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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
THE sLANDERoUs TONGUE.

The tongue of SANDER is never
tired. In one way or another it
manages to keep itself in constant
employment Sometimes it drips
gall. 1t is bitter now, and then
sweet. 1t insinuatos or assails dir
rectly, according to the circum
stance. Ii will hide a curse under
a smooth word and administer pois-
on in the presence of love. Like
death, it Gloves shining mark, I"
and it is never so available and elo-
auent as when it can blight the
hopes Of the undetermined, soil the
reputation of the pure, and break
the character Of the brave and the
strong and upright.
What pleasure men or women can
find in such work, we have never
been able to sec. And yet there is
pleasure Of some sort in il to multi
tudes, or they would not betake
themselves TO it. Some passion OF
soul or body must be gratifed by it.
But no soul in high estate can take
delight in it. They often serve to
polish the slanderous tongue, in
crease its tact. aud give its supple
ness and strategy to do its death
work.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
IT'S so

Do the city papers say anything
in regard to your own county r
Nothing. Do they contain notices
of your schools, churches, meetings,
improvements and hundreds of other
local matters of interest, which your
paper publishes without pay 7 Not
an item, Do they ever say word
calculated to draw attention to your
county and its numerous thriving
towns, aud aid in their progress and
enterprise ? Not a line. And yet
there are men who take such con-
tracted views of this matter, that,
unless they are getting as many
square inches of reading matter in
their own paper as they do in city
paper, they think they are not get
ting the worth Of their money. II
reminds us of the man who took the
largest pair of boots in the box
simply because they cost the same as
the pair much smaller that fitted
him.-Foyt Valley Mirror.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
TEE POOR AND THE RICH.


A thief is contemplate being of
course; butin many cases hard want
forces men to sin. Poverty is fear
full strain on a mans honesty. The
poor man who lives an honest life is
entitled to more credit than the man
Of wealth. The one is forced to fight
against temptation, which comes to
him under the guise of want and
necessity the other has no motive
except greed or ambition to tempt
him from the path Of rectitude. Yet
when the poor man sins against the
laws Of the land, how few sympathize
with, or seek to shield him from the
penalty incurred. He has no friends,
and the heaviest penalty that can be
inflicted is considered light enough
for him. When the prison doors
close behind him, hope is shut out
forever, tor he knows the pardoning
power will never be asked to inter
fere in his behalf. But the rich
criminal is looked upon as simply
unfortunate, he is lionized; Justice
bows in his presence, and seems to
ask his pardon for the unpleasant
relations which it bears towards him.
If he is convicted, it is an excep>
tional case bis sentence is made as
light az possible his prison life is
lighted by pleasant epjoyments, and
cheerful assurance that his coniine-
ment will be short; and he soon
walks forth, the recipient of execu-
tive elemency.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
REcAnIINa OUR YOUTH.

Smooth out the deepening burrows
which care have placed upon the
forehead, light up the dimmed eyes
with the sparkling fires of youth,
lave in Medea's kettle and be young
again. Oh! what would we give
were all this attainable! If, with
the priceless experiences Of life,
with all its solemn lessons learned,
its fruitful sermon ringing in our
ears it monumental memories and
warnings visible to sight, we could
go back and begin the race anew,
who would not hastan to the starting
post What value then, in com
parison nth the gift ofyouth, would
we put upon garnered wealth, we'll
earned reputation, high attainments
in science, art and law, statesman
ship and skill in commerce. The
richest, the wisest, the best, would
drop their learning and their holt
ness. their wealth, all for one more
chance at life !! But, you say, this
may not be ; that for us the foun-
tains of perpetual youth are still as
accessible as when Ponce de Leon
vainly watched for them by the
shores of Florida, from the deck of
galleon, and that the tides of time,
in perpetual ebb, are bearing us,
without the power to recall, straight
to the eternal ocean. Still, we may
go back. Still, may the last de
scending sun be here arrested, while
all that is immortal within us--mem
ory, hope, faith, mind, heart and
soul, return to early days, and in
their light and gladness, in their
spring time budding, in their ten
der promises renew our strength
and make us, for this night, at least,
all boys again
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
No. 4
DEVOTED UNTO DEATH

