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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Take strip Of wood one by one and a
half inches and about four feet long.
Make holes near the ends, and pass straps
through them-one to buckle around the
horns and the other around the body
back Of the fore legs. Buckle this strap
tight. The COW cannot turn her head
either way far enough to reach the ud-
der, and the device will not hinder her
from pasturing or from the free use of
the head, except in the one direction.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
BuCKLEN's ARNIcA sALvR.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale bv Hartz & Bshnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
Using ChIoroform on Bees.

In reply to the query, "Can chloro-
form be used with safety on bees?" the
editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture says:
Bees can be echloroformed so that they
will fail down on the bottom board, or
stick 10 the combs, apparently dead. The
idea is very old; but believe that one
after another who have tried it have de-
cided that they would much rather have
live bees to manipulate than dead ones.
Smoke is very much handler and cheap
er, and at the same time accomplishes
the purpose far better than chloroform."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

A cottage window on the grounds of a
mining company near Kingston, Cal. {,
displays this inscription: "Wanted-a
wife. Apply within; nobody barred"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Gideon l.. Pease, of East Wilton, Me. :,
who was a sergeant in the Black Hawk
war. is thought to be the only United
States soldier of that war.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Lies Buffalistes" in Paris now means
the fair danes who crowd 80 frequently
to see the great Bill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

The master and engineer Of trading
steamer on the Columbia river, Oregon.
are husband and wife.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Dew ce for Curing a Self Sucking Cow.
In the accompanying cut is represented
a device recently described by Ohio
Farmer as being of value in preventing
a COW from sucking herself.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Canlels are to be employed on line of
coaches in New South Wales. the sultry
climate being very severe on horses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
CATAR RH

A particle is applied into each nostril and is
agreeable. Price 80 cents at Druggists; by mail
registered, 60 cents. ELY BROTHERS., Sc War
rem street, New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
JOHN NJ. DAvI'

and MCKAY & ADAMS. Tyler, Texas.
Send for our book of wonders, free.
1t treats of all blood disorders. Ads
dress, BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta. Ga.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21
Depot, MCllne Avenue.
j. r. COOK, Agent. Rock Island.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.. PAUL.
RACINE AMI a W DIyysION
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

Some days before the late disaster at
Samoa the wife of an officer at Mare
Island awoke from her first sleep,
trembling and in tears, and related to
her husband a fearful dream experience.
She thought she had been in her dream
transported to the island of Samoa, and
from the shores of the harbor of Apia
looked upon the American and German
fleets Suddenly storm arose, and the
harbor was swept by o fierce tornado.
Ship after ship went ashore, and the
spectators united in offering up prayers
for the preservation of the remaining
vessels. Lastly the Vandalia and Tren-
ton dragged their anchors, and, as the
former vessel was dashed upon the reef
and almost Immediately sank, Mrs. -
witnessed the death of Capt. Schoon-
maker, Lieut.. Sutton and Paymaster
Armes, the three officers who were the
victims of the actual disaster of March 16.
The picture was so vivid and real that
Mrs. - for days was nervous and agi-
tated, thinking only of her dream. and
relating it 10 others, always insisting
that the vessels and friends SO recently
gone from Mare Island must certainly be
exposed to some fearful peril, and when
the fictitious story of the sinking of the
Nipsic reached us she concluded this to
be the Interpretation OF her dream. The
falsity of this story being proved, Mrs.
- was, of course, disposed to make
light of her vision; but now comes tale
of disaster infinitely more sad than the
fiction which agitated our country for so
many days-an event corresponding most
closely with this apparently prophetic
dream.
In this story-capable of perfect au-
thentication--we have good record for
the archives of the psychical seventy
Vallejo Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
Manners of Americans.

The real test of the manners and morals
of nation is not by comparison with
other nations, but with itself. 1t must be
judged by the historical, not by the topo-
graphical standard. Does it develop? and
how? Manners, like morals, are an affair
OF evolution, and must often be a native
product, wholly indigenous thing. This
is the case, for instance, with tile habitual
American courtesy to women in travel
ing-a thing unparalleled IN any Euro
pean country, and Of which, even In this
country, Howells finds his best type in
the Californian. What takes the place
OF 1t among the Latin races is the courtesy
Of the high bred gentleman toward the
lady who is his social equal-which is q
wholly different thing. A similar. point
of evolution inthib country Is the decorurn
Of public assembly q 1t IL known that
at the early town meetings in New Eng
land men sat with their hats on, as in
England Unconsciously. by simple
evolution Of good manners, the habit has
been outgrown in America. but pariia-
ment still retains It. -4tS 81
Many good results may have followed
imperceptibly from this same tendency
to decoruna. Thus Mr.. Bryce points out
that the toreible Interruption of public
meeting By the opposite party, although
very common in England, is very rare In
America. In general, with us, usages are
more flexible, more adaptive; in public
meetings, for instance, we get rid OF q
great many things that are unutterably
tedious, as the English practice Of NOV
ing, seconding and debating the pre-
scribed vote Of thanks to the presiding
officer at the end Of the most insignifi-
cant gathering. It is very likely that
even our incessant self criticism con-
tributes toward this gradual ameliora-
ton Of habits. In that case the wonder
i that our English cousins, who criticise
themselves quite as necessarily, move SO
slowly. -Harper's Bazaar. 5H8 4.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
USED AS A PASS.
An Interview with a Station Agent.

