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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05
MuSRANWS REYENGE

| Long Branch Cor New York Herald
Husbands are not always so blind
as they seem. One OF them perform
ed a very clever act on Saturday af
ternoon. A young and handsome
basso singer belonging to one of the
comic opera companies in New York
had been recuperating here for sew
aral days, and he devoted rather too
much attention to- married lady.
lie drove in her carriage, walked
with her on the porches and sat with
her in the same place until the moon
went to sleep. The Irritation crew
very tlresome to other married wo-
men who had nothing of the kind on
hand. Some meddlesome person
among these noble-hearted philan-
thropist sent the husband note
that he had better come down and
look after his wife. He came on the
afternoon train and had the extreme
pleasure of seeing the equipage he
supported for his wife drive up TO re-
ceive that lady and the basso singer.
When they had entered the yicto-
ri he called public cab and follow
ed. The road led toward Pleasure
Bay, and when long, sunny stretch
was reached he hailed his own coach
man ahead. The man knew his voice
and pulled up the grays. The hus-
band discharged the hired cab and
sentit back. Then he stepped to mis-
wIte's carriage and ordered her com
panlon to mount upon the box beside
the driver. There were signs of in
suborhnation, but no words for the
husband quietly put his hand into his
hip pocket where he only had silk
handkerchief, he declares. The pref
ty singer found himself undone-bar-
red out, as it We're. He took the cue
and mounted to the box, and | saw
the party return, having been appris-
ed by mutual friend as to what was
likely to occur. The husband order
ed his cOachman to drive slowly past,
In full view of the hotel, and every
body who knew the young masher
saw him seated on the box beside the
sleek driver. lie disappeared soon
after, and everybody voted the hus-
band philosopher. 1t beat kick
ing all to death.
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SHOT Down BY A Merry WOMAN.

lung DOttOili, OlllO, SHlbl town
about twenty-five miles below Park
ersburg, Va, is a scene of excitement
such as never before occurred in that
vicinity, occasioned by the attempt of
two scoundrels to assault and rob an
old widow lady and the killing of one
and the capture of the other. The
Salvation Army, of Iron4on, o., held
a basket picnic at Long Bottom,
which was attended by large crowd of
people from the towns on the river,
among whom were number of
toughs and thieves. Near town re-
sided widow named Mrs. Starkey.
who is about fifty years old, rich and
Of peculiar habits. Mrs. Starkey is
popularity credited with possessing
considerable ready cash, which she is
reported as keeping in her immediate
possession through fear of the in
security of banks. The old lady had
retired and was sound asleep, when
about II o'clock the sounds as of
some one trying to force an entrance
awoke her.
She got out Of bed and, picking up
a revolver, went to the door and de-
manded the name of the would-be in
truder. He paid no attention to her
calls. A moment later the door was
burst in and two men entered the
room, each with revolver in his
hand. One of them raised his pistol
bat was not quick enough for the
old lady, who opened fire, shooting
one Of them down and driving the
other one back. The old lady fred
threesshots at the men before they
disappeared through the door, one of
them dragging the body of .his COM
paLio out of the house. After their
exit Mrs. Starkey went to the door,
pistol in hand and found both men
on the porch, one of them lying at
tull length with his companion bend
ing over him. She then slipped out
the back way, and, followed by her
only companions, a couple Of pet
dogs and two or three pet lambs,
made her way to the town and hunt
ed up DR., Ryan,
When the doctor heard the old la
dy's story he, with a couple of men,
returned to the house, where they
found the badly wounded and dying
robber on the porch. An examina-
ton was immediately held by the
doctor, but probing failed to find the
bullet, which had entered the thigh,
and glaRciRg upward, penetrated the
bowels, making a fatal wound. While
the doctor was examining the wound
ed man the others, with the old lady
and her dogs, hunted the other one
down. They found him a short dis
tanoe away, lying against a fence,
badly wounded. Both men were
taken to the town, where they were
searched. Both of them were armed
with bulldog pistols, the MORALLY
wounded man still holding his pistol,
which was cooked, in his nerveless
hand. This man gave the name of
John G. Cox, and said he was en-
ployed by King q Dyer, contractors
on the Ohio River Railroad. The
Aame of the one could not be had.
1t appears that she had at the time
several thousand dollars in the
house, which she has concluded TO
place in more secure quarters, for,
nervy as she certainly is, she is not
anxious tor another contest at arms
with desperate men.
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barren in effective results, according
as it is well or badly directed. The
curiosity of an honorable man will
ingly rests where the love of truth
does not urge it further onward, and
the love of his neighbor bids it stop.
In other words, it willingly stops at
the point where the interests of truth
do not beckon it onward and charity
cries halt. But the busy-body in
others affairs is not apt to hold his
curiosity in such reasonable limits.
The slightest appearance of mystery
is sufficient to incite them to great
exertions in endeavor to crafty a
curiosity as idle as it is useless, and
entirely out of his business. A med
der in the affairs of others is seldom
moved by the spirit of charity. He
is not curious to discover where he
can lend hand of assistance, If
such were the case, it were trait to
be admired rather than despised; but,
allied as ii is to envy and SANDER, to
idle curiosity and inquisitiveness, it
can but be detested by all honest
seekers for good, and Stunned by the
truly enlightened and refined, And
if one would be honored and respect
ed he will strive to be as free from
the spirit of meddling as possible.
He will regulate that to the low and
frivolous, aud Fespept himself too
highly to be classed among them.
Miss NETTIE FULLER.
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NEWSPAPER BORROWERS.

