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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
Ho VIII Think Flo Net an Angel.

A newsboy took the Sixth avenue
elevated at Park place at noon yostcr-
day, and sliding into one of the cross
seats fell asleep. At Grand street two
young women got on and took the
seats opposite the lad. His feet were
bare and his hat had fallen off. Pres
emily the younger girl leaned over and
placed her muff under the little fell
lows dirty cheek. An old gentleman
III the next seat smiled at the act and
without saying anything held out q
Quarter with a nod towards the boy.
"'hc girl hesitated a moment and then
reached for it. The next man Just as
silently offered a dime, woman
across the aisle held out some pennies.
and before she knew it the girl with
flaming cheeks had taken money from
every passenger in that end of the car.
She quietly slid the amount into the
sleeping lads pocket, removed her
muff gently from under his head
without rousing him and got off at
Twenty-third street, including all the
passengers in q pretty little incliua.
ton Of the head that seemed full of
thanks and q common secret. -Ner
York World,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
A blind Rows Power.

There is totally blind young man
In Pine Grove, Esmeralda county,
vino has acquired powers that in a
measure compensate him for his mis-
fortune. Pine Grove is situated in a
Geep and narrow canyon, surrounded
by high mountains, and there is not a
landmark within radius of ten miles
that if required to do so, this young
man could not walk up to. He works
in the mines as pick boy and general
roastabout and at times runs car. In
that section every one is more or less
familiar with the workings of the
mines and knows that there are many
crosscuts, inclines, etc, in every mine
The blind boy, if ordered to any por-
ton of the mines to secure any tool,
viii accomplish the errand IN as salts
factory manner as would any OF his
fellow workers with a lighted candle
and good sight to aid them. From
the center of the town to the house
where most of the men lodge it is
quite long distance, and on dark
nights this young man, deprived by a
seemingly hard providence of SO great
q blessing as sight, is depended upon
to guide the men safely home, which
he does, Notwithstanding that on each
sido of the narrow trail there are many
prospect holes and old cellar Is
meralda New News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

The ideal foot Of modern ladies is
about a No. 3. We hear but little
about the shining goal toward which
| ,he masculine foot is directed. The
length Of the average foot is difficult
matter to decide. Perhaps there was
! q tune when It's status was more Yali-
| ably fixed than at present. For in
! stance, the common unit of linaal
measure, Il foot, was derived from the
! length of the human foot. Human
feet differ in length all over the world :;
SO Goes the standard of lineal measure
mcnt. There was time when not
! on ! each country, but each town had
foot measure of its own, indicating
different averages of the different feet
in various localities. Taking the
English foot twelve inches) as stand
ard, we find the French foot to be
1878, the Rhenish foot 1885.
AS these comparative lengths were
derived from the average human foot
OF these nationalities, we may take
comfort in the fact that we are in the
happy minority of inches at the base.
The Rhenish foot of measure equals
the English, and the German or Rhen-
lsh foot varies in the different states.
The longest foot of measure is that Of
old Turin, which is equal to twenty
inches Of English measure. This lat
ter, founded upon the length of the
Turin pedal, might, in the persihage
OF our time, be said to have descended
by hercdity to certain section Of our
great country, famous, in fable at
least, for its breadth and length of un-
Outstanding. In order to get an idea
OF the length of shoe sizes in inches it
may be stated that a foot measuring
ten inches with the weight of the body
resting upon it may wear, &C Mort
ably, a No. 6 shoe. The reader can
figure from this up to the Turin foot
of twenty inches by allowing three
full sizes to the inch.
Following are some measurements
from life that show the comparative
length of the human foot in different
people. These measurements are well
proportional to the height of the per-
sons: In a man feet IL inches tall
the foot measured 101 inches and the
middle toe n inches. In Chinese sub
Jects, the ordinary height being feet,
the length of foot was 9 inches and s
lines. Among tribe of low stature
Indians, whose height varied from 8
feet 1 inch to feet inches, the
length of the feet was found to be
from 8 inches 4 lines to 8 inches 8
lines. A youth in the South Sea
Islands, 6 feet Z inches in height, had
foot 121 inches long; his lower ex-
tremities measured 3S inches in length,
circumference Of calf Of leg III inches
and his ankle 10 inches.-Shoe and
| Leather Reporter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
Collecting Samples of water.

