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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
JASPER, p1cKENs COUNTY.

EDS. JoURNAL-If | had had my
former communication back the day
after l sent it, | would have omitted
that portion relating to spring, for a
strong wind sprang up from the
North, and continued for five days
increasing in cold until it drove the
feathered songs.ers back into winter
quarters, bound some of the little
streams in icy letters, nipped the
beauty of the flowers, brought over
coats, shawls, blankets and fires in
to requisition, and winter stood in
the midst of spring waving in tri-
umph her cold sceptre. Early gar
cen beans, forward Irish potatoes,
and peaches were killed. Some of
the farmers think that forward wheat
was injured, but suppose from the
best information | have, the injury
to the wheat crop is very little, and
the crop is quite promising.
Our Superior Court recently in
session, Judge Knight presiding, af,
ter four days session cleared the
dockets. Solicitor General, C. d.
Phillips, runs lively courts, sheriffs
and constables flying around after
defendants and witnesses defend
ants flying around after cost and fine
money, pressing their friends to ass
sist them, for the Sol. Gen. puts his
judgements in the alternative, and
the most of our defendants are de-
cidedly opposed to work on the Ma
rietta and North Georgia Railroad
under the contracts usually made
with courts.
Gen. VIZ. Phillips was in attends
ance a portion of the time working
in the interest OF the Marietta and
North Ga. Il. +. He never fails to
press the claims of this road when
and wherever an opportunity pre-
SCENTS itself.
Our court passed off quietly, no
one sent to the chain gang or to be
hanged. But few drunk men to be
seen. There is marked difference
in the number of homicides, riots,
ARRAYS, &C., since Pickens has abol
ished the retail license law within
her borders. 1t is hoped when we
get through with the old cases of
murder, that We will have no more
such cases on our dockets.
PICKENS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
YIELD OF WHEAT PER ACRE.

In the estimates presented by Jas,
Card, the we'll known English wri
ter on agricultural statistics, the
average yield of wheat per acre in
different European countries is as
follows: In England, twenty light
bushels; Ireland, twenty four; Aus
tria, Spain and Holland, twenty
three; Belgium, twenty-one; France,
fifteen and half. With reference
to this low acreage of wheat in
France, Mr.. Card says that in dis
cussing this point with the eminent
French statist, NJ. Leonce de LAYER
que, the latter agreed with him that,
apart from difference in soil and eli
mate, the deficiency was probably to
be accounted for by the fact that,
while the grass and the green crops,
or restorative aera of England are as
two TO one of grain, in France the
case is reversed ; the grain or ex-
haustive crops are as two to one OF
the grass and the green crops.
Our Southern agriculture runs so
largely to exhausting crops worse
than wheat, that many planters look
on wheat as recSperative in its ma
ture. But no cereal can be so re-
garded truthfully. In few excep-
tional cases irrigation, or moving
water rising from deep fountains I'm.
seen, brings agricultural salts into
the depleted soil or it grows poorer
from the loss of annual grain crops.
Restitution of plant food is as neccs-
sary to growing plants as the feeding
of hogs in close pen is required to
keep them from starvaing. If often
matters very little in what way the
elements taken from the soil are re-
turned to it to make another crop /;
but when the stock of food is all con
sumed, it is restitution or starvation,
1t is wise in British farmers to raise
26 bushels of wheat on one acre
rather than on two acres, saving in
fact half of the ground for first rate
meadows and pastures.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
HAND HIM AROUND.

The Greenville (Meriwethcr coy
indicator tells us of man Of that
section who is feeding his hogs on
corn raised in 1872. lie has cribs
of corn raised in 1894 yet un-
touched. Plenty of fodder too which
he is sacrificing at $500 per cwt.,
to his friends who delight in raising
cotton. He is represented as an in>
dependent old jockey. OF course
he is, and any other man in like cir
cumstances has cause to be proud
when he sees his good sense has
placed him where he is, while others
who probably boosted of more theory
and book learning hang round him
to get little fodder Or corn on cred
it. Let your light shine, sensible old
gentleman, that others seeing your
success may follow your example.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
WHAT IS MANURE ?

