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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07

The following truthful article is taken
from one of the ablest papers in the
country:
Our duty is too often overlooked
Go into one halt the houses of the coun-
try, and there will be found New
York newspapers, and Philadelphia
magazines, and foreign literature of
every kind; while of newspapers inter-
csted in advocating the interests of the
State and their own county, not one can
be found. This is grossly unjust. If a
man has two dollars year, or ten cents
a week, to spend in information and
literature for his family, his duty as a
citizen is to take his own State and
county paper. Let him imagine, if he
can, what his State woSfld be without
paper within her borders, and then ask
Himself what he is doing for their sup
port.
But some excuse themselves for TAX
ing metropolitan paper, on the ground
that they contain more reading matter
than those published at home. True
cnough-simply for the reason that they
are supported. Every dollar sent to a
foreign newspaper, by citizen who
takes no local paper, builds up that pa
per at the expense not only Of his own
local paper, but of the interests of his
own State and county.
We do not ask this for the local
press as a matter of charity, but of jus
tice. A good paper can do more good
for any town than any town can do for a
paper. But few appreciate the local
press as they ought. They overlook
the fact that its conductors are the most
self-sacrifcing men in the country
From one years end to another, they
devote their talents and their energies
to the building up of their localities, even
to the neglect of their own pecuniary in
terests.
Yet the local press is sneered at, and
given the cold shoulder forgetting that
the little pebble is as necessary for MAX
ing the mountain, as the holder or huge
mass of granite. The local press holds
as important position as the rill does to
the river which goes oceanward. 1t is
bad policy to starve them to death, as il
would be for the mouth of the stream to
dam up the fountains from which it OBJ
tains its supply. The interests of the
city press and the local press are identl-
cal and they should be fostered alike, al
each has its work to perform in its pecu'
liar province. The conductors of Tho
country press may sometimes err in judg
ment or fail to carry out their plans tt
the fullest cnt-but the metropolitan
press is open to the same charge. w
repeat, that it is the first duty OF every
mana duty that is imPeratlve--to sus
tain his local press with liberal hand
and not let it languish for want OF tina
support.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07

Che 5elarietta aonrnaI.
Marietta. Georgia.
Friday Morning Way q, 1869.
PEOPLE WILL TALK.

PEOPLE WILL TALK.
We may get through the world, but twill bt
very slow.
If we listen TO all that is said as we go
Wen be'woried and frtted and kept in stew
For meddesome tongues must have something
to do
Forpeope will talk. you know.
If quiet and modest. You'll have il presumed
That your humble position is on v assumed,
You're a wolfiu Sleeps clothing. or you ea fool;
But don't get excited, keep perfectly co0l-
For people will talk, you know
If generous aud noble, they vent their spleen,
You'll hear some loud hints that you're Seliisll
and mean
Ifupright and honest aud fair as the day,
They'll call YOU a rouge ina sly. sueakislway-
For people will talk you know,
And then ifyou show the least boldness of heart
Oror slight inclination TO take your own part
They'll call you an upstart, conceited, or vain,
But keep straight ahead, don't stop TO explain
For people will talk you know.
Ifhreadbare your coat, old fashioned your hat
Some Que. of cOurse will take notice of that,
Aud hint herstrong that you cant pay your
way;
But don't get excited whatever they say
Forpeople will talk you know.
If you dress in the fashion, don't think to escape;
For they'll critcise then, IN different shape;
You're ahead OF yourmeans, or the tailor's unpaid
But mind your own business, there snaught TO be
said
For people will talk you know,
II fellow but chance TO converse with girl,
How the gossip will talk, and the scandal lmfurl;
They'll canvass your wants 0rtalk of ourmeans,
Aud say you're engaged to chlt in her teens
For people will talk you know.
They'll talk fine before you, but then at your
back,
OF venom aud Islander there's never lack,
How kind and polite is all that they say,
But bitter gau when they 'reout Of the way
For people will talk, You know.
The best way to do is to do ns you please,
For your mind, if you have one, will then be at
ease;
OF couise you'll meet with all sorts Of abuse,
But don't think to step them, twill be fno USE
For people will talk, you know.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07

