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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16
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1t absorbs the tumors, allays itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives instant
relief. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared for piles and itching
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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16

The Tigers and their friends want
a Judge away off from Marietta
who will not break up their little
games. If you believe in enforcing
the law, vote for Morris.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16

The Tigers and their friends want
a Judge away off from Marietta
who will not break up their littlo
games. If you believe in enforcing
the law, vote for Morris.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Herbert Clay will close his campaign
for Solicitor-General of the Blue Rirdge
Circuit with a speech at the Court
House in the City of Marietta on the
night of August Goth, at 7:3O p. m.
Everybody is invited, especially the
ladies. Music by the Gem City Band.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16

Judge Morris has been against the
tigers, and they and their friends are
against him. SEQ?
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16

Many children are never taught to
mink and to reason out every ques-
ton in a fair-minded, reasoning man
ner. That is why We meet with and
suffer from so many unreasonable and
unreasoning men and women E.
who are governed by prejudice, i'm
pulse and personal feelings, instead
of by thoughtful and careful consider
alton. They do not see what is right
because they do not know how to
judge without prejUdice.-Our Four
Footed Friends
aides hatc below coCt al. paoyI
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16
CRITIC.

The Tigers and their friends want
a Judge who will not charge the
Grand Jury against them. They
have had enough of Judge Morris.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-16

The Tigers and their friends want
a Judge who will not charge the
Grand Jury against them. They
have had enough of Judge Morris.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20

occupants of the third box on this
right" which 1 had ordered the pre-
vious evening. / carried 1t to Court
ney, and we read 1t together. 1t was
long and detailed and covered all the
movements of the trio since their entry
into Dornlitz-
In effect 1t was. That the elderly
couple were only chance acquaintances
Of the younger woman. having met her
on the train en- out from Paris: that
they had reached the capital the pre-
vious day and had registered at the
Hotel Metzen as mfr. and Mrs. james
Bacon, New York city" and Mrs. Ar
mand Dalberg and maid, Washington,
ID. c." that the Mrs. Dalberg had re-
manned in her apartments until even
ing. had then dined in the public din
ing room with the Bacons, and the
three had then gone to the opera.
I flung the report on the desk. Court
ney picked 1t up.
I'm glad she registered as Mrs. Ar
mand Dalberg,' he said.
''The devil you are!" l exclaimed.
He nodded. 1.-The first problem to
solve is, what motive this woman has
in proclaiming herself your wife.
There are only two motives possible, !
think, and this registry utterly elimt-
mates one of them" II
"You mean 1t Is not blackmail," l
said.
Exactly"
"And fhe ofher moffva ~
Revenge"
"Oh, no." l said. "That woman did
not come from America to Dornlitz
simply for revenge"
Every good" said Courtney. "Then
the motive is not hers and we must
look elsewhere for 1t. The lady has
been purchased by some one to come
here and pose as your wife; the NOV
ing consideration to her was enough
cash to make her independently rich
and the pleasure of thus being able to
square Off with you on her own &C
count. That's my guess. OF course,
it's Lotzen. And a very clever plot
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20
Her Word and Her Certificate.

7 ADMIT l lay awake most of the
night trying to determine how to
meet the Spencer woman's attack.
And / had reached no satisfactory
decision when l went down to break
fast.
The former ceremony of my taking
over the governorship of Dornlitz was
fixed for noon. l would be occupied
the remainder of the afternoon at
headquarters, and then in the evening
l was to give a dinner to the ranking
military officers in the capital. l want
ed to get some plan Of action arranged
at once and. feeling the need of clear
headed counsel, I dispatched Bernheim
to the American embassy with a re-
quest that Courtney join me immedi-
ately. I had just finished my meal
when he vas announced. and we re-
paired to my private cabinet.
The top paper on my desk was the
report Of the secret police upon 1.-THE
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.