Anything which, upon being ap-
piled to the soil, causes it to produce
a more abundant crop, is manure
Manure is of three natural,
mental and mechanical. Natural
manure is anything which, being de-
composed, assists the earth to sup.
port the plant life. 1t is natures
original agent in preparing the barr
rem waste which our earth formerly
was, as fitting abode for man
The progress of decay and death in
the animal aud vegetable Kingdoms
is the on!y mode of creating natural
manure. This is the beginning as
we'll as the end of all earthly things
Mental manure is brains--not the
animal composite which we call our
brains, but the active, creative, prin-
ciple, which is the guiding power Of
man, and which, when applied to the
operations OF farming, produces the
third kind of manure, mechanical
Mechanical manures is the result of
brains applied to rural affairs. Me-
chanical manures are Of more real
value than either or both of the other
two. Mechanical manure consists of
plows, harrows, cultivators, rollers,
spades, shovels, etc, " I'd oD'neS. =
II the farmer hooks on to the me-
chanical manures, guides them by a
thorough application of the mental
manure, ard stirs up the natural ma
nure, he farms understandingly, and
he loosens up the soil, the life giving
atmosphere enters in, heat and wet
pervade the earth, nature asserts her
prerogative, seed find themselves in
a congenial element, the growing
crops feel the treble impulse, ma
nures, and comes to the harvest
abundantly.
All these manures are dependent
upon one another. 1t is first neces>
sary to cover the earth with the nat
uraI then tho mental compartments
the necessities of the case and ap-
plies itself to good work, and calling
in the aid of her oldest son, the me-
chanical, SO manipulates our mother
earth that smiles spread over her
whole face, finally bursting into a
laugh of golden joy, which wrings
through all the happy harvest.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

PERJURY-The HERALD, Of Mon>
day, commenting on the Beecher
trial, says:
The evidence given by Mr. Beech
err during the past week has called
the attention of the public to the ia
crcasing growth OF the crime Of per
jury. 1t has been discussed in legal
circles 70? some time past, and seve
raj OF our most eminent judges have
been heard to remark that the crime
of perjury was fearfully prevalent,
and that hardly day passed in court
without some instance coming up
where a witness had perured himself.
1t is very plain 20 the ordinary read
err Of the testimony in the Beecher-
Tilton trial that perjury has been
committed, not by retail but by
wholesale, and when this memorable
cause is decided there will probably
be a good opportunity afforded to the
bench for the committal of those in
dividuals who made light of one of
the greatest crimes against their fell
low man. 1t is appalling to read the
evidence of Messrs. Beecher, Moul
ton and Tilton, and compare the one
with the other. They only agree in
the most trivial and unimportant
points, and, in most instances, are in
direct contradiction of one another.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
CURRENT DOTS.

"a skin game"-the fur dealers.
Why is a side-saddle like four
quart jugF Because it holds gal
lon.
An Englishman proposes to run
street cars by clock>work. Only
two hands will be required.
The saying "Excuse haste and a
bad pen" has been attributed to a
pig who ran away from home.
The fellow, who asked for a lock
of his girls hair, was informed that
it ''costs money, hair does"
A Frenchman, intending to COM
pliment a young lady, by calling her
a gentle lamb, said, "She is one NUT
ton as is small !"
QUILp to (Mrs, Q.)-"Well, how
did you like the sermon, my dear !"
Mrs. Q 80, perfectly splendid -
Such lovers of bonnets !"
"Jemima," said fashionable miss
to her friend, II think Charley Potts
is perfectly splendid; he can get on
my gloves, and wears spitcurls."
An instructor asked French girl
why beer in French was feminine.
She replied it was probably owing to
the fact that the boys liked it so well.
A boy, who will yell like Tartar
if drop of water gets on his shirt
band when his neck is being washed;
can crawl through sewer after a
ball and think nothing of it.
A small boy in New Haven made
a sensation for shor! time by quietly
transferring a card bearing the words
"take one," from lot of handbllls in
front of store to basket of oranges.
There are three kinds of men in
the world-the wills, the wont'S, and
the cant's. The first effect every
thing, the next oppose everything,
and the last fail in everything. II
will' builds our railroads and steam
boats; 81 won't" don't believe in ex-
periments and nonsense; while 81
can't" grows weeds for wheat, and
commonly ends his days in the court
of bankruptcy.
"And, now, Mrs. Smith," said the
counsel, twill you be kind enough to
tell the jury whether your husband
was in the habit of striking you with
impunity ~ ovid what, sir ~
"With impunity." ale was, sir,
now and thin, but he struck me oft.
ener wit his fsht."
A young man with speculative
optic called at an insurance office in
Indianapolis, the other day, and asked
what a policy on his mothers life for
$4,000 would cost. He explained
that he had bought some real estate,
and that as future payments would
crowd him some, he thought to re-
alize enough on the old lady's death,
as she could not live long, to help
him out. The insurance man adj
vised him not to stop at any half
measures, but secure the old lady's
skeleton as we'll aud dispose of it to
one of the medical colleges.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
A WRITER in the Cincinnati Com

