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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
[For the MARIETTA JOURNAL.
LIVE TO BIB USEFUL.

There are a great many people
living in this world who never try
to be of any use. They live only
for themselves they benefit nobody
but themselves; they don't study to
be of any use. But God has some~
thing for every one to do, buta great
many never stop one moment to
think of what use they could be, but
go stumbling on in the path of sin
and vice, besides leading thousands
of others on after them. 1t is bad
enough for them 10 go wrong, but
worse for them to influence others the
same way. Strive to do good and
leave behind you monument of vir-
tue. Write your name by kindness
and love upon the hearts of your fell
low men and you will not be forgot>
ten. Good deeds shine as brightly
on the earth as stars do in heaven.
Thousands of men live in this world
without doing one useful act or writ
ing or speaking one word to benefit
mankind, Their light went out 10
darkness, aud they are not remem-
bered any more than the insect of
yesterday. Will you thus live and
die K. 4. P.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
DELIGHTS OF TEXAS.
ion Springs, (Ala.) Herald. ]

Union Springs, (Ala.) Herald
Mr.. F. J. Frazer, of this place,
received letter from a noted cotton
planter of Lavacca county, Texas,
stating that the grasshoppers had
destroyed everything that was green
both in the woods on the prairies.
The country looked as if it had been
burned by fire; cattle were dying
for want of something to eat, and,
although spring had set in, early
there, everything looked more black
than in winter. He concluded by
saying: "If you have any friends
who contemplate coming to Texas,
advise them not to come" Another
gentleman who had received a peck
of rye, oats, wheat and barley each,
sowed the seed with care. The
grain was up some twelve inches
high. At 9 o'clock in the morning
the choppers" began to work upon
it. By 10 o'clock the same day not
a spear was left. Similar reports
have reached US from other portions
Of that State. A letter received from
Washington county, stated that the
choppers" were numerous enough =
although at that time they were lit
tie larger than the common house fly
to destroy the grain and other
crops as fast as they came out of the
ground.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
GOOD MEN.

EDITORS JOURNAL AS the time
for nominating delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention is drawing
near, please allow US space in your
columns to say q few words as to the
kind of men whom the intelligent
masses desire to represent them.
Not men Of mere legal lore, but
men of good common, practical sense
men Of experience, and Of un~
doubted integrity, whose names and
claims are advanced and advocated
BY the people, and who are not
more "hangers,on' for office. Such
men have the moral courage to sup>
port, or oppose measures that may
or may not pertain to the general
good. And here permit us to add,
that, with due Difference to the claims
of ali whose names have been sug>
gested in this connection, we would
specially recommend to the good
people of this district, as the "right
mon in the right place." Col. James
w. Robertson and S. B. Love, Esq,
of Cobb, Prof. G.. j. Orr and Thos.
Moore, Esq, of Fulton, all OF whom
If nominated, will be cordially sup>
ported by MANY VOTERS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
HOW RICH MEN BRGIN LIFE.

Cornelius Vanderbilt began his
life with. an old pirogue, running be
tween Staten Island and New York
city, carrying garden stuff to mar
4ket. With 50, 600 o. 1000 raised
from this source, he entered upon
steadily increasing enterprises, UNI
til he had amassed the enormous sum
of S50,000,000. prs
A. L. Stewart first bought few
laces at auction, and opened his way
to success in dingy little shop on
Broadway, near the site Of the whole
sale establishment. Years of rigid
honesty, shrewd management, and
wisdom in things both great and
small, have made him the monument
tai merchant of the nineteenth CEN
fury.
Daniel Drew, in his early life, was
a cattle driver at the munifieent sum
of seventy-tive cents day, and be
has now driven himself into an estate
valued at from $50, 100000 to $780,,
100000.
George Law, at forty>five years
of age, was q common day laborer
on the docks, and at present counts
his fortune at something like $l0,>
100000.
Robert L and Alexander Stuart,
the sugar refners, in their boyhood,
sold molasses candy, which their
widowed mother had made, at cent
stick, and to>day they are worth
probably $5,000,0o0 to 100000
APIECE.
Marshall o. Roberts is the possess
sor of 100000 or S5,000,000;
and yet until he was twenty five he
did not have 500 he could call his
own.
II. B. ClaAin, the eminent dry
goods merchant, worth, it is estimat~
ed, from $40, 900, 000to S15, 100000
commenced the world with nothing
but energy, determination and hope.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

The present Archbishop of Dublin
the gifted author ofthe work so wide
ly known on the "Study of Words"
is not in very robust health, and has
been for many years apprehensive
of paralysis, At recent dinner in
Dublin, given by the Lord Lieuten
ant Of ireland, his grace sat on the
right of bis hostess, the Duchess Of
Abercorn. In the midst of the din>
ner the company was startled by see
ing the Archbishop rise from his
seat, and still more startled to hear
him exclailn, in dismal and sepul-
chral tone, "It has come it has
come !"
"What has come, your Grace 7"
eagerly cried half dozen voices
from different parts of the table.
"What | have been expecting for
twenty years." solemnly answered
the Arch bishsop--a stroke of paral-
ysis. / have been piuching myself
for the last twenty minutes and find
myself entirely without sensation"
"Pardon me, my dear Archbishop"
said the Duchess, looking up to him
with a somewhat quizzical smile
''pardon me for contradicting, but it
is 1 that you haze been piaching."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
sHooT1Na rHE DEVIL.