"You have often heard of the
case, | suppose" said a railroad
man, ''where magnate wrote to a
farmer to move his barn off railroad
land, and the writing was so poor
that no one could read it, and the
farmer used the order for a pass
the signature being recognized by
conductors. / do not know how
true the story is, but ] will tell You
a similar instance, the truth of
which I swear to. When Judge
Grinnell was receiver of the Iowa
Central road, a man wrote to him
for pass, stating no reason why he
should have one. The Judge be-
came indignant and personally
wrote to the applicant, giving him q
mild roasting. No one could make
out what the letter meant, but with
the judges signature attached, it
was considered as an annual pass,
and was used as such for nearly
nine months. / have seen tie let
ter myself"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
Treating the Brain.

The brain has generally been regarded
as a part of our organization which lies
entirely outside the sphere of operative
interference by the surgeon. II is not
generally known that the matter of the
brain itself is non-sensitive, and that
persons have recovered from severe in
juries Of the head in which several
ounces of brain matter have actually
been lost. Professor Terrier, in recent
address on the functions of the brain,
points out the interesting fact Ito which,
it may be added, surgery itself has been
leading up) that in the near future it will
be justifable enough for surgeons to at
tempt to cure certain brain affections by
the actual handling and examination of
the great center of the nervous system.
Such view of matters certainly fore
casts veritable triumph of the healing
art, for it need hardly be said that there
are no cases in face of which medicine
stands more hopelessly than many forms
of brain disease. Today operations are
successfully performed which but a few
years ago were regarded as essentially
fatal in their nature, 1t is not too much
to predict that brain surgery will form a
department. of the medical art of the
future from which great things may be
hoped for in the interest of suffering hui
mainly. of Health.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
A Large Pendulum,

The longest pendulum on this continent
swings in the chronological school at
Atlanta. 1t is heavy pear shaped piece
of iron attached to brass wire forty
two feet long. The upper end of the
wire is pivoted in a steel plate so as to
cause the least possible friction. The
swinging of the pendulum gradually de-
scribes circle on the floor in direction
following the sun, showing in this that
''the earth do move"
Directly under the pendulum is a large
circle divided into twenty-four parts, of
fifteen degrees each, to correspond with
the hours of the day The north pole is
placed directly under the pendulum and
the meridians of longitude meet there.
The parallels of latitude make smaller
circles inside the first
DR.. j. S. Hopkins, president of the
school, who made and put up the pendu-
lum, performs the experiment as follows:
The iron is brought to the edge of the
circle in the meridian of Atlanta and let
swing across. Apparently it goes straight
across, but gradually it traverses the
circle in the direction taken by the sun
and opposite to the revolution of the
earth. The pendulum not being directly
over the axis of the earth, does not move
in exactly the same time as the sun, but
fails behind some hours day. 1t is said
that if it were at the north pole, where
it would be Immediately over the axis, it
would traverse the circle in exactly
twenty-four hours, and at the equator it
would not traverse it at all, for gravity
would operate to Atlanta ga. }
Cor. Philadelphia Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

A special from Cambria, Wis,
tells this seasonable story: A few
days ago twelve citizens of that
burg each received letter signed
&c. B. Clark" desiring him to meet
the congressman at Beaver Dam on
business relative to the Cambria
postofice. These twelve are candi-
dates for the postmastership, and SO
all but two of them went to Beaver
Dam con the quiet each suppos-
ing himself chosen for the Office by
Clark. After truitless search for
the Neenah statesman some of the
gentlemen met. On comparing
notes it was discovered that every
one had come to Beaver Dam on
precisely the same errand, and that
individually and collectively they
had been eggregriously fooled by
some cruel wag. There never was
such swearing train" in this
state before as the one that left
Beaver Dam for Cambria that even
ing.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
A Ship I'm a Cyclone.

