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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-03

can count up to suit yourself
how many years it took to accomplish
this. For the first four hundred
feet the display is not very striking. as
the trunks are partially covered, but as
your eye rises you are presented with a
geological illustration that is marvel.
AT 500 feet from the bottom the levels
are as distinctly marked as if they had
been made by hand. every trunk and
the roots standing out in bold relief
the bas-reliefs of nature. Many are
thrown out and PROSTATE, from fifty to
sixty feet in length and from five to six
feet in diameter. In cases where the
roots are seen penetrating the solid
rock the sight is an impressive one,
showing how many years it must have
taken to accomplish such results. Some
of the trees imbedded are over twelve
feet in diameter and, as only the tops
show, they must have rivaled the great
sequoias of California One remark
able feature is that the bark-texture of
the wood, grain, etc., are all as distinct
and well preserved as if they had been
taken from living trees.
THE trees. however, are not confers,
the solid rock about them shows this.
Once covered with soft green mating
of grass. it received the falling leaves
and seeds. and now they are found just
as perfect as in life, only turned to
stone. From these the botanist is en-
abled to determine what they were and
how long ago they lived upon.the earth.
Lesquereux made the first examination,
and pronounced them as belonging to
the lower pliocene or upper miocene
time of geology. They include such
species as aralia, magnolia, Taurus, tilia,
fraxinus, cornus, pteris, alnus, ferns,
etc. All around this locality the same
old remains of forests could be found
and the fine collections of quartz and
calcite that were spread about undonbt-
eddy were all formed in the trunks of
trees. On the opposite side of the river
the same condition of things was
noticed, and the trunks here were,
if anything still larger and more
certainly higher up, as the range was
by actual measurement over eleven
thousand feet high and contained the
stony trees to the very summit. These
forests are found in various parts of the
world. In Heard Island there is a cave
that contains a number of extremely
large trees, and in most all coal mines
large trunks are found that date back
millions and millions of years. In some
mines terrible accidents often occur
from the presence of these great trunks,
as when the bottom of the trunk is cut
of down shoots the stony tree upon the
miner without warning. In some
mines where the trees are solid they
are left to support the ceiling. l have
seen tree taken from mine at New
castle (the Jarrow mine) that was forty
feet in length and thirteen feet in
diameter. 1t was worked out of the
coal as carefully as possible. but it
could not be all removed as the trunk
divided at the summit into over twenty
large branches. The name of this coal
giant was Lepidodendron Sternbergii
Some of the ferns of this time were
gigantic, and in the Philadelphia
Academy of Sciences there is fine
collection, showing many specimens
from all over the world. Philadelphia
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-03
Admirers Of the modes, Int :,

Admirers of the modest but intel
lectual Goldfish ball will re dice 10 hear
Lieutenant Schwatka affirm that cod
fishing banks exist along Alaska's
shores so great in extent that they never
have been completely outline i,ai d hat
they must exceed those in extent of the
Atlantic banks probably in propori onate
extent to the size of the two ocea $. It
will be an enterprise, he says. that will
pay as much better to those engaging
over the Eastern codfisheries, as aver
age enterprises in the West, arc better
than those of the same kind among us
Boston Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-03

The signal officer on the summit Of
Pixies Peak says the highest velocity of
the wind ever recorded there was one
hundred and ten miles per bour, when
the instruments broke and cord wood
began flying down the mountain,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-03

Arabs use the expression, my
shoe at you, as token of contempt.
The same thing occurs frequently in
this country, only the shoe is used in
stead of the expression. burlington
Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

FORBEARANCE.

In the relations of the home we
cannot imagine any circumstances
when sympathy should be withdrawn
and unkind, harsh rebuke take its
place. We cannot believe such a
time can ever properly occur. Be-
tween all the inmates of the home
there should be sympathy of inter-
est and sympathy of feeling, that
will never encourage or allow an I'M
kind word. Can husband be brave
and manly and true to the better in
stlncts of his nature, as well as to the
VOWS of his earlier life, if he is ever
unkind to the woman whose conf
dence and trust gave him her heart
and her warmest affection F.?
To the children depending upon
us for life, character and usefulness,
how can we do otherwise than feel,
at all times, the tenderest sympathy
and the warmest affection, even in
their waywardness Unkindness
never brought a good result; it is
born of evil and it leads always to
wrong. To brute it is cruel; to a
servant it is unmanly; to friend it
is mean, but when made to burn in
the hearts Of the home, it shows the
element of fend. Outside of reli-
gion, to the distressed and the strug-
Cling, possibly no word is sweeter
than sympathy. Did you never lay
your hand on fevered face and see
the little tear come to the portal of
the eye as messenger, to invite you
to the confidence of the soul? All
its secrets, its affections, its plans and
its hopes are laid bare to the sympa-
thy of friend. If, at all times, we
cannot feel degree of sympathy for
our loved ones, surely we can exer-
else forbearance. Complaint and
eensure are cruel, and harsh rebuke
tears, as it were, the finer feelings of
the soul. The best of us struggle
against difficulties, faults and weak
nesses that make up our imperfect
natures. Cold indifference will not
make more affectionate husbands, nor
will unkindness ever help to make
more devoted wives.
Many things 60 wrong with the
children and the servants and the
general unftness scolding will not
remedy them. Every woman who
scolds loses power, respect and es-
TEEN every time she repeats it. 1t is
an ugly habit and exerts reflex in
huence for evil. 1t is the least effec-
tive of all remedies for wrong, as it
leaves a sourness of spirit and never
does any good. Kindness, forbear-
ance and uniform, positive discipline
will do far more for the good of the
home.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
SPEND YOUR MONEY AT HOME.

