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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20
A GLASS OF BRANDY.

/ Don't hurt anybody Why, |
know a person-yonder he is now
specimen of manly--a portly six
footer.-He has the bearing of
prince he is one Of our merchant
princes. His face wears the hue of
youth, and now, at the age of nifty
odd, he has the quick, elastic step
of your young men of twenty-five,
and none more full of vi. and mirth
than he and | know he never dimes
without brandy and water, and never
goes to bed without terrapin, with
plenty of cham payne and more than
that, he was never known to be
drunk. So here is living exemplar
and disproof of the temperance twad,
die about the dangerous nature of an
occasional glass and the destructive
effects OF temperate use of good IL
quors.
Now, it happened that the speci-
men of safe brandy drinking was q
relation of Ours. He diedin a year.
or two after that, with chronic dis.
ease--a common end of those who
are never drunk nor ever out of IL
quor He left his widow a splendid
mansion up town, and a clear FIVE
thousand a year, besides large for
tune to each of his children for he
had ships on every sea and credit at
every counter, but which he had
never had occasion TO use. For
months before he died-he was a
year in dying-he could eat nothing
without distress. In the midst of his
millions he died of hamilton. This
is not half, reader; he had been a
steady drinker, daily drinker for
twenty-eight years.
lie left legacy to his children
which he did not mention. Scrofula
had been eating up one daughter for
the last fifteen years: another is in
the mad house the third and fourth
we're unhealthy beauties. There was
a kind of grandeur in that beauty;
but they blighted, paled, and faded
into heaven, we trust, in their sweet
est teens another is ;ottering on
the verge of the grave, and to only
one of them is left all the senses and
each OF them is as weak as water.
The doctor who talks about guz-
zing liquor every day being
healthy is a perfect disgrace to the
medical name, and ought to be turn
ed out to break rock for the turnpike,
for the term Of his natural life, at a
shilling day and find himself
Halls Journal Of Healh
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

WHAT IT WILL Do.-If mechan
ic or clerk saves only pa cents
per day, from the time be is twenty
one until be is three score and ten,
the aggregate, with interest. will
amount to $4,000; and daily saw
ing of 274 cents reaches the impor
tant sum of $4,000. A sixpence
saved daily will provide a f&nd Of
S7,000-sufficient to purchase good
farm. There are few employee who
cannot save daily, by abstaining from
the use of cigars, tobacco, liquor,
ETC., twice or ten times the amount
of the six cent piece. Every per,
son should provide for old age, and
the man in business who can lay by
c dollar a day will eventually find
himself possessed Of 500, 900.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

WANTED TO TRAMP IA good
story is told of country merchant
who agreed to take farmers oats
at forty cents busbeI if the latter
would let him tramp the measure
when filled. The farmer agreed to
it. Tho buyer paid for sixty bush
els, and The next day he went after
them. The farmer filed the half
busheI, and then the merchant got
in and tramped them down, Where
upon the farmer poured the compress
sed oats into the bag. The mer>
chant protested, and demanded that
the measure should be filled up after
tramping. The farmer informed him
that there was no agreement: of that
sort, but that he might tramp down
the oats to his hearts content after
they were measured.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20
SNAKES.

Judge Berry Informs us that the
hands on his place ABOUT one and a
haif miles from town, have killed
eleven snakes withio the past few
days, and ali within faw feet of the
some place. Some buckets which
had contained the dinners of the
hands, were left setting on piece OF
grass turf and upon one of the hands
going to them, for sot1e purpose, he
found one large moccaspn in one OF
the buckets and two others lying out
side. These were speedily dispatch
ed, aud work was resumed. Upon
returning to the buckets again, later
in the day, two o,her snakes oc the
same species, were found near them.
These were killed as the others, and
on that day and the dag following,
eleven of these saakes were killed
within a few feet of that spot. Judge
Berry thinks they scented the food
that was in the buckets, or else were
in search Of water, as one of the
buckets contained water, and the
runs and branches about there were
quite ry.-NeWnan Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

Fer eight years since 1865 the
United States have imported $1,000,
900 worth o. foreign goods, which
have been consumed in this country.
This mskes an average Of $500, 900,
900 per aunum. During the same
period we have exported of Ameri-
can productions, excepting specie,
So, 332, 600, 600 or an average of
$4,000 per aunum. This
leaves deficit Of ssh. 600, 600 year,
which we have had to liquidate by
specie, extensions on debts and re-
pudiation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20
FARMING A DULL BUSINESS.

