The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-04-24
ALL SORTS.
Strawberries 80 cents per qnart
in Columbus.

"A Wisconsin dairyman asks for
information about the cremation
business.
"A Cincinnati paper says: cit
is needless to comment" and then
comments to the extent of column.
Small pox has broken out at Ce
dartown and Rockmart, in Polk
county. The people are very much
scared.
-Beecher's last declaration in
church is that "greenbacks are gov.
eminent lies" If that is theology
give us more of it.
One hundred and twenty news
papers and periodicals have been
suppressed in France since McMa-
hon became President This is
what Beast Butler wants to do in the
United States.
Milwaukee thought she had a
case wherein young girl died Of a
broken heart, but it turned out that
her corset-strings were too tight, and
one stroke of a jack knife revived
her.
"A New Hampshire lady died
recently after having read the Bible
through thirty-four times. We
trust this will be a warning to Grady
of the Atlanta Herald, who will per-
sist in sitting up at night reading his
Bible.
AN exchange announces a
death in high life in this fashion !:
"The Dowager Duchess of Rich
mond is dead. She led an unevent-
full life, and was passionately fond of
boiled salmon"
"A Kentucky breach of promise
suit wherein forty thousand dollars
were claimed, has been settled for
thirteen dollars and a mule, which
is Just about the figure the jury
would have returned.
According to the Cincinnati
Commercial New Orleans reporter
was found to have wife in Vicks
burg, another in Natchez, another in
Cairo, another in Memphis and
then they stopped counting and put
him in Jail.
COOP TEMPLARIsM is growing
wonderfully in England. The Tenn
plar, of October Sd, reports the or
ganization of Lodge No. 1891, an
increase Of 1900 within a year
What is still better, many of these
Lodges are very large and are com 3
posed largely of reclaimed drinkers.
Who can estimate the good they
are doings
"A colored Mississippi legislator
lately proposed a bill to make each
member Of the legislature, present
and future, bona fide attorney and
counsellor at law. His reasoning
was direct .'For," said he, E'if we
know enough to make de laws, Why
don't we practice um r. Sure
enough, why not :
The late heavy rains pervaded
the South and caused heavy general
damage as well as calamitous de-
rangement Of planting operations.
In Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ten
nessee the streams have all over
flown, and mills, bridges and fences
have been swept away by the de-
luge Of waters. In Georgia rains
have been general for the last two
weeks.
---"How much better it would
have been to have shaken hands and
allow it was all a mistake" said a
Detroit Judge. "Then the lion and
the lamb would have lain down to-
gether, and white -robed peace would
have famed you with her wings and
elevated you with smiles of appro-
baton. But no; you went to claws
ing and biting and rolling in the
mud, and here you are. Its FIVE
dollars apiece"
The Macon Telegraph and Mes
senger tells this joke on the ladies:
Several ladies met at the music
store of Messrs. Guilford, Wood &
Go. yesterday afternoon to practice
the songs for the Sunday school festi
val. Their singing attracted the
attention of passers by, and pretty
soon quite little crowd had assem-
bled near the door. Parties who
were not near enough to know wha.
was going son, seeing the crowds
gathered there, and hearing the
ladies' singing hymns, at once concln-
ded that the crusaders had commen
ced their work, and were giving
Laney the first benefit. The affair |
occasioned quite hutter along the
street until the real situation of af-
fairs become known.