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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
NO DISCOUNT THERE.

A few weeks since a railroad col !,
Iision on one of the roads leading out
of New York killed, among others, q
passenger living in an interior town.
His remains were sent home 10 good
shape, and in few days after the
funeral, the attorney of the road
called upon the widow to effect a
settlement. She placed her figures
at $4,000.
'Oh! that sum is unreasonable,
replied the attorney. Your husband
was nearly fifty years DID,
Yes
And lame
yes
And his general health was very
poorG'
Yes
And be probably would not have
lived five yearsY
Probably not
Then 1t seems to me two or three
thousand dollars would be lair COM
pensation.'
Two or three thousand dollars !!
she echoed.
why, sir, courted that man for
ten years, run after him ten more,
and then bad to chase him down
with shot gun to get him before
preacher DO you suppose | am
going to settle for the bare cost of
shoe leather and ammunition 2
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
DEAD MANS TREE.

The following curious item is from
the Hancock, (O.,) Courier: "An
article is going the rounds of the
press relating how cherry tree
grew up 10 the grave OF preacher
in Philadelphia, and when it was
sought to disinter the remains il was
found the roots of the tree had en-
cased and absorbed the entire skele>
ton. We remember a very similar
case 10 the town of Delaware, 10 this
State. In the old graveyard iu that
town an apple tree grew up in new
made grave and fourished as no
other apple tree 10 the neighborhood
did, aud 10 the course of years bloom
ed and bore fruit. 1t was known as
the dead Mans Apple Tree" and
many Of the ignorant and supersti-
tious people could not be prevailed
upon to eat the apples for fear they
were poisonous. 1t was not far from
the college, and there were always
euough students who had no fear of
consequences to eat sll the apples,
and candor compels US to say that
they were not very good. About
twenty years ago when il was sought
to remove the remains to the new
cemetery, the place where the body
bad lain found to be a mass of small
roots almost in the form of coffin,
but not bone or piece of the cof-
fin could be found. The Dead Mans
Apple Tree had been fed and nour~
ished on the bones of the dead man."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
THE DRUNKARD's WILL.

leave society a ruined character,
wretched example, aud memory
that will soon rot.
leave my parents during the rest
of their life, as much sorrow as hu
mainly in declining state can sus
tain.
leave to my brothers and sisters
as much modification and injury as
| could bring on them.
leave to my wife broken heart,
q life of Indebtedness and shame, to
weep over my premature death.
l give and bequeath to each of my
children, poverty, ignorance, and
low character, and the remembrance
that their father was o monster.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

The lard failure of McGeoch,
Everingham & Co., of Chicago, ILL.,,
grows worse as the actual state of
affairs is developed. The receiver
says over So 100000, 100000
due Chicago banks secured by lard
as collateral, 100000 distributed
varying sums from $l26, 900
D. This estimate does not in
-, money due to Milwaukee par
and ~ A week before the failure
gra4 900 was received by the firm
s sorry Milwaukee, all of which was
thou loved up in margins for the set
in gSent of the accounts of outside
of of II KS. The only assets are $780,
suite and the office fixtures.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
ENCLOSED IN A BARREL.

A tall young man went bathing in
the Mohawk river at Schenectady
last Sunday with several other Sab
bath breakers, in spite of previous
protests against their selection of
such a conspicuous place for their
abIutious. While they were in the
water a Mr.. Van Voast appeared
upon the bank and carried off en-
armful of their clothing. All of the
bathers, however, had enough APP
parel left to get home without undue
exposure, except the tall young mao,
whose only remsining raiment was a
COLLAR and pair of shoes. But as
luck would have it, be found near
the river en- empty barrel, out of
which he knocked the heads and into
which be stepped, and thus appar-
elled he made his way home across
the fields, painfully holding up the
barrel as he walked, but dropping
and sinking into it whenever anyone
appeared 10 sight. Before he reach
ed the paternsl mansion half the
dogs in town had detected bis pre-
dicament aud united to form a howl
Jog escort. 1t is thought that Mr..
Van Voas.'s method of aboiisbing
Sunday bathing will be successful
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
AN INCENTIVE.
Wall Street News.