y. g-g Major Campbell Wallace, Sam
Tate, Wp1. Smith and the President of
Nashville and Decatur Railroad, nave
become contractors for the construction
of the North and South Road, in Ala
bama, which will run from Decatur to
Montgomery, distance Of about 100
miles. 1t will cost about $4,000, 900,
and two years and SIX months given to
complete the contract These facts we
elected from Major Wallace, on Monday
last, was then on his way to Montgom-
cry to begin operations, The principal
management Of the whole work has
becn committed to his hands, which is a
sufficient guarantee that the enterprise
will be pushed forward to an early COM
pletion.
We expressed our apprehension to
Major Wallace that there was a good
chance to lose him as citizen OF our
State, now that he had become so ex-
tensively engaged in another State,
"Never," said he, 81 expect to live
and die citizen Of Georgia and Mari
eta"
No gentleman ever came into Geor-
gia as perfect stranger as was MAJOR
Wallace, who proved himself to be more
of gentlemen, and was more highly es-
teemed and beloved by our people uni
versally. CarterSUiIte Express.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07

SOMETIMES a girl says no to an offer,
when it is as plain as the nose on her
face she means yes. The best way to
Judge whether she is in earnest or not, Is
to look straight into her eyes, and never
mind her nose,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07
Dress Goods Hats and Bonnets

And will be receiving goods constantly from the frs
Houses in New York, Boston Philadelphia and Balti-
more at the lowest cash prices, and will sell equal 10
any Southern Market our goods will be purchased
in person strictly for cash.
Adjoining his'Dry Goods Store lie has opened a
LARGE
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07
CHANCES OF MARRIAGES AMONG
MAIDS -


The" following curious statement is
made by DIR. Granville. 1t is drawn
from the registered cases Of SIC women
and is derived from their answers to tho
ago at which they were respectively
married. 1t is the first ever construct
cd to exhibit women their chances of
marriage at various ages. OF tho SIC
females were married at l3 years of
age, | | at Ii, lG at Is, 43 at E6, 40 at
II, 66 at Is, - at 10, rs at 20, Sc
p, So at %, 50 at %, 50 at "a, 26 at
20, "A at 2G, % at y, % at 28, IL at
20, 8 at 30, 7 at 81, 5 at 80, at 33, o
at "a, 2 at 80, 0 at SO, 2 at.37, 0 at 50,
at 80, 0 at 40.
From this our fair readers may form a
pretty accurate judgment of the chances
which they have Of entering into tho
holy state Of matrimony, and of enjoy
ing tire sweets Eve say nothing of the
bitters,) of welded love. 1t will be
seen that for them the chances of mar
rying at 80 years is not one in hun
dred and at 40 there is no chance at all.
Twenty has three times the advantage of
sweet sixteen. The reason the Doctor
assigns for the rash Of marriages at nine
teen and twenty is that the girls at that
time of life begin to fear the frosty APP
proach of old maidenhood, and therefore
rush into the arms of the first opportune
sutton that presents himself At fifteen
and sixteen the little misses feel them
selves secure; they are saucy, inde-
pendent, hayward, coquctish, and hence
lose many fine opportunities which. do
not present themselves at later age.
The Doctor is of the opinion that if a
young girl wishes to make q matrime-
NAL hit in life she must do it between
the age of fifteen and seventeen. 1t is at
this age that the full tide sets in. On the
affairs Of woman. w III 7a,ffssfs
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07
TEE COUNTRY PRESS

The following truthful article is taken
from one of the ablest papers in the
country:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13
TROM SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO, March l3.-After a long
season of dry weather, this section OF
country was last night favored with a
heavy fall of rain, for which every one
appeared grateful.
An insane man named F. W. Can
wright was brought to this city ycster'
day afternoon from Carson. He will
probably leave for Stockton to-day.
II was currently reported yesterday
that n man was garroted on + street,
between Sixth and Seventh, about
o'clock that morning, and robbed Of Q
few dsllars.
The tcamcr New World made two
trips between San Francisco and Val
lcjo yesterday. Passengers by the morn
ing boat and the cars which connec
there will reach this city about noon
Those by the evening boat shortly be
fore Q r. ".
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

