anguish:
ooh, mother, my bathing suit
leaks "-.Harpcr's Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
A Case For Great Care.

''How has the 2:35 southbound
train been running lately?" asked
the stranger in the country village.
THE 1851 The 1881 What in
time is the man talkin' about?
Why, they hain't never been no 2 :35
train on this here line sencS it was
built. You don't seem to know
nothin' about this country, stranger.
Air We plum lost? ?"
Then what time does the train
go?"
"Why, 1856, of course Chicago
News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
A DREAM THAT WON,
The True Story That Is Related by
Veracious Writer.


One reason why truth is stranger
than fiction is that makers of fc-
ton generally try to be plausible,
while truth is never hampered by
any such consideration. Here, for
instance, is Il true story. No rea-
sonably expert fiction writer would
think OF connecting so improbable
yarn.
A Brooklyn man, whom we may
as well call Smith-the Smiths are
all so used to it they probably won't
mind-this Smith dreamed policy
gig one night not long ago. The
numbers were so deeply impressed
on his mind that ne remembered
them when he awoke and told them
to relative at the breakfast. table.
Give me a quarter" said the
relative, half in fun, "and l will
play the gig today"
Smith tossed a quarter over to
him, and the matter dropped from
his mind.
That afternoon knowing horse
man gave Smith dead straight tip.
1t was the surest thing ever and a
good long shot, SO Smith borrowed
E50 and lost it on the horse.
That evening on his way home he
passed the cigar storeNwhere he
usually stopped. He concluded that,
with only so cents in his pocket,
he'd better smoke his pipe after
dinner.
Give me quarter" said his rela-
tive after the evening meal, "and
I'll give you good cigar"
But Smith went right on filling
up the old pipe.
"Well, give me quarter and l
won't give you good cigar" the
relative insisted.
1--we no quarters to spare"
Smith answered morosely. He was
dreadfully in the dumps. He had
promised to pay the $50 next day
and had no idea how he was going
to raise it.
GIVE me a quarter, l tell you,' p
the relative demanded. Il must
have it.
"Oh, well, if it's as bad as that
And Smith flung the silver piece
across to him.
There" said the relative, "now
you are entitled to half the win
nings. | put dollar on your dream
gig today, and it won an even hun
dred."
He handed 5000 out to Smith
and the incident was closed. Every
one of the three numbers he bad
dreamed had won.
Now don't tell me that it is q
good story 1t isn't. 1t is merely {
true story. If l hadn't been pre-
vented by facts I could have made {
much more plausible yarn of it, but
it wouldn't have been so strange
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Prospective Coercion.

Il think" said the fond mother,
that | will have the baby's picture
taken"
How old is she?" inquired the
grabbed bachelor.
Eleven months"
Il think" said the grabbed bach
elor, chat it would be a first rate
idea to have her picture taken with
out delay Then when she grows
older il she doesn't obey you you
can threaten to show it to her
friends"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Not In Time.

Mabel-My dearest Olga, could
not rest until | had come and made
an effort to dispel the gloomy
thoughts which, to judge from your
letter yesterday, threatened to de-
yelop into suicidal mania. IT'S true
Alfred has Tilted you-thc wretch.
Still, try to act like sensible girl
and look out for another engage
ment.
Olga-Your advice comes too
late, darling,
"Good gracious, Olga! You sure
" haven't taken poison"
"Well, n-n-no; the fact Is, Il
became engaged again yesterday"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20
Lucky Thirteen.

