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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-05-17

=, e....o the Children. They are es-
> ~ - pecially liable TO sudden
Colds Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough,
&C. VIZ guarantee Acker's English
Remedy ,Dsitiye cnre. II saves
@ioua watching. Sold by
w. II. MILLEN, Druggist Marietta
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-05-17
CARD OF THANKS.

| desire for myself and family to return
our sincere thanks to the members of my
congregation, and TO the many kind friends
here and elsewhere, who have so cordially
and literally contributed to the erection of
our beautiful home. Words are too feeble
to convey the gratitude which wells up in
cur hearts TO our generous beneiactors for
their kindness to u.s. 1t will be gratefully
remembered so long as memory remains
That Gods richest blessing may abidein the
hearts and homes of all who have assisted
in furnishing us home, is my feryent
prayer. D, l.. BUTToLPn.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-05-17

'Over the Hill to the Poor
House,"
Some people are going every day,
and why? Simply because they do
not buy their goods at the
The One-HOrse GrOCer'S'
Where they can buy
COFFEE at 5 and 6 lbs. for sl.0O
SUGAR at 10 Cor IA lbs. for LOO
Irish Potatoes, l bushel for LOO
TOMATOES, doz. Cans for 100
BEST VA. CORN, 8 Cans for 100
And other goods in same proportion.
This is no "humbug" announcement,
but "hard facts and Iapplies to all
goods Il hat he has for sale.
Everybody cordially invited to
call.
Yours Truly,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-05-17
Che Marietta gOurnaI.

MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY II. 1888
Telegram-herald., 1888-05-28
We refer With pleasure 70 tne following names
who have been benefited by oar gisssss

We have also the Largest
and Best Assorted stock OF
Fine Gold Jewelry i'm the
city. Watches. Diamonds.
Silver and Plated Ware.
Telegram-herald., 1888-05-28

Our Plated Jewelry is the
Most Elegant in the city.
\. PREU SSER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

The Io average ratio of deaf mutes
10 the population at large is to ! 500, and
this would give about q million deaf mutes
in the world; and yet lin the United States
at ieast) the deaf form the smallest element
Of the defective classes, including under this
term the blind, deaf, idiotic and insane.
Deafness is a disease of childhood, and the
number OF deaf persons of school age is
double that OF the blind There are about
six deaf males TO five deaf females, and the
notion that the deaf have an immunity from
other diseases of the sense organs is not
borne ont. Among the causes of deafness
the intermarriage of near relatives is re-
garded as IA serious one. That the intermar-
rage Of deaf mutes is a fertile source of the
increase of deaf mutes is now generally ad-
mtted, and some regard one-thrd Of all
eases rs due to this origin. A very large
number of deaf mutes are deaf from their
birth; and of those who become deaf a very
large percentage lose their hearing in the
first, second or third year of life. After this
the liability to deafness rapidly decreases.
There are about 5000 deaf mutes in the
United states.
The relation between deafness and mute
ness is not q necessary one; it is because the
ear educates the vocal mechanism that deaf
IeisoiIs pSN"iiio ih"N' my po'"u>c thei vocal
organs are not correctly formed This fact
makes it possible to teach the deaf TO vocalize;
and the system 10y which they are taught to
read the sounds on the lips of the speaker,
while they answer by speaking as well as
they can, is already the most widely adopted,
and seeIns destined TO supersede the finger
alphabet for general purposes The unsym-
pathetic nature of the deaf as contrasted with
the cheerfulnesS of the blind, as well as the
fact that eminent blind persons are much
more numerous than eminent deaf ones, speak
for blindness as the less serious loss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