washington Cor. Cleveland Leader.
Several years ago, when John r.
Hale was here as aSenator, bis daugh-
tiers were among the most admired Of
all the bellies. They lived IN elegant
style at the National, and entertain
ed with great deal Of viyacity all
who visited them. The youngest
was really a very pretty, fresh,
piquant girl Of eighteen or So.
OF course there were a great many
admirers, and among them the acs
tor, j. Wilkes Booth, was the most
devoted to Miss Eighteen. Fou,
perhaps, remember Booths appear
ance--a handsome, dark, melo>
dramatic fellow, and among cer-
tain set here he was great favorite
socially. At night he played his
Charles, in Schiller's "Robbers,H
and Miss Hale was always at the
play, with boquet and smiles for
him. In those days who could guess
the sad sequel to a romance of love
that promised bright enough 7 | re-
member night when the hotel was
blaze of light. The guests were
giving chop" for their friends, and
between the waltzes every one was
good naturally gossiping at the de-
votion of couple who walked up
and down the rooms. and were APP
parently oblivious of.place and surs
soundings. They were very at
tractive pair he tall and dark-eyed,
she fair and sweet as an English
rose.
There were some who cavilled at
her choice the father must be wild
to permit such an alliance, they said
the daughter Of a United States
Senator to marry a play-actor. But
the many to whom the young girls
sweet face seemed an excuse for any
infatuation looked with indulgence
at the little drama of the "old. old
story"
remember too well another night,
just the one of two days later We
were Ford's old theatre. Again a
blaze Of light, and music, and a
crowded house, to look on at Laura
Keene in the "American Cousin"
How many times have you heard Of
the story of that night, too dreadful
TO talk of event The sudden pistol
shot, the uproar that followed, and in
the figure that sprang from the
Presidents box | saw the lover Of
two nights ago, and knew that even
as he whispered in that young girls
ear he was planning this dreadful
scene In Wilkes Booths pocket
was found the picture Of his betroth>
ed, and she wrote of the assassin
that she would marry him at the fOot
Of the gallows.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
THE REBEL FORCES.

In the November. numbers of the
Eclectic and the Land We Love,
1869, an interesting and important
correspondence was published be-
tween DR.. Joseph Jones, Secretary
of the Historical Society, and Gen.
S. Cooper, Ex-Adjutant General Of
tho Confederate States. From that
source we CLEAN the following facts
for the benefit of those who are not
so fortunate as to have preserved a
file of the magazines. Such facts
are startling even to those who par
ticpated in the Southern struggle,
against the combined forces of the
North and foreigners of other ma
tions:
|. The available forces Of the
Confederate army did not, during
the war, exceed 100000 men.
2. The Confederate States never
had in their defense more than 200,
900 men in the field at one time.
3. From 1861 to 1865 the Con-
federate forces actively engaged
were only 100000.
4. The total number of deaths dur
ing that time were 100000.
5. Losses of prisoners counted as
total losses, on account of the United
States policy of exchange, 100000.
6. The loss of the Confederate
States armytby discharge, disability
and desertion amounted to 100, 200,
7. At the close of the war the
force of the Confederate army was
less than 100, 600.
s. Out Of 100000 men, 100000
lost to the service.
These facts are taken from calcu-
Iations made with great care by DIR.
Joseph Jones, submitted to and APP
proved by General S. Cooper, Ad-
jutant General of the Confederate
army.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
THE s1AMEsE TWINS.

New YORK, Feb. "a dispatch
from Richmond says tke scientific
medical commission from Philadel
pbia arrived at Mt. Airy Saturday
last. Sunday a consultation was
had with the wives Of the twins re-
sulting in obtaining consent to the
proposition of the commission, on
the conditi on and with the distinct
understanding that their bodies
should not be mutilated. The com.
mission repaired to the cellar where
the remains of the twins were, open
ed the coffin. and then removed the
inner one to the room above. The
bodies were in good order but partly
discolored, those Of Eng being Dat-
ural. The widows then entered the
room and took final farewell Of the
remains and left them to the doctors.
A partial examination was then had,
which was followed By a coDsulta
ton. A partial embalmment of the
bodies was then performed. The
bodies were once more covered in
the coffin, securely soIdered in tin
box, again boxed, and after obtain
ing the consent OF the widows, re-
moved to BIT. Airy and thence to the
railroad station for transportation 70
Philadelphia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--Carpen-
ter introduced bill ia the Senate to
restore the rights to the people of
the State of Louisi-la, and said that
he would ask that it be printed and
lie on the table for the present..
Early next week be would ask the
indulgence Of the Senate to submit
some remarks explanatory to the
text Of the bill, and would then ask
ii to be referred, as SO ordered.
The Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration Of bill for the protection
and prosecution Of werks Of i'm
provement at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
A GANG OF THIEVES,

The trial and conviction of one Of
the members Of gang Of thieves,
recently broken up in Chicago have
developed a Wholesale scheme of
robbery on the most Systematic
and thorough plan ever known In
the West. The members Of the
band have directed their attention
chiefly to railroad lines. Hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars worth Of goods
have been stolen and sold by The
band, which was scattered SO that
the stolen articles could be readily
transferred and disposed Of ia dis
tant towns without fears Of detec
ton. One single freight line. has
suffered to the extent Of nearly $40,
600 by depredetions to incoming
freigh. trains during period Of four
months. The goods thus stolen in
transit were secreted temporarily at
a point 10 Indiana not thirty miles
from Chicago, and were repacked on
the premises of farmer, also q
member oftbe gang, who is under
arrest Three Of the gang have
been arrested, but six others are still
at large.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
OF COURSE NOT.

