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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A remarkable story is related in
an Erie, Penn, special to the New
York Herald respecting the finding
of long lost paper, upon which de-
ponds vast sum of money. A few
weeks ago, according to the story,
Margaret Gaunt, aged 96 yeas, died
at the above named place, Just be
fore she died she wrote letter to a
nephew, named Edward Gsuut, who
resides in England, telling him to
come to her home and take possess
ion of valuable family papers. 1t
seems that the papers which Mrs.
Gauut had belonged to her great
great>great grandmother, who was
burned at the stake during the reign
of King James ii, because she had
unwittingly sheltered James Burton,
who was conspirator in the Rye
House plot. The name of this three
times removed grandmother was
Elizabeth Gaunt, and it seems that
when the King discovered that an
innocent woman had been executed
he granted an annual indemnity to
Elizabeth Gauut's family. This in
demnity was paid up to 1776, when
a branch of the Gaunt family which
had the paper came to this country.
The paper has been sought for over
a century. The nephew, Edward
Gaunt, arrived from England last
Saturday and found the old docu>
ment among the papers of his de-
ceased aunt. The amount due the
Gaunts is about 50 100000. Grant
ing that the story is genuine. it is
pretty certain the English Govero>
ment will never pay the money the
document calls for.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

Savannah had a lively sensation a
few days ago. A young man wrote
a letter to a young woman whom he
had seen and admired, but with
whom he was unacquainted.-
He asked her to appoint time and
place of meeting that they might be-
come acquainted with each other.
She showed the letter to a friend,
and together they planned recep-
ton for the young man. A meeting
was appointed, the young man came
and was met by the young woman
at her own door. He proposed
walk and they started out under an
umbrella as q slight rain was falling.
After going short distance they
were met by the confidential friend
who handed the young voman a
cowhide, and she Immediately began
to rain singing blows upon the face
neck and shoulders of her bold adj
mirer. He at first attempted to ex-
plain that he intended no hahn, but
the blows fell 80 much thicker and
faster that be was forced to take to
his heels leaving bis umbrella which
was split and ruined. The blows
were heard block away and at
tracted large crowd who enjoyed
the unusual occurrence very much.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A LARGE FORTUNE A Mrs. E.
H. Wallace, of Cincinnati, daughter of
Cornelius Thorpe, Of New York, has
brough' suit against Trinity Church
and other property owners in New
York for the recovery of fortune
which has been sccumulating 10
Holland since the sixteenth century.
She claims to be the only living lin
cal descendant of King William
Webber of Holland, and that she
holds first mortgage on this proper
ty 10 New York and in Holland
She claims to have obtained a copy
of this Kings will in 1882 in which
he leaves large amount of personal
property to bis heirs which he has
increased to the enormous sum of
$182.000, 1000. II is said that the
government of Holland is willing to
settle the claim for 100000 600,
which it seems ought to be enough
to satisfy any mortal woman. There
are other claimants who want to con-
,inue the fight for the entire sum.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
No WnNnER THEY HAVE Ii

No WONDER THEY HAVE IT
Egyptians are Indifferent to death if
it comes on them 10 the shape of
cholera The natives take no sani>
tary precautions at all, except when
they are compelled. They would
crowd like flies around the body of
their saints or holy men without the
slightest dread of infection. They
wesr clothes left by relations whom
the mslady has Just carried off,
showing even more courage than the
merchants who are 80 anxious to
bring Egyptian rags to this country
They still devour the flesh of ami
mails which have persisted by nat>
ursl death, and what they cannot
eat they throw into canals, of which
they then drink the water.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
HE WAS THE MAN.
Wall Street News,

