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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
MADE SAD BY PROSPERITY.

The most astonishing instance of
the unaccountable effect of prosperi-
ty that | have ever seen is that of
Newcome, the heir to the great Nor
gan estate, in New York. For many
years he was hard working, robust
and vigorous plumber, a sturdy, bow
legged and why little man, who kept
the mouths of a large family of vora-
cious children filled by hammering
away ten or twelve hours a day. OF
late years he has worked very hard
to provide for the increase in his
family and the heavy competition he
has met in his trade. He woke up
one morning somewhat worried about
a grocer's bill Of 1886, and discover
ed that he had just come into possess
sion of 81, 100000. The effect Of this
fortune upon the industrious little
plumber has been disastrous in the
extreme. He has settled down into
a condition of pallid melancholy
which nothing can lift. His ruddy
color is gone and he is as white as a
spook. More than this, his face has
taken on panied and harrassed
look, and he exhibits nervous haste
in his movements which is almost
pitiful. Along with the vast fortune
he inherited all Of Morgan's family
coaches, and, being conscientious
man, he drives resolutely in them
every afternoon, the picture of over
awed and plaintiye discomfort. He
still hangs about the galleries where
the magnificent art treasures of Mrs.
Morgan were exhibited, with his
hands thrust deep in his trousers
pocket, his head hung forward and
his eyes looking uneasily about.
Once in while he exchanges few
words with the porter of the place,
but as rule, he seem to be continue
ally i'll at ease. His good fortune
has completely unnerved him.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

One secret Of the success Of lady
teachers is their faculty for interject-
ing bits of information on all subjects
into lesson on any subject. The
practice serves the double purpose of
holding attention and imparting mis-
cellaneous knowledge. Men, as a
rule, teach lesson on rather too
business principles, combining them
selves to the subject in hand, and the
special part offset apart for the day.
consideration, plan which will work
with pupils, but not 50 well with
children. A child's mind tires quick
ly of an ordinary lesson, but it is
hungering for information, and en-
joys diversion which, at the same
time, informs,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

An Atlanta real estate dealer says
thieves make great depredations on
vacant houses in that city and he has
to make repairs frequently before he
can rent. The thieves break open a
door and steal every lock on the in
side of the house. They tear out the
CRATES, take down the mantels, take
the doors off the closets, take down
the doors between the rooms, tear
the zinc off OF bath tubs, and carry
them away. In one instance they
stole back porch, roof, floor and
posts, and even have carried off win
dows, sash and shutters. They sell
the last named to some negro who is
building and don't care if they are
stolen, and they break up the CRATES,
hearths and zinc and sell them to
some junk dealer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
MARIETTA Ca THURSDAY MORNING, April p, 1856.
THE BRIGHT SIDE.

There was never night so dark
that some would not speak OF the
dawn, and never day so bright that
some would not think of the mid
night. 1t is we'll that the enthusiast
be balanced by the conservative, per-
haps, on the principle that little
shade improves the tone of almost
any picture. 1t is, however, thank
less mission that the grumbler enters
upon, and his is a work that shadows
his own mind and heart more than
that of any other Most of us see
enough Of the hard side of life, hear
enough of the woe and WEAKNESS.
adversely and luminosity, disappoint-
ment and disaster in life, without be-
ing formally reminded thereof. The
newspaper finds more readers when
it announces ships wreck than
when it chronicles launch. It's
column OF obituaries is more sought
Tor than its wedding announcements
A firms failure is read by a hundred
persons to one who will read of an
opening" and man who steals
81, 900 receives more newspaper no.
toriety than a thousand men who
should deposit 100000 each. 1t is
the natural elasticity of the mind and
heart that keeps the average man
hopeful while the sad and evil things
of life are running before his eyes or
are being poured into his ears. There
should be systematic effort on the
part of all people to see the bright
side, speak of the hopeful things.
When majority of business men
talk the dark side of finance there is
panic; when majority OF laboring
men see the dark side of life there is a
nihilistic tendency. There is too
much danger in every direction for
any encouragement Of the already
too active tendency to see the evil in
business and society. Let us see the
bright side and call other peoples at
tention to it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
SIZED HIM ZIP.

