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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-13
MR.. J E. MASSEY HAS BOUGHT
HOME OF MR.. J. W. SCULLY

Mr.. ]. E. Massey has bought the
residence of Mr.. J. w. Scully on
Cherokee street. 1t is a beautiful
place in one of the most desirable
sections of the city. Mr.. and Mrs
Scully have returned to Atlanta,
where their interests are and many
of their close relatives live.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-13

The Wide Awake Cleaning Co.
cleans and repairs your garments.
Satisfactory service to you means
satisfaction to us. We base our
claims for more business on satisfy.
ing our customers.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-13
SINGING AT SECOND
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY

At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
there will be a singing at the Second
Baptist church and every body will
be welcome.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

"oh never mind, dear Paul will do it, he's
very good at i'll"
Polly looks apprehensively at her scowling hus-
band He is pouring some tooth powder out OF
his left pump back into the bottle.
Mrs 7 pokes her head In again Business Of
Paul scuttling into crouching position behind
a chair-he had started 20 change. Mrs. T. says;
"Oh, forgot to say the water is not running hot
this evening" for some unknown reason; il hasn't
happened since the Busbys here. Some ono
will bring you up some hot water in pitchersl"
When Polly reented and went into her host
ess's room to be hooked up Paul sat in his dress
ing gown, with a copy Of "Lucile," in cream white
and lavender binding, turning over the pages
listlessly and taking n mental inventory Of the
room-Melville's. lie smiled sardonicay at the
dnky dance programmes, hanging with their in
evitable spaghetti-like pencils by ribbons to the
gas fixtures they hadn't fixed Melville up with
electricity when the rest of the house inn
proved. He gazed with horrid fascination at the
photogravure framed in white that called,
"The Lovers Quarrel" at the concrete pincushion,
In which were stuck two rusty pins. Guests may
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
WEEKEND VISITS ARE
FRABJOUS LITTLE AFFAIRS

put too fine a point on it, slightly soused, so that
was why their limousine not there. Never
known him to do such thingl Growl from Paul
Something about "You have to begin some time"
sudden stop on gravel road voice from
somewhere; "Have you got her, Popsy?"
'Ts womans vo ce and exc a bit tremulous
Popsy o.. in public life, Ned, answers: "Got herl
Got who, Pips2"
'The nurse-the nursel Didn't she on the
train with yOu?"
"No I've got the Punctuals with mel"
"Ohl"
pause. Then "Ohl" in a different key, hos
pitalty stop pulled way out
Although Paul knows they have servants to step
on TO get tangled up with your feet, to bump into
in the corridors, he also knows that just at that
particular moment there will be none TO take the
suitcases and lug them up the steps. At the top
step Ned makes a clutch at them with Here,
let me take 'em!"
Mrs Ticker shows the Punctuals their room, the
blue room. This, she says, is Meville's room
he's away at Yale-and they mustn't mind having
to use the children's bathroom.
You mustn't mind anything when you're visit
ing
While Paul was washing his hands with the
pale wafer that had once been handsome cake
of soap Mrs T. rushes TO him with a new cake
and an apology.
"You mustn't mind the children's things"-she
waves vaguely at rows Of bottles and piles OF
tin sterilizng boxes 1--WE are going 10 have three
more bathrooms put in So the next time you
come"-
Paul smiles grimly to himself behind face
towel, and says under his breath, MADAM, there
amt going to be 10 next time!"
He looks into the bathtub and wonders if he
can take a bath without disturbing the Teddy
lying at the bottom!
Then the question arises-to dress not TO
dress for dinner. Mrs. T. says Of course they
always dress for dinner but that if the Punctuals
don't feel like it, why, they needn't The Pune
tuas protest that it is second nature to them to
change for dinner Liars, all! They decide to dress
When Paul and Polly have shut the door Of
their room-poor Melvilles room-Paul stares
moodly into his empty suitcase. 81 forgot to lock
my suitcase!"
whats the trouble dear?" asks Polly, who is
staring amazedly into the clothes closet, whence
thousands Of Mrs. T.s vintage gowns bulge out
ward into the room.
Nothing only that darn maid has unpacked it
and shall have to rummage through everything
in the room to find anything! And Of course,
Pve forgotten my stropl"
He shuts one end Of his leather belt into a
bureau drawer and strops his razor nearly cutting
his arm of when the drawer opens suddenly.
Mrs T. says through the doors polly I'd send
one of the maids to hook you up, but they
putting the children to bed-the nurse and the
governess are both sickl"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
James Montgomery Flagg
In
Words and Pictures
| Should Say So!!

