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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

ANTIQUITIES OF MARIETTA.
Notwithstanding the proyerbial
healthfulness of the climate of Mari
etta-anomolous as it may appear
the fatality of circumstances has
made it a city of cemeteries. The
well kept National cemetery con-
tains the ashes OF more than ten
thousand federal soldiers; the Con-
federate cemetery contains, perhaps,
one-third OF that number. The Gem
etery of the city proper was located
by the public spirited James Ander-
son. 1t may be remarked here that
what that far seeing man did for
the town was to be permanent. We
have never heard of an Improvement
even suggested in regard to the size
and arrangement of the public square,
the location of the w. & A. Road or
the cemetery. 1t will be long time,
we imagine, before any changes in
these fixtures will be made. The
remains of a Mrs. Kirtley were the
first ever laid away in the Marietta
graveyard. She was the wife of
William Kirtley, the first tanner
that ever piled his trade In the new
town. His tannery was on the
branch crossed by Whitlock Ave-
nue., near ana perhaps before the
street crossing. His only child, a
grown up daughter, named Julia,
afterward marrieda Mr.. Watson, liv-
ed on the Powder Spridgs read, died
at an advanced age, and was, pre-
sumably, buried in thu locality of
her mother of fifty years before. The
home feeling is strong even in death.
There are many names that were
familiar once that are not heard on
the streets to-day.
Among the first merchants were
Moses Denman, Tom Paine, E. w.
Mobley, John e. Holland, however,
there is a worthy young illegal limb"
OF the latter cognomen in the city
now. The firm of "Hubble & Knott"
in those days used to puzzle the rus
tics nearly as badly as that conglom.
GRAFTON of consonants and vowels.
which only amounted to "Ginlet,"
did the moderns. The first and
doubtless the most noted druggist
Marietta ever had was VIM. Root.
lie came to the town about the year
'39 and held the field against all
corners for forty years. No other
man will hardly do that again.
Henceforth competition will divide
the trade. Mr.. Root has always
stood in the front rank of Marietta's
high toned business men; honora
BILE, open, correct in all his business
relations, and it is matter of pro-
found regret among his friends that,
through no fault of his, sad reverses
have come upon him in his old age.
He still battles manfully, albeit with
feeble arm, to keep the wolf from
the door. All honor to the noble
old man. However We are antici-
pating, it is difficult not to run
ahead in these "reminiscences now
and then. The era of which we are
writing ends about the year 1910.
Biologists claim the earth to be un-
told millions of years old, but those
who saw Cherokee, Ca, only a few
decades since, apparently fresh from
the Creators hand, and behold it
now, are satisfied that wonderous
changes can be "rung" on the
earth's entire surface in much brief
er time-but enough.
PIONEER.
GLYCERINE, the base of nitro
glycerine, is refined hot fat, or, more
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

The papers are calling Mr.. Sam Small
Rev" He is not entitled to that sacred
appellation. He withdrew from the North
Georgia Conference and is only lecturer
and on his own hook at that.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

&. p DoBBs is n4w Laying in an i'm
mense stock of Stow foEthe winter. He
is the only merchanNbekween Atlanta and
Chattanooga, who buk S stoves by the car
load and by doing SO kets low prices and
low freight This end les him to sell at
such prices that eyeryperson should call
and see his large stock before buying else
where.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

take it. In fact it has been demon
strated thoroughly that it cannot
live in this climate. Marietta is
Just as healthy now as then, and
there need not be any fears of it
living here.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

PARENTS should keep their chill
dren in school, or otherwise employ
ed, tor idleness is sure to prove a
planting time for evil thoughts and
wicked purposes, as well as laying
foundation for shiftlessness and con-
tinuous poverty. Parents neglect
one of the most solemn and sacred
duties that devolve upon them,
when they allow their children to
CAD about on the streets in quest of
mischief. The mischievous tenden-
cy is soon confirmed into wicked
purposes, and step by step they as
cend the plane of righteousness un-
il they reach the point of public
nuisances.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
COAL /! COAL!!

! am prepared to Eli all orders for Coal
Creek and Jelico Coal viii sell as cheap
as these Goals can be sold. Terms strictly
cash. Office at Austin & Grist.
IRVINE SMITH.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
STRAYED OR STOLEN.

