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A Mythical snake.

The gloss snake is widely believed-in
myth. Even well-educated people have
found to implicitly accept the stories told OF
being fractured into innumerable pieces
and reuniting itself again little the worse
Of the experience 1t was my good fortune
one evening to see a fully accredited
''glass," or Joint" certified to by white
man and a negro. We were walking on q
tramway one evening in the summer when
/ espied snake about fifteen inches in
length in the dust Of the road. carried o
small gum switch, with which struck it a
smart blow, when IL broke in three pieces.
The snake was very prettily marked and
the forward half proportionately large for .
snake Of its length. Seeing 1t was about 10
wriggle away, / struck it again, disabling
1t, and then examined the section carefully,
but without finding any indications that the
fracture was different from that which
would follow a hard blow in the case Of any
small snake. This specimen, and several
others which afterwards killed by break
ing, did not reunite the several paris
COugltT1I GfsTafisndn.
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Exported Horses.

During the five months ended May 81,
there were exported from this country 4,OO0
horses, compared with 2,S73 in the same
period of last year, and 1904 IN 1886, the
value having been e226, 334, against $780,.
156 in 1887, and 41l5, 1917 in 1886. OF the
horses exported, 752 were stations, valued
at fSl ,902; II went to Holland, As to Bel
GUM, 10 to France, 410 TO the United States,
III to British North America and $50 TO
other countries. There were 1,T32 mares
exported. Of The vaiue of 9S7510; 291 going
to Holland 2s2 10 Belgium, 24S to France,
AID TO the Uni+st States, 90 TO British North
America and AS to other countries. One
thousand five hundred and twenty-five
geldings were exported, of the value OF
ESQ, SG2; Holland took 800, Belgium ASS,
France pa, United States H. British North
America l and other countries 275. We i'm
ported in the five months 4,533 horses cess
stations, 542 mares and 3,137 geldings),
against 4, 1913 in 1887, the value having been
gS4,9l7 against e66,05l. As regards the
term ''gelding," it is explained that this in
cludes horses the gender Of which was not
particularized previous to the month Of
April, 1885, or other animals exported the
value was ESQ, 1913 against R4s229 In the
same five months Of 1SS7.-London LtUe
Stock RepOTfer.
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u, and hundreds of industrious settlers are
anxious to take possession Of the soil The
indians have done nothing toward improv-
tng their reservations. Not soul is bene-
6ted by the existing condition of things.
The rich Black Hills region must remain
almost isolated until number of East and
West trunk lines Of railroad can reach it.
Civilization, cruel though it may seem at
Hines, has driven the Indian from the At
iantic to the far West, and it will drive him
&tilI farther West or, perchance, extermin-
ate him, unless he becomes civilized and
Eves as white men do
Sentimentalism is a good thing in is
place, and wise people who love TO dwell
N its beauties refer with Indignation 70
&ormer treaties which have been violated
by the whites; but they fail to qualify their
&tatcments by adding that necessity, the
growth and development Of the West, the
Struggle for existence, necessitated the re-
<noyal Of the Indians IN every instance.
The non producer. according 20 all laws OF
Political economy, must give way 70 the
producer. With thousands Of able-oOdied
men in search Of rich soil, the Indian who
Uses immense tracts OF rich Land tor hunt
&ng purposes does not deserve considera-
Don and he viii not receive it.
While every iaw-abiding citizen hopes
hat the Sioux may be brought TO their
*enses, the prevailing opinion IN the West
teems 70 be that the indiana can be CON-
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HEALrA SUGGESTIONS.
How To Eat aud what To EAt-sittine and
standing In Improper Positions.

