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; (Changing First
; Impressions.
) By LULU JOHNSON
J Copyrighted, 191?. by Associated
) Literary Tress.
Until Nettle Joined the Moonlight
Malden company Dick Grantloy had
never given a derogatory thought to
Ms padded stomach and his chin beard.
They were simply parts of Ills funny
makeup, like the great grease paint
and the long haired wig which com
pleted his resemblance to the German
character type found only upon the
stage.
In fact, Grantloy had been rather
proud of Ills makeup. There were cer
tain little tricks and artifices which
the oilier comedians did not seem to
know and which completed Ids In 11-
crons appearance. Grant'cy rarely left
the dressing room without taking a
self satisfied glance at himself in the
mirror.
Hut Nellie's coming had changed all
that. A score of churns girls had
come ami.gone since the company had
opened, and their presence or absence
had not affected Grantloy at all. As
the comedian lie was not called for
the rehearsals held for the benefit of
the new girls. The stage manager
drilled them In their songs and dances,
mid It was not always that Grantloy
noted n new face In the chorus ranks.
But Nettle Bladen was different
from the rest. She was an ambitions
girl, with a desire to take her place
gome day among the principals. Her
frettb young voice rang true to key,
and she did not go through her work
with the mechanical dullness displayed
l.y the other girls. Grantloy, coining
on the stage for his first entrance,
glanced up and down the chorus Hue
to discover the identity of the gh‘
whose clear soprano held the others
together.
As they were waiting for the next
big entrance Grantley spoke to Nettie.
He uttered only a few words of self
introduction and a bald remark in
praise of her voice, but In so doing he
stammered like a schoolboy, glad that
the heavy coat of paint hid his blushes.
Even in that brief moment he bad
fallen in love, and love was anew sen
sation (o the comedian.
Nettie smiled her thanks and then
rushed off with the other girls, leaving
Grantley to follow more slowly, as his
part demanded.
Even the olher members of (he cast,
who usually were Intent only upon
their own work, noticed that Grantley
tonight was exerting himself to do his
best, and various were the speculations
as to the cause. Perhaps he had a
friend "out front.” This was the easi
est and therefore the accepted solution.
Hut Grantley knew lie was playing to
the new chorus girl, while Nettle was
spending every moment she could spare
from her changes of costume in watch
ing the show that she never would see
in Its entirely. Once or twice a sup
pressed laugh from the wings meant
more to Grantley than the roar of ap
plause from the audience, and as they
were all waiting for the last act cur
tain he turned to the new girl.
"What do you think of the show?”
he demanded.
“It's splendid, w was the enthusiastic
response. "I think you ought to be on
Broadway with a theater of your own.”
“Thinking that has spoiled a lot of
good men,” answered Grantley, with a
shake of the head, blit lie was none the
less pleased with Jyy praise, and there
was a warm glow about his heart the
rest of the evening.
After that Grantley saw much of
"the newest girl,” as the others called
acr. There were several moments In
the play when they stood on the same
side of (he stage waiting for cues, and
it was always to Nettie that Grantley
directed his conversation, though the
other actors crowded around, enjoying
the fun. Grantley, tor all he headed
a cheap company, was n comedian at
heart ns well as by training, and he
could give a humorous twist to the
most serious of statements.
Though they became fast friends,
weeks passed before Grantley put his
fate'to test. They were making a loug
railroad jump, and Grantley. passing
l&fougii Uje coac ’h given over to
the chorus, dropped luto the sent be
side Nettle, whose chum, Bessie Nev
ius, was restlessly pacing the aisle.
“It’a a funny place for a proposal.”
be said abruptly, "but there is such a
racket In the car that uo one can hoar
what the others are say lug. Besides,
you won’t give a fellow a chance to
catch you without that everlasting
Bessie Kevins along. 1 love you, Net
tie, and I want you to marry me. Will
you, dear?”
girl’s face grew troubled, and
she put her hand upon his for an lu
stnnt.
"!’ui sorry you asked me," she said
softly. ‘‘l atn sorry to hurt you. It waa
for that reason that l —that I have
stuck so close to Bessie.”
“Then you dou’t care?” he demand
ed.
"In a way, yes.” she began. “But I
an sensitive to first impressions, and
somoaow ! can't lonic nr yon wTiLuout
recalling that property stomach and
the absurd chin whiskers. You have
been awfully good, but—oh. I can’t love
—a—funny man.”
"But I didn't suppose you thought I
was always a fool. Look at that fool
ish house right there on top of that
hill. Think what it must mean to live
there all winter. It's all right In the
summer time; but, oh —oh —in the win
ter time!"
