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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

MARIETTA Feb. IL, 1889.
Regular meeting. Present-Mayor T.
W. Glover, Aldermen Dobbs, Holland,
Cumpstey and Mozeley. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
CLERK s REPORT.
Received Jan. IL, of T Wright
& Co, n B tax, SO 90
Jan. Is, Il. Weaber, license, knife
rack; 5 90
Jan. 81. Il Weaber, license, knife
rack, 3 90
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G I Swan, Deputy Marshal. sally, 20 90
D B Parks, ST, sexton cemetery, 20 90
d B Parks, il, street boss, sally, % so
j L Davis. lighting lamps, Is 90
} A VIM, salary as Marshal to
Jan. Z, '89, 5 IS
B R Legg & Bro, collar, l rs
A l Coryell, expense account, 10
A 7 Coryell, board prisoners, 3 As
Council adjourned.
I. W. GLOVER, Mayor.
H. j. SCHoENrHAL Clerk.
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FEB. IL, 80.
AARsHALs REPORT.
MARIETTA, Ca, Feb. ii, 1889.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen-I beg leave to make the
following report:
found sos, fines uncollected, when
came into Office, appealed cases of said
amount | have
Collected in cash. S 81 so
Worked out on street. Is 90
Two cases in calabocse, 81 30
$lO8 90
Have made u arrest, 20 cases fined
$l45, 6 cases dismissed, one bound over to
superior court.
Have collected in cash, $lI7 90
One case worked out, Q 90
One case pending, Is 90
Two cases in calaboose, 8 90
$l45 90
Have also collected tax Fl fas for the
year 1888, $3.50 Sc
Collected on new business from
Stephens Bro, 10 90
d ) Anderson, 10 90
Marietta Land Co. 10 90
/ hold treasurer's receipt for the. above.
A. T. CoRYELL, City Marshal.
MARsHAL's ARRESTS.
A 7 Coryell, paid in cash. $5s-four
cases.
G. I. Swan, seven cases paid in cash
1913, one bound over to superior court,
five discharged-thirteen cases.
D. B. Parks, eight cases paid in cash
$57, one case, So, worked on streets, one
discharged-ten cases. Total cases u.
Total cash $l43.
Sections REEoRT.
Interments for January White 3, col
ored g. total 6.
ID. b. PARKS, sR., Sexton.
Petition of Sessions l. Sessions in re-
gard to making an opening to cellar.
Referred TO Mozeley, Glover and Holland.
A 7 Coryell was unanimously elected
CITY Marshal
p tion of Fire Co No l was deferred
until next meeting.
The following amounts were passed up
and vouchers issued:
A 7 Coryell, sheriff, jail fees, 5 20
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-14
far, and into the steel trap the wolf bllndly

far, and into the steel trap the wolf bllndly
leaped.
About the time OF the Revolution. with all
this machinery for their destruction, the
wolves began to get scarce. In lI74 mother
Ann Lee, the first Shaker IN this country.
arrived at Albany from England. Her
preaching and doctrine became popular and
several small communities were formed In
In Falmouth. One at the Duck Pond besides
thut at Smelt hill About this time the
wolves found that they were being outwitted
and many Of them left for a more favorable
this seourge was made the most of by the
Falmouth Shakers. They claimed that 10
was In answer TO the prayers Of mother Ann
and her followers that the wolves dIsap-
peared. Much Of this wolf lore Is now I'M
attainable from FIRST hands. l received 1t In
my boyhood from old people who delighted
to see my eyes dilate. and my nervous NOV
ing nearer to the open fire In the evening.
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OUR BOYS.
conJurIng Tricks. and How to mako
Them.

