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The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
ROM WOMAN S
POINT OF VIEW

IL is not difficult for any woman 10 at
tain a degree Of popularity II she has
craving for H. She has only 10 throw
wife the doors OF her home and provide
food and drink for her guests. Both alrst
be OF an attractive nature, but their
drawing power is unfailing.
There used to be n professional man
whose eccentricities were ridiculad hut
whose entertainments were well patron-
ized because he furnished real amusement
and the daintiest dishes and best wines
He announced open house on Sunday
evening, his one day OF relaxation from
business, and there was always a little
good music, much interesting company.
and plenty 20 eat and drink Therefore.
he became immensely popular, despite
the ridicule.
The attraction OF A Widespread table
is undeniable. Two OF the plainest women
know have the art OF appealing 10 the
palate so finely developed that they are
dangerous rivals TO beauty. a stupid man
who bores everybody with whom he at
tempts conversation, becomes the CEN
ter Of an admiring circle when he evolves
delicious dishes from mass Of materials
and chafng-dish So I say to the
woman who despairs OF achieving social
success by ordinary means TO acquire
a chef. If she can afford one or spend
her spare time in learning the art OF
cookery.
The homes where pleasant people Of
both sexes assemble are those where the
family table is elastic, or where feasts
are of frequent occurrence. One hostess
gives chafingdish parties once a fort
night all through the season, and invites
her friends TO do the cooking. There is
deal OF rivalry between the men and
women who preside over the two tables
where the cooking is done, and there is
continual search for rew recipes going
on all the time There is also a wild
scramble for invitations TO these parties.
for they have the charm Of novelty.
We are greedy lot It seems. for feast
Ing has powerful attraction. Look at
the number of restaurants, of tea rooms.
or supper rooms with their aftsr-theater
patrons. We do not need an extra meal
at night but We like 10 eat with COM
pany and music. Not long ago / sat at
a table adjoining one surrounded bv a
theater party of a dozen. and after eat
ing fairly ample supper with a proper
washing down. they adjourned 10 the
nome OF one OF the party, who proposed
that they finish with. game OF bridge
and carebit. Ii was after midnight
when the party left in autos. and none
or them could have even expected to be
hungry for hours. Yet they were all
eagerness to so.
BETTY BRADEEN.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
AN ANTIQUE FIREMAN.
James Hopkins Has Served for Fifty
Eve Years

Probably the oldest fireman In the
United States is James r. Hopkins. OF
somerville. Mass Mr. Hopkins has been
for ffty-five years in active service, and
Tor thirty-seven years he has been chief
engineer Of the department On his sew
.enty-second birthday he attended to duty
as usual and responded 20 an alarm OF
fire.
The only chief engineer in the country
who has been longer in service than he
IS Thomas O'Connor. OF the New Orleans
department, who has held his position for
more than thirty-six years.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
MEALS FOR TWELVE CENTS.
Australian Hash Men Decide Il
Raise Price

AUSTRALIAN Hash Men Decide 10
Raise Price.
Owing 10 the abundance and cheapness
Of meat in Australia. restaurant keepers
have for years been able 10 give sstonish-
ingly liberal meals for II cents
il is the hospitable custom in Australian
popular restaurants not 70 charge for a
second helping OF anything. and custom
ers can have as many cups OF tea as
they please after having paid for the
first one.
The freedom with which this privilege
is exercised cuts down the profits Of pro
prietOrs Of 12-cent restaurants. They
have decided In conference 20 raise the
price TO "a cents.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

Jane 50 says ny friend Maria.
Died and crossed the Stygian food.
And tefoie a cate bey0nd II
Asking for admission stood.
Are there a-y men here: asked she,
And the sateman. stern n phiz.
Nodded IN assent, and answered.
Yes; they make il what IL Is %
That IS all Maria told me.
And ! wonder what she meant
Maybe some one else can tel me
To which place II was Jane went.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23


