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The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
CHAPTER XXI.
The Lady of the Fan Again.

The strain was evidently beginning
10 tell on the girls, for they stood
looking az each other with dilated
ewes. For once in her life Ailsa was
inclined TO shirk the inevitable; she
had a hysterical doubt just for a mo-
|, ment that a friend might be making
signal-rather she was under the de-
fusion that Lady Altamont knew or
the secret passage. All the time the
knocking was growing louder and
more imperative. Ailsa shook on her
fears.
AT any risk the thing must be
done" she said. taking her courage
in both hands. If IL is friend whv
we have no further cause for anxiety.
II II is an enemy"
Grace looked white and nervous. but
she made no objection. With sud
zen resolve Ailsa dashed across the
room and pulled back the panel.
Burles fell through the snapped door
behind him. Then he drew deep
breath Of relief
Il was afraid | was going 10 miss
YOU" he said. You acted just in the
nick OF time. Another minute. and II
would have been too late. Lady Alta
mont was actually on my heels when
the panel opened. Was there some
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29

The rector of Barton-Seagrave has
attracted some attention by his neat
but not gaudy almanac for 1910.
The rector is the spiritual shepherd
OF the flock of the Established Church
of England. and is one of the success
sors in the long line OF men who. be-
ginning with the original twelve dis
ciples. have taught the gospel OF
Christ TO mankind.
In his almanac the rector says. I'M.
der the month OF January. This
month you must choose between
Lloyd George on the one hand and Go !
and our constitution. God and the
British tar. God and our grenadiers.
etc, etc.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
A PHILOSOPHIC PHANTASM

ours among millions OF bodies OF the
universe is no more than the death
OF an individual among earth's mil
lions OF creatures II is merely a life
gone out. and we know nothing about
the relative importance OF that life"
Sincere Christians" replied the
fourth member OF the party. look upon
the coming comet with equanimity, by
reason OF faith. IL we get out OF life
all there Is In Il. II Is all little enough.
True. as the Skeptlc says, we know not
much. But IL may be fairy asserted
that we know two things. These are
that death is certain. and that II Is the
mission and command OF all animate
things 10 procreate. IL follows that the
purpose of producing life is death.
Hence, death IL not all an evil. More
over. why all the giving of life and
death on this earth. II this Is all there
is 10 IL? How utterly foolish the
scheme which gives life for a moment
only 10 Kill for eternity! Our faith
makes us feel that II the comet kills
us by collision or its noxious gases,
we will live in"
Al this moment the sun was hidden
as il with n blanket The stars came
out. The prayers and shrieks or peo-
pie In the streets could be heard. A
waiter came In with steaming plat
ter OF wienerwurst and sauerkraut for
"A guest from Holland.
The gases. The gases," cried the
Eplcurean the Skeptic and the Stole.
and they hid under the table.
The Christian. with pale but radiant
face and eyes raised prayerfully. rose.
went 10 the window, and for two hours
saw the finest meteoric display of his
aye
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
From Another Point of View

Chicago has sat long hatIin ordinance
How would you arbi,rae the value of ncke
Possibly
Uncle Joe" Cannon
power
Kermit OF course pay duty
officers see it.
with the npos and the dsdg running yet now he's gone and got
We feels
rug concerning the being
Of chewing
.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29

Hitherto. endeavors to SO arrange
our domestic zodiac that both our
shirts wouldn't get into the wash
simultaneously, or Whereabouts, and
to prevent the laundry man imposing
on Us q No. 81 collar when our size
Is IA. have constituted about all our
interest in fashions. But we nave
lust run across fashion note that
deeply and extraordinarily stirs our
plcbian soul,
This fashion note is to the effect
that womens dresses are to be worn
shorter, some four Of five Inches
above the shoe soles.
Patriotism prompts us TO run the
risk of being called fcotquean by
saying that all the dear women should
20 In for this new style with eyes
shut and mouths open. metaphorically
speaking.
There is nothing that so arouses
disgust (masculine) as TO see an
otherwise apparently sensible woman
sweeping muddy streets or stirring up
and circulating the tuberculosis
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
The Little Rector and His Little Book

