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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
But One Distinction.

Mrs. J. G. Phelps Stokes (Rose
Pastor) said in recent address in
New York, apropos of certain dishon.
est financial methods:
They tell story about a man of
this type. 1t appears that as he got
out OF his motorcar one day, a thief
snatched silk handkerchief from the
pocket of his sable-lined overcoat.
The millionaire grabbed the thief
and looked around for a police officer
Then the thief, squirmingly in his
grasp, said:
'Ah, let me go! Come ON now,
let me go. AFTER all, boss, the only
difference between you and me is that
you're maxim your sixth or seventh
million while I'm still workin' on my
first"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31

4 H. Sothern tells an AMUSING
story Of his father. e. A, otherwise
"Dundreary" Sothern. Daring the sum.
mer Of 1863. the elder, with John T.
Raymond and several other well.kuown
actors, occupied the local theater OF s
seaside summer resort, to which he
and his company drew a large house
several nights in the week to hear and
see them act-rehearse, really. irnpor.
tant plays for their next winters New
York season.
The gallery gods" became so oh.
streperous on occasions that 1t was
with great difficulty the play could be
proceeded with. The ringleader. q
town tough, was known as Bill Han.
rahan.
The elder Sothern addressed him in
the midst OF the most unearthly noise.
as follows: "Mr. Hanrahan, will you
be good enough to take charge of the
gallery and keep order for me? |
shall feel very grateful"
The result was magical! Bill cracked
the heads Of few of his erstwhile
fellow rioters with such good effect
that 1t was only a little time before
the best OF order prevailed.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
LIED BEAUTIFULLY TO HEB|
Amy, Good Wemsn, Listened 10 Jlus
Bones Autobiography, Expurgated
for Her Ears.

50 They sat down in the . entry ! s
'sAmy;s house and talhed-that is. Jim
talked. It was the first time that he
had willingly given out In Fuckers
Vile any OF the details of his past. But
now all ut once it seemed that he had
An overwhelming desire to get Il
properly expargated and set forth to
Amy's admiring ears 1t was NO more
the truth than any other mans past IL
the truth when he tells it to a woman,
She inspired him to lie about it beau.
tifully, as she inspired Ebert to lie
about his daily existence, and as ev.
cry good woman inspires every bad
man to fabricate his autobiography.
AS he went on with the tale Of his
adventures he began to see himself
glorifed In the placid, smiling attea,
ton of her sweet blind face. He wou-
dered why in the world he had been
SO secretive about those years in the
west.
Jim Bone perceived all at once that
he was not'the rowdy he had supposed
himself to be, but something of hero
OF the chapter-heading smiles upon
Amy's lips. Given the tablet of such
a countenance, and the worst man in
existence can make shining scriptures
Of an ill-spent life. The truth is, we
are all photographed liars. But the
funny thing is that once we see our
selves clarified by such faith as
Amys, We accept her version, and ex.
perience shriven peace that must
distract the God who makes our moral
sense, but does not control it after.
ward. On this occasion Bone finished
his metamorphosis from the outlaw in
to the modest deprecating hero simply
by method Of narrative that left out
the undesirable parts of his real life.
And it is one of the commonest mira.
cles OF conversion practiced by either
men or women.-Corra Harris in the
Saturday Evening Post.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Bank Note Was Object Lesson.

The most unconventional design
for a bank note was undoubtedly
George Cruikshank's Bank Note Not
to Be Initiated" published in 1918.
1t was inspired by the sight Of sew
eral women dangling from the gal
lows outside Newgate for uttering
forged Ell notes. The design includ-
ed lavish arrangement of letters
and suspended figures, and there was
such a demand for copies that Cruik.
shank had to sit up all night to etch
duplicate plate. He had the salts
faction also of knowing that no man
or woman was ever after hanged for
the offense. for his plate led to an
act that put a stop to the punishment
by death for forgery
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
PROVIDENCE.
LAST week. $ letter.

