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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-01
New Groceries

New Groceries
Being received every day from the best
markets.
As devote my whole time and attention to
my business and studying to
PLEASE MY CUSTOMERS.
feel that you will always find what You
want and McClatchys store fully up to the
demand for anything in first class grocery
store
Remember the place
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-01

Remember the place.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
MISS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1e, 1855
Along the Hudson River.

? fCor. Cincinnati; Commercial q zett>l
In the other settlements. in towns not
more sleepy, but more aged, are cellars
and lowers set all in rows. The houses
are real Dutch houses, clean and
straight. Madcmoiselle, who has spent
years in Holland and Austria and Eng
land, points out the various nation
alities of the residents unrrrIngly Ly
their homes and their habits.
There is something touching TO me, "
sail my friend, Ito sec in the New Worll
hSS the people try to keep a remem-
brance of the old homeStcads The
butch built rs near Ii their forcfatheys
As possible; the English have their great
houses, and the Germans their garden
flowers, and through all the years OF
change following the settlement of the
country these differences have been
maintained. These Dutch ham!ets have,
too, the more vivid green and the pecul-
lar high colors o. Amsterdam; the
trees, even, are not like other trees; they
have been trimmed and fed and cul-
tivated-the whole aspect is one of
thrift. and the descendants of the
knickerboc ers are prouder of their
queer homes and ancient vines than Of
any modern landscape garden"
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12


The ceremony was mere than half over
when the official su,psni,l tho further
procee lin, by remlrking to the worship
ful masssr m q loui tOle OF voice: II am
the right man. but / think from what
have heard 50 far that l Iam In the wrong
place Idon't want to hoar any more les.
sons about labor, for havo never worked
day In my life and mover will as long as
/ Can hol office"
Tho worshiptul master asksi him 10 OK.
plain, ami the official askei. rs this an
Oil Fellows lod se.S
He was told that IL was q council Of
Knights of Labor. but a. he had alrea ! ?
received about one-half OF thelr work and
secrets they woul1 insist on him gong
through with tho rest and bo bound BY tn,
consequsacA He demurred, saying that
be was III some respects opposed to labor
organizations; but ths Knights were deter
mine I, an tbs initiation was concl udoi.
As soon as ho got through b, was callei
upon for some remarks under the head Of
tie good OF the order, aud L3 made an in
tere,ting speech, promising that, thou III he
might not De very regular attendant upon
the sessions OF tho couacil, he would drop IN
occasionally. He added that he would post
pone his initiation iato the order Of Old
Fellows until be would b. able to have a
guardian appointed 10 conduct him to the
right place next time.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
Why q Drunken Man EscapoA
1Scientiflc Journat.l

One sometimes sees q drunken man
pitched violently from q horse, and
when the bystanders rush to find him
dead, they are astOnished to discover
that he has been little injured. In his
"scrambles Among the High Alps "
Leslie Stephen tells the story OF a
guide who, while drunk, fell over a
precipice so deep that fall over 1t
seemed almost certain death, and who
yet sustained little injury. Stephen 40
cordingly gives his readers the advice
either not to fall over precipice, or to
get thoroughly drunk before doing so.
Tho reason of this immunity is that
the nerve centers are 80 much paraly1e led
in the drunken man as not to be af-
fected by the shock of the fall, which,
in q sober man, would have acted upon
them so violently as to stop the heart,
arrest the circulation. and cause instant
death.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
THE PRISONER OF THE eAsTILe.
Secrecy the One All-Important Matter
Passing the sentineIs