1t Is surprising how MANY peculiar
things a man will do when he has
more time and money At his disposal
than he Knows what to do with
Not tong since two young English
mon OF fortune were travelling in this
country. They visited many sections,
and one day their conversation at
tracted the attention OF a fellow trav-
elef 4 conversation in which &ll
three Joined followed.
What is your destinations" was
asked OF the Englishmen.
We scarcely know yet. But we are
at present en- route for the Mississippi
river, replied one of them.
Merely for the sake of getting
look at that mighty stream?"
Well, no, not entirely. The truth
IS, we want some of the water from
the Mississippi river"
Want some Of the waterl What
for2"
TO keep" And amused at the ex-
preston on his questioner's face, he
continued; You see, my friend and
self have larger income than VIC can
spend. We longed for something
new, and together we decided to
travel. We thought it would be more
pleasant for both if we had some OBJ
ject in view, and we wanted to do
something different from anybody
else, SO we concluded to make col
lection of waters from all the princi-
pal rivers of the earth. We have Wis
tied Europe, Asia, Australia, South
America, and now intend to do North
America. What are these collections
FORE Merely to crafty whim Of the
collector, and we are doing that very
thing. Already we have sent home
many small walls, each labeled, so
there can be no mistake and when we
do North America we will have fin
ished the globe"
How long Go you intend to keep
the collections"
always, of course. Do you think
we would carelessly destroy what has
taken SO long to collect9"
well, scarcely think so, but do
you intend to submit tho waters to
some chemist or other for analysis?"
eve hadn't thought Of it. AS told
you, we do this merely to pass the
time, spend our money, see the world
while we are young, and crafty a
whim; and you may believe that so
far we have had any amount of
pleasure out of it. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
TIE ACTORS CHILD,

Amid the autumn's even glow.
Where sunbeams gamboled to and fro.
A merry group of children gay
Whlled the hours in play away;
once young again, in Joyous are.
Sat Eith and kin, and mothers snilino,
seeking to turn back childhood's nace
With laughter soft and self ber,liIinc-
one lap Of gold outshone the rest
Streaked purple from the glintinc. west
Inc buds and butterflies that flew,
Unheeded sped the welkin blue;
While Ger the merry scene beyond
Gazed look of fair tender mother
Soul wrapt, in loves entwininr bond.
AS each wee midget chased the Other.
TN take my forfeit" cried one
From you, Queen Mabbie-don't you rum
leap, lurch, a squeeze, q kiss
repaid the price of happy bliss.
mere was pause. Next who's the nextf"
came frczn dozen voices ringing.
AS one whose fiaxen head, perplexed
A'oof, IN hardness, seemed clinging
Gone nov, no ldling, sir be swift!
The prize Is yours, so take the gift"
He smiled for answer, and, as bold,
Sprang deet into the lap Of gold;
The puckered lips of ruby red,
In childish glee of grace tie neatest
moment wavered, then they said:
II tiss my mamma, she's de sweetestr,
Monroe Il. RoSenfeld in The Clipper.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

| was talking with a friend of mire
who for many years has struggled
with pecuniary difficulties, never
being quite free from anxiety on this
score until lately, when he came into
possession of large fortune. l in
CURED of him what his impressions
were in the novel condition, and he
said: Tho fact is l find my chief
pleasure not in doing anything new,
but in doing the old things with new
feeling. | can take a glass of wine
now" he continued, without count
ing the cost; and l find that eniov
going to the theatre or taking nv wife
about in carriage twice as much as I
did before. The queer part of it i !"
he went on to say, that | used 10
pride myself on being extravagant
and reckless once in awhile, as a mat
ter OF principle, and / have only lust
discovered that, when | least SIN
pected 1t, | was really conscious in the
depths OF my mind that / was paving
out money."-Boston l ost.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
Editor Childs' Wedding Presents.