A WRITER in the Cincinnati Com
mercial says the express companies
are preparing to make proposition
next winter to Congress to take the
whols United States mail business in
to their hands. They 0he express
companies) have been making en-
quiries over the railroads in the coun-
try, and have settled down to this con-
clusion They can carry the mails
more promptly and safely than the
Government now does, pay all their
employees just what the Government
now pays, and do all this, mind you,
for just one-half what ii now costs the
United States Government,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

The New York Sum of Saturday
says after the close OF the Beecher
trial there will doubtless be an inter
esting revelation Of the experiences
of the jury. One of the jurors has
complained to Judge Nelson that
he has been approached improperly,
and it is now regarded as almost GER
tain that there can be no agreement
in their verdict.
OF course nobody expects that the
jury will agree in their verdict.
Beecher's friends are wealthy. Be-
sides, congregation like that of Ply
mouth church, whose admiration and
personal devotion to their free love
pastor increases with the proofs Of
his guilt-who have already expen>
ded hundreds of thousands of dollars
in his defense-will secure miss
trial if they have to pawn the com
muuion service to raise money for
the ibe.--SaUanndk N91CS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

THE Savannah Advertiser reports
the following:
Two AGAINST ONE. Some serious
amusement was created by a bully
affair which took place near the
steamer Katie's wharf yesterday
afternoon, in which two negro men
INDUCED in some butting for silver
half dollar. For nearly an hour
these two worthless barked up each
others scalps aud made the wool fly.
The smaller the contestants seeing
that he would be defeated bsntered
his adversary thusly: eyer too good
for me, but | bet yer two dollars dat
Jeemes Murray (his backcr) and me
can out butt yer Good nuf," re
iterated the champion butiist. Then
commenced one of the most ludicrous
sights ever seen before in this novel
way of earning an honest dollar
But the fun could not last long, and
the ambitious champion was forced
to cry enough, after his head was
badly cut in three or four places, and
his entire body covered with blood.
Cobb county has the champion
"buttist," peaceable, industrious
colored man, by the name of Dennis,
a drayman. He can split a one
inch plank with his head any time,
while he can butt negro clean into
the next world. Send up your Sa-
Yannah buttist
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
A DECISION that deserves general

A DECISION that deserves general
notice has just been rendered by the
Supreme Court of Louisiana. 1t
has affirmed judgment of $50, 200
damages against druggist whose
clerk made a mistake causing the
loss Of human life. The victim Of
this mistake was Mrs Ellen L. Nc
Cubbin, wife of William McCubbin
of New Orleans. The physician pre-
scribed for her "Aqaa Ca0phor@,
4Og.," but the clerk put up that
quantity of tincture of camphor,
which she took, and it killed her in
a few hours. Her husband sued the
druggist for damages, and the suit,
after long litigation, has ended as
above stated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

A SENTIMENTAL young man Of
Chicago went to see his girl the other
day, and found that his letters had
been pasted over the top of preserve
caus. Those beginning with "My
Darling Susan" went over the peach
es, and those commencing with "My
Own Darling" were put over the
apples. This was too hatteringly
sweet to allow the engagements to
remain substantial.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

TIE New York World has it that
"banditi" Sheridan will be married
in June to a daughter of Gen. D. H.
Rucker, Assistant Quartermastor
General of the Army and Chief Quar-
termaster on Sheridan's staff We
offer our coincidence to the lady.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

The new building of the New York
Tribune is nine stories high. When
a man comes in and wants to know
who wrote that article, he is told that
the author is on the top floor with
the elevator broken.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

A New York thief stole a 81 1000
diamond ring from a jeweler of that
city one day last week, and being
arrested, swallowed the ring. The
Herald says this is one way of be-
coming valuable member of society.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