1t was on Western railroad
The conductor had been his rounds
and taken a seat beside very quiet
and unsssuming passenger.
Pretty full traiu,' finally observ-
ed the passenger.
yes
Road seems to be doing a good
business
'Oh, the road makes plenty of
money, but
But what Z asked the passenger,
as other hesitated.
Bad management. 1t is the worst
managed line in this whole country
Is that So
That's so The board of officials
might know how to run side show
to circus, but they can't tackle a
railroad
Who is the biggest fool of the
lot?
well, the superintendent isl
I'm glad of that, said the passen-
ger, as bis face lighted up, ! was
afraid you would say it was the
president
Suppose | had
'Wby, I'm the man 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The Montgomery Advertiser ut
ters these wise words: "'An honest
man is the noblest work of God, in
the workshop as we'll as the court
room or the office. When boy
believes that be will be disgraced by
becoming a mechanic or farmer,
his education has been sadly neglec-
ted, though all the colleges in the
land have added initials to his name
When a girl believes that she will
be disgraced by marrying an honest
artisan or cultivator of the soil, her
education is a failure, though she
has ;riumphsntly passed the gauntlet
of seminaries and colleges"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The Arabs have a story of man
who desired to test which of his three
sons loved him most. He sent them
out to see which of the three would
bring him the most valuable present.
The three sons met in distant city
and compared the gifts they bad
found. The first had a carpet on
which he could transport himself and
withersoever he would. The second
had medicine which would cure
any disease. The third had a glass
10 which to see what was going on
at home; he saw his father ill 10 bed.
The first transported all three to
their home on his carpet. The
second administered the medicine
and saved bis fathers life. The
perplexity of the father when he had
to decide which sons gift had been
of the most value to him illustrates
very fairly the difficulty of saying
whether land, labor or capital is most
essential to production. No produc
ton is possible without the CO opera,
ton of all three.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A Michigan exchange has this
CHASTITY item: Frank Devereaux, a
homesteader at Sheboygsn, Micbi
gan, had fight with bear Both
we're killed Devereaux's body
was found 10 a sitting posture brac
ed against log where he had evil
IDENTIFY placed himself after the con-
test. His side, cheek aid leg we're
gnawed nearly to the bone One
shoulder was dislocated, his eye
gouged out, and his stomach nearly
torn open The bear had been shot
through the shoulder, and aggrava>
ted by the wound engaged in a ter
rible struggle For twenty feet
about the spot the ground was torn
up. The print of the bears teeth
and punches of hair were found on
Devereaux' gun
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

SPIDER AND SPARROW. Esquire
James Wood, reliable citizen, is
responsible for this story: A large
black spider formed its web in the
bushes near bis house one day last
week. A sparrow became eutang-
led in it and the spider Immediately
set to work with great rapidity
weaving his web about the bird un-
til it was heplessly fast and gave up
for lost. Mr.. Wood then came to
the rescue of the entangled bird and
killed the wicked spider.-Gaines-
Vile Southron.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A boy, named VIM Morris, died
recently at Brooklyn from general
nicotine poisoning. The lad was
fifteen years old, and lived with his
parents. He began by smoking
cigarettes, the smoke of which be
inhaled. From this he passed to
chewing tobacco, and it is said that
when he was not smoking a cigar,
cite he always bad some tobacco in
his mouth, and occasionally combin
ed the two. He failed rapidly, and
died in great agony.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

In nominating a negro to the
Charlestown Judgeship Butler seems
to have placed the Massachusetts
Republicans in a very uncomforta'
Bile position. The nomination has
made Butler popular with the re-
groes of Massachusetts, and very
large number of them announce their
purpose to vote for him if be is re-
nominated. The negro leaders say
that if the Republican council reject
the nomination of the negro for the
Judgeship the negroes will almost
unanimously vote for Butler. The
Republicans have been striving to
bring the negroes into line for Robin
son, the Republican Gubernstorial
candidate, but thus far they have
not been very successful. There are
few shrewder politicians than Butler.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A great deal of nonsense has been
written by DR.. HaygoOd and bis
supporters about the immense start
which the whites have had over the
blacks in this country in the way of
advantages opportunities. White
babies and negro babies start life on
a dead level of want, ignorance and
nakedness The white child goes
forward to a higher mental and NOR
al plane simply because superiority
over bis black contemporary is a
part of the written and unwritten
law of his being. ''Cursed be Ham;
a servant of servants shall be be to
his brethren" Republican plat
forms and Radical humsnitarians
cannot alter divine DEGREES. Macon
Telegraph.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
CHUNKS OF WISDOM.
Cor Charlotte Observer).

The importance of labor should be
taught to both whites and blacks
Unfortunately, it is generally the
case that as soon as a colOred boy or
girl or youth goes to school, or to
come so called college or seminary,
they give up all idea of manual la
Dor, such as ploughing, hoeing, coUk>
ing or any sort of service work
They and their parents foolishIy and
enormously think that white people
lived aud got rich without work and
therefore they (the uegro) ought not
to work 10 the field or kitchen. -
The fact is, the only white people
who are prosperous and rich or we'll
off are those who worked hard and
have laugh, their children to work.
The present manner of educating the
negro is only spelling him as la
borer or worker.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

81 had EN- all, said a rubicund
happy faced gentleman. 'All whatf
asked bis frierd. why all the
symptoms of malaria. viz: lame back,
aching joints, sleeplessuess, indiges
ton. dizzy fits, cold extremities,
rush of blood to the head, constant
fatigue, no appetite, pains in the
breast after eating, night sweats, al
ternste chilIs and feve 8, ETC., ETC.,
but Browns Iron Bitters cured me
and [ recommend it as being the
only perfect tonic made
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