How Ia Eat aud what to Eat-sittine ana
standing In Improper Positions.
The hot pastry and iced drinks Of this
country has much 10 do with the thnncaa
of its people.
Disordered digestion in adults Is often tho
outcome Of being compelled or induced 10
cat rich food Ia childhood
Up TO middle life most people are careless
regarding their physical condition; hence
persons who ought 10 live long lives have
their days ourtailcd. Tho tune 10 pay strict
attention to the bodily health Is during tho
vigorous portion Of life.
IL IL quite common practice 10 dose In
fnnts with teas, oils and sweetencd waters
whsn any real or imaginary III is upon them.
In some cases II IL necessary 80 reinforce
the natural supply Of nourlshmcnt, but
whore possible, natures fount should be
relied on chiefly,
For those who hurry 30 and from their
meals soup Is recommended as a prepare
tory agent for the reception Of solid
food For man 10 hurriedly rush 20 his
meals and gulp down moat, vegetables and
pie, without "a short pause Of rest for the
stomach, Is nearly akin 10 suicide.
Toasting bread destroys the yeast germa
and converts the starch into = soluble sub
stance which Is incapable Of fermentation.
Dry toast will not sour the stomach nor pro-
duce any discomfort, and is, therefore, moro
agreeable 10 weak digestion than any
other bread.
A STOPPING position, maintained for any
length OF timc, tends moro 10 undermine the
health than In generally supposed. An
erect position should be observed whether
lsitting, standing or lying. To SIT with tho
body leaning forward on the STOMACH or ON
one side, with the heels elevated on q level
with the hands, II not only in bad taste, but
exceedingly detrimental 10 health; "
cramps the stomach. presses tlie vital or
gans, interrupts the free motion OF tho
chest, and cnfccbles the functions OF tho
abdominal and thOraeio organs, and, In fact,
hnbalanccs the whole muscular systcm.---
HOIaehOld.
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wonders III weodoraft.

or al the fcats common 10 hunting life
and wOodcrafi, none seems 10 me half 10
wonderful, says writor In ~. Nichoias, aa
tracking or trailing Az practIced by man,
tracking Ia wonderful enough; but far moro
marvellous Is tho power by which dog or
fox can follow It's prey ut full speed guided
only by scent, without orring or being led
Astray.
To us the word scent has but little mean.
ing, IL IL the name Of power with which
man IL, comparatively, almost unendowed.
We go into the WOODS and sec nothing but a
leafstrewn ground, thinly scattered over
with herbs and thickly planted with trees;
we see no quadrupcd, aud find no sign Of
any. perhaps. save the far-away chatter Of
squirrel. But our dog, merrly caresring
about, Is possessed Of a superior power. At
every moment in his course he Il gathering
facts and reading wonderful record OF tho
past. the present. and even the future.
Here" says his unseen guide, sis where
a deer passed d minute ago." or ian hour
ago. '.this was the course Of fox week
ago. shat was the direction In which Q
rabbit few By few minutes ago, and, ohOl
there was weasel after himft
Such IL the curious record Of scent, re-
voalcd 20 the dog but hidden from the man,
and even inexpiicabie 70 him, for though
we have theoretical knowledge Of the sub
iect, il il TOO imperfect 10 make Us fully un-
derstand that not only has every kind %
animal, bat each individual animal, its own
peculiar scent. Thus, tbs dog can dis
ilnguIsh not only the bucks, does aud
fawns u the deer tribe, but can pick out Of
a dozen the truck Of the particular buck
he IL following. and never leave II or lose II.
Moreover, be eau tell by the scent which
way the animal IL going. and be Il never
known to run backward on trail Now.
when we compare this wonderful power
with our owD feeble sefsse 81 smell, we viii
be ready 70 admit that Il Is faculty %
which man, comparatively, has little.
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back teeth OF those whose votes now do
sire. but whose opinions despise
Ny latsh-string will be out during the
day, and | shall aim 10 keep open all night
Sundays visiting statesmen will please en-
ter at the side of the house, and shall ask
one and all To please refrain from loud ano
boisterons language in the hall rs they &c
away, even though there should be annoy
ing complications In identifying umbrellas
left IN the hall-raek and guilds of tobacco
left ON the stair-rail Let each take such
umbrella and tobacco as shall be allotted &c
him without repining, and thus elevate and
ennoble the etiquette and tout ensemble OF
our National political system-a system OF
which we are oil so justly proud.
trust that one and all will feel free te
come and bring their dinners until Novem.
Der, for after that l shall, il elected, admit
only respectable people, and few of those
Prior 20 election shall maintain genera
social sink of iniQuity, and hope and trust
that the various moral testers who claim
that they knew me when ] was poor and
when my wife did her own work, and who
now claim that they made me all am, WIKI
call early, refrain from tying their teams &c
the oleander, aud turn OF their breaths ON
retiring instead Of trying TO blow 1t out
The house will be open for visitors imme
diately after prayers and continue SO until
breakfast time the following day. Guests
and friends are requested To pass in through
the folding-doors leading out of the from,
parlor, Wow the remains, and then continue
out through the dining-room, kitchen anC
barn.
Memento pickets for making canes may
be found in the hay-mow marked as fol
lows:
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CAMPAIGN DEVICES.