The first eruption recorded in history oc-
CURED in the year 70 A. D. Previous to this
Vesuvius was not suspected to be a volcano.
Its sides were covered with famous vines,
and its ancient crater, partly filled with
water, formed the stronghold Of the rebel
chief, Spartacus. 1t was at this eruption
that the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
were buried in the torrent of wind and ashes
which was elected, and that the elder Pliny
was suffocated in the sulphurous vapor. Since
that famous eruption Vesuvius has been an
active volcano, and has been frequently in
eruption, some sixty great and numerous
small ones having taken place. Numbered
with the most remarkable eruptons is the
one that occurred in ITO, when VeSuvius,
not content with rumbling noises and puffs
of smoke, began to pour forth lava, then jets
of red hot stones and ashes made their APP
pearance, and increased in number and inten-
sity until great volumes of white clouds rose
from the crater to height of four times
that of the mountain. Following these
clouds came columns of fire and streams of
burning lava A brilliant eruption, but one
much less destructive than that above, &C.
Cured in 1878.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
The Game of "Birds Fly,

Did you ever play Birds fly 50 asked
one Of Golden Days readers, and at once the
rest were ready.
The leader laid the palms Of his hands on
his knees, and then lifting them suddenly
exclaimed:
Birds fly! You must all follow me- ne
said Now then, birds fly, crows fly, bees
ly, cats fly"
He lifted his hands as he mentioned each
animal, and the company did the same.
"No, no." he cried. cats don't fly. You
must only lift you hand when it is something
that flies. Try again. Birds fly, geese fly,
hawks fly, brickbats fly"
We were cautious this time and did not lift
our hands at ''brickbats fly SO we had to
pay "A forfeit, for brickbata do fly. Again
We tried:
"Birds fly, swallows fly, horse-hy.'
Again we were caught, the smart young
man declaring that he only mentioned the
creatures name, and did not say it flew. He
was bound to make it wrong whichever way
we did. There was very little to do. 1t was
short but merry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.


Some Information About Queen yicto-
ria's Name New to Most Readers.
Now comes one who throws dscrcdt on all
previous stories as TO the queens family
name.
Queen Victoria has no other name than
that given her in baptism. Her name is not
Guelph. That was the baptislnal name Of an
ancestor. To say that her name is Guelph
because she is desccndans of Guelph of Ba-
varia, or n member of the house of Guelph, is
as ridiculous as to say that the name of de-
scendant of or member of the house Of Will
liam the Conqueror is Williams. Nor is her
name Victim. That supposition is more ride
ulous still than the Guelph superstition She
married descendant of the counts of Wet
tin, but no descendant of the king of Bull
garia will ever he Mr.. Bulgaria, and no do
scendant of the counts of Victim ever he Mr..
Victim. 1t has not been necessary for all
people to assume surnanes, and very few
royal or princely families have taken them.
Louis XVI was indicted as Louis Capet. but
he informed the court that it was mistaken,
as he had no surname and on his authority
it may safely be assumed that neither the
house of Orleans nor the house of Bourbon
enjoys that distinction Charles Stuart Of
England came from the Stuart family and
had family name changed to Stuart from
Fitzalan), and so did Henry VII, grandson
of Owen Tudor. The duke of Modena has
none, and the duke of Bedford is Mr.. Russell !,
the duke of Birkenhead has none, and the
duke of Montrose is Mr. Graham.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
The beginning of Printing.

1t is probable that the earliest impressions
were taken by mallet and planer "a smooth
faced block of wood used for leveing the
type before printing!, Us proof slips now often
are, or by q brush, in the Chinese manner;
but presses were soon invented for the pur-
pose There are engravings representing the
press it existed about 1920. 1t was large
enough to print two folio pages, and for this
two pulls We're required The force was APP
piled by simple screw and lever About
1920 Blaeuw, of Amsterdam, produced q
greatly improved press which, with little al
teration, continued in use for more than
century and half. The press upon WHICH
Benjamin Franklin worked in London, in
IT'S, is preserved in the patent Office at
Washington. 1t is a clumsy structure, al
most entirely Of wood, known as the Ramage
press, of which many were still in use moro
than century later. Iron was subsequently
used for some of the parts until the begin
ming of the present century. Printing ma
chinery, now brought to such high degree
of perfection, was not much ahead of Frank
Inns time fifty years ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
A Useful Card or Book Table.