The business woman and were talking
the other day Of that morbid little prayer
we were all taught 10 say in our infancy.
Now I lay me down 10 sleep OF
course. we both recalled the shivering
misery the possibility OF IF 1 should die
before / wake reused in Us whenever we
happened not to have been perfect all
Gay, and we were glad that the children
we know most about aren't taught that
depressing prayer. After that the busi-
ness woman showed me an Illuminated
prayer IN the same meter-a paraphrase.
one may say-which somebody sent her at
Christmas. The authors name wasn't
signed 70 II; and I'm sorry for that, for
I'd like to congratulate the person who
put together so fine and strong a prayer
with which 10 begin cne's day. These are
the words OF IL.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

1t has become quite the fashion for
women 10 create Their own odd blouses.
and some very charming styles intended
Tor construction by the amateur are TO
be seen A pleasing waist Of ombre taf-
feta, having a simulated back joke and
narrow friliings of pleated silk as trim
ming. Is here sketched. The waist fastens
on the LEFT side of the front in the mode
that IS so becoming 10 youthful figures.
Triple tucks extending from the shoulder
TO yoke depth in front give excellent lines
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

when people IN our part Of the coun-
try select a family physician. they stick
10 him. says Dr.. john Matthews, OF
Illinois. who is visiting friends here. II
he goes away. they won't call in some
body else II they can possibly help IT,
They have faith in nobody but their own
man, so long as he manages TO be fairly
successful Last spring 7 went up to
Chicago for a few days much 20 the dis
tress Of young mother In our town. who
expects me to inspect her only baby every
other day AZ least. The second dav OF
my stay she telegraphed me TO come
home at once BABY WAS sick-she told
me the tr0uble-she didn't know what to
do. 1t wasn't an urgent case knew. so
I wired back a reassuring message. told
her to give the baby a dose OF some medi-
cine she had at hand. and 90 I'LL out the
ten words I put In 'PrognOsis admirable
l always like 20 use large words when
I'm legraphing-makes me feel that I'm
getting the worth OF my money. you
know. When I got home, two days later,
I went 10 see the baby.
She's all right now the mother told
me, but we were swfully worried We
had TO rely on the medicine YOU left.
though The boy at the drug store said
they didn't have q bit Of 2rognosis IN the
place.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

Would Buy Baby IL Necessary.
Little Anna Hall. who comes to WASH
ington frequently, though her home Is In
Pittsburg. where her father is president
The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

Now ] get me up 20 work.
J Pray the Lord may not shirk.
!; ] should die before fhe night.
] pray the Lord my works al right
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
Proof Not Necessary.

AS General Benjamin F. Butler
entered the lobby of the Boston
statehouse one morning he saw two
men whom he knew engaged in a
heated argument, Zone moment,
general" said one of them to him.
Cant you settle dispute? We
are arguing as to who is the great
est lawyer in Massachusetts, and as
we can't agree we will leave it to
YOU
@That's easy. 1 am" said Butler,
with perhaps more truth than mod
esty.
The two men were somewhat tax.
en- aback.
"Er-er-but, general, of course
you Observation-Disclosures can
we prove it ?" the first speaker man
aged to get out.
prove it? Prove it?' growled
Butler. "You don't have to prove
it. admit it~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
An Eye 10 the Main Chance.

Lucinda had a large box of choco-
lates, Every few minutes she would
pass the box around to her mother
and her mothers visitors. "What
dear little thing" exclaimed one
of them. 'She is the very soul Of
generosity. Most children would
satisfy the dictates of conscience by
passing the box around once, but
she seems to wish to share the
whole box with u.s."
Lucinda's mother smiled know
ingly, and when the little girl went
out of the room she said: Don't
count too much on Lucinda's gener-
osity. I know it looks that way,
but as a matter of fact she is mere
ly working for herself. I don't per-
NIT her to eat much candy, but she
knows that every time she passes
the box around she'll get one her
self. She knows I won't scold much
so long as she is passing her sweet
meats around to Others" - Ex-
change.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
HON. n. A. MORRIS
ANNOUNCES FOR JUDGE.
Marietta. Ga, Oct. lat. 1907.