lently took Whitman's "Leaves OF Grass out OF
Pollys hands She said nothing, but picked up
"The Montessori Method" Out Of the corner OF
his eye Paul saw the little pink blush fade away.
The table was careessly strewn with "Outlooks,'
Atlantic Monthlies" "Philistines," Current
Opinions" and many foreign magazines. This sort
Of thing, Mrs T. felt, what was expected on
the table Of people Of taste. OF course, that
didn't prevent her enjoying the novels OF Dolf
Wyllard and Elnor Glyn.
Paul also noticed n number of things, like a
desk set stained glass-"stained" expresses 1t
nicely--humdor that emitted a faint odor of
Business Friend" and graft
The Tickers appeared at last, just as Paul was
wishing he had thought Of bringing along some
pemmican and hardtack, and dinner was served.
II occurred to Paul, who in an observing
frame OF mind, that servants in the suburbs al
ways performed their various duties with an ap-
prehensve manner if they expected something
untoward to happen at any minute. This air,
under of spurious hilarity, was also to be
detected in the host and hostess
The dinner horribly rich and long Every
thing was soaked in alcohol and smeared with
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

whipped cream. Even the little bathtub the oys
ters were gathered around was filed with such
pungent sauce that it was always few seconds
too late to tell whether you got overtrained
Cotut notl
After the gorge they talked a while about the
effect Of coffee on sleep, and Mrs. 7. had some
frghtfully engrossing information about spreas
and bulbs she doing wonders with, and Ned
went out somewhere in the dark to do something
or other for a sick sheepdog. In fact, everything
marched along exactly Paul expected it would.
Which was a sort of eft-handed and google
eyed consolation, in a way.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

come and guests may 20, but those two rusty
pnsl All mel Those pins were young when
grandmother danced that lascivious minuet so
long agol He said to himself: an bet could
write a sonnet to those faithful pinsl"
Of course, the Punctuals were dressed an hour
ahead OF the Tickers, and there was that awful
wait in the drawing room for dinner, which would
naturally be a couple of hours late
"Whos this over the mantel" asked Paul
"Sh! That's Ned's sister," Polly glanced
quickly in the direction Of the stairs
They looked over the books-those immovable,
handsome, necessary classics in cases. Paul 81
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

