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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
SMILE AND THE WORLD SMILES
WITH YOU.

The man with the smiling phiz
is the man who wins the bat
tie. We care not if you are
a railroad president or a bakers
daughter, if you are a church
pastor or a hotel porter; Theth-
er you play in the National
League or the Epworth League
you need a smile in your business.
1t is good for what ails you. The
man with the owl face may get
credit for being very wise, but he
is very lonesome, and when the
plum tree is shaken and the good
Jobs fall to ground, the chances are
that he will not find anything.
Owls and other solemn-visaged
creatures are always lonesome,
Did you ever see a flock of owls?
The world has DO use for a man
IN whose face the wrinkles are
turned down at both ends. They
indicate a failure in life. The lad
with the wrinkles that turn up at
the ends exudes prosperity and
success from every pore, and is
stamped a winner from top to toe.
The world loves a winner, and
next to a winner, it loves a loser
who can grin and go on again. The
best sign polish for human face
is a sunny smile.
The whistling mechanic and the
smiling salesman are two things
that employment bureaus never
see. They are not hunting jobs,
jobs are hunting them. When
business is dull and the force is
cut down, the sunny smile has
held many a man who would 9TH
erwise be pressing brick for Street
& Walker and wondering how long
his free lunch route would last.
Laugh and the world laughs
with you; weep and you weep
alone" is just as true today as it
was when written thirty-fve years
ago.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Rural Routes in Danger.

Postmaster D. q. Cole has received
notice from the Post Office Department
that patrons on routes served by car
riers Thomas }. Handy, Willis G. Nash
and John w. Underwood mos. Z, and
q respectively are not showing prop
er appreciation OF the Rural Delivery
service. This is evidenced by the small
number of pieces of mail handled by
these carriers, which is much below the
average. The Department wishes to
impress upon patrons the necessity OF
affording the service better support,
and their cooperation is especially de-
sired to induce those persons residing
on the routes, who have thus far failed
to accept the service, to erect approved
boxes and become regular patrons. II
is the purpose of the Department to
impress upon patrons the fact that the
amount of mail handled by these car
riers must be increased to such an ex-
tent as to justify the continuance OF
the present daily Except Sunday de-
livery.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
To the Touch It Greatly Resembles
lump of Alum.

| asked a dealer: GLOW is it pos
sible to distinguish diamond in
the rough from ordinary pebbles of
quartz, jasper, carnelian, heliotrope
and other similar stones? Are not
many valuable stones lost in the
sorting?" millions of dollars
worth annually" he replied. 'Here
is a rough diamond. It weighs if
teen carats. Shut your eyes and
put it in your pocket. There. Now
feel of it, and remember exactly
how it feels. You notice a smooth
soapiness? OF course. That soapi-
ness or oiliness is shared by no 9th
er mineral, or at all events by no
other white stone. Now hand it
to me, still keeping your eyes shut.
Thanks. Put this in your pocket.
1t is another fifteen carat stone. I
have only two of that kind. How
does it feel? You find the same
olllness or soapiness, do you not !?
Of course.
"Give it back to me. Open your
eyes. Here are the two diamonds,
side by side. One is a real diamond,
the other is a piece of alum Alum
IS the only substance that can be
mistaken by the feel for diamond.
II you had not been so anxious
about your sense of touch you would
have noticed that the alum dia-
mond is much lighter than the gen
uine. Play this trick on some Of
your expert friends who think they
can tell a diamond as far as they
can see or feel it"
recollect a Boer who, having
heard that the diamond is the hard
est material in nature, placed a good
sized one on the tire of his wagon
wheel and gave it a mighty crack
with his sledge hammer. This nat
urally splintered it to atoms, for
the diamond, singularly enough, is
not a homogeneous substance, but
is Eliminated, or in layers. In some
diamonds these layers may be easily
separated, especially in the SO called
''plate glass" ones. Cutters always
take advantage of the layers in their
operations. 'Plate glass" diamonds
are always white and peculiarly
clear. They are so brittle that they
often splinter of themselves on be-
ing disemboweled from the earth
and introduced to the light. 1t is
the practice now to wrap them in
cotton wool and let them receive the
light and air very granddaughter
York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Not Born There,

A Washington man, whose bust
ness had brought him to New York
took run not long ago into Con
necticut, where he had lived in his
childhood.
In the place where he was born
he accosted a venerable old chap Of
some eighty years, who proved tc
be the very person the Washington.
an sought to answer certain in,
quiries concerning the place. As
the conversation proceeded the
Washington man said:
81 suppose you have always lived
around here"
ooh, no." said the native; 81 wa;
born two good miles from here" ,
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
a Lively Chill.

