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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly

For November comes with most attrac-
tive collection of reading and illustration.
Kentuckys great emporium, where so many
have witnessed the great Southern Exposi-
ton, is here fully and attractively described
and its growth depicted "The Trotting-
horses Of America is well handled by J. b.
Townsend, who shows how steadily and won
derfully the Improvement in trotters has
gone on, till the present marvellous exhibit
tions of speed have been attained. The
Postmen of the World by Gordon Cum
ming is another record of modern improve
ment the quaint illustrations taking us
back to other times and other places where
tortoises seem to have been the symbol of
mai-carries Johnstons Journey TO Kill.
ma-njora' is an extremely interesting nc.
count Of the first scaling Of wonderful
mountain in the heart of Africa. "Alexan.
der Pope and his Home will please those Of
literary taste and A. r.. Wallace discusse,
The Protective Colors Of Animals" in y
way to charm the least scientific. An arti
Gle which will be read with interest is that 81
W. f. Mccain on odd Baltimore Inns
full OF chatty and pleasant "reminiscences q
the past before the old style inn had beer
superseded by the grand hotel. Baltimor,
still preserves some old inns full OF ouain,
memories, which are here most arreeabl,
brought before us. In addition to these pa
pers, there are stories, poems and short ar
ticles in abundance. Published ly Mps
FRANK LESLIE, 81, 50 aud 81 Park Plac,
New 1ork city, at y cents number, OF
$500 a year, postpaid
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
RAILROAD COMMISSIONS.

There are commissions in - of the
80 states. In the Is states which
have no commissions, and which in
cludes such important states in In
diana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
there are generally such officers as
state engineers, part of whose duty
is to exercise some sort of superyis-
ion over railways. In 8 OF the %
states which have commissions, the
commissioners have power to fix rates
of freight and fares. These are Cal
ifornia, Georgia, Illinois Kansas,
Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire
and South Carolina. In II of the
. states the commission power is
limited to general supervision of
the railways, with authority to inter-
fere with the tariffs established by
the companies. These are Connect
cut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Vermont Virginia and Wis
consin. In two states, Alabama and
Kentucky, the commissioners have
no power to fix rates, but they may
recommend such rates as in their
opinions are fair and reasonable, and
if, after such recommendation, the
companies exact higher rates, the
passenger or shipper may sue to recoy-
er damages on the ground of extor-
tion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.

We think too much cannot be said
about the exercise of great care in
the matter of giving credit. 1t is a
most unpleasant duty to be obliged
to inform any one that credit can on
ly be given for limited amount or
on only short time, or that it can t
be given at all; but it is none the
less, in many cases, a duty, and it is
a duty we all owe, not only to our
selves but also to those toward whom
we are called upon to perform it. 1t
Is duty every man owes to himself
to see that neither his money nor his
merchandise is put into hands where
there is an uncertainty about its re-
turn, especially where the payment
Of his own bills depends upon that
return. Undue extension of credit
has caused the ruination of more
men than has the limitation of it:
and so we say, it is often duty a
dealer owes to a customer to keep
him from getting too much in debt.
The same principle applies to the
time given man on his account, be-
cause, being called upon himself to
pay his bills promptly at certain
time, he must see to it that his own
customers keep their own accounts
up, and therein is where the retail
dealer too often makes this mistake
he doesn't collect his bills. We have
said to many people who have traded
with us: "What makes it so difficult
for you to make your payments when
they become due? 1t is true you
haven't a large capital, but you get
thirty days credit here, and that
should allow you to get around com
Portable" The answer has been,
"My customers don't pay me" care
you getting lot OF bad accounts p
"Oh, no, my accounts are all good. "
'Why don't you make them pay ?''
Il don't like to ask them for money,
because they would get mad and not
trade with me-"
Now man with a limited capitaI
and credit to sustain, which must
be done if he is to buy goods cheap
had better, in our opinion, get thai
class Of men mad if he can't get hi
money without doing so Though W,
think he can if he goes to work il
the right manner, and let some MAI
sell them who has plenty Of capital t,
pay his bills and accommodate peopl,
too. Don't let your customers rur
up large accounts with you: it i
better for them that they shouldn't
and it is better for you.-EreLaage
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
A REMARKABLE MAN.
OwingsvilIe Ky.l Dispatch.

