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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
FENCE ADVERTISING.

DR.. George c, Green, of Woods
burg, n. j., who has accumulated
over 81, 100000 out of the manufac-
ture Of patent medicines, was at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, a
few days ago. For TWO years past
Dir. Green has not been advertising
his medicines in the newspapers, but
instead has been using almanacs and
country fences as means Of adver-
Using. GAS result" said the Doc
tor, II find that | have lost much Of
my business | have tried every way,
and find that the mostprofitable after
all is newspaper advertising so
will return to the legitimate press
This year | intend to spend S3,000,,
600 in advertising" Sensible man
wise intention.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
FLOATING ISLANDS.

Inc phenomenon of floating islands
is produced by accumulations Of drift
wood, among which drifting sands
and earth collect and form a soil in
which plants takeroot and flourish
In lake OF East Prussia such is-
lands have an extent suficientto mas
ture one hundred cattle: and in Lake
holm, near Osnabruck, is a Aoa+ino
Island bearing many fine elms. Mass
es OF this nature are detached from
the great ''rafts" Of some American
rivers, and reach the sea through the
Mississippi. Such islands from the
Ganges have been found one hundred
miles from lard. They are abundant
IN South American rivers, carving a
great variety of animal and yegeta-
bic life, in the distribution of which
especially by conveying large spe-
cles to the South Pacific islands
they may have played very impor-
tant part Remarkable floating is
lands are found in the Malay archi-
pelago. In Mexico the primitive Az
tee formed artificial ones, reaching a
length OF two hundred feet, upon
which fine flower and vegetable gar
dens were cultivated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
NEGRO LABOR.

The question of negro labor is wor-
rying some OF the Radical politicians,
especially the champion demaaogue
from Maine. Apropos of this sub
ject, the Philadelphia Record says /:
"The cheap laoor of the negro in the
South puts cheap shirt on the back
of the Nottingham. The negro sells
his labor ON the best terms he can
get and manages to drive better
bargain than the white laborers who
dig ore at the North, But Mr..
Blaine proposes to raise the market
price of negro labor in the South
without paying any more for cotton.
lie is going to raise by political agi-
tation. Mr.. Blaine might as well
try to raise John Adams by whistling
Yankee Doodle over his grave. The
prices of commodities, labor among
the rest, are not fixed by word of
mouth. If Mr.. Blaine can make cot
ton very scarce and dear or negro
labor very scarce and dear, he can
send up prices"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.

While several gentleman were con-
yersing the other night regarding the
intelligence of animals, one man said
that he owned a mule once that when
blowing recognized the sound of the
dinner horn. distinguished a partic
ular horn from all the other horns in
the neighborhood. Wheneverit heard
that horn it would Immediately raise
It's voice and commence to bray.
Another man said that once upon a
time he owned horse on farm. and
that horse, too, became we'll acquaint-
ed with the sound of the dinner horn
and in blowing, or doing any other
work of that kind, the driver would
be forced to stop, unhitch and take
the horse to dinner, for the animal
would refuse tie pillow any longer. No
matter bow well the horse worked,
making bee line across the fields in
running the pillow, its course would
be for the gate, the moment it heard
the horn. "Now, didn't that horse
think And didn't he reason with
himself that means dinner
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A year ago a bogus dispatch was
sent from Washington saying that
Senator Pike had dropped dead in
the street on the way to his office.
10 some newspaper men who called
on him that evening he said: This
bogus dispatch has accurately de-
scribed the manner of my taking off.
/ shall die just as suddenly as that
person described. | shall go out
like flash, without moments
warning, save what my doctor has
given men" Just one year to day
from the date, says the Washington
Post, Senator Pike dropped dead
while on his way to his office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A citizen of Albany recently re-
ceived letter from his brother-in-
law telling of an arrival in his family
in this way: II will answer your last
question first. Julia is doing splen-
didly to-day. She was somewhat
used up yesterday, and last night es-
pecially, in attending and participa-
ting in the birthday exercises of our
oldest daughter, lovely girl, whom
l think you have never met"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

