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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

THE PENALTIES OF PROSPERITY.

There are real trials of soul and
spirit that come with prosperity. The
more hardy traits of character do not
always thrive in an atmosphere of
ease as under the constant stimula-
ton of necessity. Even when a man
has earned his money or his high po-
sition by persistent effort he may find
himself more slothful and less endur-
ing, more earthly and less self-deny-
ing, more duly satisfied and less high
in his ideals in the lap ofluxury than
when he fought for his life, inch by
inch, with the n-bowed foe de-
spair.
In his poverty man dwells upon the
great, good things that may be
wrought by riches. Too often in his
wealth he finds the small, unworthy
things more potent to occupy his
mind The prosperous man is sought
out by the multitude, is made to feel
the falsity of many things through
the trying test of wealth, is beset and
wearied with an infnity of cares cast
on him and with the cold resentment
of those who consider every dollar of
his income dollar taken from tn eirs.
His charities are treated as matter of
course, his denial OF any petition is
magnifed into an evidence of cOntemp-
tible meanness, his thrift is called pc
nuriousness, his generosity extrava-
gance. Certain social requirements
accompany wealth and station, and if
a man dreams that by attaining emf
nence he will escape care lie makes
sad mistake.
Some successful men are strong
enough to avoid the minor troubles
engendered by prosperity, but with
others rich living and self indulgence
destroy the stamina of character that
might have attained goOdly growth
under harder conditions. A success
full man who is all that a man should
be often has to suffer by reason of the
fact that his children fail to develop
the strong pinions that are slow to
grow in the dOwny nest ofease. The
struggle towards wealth and high po-
sition and any other desirable thing
in life is noble struggle, and is ex-
cellent in its efforts on life and char
acter even when full success is not
attained. But, all the same, prosper
ity brings with it dangers not less
awful than the pitfalls of poverty
temptations, trials and responsible
ties. The man who pays the penal
ties of prosperity, who is strong
enough and brave enough and good
enough to come scathless through
the fierce blaze of good fortune, will
not be embittered or crushed by the
burdens Of adversely.
1t is good thing for us, in most
lives, there is an opportunity to try
little of each, and learn the hard
lessons of adversely as well as ex-
plore the dangerous, but seductive
and instructive regions of prosperity.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
AN AGENT OF EVIL,

The power of the demon of strong
drink is strikingly illustrated in the
following incident Two brothers
We're recently reunited in New York,
who had been separated tor thirty
two years. One was shoemaker
and the other a sailor, and they had
separated i'll Ireland in 1913, one
coming to this country and the other
to sail around the world. They were
devotedly and sincerely attached to
each other, and great was their Joy
at the meeting, after such long sep
aration. They celebrated their reun-
ion with the foolish but prevalent
practice of drinking liquor. Tween
ty-four hours with the drink had SO
transformed these loving brothers in
to human fends, that they quarreled
and fought until one was laid up in a
hospital in a critical condition, and
the other in prison for a deadly as
sault on his brother. Any agent
which will produce such results
should be banished forever to the
abode of Internal spirits, rnd secure
ly chained until the final day of
judgement.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
NO. "a.
HEROIC ALICE AYRES.
London Queen.

In the roll of noble women who have
sacrificed themselves to save the lives
of others, no name should stand high
er than that Of the young servant
girl Alice Ayres, who recently i'm
periled and unhappily lost her own
life in the successful effort to rescue
the children of the family in which
she resided from death by fire. On
appearing at the upper window Of
the burning house, the lower part of
which was on fire, she was called on
to make the hazardous attempt to
save her lite by leaping to the ground.
But with presence of mind worthy
of admiration, and an amount of no.
BILE courage above all praise, she had
determined to make the attempt to
rescue the children of her mistress.
To throw them on to the pavement
from the height at which she was
placed would have been fatal so re-
turning into the room, she dragged
bed to the window, and with some
difficulty forced it through.
Having thus provided the means
of breaking their fall, she went back
for the children, one after the other,
and threw them out on the soft bed
below. Before she had rescued the
third, she was herself nearly suffo-
Gated by smoke and flame, and the
child was so much burned that it has
since died in the hospital. 1t was
not until she had rescued all the
children that this noble girl thought
of her own life. Exhausted by the
efforts she had made, blinded by the
smoke and fire, she leaped from the
window, but unhappily missed her
means of safety she had provided for
others, and falling on the hard pave
ment, injured her spine to so great
an extent that from the first hour of
her admission into Guys hospital her
case was deemed hopeless, and she
died on Sunday morning.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