Now that the winter evenings are coming
on. no doubt good many Of our boys will be
seeking for many opportunities OF amusing
themselves and others, and as cOnjuring
stands in the foremost rank Of amusements,
perhaps 1t will be Of some interest to them
to know how TO MAKE some Of the apparatus
with which the modern conjurer mystlfes
bis audience. The tricks that 1t will be my
aim to describe will be those that are used
by the professional conjurer. and likewise
some of those that we find the ordinary
amateur using In his home amusement.
will first Of all describe and the we'll
known trick Of "The Travelling Bottle and
effective In the profession, Is as follows:
The con1urer comes forward, bringing a
hottie and otass. and saws. az aides and
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allows to be examined) You will notice
how nicely this one fits over the bottle, and
this over the glass. l will now chang. them,
and show you how nicely the one that fits
over the glass likewise fits over the bottle.
do this to show you that there Is no prepa-
ration In these covers; can use either at
pleasure Tits the covers over the glasses)
will now take the covers off the the glasses
and stand them aside by their respective
articles. / want you now to notice on which
R R|Ihf tast ebqffs a Sass SsaqBda te Ye e
bottle. l will place its cover over; and you
will likewise notice that on this plata we have
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~-@hSt $50
gentleman, | have here
an ordinary bottle and
glass, or rather, L should
have said, an extraordl-
nary bottle and glass.
This glass and bottle, 1
may inform you, was
given me by an old friend
on one occasion when /
did him the favor Of lend
ing him half a dollar. He
informed me that this
bottle and glass had been
In his family for a good
many generations, and
that IL was endowed with
the property Of travel
ling to fro. | hope TO be
able to show you how IL
does so. lam now going
to convince you that this
Is really a bottle. and not
as some say, a dummy
/ will now pour out Of
this hottie a glass Of wine
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1t is invisible to you. 1t now travels along
the table, and now 1t comes into the cover
with the glass. Ali 1t Is now In. did you
hear IL? MOI All then, you wern't listening:
but that doesn't matter. now do the same
with the glass. / will now lift the cover off,
You see that where the glass was the bottle
is and where the bottle was the glass Is
takes covers off and discovers the positions
of the bottle and glass to be rice versa to
what they were before. l will now place
the covers over the articles again, and restore
them to their original position effects the
change, takes covers off, finds articles as they
were in the first instance, and allows re
examination Of the cover.
This terminates the trick but the changes
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TO THY BEST SELF BE TRUE.


Golden Rule.l
Follow thy better heart,
Follow thy better will,
And so thy better self
In thy best self fulfill
To thy best self be true.
Give thou thy better hand
To all who needeth thee,
Aud TO the better world
Thy better angel be-
To thy best sell be true.
To hold an honest hand,
To hold an honest name,
To feel an honest heart,
Is more than wealth or fame
To thy best self be true.
As thou to others art
In help and charity,
So Time and Circumstance
One day will be &C thee
To thy best self be true.
Whate'er the.world may say,
However Pride may boast,
That tning Is best for thee
That helpeth others most
To thy best self be true.
Go, face The future, then;
Obey thy sOul's best word;
Twill lead thy steps to peace,
Twill Leaf thy eye to God
To thy best self be true.
SO shall thy influence bless;
And when thy years are past
SO shall thy better self
Thy angel be at last
To thy own sell be true.
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the glass; l will place its
cover over this. places
covers ever the articles
1t Is now my intention to
make that bottle 20 to the
place where that glass Is,
and to make this II ,ss 20
to where the bottle was,
both without touching
them whatever, You will
notice how | do II, | simply
put my magic wand out
side the cover with the
bottle, and raise the bottle
out. You see it-what,
you cannot? OH 1 forgot
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