-Passing the Sentinels
rte Gentleman's Ma azinel
Under the ancient monarchy in France
secrecy WAS tho one all-important mat
ter whenever prisoners of state were
concerned. To them the Bastile was as
silent as the grave 80 long as they were
inside its walls. The orders for i'm
prisonment were tiven by lettres de
cachet, and these were scrutinized with
the greatest care. The lettre de cachct
was, in fact, letter signed with the
kings seal, and containing an order
from him, but the orders that have come
most frequently to onr notice were
orders for imprisonment.
Those that related to the Bastile had
to be signed trst by the king, afterward
by minister. At the bottom of the
order the governor signed a
receipt. And in nearly every
case, before the arrival Of the
prisoner, the governor had already
received Instructions to enter in the
register his name, the cause for his ar
rest, and by whose order the arrest had
been made. Unless these preliminary
rules had been observed entrance into
the castle was forbidden.
To effect the arrest either force or
cunning was the means usually en-
ployed, for it was above all things nee
essary to avoid publicity. An o1cer
touched the shoulder of the man whom
he was about to make prisoner with a
white wand, and ordered him in the
kings name to follow. Resistance was
not often shown, for all knew that it
would be Intellectual. A carriage was
kept in readiness, or when that was not
possible the first vehicle that could be
found was seiled-again in the king s
name-and into that the prisoner was
made to enter, two or three officers sit
ting beside him.
Before opening the gates of the Bas-
tile the first sentinel cried, ''Cui vive'
The chief escort answered, 'Ordre du
roi." A subaltern of the guard inside
the castle demanded to see the lettre de
cachet. Then he allowed the gates to
be opened, and bell was tolled to warn
the officers inside. The kings lieuten.
ant and the captain in command of the
gates recei, ed the prisoner in due form
as he alightei from his carriage.
De Eenneville- e--who was a political
prisoner in bastile during the latter
years Of the reign of Louis XIV, AND
who has left US long though not al
ways trustworthy account of his I'M
prisonment and of his sutferings says
'At last We reached the dreaded spot
On entering, as soon as the sentinell
saw us. they put their caps before thci1
faces. have since learned that they
observe this strange custom because il
is forbidden them to look at the faces O
the prisoners.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
No Wonder He DaIke,l
lBoston post

LBoStOn IOt
balky horse stoppel short in Haymsr-
ket square the other evening, and a great
crowd o. in;ertste spectators gath.red
around. The old hors, showed lively
interest ia the nume.ou, sugge tioas maIe
to produce lccomot-oh agaIL The ,e arr
som' of tn, CHUNKS o: wisdom loft lying
aroupl os': Put gravel in his mouth
"swist bis cars" twist his tall" ''bac's
the wagon on TO hing push him aiong;"
back himr pull his tongue;~ ''lu IL
fire under him." ''kic6 his knee; = hold up
one foot till ho gets tir,i;" THROW him
downsA let hin stanii' jark tn, reins;;'
keep tho reins stil:' ".ick hing lick
him some no-e;' tie a rops around lGs
tall" shut of his wini;' sick the stuff
ing out OF him." pinch his no,o;' ''givo
him som, oats;;' "c0ax him; hit q =
other hOrss in front OF him" Tto ho.,os
brain got confused. so he walkel slowly On
that he might g3t to his stabl. AMI thin< It
al! ovar
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
How New Mexicans Make BIanketa-
tDanve- News

The curious blankets for which there
is such rage nowadays are made at
Aguas Calicntes, at raltillo, and other
old Mexican citios. They arc woven Oh
a hand loom, which is stretched from
one tree to another. These looms are
exceedingly primitive, although they
are run by foot treadle which is an
improvement on the looms used by the
New Mexican Indians The shuttle and
needle are both of wood, and the
threads are held together more firmly
by the insertion OF small sticks of
different lengths. The Indians show
great skill in the blending of colors in
these blanket. Many of them are ex-
ceedingly rich and handsome, and
there is little inharrnony in the shades.
These blankets arc very expen live, and
are the proper thing nowadays foI
I'ortieres to be uscd in halls, librariei.
and studios The Nava o Is tho principal
blanket. making New Mexican tribe
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
No Mans Land