No DEFENSE REQUIRED Some of
the country negroes are very igno-
rant of the law, in proof of which we
submit the following:
A gigantic negro, who had resist
ed arrest, was brought from the Jail
to the Office of the justice for trial.
Not observing that the accused had
any counsel employed, the justice
asked:
Don't you want lawyer to defend
your
The accused glared at the justice
and, pounding on the table, roared
out:
81 don't need anybody to defend
me. | kin defend myself against a
dozen sich men as you is. If you
don't believe me, come out into de
back yard and see if you amt de man
what needs ter be defended"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Fifteen years ago stage coach
coming out of Blackfoot, Idaho, was
robbed Of 800 pounds of gold dust.
The robbers were arrested and sent
to the Deer Lodge penitentiary, but
they had succeeded in burying the
gold, and no one has since been able
to find it. Their sentences will ex-
pire in a few weeks, and the inhabi-
tahce of the town are said to be
watching the prison-doors carefully
to follow them to the treasure when
they get out.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

A man who had never seen the in
side of law court until he was recent
ly introduced as a witness in case
pending in one of the courts, on be-
ing sworn, took position with the
back to the jury, and began telling
his story to the judge. The judge.
in a bland and courteous manner,
said, address your self to the jury,
sir" The man made a short pause,
but, not comprehending what was
said to him, forthwith continued his
narrative. The judge was then more
explicit, and said to him "Speak to
the jury sir-the men sitting on the
bench behind" The witness at once
turned round, and making an awk-
ward bow, said with great gravity OF
manner, Good morning, gentle
men.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

MISPLACED ELOQUENCE.- Many can
recall the powerful and persuasive
eloquence of Col. Morrow when he
was calling for patriots to enlist.
Just before the battle of Fredericks-
burg deserter was brought before
him. Nothing so aroused the Colo
nePs Indignation as willful desertion
or cowardice, and he turned on the
weakened soldier in a towering
rage, and said:
"What do you mean by deserving
your post in the hour of your coun-
try's peril? Have you no feeling of
patriotism? Why did you ever en-
list if you are such coward?"
"Well, Colonel, said the soldier,
eff you want to know I'll tell you
why | enlisted. 1t was that Id
speech of yours at Livonia. Detroit
Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Lightning does its work before the
victim knows any thing. Two men
were struck while taking refuge I'M
der tree. Both were carried into
the house and laid out for dead. One
of them survived, and, after weeks
Of terrific suffering and in6rmity, he
got out again and is still living. He
said he knew no more about having
been struck by lightning than he was
conscious of having lived before the
food. 1t was all news to him when
he was told of the fact.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Doctor" said an old granger to a
smart young physician, what would
you do for the third day chllls when
quinine has no more effect than so
much clear water p
''ln the first place" answered the
doctor, with dry smile, 81 would
call in good physician.
Thank you," said the granger,
rising to go. Il will do as you say
reckon I'll find DR.. Smith in his office.
Good-day.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
THE MARIETTA
MARBLE w ORKS.
We are now prepared TO furnish all kind OF
Marble Monuments,

HEAD AND FOOT STONES,
In any Design, Of Italian, Vermont or
Georgia Marble at our shop on Powder
Spring street We defy competition in
quality Of work OF prices.
McCLATCHY & BAILEY.
As to the skillful and artistic workman>
ship of Mr. Bailey, specimens OF his work
can be seen in the Marietta and Episcopal
Cemeteries The monument over the grave
of Governor Mcdonald is the work OF
MIR Bailey done before the war lie has
just left the employ of prominent marble
works in Tennessee to come to Marietta OF
open marble yard. and your patronage is
solicited d. f. McCLATCHY.
Marietta. Ca, Nov. 18th, 1884
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