Marietta, Ga, Oct. 1st, 1907.
To the Voters of the Blue Ridge Cir
cuit:-I desire at this time to publicly
announce my candidacy for Judge OF
the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge
Circuit, subject to the next Democratic
primary.
promise the entire people or this
Judicial Circuit that il l arr elected |
will devote the best work and energy of
my life to the duties OF the office, and |
will give them fair, impartial, clean,
and economical administration of the
laws.
| will do this regardless of how they
voted in the past or how they may vote
in the future
| will do this regardless OK what DO.
litical faction they may have affiliated
with in the past or may affiliate with in
the future.
will do this regardless of their poll
tlcs-whether Democrat, Populist or
Republican.
l will do this regardless of whether
they are rich or poor, white or black.
Every man, rich or poor, Democrat,
Populisr, or Republican, should respect
and obey the laws and when the law
deals with them, they should all be
dealt with fairly, justly and impartially,
and they should all be placed upon the
same level in the court house. Politics,
political differences, nor political pref
udices should never become factor in
the enforcement of our laws or the dis.
charge Of official duties.
Whether | have opposition or not,
also promise the entire people OF the
Circuit that will not in this race. d.
rectlY or indirectly, use any money,
whiskey, or any other thing OF value,
for the purpose OF buying votes or
hiring workers in behalf of my candi-
dacy, nor will l knowingly permit my
friends to do this.
/ am q member OF the State Demo.
cratic Executive Committee from the
State-at-Large, and will advocate the
adoption and endorsements of rules
which will prohibit the use Of money :,
whiskey, or any other things of value,
to buy votes or hire workers in anv of
the primaries, and that will disqualifv
any person from being declared the
nominee OF the party for any office, who
violates the rules OF the Committee.
1t has been my intention for num-
Der OF months to make this race, and |
have SO expressed myself in private
conversations to number of people
throughout the Circuit. | have met
with overwhelming encouragement. 1
feel sincerely grateful for this.
will appreciate the support of each
and every voter in the entire Circuit.
My heart is full of gratitude and APP
probation, and will ever be, for the
loyal support given me in the past
throughout the Circuit, both in my DO
litical aspirations and in my profession.
Trusting that you will favor me with
your support and influence, am,
Very respectfully,
n. A. MORRIS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
Tenures of Scotch Landowners.

Sir George Clerk Of Penicuik
House, Edinburgh, married the
daughter of another baronet, the
late Sir Robert Napier, and he holds
his lands on a curious tenure. This
obiges him to stand at the bend of
road near his house and blow
three blasts on a horn if the soy
ereign visits Edinburgh, And there
are other landowners with similar
rights or obligations. Major Houi-
son-Craufurd holds the lands of
Braehead on the understanding
that if the king should happen to
cross Cramond Brig, at the gates of
his residence, he presents him with
a silver basin filled with water in
which to wash his hands. Then,
should the sovereign chance to visit
Hopetoun House, Lord Linlithgow
orders that the chains which stretch
across the principal avenue should
be lowered so that his majesty may
drive up the central approach
Glasgow Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
MR. JOE ABBOTT
FOR TREASURER

To the Voters of Cobb county, here
by announce myself candidate for the
office of the Treasurer of Cobb county
subject to the primary of June the 4th,
l desire to take this opportunity of ex-
pressing my sincere thanks to nv
friends for their loyal support in the re.
cent primary, Recognizing the right iof
every citizen.to vote according to his
preference, have nothing but the kind.
Hest feelings for those who voted for
my opponent, and l will appreciate the
support of all in the next election.
Respectfully, JOE ABBOTT.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09

IF you have sick friend who
can't get out of bed for awhile and
want to provide entertainment for
her." said the woman of experience,
'give her hand mirror. Nothing
else is quite SO fascinating. Often
the bed may be placed with the head
toward the window so the patient
gets no glimpse out of it, but if she
has mirror it is all reflected for
her. She can catch a sunbeam in
the edge of it or count the clouds
as they float past. She can inspect
all the furniture in the room, and if
she is alone in a hospital she can
find company in looking at herself.
1t Is the most entertaining and
harmless thing you could possibly
give her. New York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
For Solicitor.