lrranR leSile
A company has been formei in K1nSa, no
colon.ze the neutral strip This lani is \
comparatively small boiy lying ba'w ,en
northern Texas ami southwestern Kansas.
On the official maps of the government /, l.,
designatei as United States land" In
border geography 1t is Designated AS mo
Mans Land" Probably the best definition
OF its char Acter would bs an unoccupiesf
reservation SomebCdy asked ex Governor
McCook. who is an authority on Territorial
laud questions by virtue of his long resi-
dence in and familiarity with that I.art Of
the country, whsthec there was any yer: .
ment in mo Mans Lind" any execution
of the law. We'll, should say there wal"
replied McCook You 60 along the b rier
of the neutral strip and you'll think So
Every few miles there is q post with u
notice like this: Any sol of gun coming
ON this ranch will get his scalp takea' On,
yes, there's plonty of government Oh tho
strip, anl you doIt have to travel far to
run againSS it." -., e... t,t
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
UnlucSy.


'Just my dlnget luc Iv' growled a pas-
senger on train down in Ohio. II believe
l am the ualuciio lost man on earth, any way.
Nothing goes righ, with me, AMI Pm al out
discouraged"
whats tho matter nowF'
"Well, you see, h1ve bean the postmas-
ter down ct tn, Corners for nigh en- twelve
years Ny first boy namsd UIysse, Grant
Snyder, the second Rutherford b. Hayes
snyder, ths third James Garfield Saydef.
and last weck We took my fourth bog to
church AMI hal him christpeI G. over
Cleveland SaydeE. ] paid the editor of our
country paper s. TO put IN lIng artic o
about It, ami got copy or two mar,sod to
send to Washington"
s'But whore does the bad luck come inf'
''Wny, the next day after mailed tilos,
papors l got an offic;al letter from the de-
partmeut. 1t was my dis harge. and now
tiey' We got mea'ly DcToc.atn
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
RIDING THE WRONG GOAT.
An OmciaI Beconrs n knight Of LaDo,
by Mistake.
-

New YOrS Herald
An amusing story is toll OF the mistake
that befell one OF tie new depar;In mt o.
ficials recently. Tho official referred TO
halls from tho bouudleSs wesis and wos only
recently placed in charge Of Uns Cf tiIe bI-
reau' OF prominent department. He "r
very anxious IT, bscJmj member OF tho
order Of OIL Fellows. SDme OF thu IN iIn-
bers OF the order nSccrtln,ny this his
name was proposed aul he was accnptol.
The next question was his initiation. He
was nviteI TO app 'ar at one OF ths down
town halls one evening last work for initin-
ton. Ono OF the halls refereed TO is alsJ
usei b. body of Knights of Labor. Both
ball rooms arc on the seSonl floor. Tl2
Old Fellows turn to the right to reach thu
room, while the Knight; of Labor turn to t,e
left The sams alteroOm, or outside hall,
does duty for both ari,rI 1t appears that
the Knights Of Labor expected a can lidate,
and they were waitin! for him As soon
As the gentleman rpfo-reI to reacbei the
outer door to the anteroon the outsih
gentleman met him vita plea SAINT smile
and askel "Ara you to be initiatel 90
nightr The official, suprosing that the
sentinel dti the outside business for tho
Old F.liows, anJwered that b. "expec ell
to have the honor" Without any further
waste of words tho ousi lie sentinel In.
formel his comrades that there was cam
didate for initiation In waiting. Toe doors
were soon opeuei, a1d the official was led
into tho initiation room. There was ths
usual chant sung, AMI the Cfficers OF the
council be gan read M their Lessons, which
are rcod to all candidates for initiation
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
For Measuring che ID .p,hs of 8 soai>

There has recently been brought for
ward simple and ingenious appliance
for indicating the depth o. shoals in. OK
ploring rivers or shallow lakes. 1t con-
sists Of long soundiny.rod, ten
feet long or more, hanging ver-
tically over the boats side, and turn
ing freely on horizontal center. This
center is in the middle of dial marked
with feet and in.hes. In passing over
a shoal the one end of the rod drugs ON
the bottom and the other points out on
the dial the depth in feet and inches
Moreover, after little perience, by
noting the jars of the rod fair idea
can be got of the character Of the
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
WHY There are No Gho.ta