Last week s. letter.
Little Gussie Sewell is visiting
her aunt. Miss Ruby McCord.
Our Sunday school is aourishing:
Mr. M. Dunn was thrown by a
mule and seriously hurt one day
last week.
The farmers in this neighborhood
have the blues over the wet weather
but there is time to make a crop
yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrix last Sunday.
Mrs. Donia Anderson and Mrs.
Ida Moon spent part of last week in
Atlanta.
We sympathize with Mr.. Hezzie
Haney in the loss of his wife.
Some of our young people attend
ed services at the Camp Ground last
Sunday.
Some of our farmers have not
planted grain of corn or cotton
seed yet.
Mrs. Alice Gaddas and daughter
spent last Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Hendrix. GLADYS.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Sacrificed to "BIaek Goddess"

A horrible case of human sacrifice
resulted in sentence OF death being
passed at Mirzapur, southern India,
recently, on a Hindu named Rag
hunandan. A party of Hindu girls
was gathering firewood In the forest
one day, when the man rushed at
them, knocked one OF them down, and
drove the others away. He picked
his victim up and carried her, scream
ing, to a pit which he had dug Cry
Ing three times, Hail, Mahabir! Hail,
Black Goddess! Behold your sacri-
feel" he thrust the girl into the pit,
rolled stones upon her, and covered
her with earth. When the victims
parents arrived the Hindu had filled
in the pit and was trampling down
the earth. The girl was dead.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Cruel and Unusual.

"Thre months" said the Judge.
Your honor" bawled the lawyer.
cant you mitigate the severity of
that sentence? Would you send a
beautiful actress to jail for three
months?' Three months is very light
for shooting man" But, Judge, you
don't understand. In three months the
sase will have been forgotten, and
then my client will be a frost In
vaudeville"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Friday. May 81, 1912
KEMNESAW.
LAST week s letter.

IL
Mr.. Andy Crowder is visiting his
brothers at Sallah Falls.
Mr.. Harry Cason, of Atlanta,
speat SUNDAY here.
Mr.. Lee Mcclure, of Atlanta.
spent Sunday with Mr.. w. E. Nc
Clure.
Mr.. N. T. Durham is able to be
at his store here after an illness at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. A. Durham at Mars Hill.
Messrs. John and Everage Wilson
visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Hattie Harris visited here
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington, of
Marietta, spent Wednesday here.
Friends of DIR, j. E. Lester are
sympathizing with him in the death
of his mother, Mrs. John Lester. at
Fairburn Sunday.
Mrs. Glen James, of Woodstock.
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. T.
Hughes.
Mr.. Charlie Gibson, of Ringgold.
recently visited his sister, Mrs. E.
G, Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Kemp spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. j. P.
MCGEE.
Mrs. j. W. Wellesley spent the
weekend in Atlanta.
Mrs. Nan Behring'S recent guests
were Mr.. Rush Delay, of Taxas,
Mrs. johnson, of Atlanta, Miss
Kate and Mr.. Dudley Maddox, of
Marietta, and Mr.. Claud Maddox,
of Ark.
Mr.. N. Owen, of Nashville, is
spending awhile at home.
Mrs. Lucille Evans and children
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Startling
Evans in Nashville, Tenn.
Col. j. Glenn Giles, of Marietta
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. S. S. Williams has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
W. P. Hilderbrand, in Atlanta.
Mrs. Tom Austin and her little
daughter, Mary, spent the weekend
in Atlanta.
Miss Annie Belle Goodson, of Ma
rietta, visited her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Brinkley last
Saturday.
Mr.. Jesse Adams, of Waycross,
visited Mr.. B. Adams last week.
Mrs. Kate Cox is visiting her son.
Mr.. Leo Cox, in Atlanta.
Mr.. A. Thompson left Sunday for
visit to his home in Ireland after
an absence of 20 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Lewis announce
the birth of daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Blye
announce the birth of daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Carrie visited in
Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Louise Payne and Mrs.
Rachel Kitchen visited Mrs. w. T..
Wingo in Gainesville Saturday.
Mrs. w. A. Gatlin, of Marietta,
visited Mrs. H. M. Gatlin last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Adams, of
Emerson spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Fite.
Mrs. Virgil Davenport, of Rome,
spent Sunday here. GIPSEY.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Nothing Really Lost.

Sometimes mans explaining prob.
lens to the children doesn't muddle
them very much more about them.
New York Press.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
His Habit.

