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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
SIGN OF A BEATEN MAN.

"There are many more good dis
tance runners now than in my days, I"
said an old time champion after watch
ing the three mile scratch race at the
New York Athletic Club games in
Madison Square Garden. "But the
habits of the runners have not chang
ID any fnzEE Espnhir- -wgli5ty y-~ieh
that used to attach to it.
"To the casual onlooker there was
nothing to choose between the two
leaders when they were beginning the
last quarter of mile. Right from
the crack of the pistol they were run
ming almost stride for stride with the
low, graceful, easy action of the real
long distance runner.
"Neither had called into use the
reserve power which must be utilized
In the final sprint for victory when
they turned into the stretch for the
final lap. Then one of them slightly
turned his head to see where the third
man was.
"'That man is beaten, was the
thought which occurred to me at once,
ard It proved true, as always for when
the dash for the finish began he al
lowed his rival to get lead of five
yards before going after him in earn
est pursuit.
"From that point to the finish
there was no perceptible difference in
the speed of the men, but the man
who had turned his head to make
sure that he would get second place,
instead of bending every energy to
win, of course landed where his
thoughts placed him. "-Meav York
.Cun.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
/ USED 10 KILL BIRDS.

used to kill birds In my boyhood,
Blueblrds and robins and Wrens.
hunted them up in the mountains,
hunted them down in the glens.
never thought it was sinful
did 1t only for fun
And had rare sport In the forest
With the poor little birds and my gun.
But one beautiful day in the spring-time
spied brown bird in q tree,
Merrily swinging and chirping.
As happy as bird could be;
And, raising my gun IN atWinkling,
fired, and my aim was too true;
For moment the little thing fiuttered,
Then on TO the bushes It few.
followed it quickly and softly,
And there to my sorrow found,
Right close to its nest full of young ones,
The little bird dead on the groundi
Poor brides For food they were calling;
But now they could never be fed,
For the kind mother-bird who had loved them
Was lying there bleeding and dead.
picked up the bird In my anguish,
strOked the wee motheriy thing
That could nevermore feed its dear young ones,
Nor dart through the air on swift wing.
And made firm vow In that moment.
When my heart with such sorrow was stirred,
That never again in my lifetime
Would shoot poor Innocent bird
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
THE COLONEL 0BEYED.

An incident which occurred at the
battle of Dranesville, Va, had a mix
ture of the tragic and humorous that
makes it worth relating. The color
sergeant of Colonel Me- Calmont' regi-
ment was Frank Alexander, fellow
not counted particularly clever, but
one who was infatuated with his Of
fee and his flag. While the battle
was raging and we were slowly ad-
vancing Frank in his enthusiasm got
far in front of the regiment.
"Bring that flag back to the regi-
ment !" shouted Colonel McCalmont.
There was no response, though it
was evident the color bearer had dis
tinctly heard the order.
"Bring that flag back to the regi-
ment p again shouted the colonel.
"Gol durn you, bring the regiment
up to the flag !" shouted Frank furi-
ously and the colonel obeyed the order.
When Frank was afterward taken
prisoner he managed in some way to
wrap the flag which was SO precious
to him around his body under his
clothes, and so carried it with him
until he was exchanged. .-Philadel-
bHia Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

disappointed she will be; but per-
haps l can manage"
Uncle Robert struck the porch floor
with his cane, and interrupted brisk
ly. mo, you will manage nothing of
the kind AS long as l spoiled the
dress I'll make it good. In fact, I'm
going to take Anne up to the city to-
morrow and let her pick out one to
take its place"
30 Hilda, did ycu hear that ?"
gasped Anne, in delight. .-AIice
Louise Lee in tile Y0uth'S C0nsbaniou.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
THE ROMANCE OF A TREE.