There was one instance at least
when thirteen was "a lucky number.
An obituary notice of John Hat
field, who died in 1870 at the age of
102, states that when he was a sol
dicr in the time of William and
Mary he was tried by a court mar
tial on the charge Of having fallen
asleep when on duty. The notice
went on to state that Hatfield de-
MED the accusation and said that as
proof of his being awake at the time
he heard the clock in st. PauPs
strike thirteen. This seemed silly
Oh the face of it, and Hatfield was
condemned. But while he was
awaiting his execution an affidavit
was made by several persons that on
that particular night the clock did,
for somc mysterious reason, strike
thirteen instead of twelve, and Hat
field received the kings pardon.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-20

For sheer originality in matters
of food | commend the following
directions, which one of the Pa
risian papers gave to its subscribers
during the siege of 1870. The sup
plies were getting lower and lower
in the Prussian grit city. Seine
gudgeons would not bite, so the an
glers took to the sewers: "Take a
long, strong line and large hook.
Bait with tallow and gently agitate
the rod. In a few minutes a rat
will come and smell the savory NOR
sci. 1t will be some time before
he decides to swallow it, for his ma
ture is cunning. When he does,
leave him five minutes to mediate
on it, then pull strongly and steadi-
ly. He will make conclusive jumps,
but be calm and do not let his ex-
element gain on you. Draw him
up, ct VOLTA votre diner. London
News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-29

idea is really triumphant and the cause
of the nations prosperity
The work accomplished consisted
principally in the adoption of a reso-
luton introduced by II. ]. Mullins. OF
Tennessee, providing that the Peoples
party heartily agree in the work be
ing performed by the conference pro-
visional committee for the purpose of
concentrating and eenualizing the re-
from organizations Of the country into
an integral part Of the Peoples party !;
the adoption of general address 10
the people setting forth the doctrines
and principles Of the party; the author
iZation of Colonel H. /. Bentley, q
Texas to continue the work he has
individually pursued for sixteen years
Of organizing Peoples party county
clubs throughout the United States:
election Of him as president Of the
Peoples party club organization. and
appointment of a committee to raise
$4,000 annually to defray the expenses
incurred in the club federation move
ment; the authorization Of Il movement
to establish a party organ as soon as
conditions justify, and a multitude OF
speeches discussing and expounding
the doctrines and basic principles of
the national party.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-29
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The National Association of Super
visors of State Banks, in session at
Milwaukee, has adjourned sine die.
Between 10000 and 1900 persons
have registered at Billings. Mont, for
the drawings of Crow lands which be-
gin next Monday.
Articles of consolidation have been
fled whereby the Indianapolis South
ern railway and the Illinois and Indi-
ana railroad become the Indianapolis
Southern railroad.
Flood conditions on the lower Colo
RADIO river in California are worse now
than at any other time this season.
an ice house owned by the Silver
Lake Ice company at Buffalo, \. Y.
burned. Loss. 1925, 900.
That the Panama canal will be COM
pleted in eight years from the present
time is the belief of Chairman Shonts,
Of the canal commission.
DR. Robert Craik, dean of the medi-
cal faculty of McGm 9fontreaD uni
versity from 1889 to 1901, is dead. He
was II years Of age.
The thirty third annual Chautauqua
assembly has opened at Chautauqua,
n u
The bakers strike at St Petersburg
has practically ended with a victory
for the men.
The latest Russian parliamentary re-
port is that negotiations are proceed
ing for the formation Of q ministry
headed by NJ. Mouromtsef, president
Of the lower house.
Mrs. benjamin Harrison, widow OF
the twenty-ttigd president Of the Unit,
cago suburb for three weeks.
ed States. is at II nhla gipkadrcmfw W.T.
! ed States. is at Highland park Chicago
/ suburb for three weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-29
POPULIsTs ADJOURN
Claim Is Made That Populistic Prin-
ciples Are Winning Everywhere.

St Louis. June 29.-The national
committee of the Peoples party as
sembled here in annual conference up
on the call of Chairman FERRIS, of
Joliet. H., has concluded its labors
and adjourned sine die An address
to the people wa sadopted, the domi-
nant note of which is given in the fol
lowing: That the party looks back
upon. the contests that have been
made by the party with satisfaction.
1t is joyful over the general accept
ance of the doctrines which the par
ty has advocated. Every political par
ty has adopted part Of them and there
Is every reason to believe that the prin-
ciples we have advocated win in the
near future be the foundation of the
policies of the American people" It
IS declared that the greenback-siIveE