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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20

Censure is sometimes beneficial.
That person who praises everything
IS weak. He is not a greatly better
citizen than the man who growls at
everything. The best plan is to
have a purpose in what you say-a
laudable, unselfsh purpose-and
let your talk tend to accomplish
that purpose. Idle words are too
often pernicious in their tendency.
To build up the community in
which he lives, to get his neighbors
upon more elevated plane of life
and to add to the material wealth
OF all is a purpose that should ac-
tuate every good citizen. The
Spectator may seek to prosper by
pulling others and getting some
thing for nothing, but an enlighten-
ed public opinion must consign him
to a level below that of the common
gambler and slightly above that of
the highway robber. Is he who
wantonly pulls down much better
than he who does so for selfish
end? Let us guard our lips lest
the habit Of evil speaking grow on
us unawares. Public enterprise
that we cannot forward in more
substantial way let us forward with
an approving word.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20
GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY.

In the year A. D. 100 there were
100000 Christians. In the year
1000 there were $4,000, 900 in Chris
tan land. In the year 1900 there
were 00O,OOO-doubled in 500
years. In the year 1900 there were
in Christian lands
more than doubled in so years. And
the progress is growing more and
more rapid. Can any system of
heathenism, even though it existed
centuries before Christ, show such
marvellous advance?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20
A FIGHTING PARSON.

essary for a preacher as for any 9TH
er man. In the life of the Rev.
Sherlock Bristol, a preacher and
| miner in the west, is narrated the
following stirring incident:
Mr.. Bristol had just arrived at
some mines near the Juba river, and
was talking with friend, DIR. Kel-
Der, when another miner came to
make his acquaintance. DIR. Kelber
mentioned that the minister had
preached some good sermons on
board the ship The miner grinned.
"a minister he cried; "a min
isterwl
"You let him alone" said Kelber.
"He's friend of mine"
"Not much,' cried the other. II
let him alone"
He was man who despised min
listers and church members, and had
organized club, one of whose res
olutions was that any clergyman
who should chance to come upon
their bar should be treated to dose
of mud. He mounted a pile of
boulders, and swinging his hat, cried
loudly:
Hear ye. hear ye. Oh, yes. oh,
yes! Every miner quit his work.
Hurry here. There's fun ahead.
Come one, come all"
Instantly worked ceased and in a
few seconds twenty or thirty miners
were on the spot. The preacher
shall tell the rest of the story.
The captain of the gang seized my
collar and said: "Dry up, parson
I'll show you how we do it.
So saying, he gave me a violent
jerk, which brought my right hand
against his neck-my lett hand was
resting on windlass post-and,
very naturally, grasped a handful
of his shirt collar and vest.
There came over me a strange
spasm of impulsive energy, giving
me about thrice my ordinary
strength, and, without taking my
hand off the windlass, his feet left
the ground and he landed on his
back in a puddle of water.
There was shout went up from
every miners mouth-save one !
His hold was not broken and he
sprang up | let go of the post, took
hold with both hands, in wrestler's
style, and laid him on his back again.
Jerking him up again, | threw him
from me against pile of rocks ten
feet distant. | intended that this
should end it, but his wicked glance
changed my mind. Springing upon
him like cat gave him such a
shaking as made him limp as rag.
"Now will you behave ?" asked
energetically. Hearing no answer
| started with him for the river,
eight rods distant, repeating my
query and the shaking at every rod.
The crowd followed, laughing and
| shouting. Within a rod of the riv-
er he cried: Enough parson,' and
| threw him down.
Wishing to finish a dirty job as
soon as possible, / now turned to
the largest man among them, but
he gracefully bowed, stepped back
and said No, | thank you. You
will pass.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20
THE NECESSITY OF EDUCATION,

