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The sun., 1890-01-02

On Nov. the Berlin Post oflce Depart
ment began the experiment OF collecting let
ters and papers from large number OF the $50
letter boxes in that city, by means Of postal
waRonA Eleven wagons were sent out from
the Central Post ONCE over eleven routes. ex-
tending to the city limits Each wagon oarrledia
postal clerk to sort and bunch the letters. and q
porter to fetch the letters to him from the mail
boxes. It was estimated that the time re-
duired for the delivery OF city letters would be
reduced thus By two or three hours.
Reports concerning the new system show
that 1t Is completely successful. OF the 15O,-
600 letters which pass daily through the Berlin
city mails. the postal wagon clerks have han
died since Nov. about 10000 per day. Forty
seven thousand Of the letters were delivered In
one hour less time than had been required
By the old system. Fifteen thousand gained
two hours. Eight thousand. picked up by late
WAGONS gained twelve hours. The annual
cost OF the new service will be about $4,000.
All OF which is respectfully submitted for the
careful consideration Of the Republican au-
thorities who run the Post Office OF New York.
The Berlin delivery seems to save great deal
OF time; and time Is worth as much money In
New York as In Berlin.
The sun., 1890-01-02

A German who has lived long and travelled
widely in Africa south Of the Soudan has Just
returned to his home in Berlin with his head
crammed full Of reasons why the emancipation
schemes OF the Brussels Conference and OF the
English and German colonial parties should
not be executed. In West Africa especially. he
says, the slaves are Just as well of as the mas
ters. None OF the conventional accessories Of
slavery exist there at all There are no slave
markets. no slave drivers. no chains, and no
scourginR. Slaves and masters inhabit similar
huts. eat similar food. and enjoy similar
sports. They all wear the same kind OF clothes,
fish together from the Same boats. and have
the same marital rights. A stranger can live
in town many weeks without being able to
learn by observation who OF his neighbors are
free and who are slaves. In most cases the
question can be settled only by careful inquiry.
The slaves have no desire to change their
condition. the German traveller says. Twenty
or thirty of them are often escorted from town
to town by couple Of unarmed masters. yet
they never make an effort to escape. They
would not be free II they could. Should the
Europeans buy their freedom for them. every
thing would remain exactly as 1t is save that
the masters would have the Europeans money.
The slaves would not bulge an inch out OF their
present circumstances.
decree OF emancipation on the part OF the
Europeans would be equally unavailing, for an
institution thousands Of years old cannot be
altered by the moro words OF outsders Only
military occupation Of the whole country
could make such a decree effective. Finally.
we're the natives deprived Of the privilege OF
enslaviEg their prisoners OF war. they would
adopt the alternative Of Strengthening them i'm
mediately after each battle.
This presentation Of the unpopular side Of the
emancipation problem by o man who knows
what he is talking about, Is provoking wide
spread and not altogether unfavorable COM
ment In that part Of the Continental press
which is houndeRinR most industriously In the
European-African colonial muddle.
The sun., 1890-01-02

dent HARRisoH's antipathy TO Judge dREsHAH-Bu0dLo
Courier.
Such antipathy is very dangerous to the po-
litician who lets 1t govern his actions. Where
any plain principle is involved personal dis
like or resentment is not necessarily perilous
but tho dictate Of wisdom for Cen HARRISON
was to make friends with Judge GRESHAM Just
as soon as he had won the prize. which
GREsHAM's supporters had tried to get for
their friend and favorite.
The sun., 1890-01-02
Tho Late Be1Ian,h II Day aad "Brothe,
,JSathan."

To THE ED1r& OF THE SUN-Sir: In
a recent article oTthe late BENJAMIN Il. Day of
the early Sun. yu speak Of his publishing a
monthly. Broths Jonathan. Thirty years ago
had much busHess with Mr.. Day. In 1856 the
Brother Janatan was a weekly at 81 a year.
six copies $5l The issue for Jan. g. 1856. now
page paper, eight columns to the page-one
column wi ier.han THE SUM- lam reasonably
certain it wa q weekly, as have at least
dozen boun0Volumes among my literary treas
ures, HENRY Z. HUNTER.
The sun., 1890-01-02
Henry Grady,s Estate.
From the Savannah Ee,Os.