An Individual in the north of
Spain, who was about to die, refused
to receive the consolation of religion
and the parish priest who had been
sent for, when the man refused to
see him, departed with the declara-
ton that the devil would come in
person to carry off the hardened sim
ner as soon as he was dead. Not
long after, as the family was watch
ing by the dead body, the door was
burst open with a great noise, and
there appeared on the scene per-
sonage arrayed in red, decorated
with long tail, and smelling strong
ly of sulphur. The apartment was
speedily vacated by the mourners,
who withdrew in great terror. A
man servant in another part of the
house heard the noise, and went to
the room. Mastering his fears, he
fired three shots from revolver at
the apparition, who had just taken
the body in his arms. The supposs
ed devil fell to the floor, and on ex-
animation turned out to be the par
ish sexton, who by the order Of the
priest had undertaken the part ofs
Satan. He was quite dead when
picked up, and four priests who are
Of having planned the mas
querade have been taken into cueto>
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
SPONTANEOUSLY.

A young man who lives on a farm
near Bochara, Australia, lately went
to sleep on sofa after a hard days
work, and had been lying there some
time when he got up and went out,
side. His companions observed that
he walked with staggering gait,
but little notice was taken of the
matter, as they expected him to re-
join them Immediately. The SOM
nambulist, for such he was, passed
through three or four gates, untying
aud relying the fastenings, which
are made of rope, and made his way
to the woolshed. There he hung
his coat upon a nail, took down a
pair of shears he had been using in
the daytime, and proceeded to sharps
en- them. He next caught sheep,
and had just flashed shearing it,
when he was awakened by the sud,
den arrival of his friends, who had
come with lantern TO search for
him. fhe shock Of awakening Gauss
ed him to trembIe like i lsai, but no
soon regained his equanimity. The
sheep was shorn as we'll as if the
work had been performed in broad
daylight, and the night was by no
means a clear one.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
A SNAKE STORY.

The jackson (Tennessee) Sun Of
last week contained a remarkable
story about lady and snake in that
city. According to the particulars
recited, the lady, who is fifty-seven
years of age, had for twenty years
or more carried live snake in her
stomach. The reptile was always
more lively in. its movements a short
time after meals than at other times,
causing to the victim the most un
pleasant sensation of both mind aud
body producing nausea, heartburn,
and slight distension of the stom
ach. These movements ceased about
three weeks ago, and, week later,
snake ten inches in length and as
large as mans finger was discharg
ed. Mr.. Robert Gates, the editor Of
the Sun, who is now on visit to
Louisville, 10 a conversation with a
Couier-JoayNaI reporter yesterday,
says be knows the lady well, and
substantiates the story by the most
positive affirmation that he knows
every word of it to be true. He
gives the name of the lady as Mrs.
DR.. Alex jackson. He says that
Mrs. Jackson thinks she must have
drank the snake in embryo from a
spring while attending a squirrel
stew in West Tennessee over twenty
years ago.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

WE are glad to know, says the
Augusta Chronicle and Constitutions
alist, that Mr.. Stephens is in favor
Of holding Constitutional Conven~
ton. In private letter, Of the date
Of the 18th instant, he says:
II am decidedly in favor of the
proposed State Convention. | have,
it is true, heretofore looked upon
call for such convention as prema~
ture. But the time has now come, |
trust, for its call, and | hope the alb
lest men Of the State will be sent to
it, irrespective of past party distinc~
tions. 'Let wisdom, justice and
moderation prevail in it's councils,
and the result Of it's action will be
beneficial to all classes Of our peo-
ple,"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

ENORMOUS profits are reported to
have been made by New York spec.
ulators on the recent advance in
brsadstuAs. Among others it is
said that ex>Shsriff O'Brien has
made over 100000. lie is reported
to have gone to prominent broker
a few weeks ago with $1,000, which
he put up on the margin for rise
10 grain. This venture turned him
$4,000 profit, the whole of which
he Immediately put up-agaia, with
the result stated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