Uncle Isom was white wasl ling an old, d.
iar,idated house on Whitehall strest yester-
day. Tho interior had a ghostly appear
ance, and q gentleman said to the OLD
negro:
aIsom, amt you afraid Of ghostsF'
s.No. sab; dat ! amt young marster,"
was the reply, as the Old mans face leomed
up with q smla
"You are notF
.No. sab. D4r are no ghostiS"
Hoy do you knosP
s"Case, sab, when person dies dey goes
to heaben or purgatory, or de udder."
"Yesn
sAnd ef dey goes ter purgatory dey can't
get er way; an ef dey goes to- heaben dey
don't want ter get way am cum back er
scolIopin' round dis world. Use too ols fer
TO let dat kink er mesmerisin' bizaess bod
dar me-
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
Isoi O. Expio. onA

Recent statistics show that in 1884
the number Of boiler explosions in the
United States was l52, being less than
in the previous year. There were 25i
persons killed and 26i in ured in them,
however, and the number is much
larger than it should be. Fifty-six of
the explosions took place in saw-nlills,
where the so-called engineer finds too
facile fuel in shavinss. Men chosen for
these positions should have the gumption
to perceive that such firing generally
creates steam too rapidly for safety.
These people can reduce tho general
death rate If they wish, and can espec-
tally reduce the present high percentage
of mortality among saw-mill engineers.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
The soFTeNINe TOUCH OF TIME
Doesn't Get Half . Chance to Beautify
the Build,ngs ut Washington.

Doesn't Get Half . Chance to Beautify
the Buiid,ngs ut Washington.
Joaquin Mer's Letter.I
Now I ha o made a covenant with
mine eyes," as Job said, to not find
fault. naving in previous letters per-
suaded nited States senators to keep
their big schoolboy heels down Off the
desks; having laughed them out of the
foolish IDEA Of going into executive
session." and clearing the galleries
merely because they wanted to smoke,
and having also banished the ever
present spittoon, or at least reduced the
annual bill for spittoons more than one
half, feel that | have done enough for
the capitol, and that more interference
or advice might be misunderstood. But
| must pronounce against this business
- this brutal custom Of scraping down
our marble buildings as sool as they
begin to take on the dignity and come
illness of time and color.
Now, what would you think of a man
who would go into the Dresden gallery
and give kaphaels Madonna a scrub
bing with soap and sand and ashes. Or
let us suppose the Greeks or Romans
had scrubbed and scraped their marbles
as we do In Ameri u. How much of
look upon; Let me tell you, for fact,
that If any man, or even any munich
pality, should attempt to scrape or scrub
building or any marble of any kind in
Italy, why, the artistic and sensitive
Italian would simply make Rome
howl"
Why can not people whe have charge
of our great structures learn little
something from those ancient states
where art first took form In marble. The
Greeks and Romans always let time and
the elements soften the outlines of their
temples, and no piece of architecture
was complete that had not been rounded
down and subdued in tone and color by
the perfecting touch of time.
But here at Washington the build
ings are perpetually defaced by scaf.
folds; and scrape, scrape, scrape. All
the year through, and nearly every
where you lift your eyes, 1t is scrape,
scrape, scrape, till the uoise, tho dust
the gIfostly, glaring sight OF the newly
scraped, and skinned, and scratched
and mutilated columns and walls drive
you out of town.
Why, even England, half-civilized Of
she is in many things, knows much bet
ter than to lay profane hands on mar
BILE. have been very familiar with 1t.
Georges gate, Hyde park, the past fif.
teen years. II Is almost black. But II
has not been touched since 1t was
placed there. 1t will never be touched.
Nature must take care Of marble after
it has found its place. And the sooner
it takes tone from the elements and the
softening touch of time, the sooner il
becomes "a thing of beauty" Fol-
what so offends the eye as this bold and
glaring and glittering white marble'
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
Some business Philosophy.
New York Sun