This is a story which the Rev. Dir.
Rush, Secretary of the Freedmen's
AID Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, tells to the annual
conferences, before. which he presents
the claims Of his society. A young
negro in the South had been convert
ed and at once wanted to preach.
Ills elders thought he was not fitted
for the important work but he we'll
nigh staggered them by relating a
vision, in which he had plainly seen
the letters &c. ?. c." which could
mean only: ''Go preach Christ A
white haired negro preacher slowly
arose and told the ambitious young
brother that while he had, no doubt,
seen the letters in vision, he had
failed in the Interpretation. They
probably meant; $50 pick cotton"
or go plant corn" This settled
the matter. A preacher in the New
York Conference, when the story
was told few days ago, remarked to
friend sitting near: II wish we had
men in our white conference sharp
enough to explain away as satisfacto-
rily the arguments by which our
young incompetents try to convince.
the committee that they have been
called to preach the Gospel. -Nea0
YORK. Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Easter eggs or pasch eggs are sym
bolical of creation, or the recreation
of spring. The practice of present
ing eggs at Easter is Magiam or Per-
sian, and bears allusion to the mum
dame egg for which Ormuzd and
Altman were to contend till the con-
summation of all things. 1t prevail
ed not only with the Persians, but
also among the Jews, Egyptians and
Hindoos. Christians adopted the
custom to symbolic the resurrection,
and they color the eggs red in allus-
ion to the blood OF their redemption.
There is a tradition, also, that the
world was Matched or created at Eas-
ter tide.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Mr.. Barnum says that he has
wasted $4,000 on boomerang throw
ers. you've heard of Australian
bushmen," he said, "who have a
weapon.m made of bent stick that
they throw with wonderful skill, hit
ting the prey unerringly, the boone
rang returning of itself to fall at the
feet Of the marksman | had an
agent go from London to the wilds Of
South Vale but he writes me that
the accounts are third ..lies, and the
remaining third isn't worth bringing
away. The boomerang is fact, and
the native Australian sayages fling it
at the game-missing about as often
as hitting; and it will return, if it
strikes nothing, to somewhere near
the starting point, but with no sort Of
certainty. My man searched thor
oughly, and witnessed the feats Of the
best experts to be found, but they
amounted to nothing in particular.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
ODD CHARACTER.

An odd character was buried at
Marlborough, Mass, the other day.
His name was George Clisbee, an in
ventive and musical genius, who
played his first tune when 6 years
old, never took music lesson, and
has for many years lived the life of q
hermit, He built many church or
gans, manufactured his own steam
engine and machinery, and never
failed to solve all mechanical prob
lens presented to him. He once
contriyed a musical rocking chair
that gave out music when it was
rocked. He was converted into a
recluse because the local Unitarian
church did not have him build an or
gan, and he ever after jotted down
in book all the bad Things he heard
about that church.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
A TOURIST POCKETS 81, 900.
From the Ocala Fla. Banner

A report reaches us that an orange
grower living not many miles from
Ocala, was the victim of two shrewd
sharpers not long since. This gen
tleman feels like hiring some man
wearing No. Us to give him sound
kicking, so we shall not give him
away, but for convenience will call
him Mr.. B. Early in the fall he was
visited by tourist who wanted to in
vest in a grove ; the price asked was
$4,000, which, after some dallying,
was agreed upon. Five hundred dol
lars was paid down to confirm the
trade, and both gentlemen were to
meet in Ocala, some days afterwards
to examine the deeds. But, before
this was done, another stranger pass
ed along, who was reported to be
extremely wealthy. He took great
fancy to the place and wanted to buy
it. He fancied it and wanted it.
and increased his offer gradually until
the sum of So, 900 was reached. This
was bait too tempting to be resisted,
and the owner said he would try to
beg or buy off buyer No. /. But
buyer No. had too good a bargain
and had no idea of relinxuishing his
hold. lie would not listen to even
being bought off, so an offer of $500
was resisted, likewise $1,000, but
when the grower reached the sum of
s., 900 the stranger reluctantly yield
ed. The sum, together with the $500
he had paid to bind the bargain, was
paid over to him, and the tourist re-
turned to Ocala, but did not wait to
buy any more groves, but departed
on the first train, and tourist No. 2,
with the $4,000, has not yet put in
an appearance, and will hardly do so
before the roses bloom.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