1t is estimated that there are be-
tween $4,000 or 10000 voters in New
York who are either Anarchists, So
cialists, Communists, or sympathise
with these classes, and nine-tenths Of
them are foreigners. the American
workingmen cannot afford to join
hands with these enemies of our gov
eminent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A fendish crime is told from On
tario, Canada, where landlord or
dered sick woman to vacate a
house. On her refusal the brute
nailed the doors and windows from
the outside and set fire to the bull l.
ing. In attempting to escape the
woman was killed by the wretch, who
threw her body into the fire.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A young woman picking her way
across the railroad tracks in Indian
apolis saw breakman wave his hand
to her from the top of a departing
freight train. She smiled sweetly
and waved back. Then the brake
man waved more violently, and the
girl smiled more sweetly and stopped
and tried to get out her handker-
chief, to fittingly carry ON the Airta-
ton. The next thing she knew she
was yanked of the track by flag
man, just in time to escape back
ing train, which the brakeman he'd
seen and had tried in vain to warn
her OF.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
Forget not the home. If it is i

Forget not the home. If it is but
an humble one, beautify it as far as
you are able, A little idle time
spent in planting trees and cultiva.
ting flowers will change the barren
waste into a little Eden. 1t will
make home-nest for your children
in which they will grow up and Learn
to love. If any place should be sa.
cred, if any place should be lovely
1t is the homestead the home-stall
the place where the wife and chill
asAA tHNA
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

Mr.. Brown is merchant in North
Macon. Saturday he had to make
some change, and not having it han
dy, he laid down s160 on the coun-
ter and turned to his safe to get the
change. In a fit Of absent minded
ness he forgot all about the money he
had carelessly laid down until long
afterwards, when he looked for it,
and much to his ohagrin and distress
he found that it was gone. So many
passing in and out left him with not
the slightest clue as to its disappear
Ahee. 1899 ~ 5000 @ -
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

The Democrats of Newton county
elected 81 Hawkins, editor of the
Covington Enterprise, to the Legis-
lature and that puts him in a pre-
dicament He can't wear his shah
by editorial clothes in the Represen-
tatiye Hall, and he has given fair no
tee to his delinquent subscribers
that unless they promptly pay up he
Will have to wrap up in an old quilt.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

Winnie Johnson, who is on exhi.
bition in Cincinnati, is probably the
largest woman in the world. She is
five feet eight and half inches in
height, measures three feet around
the upper arm, four feet five inches
around the thigh, eight feet nine
inches around the bust, and is said
to weigh 733 pounds, Winnie is a
black woman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
Martin Mitchell. the Arkano..

Martin Mitchell, the Arkansas
swamp angel, is dead. Mitchell was
the most noted desperate of his sec
ton and in the last six years killed
at least a dozen men. He was the
terror OF the country. At one time
during his eventful career he was at
tackled by three men, who were out.
laws like himself They all fired up-
on him, but missed their aim. Mitch
ell fled, and the three men, who were
IN skiff, proceeded down the st.
Francis river. They had not gone
far before the crack ola Winchester
rifle was heard which sent bullet
straight through the head of one Of
the men. The other two tried to
get out of range, but it was too late.
Two more shots settled them, each
bullet killing man, and The skif
was found the next day floating down
the river with its three dead occu-
pants. He always carried Win
chester repeating rifle and two pis-
tolls. He died from blood poisoning,
the result of wound.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

The Psychological School has been
awarded to Atlanta, that city having
offered the largest moneyed induce
ment. As Marietta couldn't get it,
we are glad to see Atlanta selected
as the place for its location.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

Mr.. Blaine is making bloody shirt
speeches in Pennsylvania trying to
array the North against the South.
He says the cheap negro labor of the
South is in competition with the
white labor of the North. The poll
ticians will never let the poor negro
alone, but he is held up as the great
raw-head-and- bloodybones to fright
en- the timid.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