Major Armand Dalberg. American ar
my officer, Is detailed to valeria when
war Is declared by Titia. Courtney.
new United States ambassador. is Ar
mand's friend.
During the American Revolution HUI
20 Dalberg. II son of Henry Ill, king
Of Valera, enlisted with the ~colonlsts.
for which act the king disowned him.
Armand is Hugo's only surviving de-
scendant. On n previous unofficial
visit TO Valera Armand unexpectedly
met Princess Dehra. the present kings
daughter. over whom two countries
quarrel. The princess captivates Ar
mand. He tells her he Is Captain
John Smith. Courtney and Armand
arrive In Valeria and are invited to
the kings birthday ball. The king
accepts Armand as a true Dalberg.
lie is introduced as cousin to Princess
Dehra. She resents his osculatory sa-
Lutte. ignorant of their relationship.
He dances and flrts with Lady Helen
Radnor and dances an american
uulckstep" with the princess. Next
morning he takes an early ride N
Unexpectedly meets Lady Helen and
later the princess. who Invites them
to the palace. where they breakfast.
The king proves that Armand Is heir
TO the throne and asks him to accept
the title. Armand ext day decides
In the affirmative and goes with
Courtney to SO inform the king. when
they meet Lady Helen and the prin-
cess. The four go to the palace. Ar
mand dons the uniform OF the colonel
OF the Red Huzzars. He is made Il
grand duke and military governor OF
Dornlitz. Colonel Bernheim and Major
Moore become his aids. He meets the
Duke OF Lotzen. heir presumptiye. OF
whom Courtney is suspicious. AT the
opera Armand proposes to the princess.
lie sees a Mrs. Spencer, whom he had
known in America.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20

ais il up to a handshake, old man7"
it is. No princess and no crown for
you. my boy, until this Nine. Armand
Dalberg is eliminated and, maybe, not
even then"
Your then is the only rift In the
cloud" said 1. eliminate the Spen-
Ger woman and, l think, I can man.
age"
He looked at me questioningly.
Her highness was very gracious to
me last night" 1 explained. And I
felt my face getting red.
Courtney got up and came owe to
me.
SIS it up to a handshake, old mani"
he asked.
l nodded and we gripped fingers.
1T would have been up to the king
tomorrow but for this miserable wife
business" said /.
"Goodr' he exclaimed. "Lotzen does
not hold all the cards-you'vs got a
few trumps. too"
Il suppose you had no opportunity
to talk with the princess after the
supper last night?'
l smiled. 81 drove with her to the
palace"
"Alone?" he exclaimed.
Eyes. She ordered me in with her
and sent the countess with Moore"
He sat up sharply. major, she's a
TREASURED" he exclaimed. THAT tells
me what l want to know. She has
measured the Spencer woman's story"
Both story and certificate" said !.
"She says the one is a lie and the 9th.
er a forgery"
1.-The mex thing" said he, SIS to SEE
that marriage certificate"
IF there be one?" l questioned.
There is me OF that you may be
sure"
"She offered to show 1t to you to
day" said l. "Call her bluff"
I'm going to accept her offer when ]
leave here. and, what's more, l shall
see the certificate" he said. This
plot has been too well laid for the es.
sentials to have been overlooked. III
bet a twenty you were in New York
city on the 21st of last December"
"Yes," said l. II was. So it's up ia
proving the certificate a forgery"
He shook his head 81 fear we shall
find it a perfectly regular certificate"
"You mean," said 1. that they have
bribed some official to make a false
record?"
Just that"
'Then If the woman, the official and
the records all convict me how am I
to prove my innocence" / demanded.
by waiting for the enemy to make
a blunder. They have already made
one which results delightfully."- for you
II reckon I'm a trifie thick headed
Courtney" l said. You'll have to ex.
plain"
Never mind the head, old man. II
will be all right tomorrow. Their
blunder is In having unwittingly
sprung their trap on the very evening
the princess and you came to an unr
Outstanding. Had they been even a
few hours earlier you would not have
dared to speak Of love to her. and SO
you might not have had the kings
daughter as a special advocate"
Ito be continued.l
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20
JOHN REED SCOTT
by John Reed Scott. Copyright 1906. by J. 3. Lippineott Col

