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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
SAMUEL WARREN.
Vanity of the Creator of TittIebat Tit
mouse and Oily Common.

hsSASO ehN Cf'J
Nothing can be more divertino
than the revelation in their CORE
spondence of the characteristics of
authors. Samuel Warren. who at.
tanned immense popularity by his
''Ten Thousand Year" which ap-
peared first in Maya, is delightfully."-
naive sometimes and describes him
self in a letter dated 1912 as ''an
honorable and fearless rival of Dick
ems" then at the height of his pop
ularity. He offers to review Dick
ems American Notes" and sketches
out his line Of criticism: e.
''There is palpsble genius, SUI y
and VIVID perception, exquisite fen
ity of illustration and feeling and
natural circumstances, real humor,
mannerism, exaggeration, glazing
but unconscious egotism and vanity,
glimpses of underbreeding. These
last I should touch on in manly
and delicate and generous spirit.
Rely on Sam Warren. Dickens
seems to, have been incapable -
indisposed to look beyond the sur
face of American manners and So
ciety. Oh, what a book / could
have written! / mean I who have
not only observed but reflected so
much on the characters of the peo-
pie Of England and America"
Poor Sam Warren! 1t seems al
most unhandsome to show up his lit
tie weaknesses, seeing that "Ten
Thousand a Year" is nearly forgot
ten and Dickens is still Dickens.
His talents never dazzled his pub
fishers, but he was fercely intoler-
ant Of criticism or editors inter
ference. 81 hate his beastly Names"
wrote Alexander Blackwood to his
brother, referring to the trick War
rem had of naming his characters in
allusion either to their originals or
to their imaginary qualities-Lord ]
Bulfnch Qord RusseL), O'Gibbet
(OConnell), Rev. Morphine w Il
fashionable preacher), and Sd
but he refrained from telips ~
author so. Warren's own poftrsa.
is given in single sly sentence by
the Rev. James White, a frequent
and entertaining correspondent of
the Blackwoods from the Isle of
Wight. warren was in the island
for a week and dined here one day.
Oh, Tittlebat! Himself the won
drous hero of his song "-English
Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
Reason Enough.

Even a lunatic may not wholly
lack the power of reason. This
truth appears in story Life tells
OF the inspection of an asylum by
the trustees:
Walking through the grounds
they came upon party of worhne1
who were repairing wall. One Of
the harmless patients, apparently
assisting N the work, was pushing
wheelbarrow along upside down.
MY friend" said kind hearted
trustee, "you should turn YOU
wheelbarrow over"
Not on your life replied thu
patient. II turned it over yesterS
day, and they put bricks initYgf
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
TEN PAGES.
MYSTERY OF THE TIDES.
Queer Reasons That Were Assigned
For Their Ebb and Flow.


The tides, those mysterious pulsa-
tions of the sea, have been the
theme of curious speculation ever
since man began to ask the reason
of what he saw around him. Many
sages and clever brains in the ages
of the past tried to explain away
the periodical ebb and flow of the
ocean, and many plausible if er-
roneous ideas were seized upon and
used to solve the problem, and some
of the curious notions of these old
world philosophers are worthy of in
terest.
Aristotle, who tried to find log
ical reason for everything in ma
ture, thought that tides were caused
by the sun, which moves and whis-
ties the winds about so that they
fall with great violence on the At
lantic, thConly great ocean known
to the Greeks, which thus swells
and causes the tide. Plato account
ed for them as being caused by an
animal living in cavern. which, by
means of huge orifice, created the
ebb and flow The ancient Arabs
believed that tides were caused by
the moon heating the waters and
causing them to swell, while others
ayerred that they were caused by
the alternate decomposition of the
sea by the air and of the air by the
sea, thus causing an ebb and flow.
A writer as late as the thirteenth
century coolly remarks that tides
are caused by the efforts of the
earth to breathe.
SANITY st. Jerome explained the
mystery by means of caves, and
Bede stated that the ebb and flow
were caused by an enormous SER
pent, who swallows and vomits the
water. Another old sage thought
that they were caused by the melt
ing of the ice at the poles. In Rus
sia, jewellers by the seashore popu-
larly believe that the tides are gov
erned by the water kings daughter.
The Shetlanders used to believe
that periodical tides were caused by
monster living in the sea, or, to
quote from an old Shetland worthy,
"a monstrous sea serpent that took
six hours to draw in his breath and
about six to let it out again" The
Chinese believe that supernatural
beings, weird and wonderful, cause
the tides, while the Malays aver that
they are caused by the movements
of huge crab. Some of these old
thinkers have been very near the
solution of the problem, while some
of their crude notions are only fan
tastic.-Scottish Nights.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
MENTAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
How Do You Remember People With
Whom You Are Acquainted?

