The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-06-13
oE-Hand Local Dots.

A DEER KILLED.--Mr. Gus Hardage shot
and killed full grown deer near Kennesaw
Mountain, last Wednesday evening.
TIE crops in Pickens county are said to be
fine. Cotton largely planted. Wheat will
average half q crop. Fruit killed.
WHISKY and colored individual" doub-
led teamed on father in Africa" last Sunday,
and as might be expected whisky got the best
ofthe fight.
LONG sermons are not favored by Josh Bill
lings, who says if man can't strike "ile" in
thirty minutes, he had better stop boresng--
That is the most pointed thing Josh ever said
and is needed less
CONSISTENCY is plainly seen in the remark
Of the father to son. "You must not smoker
yet the father whifs and watches the curling
smoke OF his cigar quite often. The boy deems
it prudent to do what his father does.
DANCING.-By reference to another column
it will be seen that Prof Nichols will open his
dancing school on the 18th inst. Prot. N.
needs no recommendation from us. as he is well
known TO be skilled in the profession as bnt few
men are.
WE learn that Rev. Andrew j. Beck, has
accepted the pastorship of the Baptist Church
at this place, and will enter upon his official
duties about the first of July Mr. Beck is quite
young mau, but of brilliant intellect and will
prove an efficient minister. We are glad
that our Baptist friends have been so fortunate
as to secure his services
Now we do not wish to encourage anybody
to commit murder but if somebody will just cut
short the breath of that cali, on the east side OF
town, that blates throughout seven nights III
week, from one week TO another, we will zee
that they are well fed if our Sheriff thinks it
advisable for them to lodge in his hotel,
IRIS fun for the boys to get in the middle of
the streets, with long sticks, and kill flying
chimney sweeps, but the little boy, who receiv-
ed back handed lick from ten feet pole,
thinks the fun he will realize for the next week
will be in poulticing very sore face.
RAIN! rain rain We greatly fear that
the crops are injured by the heavy rains that
have fallen in the last two weeks. The
farmers have cause 10 be disheartened. The
grass is growing fast and thick. Il will require
some weeks of fair weather and assiduous work
to get the fields clean grass and weeds
SUMMER resorters are making their appear
ance in our city. The mosquito and heat have
commenced tormenting the down country peo-
Pile and they are fetreating. Come this way.
folks, and you can dream the happy hours
away" without molestation.
ALL YOU have to do to get mule to runa-
may is to leave him standing without any driv-
err Such was the case Saturday and his mule
ship passed up Church street with motion
that only mule could perform, while the We
hcle attached made numbering noise sufficient
to congregate our citizens in the streets just in
time to see the mule stop. No damage.
OUR fellow-citizen, Mr.. j. A, propounds
the following question to us for solution, butnet
being equal to the task, we submit the same to
our readers: "Their grandfathers are broth
ers, their grandmohers sisters, their fathers
double cousins, their mothers sisters What
relationship are the children to each other r.
The offspring Of this '4muchly" kin conjugal
combination reside in this county.
ASA DETECTIVE, our friend Henry White
has but few equals, or Anderson Nichols (col.)
wonld have successfully escaped with pair OF
shoes he borrowed, Saturday night, from Mr..
Gignilliat's store, without permission. Now,
Anderson Nichols is a lame colored man, who
has good many "ups and downs" in this
world, owing to the fact that one leg is shorter
tbon the other. but when he broke to run he
see sawed along rather rapidly, but not fast
enough to keep Mr.. james Roper from over
hauling him. The pair Of shoes was recovered
and Anderson slept in jail that night.
YOUNG man never attempt to ape the rich.
Remember it was years OF toll, perseverance,
and economy, that gave them the ability to
indulge in the display of costly fashion and
high living. You cannot bound at one leap in
to the possession of wealth. You have to go
through the same slow process Of acquiring and
saving that they did. Hard ticks must be ma de,
the brain and muscle exercised and econo-
nv practiced Work work! Toll toll !! is
the price of existence and the means of accu-
muating wealth. Do you see that man, walk
ing along the streets9 Well, he is one of our
best citizens and worth thousands. He started
in life poor young man, yet rich in health, en-
dowed with good sense and two strong arms
and willingness to do what ever his hands
found to do, and the result is he is rich. He
has in the meantime raised family and edu-
Gated his children and now enjoys the happi-
ness Of home, the wealth of many years toll
and the honors of useful life. To do likewise,
Young men, you must form habits Of industry,
give up the wine cup, cease from dissipation,
abandon your secret vices, take care of your
money and your health. But always remem-
Der YOU are aecountableto God "Be just and
fear not; let all the ends thou aim'st at, be thy
country's, thy Gods and truth's.' Character
is formed in youth, and as you are boy SO VIII
you be man.