Nettie glanced at him quickly. She
could uot understand his abrupt change
of subject, and she concluded that she
had not hurt him very much, since lie
so soon forgot, which was exactiy
Grnntley’s purpose. But from that mo
ment lie hated the padded stomach
and the false hair which were his
bread and butter.
He made no attempt to reopen the
discussion, and the weeks went past
rapidly with no apparent change in
their friendly relations. Nettie did not
dream that beneath his fun Grant ley
nursed the sorrow sin* had caused and
that only in the watches of the night
<]lit he give way to feelings none the
less poignant because so successfully
concealed.
Then came the lesson the girl needed.
They were playing a small theater in
a week of one night stauds. At the
matinee some gas tanks used for color
effects thrown up from beneath the
stage in the last act e.\plo<Tbrt* as the
operator tried to start them up. lie
was the company's electrician and un
accustomed to handling calcium lights.
An Incorrect mixture of the gases, fol
lowed by a momentary panic of tlie
man. and the damage was done.
Flames burst through the traps to the
stage, the dust on the fireproofed
scenery carried tlie fire to the rigging
aloft, and the place was ablaze. It
only remained for the stage hands to
drop the fire curtain, cut the skylight
ropes and then make fors'nfety.
Once the skylights were opened th>*
draft drew the flames up to the roof
mid away from the auditorium; but*
though this saved the audience, it
meant death for the girls who were
dressing on tiro top floor. The small
theater was insufficiently supplied
with dressing rooms, and the chorus
was herded in an unfinished loft above
the auditorium, usually given over to
the storage of odds and ends. With
the skylights open they were trapped.
With no thought for himself, Grant
ley sped up the narrow iron stairway
leading to the loft. Behind him the
stage was a mass of flames. So he
drove back the few girls who were
trying to make their way down the
stairs. Most of the chorus were too
terrified to attempt to escape, but as
Grantley burst into the room they rose
to their feet, wild with hysteria.
“The roof's the only chance!” cried
Grantley as lie pointed to the iron lad
der leading to the skylight. "Until
the flames spread there is safety in the
front of the building. Hurry up, girls!”
lie drove them up the narrow pas
sageway, and as lie stood at tlie loot
of the ladder he encouraged them with
his voice, relieving the tension by jok
ing. He was the last through the sky
light, and it was Nettle who helped
him through.
Already the rear of the roof was
blazing, hut the front was still safe,
and on one side there was a drop of
a dozen feet to the roof of an adjoin
ing building. Leaning over the edge,
Grantley swung the girls down one by
one, and at last lie dropped to the roof
himself just as the flames burst
through the front of the theater reof,
and a stream of water drenched him
to the skin.
“Close call,” he commented as he
glanced up nud rubbed his aching
arms. “I'd iike to find the fellows who
turned tlip hose on me."
“It was from the street. They could
not see you," explained Nettie. “I'm
glad they did it. Dick.”
She pointed to the painted tin of the
roof.gjvhere his wig and beard lay wet
aud draggled. "It’s washed the mem
ory out,” she explained. And the light
of understanding came into Grantley s
eyes as he bent aud kissed her white
face, to him sweeter than ever In the
awakening of love.
HOW OUR WEIGHT VARIES
The Way n Person Will Gain and Lo9e
In One Day*
Don't get worried every time you
notice a slight decrease in your
weight. Of course there may be
something wrong, but don't jump
to conclusions too quickly. Just
take into consideration the fact
that the weight varies throughout
the day.
Scientific investigation shows
that the average healthy man is
always gaining or losing weight
throughout the day.
At 9 a. m. before breakfast he
weighs, say, 155 pounds S ounces.
An hour later, after breakfast, he
has gained one pound twelve
ounces, but by noon he loses four
teen ounces of this, only immedi
ately to make it up and to add two
ounces by lunch, which brings his
weight to 157 pounds G ounces.
Then the fall begins again and
slowly continues till dinner time,
thoucrh tba~£hief meal of the dav
puts on. two pounds rtfro oafe**-.-
fetching him up to his maximum
weight.
lie is at his lightest just before
breakfast und at bis heaviest im
mediately after dinner.
There' is a big drop during the
r: ; ght. It amounts on the average
to thr** pounds six ounces, but the
loss varies from two pounds to four
pounds, according to idiosyncrasy
and the season of the year. In
making deductions from the results
of the experiments touching varia
tions in weight allowance must be
made for special exertion, whether
bodily or mental.
That mental strain quickly tells
on the frame has been established
in connection with examinations.
Comparative tests show that stu
dents in tlie high classes, where the
effort is necessarily greatest, lose
several pounds more than those in
the lower classes.
The los3 of weight due to phys
ical exertion is sometimes a little
surprising even to those who have
devoted attention to the matter.