The chances that Mr.. Grady left his family In
comfortable circumstances good though It Is i'm
possible to arrive at estimate of his assets
a. yet partner values his newspaper interest at
100000 and his homo property at S2nOOo lie had
$4,000 or $4,000 life insurance. Tho mortgage on his
home place was not more than 5000 and 1t been
been paid The impression Of those In q position to
know best that when what the estate owes has been
settled enough will be lsft provide well for tho wife
and children
The sun., 1890-01-02

1t appears that the autobiography of JEF-
HERsoN DAVIS. which We copied the other day
from BeUords Magazine is merely q sketch
which Mr.. DAyw had dictated for q projected
eneyclopediA At the came time he had In
hand much more extensive and elaborate
record Of his life. This he has left upflpished.
The sun., 1890-01-02
The Sun as an Illustrated journal.

To THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN-Sir: do
not know how many OF the readers Of your
valuable paper appreciate tho fine pictures and
illustrations. but for one wish to express my
hearty appreciation. 1t is q source Of won-
der and astonishment to me how you do it.
Handicapped as you are In the field Of Illus
tration 1t is simply marvellous. Pressed for
time, with poor paper as compared with the
fine paper used by the great illustrated week,
lies and an immense edition TO print, 1t passes
my comprehension how such excellent results
are produced.
1t Is not 80 long ago that the great illustrated
papers used wood cuts almost exclusively. ard
In paying a dime for one Of them l got the
worth of my money.
think every person Of intelligence likes o
good picture. Man. civilized and unciviztd,
loves nature and appreciates faithful and ar
The great advance in illustrating made by The
daily papers proves ii, for If there was not an
intelligent demand there would not have been
such wonderful Improvement.
wish to say to YOU that had rather take
THE SUNDAY SUN for five cents. with all its
bright and Interesting articles, breezy news.
and splendid Illustrations. than any other SINH
lar publication | know OF. for 1t seems to me
that while THE SUN has advanced lin the field
OF picture making some Sothers have deterio-
rated. am steady reader OF The Sun, which
think Is the brightest and best paper In New
York. Yours fraternally,
JAMES l.. Brown. 10 Worth street.
NEW YORK. Dec 80.
The sun., 1890-01-02

Eevolution.-AemphI Commercial
We are In the very rush of It The social rev.
olution 10 irrepressible, and ceAseless. II 1t
should stop. society would fade out and die.
Long live the social revolutioni
The sun., 1890-01-02

Col. SITTING BULL Is described as eminently
cross and unhappy at this time. He 1s said to
be angry because he can't come to this town
and get place on the editopal stafr OF our
ClouKhbawn contemporary, the Epenin0 Post
The sun., 1890-01-02

The Hon. WARNER MILLER may comfort
himself for being envied. Poor FORAKER is
struggling like demon TO get out Of the last
campaign ditch merely for the honor OF lying
palpably outside the breastworks. He VEN
lures to want the Republican nomination for
Senator of Ohio. Tho other Republicans out
there. though. are Of the opinion that he had
better stay IN the ditch.
The sun., 1890-01-02
lPueIt

Miss PeEt-what lsDlendid bookl How long
Miss Ant 2ntidas@Ths AZ ~ t fsaiy Bible Why It was pur
"tndeod I How we preserved 1t is for such an old
The sun., 1890-01-02
Fearless. Democratic. aad Gets There.
from u.s YOuno,tO,pu pat.v rs,sram,

One Of the most fearless newspapers OF New
York and leading journal OF the country THH Sun.
It keeps In tho front Journalism by its conceded
enterprise and prompt action regarding the leading
questions of the day. THE Sun is sound Demscratic
newspaper. and itS steady increase In circulation
throughout the country evidence that Its Efforts in
furnishing arStc class newspaper are appreciated.
The sun., 1890-01-02
Tho sure Way.
Prom he 81 Louu RepuDlGc.

We must have fair elections" says Mr..
Henry Cabot Lodge, "Gnd We must have something
morS-an absolute popular belief that elections are
fair" He Il right both points, and only wrong In
falling to that the way to fair elections and
the consequent belief In their fAlrnesS Eetrid Of
the Republican party.
The sun., 1890-01-02

We are gradually ACQUIRING fuller ilforma-
iA-S LotS RepLbtic
Useful study Mr. oHANDLHa's Democracy 10
Of the kind that wins.
The sun., 1890-01-02

Perhaps the best indication that the Hon.
CALVIN STEWART BR1cE is to be elected as
Senator by the Legislature of Ohio is afforded
by the fact that he is almost exclusively the
object OF attack on the part Of the Republican
iournals Of that State and other States.
The sun., 1890-01-02

When Brer Coon see Brer HARRISON, Brer
Coon say: "Brer Hoo, come down" And Brer
Hoo he kim down, and Brer HARRISON he pull
out his pocketbook and pay Brer WooTEN fur
Brer Hoo
The sun., 1890-01-02
DIdn,t AdmIrethe Exercise.