A lady from the country entered
one Of our grocery stores and asked
hsclerk if wanted TO purchase any
Chickens couple Of them-at the
same time throwing couple Of live
ones on the counter. The clerk re-
piled that he did, and IS the tied
pair showed considerable anxiety to
be released from their unpleasant
fix, he asked her "if they would lay
there" meaning would they lie a
few moments on the counter until he
could attend to them. ''Lay there !
Indignantly asked the old lady /; "of
course not-them's rosters, they
won't lay nowhere"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

A HORRIBLE murder occurred at
Laconia, N. H., on the 3lst. Day-
id Blodgett sought his wife who had
refused to live with him and found
her at his son in laws house nursing
her infant child. He put his arms
around her and said, "Myra, will
you 20 home with me 7" She said,
"No.n He then cut her throat with
a iackknife inAicsing a fatal wound,
drenching the infant with her blood.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
Chr gfsarietta sonraal.
Marietta, Georgia, February is, 1874.
rHE NEW SOCIAL REFORMATION.

THE NEW SOCIAL REFORMATION.
President White, of Cornell Uni>
versity, delivered recently before the
N. Y. Agricultural Society, an ad :
dress in which he clearly indicated
the direction of industrial and conse-
quently social progress ofthe present
age. We subjoin extracts:
"Two hundred years ago, be said,
one Of the greatest men ofhis age,
the Marquis of Worcester, who had
fore told many of the most impor
tant inventions and discoveries Of
the last fifty years attempted in vain
to press on his country men the value
of what is now termed "The New
Education" But for 100 years after
his death the two great Universities
Of England continued to pursue the
old scholastic course. Fifty years
ago, however, small band of men
impelled by the same ideas as the
Marquis Of Worcester, established
the University of London, which was
opposed because it devoted too much
time to scientific studies. Thirty
years ago Francis Wayland urged
the introduction IN the university UNI
der his charge of the new education,
but all in vain. Still later Mr.. Law
renee established, a scientific depart
ment in Harvard University. Asimi-
lar department was afterward estab-
lished at Yale, and the next great step
forward was taken by the University
of Michigan, where students OF appll-
ed science were admitted to perfect
equality with students of the learned
professions. But the browning victo-
ry was the act Of Congess giving land
for the establishment of scientific
schools in the various States.
He dwelt upon the rapidly increas-
ing Importance TO this country of
general scientific instruction with
reference to agriculture, the grea-
test interest of all. The time would
come, and that not far distant, when
men must obtain their subsistence in
this country from smaller areas OF
land than they now cultivate, and
more knowledge and thought and
and science would be required.
By consulting Herbert Spencer's
Sociology, the most remarkable work
of the last 100 years, it will be seen
that the science Of agriculture has
been steadily pushed forward and
raised higher and higher. Mr.
Arnold of Rochester had stated be-
fore the Investigating Committee of
the Cornell University that the pa
pers read by the students of that
institution had already been of more
cash value to this State than the
weole endowment fund of the col
lege. The same was true OF the
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale
College, although that school had
never had single agricultural
student. The speaker cited large
number of instances where immense
capital had been sunk in this coun>
try from lack of scientific know
ledge. The great warfare Of the
10Th century was an industrial war;
fare. England, France, and Ger,
many saw this and have prepared
themselves for it by fostering scienti-
fic schools of all kinds. America
must do the same if she expects to
keep pace with modern civilization.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
A MErApuYslcIAs's OPINION or K

A MErApHYsIcIAN's OPINION or 4
SWELL DINNER. President McCosh
Of Princeton College, has been out
to fashionable dinner, and had q
melancholy lime of il, like many
men before him. He says:
~ was obliged at once to sit two
whole hours at dinner, besides
lady with blazing crimson gown,
loaded all over with jewelry. l'he
lady had an awful incapacity for con
versation, and | never see that gau
dy color without thinking Of the Ia
dy and yawning, as | recall the ter
ribly long two hours had with her,
starting topic after topic without .
response. The very idea Of diu-
ner company brings to my mind that
table groaning with rich food, with
ten kinds Of wine, and all the deli
cacies Of the season.. e with very
unreasonable lamb in january and
ever since | get terribly alarmed for
stupid meeting when ! see gross
display of eaiables and drinkables
having no quality bat vulgar and
sinful expensiveness.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
INNOCENCE.
By N. p WILLIS.