The man who bets on sur. thing
likes to tell about how willing he is to
take a chance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
The Folly of BETTING,

William B. Trembley, the swimming
hero of Funston's regiment in the
Philippines, visited New Orleans with
a friend while city clerk of Kansas
City, Kan. Walking down Dauphine
street one morning the friend was
Boosting how he would bankrupt the
bookmakers. Looking up from the
paper he was reading Trembley saw
boulevard ahead marked "Oleander
Way"
you bet the races" he exclaimed.
'fWhy, I'll bet you $40 you can't guess
the name of that street yonder."
The friend looked ahead and saw
the sign. 'I'u take you, even money"
he said. Its OIeander way, you
rummy, there's the sign"
$50 It is" said Trembley, "but you
oughtn't to believe in signs. Look
here"
Trembley, being a city clerk, natur-
ally was attracted by a column story
of the proceedings of the New Orleans
council on the night before. Right in
the lead paragraph he showed his
friend the tragic evidence-the pass
age of an ordinance changing the
name of Oleander' way to Jackson
oulevard.-Kansas City Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18

place, as is often the case. Word
thought and outward speech did not
correspond.
Its too cold for you out here, you
must go into the house at cnce," he
declared masterfully, and she obeyed
with unwonted meekness.
The sun had set and the night air
had grown suddenly chill. Still hold
ing her hand, they started toward the
cabin a few rods away. Her wounded
foot was Of little support to her and
the excitement had unnerved her, in
spite of his hand she swayed; without
a thought he caught her about the
waist and half lifted, half led her to
the door. 1t seemed as natural as it
was inevitable for him to assist her in
this way. and in her weakness and be-
wilderment she suffered it without
comment or resistance. Indeed, there
was such strength and power in his
arm. she was so secure there, that she
liked It. AS for him, his pulses were
bounding at the contact; but for that
matter even to look at her quickened
his heart beat.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18

was delightfully."- soft and as it had
stood exposed to the suns direct rays
for. some time, although the air was
exceedingly crisp and cold, it was
tempered sufficiently to be merely
cool and agreeable. She luxuriated
in it for a few moments, and while
she had her face buried in the towel,
rough, coarse, but clean, she heard a
step. She looked up in time to see
the man lay down upon the bench a
small mirror and a clean comb. He
said nothing as he did so, and she had
no opportunity to thank him before
he was gone. The thoughtfulness of
the act affected her str angely, and she
was very glad of a chance to unbraid
her hair, comb it out and plat it
again. She had not a hair pin left, Of
course, and all she could do with it
was to replait it and let it hang upon
her shoulders. Her couture would have
looked very strange to civilization, but
out there in the mountains, it was en-
inently appropriate.
Without noticing details, the man
felt the general effect as she limped
back into the room toward the table.
Her breakfast was ready for her. 1t
was a coarse fare, bacon, a baked pc
tatO, hard tack cr1sped before the fire,
coffee, black and strong, with sugar,
but no cream. The dishes matched
the fare, too, yet she noticed that the
fork was Of silver, and by her plate
there was napkin. rough dried, but
Of fine linen. The man had just set
the table when she appeared
4 am sorry I have no cream" he
said, and then, before she could make
comment or reply, he turned and
walked out of the room, his purpose
evidently being not to embarrass her
by his presence while she ate.
Enid Maitland had grown to relish
the camp fare, bringing to it the appe-
tite of good health and exertiOn. She
had never eaten anything that tasted
so good to her as that rude meal that
morning, yet she would have enjoyed
the trimming, smoking coffee pot on
it better, she thought, if he had only
shared it with her, if she had not been
compelled to eat 1t alone. She has
tened her meal on that account, deter
mined as soon as she had finished her
breakfast to seek the man and have
some definite understanding with
him
And, after all, she reflected that
she was better alone than in his
presence, for there would come steal
ing into her thoughts the distressing
episode of the morning before, try
as she would to put it out of her mind
Well, she was a fairly sensible girl;
! the matter was passed, it could not be
helped now, she would forget it as
much as was possible. She would
recur to it with modification later on,
/ but the present was so full of grave
problems that there was not any room
I for the past
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
JOHNS FRIENDS WERE LOYAL
Young Bride Got Early Proof of the
Way Men viii Stick by One
Another.

