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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
Senatorial Fish Story.
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Senator Coggeshall, of WATERFOWL,
who has just returned from Florida,
carries off the palm in fish stories. II
went out fishing on Balder Creek, " he
says, 'the night after / arrived in
Florida. We put big light on the
bow of the boat and padded slowly
down stream. You may hang me if
the fish didn't crowd up to that light
so thick that some of them had to
jump out of the water to find room in
which to move. Enough jumped into
the boat to make a good breakfast. y
Senator Lansing, who heard this tale,
said the fish were probably like men
who would believe the story-suck-
ers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
TIE coon OLD FARM.

There's get 20 be a revival
OF good sound sense among men,
Before tho day of prosperity
VIII dawn upon as again.
The boys must learn that learpin
Means more than the essence OF BOOKS,
And the girls must learn that beauty
Consists IN more than looks.
Before we eau steer clear OF failures
And big financial alarms,
The Toys have got 70 quit eierkin
And get back onto the farms.
know lt amt quiet so nouby,
It amt quiet so easy, know,
As partinf your hair in the middle
An sittu' up for show
But there's more hard dollars in IL
An more independence, too.
An more real peace and conteutment
AM health that is rudy an true,
know that It takes hard labor
But you've got TO bang on IN a store
Before you can earn good Twin
And clothes, with but little more.
What hosts Of EN- 90 back broken
10 health mind and curse,
To die in site Of the clover,
Or linger along which is worse.
An how many mourn, when useless,
That they didn't see the charm,
The safety and independence
OF life on a good old farm.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
NEVER POSTPONE A WEDDING.
How n Macon, Ga. Merchant Lost
and a Railroad Conductor Won "A
Bride.


Bride.
AMERICUs, Ca, Dec. 80 The IN
expected marriage of Miss Georgia
Laramore, of this city, to Mr.. Ward
Holt, conductor on the Southwestern
Road, has made quite a stir here. Mr..
Holt being aware that Miss Laramore
was to marry a prominent Macon
merchant in day or two, stepped
over to the hotel veranda where she
was standing and congratulated her.
Holding up a letter, she said
do you see this? 1t is a request
for a postponement, which I have
granted"
"Why," replied the conductor.
whose train was now ready to leave,
81 would not agree to that. Do not
postpone a wedding If he is not
ready | am, and you know l love you.
Will you marry mea'
She dropped her head, dropped her
eyes, and the next moment raised
them to his, and, although filed with
tears the answer was plain,
The conductor delayed the train for
five minutes, procured his license
from an ordinary who was within
CALL and in less time than it takes to
tell it the two were made one The
conductor then pulled out with his
train having first tslegraphed to Ma
con for conductor to meet him half
way. The relief arrived at the place
designated, and Mr. Holt returned to
his bride The brides letter of post
ponement to her Tilted lover, by the
kindness Of the Postmaster, was with
drawn from the mails.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
Wedding Cake Stolen.

London Standard
/ was married on the 9th OF October
last, and after the wedding the usual
cake and cards were dispatched to the
friends of myself and wife in cake
boxes generally used for the purpose.
In all seventy eight b oxes were sent
out at a cost for cake and postage of
"a Most Of these were sent by letter
post, and few By parcel post, but all
were posted together at the postofiice,
Canterbury They were addressed TO
persons living in all parts Of England
and Ireland. OF these seventy eight
boxes, so far as I have been able TO
ascertain, not quite a dozen reached
their destination intact Some, on
arrival, contained stray current OF
two, others the cards without the cake,
and in one case at least the lid OF the
box was all that arrived Complaint
was made in due course to Lac general
postofhce, which, after few weeks
delay, informed US that our inquiries
as to the missing cake have proved
unsuccessful Comment seems super
iuous.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
The Good Doctors Prescription.
Philadelphia Gail

1t is a matter of life and death. You
are overworked, sir, and must take a
rest. ~
THAT is impossible, Doctor. My
best men are all sick, my customers
are coming by the hundreds, and
must be at my post"
"If your custom should temporari-
ly drop off you could then find time to
rest
Certainly; hut how can l temper
arily stop all my old patrons from
rushing in on me, even If the case
should be, as you say matter of life
and death2'
That's easy enough. Stop advertis
ing"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15

I. has always been thought that
ears of corn have an even number of
rows, and that one with an odd mum
Der of rows would be an imposibility.
In slavery times this question was dis.
cussed, and a negro in Kentucky
claimed that he had seen ears of that
kind. His master told him he would
give him his-the negroe's-freedom
for an ear with an odd number of
rows. This was in the early spring,
but in the fall, during corn gathering
time, the negro came with small ear
of corn with thirteen rows. He got
his free papers. a long time after
ward the old negro said that in roast
ing ear time he took a share knife,
cut out the one row of grains, bound
the ear together, and knew just where
TO find it when gathering time came.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
rIERCEENCoUNTER WITH A Will
CAT.
a Hunter Attack ed By the Animal in
Ihe NaInkiII MnmnIalns.

