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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

A witty druggist, on cold night
was 'oke by terrible rappiug at
the door. Going dawn he found a
poor fellow who wanted to purchase
dose Of salts. The shop was en-
tered, the dose prepared, and a half
dime put 10 the drawer.
How much did you make in that
operation asked bis wife as he got
in bed
-Four cents, was the reply.
"A shame it is returned the irri-
lated dame, 'for man to disturb
your rest just for dose of salt
'Recollect, my love, said the drug
gist, that one dose OF salts will dis
turb the mans rest more than it has
mine, and reflect, that these little in.
ccnvenIences always work we'll in
time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15
LAuGHABLD

When be earned a miserable liv~
ing in Rosiia, Colorado, by doing
errands for a stabeman, he was call
ed Old Man BasSick, aud his wife
and daughter and worked at the
washtub. One day be found ore in
mountain near by, and within the
wear has become a half millionaire.
Now be is respectfully mentioned as
Mr.. Bassick. There are those, how
ever, who sneer at the family'S ig-
norance, as the following anecdote
shows: Mrs. Bassick was at Canon.
It was noticed that she frequently
walked out upon the hotel porch al
if looking for some one. do yot
expect friends p asked the obsequi
GUS Boniface. NO, indeedy,' sb'
replied, Pm expecting my phantom.
Her pretty phsetop, for which sh'
had paid $4,000, afterward rolled
around the corner.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

On the 9Th inst. the two passen~
ger trains on the f. T. Va. & Ga
and the Western & Atlantic railroads
we're running very near together on
their separate tracks round curve
about six miles below Dalton. A
man whose name was ascertgined to
be l.. 7. Hagy, late of Bristol,
Tenn, was walking ca the w. & A.
track, and seeing the train on that
track approaching. be left it and at
tempted to cross the IL T. Va. &
Ga track. The train OF that road
vas making fast time and the engine
struck him before he could cross,
killing him Immediately. His brains
we're knocked out and his jaw and
an arm broken.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15
AN AFFECTING INCIDENT.

A Boston merchant dying, left
among his papers parcel of unpaid
bills against poor debtors, with a
written suggestion to his soma that
perhaps the claims might as well De
destroyed, as collecting them would
undoubtedly cause distress The
young men made a careful schedule
Of the elaine, and placed large pros
portion of the debtors names on the
"forgiven list, never intending to
collect them.
One day, shortly al;erward, (says
one of the brothers) an aged man
entered the office, saying he had
come to pay an old debt. lie was
from Cape Cod, and his bowed form,
and humble dress ADD hard hands,
indicated that his life had been one
OF struggles and sorrows My brother
(says the narrator) turned to his desk
and folnd the Old mans name on the
forgiven list" Your note is out
lawed, said he; - was dated twelve
years ago, payable in two years.
No interest has ever been paid; you
are not bound to pay this note. We
can never recover ths amount
Sir said the old mao, Il wish to
pay it. 1t is the only heavy debt |
have In the world 1t may be out
Iawed here, but | have no child, and
my old woman and | hope we have
made our peace with God, and wish
to do so with man. should like to
pay it," And he laid his bank>notes
before my brother, requesting him to
count them over.
Il cannot take this money said
my brother,
The old man became alarmed. Il
have cast the simple interest for
twelve years, and little over, said |
he. Il will pay you compound 10,
terest, if you request it. The old
debt ought to have been paid long
ago; but your father, sir was very
knew Id been un
lucky, and told me not to worry
about it.
My brother then Get the whole
matter plaiuly before him and taxing
the bank bills, returned them to the
old mans pocket,b book, telling him
that although our father left no for
nal will, he had recommended his
to destroy certain notes,
due bills, and other evidences OF
debt, and release those who might
be legally bound to pay them.
For moment the old man APP
peared to be Supplied After he had
collected himself, and wiped the
tears from his eyes, be said:
From the time heard of your
fathers death, | have raked and
scraped aud pinched and spared, to
get the money together to pay the
debt. About ten days ago, | had
made up the sum within twenty doll
lars. My wife knew how much the
payment of the debt lay on my
spirits, and advised me to sell COW
to make up the difference, aud get
the heavy burden off my misd
did so; and now, what will my old |
woman say must get back to the
Cape and tell her this good news
She'll probably repeat the very
words she used when she put her
hand on my shoulder, as we parted
Il have never seen the righteous
forsaken or his seed begging their
bread -
Giving each Of US a hearty shake
of the hand, a blessing upon our
dead fathers memory, he went on
his way rejoicing.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