81 fear l weary your royal highness,"
she said.
ION the contrary, | am deeply inter-
ested." / assured her. pray continue"
Her glance wandered eagerly across
the table, but she got no encourage
ment from the ambassador.
Your highness is very gracious" she
said, and sometime, if you are so
minded, l shall gladly show you the
late reports from the London society,""
| dared not urge her further; Lord
Radnor would have suspected me of
making sport of his wife. So l cud
geled my brain for some other subject
to talk up with her. OF course, l failed
to find 1t instantly, and in the
tary silence Lotzen's opportunity came.
Armand" he said, leaning a bit for
ward. Lady Helen and / have been
discussing the woman in black yon-
der-the pretty one. We take her to be
an American. What is your opinion?''
The whole table heard the question.
and every one looked at the lady
either Immediately or when they could
do II with proper discretion.
"You mean the woman with the
elderly couple just near us?" l asked,
CHANGING thither. and so on around to
the princess, who met me with a smile.
The same" said Lotzen.
you're quite right" said 1; "she is
an American
you know herr" he asked.
81 used to know her."
He hesitated a moment. and, of course.
every one waited. Couldn't you still
know her enough to present me?" he
asked.
l shook my head. you would be
most unfortunate in your SPONSOR l
answered.
He smiled indulgently. "I1l risk It,
he said.
But. maybe. ! won't" I answered.
His smile b~roadened. "Come, come,
cousin mine.' he said, don't be selfish
with the lady"
/ smiled blandly back at him, though
my hand itched to strike him in the
face.
my dear duke ! said, you forget
l may not yet have had time to ac-
quire certain of the-dilettante accom-
plishments of royalty
His expression changed instantly. 81
beg your pardon, Armand he said.
Il was only joking"
l saw Courtney glance at Lady Hell
en- and slowly shut IN eve. He knew,
as l did, that Lotzen lied.
'There is naught to pardon. cousin"
l said. I'VE both were joking"
Just then Madeline Spencer arose,
and / breathed a sigh Of relief-she
was going. The next instant l almost
gasped. Instead of going, she came
swiftly toward us-passed the low
bank OF plants-and straight to me.
l a~rose-all the men arose-and bow
ed stifiy.
She hesitated and seemed a bit en-
barrassed-then, suddenly, held out
her hand to me.
II am afraid. Armand" she said,
you are not glad to see me-"
Armand! Armand! What nerve, A
rush of sharp anger almost choked me,
yet I tried to look at her only in calm
Interrogation.
II think, Mrs. Spencer" l said. just
touching her hand. almost every man
Is glad to see a pretty woman"
She gave me a look of surprise. then
threw up her head disdainfully.
you called me Mrs. Spencer?'" she
asked.
looked at her in surprise. II was
not aware you had changed your
name" answered.
She took a step backward. "You
were not aware of what?" she exclaim-
ed.
THAT you were nc longer Mrs. Spen-
cer," l said a tribe curly maybe. !
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20

"X you knew her when she WAS
W Colonel Spencer's wifeY' ask
ed the princess.
4 II met her at the post
where he commanded, and later saw
her In Washington and New York. She
had been in Pittsburgh for several
months before ~left-angling for some
OF the newly rich. | fancy. There was
plenty of gossip of her in the clubs,
though | alone, / think, know her true
history"
And you did not warn any one OF
herr"
so long as she let my friends alone
cared not what pigeon she plucked.
And the very fact that she knew was
In Pittsburgh was enough to make her
shy of any one would likely care for"
Dehra laughed lightly. Maybe you
were a little bit afraid of her yourself"
she said.
Maybe / was" I admitted, 'for she
has a fascination almost irresistible,
when she chooses to exert it.
Dehra looked at me steadily.
i understood.
Yes" said |. "she has made a try at
me: once-in New York; again. and only
recently. in Pittsburgh. i escaped both
times
"she may make another try at you
here
laughed. "She failed twice In Amer
lea: she can scarcely win In Dorniitz
when you are beside me. Never In my
life have | used words to woman such
as | used to her in Pittsburgh. She has
not followed me here"
"Then why Is she here, so soon after
your comingT" Dehra persisted.
"why do thousands visit Dornlitz ev-
cry month"; | asked.
"She is no casual visitor"
Every likely / agreed. Madeline
Spencer is not the sort to do casual
travelling. She has an o~bject-but 1t Is
not l. What harm could she possibly
do TO an archduke of Valeria?'
"None that | can imagine. ! admit,
unless she seek to diseredit you with
the king"
But from what possible motive?"
~"I,evenge for your double scorning
~ her"
I laughed. Madame Spencer has no
tlae for such foolishness as revenge
u hope you may be right. dear. but
p woman's intuition bids you TO be
ware"
would you like to have the authori-
ties look into her business hereT" ]
asked.
YES, I surely would"
Just then Major Moore entered. ]
motloned him forward.
Everything Is arranged for on the
garden as your highness ordered" he
reported.
| thanked him. Zone thing more,
major" | said. my compliments to
the senior officer of the secret police
ON duty here tonight and ask him to
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"Why do you deny me, Armand?"
thought she was playing for a presen-
tation to the princess, and l had no in
tention of gratifying her even if l had
to be- rude to her deliberately.
She passed her hand across her brow
and stared at me incredulously. / turn
ed half aside and glanced around the
table. When ! came back to Mrs. Spen-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-20
An old Acquaintance.