About four miles east of this place
there resides man who is indeed a
prodigy. The name of this wonder
full man is Reuben Fields, and he
has but one developed faculty, this
one seeming to take entire possession
of him, driving all other thoughts
from his mind. In early infancy he
was apparently much as other chill
dren, but in extreme youth he deyel-
oped a wonderful precocity, or rath-
er supernatural endowment for
mathematics, even then solving diff
cult problems with apparent ease and
with but little study. This became
mania with him, and grew as he
grew, to the exclusion of all other
branches of thought, until finally,
without knowing single figure or
letter of the alphabet, he became the
perfect master of the science of math-
ematics. He has been tested by the
most scientific men of this profession,
and the answers to the most difficult
problems that they have been able to
PROFOUND are at his fingers end, the
invariably correct solution being Civ
en- in an instant, quicker than
thought. As instance of his remark
able powers, he has been known to
keep more than a dozen clerks busy
in taxing invoice of stock of goods.
Indeed, his knowledge and applica-
ton of the science of mathematics far
exceed anything that the most scien-
tific men are able to comprehend.
Another phenomenal characteristic
of this man is that he can tell the
time to second, either day or night.
Awakened from the soundest sleep,
he can tell you, without hesitation,
precisely what time it is. What
Blind Tom is to music, Reube Fields
is to mathematics ; and, like that il
lustrious idiot, this one branch alb
serbs his entire mental capacity.
Another popularity of Fields is ut
ter fearlessness of snakes. In his
childhood he manifested fondness
for these reptiles and made them his
playthings, and, strange to say, he
was never bitten, though he handled
with greatest carelessness and freedom
the most poisonous species. He is
very superstitious, and believes his
extraordinary powers direct gifts from
his Creator and says that were he
to reveal the secrets, or use them for
the purpose of gaining more than the
necessities of life, he would expect to
be deprived Of them Immediately.
He has more than once refused offers
of handsome salaries. His parents
died some years ago, since which
time Fields has been rowing around
among his kindred, staying with each
a greater or less length of time, ac-
cording to the nearness of kinship.
He is very fond of playing check
ers, and it is said that he has never
yet met his match at this game. He
is annoyed a great deal by people
who are curious to see his extraordi-
nary powers exhibited, and he says
that this is his greatest trouble, for,
whether he will or not, when prob
lem is presented the solution is bound
to flash through his mine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
SUING FOR AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

There is a strange case now on the
Richmond county GA court docket.
An lrishman several years ago open
ed little bar room on the Augusta
and Savannah dirt road, in that coun-
ty, and accumulated quite a fortune.
One of his sons, upon growing to
manhood, became engaged to an esti-
mable young lady, and presented her
with diamond ring. The young
man died before the nuptials were
consummated, and them other made a
demand upon her sons affianced
bride for the engagement ring that
he gave her. This the girl refused
to return, and now the old lady has
entered suit against her for its recov-
cry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

A shoemaker when measuring a
girl for pair Of shoes, in St. Louis,
uses twcfoot rule, First intima-
ton we've had that they measured
the girl; we thought they measured
her foot only. But why shouldn't
the shoemaker use a two foot rule
when he measures for a pair of shoes
one for each foot? When they at
tempt to measure Chicago girls
foot, they take a surveyors chain
and theodolite.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

There is enough in that book of
testimony to forever prevent Sher-
man from making a successful race
as candidate for President. The pet
ty populations in that department
under his management were also past
belief. When he was candidate
for the Presidency, in 1880, he stock
ed his campaign headquarters in
Washington with Treasury ink, with
Government paper, Government fur
niture, and paid its expenses with as
sessments from the clerks. 1t wa,
shown that he had his house partial
ly furnished by the Treasury work
men. 1t was planned by Treasury
architects and decorated by Treasury
artists. His books and newspapers
were bought with Treasury money.
Even his old carriage was repaired
to the extent of $40 out of the Treas.
ury fund. The chapters Of petty
knavery in this book are almost end.
less.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Mistress (horrifed) "Good gra-
cious, Bridget, have you been using
one Of my stockings to strain the cof-
fee through p Bridget (apologeti-
cally): "Yis, mum; but sure, |
didn't take a clane one ~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
STICK TO WHAT YOU CAV DO WELL