Remembering the words OF Horace
Greeley. HE who has no inherent
right 10 live somewhere. has no right
To live at all" and remembering that
Lloyd George is trying TO make the
hunting parks OF the peers into potato
patches for the poor. we can see where
this rector person stands.
God and the grenadiers." indeed!
God and the big guns and the pow
der and the peers.
And when the gentle carpenter or
Nazareth sent out his disciples-thc
first rectors-he babe them take
neither purse nor scrip nor gold nor
bread nor shoes nor two coats.
But then they were not "estab-
lished."
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29

Il will do anything In reason" she
said. Anything To throw light upon
that den OF mystery and intrigue |
will undertake am TO follow mes
senger. But how do you know that
the messenger is not already gone.
and. II not, how could possibly iden-
tify him."
Il, will see TO that" Burles said.
Positively | am ashamed to hand
such a task TO lady. But what can
| do? | must not leave No. IA, and
the messenger must be followed. lie
is going 10 take note somewhere. |
dare not ask where 10. because Lady
Altamont takes me for another man
who Is supposed TO know. That Is
where my good fortune comes in. NV
bad fortune consists OF the fact that
| have no confederates at hand"
Il quite understand" Ailsa said
quietly. But II the messenger mas
already gomez"
The messenger has not gone yet.
Lady Altamont cannot send the letter
till she has seen me again. dare say
she is looking all over the house
searching for me. | will take the risk
and go back again. Then | VIII ask
you. Miss LEROY. to walt on the step
I'm the shadow till my man starts on
his errand Probably he viii be a
footman. but of that cannot be quite
certain. shall stroll into the hall
casually and see him of just as II
wanted to get breath OF fresh air
II you hear anybody sneeze twice you
will know that il Is me, and that the
man passing is the one you have 10
follow II you will do this for me
why not?" Ailsa asked eagerly
Surely there can be no possible 90
lection or danger. | have only 10 toi
low this man. and make a note OF the
house where he goes
THAT is ALL" Burles replied. mere
" TO find the house and the address
II looks very simple. but In these
cases one never knows quite. When
YOU have done this. please come back
here and will trouble you no more
tonight"
Grace Wanless had been listening
quietly TO Burles' instructions. She
was wondering what was 10 become
Of her But Burles had thought or all
that. -.
you had better remain here, Miss
Wanless." he suggested. you are
quite safe as far as this house Is con
CO rned. and. besides. Miss LEROY VII
require somebody to let her In whei
she comes back from her errand.
cannot sufficiently apologize for
"I do not want apologies at ali.
ic
that you ask have only TO put OF
a cloak and veil and walk a little way
II my guardian does return IN tht
meantime. he will go straight TO Dec
without coming In here. he always
carries a latchkey. and will prooaoi,
fasteu the door behind him. II nn'
this has been done. shall knoci
lightly on the door and Grace VIII lie
me In"
Grace promised TO do the best sh'
could in the circumstances. and Aiis'
crept up 10 her room TO don a olac'
hat and veil and cloak. she looKe'
In and nodded as she passed IN
studio: the next moment the stree
door closed gently Burles crossed tn
roam and quietly opened the secre
nanel He signified that the boudoi
heyond was empty, and that Grac
had better close the door behind him
No sooner was this done than Lad
/ Nltamont came into the Douooi
anxious and bewildered.
where have you BEEN she de
manded. ~ have been looking 10
you everywhere"
ITO He Continued)
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
CHAPTER xxl.--(Continued).

"A little longer. Ailsa pleaded
MIR. Burles evidently wants 10 see
me. or he would not have tested the
ranel. / am certain that he VIII re-
turn when he feels that the coast Is
once more clear. AS for me. | do no.
feel in the least like bed. And ! real
~ do not think that you will be
missed -
Don't vou?" Ailsa said. doubtfully.
I'm that case | dare say-oh
The girl started, and her face grew
pale. once more there was knock
ing on the panel. at first very gently
but growing in force and volume.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
ITO He ContInued.)