How Do You Remember People With
Whom You Are Acquainted?
"How do you remember people?"
asked the professor.
1t is always safe to answer the
professor guardedly. Remember
people, his vis-a-vis replied. why,
/ don't know that ! can say exactly.
] suppose remember them for
what they've been to me-friends
or foes. Sometimes" he added, 81
remember them for what I've been
to them"
$50 do ]" rejoined the professor /;
$50 do |. Bait that isn't just what l
mean. I'm referring to the way in
which you remember them, the
characteristics that come to mind
when you think Of person you
haven't seen for-well, well say a
year."
characteristics? / DON'T believe
I think Of any characteristics, at
least not till later. I picture the
person as whole, of course, to be-
gin with" -
The professors smile showed that
he really was about to begin to talk.
''That is precisely what you do not
do" he said. Its just the other
way around You think of the
characteristics, or rather of one
dominant characteristic first, then
of another which doesn't appeal to
you quite 80 much, and you end up
by getting what you speak of loose
ly as the whole Take me, for ex-
ample. Close your eyes and tell me
what, if you were trying to recall
me to your thoughts, would come
before your mental vision first"
II think" the answer came slow
ly, ct would be the way that you
sit IN your chair when you are talk
ing to me, with your legs crossed
and your hands folded and the twin
kle in your eye as you show me
where I'm wrong in an opinion"
Exactly" returned the professor
in high good humor. 'That proves
what PVe been saying. You piece
me out, as it were. And that's the
way you'd do with anybody. It's
the little things about man or wo-
man that stick IN the memory.
When YOU put enough OF the little
things together you get your gener-
al notion. It's because personality,
individuality-cau it what you
want-expresses itself, as a rule,
through the little things. It is with
no disrespect to my father-peace
be to him-that say my thoughts
concerning his appearance center
about his beaver hat. see that
beaver hat the first thing when I
remember him. and, as You might
say, he groups himself under It. In
thinking of you, if you will pardon
my making the remark, you arrange
yourself around your omnipresent
pipe. New York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
A GeYser Clock.

One of the most curious clocks in
the world is said to be that which
tells the time to the inhabitants of
a little American backwoods town.
The machinery, which is nothing
but a face, hands and lever, is con-
nected with geyser which shoots
out an immense column of hot wa
ter every thirty-eight seconds. This
spouting never varies to the tenth
of a second. Every time the water
spouts up it strikes the lever and
moves the hands forward thirty
eight seconds. - American Home
Monthly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

Mrs. W. NJ Hunton, for Use of ]. W.
Hardeman. VS. Miss Miss Wolfe Fridell,
now Mrs Wolfe Hollingsworth.
Suit to Revive Judgment iu the Justice
Court for the S9Sth District, G NJ, Cobb
County, at the april Term, 1908.
To Miss Vollie Fridell, now Mrs Wolfe
Hollingsworth: You are hereby requir-
ed to appear at the Justice Court for the
S98th District, q M, of Cobb county.
Georgia, on the first day of April, 1908,
and show cause, If any you have. why
judgment should not be revived in the
above stated case
P. D. McCLESKEY,
Notary Public and Ex-Oficio j p.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
A FRENCH WEDDING.
The Wey Marriage In the Country
Districts Is Conducted.