"What nonsense " There is
every thing for a stimulus. Each
farm is a world itself, about which
those who have lived upon it know
little or nothing, comparatively.
Suppose, for example, we were to
ask how many kind Of grasses-real
graSSes-grow on your farm could
you tell, with their correct names,
habits and historyY Suppose we ask
how many species of birds visit your
farm every year, the time of their
arrival and departure, their habits
while from your locality the balance
of the year-could you tell us 7 Sup>
pose we ask you how many species
of insects are to be found OH your farm
their names, history, habits, whether
injurious to you or not, upon what
trees or plants they live, when and
how often they appear, and how long
they stay--could you telly Suppose
we ask you to show US specimens of
the grasses and other plants, the
birds, insects, etc, which may be
gathered in your boundary fences,
could you show them to u.s. And
vet, if you were to undertake to &C
quire the kno Wedge We have sug-
gested .by-these inquiries, you would
find your life too short; yet the
knowledge you would gain, the inter-
est you would soon take in it, and
the knowledge of your own impoten-
cy you will acquire would prove to
you ,ha, it is not the tdum that is dull
place, but it is y0u who are dull
RwdL Neic Yorker.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

NUMEROUS glass bottles have been
picked up above Chicago containing
notes from Donaldson and Green
wood, but they have been pro-
nounced frauds, and as no portion of
the balloon has been picked up in the
lake and"the bodies of the aeronauts
have not been washed ashore, the
conviction strengthened that they
were carried in the Michigan woods
and dashed to pieces against the
trees. It has been twenty days since
Donaldson and Greenwood left Chi
cago.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

TIE Constitutional Convention of
Missouri has perfected a new consti-
tuition, which prohibits the creation
Of State and local debts, except to a
trfling amount, limits the percentage
of State taxation, lengthens the terms
of the Supreme Judges, prohibits
special legislation. requires corpora
tons to publish their accounts, and
strikes out the word "white' in the
clause describing the qualifications
for Governor. Also, it makes liberal
provision for public schools for both
oolors.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

WHAT A DROP OF REGISTRATIONS
DlD.-A drop of perspirstion has
caused terrible explosion in the
Pyrotechnic School at Toulon. A
naval lieutenant was filling bottles
with dynamite, gun cotton, and
phosphate of calcium, and The story
is that drop of Precipitation from
his forehead falling under certain
conditions, on matter not explosive
without coming in contact with wa
ter, produced the catastrophe. At
any Iate, three persons were killed
on the spot.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

A QUEER CASE.-SOme years ago
a girl named Mercy Blossom, in Wa
verify, Iowa, married one Jim MurtN
age, lived with him two years or
more, became dissatisfied and was
divorced. A pretty boy, the result
of the marriage, born after the di-
vorce, was often met by the father,
who learned to love him with much
fondness. This brought about re-
cancellation resulting IN a re>mar
Rage. "And little child shall lead
them."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

In Berien, Worth and Irwin coun-
ties the drought has been very Sc
we're. The corn crop is cut off fully
one. half, while cotton has suffered
immensely. The yield will not be
over two-thirds of crop at best.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

TIE New York Tribune is evil
IDENTIFY alarmed. 1t says; mo care
full observer of public sentiment in
the West and South can escape the
conviction that if the Democrats
carry Ohio this fall both of these sec
tions will enter the next National
Democratic Convention so furious for
initiation that the eastern section of
the party will be powerless to resist
them"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

THE Richmond (Va.) Wing doesn't
doubt that the time is coming when
Southerners can and will complete
again for the great prizes Of national
politics. But tile time hasn't come
yet, in the Wigs opinion, and it
thinks the most earnest opposition to
the placing of Southern name on
the Democratic ticket next year
would come from the-Southern dele
gatee,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

The Montgomery Adcertiser says
anumber of emigrants passed thsough
that city last Saturday on their way
back to Georgia from Texas. Phey
advise every body to keep away from
Texas, asserting that it is no Eden.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

THE committee appointed by Sec
rotary Bristow to examine the ac>
counts and count money, have re-
ported total deficit of Sal sis to
include S47 O97 stolen from the cash
room July 2nd, to which the COM
nittee furnish no clue.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

TENNEssEEexpects to realize three
hundred thousand dollars this year
from her tax on dogs. Pity but
what Georgia had such revenue from
the same source.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

A MOUNTAIN girl wants descrip-
ton of the backs. If she will just
imagine herself a closed umbrella
with all the ribs broksn'out Uut k~e,
she will have good idea of pretty
girl leaning up 10 corner attirsd in
the modern style.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

The boiler of steam threshing
machine exploded near Nashville,
Tenn, few days ago, killing three
men and seriously wounding two
others.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20

II is estimated that in fourteen
counties of Indiana the damage by
foods will reach the enormous ag-
gregate Of sl2,000,000. The loss
in the Terre Haute Congressional
District is stated at 5000, 600.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20
Uhc salarietta 9ournal.
Marietta, Ga, Friday, August 20, 1878
A colored female in Wayne county
recently gave birth to baby weigh
ing twenty four pounds.