Every week or Oftener during the
wedding season the announcement is
found tackled on to the end of mar
rage notice; Among the wedding
presents was beautiful silver service
from George w. Childs;" or perhaps
it may read: THE many presents in
ciUdad a clock and mantel ornaments
from Mr. Childs." Few besides him
self and the bookkeepers in large Jew
ely enporlums know Just how many
welding presents Mr.. Childs makes in
the course of year, but it certainly
runs into the hundreds and involves
o. outlay running far into the thou
sands. 1t is by no means confined to
Philadelphia, but takes in brides al
over the country. Almost every one
with the slightest claim to ac~naint-
ance sends Mr.. Childs wedding invi-
t2tion, though, of course, he has to
draw the line in sending presents.
Inc number of clocks he has aiven
away in ten or twenty yec must be
enormous. A lady WIZ liza, pc, mar
RED ? d6ze'N Yeas or more gave tea
last winter and incidentally late
bride admired her parlor clock.
Yes" she said, "a present from Mr..
Chiids when / was married" why,
he gave me clock, too" said the
bride of a week, and with that there
was chorus Of land L, f." land l."
Until it transpired that ten Childs
bridal clocks were represented in that
little social gathering. Philadelphia
IT NAG
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
framed q Cray IEaola.

A large gray eagle was captured on
the farm OF Peter Quinn, in Butler
township, Scott county, Ia. The CAP.
ture was made by Mr.. Quinn's son,
Joseph. II the morning the eagle
made its appearance in the neighbor-
hood and in the afternoon was seen to
alight on Mr. Quinn's farm. Arrange
ments were then made for its capture.
Mr.. Quinns son got q wolf trap and
set it on q hill, and fastened q live
chicken near enough to it so that il
the eagle made an effort to get the
chicken away it would spring the trap
And this it did-sprang the trap twice
without being caught. But it was dc
termined to get the chicken.
The trap was SCI the third time anc
matters more carefully arranged fol
its capture. It was some little time
before the bird made an effort to gel
its prey. Mr.. Quinn's son stood off in
the distance and watched. The eagle
flew over the trap once more and dart
ed down to embrace the chicken in its
claws. 1t futtered over the trap q
moment, there wasa snap and chicken
and eagle were tapping their wings
together: The eagle was caught this
time. Mr.. Quinn's son ran at once to
the trap to embrace the captive. II
made bold fight but could not get
away. The trap held it by one toe.
Mr.. Quinn now has it Gagged. The
bird measures six feet four inches from
tip to tip. 1t was the first eagle ever
seen in that county.-Cor. ST. Louis
Republic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
Eussia'a Grant Nnu0Iia4


Count Tolstoi is man of 60, with
iron gray hair, sunburned counte-
nance, plentifully furnished with
gray beard and mustache. His hair
Is parted down the middle and is thick
and full. His brow, furrowed with
the, plowshare of thought, is broad
apd massive; his eyes, small and
piercing, CLEAN out beneath bushy
brows. His nose, large and promf-
nent, has full and expressive nostrils.
The features are SO strongly marked
that once seen they cannot soon be
forgotten He is rather above the
average height, and his threescore
years have not bowed his stature. But
he IS no longer as robust as he was.
he looks somewhat shrunken and
worn, as if time and the ever burning
tire within were making inroads on
what was once q stout and stalwart
form.
Count Tolstoi dresses not a la mouiik,
but not as a count He wears coarse,
dark blouse, buttoned up the breast
and fastened round the waist with a
leathern girdle Collars, cuffs and
such frippery he eschews. His trou-
sers are as those of other men. On
his head he wears a soft, weather
beaten brimL ess hat, and whenever he
walks abroad he carries stout staff.
The costume of the disciple is like to
that OF his master. Simplicity in
dress is distinctive note OF the Toll
stolan gospel-one among the many
points in which it resembles the
Quakers. - Cor Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
A Letter of Prince Albert.