Fireworks and Other Lurisi Things 10
be Fcatares-Pretty Fancies. Novel
Forms, Gay Colors and surprises-A
Myriad ofNew badges In Silver. Enamel.
Rolled Gold, Tin and Silk-Iirilliant
Pyroteehnys balloons, bombs and
Nocophoncs-Put in a NickIe and Take
Out Your Candidate.
In no preceding campaign has there ever
been such a wealth of invention displayed
In political devices as has already been
shown IN the present one, says the New
FORK Sai1. The handsomeSt and most ex-
pcnsive button yet brought out is. by the
presence of the subdued pun that it EN-.
bodies. exclusively for Democrats, and can
not possibly.be iilched for Republican
Adornment is Of solid sterling silver
The body OF the North American continent
appears III FURNISHED metal, margined in by
seas of light blue enamel The boundary
lines Of the United States are marked out
Ia thin lines Of black enamel. Above tho
hrper one is Canada" below the lower
;" Mexico, ana all the intervening space is
presented as Cleveland. One of these
hatteas costs seventy-five ceuts-a fact
that may initiate in some degree against
their popularity, but for people who can af-
ford them, or think they can, there is noth-
Eng nicer
The prettiest Republican button yet
shown IS one that is made OF eolored en-.
nmcls, presenting the American nag fiut-
!ering across a golden field, with the fig!
ares "'SSSn above and the names ''Harr-
son Norton beneath. 1t sells for twenty
dive cents.
There arc several now and pretty devices
n lanterns and torches. Among the former
are those that are triangular, with one side
ied, another blue, and the third white I;
sthe;s that are cylindrical, with belt Of
zach OF those colors, and some that are
globular, with many lines, vertically, Of
hose same tints
Tin oil lamps are made for torchlights
hat, viewed on one sue, present the letter
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He struck IL Rich.

Stone-Hello, Epson, old man, you're
looking fine; you must have struck luck
since 1 last saw you.
Downes-Yes, old boy, I've struck the
boss fake; no more poverty for me, no more
small salaries: I've written book, and my
fortune is made.
Downes-rd like to know what you could
write about
Stone-Hushl don't give IL away; grea;
snap; have written on How to Live Com
fortabIy on SO Week"
Stone-But you never could.
Downes-Eor any one else-that's why
they ali buy the book to fad out.
Stoue-H'm. yes-I sec.-Puck.
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TAKE ONE

The apples on the large tree near the well
are cooking apples, and not good yet, any.
way.
II elected, shall favor ntemporance only
In case of sickness.
Looking back over our history as a Nation
am gratitied to see that II Is so much so as
It Is. As time In It's never ceasing round
goes ever ON ana on aud ON, let us so live
that we may from time 20 time, as I may
say, add 10 that history One serious oblcc.
ton to u new country, think, il its notice
able paucity Of history.
o let rs, then, look out for that before II
is overlastingly too late, Let us see 90 N, 40
that In the future, when nations yet unborn
shall desire 10 look back over our history,
there will be- as much Of II as possible.
My wife joins me In the kindcst regards
20 your committee ana hopes you viii al
ways come TO see us when you are in town.
We are only few miles from tho station
aud you can easily find our house II you
will follow tho crowd. We think some OF
having pink tea Mt our home Thursday,
and we would both be glad to see tho Ma
tional convention and friends here before
we take up the carpets. Yours truly,
Sign here c n ----------------
r. 81 accept the nomination with pleas
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be observable. And they only cost fift.
rents each complete. There are others thai
have mu' derous-looking but innocent liz
battle-axes on them just below the torches
Or cocks in permanent Growing attitude
similarly placed. One genius has brought
out telescope loren, the only readily ap
parent advantage in which seems to be that
It can be extended and carried aloft through
a sympathetic neighborhood, while in aI
antagonistic presence it may be quickly
closed up and used as a shillalah
Pretty guidons are brought out The,
have oolored muslin lanterns. 70 be llghtet
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son.In.Inw nurnett.

One OF the least hoard-Of men In the
Fiftieth Congress is James Russell Lowcll's
son-in-law. Ono would expect that the fol.
low Wins could carry of such prize Ms the
only child OF the famous poet and diplomat
would cut large figure In the arena where
agood many mon Of small caliber make q
great stir. Mr.. Edward Burnett Ia quiet,
modest gentleman, who would shrink from
nothing 80 much as the necessity Of making
speech. lie Is "a tall. broad-shouldercd,
athletic looking Democrat, and his chief 90.
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Hoy che Knnu.