Just given my boy Daniel farm
up near MiddIetown,' he remarked
to a friend whom be met on the Erie
train the other day.
is that 500 Well, you do the fair
thing by your boys
Y e 8; try to-
is Daniel ambitious p
No, and that's his only falling
As an incentive for him to buck in
and make the chips fly, l took a
mortgage back on the farm for two
thirds it's value; Daniel has got to
git up and hump, or I'll foreclose on
him
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

The jail of Naples county, Idaho,
is a hole in the ground ten feet deep.
The prisoners are dropped in with
the significant warning that the
guards have each killed their man,
and have positive orders to put q
hole through every head that sp-
pars above the surface. 1t would
be hard to climb out, a. the hole is
is larger at the bottom than at the
top. When a prisoner is wanted a
rope is dropped down and the man
is drawn up.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
General Toombs says be raises

General Toombs says be raises
nearly everything 10 the way of pro-
visions that Is consumed on his place
except black pepper and few such
articles. This is lesson in making
q place self sustaining that it would
be we'll for ell Georgia to learn.
The general says that be .ibas tried
hams that the grocers boast of SO
much, but has never found one that
was equal to bis own home-raised
hams.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

It is announced that another ship
load of mormon victims has been ex.
ported from Great Britain and Scan,
dinavia III from the former coun~
try, and 500 from the latter They
are now on their way to this country.
They are probably no psupers. and
if they were, that obstacle to their
admission into the United States
would easily be overcome, as it was
in the last load, from Switzerland,
by the furnishing to them of small
amount Os ready money by the Nor
mon leaders In this way the Nor
mon power is growing from year to
year stronger and more vigorous.
It's missionaries are sending over
hundreds, and even thousands, of
fresh recruits 1t is charging its
borders on every hand. 1t absolute
ly controls Utah, land will soon be 10
q position to control Idaho, and per-
haps Montana, while in Nevada and
Arizona it already wields great polit~
zeal power. It may be depended
upon to act as a body. It's members
are not individuals, but parts of a
whole, and they will vote just as
they are directed by their leaders.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
'DIsAPpEARED.-The Memphis

DISAPPEARED The Memphis
Avalanche says: Before the war Is
land No. 10 contained four hundred
acres of cultivated land, a fine resi-
dence, splendid orchard and a
grove of fig trees, negro cabins, fen
ces, and all that goes to make mp a
prosperous plantation, Ia the time
of the war the shores of Island No.
10 were lined with batteries, suppor~
ted by seven thousand men. To-day
this Island does not exist The
place where it stood is known by
slight ripple on the surface of the
water.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
Two young men of excellent ad'

Two young men of excellent ad"
dress, with their wives of equally
good appearance, offered their ser,
vice as clerks in a Missouri store
As they showed a familiarity with
the business and, were willing to
work for half of the usual wages, the
four old employees of the concern
we're dismissed to give place to the
strangers. One dark night at the
end of month they disappeared
with $4,000 worth of goods.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
The man whose profor

The man whose profound rever-
eDce for the law always breaks out
at the wrong time aud behalf of the
wrong man tells US that the law
which should have hanged Dukes
must hang young Mutt. So it would
if God had filled our veins with ice
water instead of blood. Bot men
are not clans. If the law will not
hang the right man when it should,
because it is asleep, most certainly
it shall not hang the wrong man be-
cause it can when il waKes.-Phila-
delphia Times:
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
A restless Chicago mathematical

A restless Chicago mathematician
shows that the 1880 saloons there
sell So 900 900 worth of liquor a
year; $50 for every man, woman
and child in the city. The con
sumption 10 Illinois, outside of Chica
90, is put at S36, 100000, SO that
the average per capita for the whole
state is about $22; not much over
the probable figures for the whole
country as indicated by the amount
of spirits and beer produced.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
THE OHIO WAY.
Detroit Free Press.

