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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
THE DRuMMER's ERROR.
II Turned Cry Into a Laugh anu
Spoiled the Scene.

It might have happened over on
Staten Island. ANYHOW, it occurred
in Greater New York and at a stock
company house. The company put
on an uprearious farce one week,
during the course Of which the lead
ing lady made several burlesque
falls. In order to accentuate the
comedy Of these the stage manager
directed the drummer in the or
chestra to give the bass drum re-
sounding whack every time the lead
ing lady fell to the stage. He fol-
lowed instructions faithfully at ev-
cry fall except one at the opening
performance. The stage manager
was furious. After the show he
had heart to heart talk with the
drummer in his dressing room.
"That was the place where the
Boom would have got the biggest
laugh, and you let it pass" ne roar
ed.
The drummer scratched his leu
tonic head. 'FVell, it LOGGED serious
dere," he answered.
"No, that's burlesque," said the
manager. "Now, every time you
see her fall don't think anything,
But just wallop that drum. See?"
"Chess," said the drummer, and
at every performance thereafter the
boom of the drum never failed.
The following week the bill was
~Sapho." The leading lady took
her part seriously and studied great
effects in business for the "bie
scene" at the close OF the third act
when Jean leaves her. 1t would be
her great personal triumph, she
thought, and truly her work was q
triumph, and the audience thought
30, too, as the play proceeded. MOI
an eye in the house was dry wher
the leading lady threw herselt
against the door through which
Jean had just passed with his an
cry farewell. Her form shook with
sobs, and the very atmosphere wal
tense with emotion. Slowly sh'
staggered from the door. then, witt
a great cry of agony, threw up hel
hands and as the curtain descended
fell prone to the floor while bury
boom came from the bass drum.
Tears fed from the eyes of thu
audience, the roar of applause wa
stopped as it began, and only laugh
ter wild and long, went up at pa
pho's agony to the accompaniment
Of q bass drum, while on the stag
the leading lady bit a great piec'
out of the floor rug and hoarsely De
manded to be led to that drumne
that she might wallow in bis gore
New York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
No plstinnulshIna Marx.

"Wsre there any marks abcu;
him by which he could be describ-
ed 2" asked the detective.
eyes," eagerly replied the father
Of the runaway boy, "his trousers
were nearly worn through st the
knees, and he had in one Of his
pockets, az | heard my wife say q
day or two ago, a knife with a
broken blade, a pistol cartridge that
had been fred off, match, some OF
the wheels Of an old watch, leath-
er shoestring, a broken key, bunch
Of Irvine, two or three white peb-
bles, a piece of lead, some buttons
from the last bicycle show, a stump
Of lead pencil and bit Of red
chalk"
And the detective wrote in his
memorandum book, 'No distin-
gushing marks"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
SHOWERS OF FISH.
The Way the Not Unusual Phenomenon
10 6roGc1t About.


The Way the Not Unusual Phenomenon
Ia Brought About.
Tho phenomenon Of a shower oe
fish is Of more common occurrence
than is generally sGunosed.
1t IL undoubtedly due to some
small fry of fishes having been lift
ed from the water and carried over
dry land by what is popularity
known as waterspout. When two
currents of air travelling in cppo-
site directions meet, the resulting
atmospheric disturbance, if on 0
small scale, is called a whirlwind
and if on a large scale a tornado,
the destructive powers of which are
proverbial.
Hon. Ralph Abercromby defines
a whirlwind as "a mass Of ait whose
height is enormously greater than
its width, rotating rapidly round a
more or less vertical axis" The
mass might be, for instance, 200
feet high and only ten feet in diam
eter. This whirlwind column has a
funnel-like center aud may travel
as fast as thirty miles an hour in Q
particular course.
The phenomenon is usually Yisi-
bic in the sky as descending col
umn. This is owing to the compress
sion Of a cloud within the, circuit
of the whirlwind air. Should the
disturbance reach the surface of the
ground dist, mud and all kinds OF
debris are sucked up into the col
unn and carried along. If the path
of the axis Of the disturbance crosses
the sea or river, the surface wa
ter is whirled Up into the funnel
and mingles with the whirling col
umn Of descending vapor. This Is
the effect known as waterspout.
When the rotary motion ceases
the accumulated moisture descends
in a cloudburst or az very heavy
rain. The small surface living Try
Of fish in the sea, usually herring or
even comparatively heavy fish from
shallow inland waters, are frequent
ly thus carried over dry land and
astonish the pedestrian by descend
ing on his umbrella.
Many cases are reported from
abroad, and they are common IN
India. In England the species Of
fish that thus fall are usually indig-
enous to the neighborhood, which
shows that their Involuntary jour
ney through the air is never very
far. Frogs, insects and other liv-
ing creatures have also been known
to be thus transported through the
air.-London Globe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07

