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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
The Nile Crier.

When the inundation approaches the
capital-usually at the end of June or
the beginning of July-the Nile criers
begin their work.
These criers are men whose business it
is to call out, or rather to recite, before
the houses of those who wish it, how
much the Nile has risen during the last
twenty-four hours.
The Oriental does everything, no mat
ter what it is, gravely, slowly, with
much dignity and verbosity, and is never
chary of his time or breath. Even the
form of his greeting in the street is a
complicated ceremony of words and
motions, which usually takes some min
utes to perform. And in the same way
this announcement of the rivers rise,
which seems to us such a simple matter,
is most serious affair.
The day before the crier begins his
talk, he goes through the streets accom-
panied by boy, whose part it is to act
as chorus, and to sing the responses at
the proper moment. The crier sings:
God has looked graciously upon our fields"
Response: "Oh, day of glad tidings"
Tomorrow begins the announcement"
Response: MAY 1t be followed by success"
Before the crier proceeds to give the
information so much desired he intones
with the boy a lengthy, alternating
chant, in which he praises God, implor-
ing blessings on the Prophet and ali be-
levers, and on the master of the house
and all his children.
Not until this has been carefully gone
through does he proceed to say the Nile
has risen SO many inches.
This ceremony is carried on until the
month of September, when the river has
reached its eliminating point, and the
crier, as bringer Of such good news,
never fails to claim his ''baksheesh," or
drink money-sometirnes humbly and
sometimes, too, very imperiously.-Lon-
don It'd Bits,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
Webster's Blue Suit.

Daniel Webster went to college in q
homespun suit, Of which probably every
thread was carded, spun and woven bv
his mothers hand from the wool of their
own sheep. A contributor to Wide
Awake says it was dyed-in-the-wool
suit, and the color was indigo blue-the
old New England color.
In the south it is butternut; but though
our Yankee grandmothers and great
Observation-Disclosures knew all about
what butternut bark would do, and the
subtle power for slate color that Law In
sumach berries and bark of white maple.
and the various dyes that root and
flower, bark and leaf could be made tc
yield through the agency of vitriol and
alum and copperas, to "set" them fast,
the universal stand by was the blue Dot
par excellence the "dye pot''-that
stood in the chimney corner of every
kitchen worth naming.
So Webster was fitted out in indigo
blue from collar to ankle-unbecorninp
for his swart skin--and set off grand
and sophomore. Before reaching Han
over, there came on one of those drench-
ing rains which, like the Scottish mist,
wet a man to the skin. The suit held
ITS own-for has not indigo blue been
warranted fast" since first indigo was
heard of?-but it had parted with enough
SO that Daniel, too, was died blue from
head to foot.
Daniel Webster had a liberal stratum
of sentiment in his make up; and for
some reason, this color of his young
manhood became his favorite wear
through life. He wore blue coats to his
dying day. If any one ever saw him in
i. different one, the fact has not been put
! ON record.-Youth's COMPANION.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
A Story of Carlisle

Imet Carlyle once-the man who en-
riched the language by the word "gig-
manity." He was strolling along Cheyne
walk, where his home was in Chelsea,
and small boy running across the pave
ment before him tripped and fell, crying,
in the philosophers way. Instead Of
taking compassion upon the poor little
fellow, Carlyle struck him with his stick.
At that l, who had been doing bit Of
quiet hero worship, could not contain
myself, and burst out: "Sir, I have read
your Tailor Retailed' and was about to
begin on your French Revolution but
no nan who can find it in his heart to
cane an unoffending child can write
books that it's worth my while to read"
Carlyle didn't care, suppose, but there
was certain amount Of satisfaction to
me in freeing my mind.-San Francisco
Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
Rubinstein and Won Bulow Quarrel.