Many years ago we knew young
man who had learned the trade Of a
mason, and had acquired no mean
skill in building chimneys. His am
bition however was above calling
50 humble and having inherited a
little money, he proposed to invest
IN the obtainment Of a college diplo-
ma. When his resolution became
known among his acquaintance an
old gentleman more noted for the
lncisive character of his remarks than
tor their politeness, is said to have
expressed regret that good mason
should become poor teacher or pet
tltogglng lawyer. We presume the
same regret has been often felt. It
IS always a sad thing to see man
leave what he has learned to do well
to undertake what he may not be
able to do at all. 1t is really vexa-
tlous, to see the young man leave off
the cultiyating of the soil for which
he has clearly an aptitude, to accept
position behind the counter for
which he has had no training. Some
times the machine supposes that he
can lift himself to a higher social
plane by leaving his trade to enoaoe
in a profession. In case this latter
is the vocation for which he has had
the greater fitness, he may succeed
in his wish for the first class LAWYER
or Divine ranks the first class me-
chanic. But in this country. the
man who succeeds in an humble call
ing stands more highly than one who
fails IN vocation of more dignity.
The brlefess barrister who has to
keep up the fiction that he is getting
practice by doing little jobs, never
dlgnified and often dirty is less re-
spected than the farmer who does
not fear to wear a ragged hat so long
as he is not anxious about the price
of corn. The physician whom sage
old women have pronounced too 10
norant to distinguish between chick
en- pox and measles is less valued in
our society than the mechanic who
thoroughly understand his business
and can always command good pay
because he is known to do good work.
The man who has learned to do one
thing well learns that to take up with
something else is a fearful risk. He
may find when too late that he has
given up what is pretty well assured
for that which is far from certain. 1t
is much safer to stick to the old call
Ing, though there may be much about
1t that is unpleasant Skill in any
thing is too valuable an acquisition
to throw away. Besides all this. the
habit of being dissatisfied with ones
business is bad augury. for his sue
cess. 1t is well indeed that lie be
dissatisfied with his attainment in
calling but not with the calling it.
self. The dog that jumps from. one
trail to another is not apt to catch
his game.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

The City Council of Atlanta has
ordered a suspension of work on the
artesian well. The work has been in
progress over year, and has cost
the city about $4,000. The failure
to get water that would rise to the
surface is much to be regretted. But
the contractor says that good water
will rise to within q feet of the sur
face, and can be pumped up in a
steady flow.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

won't you sing something, Miss
De We're 7" simpered young Dawdler,
sentimentally; Il am always carried
away by the inspiration of your heav-
emily melody" IF it promises so
well, in the interest of those present
let me join in the entreaty," added a
rival meaningly. Mr.. Dawdler look
ed his thanks, though he didn't quite
like the others tone.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

The Dahlonega Signal reports the
formation in Lumpkin county of an
association for mutual protection
against horse thieves. Each man
who joins it agrees to pay a certain
sum for the recapture of the proper
ty and punishment of the thief, in
the event of any one of the signers
having a horse or other specified
property stolen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Said good Bishop in Sunday
School recently, "Will some boy or
girl ask me a question :" Please
sir" said little girl, "why did the
angels walk up and down Jacobs
ladder when they had wings and
could fy?' The bishop has not yet
answered the question.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Uncle Peter, the faithful old SER
want of John A. Newton, of Clarke
county, was buried a few days ago.
He had been in the Newton family
sixty-one years. The emancipation
proclamation had no effect upon I'm
Gle Peter. He continued to live with
his old master up to the time of his
death.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

An Ohio colored man made speech
in Cleveland the other night in
which he said Il have taught school
in several Southern States, and
will say that the ex-rebels used me
as well as the school boards in Ohio.
The bloody shirt argument is fraud.
| have been in the South and know
its false"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Rheumatism is something caused
by over eating, and especially by
over-indulgence in meat which is
certain to cause an excess of uric
acid, and render the body liable, on
exposure so wet or cold, to an at
tack. Old people are proverbially
liable to rheumatism. The reason
for this is that their joints and liga-
ments are harder and sitter and very
often contain deposit--urate of soda
and, as rule, people up in years eat
more than is necessary to support
life. The wear and tear of tissue is
but trihing compared to what it is in
earlier manhood, hence less food
is required. If an elderly person
would live long and be free from
aches and pains, he or she must live
more or less abstemiously.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Johnny, is your sister in? II
don't know. Lemme see-what's
your name p ''Busby-Mr. Busby.'
"All right, MIR. Busby. You just
sit down, and I'll ask Sis whether
she's home; but | don't think that's
the name"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

Seven years ago farmer living
near Nation, H.. Accidentally fed
seven or eight hogs Il quantity of
brine, and they drank largely of it
and died. Thecarcasses were thrown
into an unused well and covered up.
The farmer afterwards sold his farm
to Patrick Nicholson, who knew
nothing of the affair. Recently,
while digging deep ditch across the
farm, Mr. Nicholson's men found one
of carcasses ten feet from the sur
face. 1t was, to their astonishment,
well preserved and apparently pick
led, the streaks of lean and fat meat
being very distinct. Some neighbors
who knew of the we'll and the death
of the hogs explained the mystery.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

care your domestic relations
agreeable p was the question put to
an unhappy-looking specimen of hui
manity. "Oh, my domestic relations
are all right, was the reply otis my
relations that are causing the trou-
ble."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