The following are given by an ex-
change as among the most forcible
reasons why you should spend your
money at home. We commend them
to our readers.
l. 1t is your home; you cannot
improve it much by taking your mon
ey away to spend, or invest.
2. There is no way of Improving a
place 50 much as by encouraging good
merchants, good schools and good
people to settle among you, to spend
your money at home.
3. Spend your money at home for
there is where you get it. 1t is your
duty.
4. Spend your money at home, be-
cause when it is necessary for you to
get credit, it is your own town mer-
chants you have to get it and they
must wait for their money. There
fore when you have the money, spend
it at home.
5. Spend your money at home. 1t
will make better business for your
merchants T; they can and will keep
better assortments and sell at lower
rates than if the only business they
can do is what is credited, while the
money goes to other places.
3. Spend your money at home.
Set the example now. Buy your dry
goods, groceries, meats and every
thing at home, and you will see a
wonderful change in a short time in
the business outlook of the place,
therefore deal with your merchants
at home.
Z. Spend your money at home.
What do you gain by going off?
Count the cost; see what you could
have done by letting your merchants
have the cash. Strike balance and
see you would.not have been Just
as well off, besides helping your mer-
chants.
8. Spend your money at home.
Your merchants are your neighbors !;
they stand by you in sickness-are
your associates. Without your trade
they cannot keep business. No stores,
then no wanting to buy property to
settle on and build up your place.
9. Subscribe for your local paper,
and buy from those who advertise in
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

There is in the extreme north of
Utah magnificent subterranean re-
servoir of first-class soda water, bub-
bling and effervescing out of the
ground in such quantities that all
America might be supplied. In the
extreme south, on the road to Order
vile, is an exquisite circular lakelet
that is always just full to the brim
with water as clear and as green as
beryl And wherever the water
oyerAows the lakes edge it encrusts
the ground and the grass and the
fallen leaves upon it with fine coat
ing of limestone, so that the brim is
growing higher and higher with the
imperceptible but certain growth of
a coral reef, and in the course Of gen
eratlons the lake will become con-
GREETED basin.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
APT COMPARISON.

You may be able to get large city
weekly filled with murders, scandal
cases, cock fights, etc, for the same
money you pay for your local papers,
but these city weeklies never adver-
tlse your county, and make your
property valuable. They do not help
along your schools and churches /;
they do not publish your county news;
they say nothing of you and your
town, and have no interest in YOU.
A good newspaper is as much of an
advantage to a town as are good
schools. If one of our farmer friends
should step into one of these city Off
ces, he would find out in two minutes
that he had no cordial welcome there
such as he would receive in a print
ing office at home. Stand by home
papers. They stand by you, and are
ever on the lookout for your inter
eStS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
A HEN AND BULL STORY.
From the Pittsburg dispatch.


The most curious story of friend
ship which has recently come to my
ears is one existing between an old
hen and bull. Mr.. Hugh Renwick
is authority for it. He says that
while in the country lately he saw
an old hen which slept at night ON
tree near the lot in which bull was
kept. Every morning the bull came
up to the tree, got the hen, and they
would go off to the pasture together.
The hen picked about near by while
the bull ate his quota of grass, and
together they repaired to the shade
of a tree and rested during the heat
of the day, the hen perched upon Mr..
Bulls horns, back or leg. After
spending the afternoon roamingabout
the pasture they would start for home.
As the hen retired early, the bull saw
her safely to the tree where she slept,
waited until she got herself comfort
ably settled, and then layed down
near by to sleep and dream of her
who was his daily companion through
rain or shine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
A CANNIBAL'S TRIAL.
From the Denver Tribune.

