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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
a BRIDE THAT WAS AFRAID.


A couple from Virginia landed il
Milton the other morning TO be mar
|.ried by Squire Lewis. They walk
ed hand IN hand up Main street and
took seat upon the front of the
'Squire's office, aud the mao asked
for LICENSE. As the Squire was
preparing to make it out the buxom
girl began to inch off, and hesitated,
and fiualy said to the young man ia
half whisper: 9
John, said she, Il don't believe |
will never did feel so frustrated
--lawd | wonder what pappy's
doing now feel righttremblesOme
less go back come on john
We'll, you don't want the license,
then 7 said the Squire.
Hold on thar, Mister yes, we
do, said the man and he moved
closer up set his chin to earnest,
hard work. Now, Sally, said he,
don't go on thater way /; what nd the
folks sayi 1t 'ud be awful hard or
me. An thar's the candy stew 81
Bill Browns and aller that and
Sukey Jones would just die grin.
min over you about it. She was mad
as pizen Yesterday when she hoard
we was comm
4 don't mind her no more'n the
dust off - feet, but feel SO skit,
tish like, John wish 'ermydie if |
hain't sorry we come. don't
want'er get to get married, John.
Say, Mister, fix on your papers,
said John. Margins nnthin',; no
more'n standin up in spellin class
at Oldfeld School,
We'll, stand up, said the Squire.
I'm ready.
Bot as the ceremony was under
way the girl jerked back, exclaim-
iog: III be JobndingIed eff do!
The Squire suggested that the liz
cense had been given and they had
gone most too far to back out now.
That's so! said John. Stand
fast, Sally Don't git all liner quiv.
er now gently taking her arm.
Conner long in place, its most over
with and she sided back.
And the Squire said, Il now pro
nounce you man and wife !
'Lud'amercy y cried the bride,
IAN is it doOef'
You bet 'tis--- easy as spellin',
and now we'll 60, said the man, and
they mounted the horse double and
rode out of town.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
A LEAF AS BIG AS A TABLE.
San Diego (Cal.) Unior


About three weeks ago the local
of the Union gave a notice of a
mammoth pie plant that is now
growing on the premises of j. w.
Higgins, in Sherman's addition.
We stated at the time tina. the lar
gest leaf of this plant, grown from
seed put in the ground on the Goth
of last April, measured II feet in
circumference. Our contemporaries
criticized us as though we we're the
lineal descendant of the celebrated
Baron MunchluseD, and had inner
tied all the leading traits Of our no.
ted ancestor. This treatment, of
course, has been as thorn 10 our
flesh ever since. We vowed that
we would get even. We are now
ready to vindicate our honor as
truthful journalist. Yesterday we
measured the leaf in the presence of
two witnesses Mr., huggins and DIR.
Port. Its circumference was Il feet
8 inches. There ia no "shenanigan"
about this. The plant is somewhat
the shape of palm leaf fan, with a
smooth edge, and not full of deep
scollops, as has been surmised by
those who had not seen it. Mr..
Higgins, who wac formerly au Iowa
farmer of the old school, has many
other "big things" growing aIong>
side of this pie plant. We saw a
beet of six weeks growth that mea-
sured 8 feet ] inches in 'circumfer.
enoe, and a turnip of the same age
! foot ll9 inches 10 circumference.
We also saw a small bush, trans.
planted last spring, that bore
ounce which measured liz inches
10 circumference.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
DON'T READ IN BED.

Never read in bed or in a reclin-
ing attitude; it provokes tension
of the optic nerve very fatiguing to
the eyesight. An exchange says !:
"Bathe the eyes daily 10 salt water;
not salt enough, though, to cause a
smarting sensation. Nothing is
more strengthening, and we have
known several persons who, after
using this simple tonic for few
weeks, had put aside the spectacles
they had used for years, and did not
resume them, continuing, CT course,
the oft repeated daily use of salt wa
ter. Never force your eyesight to
read or work in insufficient or too
broad light. Reading with the sun
on ones book is MORALLY Injurious
10 the eyes"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
BORROWING MONEY.

Our farmers had best study the
matter most carefully before walk
ing into the clutches of the money
lenders, They may learn some'
thing from the experience of people
in the West. We give an instance
A. bad a nice farm on which he was
making a good living, the farm be-
ing worth $4,000. He concluded
that he would borrow some money
and put it into cattle in order ia
make money more rapidly
He obtained $4,000, mortgagiug his
land. His cattle speculation was @
failure and he lost the 81, 000.--
When the interest came due he was
so hard run that he placed chatteI
mortgage on his utensils, stock and
household goods. Bad crops follow
ed and the next year his Sc 900
farm was sold and he went forth
with bis family without q penny in
the world. The temptation to bor~
row money was his utter ruin. =
Hundreds of cases of similar char
acter may be cited as occurring in
the West. They are liable to be
repeated in the South. = Atlanta
Post~Appeal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

How long are corners TO be per
mitted, and what is the remedy for
them. Corners are impracticable
without the command of large cspi-
tai, and, IS capital is concentrated
in single hands or is unified 10 the
hands of syndicstes, it becomes more
and more powerful. The leading
capitalists of the Uuited States can
change the value of any article Of
merchandise in a few days, if they
have a mind to do it and between
pIundering the people in that way
and breaking into bank the dis
tinction is rather fine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
WRESTLING TO A SQUIRREL.