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not made in advance the price will be Seven
Dollars.
Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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OtHtT. IAIIOWS bAAuIInHLIUH UI
the plates, and then puts the
bottle on one and the glass on
the other. one at each end Of
the table.) When my friend
gave me these things | thought
/ ought 10 be very careful with
them. and so / had two pretty
covers made for them, which /
will allow you to examine. You
will notice that they are simply
made OF cardboard. and are
omen at each end. brings for
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can be effected as many times
as desired; but how Is IL DONE
The whole trick lies in the
bottle. or In fact, bottles. There
arestw0 bottles both made SO
that one slips over the other.
Fig. SHOWS this where A Is the
outside bottle. and the dotted
line b represents the inner
bottle; the outside bottle has
no bottom but the inner Is
provided with one, but only
about halfway In IL, shown at
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placed over the arrange
meuts, on removal IL Is
firmly gripped, and so
brings away the outer
bottle, thus leaving the
inner one there, which
thus looks as II 1t had
not been touched. The
cover, with the inner
bottle, is then placed
over the glass. and the
empty cover over the
bottle. When this GOV, T
Is firmly grippe0 II
brings away its bot lie,
disclosing the glass, ID,
Fig. L; and If the other
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to stand under the bottle, and likewise so as
to allow any liquid to be poured out Of the
bottle. Both these bottles, 1t should have
been stated. are identical with each other.
At the commencement Of the trick the whole
arrangement Is brought forth, put as shown
in Fig. 1, by keeping the hand at the bottom;
1t thus holds the glass In its positi N with
Out being seen. The wine or other liquid can
thus be poured out Of the bottle. This
arrangement Is then placed on one plate, aud
an ordinary glass on the other doth the
glasses, however, must be alike, or else the
fact will be noticed. When the cover Is irst
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FIT %. cover Is Ldk6u AWAY
loosely. it leaves its bottle over the glass,
and SO 1t simply looks to the uninitiated as II
they have travelled and taken up each others
places-hence the name.
To construct these, make Of tin-plate two
cylinders of about the diameter and size OF
an ordinary bottle, making one slightly
smaller than the other, so as to slide 10 IL,
Fig 2. Then cut two pieces as FIG. ., Dy
folding this round; when made, the part T.,
Fig /, will be formed. OF course, these must
bottles; solder these with ordinary tlnman's
solder, using spirits Of salt as hux Then
make two smaller cylinders for the neeks
solder these on, and then In the inner bottle
solder bottom in IL about three-quarters OF
the way up. The two bottles shown then
looks like Fig. 4. where the dotted lines
represent the inner bottle. This arrange
ment can be easily made by any ordinary
amatuer with fair knowledge OF tools and
soldering. A fancy lip can then be, II needed
should then be japanned black, and couple
of labels pasted on them; they are then COM
plete with couple Of small tumblers. The
pOpers covers can be easily made out OF
fancy paper. One Of the covers is shown in
Fig. ), the inner lines representing the
bottle.
Chemical Amusements.
THE SPECTRAL LAMP.
Mix common salt with alcohol In me-
tallic cup, and set 1t over spirit lamp,
When the cup is heated and the spirit ignited
1t will burn with strong yellow flame,
which can be made more or less jaundiced
by the greater or smaller quantity Of salt
added. All other lights being extinguished.
this will give to everything a CHASTITY hue,
changing the colors Of dresses In remark,
able manner, and giving to the rosy cheek q
health the eadaverous appearance OF aeatn'
In salt Of strontian be used Instead Oh CON-
mon salt, red light Is produced
CRYsrALLIZED TIN.
Mix half an ounce Of nitric ACID, Two on
water, and six drachms OF muriatle acld.
Pnur this over a not tin plate. and leathefy
crystalline forms will spread over the sur
Ornamental tin boxes 0H0riee metdHique)
are thus embelllshed.
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X. b. Richardson Lawrence. professor Of
Greek at Dartmouth, will be the annual
director of the American School at Athens
for the year 1891, succeeding Prof. Orris Of
Princeton, who returns 10 this country In
the fall.
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which will ask some lady or gentleman Of
the audience to drink TO con 7ince themselves,
and the other ladies and gentleman that the
bottle and glass are quite correct (pours wine
TO some one to drink. You are satisfied
with that wine, SIRE You are; | am glad TO
hear it. / will now place this bottle on one
of these dinner-plates. and this glass on the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-14

A Paper Read before the Genealogical
Society by the Rev. Charles r.
Ogden.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
A Pluclsy Democrat Speaks Under Difficult
tfos brt Gaia Tbera All the Same.