TIE GatskIn Mountains,
KINGSTON, N. Y, Jan. THE de-
tails of fierce encounter with huge
wildcat in the Catskills have just been
received here. On Saturday morning
William l. Humphrey and George
Cole started from the hotel of the lat
ter at Pine Hill village, fully armed
for bear hunt. 1t was a good day,
and only a few old tracks were seen.
When the hunters reached the yicini-
ty Of Big Indian Creek, they saw an
immense wildcat crouched upon a
limb of an old tree. These animals
are invariably ferocious at this season
in the mountains. Cole fred, but
Only wounded the animal slightly
and with piercing yell 1t sprang at
the hunter, striking him IN the breast
with its paws, knocking him down.
The two rolled over and over together
in the snow, and the beast scrat ched
Cole terribly, Humphrey Is said to
have been terribly scared, hardly
knowing what to do But he finally
recovered his senses and by a we'll di
rected blow with the stock of his
breech loader he crushed in the skull
of the beast Coles clothes were torn
in shreds, and the snow all about was
red with his blood. The animal was
carried into Pine Hill village in the
afternoon by the sportsmen. The cat
weighed ninety three pounds, and is
believed to be one of the largest ever
captured in the mountains. The pelt
is handsome and valuable. Numerous
specimens of this species have already
been seen in the range this winter,
though few captures have yet been
repOrted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15

fail one after another. There is
general disposition to believe that
II is better TO % born lucky than
rich.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15
Cigars, Salt, SpOnges and Turtles.
Fhilndelnhia Record


Key West is one of the most peculiar
cities in the world. It has a popula-
ton of more than Is, 900, principally
whites, but has no chimneys, 10 show
windows, no brick blocks. no fine
buildings. no machine shops, no
farmers driving with loaded teams,
no country roads, no railroads, no
rattle of machinery, no noise of any
kind, except the beating OF the waves
against the coral bound shores, and
We. Key West, for its size, does very
large manufacturing and shipping
business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-15

Dickens Weller who has just
died, was the grandfather of Eliza
beth Thompson, the artist.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
COUNTY LINE.

Our Sunday School is improving J H.
Lewis and j. H. Story were elected to the
quarterly convention.
Farmers done planting corn and will
commence planting cotton seed this week.
Wheat looks sorry. Oats sowed late have a
fine appearance
A man was in our settlement not many
Sundays ago trying to buy an OK. We sur
mise that ne forgot il was Sunday as he is a
church member.
Some of our public roads have not been
worked this spring, and sign boards have not
been put up at forks of roads that have been
worked. This is unfair to those who DO
work the roads. 1t was the same way in
this district last year Officials should look
after this matter.
-Asberry Bell will preach at Red Rock
next Sunday at / o'clock a. m The Sun
day School will elect delegates next Sunday
at Red Rock at p m Let all scholars be
present.
Mr.. w E. Orr is sick. Mrs. VIM.
Smith is very low with consumption.
Two of our young men went to Big
Shanty after some guano and the smell OF
the same caused their heads to swim so that
one of them fell out of the wagon and sprain.
ed his ankle. We do not know what brand
they bought but surmise it was corn.
John Steele was thrown from mule
last Saturday and got his hip dislocated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

The State Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Honor finished their business on Wednes-
day night selecting LaGrange as the place
for the next annual meeting.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows; Grand Dictator, L. g. Ledbetter Of
Cedartown Grand Vice Dictator, H. NJ.
Reid Of Fairburn; Grand Assistant Dicta-
tor, H. H. Cabaniss, of Atlanta; G.and Pre-
late, \. p. Jones, of LaGrange; Grand Re
porter, S. X. Cook, of GAINESVILLE; Grand
Treasurer, r. H. Jones, of Gainesville /;
Grand Guide, j O. Adams of Eatonton;
Grand Guardian, r. A S Freeman, of West
Point; Grand Sentinel, W. T. Heidi, of
Jonesboro; Grand Trustees, NJ NJ. Hill, Of
Augusta F. c. Wessger, of Columbus, and
J. j. Ioole, of IaGrange; Finance Commit
tee, H. Edmonston, Augusta, f. 7. Harden,
Savannah, and W. A. Teasley, Canton;
Representative to Supreme Lodge, John c.
Prntup, Of Rome Alternate, r. B. Nesbit
of Eatonton
On Tuesday, the members of the Grand
Logde and the Marietta Lodge went on an
excursion over the Marietta and North Geor.
siu Railroad having left here at o'clock a.
m. and returned at 6 o'clock p m. They
visited Tate's Marble quarry, and enjoyed an
excellent basket dinner, furnished by the
Marietta Lodge The Marietta Silver Cor
net Band assisted by Prof VIM. +, Clark,
Of Atlanta, dIscoursed music for the occa-
sion The day was spent very pleasantly.
and the members Of the Grand Lodge took
their departure for their respective homes
delighted with their reception and in love
with our beautiful town.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
RECEPTION TO THE "a. C. CLUB"