a w A<DO AO4NS
Education takes its place among
the great necessities of life. 1t is
essential to our well being and hap
piness. Our usefulness depends
largely upon the character and ex-
tent of our education. Nature and
mother wit lay the foundation, but
if education build not thereon the
lifework of the most gifted will be
Insignificant. While education can
not ever supply lack of natural en-
dowments, yet it can work wonders
in rendering every particle of ma
tive talent efficient and available.
Education liberates a man from
the bondage of ignorance. 1t gives
to all an opportunity to become as
wise, useful and powerful a charac-
ter as their talents will permit. 1t
will give to each one who will i'm
prove its. advantages, the ability to
hold and occupy his place in the
rank and file of the world. For a
long time it has been a question
among scholars whether nature or
art-another term for education
has done the most to make men wise
and famous. Both unite to produce
the best results. The acorn has all
the elements of the mighty oak wrap
ped up in its tiny she'll, but it needs
the influence of light, heat, moisture
and soil to develope or educate it.
The most favorable circumstances
cannot make it pine or cedar. but
it may become a broad branched
oak. As all plants need the light,
heat and all other natural agencies
to make them grow and flourish, so
all minds need the invigorating and
quickening influences of education.
The dormant faculties require to be
awakened and developed. The crude
energies and latent powers of the
child must be aroused and exercised
IN such a manner as to strengthen
them. The mind must be fed with
knowledge. Then growth will COM
mence. First the memory will be
trained; then the powers of express
sion and language will be cultiva
ted; the imagination and inventive
powers will be exercised; the rea-
son and Judgment developed until
the pupil can remember accurately,
expresses himself with facility, beau
ty and power; imagines wildly, rea-
sons logically, and judges correctly.
The information obtained at school
is of incalculable value, but this de-
velopment indicated above, is the
greatest and most lasting benefit.
So it is important not only what you
learn but also how you learn. Then
again the habits of study formed are
of great value to us in after life. The
habits of attention, thoughtfulness,
regularity, perseverance and many
others will always help us, no matter
what We may be called on to do. The
independence which we gain will
help US to form our own opinions,
and make us self-reliant. Our pleas
ures, hopes and joys will be multi
piled through the blessing education
will confer. But best of all, we will
be fitted and qualified to do wo-
mans part and mans part in the
great battle Of life. Shame and
modification await the footsteps of
/
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20

1--WE feel" western editor is
quoted as writing, "thata an apology
is due to widow Grimes. In our
issue Of last week we stated that
she had eloped with and eighteen
year-old man. The truth is that
she was thrown from an eight-year
old mare, which slipped an fell.
Mistakes will occur in the best reg
ulated newspaper Offices, and we
are confident that when we state
the item was sent over a telephone
wire that no other apology will be
needed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20

There is man living in Tatnall,
county who has twenty-seven broth
ers and sisters.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20

A man near Fayetteville, Tenn,
built a fire one cool morning lately,
and in little while saw a pair Of
big black feet drop down the chin
ney. A little search revealed a
colored neighbor of bad reputation
stuck fast in it, and upon being re-
leased said that, owing the house
holder 1Octs, he had come TO pay it,
and finding doors and windows fast
chose this mode of entrance but as
his shoes and an ak were left out
side, his tale was not credited, and
he was sent to Jail.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20
MARIETTA, GA
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 20. 1888.

Mr.. Glessner has gone over into
Indiana with his Georgia exhibit
car, and is showing at the Fort
Wayne fair what this State can pro-
duce. The Sentinel, Of that city,
in speaking of the exhibit, says it is
not only great feature of the tair,
but one of the finest exhibits ever
seen in that section, and alone is
worth the price of admission to the
fair grounds. The great west is
having her eyes opened to the pos
sibilities of the great south.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
Foreign Cuttings.

Sir George Stephen has rendered his resig-
nation as president of the Canadian Pacific
railway and W. G, Van Horn, vice president,
was ously elected in his stead. Sir
George Stephen remains director of the
company and a member of the executive com
mittee.
There has been some serious laundering in
forwarding Canadian troops to S1eena
Forks, the scene of the Indian uprising in
British Columbia, which according to advices
received from the Pacific may result in COM
plete :annihilation of the expeditionary force
now on their way to Skeena river. Too late
the militia department discovered they had
made a terrible blunder in the route Of
transport in sending troops up Skeena river,
which has to be undertaken in canoes
through country reported to be wholly alive
with hostile Indians armed with Winchester
rifles and strongly intrenehed along the river
in the high impregnable bluffs which bound
it on either side. The Mass river route would
have taken the expedition through a coun-
try not infested with hostile Indians up to
within q short distance from where it was ex-
pected the first engagement would take place.
1t is stated by traders recently down from
the scene of trouble that the Indians are ac-
lively preparing to resist an attack and
have intrenched themselves all along the
the river, from which position twenty Indians
could wipe out the whole detachment with
out fear of losing a man.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