The sea occupies three-ffths of the
surface of the earth. At the depth
of about 3 to 8 feet waves are not
felt. The temperature is the same,
varying only trihe from the ice of
the pole to the burning sun of the
equator. A mile down the water has
a pressure of over ton to the square
inch. If box six feet deep were
filled with sea water and allowed to
evaporate under the sun, there would
be two inches of salt left on the bot
tom. Taking the average depth Of
the ocean to be three miles, there
would be layer of pure salt 230 feet
thick on the bed of the Atlantic.
The water is colder at the bottom
than at the surface.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

The Supreme Court of Oregon has
declared unconstitutional the law of
that State requiring registration of
voters as prerequisite to the exer-
else of the right of suffrage. The de-
cision makes no reference to the spe-
cial provisions of the Oregon law, but
takes the broad general ground that
'every law which requires previous
registration as a prerequisite to the
right to vote is ipso taeto void. The
argument in support Of this position
is based on the claim that as the CON
stitution gives the right to vote to
every man who possesses certain
qualifications, the Legislature cannot
lay down conditions which may de-
prive any qualified voter Of the right
on election day.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

A curious story comes from Tou-
louise of a laboring woman, who, dur
ing her work in the fields, was in the
habit of leaving her baby in a shady
corner, returning to give the child
the breast as opportunity oc 3ured.
To protect the child from harm, the
dog "a bitch) was left in charge. The
mother noticed after time that the
child no longer exhibited the same
impotence tor the breast as formerly,
although its general condition was
excellent, and its Indifference could
not be attributed to failing ap-
petite. One day, on returning to
take charge of her offspring, she was
astonished to see the dog standing
across the child aud sucking it. The
mother, who saw no objection to the
proceeding, allowed the habit to con-
tinue, and the child seemed to thrive
on the milk of it's novel nurse. The
dog exhibited a truly maternal ten
derness tor the child, and as the child
grew older this tenderness was heart
lily reciprocated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

The Salem (Oregon) Historian says
over 10000 boxes of tin have been
or are being worked up into cans for
the coming salmon seasons pack.
Nearly. s250,000 worth of twine has
been sold to Columbia river Gamers
for nets for the season. In the next
three weeks boats to the value of
100000 will be put in trim for the
fishing season of 1886.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Oil from pine wood is now manu-
factured on a considerable scale at
the South. The material is subject
ed to intense heat in sealed retorts,
and one cord of it is said to yield fif-
teen gallons of turpentine, eighty
gallons of pine wood oil, fifty bushels
Of charcoal, one hundred and fifty gal
Ions of wood vinegar, and quantity
Of infammable gas asphaltum.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
MIR. CLEVELAND OUT DUCKING.
From the Jersey City Arms.