A MIXGD FAAuLY.--A singularly
afflicted family liver near Battle
Creek, Michigan. The father was
born in Biogbampton, this state, and
married his consin. The results of
this violation Of the laws Ct consan.
guinity h We been very curious. -
The couple have had four children
three daughters and son-and
all, besides being deaf and dumb,
have instead Of teeth black sub.
stance entirely covering the gums
and making the jaws one solid, semi
circular, bony mass The son is
now thirty years of age, is married,
and has three children, all of whom
have the same peculiar substitute for
teeth, though not deaf mutes The
cases arc probably unique in human
anatomy, aad are striking examples
of the manner in which nature pGn~
ishes the iutraction OF her laws. -
Buffalo Express.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

One of tho great truths f the day
is the following from the Boston
Transcript: owe have seen ladies
who were unsufTeraby shocked at
the sight Of a man in his shirt sleeves,
and their own arms were bare almost
to the shoulders! Women are strange
crestures.n
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Country merchants adjacent to
Atlanta are loud in their complaints
that the Exposition is running their
fall trade. People vino attend the
show are purchasing their supplies
in the city while visiting, 10 the dis
astrous effect upon suburban dealers.
What is ones gain is auother's loss.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Four armed men, mounted on
powerful Horses, raided and robbed
the store of r. w. Hubbard, thirty
miles below Austin, Texas, on the
9Th. Five hundred dollars was TAX
EN- from the safe, besides numerous
articles from the store. Hubbard
and his clerk were forced to give up
their watches This occurred Just
before dark. A sheriff's posse
went in pursuit, but lost the trail.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

A Paterson On. j.. woman, who
hears indifferently well, has had an
extraordinary railway adventure.
While crossing the Erie tracks she
was caught up by the cow>catcher
of an engine and carried tbirty-6ve
miles before she was discovered By
the fireman. A worse frightened
woman there never was, but there
were no external injuries. The en-
gineer does not appear 20 have
known that he had q passenger for
ward until be reached the next sta
Oh.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

OF 254 samples Of victuals lately
analyze by the Berlin authorities,
forty tour proved aduIterated -
Green ten was dyed and mixed With
flowers of hay, cocoa with potato and
corn four. There will be more rig
orous penalties.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Dime novel reading has led to
more than one eopement of boys
from homo to shoot Indians and buff
falo, and haa mads quite a number of
juvenile bighmaJmen. lie latest re
sui, Is tbe killing of one boy 10 his
teens By another, at Springfield,
Mass A slight dispute arose, when
one Of the youths, being charged
with cheating at game they were
playing, discharged revolver at his
accuser. The shot proved instantly
fatal, though the boy who fired it
claimed that he did not know it was
loaded IL may not be easy 10 stop
the circulation of low fiction, but
there 10 no subject which more im-
peratively demands the exercise of
the ingenuity of Legislators.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

A display Of knowledge: The
teacher had grown eloquent in pic
turing to bis little pupils the beau
ties Of heaven, and he finally asked z
"What kind Of little boys go to
heaven 2" A lively four year old
boy, with kicking boots, fourished
bis fist, Well, you may answer"
said the teacher Dead ones = the
little fellow shouted, at the extent of
his luugs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

No enc man, says the Philadelphia
Record, ought to have the power that
is lodged in The Secretary of the
Treesury-to deal with fifty million
doIar7 Of government money as his
Judgment or bis whim may dictate.
il is bad enough in case where the
money belongs to the individual who
controls its movement. A millions
aire Of such proportions is a danger
to the State bat how much wors is
case where responsibility is UNI
checked by ownershipy
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Senator John S. Williams of Ken
lucky recently sold crop Of tobac'
co, raised by himself in that State,
which is said to have been the most
extraordinary one for crop lot ever
sold in the Cincinnati market. 1t
netted upward Of $23, 90 for the pro-
duct of less than ninety acres.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