In the wide front yard of Captain
Joseph A. Humphreys, in North Ala
bama street, Is a large birch tree
which attracts by its slender, beauti-
full trailing branches the admiration
of all passersby and the possession of
which makes the captain the envy of
all his neighbors.
It's called a Rochester BIRCH"
said the captain. AT least that was
the name given to it nearly forty
years ago, when I set it out, and
there's a story-you may call it
romance-goes with that tree.
After the civil war, In which 1
served four years and seven months
and came out captain, 1 was at my
mothers home in Missouri sitting on
the porch putting on a meerschaum
pipe which the boys of my company
had given me, feeling very proud aud
comfortable, when two young ladies
happened along to visit my sisters.
One of these ladies, dressed neatly in
calico gown, struck me as pretty as
a picture. She had charming man
ners, and then and there I made up
my mind to know her better. My
lovemaking was of the whirlwind
order. She couldn't escape and in
few days we were engaged. Then
we were married. We came to In
dianapolis and in 1868 bought this
piece of property.
During the war there was good
amount of correspondence between
girls here at home and boys in the
field. They had never met each
other, perhaps, but it was all very
pretty and sentimental and did the
boys deal of good, serving to break
the monotony of camp life. Ny wife,
who had been school teacher, told
me she had carried on a correspon-
dence of this kind with young Ohio
soldier whom she had never seen, and
when we were married we wrote to
him telling him of our marriage and
wishing him all sorts of good fortune.
"Well, in 1868, after we had
bought this place, we sent to nur-
sery for lot of fruit trees to set out.
1t seems the nursery was run by my
wife's war correspondent, which we
didn't know of at the time, and when
he saw the name signed to the order
he remembered US. So what does
the chap do but send that birch tree
to my wife with his compliments;
also a variety of rose bushes, with
the request that she plant them in re-
membrance of him and the letters
which had served to tighten the dull
hours of his soldier days. So there's
the tree, nearly forty years old
there's the little bit of romance more
than forty years old, and there's Mrs.
Humphreys sitting on the porch. -
Isdian0bolis Ne0OS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
BIRDS THAT BURY NUTS.

"Birds, as we'll as squirrels, bury
nuts for winter use," said Colum-
bus teacher, who is an amateur orni-
biologist. ST have watched jaybirds
at work in oak trees in the fall very
often, laying up stores for winter use.
"They were as busy as could be
taking the nuts and burying them un-
der the leaves on the ground. They
seem to have instinct that leads them
to find the nuts again. In fact, I
have seen a jaybird fly down upon
the ground and, throwing snow aside,
uncover and secure buried apple
core"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
FUN OF BALLOONrNG.

Floating softly up into the blue
ocean of air, watching the earth sink
slowly away beneath us and fade and
change quietly to an immense map
spread before our wondering eyes
such are the first impressions of bal
loon voyagers. The noisy shouts of
those who come to wish us Bon voy-
age !" become fainter and fainter un-
til absolute quiet reigns about us. 1t
is SO still that the ticking of the clock
in the barograph is heard noisily
counting the seconds as it traces the
line of our upward flight across the
sheet.
Meanwhile the earth map down be-
low us stretches out larger, but its
details are fading and becoming
blurred. High hills have changed
to fat surfaces. A river winds and
bends its way through the duller col
ors like tangled ribbon of silver.
A small lake sparkles in the sunshine
giving life and fire to the sober shades
about it. A railway train creeps slow
ly along, its trail of smoke streaming
back over it; but as we look it sud-
denly disappears from sight, apparent
ly swallowed up before our eyes. Then
we realize that it has plunged into
tunnel through a hill which to us
seems only a fas surface; now it ap-
pears again coming out on the other
side.
So the wonderful scenes come and
go, ever changing, but ever grand and
inspiring scenes that come back to
us real and vivid, that we may live
them over again In later days. The
cloud effects are at times the most
beautiful of all. After having sailed
up through these into the dazzling
sunlight we see the snowy pillows
Just below our car, the shadow of our
balloon falling upon their white sur
face. This shadow is often surround
ed by halo of rainbow colors of rare
beauty. At such times one has the
feeling of having left the earth COM
pletely and to have reached some
other planet. The white masses just
below seem to be quite solid and looks
as though one might step out of the
balloon and take stroll over them
if one only had snowshoes. The air
is wonderfully clear and pure and
gives one feeling of exhilaration
much greater than that enjoyed in
mountain climbing. Is 1t, then, sur
prising that ballooning is rapidly be-
coming a popular sport ?"-Centu,y.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13
ApMON1sHRD.