In the second volume of his memoirs
the Duke Of Coburg makes certain dis
closures of the deepest interest. Thus
he writes:
IF it were desired to characterize
the relations between my brother, the
prince consort, and Lord Palmerston
in general terms ono might say that
the only thing that united them was a
common aversion to certain persons
and things"
In this connection the duke quotes
a letter from Prince Albert to himself.
written toward the end of the wear
1851, the year of the first international
exhibition. In this cpLstlo The 'ata
prince consort writes:
1.-The year closes with an event fortu-
nate for us-namely, that the man
who has embittered our whole lives by
constantly forcing us to the shameful
alternative of either sanctioning his
misdeeds all over Europe, of educating
the Radical party here under his
leadership into power, or of getting
into open war with the crown, and
thus throwing the only country in
which liberty, order and respect to law
exist together into the general chaos
that this man has, as it were, cut his
own nroat. Give rogue rope enough
and he will hang himself, is all old
English proverb with which we have
sometimes tried to console ourselves,
and which has once moro proved true
in this case. We shall have
all sorts of tccGIle with Palmerston,
who is furious, and likewise with a
reform bill which has been promised,
and the right carrying ont of which is
of great importance to all Europe"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

A mechanical engineer, writing
about betting materials, advises ma
chinists t belts of light color
in preference 10 others. THE best
betting he writes, has an unmistak-
able light buff color, which indicates
that it is not only all oak tanned, but
that the leather has been thoroughly
washed by the currier to remove all
matter except the fiber. The light
buff color also indicates that only the
best quality Of greases have been used ;
if the latter are of inferior quality they
darken and impair the heather"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
DIR. til. V. REYNOLDS,
PIACTTC|NG PHYST"I4N,

PI4CIICJNG PH YSI'I4N,
VA HEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where may be found during the day
at his Office, up stairs, IN McCIatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at night at his residence on Powder
Springs street, two doors above The Mctho
dist parsonage, Marietta, Ga. Telephone
No. IT,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
None Claimed 1T.

An enviable quickness of repartee
wa shown by French a"tor when
the head of goose was thrown upon
the stage. Advancing to the foot
lights, he said; Gentlemen, if any
cue among you has lost his head l
shall be glad to restore it at the con-
clusion Of the piece. Chicago Jour
mol
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
DIR. E. J. SITE.
PHTSTCIAN and SJBGEOl

PHINICIdN IND SJRGEON,
.TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
Il services in the practice of Medicine in
all it's branches to the citizens OF Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DR.
E. Setze' Drugstore. Ali calls prompt
II attended to.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

Tt is the opinion Of The Rochester
Express that latter q community tars
and feathers man and puts railroad
time table in his hand, it is the height
Of inpoliteness for him to linger longer
in the town"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

It is all very we'll to pay as You &c,
but if you have no baggage the hotel
proprietor would rather you would pay
when YOU arrive. --Pittsburg Chron-
icle.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
r.. n. HCLLANE.
ATTORNEY 1T rAtV.

AITORNBY 1T LIT
AfARIETTA, GEORGIA. VIII DE-
M vote his entire Al nt,on H. Tic prac
rice Of law in Ire Blue 9idge an a1 accent
circuits Office South Side of Public
Sqr are in Masonic Building first rooL on
the right.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
VI A r / ETT a
Opposite the kennesav Honso \

Opposite the kennesaw House.>
CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
'HE BEST OF VEHICLES, THE
I safest OF drivers and. the fastest Of II
e sosses are always ready, night and dav
iol hire' NO man or woman or child ever
mas given me a call in the past who has
9een, nor shall any ever in the future be
dissatisfied with nv teams or the mon :,
my employ. Everything and every bodv
about me are No. I.
L have cheapened my charges propor
Tomato to the stringency of the times.
For references as to the truth of what !
say, as to the turn>outs and charges. 90
70 my friends, which means the public
generally.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
ior thesatety 10 themselves. vehicles and
horses ]. A G. ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
DIR. & TENN EN',,'.

Office Up Stains IN NJ sonic B ilding
SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC QJARF MA
RE "a, ia Fas removed res de4ce on
Cemetery street All calls promptly at
tended J = .'th 1857
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
DIR. j ID. MALONE,
PHYSICLAV AND SUFGhON,

MARIETTA, GEORGIA,
OFFICE south side Of FI5Ec Square,
~ at Malones Dug Store Resld once
on the corner Of Atlanta ED Anderson
streets. Calls in city or copn answered
promptly day and night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

J.W. Messer, Howells Cross Roads, Cherokee
County, Ga. writes: / was afflicted with chronic
Q0EEQ sores nine years, and had tried many
SVss@S medicines and they did me no good.
then tried B. B. B., and eight bottles cured ms
sound and we'll" 6)
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
DIR. p. r.. CORTELYOU.

