The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-14
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newspaper like tooth brush Be-
cause everybody should have one of
his own, and not borrow his neigh
bors.
They have got so now that they
blow up whales with torpedoes, and
it won't be long before the women
will get hold of the invention and
scatter an intoxicated husband all
over the ceiling.
WHEN a good looking woman shuts
her teeth and Kisses out that she would
not marry the best man in America,
you may know that she won't You
never heard Of one breaking her res
solve never.
WHEN you see a pompous, impor-
tant looking parsonage, whom you
know to be unimportant, nov quick
ly comes into your mind the question
which Charles Lamb put: Beg
your pardon, sir, but are you any
Oody IN particular
A lady of great beauty and attrac>
ton, whe was an ardent adnirer IF
Ireland, once crowned her praises Of
it at party by saying, Il think |
was meant for an Irish woman"
"Crost the channel. madam, re-
marked Samuel Lover, the novelist,
who happened to be present, mil
lions will say you were meant for an
Irish man"
PAPER is now used very success
fully for making buggy boxes, bas-
kets, betting for machinery, boats,
clothing, household utensils, etc
For buggy boxes It's utility is highly
appreciated, as there is no danger of
its shrinking Or cracking, whilst it is
almost impossible for horse to kick
it and make any impression on its
surface.
A HOUSE owner took a policy in
the Agricultural Insurance Company
of WATERFOWL, N. Y, stating TO the
agent that the size of his house was
26x30, though as he was not at
home, AID not sure about this, the
agent verbally promised that he
should not be held strictly to the
statement The policy, however,
stipulated that all statements were
warrantes, and the house being in
fact 24x29, when it Was blroed
down the company refused to pay,
aud the Supreme Court held them
not bound.
A col porteur opened the door of
an Irishman's shanty in New Orleans,
and putting in his head, in very
pious tone asked the owner of the
domiciIe. who happened to be in at
the time, IF he would accept Of a
tract of the Holy Land" meaning,
of course, an essay on thai interesting
portion Of the world. "Yis. he a.
bers,' was the reply Of the Eilbcr~
MAN, IS houl section, if you give a
good title deed. Bat should like to
know if there is much Of it prairie, or
if new settlers are subject to the agur
I there
HIRED MEN. Get the best hands,
and keep them. When man has
become used 20 his work and his en-
ployer, he is worth more than q
stranger. There is way of making
men interested in their work, of sat>
;sfying their self>respect, treating
them courteously and reasonably,
giving them credit for success. while
holding them strictly responsible for
failures, and above all by paying
them promptly aud liberalI,, that
will make their work worth double
what it would otherwise be As
land advances in price, more labor
must be expended on il to make it
pay profit, and by and by We must
have a settled laboring class.
A GOOD TEST. "A gentleman who
rode his own mare in the course Of
an eastern tour; asked his Arab at
tendant if he was quite sure she al
ways got her allowance. ooh, yes"
he replied "my countrymen often
steal froel one another, and rob their
friends horses, but can always find
out if your mare has been cheated
'How I" II always put some pebbles
in with the barly-sevcn or eight
and count exactly how many | pat
in. The mare never eats the pebbles
and, if any one steals the barley, he
is sure to take two or three pebbles
with it. II | Gud the pebbles short
in the morning, | have hard words,
and they cannot tell how know, so
they give up cheating her.
-Irwinton Southerner: Mr.. I.
n. Beall informs US that few farm.
ers are availing themselves of the
two important laws passed by the
last Legislature, one legalizing the
waiver of the homestead, and the
other creating landlords liens upon
growing crops. lie also Informs us
that when persons are forced by their
necessities to take advantage of these
laws that .hey observe the str:ctest
economy in their purchases, buying
nothing except the common neeessiN
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