On Saturday night Pat Dougherty
announced that he should call upon
sick friend. Accordingly he gave
his money to his wife and departed.
Nine O'Clock came-I2, 8; still he
did not return. At S in the morning
the bell sounded.
''Be tn shades av St. Pathrick,
Moike, yure soight p gasped Mrs.
Dougherty as she viewed the battered
figure of her belated spouse, who,
with head tightly bandaged, one arm
In sling and his right eye done in
court plaster, limped painfully into
thereon. "Phwat happened to yez?"
''Me an Chris Schultz hod a little
argymint down at Flannigan's."
"Argymint, is It? An tn loikes
av yez be afther gittin' licked be wan
av thin weasel faced, shpindle shank
ed Dutchmin 7"
sWhisht, Maggie" returned Mike,
softly. "Niver shpake disreshpictful
av tn dead. ."-./ndge.
"ABoUT the greatest man that ever
lived in this community was Skinner
broad minded, big-hearted and bril-
liant-and yet he died with all his tai
ents and goodness unsuspected."
"How did you come to find out
about it?"
s'I married his widow"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

LITTLE ARTHUR stood peering
down into the countenance of his baby
sister, whom the nurse was singing
to sleep.
"Say, nurse" he finally whisper
ed, ''it's nearly unconscious, isn't
it?"
The nurse nodded in the afirma-
tive and sang on.
"Then don't sing any more or
you'll kill it p
FARMER-''I thought ye said ye
uster work on dairy farm"
Helper-"I did,"
Farmer-"Why, ye can't milk a
cow"
Helper-"Naw, all I done was ter
pump"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

LITTLE things console us, because
little things effect us.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

IT WAS on street car in the city
of Washington. Two colored women
in cheaply gorgeous splendor were
talking, and one chanced to mention
a Mr.. links in her conversation.
Excuse me-" said the other wo-
man, "but his name is not Jinks. 1t
Is Mr.. jerks. !"
"Oh, 1 Sees" said the woman COM
plaisantly-'T sees that 20 puts de
access ON de pronoun."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

SHE-Tell me of your early strug-
giles. He-There's not much to tell.
The harder I struggled the more the
old man laid 1t on.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
VETERANS MEETING.

+, Camp 7e3, U. G. VS., will meet in
che court house at . O'Clock p. M, or
July 7th first Tuesday,, instead or FORE
noon, as usual. All members are re-
quested to be present, as officers will be
elected and other important matters
looked after.
/ On the same day, at o'clock p. m. i,
the Daughters Of the Confederacy will
'unveil a monument at the city ceme-
terry, to commemorate the Southern
soldiers Of the Confeceracy, and spe.
cially request large attendance of the
old veterans.
+. e. LAwHoE, J.GID Norris.
Adjutant. Commander.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
UNWILLING MONUMENT.

All the United Confederate Veterans
are most cordially invited to attend the
unwilling Of the Confederate monument
at Marietta, July 7th. Exercises will
begin at p. m. The procession will
start from the public square and march
to the cemetery
MRS. r, T. NEsBITT,
Pres. Z. DC.
MRS. TON HANDY, Sec'y. -
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
Local News.

WANTED to rent an eight-room house
with large lot and barn.
l.. B. CARNEs.
For SALE.-One Smith Premier tvpe-
writer, in frst-class condition. at a
bargain. THE MoNEE1 MARBLE Co.
We are sorry that our citizens didn't
show enough appreciation to have that
chautauqua this summer. 1t certainly
would have been a source of great
pleasure and edification.
Mouldings, msnteIs, brackets col.
umns, and all kinds of mill work. always
carried in stock at our CITY office and
at planning mill Call at either place.
Prices right.
j. j. Black Lumber Co.
Andrew Rogers has had placed a tile
walk in front of his store building on
Atlanta street. A tile sidewalk ought
to be placed in front of the fire engine
house, also.
NOTICE. can be found in the office
OF Mr. j 81 Groves. in rear of the First
Natlonal Bank, for the transaction of
business. Those indebted to the firm
OF w Legg & Co will please call and
settle, as the business of the firm must
be closed up. JWLepq.
Mrs. Jennie knight and Mrs. George
Gibson have returned from Laurens, s.
O., where they visited Mrs. George W.
Dobbs, who is sick with typhoid fever.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Dobbs ia
much better and will probably get we'll.
! We keep on hand large stock of
shingles and laths at lowest prices. Call
at either place, city office or planning
mill at Buffers.
J.J. Black Lumber.Co.
Mr.. G. B. Willingham, at his "Moun-
tain Crest" orchard, in Pickens county,
is preparing to can the most of his
peaches. He has fine orchard there,
both peaches and apples.
Mr.. ]. c. DuBose is now with Nc
Clure's store at Marietta. Mr.. MELON.
aid has been promoted as INSPECTOR of
all OF McClure's stores.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
Local Items.