A clerk who levanted to Canada
from Sedalia, Mo-, with his employ
er's funds has returned, and restored
$4,000, saying that he would sooner
go to the penitentiary than live in
the Dominion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Two brothers in Berrien county,
got into a fight fight several days
ago and one bit the others finger.
The hand became so infamed and
swollen that it became necessary to
amputate it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

On Saturday, while the two little
sons of Mr.. W. J. Brothers, living
about three miles from Blue Pond,
in Floyd county, were handling
shotgun, it accidentally discharged,
struck the youngest of the two, the
entire load taking effect in the body
and killing him instantly. The lit
tie boy killed was Il bright little fell
low Of about Syears Of age. Rome
Courier.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

81 am growing up pretty fast, and
soon | shall be raising a moustache,"
said Tommy fodder. "You are mis-
taken my boy. When you raise a
moustache you'll be growing down."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. j. T. BROWN,
HOMFOP1THIC

PHYSICIAN IND SURGEON.
TNORMERLY RESIDENT SURGEON
IL of the Central Homeopathic Hospital
Chicago, Ill., Tenders his services to the
people of Marietta and vicinity. All calls
day or night promptly attended Office in
Masonic building, Southwest corner of Pub
ic Square, Marietta Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

A young man at Rogersville, Tenn,
was considerably embarrassed the
other night when a pistol fell from
his pocket in a ballroom and "went
off" killing beautiful young lady.
He succeeded in skipping the town,
unfortunately, before anyone had a
chance to give him first class kick
ing.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

George S. Roach, of Ware county,
according to the Waycross Reporter,
has shipped twenty-seven car loads of
melons this season, netting him 49,
0O0
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. p. r.. CORTELYOU.

PR4CTTCLNG PHYSICI1N,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE,
III North-side Public Square, next door
to j. j. Northcutt 5 store Consultation
Hours, 80 a. IN. to l2-3 to p. m, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No. 10 Can
be called from residence at any hour when
not in town
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
w. p. McCLATCHY.

ATTORNEY 1T L1W,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. PRACTICE
M in all the Courts. Legal business so
lcited and promptly attended to- Office in
McClatchy Building.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office in Nichols Hall, first room on left.
VNTEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, MA
w rietta, Ga. Has removed residence to
the Ogden place on Roswell street. All
calls promptly attended July 4th, 1883.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
WILL. j. WYNN.

ATTORNEY d COUNSELOR At Law,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, All legal
1NL business solicited and promptly
attended Practices in all the Courts, State
and Federal Office in Masonic Building.
South-side Of Square.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Dir. Josiah Bradfeld, of Atlanta, is
dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. II. V. REYNOLDS.

PR4CTICING PHYSICT4N,
NTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where may be found during the day
at his office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at night at his residence on Powder
Springs street, one door above the Metho-
dist parsonage, Marietta Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Patronize home institutions and
help build up your town and not pull
it down.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
Gbe Mlarietta Journal.

MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10, 1895.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
"a j = " .
CLAY & BLAIR,

ATTORNEYS AT Law,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. ROOMS l
Nj and Oh the left over Wade Whites
store. We give our entire attention to the
practice of law Promptness is our motto
Collection a speciality.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Peter Ingle, of Buncombe county,
N. c., has just died at the age of 1O5.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

ATTORNEY d COUNSELOR 1TLAW,
MARIETTA GEORGIA. PROMPT
M attention given to all legal business
Office in McClatchy's Building
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

"Have you seen Jones since he
was married 7"
"No; why?'
"Ie is greatly changed from the
dude he was
"Sub-dued now, | suppose"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13

Eight hundred and twenty young
girls are employed in the government
printing Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR E. j. SEIZE,

PHYSICIAN And SURGEON,
TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
L vices in the practice Of Medicine in all
its branches to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country. Office at Seize and
Simpsons Drugstore All calls promptly
attended
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. N. N. GOBER.