Tor instance, Burgess, the swim
mer, in trying to cross the English
channel, notwithstanding the large
amount of* food he took while in
the water, lost nearly one pound
per hour.
Even a degree of exertion within
the capacity of well nigh anybody
is an important factor in reducing
weight. It is easy to lose about, two
pounds by taking a turn at a home
exercise, while a brisk walk may
involve a loss of three pounds or
four pounds.—Philadelphia Press.
Facts About the Bible.
The first book printed from mov
able types was the Latin Bible in
the year Hon. The fi#t, Bible print
ed in this country was in the In
dian language in IGG3, by John
Eliot. The first English Bible
printed in this country was in 1782.,
The first Bible printed in New
York city was in 1782. George
Washington owned a coov. The
Bible is now printed in more than
500 different languages, represent
ing the speech of eight-tenths of
the population of the world. In
the thirteenth century a Bible cost
£3,000, which was more than the
cost of the two arches of London
bridge and as much as the entire
earnings of a laboring man for fif
teen years. Today the Bible is the
cheapest book in the world. The
entire Bible may be obtained for
i 1G cents and the New Testament
: for G cents. —Exchange.
Not His Kind.
Two members of a well establish
ed firm that does business in the
wholesale district indulged in the
following dialogue the other after
noon: - -
Junior Partner —Why didn’t yon
give that man a chance? We need
another clerk here, and 1 rather
like his looks.
Senior Partner I liked his
looks, too, bat he’s no good.
Junior Partner How do you
know that? --
Senior Partner When a man
who is looking for a job comes to
me and says, “I suppose you don’t
want to hire any one today, do
you?” that’s enough. If he had
anything in him, he'd come right
out and say what he meant. If he
supposed we didn’t want to hire any
one whv did he waste our time and
his by coming in to bother us?
Conditions Keversoa.
Old Gobtso Golde looked thought
fully across the centerpiece of
mauve orchids at his son.
“Well, Scattergood,” he said,
bending forward to light his cigar
at one of the shaded candles, “your
course in life will be far easier, I
can see, than mine was.”
Young Scattergood Golde smiled
with good humored condescension.
“How so, governor?” he patron
izingly inquired.
“1,” said the old man, “began at
the bottom and worked up. You
have begun at the top and will
slide down.” —Kansas City News
book. ,
The Sublime Porte.
Sublime porte is the French for
porta sublima, the “lofty gate.”
Constantinople had twelve gates,
and near one of these was a build
ing with a lofty gateway called
“Bab-i-humajun.” In this building
resided the vizier. In it were the
offices of the chief ministers of
state, and thence all the imperial
edicts were issued. The French
phrase was adopted because at the
time French was the language of
European diplomacy.
Announcements.
For Congress.
To the Voters of the Ninth District:
I anno ince myself a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination, to the oist Congress, subject
to the action of the voters in the primary June
4th. 1 most respectfully request of all the peo
ple, their support, and trust each individual in
"gllistrict will feel a measure of the responsi
bility of iny election, for no man ever worked
more faithfully mid earnestly for the people of
the Ninth District individually and collectively,
then I have, and I shall continue to do the same
if elected. It is necessary for every man to reg
ister in order to vote. Very Respectfully,
Tuns. M. Rhi.l..
Solicitor.
I hereby announce as a candidate for
the office of Solieitor General, election
to be held June 4th next.
S. J. Tribble.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Solicitor General of the Western C ir
cuit, comprising the counties of Gwin
nett, Walton, Jackson. Oconee, Banks
and Franklin, subject to the Democratic
State Executive i omrnittee. I will
deeply appreciate ihe support of the
people of the c irciut.
Clifford Walker,
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of solicitor-general of the West
ern Circuit, composed of the counties of
Gwinnett Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Jack
son, Banks and Franklin, on the Macon
Democratic platform and subject to
the Democratic primary to be held in
19OS. I will appreciate the support of my
fellow-citizens of the circuit.
M D Irwin
For Representative.
With assurances of profound grati
tude to the people of Jackson county
for their past support, I most respect
fully announce myself a candidate for
re-election to the House of Representa
tives, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary on July 31.
John N. Holder.
To the People of Jackson County:
You have honored me as your repre
sentative heretofore, for which I ex
press to you my profound gratitude
and assure you it has been highly ap
preciated. It is one of the greatest
pleasures of my life to serve the peo
ple; really and indeed I want to be your
servant and I therefore, announce my
self a candidate for Representative
from this county, subject to the demo
cratic primary on July 31, and ask your
most hearty support, and solicit any
suggestions in the way of legislation
for the interes of the county, that I may
be able to carry out your wishes. I
think our aim should be for the w’elfare
and upbuilding of the county and if
elected, will do my best to carry out
your wishes. Respectfully,
L. G. Hardman.
Ordinary.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Ordinary of Jackson County, subject
to the Democratic primary. Respect
j fully, James A. Wills.