REBEL DOCUMENTS" Lost Cause"
Pollard, q high Democratic authority,
states, in u recent magazine article,
that the secret documents OF the South
ern Coufederacy containing voluminous
correspondence duplicating Northern
Democrats in assisting the rebels, were
sent out of Richmond before the cap
ture of the city, and are now in II place
Of safety, where they are not to be dis
turbed during the present generation.
Had these documents been captured by
our Government, the leaders of the
Democratic party in some of the large
cities in the North would have been in
a queer plight. If Pollard's word is
worth anything, his statement is only
another proof Of the treason of the
Northern allies of the rebellion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

NOT FOR JAPAS.-A letter from Japan
conveys the idea that the mines OF gold
and silver in that country are rich, and
that if q few thousand miners from
California would make a rush in tina;
direction they would have q good thing.
II the publication of f~alsehoodS and
reckless assertions would receive as
much credit now as they did twelve or
fourteen years ago, we might have very
lively ~migratious to China, Japan, Alas
ka, Kamschatka and Borneo; but the
miners have been bitten too often to
venture so far without having som bet
ter evidence than letters from unknown
or anonymous writers.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

The COMING RusH.-The rush of peo-
pie overland from the East, says the
Alta, will soon begin. They will not
wait for the completion OF the iron
track. A ride of q hundred miles by
stage land the gap will be reduced to
that within q week or two) will have
no terrors for them. AS spring ad-
yances, so many will be impatient to be
in White Pine or San Francisco ahead
Of the multitude, that they will come
as soon as possible, and make Il multi
tude themselves. There is abundant
room for all who come, if they are but
willing TO make homes in the country
and live by toll. \ large portion of
those who have cone to California hare
always been people who did not want
to farm, and they lacked confidence in
the increase OF population and the rise
in the value of land. The farmers, how
ever, are chiefly needed now, and no
class will thrive better. All land fit for
horticulture or grain within 200 miles
Of San Francisco will rapidly become
valuable, and they who get hold OF it
and devote themselves to its cultivation
will do we'll.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

Nor THE DEvIL.-Horace Greeley, in
q chapter Of his "Recollections" devoted
to ~Spiritualism, tells us the following
Nor can | unreservedly accept the by
pothesis which ascribes the so-called
spiritual" phenomena to II demoniac
origin. That might account satisfacto-
rily for some of them, but not for all.
For instance, in the township Of Wayne,
Erie, Pennsylvania, near the house of
my father and brother, there lived,
twelve or fifteen years ago, II farmer
well known to me, named King, who
had many good traits and n bad habit,
that Of keeping n barrel Of whisky in his
house, and dealing out the villainous
fluid at so much per quart or pint to his
thirsty %neighbors. Having recently lost
n beloved daughter, he had recourso to
"spiritualism," (abominablc term and
received many messages from what pur-
ported to be his lost child-one or more
insisted that the aforesaid whisky bar
rel must be expelled from his premises
and never be reinstated. So said, so
done, greatly to the benefit Of the neigh
borhood. Now | feel confident that the
devil never sent or dictated that mes
sage; for, if he did, his character has
been grossly belicd, and his biography
ought to be rewritten.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

Nor DESIRABLE Now.-All the South
ern journals are opposing the acquisi-
ton Of Cuba, whereas before the rebel
lion they were all fierce for it, aud sew
eral times came near getting the Gov
crnment into difficulty in their indie
feusiblc methods for getting it. The
a they give tor opposing it now is,
that it is in no way desirable that the
reason why it is not desirable is, that
as slavery no longer exists, Cuba could
be of no benefit to that section. The
Southerners never used to say, how.
ever, that they wanted Cuba to
strengthen slavery, but urged other
reasons rs a. necessity for possessing it.
1t is a little singular that these grounds
are not essential now rs they were be-
fore slavery died.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13
VELocIpEDE RACE.-The San Jos

