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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Young MICA That Are Plenty.

1T is very difficult" said business
man, Ito make people understand that
one can't always employ Young men
starting in life just to please on. friends
who recommend them to us. It's bad
business policy to employ more men
than one needs. In these day of close
competition, no business man can afford
to spend money unwisely. A certain
volume of business justifies and demands
certain expenditure in salaries to carry
on that business. 1t isn't fair to us to
ask us to increase our salary list when
there is no excuse for SO doing. 1t isn't
fair to our trusted and efficient employees
to ask us to employ new men and yet
maintain our salary list. We can do
this only in two ways. One is to pare
off enough from the salaries of the old
men to provide salaries for the new men.
Another is to discharge old men to make
room for the new. You see that both
plans are out of the question. other
things Being equal.
People who send promiscuous letters
of recommendation often cause us a
great deal of embarrassment. One likes
to please a friend, and yet one cannot
always, in justice to himself or others,
do this And have you ever noticed
how many of these letters of introduc-
ton describe the bearers of them rs bril-
liant young men, who will prove of
value to those who employ them? Hard
ly one man in thousand of those de-
scribed in this way fultills the promises
made for him. Do those who write such
letters ever consider that if a big bust
ness house employed all the men who
brought letters of recommendation to
the firm it would be overwhelmed with
employees within a year and driven into
bankruptcy in two years by its stupen-
dous salary list?-New York Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Specter Photographs,

Mr.. Arthur S. Green, an American
photographer, gives the following meth
cd of making the camera source of
amusement by the production of "ghost''
or shadow pictures-for example, a
seated man starting back in terror from
his own specter Make background of
the proper size by stretching out some
black material. Place the subject, draped
in white or in light clothing, in the right
attitude to the right or left of the center
of the background, then focus the cam
era and expose the plate for half a sec
ond. The impression will be that of a
shadowy and ghostlike figure. Take a
chair and table, placing the chair in the
center of the background, and the table
on the side away from the ghost.
Seat the subject in the chair, with his
head turned to the ghost: focus again,
and give the plate a full exposure, which,
if the light is good, should be about two
seconds. Develop and print in the usual
way. Any objects to be seen through
the ghost should be photographed with
fifteen seconds exposure before taking
the picture of the ghost. Other devices
of the kind might be mentioned, but it
will be more interesting to leave them
to the ingenuity Of the amateur.-New
York Advertiser.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
The AntiouitY of Geese.

There is much curious amusement t.
be had in tracing where the foodstuff:
we use and the domestic animals we eat
or use, originally came from. Professor
Max Muller, reasoning through his sci
ence of words, finds that the goose was
domesticated very early. or at least some
bird like it.
Goose in English, ganse in German;
dropping the g according to the laws OF
language, the word becomes anser in
Latin and correspondingly in Greek,
with the aspirate that marks the Digam-
ma was dropped, and SO back to ansa in
the Sanscrit.. Our prehistoric Sanscrit
ancestors of the Indian fable lands, had
geese. Professor Muller, therefore, con-
cludes birds resembling them closely,
though thousands of years the name has
remained, varying only according to the
known laws of the change of pronuncia-
ton, and probably the livingston
throughout behind the name. Such is
the antiquity of geese. New York Even
ing Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Swallowed FIFTY Knives.

There are several well authenticated
accounts of knife swallowing, as distin-
guished from the sword swallowing
featsof itinerant jugglers In the Edin-
burgh Philosophical Journal is reported
the case of an American sailor, John
Cummings. who swallowed at different
periods within the space of two years
about fifty clasp knives. When he was
twenty-three years of age he was on
shore with some of his comrades at
Havre, where he witnessed the feats of
conjurer who pretended to swallow
knives. When he returned to his ship
he swore that he could swallow knives
as easily us the Frenchnan had, and, be-
ing challenged, took his own knife and
swallowed it. He then offered to swal-
low all the knives they would bring him,
and eventually swallowed three.
This feat he af.erward performed sew
eral times, and in Boston, in 1905, he
swallowed in one evening no fewer than
fourteen knives, after which he was
taken SO i'll that he had to be removed to
Charlestown hospital. He was after
ward taken by the English ship Isis for
smuggling, and on Dec. 4, 1905. he swal-
lowed twelve knives, which terminated
his career after long and terrible ill
ness. He died in March, 1907, In ex.
IRENE agony, at Guys hospital.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
How a Spider Ruined IA Nation