The government has been asked 70
send a steamer TO investigate reports
from trustworthy sources that I'M
mense herds of fur seals are 10 be
found In little known regions OF the
South Atlantic and Antarctic oceans.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
THIS DREADFUL FIGHT
WAS STARTED BY THIS:

II mean, did you take 1t inwardly?"
mo. took IL out OF the bottle"
Then did you take it,"
YES. | took the bottle"
Took the bottle inwardly?"
mo. took 1t outside and put II
in the ash barrel"
Then you didn't take the bottle
after all?"
NO. The ashman took 1t after al"
"In fact. you didn't take anything
YES. | did took a look and 1t
was gone
Then WHO took the medicine?"
MY wife took 1t. That's who l got
II for"
Swat! Biff. THUDl
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29

did you take my advice and see
the DOCTOR?
NO saw the doctor and took
HIS advice"
Did you take his prescriptions
Yes. / took il to the druggist"
Ibid he take and fill the prescrip-
tom"
mo He took and filed bottle
Then did you take it,
mo. The druggist took It."
What, took the bottle?"
mo. Took my money. / kept the
bottle"
Then did you take the medicine
Eyes. / took IL home"
Then did you take it?'
mo. ! already had It."
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
OSCAR ISIS EsTHETIc, BUT ADoLF-BAHl

Look for instance al dose amo-
kns How you lambkns?
sewed NIT dumpings'
iss hiss
meandime plumber iss laying hiss pipe
nd dose vilo
vere?I trees
Fool Come. ed us pick danodils'
rrright I
in hnd some oanoeion
greens -, n-,..
dandeon Dey gin me der Prpssion
blues"
ALIAS hows ISIS cowslips
Wonder up (3nD
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
so MANY DRAWBACKS.


Not yit Day yisddy town ter
yisddy
termorrer feel leete
o spring feye
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
Tie Waking Honest
Advertiser Is Waking
A Dishonest Press
Newspaperdom is Housecie aiming
Just Now-The Very Same
Kind Of housekeeping
This Newspaper Did Some
Years Ago.

This Ns:e,e So Did Some propositions in the advertising %
the legitimate proposition
devoted the money his advertising purpose seek
ING and hoping his he has only HURT it at SO MUCH
per inch
newspaper that good of advertiser and ex
poses that advertiser to the danger of honest
newspaper Obligation both its adver
tises reade9
man company for be-
cause he himself company advertiser
completely mercy medium which has solicited his business
for the kind of company found
Advertisers day just beginning awaken to the fact that
the newspaper be taken into account and
given consideration when long ago placed with
4 regard circulation alone
just beginning to awaken to the fact
that the honest advertisers awake.
great and much revising going on In newspaper
dom today original profession coming back and the hell
boxes in newspaper offices being dug discarded principles the
principles Greeley principles that give newspaper max
ing backbone principles which the
power alone survive
The call of the cody the
part public pulpit and for safer the part of advertisers
An evidence housekeeping the part
coming trial balance sheets their business
Offices was Bishop Cameron Mann of North Dakota
oeaking before the Federation He said
part:
~ who thinks and writes
and @ s s" se sna f %
pressf see mem all advertisers Did
ssnos the papers ad' %
mn @o as say NO mer"
In the last sentence quotation bishop the
ability the direction of bringing about more gOdy
press
Some advertisers have accepted responsibility and the good that
already done and the cleaning up that now gong on @
to the stand such advertisers have taken
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE HONEST NEWSPAPER WILL
MAKE ALL NEWSPAPERS HONEST AND CLEAN
The duty of the HONEST advertiser is therefore clear
expense of several thousands yearly the honest
paper turns advertising the interest the honest ad
vertiser
The purpose newspaper of the double one OF nv
r The honest advertiser and the which
he can place confidence
INT Printers. Ink the well known journal advertisers has gotten
- +onob with honest publishers phase the subject and has
urd an the mart of some of them feeling the honest advertiser
not always as alert as might realizing that is the honest ad
vertser who is gain the ceane newspaper
Here is the publishers position well put by Hugh oDonne
business manager of the Philadelphia Press
kind Of merchandise should
perenee mas .nee
ESsv AR NOT Aspng
s 1T4rTuo - IN s rae sp MATER.
The Times believes however appreciation is coming and that
the reward of the honest newspaper coming
That the theory upon has been working since
some years ago nasty medical advertising and all dishonest
business advertising from its column
glance through advertising columns day proof
that theory working and that honest advertisers want clean
background for publicity talks
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
The Truth. No Matter
Whom II Helps or Hurts.

A man is judged by the company
he keeps no more than is the ad'
vertiser.
The honest advertiser who Is
thrown alongside dishonest adver-
tiser is put under suspicion.
A legitimate proposition sand
wiched in among fake and snide
propositions in the advertising col
umns of a newspaper, must suffer
thereby.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
NUMBER THIRTEEN
A Powerful Serial Story.
BY F. N. WHITE,

The Cardinal MOTH The Weight of the
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Administrators Sale.
GEORGIA, Cobb County.