YELocIPEDE RACE.-The San Jose
Patriot, of March 8, says:
Two parties of v~elociredistS, on Sum-
day afternoon, madc an excursion to
Santa Clara upon this still novel and
popular kind of conveyance. A party
Of 10 or IL started together at 2 O'Clock
P. ", and another party of five started
from the corner of Market and Santa
Clara streets, at Is or 20 minutes later.
Mr.. Albert Schroeder led the first party
d~istanciug the others, and reached
Santa Clara in about 20 minutes.
Charles Wright led the other party, and
accomplished the trip over in about the
same time. The appearance Of SO
many persons riding on r~clocipcdes, in
the quiet and church-goiug town OF
Santa Clara, On Sunday afternoon, Mt
tracted n great crowd Of old and young,
who followed them during the excur-
sion through the streets of the town,
interfering greatly with Sabbath-school
meetings. The parties returned to San
Jose about 6 o'clock in the afternoon,
and rode through many Of the principal
streets. On the starting Of one Of these
parties from San Jose, DR.. Spcncer's
China servant, q capital yelocipedist,
started and led the van to the Guada.
lupe bridge, but John vas too prudent
to trust his person or his swift machine
to the jealousy Of outside barbarians,
and p~rudently withdrew from the con-
test.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13
BY TELEGRAPH,
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, March l3.-Specials
to the Herald state hat tho Chairmen
of the House Committees are deter.
mined so far as follows: Appropriate
tons, Dawes ; Reconstruction, Butler
Way, and Means, Schenck Banking
and Currency, Hooper Of Mass; Mill
tary Affairs, Logan Naval Affairs,
Scoield Elections, Paine Of Wisconsin.
A. Y. Stewart is urging Judge Hilton
for the New York Collectorship,
Judge Barnard has issued n full
order Of injunction restraining the
Union Pacific Railroad Company from
clccting Directors.
The New York House of Representa-.
tivcs has instructed Senators from New
York to vote for the repeal of the Ten
ure Of Office Act.
General Dan Butter6eld will be nom
mated as Miuister to Spain General
Palmer 20 Stockholm and Rublc of
Wisconsin to Switzerland.
One hundred and ffty-four applica-
tons are on file for Consulate of Frank
fort on-the.Main, and a like proportion
of applications for other European
ports.
The Captain and Mate of the emil
grant ship james Foster were arrested
in New York for brutality to passengers
and murder Of sailors. His passengers
were found iu II horrible condition.
Many were sick with ship fever, and the
deck was covered with filth Is inches
deep. The New York Legislature has
instituted m investigation.
At | o'clock this morning n man was
beaten aud robbed Of $1,000, in n
Broadway gambling house iii New York
city.
tits stated on Change that nearly all
the pig iron on the way to this market
hns been purchased at full prices, si2 80
per ton.
The streets ARE quite muddy from the
rain Inst night.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

General StOrm-Rcported Desire OF Novn
Scotia for Annexation.
CHICAGO, March l2.-It is showing
hard this morning. Reports from the
East show that the storm is general.
A Republican special says the people
of Nova Scotia are about to ask England
for a release from all political connection
with the new Dominion, and will send a
delegation to Washington to ascertain
upon what terms they can be received
as q State. The feeling in the Colony
favors this measure.
From CANADA.
MONTREAL, March 1.-the snow is
eight feet deep on a level on many miles
of the railroad track. No trains have
run for two days. Four trains are
blocked from New York, but the passen-
gers are we'll supplied with fuel and
provisions. Some roads have discon.
tinued operations until April.
Three men were found dead in the
drifts near Quebec.
An avalanche Of snow fell on u house
containing fifteen persons at Point Levi,
four of whom were crushed to death.
The residents of Montreal intend to
present a memorial to the American
Government requesting n continuance in
Office Of Consul General Averill.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

SCIENTIFIC ExPLoRERs.-An cxpedi-
ton of scientific men has started out
from Vienna to explore Eastern Asia
and South America. The object is
commercial as we'll as scientific, and is
pursued under the authority and at the
expense of the Austrian Government,
Karl Won Scherzer is the chief Of the
company, and goes by way of Egypt,
the East Indies, China and Japan,
thence to San Francisco, and from there
to Buenos Ayres. He left Vienna on
the Goth of last December.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13
OUR CAPTAIN.