1Bo you saw me at the celebration on thu
9Th Of July, Mrs. SmiihF'
"Yes, Mrs. Jones, found you easily ib
all thes crowd
How did you recognize me when Il has
been ten years since you saw mep'
'1Oh, knew you By your handsome hls
band. He used 70 be such deiightfu
beau
Pistols, daggers and smelling bottles foI
two .-AreoL1 R>e0rd.
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cupntion IN Congress
In 10 chat in the cloak
rooms and writo lot
ters ut his desk.
Burnett, the cocaine
man, was this Bur
nett's father, and 10
the name IL not an
unfamiliar one any
where In the United
States. Young Bur
nett (he is thirty.
nine now is a farm
CIR by trade and
preference. iio has
a hne place near
birmingham, Mass.
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peiled to accept the indemnity offered them
oy the Government Former decisions of
the United States Supreme Court gives
strength to this opinion, and it seems now
tnat the once powerful Sioux will be forced
70 do homage TO the sturdy, ever-progress-
i've American squatter. g. Wv.
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u, ana on the other
T., while others are
made to present II.
and NJ. on their OPP
.,osite sides. Tho
poles from which
these are to swing
are in some instances
shaped aud banded
In such close imita
tion of Springfield
rifles that at night,
when carried in pro-
cession, their Quaker
character will hardly
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A REJECTED MANUSCRIPT.

Bin Nyc's Adjustable Letter of Acceptance,
Is Returned-while Bright and Breezy
In Spots According To Mr. Cleveland. 10
Is - Not Available 1t Is Also Crowded
Out by MIR. Harrison-Why II Was OBJ
jected To by Both Cantiltiates-A Small
but Highly Automatic Platform.
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up by candles, on the
end = o ( poles like
torch sticks, excep
that they are longer
and below those Ian.
terms float broad pen
nants of the red ban
dana. Their cost IL
only thirty cents each
-littlc more than ar
ordinary torch.
Then there are the
vocophones. These
are trumpets, various
ly sized and shaped.
-. = - -, r..
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A Sesianvs.

Judge-Mrs. O'Todd, your husband
charges you with throwing painful Of oil
on him.
Mrs. OrTodd-Yis, scr. He wor boistrous
an stormin' around, an I'D rid how they
throw lie on the say TO quiet IL down
Judge-Dld il calm hims
Mrs orTodd-L4ke = shaping child, yer
honor.
Judge-Olscharged with shanks.--Tsma
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WAL, WE DOM IT. thin ussnootln an .
wrastlin' ter grow
/" Howsomever, thet's nothin' ter what I'm
goin' ter tell We. Ono day, ter tlinnor, | says
ter my wife, Maria, why can't ye hey Their
table sot event Are yo tryiu' fer ter spin
ev'ry thin'P an she says, Il amt done
nothin' ter Their table; it's sottin' squar' on
Their floor
wal, fer weeks that var house KEEP y
gittin' moro ouey ner, an last 1 says, Ma
ria, tibet var north post Is a-sinkin' deownp,
She went nm looked "Tain't no scch thin,
Ben, thor other posts is a.rlsin' upl' Fer a
fao' them posts was a-growin', cop thor
north one, whar twas shady. Why, cud
see ther sprouts a-shootn' Quit An meow
Their houae begun ter snap an crack, an'
'twor a-gittin' dangerous, COS, yor soc,
'twa'n't gon even. Their three posts was
a-keepin' tergithor, but Their other, bein'
shady. wor a-hangin' back.
"Somethin he'd ter be did, an Maria, she's
'beout as cute as yen find 'cm, says; Ben,
yen hev ter water thot north post Perhaps
itll ketch up Want thot an idcal Wal,
we done IL, an 80 never see sech racin o.
posts. Enside o. month tibet north post
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0ME time ago I pre-
pared the following.
general draft of a letter
of acceptance to bC
used by either PresiI
dental candidate as
original and entirely
without credit to md
upon payment OF d
small sum barely GOV
ering the actual time
consumed in writing II.
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Barber purely from force Of habit Have
a hair cut, sirl
Had headed custotner-Yes, three or four
Of tfem-I guess I've got that mapy left
Judge.
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war up with Their 9th
ers, an thon thor
house wentup plumb.
II tell yc, 'twor a
sight, an aforo win.
ter Their house wor
up beout four foot,
an Their posts a.put-
TIM eout branches
an a throwin' o.
{ h o m q ouud Their
house, kinder ON.
bracin' likol Thet's
a-goin' on Ave year
ago, an them posts
trees they DO meow
hev been a-srowin'
CNRF aanrat mn Hnill
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RICH Son