-HE man who built the first hotel had been
visiting friends in the country. Oh, is
tbst so? Well, what Of It? Nothing
- only that the next time he felt like 60
80 svsv from home and got invitation TO
mend the week end with some friends in the
,.untry he went 20 the hotel The difference be-
,seen the city and the country is that in the
country there is nowhere 20 60.
The most fascinating part Of the time table IS
he page with the return trains on it. Il IS real
literature In that it stirs the emotions.
Polly and Paul Punc,ual were facing week
and with their friends, the Tickers, on the old
family estate, Ticker Acres, where six generations
~ Tiekers had spent no time at all
Paul snd-his wife discussed for hours the cues
.ion Of suitcases-whether 20 take two OF one be-
tween them There was much 20 be said In favor
of each: two would hold more comfortably; one
would be less 20 look after But Polly, in the
LIGHT OF other trips felt that if they doubled up
,1s use5 but one case Paul would surely kick
a. everything she started 10 put in, saying; "Oh,
don't take that; you don't really need three
wsists-and ell those darned bottles!" They
finally decided 20 take two cases. They were TO
nee; Ned Ticker at the Grand Central to catch
The fve.thirteen Paul congratulated himself
,hs, be was lnoculated against catching hve-thir-
.s,,s as habit The Tickers had bounded them
50 sbout coming 20 visit them that he and his
Polly gave in As Paul said, the Tiekers HAD
been 20 nice to them they ought 20 so. People
Who live outside of New York have selfish way
q wanting 70 drag their friends out to their
awful "rnanors" or "hursts" or hills" 70 help
them exist over the dreadful Sundays they have
ls, themselves in for by building out Of town. Il
isn't as Il there weren't plenty Of reformed com
mu,srs 20 warn them against doing IT,
Ned met them at the station, smiling like
nan who didn't have TO 60 out Of town for his
dinner and greeting them with Hello, good peo-
p.l" and jab with his spatulate thumb in Pauls
floating rib and a slap on Paul's back with his
folded Evening Post
Don't good people US, Ned" said Paul Crouch
Hy eve reserve the right TO be either good or
bad as we see ct; we don't care to be labelled
pgbicy"
Ned roared with unseemly mirth and led the
way 70 the train
As they walked through car after car looking
for seats Paul had feeling about the porter
who was carrying his two suitcases, that there
vas an Invisible meter on him somewhere. like
AIicsbs They found scattered seats at last and
Ned showed the wrong evening paper into Pauls
hands and buried himself In his own favorte
comic sheets. laughing madly from time 70 time
over the refined and exquisite humor that one al
ways expects In an evening paper Paul won
dersd If be- too. would get to like evening paper
humOr II he by some horrible mischance built a
house the country.
They arrived at last and were buttoned into q
station wagon and hauled of in the rain amid
apologies from Ned Their chauffeur was, not to
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Pauls bed and looked warly under the spread
napkin at their breakfast.
Paul rushed to the door and shouted after the
maid: Bring some cream for my oatmeal" "And
some butter for me-" said Polly, "and some lump
sugar."
Paul looked back at the staring, cold eyes OF
the two posched eggs that peeped at them from
under the napkin. isn't it lovely so foreign
and cute!" He muttered something else
81 wish you wouldn't use such language, Paul
How would you like me to talk that way"
1--WE heard you many time, my dear; so don't
try to pull that stuff"
"Your egg will get cold. What are you looking
for?"
"Hal my egg will WHAT I'm looking for the
time table,"
what are you going 20 dog
"Tm going back 70 townl"
"Why. Paul. we can, Go a thing like that; we
accepted for the week end."
ooh. did We Well, you can stay II you like;
In going I shall 20 mad 4 don't-and IFS
raining-i,'s Sunday Look out of the window,
look q. ,hs, sopping Landscape, those disgusting
bare. black trees, that nui-covsred esrryall go
ing By. Listen 70 :tst sod6sr church bell, those
wet gravel paths that stand st.l in he rsin-mud,
mud everywhere No, /, es-i Be done. must
hy!'
Polly saw ,hs; 81. eo-.i e nothing to stop
him. "You mus; pre;s-t yo- are Ill must
stay; we can't both 60; 3; Ts-.d be 700 awful.
III fix I'll"
As Paul was being driven away from the house
Ned called after him: "I;'s TOO bad. old man;
had il all fixed for 8 bully moning-we we're GO
ing 10 walk over the golf links.
ayes. yeso muttered Paul over the top Of his
coat collar without turning his head; "its darn
sbame-in the mud and everything would have
been awfully jolly"
As the station wagon turned out Of the drive
and over the hill the Tickers turned apprehen-
sively to Polly as they stood on the yeranda
watching the retresting guest "What was that
wild shrek? II sounded like Paul lsughing!"
Polly sighed "Oh TO it couldn't have beenl'
In the train. homewsrd bound, If you had
looked over Paul's shoulder you could have seen
that he was writing sentences like these: "Oh'
YOU talk that way about the tango because you
can't do it,"
would you like tes' OF course we always have
II. but IL you don't care for any We won't bother
about it,"
"The society here is very cultivated"
az can be in MY Office in exactly twenty-three
minutes from the time leave the housel"
1--WE sleep under blankets al SUMNER"
"We can always rent me place III 'ne SuiN''l
IN fact. we do
"ROckefeuer's place is only thirty-two miles
from US"
ave have our own little dances and things at
the club-there's plenty Of life"
"Of course. you do get sick Of having your car
used as s hscA,'
"You noticed she never suggested taking US up
from the station the other night and manys the
time we've taken her -p before she owned carl
"I don't think there's any more gossip here than
in any other small placel"
"His bread and butter letter"
"They're so lovely in their own homel"
Copyright. 1914 Otis F. wOOd)
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Paul lay awake for hours listening to fearsoms
silence that poured in through the window He
wished there was a soothing bowling alley near by
or some trolley cars some back firing motor
cars to lull him to sleepl
He fell asleep just at the moment some one
knocked at his door.
"Your breakfast sir"
Paul craned his neck at Polly. "Good gracious!
Have we got to eat breakfast in our beds"
"Guesso."
"Come in!"
The maid set tray on chair.
The Punctuas sat side by side on the edge OF
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
DRAWINGS BY FEJER KALMAN.

In Cracow every fighting man'll
Be needed with the Russians near.
The Germans find a certain solace
Referring to Calais as "Rales"
TUESDAY.
Though Yourlah's forts attack his launch,
The captain of the Tennessee
viii have his way, however stanch
The force opposing him may be-
The Irish fear. if they cool
Toward England, they will lose Home Rule.
Therell be no more negotiations
BY Wilson, having peace in view.
The orders of the fighting nations
'Tis said Americans pursue.
The Belgians Wilhelm grants that We
May help, but not officially.
WEDNESDAY.
Belgrade, besieged by Austrian forces
Since war began, three months ago.
Will soon succumb. This rumor's source is
Vienna, as its contents show.
In England those who make the maps
Are now behind a dozen laps.
The Turk must send an explanation
To Wilson, telling why he shot
At Decker, whose communication
Makes all red d-blooded Yankees hot.
For lessening the first Mysteries,
Both France ana England thank the HerrckA
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

