The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-06-05

| -. W + are null OF music III ooZeS from
our finger tips, laughs in our eyes, trickles
down our cheeks, irembles on our lips, nes'
ties in our pockets and revels in our boots.
The very air we breathe is laden with or
gan, piano, violin and cornet sounds. This
| is all accounted for by the assemblingn the
music room adjoining of several skilliul,
music loving professors where they have
given us a series of concerts, attracting, by
| superior talent and exquisite melody, a host
of male and female admirers. We have had
music from its sweetest symphonies to us
grandest strains, from lively 70 severe, from
grave to gay. 1t is no wonder then that
We feel surcharged with music, as if seem
| ingly transported 20 spheres ethereal and
divine. where printing offices, working and
eating. are unknown, and all We have to do
is to recline, aspire drink in music and
breathe our souls out sweetly there viii
somebody please come and pinch us, tread
on our corns, and jerk us back to this sor
did earth We've got several hungry
mouths to feed, and we want TO wake up
and get to work again.
The decoration of the Federal dead took
place al the National Cemetery in Marietta,
| last Friday A special train from Atlanta
brought splendid band of music. and II
large crowd, both white and colored, who
were joined here by those who were IN
sympathy with the occasion they were to
celebrate Rev Lewis Wheat opened the
exercises with prayer, and W. II. Smyth
! introduced the speaker, George 5. Thomas,
Esq, as memorial orator His speech, we
Bishop Gilbert Haven followed in a short
address Good order prevailed during the
day and everything passed off in satisiac-
tory manner to all interested The train
returned in the evening at D o'clock.
Some of our citizens think the progress,
| improvements and inventions OF the pres
ent day have increased the wants, vanity
and extravaganza of the people, rendering
them less happy and prosperous, than were
] OuT NhlItIS W nv ildt nO iiIltDdNc w Wv tlNb
hauling bnt on the contrary had good wag
ons and fat mules instead, and who, in those
DAYS. were surrounded with abundance, had
plenty of money, few wants and no fashion
able extravaganza. We know nothing
about those days, of course, but as we lis
tened to our friends, in recounting the
times of other days the picture was pre-
scented to charming advantage.
WE are in receipt of the June number
of that excellent magazine, the Southern
turner's Monthly. 1t is brighter if posi-
BILE than its predecessors, and contains a
new feature, an illustrated Fashion Depart
ment, which will make it still more vel
come, especially TO farmers wives This
number is replete with interesting and val
liable agricultural and miscellaneous read
| ing, comprising just such articles as are
suitable for farmers paper. II should be
on every farmers table in our county. and
we trust that at no distant day it will be -
Price months, 800; ~ months, $500
Sample copies will be sent on receipt of 3
cent stamp Address, J. II. Estill, Sayan-
nah, Ga.
"A number of people abuse the Atlanta
Constitution, but we don't know what for.
We do not receive a paper at this office
that is neater, newsier or that exhibits more
enterprise No paper can do any better in
Atlanta 1t is mucn easier to read and con
denim, than to take hold and perform and
FOOT the bills.
.Some of the dogs are dying from too
rec use of strychnine sprinkled on the wool
of sheep. This will be sad news to Jody
Carter Of the DeKalb News, who is flour
weeks" in advance of all other country pa
pers.
THE TINES GOLD MEDAL COOKING
STOVE is fast winning its way into every
neghtorhood in Cobb Cherokee and sur
| rounding counties J. p. Dobbs & Son are
selling them low i5--1t