An Ohio man just dead made
cast>iron will giving his widow $780,
900, $500 and $500 each to all the
women nov maids or widows whom
he courted 10 his unmarried days
This required $4,000. Notes OUT
standing he destroyed TO the amount
of $4,000. The bred girl and ell
his wife's relatives we're remembered
in small sums Before his death he
paid $40 to two ministers to officiate
at his funeral. Immediately after
he chartered train of three cars to
take his remains and ITO of his
friends to his funeral al West Sonore,
O, and also sent cash to the best
hotel in West Sonore for dinner for
the party. Not detail was forgot
ten, even to the floral tribute. When
bis body was laid in the ground no
one 10 the world bad Claim of a
cent against his estate, and no one
owed it cent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Woman who has been looking
over blankets 10 a Main street store
We'll, l didn't mean to buy. Am
Just looking for q FRIEND Clerk,
politely-'Don't think you'll find
your friend among the blankets.
We've looked 'em all through.
Hartford Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Mr.. Peter McGeoch, of Chicago,
made a million dollars in a short
time on coroers in lard in the board
of trade. A week ego last Satur-
day he lost it all and six millions
dollars besides.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
A prominent banking fl m of Au-

A prominent banking fin of Au>
gusta, Ca, are paying So per thOus
and for Confederate bonds with 1865
coupons 90. and half price for those
bearing 1866 coupons, also 81 for
bonds issued by the States for war
purposes with 1865 coupons on
One of the mysteries is the differ,
ence, in the price of these several
issues.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
THE DEVIL.

Men don't believe in the devil now
as their fathers used to do; they've
forced the IGOR of the broadcast creed
to help bis majesty through. There
isn't print of bis cloven foot, or
dart from his fiery bow, to be found
in the earth or air to-day, for the
world has voted so. But who is
mixing the fatal draugbt that palsies
heart and brain, and loads the bier of
each passing year with ten hundred
thousand SLANT Who blights the
bloom of the land to day with the
fiery breath of hell, if the devil isn't
and never vast Will somebody
rise and tell Who dogs the steps
of the toiling saint, and digs the pits
for bis feet 7 Who sows the tares in
the field of time wherever God sows
wheat The devil is voted not to
be, and of course, the thing is true;
but who is doing the kind of work
the devil alone should dot We are
told he doesn't go about as a roaring
lion now; but whom shall we bold
responsible for the everlasting row
to be heard 10 home, in church and
State, to earth's remotest bound, if
the devil, by a unanimous vote is
nowhere to be foundG Won't some
body step to the front forthwith, and
make their bow and show how tho
frauds and crimes of single day
spring up? We want to know
The devil was fairly voted out, and;
of course, the devil is gone, bat sim
pie people would like to know who
carries his business on Alfred j.
Hougb.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Near Hurtsboro, Ala +, on Monday
a white man name Joseph Brown re.
monstrated with Resta Polite for In.
sulting his wife. The woman stab
bed Brown with q large hatcher
knife. Brown wrencbed the blade
from bis body and plugging it into
the woman and killed her instantly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
SCARCITY OF LAKE FISH.

Fish are decreasing. The lakes
and rivers have been over fshed.
Fifteen years ago | could catch more
dollars worth of fish with four little
nets, close on shore, with prices at
two and half and three cents a
pound for white and hard fish, 4han
l can to day with fifty nets, and
make the price four and halt to
FIVE cents per pound. Fifteen years
ago the fisherman would ask the
dealer, How many fish can you
use 2 To-day i. is the reverse. 1t
is, Send me all the fish you can
GET Fishermen had 10 those days
to keep their fish in their nets until
a demand came. Now, under de-
creased supply, and which is con-
SANITY growing less, it is a serious
question as to where the future
needs of the people are to come
from. The only way now to in
crease the supply is by restriction by
law and through the batcheries, and
unless we can pass laws and enforce
them to guard and protect the
spawning beds of Lake Erie and the
rives entering therein, it will be 90
Iy a question OF time-and a very
short one at that when the supply
of fish will be exhaust ID and this .exs
cellent food disappear from the ta-
bles of our people, ID. Y, Howell,
in Toledo Blade.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
CYCLONES,