The old time darby had a great
admiration for high sounding words
and phrases. He also had a deep
respect for a man who has the bold
ness to devise innovations Of speech.
Il jes' tell you Massa Rawson has
a pow'ful control OBJ language" said
one old plantation negro thought
fully on his return from neighbor-
ly call. Il 'spect to learn some
ting cherry time I hear him talk.
He was telling Major Williams
bout his wife being token sick aft
er dat dog bite she had, an stead
OBJ saying in respects to her shaking
fit she had dat she Shook like she
had de ager,' same as most folks
would say, what fgur' is you s'pos-
ing he used?"
81 Dunno" said the old mans
wife sulkily from the ironing board.
"He said she Shook like an ash
pan OATS his fgur', an 1 amt
gwine forget it. "-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
At the Flood.

Hearing of rising river at the
headwaters of the Euphrates, with
a falling barometer and indications
of flood in the valley, the Pithe-
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah. His
manner was that of a chastened and
softened person.
"You monkeyed too long," said
the patriarch. eve gave you a
chance to come in with us, and you
wouldn't take it. Now we have ar
ranged for all the stock we care
about trying to float"
The general liquidation which fol
lowed had the usual effect upon all
but the insiders.-Puck.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
WONDERFUL MOVING VINE.
One Of the Most Interesting Of Ant
Phenomena on Record.

Near the bank of the Guadalupe
| river saw something green upon
| the ground and, hurrying forward,
found a lovely vine with leaves
smaller than those of the smilax,
of pale, tender green. The vine
had its root about five feet from the
trunk of towering cottonwood
tree and spread out on the ground
four or five inches wide, becoming
little narrower as it approached
the tree. | could see no stems or
tendrils, SO thick was the growth,
and as | drew close to the tree l saw
that the vine branched just above
the ground and went climbing up
the great trunk and the branches.
1t grew more and more slender I'M
til far up l could distinguish only a
threadlike line of green.
AS stood intently watching the
delicate, graceful vine, became
aware that it was pervaded by a
curious, tremulous motion. Then
| saw that the individual leaves
were not stationary. Picking up a
twig from the ground, l touched
one of the leaves and found to nv
amazement that there was a brown
ant under it about as long as nv
little finger nail. Each leaf was
held in the mandibles of an ant in
such way as to conceal the body of
the insect, and the ants were coming
down the tree. The discovery came
upon me with shock. I had stun
bled on nest of umbrella ants.
Books had told me that such ants
were found in the tropics, where
they carried bits of leaves over their
heads as if to protect themselves
from the sun. But here, ON the
banks of Texas river, I had found
colony of them, shading them
selves where there was no sun and
completely hidden by their covering
of green.
Charmed at the sight, 1 turned
back to call my companions, who
were fishing IN the river. Within a
few yards l met my husband coming
to look for me. He was even more
excited over the phenomenon than
was and shouted for the others to
come quickly. On investigation we
found that the spot where the vine
seemed to have its root was really
the opening of the ant nest. The
tiny creatures had by some instinct
learned that the topmost branches
of the cottonwood had put out their
first small leaves. They had climb
ed the immense distance and had
cut off and brought down their
leaves-to feed their young ones,
we supposed. The ants which is
sued empty jawed from the nest
made long circuit to the farther
side of the tree and climbed UP
where they would not interfere with
the leaf bearing thousands coming
down.-St Nicholas.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Paid Back.