Governor Smith offers a reward of
$3.50 for the apprehension and proof
to convict Samuel Slater of the MUIR
der of CLas. Perry of Thomas county.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05

with which these poor dupes had provid
ed themselves beforehand, in the hope
they might be able to slip them into the
ballot box by changing for the tickets
forced on them at the breakfast.
We might add more on this subject,
but this is enough for our purpose at this
time as we wish simply to show the extent
to which intimidation was practiced by
our opponents. 1t is most disgraceful
that this condition of things should be
permitted. Yet it has constantly, year at
ter year, been practiced in this county
and will continue to be, unless our people
take steps to prevent this thing. We are
in favor of free ballot and we have ever
said that we were willing to uphold the
negro in the enjoyment of all his rights,
and it is one of his rights to be allowed
to vote free from the dictates of these men.
1t is they who have established 1.-THE color
line" and it is they who wish to main
tain it, in order that they may ever con-
troll the entire negro vote and keep them
selves in offices. The negroes in this
county are the most abject slaves to this
desrotism, and they are powerless to re-
lieve themselves of it and we must help
to do it. 4 similar condition Of things
existed in the Southern States until the
white people, the respectable white peo
pie, we mean, rose up in their strength
and puta stop to it. The result was, so
far as the arpet-baggcr and scalawags
was concerned, 1.-The places that knew
them once, know them now no more"
and So far as the two races are concerned
peace and prosperity has reigned since
under the ascendancy Of Democratic gov
eminent. What has once been done can
be done again and we must right this
wrong. "Where there's will there's a
wav."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05

Whatever else we may say of our Radical
opponents in this county, We cannot deny
their Neutrality-suspicious.. liberality-in
promises. Indeed the recklessness with
which offices from the highest to the low
est are promised for single vote is mar
vellous, and if these promises were ever
kept they would undoubtedly bankrupt a
party possessing even so great wealth of
sinecures and soft places rs the Republican
party does But alas like pie crusts, these
promises have only been made TO be bro
this party has had to confne himself to
twelve hundred dollar clerkships at Wash
ington and in the Custom House, but dur
ing this canvass he has had opened up TO
him the rich granaries of the patronage Of
the Executive of this State, and he used
it with lavish hand Tobacco Inspector
ships and clerkships in the warehouses
were thrown around with profuseness
which was dazzling. Some of these soft
things" are rather amusing. For instance.
a certain individual in this town. not ne
ccssary to name, who was always renarka-
BILE for the rapidity with which lie could
change sides, and during the war WAS =
loud -mouthed Union man whilst the sol
diers were here. and equally strong a
secessionist when their backs were turned.
was promised the repair Of the clocks in
the State House At Annapolis, tinkering
being in his line, and for which he was 10
get five hundred dollars. But unfortun-
ately the success of the Democrats has
knocked that scheme in the head and this
enterprising gentleman will have to con
tent himself with the office Of Crier of the
Orphans Court. We suppose it will make
no difference to that honorable body under
the new dispensation, over which Mr..
Chief Justice Harvey will preside, whether
the crying is done in English or Dutch,
but We can imagine how ''goot" the Cote
will feei as it hears the sonorous voice OF
its new crier. We arc sorry though for
our friend Coycl-turned out by the
County Commissioners 70 make room Tor
a negro and now about to be turned out
Of the Orphans Court TO make room for
well, Radical.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05

Our friends of No. 3-the Cross Road:
district-claim that theirs is the banner
district. Ne think that No. Port To
bacco-on account of large gains, is en-.
titled to that honor. But we propose to
defer all discussion on the subject until
there is a banner to present. Will ouI
lady friends give us one for the purpose
of being presented in each year to that
district most deserving of the honor
Surely there is patriotism enough in their
gentle hearts to do this graceful act, and
then the banner would be 50 much more
highly priced from the fact that it had
been wrought by fair hands and blessed
by sweet smiles. We hope our wives and
sweethearts will undertake this pleasant
task. We know one old bachelor, no
many miles from here, who would cheer
fully give any aid that might be required
Will the ladies act on our hintl
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05
RefributiOn.