What Samoan hurricane is like and
what chance ship has while at its
mercy, may be imagined after reading
Abercromby's "Seas and Skies in Many
Latitudes." He says:
much has been written about han
ding ships in hurricanes and elaborate
maneuvers have been described which
they are to perform near the center of a
typhoon. Many ship has been saved
by skillful sailing on the outskirts of a
cyclone, and even after the characters
tic squalls and driving rain have begun.
But when near the center she gets in the
kernel, as it were, of the hurricane, and
the wind comes in great gusts which no
canvas can Withstand, when the roaring
of the wind is so tremendous that no
voice can be heard, when the sky and
cloud and spindrift are mixed up in
distinguishably from one another in a
general darkness, then it is as impossible
to give an order as to obey it, and the
sailor can only hope that her timbers
may not open SO as to spring leak, and
that her steering gear may hold SO that
she may not breach to and be over
whelmed by the waves"-New York
Telegram.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
A Good Old Irish Maxim.

When George Nv complimented Lord
Eldon, after a Christmas dinner at the
Pavilion, on the strength of his head,
the chancellor quoted, amidst the gen.
eral applause of an appreciative COM
pany, the famous old Irish maxim:
keep your back from the fire and don't
mix your liquors." which had been COM
municated to him by Mr.. Dundas, who
received it from the jovial Duke of Rut-
land.-London Truth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

SOME days ago the esteemed New
York Sun published an alleged
remedy tor rheumatism. 1t was the
bite of nice, we'll grown rattle
snake. Now the Herald states,
on the authority of a man who says
he has tried it, that rattlesnake's
heart swallowed will cure consump-
ton. The man says that when he
was about 20 years old he was vast
ing away with consumption; that
one day an old gentleman told him
he could be cured by swallowing a
rattlesnake's heart; that he hest
tated until he was nearly in the
grave, and that he then did what
the old gentleman advised. In a
year from that time, he says, he was
in good health, and has been ever
since. The rattlesnake is rapidly
coming to the front. 1t will take
the place of numerous patent medi-
cines after awhile.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
London's Disabled Horses.

Mr.. w. ID. Ross, secretary to Harrison
& Barber, horse Elaughterers, told to
Pail Mall Gazette reporter the other day
that they have seven slaughter houses in
the metropolitan area, the largest being
that in the York road, Camden town.
They slaughtered $4,000 horses a year.
When horse broke limb or sustained
other irremediable injury on the street
the police at once communicated with
their nearest depot. The company had
frequently been charged with cruelty in
allowing manned horses to lie about for
hours before sending men to end their
sufferings. The truth was they were
very particulars in this respect, and IL
such delays occurred it was through no
fault Of theirs. Was horseAesh much
used for foodf Yes. to a considerable
extent, he should say.
Their charter did not allow of their
selling horsefesh for food purposes, but
there were such estah lishments Ia the
city. He had himself eaten hoTsemeat
in France, and at the c0mpany's annual
dinner it was served co the guests, some
of whom declared they would not have
known it from beef, had they not been
| told. Fine fat horses were slaughtered
every week, horses that were perfectly
sound, except for some accidental injury,
and he saw no reason why this flesh
should not be eaten. He had often seen
street garains buy slice of dried horse
flesh, place it between two.bits of bread,
and eat it as b sandwich Of.course.
most Of the prepared horsefesh passed
under the name of catsmeat, but it
seemed incredible that the cats could
consume it all
Every part Of the horse was put to
some use-flesh, hide, hair, hoofs and
bones Now that (and Mr.. Ross held I'D
small vial of beautifully transparent
OLD was horse oil. One would scarcely
think such oil as that could be got from
the horse. Those other bottles contain
oils OF inferior quality. They were used
for lubricating purposes and for soap
making. Most soaps nowadays contained
horse grease.
Armed with cigar and an order from
the secretary of the company, our re-
porter made his way to the premises in
York road. The obliging manager said
they had had only four horses in today.
But about 1890 were slaughtered here
annually. Most of the animals were
cab, bus or tram horses. The establish
ment turned out about twenty tons of
horsehesh every week. They had forty
six dead and twenty-one live horses in
now. They contracted with the various
cab, bus and tram companies for injured
horses at 30 shillings each, alive or dead.
Most of the live horses they got in were
injured internally by overwork or fall
ing. A few were gone with congestion
of the lungs. The work of slaughtering
went on day and night, there being two
gangs of men for that purpose. Horses
were killed at night by three "knack-
ers." Fifteen horses were considered a
good nights YArk. The sufferings of
the poor brutes were soon at an end, as
they were rendered insensible by blow
from heavy ax.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
GEoRGIA-COBB COUNTY