Districts Is Conducted.
Sometimes country wedding
passed, and that was always a pref
ty sight A marriage is always an
important affair in France in every
class of life, There are long dis
cussions with all the members Of
the two families. The cure, the
notary, the patron (if the young
man is a worlmanl, are all consult
ed, and there are as many negotia-
tons and agreements in the most
humble families as in the grand
monde of the Faubourg st. Ger
main. Almost all French parents
give dot Of some kind to their chill
dren, and whatever the sum is, Ell
Their 500 francs or 1000 francs, it is
always scrupulously paid over to the
notary.
The wedding day is a long one.
After the religious ceremony IN the
church all the wedding party
members Of the two families and a
certain number of friends-adjourn
to the hotel Of the little town for a
breakfast, which is long and most
abundant. Then comes the crown
ing glory of the day-a country
walk along the dusty highroad to
some wood or meadow, where they
can spend the whole afternoon.
1t is pretty to see the little pro
cession trudging along. the bride in
all her wedding garments, white
dress, white shoes, wreath and veil
the groom in dress coat, top hat,
white crayat and waistcoat, with a
white ribbon bow on his sleeve.
Almost all the girls and young wo-
men are dressed in white or light
colors; the mothers and grandmoth-
ers (the whole family turns out) in
black, with flowers in their bon
nets
There is usually fiddler walking
ahead making most remarkable
sounds on his old cracked instru-
ment, and the younger members of
the party take an occasional gallon
along the road. They are generally
very gay. There is much laughing
and from time to time a burst Of
song. 1t is always a mystery to me
how the bride keeps her dress and
petticoat so clean, but she does,
with that extraordinary knack all
Frenchwomen seem to have of hold
ing up their skirts.
They passed often under the wall
of the chateau, for fa~orite rest
ing place was in our woods. At the
entrance of the alice yerte, where it
widens out a little, the moss makes
a beautiful soft carpet, and the big
trees give perfect shade. We heard
sounds of merriment one day when
we were passing, and we stopped to
look on from behind the bushes,
where we couldn't be seen.-Mme.
Washington in Scribners.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
The Written Koran,

Mohammedans never use printed
Korans because in doubt as to the
ingredients entered into the compo-
sition Of the printing ink. They
are afraid of being defled by taking
into their hands a copy of the sa-
cred book that may have been pro-
duced with the ink in which pigs
fat instead of hnseed oil has formed
one of the component parts They
therefore confne themselves to
reading hand written reproductions
of the prophets work, which are
naturally very expensive.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
The Game of Chess.

The game of chess is of unknown
origin. 1t can be traced back some
5000 years or so to India. From
India it advanced to Persia, from
which country it passed on to the
Arabians. The Spaniards got the
game from the Arabs and passed it
on to France, Germany and Eng
land. 1t is absolutely futile to at
tempt to determine the origin of
the game.-New York American.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
Unconvinced,

In certain school of Washington
there was one lad who would persist
in saying shave went"
One day the teacher 'kept him
in" saying:
"While am out of the room you
may write have gone fifty times"
When the pedagogue returned he
found that the boy had dutifully
performed the task, having written
'have gone" fifty times. On the
other side of the paper, however,
was this message from the absent
one:
have went. JOHN WHITE.
--Argonaut.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

The Bird Dealer-It's g bloomin'
shine, jim, swindlin' a pore, ard
workin' cove like this.
His Friend-Why, wot's wrong?
The Bird Dealer-Why, ere ]
shaved all day Sunday a-paintin' up
a sparrer into a red 'eaded Belgian
canary, an Pm blowed if the teller
as bought it amt given me bad
arr crown.-London Sketch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
Nursery RHYMES.

The old merry rhyme "Girls ans
boys come out to play is said t.
date back to the time of Charlie
H., in whose reign 'Lucy Locke
lost her pocket" is supposed to have
had Its origin. "Sing a song
8lxpence" is traced back to the six
tenth century. PUSSY cat, puss,
cat, where have you beenP" is o
the Ehzabethan period. 'Little Jacl
homer" Is probably as old, AM
London bridge is broken down" i
of unknown antiquity.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

The way to get an item in the JournsI
Is to tell the editor about it by phone.
postal card, or in person. 1t is impos.
sible for US to visit every house in town
every day phone or ask every person
in Marietta if they have any news. Yon
put yourself to the trouble of telling
US and we will appreciate it. We want
the news. Help US to get it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
Mrs. Hattie King Gilleland. )
VS.. I
William Henry Gilleland. \