The Calhoun boys have been go.
ing abroad to get their wives, and
now the girls ought to go off and
get married just for spite. - Calhoun
Times.
It won't spite the fellows that are
married, will it?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Just afore de election de candid
alto is in de July ob affection an
perspires wild love, bot after de
votes is all cast, he is in de: Jacuary
OBJ Inou concern an shibbers wild
neglect.-BrO' Gardner.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Why is it,, asked lady, that
people lose their interest 10 church~
going nowaday z Because they
have lost their principle was the
witty reply.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

He was informed that a lady had
called to see him in bis absence. "A
lady, he unused aloud a lady,
Upon an accurate description, he
suddenly frightened up and added ::
90 dot vas no lady dot vas my
wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Frank HARRISON saya he is going
to run for congress 10 The Fifth Dis
trict as an Independent. That's all
he will do--ruu. He will not be
elected.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

1t isn't beoauss woman is ex>
actiy afraid of a cow that she runs
away and scftaOs. IL is because
goted dresses are not fashionable.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

If Gbiteau is not acquitted, he
will be hanged if he is acquitted,
he will be shot. He takes great
zeal of trouble to show that he pre-
fers the latter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Tom Murphy has come to life
under Au,hur's revival OF the Grant
regime, add has been stalking around
Washington duriog the past week as
if he meant to be a power in politics
again. Where, Oh where, is Bah
cock 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15
Tadv's Wish.

'Ob, how | do wish my skin was
as clear end soft as yours, said la
dy TO het friend 'Rou can easily
make it So answered the friend.
How ? inquired the first lady. by
using Hop Bitters, that makes pure
rich blood and blooming health. 1t
did j, for me, as you observe. -
Cairo Bulletin.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

MIR. James Ormond, proprietor of
the Atlanta paper mills, located in
DeKalO county, has failed, and the
mill has been closed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

"What is loveY' asks every body,
and somebody replies; at is feel
ing that you dou't want another fell
low f)oling around her"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15
Irnin No. 1-Northapard.

LIZ you want any kind Of Job Printing
done. such as Letter Heads, Note Heads,
Bill Heads. Cards, Circulars. Handbills.
Pamphlets, Tax Receipts, &c, VIC 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, 1881-12-15

livery man of honor has a loaIh-
ing for low thing.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

Gen. Alfred Austell, Of Atlanta, i
dead,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15

General JudSon klpatrick, Of
Federal cavalry fame, is dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-15
JAe a$S,arletta 5unrnaS.

Marietta, Ca, Thursday, Dec. IS. 1881
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-10
E.ED lou -. - !

Job IOt-aIl kinds and grades-Ladies'
shoes to close at 81; some have been
so Id for 90.
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A DULL PEASANT.

As an example of the influence Of the
Jews among the ignorant Russian peas.
antrY, the following Characteristic story
was told to me by Jew, and is worth COL
umns of explanation A peasant goes to
a Jew in an adjoining village and asks for
the loan of rouble to buy vodka. The
Jew consents to loan the rouble, but re-
quires security and offers to take the peas
ant's sheepskin coat in pawn. The peasant
returns for his coat and gives it to the Jew
IN exchange for rouble. The latter, how
ever, lends the rouble on the security of
the sheepskin only at the usual 100 per
cent. interest, and tells the peasant that
when he comes to claim his coat he must
pay back the rouble lent and another
rouble besides for the loan. This the peas
ant understands, and goes away with the
rouble. Before he gets far away the Jew
calls him back and says: "What an idiot
you are Give me back now the rouble
which l have just given you, as you will
only spend it all in drink, and you will
then have only one rouble TO pay me when
you come for your coat" The peasant,
completely taken in by this logic, gives
back the rouble and goes home to his
friends. When be has told them what he
has done, some one exclaims How is it
that you bring nothing back !? You bring
no money, no vodka, you still owe the Jew
a rouble, and you have lost your coat. "
The dull peasant scratches his head and
replies 81 really don't know myself how
it has been done, but the Jew was per-
fectly right in his calculations,
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COMETS AND THEIR TAILS.