The EIost fiery of pianists and of Or
chestral conductors, DR.. Hans Won Bulow,
has been pointing his baton at his old
friend Rubinstein, to whose ocean
Symphony" he has taken a sudden dis
like. After directing at rehearsal the six
movements of Rubinstein's symphony,
which is, indeed, "vast and illimitable"
like the ocean, DIR. Won Bulow, according
to o not unfrequent custom of his, adj
dressed to the members of the orchestra
some disparaging remarks on the work
they had just been playing, and ended
by saying: "A symphony like this can
be properly dealt with only by a con-
ductor with long hair" Or. Won Bulow
wears his hair shorty On reading the
report of DIR. Won Bulow's little speech
Rpbinstein wrote from st. Petersburg to
paper which had published it, ex-
pressing his surprise that in the midst of
his important and numerous occupations
the learned doctor should have found
time to measure the length Of his rubin
stein's) hair. He also inquired affection
ately after the length Of DR.. Won Bulow's
ears; wishing in particular to know
whether they had grown since the even
ing when, after hearing Rubinstein's
opera Of "Nero" for the first time, he
shook the composer warmly by the hand
and even embraced him.-St. James
Gazefte
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
ANTS FOR EATING.
They Are Said to Be as Good as Pickles,
Some as Large as Foxes.

They Are Said to Be as Good as Pickles.
Some as Large as Foxes.
Should Maine lumberman find n
stump of rotten log with thousands of
nig black ants In it, he scoops the torpid
insects from their winter domicile and
ILLS his dinner pail with them. When
ne gets back to his camp at night he
sets the pail in cool place until his
supper Is ready, then brings it forth.
and, while helping himself to pork and
beans, helps himself also to ants. There
isno accounting for tastes, and he esteems
handful of ants very choice morsel.
Ants are said by those who have tasted
them to have a peculiarly agreeable
strongly acid flavor. The woodsmen
whose food consists largely Of sailed
meat, baked beans and similar hearty
v1ctuals, naturally have a craving for
something sour. "Ants are the very best
OF pickles" said an old logger" who
confessed to having devoured thousands
OF them. "They are clearly insects, and
there is no reason why they should not
De eaten, If one can get over a little
squeamishness caused by the thought of
taking such crawling things into his
stomach. There Is nothing repulsive
about them, and when a man has once
learned to eat the creatures as pickles he
prefers them to any other kind"
Ants have at various times and in diff
ferent countries been quite extensively
used In medicine, and formic acid, which
was first obtained by distillinR the bodies
OF these insects, but is now artifcially
prepared, is a well known and useful
chemical product.
Herodotus tells of ants that live in the
deserts of India which are in size "some-
what less than dogs, but larger than
foxes" These creatures, in heaping I'D
the earth after the manner of common
ants, were very efficient aid to the In
dian gold hunters. The sand which they
threw up being largely mixed with gold,
the Indians were accustomed to go to the
desert In the heat Of the day, when the
ants were underground, load the sand
into sacks, pile the sacks upon their cam
els, and hasten from the spot as rapidly
as possible. The ants, according to the
historian, were not only the swiftest of
animals, but were gifted with such
sense of smell that they Immediately be-
came aware of the presence of men in
theip territory, and unless the Indians
got away while the ants were assembling
to attack them not man could escape.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
A Long Mining Tunnel.

The longest mining tunnel in Montana
has been begun at the Jay Gould, in
Lewis and Clarke county. 1t is to be
4,300 feet long, extending directly into
the mountain, and will involve an ex-
penditure of $4,000 and will require
sixteen months for completion. It is
being driven 500 feet below the lower
level, or over 1000 feet from the sur
face. When this work shall have been
completed an upraise will be made to
connect with the main workings, which
at present comprise 5000 feet of levels.
The Jay Gould paid $223, 900 dividends
last year.-Helena (Mont.) Cor. st. Louis
Republic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
Tho Size Nothing to Do with It.

Magistrate Ito complainant)-Do you
mean to say, sir, that this woman's baby
can annoy you SO excessively as you
claim? Why, they live next door!
Complainant-Yes, your honor.
Magistrate-And the baby doesn't
weigh more than fourteen pounds; it's
about the smallest specimen of humanity
1 ever saw! A baby that size can't make
any noise.
Complainant-Judge, you ought to get
married and have a few babies yourself;
it would broaden your intellect and give
you information that might be even of
legal Importance to you.-The Epoch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
TWO Kinds of ConsAiencas.