Libel for partial Divorce, maensa ct
moro, IN the Superior Court of Cobb
county Ca, on D cember 4th, 1907.
10 SAID defendant, William Henry
Ullleland: You are hereby notified and
commanded to be and appear at the
March term, 1908, of said Superior Court,
on the second Monday in March newt
then and there to answer said PLAINTIFF 5
petition for partial divorce. a mensa
ct thoro, on the grounds therein stated
IN Default thereof, said Court will pro.
coed as to JUSTICE shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable Georoe
SGober, Judge of said Court, this Decem.
Der 4th, 1907, j. M. AUSTIN. Clerk
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors.

GEORGIA-OoBB COUNTY.
All persons having demands against
the estate of j. 81. Reed, late of Cobb
county, deceased, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the under
signed according to law; and all persons
indebted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment. This Febru-
airy 4th, 1905
S. l.. and j. H. REED.
Administrators.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

Libel for Divorce filed
>. y. BOWEN, In the Superior Court of
=, vs.. Cobb County, Georgia,
M A. BOWEN on the 4th day of De.
} cember, 1907.
10 said defendant, Mrs. NJ. A. Bowen:
GU are hereby notified and commanded
to be and appear at the March term
1908, OF said Superior court, on the sec.
ond Monday in March next, then and
there to answer said plaintiffs petition
for total divorce on the grounds there
In stated. In default thereof, said Court
Will proceed as to Justice shall appertaln
witness the Honorable George F
Gooer, Judge of said Court, this Decem.
Der 18th, 1907. J. M. AUSTIN, CLERK.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
CY.p. uru Libel for Divorce fled
We W in the Superior Court
THoMAs H,1vu of Cobb County Ca, on
Dec. I'd, 1907.

To said defendant, Thomas Hunt:
You are hereby notified and commanded
to be and appear at the March term,
1908, of said Superior court, on the sec
ond Monday in March next, then and
there to answer said plaintiffs petition
for total divorce on the grounds there
in stated. In default thereof said Court
will proceed as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable George F. Gober,
Judge of said Court, this Dec. I'd, 1907.
]. M. AUSTIN, Clerk.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

County C
Powders
subscribed o@EH Cashier
a. W. FLORENCE .otCo
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts.
0verdrafts, secu red and unsecured.
U. s. bonds to secure circulation
U. s. bonds to secure U. S. deposits
Other bonds to secure U. s. deposits.
Premiums on U. S. bonds ....... /
Bonds, Securities, ETC., ................ j
Furniture and fixtures ........
Due from National Banks mot reserve
agents.
Due from state banks and bankers
Due from approved reserve agents
Checks and other cash items
Notes of other National Banks
Fractional paper currency, nickels
ana Genus ....................
lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie. ............s {, SOC. 90
Legal-tendern notes ~ q, 10000
Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer,
5per cent of circulation .
Due from U. S. treasurer, other than
5per cent redemption fund .....
1otal ....,...............
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05


by the bookof fill
subscribed February, S H's
w. bic OBJ CountyG
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05

LIABILITIES.

capital stock paid in .............. 60, 10000
surplus fund .,..-.......,........... 65, 10000
Undivided profits less expenses and
taxes paid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,so1.7 6
National Bank notes outstanding 100000
Due to other National Banks
Due to state banks and bankers 2e3. 81
Dividends unpaid ... AAoe
Individual deposits subject to check 3O7 638, oil
n0nds borrowed ............ 100000
Cashiers checks Outstanding
Notes and bills rediscounted 6s17 90
BINS payable Observation-Disclosures. $1,000. 90
Liabilities, other than those above
Total '...,....... ............. S52S, ss4.5s !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-24