FNAOJTUINU II OILIHN,
M ARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
N1 Northside Public Square, over R. Fl.
n orthcutt's Millinery store. Consultation
Hours, % a. m. to l2--3 to p. m, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No. Is
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
ChuIch, on Church street
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07
Business Cardiac.
w. s. CHEN EY.
ATTORNEY AT LAM,

MARIETTA, GEORGIA OFFICE
w with J. E. Motley, South-side Of Pub
he Square. All legal business promptly
attended to. Collections specially solicit
ed. Real estate bought and sold for par
ties, and money loaned to and tor parties
on good security.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-07

ia All kinds of legal blanks and
lroncIad waiver notes for sale at the
Journal Office.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04
BLAINE TELLS a STORY
Which Explains Why He Sub
naitS to HQrrIso9t's S3Iuhs,

Which Explains Why He Sub.
nafts to HdrrisofI's Sisubs.
There is revival of the story
that Secretary Blaine, IN a mo-
ment of impa,ience at the Presi-
dents slowness in making oonsu-.
lar appointments, and his mistakes
in other directions, recently
remarked:
"Oh, let him have all the rope
he wants. If he chooses TO hang
himself with it. that will he no
fault of mine"
The disposition to credit this re-
mark of Mr.. Harrison's premier"
increases every day because Of the
continued sights to which Blaine
has been subjected. Some of Mr..
Blaine's friends think the pre-, ideat
hopes to make has position unendur
able and that be will Withdraw from
the cabinet, The Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Time.
says that recently, when some one
asked Mr.. Blaine why he permitted
himself to be ignored, he is repor-
ted TO have told a story. He
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04
Sneed's Academy v.
NoyUS HOMO.

Wheat harvesting is over and
We think 1t will yield more abund-
antiy than that anticipated a few
weeks ago.
Oats have come out since the
rains and will make a very good
crop yet Some have CONNIE need
10 cut oats which were sown very
early.
We had very heavy rain last
Wednesday which did considerable
damage TO hill lan1 by washing it
terribly and damaging the crops on
hem.
Since Our last writing death has
visited our vicinity again. Last
Wednesday after an illness of a
few days with fever, Mrs. Harriet
May passed from among the living.
She leaves a husband and several
little children TO mourn her loss.
Mr.. Monroe Alley died last
Thursday night of a pulmonary
affection. He had been sick near,
ly twelve months but not regarded
dangerously bad up to the night of
his death. He was most confined
to his bed at the time Of his death.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04
Wales.
BY RURAL ROOSTER. .

Mrs. Sue Butler Chllders. O.
Nashville, has been the guest O,
Mrs, E. j, Chllders the past week.
Miss Helen Short, of Rural Rip
Piles, Is visiting her her sister, Mrs
Sam Rogers this week.
Miss Susie Horne is among us
again after al absence OF couple
of weeks at Carriers Creek.
A. +. Owings visited our bure
last Saturday night.
Mrs. Sam Childers and son, Ben.
were out at Mrs. Ed. Chill ders a few
days last week.
w. r. Woodland, Miss Lizzi,
Rogers, j. r. Carter, and Miss
Helen Short spent Sunday with
Miss Bessie Topp. of Bafords.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Re, Mods were
were visiting friends in this neigh
borhood last week.
Mr.. R. d. Reed boasts of the
champion dumping of the uni
verse. Two feet from the base /:
measures feet 81 inches in cir
cumierence and about 3 feet n di-
ameter, it is Al years old and Is
perfectly sound in every branch.
The dumping is one of the finest,
largest and oldest apple trees in the
county and Mr.. MIR. Reed challenges
any body to produce one that can
beat it. 1t 10 of a very peculiar
variety the slip having been taken
from a tree owned by his father
over half century ago, and was
then known as the dumping" va
rlety. 1t is a very fine eating and
cooking apple and l don't thi nix
another such tree or apple can be
found ia The county,