". Mattieu Williams, author of "The
Fuel of the Sun, discusses in the Gentle
mans Magazine the nature and origin of
comets tails. He believes the tails TO be
electrical. "a body" he says, rushing
around the sun in cometary proximity,
must be most intensely charged with cleo.
tricity. A body in such condition will
throw out luminous discharges, preferably
in direction opposite to that from which
its excitation is received, provided it can
find their particles or media in condition
favorable for their reception. Thus /
think it very probable that the tail of
comet is such discharge from the in
tensely excited and consequently disturbed
nucleus" Why comets sometimes have
tails and sometimes not depends on
Williams theory upon the abund-
ance or scarcity of meteorc mat
ter or cosmic dust surrounding the
sun. AS our solar system" argues Mr..
Williams, lis travelling bodily through
space at the rate of 100. 900 miles per day,
we encounter regions that vary as regards
the meteoric matter they contain and the
temperature they have acquired from the
perennial radiations of the countless suns
of the universe. Such regions afford vari-
able supplies of solar fuel and whenever
the supply exceeds the average, conditions
more favorable for the extensions OF the
tails of comets are presented. II this is
the case, comet otherwise telescope or
barely visible, like Hslley's in 1885, may
become flaming visitor, like Halley's was
before or resemble those that startled the
world in 1911, 1919, 1859. and in a less de-
gree this year. Thus the flaming, long
tailed comet, the hot weather and the
comet vintages may occur together, not
as cause and effects, but as coincident eff
fects of one common cause.
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A FABLE FOR LITIGANrs.

Two hares who were looking for a
change OF abode happened to meet at the
entrance of den which had been deserted
by woodchuck.
81 saw it first !" exclaimed one
"No, you didn't. had my left eye on
this place when l saw you with the
other.
"Oh come now that's too thin. As
l am the elder 1 shall take possession"
"Don't be too sure. As | am the
stronger shall turn you out"
"Come to reflect, said the older hare,
after carefully scratching his ear, "there
is no need of quarrel. Right is right the
world over. As we are both sensible harcs
l think we can come to perfect under.
standing"
"No doubt we could, replied the other,
"but as there comes the fox we will ask
him to decide between u.s..
whats all this row about = inquired
the fox as he came up.
owe have dispute as to which of US is
entitled to this vacant burrow."
"Ah, ha a case of law You did
well to call me in, grinned the fox. "Let
me first inspect the disputed claim"
He disappeared down the hole, and was
absent so long that the impatient hares
finally called out
Hello, you p
Hello yourself " was the impudent
reply.
"Are you down there F."
You bet am.
"Have you decided the case !: y
"Long ago. My decision is that wher
two hares are foolish enough to quarre
over the possession of burrow large
enough for whole family, the fox is en-
titled to take possession.
Moral.-Two neighbors who can't settle
question of equity should call in law
yer NJ. Quad.
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HOUSEKEEPING HEREAFTER.