The world consumes annually, &C
cording to English authority in the
trade, about Csc, 900 tons of coffee,
and produces a corresponding guam
tity. Estimating the average price
at 800 ton, this represent avalue
of $260,O00,OOO. jamaica coffee is
the finest grown, but only furnishes
about 5000 tons. East Indian and
Ceylon coffee are ola very high quail
ty, but they do not together produce
more than $4,000 tons. The Ceylon
crop used to be more important than
it is, but has been reduced in conse-
quence of a disease of the plants. The
average crop of Java is from $4,000
to 10000 tons, and that of Brazil
from $40, 000to 0,oooto Costa
RIGA and the other Central American
states also export coffee.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15


while going to work. he being in the employ
sof Dodd & Co., manufacturers of agricultural
as bookkeeper and collector.
"A burglar attempted to enter the residence
sof Abe Matthews at Marquette, Mich He
had sawn away the screen from the lower
window. Mr.. Matthews was in Detroit. Mrs.
Matthews with her six days old babe occu-
pied the back parlor as a sleeping apart
ment She heard the burglar at the window
and told the nurse Mrs. Robinson, who told.
Mrs. Matthews to keep still and she would go.
for the thief. She then took up the lamp,
and selling a specimen from the piano, threw
open the door and confronted the burglar,
who had his body well into the room. A
straight fling with the specimen struck the
man on the head, knocking off his hat. Mrs
Robinson then rushed in and the fend drew
knife and struck her a vicious blow no the
arm, cutting q big cash, but the brave
woman drove him off and captured his hat
as clue. She gave good description OF
the burglar
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

tariff itself pleads q right to existence on th.
grounds of it's recognition by the govern
.ment and the revenue it pays into the public
treasury Strike down this defense and al
outraged pnblicwould not long suffer its con
tinuance. The Prohibition party would
strike off the tax that it may the sooner de
stroy the traffic The purpose of the Re
publican party an its repeal of the tax is to
reduce the revenues that they may not have
to surrender any part of our protective sys.
TEN. The Prohibitionists would take this
arch criminal out OF prison to hang him; Re
pubicans to set him at liberty Every Chris
tan will approve the motive prompting one
and denounce the sother as consumation o.
human selfshness and infamy. proper
protection of American labor and the indus
tries of the country commends itself to 8
more Importance is protection to onr homes
He closes with a glowing tribute to the
women who have SO long upheld the cause o.
prohibition.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
A London paper tells ola charming.

A London paper tells ola charming
French Duchess who recently prom
ised to be present at the festiyitv for
some benevolent purpose at the
Trouyille Casino. Being rather be-
hind time, the lady put her glove on
while driving, and never noticed till
she stood in the full blaze of the Cast
no drawing room that to her black
and white silk costume she had put
on one white and one black glove. IT
appears that her maid had laid out
two pairs of gloves ready for her
mistress to choose from, and that
the Duchess, in her hurry, had taken
one of each pair. The mischief, how
ever, could not be undone, and the
gratifying result was that, at the
next fashionable assembly, all the
ladies at Trouyille wore a glove of
different color on each hand-a GUS
tom which has become so general
thatat present all the ladies ofTrou.
vile have adopted it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
RESUME OF THE NEWS
The Latest Telegraphic News Con-
densed.
Doings at Washington.