One afternoon last summer, when
out looking for game, sat down on
a pile of rails to rest. Pretty soOn
discovered in an oak tree, some
twenty yards away, a red squirrel
stretched at full length on a limb,
taking a sun bath. Instead of rails
ing my rifle, and sending ball
through the little fellow lie is a
mighty mean sportsman" that en-
deavors to kill all that he sees), |
decided to give him little pleasure
it | could, so commenced to whistle
the air of the once popular ditty, q"
love thee, sweet Norah O'Neil." 10
twinkIing the squirrel was up on
his hind legs, his tail over his back,
his head cooked to one side, listening
to me; a moment of irresolution,
and then he scampered down the
trunk of the tree to the ground, and
then started toward me be came a
few yards, stopped, sat up on end,
and listened again. was careful
not to move and kept on wbistling ;
after waiting moment the little
beauty came on, jumped up on the
pile of rails, ran within four feet of
me, halted, went up on end again,
made an umbrella of his tail, tipped
his head on one side, looked at me
with all the gravity of justice of
the peace at his fist trial and yet,
if ever creatures eyes beamed with
pleasure, his did.
| did not move, but after little |
abruptly changed the tune to the
"Sweet bye. and-bye" Cbut Why,
with the fret note of the different
tune, away went the squirrel. | did
not move, only shook with sup
pressed laughter, and as we'll as
coald, kept on whistling, 10 min-
ute or two back came the squirrel,
going through all the cunning me
neuvers of his first approach, and
once more took seat before me on
the rails | watched him and aotu-
ally thought he was trying TO puck
err up his mouth aud whistle.
Once egain | changed the tune,
this time to yankee Doodle" and,
as before, with the first note of
change away scampered the squirrel.
Unable to control my risibilities lon
ger, laughed aloud, and after that
| couldn't cell my little friend to me.
wonder how many of the so-
called "!rue Sportsmen" ever seek
or think of any pleasure in connecs
ton with such beautiful little crea-
lures, save the savage and unmanly
pleasure OF taking away their lives
FOREST and Stream.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

On Friday night an armed and
disguised mob, appeared in Senator
bia, Miss, and made their way de
rect to the Jail. They came upon
the iauitor and forced him to open
the. prison doors. Gillenwaters was
taken by the mob some distance
from the town, where he was fred
into. The first shots took effect in
his face, ard he fell to the ground,
face downward. Several other shots
were fred into his PROSTATE body,
when he was left for dead. Mirsc-
uIous to state, the shots did not take
effect 10 vital parts of his body and
he soon recovered strength enough
to return to town and identify six of
the mob, who proved to be citizens
of Arkabutls. They we're arrested
and are now 10 Jail. 1t is thought
the entire crowd will be discovered
and identified by GilIenwaters.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
MONDAY HEADACHES.

Sunday, by a large majority Of
mankind, is made of feasting, aDC
the Sunday dinner is the principa
one of the whole week. If there ia
any scrimping it is done through the
week and the strength Of the cook,
and efforts of the ~usewife are both
concentrated to focus on the Sun
day dinner. Sunday is said to be
a day of rest but very little rest
does the stomach find when it is
loaded With an assorted cargo of
highly seasoned viands, which gives
it a Job of over work. And this is
more onerous and provoking, as its
owner lounges around and takes lit
tie or no exercise, which leaves the
other organs without employment,
and the poor stomach has to work on
all alone, although it often exercises
its constitutional right of grumbling
at its owners indiscretion and glut>
tony, which were SO excessive that
by the close of the day he feels like
a stuffei anaconda. If the quantity
of food we eat is to be regulated by
the exercise Of the body then the
Sunday meal should be the ligbtest
of the week, as usually, but little
physical exercise is taken on that
day, whereas the contrary is the fact
and the appetite is nursed and whet-
ted throughout the week that it may
make an onslaught on the fat of the
land on Sunday, which is manifest
improperly aud a gross violation of
the laws of health.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

Texarkana lies partly within Ar
kansas and partly within Texas,
with broad street marking the
boundary. 1t has two Mayors, and
the State laws governing on one
side have no binding force on the
other. Arkansas made a severe en-
actment against the free sale of fire.
arms, wbereupoL the hard ware mer-
chants moved their stores to the
other side of the street, thus going
into Texas, where the sale of revolv
ers, like their use, is free. The Ar
kansas Mayor issued proclamation
against the sale of liquor 90 Sunday,
greatly to the advantage of !the sa-
loon men 10 Texas. until the ven
ders on the other side moved over
and regained their customers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
RELEASED BY A MOB.