A man at a hotel in a loud tone
of voice called his friend back just
as he was leaving the dining room
and then whispered to him, Glow
far would YOU have got if l hadn't
called you back?"
The other, Strengthening himself
up, replied in tone loud enough
for all to hear: mo, sir; 1 won't
lend you 95. l haven't got it on
me, and if had l wouldn't let you
have it until you have paid me
what You borrowed two months
ago"
His friend will never call him
back in public dining room again.
London Express.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
An Easy Task.

In his day Herr Lauterstein had
been busy instructor of many mu-
sic students. Promptness and econ
omy were two of his watchwords.
Now that he had grown old and
taught but sparingly his habit of
speech often caused a smile.
what time shall I come for my
lesson tomorrow" asked one of his
few pupils.
You come ven you get realty"
said the music master, "but be
prompt, so as not to waste my time
nor your own. Understand? ?"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
New Wood Yard Opened

II you want good dry stove wood or
ironing wood, either pine or oak, we
have it in large quantities at our big
wood yard on Powder Springs street,
opposite Hicks & Sons livery stable,
We have put in the most up-to-date
machinery for saving and splitting this
wood, and as we have hundreds of cords
of wood already cut on our farms, we
are prepared to furnish you what wood
you need at rock bottom prices. 1t
would pay you to become our regular
customer. We sell cheap and for cash
only. We sell either pc, SOC, 75c or
81 90 loads-mixed if desired. Phone
your orders to John S. Dobbins' furni-
ture store. Phone No. PIP.
Yours for business,
Cheney & Dobbins.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Not Lost.

\ bus conductor was shouting
This way for 'Olloway! 'OIlowayr5
when a would be witty Jester on the
pavement called out: stop, con
ductor! You've dropped one of
YOUR his" There was a litter
inside and outside the bus, but the
conductor quickly retorted, with a
broad grin: ''Never mind, sir. III
pick It up again when We get to the
Hangel. London Answers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Did This Dog Reason7

Here is simple incident which
perhaps the experts can explain:
am clergyman. My study is in
the church. On the side of the
building at right angles from the
door and distant from it is a win
dow, One summer evening 1 was at
work in my study. Our dog, young
Airedale terrier, was with me. A
large moth, attracted by the light,
flew against the wire window screen
from the outside. Sandy, very much
excited, jumped up and tried to get
at the moth. Of course he could
not do it, as he was inside and the
moth outside. After a few efforts
he seemed to realize the state of af-
fairs. He left the window, came to
me, whined, paved me and asked
as plainly as dog could to be let
out. l rose and opened the door.
He rushed out and bolted around
the building and tried to reach that
moth from the outside.
Did the dog reason?-X. X. in
New York Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Bids for Post Office Build

Treasury Department, Office of the
Supervising Architect, Washington, D.
c., May p, l90S.-Sealed proposals will
be received at this office until O'Clock
p. IN. on the 9Th day of July, 1908, and
then opened, for the construction COM
plete of the Q. S, Post Office at Mari
eta, Georgia, in accordance with TIE
drawings and specifications. copies of
which may be had at this office, or at
the office of the custodian Of the site at
Marietta, Georgia, at the discretion of
the supervising architect
James Knox Taylor,
Supervising Architect.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
Local News.