Undertaken eootinc over unpaid bill, t.
bowl think, jobs, Mrs. Brown will pay
her bill without a mu, mur; her husbln |
he's only bsea dead a Weei. Mr. Smith ,
bill his bean running six wssSs; make him
a discount of ~ per cont. Ter cash. This
bill OF Robinson'j, ! se,, is da ed a year
back, and he is beginning to do lse aroan
corners to avoid meothg ms Oh the S. re, :.
We will have to take what We can get
from Robinson. Y,u will id, John, as
YOU gain more ex?erienc, In this business
that the difficulty of maxing collection, is
similar 10 that exper enceI by taiiors-l
man hates to pay for q su tof clothe, afxr
ttts worn ont.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
A Curiosity Ia Engineerine.
[Van Nostrpd 81

A little curiosity in engineering has
been ,onstracted by an ingenious clock
maker, d. A. Buck This is in all
probability the smallest steam eng ne in
the world, for it is almost microscopic
in Its dimensions The whole machine
weighs only about II gram, or fifteen
grains, and is entirely covered by an
ordinary thimble. Tho stroke OK the
piston Is little over two millimeters,
or one-twelith inch, and its diameter is
something less than millimeter and a
half. Nevertheless 1t is built up of l4O
distinct pieces, fastened together by
fifty-two screws, and three drops oil
water suffice to flll the boiler and sci
the toy mechanism in motion.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
StOryettea


ttsan trancisco Argon aut
Rev. DR.. Hanson, OF Chicago, recently
lecturel at Chautaqua- his subject being
Fools" RJv. Dr.. Vincent, who is some.
what of wag, introduced him as follows:
I'VE are now to have lecture on fools, by
one-Qong rau5s aud lou laughter) of the
wisest men of the counIry." The lecturer
advanced to the desk aud responded as fol-
lows: liam not half 50 big a Tool as DR..
Vincent-ton9 Pause AMI loul laughto,)
would have you suppose"
At one time it was necessary for the old
est clergyman In the diocese-Rsv. DR..
Moore, Of Richmond, 8. Ito opsn the
convention, in the absence OF bisho op. DR..
Moore was plain country parson, and the
new honor stunned MIN so that he did not
know how to act H went up TO Dr. Tying
fer advice "What shall | do when ! get
pp therei' he mquirel anxiously. Dor
,aii Tying. who was provoked at such tim
idity on the part Of his senior; ''The Lord
put worl into the mouth OF Balaaln ass,
and I suppose he will put ono into yours
G.t up and go ohosl.'
1t Is related of the Princess Mestern ch
that at q great reception in Vienna sha acci-
dentally dropped from her mcu' b q fal,e
tooth and did not hesitate to make her less
known with that fran kn1ss 80 characteristic
of her The fashionable world present it,
terested Itself vaniy in seeking tho tooth.
Furniture was moved about, curtains wsru
shaken, the 1oors swept. tut tho tooth coul /
not be fouul 4 few days after ard the
illustrious laly received a pacAace snI a
letter. The lotis~, VIII ciI was eno2 ymous,
announcei, as contained in tho rackag&,
tho missing tooth. The package indeei,
contained a tooth, but It was tho tooth OF
an OK. Though the letter was unsigned.
tho princess was confident that she knew
who was It's Guthor-a social rival-and to
the lady she beloved gully she wrote: II
knew that you felt for me tn, gceatest
friendship, Int | never until now would
have believed that your affection wouli
lead you so far as to have enc of your own
teeth drawn to replace Ioy losl"
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
The Day After he Wedding.