On Friday evening last this popular social
club was rendered a reception by Mrs j. B.
Glover at the beautiful Glover residence on
Whitlock Avenue
The brilliant lights, shining from the many
windows, attracted the attention of all pass
ers-by, quickened the steps of the belated
and toned their anticipation of the spirited
scene within in which they were soon to
move
The members of the club were distinguish
ed by badges of broad cardinal ribbon. en-
broidered or painted with the monogram
"A. c." interviewer with the leaves and
flowers of the Hawthorn.
Dancing was begun at an early hour and
kept up until midnight
Rogers sringsband furnished excellent
music for the occasion
In the spacious dining room, simple vet
delightful refreshments were in waiting for
those who were heated and wearied in the
dance or wished to discuss those and "other
thing" in the full mpanionship of two and
no third.
Moving among her many guests, was their
ever attentive hostess with her bevv of lovely
daughters. In these, we see in the RAPIDLY
nearing future the blooming in societys gar
den of four exceptional flowers very sweet
and goodly to look upon. 1t may with as
surance be said that one of these, a fairy-like
little lady, will illustrate well her name
among knights of the carpet and another
will prove the wine, and not the lees, in some
ones cup Of happiness.
Gladly we welcome the return of the sea
son for white dresses. Cleaning satin, soft
and fleecy nuns Yelling cloud-like lawn,
airy embroidery, each had lovely represen-
tation among the most beautiful dresses
seen on Friday evening
As we depend on memory only partial
list of those present can be made out
Among the ladies' besides our hostesses,
were noticed the Misses Gartrell, Aston,
Gregg, kirkpatrick, Mrs. Christian, Misses
Robertson, Cleland, Montgomery, Baker,
Bradley, Cole, Clark, Stubinger, Lawrence,
Gadsden Of Atlanta, and others.
Beside Mr.. Tom Glover who was his
usual kind and attentive self we saw the
Messrs. Bradley, Cleland, and Gartrell,
Messrs. Aston, Stubinger, Metcalf, Wellons.
Greer, Mack Leman, Coryell, Smith, Law
renee Edings Glover of Atlanta, and others
At the seasonable hour Of twelve the com
pany departed borne away on tired feet,
but having in heart, with unanimous consent,
most grateful thanks for most pleasant
evening for which the club is indebted to
their kind hostess
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
CORNER NEAR POWDER SPRINGS.

Farmers Of this section are preparing
their cotton lands and planting some seed
"A few days ago mad dog came rush
ing into the house of Mr. William Duke.
His wife being alone, her screams of fright
brought a neighbor, who killed the cur in
the house. Why not have dog law?
Mrs Julia Baggett is still improving
We have no stocklaw in our vicinity,
neither do we want any.
Mr.. NJ K Billiard will leave soon for
the Coleman College, n J.
The little child Of Mr. David Meadows
who was so badly burned several weeks ago
is still alive but no hopes of recovery.
Mr. T. B. Moon, one OF our old school
mates and teacher is now Captain Of Police
Of Atlanta
Misses Celestia and Maggie Moon are
visiting relatives in Dallas DOVER.
Farmers are very busy preparing to
plant cotton. We can hear the boys early
and late gee-hawing their sulen compan-
ions of toll
Master Bonnie Bagsett aged three years
wants a set Of false teeth for his little broth
er aged six months.
The south-bound passenger train on the
L. r. V. q Ga Railroad on Saturday after
noon ran over an OK wagon loaded with
stove wood at the crossing just above Pow
der Springs, tearing the wagon to pieces and
scattering the wood for one hundred yards
down the road The OK and driver were
unhurt
The panther excitement has become in
tense in this neighborhood Mr. Clip Bull
lard was out feeding his hogs last Monday
morning when the animal made his appear
ance, near the pen. He dropped his hat
and corn basket and proceeded to the house
at pace that would have made JayEye-See
ashamed. VANDRENIL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
Frank Leslie,s Sunday MAGAZINE