A society paper in describing the
order in which bridal party passed
down the church aisle, says: "The
bride walked on the arm of her
father" This may be all right, but
it seems to US that church was
hardly the place for her to display
acrobatic accomplishments.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
THE MARIETTA
MARBLE Works.
We are now prepared to furnish all kind of
Macb1 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.
Mct LATCHY g. BAILEY.
As to the skilful 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
~ Governor Mcdonald is the work OF
Mr. Bailey done before the war lie has
Just LETT the employ Of prominent marble
WORKS IN Tennessee to come TO Marietta o.
open marble yard and your patronage is
solicited y. f. McCLATCHY.
Marietta, Ga. Nov. 10Th. 1884.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

The dynamite party explained
Mrs. Shoddy, who was reading over
the daily papers. Dear me, Angus
tus, We'll have to give one right
away before those Smiths hear Of it.
| wonder what it's like 2"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

A down-east fire company, in u
resolution on a deceased member,
says 'lle has responded to his last
alarm 1t is a wonder they didn't
add that he ''has gone to his last fire.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
DIR. p. r CORTELYOU.

PR1CIICING PHYSICI1N,
fARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE.
u North-side Public Square, next door
to j. j. Northcutts store Consultation
Hours, % a. IN. to l2-3 to ) D. m, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No. Is. Can
be called from residence at any hour when
not in town
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office in Nichols Hall, first room on efi.
WEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. MA
w rietta, Ga. Has removed residence to
the Ogden place on Roswell street. All
calls promptly attended July 4th, 1858.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
III. p. GATCHELL. M. D..

GENERAL VISITING AND OFFICE
PRACTICE
/ ARIETTA,GA OFFICE IN THE
"a room formerly occupied by DIR. j. I.
Brown in Masonic Building Residence
Whillock House Special attention paid to
the treatment of the Throat and Lungs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
w. Z. McCLAG'CHY.

ATTORNEY Ar Lar,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. PRACTICE
vi in all the Courts Legal business So
Jicited and promptly attended to- Office in
McClatchy Building.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29

A Connecticut hen has taken two
young porkers under her wing. She
intends to have ham with her eggs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
DIR. III. V. REYNOLDS,

PR FCIICING PHISICIJN,
XXTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
v where may be.foond during the day
It his Office up stairs, in McCatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Pubhe 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, 1885-10-29
Gbe Muietta guurnal.

MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1885.
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WILL. ]. WlNN.
J. z. FOSTER.

ATTORNEY d. COENSELOR dTE4W..
MARIETTA. GEORGIA. PROMPT
wi attention given to all legal business.
Office in McClatchy's Building
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-20

l. KILDARE. Sept. H. Special Al
lon Thompson, the negro who beat his
oh'l6 to death on the sd instant, nea,
ifndon, was to-day sentenced by the
csimlcs, cougs to 40 years In tho peni-
teuiis V.
Tho case ofJim Blackwell, who was
Implicated In tho robbery Of Treasurer
Kiakaid last February, wes called 10
day, aud Blackwell waved examlpn.
ton. and was remandod to Jail. His
bond was y seed At 5000.
Jim Eeekham's case who IA also i'm
pl,ca,ed Is set for Tuesday next.
An extensive fire occurred one mile
north oi here, tbs morning, on the
Texas Il Psc,iic rai!road. A. a. An.
dcrson's entire saw and planning mills
aud over 1,ScJ,cc) ceoe of seasoped
lumber were destroyed. About 100000
ieot OF lumber were saved. Loss est.
mated 90 rom SIS, coo 10 $4,000; no Ia
surnnce whatever. Fire was titst dis
covered about 4 o'clock, All the as.
slstarco Dossible was rendered by
o.tlIeus o. the community. The pas
sonser trG,i north was do,nypd seyon
hou's and tho passenger train south
was dslsrod .our hours. Nothing
| definite N EuOwnBss 20 what originated
tho Gro hut incondlagium.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-20
Uurns city

Buns OAK, Sept 'O.-'SpeoisLl
IA hard ain ioll yesterday aud again
this morning. We arc having 80 much
rsiu ls,sly that 10 is aorlorsly iuluring
cotton, which would mako only about
holt crop IL 10 was searonsblo tho re
mn'nder OF the fall Corn Is foirr
Co,nored aud making q good yiCld.
L1cBl option was dolOated IN tLls
c1udtv by gsmsll majority.
N"hate y rood many visitors hero
y, the n 'no,al VOLS for tho beno 10 OF
the,r hoaltn.
Tho school, under supervision q. W.
u Rogers, Of EaHt Zen ncssoe, Woalag
~ uu,vorHi;y, viii Opan October o.
We anticipate very succassiG' school.
with q number Ut pupils from % dis.
,nucb va attendance.
Tue ost,mablo Mr.. Robertson. Of
noomtield, thlukgof moving hts ileur.
iuE mili nnd cotton ala nor coon.
a gr0nt many nt our citizens attend.
ot 'heiircu1 ~ Gainesville this week.
Tho Bartlsts commence a series OF
mpetnigu hVee tomorrow.