The bridegroom Of three months
bade his wife adieu one morning and
started on a business trip to a town %
miles distant. The journey was to be
made by automobile and he promised
to return in time for seven o'clock din
ner as usual.
But no husband appeared when din
ner was served and the anxious wife
watched the hands Of the clock as
they journeyed on and announced
that the hour was midnight, and still
the husband failed to appear. The
frantic wife sent kilograms to six
friends Of the groom living in the town
where he might have gone, asking if
he was spending the night with them
As dawn appeared a farm wagon drove
up containing a farmer and the miss
ing husband and furnishing motor
power for a broken down automobile
that trailed behind. Almost simuIta-
neously came a messenger boy with an
answer to one Of the kilograms, fol
lowed at intervals by five others and
all Of the kilograms said:
Eyes, John is spending the night
with me-
In loyalty what surpasses man?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18

who had been brought up in the most
humdrum and stereotyped fashion Of
the earth's ways, and with never an
opportunity for the development Of
the spirit Of romance which all Of US
exhibited some time in our life and
which, thank God, some of us never
lose, that she found herself reveIling
in it.
She lost herself in pleasing magma
tons of tales Of her adventures that
she could tell when she got back to
her uncle, and when she got further
back to staid old Philadelphia. How
shocked everybody would be with it
all there! Of course, she resolved
that she would never mention one ep.
isode of that terrible day, and she had
somehow absolute confidence that this
man, in spite of his grim, gruff tact
turnity, who had shown himself so ex-
ceed1ngly considerate of her feelings.
would never mention it either.
She had so much food for thought
that not even in the late afternoon Of
the long day could she force her mind
to the printed pages of the book she
had taken at random from the shelf
which lay open before her, where she
sat in the sun, her head covered by an
old "Stetson" that she had ventured
to appropriate. She had dragged a
bear skin out on the rocks in the sun
and sat curled up on it half reclining
against a boulder watching the trail,
the Winchester by her side. She had
eaten so late a breakfast that she had
made a rather frugal lunch out Of
whatever had taken her fancy in the
store room, and she was waiting most
anxiously now for the return of the
man.
The season was late and the sun
sank behind the peaks quite early in
the afternoon, and it grew dark and
chill long before the shadows fell upon
the jewellers of the lowlands.
Enid drew the bear skin around her
and waited with an ever-growing ap-
prehension. If she should be com
| PEELED to spend the night alone in that
I cabin, she felt that she could not en-
dure it. She was never gladder of
anything in her life than when she
saw him suddenly break out Of the
woods and start up the steep trail,
and for a moment her gladness was
not tempered by the fact which she
was presently to realize with great
dismay, that as he had gone, so he
now returned, alone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
DRAINAGE of the zuyder Zee.

A great project is again before the
people of Holland-the draining Of the
Zuyder Zee. The sea, which, as every
one knows, is at the north Of Holland
and covers an area of $4,000 hectares,
a hectare being practically two acres
and a half.
Just half a century ago a scheme to
drain the southern portion Of the sea
was first mooted and although it re-
ceived considerable support, the oppo-
sition was greater, but now an assO-
citation has been formed and a bill will
be introduced into the chamber. The
promoters see that with an increased
population means must be taken to
enlarge the country and this reclama'
ton of the sea is suggested as capable
Of accomplishment. If the sea is con
quered there are several lakes which
can be dealt with later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
Pertinent Question.

Speaking of common sense, DR..
Faulkner head Of the Vineland N. j.
hospital, told the following story:
A mysterious building had been
erected on the outskirts of a small
town It was shrouded in mystery.
All that was known about it was that
it was a chemical laboratory. An old
farmer driving past the place after
work had been started, and, seeing
man in the doorway, called to him:
What be ye dom in this placer"
I'VE are searching for a universal
solvent, something that will dissolve
all things" said the chemist.
What good will that be-"
Imagine, sir! 1t will dissolve all
things. If we want a solution Of iron,
glass, gold, anything, all that we have
to do is to drop it in this solution"
Fine" said the farmer, "fnei
What be ye goin' to keep it in ?"-EV'
erybody's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
How Il Felt.