Mrs. Robbins has N piano"
No. Shes little sensitive about any thing OF that
kind You know she wAsdr, RODOinS's typewriter be.
fore they were married"
The sun., 1890-01-02
New YORK. Dec. 80.
Men Desert from the Army Because the
Government Makes Laborers or Them.

Government Makes Laborers OF Them.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Hav-
Ing seen accounts in q number OF papers rela-
tive to the number Of desertions In the army
and the proposed remedies therefor / thought
that possibly the experience OF one who has
served q full term In the ranks might threw
some little light on the subject
l may as we'll begin by saying that during
my whole term OF service was never under
arrest, either as private or as a non commits
stoned officer and to this day retain a most
kindly feeling toward my old troop officers.
enlisted In Chicago In 1871. and received a
suit of army clothing which would have better
fitted man half as big again. and my almost
new suit OF citizen clothing was taken posses
sion OF by one Of the recuitinR serReRnts and
added to huge pile of second hand clothing
which stood in the anteroom OF the recruiting
office. l inquired what would be done with
my suit, and was told that it would follow me-
to BIT Louis barracks; OF courae. never saw
or heard OF 1t again. In a few days all the re-
cruits on hand were sent to st. Louis Here
the food was entirely insufficient all hands
were constantly on fatigue duty, and but little
drill was done. On one occasion saw a re-
cruit who could not keep step receive blow
ON the head from sabre In the hands OF the
non:commissioned offlcer who was INSTRUCT
mans face. who at once reported the affair 10
the officer OF the day-where II rested.
After a short stay at st. Louis q number OF
US were started 9H to Join cavalry regiment
In Nebraska Here We found O very different
state Of affairs. Game was plentiful there was
q good post garden. and our fare was both good
and plentiful. The non commissioned officers
were, as a rule, Kind and considerato to the
peW men The officers seemed to take pride
In having presentable companies. Work was
confined to the usual RaFrison police. and
everything was pure soldlerinR. which was
what we enlisted Tor. This state of things was
by far too good to last the regiment being Or
Christmas. The new station OF my troop was
situated in basin, near the junction of the
unhealthy place, dysentery and fever being
rife among the mon, while the quarters
were nothing but old adobe walls, rooted with
The sun., 1890-01-02

North Dakota has perhaps the most pic
turesque and poetica Of names. It is known
as the Flicker Tail State.
The sun., 1890-01-02
M. HurrIso Might Mlaunderstaud.

Cumso-The taEine Band will not play
"DSwn Went ASGiay AZ the White House reception
lsHSls. .It pad SltsE net play "whsrs Did Yea Get
The sun., 1890-01-02

MARX TwAIN's income is said to be $4,000
year-Bdutnore american,
Serves him Just right, the old rascal
The sun., 1890-01-02
From tAs washington star.

The President is an excellent shot and has Q
keen quick ere thGt would distinguish instantly be.
tween mig ana IAeoO0R.
The sun., 1890-01-02
His IntoatiOnS arc ROAOrable-Lot Then
Marry.
NOM tAs AaaRta oONstltTtaOA
A GIrsed Sportsman.

Senator Allison Is now engaged In flirting
with the Iowa Legislature
The sun., 1890-01-02

but II win be Incorporated in the biography Of
her husband which Mrs. DAVIS IL preparing for
publioafion
The sun., 1890-01-02

Speaking about the discussion among tutes a. 10 the
ultimate result of shordStance races Secretary Kock
Of the New York Jockey clnb said Yesterday that
short time prominent owner OF race horses os,
claimed in the oce Of tho club "You running rae
ing through making the distances short" Yet whom
the his entries the stakes which close
Jan. 2 and which from nve furlongs to o mile
and half all his nominations were made In the short
daah
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
Artificial.

