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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-20

The family of Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Hoppe had quite a fright Saturday
when their home cauht fire from an
oil stove. BY prompt attention the
fire was extinguished before much
damage was done.
Miss Mary Byrd Tate was hostess
at dance at the club Thursday ev-
ening in honor of her guests, Misses
Anne and Dollie Hart, of Atlanta and
Miss Mary Kent Chappell, of Column
bus. Invited to meet the honor guests
were, Misses Lucy Cole, Christine
Blair and Mary Holland, Messrs.
Hugh Blair, Joe Wyatt, Robert Hol-
land, Robert Northcutt, and Thomas
Erwin, of Atlanta.
Mrs. Richardson, an old teacher of
the Sunday School class, now taught
by Mrs. Rosser Little, gave them a
picnic Thursday Mrs. Richardson
gave these girls picnic once year
when she was their teacher and has
continued to do so ever since The
class, together with Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson and Mrs. Little, went to
Mozley's Mill and spent the day. A
big picnic dinner was Served and
everybody had good time.
Mrs. T. A. Granting was hostess
at dinner in honor of her guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris end Mrs. Rem
nick, inviting to meet them, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boston, DIR. and Mrs. How
ard Parkinson, and Mr., and Mrs.
George Welsh. The table was very
effectively decorated, color scheme
of pink. and white being used. A
crystal basket of gladioli formed the
centerpiece, and at each end of the
table was similar basket.
Sunday evening the pictures shown
at the Methodist Church were my
Country IT'S Of Thee. The first two
lines of the song, "My Country IT'S
of Thee" were illustrated by beauti-
full picture showing every kind of
industry carried on in our country.
The second picture was the Statue
of Liberty, to make more impressive
the next line, "Sweet Land of Liber-
ty'. When the line "Let Music Swell
the Breeze" the liberty bell was
shown. In other parts of the illus
trations were Mount Vernon and the
Washington Monument. Miss Eliza
beth Northcutt sang There's No
Land Like Ours" "My Country IT'S
of Thee" was sung by the congrega-
ton, and the closing song was "A
Tribute to the Flag" sung to the tune
of "All Hail the Power of Jesus.
Name" and the flag was flashed upon
the screen during the singing of this
song.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-20
social ano personal

Little Jennie May Sewell is i'm
proving slowly
Prof. H. L. Sewell is visiting his
father this week.
Little Bassford Fields is visiting
relatives in Atlanta.
Miss Lottie Gober spent the week
and in Indian Springs.
Mrs L. D. Hoppe entertained her
bridge club Wednesday.
Miss Annie Watson spent Satur-
day in Atlanta with friends.
Mrs. Will Kelley visited her mother
Mrs Dobbs, in Woodstock, last week.
Miss Wragg, of Atlanta, spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Shelf
tall.
Mr.. Charlie Baker, of Jamestown,
Ohio, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Sam
Jones.
Miss Laura Lewis Lawhon, of De-
oatur, is the guest of Miss Ida Belle
Hunt
Miss Nell Shepard spent the week
end in Gainesville with Miss Agnes
Payne.
Miss Elizabeth Wood, of Charlottes
Vile Va, is the guest of Miss Gussie
Hedges.
Miss Ethel Maud Davis, of Austell,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. j.
N. Gam.
Mrs. E. Matthews on Roswell St.
spent last week with her daughter,
near Calhoun.
Miss Annie Gilbert left Monday
for visit to friends in Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn,
Mr.. L. D. Hoppe spent the week
end at Atlantic Beach, returning
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Myrtle Long, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Jennie
Morris.
Miss Minnie Lee Hay, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with Miss Allie
May Simpson.
Miss Agnes Kendrick, of Atlanta,
has returned home after a visit to
Miss Helen Faw.
Miss Augusta Cohen has returned
from a visit to Miss Louie Dean Ste
phenS at Woodstock.
Miss Frances Law left Monday for
Indianapolis, Ind, to visit her sis
ter, Mrs, Avery, and before coming
home she will visit relatives in Gin
2innati, Ohio.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
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POISON GAS FOR HIGHWAYMEN
Army Man lnvents Device Designed
to Prevent Robbers From Enter
ing Railway Car.