"V you knew her when she was
" Colonel Spencer's wifeY' ask
ed the princess.
81 mot har af the post
The Washington herald., 1912-09-23
DIVORCE.
by GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old siwash."

Divorce is an operation for the 'remov-
al Of husband or wife 1t Is per-
formed by a lawyer instead OF sur
geon and can be done without an anaes-
thetic, though the fee is as large as II 1t
had to be done with knives. saws. stums
pullers. and electric massage II is not
painful except when cross bills and CO.
respondents set in, but IS subject to
which keep the victim financially bed
ridden for years.
In other countries divorce is resorted
TO only as a relief, and Is regarded as
being too serious to use as a cure for
" ife-beating or other minor troubles.
In this country divorce Is used as re-
partee, as a diversion, an advertise
ment, as second thought, and as a
means of laying that fascinating game
known as progressive marriage" Dr.
yorce in this country is so common that
the slipknot is now being tied by all
ministers. Couples marry for better or
for divorce In New York. where peo-
pie are SO prosperous that they are not
afraid of lawyers. 1t takes longer to call
OF the matrimonial history of society
leader than II does to announce the an
cestry of a Bostonese.
cases Tor 1lVorce vary IN QlHereht
States which, together with the low
rates and excellent train service. is a
great convenience. In South Carolina
there is no excuse for divorce, while in
Reno, New, a s1o0 bill is considered am
pie reason. In Illinois divorce is as free
as air to the lowest as well as the high
est. and the wife who burns beefsteak
or the husband whose feet perspire have
no legal standing and are likely to lose
their matrimonial jobs at any time. It
Usually takes a young couple a year or
The Washington herald., 1912-09-23
The Reporter.

Talcott Williams in the Columbia University Quar-
terl,.
Among the sons Of men there is none
who really knows a great city except the
man who has been a reporter in 1t. He
has sounded its depths. He has come TO
know the house OF crime. the house OF
worship. and the house OF festival He is
familiar with the church and with the
and the lesser wheels of administrative
machinery in motion. He has learned
how to reach that supreme potentate, the
police sergeant. behind his desk. and how
to unravel and knit together the varying
tales of bystanders. The streets OF the
city are known to him, barred in the gray
morn when the vast commissary of a
great city is converging on the markets.
thronged by the rising and ebbing tides
of those who go to their work and return
from II jostlng in the crowded hours,
suddenly empty in mid eve as the tide
sweep strips the estuary OF its water. and
full again when the theaters empty. He
knows the streets of danger full of news,
and the streets of safety full of news
paper readers. comfort-clogged He comes
to have an instinct as to the trail of
news. and he discovers as perhaps no
other man does. how often the intelligent
the educated. the well-bred, and the ad-
vantaged are dull and hackneyed by a
safe life. and how keen and swift, and
quick comes to be the great guerrilla
horde that knows the street as its hunt
ing ground and wins by wit and not by
work
The Washington herald., 1912-09-23
Care of the Church.