Among the volunteers who did splendid
| service for the cause of Democracy ana
white supremacy in the campaign Just
closed The name of our tOwnsman NJ. Col
| bert. Esq. stands conspicuous. lie never
| failed to meet an appointment and always
spoke with telling effect. HES enthusiasm,
pluck, and patience were severely tested
| last Saturday night, but he stood the strain
! like an old campaigner. An appointment
was made for him TO speak IN POQuosln
| that night. He left here about 3 o'clock
| in the afternoon in buggy ana
drove to Mr. Smith Drummond's, and
with that gentleman and his little son
| they crossed the river IN canoe.
Reaching the opposite side. no one was
there 10 meet them. as was expected.
| They waited here some time and hualIy
some oystermen landed, and on their way
home sent young Mr.. Hopkins down with
light wagon to take then up TO Amory s
store, where the meeting was 10 be held:
The roads, however, were very rough, ana
n, r0V'e TO Amory's the kingbolt of the
wagon broke and the entire party were
precipitated in the road, while the horse
with the front wheels and shafts attached
continued his journey. All Of the party
escaued injury except MIR. Colbert, who
was thrown forward on his head and for a
little time was unconscious. The stlf hat
which he wore was demolished. and but for
its breaking the force of the fall he would
probably have received serious injury
about the head. As it was the blood
gushod from his nose. one OF the bones
Of his right land was broken, his foot
sprained, and his body generally bruised
up. A buggy was procured and he was
conveyed 10 a store near by, where DIR. j..
Wilton Hope attended to his injuries. Any
ordinary man would have felt like return
tcg home at once under such circum-
t9nccs, but Brother Colbert, though q
). lttle dishgured, was still in the ring"
an made a speech to the large crowd pres
M of more ,han an hours length, which
was enthusiastically received. His trou-
~ we're not yet over. On reaching the
sbore on the return trip the tide had fallen
and lo. 4 the canoe aground. and they had
~ wait four or five hours before it could
he colt, VI off. Smith Drummonds was
6noilv r, 2ched about 3 o'clock Sunday
aud after a few hours rest the
nlucky =" A. NSry-Saxon returned to Hamp-
ton.|Hanp, IN Monitor, Norenblr on.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
BOY KILLED.
ANGEL sNopeRAss SHOOTS 5ELFoR
STROUD, HIS PLAYMATE.
n ia Not Known whether the Killing was
Accidental or fntcntionai-sent On
to the Grand jury.
nnecial ,nlogram % tne plspatch.l

ABINGDON. VA, November 11.-AnciI
Snoderass. boy about thirteen years OF
ace. shot and killed Belfor Stroud last Sat'
urday night about two miles south OF tnls
Mace. Stroub was about nine years OF age
Tho children had been playing. together
up-stairs in the house OF the father OF
Stroud. snodgrass picked up a gun and
shot the Stroud boy, either Intentionally
or accidentally.
Snodgrass had his preliminary examin1a.
tion today before Justice A. b. Irigg, who
sent the boy on to the grand jury Tor In
dctment. The prisoner, through ms coun,
sol. Hon. Daniel Trigg. asked for bail, but
the Justice declined TO bail him.
The affair was q very unfortunate one
There was no one present IN the mouse eX'
are small, and Snodgrass.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
FREDERICKSBURG.
| Work to BE Resumcd-A Suit for Dam
Observation-Disclosures Deaths.

Work to BE Resumcd-A suit Tor DAM.
Observation-Disclosures Deaths.
Especial telegram to the Dlspstch.l
FREc, EnIcKsBuRa, Va, November 1.-The
unfin shed contract of George l.. Ward tor
the Gt vernment work on the river here
has been awarded TO Greene, Gaynor q
Bangs who will resume work this week and
push il TO a rapid completion.
The sixty-seventh annual assembly OF
Right Eminent Grand Commandery OF
Knights Templars and appendant orders
for the State of Virginia will be held IN
the Masonic Hall. this city, on the 18th IN
slant. The Grand Commandery Will be
accompanied by representatives from all
the subordinate Communicates OF the state.
A suit for $1,000 damages for trespass,
STYLED Allan G.. Dickinson, of this city,
against Thomas n. Harris. of Spotsylvania,
has been entered in the Corporation Court
Of this city. The suit grew out OF an alter
cation that occurred between the litigants
in this city several weeks ago over small
indebtedness between the parties.
Miss Almaban Burton. daughter Of Will
liam Burton, of Falmouth, died at ner
fathers residence yesterday evening after
an illness of several months. She was
thirty years of age. Her death is greatly
lamented by the entire community where
she resided.
Emma and Lizzie Palmer, daughters Of
Mr.. John Palmer. of this county. aged re-
spectively nine and six years, died from
diphtheria last week. The disease has
made its appearance in several portions of
the county. Emma Palmer died on Friday
and Lizzie on Saturday. and a young son is
lying extremely i'll.
Everything is in readiness for the grand
Democratic demonstration which Will take
place tomorrow night. and if the weather
is only fair Fredericksburg wall witness, one
of the grandest affairs Of its kind which
has ever taken place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
a BAD WRECK.
A Material Train Runs Into Freight
Train-FataI Results.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l

Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l
CHARLOTTE, N. c., November l1.-A bad
wreck occurred on the Carolina Central
railroad twelve miles from Wilmington be-
tween Ph@nix and Northwest this morn
ing. A freight train left Wilmington at A
O'Clock this morning, and was shortly fol-
lowed by a material train. While the
freight train was standing at . woodward
the material train came laundering. along
around O curve. and was i'll a few feet OF
the freight train before any one was aware
OF the danger. CASTOR Meards, the engl-
neer Of the material, quickly rFverslng his
engine, called to Fireman George Smith to
jump, at the same time he sprNng of HIM
self. Smith, however, failed tb jump, and
met horrible death in the cRb. George
r. Blackwell, a Durham drummer, was in
the passenger coach attached to the freight,
and he was badly hurt, being cut across
the nose and face. Others are said TO be
injured. but their names cannot be learned
tonight. Both trains were badly wrecked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
Alexandria Notes.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l

ALEXANDRIA. Va. November II. some
oolored men who voted the Democratic
ticket have been attacked in Alexandria
county and the house Of Edward Taylor set
on fire.
The Mayor had before him this morning
ten tramps who were surprised and arrest
ed yesterday evening in hollow ia Fair.
fax county near town, where they had got
ten keg OF beer and were preparing for a
feast. The police found upon them hand.
kerchief full al pinehbeck jewelry. some
twenty new knives. q lot Of pistols. jewel.
1er's pincers, aud . pair Of burglars nippers
were found on the ground after they left.
They claim 10 have come from Danyille
snd Roanoke. Some suspicious were ex-
cited that they had connection with the
recent FIRE In Petersburg, and the Mayor.
aft>S discharging four, put six IN jail 70
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12

await further developments. The six men
gave their names as Jones. Warner, Brown,
Hartign, Sweeney, and Collins.
The Corporation Court spent the day IN
the hearing OF civil matters.
Judge Nortons Jail committee recon-
mendcd the erection OF new Jail here:
The Countess OF Meath is expected here
tomorrow on mission in connection with
the Ministering Children's League.
A FIRE occurred to-day in the chambers
store Of Mr.. s. @. Boush, near king-street
dock. Herbert Morton, a clerk, had his
hAnds badly hnrnod
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
COcKADE CITY.
Petersburg Fun of Insurance Agents
Other Notes.

fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispaich.l
PETERSBURG. VA, November II, 1889.
The city has been full of insurance adj
justers to-day, many Of the most .pIomi-
nent companies being represented. The
actual losses sustained in Thursdays disas-
trous conhagration have been ascertained,
and il is believed that the result will be
satisfactory TO all concerned.
In the city churches yesterday most OF
the sermons delivered touched upon the
fire. Among the distinguished divines
who preached was Bishop Wilson, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
The records Of the Board of Sessions OF
the Second Presbyterian church were de.
stroyed by the fire. and the loss OF these
papers will prove serious, as they represent
ed the annals of the church for many
years.
The fund for tho benefit of the late Lieu
tenant Crichton's family is now nearly
$4,000. This sum viii be increased by the
performance 10 be given tonight by the
Union-Square Company, who are present
ing "A Possible Case" The performanc,
Is under the auspices of the police corps.
Judge ingraham. Of Manchester, is bird
hunting in Mecklenburg county.
ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-12
Not Walking On the Track.

TO me EdKOF OT Utt UtSPUIuTt'
wish to make correction of the state
mentin your paper ofissue of November 5th
concerning the accident which betell me.
| was not on the track. but walking the
regular thoroughfare between Seventh ana
Eighth streets. l could neither see, nor
hear a car. About the time reached the
foot of Eighth street / was struck and
Knocked down by car. | hope you Will
make the correction and oblige.
WILLIAM j. GENTRY.