An exchange remarks "There
are some super-sensitive men in every
community who become incensed if
bill is presented to them. Such
men would save their feelings if they
would pay as they go, in which case
no bill would ever be presented A
world without bills and bill collectors
would be genuine Z topia, but many
would object to it because they
ee&laA't 81 late debt
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A merchant of Birmingham adver-
tises that burglars broke into his
store few nights since, lit a lamp
and overhauled and examined mis-
goods, but after seeing his prices,
they concluded that it would be
cheaper to buy than to steal them,
so they left them-nothing missing,
but the goods somewhat disarranged.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

Mr.. Pond, the government ANALYST
OF New Zealand, has proved by ac-
tuai experiment that the dust thrown
out during the recent volcanic erup-
tons is of highly fertilizing kind.
lie obtained samples of the dust from
three different places, and sowed a
quantity of clover and grass seeds in
each. The soil was kept moistened
with distilled water, so that no ma
nurial elements might be impaired
by the water used. In all cases the
growth was almost as vigorous as in
rich vocanic soil. The rapid growth
of the plants and their color show
that the dust is benefit to the soil
on which it has fallen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

The United States Supreme Court
opens this year with eleven hundred
cases on its docket which should
have been disposed of long ago. The
docket will be clear about the time
the rivers run up hill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
DIR. p. r. CORTELYOU,
PpACTTCLNG PHYSICIAN,

PIp.4CTTCLNG PHYSICIAN,
NEARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
MI North-sids Public Square, next door
to J. J. Northeltt store Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. to l2-S to 8 2, m, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No. Is. Can
be called from residence at any hour when
not in town.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
DIR. III. V. REYNOLDS,

PRACTICLNG PHYSICIAN,
WHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where mRy be found during the day
at his Office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner Of Public Square
and at night at his residence Oh Powder
Springs street, one door above the Metho
dist parsonage, Marietta, Ga Telephone
no. II.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

A copy of a sermon preached by
John Knox 32l years ago was sold
recently in London for s2076.- En-
change.
The greatest sermon ever preach
cd since fhe morning stars sang to-
gether for the first time, was deliver
ed on the top of a little mountain in
the far east nearly 1900 years ago,
by wandering Nazarene, but it can
be bought, including the vhola book
containing it, for only few cents.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

Broncho John, who has been show
ing his pet bear in New Haven, went
chestnutting the other day with some
citizens of the place. The bear en-
joyed the ride to the grove, and
when there at once climbed trees
and ratified down the nuts in great
style. The owner of the trees, who
had hitherto kept close watch over
them to keep away boys, beat a re-
treat when he saw the bear and did
not modest the party.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

1t is asserted that since the earth
quake the islands on the coast have
grown, and that the land is percepti-
bly, higher above the sea level.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

When George II. Potts of Phila-
delphia was in California some years
ago a friend offered him $4,000 worth
of stock in an Alaska gold mine.
Potts refused to buy, because he
knew nothing about the mine, al
though the friend said it was a good
thing. A few days ago the friend
wrote that the S., 900 investment was
paying $4,000 cash each month.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
Gbe Marietta yOnrnaI.
MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2s, 1856.

There are 100 students registered
at the State University.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
DIR. e. J. SEIZE.

PHYSICIAN And SURGEON,
TNENDERs HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
L vices in the practice of Medicine in all
its branches to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country. Office at Seize and
Simpsons Drugstore All calls promptly
attended.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
Business Cards.
w. s. CHENEY.
ATTORNEY At LAM.

dIIUhNET At LAW,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE
NJ with g. F. 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 TOR parties on good
security
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

You must remember the election
tor member of congress takes place
on the first Tuesday in November.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
~ NOLnn
DIR. N. N. GOBER,
PR4CTTCING PHYSICIAN.