DR.. Joseph Eisenstaedt told the fol
lowing story at banquet given to Chi
cago physicians: Since the dentists
love to have their fun at the expense
Of the physicians l take pleasure in
returning the compliment with this
story. An Irish maid who was in the
service of a well to do Chicago home
asked for an extra afternoon off.
When her mistress asked why, she ex-
planned that she had to go to the den
fist.
when she came home her mistress
asked: Well, Bridget, how did you
have your tooth flled?'
- don't know was the maids re-
ply
Her mistress continued: Well, did
! he fill it with silver or amalgam?'
CT don't know how it was mum,
was Bridget's bland reply, but from
the way it felt I should think it wag
thunder and lightning, num-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18

shelves with cooking utensils and
graniteware, and more rude box re
ceptacIes on the walls which were fill
ed with a bountiful and well selected
store Of canned goods and provisions
Of various kinds This was evident
ly the kitchen, supply room, china
closet. She saw no sign of bed in
it, and wondered where and how the
man had sDent the night.
By rights, her mind should have
been filed with her uncle and his
party, and in their alarm she should
have shared, but she was so extremely
comfortable, except for her foot, which
did not greatly trouble her so long as
she kept it quiet, that she felt a GER
tain degree of contentmeut, not to say
happiness. The adventure was so ro-
mantle and thrilling save for those
awful moments in the pooI-especiaIl
to the soul Of a conventional woman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
NEVER FELT LONESOME
AUNT CYNTHY HAD MANY WAYS
OF PASSING THE TIME.
Her Five "ChilIenH All Where She
Gould Watch Them, and Yellow
Ike Showing Up for His
Meals With Regularity.

A young woman who never had Wis
tied the south recently spent some
weeks there. She was driving along
a country road when she passed a
ramshackle cabin. and was hailed by
an ancient coIored woman. with gar
ments hanging in rags upon her with
cred frame.
"Mornfn', missyI" the old nanny
called out. EFF you got any ole clo'es
or hats or shoes or medicine you don't
keer much about, will you please,
ma'am, give EN- to Aunt Cynthy?"
The New York girl looked about
with growing pity. How do you get
along?" she asked.
''Oh, I gifts along all right. I picks
a few berries an I dries a few apples
ans raises a few chickens. Amt any
niger in dis county got as many
friends 'mongst de white people as
Aunt Cynthy. Dey sholy is good to
me-"
do you live here all alone?"
wal, no, not what you kin call
alone by myself eggzackly. You see,
I got five chillen." The girl cast a
glance around the desolate place, and
the old woman followed and read the
searching look "Dey's in de grave
yard" she explained. "Dey's all dead,
but de graveyard's bein' my do, right
whar I kin keep watchin'"
Where's your husband?"
Aunt Cynthy gave her head a CO
quettish toss. HE done run off to de
war fifty years ago." she answered.
And never came back?"
"Sholy he done come back. Yas'm,
he done been back mos as long as
he been gone. But he brung another
wife wild him an I tole him fiat dey
can't live in Cynthy's house. He run
up kind O. shack, an mighty soon he
druv dat other oman away, an now
he got his number fo'"
And you've been alone all this
time?"
Vain, not precisely what you kin
call alone You see, while my ole
man was run off to de war done got
married to Yellow Ike, an he's mos
all de time settin' round somewhere
SOS I kin call him. Oar he come now,
wild mouth open ready for dinner.
When you gives out ole buds, you
won't forgit Aunt Cynthy, viii you.
honey?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-18
sYroPsfs

Enid Maitland a frank. free and IN
spoiled young Philadelphia girl is taken
90 the Colorado mountains by her uncle
Robert Maitland James Armstrong,
MaitIand's protege, falls in love with her.
His persistent WOOing thrills the girl but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer
Enid hears the story Of a mining engl-
reers Newboid, whose wife fell on Gill
and was so seriously hurt that ne was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her pc
ing eaten by wolves while he went Tor
help. Kirby the old guide vino tells the
story, gives Enid d package Of letters
which he says We're found on the uea4
wOman's body. She reads the letters ana
at Kirkby's request keeps them. nile
bathing in mountain stream Enid IS at
tackled by a bear, which is mysteriousIy
shot. A storm adds to the girls terror
a sudden deIuge transform brook into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she is rescued by noun
tain hermit after thrilling experience
Campers in great confusion upon discOV-
ing Ends absence when the storm
breaks Maitland and Old kirkby go IN
search of the girl. Enid discovers that
her ankle is sprained and that she IS IN
able to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp. Enid goes 70
sleep In the strange mans bunk. Miner
cooks breakfast for Enid, after which
they 20 on tour of inspection.