Do you ever think, as week after
week you borrow your neighbours pa
per, how the man who publishes the
paper would live if every body did as
you do? Just imagine yourself in
the publishers place, and see how
you would like some fellow to come
to your house every Sunday regularly
week after week from one years end
to that of the next, and borrow a loaf
of bread and take it away and eat it
without making you any return,
True you don't eat the newspaper
YOU boFraw. but you do-every moth
er's son of you-roh the printer by
borrowing your neighbours newspa-
per and reading it, because you de-
prive the printer of the opportunity
Of selling paper. You say this is a
small matter; you are right, it is a
small matter in your case, but sup
pose everybody was as mean as yau
are, who would take the papers then,
and where would you find one to bor-
row? Does it ever occur to you,
that your neighbor who, with long
suffering charity and forboarance,
continues to supply you with literary
food through summers heat and win
ter's cold for many weary year,
thinks you are the meanest and most
despicable wretch an the face of the
earth, and wishes you were transport
ed to the North Pole or sunk to the
bottom of the deep, deep sea.
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DEMOLISHING THE BIBLE.

The Bible is book which has been
retuted, demolished, overthrow, ex-
ploded, more times than any. other
book you ever heard of. Every "
tie while somebody starts up and up
sets this book; and it is like upset.
ting q solid cAbe Of granite. h is
just as big one way as the other and
when you have upset it, it is right
side up STILL every little while some-
body blows up the Bible; but when
it comes down, it always lights on its
feet, and runs faster than ever
through the world. They overthrow
the Bible century ago, in Voltaire's
time entirely demolished the whole
thing. In less than hundred years,
said VOltaire, Christianity will have
been swept from existence, and will
have passed into history. Infdelity
ran riot through France, red-handed
and lmpiOus. A century has passed
away. Noltaire has ''passed into
history" and not very respectable
either; but his old printing press, it
is said, has been used to print the
Word Of God; and the very house
where he lived is packed with Bibles,
depot for the Geneva Bible Society.
Thomas Paine demolished the Bible
and finished it off finally; but after
he has craWlea despairingly into a
drunkards grave in 1909, the book
took such leap that since that time
more than twenty times as many BIZ
bles have been made and scattered
through the world as ever were made
before since the creation of man.
Up to 1900, from four to six million
copies Of the Scriptures, in some
thirty different languages, compris-
ing all that had been produced since
the world began. Eighty years later
in 1880, the statistics of eighty differ
ent Bible societies which are now in
existence with their unnumbered
agencies and auxiliaries, report more
than l65 100000 bibles, testaments
and portions of Scripture with two
hundred and six new TRANSACTIONS,
distributed by Bible societies along
since 1904; to say nothing of the un-
known millions of Bibles and Tesla
ments WHICH have beeR iasVed aud
circulated by private publishers
throughout the world. For a book
that has been exploded so many times
it still shows signs of considerable
life.
| have heard of o man travelling
AROUND the country exploding this
book, and showing up ''the mistakes
of Noses at about two hundred dol
lars night. 1t is easy work to abuse
Moses at two hundred dollars night,
especially as Moses is dead and can.
not talk back. 1t would be worth
something after hearing the infdel
on "the mistakes of Moses" to hear
Moses on "the mistakes of the inf
DEL" When Moses could talk back
he was rather difficult man to deal
with. Pharaoh tried, and met with
poor success. James and Jambre:
witLstood Moses, and it said found s
grave in the Red sea. korah, Doth
an, and ADRIAN tried it, and wen
down so deep that they have not ye
got back. But now Moses is dead
and it is easy to abuse him. 1t doe
not take a very brave beast to kick {
dead lion. Req. II. l.. Hastings.
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PUTTING ON AIRS.