The theory not altogether new,
that cyclones are the result of cleo
trio force, is being discussed with
earnestness by several amateur
scientists Of the west, and some of
the opinions presented are certainly
sound. One of these abstracts
solutions of a rather perplexing
problem may be found interesting.
This idea takes the position that the
cloud area forms the positive pole
and the earth the negative of the
constantly operating current, and
that as the response is ineffective
the equilibrium is disturbed and the
force let loose. A cloud one mile
square is supposed to have attracted
enough to lift a weight of 100000
900, the whole power of attraction
being forced to the diameter of a
small area of destruction. But the
electricity develops the pair of poles
SO that the positive the cloud holds
is confronted by the exact equiva'
lent of thr negative of the earth be
meath. The concentration of force
causes the matter of earth to become
so intensely negative as to be self
repulsive, and is hurled up by a
force probably equal to the attrac
ton of the cloud. The antsgonism
is occasioned by the sepa' alton of a
pair of electric poles wherein there
is a want of equilibrium. 1t is this
gives relief to the cloud, otherwise
tornado would never end There
would never be any trouble if the
poles were not separated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

1t was thought it was Chicago
lard adulterated with chlorine, which
gave that and other cities, winter
cholera a few years ego. And 10
doubt it is due to New York's refn-
ed sugars that the American citizen
hes 80 much sand 10 his craw.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
Legal Blanks on Hand.

Criminal Warrants, Land and Mort
gage Deeds, Justice Fifas and Summonses,
Waiver Notes, Summons of Garnishment
Iarnishment Affidavit and Bond, Affidavit
Bond and Attachment, Writ Declaration of
Notes and Accounts and othel Legal Blanks
for sale at the Journal ef1ce.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Why suffer longer from dyspepsia,
indigestion, want of appetite, loss of
strength, lack of energy, malaria,
intermilten fevers, @c,? Browns
Iron Bitters never fail to cure these
diseases. They act like a charm on
the digestive organs, removing all
dyspep,ic symptoms, such as belch-
ing. heartburn, billiousness, etc. -
Remember it is the only iron prepa-
ration that will not bIacken the
teeth or give head. Ask your drug
gists concerning its merit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Senator Hampton, of South Carroll"
ma, in his address at the Inauguration
of the Confederate dead st Camden,
in that state, made plea for the
southern conscience 10 the war.
"We, of the SOUTH" said be, "were
neither traitors nor rebels, nor was
our war 10 any sense rebellion.
1. was strictly a civil war, growing
out of conflicting interest and differ
ent constructions Of the constitution
by opposing sections ef the country"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Mr.. H. w. Tiffios, Bulls Creek,
Ca, says: my wife recovered
very quickly from malaria and bill,
iOusuess by using Browns Iron Bit
ters.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
No More Eyeglasses,
WEAK
TOWN TALK.

The year is half gone.
A Ruite number of our citizens visited
u hanooga and Atlanta on the 4th.
pa fashionable young gent from the
visited some of his country relations
CURES ;rE9.RR 'DfR6tjPs, 1GKA-NULATTON,
STYE JUNIORS RED EYES,
MATTED EYE LASHES,
AND PRODUCING QUICK RELIEF
AND PERMANENT CURE.
Also equally effcacious when use other
malades, such as Ulcers, Fever sores, Tu-
Salt Rheum, Burns. Piles, or wherever inaam-
nation exists, MITCHELL'S SALVE may be
used to advantage.
Sold by all Druggists at % cents.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Croquet is cute game but bill
lizards is the cue>test.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

Mr.. J. Fl. Hayman, Fleming, Ga {,
says: Il used Browns Iron Bitters
for mslarial fever with most bene>
fetal results
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
Che Marietta sonrual.

Marietta, Ca, Thursday, July s, 1883.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
Close quarters twenty five
cent pieces boarded by a miser.

Never look a gift horse in the
mouth, especially it be the Colt
Revolver.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
Property For Sale.