PR4CTICING PHYSICIAN,
TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
4 vices to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country Office, North-side o.
Square, Upstairs in the Hill Building. Res
idence at the Laneau house, one block from
Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
Il. N. HOLLAND,
lTTORNEY m I'D

4TTORNEY AT Law.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. WILL DE
Nl vote his entire attention to the prac-
tice Of law in the Blue Ridge and adjacent
circuits. Office, South-side Public Square
IN the Freyer building first room on right,
opposite Journal Office
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
DIR. JOHN II SIMPSON.

PR4CTICING PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE,
M at Seize & Simpsons Drug Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19

most unhesitatingly declared their
willingness to give us a contract, II
Capt Davis, the third member of the
board. would unite in rec
emmending the Sameto Sec.
Wells-we found it utterly inn
possible to obtain the unanimous con-
sent of the board, so that we were
compelled to leave Washington sadly
disappointed, aud, so far as we could
see, without hope But we were made
glad again when Capt Ericsson met
Sec. Wells and the board; this he
did, and in the secretary's room, with
matchless eloquence and magnetism,
explained the full merits of our con
templated fighting vessel. He car
rled the board and Secretary Wells
as If by storm, and then and there
the secretary of the navy
asked the approval of each mem
Der of the board, which
was given. Capt. Ericsson so ex-
planned the proposed plan that they
fully comprehended its Importance.
Secretary Wells gave Capt. Ericsson
a verbal order to construct the vessel,
and requested him to have me come
down the following week and get the
contract executed in detail. On verbal
order he commenced the construction
Iof the little Monitor, ordering the
machinery, iron and material imme-
diately. The next week | went'to
Washington to secure the promised
contract. In the meantime we had
become obligated for a large part of
the cost of the vessel. But the croak.
erS IN and out of the navy depart
ment had been busy at work, and the
enthusiasm inspired by Capt. Fries
sons grand effort of the previous
week had cooled. All the board
would do was to recommend the
secretary to give his the contract as
ordered, provided we would execute it
with an agreement that the vessel
should prove perfect success, and if
she failed of perfect success she
failed as our own property. 1t is
worthy of note here that she was
practically our property, when she
made her gallant fight with the gil
gantic Merrimac because she had not
been accepted or paid for at that time,
although we had received advances
on account, as is the custom in all
contract work. Just here is where
DR.. Wheeler fails 10 give Messrs.
Winslow and Griswold 1.-THE of the
credit due them. They were wealthy
and cautious business men, and to
execute such a guarantee as i have
named cost them a great struggle and
much anxiety, as it did the late Dan
iel Drew, Of New York, and the Hon.
N D. Spery, of New Haven, our
bondsmen on the contract, who signed
the same without other consideration
or reward save the satisfaction o.
aiding the government tc save life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
CENTRAL AMERICA.
A Warm and Healthful climate
where Fruits and Spices Grow.