The case of Al. Packer, who is bet
ter known as the Colorado canni-
bal, was acted upon in the State Su-
preme Court of Hinsdale county was
reversed. Packer was sentenced to
be hanged on May 10, 1888, but his
counsel obtained a stay of execution
on the ground of the demonstrations
ality of the law under which he was
condemned. In the winter of 1873
Packer and five companions started
overland from Salt Lake to the San
Juan country in Colorado. The eoun-
try was then almost unknown and
the party got lost in the mountains,
going for several days without food.
One day, in his desperation, Packer
killed his half-starved companions
and then for sixty days thereafter
subsisted on their flesh. Packer dried
some Of the ''meat" and, carrying it
with him finally reached the Los
Pinos Indian Agency in the Uncom-
pahgre Valley. There he related q
story that his companions and he had
became separated and they had prob
ably reached some other settlement.
Packer began to spend money lavish
ly, and one day while drunk revealed
enough to create the suspicion that
all was not right between Packer and
the men who were with him. Gen.
Charles Adams, who was then agent
at Los Pinos, made an investigation,
and found the mutilated remains of
the five men where Packer had left
them, after having first denuded them
of their flesh. Packer was placed
under arrest, and admitted having
killed his companions, but stated
that he had been compelled to in
self-defense. He was confined in a
rickety log Jail at Saguache, and one
day, many weeks after his arrest, he
escaped and made his way out of the
country.
1t was nine years before he was
heard of again, and that was when he
Was engaged on ranch. No crimi-
nal ever created so much interest in
Colorado. There was no difficulty in
obtaining proof to convict him, and
Judge Gerry sentenced him to death.
Within five days of his execution the
Supreme Court declared the law UNI
der which he was convicted to be un-
constitutional.
Almost three years have passed
the courts have just reached his case
again. His long confinement in jail
has broken down his health, and in
stead Of fierce looking man-eater he
is in reality fit subject for the grave.
He will now be retired under the law
for manslaughter, and if convicted
can be sentenced to term of ten
years in the penitentiary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
SAVING A LIFE.
From the Youths Companion

IIOHl lut Outn y companion
One day last winter, 1894, when
the mercury was down somewhere in
the 4Os below, an open sleigh-stage
was making its way along a noun
tain road between two Montana towns.
The only passengers were a woman
and her young child. They were
scantily clad for the rigorous wealth
er, and the woman removed one of
her wraps to protect the child. The
driver discerned that she was grow
ing drowsy, and warned her of the
deadly peril of falling asleep. 1t was
of no use, nor did the vigorous shak-
ing he gave her serve to keep her
awake. Finally the driver seized her.
threw her out into the road, and
drove off with the child at rapid
pace. The last expedient was sue
cessful. Awakened by the shock Of
the fall, the woman saw the stage
disappearing with her child. Her
maternal instincts were aroused. She
ran after the stage as fast as she
could the driver slackened up lit
tie, but did not stop till he saw. that
that the poor mother was thoroughly
warmed by the exercise. Her life
was saved. An hour later the stage
reached station, where buffalo robes
were obtained to protect her against
the deadly cold for the remainder Of
the journey,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Millions of people go through life
breathing through their mouths, APP
parently unconscious that their noses
were given them for breathing pur-
poses. The mouth breathing habit
is deadly. 1t begins in infancy and
continues through life. 1t distorts
the countenanee, giving it an idiotic
expression. The man who breathes
through his nose can stand against
malaria longer than the man who
breathes through his mouth. The
exemption of the Indians from many
of the ailments, of civilized life is due
solely to the habit of using the nose
properly. Whenever a parent sees
his child with his mouth open, inhal-
ing the air, he should close the young
ster's lips, and, if need be, call in the
aid of the switch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Every boy and young man should
seek to employ himself in reg
ular work of some kind. Labor can
not Gishonor us. 1t is the evasion of
the duty to labor which does it. The
young man who from false notions of
family pride or of personal dignity
refuses employment or fails to seek
it when he needs it, is to be pitied
The step from willful idleness to
crime is only a short one. Thomas
Carlye taught the gospel of work
from profound knowledge of the
weakness andthe necessities of human
nature. Let every idle young man
turn new leaf in the chapter of life
and adopt as his motto the words from
the Road Song Of Goethe, "Work and
despair not"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
A DIAGNOSIS BY FIVE DOCTORS

As an illustration of the old saying
that doctors will differ" the follow
ing is related by a Jersey City physi-
clan of unquestioned veracity: In
the course of lecture which he was
delivering before number of physi-
clans, among whom were several old
practitioners, he had brought in by the
mother child six months old, which
he stated was suffering from very
peculiar affection, one seldom seen in
this country, and he requested five of
the physicians present each separate
ly to diagnose the case. The first
gave it as his medical belief that the
child was suffering from incipient
pneumonia; the second, after exam
ination, pronounced it incipient tliph-
liberia the third staked his reputa-
ton upon its being peritonitis, the
fourth called it magrasmus, while the
fifth fell back upon the medical god
send malaria. When they had
each made careful examination, the
lecturer said : "Well, gentlemen,
have you anything further to say in
regard to the case = Nothing more
than has been already said," was the
reply from each. "Well,'' said he
taking the little one and holding it
up before them, "this is a child that
has never had days sickness since
its birth. 1t is the most perfectly
healthy child that | have ever seen"
Comment is useless.-[New York
Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