Never feel troubled by the inso-
lenoe Of people who condescend to be
insolent. They are never worth car
ing about. Ladies and gentlemen
are always civil. Real arstocracy7
(that is, in countries where aristo-
Gratis EXIST is always taken as a mat
ter of course by its possessors. Vic
toria does not have TO tell people she
is Queen OF England; nor do her
daughters feel obliged to state their
social position. When people feel
obliged to put on airs" and 90
about ludiorously assuming con-
temptuOus manner, they evidently
stand on a very narrow footing. They
may have the money, and may have
the clothing, furniture, or even the
real estate of which they openly
boast; but they are neither indus
trlous people who have earned it,
nor people whose families were ac-
customed TO wealth. There be those
who get all the Injuries of life about
them by very doubtful means, and
these are the people who put on
airs, and try to humiliate decent
people who, sometimes, have not had
experience enough to understand the
underlying facts. Rest assured that
those who hurt the feelings of strang-
ers or acquaintance by offensive re-
marks, who pretend to desplse the
world, except particular clique, and
who boast of their superior deicacy
and elegance, who are always men
tioning the good old family from
which they come-in fact, those peo-
pie who persistently and obtrusively
put on airs--are not ladies and gen
tlemen, either by nature or cultiva-
ton, and seldom indeed are they peo-
pie who elevate the morals of com
munty, Ii may be possible for
really accomplished person to be
naughty, but is never possible for
him or her to be insOlent. That is
an attribute of ignorance and vul-
garlty.-[ Pittsburg Gazette.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05

A little boy playing in an old log
house at Richwoods, Mo-, lost q NAV
BILE through the floor and crawled un-
der the house to get it. He found
there tin pail full of gold and silver
coin. The amount proved to be 81,
600. 1t was the property Of an old
gentleman of the place, who had hid
den it there in 1864 and atterward,
not finding it readily, thought it had
been stolen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05

Thomas Miller, twelve-yesr-old
Trojan, got piece Of wire and threw
il over the arm of an electric light
"tO get shock" as he said. He got
it. He was knocked down, arose, fell
again and again, and died. 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05

10 loosen rusted screw, about the
simplest method is to apply heat to
the head of the screw. A small bar
or rod OF iron, fiat at the end, if red
dened in the fire and applied for two
or three minutes to the head Of the
rusty screw, will, as soon as it heats
the screw, render its withdrawal as
easy by the screw-driver as if it were
only recently inserted screw. AS
there is kitchen poker in every
house, that instrument, if heated at
its extremity and applied for a few
minutes to the head ola screw or
screws, will do the work of loosing;
an ordinary screw driver will do the
rest, without causing the least dam
age, trouble or vexation of spirit
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05
CLAY & BLAIR,
ATTORNEYS Ar Ia.