General Ulysses S. Grant is the man
whom we have chosen rs the chief ruler
Of the great American nation, and If he
is properly let alone just about this time
he will get along well enough. He is
doing his best to secure just exactly the
proper selection Of wise heads to assist
him in his management Of our national
affairs, and he will succeed, whether he
is let alone or not. He declared some
time since that if one man did not suit,
after he had appointed him, he wonld
turn him out, and keep on trying until
he had the "right man in the right
place" Grant is nobody's fool, rs Jeff.
| Davis, General Lee aud numerous others
will bear testimony. He has exhibited
n very considerable amount Of self-reli-
ant originality from first to last, both in
his military and civic capacities, and as
we said before, if he is not bothered too
much he will COM out all right in his
Government selections. Grant never was
behind the times, and will still be found
fully up to them and their requirements.
No great amount of nonsense is per-
ceivable in his composition, but in
everything he has been, aud still is
e~miucntly practical. Honesty Of pur-
pose, an eminent degree of level-head-
eduess and q keen eye to the best inter-
ests of American people and nation
are his practically developed /" policy"
He has no Andy Johnson circle to
swing around, no interested friends
who dare demand favors or siuecures
at his hands as q reward for past or
present political services, but he stands
calmly ut the helm and feels that he is
captain of the ship that he saved from
total wreck, as long as he deserves to
| be, and no longer. He took II contract
to whip out the rebellion, he performed
it successfully, and now he has another
contract on his hands which he will
also carry through all right. Let
Grant alone. Hear what the Alta says :
In the selection Of his Cabinet General,
Grant very pointcdly put aside those who
pass for great men; yet no one has ever ac-
cused him Of want Of penetration. Does 1t
follow that the individuals Of whom we hear
the most frequently, who declaim from every
stump when any great question is to be dis
cusscd, who hold seats in Congress and hill
the newspapers with their letters and speech
cs are not great and shining lights. profound
statesmen and safe guides: Certainly, when
the modes and appliances by which political
prominence is now secured is taken into con.
sidcration, a doubt may very well be raised
upon that point. As a rule, persons in high
station at this time select themselves instead
Of being selected by the people. They fix
upon the Office which they want, operate IN
the primary elections, manipulate the con-
v~entions and s,raightway become statesmen,
diplomats, heroes and leaders Of men. We
think that it would possibly be rather wild to
assert that all the talent, sagacity. ability and
patriotism Of the country are confined to thai
class. There may be men among us who
| are competent to take a hand in the manage
msnt Of the Ship Of State who have never
brought their energies to bear upon the pri-
mary elections or conventions.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

UxpER LOYAL RULE.-The estimated
valve ofthe cotton crop in the South
this year is $685. 900, 900. This fabu,
lous sun approximates to the highest
figure reached in the days when cotton
was declared King" and when its
high born subjects were reveling in the
idea that they were all premiers
and cabinet officers OF the Great Mogul.
The above mount is the first earnings
of freedom. If this first real test leads
to such a shower Of wealth, what will
it be when at its meridian? For 10
years the South has had no such boon
as these S25O, 900, 900. 1t is n. solid
gift--a substantial bounty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13

"NIx Gun RArScH."-Minna Rausch,
the young girl whom the Eastern papers
have been making such q fuss about
for some weeks past, is at length Of
ficially pronounced dead enough to bury.
She was thought to be in q trance state
for several weeks, when she, in reality,
had died of the measles. The scnsa-
tional stories to the effect that there
were physical and surgical evidences to
sustain the idea that she was still alive
some weeks after she had apparently
died, turn out to be all humbugs, and
she has been properly buried.