hooking over the Baltimore american
OF Wednesday one might readily have
fancied&Mmself in the Baltimore of twenty
years ago That paper has over five
columns of matter, editorial and repor-
terial, about the alleged violence and
frauds of the election of the previous day.
1t reminded us of the days when Know
Nothingism had control of that beautiful
| city. The coincidence is somewhat re-
markable. Then as now we had secret
political rganization-then as now that
organization sought to prescribe Catholics
on account of their religion and still more
remarkable, then as now J. Morrison Har-
ris was the nominee of that secret proscrip-
tive party and the american was his
organ; and then as now frauds, riots and
violence were charged on the one side and
denied by the other. But presto the par
ties have changed parts. Then the Sun
and Exchange made the charges and detail
ed the facts, and the american denied
them. Now the american brings the in
dictment and the Sun and Gazette (succes-
sor of the Erchange) traverse it. Then it
was the Known othirgs who knocked
down and murdered Democrats and stuff
ed the ballot boxes, now it is the Demo-
Gratis who do all this. Then the american
said it was but "the play of treemen's
spirits" it is murder and rapineand
verything else. Then the Democrats cast
but 2,792 votes in the whole city, now they
have $4,000 majority. Then in the 18th
ward the Democrats cast but 10 votes,
now they get there 2,166-then the Demo-
Gratis cast but votes in the 14th ward,
now they get 1,222-then they cast but ?
votes in the 18th ward, now 1,176-then
they cast but one vote in the Goth ward,
now they get 1923 there. Temporal mu-
tant, ct nos mutamur cum Ills. Thus it is
that it makes such wonderful difference
whether tiny bull cores your OK, or your
OK cores my bull" The the Polly Wogs,
the Blood Tubs, the Black Snakes, the
Plug Uglies, ct id onane genus, under the
leadership of Mr.. J. Morrison Harris, the
now Christian statesman, with the organ
ship of the american, taught the lesson,
which, according to the latter, the Ring
Democrats" have so successfully learned.
All! Mr.. american when you so recklessly
scattered broadcast the seeds of lawless-
ness you forgot that those who sow to the
wind will assuredly reap the whirlwind.
If all that is said by you be true, it is but
another illustration of how this even
handed justice doth commend the poison'd
chalice to our own lips"
But we do not believe 4 word of it.
That there should be disturbance on the
day of election in large city like Balti-
more is but natural, and doubtless there
was much of it But that it went to any
thing like the excess stated 10y the Ameri-
can we do not believe. We accept the
Sun as authority on that subject. 1t COM
mends the police for the admirable order
preserved, and there is the further fact
that not single life was lost. This cry
is simply the plan adopted by the 4n'eri-
can to console itself for the terrible and
crushing defeat which its miserable party
has received. 1t is welcome to all the con-
ISOLATION it can derive from it.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05
OBITUARY.

Died, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr.
JoHx Z. MARSHALL, on Sunday, the 18th ultimo,
Mrs ANNaE. BROWN, in the Goth year of her
age. 49,
1t is with feelings both of sadness and of
pleasure that the writer undertakes to pay this
feeble tribute to the memory of the departed
OF sadness, that one so much endeared to the
hearts of her numerous friends and kindred has
been stricken down by the relentless hand of
death: that so many heads are bowed down in
sorrow, many hearts bleeding and almost
broken at the sad reflection that the heart. in
which their images so fondly enshrned
has ceased its pulsations that the voice which
addressed them only in accents of gentleness
and love is now hushed and silent forever Of
pleasure, because believe that she has been re-
ceiyed one of Gods faithful children and is
now in the enjoyment Of the rewards of Der
lahors on earth. When | looked upon her
cold and inanlmate form; when | followed it
To It's final resting place, and as it was being
hidden forever from our sight, listened to the
sacred song, which she upon her dying bed
had selected for the occasion, there came TO my
heart the sweet, the happy. the comforting as
surance that she had bat exchanged the cares
and sorrows Of earth, for the unspeakable joys
of a brighter world; that she was an inhabitant
OF that sacred dwelling place Not made with
hands, eternal in the Heavens Deceased was
member OF the Episcopal Church--a true fol-
lower OF the Savior, aud in every relation of
lie sustained her part in a manner worthy of
her calling: never complaining, but always
submitting With christian resignation to what
ever Affections with which her Maker saw fit TO
visit her In her last sickness, when told that
her sands OF lie were nearly run, that her hour
Of departure MAS near at hand, she was enabled
10 exc.aim: % death where is thy sting? o
grave, where is thy viciory?'' On the heads
of the loved ones, who clustered round her.
and through them TO those who were absent
she breathe,! her dying blessing, and besought
them TO live 50 that when their time should
come. they might meet her ard the loved ones,
who were waiting TO welcome her on the shores
ot 4 blessed csrniiy; and asscr bidding THIN
all an atfectionata farewell, and commencing
her spirit to Gods holy keeping, she passed
quietly and peacefully away from earth.
Friends. remember her counsel and profit by
her example and you too may he able 10 ex-
claim as She did W hen visited with grief and
ere,