Miss Regina Rambo left Monday for
New York, where she will join her
brother. Marcellus, and they will sail
on the Sd for Brazil, and will be gone
several months. She is the lovely and
accomplished daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
s. D. Rambo, and recent graduate of
Wesleyan College, Macon. She and her
brother go to visit their uncle, DR.. P.
A. Rambo, wealthy citizen Of Rio de
Janeiro. Her good-byes were said to
her friends here Monday and we all
will miss her pleasant face. We wish
them both q pleasant voyage and 8
safe return Her last request to her
father was "Be sure and send me the
Marietta Journal" and it will follow
her on her % days voyage from week
to week, until she returns in December.
You like ice cream? Then come buy
some from the Baptist young ladies, at
Mr.. A. NJ. OobOs', this (Thursdiy) even
ing, from to 10 o'clock.
We are headquarters for ali kinds of
rough and dressed lumber, flooring,
ceiling, Notwithstanding, etc. Re-
member, we carry full stock at our
office and city yard and at our mills at
Buffers. j. ]. Black Lumber Co.
A Marietta lady, after attending the
wedding at the Baptist church Wednes-
day night, said: "Rev. Mr.. Bond g cere-
mony was very beautiful and very long,
and in fact, he gave plenty of time for
the ladies to inspect the brides and at
tendants' gowns" That is the trouble
about church weddings, too many crit
les.
When in need of sash, doors, blinds,
ETC., we carry complete stock at our
main office on Atlanta street; also at
planning mill and yard at Buffers.
]. ]. Black Lumber Co.
A FIDDLERs CONVENTION will be held
at 3 and o'clock p. M, at the Mari
eta opera house, on the Fourth OF
July. The "old time" fiddlers and
banjo players are invited to take part.
Free admission to musicians. Six big
prizes to the six best players, and
BOBBY. If you want fun, be sure and
attend.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Beyerle will be glad to learn that
they have decided to remain in Marietta
and not go to New York, as contempla-
ted.
Mrs. t. W. Garrett, who has been Wis.,
ing her daughter, Mrs. Morehead, in
South Carolina, and her sister, Mrs. A.
A. Gates, in Greenville, S. c., has re-
turned.
DIED.-Mr. j. NJ. Burtz, 80 years old,
died in Atlanta Thursday night, He
leaves wife and four children. He
formerly lived at Sandy Plains, Cobb
county, where his body was carried for
burial
DIED.-We regret to learn of the
death of Mrs. Dean, wife of DR.. w. L.
Dean, of Woodstock. She is the grand
mother of Dr.. Howard Parkinson, OF
this place.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

Baptist Missionary Institute at Car
tersville, Ca, July LIST and ID. Mrs. A.
r. Bond and Mrs. W. ]. Hudson, of
Marietta, have places an the program.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
DINNER HOUR CHANGED
At NEW KENNESAW.

On request Of some Marietta people
who .wish to have dinner at the hotel
as now managed, the dinner hour has
been changed now: u to 2. Try it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

The flowers in the city park are very
pretty and quite creditable to the good
taste OF the ladies who have it in
charge.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