GEORGIA, Cobb County.
By virtue of an order OF the Court of
Ordinary of Cobb county, passed at the
June term of the Court of Ordinary,
will be sold before the court house door
in Marietta, Georgia, during the legal
hours of sale on the 1st Tuesday in July
next, 80 acres of land, more or less, in
the 18th District and second section of
Cobb county, Ga, and being land lot
No 231 and east half Of land lot. No. POI
and east half OF land lot No. POP, and
fully described as the ]. q. Hodge
home place. To be sold as the property
OF j. H. Hodge, deceased, for the pur-
poses OF paying debts and distribution.
This June 7th, 1910.
J. E. MOZELY AND
J. G. ROBERTS,
Administrators Estate ]. H. Hodge,
Deceased. iunel0
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
The First Oil Well.

In the year 1859 q. L. Drake of Ii.
tusville. Pa. drove the first oil well.
Like other pioneers, he was regarded
as a dreamer or a fool, and people
laughed at the idea of tapping a sub
terranean oil lake. 1t was only by pre-
tending that he was in search Of a
bed of salt that he was able to get
drillers to work for him. When the
borer had reached depth of about
seventy feet Drake found his antici-
paions realized. and he was the pos
SCISSOR Of an oil well which. with the
aid Of a hand pump, yielded him twen-
ty-fve barrels a day.-Argonaut.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Petty Has Customers
Three Hundred Miles Away.

The following conversation was
heard over the phone:
"HelIol"
"Hello! Mr. Petty. Do you remember
dry-cleaning a dress for. my daughter
a few weeks ago?"
eyes, ma'am "
"Well, my daughter carried the dress
back to her home in South Georgia,
and when she showed it to her next
door neighbor, her neighbor said she
wanted some work done at the same
place; so she sent three garments up
to be cleaned. Can you send up for
them today?"
Certainly"
Doesn't this speak we'll for Mr..
Petty, having customers living three
hundred miles from Marietta?
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Guardians Sale.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY,

By virtue OF an order from the Court
of Ordinary of said county, will be sold
at public cutlery on the first Tuesday
in July, 1910, at the court house door
in said county, the following described
property, tO-wit: A tract of lard living
and being ii the 10th district and 2nd
section, Cohb county, Ga. and part of
land lot No. 1887, described as follows:
Beginning at a pninG on north side of
Paris street on district line, $50 feet
west of l. B. Robeson's line. and runs
north parallel to Robeson's line ITO
feet, thence west 80 feet, thence south
ITO feet to Paris street, thence east
along north side of Paris street 60
feet to starting point; being a lot 80 bv
ITO feet. Terms cash. Sold a. the
property of Augustus Thomas, luna
tic for the purpose of applying the
proceeds to the maintainauce and SIM.
port of said lunatie. June 8. 1910
REBECCA THOMAS
Guardian of Augustus Thomas, unatic
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

To All Whom it May Concern: Eean-
or j. Caldw ell. having in due form ap-
piled to me for permanent letters OF
on the estate of Mary
e. Caldwell, late of said county, de-
ceased, this is to cite all and ST gular
the creditors and next of kin of Mary
E. Caldwell to be and appear at my
office on the first Monday in July,
next, and show cause, if any they can,
why permanent administration de
bonus non should not be granted to W.
r. Power or some fit and proper per-
son on Mary Caldwell's estate.
Witness my official signature, this 9TH
day of June, 1910
]. NJ. GAM, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Letters of A administration.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

To All Whom 1t May Concern: Mrs
E. l.. Shuford having in due form applied
to me for permanent letters of admin
istration on the estate of E. R. Shuford
late of said county, deceased. this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of + R. Shuford to be and
appear at my Office on the first Monday
in July next, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent administra-
tion should not be granted to Mrs. f
L. Shuford some fit and proper per-
son. on E. r. Shuford's estate.
Witness my official signature of of
flee, this 9th day of June, 1910.
j. NJ GAM, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
One Bad Bow.