From the New York Times
Long ago I got used to receiving mail
which strangers in town had had d.
rected in our care" said the sexton. but
last Saturday night was the first time
this old church was ever used as a clear
ing house for dry goods. An out-of-
town woman ordered a hat sent up here.
She dropped in about o'clock, and told
me II was coming.
7 don't know just where I shall stay
tonight" she said, but do know that
am coming here to church tomorrow
morning. SO I told the milliner to de-
liver my hat here. I'll come to church
early and put the hat on back here in
the chapel IL you don't mind"
IF didn't mind. What earthly Diff
ference did 1t make whether L minded
or not? Instructions had been given for
the delivery of the hat, the woman said
she couldn't be seen inside the church
without 1t; she expected to worship with
us the next day, SO what could do
but receive the hat?
II hope, however, that the custom CT
having mercha ndise for the congregation
delivered here win not become wide
spread"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-23
FEARS FRANCES DEPOPULATIoN.
Deaths Last Year Exceeded Births
by $4,000.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inqrirer.
Paul Leroy Beaulieu, the eminent
French economist, has issued striking
appeal to Frenchmen and Frenchwomea
in which he points out the grave danger
OF the depopulation and the denational-
izat!on OF France By the reduced birth
rate. Last year the deaths exceeded the
births in France by almost 5000, and
the total number of births in 1911 was
80, go less than the annual birth rate dur
! ing the second period of the Second En-
pIre.
NJ. Leroy-BeauIIeu declares that ths
drop in the French birth rate is immoral,
due TO the universal wish TO limit the
| family 10 the minimum. II is not alone
due 10 the fear Of the expense of bring
! ing up children. but also. he claims, 10 tho
pure egotism Of married couples. who 10
not wish TO be bothered by the rearing ot
children.
The economist has several remedies for
what he considers a very threatening sit
uation for the future Of France. First,
he thinks 1t is absolutely necessary u
teach the FrenChman that the normal
family should include not fewer than
three children. This teaching should be-
gin in the schools. both public and denom-
national, so that it may be propagated as
a truth essentia! to the rnaintena nee CT
the nation.
Furthermore. he favors the adoption o.
law. 10 be applied without exception.
providing that no persons shall hold pub
lie positions or be eligible for government
employment OF any kind unless Tney have
three children. The need Of the third
chiId-that Is what must be insisted upon
throughout France. Mr.. Leroy Beaulieu
declares. He estimates that OF the aver
age ten marriages usually one or two
bring forth no children. while the remain
ing couples content themselves with either
one or two children.
As an additional encouragement, the
economist recommends the establishment
CT system Of state premiums. The sum
OF 500. in his opinion, should be given for
each third infant. as well as for each adj
ditional infant. This premium should be
distributed irrespective Of the fortune OF
the parents. and millionaires should re-
ceive il as we'll as the poor. He estimates
that $4,000 60 a year would be the cost
TO the state of carrying out this plan
He believes that these premiums, II they
did not increase the birth rate. would
certainly hinder 1t from falling. and con-
siders it very much better TO spend the
national money in this way than to dis
tribute 1t in old age pensions.
II is better. he says, to suppress the
obligatory pensions and have 5000 to So
900 more births per year. for the salvation
of France demands that the country shall
be populated.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-23
LADY WOLSELEY A D. C.
Her Mothers Brother Was n Fiery
Confederate Soldier.

Lexington tKyl Cor. Philadelphia Record
Lady Wolseley, OF Stafford. England.
who recently Joined the Lexington Chap
ter OF the Confederate Daughters. is
probably the first English peerless to join
an American patriotic society.
Lady Wolseley is a daughter of the
beautiful Anne Geoghagen. who lived In
this city. and from this mother she heard
during her childhood stories OF the South
One which was especially dear to hel
concerned her mothers brother. who
during the war. was placed in jail
Through President Lincoln's wife. a
neighbor and a friend OF the Geog-
hagens, a request was made OF the
President for the liberty OF the Confed.
crate soldier. and an order was issued
by the President to free him on condition
that he take the oath. To this Mr.. Geog-
hagen replied: Thank President Lin.
coin. but tell him that I prefer 20 die In
prison and be damned before I take the
Yankee oath"
Lady woIseley is the wife OF Sir
Charles Wolseley. baronet of Stafford.
whose title dates back to lseS and whose
manor house at Wolseley was first built
in 10ss. and has been improved by the
succeeding generations. Sir Charles is
in politics a strong Unionist.
Lady Wolseley was born in San Fran
cisco. her father being one OF the early
California millionaires. and was taken by
her paernts, when an infant, to Eng
land where she has always lived.
She came to Kentucky recently and
made her first visit to the home OF her
mother and grandparents. She is an
enthusiastic sufTragette, and is familiar
with most parts of the globe. With
friends in India. she has taken part in
lion and tiger hunts. She has visited
Japan, and is as familiar with streets
in Shanghai and Hongkong as she Is
with Bond Street, London.