MCCluEe u OO'1 OhGuruAyS UeIWeeu :oU
and II 80 q. m. ----
It is said many of the farmers have
more ready cash than they've had in
many years.
One car of fruit jars just received at
McClure's, Toe, 85c and 81 90 dozen.
Canning the fruit in this section is
the solution of the question of making
the orchards pay.
w. 7. Mosher's bakery, in Dyson's
store. Phone so. Bread, cakes and
pies. Ice cream orders taken.
Phone lao for your meats.
Mrs. George H. Sessions and children
have returned from their visit to Can
ton.
A big lot Of pictures at McClure's to
go at SOC each, Saturday.
Senator E. P. Dobbs has double duty
to perform now-save his peach crop
and make laws for the State. ------~
Penny pictures at Beshers' studio,
Jog Cherokee street. 30 for 30 cents.
FoR SALE.-90 cords of oak and pine
wood at $500 per cord; delivered on
short notice. E. g. Dyson.
Miss Anna Mae Lester, of Covington,
Ca, is the charming guest of the Misses
Seize, on Atlanta street.
Lime, cement, plaster and brick al
ways on hand, and at lowest prices, at
nj fw ~ nd
J.J. Black Lumber Co.
Mrs. Lizzie Boring attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. DR.. Dean, at Woodstock,
on Tuesday.
McClure's break the record: They
will sell three spools Of Coats cotton
thread for loo Monday, $3.50 to 1920
q. m.
If you go to Denver, prepare to sleep
out doors. Hotel rates $14.00 per day.
We couldn't stay at hotel longer than
to get breath.
WANTED-To buy all the hogs for sale
in Cobb county, fat or poor.
w. A. GATLIN & Co.
Mr.. Simeon Casey, who is sick, is at
the home of Mr.. Howard near Kenne-
saw, not at "Harvard's j." as the printer
had it.
Phone lao for your fish. We dress
them.
FoR RENT.--Six-room house with q
large bath room, hot and cold water,
electric lights; also growing garden
6l4 Church street, J. w, LEGG,
Miss Isabelle Reynolds will be mar
ried to Mr.. Glenn, Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock, at the family resi-
dence on Lawrence street.
WANTED-50 thin shoats and all the
fat hogs in the county.
W. A. GArLIN & Co.
FoR SALE-Shetland pony; four years
old; not afraid of any thing; nice
driver; with new rubber-tired buggy
and harness. Will sell without buggy
and harness. NJ, L. McNeel.
Mr.J. R. Brumby, ST., wife and three
children left last week for Cumberland
Island. Mr.. J. R. Brumby, Jr., left
Monday for Cumberland. =
Miss Lula Gates, OF Greenville, S. c.,
the charming daughter of Mrs, A. A.
Gates, is the guest of Mrs. T, W. Gar
rett and other relatives here this week.
Penny pictures at Beshers' studio.
l06 Cherokee street. 30 for 30 cents.
There is no better town in the State
than Marietta. Its climate is healthy,
lite water pure, and it's people clever and
intelligent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

CONGRESS-
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

II you are miserable yourself, don't
go around making other people SO.
Very few people are interested in your
troubles. Don't trouble trouble, and
trouble won't trouble you.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PARAGRAPHED
Matters in City Briefly
Chronicled for Jour-
nal Readers.
Jelly glasses at McClure's, 25c doz.

H
Jelly glasses at McClure's, 25c doz.
Don't forget the big barbecue and
singing at Roswell, July 4th.
For SALE-60O or 700 peach crates,
Apply to JOHN H. Boston, JR.
Don't forget the nice cakes at Nc
Clure's, 10c ID.
Mr.. Dave Hyde has sold his entire
crop of peaches to Judge Gober.
See E. G. Dyson when you want a
good cord of wood cheap.
The ice man ought to make his ducats
this hot weather. It's his deal.
A big shipment of mems ties just re-
ceived at McClures, l5c, Saturday.
Penny pictures at Beshers' studio,
LOG Cherokee street 80 for 30 cents.
If your meat bill is too high, try
Gatlin & Co.
The peach orchards and canneries are
giving plenty of work to all who want it,
w. ]. HUDSON is still in the coal bus
mess. Sec him before you buy.
The days are getting shorter. So are
your lives. L
WANTED SALEsLADY,- On account of
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

Senator E. P. Dobbs has double duty
to perform now-save his peach crop
and make laws for the State. --.-~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

The days are getting shorter. So are
your lives. 4
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

WANTED to rent an eight-room house
with large lot and barn.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

A big lot of pictures at McClure's to
go at soc each, Saturday.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-07-02

One car of fruit jars just received at
McClure's, Toe, 85c and 81 90 dozen.