ATTORNEYS At NV
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. ROOMS l
Nj and 2 on the left over Wade White 5
store We give our entire attention to the
practice of law. Promptness is our motto.
Collection a specially
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DIR. p. Il. CORTELYOU,

PRACTICTNG PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
1Xl Nesth-side Public Square, aeHt dool
to j. j. N0Ftheutts store Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m to IA to ) p. m, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No l5 Can
be called from residence at any h0ur when
not in town.
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j. z. FOSTER,

ATTORNEY d COUNSELOR ATLAW,
MARIETTA GEORGIA. PROMPT
WI attention given to all isgal business
Office in McClatchys Building.
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III. p. GATCHELL, NJ. d..

GENERAL VISITING md OFFICE
PRACTICE
MARIETTA. GA. OFFICE NORTH
-1NL side public square over Wade White :
store. Residence Whitioek House Special
attention paid to the treatment of the Throat
and Lungs.
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w. p. McCLATCHY,
4YT0RNEY IT LIZ

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MARIETTA. GEORGIA. PRACTICE
1XL in all the CSsrts, Legal business so
hcited and promptly 4ttaHded to. Office in
McClatchy Building
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05

Notwithstanding all the modern
improvements of husbandry, the mat
rimonial harvest is still gathered by
the cradle and thrashed by hand.
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w Il. POW Err,
LAW

ATTORNEY At Law,
NJ ARIETTA, GEORGIA. ALSO REP
M resents leading FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES. Prompt attention given to
business. Office with Geo. " Geber, Solici
Tor 0eheEaa, over Sessions, Handy 4 Co.'S
store
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DIR. G. TENNENT,

once in Nichols Hall, first room on left
WEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, MA
w rietta Ga. Has samoved residence tc
the Ogden place on Roswell street All
calls promptly attended JEiy 4tE, 1888.
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DIR. E. ]. SEIZE.
DIR. III. V. REYNOLDS,

PRzCTICING PHYSICIAN.
VKTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where mag be found during the day
at his Office, up stairs, in McCatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at Night at his residence on Powder
Springs street, one door above the Metho-
dist parsonage, Mariatta, Ga. Telephone
No. II.
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GEORGE =, GOBER,

ATTORNEY At LAB,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE,
M Upstairs ia Building next to the
Court House. Practice IN all the Courts.
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Business Cards.
w. S. CHENEY.
ATTORNEY AT Ian,

-4TTORNEF 1T LII, I
MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE
NJ with j 4. Motley, South-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 for parties on good
security.
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w. B. Written, Libel for Divorce in
VS. }Cobb SuderiOr Court,
H. l.. WHITrEN November Term 1895,
happening to the court by the return OF
the Sheriff in the above State case that the
deienlent does not reside in said county,
and il further appearing that she does not
reside in this State ; it is, therefore. ordered
by the court that service be perfected on
the defendant by the publication of this
order, once month Tor four months be-
fore the next Term Of this court in the Ma
rietta journal, newspaper published in
Cobb county, Ga. j. L. Motley,
Petitioner Attorney.
JAMES X. Brown,
Judge S G. B. r G.
A tue transcript from the minutes OF
Cobb SUI erior Court
W. a. MeNGseAERT, Clerk.
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DIR. N. N. GORER.

PR4CTICING PHYSICIAN,
TNENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
vices to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country. Office North-side o.
Square, Upstairs in the Hill Building Res
idenee at the Laneau house, one block from
Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
MILLIONS IN 1T.

Elsewhere will be found the pro-
ceedingS Of the Forsyth County
Farmers Club, held in Wipston last
Saturday. This body meets again
in our Court HOUSE, on he fourth
Saturday in November to discuss
the following: <st5 Y #
Hon. can we make If4rm life more
attractive and desirg6le\ to our sons
and daughters?
We are greatly gratifed to see
our County Club start off in this
direction. No moro important sub
kject could engage it's thought and
attention. We venture to make a
suggestion: Let every member of a
club call the attention of his neigh
Dor to this meeting and to this sub
ject and urge him to attend the
meeting. No matter whether he
has yet connected himself with a
club or not-ask him and urge him
to come. Especially do not fail to
see eUery young nan Of your vicinity
and beg him, if need be, to be present
at that meeting. If this meeting
shall succeed in stimulating an in
vestigation of this great subject,
which shall lead to a solution of the
question it will be worth millions to
u State. We want to hear the
subject thoroughly discussed. There
will be plenty of time. Let every
member come prepared to give his
views briefly, and by all means get
the young men of the county to
attend. =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27