To the Voters of the Blue Ridge Cir.
cult:-I hereby announce my Candidacy
for Solicitor-General, subject to the
coming primary. The support of the
entire people will be appreciated and /
pledge them, il elected, my best services.
J. P. BRooRE,
To the Voters of the Blue Ridge Cir
cult: hereby announce myself can
didate for Solicitor General OF the Blue
Ridge Circuit, subject to the coming
Democratic primary. II elected to this
office, pledge faithful, fair and i'm
partial discharge of the duties of the
same. will appreciate the vote and
influence Of every voter.
Very respectfully, CHAs. H, GRIFFIN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
Practitioners Sale:

GEORGIA-Cobb County.
BY virtue of an order of the Superior
Court of said county. granted at the
March term, 1908, thereof, upon the pc
tition of Amelia G. Cleland and others
v. K. K. Brown, Jr., and others, author
izing and directing the undersigned to
sell the property hereinafter described,
will be sold before the court house door
in Marietta, said county, within the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
May next, the west half of cemetery lot
No. Eighty eight 1887, in the Episcopal
cemetery in the city of Marietta, said
county, according to the plan and divis-
ion of said cemetery, and being the west
half of the lot which was originally sold
by the wardens and vestry of st. James
Episcopal Church of Marietta, Ga to j.
W. Brown, now deceased; said lot sold
for the purpose of partition among the
owners. This april 2nd, 1908.
r. W. BOONE,
S. K. DICK,
NJ. NJ. SESSIONS,
Commissioners.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
Guardians Sale.
GEORGIA, Fulton County


After four weeks notice, pursuant to section
S04o OF the civil code, petition, of which a
true and correct copy is subjoined will be
presented to the Hon. J. T. Pendleton, Judge OF
the superior court, at the court house in said
county, on the 14th day of April. 1908:
GEORGIA, Fulton County-ro the Hon J. T
Pendleton, Judge Of the Superior Court of
said County:
The petition of Mrs. Harriet w. Dunwoody
shows:
1. That she is the guardian of Harriet Cole
ana OF james Howard Cole, heretofore duly ap-
pointed as such guardian in said county
2. That she desires to sell for reinyestment
at private sale the following property, the
some being an undivided one-sixth interest in
Georgia, fronting east on Church street, upon
which that building known as the Dunwoody
house stands, bounded on the north by the
Presbyterian church lot; on the west by the
western and Atlantic railroad; south by the
lot formerly owned by Mrs. Rosa K Smith, and
east by Church street, upon which it fronts
seVenty-five feet, and containing one-fourth Of
an acre, more or less.
3. said property has been vacant for eight
months; is In bad repair, and is a burden on the
estate, requiring the payment on said property of
taxes and insurance, and repairs that are ALSO
utely necessary.
4. Petitioner shows that she has a bona fide
offer of S666 &C. for said one-sxth interest, which
II good piice for said property; the other five
sixths interest having been sold at the same rate
D. Petitioner shows that she desires to in vest
the proceeds Of said sale In first mortgage on
Auanta real estate at per cent per annum, sub
Ject TO the approval Of this court.
6. Petitioner shows that notice of her intention
to make this application has been published once
a week for four weeks, as required by law.
MRS. ii RRIETf w. DUNWOODY
VIM. II. WITHERS, Attorney.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
FOREST ETHICS.
ruf Out Your Campfire Yourself ard
Plant New Tree.