There has been an opinion cur
rent that lightning is no longer so
destructive of life and property in
this country as formerly. This is
attributed to the thousands of miles
of telegraph wires stretched ell over
the land, aud the vast amount OF
railroad tracks laid down in every
direction.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

An American paper has rather a
good story about lady, who, not
feeling as we'll as she liked, went to
consult physician. We'll, said the
doctor, after looking at her tongue,
feeling her pulse, and asking her
sundry questions, 4 should advise
you, yes, should advise, abem to
get married. 'Are you single, doc
tor ? inquired the fair patient, with
a significant. yet modest smile. 4
am, mein Fraulein, but it is uneti'
quette, you know, for a physician to
take the physic be prescribes.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
A SAD ACCIDENT.

Albany News: Mr.. H. G. Mitch
ell, of Lee county, has been in the
habit of keeping his shot gun in his
bed room, and yesterday morning
while bis children were playing in
the room the gun fell from the rack
and was discharged, the contents
entering the abdomen of his little
FIVE year old girl, who happened to
be lying on the floor very near
where the gun fell, and directly in
range with the muzzle of it. The
gun was loaded with No. 4 shot, and
the entire charge was sent through
the little girls abdomen, tearing her
entrails out as it went. The child
lived but few hours, and while
suffering the very agonies of tOrri-
BILE death, would beg for water,
which would run out through the
CHASTITY hole in her side as fast as
she drank it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

PORTER, wake me at Harrisburg
and the passenger in the chair drop
ped half q dollar in the colOred
mans hand. At Altoona, the porter
shook the passenger and said !: Boss,
we's jest half way to Harrisburg
now We'll, what are you waking
me for You see, you done gimme
half dollar, sab, aud OATS twice as
much as most men gimme, SO |
fought I'd glib you two watkins fur
it, one byar and one at Harrisburg.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The efforts of the owners of the
five cotton seed oil mills in Memphis
to consolidate have fallen through
1t was proposed by consolidation to
reduce expenses, and to estimate
shipments of the seed to Memphis by
paying planters more money. As it
is. the mills cannot get enough seed
% keep their machinery in operation
the year round, and producers are
using the seed for fertilizing pur-
poses.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A special from Thomaston, Ga,
says distressing accident happen
ed in the eastern part of this caunty.
1t seems that little ten year old son
of Mr.. A J. Yates. prominent cit,
izen, WAS at his fathers gin house,
while playing got caught in come of
the running gear and in an instant
the little fellow was torn half in two,
one arm torn from the body at the
shoulder, his skull split open and bis
brains scattered in every direction.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

Doctor, said a man to his physi-
clan, who had just presented a bill
of $50 for treatment during a recent
illness, 4 have not much ready
money. Will you take this out in
trade 2 'Ob, yes cheerfully ans
wered the doctor; 4 think that we
can arrange that-but what is your
business 7 Il am cornet player,
was the startling reply.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The three fugitive slaves who ar
rived in Boston Iast week from Cuba
say that they were held on a planta
ton ten miles east of Santiago, called
Atiko, and owned by Mariana Val
anti, who has about l55 slaves, 30
of whom are women. They till the
soil, pick fruit, and make sugar, and
ere obliged to labor from 4 o'clock 10
the morning until s in the evening,
their meals meantime being nine
bananas each.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
A new Avine machine has been

A new flying machine has been
constructed 10 England and subjects
ed to a trial which the inventor de-
clared to be wholly satisfactory. 1t
is propelled by steam, first on the
land until velocity of thirty>fve
miles is attained, when it is, by
means of fan lever, projected into
the air The machine is made of
light wood, with a frame like that
of four. wheeled carriage, and has
two large wheels iu front and two
email ones behind, with a mines
blsded screw for the air. The in
veutor thinks he can easily travel
at the height of one mile.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The new Brooks comet is now
demonstrated to be the long expected
comet of 1912. 1t has been cares
fully observed by Professor Brooks.
The observations show q remarkable
ii crease in brilliancy since the dis
covery, and it is now visible in good
telescopes near Eta DRAGONS. The
comet is rapidly approaching the
earth and suu, and will be visible to
the naked eye before Christmas.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

A new baby arrived 10 the family
of Louisville journalist, and papa
was excessively proud over the
even. Turning to the old black
nurse. 'Aunty,' said he, stroking the
little pate, this boy seems to have a
journalistic head oh, cried the
uututored Aunty soothingly, never
you mind bout dat; dat'II come all
right in time
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The editor of a Michigan paper
attempted to state that a certain
newly married couple had gone to
Niagara Falls, where they would
spend their honeymoon, but the
types made him say that they would
spend their money SOON He wasn't
far out of the way we suspect.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