When Mr.. Sturgeon first began
his ministry or anonymous critic
used to write to him constantly
about his mistakes in grammar and
pronunciation. Mr.. Sturgeon at
first resented these criticisms, but
he soon learned to profit by them.
"After awhile" he said in telling
the story, Il looked for lis weekly
memoranda with much interest. II
! repeated q sentence which | had
used two OF three Sundays before,
he3would write, See the same ex-
preston in such and such a SER
mon"
Mr.. Sturgeon, like everybody
else, had his pet quotation, and he
used this line, Nothing in my hand
to bring" rather frequently. So
his commentator wrote him, owe
are sufficiently informed Of the vac
uity of your hand"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
Cheerful Hint.

Among the presents lately show.
cred upon a Maryland bride was
one that was the gift of an elderly
lady of the neighborhood with
whom both bride and groom were
prime favorites.
Some years ago the dear old SOU
accumulated supply of cardboard
notices, which she worked and hac
framed and on which she never fail
ed to draw with the greatest free,
dom as occasion arose.
In cheerful reds and blues, sus
pended by cord of the same col
ors over the table on which the
other presents we're grouped, hung
the motto.
Slight on; Fight Ever."-Won'
ans Home Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
Now tho Lantern Was invented.

King Alfred the Great is credited
with originating the lantern. He
was so bothered by the candle
flames blowing in the wind that he
protected them by putting the can
dies in COW horns, which he ordered
to be scraped thin. Our grandfs-
theirs made lanterns by punching
holes and Sits in properly shaped
pieces of tin, which were then sol
dered together. The light which
came through the little cuts was al
ways very dim and Pickering. II
was this kind oil lantern which the
old town wstchmen used to carry
when they went about calling the
hours and the weather in rhyme:
TIA one O. the clock; midnight is past.
Sleep on. good friends. the Tina thou hast,
Y0r rice ye must at early dawn.
Tbs enc o. the clock and Tuesday rnoreA
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
siams.s suner.titinns.

The first thing an orthodox Sia-
mese does in the morning is to
scare away the family ghosts who
may have gathered about the old
place in the night. Letting off
crackers is an effectual means. At
the new year all the ghosts come
trooping to their former dwellings,.
For three days they have their fun.
At the end of the time the priests
and their focks FIRE guns and use
other devices for getting rid of
them. A Siamese is coffined face
downward. so that the ghost may
not sneak back through the dead
mans mouth. The coffin is taken
out through q hole in the wall and
carried several times round the
house in order that the ghost may
be put eft the scent and not return
TO yex his family.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
HAVE YOUEvER THOUGHT

How many hours out of each week
would be saved by yourself, your family
and your teams, Ivy tho telephone?
Have you ever calculated how many
minutes can be saved in case Of business,
Sic.hess, or emergency?
Have you ever thought of tho dollars
you might gain, If you were only in
close connection with the market ?
Can you conceive Of the pleasure 10 be
derived from having in your horne i'm
mediate communication with the homes
Of neighbors and friends though situated
miles away
The telephone will pay for itself by
getting better market prices.
Il will save several dollars every
month by avoiding needless trips to
town
1t will take and deliver telegraph
mec-ages immediately without extra
expense.
1t will keep you informed Oh weather
predictions upon inquiry.
II will order repairs instantly when
uachines break down.
1t will do the visiting and make social
calls without the trouble Of dressing
app and taking long, dusty, heated or
freezing ride.
Ii will get q doctor on u moments
notice and maybe save lozed 0ne's
life.
It viii get election returns ~ soOE AZ
hey arc in.
II will keep away insolent tranps and
orowling burglars.
IT will keep the boys On the farm.
1t will make homes happier, brighter.
better and more delightful in thousand
different ways
Progressive farmers living in tho
country are installing telephones in their
homes, and in the near future every
cultivator will have direct means Of
communication with the outside world
THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH co. will be glad %
HIrnish fall information aYoA ap-
piicat ten 10
Apply to Fl. r. McClatchey,
Manager, Marietta, GA.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07

With the politician might makes
money and money makes it right.
1t takes a smart man TO dodge
all the foolishness there is to keep
out of.
Some women are naturally weak.
That's why they are unable to hold
their tongues.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-11-07
NJ. d. MirabelIs Would Not Tell.

"a venerable and worthy noble
man, M. Pompignan de Mirabelle,
was imprudent enough to repeat at
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Availability Increases Health.