PK4CIICING PHYSICIAN,
fTSENDERs HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
L vices to tbs citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country, Office, North-side
Square, Upstairs in the Hill Building. Res
idence at the Laneau house, one block from.
Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
DIR. JOHN II. SIMPSON,

PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
M at Seize & Simpsons Drug Store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
DIR. G. TENNENT,

Office in Nichols Hall, first room on left
NKTEST-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, MA
w rietta, Ga. Has removed residence tc
the Ogden place on Roswell street. All
calls promptly attended July 4th, 1888
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
w. p. McCLATCHY,

iTTORNEY At LAW,
MARIETTA. GEORGIA. PRACTICE
MI in al tkG cs;arts. Legal business So
1icited and promptly attended to. Office in
McClatchy Building
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
ADVERTISING RATES:
Business Cards.
DR. e. M. ALLEN,

A'fff'HAVING enjoyed the conf
Aence and patronage of the community for
twenty-five years, is in active practice with
all necessary improvements aud material, at
prices reasonable enough TO suit the most
economical. Office, North-side Of Square
over ]. H. Barnes old store, Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
j. z. FOSTER,
d. W. BLAIR.
}. s. CLAY. d ".
CLAY & BLAIR,

ATTORNEYS At Law,
MARIETTA GEORGIA ROOMS l
M and 2 on the left over Wade White s
store. We give our entire attention to the
practice of law. Promptness is our motto.
Collection a specially
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28
r. n. HOLLAND.

ATTORNEY At LAW,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. WILL DE-
Nj vote his entire attention to the prac-
tice of law ia the Blue Ridge and adjacent
circuits 0fiee Soath.side of Public Square
Masonic Building first room on the right.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-28

WILL. J. WYNN.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
The Cayuse.

July Overland: If the camel is the
ship of the desert the cayusc is the
yacht of the prairie.. He i. not for n
pack, but a passenger. He is at the
door, and ] am ready for n ride. 1t is
a May morning. The air is crystal.
The forests are fresh. The birds are
nirthinl. Tho journey is inviting. Ii
is 10 be a gallop through eastern
Washington-thc newest northwest. /
make my mount at the door of a friend,
4 dozen miles south of Spokane Falls.
I vault upon the back Of a saddlcd
something. What j. it' A cayuse.
What is q cnyusee An angel if
humored-a devil il rcsi.tcd-a block
head Aachiayelli. saw hundreds
of him. / talked with many men about
him. fed him, and rode him, and
studied him, but never could find him
cut. His origin is lost in antiquity
his reputation in tn. same. His name
is not in our largest dictionary, or his
pedigree in any standard work | have
seen. In descent he may be a dcgen-
crate OF tho English horse, rs the mus
tang is Of the Spanish. He is the In
dian among horset. Every Indian on
the Spokane plateau has his ceyuse. rs
every Bedouip in the orient has his
Arab. They are personal friends. and
equals in al. things. They have a COM
mon bed and board. and common aims
in life To cat. 10 drink, and to have
their OWE vay-these are the bc-alt
and end-all OF their existence, But to
be specific; my mount is an iron-gray
weight, seven hundred pounds
black eyes and banged foretop-ears
notched into four points-strong,
stocky. s.How far will he carry me in
= day." ask. GAS far as you n
ride him." answer. the wne Then
comes n yolley of facts about neigh
bors who have ridden caynses seventy
miles a day for ten days at a stretch.
What shall | feed him'". when
you stop, picket him out on the bunch
grass" Does he bnckp' Every
cayu.e bucks" ''Does he bite?" ''Of
course he bites" ''Kickp" '.Kicks!"
] have learned enough to start on-al-
though | have found my Strongbow
Nor so | named the cayuse after the
first mile) was .omewhot bet
ter than his reputation"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
A Queer Story Of Lincoln.