Property For SAFE.
Persons having Farms, Mills. or Houses
for Sale or Rent, would do well to consult
us. We will Advertise the same in the
MARIETTA JOURNAL and will charge moth
ing for the Advertisement unless We make
Sale, we charging only a reasonable CON-
mission. Call and seeUs, at the JOURNAL
Ofioe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued out OF the
clerks office Of the circuit court OF Alexander
county and state Of Illinois, and to me directed,
whereby am commanded TO make the amount OF
"A certain judgment recently obtained against u, f.
Wilbourn and william Wagner In favor OF the
Alexander County Bank, plaintiff, before Geo. 4
Olmsted, Esq police magistrate in and Tor the
city Of Cairo, transcript Of which has been dnly
filed in the said clerss Office ~ required by law,
have levied on the following described property,
towit: The southeast OF tn southwest quarter OF
OF section twenty-five (22l and also the west side
af the nor Invest Of the northeast quarter and he
northeast Of the northwest quarter OF .eetloh
twenty seven (2i). All the abova lands are sl,uA,
ted and lying In township Afeen C5) and IN range
two o.. west OF 3rd p NJ In the county oil Alex
andcr and state Of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said command shalI
cXpose for sale at public auction, all the right, title
aud inter- ct oftht above named William WAGNER,
In aud TO the above described properly, az ~
1889, ut the westerly door of the court house. In
Cairo, He. ,,, ,,on,ps
Sheriff Alexander County.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-15

by virtue Of an execution issued out Of the
clerks Office Of the circuit court Of Alexander coun
tYand state OF Illinois, and 20 me directed where
by am commanded 70 make the amouu Of GER
tain judgm ent recently obtained against b. Y. vii.
bourn and William Wagner In favor of Fredoline
Bross, plaintiff, before Geo. Z olmsted, Esq.,
police magistrate, 10 and for the city Of Cairo,
transcript OF which has been duly fled In the said
clerks office as required bv law out Of the lands,
tenements, goods and chat Gle OF the -aid Benz.
r. Wibourn and William Wagner, have levied
on the following described property, to'wit: The
-Outhea-t Of the southwest quarter OF sec
tion twenty two t22l and also the west side OF the
northwest Of the northeast quarter and the north
east of the northwest quarter OF section twenty,
seven (27). All the above lands are situated and
lying IN to Snship fifteen l5) and in range two 90,
west Of Bird P, NJ, In county OF Alexander and
state OF Illinois.
Therefore. according to said commit and, shall
expose for sale at pubic auction, all the right, title
and interest Of the above named william Wagner,
IN and 70 the above described property at II
o'c,ock a IN on Friday the 9th Of August, 1881 at
the westerly door ofthe court house In Cairo, He
Dated at Caro-, H., this 18th day OF July, 1888.
JOHN HODGES,
Sheriff Alexander County.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-15
MORTGAGES SALE.

Where's John sproat aud Sarah Sprost his wife,
did by their sale nortgage, bearing date January
2lst, isTg and recorded In Book ~ Of eeds In the
recorders Office OF Alexander county Illinois,
convey and mortgage 10 the undersigned the fol.
lowing described real estate, situated in the coun.
" Of Alexander and city OF Cairo, Illinois. to.wit:
Lots numbered twelve l2), thirteen (i3), fourteen
ui) and fifteen C5l, 10 block nun bered three 80.
10 The Fret Addition 10 the city OF Cairo aiOre-
said, 10 secure the Payment OF certain promis-
soly note executed by the said John Sproat in
ssid sa'e mo gage fally described; and whereas
default has been made in the payment Of said note
and the taIe- due upon said lots, and said note
remains Together with said taxes, long since past
due and unpaid by said sproat. Now, therefore,
on application + the l. gAlhod Of said note and
under and by virtue OF the special provisions and
power Of sale In said sale mortgage, the under
sgned-Tl on
MONDAY, JULY THlRTIETH, 1855,
al the door OF the courthouse, In said county OF
Alexander, city Of Cairo aud state OF Illinois, at
the hoHr Of 2o'clock p. m, OF said day, Offer for
sale and sell al phblic auction to the highest bidder
for cash the above de- crbed real estate 10 pay and
satisfy the amount of principal and interest due
upoH said note, and the taxes paid uron said lots,
a. IL, in and by said mortgage, provided.
Dated Cairo H., July llth lss3:
WALTER HYSL0P,
as Treasurer and Mortgagee
Green Gilbert, Attorneys, 7lt2wd.