a Liar from Old Knintuok who Il En-
titled To the Entire bakery.
" 'Twor in 10 when | left ole Kaintuols
an squat on good lay o. Lam up on Pine
srik, a ieetle Their most hanisom'st valley
in this var county. sot Their house purity
near the erik, an a-thinlSin' thor erik might
git on a rampage in thaw-time, so. Their
house ON treo-posts, cut eriong thor erik,
'beout two foot up.
q Wal, when went tor plaatiu', an in
June, fer a fac, pertaters nd begin ter
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hov ter 'seusc mo, gentlemen, fer hev ter
start early, fer whom l git hum, u takcs
'bcout hef N our ter climb up tor Their
house toll yo, thar's slle up thar with
ownin' Life.
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hustle afore wo got
EN- kiyer'a in an Their
corn, why, ye never
heerd ssch a racket
We eudn't sleep o.
nights, Their corn mado
sech a noise a. glttin'
upi Soch a crackln',
bustin' noisel EY'ry
thsns =a.t.a,s.nf 81 n
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| am also prepared 20 furnish. at Short
notice, proclamations, messages, both peace
full and retalatory, as we'll as earnest,
thoughtful pieces 10 speak while you wait.
My book of pieces TO speak will appear just
before Thanksgiving, and win be good
book BILL NYE.
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What's Old Browns addressin
"a Old Timothy Browni''
ayes"
"He's dead died last week
Then I'll gut il, Address ~ above. 49,
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TALK Il cheap in this word. becs1se the
sappiy 10 30 much larger than the demand
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p. 81 accept the nomination with pleas
ure
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-16
THROUGH THE RIFT.

A young man had made himself a
home on new farm, situated away
from neighbors. At bend in the
wood road he had cut little open
ing visible from the house, that wife
and baby might see him, on his way,
before he had quite reached them.
This clearing was called by them
''the open place" The little one
often ran to see eff papa was tumin'
by de open pace"
One day the husband and father
was stricken down with fever. The
little one was carried to auntie' s
house, out of dangers way, and did
not return until after the dear, brave
papa was carried to the Crest that
renaineth for the people of God"
When the child returned to the sor-
rowing mother, he was told that pa
pa had gone to Heaven, but would
come for his little boy some day.
He often looked and longed for his
father. The fatal fever attacked
the boy. Just as the setting sun
tinged all the sky, the darling, who
had lain tor days unconscious, sud
denly opened his eyes and said
mamma, papa is tumin' by the
open pace" He reached his arms
up towards the bright apparition,
which unquickened eyes could not
see, and sank back lifeless. -Detroit
Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-16
GEORGIA--COBB COUNTY:

Whereas, William G. Blankenship, ad
ministrator of John T. Smith, represents
to the court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record that he has fully admins
istered John T. Smiths estate This is
therefore TO Cite all persons concerned heirs
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator should not
be discharged from his administration and
receiveletters OF dismission the first Mon
day in October, 1888 This June Goth, 1888.
H. NJ. HAMMETT, Ordinary
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-16
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:
MONTE nj. WALKER, J Libe

MONTE M. WALKER, Libel for Divorce
VS.. in Cobb Superior
w. B. WALKER Court, March Ad>
journed Term, 1885, 1t appearing to the
Court by the return of the Sheriff, that
said defendant does not reside in said
county and it further appearing that he,
said defendant. does not reside in the
State; 1t is therefore ordered by the
Court, that said Defendant do appear at
the next Term of said court, and
plead to said cause and that service
in the above entitled action be per.
iected on the defendant, by the publica>
ton of this order, once month for four
months, before the next term OF this court,
in the Marietta Journal, a newspaper pub
lished in said county. This July 10, 1888.
SPENCER r. ATKINSON,
j. S. c. B. G. Presiding.
A true transcript from the minutes of
Cobb Superior Court.
w. r. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.