LPhi asiel ht Call
Wife-MufFins all right, my darling!
Husband-Perfection, my pet.
Wife -How-lhcsitates and trembles)
how is tho CO &c!
llusband-i.Xcelent.
Wife tgrestly agitated)-Not so good
as your mother used to make, my dar-
ling.
Husband tcalmly)-My mother never
knew how to mako coIee at all, prec-
ious.
Wife falls into a deadly Swoon. Tab
leau.l
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
At sun.et Time
ICt nm re al Bulletin.

''The young lady is in evening dress, "
said one of TT. Holmes friends as a
rather elaborately dressed damsel
stepped out on the hotel piazza to ad-
mire the sunset.
THE close of the day, my dear sir, "
remarked the witty profes or.
That is Holmes-pun, was the reply.
81 am wersted, concluded the poet.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
The Chinese Legend of the Creation.
iChicaSo Tribune1

Chinese legends say that in the te-
ginning vast egg was divided into two
parts, and being came forth called
Poon-ko Wong. He took the upper
half of the shell from which he had
sprung and formed the heavens; out OF
the lower he made the earth. Two
clouds of vapor met and blended, and
there sprang from tho union a son and
a daughter, whose descendants are the
millions of China.
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
Seeking Quarters
1ia-p RS Monthly


A corrcsponIrl. wri:o, from Fcrt Ksogh,
NJ r.:
Wheel tbs gallant Fifth in'aatry fir t
came 20 tLjs part Of the cor1trT IN 1875.
they p ssed Their first winter in LUIS bnil5
OF rough log The weather was terrible
for people vino hal spent several years In
tho latitude OF Fort LoavenwOrth, AMI
sJmetime' to drive away the col |, kill
time or SOM other equally good reason.
sSIne Of them wtuid interview John BarieJ-
corn.
Upon ons OF ca sion one Of the old bachfbS
Off ers Of tho regiment. whom l will csa
Brown, and who is not now in the sory.co,
was weI lag his way hOmcwar1 late o.
night after in1uiging a litue too freely in
fire watr, anl owing to the simi. arity III
appearance, Of the iruts, mitoox an'thcr
officers hut for his owh Not b3i1g able 10
open the door, he commenced hammerinS
upon it an wakened its occupant; who got
up an went to tho door, ~non tlc IoliUw~
Ing dlalogu3 was induigei in:
What do you want
u want to get into my hou,a" .-.,
This is not your house" yt
"whose hoaso is TO-" ~
''Smitha'
'Oh! we ], coed night Smith,
Cool night"
Alter Smith hal got comfortably settlet
in bel, and had snoo5ho down the goo g
flesh Ii tie, h., heard knock at bis back
door. Disy sued, lie urose again, an ! ratnuf
gruffiy askel:
who Is hIror
Brown"
We'll, what do you want noUT'
II want to CONS in.
Now LOOK h,ro, Brown; told you this
was not your house, all wish you would
go home and not LOth1r me any IL orei-
Whose hOus3 Il i.f'
'Why, SInith's'
oh, good d-nignt."
Smith had hardly c,osel his eyes befors
be hcard another knock at his front door
Very angry by thi, tim,, h, got up and
said:
'Wnat do you want out therof'
Want to get in"
well, yod can't sst IN Go to yoLr own
quarters anl go to bel"
':Ain't these my guartersF'
NO they ars not.
."'Whose quarters are theyf'
Smith 81 roarld that now thoroIqhly
iratc officer.
well. Smith, said tn, completely te-
wildcrel man, sdo you hive nll aions
here"
The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
Foreit Pro iuct. W.. Gold aad silver.
IRoeton Tt anscrifrel

The forest products of tho United
States are worth to-day not less than
$500, 900, O0a, which is good deal more
than the value of the metal and mineral
output of all our mines of coal, gold,
silver, copper, iron and lead all put to-
gether.
The annual yield Of our gold and sill
yer mines is worth less than one tenth
of this enormous total, and forest pro-
ducts, in q vast number of direct aud
indirect ways, arc essential to every in
dustry in which ci,iii. ed men engage.