A wHlYEwAsH for walls that will
be as hard and durable as the most
expensive calcimining, can be made
as follows: Take a half bushel of
unslacked lime and slack by pouring
on boiling water; cover tight, strain
it and add peck of salt dissolved in
warm water three pounds of ground
rice, boiled to thin paste !. put in
boiling hot half pound of Spanish
whiting and one pound of clear glue
dissolved ia water. Mix thoroughly
and let it stand for few days. Then
put it into a pot and heat it hot.
Put on evenly with brush and you
will be highly satisfied thereat. It
can be tinted to any shade disired
by adding few ounces of eoloring
matter. A little indigo Improves
the whitewash.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

THE Russian regular standing
army is both the largest and most
expensive in the world. 1t numbers
$4,000 men and costs Sl37, 034,>
925 annually. The Austrian army
is maintained at the least expense
per man of the armies of the great
powers of Europe, and the British
army at the greatest, costing nearly
three times as much per man as the
Austrian army. The army of the
United States is the most expensive
in proportion to its size of any in the
world, and the pay of the American
private is the highest received by a
private soldier in any country in the
world.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

WE feel for Congressman Tarbox,
of Massachusetts. This is his guam
Diary: "The Administration runs the
Democratic policy as cleverly as
though it had been born in it. Is
Mr.. Hayes Democrat, or am | a
Republican Really don't feel sure
of my political IDENTIFY
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
A RISING LAD.

A boy borrowed tool from a carr
penter, promising to return it at
night. Before evening he was sent
away on an GRAND aud did not re-
turn until late. Before going he
was told that his brother should ses
that the article was returned. After
he had come home he inquired and
found that the tool had not been sem
to its owner. He was much dis.
tressed Is think that His promise iissd
not been kept, but was persuaded to
go to sleep and rise early and carry
it home the next morning. By day
light he was up, and nowhere was
the tool to be found. After a long
sand fruitless search he set out for
his neighbours in great distress, to &C :
knowledge his fault. But how great
was his surprise to find the tool on
his neighbours door-stone And then
it appeared from the prints of his
little bare feet in the mud, that the
lad had got up in his sleep and car
ried the tool home and gone to bed
again without knowing it. Of course
boy who was prompt in his sleep
was prompt when awake. He lived
respected, had the confidence of his
neighbours, and WINS placed in many
offices of trust and profit. If all
grown folks felt as this boy did,
there would be good many tracks
of bare feet found some of these
bright mornings; and what piles of
books and tools would be found at
their owners doors.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

WHEN young mans salary will
not permit him to wear SOC cameo
head of some old Pagan god or 9th
err at the focus of his full-front-save-
washing>bill>neckties, then the times
may be characterized as impenetra-
bly, dense.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

If you would save your cabbage
plants from cut worms, place chip
beside each plant and in the early
morning raise them up and there you
find the worms. This is said to be
infallible.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

IRRIGATING the dry lands of Col>
orado from wells by windmill power
has been recently found practicable
by farmer, near Evans, in that
State. With one small mill an acre
of vegetables was watered, and the
thirst ola herd of eighty head of cat
tie, horses, and sheep was quenched.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

THE Detroit Free Press makes
the assertion that Patti is to embrace
the Greek religion, and along comes
the wicked parsgraphist Of the Bos>
ton Globe and wishes be we're the
Greek religion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

A COUSIN of President Grant,
named Barnard, Bank Examiner at
St. Louis, has just been dismissed
by the new administration. If all
the ex~President's relatives are to be
tarned out, there will be lots of va
cancies for the waiting army of place
seeking patriots.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

GIRLS, don't b. afraid to work.
Ruth CLEANED in the harvest field,
and got just as good . Bo~az as any
girl in the neighborhood.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
IT takes a sound body to make

IT takes sound body to make a
Lound mind. Work is not vulgar.
So long as the brain needs the juices
Of the body, SO long will hard work
be the fundamental element in the
development of the mind. Business
is eminently fit for man Of genius,
and to earn livelihood is the best
way to sharpen ones wits. Besides,
business affairs offer better opper~
tuoities at present than the so-called
professions. Therefore our youth
should be thoroughly and PRACTICAL
ly trained for business, in order that
they may succeed and become a cred
it to whatever calling the may adopt.
At the same time they should be ed
ucated not to despise labor; for after
all, it is only BY hard work that we
achieve anything worthy of the
name.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

WHEN Cinnamon part they say
"Chin- chin" which means good bye.
That is just the way with our girls /;
they chin-cbin about half an hour
before they can get apart.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

The Western confectioner who, a
few months ago, taught his parrot to
say "pretty creature' to every lady
who entered his store, is now mill
lionaire.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

WHAT can one poor weak woman
with club do against a tyrannical
husband who crawis under the bed
and refuses to come out I?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

81 am afraid, sir, you are in a
settled melancholy mo, madam,
my melancholy Wal settle, it has
too much grounds
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
NOTICE I