OF tempests brought his last relief.
He died to cheer the men he steeled
To victory on many a field.
'Tis rumored Wilhelm wants a truce
Against the winters snow and sleet.
The Allies say it's but ruse
To put his army on its feet.
The Sultan calls for Allahs help
In battle with the English whelp.
The Allies celebrate the fete day
OF Albert, Belgium's king pugnacious.
The censor, even at this late day.
Is dumb about the lost Audacious.
BY Belgian storms of late November
The men are chilled in every member.
fort at Turba. on the Strait
OF Bab-El-Nlandeb Indians capture
The way his Cossaoks penetrate
Toward Cracow puts the Gar in rapture.
'Tis said Afghanstan's Ameer
At France and England shakes his spear.
MONDAY.
To Belgium's need the British plan
With fifty million bones to cater;
which Parliament decides 1t can
Collect from Kaiser Wilhelm later.
The Pope says Europe slew the Dove
Because Of lack Of mutual love.
The Prince of Wales, across the Channel,
Kneels reyerenty at Roberts bier.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H.
As foot by foot the Bruin baits them
The Kaiser views his mems distress,
And warns that backward ruin waits them.
While forward beckOns happiness.
Louvain becomes a stamping ground
For tourists from the towns around.
Won Below wins his second cross;
While "Bobs," whose age is eghty-two,
Announces he is going to boss
The Indians as he used to do.
John Poe, unless he's lost his knack, II
Show Kaiser Bill the latest tackle.
FRIDAY.
The batteship Audacious sank
Two weeks ago. and none knew whence or
How she was struck We have to thank
For lack of news the British censor.
The big Olympic saved the crew,
But she was sworn to silence too.
Three more Galician towns succumb,
The French report some minor gains;
And English stars obeyed the drum
Upon the instant, Tree maintains.
The Duke of Cumberland goes mad
Because conditions are so bad.
SATURDAY.
Lord Roberts dies, and Britons mourn
The passing OF their dearest chief;
No hostile bullet but the Morn
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
SATURDAY.

Lord Roberts dies, and Britons mourn
The passing OF their dearest chief;
No hostile bullet, but the Norm
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL.

VERSES BY A. R. PERCUSSION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-05

satisfied that tn. discrepancy was tx
result of carelessness, and that the
ANAL count was correct.
THE clerks simply didn't keep to-
gether." said F. b. ,Simms, North
Shawnee commissioned and q Demo-
GRAFT There was no evidence Of
crookedness. and we are satisfied with
the correctness Of the final returns"
Social and Personal.
H. Williams will leave for Kansas
City this evening. where he will spend
a short time attending the Eagle lodge
convention.
Miss Florence Breon Of the Austin
Snediker mercantile store in North
Topeka has returned home after q va
cation trip to Smith Center. Kansas.
Miss Mildred Johnson has returned
to her home in Horton after spending
a few days with Mrs. Bertha Wether-
holt in North Topeka.
M. L. Trudell. who has been spend
ing the summer in Denver and other
western points. returned to his home
left this morning for Montreal, Can
ada.
d. M. Dibble has returned home to
topeka after vacation trip to numer-
Gus points in the east. Mr.. Dibble Is
connected with the Dibble Grocery
company In North Topeka.
]. 8. Coffman has returned to his
home In Granville after q business
trip to the North side.
c. o. Shult.ce of Silver Lake is
spending a short time In North Topeka
on business.
John Hansford has returned home
to Silver Lake after q business trip to
the North side.
E. A. Taylor of Granville IL in
North Topeka on a business trip.
Wanted-Farmers to buy Deep TILL
ing pillow and double wheat crop next
year. Foucht's Hardware.-Adv.
A. M. Petro. owner Of the Petro
drug store in North Topeka, win re-
turn soon from Michigan, where he
has been for the last several weeks.
Roy Lonergan. formerly with the
Bank Of Topeka, who lives in Roches-
ter. has accepted a position with the
Santa Fe railroad.
The annual picnic of the Knights OF
Pythias will be held at Garfield park
Saturday. A picnic supper will be
served at s O'Clock.
meeting Of the Kaw Valley
grange will be held at the Kaw Valley
grange hall. northeast of the city,
August IA.
The Rev. Joseph p. Hicks. who Is
visiting friends in Forth Worth, is ex-
pected to return to his home in North
Topeka the first Of next week.
J. F. Hollecke Of Wichita has re-
turned home after spending a few days
in North Topeka on business
Coming to the Princess tomorrow,
August s, THE Million Dollar Mys-
terry" Series No. will positively
start on the above date: do not fail to
not forget the date-"The Million Dol
lar Mystery every Thursday and 'Lu-
ellie Love" every Saturday. Only &c.
Adv.
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way. The ladies Of the church did
the serving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Van Duzer are
at home to their friends, after August
10. at 201 AFTER avenue.
Mrs. B. L. Lopez, Of Strait street, II
reported seriously Ill.
Miss Iva Carothers was pleasantly
surprised Monday evening at her
home by the following young people.
in celebration Of her sixt BIRTH
day anniversary: Miss Nellie Taylor,
Miss Florence Draut. Miss Irene Oak
ley, Miss Virginia Munson. Miss Hazel
Keesee, Miss Amy Boverick, Mr..
Frank Jessop. Mr.. Scott Kelsey. r.,
Mr.. David belong. Mr.. Chas Jessop.
Mr.. Albert Fray, Mr.. viii Lingo. Mr..
Leonard Hanna. Games and music
were played and those present enjoyed
q very delightful evening.
J. H. Payne, OF Florida, IL visiting
his daughter. Mrs. 8. w. Taylor and
family on Strait street.
Deville Hawkins has returned from
western Kansas, where he spent the
past two weeks with friends.
Mrs J. NJ Doyle, Of Forest avenue.
is enjoying an extended visit with her
'sister. Mr.. Laura Swain. who - here
from Penns11yauta- 80
q. ~ xo6 - EoflgnoG Ao
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AT $500 A BERTH.
Limited Number Of Americans Can
Return From Europe.