1t was a favorite saying of Ban
croft, the historian, who was vigor-
Gus old man at ninety, that the secret
of long life is in never losing ones
temper. The remark was simply a
concrete way Of expressing the hy-
gienic value Of amiability-a princi-
pie which, until lately, has scarcely
been considered in the training Of
children. Hitherto we have regarded
fretfulness, melancholy and bad tenn
per as the natural concomitants of
illness. But modern science shows
that these mental moods have actual
power to produce disease.
No doubt in most cases imperfect
bodily conditions are the cause of ir-
ritable and depressed feelings, yet
sometimes the reverse is true, and a
better knowledge Of physiological
laws would show them to be effect
rather than cause. The fact that dis
contented and gloomy people are new
er in good health is an argument in
favor Of the theory that continual in
diligence in unhappy thoughts acts as
a poison and creates some form Of
Neutrality-suspicious..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Patenting q Hole.

"The queerest patent?" said the az
torney. We'll, the queerest patent I
know of was the patent of hole. An
old farmer out St. Louis way pat
ented a hole, and, what is more, he
made a lot of money on it. Now,
though, it isn't worth the paper it is
written on. This farmer, one morn
ing in the dim past went to wind his
big silver turnip and found the key
stuck full of dirt. He tried to dig the
dirt out with pin. No go.
Consarn We, he said, I'll fix ye.'
"And he drilled hole in the key
and with a single breath blew out
every bit of the dirt He patented
that hole. He built factory, bought
millions of keys and made holes for
them. His plant turned out $500
holes a day. In fact, all the world
used the farmers watch keys, which
were the only kind that would keep
clean, and the old fellow got rich ~
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AMI
AMERICAN FOODSTUFFS.

Contract For Canned Meats Placed in
Chicago-British War Office Has
Every Confidence in the Stock.
yard Product.
Another large contract for timed
meats for the, British Army has been
placed with Libby, McNeill & Libby,
OF Chicago, through the Director OF
Supplies Department Of the British
War Office. This contract was COM
petitive affair, England, Canada, Aus
tralia and Brazil entering with ten
ders. 1t was quality and method Of
packing that got the Chicago firm
the business. General Clayton. of the
War Department, in an interview, ac-
cording to the London Standard,
stated that the British Government is
highly satisfied with the foodstuffs
supplied by Chicago, and they have
every confidence in the manufactures
entering Britain from the Stockyards.
~The food for the Army will be
packed under the supervision Of Brit
ish representatives at the invitation
of the packers" he said, although
the Government is ready to rely upon
the new Pure Food regulations re-
Gently snaugurated in the United
States. All The talk about the inef-
ficiency of the new law is sheer nom
sense. British officers in America
have gone fully into the matter and
the authorities are perfectly satisfied
to place orders IN Chicago when con.
ditions call for outside supplies Of
canned meats"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
FURIOUS HUM0R ON CHILD.

Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-Cuticura
Cures Her In Five Days.
after my granddaughter Of about seven
years had been cured Of the measles, she
was attacked about fortnight later by .
furious itching and painful eruption all
over her body, especially the upper part Of
it, forming watery and bleeding sores, es-
pecially under the arms, of considerable
size. She suffered great deal and for
three weeks we nursed her every night,
using all the remedies we could think OF.
Nothing would help. We tried the Cuti-
cura Remedies and after twenty-four hours
we noted considerable improvement, and,
after using only one complete get Of the
Cuticura Remedies, in five consecutive days
the little one, much to our joy, had been
entirely cured, and has been well for long
time. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, R. F. D 3, Bak-
ers6eld. CAL. June IS and July 20, 1906"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
One.Eyed Fish Produced at Will.

Writing in Science, DR.. Charles r.
Stockard, of Columbia University,
gives brief account of an interesting
experiment in artificially producing
single median eye in the fish embryo
by means Of sea water solutions of
magnesium chloride. 1t seems that
Fundulus embryos when developed in
certain strength solutions of Nigel in
sea water form large single median
eye. This condition is comparable to
the one-eyed human monsters known
as Cyclops, Cyclopia or Synopthalmia.
The single eye results from an an
tero-medio-ventral fusion of the ele-
ments of the two optic vesicles at an
early developmental stage. This flu
sion is more or less complete in the
different embryos.
The large compound optic cup in
duces the formation of single lens.
This lens is formed from ectoderm
different in position from that of the
normal lens forming region. The lens
is abnormally large in size as is also
the optic cup, and the size of the for
mer varies directly with that of the
latter. 1t is probable that there is no
localization of lens forming substance
in the ectoderm of the fish embryo.
This Internationally in the devel-
opment of the optic cup and lens is
Interestingly compared with the pro-
cesses of development in the amphib-
ian eye as shown by recent expert
ments.
Mixed sea water solutions Of Nigel
and NaCl also cause the one-eyed con-
dition. Since such a defect is charac-
teristic Of the Nigel action when used
in sea water solutions one must infer
that the Mg constituent in the mike
ture is responsible for the result.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
THE BEGINNINGS OF LOVE.
Or. Sir James Crichton- Browne Tries
to Explain Scientifically.