When the French quartermaster, Dis
jonval, was confined in prison by the
Dutch at Utrecht he sought to beguile
the tedium of his prison life by atten-
lively studying the habits of the spiders
which frequented his cell. and eight
years of Imprisonment gave him leisure
to be well versed in their. ways. In De-
cember of 1894 the French army, on
whose victory over the Dutch depended
Disjonvars restoration to liberty, were
in Holland, and the victory seemed GER
tain if the frost, which was then of I'M
precedented severity, continued.
The Dutch ENJOYS had failed to ne
gotiate a peace, and Holland was de-
spairing when the frost suddenly broke.
The Dutch were now exulting, and the
French generals prepared to retreat;
but the spiders of Disjonval's cell fore
warned him that the thaw would be of
short duration, and he knew that his
little insect weather monitor never de-
ceived him. Accordingly he contrived
to communicate his weather knowledge
to the army of his countrymen and its
generals, who duly. estimated his dis
jonvals) character, relied upon his as
surance that within a few days the
waters would again be frozen so as to be
passable to the French troops.
They delayed their retreat; within
twelve days sharp freeze set in, and
the French army triumphed. Disjonval
was released, and a spider had brought
ruin to the Dutch nation.-St Louis
Republic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Happy Little Girls.

An interesting pair of cash girls go up
Sixth avenue every evening from one of
the big retail stores. There are hun
dreds of such girls, but this particular
pair challenge observation. One is a
stunted little blond slip of girl of per-
haps eleven or twelve, the other a bru-
nette slip of a girl trifie older and half
head taller. Both are thin aud round
shouldered and bright eyed
The taller girl invariably carries a
novel in her hand, from which she reads
aloud to her companion as they walk.
They go along at a swinging gait, keep
ing pace with the great, hurrying, G
o'clock throng, plunging over crossings
without apparently noticing anything or
anybody, though the little listener looks
out for both. The latter's ear is in
clined toward the reader so she can
catch every syllable above the roar OF
the street.
They seem to have different book
every day. tried once to get glimpse
of the title, but they walked too fast for
me. This much ascertained-t there
was something about duchess and an
earl in the dialogue New York Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
killed by Preacher, Skinned bv Deaco,

Killed by Preacher, Skinned by Deacon.
DR.. Harmon Jones tells a good story
which actually occurred in the early
settlement o.. this county. During those
days the Usage Indians prowled around
in these woods, and bears, panthers and
wild cats were plentiful. 1t was the
custom to carry a gun most everywhere.
There was always a few who carried
their guns to church on Sunday morn
ing. One Sunday Rev. Stephen Ham
was preaching down on Loutrie. Itwas
way back in the 2Os. While the Rev.
Mr.. Ham was closing his sermon with a
red hot exhortation he saw deer pass
the window. He stopped preaching
told his audience to keep still, picked up
an old rifle and went out and killed the
deer. He completed his sermon while a
couple of the deacons skinned the deer.
DR.. Jones went home with one of the
deacons to dinner, and says he never ate
better venison in his life. Dock is now
seventy-seven years old, and has been a
practicing physician and druggist for
fifty-three years. He practiced medicine
in East st. Louis four years and in Paris,
Mo-, seven years. He is the oldest drug
gist in the county, and came here when
this country was wilderness.-Fu
(Mo.) Gazette.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
The Barney Stone.