Mr. Blair introduced joint resolution IN
the senate requesting the president to open
negotiations looking toward settlement of
all differences between England and this coun-
try, and to political union between Canada
and the United States.
DR.. Hoffman, of the geological survey, has
returned to Washington from a visit to the
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota He brought
with him valuable contributions to the study
ofthe Indian tribes 1t is the complete ritual
of the medicine society written on birch bark,
and shows the workings of the four degrees.
The oaths, pass words, ceremonies and no.
tated music are included in the ritual DIR.
Hoffman, regards this as his most valuable
contribution during the eighteen years that
he has devoted to the study of Indian tribes.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
Criminal Doings.

Henry Merrill, who stole Lem Crookers
horses at Warren, Mimi, was captured by the
sheriff OF Marshall county at Dominion City,
Man., and is now safely logded in the jail at
Warren He had not disposed of the horses
at the time of his capture.
s Thieves entered the house of Dick Kluge at
Winona, Mimi, during the absence of the fam
lly and stole Mr.. Kluge's tin box, in which he
kept his money. They were evidently fright
sned away, for they dropped the box in the
yard, open, and the $1OO it contained I'M
touched.
Information comes from the Choctaw ma
ton that a family named Meyers, consisting
Of husband, wife and two children, were MUIR
dered on the Red river about forty miles
above benson, Texas ten days ago. They
we're from upper Racquet, Mich, and were on
B trapping and fishing expedition.
Advices from the Choctaw Nation, I. T., say
chat Charles Perkins, a noted horse thief and
murderer, shot and killed two deputy United
States marshals and one citizen at Marshall's
Ferry, on Red river, while resisting arrest.
Perkins escaped. There are ten indictments
against him for murder. He says he whitney,
er be taken alive.
James 81. Moore, who says that his father
Is merchant in Detroit, was arrested in
Milwaukee for trying to pass a checkfor $50,
to which the signature of the Jewett & Sher-
man Co. had been forged. He came from
Ashland, and in the meantime has been dis
sipating in the company of w. 81. Graham,
cowboy from Montana, who has been pay
ing all the expenses, Moore being without
funds. Moore, when arrested, tried to make
it appear that Graham was responsible for
the forged check.
g. W.Case was arrested at st. Paul and tax
en- to Bayfield,, Wis, charged with the embez-
clement of SO, 400 from the White River Lum-
Der company atMason. Case was their book
keeper and resigned last April. The discrep-
ancy was not discovered until lately, when
an expert bookkeeper discovered it. Case
was always thought to be perfectly honest,
but when his wife died last winter he com
menced drinking hard. Wine and women are
supposed to have been the cause of the wrong
doing. He was penniless when captured.
james 81. Porter, the clever forger who
succeeded in defrauding the First National
Bank of Chicago out Of about 81 900 has at
last been run to earth by Pinkerton detect
ives after chase of over two years and q
nall. One of the best known and most
trusted of Pinkerton's Chicago men arrived
IN st. Paul, over the Northern Pacific road
rom Portland, Or, with Porter in custody.
ne was arrested on a street car in Portland
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

Henry James, thenovelist and ex-
cellent critic, recently replied bluntly
enough to a correspondent who up
braided him for his un-American
spirit as eyinced in his unfattering
portrayal Of American men and wo-
men. "You labor under the mis-
take" Mr.. James wrote, ''and one
prevalent in your country, Of sup
posing | am an American. This is a
pregnant error. [ am an English
man, as my father, the London bar
rister, was before me. / do not in
tend this statement of facts as an
apology, but it may serve as an ex-
PLANTATION"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
The Rev. N. B. Remick. of Troy,

The Rev. N. B. Remick, ofTroy,
has had taste ofwhatmay be called
the dissipation of recreation. BE
says in a letter from the Catskills,
where he is taking his vacation:
Zone day this week, in company with
my learned friend, DR.. Howard eros
by, / walked Is miles, the next day
Ia miles, then homeward II miles,
and to-day my feet are SO badly bis
tered that I can't 60 anywhere"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

There is in a Southern insane
asylum an S-year-old boy who has
never been awake since the hour of
his birth. He was the child of a
paralytic mother, and has delicate
features and a high, white forehead,
with long, black curls. His arm is
not larger than an ordinary mans
thumb. He lies on his bed year after
year, takingnonote of anything that
passes Twice a day he is aroused
enough to take a little nourishment,
and then relapses into sleep.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
Deeds Of a Young Desperado.