The new gifts of invention to society
which are destined to work as great revo.
lutions in domestic affairs as the grist-mill,
the cotton gin and the power-loem did IN
their several days are the telephone and
the perfected pneumatic dispatch. By aid
of these marvelously fitting devices, the
severe labors, the drudgeries and tie dirt
making tolls of housekeeping will be taken
from the home and consigned to an organ
lied establishment and there brought IN
der Subsection to steam and electricity, to
combined effort and discipline. With
these magic appliances IN use, the jealous
family sentiment will not antagonize the
innovation, but will favor it, since the first
step will be to erect screen between the
household and the world, directly promot-
ing the domestic seclusion which has been
sought and preserved at such cost. The
telephone wire and the pneumatic tube
will preserve a secrecy as to family affairs
that the best servants cannot emulate, and
the centralized establishment will defend
the home from endless intrusions now con-
stitutinp ono of tue gTaVesb anuUyances
that mistress and maid have to encounter
1t is fast becoming evident that change
of some sort is an inevitable necessity.
Housekeeping, as now conducted, is too
big Job for those who undertake to do it,
~ fact practically realized in all house
b lids. Not even the most favored are free
from danger of periodic breakdown in the
overtaxed machinery of domestic admins
tration, and the common experience is that
the gearing runs anything but smoothly at
best. The one matter of trouble with SER
wants is becoming such crying evil that
it is the first topic talked of whenever
housekeepers meet, and the public prints
are burdened with discussions of remedies
and plans for obtaining better "heip."
This agitation will presently make it plain
that the servant trouble lies too deep to be
reached by changes in the personnel OF the
service 1t is not that cooks and chamber
maids are so much at fault as that too much
is demanded of them. The work to be
done requires greater intelligence and abil-
ity than can be induced to enter domestic
service at present. Necessity commanding
and opportunity inviting, an attempt to
institute better methods of housekeeping
cannot long be delayed. The centripetal
force of society, potent in commerce and
the arts will be permitted again to modify
the conduct of household affairs acting,
as heretofore, by removing certain kinds of
work from the home, and making them the
basis of new business. The kinds OF
work to be transplanted are those which
bring dirt and litter into the house, those
which require or which produce heat, and
those which demand mans strength or an
experts skill In plain words, the house
hold is to be relieved OF the heavy and
gross labors, and also the difficult and try
ing operations connected with cooking,
washing, ironing, heating and cleaning. -
[September Atlantic.
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Seminal Weakness.

Seminal Emissions, the
consequence ofself-abuse.
This solitary vice or de.
PRAYED sexual indulgence,
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cline and Loss OF MANHOOD, from whatever
cause produced. 1t enriches and purifies the Blood
strengthens the Nerves, Brain Muscles, Digestion,
Reproductive Organs, and Physical and Mental
Faculties. 1t stops any unnatural facilitating
drain upon the system, preventing involuntary
losses, facilitating dreams, seminal losses with the
urine etc., 30 destructive to mind and body. It is
sure elimnator of all KIDNEY AND BLADDER
COMPLAINTS. 1t contains nothing injurious
To those suffering from the evil effects
of youthful indiscreft0ns or excuses, a
speedy, thorough and permanent CURE
IS GUARANTEED. Price, So 80 per bottle
or five bottles in case, with full directions and
advice, $40. Sent secure from observation to any
address upon receipt Of price, or C. o. D. To be
had only Of
DR.. salheld, 2I6 Kearny Street.
San Francisco, Cal. Consultations strictly conf
Dental, letter or at Office, FREE. For the con-
venience of PATIENTS and in order to insure perfect
secrecy, l have adopted a private address, under
which all packages are forwarded.
NOTICE. Will send trial bottle Of
the REJUSESAT0R-sufiici to show Its
merif-free of charge, to any one afflicted,
applying by letter, stating his symptoms
Gld age. Communications strictly CONF.
Dental. m4-4pti
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A. n. TOWNE. General Superintendent,
z. Il. GOODMAN - .Genl Pass'r and Ticket Agent
ia9-Sptf
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UNION
INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO
Fire and Marine.

Lose promptly adjusted and paid In gold coin.
CADWALADER & PARSONS,
General Agents Sacramento Div'n, No. 81 street
au13iptf
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CARRIAGES
HARRY BERNARD,
MANUFACTURER, COR. SIXTH AND STREETS,
SACRAMENTO,

ET have on hand and for sale at the lowest
possible prices the new style Of PONY PHAETONS,
the handsomest in the State. Family Carriages,
latest patterns Neatest Open Buggies in the State
Light Top Buggies. Heavy Top Buggies for noun
tain use. Farm RS Carriages Trotting Wagons
and Sulkies, all OF my own make. Carriage Paint
ing and Trimming done at the lowest price. None
but the most experienced workmen employed.
Repairing neatly done, and all work is warranted
Cali at the Factory and see for Yourself s14ptf
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RAILROADS, STEAMERS, EfO.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
OVERLAND TICKET OFFICE:
.KLAND FERRY, FOOT OF MARKET STREET

Commencing Saturday, June 4, 1851.
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