their county fair. With all its
advantages as an agricultural county
With a GOOD soil we'll adapted to the
Growth of all staple crops, fruits ana
Vegetables and with their fine repu-
tation as successful and progressive
farmers, we had hoped to see a mag
nifcent display Of their field proc,
ucts. We doubt not now that the
Hickory Fair is a fixed institution
that the future exhibitions IN TINS
department will be creditable to this
splendid county. We rely greatly,
on the good work, of the Farmers
clubs now organizing all over n
county. to make this the leading
department in all future fairs. we
know of no reason why the Hickory
fair should not be n Of the very
best held all over the South and we
hope the live and public spirited CIT
liens of that section will resolve that
it shall be so. But to do this the
orchards, the gardens and the fields
of that grand old county must be
made to contribute freely OF their
products.
The projectors and friends of the
Hickory Fairare to be congratulated
on their success and the suspicious
outlook which invites them to
renewed effort.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
A v TO THE FRONT.

Davie county comes to the front
this week with several new clubs
numbering 1O1 subscribers to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. This good
work vas done by one active man
in a few days. W. r under obi
cations to him and also to the peo-
pie of that progressive county for
the substantial support and encour-
agement they are giving us in our
efforts in behalf Of the farmers of
North Carolina With a little help
in each county what a splendid cir
culation we could have by the first
of'the year. The larger our circu-
~lation, the greater our influence and
power to do the work we have in
hand. t
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
FIGURES AND FACTS WORTH
THINKING ABOUT. ...

. No better soils can be found for
the successful cultivation Of the
grasses than in Piedmont Carolina.
No equal area Of territory can be
found in this country that will excel
North Carolina for its general adap-
liability to the native and cultivated
grasses. This paper will Gerry aloud
and spare not" until our farmers
open their eyes to these great and
important truths. While at the
Hickory Fair last week, we gathered
some facts which we desire to pre-
sent to our readers. We ask them
to read and ponder:
Mr.. r. P. Reinhardt, the worthy
and progressive President of the
Fair, told us hat he seeded the past
season about 20 acres of clover-that
he harvested at least 5000 pounds
per acre, and twenty dollars worth
of SEED per acre. The hay will sell
before the first Of March for one
dollar per hundred pounds, giving
him eighty dollars per acre.
Mr.. r. w. Wilson had seven acres
in clover, yielding him the first cut
ting 5000 pounds per acre. He then
harvested "A bushels Of seed from
the land. The seed are worth Sc
per bushel. Average per acre 5000.
Mr.. f. G. Ikerd had five acres in
clover. He harvested SIP in hay
and $72 in sedan average of $37
per acre. He states that his tenants
have tUentyJtUe acres IN cotton and
that the five acres Of clover is worth
more than the crop of cotton.
MI. Baker seeded two acres to
wheat and clover last fall. He har-
vested 50 bushels of wheat and seven
bushels Of clover seed and estimated
the hay to be worth six dollars
average per acre $50.
These yields e obtained on
average Catawba lands. The better
land in that county and throughout
the Piedmont belt Of our State would
yield mu n more.
Let u cotton and tobacco farm
ers compare the above figures with
the products of their lands in these
crops and see if they should not put
a higher estimate on the value of
grasses as a crop. IL"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
H GRAIN CROPS.

According to the estimates Of the
U. S. Agricultural Department,
based upon the reports of the
several State agents, the grain
crop of the country this year is as
follows: Wheat, 462,5OO,O 600 bushels;
corn, 5O,OOO,O 900 bushels; oats,
600, 900 900 bushels; barley, 6O,0OO,-
600 bushels; rye, 26,OOO,OOO bushels;
a total of 1913, 500, 600 bushels.
There were about 100000 acres
under wheat. This is what feeds
the sixty millions Of people in this
country and in other countries too,
but of all the men engaged in pro
ducing it but few, comparatively, get
a return in money that begins to
compensate them for the capital
invested in farms, time spent and
labor given in the production. No
country can prosper where the far
mer does not. s "