A correspondent Of the New York
Sun writes: II have a boy who has
absolutely no respect for law. order;
property or peace. He destroys the
quietness of the house and the neigh
borhood at all hours. He ruthlessly
smashes all kinds of property that
comes to his hands-books. papers,
glassware. He has no table manners
or politeRess. He has repeatedly struck
his mother In the face as violently as
his strength permitted. He is ad-
dicted to drink and never knows when
he has enough, and yet his mother
and l think he is fine, as he is. and
dread the day when he gets old enough
to write fool letters for the newspapers
like this. His age? Not quite year
yet"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
To All Whom it Nav Concern:

James W. McMillion. having in due
form applied to me for permanent Let
tiers of Administration on the estate OF
Alabama Peoples, late of said county,
decd this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of Alabama
Peoples to be and appear at my office
on the first Monday in July next, and
show cause, if any they can, why per-
manent administration should not be
granted to James w. McMilIion, OF
some fit and proper person on Alabama
Peoples estate
Witness my official signature OF
office. This June 9th, 1910.
J. NJ. GAM. Ordinary
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Bridal Customs In Spain.

In SPAR, a bride has no girl attend
ants to stand at the altar with her. but
instead a ''madrina." or godmother.
Neither does she have a wedding cake
nor any festive going away after the
ceremony. The wedding pair depart
quietly to their new home, where they
remain until the following day, when
they start on their honeymoon. Before
departing they pay formal visit to
their respective relatives.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

To all whom it may concern: Claude
w Roberts having in due form ap-
piled TO me for permanent Letters of
Administration on the estate of Edwin
d. ihttle, late of said County deceased,
this is to cite all and singular the cred
itors and next of kin of Edwin D. Lit
tie to be and appear at my office on the
first Monday in July next, and sho "
cause, if any they can, why Permanent
Administration should not be granted
to Claude W. Roberts or some fit and
proper person, on Edwin D Little =
estate.
Witness my official signature OF
office. This 9th daV of June, 1910
j. M. GAM, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Notice to Debtors and Creditors

All parties who are indebted to the
estate of G. G Grist. deceased, are here
by notified to call and settle same with
the undersigned administrator at the
store formerly ocedpied by said G. G.
Grist during his lifetime.
All parties holding claims against
said estate are also notified to render
an account of their demands to the I'M
dersigned administrator at the same
place within the time prescribed by law.
This June 7th, 1910. d. B. GRTST,
Administrator Estate G. G. Grist. De.
ceased. iune106w
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Motto of Local Legislation.

Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the next session
OF the General Assembly of Georgia for
the passage of an Act to amend the
charter of the Town of Powder Springs,
in the county of Cobb, so as to author,
lze the mayor and council OF said town
to pave and curb the sidewalks therein
and to assess and collect one-half ol
the costs thereof from the adjoining
properties; to fix the fire limits of said
town, and regulate the buildings there
in; and for other purposes.
June 10. At.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Scared Into Sound Health.

Mrs, B. F Kelly, Springfield, Ill ,
writes: "a year ago | began to be
troubled with my kidneys and bladder,
which grew worse until / became
alarmed at my condition. I suffered
also with dull heavy headaches, and
the action of my bladder was annoy
ing and painful. | read of Foley's
Kidney Pills and after taking them a
few weeks, the headaches left mo, the
action of my bladder was again normal
and | was free of all distress" Sod
by all druggists.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
Examination Notice.

By order of the State School Com
missioner. an examination of applicants
for the office of County School Commits
sioner will be held in my Office June
3Oth, 1910, from O'Clock m. to 4 80
p. m.
The subjects for examination are the
same as those for teachers license and
general average of IS per cent on the
subjects must be made to be eligible
to the office. By order of the Board of
Education of Cobb county
BERNARD AWTREY, g. sc
Junel0 3t
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
The Conservation of Natures
Resources

Applies as we'll to our physical state
as to material things. G. J. Budlong,
Washington, R. L. realized his condi-
ton, and took warning before it was
too late. He says: II suffered Sc
verely from kidney trouble, the dis
ease being hereditary in our family l
| have taken four bottles of Foley's
Kidney Remedy, and now consider my
self thoroughly cured. This should be
warning to all not to neglect taking
Foley's Kidney Remedy until it is too
late" For sale by all druggists.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
w, r. POWER.

Governor Stewart Of Missouri once
found eight convicts moving the
grass Of the statehouse lawn. He
questioned them. Seven of them said
they were innocent men. The eighth
said, Il stole er hawg, sub. an it was
mos astonishing good hawg."
You're pardoned" Stewart thunder
ed. Leave the prison at once We
must preserve our innocent convicts
from contamination"