70 EXplun Sclc0ClnCaIIy.
STOPPING from the lofty heights of
physiology and neurology, DR.. Sir
James Crichton-Browne essayed be-
fore the International School Con-
gress, in session in London, an expla-
nation of the tender passion of first
love. He said he doubted whether
1t was not too problematical and out
of date in these matcrialdays to merit
serious consideration, but it did exist
and was traceable practically to two
scientific causes.
These he set forth In cold, unemo-
tional phraseology, saying the first
was species of cerebral commotion
and the second the stirring of some
hitherto dormant association centres
by an appropriate affinitive impress
sion.
Discussing suitable food for school
children, he ridiculed the common
idea that fish was especially adapted
for feeding the brain, saying that
phosphorus was no more the secret of
genius than tomatoes were the cause
Of cancer. What the working brain
needed, he declared, was food in
which the chemical constituents were
properly proportional, and which was
digestible and palatable. 1t must con-
tain an abundance Of proteid, for
which reason animal food was always
necessary.
Brainworkers of all ages should
have small, frequent meals, not large,
heavy ones.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
ston Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will bepfeasedto
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis,
ease that science has been able to cure IN all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so much fa1th
in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
An Old Account.

"That account of yours has peen
cunning for long time, has it not?"
asked the collector.
1T has," replied the business man.
Standing about year, should
say?''
Just about
What are you going to do about
1t, then?"
Let it rest awhile" Yonkers
Statesman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
SICK EYES

90 with sick BODIES. Eyes weakened BY
malaria, syphilis and rheum atism are re-
stored to strength by Leonardi's Golden
Eye Lotion. Inflammation and soreness
cured without pain in one day. Insist on
having ''Leonardi's"-it makes strong eyes,
Guaranteed or money refunded. Druggists
sell 1t at rs cts. or forwarded prepaid on re-
seipt OF price by~S. b. Leonardo 4 Co.. Tam
pa. Fla.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

THE STANDING CONTROVERSY.
You don't even try to please the
public said the indignant critic OF the
railroads.
What's the use" rejoined Mr.. Dus-
tin Stax. "of trying to please people
who ordinarily can't agree among
themselves on SO simple question as
whether g car window ought to be
open or shut Washington Star
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

A DELICATE POINT.

Kicker: so Jones has a knotty
question for The Hague?"
Booker: Yes, if the Sylph or May
flower were captured would they be
considered private property or vessels
of the United States Navy?"-New
York Sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
NOT THE SAME

AHow's the weather out your way?'
I'VE are sleeping under"
Don't spring that old blanket yarn
bn mel"
Under difficulties, my boy. Louis.
Fille Courier-Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
TAME.

"The minister is going to preach
Aext time on original SIM
Il think" declared Mrs. Smartset
I'VE all ought to CO."
'fWhy?"
Because sin nowadays is so unorig
dal. louisville Courier-Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
CORRECT.

Bobby: Arctic explorers? How do
you play that?"
Willie: "rll pretend I'm looking for
the North Pole, an you come an look
for me, an Tommy'll come an look
for you.'-BroWning's Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

they get out or order
It causes backache,
headaches, dizziness,
languor and distress
ling urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys well
Fand all these suffer
fings will be saved you.
Mrs. 8. A. Moore, pro-
prietor OF a restau-
rant At Waterville,
Me-, says: Before
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
FORTUNATE.

81" said the long-haired man, lam
welded to my art"
How fortunate" replied Miss Cay
enne. You can at least get your d.
vorce without filing the newspapers
with gossip. Washington Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
THE DIFFERENCE.

"Pa. what's the difference between
Che meaning of prepared and ready?'
well, there's many q person who
may be prepared to die, but never
saw one who was ready. Chicago
Record Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

There is nothing SO easy but that il
becomes difficult when you do it with
Northumberland.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Oh .ldren
teetnlng, softens thegums, red1cesinfiammar
non, allays pain, cures wind colo, Csc bottle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
WHAT TT MEANS.

"She was reared in luxury, was she
Aot?"
"Yep-had everything on earth she
didn't need.'-Cleveland Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

Aspiring minds must sometimes sus
tain loss.-Plato.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

FII0, 20. Vitus' DaLcc IN ervous uiseasespegs
nane1tly cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
nesg9rer. So trial bottle and treatise freA
NJ ~ =. Kline, Lid. 1881 Arch St., Phila., Pa
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
HOW SHE KNEW.

Him: How did you first learn tnat
fou loved met" n
Her: Il found that got very angry
whenever heard anybody calling you
. brainless Cleveland Leader.