Donald is little boy who finds great
delight in the society of his pets. Kit
tens are his treasures, and even furry
and weather beaten donkey inspired in
him such an affection that he cried for a
whole day when his father refused to
buy the little beast of burden. Like
most people, however, Donald draws a
line between what is worthy his adlnira-
ton and the coin which is spurious.~
One day an old lady from neighbor-
ing town came to dinner, and made her
self very agreeable to the little boy. At
first he seemed to take great fancy to
her, but, as his mother noticed, treated
the guests invitation to visit her with
some indifference
Don't you want to go over and spend
a day with Aunt Rebecca?" asked MAN.
ma that night when Donald was in his
cot.
Don't know as do" was the brusque
reply.
But | heard her tell you she had a
beautiful great cat, and that you might
play with it.
"That's all very WE'LL" said Donald
scornfully, "but found out, when she
kept on talking, that it wasn't real cat,
after air.
mot real cat?'
mo; only tortoise shell. Youths
Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
Rapidly Attained Wealth,

The recently removed president of the
Argentine Republic was three years ago,
at the time of his election, a poor lawyer,
poor in attachments as well as in purse
In fact he was not worth, all told, So, 600
when he was made president, and after
getting the benefit for three years of a
$4,000 salary he is now immensely
wealthy.
This speaks well for the perquisites of
a good Office, but it is true of every
Office in proportion to it's Importance
Anything or anybody in the republic
can be bought, the only question being
price President Celman's full name?
Well, it is Senior Don Miguel Juarez
Celman
He now has e6,00O,0OO in London, or
is currently believed to have, and it is
nothing more than reasonable, for it is
known that the Buenos Ayres Water
Works company, an English syndicate,
paid him an immense sum for the privi-
leges, and this is only one instance of
many. He also owns splendid palace
in Buenos Ayres and large and well
stocked ranch in the province of Cor
dova, of which his brother is governor
Kansas City Times
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25

Mayor Cushing's little 5-year-old
daughter Blanche fell from hammock
and broke her shoulder. After the fall
she ran into the house, her lips clenched
tightly, and calmly told her mother that
she had hurt herself. Although not a
tear was visible, yet the deathly pallor
which had spread over her face told the
mother that her little one was hurt.
CHOW, mamma, don't you cry. I Twill
stand the pain. It won't last SO very
long" said the little one.
Hastily examining his child, Mr.. Cush-
ing found that the shoulder blade was
broken. Surgeons were Immediately
brought, and the fracture, which proved
to be serious one, was quickly set.
At no time during the fearfully pain
full operation did the little one utter SO
much as a moan. She simply clenched
her dainty little fists, bit her lips, and
without a tear bore it all in manner
which the attending physician afterward
remarked they had never seen equaled.
Omaha Bee.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
ON CONTRACTS.


Their Peculiarities When Made Either
by Letter or by Telegram.
The question of rights and liabilities
under contracts made by correspondence.
or series of letters or kilograms to and
from some one in another city in re-
lation to mutual business transactions.
is one that Subsequently arising in bust
ness life, and with the principles of law
governing such contracts or such cores
pondence, it will be advantageous to most
business men to be familiar. Contracts
thus made are in their nature the same
as all other contracts and governed BY
the same rules, viz: There must be
parties capable of contracting. a subject
matter to be contracted for, sufficient
consideration, and an assent or COM
pletlon of the contracts aud it is of the
rules governing the determination of
this question only that we propose to
write now, and to give only those more
familiar rules that are we'll established
by adjudicated cases.
An offer made by mail or telegraph is
continuing and open proposition until
its receipt by the party to whom it is
addressed, and such reasonable time
thereafter as will enable him to accept
or refuse it, or until actual notice of its
withdrawal by the party making that
offer reaches the party. to whom the offer
has been made, and any act done by the
party eYlnclng an intent to accept it be-
fore actually receiving such notice of its
withdrawal, Is completion of the con-
tract. 1t may be withdrawn bv the
party making it at any time previous to
its acceptance by the other, but this no
tice of withdrawal is not operative until
it has actually reached the party to
whom it is addressed.
For instance: IF A should write to r.
making a certain offer for certain goods.
and B should write accepting such offer,
the contract would be completed at the
time 3 posted his acceptance, although
A might in the meantime have written
another letter withdrawing his offer, pro
v1ding that B had mailed his acceptance
before receiving the notice of withdrawal.
In other words, the contract is complete at
the time of mailing the acceptance of the
offer, and not at the time of the receipt
of such acceptance by the. party making
the offer.
Should B delay his acceptance, how
ever, until the receipt of the noticeof
withdrawal, no acceptance then made
could operate to bind A to the contract.
The offer need not be revoked in the
same manner as it was made, either; and
should A, after making an offer to B.
alter his determination and telegraph B
to that effect, Which telegram was re-
ceived by B previous to receipt of the
offer or its acceptance by him, it is a
complete withdrawal.
The entire question in each case is, Has
there been an assent to. the terms offered
before the offer was withdrawn? If SO,
there is a complete contract, which can
only be rescinded by the consent of both
parties, while before such acceptance its
terms are constantly open to modifca-
ton by either.-American Merchant.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
Negroes Rarely Commit Suicide.