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME-
are requested to come and pay up-those who
pay prompt may have future accommodation.
and those who do not. l cannot afford to give
them credit in future, ane they will please not
ask for it, bat pay cash down.
WILLIAM ROOT.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

GEORGIA is sel Ing pine to Hol-
land, Some Of ibis pine is knotty,
but its nice.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

KATE Claxten arrived 10 Omaha
Sunday night and the Pioneer
Block burned upehat very night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

THE Marietta lady who took
avery body's eye, must have had
quite a number ofthsm.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

GOVERNOR N1sholls, OF Louisiana,
lost an arm and ! leg in the Confed-
crate service.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

ana, have steamboat boilers
wings 7" "Os, don. bother me-
no 7" "Why / heard gentleman
talking about a boiler ta4e !"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

A friend wants to Know what is
prettier than pretty girl with q
nice calico dress on. We don't
know, unless it istwo pretty girls.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
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Local Notices, 20 cents per line first inser-
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All obituary notices. tributes of respect, orer'
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The money for Advertising considered due
after first insertion. -~s*
All communications or letters on business
intended for th:s Office should be addressed
tf"The Marietta Journal.
NEAL &c MASSEY,
Publishers.
Postoffice DRAWER No. 10. Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04

SOME men living IN the upper
counties of Georgia who have never
heard of the close Of the war,
are still hiding osa var rs-
ferred to is the war of the whiskey
ring.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
To Country Publishers.

We have for sale Ruggles job Press
Gx10 inches inside of chase, in good running
order. turning out work neatly and rapidly.
Can be bought cheap for cash.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
Pianos and Organs,
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
WIN. KNABE g. CO.,
C. =. GORHAM & CO.,
C!iICKERING & SONS,

VIM hNAbE U w.,
C. =. GORHAM & CO.,
C!iICKERING & SONS,
DURHAM & SONS,
PEASE & CO.,
and other Pianos from $3.50 to $1,000, or II
Octave with all the very latest improvements.
MASON & HAMLIN,
PRINCE &, CO., and other Organs will
now be sold by the undersigned at less than
New York factory prices for cash, or on easy
monthly installments, or rent with privilege Of
purchase to responsible parties.
Every instrument fully warranted for five
years. Old pianos taken in exchange.
For terms and prices please addres me
through the Post Office and win cheerfalIy
give all information by letter or in person.
Orders, for tuning or repairing Pianos, left
at VIM. Roots Drugstore will meet with
prompt attention, at moderate prices.
+. l.. FREYER.
Marietta, Ga.-sept2lst75l
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-04
OFFICE.

UPSTAIRS, IN FREYER'S BRICK
Building, in the rooms formerly occupied by
DIR. Greer south-Side of the Public Square.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11

floats and network, may be rolled up IN q cylin-
dricai form, and kept on the dsck ready for in
slant use. BY means OF tackle II can be
launched IN few minutes, the rope ladder being
made fast to the rail on the deck. This ladder
consists OF series OF stout hickory poles, an
inch thick, firmly rugged with ropes, ct distance
OF foot apart. By this ladder almost any per-
son can easily and safely descend and gain foot
Ing in the network (spron) already described !;
and, although half submerged. can hold on to
the spars and be saved from washing away. The
outer edges OF the floats are provided with life
loops OF strong rope, to which person can cling,
independent Of the network. The buoying
power of the floats may be seen in the fact that
man can walk across them without wetting his
feet. With paddles or oars landing can readily
be made, when the raft is afioat on river.
The Memphis Audtd,t6he says: ut will re-
quirs q rise OF some three feet additional water
in the river between this and Csiro to let RATS
men get their winters cutting Of timber afioat in
the swamps. From the look Of things they ars
likely to have IL. Planters look upon the rise Of
the waters with feelings Of doubt and dread
Raftsmen, ON the other hand, are delighted when
the prospects Indicate IN overflow. AT present
the situation here is not threatening. but ID IL
solieitous.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11
BOUEF RIVER.

REGULAR BLACK AND BGUF RIVER
PACKET
Leaves WEDNESDAY, April IL, at pm.
H. AFOR POINT JEFFERSON, GIRARD,
Alto. Red Mouth Gum Point and all
landings on Bpuf and Black rivers
The steamer
STELLA BLOCK,
Tin place of Era No. Io,)
Tom Taylor, master.
VIII leave as above. Pays particular attention
to all Black River business. For freight or
passage apply on board or to
ap4 A. BRITTON. 90 Grayier street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11

BuRNErT's FLAvoRINa ExTRAoTs.-1ne superb
oritu of these extracts consists in their perfect
p,ustu and great strength. They are warranted
tree from the poisonous oils and acids which en-
Ter into the competition OF many Of the fictitious
rnif favors now in tbs market. They are not
My true to their names, but are prepared from
fruits OF the best quality, ard are % highly CON
centrated that comparatively snaW quantity
enly need b used