The village of Barney is in the south
of Ireland, about four miles from Cork.
Blarney castle was built by Cormack
MacCarthy, the Strong, fourth lord of
Muskerry, about the middle of the
Fifteenth century. The ruins of the
famous old fortress are visited by thou
sands of tourists every year. This is
largely on account of tradition which
has been attached for some centuries to
one of the stones used in building the
castle. This stone is said to communi-
cate to the tongue that touches it the
gift Of gentle, insinuating speech, and
that has given rise to the accusation
when any one is of particularly sweet
accent that he or she has kissed the
Blarney stone. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
WHERE TO GET JOB PRINTING.

Attention is directed to the jobbing de.
partment of the MARIETTA JOURNAL which
is provided with Steam Power, New Job
Presses, New and Latest Styles of job
Type ana most approved and extern
sive facilities for the execution of job
printing of all kinds from the smallest label
to the largest poster, in,black or colored
inks, at prices as lew 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
ming in the line OF printing used in the con-
duet of every day business. We will du-
plicate Atlanta prices. Give us trial
and see.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15

Printing machines are usually driven
by steam or gas motors, but the machine
which prints certain newspaper in
America is run by dog power. A large
wheel about ten feet in diameter and
two in width is connected with the driv-
ing rigger of the machine by means of a
belt; strips Of wood, for foothold, are
placed foot apart on the inside of the
wheel, where Joe, the journalistic
dog, walks his weary round, and thus
causes the wheel to revolve. Joe has run
the press for about five years, and has
faithfully earned his board and lodging,
but it is now about time for him to feel
i'll and turn it up" being unable to con-
tinue turning it round. London Tit
Bits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Fishing for Ducks.

In India an ingenious scheme is prac-
ticed for taking ducks on a line, which
is attached at one end to a flexible stick
stuck up in the mud, the other extremity
having double pointed needle of bone
attached to it. The latter is baited by
stringing upon it some grains of corn.
Presently along comes Mr.. Duck, swal-
lows the needle and finds himself cap
tive the moment he tries to fly away, liz
old times the Cape Cod fishermen de-
pended largely for bait upon the sea fowl
they took on their voyages. To catch
them they threw out fishing lines with
hooks on the ends, to which were at
tached chunks of cod liver. The latter
foated because of the oil they contained,
and INJURIES, gulls and other birds swal-
lowing them" were quickly pulled in,
skinned aud chopped up.-Interview in
Washington Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
A Clever Retort.

An old lady brought up as witness
before a bench Of magistrates, when
asked to take off her bonnet refused to
do SO, saying, There's no law compel
ling woman to take off her bonnet"
sob" said one of the magistrates, "you
know the law, do you? Perhaps you
would like to come up and sit here and
teach us?" "No, l thank you, sir" re-
piled the old lady; there are old women
enough there already. San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Too Late.

Il say, old fellow, here are the five
shillings borrowed of you last weekr'
"Thanks. dear boy! | had forgotten
all about it."
Hang it, old man. why didn't you
tell me that five minutes ago;"-Londor
Tit Bits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
Apnlyinc Mt Headquarters.

II understand that you have been at
tending the lectures Oh First Aid to the
Injured, Miss Rosulie," said the young
man.
Eyes" answered the sweet girl.
''Can--can You tell me-" whispered
the youth, drawing little nearer, what
you would do for a bro-broken heart?'
New York Truth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
DIR. I'll. V. REYNOLDS,
PRACTrCLNG PRYSICLAl

PKACEICING III TNICIdN,
VIZ HEN 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, 1891-10-15
Or. N. N. GOBEK,
PRACTTCING PHYSICIAN.

OFFENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
services to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country. Office, West-side Of
Square, Upstairs in Nichols Hail. Res
idence at the Laneau house, one block
from Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
DIR. j. ID. MALONE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
OFFICE south side of Public Square,
" a. Malone'e Drug Store Residence
on the corner of Atlanta and Anderson
streets. Callsin city or country answered
promptly day and night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
NJ A R EFT A
Opposite the Kennesaw House. /,

CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
TTHE BEST OF VEHICLES, TIKI
safest of drivers and the fastest
horses are always ready, night and da
for hire. No man or woman or child eve
has given me call in the past, who ha
been, nor shall any ever in the future be
dissatisfied with my teams or the men
my employ. Everything and every body
about me are No. /.
have cheaped my charges proposition
ate to the stringency of the times. Fo
references as to the truth of what | say
as tine turnouts and charges, so to my
friends. which means the people general.
ly.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for the safely of themselves. vehicles and
horses. j. A. @. ANDERSON
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
It's Round ENerYNvhere.

what ails you?" asked the carriage OF
the wheel.
That tired feeling" replied the wheel.
Exchange.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
DIR. E. J. SEIZE.

PHYSICIAN IND 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. ]. Seize Drugstore. All calls prompt
ly attended to-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
DIR. p. r. CORTELYOU,

PRACTTCING PHYSICIAN,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
1Xl North-side Public Square, over r. g.
N orthcutt's Millinery store. Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. 70 l2--3 to p. M, unless
otherwise engaged. Telephone No l5
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
Church. on Church street,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office Up Stairs in Masonic Building.
ktOUTH-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, MA
y rietta, Ga. Has removed residence on
Cemetery street. All calls promptly at
tended. Jaly 4th, 1888.
New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
PHILIP l.. MOEN.

Worcester Mass, April % SpecaD.-Philip L. Moen,
president Of the Washburn d MOen Manufacturing Com
pany, the biggest wire manufacturing in this
country died at his home in this city this afternoon,
aged sxty-seven years He born in wilma. n. Y,
and IN 1916 married daughter of Ichabod Washburn
of this city, who four years later took him into
partnership in the manufacture of wire. The present
corporation formed in 1863 and since the death
of Deacon Washburn twenty-one years ago. Mr. Moen
has been its president. lie sterling Republican
and one of the Blaine electors in 1884. He was
noted for his benevOence and gave literally to various
charitable and educational institutions in this vicinity
lie was one Of the trustees Of the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute and president Of the Washburn Memorial
Hospital He was for many years deacon in the
Union Congregational CHURCH For the last fifteen
years mystery has hung over this apparently blame
less life growing out of tho blackmailing operations
Of doc" Levi Wilson. To this man, who was an
ignorant hostler, Mr. Moen paid between 100000 and
100000 during the seven years between 1915 and
1882 The matter came into court when Moen ceased
his payments. but the cause OF the payments was
never made known. NJ. MOen testified that he PAID
the money because Wilson told him he knew OF a
crime he should expose il he had not paid. Moen sad
the crime did not concern him personally, but ne
would never say what the story wts which Wilson
threatened him. Wilson swore he never threatened
MOen with the publication of any story OF crime
When asked why MOen made the payments nc sald
" MOen can best tell yOu" Wilson is now In the
West The death OF his victim may lead to the
solution Of the mystery
New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
1 pprrnrvG rRoryD FOR pEsrrIEyCE.

II pestence 20 break out in NewNolk II coulu
not heye more promising 1ed in which to begin It's
syages and reap speedy harvest than in Rdge-st be-
tween Pyinpton and Stanton sts The sccumulatOns OF
garaqe and pershabe which evidently have been
permitted 20 remain there for DAYS offers every oD-
pOrunty for an epidemic TO appear and spread In one
short block thirty barrels oyernowins with garbage de-
eyed vegetables entras Of fish and poultry were counted
Besides the thirty barrels enough filth had accumulated
from the overflow refuse I'll thirty other barrels. Ihls
the streets. no attempts aDpar
entity having been made TO sweep 1t away The stench
10 his street was almost unenduIable. Tribune re-
porter called at number Of houses and learned that
these barrels Of Raba-e had been exposed to the warm sun
since Tuesday and there indications that relief
vas any nearer than last Tuesday. One barrel was
filed with spoiled fish. which had been standing on the
Sidewalk Since Tuesday. What condition they were in
ar days Of hot and warm Iains can better
be imagined than described. The condition OF this section
O. the city standing not only to the people who
have the misfortune to live there but TO the entire DoDu-
htOn.
New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
OBITUARY.
JOHN CARLIN.