It would be sad gang Of robbers
who tried to break into the railway
car invented by George w. Meyers Of
the United States army and described
in the Popular Science Monthly. They
would be greeted with clouds of poi
sonous gas fumes.
Meyers robber-proof car works with
extreme simplicity. Two tanks, in
which fumes Of cyanide of potassium
are stored. under pressure, are fitted
inside the car ut each end. These are
connected with perforated pipe which
extends all around the door of the
car, just in back of the outer Frame
work. Should the train be held up,
the locomotive engineer would tele-
phone the guards within the car, who
would Immediately open the valves
Of the tank. The fumes would stream
out through the pipe perforations and
into the robbers faces. The door be-
ing gas-tight, the deadly gas could not
penetrate the car.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
In His Pocket.

To prevent private automobiles en-.
tering the road at Fort Benjamin Har-
rison leading past the quartermaster's
office, and interfering with government
hauling, civilian employee has been
placed ut the junction of the quar-
termaster's road with the main road
entering the post from the south. 1t is
his job to permit only automobiles
bearing @. NJ. D. signs to pass him,
says the Indianapolis News.
The other day an automobile, plainly
a private machine and driven by liv-
cried chauffeur, turned down the for
hidden road.
"Hey, where you goin'? Have you
got pass?" shouted the traffic man.
The chauffeur nodded EYES,"
"Where you got it?" the traffic "cop"
continued.
1--WE got it here in my pocket" the
chauffeur replied.
Cali right, then, go ahead" the traffic
"cop'' ordered, and the chauffeur
winked as he shifted gears and started
down the road.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26

without ever giving Rodney and me a
chance to help. I don't see why you
did that, Portia."
"Oh. I saw it was my job" Portia
said, in that cool, dry tone of hers.
1T had to be done, and there was no
one else to do it. So what was the
use of making a fuss?"
swell, there's one thing" Rose said.
II believe it'll do you as much good as
mother. Getting rest. And a
nice little bungalow to live in-just
you and mother. :. IL sort of
wish I was going, too"
Portia laughed-a ragged, unnatural
sounding laugh that brought a look of
puzzled inquiry from Rose.
"Why, nothing" Portia explained.
1T was just the notion of your leav-
ing Rodney and all you've got here
all the wonderful things you have to
do-for what We'll have out there.
The idea of your envying me is
something worth q small laugh, don't
you think?"
Roses head dropped lower. She
buried her face in her hands. II do
envy you," she said. There was q
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26

vhen I found they printed those things
In the paper, kept watch. And to-
lay :"
"Why, you dear child !" he said. And
the queer, ragged quality of his voice
drew her eyes back to his, so that
she saw, wonderingly, that they were
bright with tears. "And you never
said word, and you've been bother
ting your dear little head about it all
che time. Why, you darling!"
He sat down on the edge Of the
table, and pulled her up tight into
his arms again. She was glad to put
her head down-didn't want to look
at his face; she knew that there was
q smile there along with the tears.
':And you thought I was worrying
about it," he persisted. land that I'd
be unhappy because was beaten ?"
He patted her shoulder consolingly
with a big hand. "But that's all in
the days work, child. I'm beaten
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
CHAPTER TX.
The Damascus Road.

It argued no real lack of slsterly
affection that Rose didn't want to see
Portia that morning. Even if there
had been no other reason, being found
in bed ut half-past ten in the morning
by sister who inflexibly opened her
little shop at half-past eight, regard
less of bad weather, backaches, and
other potentially valid excuses, was
enough to make one feel apologize
and worthless. Rose could truthfully
say that she was feeling wretched.
But Portia would sit there, slim and
erect, in a little straightforward chair,
and whatever perfunctory commisera-
ton she might manage to express, the
look Of her fine eyebrows would be
skeptical.
But Roses shrinking from a talk
with Portia that morning was mild
feeling compared with Portals dread
Of the impending talk with Rose.
Twice she had walked by the per-
feet doorway of the McCrea house be-
fore she entered it, because she
shrank from the ordeal that awaited
her in there.
They had been seeing each other
with reasonable frequency all winter.
The Aldriches had Portia and her
mother in to a family dinner pretty
often, and always came out to Edge
water for one-o'clock dinner with
the Stantons on Sunday.
Mrs. Stanton had taken q great Xix
ing to Rodney. His manner toward
her had just the blend of Difference
and breezy unconventionality that
pleased her. He showed an unending
interest in the Woman Movement
never tired Of drawing from his
mother-in-law the story of her labors
and the exposition of her beliefs. Some
times he argued with her playfully in
order to get her started. More often,
and so far as Portia could see, quite
seriously, he professed himself in full
accord with her views.
The reason why these family parties
were at an end was what Portia came
to tell Rose this morning. She hoped
she'd be able to tell 1t gently.
Rose greeted her with a "Hello,
angel! Why didn't you come right
up? Isn't it disgraceful to be lying
around in bed like this in the middle
Of the morning"
Il don't know" said Portla. might
as we'll stay in bed, If you've nothing
to do when you get up" She meant
it to sound good-humored, but was
afraid it didn't. Anyhow" she add
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26