Jefferson. Ga.
To the voters of Jackson county: I
hereby announce myself a candidate for
the office of Ordinary of Jacttson county,
subject to the Democratic primary elec
tion to be belli July 31, 1908, and will
appreciate your support, this March 12,
1908, ’ James L. Williamson.
To the voters of Jackson county: I
hereby announce myself a candidate for
the office of Ordinary of Jackson county,
subject to the action of the primary to
be held July 31, 1908. Your support is
earnestly solicited.
P. W. Quattlebaum.
For Clerk.
To tlie voters of Jackson county: I
most respectfully announce myself a
candidate for re-election to the office of
v lerk of tho Superior Court of Jackson
county, subject to the Democratic pri
mary to be held July 31, I9OS. thank
ing von for your past suffrage, I earnest
ly solicit vour support. Respectfully,
' S. J. Nix.
for Sheriff.
I most respectfully announce myself
a cafidsdate for re-election for the office
of Sheriff ot Jackson county, subject to
the Democratic primary July 31.
B. H. t ou.IER.
for Ireasurer.
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the office of
treasurer of Jackson county, subject tc
the Democratic primary of July 31st.
Guo. W. Bailey.
1 hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the office of sheriff of Jackson
county, subject to the rules of the pri
marv election to be held July 31, 1908,
and earnestly solicit the support of all
the qualified voters of the county ar.d
will appreciate the same. Respectful
ly, J. P. Kelly.
fax Collector.
To the voters of Jackson county 1 re
spectfully announce myself a candidate
for re-election to the office of Tax Col
lector of Jackson county, subject to the
Democratic primary on July 31, 1908.
W. T. Appleby.
for Tax Receiver
0
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Tax Receive! of Jackson County, sub
ject to the Democratic primary on July
31, 1908. N. B. Lord.
Chairman County Commissioner.
I hereby announce mj self a candidate
for Chairman of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Jackson county
subject to Democratic primary July 31.
W. A. Garter
I hereby announce myself asra candi* 0
' date for the chairmanship of the board
of commissioners of roads and revenues
of Jackson county, subject to the Lemo
crat:c primary election of July 31, I9OS.
If elected I shall give my time strictly A
to county affairs. L. M. Dadisman. J
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Chairman of Commissioners of .
Roads and Revenues of Jackson county,
subject to Democratic primary.
H. C. Barnett.
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for the Chairmanship” of Board
of Commissioners of Roads and Reve
nues of Jackson county, subject to the
action of the primary %n July 31. If
elected I will >ievote my entire” time to *
the duties of the office. *
A. R. Bkaselton. m
To the voters of Jackson county; I
hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Chairman of the Board
of Commissioners of Roads and Reve
nues of Jackson county, subject to the
primary election of July 31, 1908.
J. M. Kaynie.
GWINNETT COUNTY.
FOR ORDINARY.
*
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Ordinary of Gwinnett county, sub
ject to the Democratic primary on June
4th. I promise to faithfully discharge
the duties of the office, if elected. In
addition to my claims, which I shall try '
to present to the people face to face,
I’ll ask the county to consider the claims
of my home town, Winder, which has
never had a county officer, although she
has borne her just part of taxation.
George G. Robinson.
TAX RECEIVERS NOTICE.
THIRD round.
I will beat the following places
on dates named for the purpose of ,
receiving State and County Taxes
for the year 1908.
(’handler’s Court Ground, May*
18, 9 to 10. 1
Statham, May 18, 11 to 8 p. m. *
Johnson’s Academy May 19,9 to
10 a. m.
I. W. Ethridge’s, May 19, 11 to
12a. m.
Clarksboro, May 19, 2 to 3 p. in.
Shackelford’s Store, May 19, 3 to
4 p. in.
Center, May 20, 9 to 11 a. m.
Nicholson, May 20, 1 to 3 p. m.
Brockton, May 20, 4 to 5 p. m.
Apple Valley, May 21, 8 to 9
a. m.
I ommerce, May 21, 10 to 4. *
Maysville, May 22, 9to 12 a. m. *
Miller’s Court Ground, May 22, -
2 to 3 p. m. j
Talmo, May 23, 8 to 9 a. m.
Pendergrass, May 23, 10 to 12 I
a. m.
Gregory’s Store, May 23, 1 to 2
p. m.
Hoschton. May 23, 3to 0 p. m.
Winder, May 20, 9 to 3 p. in.
Jefferson, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
The 'Fax Collector will lx* with me
at most important places.
js, 13. Lord,
Tax Receiver jfiektfort C’ounty.
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