A FEW years hence and Brother
Orvil, of the reigning family, will be
a double and-twisted millionaire
The Government appropriates i'm
mense sums annually for the benefit
of the Indians, and when it comes to
raking in these appropriations. Bro.
Orvil is an Indian seventeen feet
high.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
Prof. ]. R. SEALS,

OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO THE
citizens Of Marietta and vicinity in tie way of
Tuning and Repairing Pianos, and guarantees
satisfaction.
NIB Respectfully refers TO Rev /. r. Bran
ham, and will attend punctuaily, to all orders
left with him.
Also am Agent for the Albert Weber Piano
The best of all.
LAGRANGE, GA. Nov 25th, 1879.
Prof. J. r. SEALS has for years tanned and
repaired pianos for me, and | have always
found lin faithful, careful, conscientious
workman reliable in every particular, and !
cordially commend him as such to the public.
!. +. COX, Pres. So. +. College.
p. S.-Prof Schumacher regards Prof Seals
as the best tuner Of Pianos in this country.
l. r COX.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

Bricks made in China are sold in
San Francisco for less than they can
be made for this side the Pacific,
notwithstanding the advalorem duty
of twenty per cent. on them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
WHITE WASHING.

AS our Marietta people are whites
washing at this season, we will give
recipe that will adhere. and not
brush off when anything touches it I:
Soak four ounces of glue in a quart
of warm water for "A hours, then
pint Of water, place the vessel
(tin) in a kettle of hot water over
the fire and agitate the glue until it
is thoroughly dissolved and the So
luton quite clear Now put five or
six pounds of powdered Paris white
(costs three cents a pound) into a
bucket, and add hot water until the
mixture is of the consistency of
cream. Then mix the glue with it,
stir it we'll with AZ ordinary white
wash brush. 1t is of the most i'm
portance that the kalsomiming mix
ture be spread smoothly, aud if too
thick little hot water should be adj
ded. The quantities given above
are sufficient for two coats on large
room sixteen feet square. To make
a good job two coats should always
be applied.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

AN Indian Judge mas decided that
if woman will shorten pie crust
with butter at thirty-eight cents a
pound, her husband has good cause
for divorce.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
CHI sNarietta gunrnal.
Marietta, Ga, Friday, May 81 1875.

MEIssoNIER is the best paid artist
in France. He takes two years to
paint picture less than foot square.
His latest work was this size aud
sold for $24 600 gold.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

1t is in vain to hope to please all
alike. Let man stand with his face
in what direction he will, he must
necessarily turn his back on one-half
the world.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

Conundrum. Said boy: "That
chap is my brother, and this girl is
his sister, and yet she is no relation
of mine. How is that ?" Answer.
That boy lied.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

Two women claim to be the moth.
Q. of Bessie Turner. 1t isn't likely
that both can prove their claim
Who is the Solomon who will decide
this question 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
M. Il. GRIST
HARNESS MAKER AND
CARRIAGE TRIMMER

CAN be found on the North East Side Public
Square over the Store OF Lyon & Bro, where
he will be pleased to meet his old friends and
customers and all others having work in his
line, and he guarantees satisfaction in every
instance. BY strict attention he hopes to mer-
a liberal share Of public patronage. All kinds
of Repairing done at the shortest notice.
Iannarv 1st ls13-1Y
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
K:.ennesaw House
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.

]. Q. A. LEWIS, Proprietor of the above
house. with w. NJ. Lewis as Clerk, announce
to their friends, and the public, that everything
is in first class condition, and that no expense
or attention shall be spared in giving salts
faction TO all guests.
dec4-3m
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

"a skin game"-the fur dealers.
Why is side-saddle like four
quart jug9 Because it holds a gal
lon.
, 1875-03-28
FATHERlANn.