While Mr.. Cleveland may not be
what is termed crack shot, still he
can handle breech-loader very neat
ly. His best shot yesterday was sew
en- redheads at one crack. The ducks
rose from cove in front of our skiff,
and as they were gracefully passing
US on the right the President let
them have both barrels, bang bang
and smiled broadly as he saw the wa
ter in front of him covered with ffut-
tering birds. Mr.. Cleveland made
another pretty shot during the after
noon by killing a dipper duck while
it was diving, about seventy-fve feet
distant from the skiff. 1t is we'll
known fact that the dipper, or water
witches, as they are sometimes called,
are the hardest wild duck to kill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

There has been no Congress since
the war wherein ex-soldiers of both
Union armies are so numerous as the
present one. There are fourteen ex-
Union officers in the Senate and sew
enty-nine in the House. There are
nineteen ex-confederate officers in
the Senate and forty-two in the
House.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Lincoln county can boast ola youth
who possesses some strange powers,
which clay in the shade the pheno-
menal power of Lula Hurst. He is
represented as simple pure fire eat
err. He can with IMMUNITY swallow
the blaze from a burning torch.
Some, who intimately acquainted
with him, say he is absolutely incom-
bustible, and gave as an instance
that once when burning coal kiln,
he fell in and yelled, but when
he came out, complaining Of smoth-
ering and not burning senations. He
is the terror Of every negro in FIVE
miles imagines that it is the work Of
the devil
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

A farmer went to Athers from an
adjoining county, and while there
concluded to have his photograph
taken for his WIFE. When he return
ed home he presented it to her, but
itstead OF pleasing her she was Offend
ed because he did not have hers tax
en- also, to bring to her.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

A Macon man whose apartments
are on Third street keeps the floor of
his room covered with empty oyster
cans. He declares that he detests
dogs, but must have some protection
from burglars. The empty oyster
cans form first rate burglar alarm.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

An unknown man stepped up to
Rev. Mr.. Talmage once and said
"Well, sir, | am an evolutionist, and
| want to discuss the question with
you. am also an annihilationist. /
believe that when | die that will be
the end Of me-
'Thank God for that !" devoutly
calculated Mr.. Talmage, as he walked
off and left the man perfectly dazed.
-Philadelphia Item.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

An anxious mother telegraphed
her sou in college at Athens asking
about his health, to which,,the follow
ing reply was sent: cam all right,
but busted. Send me $50" The
mother, thinking her child was badly
hurt, sent the money Immediately.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

The making of paper car wheels
was considered one of the wonders of
the age few months ago. Now, in
Atlanta, paper railroads complete
can be erected almost anywhere, and
but few remarks be occasioned about
the matter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

At Macon, Saturday W. H. Jones,
of East Macon, sold 600 bales OF cot
ton held in his warehouse. The cot
ton brought 81 cents per pound all
around. At 500 pounds to the bale,
this amounts to 10000 pounds, and
this will aggragrate $4,000. 1t is
the largest cotton transaction ever
made in East Macon.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

An Illinois editor defines philan-
thropist as Jealous person bent on
doing the greatest possible good to
the greatest possible number with
the greatest possible amount of other
peoples money.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
DIR. 2. r. CORTELYOU.

PRACTICLNG PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
M North-side Public Square, next door
to j. j. Northcutt's store Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. to l2-3 to 5 p. m, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No l5 Can
be called from residence at any hour when
not in town.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
Gbe Marietta yuurnal.

MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 22, 1886.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

The yellow breasted Dream is get
ting ripe, and will soon be ready to
pull out of the water.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Fabry's comet may be seen about
4 o'clock any clear morning.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

1t is the society lady who never
sheds tears; she always knows enough
to keep her powder dry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

a young mother was giving the
child Of her bosom a touching de-
scription Of the misery into which
the Prodigal Son had fallen. "Far,
far away from home and this kind IA
Their and mother, obliged to take care
of the swine, and nothing to eat but
the husks left BY them friendless and
hungry" 'sWhy didn't he eat the
pigs?"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

81 tell you, Mrs. Dusenberry, Sam
Jones is working wonders. | hope
to goodness he'll get along this way
"All that sounds very funny to me
Mr.. Dusenberry. You have been
talking outrageously against his
methods for the last u weeks"
"Ah, but I've changed my mind.
He talked for two hours to 500 wo-
men in Chicago the other evening"
well, that wasn't wonderful in
him."
No; but it was in them, my dear. =
"Why n
"Not one Of them talked back
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
w. p. McCLATCHY.