The campaign lies are succeeded by
the summer flies. Both nuisances.
''Old Sol" is getting in his work now
and Precipitation flows freely.
Mrs. j. H. Kuhlman and children
will return Saturday from their visit to
Connersville, Indiana.
Vote your convictions next Thursday
That is what the franchise was given
to you for.
Mr.. Robert Dodgen, who was opera
ted on for appendicitis in.Spartanburg,
S c., is getting along nicely.
The work being done on Powder
Springs street by the city authorities
will make that street as good as the
best.
Professor E. J. Robson, superinten-
dent of the Gainesville public school
has been elected, and accepted, to the
superintendency of the public schools
at Winder, Ga. He was at one time
superintendent of tae Marietta public
schools.
The State Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows adjourned to meet next year in
Thomasville. The following are the
newly elected officers: Grand Master,
]. D. Blalock, Valdosta Past Grand
Master, J. H. Dozier, Athens; Deputy
Grand Master, J. P. Davis, Rome !;
Grand Warden, Orrin Roberts, Monroe;
Grand Secretary, ]. S. Tyson, Savan-
nah; Grand Treasurer, T. A. Cheathain,
Macon; Grand Representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, ]. H. Dozier,
Athens.
NOTICE.-Our store is open on Sum
day from $3.50 to 1920 q. m. and from 2
till p. m. We sell only drugs, sick
room supplies and fill prescriptions,
and will deliver goods and call for and
deliver your prescriptions during the
above hours. AT ANY TIME we will
attend your wants by phoning 1877 or
348. j. W. LEGG & Co.,
1EcscElEblOu OIuBkleOS'
Mr. Walter Fowler spent Sunday with
his parents here.
Rose Lane Sunday school picnicked
at Grant Park Wednesday.
Little Miss Lois Fowler spent last
week with her sister, Mrs R E Goodson,
near Blackwell.
Mr. Coon" Shaw lost a-tine mule
Friday. Lockiaw was the cause of its
death.
Mrs Horace Handy, of Atlanta, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs R A
Hill, this week.
Miss Leila Fowler spent a few days
last week with Miss Clara Chastain,
near Kennesaw.
Miss Louella Malspy, of Atlanta, is
the charming guest of Miss Jessie Rey-
holds.
Misses Pearl McLain and Pauline Col
,ins, of Acwcrth, came Friday and at
tended the graduating exercises of the
High School, and are spending this
week here with Miss Irene Northcutt.
A tombstone epitapi, if properly
written, would not be very compliment
tary to some men, any more than an
obituary in newspaper.
Governor Smith had full house to
hear him here last Friday. About 200
of Atlanta and DeKalb county support
ers were on hand to whoop it up for the
Governor. A number of ladies were
present. The Gem City band played,
and Col, c. D. Phillips introduced the
SPEAKER. Governor Smith made speech
of two hours length, along the usual
lines, but did not make any new con-
verts, as far as heard OF. He was no
stronger when he left than when he
came.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04

Prof. w. 7. Dumas will conduct the
Cobb County Institute this year. He
will stress particularly school manage
ment, English grammar and arithme-
tic. All county teachers are expected
to attend, June 10Th to Doth inclusive.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
ALL.DAY SINGING.

Old folks and young folks all-day
singing will be held at the court house
on the third Sunday of this month,
June Dist, Everybody invited, espe-
cially all survivors taught in my school.
w, S. DoDGEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
A Beautiful Woman.

Her surroundings should be in har-
mony, and can best be made so by a
we'll kept home. The L. & NJ. Pure
Paint makes the home beautiful. II
preserves it and prevents decay. The
cost per gallon, ready for use, is only
81 20. 1t wears for ten years and longer
Thirty-three years of continuous use is
evidence. CAN'T & HODGES, L. & NJ
Paint Agents.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Women constitute 10 per cent of the
teachers and professors in colleges, SO
per cent of the boarding house keepers,
So per cent of the launderers, 50 per
cent of the servants and walters, IS per
cent Of the clerks and copyists, 81 per
cent of the packers and shippers, 70 per
cent of the stenographers and type
writers, 81 per cent of the paper box
manufacturers, 20 per cent of the tele.
phone operators. so per cent of the
book binders, 81 per cent of the glove
manufacturers, 90 per cent of the oper-
atives in textile mills, ~ per cent of
the operatives in carpet factories, 40 per
cent OF the cotton mill operatives, 70
per cent of the operatives in hosiery
and knitting mills, IS per cent of the
silk operatives, II per cent of the tex
tile workers, SO per cent of the dress.
makers, SO per cent of the seamstresses,
II per cent of the collar and cuff max
ers, and SO per cent of the other textile
workers.
And, bless them, they constitute
about rs per cent OF the best wives in
the world, and in Marietta especially.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04

When self-interest comes on the
stage sympathy steps down and
out.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
w j. BLACK, Clerk

LIST OF ACCOUNTS PASSED UP AND voUCH.
Frs ISSUED.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-06-04
CLERKS REPORT.