court, which overturns the Minnesota freight and passenger law, declaring the penalties imposed excessive and the in troduction of amendments to the Sher- man and antitrust law. The closing was strong at about the high level Of the day.
 Foreign markets exercise little or no influence here, though the Americans rallied in London where business was re- stricted by reason of the approaching settlement No important railroad earn lngs were reported today, but those of some minor roaus were in line with recent returns, views all showing marked falling off in gross.
 Foreign markets exercised little or no worthy incident, rates for call and time loans being practically unchanged with little demand. The payment to Washing ton of a final insiallment of about H,0O0,- 0N of government moneys was accom- plished without disturbance. The greater part of this sum was disbursed by local banks for their interior correspondents. Money Is accommodating here in unwonteI volume and the Secretary of tbe Treas ury, according to trustworthy reports, is likely to make further withdrawals on or before April 1.
 In the bond market United States regis tered As declined M per cent on call. Rail roads were irregular Total sales, par value, 2,400000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-24
NEW LOW RECORDS
 IN COTTON MARKET
Prices Cannot Stand Attacks
 of the Bears
SPOT MARKETS ARE WEAK
An Advance During the Day Carries Prices Up But This Does Not Hold In the Face Of Gen.
 eraI Selling.

New York, March 23.-Ths cotton mar ket made new low records again during today's trading, but rallied somewhat to- ward the close, which was very steady at a net decline of to Il points on the old crop months, but points net higher on the new crop positions. Sales for the day were estimated at S50,0s0 bales.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of 4 to points and during the early session sold to ? points net higher on buying for a turn and covering of shorts who may have been influenced by relative steady cables and less favor able weather in the belt. Offerings in- creased at the advance, owing to re- newal of local bear pressure liquidation and selling by early buyers who were disappointed, in the extent of the early demand, and during the afternoon May sold down to 9.6O and July to s.5S or 14 to 15 points net lower.
 The late positions were relatively steady, owing to rain In central and east ern sections of the belt, and toward the close there was a. general rally of sev- eral points on covering and renewed buy ing for a reaction which may have been promoted by expectations of steady ca- bles tomorrow.
 Spot news from the south was some- what conflicting, but on the whole seemed more encouraging, with several points in eastern and central sections of the belt reporting stiffening basis, with offer ings lighter.
 Southern spot markets officially report ed were unchanged to Is cents lower. Re ports from trade circles indicated no i'm mediate improvement and local senti- ment seemed to be of a bearish average. Receipts att the ports today Il, AS bales, against 17,797 last week and 17,002 last year. For the week 5000, against 92,997 last week and 147, ,046 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, S04S, against 2S3O last year and at Houston S14l, against 7499 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-24
STOCKS GOING ON UP THE LADDER Business Is Moderate and Near
 Iy All Professional FINANCIAL NEWS IS GOOD Reopening of Two New York Banks Is Expected Soon and a Generally Bet ter Tone in Railroad Stocks
 Causes an Advance.
FINANCIAL NEWS IS GOOD

New York, March 23-Irregularity marked the movement of prlces in the stock market. Business was in moderate volume, and as has been the case for some time past almost wholly profess sional. There is still a dearth of public interest. not only in stocks. but on bonds as well. Sentiment was bullish in the main, though developments were not all of the sort to make for increased con- fdcnce. The days budget of news in cluded forecasts of President Roosevelt 5 special message to Congress, concern ing which there was much diversity of opinion; the first public report of the American Sugar Refining company show ing unexpectedly large cash assets and cash surplus and advices from the leading railway centers which took more cheerful view of general conditions, de- spite fears of a coal strike; reported decrease in the number of idle freight cars and a good crop outlook. Dispatches from England mill towns telling of fur
 ther wage reductions served to call re- newed attention to the labor situation. Rumors of a strike on the Reading sys- tenn depressed the coalers during the early session, the report of the railway list falling in sympathy, but general recov- cries were later registered. Locally, the day was devoid of important incidents, apart from the definite announcement that two erstwhile important financial in- stitutions-the Oriental bank and the Knickerbocker Trust company were about to emerge from their difficulties.
 The early movement of prices was more favorable to the industrial group than to the railroads. Excepting the in- fluent statement of the sugar company, which has advanced that stock smartly
 there was little to account for the strength of industrial shares, though the belief is gaining ground that conditions in steel and iron and the metal trade are beginning to take on a more plentiful aspect. In the final hour the market de- veloped increased activity and strength under the lead of the Hartman and Hill issues and the steel and copper shares, the movement embracing the entire ac- tive list and some of the specialties. Among the impelling causes were the decision of the United States supreme