There are plenty of cases on record in
which colored people have been killed by
members of their own race, but negro
seldom, if ever, commits suicide" OBJ
serves Coroner Frank. II know of no
nationality or race in which self murder
is so rare. and the reason is of course
the extreme philosophy which charac-
terizes the colored man or woman s
every thought.
There may be a good deal of grum-
bling, but so long as the next meal
ahead is provided for there is nothing so
much as solicitude, let alone anxiety,
AID just where despair can be found in
la colored man it is hard to say. The
negro may labor under a good many dis
advantages, but he certainly is ahead of
his white brother in the matter of enjoy
ing himself heartily on the least possible
|provocation, and of never thinking of
such a thing as meeting trouble half
way. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
How the Fog Afrected Observations.

A new story is told about the sharp
ness and briskness of the captains of the
transatlantic steamships. On recent
voyage Of one of the well known vessels
plying between here and Europe, one of
the passengers, woman, pestered the
captain to death with unnecessary ques-
tions. Some heavy weather set in, and
owing to the fog and rain the ships off
GERS We're unable to make their usual OBJ
servations. When the captain came
down to dinner on that afternoon his
prosecutor was waiting for him.
Trough weather, captain" she said.
Somewhat"
ga good deal of rain"
GA good deal"
''Pretty heavy fog"
Eyes, it is"
$50 heavy, 1 understand, that you
could not make your observation
Eyes" grufiy, "but not heavy enough
to prevent you from making yours. y
New York Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25

1t is rarely ever proper to strike met
tlesome horse. Occasionally fault is
clearly foolish, and no fear associated
with it i'll the creatures mind, such as
nipping his mate, or reaching round the
head to see if you are about ready, or
backing when you have no room, and
must be obeyed with bound; then a
gentle reminder with the whip is we'll
enough. On rare occasions authority
may be maintained by enforcing fear.
Yet if you terrorize the creature he will
hate you. 1t seems hard for horse or
dog to forget an injury. They never
forgive in the sense that men do. This
fact is often lost sight Of by thoughtless
people in their intercourse with dumb
animals.-New York Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25

AT Mannheim, Germany, several fac
tories, employing steam machinery and
hundreds of operatives, are now at work
preparing feathers for market. The
feathers come in great quantities from
different sections of Europe, and from
China and other parts of Asia. The
bales are opened near a kind of gin or
breaker, which shakes out the feathers
and throws them around in a chamber
through which a strong air current is
passing. From this machine they pass
to others, in which the long and heavy
feathers are separated by ventilators
from the short and light, until the final
grade of delicate down is blown into a
large receiver. The cleaning is effected
by jets of steam, the dirt thus loosened
being drawn off by currents of dry air.
-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
WHERE TO GET IOR PRINTING.

Attention is directed to the jobbing de.
partment Of the MARIETTA JOURNAL which
is provided with Steam Power, New Jot
Presses, New and Latest Styles of job
Type ana most approved and extern
sive facilities for the execution of iot
printing of all kinds from the smallest labeI
to the largest poster, IN black or colored
inks, at prices as low as can be had else
where for an equal grade of work. We are
prepared to printat short notice, pamphlets
posters, programmes, circulars, letter heads
checks, envelopes. bill heads, blanks of all
kinds, catalogues, business cards, and every
hing in the line OF printing used inthe con
duet Of every day Business We will du
plicate Atlanta prices. Give us tria
and see.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-25
why the Groom Is the Elder.

In the friendships formed between
boys and girls during the school age,
the boy is usually year or SO older than
the girl, girls of from 10 to Is being as
rule trife brighter than boys of the
same age, and having more inclination
and time to study, and consequently be-
ing put into classes with boys about a
year older than themselves. About the
age of Is or 16 the average girl begins
to mature socially at rapid gait, and
at IS she is the equal-generally more
than the equal-of man of 21.-New
York Ledger.