God and our Tather!and!
1t Conntry's proud comuanus
TIA spring to arms to rescue hAr from wrong
This 30 our battls-cry;
This bs our strength from high
Our psalm Of victory and triumphant song.
Te4 rIs from Heaven that come
Those loves that lind to hone-
To hone aud country-all our heazb hold dsar;
And In our bosoms burn
Thofe feelings thct etn turn,
With patriot fcrvor 2nd with faith xneefs,
Un:o that spot Of earth
Where cur best hopes have btrth,
And where for us exists earthly ho3Tant-
That haven Of our hearts
Whose quiet EaAc. lmpartS
exest rap.ures and bright joy, Hs1vea~ssat-3 3sd"
g1Ten;
Wherein our souls repose,
And whara tha woE.d'a Tuds blow1
Reach cot to break ths calm Of happy fssts
Where fond affections ca<e
Stsl1 ne1vea our hearts To bear
The ba.t1ez o. our Gfa sr2n with tho best-
These 7rs the memories sweet
With which va spring to inset
Tia foes at houls aud Of our naive 8txaadI
And in our God We tr.st,
And, fighting thus, vs must
Conquer for 1hss, Cur 1oTsd, our Tathsrlaud.
CHICAGO. @oARA
, 1875-03-28
CoLEHAuHS WITNESSES.
Witnesses introduced by the owne1s
hnd testified to it, velua II follows

George ". Waite, who testified to ths precise
ulus Of 81, ,eT5 par acre, assisted in making the
sngaal appraisement OF tho iAud *hen 1no
salos vas fixed at 5000 per acre.
BrnANaE INDEED
It will strike an ordinary man - little
kanRs that sixteen man could be found Who
sould swear to An average value Of about $so
pr ac1s for piece Of swamp land. when nucn
better land Appointing it, and with PARK 1foas:
,ould be bought for s., 600 per scre, and wien ~
III shown th.t the Commission had bought
higher lands On three Edes Of 1t 1t from Seeo 70
n,ooo per acre, sud when bundrods OF acres OF
tar hetter laud several miles nearer tho city IVES
iur sAle It from s., 600 to 5000 per acre.
Tna verdict Of the jury, rendered on tne 1ofe-
go:ng evidence and Instructions from the cour1
vas S. 75o per acre. The names Of thu jury
ware a. follows:
George T. Hinmxn, B:ue Island.
PA:rick Kelly. 10. 2l1 De kovsn Ftss1
J. yanderpooi. No. Is EisAtssuth pa.ee:
Patrick HCssiou, No IS hahr1Axa sakse-
Peter Busch, paloR.
Etutv Kuch unknown
Il. 4 Hanson, vessel captain.
George g. Hollster, Morgan Pxfk.
Charles Il, Breuao. No. lo17 Adams st1eeh
John Hos.n, No. 747 Carroll street.
AF. SeTeus No. - ClcAoara AShnsA-
KH Coma No. &c Langley avenue.
n CONCLUSION.
r :a,a rtsas Of laud could bo P1t up fo1 sa1e
, 1875-03-28
nY FRIEND.

It may be, after years have pa=sed Away
aid faded rsiils Of tina gons BY,
These lines. in some far-o1 and distant day.
Nay chance to fall beneath your cars1ess sJs-
II then the hand that penned them long ago
Lies uerveless tn ths grave; II than ths hsx1t
From whence this stream OF fancy oncs could a&H
L. cold in death,-it may b you Will asaFt
Whau dwelling In the changes time haa ssa2,
Mid hopes deluded, mid sccompllshed fsaza'
When uauRht is 1aft OF MI that once h2s bean
savo ths pale memory uf happier JsA1s:
H. ut that hour, q sh&ds Of aorrow creeps
.O'er your poor spirit, weary on 1a WAys
II one who could have cheer'd, forever slsspey-
Lean On thu love Of forgotten day1
Ms7be rank grrss win hide Ionsly graTe,
Where cruel rains beat down, whore winds mean Ps
Yet feel that lore that life, you acozned TO sava,
Vas true to dealt, ,-vas faithful to tia h4t-
CHAxHA10x, Ill ~ n -"
, 1875-03-28
HOME.

Como, rest in this bosom the daylight u p&ssy-
Let cares fade away with tbs sun,
Like tha miats Of the morn when ths s*
From tho faca OF Aurora have run.
IN ths aheitsr of home cares should not mtxuda;
Make It Racted TO love aud to rest
rro-n the carrn Of tha day bring mind khath tapd
W1th tho peaoe IL 4hould bring 70 thy hrsast
Let thy brow Ioss tbs fTovn. and thy hps 1es IA
Rneer.
There's naught thAt's unholy should entsr In haza@
From iii eyil lot honnn b a1smpt.
I'll DIV yoco the aveo& accents Of lova Aesu1eA
And affection beam forth from thy fscs;
And around thee thus gather, In radiance md hoo0,
The angals that watch o'sx the Place.
111osnn xH dkA1H