Let us take the case of a man of very
meager culture and education, whose
ancestors for generations have been op-
pressed and their lot one of bare survival.
Has he true conscience in reference to
large range Of moral questions? To be
sure he knows it is wrong to steal, and
he probably could be trusted not to steal
money; but how about pilfering? On
the contrary, if your man of culture
steals it will only be large amounts, for
he despises and would feel disgraced by
pilfering. Here you have the two ex-
tremes of society, with common con-
science about stealing; but it is weak
conscience at opposite ends.
The high born fellow will not pocket q
slice Of ham, but he will default in the
handling of an estate or bank deposits.
The one is feeble in moral Judgment just
where the other is strong. These two
men have also a common moral law
against murder. Neither one dissents
from the commandment, "Thou shalt
not kill" but one of them, who is fond
Of society and dislikes the burdens of a
large family, does not hesitate to COM
NIT foeticide; the other would recon in
horror at such crime, but he is ready
at a moment for shindy in which he is
liable to kill some one or to be killed
himself. In neither case does conscience
speak loudly or condemni keenly. Your
conscience is your power of morally
seeing things 1t is your inherited and
acquired ability to judge when an act is
wrong. 1t is far more easy to have q
poor conscience than it is to have good
one.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
Tho Largest Gold Mines in the world.

At Lead City, near Deadwood, Law
renee county, are located the largest
gold mines and mills in the world, the
"Homestake." The ore bodies mined by
this company show working face from
200 to 400 feet wide, sinking to an mex
haustible depth. Six hundred stamps,
crushing 10000 cubic feet Of rock every
twenty-four hours, drop necessarily, day
and night, in the mills, without an inter-
mission even for the Sabbath. During the
ten years in which the mines of the
Homestake combination have been OPP
Grated they have produced about $780,
100000 in bullion, and paid over $6,0OO,-
900 in dividends to stockholders.-P. +.
Mcclure in Harper's.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11

Mrs. Emma Grifiths, Unitia, Tenn, writes: 4
" The doctors said my boy twelve years old had
serofula His knees were drawn up and joints were
stiff, and for three years he had BEEN
SCPOtula unable to walk. One bottle of B. B. B
has done him SO much good he can
now walk, and his pain has ceased. Its action on
my boy has been pronounced most wondsrfuln (g
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
DIR. I'll. V. REYNOLDS,
PRACTICLNG PHYSICIAN,

NTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where may be found during the day
at his Office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
ing, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at night at his residence on Powder
Springs street, two doors above the Metho>
dist parsonage, Marietta, Ga. Telephone
No II.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
DIR. e. j. SEIZE.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEO.

PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
l. services in the practice of Medicine in
all it's branches to the citizens of Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DR.
E. j. Setze's Drugstore. All calls prompt
ly attended to.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11

w. c. McGaughey, Webb City, Ark, writes:
owe the comfort of my life to use of B. B. B.
was troubled with blood poison
Bad Blood for five or six years, and found no
relief equal to that given by this
valuable remedyo
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
DIR e. M. ALLEN.
n. RESIDENT DENTIST,

a. RESIDENT DENTIST,
AI' HAVING enjoyed the conf
dence and patronage of the community for
twenty-five years, is in active practice with
all necessary improvements aud material,
at prices reasonable enough to suit the
most economical. Office at Residence on
Atlanta street, second house North of the
Methodist Church, Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
DIR. P. r.. CORTELYOU.
PRACTICING PHYSl

PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
NJ ARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
Nl North-side Public Square, over R. II.
Northcutt's Millinery store Consultation
Hours, 50 a. m. to l2-3 to p. M, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No. l5
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
ChuIch, on Church street
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
DIR. j. ID. MALONE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
OFFICE south side of Public Square,
" at Malone's Drug Store. Residence
on the corner of Atlanta and Anderson
streets Calls in city or countrysanswered
promptly day and night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
NJ A RIETTA
Opposite the Kennesaw House

CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
THE BEST OF VEHICLES. THE
4 safest of drivers and the fastest of
horses are always ready, night and day
for hire. No man or woman or child ever
has given me call in the past, who has
been, nor shall any ever in the future be,
dissatisfied with my teams or the men in
my employ. Everything and every body
about me are No. /.
l have cheapened my charges proper
tlonate to the stringency of the times
For references as to the truth of what
say, as to the turnAouts and charges,
to my friends, which means the public
generally.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for thesafety 10 themselves. vehicles
horses j. A G.. ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11