John Carlin, the deaf-mute poet and painter, died
at his home No. 212 West Twenty hfthst, yesterday,
aged seventyelght. lie born deaf and dumb.
was one of the first pupils at the Philadelphia In
sttution for Deaf Mutes, but when twelve years old
he had exhausted all its advantages The boy studied
on. however, and when twenty-five years old went
10 London and Paris. In the latter city he studied
art under De Laroche, and returning here after q
stay Of three years in Europe, soon became famous
as a painter Of miniatures. His clients were
chiefly among the old Knckerbocker families OF this
city and prominent people throughout the State,
At Washington, in the days preceding the war; he was
on familiar terms, by virtue OF his profession with
among his friends William II. Seward, Thurlow Weed,
Horace Greeley, Hamilton Fish, and other men Of
prominence.
Mr. Carlln was also we'll known poet Many
OF his poems have been printed, one Of the most
touching OF them being The Mute's LAMENT which
opens with the line:
al move a silent exile on this earth"
Talking of death In the same poem, he says
"My ears shall bio unseaed and I shall hear:
My tongue shall be unbound, and shall speak,
Mr.. Carln's interest in deafmutes untiring.
He conended against restricting their education to
their supposed limited faculties. He especially
earnest in advocating their study Of the sciences For
these reasons he widely known and loved by deaf
mutes both in this country and in Europe Ills own
house. where he had lived for forty years was centre
of interest for Others afflicted like himself Mr.. Car
lin married in early years deaf-mute and had hve
children, none of whom is either deaf or dumb.
New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
NrAInR IOHN G KINNEY.

Hartford, Conn., April 22.-Maior John c. Kinney,
postmaster Of Hartford died last evening, OF pneumonia
following an attack of influenza. He ftytwo years
old and graduate OF Yale in 1851. He served In the
Navy during the war with distinction ana had since
been continuously in newspaper work until year ago,
when he was appointed postmaster. After the war he
wrote for the Century" Company series Of articles
on the battles and leaders Of the Civil War the section on
Farragut at Mobile Bay having been rated by military
men one OF the best the series After the war Major
Kinney spent short time IN the South. He then came
North and went into newspaper work He was connecte1
with 1.-THE Hartford Courant" and "The Waterbury
Amercann and other newspapers. lie United States
Marshal for Connecticut from 1882 to 1886.
New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
JAMES W. LAWRENCE.

James W. Lawrence, aged seventy-one retired
carriage builder, died at his home at the Rockingham,
No LAS Broadway, on Tuesday, 21st inst, from
pneumonia, which followed attack Of grip. He had
been I'm good health until about eight days before his
death. The funeral services, which were held at his
home last night, conducted by the Rev. Chauncey
b. Brewster The burial will be at Greenwood to-day.
Mr. Lawrence was born at Cornwall in 1920. After
having received a common school education he began
learn his trade carragebuilder In the shop OF
James Bashford, at Yonkers Early in life he came
TO this city and began business in Thlrdave In 1856,
in connection with Henry Brewster and John w.
BnttOn, he established the firm Of Brewster & Co.,
carriage builders and remained in the firm until ten
years ago, when he retired Mr.. Lawrence was in
comfortable circumstances. He a stanch Repub-
lcan and was one of the original members OF the
Union League Club At the breaking out Of the war,
Mr.. Lawrence who was an active AbOlitiOnist, con
trbuted literally to the support G the Government.
lie leaves widow, son and two daughters