somewhere near as often as / win,
A man couldn't be any good as n law
yer, If he did care. any more than q
surgeon could be any good, If he did.
You've got to keep cold mind or you
can't do your best work. And If you've
done your best work, there's nothing
to care about. I honestly haven't
thought about the thing once from that
day to this. Don't you see how it
ISL"
She couldn't see how it was, that
was plain enough. What he very rea-
sonably expected was that after so
lucid an explanation, she would turn
her wet face up to his, with her old
wide smile on it. But that was not
what happened ut all. Instead, she
just went limp in his arms, and the
sobs that shook her seemed to be
meeting no resistance whatever.
At last she controlled, rather sudden
ly. her sobs, sat up. wiped her eyes,
and, after fashion, smiled. Not at
him, though; resolutely away from
him, he might almost have thought
as If she didn't want him to see.
''That's right" he said, craning
round to make sure that the smile
was there. "Have a look at the funny
side of it."
She WINGED at that as from blow
and pulled herself away from him.
Then she controlled herself and, in
answer to his look of troubled amaze
ment. sad: 'It's all right. Only it
happens that you're the one who
d-doesn't know how awfully funny it
really Is" Her voice shook, but she
got it in hand again. mo, don't
mean anything by that. Here! Give
me IL kiss and then let me wash my
face"
And for the whole evening" and
again next morning until he left the
house, she managed to keep him in the
only half-questioning belief that moth
ing was the matter.
It was about an hour after that,
that her maid came into her bedroom,
where she had had her breakfast, and
said that Miss Stanton wanted to see
her.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
CHAPTER vllI-continued.

He saw her when she reached the
lower landing, and came to meet her.
"Oh!" he said. II thought you were
going to be off somewhere with Fred
erica this afternoon. It's been Il great
day. l hope you haven't spent the
whole of 1t indoors. You're looking
great, anyway. Come here and give
me kiss"
She hesitated, q little perplexcd.
Did he mean not to tell hcr-to
''spare" her, as he'd hive said? The
kiss She gave him had different
quality from those that ordinarily con-
atitutcd her greetings, and the arms
that went round his neck didn't give
him their customary hug. But they
stayed there
"You poor, dear old boy!" she said.
and then, "Don't you care. Roddy!"
lie returned the caress with inter-
est, before he seemed to realize the
different Significance of it. Then he
pushed her away by the shoulders and
held her where he could look into her
face. "What do you mcan." he asked
"DOn't care about what?" It didn't
seem like bravado-likc an acted out
pretense. and yet. Of course, it must be.
Don't" she said. because know
I've known all day. read it in the
paper this morning."
dTrom puzzled concern the look in
Ills face took on q deeper intensity.
'''Tell me what it u.s." he said. very
quietly. II don't know. l didn't read
the paper this morning. Is it Harri.
eti" Harriet was his other sister
married, and not very happily, it was
beginning to appear, to an italian
count.
a revolution sort of sick mis-.
Efving-took the color out of Roses
cheeks. ut isn't anyone" she said
cts nothing like that. lists that
case" Her lips stumbled over the
title of it. 'It's been decided against
you. Didn't you know?"
For moment his expression was
simply the absence of all expression
whatever. "But how the dickens did
you know anything about it? How
did you happen to see it in the paper!
How did you know the title of it?'
II was in the court the day you
argued it," she said unevenly. "And
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
JPN Something Nice for Him to Make
Love To-"