&. I. HaIIerton, Macon, Ca, writes.
Three years ago l contracted blood poison. I
applied to physician at once, and his treatment
came near killing me. Iemployed an old physician
and then went to Kentucky. /
bot Springs then went to Hot Springs and
remained two months, but moth
ing seemed to cure me permanently, although TEN.
porary relief was given me. ! returned home a
ruined man physically, with but little prospect Of
ever getting well. was persuaded te try B. B. B.,
and to my utter establishment It quickly healed
every ulcer"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
House Building and Repairing.

Thankful for past patronage, zoe beg leave to
state that zoe are fully prepared for tie erection
Of buildings and give perfect Satisfaction. VIII
do all kinds of toOrk In our line IN the best style
and at the loaoest prices. VII keep constantly
on hand Sash, Bliads Doors, &c, and FIJI or
dersfor Lumber, Shop South side of Square
Marietta Ga. L. BLACK d. SON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-11
BLOOD AND BRAIN.

Pure blood is what oils the machinery of life,
eases every -''' ,ment of the body, removes stiff
ness of the joints drives out pain from the nerves,
stimulates the BRAIN protects the liver and kidneys
from irritation, enables physical exertion without
fatigue, prolongs life and makes men and women
perfect in health and feature. Good blood and
good brain are inseparable. Aim to keep the blood
pure by using the only true blood remedy, D. B. B.
Botanic Blood Balm)
Miss S. Tomlinson, Atlanta, Ga, says:
For many years have been afflicted vita rheu-
matism combined with severe kidney troubles indi:
gestion and nervous prostraton.
Rheumatism Several physicians were en-
ployed and numerous patent
medicines resorted to without benefit. At last
began the use of B. D. B., and its effect was like
magic. Rheumatic pains ceased, my kidneys were
relieved, and my constitution improved at once"
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
Let Children Go Saretooted

Children who are allowed to 20 bare
footed enjoy almost immunity from tho
danger of colds. by accidental chilling
OF the feet and they are much health
icr and happier than those who, in
obedience to the u>aGrS of social life,
have their lower cXtromities perma-
neutly invulidcd, aud 50 10 say. careful
ly swathed and put away in rigid
cases. As regards the poorer class of
children, there can be no sort Of doubt,
in the mind of any one, that it is in
comparably better that they should
go barefooted than wear boots
that let in the wet, and stock
ings that are nearly always
damp and foul. If every one should
go barcfooted during the warm wealth
cr. it would be much better for the
feet; corns would disappear, cramped
toes would straighten out and grow to
natural size, and the foot would also
become more beautiful and healthy,
but | do not expect adults will trot
about in bare toes. oven for the sake
of ridding themselves Of corns, but
think all parents who care for the
health of their children should see
that their feet como in contact with
fresh. clean earth for a little time on
each sunny summer day. Y.--i.auies'
Home Companion.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
GRENADA. MISS, THURSDAY. FEBRJ AIRY "A. 1889.

red. Such beautiful gifts. | had nc
idea my daughter had SO many friends
Of taste and generosity"
There were rows and rows Of vase.
in various sizes and shapcs Of uglinesa,
pie-kniyes, fsh-knivcs and other sill
verware in old patters, enough to stock
a country jeweIry store, and, con-
spicuous among them, eight clocks OF
painfully uniform style, the only thing
In the whole collection which did
match at all, and, though Mrs CIut.
terbys heart was sinking with disap-
poiutmcut, she kept up q ruttling fire
OF admiration for the benefit Of other
guests who were looking them over,
and whose gifts were included in the
display. The only sensible end
thoughtful gift in the lot was an as.
sortment Of table linen, present from
maiden aunt whom Mr,. Clutterbv
had been too stylish to invite. Not a
poor relation precisely, but a very &C.
centric and oId-tashlonrd one. and the
l4Lc or c.vciu-inu had been -harply
drawn when hername wa. proposed.
lhe bridegroom ambled about on his
wlfo's arm a perfect sample of noncnti.
ty, as the majority of tac bridcgrooms
are upon such Occasions, and very
red and uncomfortable one in thi, case.
u
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
The Antiquity Of Man.