Light bay nj Re, l5Lp6ands high, heavy
name and tail oret6p cut out, strayed or
stolen the might the oath, near Marietta
A liberal reylsYd will be paid for the deliv-
cry of ss ma f to Chuck ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
FLORIDA REFUGEES
Needing Help, Owing to Exhausted
Means.


touched with sympathy for fever.
stricken Florida, and while contribu.
tions are pouring in to help the un.
fortunate people in infected districts
there, would it not be well for US to
consider the way in which we could
best apply the money collected here
tor the relief Of yellow fever suffer
ers? Charity begins at home" is
a saying so old that we know not
when nor where it had beginning.
That saying is true, all true charity
begins at home, and it is our duty
to see that those who fed from Flor
ida and took refuge here, and whose
means have given out, are first prop
erly provided for out of the funds
raised and then apply whatever bal
ance there is to the relief of those
in more distant lands.
1t is sad to contemplate the con-
dition of those people who fled in
order to 3 save their lives. The
means of none of them are unlimit-
ed. Down there as we'll as here
they had to work for living, and
many had no other means OF max
ing a living except their work in
the occupations they were following.
Those who have taken refuge here
are an exceptionally heightened, in
tellectual and kind set of people.
They are class that enjoyed in the
fullest and best sense, the blessings
of home life, and to leave home and
business and all they had and flee
for life to strange land, is sad in
deed to think about, and ought to
touch the hearts of the people, with
whom they have taken refuge, with
sympathy.
They, as we'll as those in infected
districts are, while poor, proud
people. They have never asked the
outside world for aid as long as there
was shadow of chance for them
to help themselves. And true, no
BILE people as they are, those up
here have now asked it.
The writer knows of some whose
means are virtually exhausted, yet
they will not ask for help, and heav-
en- knows they deserve it, and 1t is
not in the least dishonorable for
them to receive aid from their more
fortunate brothers here. They do
ask for one thing, however, dear
reader, they ask for work, and they
have been trying to get work. But
SO far they have failed. 1t is no
disgrace to be poor and none to help
the poor. We may be wealthy to-
day ourselves, and to. morrow some
such calamity as has befallen them
may be allotted to us.
Let US have charity as broad as
as there is need for charity. Let
us open our hearts, and give our
contributions to the needy in our
midst, and if they have that delica-
cy of feeling that prevents them re-
ceiving open charity, at our hands,
as the dew of mercy falls quietly
and silently upon the sleeping earth
at night. so let us gently and silent
ly bestow our good gifts upon them
through a committee or agency ap-
pointed to disburse the funds and
God seeing in secret will reward us
openly. We need not fear that the
means we contribute will not be iu-
diciously managed by our agency.
The Journal would be an excel
lent medium for receiving and dis
bursting the funds.
Let us act and act right away, and
start subscriptions with this end in
view. CITIZEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

And what answer do you make
to my appeal?'' he asked, as he knelt
at her feet.
flames, | will be frank with YOU"
she murmured.
"Oh, speak," he implored, "and
relieve me from this agony Of sus-
pense."
Then let me say it cannot be-"
"Why not ?"
Because, James, | do not feel
able to support a husband. Eos
ton Courier.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

ute fragments Of the digested debris Of
insects. From the tint Of the. red color,
was at first inclined to believe that Il
might result from the generation Of sui
phccvanide OF ammonia during the
putreiaction Of the animal excre-
tions, and the reaction OF that
substance with trace OF iron
in the water percolating through the
sandstone. But W. Il. Taylor. to whom
submitted some of the solid matter
collected. as also the semi-fluid preserved
in alcohol, writes me that he cannot de.
tect any iron in the red solution, and
that it appears to be entirely an organic
coloring matter. The insoluble sub
stance has been found by DIR. Leidy to
consist chiefly of chitine, undigested
fragments of insects mingled with bats
hair, and homogeneous granular mat
ter. In country like Central or South
America, where scientific knowledge can
hardly be said to exist, a freak OF Nature
OF this extraordinary description could
not fail to become an object OF great and
superstitious wonder. and many weird
and marvellous stories are current con-
cerning the Fountain of Blood. ."-f Cas-
sells Saturday Journal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