ATTORNEY At Law,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. PRACTICE
1NI in all the Courts. Legal business So
licited and promptly attended to. Office in
McClatchy Building.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
JOE b. ALEXANDER,

ATTORNEY At LAV,
And United States Circuit Court Commissioner
for tie Northern District Of Georgia
A Ii. LEGAL BUSINESS ENTRUST-
~ ed to me will receive prompt attention,
Office next door to Court House, over SEES
sions, Handy & Co S store, Marietta, Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
J. z. FOSTER.

ATTORNEY d. COUNSELOR ATLAW,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. PROMPT
vi attention given to all legal business
Office in McClatchy's Building.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22

Some people judge an umbrella by
the handle; the better way is to tick
lie it in the ribs.
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A. s. CLAY.


ATTORNEYS 1T LAW,
MARIETTA GEORGIA. ROOMS l
vi and ON the left over Wade White
store. We give our entire attention to the
practice of law. Promptness is our motto
Collection speciality
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w. r. POWER,
ATT0RNET IA III.

NJ ARIETTA GEORGIA. ALSO REP
NJ resents leading FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES Prompt attention given TO
business. Office with Geo +. Gober, Solic-
tor General, over Sessions, Handy 4 Co. $
store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
DIR. II. V. REYNOLDS.

PR4CTTCLNG PHYSICIAN.
WHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
Wy where may be found during the day
at his office, up stairs in McClatehy 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, 1886-04-22
Business Cards.
w. S. CHENEY,
ATTORNEY At LIE

ATTORNEY AT Ian,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE
Nj with J. E. Motley, Sonth-side of Public
Square. All legal business promptly at
tended to. Collections specially solicited.
Real estate bought and sold for parties and
money loaned to and tor parties on good
security
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-22
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office in Nichols Hall, first room on left.
NTEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. MA
w rietta, Ga. Has removed residence to
the Ogden place on Roswell street All
calls promptly attended. July 4th, 1883.
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Ill. p. GATCHELL, M. d..

EGENERAL VISITING IND OFFICE
PRACTTCE
MARIETTA, GA. OFFICE NORTH
-1NL side pubic square over Wade White
store. Residence Whitlock House Special
attention paid to the treatment of the Throat
and Lungs.
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nNNOLno
DIR N. N. GOBER.

PRACTICLNG PHYSICIAN
fFENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
1 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 Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-03-20
MORTGAGES SALE
IN1 OF
Real and Personal Property.

By virtue of the power of sale contained in
the mortgage from NJ. Byron S. Dorsey and
wife and Frank G. Dorsey and wife TO Isabella
Sellman, dated on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1883, and recorded among the
Real Estate Mortgage Records of Carroll
county, in Liber +. L. S., No. 20, folio "a,
&C., the undersigned, attorney named in said
mortgage, will offer at public sale, at l o clock,
p. m, on
SATURDAY, 10th OF APRIL, A. D. 1886,
on the premises, situate on the county road
leading from Ridgeville TO Mt. Airy station,
on the B. & o. Il. r., all that valuable lot of
land there situate, containg
5,2s5 SQUARE FEET OF LAND,
more or less, being the Mt. Airy mill prop
erty Terms of sale cash.
And also at the same time and place, by
virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, the undersigned, attorney named
therein, will offer at public sale the following
personal property: One steam traction engine,
threshing engines, 2 wheat separators, rye
thresher, clover hullers, well drill. grlst
mill, hominy mill, corn mill, half interest in
one well drill, stock in trade, consisting of
reaper, drill and pillow repairs, 1000 pounds
of binder Irvine, 20 corn shelters, bay mare,
roam mare, top buggies and no-top buggy.
Terms of sale cash.
ROBERT SELLMAN,
Attorney named in the mortgage.
mar20:ts Chas. B. Roberts, Sol'r.