The annals of crime afford few more thrill.
ing instances of bold, daredevil resistance to
officers of the law than one made atHastings.
Nebraska, by a eolored boy but Is wears old.
The officers were notified by telegraph from
Holdrege to apprehend for stealing a. watch
a young william said to be armed and a hard
character. He came on the train from Ok.
ford, G. j. Balcombe and Larry Clark, special
night police at the Union depot, saw the boy
leave the train followed him short distance.
flashed dark lantern upon him and de.
manded his surrender. The boy instantly
fired with a self-acting Colts revolver. Bal
combe returned the shot and fell, probably
disappeared in the darkness Clark armed
himself and aroused Sheriff Barlass and
Chief of Police Crane and search was
conducted in every direction The bows
tracks leading southeast towards the country
we're easily followed. At daylight the
officers started in pursuit. The trail led to
patch OF tall, thick weeds where he was
surrounded by Sheriff Barlass and Officers
Tenant, Mitchell and Clark. To the repeated
calls of the sheriff to come out and threats
to shoot ifnoto beyed no response came from
the jungle of weeds. a number of shots were
hred and still there was no response. Clark
and Mitchell hitched their horses and pro.
ceeded to explore on foot, when they sudden
3ly came upon the black rascal who was tax
WILL uSuDef6tle Jill aU OldTK. Inc laj-
ter lodged in time to escape the murderous
ball that whizzed past his head. The darkey
held his position and remained perfectly
quiet while the officer beat retreat They
then renewed the fusilade till their ammuni-
ton was exhausted. They had fred %
shots and were holding two in reserve till a
new supply could be obtained The cunning
negro heard their deliberations and knew the
situation. Suddenly springing from his con-
cealment he made for Mitchell's horse, un-
hitched the animal, mounted and loped away.
The two reserved shots were fred with
out effect. Clark followed on his horse,
keeping the black rascal in sight, chasing
him through grain and corn fields till near
Ayr, when the boy again fred, sending a ball
through one of Clark's fingers and hitting
his watch, which prevented more serious in
jury. Meantime Barlass returned for a fresh
horse and ammunition and deputized Fred
stollinger to go on the trail Officers Mitch
ell and Schilling took the train to Ayr and
raised a force with guns. The boy was sur
rounded and a few more shots exchanged.
1t is supposed that his horse was wounded,
for it fell and the young william was captured
without further resistance He was brought
to Hastings, where the most intense excite,
ment prevailed
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

Chicago expects to have a crema-
tory in the near future; but it look S
like a desire for that which is unneces-
sary. The Summer temperature OF
Chicago, when the lake fails to yield
a modifying breeze, is plenty hot
enough for all the purposes of incin-
Grafton.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

The cheerful news comes from Mon
tana that woman of that state,
having secured a divorce from her
husband and married her lawyer, her
discarded spouse attended the we'd
ding reception and was zone of the
blithest dancers there"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
Personal Gossip.

Uncle John Robinson the circus man, died
at his home in Cincinnati. Eighty two
years later he was riding mules on the tow
path of a canal for 81 month and lodging.
Learning the canal business he started as a
circus performer becoming one of the most
famous of the profession. He boarded his
means and became the owner of a circus and
from that day on his wealth grew until at
his death his possessions are estimated at
$4,000. 900.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15
The first things taught Alaskan
children are to dance, shoot the bow
and arrow, and to smoke.

During twenty two weeks of this
year 8,126 patents we're issued by the
United States Patent Office, but of
this number only ffty-three were
issued to women.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

The American Express Company
has at it's Chicago Office more than
200 theatrical trunks held for charges.
The transformers have capitulated
all along the line
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-15

A fendish crime was committed by train
wreckers six miles from Waco, on the Texas
Central road. Pieces of timber we're fastened
to the track and the night express was de-
rallied, the locomotive demolished and several
was killed outright, his fireman terriblyt
scalded, and a halfdozen passengers injured.
A sherif7s posse is securing the country for
the criminals, and the railroad company Of
fers 81 200 reward each for their capture.