For May opens with a vigorous article by
Emily Pierce on The Church in Mexico
in which the history and present position of
the Roman Catholic Church in that country
Is graphically described This article ought
to attract wide attention. 1t is profusely il
Illustrated. The wanderings of the Children
of Israel in the Wilderness for forty years
form the subject of the fifth article on Bible
History. This article has nine illustrations.
Flowers at Funerals by the Rev. Edward
A. Rand, is a short but interesting discuss
ION of the subject and Tagged and Fresh, "
by Leigh Noryal, will please by its tender
sentiment. The Continental Sunday" by
William Rossiter, reprinted from the Nine
teenth Century, offers food for much
thought Some may consider it model,
others warning. DIR. Talmage's sermon is
entitled Your Pedigree, and in his Ed-
toral Comments he discusses Dressing for
Church, The Spring and Cleanliness. The
three serial stories are continued The Sa
cred Musicians treat of Madame de Grand
val and Prof f. l.. Ritter, of Vassar Col
lege, and there is an able article, with por-
trait on Frederick Chopin. Many of the il
Illustrations are particularly appropriate to
the Spring season, which though long de-
ayed, will surely come. The miscellany is,
as usual abundant and interesting. Pub
llshed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 3d. 55 and 81
Park Place, New York.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
MARIETTA MARKET.
corrected Weekly by our Merchants

C0TTON-9 to lOl cents per pound.
CORN-70 to Is cts per bushe
MEAL-SOcts per bushel.
HAY 81 %.
BRAN-Sl 20.
OATS-6O cts
WHEAT 81 90 per bushel.
FLOUR s. 90 to 81 90.
BULkMEAT-8cts to Gets per pound
LARD-l2!cts to l4cts per pound.
SUGARS Crushed and Powdered. l0cts.
Graduated Gets Extra 81 Brown I to 3.
SALT-Liverpool 81 90 per sack. Vir-
ginia 81 90 per sack
COFFEE-Java 30 cts per pound. Rio
Coffee l2l to l6cts.
SGRUP-New Orleans to 80 to IS cts pei
gallon. Drlps 60 to 75cts Georgia Cane
go to u. Moasses 40 to Scots per gallon
PEAS 81 - to 81 % per bushel
RlCE-Sl to 9 cts per pound
COUNTRY PRODUCE Buying prices
from Wagons Eggs, l29cts Chickens II to
27cts. Butter l2l to 10 cts.
FACTORY GOODS Shifting Gets
Al Sheeting cts Factory Yarn 80 cts per
bunch Prints to Bleach Shrtings & to
IA; Jeans 10 to 80
LINES bushels barrel one dollar.
NAILS Per key, lOd So %; Sd 81 so
Cd, 50 Is; 4d, 81 90.
IR0N-Iire /! by inch 81 to 81 cts,
smaller sizes ic advance. Rods Gets. Cast
steel lGcts Sad iron 5cts. Horse shoe
nails Is to 22cts.
LEATHER Harness leather 30 to 321.
Sole leather, hemlock, 274 cts oak Sc to,42;
split 4Oc; kips, country 60 to zoe per ID.
Pegs DC per pint
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
Oh! Dem Golden Slippers.

We have just received lot of the Golden
Slippers Cigars-the best FIVE cent cigar in
town. Smoke one and you will be in a good
humor with yourself and the rest of man
kind. You can then examine our stock of
chewing and smoking tobaccos. After sup
plying yourself with these necessaries of life,
you can begin to look around at the luxur-
les of life such as Flour, Meal Corn, Oats,
Bran Bacon Lard, Hams, Coffees, Sugars,
Syrups, &c. Our stock of canned fruits and
vegetables is complete We have canned
peaches Pears Apricots, cranberries, &c
Canned corn, Tomatoes Beans, Suecotash,
Nc We would especially call attention to
Thurber's Windsor Brand of Okra and To
matoes as a superior article and all ash you
to call for them in preference to other
brands In Crockery and Glassware you
can hardly fail to be pleased as we have
large and assorted stock, Pocket and Table
Cutlery, Farmers Hardware Ploughs Hoes,
&c We make a speciality of delivering
Bran and Hay TO the city trade Late this
season we accepted the agency of first
class Fertilizer, the Narassa We want to
place few sacks with every farmer in order
to build up trade for another year and re-
specially ask trial oft
T. L. Hunt & Co.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
DUE WEST,

-Messrs. Asa Darby b. W. Griggs and
G. W. Pharr have agreed to plant 10 acres
each in cotton and see who can make poor
land yield the most.
Mr.. b. W. Griggs has just returned from
Tyner Tenn. He secured subscriber for
the journal while there an old Georgian.
An old lady here at the advanced age
of 72years has just learned to write. She is
very attentive to the copy which her daugh-
ter prepares. The young need not feel dis
couraged
Our Sunday School will commence next
Sunday. Revs. Maddox and Kirk will
preach here on Sunday night before the first
Sunday in May VERIrAs
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
Marietta.