Be sure to put out your camp
IRE before you abandon it in the
morning to take up the trail. Do
not leave the task for one of your
camp servants, not even for your
gmde, whose interest in keeping the
woods free of devastatingfres, being
a matter of bread and butter, IS
therefore the keenest of any of your
camp followers, but who, none the
less, Is apt to be careless. See to it
yourself. Leave no smoldering back
log OF the nights friendly fire."
Leave no smoking Goals that have
served to broil $50 deliciously) the
breakfast trout, for such relics so
often are famed into the tiny flame
which, feeding upon nearby leaves
or moss or bush twigs, grows within
two days to devouring blaze that
consumes acres of forest before its
whitening touch is stayed. If you
are close to a brook use its water
plentifully, and if water is scarce
knock the live ends of the larger
sticks until not a spark is left and
scrape dirt over all the coals-not
a few handfuls of dust that the
wind may scatter at its first breath,
but dirt that will bury and
smother.
No doubt my average reader
thinks [ am writing a lot to deliver
one small message, but let him con-
slider that hundreds of acres of for
est land, worth thousands, measured
by dollars, and of inestimable re-
sources of the country, are annual
ly destroyed from just such insig-
nlfcant beginnings as the campfire
which was not put out beyond the
power of the passing breeze to re-
suscitate. Therefore the warning
appeal cannot be too important
since we as nation are using up
from three to four times as much
wood every year as the country is
producing.
Two worthy exhibits of genuine
Americanism are, first, not to add
to forest destruction by carelessly
leaving fire around, and, second, al
ways to plant a new tree-young
tree-for every one you destroy.
And plant it where it will do the
most good.-Outing Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09

Robert Browning once found him
self at dinner at great English
house sitting next to a lady who
was connected with the highest arts
tocracy. She was very graciously
inclined and did her utmost to make
conversation.
"Are you not poet?" she finally
asked.
"Well," said Browning, people
are sometimes kind enough to say
that I am"
"Oh, please don't mind my hav-
ing mentioned it." the duchess has
tened to say, with the kindest Of
smiles. "You know Byron and Ten
nyson and others were poets. p
Youths Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
SUBINTELLIGENCE..
Some Persons Innitats UnconsciousIy
the Actions OF Others.


"Have you ever noticed" asked
an observant physician the other
day, chow persons who have some
thing on their minds initiate uncon-
sciously the actions of Others? ~
A reply IN the negative brought
forth reiteration Of the statement
"a subintelligence seems to be at
work." continued the physician, Gin
all of US at all times that controls
our actions and causes US to do a
great many things unconsciously. A
nervous man or woman will twist
and tear a scrap Of paper or toy
with some article for an hour at a
time. When spoken to such persons
start and look at the article in their
hands as though wondering where
they had obtained it. In nine cases
out of ten this person saw some 9TH
er person doing the same thing, and
unconsciously his or her hands, un-
der the direction of subinteligence,
sought out the paper or article to
play with"
The conversation took place in
the waiting room Of ferry house,
where a score Of business men, ali
preoccupied mentally with the com
ing business of the day and all anx-
ious to get to their offices, were con-
gregated, waiting for a boat. To
prove the truth of his remarks the
physician suggested al experiment.
He began march up ard down the
waiting room. In two seconds a
worried looking man who appeared
to be prosperous merchant or bro
ker began to march also. Two
clerks and a stout person followed
his example. In five minutes two
men who were reading newspapers
were the only persons out of the
twenty odd in the room who were
not walking about. The physician
ceased suddenly. Peculiar as it may
seem, his action appeared to give
the whole assemblage shock. They
woke up, as it were, but not sufi-
GENTLY to know that they had been
experimental upon. Before the
boat arrived they had assumed the
positions in which the physician
found them.
"Another thing I have noticed"
added the physician, els that the
higher the intelligence of man is
the more liable he is to be con-
trolled by subconsciousness. An un-
intelligent man seems to have none
Of it. New York Globe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-09
Miles and Miles.

If you set out to walk a mile in
Sweden, you will have to walk more
than five times as far as you would
have to walk in America to COM
plete your mile, for a Swedish mile
is 1880 feet long, while an Amer
lean mile is only $3.50 feet. The
English and the American miles are
the same in length, while the Span
ish mile lacks VA feet of being as
long as the American mile, the Nor
wegian mile is nearly seven times
its length, and the Dutch mile is
only $3.50 feet, With the exception
of America and England, there are
no countries in which the mile is the
same length.-Minneapolis Journal.