Summersyille Gazette . Charles
Puryear was released from Jail in
LaFaytte last Saturday night, by a
crowd of his friends. He had been
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50, OF
work on the chain gang twelve
months, for refusing to give bas-
tardy bond. His case had been Ia
ken to the Supreme Court twice, ant
both times the judgement had beer
affirmed. Saturday night a GROVE
woke up Sheriff McClatchey, snc
demanded the keys. The Sheriff
leveled his pistol remarking: you
are the most numerous, but | car
kill one or two of you Suddenly
be found himself the focus of half a
dozen shot guns, and during the
parley which be had then thought
expedient, some one seized his pistol,
and took it from him. He was then
led off, and Puryear was released,
but the other prisoners we're left in
their celia"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

A New industry has just sprung
into existence near Chattanooga in
the way of a sheep dairy, for the
purpose of manufacturing cheese, -
1t commences with 1000 sheep, and
is under the management of an Aus
trian. Austrians are very fond Of
cheese, and so are the English,
among whom it is in great demand.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
THE OTHER FELLOW"

How easy it is to see the sins of
other people Even a child can do
that. A Boston Sunday School Su-
perintendent tells US of an experi~
euce of his in proof of this truth
One Sunday he found in his school
class of urchins, recently gathered
in from the streets without teacher
for the day; so he took them in
hand. He came right down to first
principles, and talked of ain and SAL
walton. One of his pointed questions
was, is there any sinner in this
class 2 Instantly the answer came
from one of the brightest of the
boys, who pointed to the end of the
seat and said, Yes, that fellow down
there ? That boy was more outs
spoken than he would have been if
be had been longer in the school but
his mode of living was much like
that of those long under training.
There is no sorrow like our sorrow,
and no sin like that fellows down
there
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
Now passeth away the Watermelon

NOW paSSeIh away JUG WateIheIoh
season and with it also pssseth
away great standby of ye para
grapheA Alas no more shall the
cucumber, the melon, the small boy,
etc., that have formed the staple
material of the funny column matter
of esteemed contemporaries greet our
weary eyes But then, there's the
raw turnip near at hand ; have cour.
age boys-have courage !
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
nLoPEMENT DEFERRED.

Jackson NeOS: ave learn of the
following incident that transpir ed,
near Locust Grove Church, 10 Hem
ry county, a few days age: A gem
tleman by the name of Harden, who
had been paying his respects to a
young lady for some time, met her
at the above church, took her into
bis buggy and attempted to elope
with her, when the girls father
came up and caught hold of the bri
die reins and ordered his daughter
to get out of the buggy. She refus
ed empbaticslly to obey him. lie
called 10 bis eldest son, who, our
informant says, attempted to eject
her from the buggy, when she clasp
ed her lover about the neck and deN
feated her brothers ate mpt. The
younger brother then came up and
made blow at Harden with his
knife, missing his ain and striking
his brother on the temple, inhicting
an ugly wound 1t is said one Of
the party snapped pistol several
times, but fortunately it failed TO FIRE.
The matter was finally settled by
the young lady going home with her
parents, with the understanding
that she was to be married at home,
which accordingly took place few
DAYS afterwards"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

PROFITABLE FARMTNG.-United
States Senator John S. Williams re-
Gently sold his crop of tobacco, rais>
ed on seventy-Gve acres in the blue
grass section Of Kentucky, for S2l, -.
419 SO. There were ninety five
hogsheads, and the yield from each
acre was yearly $500. He was as
sisted by flock of seven hundred
turkeys, who kept the plants clear
of worms.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

A Denver girl advertised for pro-
posals of marriage. Her father
published a card to say that her ad :
vertisement was merely q foolish
freak, and that DO body should re-
gard it seriously. Then the girl
can out 10 a card with "a declsra
ton that. being of legal age to choose
husband for herself, she had taken
her own means of getting suited, and
did not mean to abandon the plan.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

The Henry County Weekly tells
of the murder of young man, Bar
tow Dunn, near Stock bridge, in
that county, last monday. He was
found 10 the road shot through the
heart, and, although the matter
seems yelled in mystery, a coroner's
jury charges the murder to one
John,BeIlah, for whose arrest war
rant has been issued.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
Worthless Stuff,