Love To-"
dull, muffled passion in her voice. 'Why
shouldn't envy you? You're so cold
and certain all the time. You make
up your mind what you'll do and you
do it. I try to do things and just
make myself ridiculous"
you've got husband" said Portia
in thin, brittle voice. "That might
count for something, should think"
Eyes, and what good am I to him?'
Rose demanded. HE can't talk to
me-not about his work or anything
like that. And can't help him any
way. I'm something nice for him to
make love to, when he feels like do
ing 1t, and I'm a nuisance when ]
make scenes and get tragic. And
that's all. That's-marriage I guess.
You're the lucky one, Portia."
The silence had lasted good while
before Rose noticed that Portia had
not stirred; had sat there as rigidly
still as figure carved in ivory.
Becoming aware Of that, she raised
her head. Portia wasn't looking at
her, but down at her own clenched
hands.
"It needed just that, I suppose
she heard her older sister say between
almost motionless lips. II thought 1t
was pretty complete before, but 1t
took that to make it perfect-that you
think I'm the lucky one-lucky never
to have had husband, or anyone
else, for that matter, to love me. And
lucky now, to have to give up the only
substitute I had for that"
"Portia!" Rose cried out, for the
mordant, alkaline bitterness in her Sis
ter's voice, and the tragic irony in her
face, was almost terrifying. But the
cutlery might never have been uttered
for any effect it had.
II hoped this wouldn't happen" the
words came steadily on, one at time.
II hoped I could get this over and
get away out Of your life altogether
without letting it happen. But l
can't. Perhaps It's just as well-per-
haps it may do you some good. But
that's not why I'm doing it. I'm do
ing it for myself. Just for once, I'm
going to let go! You won't like it.
You're going to get hurt"
Rose drew herself erect and a curl
GUS change went over her face, SO that
you wouldn't have known she'd been
crying. She drew in a long breath
and said, very steadily: "Tell me.
sha'n't try to get aWQy,"
"A man came to our house one day
to collect bill," Portia went on,
quite as If Rose hadn't spoken. "Moth-
er was out, and I was ut home. was
seventeen then, getting ready to 60
to Vassar. You were only seven-I
suppose you were at school. Anyhow,
I was ut home, and I let him in, and
he made fuss. I knew we weren't
! rich. Of course-l never had quite
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
Funny Biz Boy Scouts.

Two Ohio members of the officers
reserve corps ut Fort Benjamin Har-
rison were walking along East Tenth
street, near the technical high school
campus, two weeks ago. They passed
a group of small boys, who gazed, so
the men thought, in tremendous admit
ration and awe. Just as the near
ofticers-maybe pulled out their chests
in just pride, one Of the young ire
pressibles shouted:
"Oh, Jimmy, look at the funny big
Boy Scouts. indianapolis News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
The breach Of misunderstand-
ing widens between Rose and
Rodney. Rodney longs for his
old free life and Rose thinks
that she 10 q useless butterfly. An
unusually interesting scene 10
described In the next install.
ment.
GO BE CONTINUED
Analysing Waters.

Mineral waters are easily analysed
by means of the spectroscope, as
shown by M. Jacques Bardet, and this
is likely to prove one of the best meth
DDS for this work. He sends q beam
Of light through the water to be an.
alyzed and thence through the spec
troscope prism, in order to permit Of
examining the spectrum, this method
revealing very minute traces of met.
ais. He finds the most varied metals
In different samples Of mineral water.
and even the rarest metals, such as
germanium and gallium, which ara
very rarely found In nature.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
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An easy, speedy way to remove pim-
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Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water, bathing some min
utes. Repeat night and morning. No
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Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-07-26
Companions in SUFFERING.

