The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-19
of-Hand Local Dots.

VALENTINE day passed off with
out much interest.
-THE Legislature will probably
adjourn on Monday.
"A PIANO, for sale. For terms
apply to this Office.
LOVING to its length, the COM
munication of T. N. d. was receiv-
ed too late for this issue.
Please your children by calling at Nc
Clatchys and get them something nice.
MA. MASSEY will next Monday
attend Cherokee Court in the inter-
est of the Journal.
TON. Evans, negro, was placed
in jail last Monday at this place, for
breaking open Webb's store at Rns-
we'll, and burglarizing some goods.
-TuE bill to adjust the Marietta
and North Georgia Railroad was
on Wednesday read the third time,
and tabled.
AN Acworthian was arrested for
disorderly driving Sunday evening,
and his stubborn resistance not only
caused him to be roughly treated,
but occasioned some excitement.
Leake & Hunt hava lust received a fresh TO
Of Mnce Meat put up in cans for family use.
The irregularities of the mails,
delayed and non-reception of letters
and papers are of frequent occur
renee and ELECTS considerable com
paint.
"AsK young lady Of the shoddy
aristocracy if she knows how to
cook, and she will throw up her deli
cate hands with holy h,rror at the
idea of such a question, and yet we
are told that every one of Queen
Victoria's daughters understands
how to prepare good dinner
So speaks the sage editor of the
Rome Courier who has not onl y to
run a newspaper, but wash the baby
and dishes, cook his own fire and
build his own dinner. All no won
der he is bitter.
Choice New Orleans syrup in barrels and
10 gallons kegs at McClatchey's.
The latest curiosity spoken of in
the papers is wheel that came off a
dogs tail when it was Vaughn
Exchange.
The wag who perpetrated the
above cruel joke should re>tire from
public life before he is run oUer.-
MARIETTA JOURNAL.
Come, friend JOURNAL, don't get
into a hub by about that. If he is a
clever tellOe, let him wag-on.-COo
int0n Star.
Well, we are not in a "hub-by"
about it, but merely spoke of the
frNoe Vaughn his tongue in such a
fast style, leaving no traces for us to
harness the joke on the author
But he will be coHar-ed if not Vhip-
ped before he is much older.
"A dry goods clerk dreams of
measuring calico in his sleep, and
tears the bed sheet.
"A gentleman insists that he saw
a snake forty feet long and as big
round as a barrel of whiskey. A
pretty good sized insect that. We
have 10 doubt that he saw it, but he
unquestionably saw the barrel of
whiskey before he saw the snake.
Itseems more reasonable, somehow.
Only a woman's hair Who has
not. some time in his life, picked
such golden thread from his best
coat collar, and felt his heart beat
the quicker for it Or gazed upon
q tress laid away in some nook
and not felt the influence of tender
memories I Only woman's hair
and yet we don't like it in a biscuit
The Forsyth Advertiser mo-
only wants the mum Der Of members
in the House reduced one half, but
proposes biennial sessions of the
Legislature. This would give Vi
enough legislation and greatly re
duce the expenses. This would give
us less interference with the laws
less amendments, less repeats ant
fewer enactments. The people can
not keep informed as to the laws o
land. on account of so many changes
Before they can inform themselves
a change is made. Besides this OBJ
lection, the expense, Oceasioned By
annual sessions, is too great. Thu
people are taxed until they grOan
under the burden and justly