Mattoon, ILL.,, Correspondence Gin
cinnati Enquirer: George b. Black,
who lives in The southern part Of this
county, near the old Lincoln home
stead, was II great admircr Of the first
martyred president. He has made it a
hobby to pick up all stories concerning
Abraham Lincoln, and tells the follow
ing, which he has received from Rev.
DR.. Harsha, Of Omaha:
General Winfield Scott, when 4
young man, was stationed At Fort
Snelling-at that day the remotest ont
pest in the country. When the Black
Hawk war was begun some Illinois
militia companies proilercd their SER
vices. Two lieutenan.s were sent by
Scott to Dixon, H., to muster the new
soldiers. One of the %lieutenants was 4
very fascinating young man. oy
pleasing and aaable dispo-
%sition; the other was equally pleas
ant, but extremely modest. On the
morning when the muster Was to take
place, a tall, gawky, slab-sided, homely
young man, dressed in "A suit Of blue
jeans, presented himself to the lieuten-
ants as The cariain of the recruits, and
was duly sworn in.
1.-The Nicely young man was Abra-
ham Lar DIN. The bashful lieutenant
was he " 20 afterward fired the first
gun from Fort Sumter, Major Ander-
son.. The other lieutenant, who adj
ministered the oath, was in after years
the president of the confederate states,
Jefferson Davis"
DIR. Harsha was in Carter Bros. book
store, in New York City. where he
CHANGED to repeat this story to a friend.
An elderly gentleman who was sitting
near b. list, ming arose and remarkedN
that he was happy to be able to CON
firm the facts, rs he vas the chaplain
1T Fort Smelling at the time, Mnd was
fully allie to corroboratc each statement,
A bystander then gave the additional
testimony that he had often heard Mr..
Lincoln say that the first time he had
ever taken oath of allegiance 10 the
United States it was administered bv
Jefferson Davis.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
Done by a Mule.

Many years ago, down in Idaho
during a gold excitement, n good many
men went into the country to make
money outside the goid-industry.
Their idea was to make the other fell
lows delve for the gold, while they ap-
propriated it aftcrward. Roliin Dag
get, afterwards Ncvada's congressman.
established a ferryboat on = small scale
and named it Deaths Ford" nj the
same time ~inventing Il musty legend to
the effect that it was thus named be-
cause SO many lives had been lost in
an attempt to eros. it. The stream
was not more than a dozen yards
wide, and the water nowhere
more than two feet deep; but
he rugged up +. fatboat, and
pulled il back and forth bv = rope con-
trivance. Whenever the prospectors
crossed he RECALLED them with horrible
tales of the trcachery of the stream,
and the remorseleSs quicksands which
had drawn SO many men and mules to
horrible deaths.
In the night when he had ferried
people over. he would caution them
not to get too near the edge of the boat.
rs a fall overheard was certain death.
BY letting the dim old lantern 90 out,
and making Slow time, he frequently
Impressed the passengers with the idea
that the stream was half u mile wide.
For night trips he charged g., but if
the wind vas high and the weather bad
he struck sanguine prospectors for
much larger sums. In the daytime 81
IA .he modest charge. He went along
in this way for several months, the
men who rushed TO the hills looking to
HIM as a beaofactor to his race by this
conqucring Of so formidable an obstacle
TO travel As Deaths Ford"
One day Charley ~Stoddard, the pros
pecter, appeared on the bank with a
mule, and boarded the flatboat to cross.
In the middle Of the stream, inst when
the fcrryman was telling how danger
Gus the place was, the mule grew rest
i've and fell overheard, Cne leg caught
on a rope, and he got his head under
the water, and, unable to extricate him
self, he was drowned. When he was
cut loose he lay there in the middle of
Deaths ford" half out Of the water,
SO that all who came along saw what n
miserable sham the ferry was, and that
any four-footed animal could walk
across. Daggett tried to get the mule
away, but he was too heavy to bulge,
and SO he lay there in plain sight for
weeks, until DaggetG's business ~ a
ferryman was ruined.