a well made table or stand is an always
desirable article of household furniture. A
man who has some "linack' with tools can
construct a durable and useful card table or
book stand, like the one shown in the cut,
from some very practical directions given by
an ingenious correspondent of Farm and
FireSde
The top is of pine wood, three-quarters of
an inch III thickness and twenty-four inches
across. AS it is difficult to find board of
sufficient width, two pieces will probably
have to be glued together and secured with
oak dowel pins. There must be two of them,
driven into the edge of each piece two and
one-half inches, after the edges have been
carefully squared and Strengthened by plan
ing The holes must be bored with quar-
ter inch bit, and an equal distance apart
Make the pegs of oak to fit the holes,
and after dipping them in hot liquid glue
drive them into one piece; then glue the
edges and before it has cooled insert the pegs
in the opposite piece and drive then tight
together.
The lower round or shelf of the table will
probably have to be made in the same way.
1t measures twenty inches across. Set them
away to dry till next day; meantime select
three hard wood, straight grained broom
sticks of equal thickness, and saw them
twenty seven inches long. Prepare them by
scraping off the paint and vanish, and sand
paper them down smooth. The following
day the work may be continued. Smoothly
plane both sides of the boards. If you have
not large pair of compasses the circles may
be described with pencil, string and tack in
the way that every school boy knows. Saw
along the line carefully with compass saw,
holding it vertically. Through the smaller
circle bore three holes through which the legs
may pass, each one inch from the edge, equi-
distant from each other
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
Orange Wine.

A Florida housekeeper gives directions for
making very superior orange wine: Squeeze,
strain the juice, then make sweet enough to
float an egg to show nearly an inch of sur
face then have open and level full until the
scum has all worked off; then put in round,
thick bottles and tie down the shoppers, which
must be tight. In six weeks the wine is
made but age improves it, also exposure to
the light. Any sort of wine can be made this
way The only thing necessary is to have the
juice the proper sweetness, and that can only
be determined by testing, as some fruits are
sweeter some seasons than Others New cane
syrup is better than any sort of sugar for
sweetening wine; it is quite as mild favored
and makes stronger wine. If stoneware or
wooden vessels are used to put wine in they
must be very strong, or else they will BURST
round bottles are stronger than square ones
1t will require from three to six days for the
scum to work off
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

Among the new companies lately formed
in London is one entitled the American
Dental Institute. Capital $1,000, in shares
of one shilling each. Object, to promote the
adoption OF advanced American and other
scientific methods of dental surgery; to pro-
tect the interests of dentists and the profess
ZION Of dentistry; TO consider all questions
connected herewith; to promote or oppose
legislative and other measures affecting the
profession; to collect and circulate statistics
and information in regard thereto; TO act as
and TO appoint arbitrator for the settlement
Of any disputes in connection with dentistry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

Decorator and Furnisher tells how the
beautiful white enamel, which is now SO
fashionable III combination with gliding, in
such articles as chairs is produced: First,
the wood is primed with composition con-
sisting of three parts turpentine and one part
linseed oil, Japan size being used as dryer.
On this drying thoroughly the work is
rubbed down until perfectly smooth Next
two or three coats of pure white lead are
applied, mixed entirely fat. Each coat is
rubbed down, time being allowed for each to
dry Equal parts of lead and zinc are used
for the next coat. and three-fourths zinc and
one-fourth lead for the one succeeding. After
this has become thoroughly hard it is rubbed
down very smooth. A thin coat of color,
made of zinc and turpentine, is now rubbed
on; for the next coat the same fiat color is
used, with the addition of about one-half the
quantity of good Light coach varnish. For
the last coat enough zinc IS used in the var
nish to make it white. If the last coat Of
zinc is not white or solid enough, more coats
are put on until it is perfectly white and
solid before vanishing. If the work is to be
gilded or striped, the zinc must be omitted
in the last coat Of varnish.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
The First American AbOIitlonIst.

Samuel Sewall, chief justice of Massachu-
sets from 17lS to 1925 when he resigned on
account of age and infirmties, seems to have
been the first outspoken abolitionst in our
country, having written n tract against
slavery, in which he gave it his opinion
that there would be mo progress in gospel
ing" until slavery should he abolished
Judge Sewall was born at Bshopsgatc, Eng
land, March %, 1852, graduated at Harvard
university in 1911, and died January, 1870
He studied divinity, preached awhile, came
into the possession of wealth by marriage, by
marrying the daughter of Boston goldsmith,
and was annually chosen a member of the
council from 1850 until 1925. He was Judge
from l'l2 until l7lS when he became chief
justice. Judge Sewall shared III the general
belief of witches and witchcraft, concurrng
i'll tue condemnation of many of the accused,
hut he afterwards publicly acknowledged his
error.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
distant from each other.