The number of deaths from small
pox since the outbreak of the disease
is 2,64l, of which 240 were French
Canadian Catholics, 40 were Catho-
lies Of other nationalities and 81 were
Protestants. One thousand and six
hundred of the victims were under
five years.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

When I look back fourteen years
and see how whisky put me on a
dray in Cartersville and put my wife
i'll IA one room cabin, | thank God
that he saw fit to lift me off that one
mule dray and put new song in my
mouth, and I'll continue to fight
whisky until God shall call me up
higher.-Sam Jones.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

An exchange speaks of a man com
hitting suicide and leaving wife
and fifteen children" and adds, "No
cause is known for his act" We
should say that was cause enough.
Fifteen children, when they all want
new shoes at one time, are enough to
drive a man to suicide.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

A Pennsylvania farmer last year
sold over $4,000 worth of potatoes
from twelve acres. He fertilized
with a compost of hardwood ashes
and oyster shell lime, plowed deep,
planted medium-sized, well-formed,
uncut potatoes, three feet apart, gave
level cultivation and cultivated often.
From one hill he took forty-one large
tubers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Sam Jones: christians should
not be long-taced, but bright and
happy. God never made man who
loved fun more than l, and I'll say
right here, Judge Bleckley told
mighty big truth when he said: "The
next best thing to religion is fun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Steam yachts cost from s25, 900 to
Sl50,OOO year. 1t is a question
which will eat up a mans fortune the
quicker steam yatch or an expen-
sive wife. Some Northern men and
Englishmen have to contend with the
double luxury.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

''Let me see" said minister who
was filling out marriage certificate
and had forgotten the date, "this is
the 9Th, isn't it?' mo, sir, replied
the bride with Indignation, "this is
only my second"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Talk about those subjects you have
had long in your mind, listen to what
others say about subjects you have
studied but recently. knowledge
and timber shouldn't be used until
they are seasoned.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

Below New Orleans, Mr.. Bradish
johnson has the largest orange grove
in the world. There are 10000 bear
ing trees, yielding 10000 barrels of
golden fruit annually.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

The United States has only thirty.
nine ships in its navy, but it has 100
doctors, 100 paymasters and 242 en-
gineers. There are also 7 rear-ad-
mirals and IS captains.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

A New York lawyer says: 1t will
take the United States Supreme
Court 133 years to get even with the
business at the present rate of pro
gress.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
DIR. p. r. CORTELYOU.

PR1CTICING PHYSICL1N,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE,
vi North-sidc Public Square, next door
to J. j Northcutt's store Consultation
Hours, 9! a m 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, 1885-11-19
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office in Nichols Hall, first room on. left.
IKTEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. MA
w retta Ga. Has removed residence tc
the Ogden place on Roswell street All
calls promptly attended. July It'll 1888.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
City Tax Notice.

The city tax book will be open from and
after the 9th Of October for the purpose Of
collecting city tax OF Marietta for the year
1855 Can be found al J J. Northcutt' 5
store This October 1st 1888.
X, BABER, City Tax Collector,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

A student who had been studying
for several years in the medical de-
partment of the University of Texas
endeavored to pass the examination
requisite to his diploma.
One of the professors gave him
hypothetical case, and then asked
him:
"What would you do in case of
that kind, if the patient got worse2"
81 wouldn't do anything" replied
the student; Il would just wait until
next day, and see how he was coming
on them. He. might improve, you
know. I'd give him chance"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
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
Mr. Bailey done before the war He has
just lett the employ of prominent marble
works in Tennessee to come to Marietta On
open marble yard, and your patronage is
solicited ID. f. McCLATCHY.
Marietta. Ga, Nov. 10Th. 1884
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19

NOTICE -Four weeks after date appli-
cBlion will be made 10 the Court of Ordi,
nary OF Cobb county, for leave to sell the
real estate Of Abraham Glore late of Cobb
county deceaaed. This Nov ?. 1885.
JOHN Z GLORE. Admir-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-19
Will. J. WYNN.

4TTORNET d COUNSELLOR At Law,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. All legal
vi 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, 1885-11-19

One of our cleverest and foremost
ladies was called to the door of her
residence not long since by a gentle
knock, and here she found a negro
standing, and he addressed her thus:
Madam, would you like fer ter
hire gemman fer ter do yer some
work dis mornin?"
The lady gave him look that
meant all she said, as she replied:
mo. | don't want gentleman.
| want plain niger to do my
work."
The door was closed, and the "cul-
led gemman" retired decently and in
order. Talbotton Fra.