JOHN 2. CHENEY,
City Treasurer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09
Women Like Rural Mail Delivery Field

on 26-mile route in one of the New
England states. Miss SennOt has held
the position for three years, and al
though the route is long one and is
thickly wooded in some sections, Miss
SennOt says she has no fear in driving
over the route alone. She carries no
weapon of defense, but considers that
she is able to take care of herself
When asked what induced her to
enter the service. Miss Sennot said
that one day, about three years ago,
the regular carrier told her he was un-
able to find a substitute. and jokingly
asked her il she would like to sub
stitute for him.
Il told him would like TO be his as
sistant or substitute" said Miss Sen
not. providing he had horses that
had some life. He agreed he had good
horses. so | was sworn in as his sub
stitTte.
NO, I have never been afraid. be-
cause there is nothing 20 fear I have
every one wearing smile. and for
that reason / believe l have their
good wills
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09
Capital to Get a Thorough Cleansing

the same, tie death rate in the zone,
the difference in population cOnsid-
cred, is considerably less than here.
Sanitary experts express themselves
as being shocked at the conditions ex-
listing here. and in many other Amer
lean cities, after what has been &C.
complished under most discouraging
conditions on the Isthmus of Panama.
They say that there is absolutely no
excuse for the prevalence of such con
ditions. and so far as Washington is
concerned, a determined effort will
be made to eliminate them.
Government psychologists, chem
lists and experts in other branches Of
science are now investigating the con-
ditiOns prevailing in many hotels and
restaurants. among them some of the
best in the city, and it is said that a
number of warrants will be issued for
the arrest of some of the proprietors
of these establishments. The house
cleaning is to be general and thor
ough; the nations capital will be
turned inside out, stood on its end.
and turned upside down, and the
scraping, busting. spraying and touch
ing up it will receive will be a sur
prise to the natives.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09

W ASHINGTON.- Sam wants
w to raise new brand of babies.
one that shall be of beef and Drawn.
nerve and muscle And he has set
about it in businesslike way.
In the first place. the bureau Of
chemistry of the department of agri-
culture, under the direction of Harvey
H. Wiley, will find out what foods now
prepared for infants are really foods.
If it is discovered that they are not
foods at all, but cracked bran and
canned mustard poultices there will
be trouble.
After the results of the inquiry Is
concluded mothers will be sent lists
Of foods proper for the use of babies
From physicians. manufacturers.
and specialists in children's diseases
there will be collected data tending
to show the causes which render chill
dren i'll, and then they will be asked
to give information, based on their
years of experience. which will advise
the proper sort of nourishment and
treatment for children, not only to
avoid disease, but to build better ba-
bies.
DIR. Wiley believes that in a few
years he will see the results of his
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09
Piain-livinq Emperor,

Although the majority of royal per-
sonages are noted for their lavish din
ner tables, there is at least one reign
ing monarch whose meals are of the
simplest. This monarch is the en-
perOr of China. His whole life is lived
in obedience to the most stringent
etiquette and his food is all regulated
for him by statute. So strict are the
laws governing the imperial household
that when he desires a new dish he
has to pass special decree before he
can have it, and the court physicians
keep a strict watch over his appetite.
Should he show special liking for
any particular Wand, the chances are
that they will persuade him not to
take it, under the pretense that it may
prove injurious to his health.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-09
Ex-Envoy Sold Horse to Leave Country

laughed at the offer. Arabian horses
are rot so easy to obtain in America
Soon after the minister reached
Washington Nurdji Bey. according to
the story told by the chagrined minis
ter afterward. suggested that he make
gift of the horse to the New Yorker,
and the sift was made.
A few days ago Mehmed Ali re-
ceived his recall. He was stranded.
Naturally the thought of a loan from
the New York cigarette manufacturer
occurred to him.
Lend me $4,000 until I see my
father. who, as you know, Is wealthy"
he wrote
Had l known that your horse had
a string tied to 1t l should never have
accepted it, came the startling reply.
IF you wish the horse back l will
return it to you," continued the curt
missive.
Desperate and incensed. the minis
ter said Return it, There came no
reply. it is said.
Go and get my Arabian horse from
Schinasi." Mehmed Ali Bey wrote to
Davenport. The cartOonist went, but
came back without the horse Thor
oughly outdOne. the stranded minister
decided to turn over 10 Davenport the
remaining horse OF the pair, for he
had TO have money. He got it and left
America via Canada