I'm glad this car isn't heavy enough
to hurt you" said Mr.. Chuggins to the
man he had run over.
"1t's mighty uncomfortable under
there, just the same"
II know it. But think of me! have
spent hours under that car trying to
fix it."
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Mr. and Mrs. George Jorgenson
and family and Miss Mable Jorgen-
son, of Alma, visited at Mr.. and
Mrs. Olof Myrfeld's on Wednesday
afternoon.
Henry Myrfeld and Miss Mable
Jorgenson, visited at the Ole Quail
ley place Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Qualley visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Nichols
last Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Myrfeld and
Mrs. Geo. Jorgenson and family,
Miss Mable Jorgenson and Mrs. OPP
sund and family, all visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Myrfield We'd
nesday evening.
George Qualley and sisters, Stella
and Stina, visited at their sisters
place, Mr.. and. Mrs. Olof Myrfeld
on Sunday.
The sale at John ]. Anderson's
was we'll attended.
John Plencner is building barn
on his farm.
Henry Cook has been on the sick
list the past two weeks with the
mumps.
Fred Oealerking, arrived Thursday
at Luna, from Illinois, with his car
of personal property.
Ralph Carr was a business call
er at the Nichols home Saturday.
Joe Mansheski and family have
moved to the farm vacated by Clar-
ence Peterson in McCrea.
George Cook, who has been visit
ing at the home Of his brother,
Henry and family, the past week,
returned to North Dakota Saturday.
Stanley Rymer, from west of
Argyle, was a visitor at the home
Of his parents Thursday.
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Both houses are considering bills de-
signed to create state employers
liability insurance fund and the big
insurance companies operating in the
Twin Cities are much worried over
the activity in behalf of the measures.
Labor generally is favorable to the
bills and the insurance companies.
fearful of losing slice of their profits
now coming from the writing Of habil-
ity and workmen's compensation in
surance, are working overtime to kill
the proposed legislation.
!. 4. !.
Minnesota is preparing for possible
hostilities. Before an army can be
raised money is needed and bill
calling for the appropriation Of ST.
100000 to be used in aid of the federaR
government in preparing for and car
rying on defense plans, in case war
is declared, has been introduced in
the senate by Senator Sullivan of Still
water. In the house the committee OH
military affairs introduced bill pro
viding for the reorganization of the
national guard to conform with the
new federal militia law
!. !. !.
The senate has adopted the Nc
Garry bill providing for the use of a
patent method of counting ballots,
The bill carried with it an appropria-
ton of $4,000, which was stricken
out. The system is to be installed in
every election district in the state
!. !. \
The house made a new record the
other day when it passed forty EIGHT
bills in little over two hours. c. G..
Kinney, reading clerk, estimates that
fifty-one rollcalls were taken and that
the average time spent on each bill
was only two and four-tenths minutes.
!. !. !.
Senator Campbell of Minneapolis
would vest the legislative powers Of
the state i'll one body. He has offered
az bill providing for an amendment to
the constitution authorizing SUCH His
amendment, if adopted, would mean
the passing of the senate
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
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Mrs. VIM. Erickson, of Strath-
coma, who has been visiting at G.
P. Johnson's for a few days, return
ed home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boggs. of Grand
Forks, last week brought their little
son, who has been very sick for
several weeks, to Mrs. Boggs' par
entail home. at Mrs A. P. Lund-
stron's. after the doctors of said
sity had given up homes for his re-
Govern. But since arriving here and
by the medical aid received from
DR.. Turnbull. of Karlstad, he seems
to be improving.
Frank Brodin. of Bronson, was. in
town last Sunday, assisting in or
qanizing a Sunday school in the
Mission church.
Miss Julia Lofstrom arrived from
Goodridge last SUNDAY to visit with
relatives and friends for some time.
The school piano arrived last
week. and busy hands are now
working IN it, so we will hear some
| fine music soon.
Mrs. G. P. Johnson, who has been
very sick for some time, is recover
ing.
Thorkel Thompson. the contractor
for moving houses, showed his skill
Yesterday when in spite of the, poor
| roads now prevailing. he was able
70 have the Perry johnson hou Sc
moved down from near Pe1an to
this town, where it is to he re-
modelled and used by Mr.. johnson
for residence. another evidence
that our town is growing.
Mr.. Jordan. a lecturer. on the
patriotic question, lectured in the
hall in town last Sunday afternoon.
THOUGH the roads are moor, the
meeting was well attended.
Erick Olson, Edwin Holmoren.
Andrew Forsberg and Alfred Dan
ielson. returned home last week
from their work in the woods.
On Sunday. April list, Rev. Lun-
dell will conduct services in the
| Mission House at II a. M. and u.
m. On Monday the Ladies' aid
auction will be held at the same
place. Welcome.
| Mrs. Erhard and Mrs. Albert
Biorkman and Miss Dolpha Strand
ouist, went to Thief River Falls on
Sunday.
]. r. Strandquist and son Edimar,
attended the auction at O. H. Lind's
near Ellerth. last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Lundstrom
left for Thief River Falls on Mon
day evening, Mr.. Lundstrom will re-
turn his old work on one Of the
dredges near that town, hut Mrs
T'mdstrom will visit with friends in
Warren for some time.