81. Louis Republican.
1t may be not uninteresting at this
time 10 know that Central America
comprises an area somewhat larger
than the states of Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, Nicaragua alone being
about as large as Illinois. The popu.
lation is very sparse. Guatemala has
| l, 252, 900; San Salvador, 554, 900; Mic
aragua, 275. 900. Honduras, $50, 600;
Costa Rica, 1856, 900, Panama, 22O, 900.
The soil is capable of supporting ten
times this population. The larger
portion of the country is forest, the
trees being chiefly mahogany, log
wood, brazil wood, live oak, fustic,
pine copal-wood, cedar, rosewood,
and ironwood. The forests are bril-.
liant with those gorgeous air flowers,
! the orchids, and are alive with mon
keys. The agricultural products are
beans, grain and fruits-bananas
cocoanuts, oranges, plantains, lemons,
guauas, pneapples, citrons and lines.
Bananas and cocoanuts arc easily
raised and the yield is enormous. The
steamers that ply between Central
America points and New Orleans
usually bring IN as cargoes 100, 900
cocoanuts and 25, 900 punches of ban.
anss, which pass through the hands of
Italian and Sicilian fruit merchants
in the Crescent city and go to all the
western states. All the bananas and
cocoanuts in our western markets
came from Central America A few
Americans are engaged in fruitrais
ing in Honduras and fiud it profitable.
The coffee tree thrIves in all the Cen
trail American states, and ginger, an
natto, vanilla, aloes, gums,
caoutchouc, copaiba, and other valu-
able articles of commerce are produc-
ed. The country abounds in gold,
silver and copper, but the deposits are
not worked by the lazy natives, who
are content to lead a languid existence
without attempting 10 develop the
wealth in their soil and forests. The
climate is warm and unhealtllful on
the coast, but on the highlands in the
interior temperate and salubrious;
and that it is not altogether unfavor-
able to enterprise is proved by the vast
ruins of cities and temples, the work
of a civilized and cultivated people
now extinct, at Coban and other
places in Guatemala and Honduras.
Cattle are one of the products Of the
country sthey are raised without
trouble or expense, as t.ey subsist on
the wild grass, and they are slaugh-
tered chiefly for their hides, which are
shipped 10 Europe. Guatemala and
Honduras have exhibited some signs
of waking up in the last five years.
Three railroads have bean built and
others projected, and grants OF lands
on very favorable terms are offered to
all who will come and settle on them.
A few thousand North Americans
would bring the country to life and
make it one of the most attractive
parts of the western world
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
MAKING TYPE.
An Hour Among the Skilled Work.
men In a Type-Foundry.
Philadelphia Times

In walk through a type-foundry
a few weeks ago by a Times reporter
the following words from Motley's
Rise of the Dutch Republic were
quoted by the founder, who accom-.
panied the reporter through his es
adjustment, in referring to the art OF
printing:
Eat the very epoch when the great
ness of Burgundy was most swiftly
ripening, another weapon was secret
ly forging, more potent in the great
struggle for freedom than any which
the wit or hand of man has ever de-
vised or welded"
st may not be generally known, -
said the type-founder, that the first
quarto bible printed ia America was
the work of Christopher Sauer, of
Germantown, who there in 1875 es-
tablished type foendry but it is to
see how type is made that you came
here.
Let us begin with the metal
room"
About the place where the amalgam
of which type is made were piled
hundreds of bars of the metal. Al
the further end of the room master
workmen threw into the great kettle
certain proportions of copper, anti
mony, lead, and tin. This is the anal.
gam, the exact proportions of which
produce the useful metal that must be
hard without being brittle, ductile but
tough, flowing freely and hardening
rapidly.
A bar was broken in two, and the
beautiful, sparkling grain Of the met
al shown. About the apartment were
casks of glittering anthony, bars OF
yellow copper, dull bricks of lead,
and blocks of tin.
AS the composition melted the man
at the kettle stirred the molten mass,
and when the proper degree of heat
was reached Labeled it out on the
molds that lay on the brick floor al
his feet Above the metal room the
bars were fitted for the printers use.
Before machine known as a punch
cutter sat a man surrounded by be-
wildering array of delicate tools and
guages.
There are very few men of note
for this part of the work in the United
States, " whispered the reporters com.
panion. 1T requires a delicacy OF
touch and perception that is not easily
acquired GA the end of a piece OF
steel the workman at the punch cutter
was forming a letter. He worked
rapidly yet with caution. frequently
testing his gauges until the letter was
complete. Then other letters of the
alphabet were formed, finishing the
series.
One by one the dies were placed in
a stamping machine, an oblong piece
of copper put under them, and then
the great lever was brought down.
The impression was left deep in the
copper. This oblong bit of copper is
termed the matrix.
From the punch cutter the matrices
were carried 10 an adjoining room
where the greatest care is exercised IL