Not so fast my friend if you
could see the strong, healthy, blooms
ing men, women and children that
have been raised from beds if sicks
ness, suffering, and almost death, by
the use of Hop iBitters, you would
say "Glorious and invaluable REM
ody ."-PhitadeLpbia Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

An enraged belle at White Sui
phur Springs bit the cheek of a
young man at a moment when he
expected kiss. He had her arrest
ed on charge of assault, but failed
to appear before justice, and she
was discharged.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

= John Bright, discussing the sub
ject of England's loss of trade, says
the cause is not to be found in for
eign tariffs or commercial otresties,
but IN bad hArvests. ut is the
diminution of wealth of the country
by the reduction of the products of
the soil"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

Which is the robber state now 7
Missouri catches bandits, out what
have the republican state govern
ments of Kansas, Wisconsin,, Massas
chusetts, Colorado and California
done All of them except WiscOn>
sin, have had train robberies or at<
tempts at robberies during the past
two months, and none of them have
captured single one of the bandits.
There have been no train rObberies
10 Wisconsin, but the Williams boys
have successfully defed the whole
civil and military power of the
State.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

Miss Marietta Rhodes saved q
drunkard'a life in Rome the other
day. With some friends she was
out walking, saw man lying upon
the railroad track drnak and a train
rapidly approaching. Like little
heroine, she seized and dragged
him out of danger.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
ELECTION NOTICE.
ORDINARY'S OFFICE COBB CO e.,
Marietta, Ca, August 25, 1881

In compliance with an Act Of the General
Assembly of the State enacted and approved at
the present sitting, amendstory of an act APP
pt6ved September Doth, 1879,
II is ordered that an election be held at the
several election precincts in said county on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1881,
for FIVE Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
for said county of Cobb. Two OF said Com
missioners TO be elected whose terms will ex-
pire in January. 1853. and three Of said Com
missioners TO he elected whose terms will
exp re- in january, 1885
And il is further ordered that the several
proper offices in each of the Militia Districts OF
said county hereby charged with the duty
of conducting said election and making returns
thereof as provided for general elections for
county officers. Given under my hand and
official signature.
II. NJ. HAMMETT Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

The owner of large cranberry
farm at Berlin, Wis, employs a
hundred girls, and he promises to
marry the one who picks the most
berries this season, providing she
wants him.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

Chicago made money on cotton,
but lost millions on wheat. And
now, the lucky Cincinnatians are
building fine houses out of their
profits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

There 800 educated female phys
icians in active practice in twenty.
six States OF our Union-the major
ity in Massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

Kentucky is to have a mushroom
farm in its Mammoth Cave. 1t is
said there is room enough to produce
a million pounds of mushrooms daily.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22
Chr 5elarietta Suaraal.
Marietta, Ga, Thursday, Sept a. 1881

Chicago and New Orleans are the
only American cities that license
gambling houses. St. Louis is about
to follow their example.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

...IF you want any kind of job Printing
done, such as Letter Heads, Note Heads,
Bill Heads, Cards, Circulars. Handbills,
Pamphlets, Tax Receipts, &c, we will
guarantee to do the work as cheap as Allan
ia. Bring your work to the Journal Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-22

A FIVE cent subscription has been
started at Logan, Ohio, to defend
Sergeant Mason for shooting lat
Guiteau, the assassin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-03
Journalistic Abuses.

There ought to be law making it a
penal offence for the newspapers to use
certain phrases and expressions, unless
the proprietor pay royalty to the State
for the use of such language. Quite q
number of respectable old men have
tried ii, but none have ever succeeded in
dying, without being subsequently de-
nounced as "an old landmark Why
not call the late respected citizen " an
old mile post, for variety? If a respect
able old citizen dies, why should he not
be allowed to pass away Is he ex-
pected, after his relatives have gone to
the expense and trouble of having him
ostentatiously planted-is it still required
of him that his remains loaf about his
old haunts, and frequent saloons Just
about the time lunch is set out? Why
should he not pass away, without the
local paper indulging IN personal hings
and meaningless taunts
We have shown how the census was
kept down by the marriage notices that
are put in the papers, how there is more
skirmishing than regular engagements,
and how, amid all the popping, the ques-
tion is never popped. In this connec-
ton we may mention the term !" High
contracting parties" which is flung in
the teeth of every couple that has the
reckless hardihood to commit matri-
mony. What are high contracting par
ties, anyhow? Unless the fair bride is
seven feet in her stockings, and the
noble-looking groom has contract to
shingle the rocf of shot tower, we fail
to perceive what possible justification
reporter has to call them high-contract-
ino parties. And even IL the brideoroom
is carpenter, and has contract to
build a shot tower, that is no reason why
his trade should be flung in his teeth.
How would the reporter like it if the in
suited bridegroom were to publish card
stating that the reporters mother took
in washing, and his father was hotel
keeper, who took in strangers ?-Teras
Siftings.