Lay the shelf on the under side of the top,
and mark the places for the upper ends of
the legs. The broomsticks should fit tightly
in the holes, and the shelf secured in place,
thirteen inches from the floor, with one and
one-half inch finish nails. The upper ends of
the legs must be placed on the marks, and
the top secured with one and one-half inch
screws the heads of which are sunken in the
wood and the holes filled with putty. After
it has been smoothly finished with sand paper
it may be painted shiny black, with paint
into which has been turned half cupful of
Japan varnish, and when thoroughly dry fin
ished with fringe of macreme OF crochet of
gray Irvine around the border, secured with
brass head furniture tacks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

In the neck of an Argand chimney (see cut
Is inserted plug of Malacca wood, which is
sealed around the periphery with wax or
parufiine In the top of the chimney is in
serted a stopper, through which projects a
short glass tube, having its upper end bent
over, OF capped with small test tube To
the outer end of the glass tube is applied a
rubber tube. When the chimney is in an in
verified position, as shown in the engraving,
quantity of mercury is placed in the larger
part Of the chimney, and the air is partly ex-
haasted by applying the mouth to the rubber
tube and sucking. The mercury readily
passes through the porous wood and falls in
shower. By employing an air pump for
producing the partial vacuum, the mercury
may be drawn through plug of pine. These
experiments show in a striking manner the
porosity in longitudinal direction of these
pieces Of wood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

70 remove white spots. from furniture rub
with spirits of camphor.
A smoky ceiling can be cleaned with soda
and water.
Old table cloths worn thin make excellent
dish towels,
Blacl, shopping bags are made TO renew the
freshness of their youth, by dressing of any
good shoe polish.
Salt sprnkled beautifully ON icy doorsteps
will havo a better and cleaner effect than
ashes
Use palette knife to Scrape pots and
kettles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
WELDING SHEET lRoN BY ELECTRICITY.

Fig. shows two pieces of sheet iron that
are to be welded or soldered together. If the
soldering seam is to be specially strong it is
fetter 10 lay the two sheets with their edge
somewhat over another and join these last
with the sheet as shown in Fig. 2. A stronger
junction is shown in Fig 3. These Jennings
are especially useful for kitchen utensils and
large sheet iron work. 1t is generally
reckoned that a good riveted seam is
emily even-eighths as strong as the whole
iron, but welding by the electric current
shows nine-tenths. Fig. shows a soldering
for bottoms of vessels of japanned sheetware
The sample is taken from the bottom of a
petroleum vessel. Another combination has
the soldering running zig-zag and the Russian
technical men gay that it is the best
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

Theprocsss described by M. Won Bernardos,
OF St. Petersburg, of welding or soldering
metals by electricity, appears to be n success
American Artisan in a report on the subject,
describes how a carbon rod is used, one pole
at which is in connection with dynamo
electric current and the other connected with
the piece to he soldered. The manipulation
is not only simple, but metals can be perfectly
soldered which hitherto were quite obdu-
rate. Bernsrdos not only welded wrought
iron with wrought iron, but wrought iron
with cast iron and with steel iron was soldered
to copper and brass, etc, and wrought iron
coated with leod, tin and copper and to a
thickness of ten millimeters
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
Cremation.

The first furnace for the cremation in
America of bodies of the dead was erected at
Washington, Pa, in 1876, by Dr. f. J. lie
Moine, at a cost of $1,000. The first crema-
ton chat of Baron de Palm took place Dec
of the same year. The process occupied
about two hours and was very successful in
its results. The ashes were placed in an urn.
The process, seemed Objectionable to many
and some excitement was caused throughout
the country. Since then cremntories have
been erected in several large cities, and the
process of cremation is not regarded with
much CURIOSITY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
The New India Silk-Practical Direc'
tions for Making n Small Table.