She rose from her untronbled sleepj
And put away her soft brown hair,
Aud, in tone as low and deep
As loves first whisper, breathed a prayer.
Her snow-white hands togetherspressed,
Her blue eyes sheltered in the lid
The folded linen on her breast
Just swelling with the charms it hid;
And from her long and flowing dress
Escaped bare and slender foot,
Whose shape upon the earth did press
Like new snowflake, white and mute:
And there, from slumber pure aud sweet
Like young spirit, fresh from heaven,
She bowed her slight aud graceful form,
And humbly prayed to be forgiven.
O,,God if souls unsoled as these
Need daily mercy from Thy throne
If she, upon her Bonded knees
Our lovelest and our loviest one
She, with her face SO clear and bright.
eve deem her some stray child of light
If she, with those pure eyes in tears,
Day after day, in her first years,
Must knee and pray for grace from Thee,
What far, far deeper need have wei
How hardly, if she win not heaven.
Will our wild errors be forgiven?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

Two faced men live il every conn
munity, who deal i. smiles when
with you and frowns away from YOU
they are eyeything TO everybody,
but they seek to promote selfish m
terests overytimes
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

Mr.. Thomas, aged ninety one,
who died in Vermont the other day,
said that he'd worried more over
buttonless shirts than all his BUSH
ness affairs put together.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
THE WORST PUNISHMENT.

''You do not look as if you had
prospered by your wickedness, said
a gentleman to wicked man one
day.
~ haven't prospered at it," cried
the man, feelingly it is business
that dont't pay. If ! had given half
the time to some honest calling,
which have spent in trying to get
living without work, might now
be man Of property and character,
instead Of the homeless wretch |
am" He then told his story, and
ended by saying, u have been
twice in prison, and | have made ac-
quaintance with all sorts Of miseries
in my life; but l tell you my scorst
punishment is in being sohat l am.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

1t ia said that iron is a good tonic
for debilitated young ladies. That
may be so, but ironing is better
one.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

Drunkenness, gambling, wine and
questionable women, will wreck any
map If he deyotes bis time and
money to them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13

The seasons in London are evenly
diyided-four months Of cold, four
Of fog and four Of rain.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-13
M A r EFT A

WHAYING recently purchased the entire
II equipage of Mr.. J. A. G. Anderson's
Livery Stable consisting Of Horses, Buggies
and Carriages, i respectfully call the attention
of the citizens Of Marietta and the travelling
public generally to the fact and solicit the lib
eral patronage heretofore bestowed upon my
predecessor. All orders may be left at the
Stable or Kennesaw House Office, which will
be promptly attended TO.
In connection with my Stable of fine Horses,
Buggies and Phatons, have a very FINE
HEARSE.
The Stable is near The Railroad Depot, OPP
poste the Kennesaw House.
G. r. BOAZ.
June 18th, 1873.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-26

WE have been anxious to receive u
a copy OF the lately revived Houston
Telegraph, u paper so long holding a
front rank in Texas. 1t is the oldest
paper in the state, having been started
in 1885, simultaneous with the first sig
nificant mutterings of the revolution,
by Gail and Thomas H. Borden and
Joseph Barker. From 1887, for many
years 1t was published by Cruger &
Moore; then by Harvey Fl. Allen, and
from about 1855 to 1865 by L. II. Cush-
ing. The last few years it was run by
William G.. Webb, and some months
ago succumbed to the pressure of the
times. Houston is abundautly able to
sustain two first-class papers, and if
the revived old patriarchal Telegraph
proves worthy of its former days, we
hope the Houstonians will have the
pride to keep 1t in richer pastures than
1t enjoyed In the last few years. The
number of papers in the state is now
80 great that those in the larger towns
cannot get so great a country patron
age as formerly, and hence the large
places ought to support their home
journals with proportionate zeal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-26

COMPLAINTS are made by emigrants
from Chicago of deception in regard to
the proposed town,o Lawrence, on the
Pacific road, in Kaufman county.
They claimed to have been informed
by the company in Chicago that con-
siderable town was already in exist
ence, but found on arrival no improve
ments of any kind. The town site be-
longs to a Chicago company, having as
agent in Texas, Mr.. J. w. Lawrence,
an old citizen of Austin, whose charac-
ter forbids the idea of intentional de-
ception. We trust there is some mis-
take. The enterprise is in its infancy,
and was intended, as MISUNDERSTOOD, us
the pioneer In a series of measures TO
encourage emigration to Texas, and as
such we felt solicitous for its success.