London. Aug. "a syndicate of
stranded Americans. headed by Grant
Hugh Browne of New York, combin-
ing business with philanthropy, have
purchased the British steamer Viking
for the repatriation Of their country
men at the price Of $500 for each
berth. The syndicate today obtained
the permission Of the British govern
ment for the vessel to sail on Mon
day from Liverpool on it's first trip.
1t Is understood the Viking will fly
the stars and stripes. She is to make
as many trips az possible
Among the $40 cabin passengers
and one thousand Americans going IN
the steerage ON board the Philadelphia.
sailing today. are many wealthy per-
sons. Enormous premiums were Of
fered for tickets. One Spectator Of
fered Charles A1drich and family of
Cleveland $1,000 for their room, or
$500 IL they allowed him to travel
with them. Martin Vogel. United
States subtreasurer at New York, with
his bride. were also among the pas
sengera.
They said they were in Berlin I've
days and the Germans were parading
the streets as though celebrating vic
tory" Later on they passed through
Paris where they said the contrast
was marvellous. The atmosphere was
quiet but tense"
John A. Wilson, q cousin of the pres-
ident, and william II. Porter, who il
connected with J. p. Morgan q Com
pany. also were on board.
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phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
Office.)
Mrs Thorpe. wife of A. L. Thorpe
OF the store department. has returned
from a visit with relatives and friends
in California.
Mrs. Thomas, wife Of Engineer Evan
Thomas. and three children left yes
terday for Colorado. where they will
spend few weeks with relatives and
friends.
.. Mrs? Jewell. wife Of Engineer C. E.
Yewell. who has been confined to her
bed the past few days, is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Morris wife Of Machinist
Frank Morris. is spending a few weeks
with relatives in Denver and other
points in Colorado.
Mrs. Eckert and daughters, Eleanor
and Margaret. family Of Fireman
Eckert, will leave next week for Craig,
mainder OF the summer with relatives.
They will also visit Mrs. George Sher-
man and family who are spending the
summer in Manitou, Colo.
Miss Jessie Miller, daughter Of De-
Witt Miller of the water service, left
I, Sunday for Manitou, where she will
spend a short time with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Mcclure at the summer cottage.
Mrs. Denman, wife Of Fred Denman
OF the freight department, Hutchinson.
has returned to her home after a short
visit here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. E. Smith. wife of Engineer
E. E. Smith, Will spend the last Of this
week in Kansas City on business.
Rev. Hanna will have charge of the
noon hour meeting in the car sheds
Friday.
Mrs. Harry Simpson, daughter of
Engineer William Simpson of Argen-
tine, who has been dangerously i'll the
past few weeks, is reported slightly
improved.
Miss Guenndolyn Beeler. youngest
daughter Of Engineer and Mrs. Amos
Beeler, returned today from Spring
Hill, Kansas. where she spent the past
two weeks visiting relatives.
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SANTA FE NOTES.

(Items for this column may be
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
office.)