Whereas, John B. Kemp, Executor of
Mary F. Darby, represents to the Court in
his petition, duly filed and entered on
record, that he has fully administered
Mary +. Darby's estate. This is there
fore to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said Executor should not be dis.
charged from his Executorship and re-
ceive letters Of dismission on the first
Monday in July 1889 This April LIST,
1859. j. N. STONE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
GUARDIANS SALE.
STATE OF GEoReIA-CoBB COUNTY

u M II UT UEOH0IA-OUBB OUUNTY
By virtue of an order OF the court of
Ordinary of said county, will be sold be.
fore the court house door, in Marietta,
in said county. on the first Tuesday in
July next, within the legal hours OF
sale, the undivided one fourth interest in
the south half of lot of land No 223.
Also one undivided one>fourth interest
in lot PA, excepting fifteen acres in the
north east corner, all of said land being
in the goth district and 2nd section in said
county, the same being the property of
Jessie E. Collins, minor. and sold for his
benefit. Terms cash. This May 90, 1899
DANIEL COLLINS, Guardian
of Jessie Z Collins.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

A story of a Maine judges love
for fishing, and shrewdness in graft
flying his piscatorial passion, is told
by the Wilton Record. He was on
the bench when the word came that
the trout were biting at Weld
pond, and he had case on the
docket for trial. 1t was divorce
case between an old couple who
had lived together for forty years
and now wanted to be released from
the bonds of matrimony. There
were many witnesses, and the judge
foresaw that if the matter came to a
trial it would be four or five days
before he could get away; SO he
sent for the old. couple and talk
ed the matter over. He gave them
good advice, and they finally agreed
to try once more to live together in
harmony, and went away happy.
The next morning the Judge started
for Weld.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
Cloth Made of Glass.

Ever since its invention glass has been
found to be available for numerous pur-
poses as decorative material, but It
was reserved for modern ingenuity to
conceive and carry out the idea of weav-
ing it into cloth. Not long since O.
Frenchman of an inventive turn Of
mind discovered that it was possible to
make kind of cloth from glass. or
rather from glass and silk, the latter
forming the warp and the former the
woof. The process of weaving is very
slow, and Of course the product is ex-
pensive, but not more so than other fat,
cies in decorative. novelties in which
wealthy people indulge themselves. As
the pattern of the material is worked in
the glass, which may be of any color or
variety of colors desired, its brilliancy
may readily be imagined.-New York
telegram
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
WHILE Latin and Greek will new

WHILE Latin and Greek will new
err cease to hold their place in the
front rank of educational agents, it
is an anachronism of the grossest
kind to insist on prolonged study
of these two dead languages, as the
necessary basis for the general cul-
ture of a well educated gentleman
in the latter end of his nineteenth
century; the more SO, that expe-
rience has taught that nineteen out
of twenty young men who have
been driven through this routine of
the dead languages at school, in al
ter life make no use of them, and
the fruits which their boosted CLASH
cal training has to show are in the
inverse ratio of the labor spent
upon it.-Augusta News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
Mattress Maker
AND
REPATRER,

Having served an apprenticeship for a
number of years with first-c class French
workman at Columbus, Ca, / guarantee
perfect satisfaction in making or repairing
mattresses Shop in rear of Post Office
Work solicited. G. L. JOHNSON.
Marietta, Oct. 18th, 1883.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY ;

Whereas, W. H. Warren Administrator
of nj. A. Thornton represents to the Court
in his petition. duly filed and entered on
record, that he has fully administered N.
A. Thornton's estate. This is therefore to
cite all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, If any they can,
why said Administrator should not be dis.
charged from his Administration, and re-
ceive letters of dismission on the first Mon.
day in July 1889. This April LIST, 1889.
J. NJ STONE. Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
DIR. Il. J. SEIZE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

PHYSIC7AN IND SURGEON,
TNENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
4 servicesin the practice of Medicine in
all its branches to the citizens of Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DR.
=. ). Seize S Drugstore. All calls prompt
ly attended to.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
DIR. I'll. V. REYNOLDS.
PRACTTCING PHYSICIAN.

WHEN 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, 1889-06-13
GEO. N. LESTER,
ATTORNEH ATLAW,

III 4 O1tITI71 III III 10
MARIETTA, GA. Will continue to
1XL practice in all the Courts of the
Blue Ridge Circuit and in Douglas county
of the Stone Mountain circuit, and else
where by agreement. He is able and will
ing to give prompt attention to all business
confded to him. Office over Anderson
Bros store, Southwest corner of the Pub.
lie Square
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

RESLDENT DENTIST,
/. IT, 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, 1889-06-13
DIR. j. ID. MALONE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
OFFICE south side of Public Square,
~ atMalone's Drug Store. Residence
on the corner of Atlanta and Anderson
streets. Calls in city or country answered
promptly day and night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13
DIR. p. r.. CORTELYOU.

PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
sNT ARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
WI. North-side Public Square, over r. q.
Northcutt's Millinery store. Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. to l2-3 to 5 D. m, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No Is.
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
ChuIch, on Church street
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-13

Sir Percy Florence Shelley, the son of
the great poet, is musical enthusiast
and has composed the score to many of
his fathers songs.