period Of war. When this great nation,
confronted by imminent and immedi.
ate peril. Is startled into full realization
OF its utter lack Of preparation for defense,
ii may then be too late. ,,l
This comprehensive scheme provides
the necessary facilities for creating and
organizing a militia of the Sea-" and
also for instructing officers and men in
the use OF the delicate and complicated
machines OF modern naval warfare. II
likewise arranges for furnishing our
enormous commercial interests with
some OF the necessary weapons and ap-
pliances for their protection, together
with the trained and disciplined men to
handle them. All Of the wealthy COM
mercial centers will thus have organized
defensive materials on the spot upon
which to rely for their protection In the
event OF sudden attack--a necessary pre-
caution, rs the rapidity of modern war
will allow no time to arrange and con-
centrate to meet attacks delivered stimuli
taneously ut points perhaps thousands OF
miles apart.
Under existing laws all persons be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-flve
are enrolled for duty in the Militia, and
the Whitthorne bill Is intended to provide
for assigning naval quotas to the States,
or certain Of them. After providing for
the general enrolment Of naval mill
tia, the measure also proposes to give
the States authority to organise certain
naval commands, as volunteer branches
OF the naval reserve forces. The effect oi
this provision will be to put the navy
on similar footing to the army, in re-
lation to the militia.
A naval reserve Is urgently wanted,
and there is no time like the present to
establish and train it. 1t is to be hoped
that those who are in position to com
mand attention will move in the matter
for the Government is not likely to taks
any action until earnestly and persistent
ly urged by our influential citizens.
EDWARD F. QUALTRouaH.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
The vastn ess Of the Universe.

It Is certainly true that a contempla-
ton Of the unthinkable vastness of the
univorse, In the midst Of which we dwell
upon speck illuminated by q spark, Is
calculated to make all terrestrial affairs
appear contemptibly insignificant. We
cannot wonder that men for ages re-
garded the earth as the centre, and the
heavens with their light as tributary to
it, for to have thought otherwise, in
thoee times, would have been to see
things from the point of view OF a supe-
rior intelligence. 1t has taken q vas.
amount Of experience and knowledge to
convince men OF the parvitude of them
selves and their belongings. So, in all
ages they have applied a terrestrial
measure to the universe, and imagined
they could behold human affairs reflect
ed In the heavens and human interests
setting the gods together by the ears.
This is clearly shown i'll the story OF
the consultations. The tremendous
truth that on o starry night we look, in
every direction, into an almost endless
vista Of suns beyond suns and systems
upon systems, was too overwhelming for
comprehension by the inventors of the
consultations. So they amused them
selves, like imaginative children, as
they were, by tracing the outlines OF men
and beasts formed by those pretty lights,
the stars. They turned the starry heav-
ems into scroll filed with pictured stor-
les Of mythology. Four Of the constel-
lations with which we are going to deal
in this arti lie, are particularly interest
ing ON this account. They preserve in
the stars, more lasting than parchment
OF stone, one Of the Oldest and most
pleasing OF all the romantic stories that
have amused and inspired the minds of
men--the story Of Perseus and Andro-
meda--a better story than any that
modern novelists have invented.-[From
Astronomy with an Opera Glass" by
Garrett p. Serviss, In Popular Science
Monthly for November.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

ences; temperance community, tie,
place where the great social sociei
ties hold their annual meetings, ia
great lecturers and brain men
come, the teachers Of the harmony and
science Of life, who give us the best con-
densed thought OF the world in whatever
is new and useful in art, science, dis
coyery, thought, change and progress.
A home under such good things will
mako mere existence delight, and
vastly more so when in two short years
one may pluck from the vine and the
tree OF his own planting, grapes more
luscious than those of Eschol, and figs ri.
yaling those Of Smyrna.-[Long Beach
Journal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

should keep their upper lips freQ
hirBute adornment. Justice M4
has deiled this tradition, but u q
rally believed that q Chief Justice 9
mot offend the legendary customs
pertain to his office. In an intory4
this important subject Mr.. Full<
asked II he intended to sacrifice he
tsche under the Juggernaut OF pre<
cts the practice" he said, "but :
not. t."--[New York World. "a
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
The "Foun,ain Of Blood.