Marietta has bright future before her
There is an evidence of an increasing ac-
tivity in business real estate commands
goods prices and improvements are going
on. The town has chair factory, an iron
foundry large Touring mill, marble works,
two sash, blind and door factories, carriage
and wagon factory, two hotels, good schools,
fine churches, and an industrious popula.
ton, and above all has wide-awake. enter
prising merchant, D. F. McClatchy, who is
selling the people, dry goods, shoes, hats,
shirts, collars, cuffs, jeans, groceries, paints,
crockery, &c, cheaper than anybody Try
him and see. Business is good and printer 5
ink did it,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
SMYRNA.

Our farmers are all planting prem
ium crops
The boys insist on calling the new No
tary Public for Smyrna District, Chief JUS
tce' Brown.
Miss Lee Dunn and DR. J. w. Hurt. are
delegates from the Methodist Sunday School,
to the county convention at Marietta, and
Miss Bembi Pace, Miss Corinne Harper: Mrs.
,Ino Chambers, and Pink Daniel from the
Union School
The ladies Of the Methodist Church here.
are making quilt, for the purpose of rails
ing money to buy a bell for the church, each
person willing to aid this laudable cause.
will have his or her name, put on the
quilt by sending ten cents to either Miss Liz
zie J. Hale or DR. J w. Hurt When the
quilt is finished it will be sold to the highest
bidder the whole of the proceeds to go to
the purchase of the bell
No new cases of measles or whooping-
cough reported this week. UNo.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
MERRITTS.

Measles are all the excitement around
here now.
Roy, Mr. James Sanges breaches at the
Camp Ground every second Sundey at II
o'clock
Miss Athalena, daughter of Mr. Fletcher
Delk Of Atlanta was buried at the Mays
burying ground last Tuesday.
Miss Maggie CAN'T is visiting the family
of Mr.. John Stone of Smyrna this week.
Singing at Pleasant Grove next Sunday
evening o'clock Echo.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
A CARD.

We the undersigned u S. prisoners
have been confined in Cobb county Jail for
sometime and as our time of sentence has
ended and the law satisfied, we feel it duty
as well as pleasure before we return to our
homes, to express openly our heartfelt
thanks for the kind and humane treatment
we have received from Sheriff Coryel and
his Jailor Mcdonald also to DIR. Cleland
for his kind, faithful and constant attention
while many Of us were sorely afflicted with
measles To these gentlemen we have
stored in our minds keeping remembrance,
and our hearts a grateful feeling.
Signed f. T. Rawlins, j. W. Kennedy.
John Sells, A j. Edmondson, W. H. Morris,
W. p. Gentrey, j. w Killgore John Mitch
ell
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
MABLETON,

Some of our gentlemen of leisure pass
away the dull hours pitching horse shoes.
The base ball games at this place every
Saturday afternoon, draw considerable
crowds.
Mr.. Charlie Love who until recently
has been acting for his father as depot agent
at this place, now has the agency in his own
name.
The academy, which Mr. Glore has been
having erected, was completed last week.
Mr., Peek will move his school into the new
building at once.
The lateness of the spring has enabled
our farmers to be well advanced with their
work Rtx
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
Plain Questions.

Mythical ideas are tanning the public btow
with the breath Of prejudice, ignorance and
humbuggery. Have You the remotest idea
that your scrofula was created by the use of
potash and mercury? No matter what the
cause, B. B. B. is the peer of all other rene
dies. Do you presume that your trouble
some catarrh is the result of mineral pois-
oning2 B. B. B. is rhe quickest remedy.
Are your chronic ulcers and boils and sores
the result Of potash and mercury? Medical
gentlemen will not tell you so, but B. B. B.
is the only sovereign remedy We're your ter
rble kidney troubles created by mineral
poisoning Not bit of it, but B. b. B. has
proven to be reliable remedy Are your
skin diseases, your eczema, dry letter, etc,
the effect OF too much potash and mercury /?
The medical professions are the best iudces
and they say nay, but b. B. B. makes more
pronounced cures than all other preparations
combined