With regard 10 the discoveries on
the slopes OF the Sierra de ManaEua,
Dr.. Flint considers that the human
bones prove indisputabIy the existence
of man in rliocenc times. Still wo
must rccolleCt that in such an active
volcanic region as Nicaragua, with its
hot and moist climate, sudden up
heavals and subsidonces may be cN-
pcctcd to have occurred. while the
rich tropical vegetation would rapidly
repair the ravagcs caused by the most
devastating eruptions. The footprints
themselves tell us little as regards
their antiquity. As before mentioned,
they present no evidence OF belonging
to an inferior type OF man, while the
Sandal-shod footprint indicates a Ger
tain advance in civilization, since a
man who wears shoes at all can hard
ly belong to the earliest stage of HIT
man culture. Considering all the cir
cumstances. therefore, it will, per-
haps, be wisest to adopt DR., Brinton' )
cautious conclusion, that there is not
sufficient evidence to remove these re-
mains further back than the present
POst-FliOcene or Quaternary PERIOD
knowledge.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
"a FRIEND, LADS, A FRIEND. J."

Or all the good gifts that in royallest measure
Drop down to the earth from the beautiful
skies,
A friend, lads, friend is the attest to treas.
A friend with soul in his straight-looking
eyes;
A near one, dear one, a sterling and sound
one.
scarce twice is he found in our llfe's wor king
day;
Thank God with rejoicing II only you've found
one,
And love him and keep him for ever and aye.
All, comrades enow (be it said with decorum)
You'll get for the asking In hamlots and
towns,
Who aayly will empty the glasses you pour
And laugh at your sahies and borrow your
crowns.
But these jolly birds are OF volatile feather;
They ny with the autumn and come with the
spring,
II clouds are presaging change in the weather,
They'll bid you goodbye with e'"'-
A friend lads, God bless him warm arted,
stout-handed,
He's loving and loyal and always the same;
But still to your folles hos open and candid
You prize his approval, you shrink from his
blame.
He'll laugh at your side when the Maytime Is
shining
But closer he'll draw on the storm. beaten
way;
He's like the old coat with the honest warm
lining
You find out his worth in the winterly day.
Frederick Langbridge.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14
Struck a Bonanza.

Woman Uo Tramp)-So you want a
drink of some kind? Ill get you up
something nice,
She brings it to him. There, drink
hat
Tramp (suspiciously)-What is it'
Woman-Its a mixture of hydrogen
md oxygen.
Tramp (gratefully)-Oh' l gen'r'ly
drinks plain Od Tom, but s'pose
them fancy brands is good enough SO
jong as they re Gin, Epoch
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

For Time Tsblea, Maps, Folders, and Price -
Tickets, address, = B. MAURY,JR-
Gen'l. Trav. Pass. Agent, Memphis, Tenn, q
P. r. ROGERS, E.W. How,
Asst. g. p. A. Genl. Pass. Agt
J. NJ. EDWARDS,
Vice. Pres. 4 Gen'l. Man'gr., Memphis, Tenu
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

q. J. Austin 4 Co. hsve = very
largo stock Of misses and childrens'
Double.Knes Stockings, tho besl
Manufactured, n satonisbingly lsv
psiaaA
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

E~Pa@engsr should passhaas Tickets vin
this linsi n IL snphatically the most sttrse.
tive route In the South to-day.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

A Hartford paper says that the
worst criminals in New England can
trace their gcnoalOgy back to tho
Puritan Fathers without break.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

The Equipment and Physical Condition a
the line are nrst-claas In every particular.
permitting high rate Of speed and insurinS
tbs comfort and sAfety Of passengers.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

me Rice and Sugar Plantations and greaA
massive Sugar Houses and Henneries south
Of Baton Rouge are especially interesting
and never pati 70 please the ebservant
passenger.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-14

Between Msmphis and Vicksburg the linz
passes through some Of the finest Cotton
Plantations IN tho Yazoo- Mississippi Delta
the most fertile agricultural section Of cou,p
# tSy en- earth.