Near the town of Virtud, in Honduras,
Central America, there exists what is
known as the Fountain OF Blood" 1t
received this name on account of the
curious red liquid which is perpetually
Sozing and dropping from the roof of Q
cavern, and which on falling coagulates
and exactly resembles human blood.
Like blood, also, it speedily corrupts
and emits an odor of animal decay. In
sects deposit their larvm in it and dogs
and carrion birds flock to feast upon It.
We are informed by one who has wit
messed IL that the grotto is the nightly
haunt Of multitudes Of large bats,
which like the dogs and birds,
feast upon this strange liquid,
which has not only the smell but the
taste Of blood. A fearful odor is percepti.
BILE at considerable distance from the
cavern, and when it is reached masses Of
the blood may be seen in q state of jelli-
fed coagulation. Numerous attempts
have been made to obtain portion Of
this blood-like liquid for analytical pur-
poses, but in every case without success,
in consequence of rapid decomposition,
which causes the bottles to burst. The
late Don Rafael Osejo untertook to trans
NIT some bottles Of it to London, but his
intention was frustrated by the bursting of
the botAes, and that in less than twenty
for hours after sealing them. Z. e..
Squier did once succeed in taking back
with him to New York two bottles OF the
LIQUID, largely diluted with water, but it
became very offensive, and no satisfac-
tory explanation Of the phenomenon
could be obtained. We give the follow
ing-perhaps the most satisfactory.--ex-
PLANTATION that has been received. 1t was
written tw one who undertook the jour
ney in order to satisfy his curiosity "The
principal cave" he says, ''is q fissure
about fifteen or twenty feet high, and
five or six wide at the entrance, but II
rapidly narrows, so that man con only
follow it for thirty or forty feet.
1t abounds withls huge bats, which
cling in masses 0e2 the narrower
part OF the fissurss The stencil is
strongly ammonical, an& 80 intense that
was obliged to retire thrice before /
could procure from the innermost part
thatI could reach sufficient quantity OF
.the niatcfiM to ill the bottles Of alcohol
| which + had carried with me for the pur-
( pose. N In the rainy season small cur
| 7feat of rad matter, like blood, flows from
|ythe cave into the stxesmj but In the dry
|sreusOn chs uwatef scoaAes to percolate
'11rod9h the roof and back Of the cave,
Nd t6sl Aou ceasss. 81 At my visit it had
bady' 'stbpned tsit tlis lgor n no 9aye
I, eb}sf6d ssi 4, ~ M ~ 4 'iRSh4l : ,6S6p
III W 81 jelly'IIke pe apagty mhs5
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
Proauctive Industry fsR

In thirty days from to-day the
Beach brick-yard will have th4
kiln Of 200, 900 bricks ready for IN
lie, and few days later i 900 600 8
ready, and . little later second q
and after that time the company e1
out million or more week.
tensive plant is on the AlamitoG
cut at the eastern base of Mount O
by the side Of the Eoad-bed Of
Angeles and Ocean Railroad,
trains may be run by switches frq
yard, in which every modern apE
for making perfect brick Will 81
The clay is superior tile clay, {
vitrifies, and perhaps they ax0
superior to any bricks in the cour>
Mr.. Hellman, who is erectin
brick buildings in Los Angeles
other person, is so confident thI
Long Beach, Los Angeles and
Railroad will soon be running,
has given large orders for theae
Geo. H. Bixby, of Long Beach
ing that such building material ~
cheapened, has gwen large q
the yard, and to people erecting
buildings In long Beach, he viii
the price to nine dollars a tho|
They can be hauled for about III
thousand.
Mr.. Walker, Massachusetts, q
ist recently purchased on PinQ
Long Beach, ground at about $I0(
foot, and his architects are p<(
figures for . brick and for + Il
structure, for business purpo6oo, 4
will be superior to any in the city. +
It is said that Mrs. Bixby, Of ~
mitos, will erect . fine brick reefdl
the ocean front, not far from Az
avenue. And 30 we are building {
Soon the thunder of full Santa Eo1|
will be heard in Long Beach, 10
lowed quickly by the Rock Ielo1
Chicago, Burlington and Quiuc
Union Pacific, the Manitoba, t1o
tier and Anaheim, the P&sadeu&
Transit, and other railroads, ~ =
must terminate by the sea, VIII
much capital for them.
| The sea side Is the place to beol
the depot ground, the outlet, th(
Of exchange -the place to do III
The railroads win advertise ior r.
como to the sea to escape the col<
winter. to come to the sea 70 o6c
heat In the summer, Tor hor1o
all-the-year-round delightful cl3n
resort. Z.
Here il room and work for ~
| now, and right now; to supply ~
! to supply berries, milk, butts
suis, l1aIs ssia iuicss, % domestic s sssSIs
! IRE wood, erect apartment houaqr
lzrge, sunny, plastered rooms, NH
or St5vpa, may be had BY the to
sl. 4 Plsa112f -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
m. N. m. sIcMur.