The New India Silk-Practical Direc'
tions for Making n Small Table.
The latest fancies in India silks for sash
curtains, cushions and other interior decora-
tions are described by Art Interchange as
showing elaborate patterns in soft and beau
tiful colorings on variously tinted grounds.
One of buff ground has a rich all over pat
tern of wild grapevine in autumn colorings,
the leaves being in gold browns, dull olives,
and dark reds delightfully."- shaded. The
fruit in the little punches peculiar to wild
grape, is shaded from dark blue to purplish
black and the stems and tendrils are in light
brown. Another, with a pink ground has a
large and rather struggling design of chrys-
anthemums in pinlSs of darker tinge than
the ground, and family colored foliage in
olive greens. This one is particularly effec-
tive. Still another notable one shows dog
wood blossoms in shaded whites, with dark
green leaves on a light green ground. These
silks are wide. They make charming cover
ings for sofa pillows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

After the proclamation of King George
III, in l71,, Joseph Hawley, one OF the stanch
patriots OF New England, wrote from Water
town to Samuel Adams, in congress: 1.-The
eyes Oh all the continent are on your body to
see whether you act with tirmncss and intre-
pidity, with the spirit and dispatch which
our situation calls for. 1t is time for your
body to fix on periodical annual elections,
nay, to form into parliament of two
houses" This was the first proposition for
the establishment of an independent national
government for the colonies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE SECRET OF THE HANDkER-
CHIEF TRICK EXPLAINED.

A short but Merry Game Known by the
Name "Birds FIy''--A Brief Description
of Mount Nesuvius, the Well Known
Volcano,
The Bay of Naples forms crescent. The
beautiful city Of Naples is at one horn, and
at the other nine miles 10 the south, rises the
well known volcano Mount Vcsuvius. Nesu-
vius is a solitary mountain, rising maiesti
cally from the plain of Campania, having at
the base a circumference of about thirty miles
and dividing at n certain height into two
SUBMITS The height of Ves,ivius is about
4 600 feet
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
A Handkerchief Trick.

The trick illustrated in the cut and de
scribed not long since IN Golden Days, is an
old one but will be new to many of our
young readers, and is furthermore an easy
one to perform.
The performer borrows a handkerchief
with which to play trick He asks permits
sion to mark it so thst the owner may know
it again, but does this in an unexpected
manner and to the distress Of the owner, by
apparently shipping "A piece out of tho center
with pair Of scissors.
Perceiving the owners anxiety, the per
former says: Really, am extremely sorry
to have alarmed you, but there is no occasion
for distress, l can easily repair the damage
done,n so saying he gives the handkerchief a
rub between his hands and spreads it ont
and shows il uninjured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
Cost of the Great Eastern.

The cost of building and launching the
Great Eastern was $3,650000. That broke
the original company before she was
launched A new company having been or
gained, the sum of S6o0,000 was spent i'll
fitting and finishing her. When this COM
pany failed another with a capital of $780,
600 took hold of her. cleaned 300 tons of mus
sells off her bottom, and at the close of 1850
had sunk $500 in her, making total out
lay for construction and maintenance of over
81 roo 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
Tho Suez Canal.

The Suez canal was opened in 1869 1t is
not yet fully completed, or rather is upper
fected and has depth of twenty-six feet.
Forty hours are required for the passage of
a vessel. The tolls average "a 500 per vessel,
and it is estimated that the saving to COM
merce, after deducting fees, will be $40, OOO,-
600 annually. The British government pur-
chased one-iifth of the number of shares from
the khedive OF Egypt in 1876
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20
Velocity of Electricity.

Electricity has no assignable velocity.
This varies with the current and the con-
ductor. Wheatstone, in 1855 seemed to show
transmission velocity OF 2SS,0O0 miles a
second through copper wire, but in late ex-
periments signals were sent over ordinary
telegraph wires on poles and had a rate of
only IA 900 to 1000 miles. With wires near
the earth the velocity was 1900 miles, but
reached "a 900 on very high wires.