There was once 10 Toccoa mer>
camille house bearing the firm name
of Freeman, Moseley & Vow, These
gentlemen have each repr esented
the Thirty first district in the Geor
gia Senate, and in the order 10
which their names appeared in the
firm name.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The sheep ranches of California
are usually desolate places. For the
herders it is a terrible life, how ter
rible is shown by the frequency of
insanity among them Sometimes,
after only lew months, a herder
goes suddenly mad.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

The Boston Post says that Ver>
monter who stole q COW from bis
neighbours barn found on getting her
home that l. was his own COW, which
bis Deighbor had stolen earlier 10 the
night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

There is church in Meriwether
county which has only three mem
bers-two men and one woman-and
yet it is widely known, has preach
ing and other services regularly, at
which there is generally good con
gregations.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

Marietta, Ca, Thursday, Oct 4, 1888.

Divorce DEGREES we're granted by
Judge Gardner of Chicago at the rate
of one every nine minutes on Satur
day last.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

One day when our Rufus Hatch
was waiting at the depot on his re-
cent excursion for train, he heard
his name pronounced and discover
ed that it was applied to a man who
seemed bit under the influence of
liquor Walking up to him, Rufus
asked
is your name Hatch 7
You bet
so is mine Perhaps we are dis
family related
The man looked him sll over, rub>
bed his eyes and looked again, and
finally replied:
Its so distant that III never own
it.'-New York News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

JOB PRINTING, plain and fancy, or in
colors, by experienced and skilled printers
at the JOURNAL Office VIII duplicate At
lanta prices, or anybody else's prices, and
guarantee satisfaction or no charge. This
is fair Give us trial and see
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

There is tame crow in Manches
ter, Va, that flies all around town
and sometimes as far as Richmond,
aod regularly returns home to be fed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

Mr.. F R. Tarver, Savannah, Ga,
SAYS: Il used Browns Iron Bitters
for general debility and weakness
with best results
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04

Mr.. John A. Winburn, Savannah,
Ga, says: i used Browns Iron
Bitters for kidney disease with BEN
e6ciaI results
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-04
Legal Blanks on Hand.

Criminal Warrants, Land and Mort
gage Deeds, Justice Fifas and Summonses,
Waiver Notes, Summons of Garnshment
5arnishment Affidavit and Bond Affidavit
Bond and Attachment, Writ Declaration of
Notes and Accounts and Other Legal Blanks
for sale at the journal office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-03
ID ED.
APPLEM


APPLEMAN. On Tuesday April the "A 1sss n, 4
O'Clock m. Mrs. NANCY aPiIENSN. are area =, n +
Her remains viii LII be- Carries ,ro,, b.r .,.,.
NO. COS 9Th street northwest. TOMORROW morning.
m meae s ne sP q t 70 Nd Tor
BAKER At Las O'Clock April q lsss aRTuIrR
the youngest child Of the late Arthur D. and Mary
f. Baker. aged fifteen years aud eight months ""'
Relatives and friends are requested 70 attend b,s
Iunera on Wednesday afternoon. April 4th, at four
wards 1897 Twenty ninth street West washington
at o'eock Capt JAMES cRoss Of the Fsym nsss;
services eight ooIoek Wsdn ssS morning .p,
sn; at the resd nee of T. B. MArche No. oil stree
Ter pennsylvania. on Thursday.
LITE wife Of D. B. Little.
Dearest mother, thou hath left us
We thy lose most deeply feel;
But tits Goi that hath bereft us.
He can all our sorrows heal.
By her DAUGHTER
Her funeral viii take place from her late red aepce
II12 "a street southeast To morrow (wednrelayl Mt
thfee M Friends and relatives respectfully in
LoWENBERG. On Monday. April 2. 1888. at 2 n.
m Henry LoWENBERG. in the seventy third year
Burial service Will be held at the residence Of his
broher A. Liser. Ola Third street northwest
az eleven q; IN. Tuesday Interment at Cypress LII
LuFF. On Monday, April q 1885, at $40 a. m.. Of
congsstion OF the brain, JOSIE MARI beloved
months and six days.
So Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade
Death came with friendly care,
Jhe opening oud 70 heaven conveyed
And bid II blossom there
Funeral from the residence of her errndparep,s Ss9
maryland avenue southwest, Wednesday hpril lth al
O'Clock D. H. Friends and relatives invited 70 at
,, sWA,YzE: On Tuesday. April 3D. 1888. a. 1850
e O'clock a. m, HENRY u. SwAYzk, In the seventy
Nouce OF funeral hereafter.
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