Mary Medora Matildn MeMug
II looking for leaflets to paint on jug;
Hhe walks through the woodland, she walks
through the mead,
Where nature IL fading and running to seed,
And a. pleased a. child who sleeps on rug.
Il Mary Medors Matilda Mclug.
oh, Mary Medora Matilda McNfug
Paints flowers and sumach and gay tumble
1 like 70 walk with her through meadow and
10 pluck Indian pipe and the russet cat-tail,
At her feet I'm as charmed az her willoughby
Oh. &Is' &ssi'y xsdorA Matilda MoMus
oh. Mary Msdora Matilda McMug, as
The vines all around us the hickorics hug.
The sunbeams all kiss, and the flowers all lean
On each other. and that's why their lives are
sersnc = SSs nosrnins band round : whito
on, 2sss' 'hsdo.s xstild. xeMus as..sss .:.s,.ss
oh, NAN nedsra Matilda MeSrug,
AZ . p&inoreg you'rc quitc auccrss, and I'd
esss sSsI yss pxsss y n nj. sssunu soa 8.
xegss5eE . esths.5h ~ we're really ess;s ~. ~
dk, IN Isknf ~ q IN & i--lll4apS
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

the engine would have been sent crash-
ing into tho river and four human lives
would have been unknowingly sacrificed.
A combination OF accidents had pre-
vented dire calamity Denver tColo.)
Republican.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
The Mines.

"A. w. BURROWS and r. L. sutherland,
OF Perris. were in town last week. Both
gentlemen are practical miners and think
they have found gold prospects near
here that will pay to work. They expect
to return and make further investiga-
'tions. f4f
r. H. Furman, who has been here
some time overseeing the work at the
coal mines, has gone to San Diego to
bring his wife here. Work ID going
ahead at the mines, and although moth
ing new has been developed, Mr.. Fur
man admits that the prospect Is fine--in
TACT it could not be better. Several new
shafts are to be sunk at once in different
places. Work will also be continued ON
the old shaft. We can expect to have
this coal matter thoroughly prospected
now, tor there is plenty of money back
OF the present operators and paying
vein of coal will be found II such thing
exists in this locality. s5a
Charles Craze, the Cornish expert, is
still at the tin mines. The fortnight that
he was to have for inspecting them il
lengthening out pretty well into . month.
The water is nearly all out of the lower
levels and thorough inspection can soon
be made. Mr.. Craze is dumb a. an oys-
ter when questioned about the minss,
but if appearances are any criterion ha 10
well satisfied with what he has seen. He
expects to complete his investigations
this week.
There is a report out that the Gilbert
Bros. have bonded their mine to .
wealthy Colorado mining man, but il
lacks confirmation.
1t is understood that Louis Hoffman
has sold the claim he has been at work
on for the last year or so for $500. The
statement is also made that the pux-
chasers want the claim, not for the coal
that shows ON it, but because the indica-
tons are very good for natural gas. There
e strong ordor Of gas in one a the
shafts and hopes are entertained thAt il
may be found in paying quantities.-7l
South Riverside Bee. sisla
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
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'ssiana had asps1esa'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27

d1nc4. 9l4
fks dispatcher had moutally rosolvsd
chat the Operators AZ Grsnt and hatley
1lSould be discharged. Whom he learned
that tho four section mon hnd boon occp.
panls af the engine By felt grateful that
sh6 two operators had failed 70 respond
70 his call. Had they been q thoir desks
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27


Senator Hoar appears to have bean
peculiarly unfortunate in gathering his
facts for his Marietta oration. We called
attention to defects in this respect whsn
Is originally appeared, and Hon. Hi
Ihayer has exposed several Important
mistakes. A correspondent from Carl
bou, Me-, to the Herald now writes uoin
referring TO Mr.. Hoar's saying q tAe
Northwest Territory: ''HeEs No a2nNs
~ ever born or dwelt,n that = -
rroulin ~ q1u u1nnlulF
81 1slQ The record Of slaves y 1Gug1od
- followa: Ohio, 1880, 9 slayss; ~ .
slaves. Indiana. 1900, l35 slAvsg; 1o1os
237; 1890, 100; 1880, 3; 1s40, 8. ulnet1,
1910, I6s slaves; 1920, 917; No. 7&3s
1S40, 331. Michigan, 1910, - ale9oeS
1880, SO slaves. Wiscunsin, lo9os -
sl4sss. Boaton Herald, Ind