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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
A MOCkING BIRDS LESSON.
In Few Minutes 1t Learned Some New
Sounds But Forgot It's Clever Songs.

In Few Minutes 1t Learned Some New
Sounds But Forgot It's Clever Songs.
"There he goes again. groanel Mr..
George Phalen, a wealthy resident of
Highbridge. WAS ever man cursed
with such bird?"
Bird exclaimed Mr.. Phalen's visitor
In establishment. why, you don't
mean to say you keep a bird with all
those cats in the house;" For the sudden
chorus of kissing, splitting and mewing
that fioated in from the rear room seemed
TO indicate that an animated feline argu-
ment was in progress there.
There is no Cat under my roof" was
the reply. "All the noise you hear is
made by single knocking bird. Just
step into the other room and look at him.
A more woebegone creature You never
saw"
The bird, indeed, looked as though he
had seen hard and long service. He had
no vestige of tail left, and one of his
eyes was gone. His few feathers were
ruffied, and all his sleek and glorious
beauty had departed.
Three years ago old Nick that is his
name) was remarkably handsome bird, -
said Mr.. Phalen, and his numerous ac.
comptishments made him great favor
lite and very valuable. He could whistle
The Campbells Are Coming and a
dozen other airs with wonderful clear
ness and musical precision, and he was
SO clever that he coISA learn new tune
in an hour. would not have sold him
then for $500
but one night everybody in the house
was awakened by an awful uproar in the
back parlor. The mocking bird was
shr1eklng, shouting and swearing like a
human being; u cat. that must have en-
tered by the cellar door. for we harbored
none of his kind, was splitting and hiss
ing furiously, and the sound of some
heavy metallic object dashed frequently
and violently against the furniture WAS
dlstracting. | went down stairs with a
hight, and found that the cat paw was
lightly wedged between the wires of the
birds prison, and the terrified brute was
swinging the cage about the room, try
ing to release himself Old Nick was
nearly dead and badly dilapidated, as
you see him now, before | could olsen
tangle the cat from the wires and kick
him out into the darkness.
The birds tail never grew again, nor
did his plumage regain its luster. He
was quite silent for full week. and then
he suddenly made the air vocal with a
horrible series of caterwaulings, and he
has kept them up almost without inter
mission ever since. In the few dreadful
minutes that he passed face TO face with
the cat he learned every information of
voice that his assailant could teach him,
and utterly forgot all the songs and
speeches With which years of careful
tuition had enriched his mind A poor
exchange, it seems to me. New York
Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Correcting the. Teacher.

In one of the Springfield grammar
schools the teacher was explaining III
example in arithmetic on the blackboard.
and had finished it with the exception Of
the last two figures of the answer, which
was in dollars and cents, when she was
called out of the room. On returning
one Of the pupils raised her hand and
said, "There are some cents to the an
swer in the book, but there isn't any on
the board" why, Nellie, what do you
mean by speaking to me IKE THAR the
teacher exclaimed in anger. After the
school had been in roar Of laughter Tor
fully minute it dawned on the teach
ers mind that it was "cents" instead of
sense" that the girl was talking about.
Springfield Homestead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Nearly Everybody Is. superstitions.

The amount of mental suffering igno-
rant people undergo from the fear of i'll
omens being fulfilled is inconceivable to
persons Of well balanced minds" said a
we'll known physician.
This doctor spent two years at one of
the charity hospitals on Wards Island,
and while there had an excellent oppor-
tunity for observing many pecul;ar;ties
and various phases of humanity among
the outcasts of a great city. Continu-
ing after Il short reverie the doctor said:
"Of course superstitions have existed
and will exist as long as there remains a
belief in the mysteries of future life. 1t
is seldom admitted by persons of intelli-
gence that they are, to a greater or less
degree, at all subject to the uneasy feel
ing an uncanny event will produce. Be
1t is really an exceptional thing 10 find a
person who has no Superstitions what
ever. Generally the presentiments are
so unimportant that they are but sell
dom alluded to by the one experiencing
them, and are soon forgotten. But that
they do exist in nearly every mind is
undoubtedly true. Chicago News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
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 exten.
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 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
ming in the line OF printing used in the con
duct Of every day business aye will du-
pEcate Atlanta prices. Give Us tria!
and see.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Sudden.

Presence of mind is not always mo-
nopolized by the brave and wise, nor is it
uniformly cultivated for great and good
purposes.
Several of the pupils in "a certain
"backwoods' district determined not to
study geography. The teacher believed
that they were old enough to begin the
subject, and accordingly called one of
the Oldest boys to her desk and spoke to
him about the necessity of a knowledge
of his own and other countries.
Il sha'n't study geography till / git
ready growled the youngster.
The teacher rose quickly and seized
him by the collar, intending to shake
him, when the young rascal hastily add
ed, But am ready now!'-Yo Youths
Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Superstition About Spiders.

Even school boys are led 10 forego
their usual destructiveness when spiders
are in question. remember that when
| was a lad at Winchester it was consid-
cred most unluclky thing to do any in
jury to particularly large kind of spider
which is sometimes found in the college
buildings, and which went among us
boys Tor men, as we called ourselves) by
the name of a Wykehamist,--C ornhill
Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11

This Can BE Done on Nearly Every Farm.
Given flow of 100 gallons Of water
per minute and plenty Of liver and scraps
thrown in, and you can raise ,000 pounds
of trout in a pond 10 feet deep, 10 feet
long and ten feet broad, replacing them
with small ones as rapidly as they reach
marketable size. 1t can be done very
proftably too. The time is looked for
ward to, and it is not far away, when
every farmer will look upon an acre Of
water as he does upon an acre of land,
expecting so much yearly yield from it,
whether it is pond, lake, river or estuary
Washington Star
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
The Humps of Camels.

The humps Of camels are mere Jumps
of fat, and not provided for in the frame
work of the skeleton. When the animal
is in good condition the humps are full
and plump. On long journey where
food is scarce the humps are entirely alb.
sorbed, the skin covering them hanging
over the flank like an empty box.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
A Dreadful Threat.

A poet having loaned a small amount
to afriend found it very difficult to collect
the same, as his friend failed to recollect
the incident Meeting his friend in need
the poet said
IF you don't pay me that ST. which
you owe me l shall have to resort to ex-
IRENE measures"
land what may they be-"
''I'll dedicate my next poem in your
honor"
The friend turned pale and shelled ont
abruptly.-Texas Siftings.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
DIR. III. V. REYNOLDS,
PR4CTICING PHYSICIAN.

NIHEN 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. IL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11

"What was your lawyers fee in that
case, Dimling?''
at wasn't foe. Totling; it was an
honorarium"
Whats the difference"
"Wel, an honorarium is about ten
times rs much as fee. "-Harpers Ba-
Ear.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
NJ A RI ETT a
attorney At LAB.

Opposite the Kennesaw House,
CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor.
FPHE BEST OF VEHICLES, THE
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. i.
l have cheaped my charges proposition
ate to the stringency of the times Fo
references as to the truth of what saw
as the turnouts and charges, go to my
friends, which means the people general.
ly.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for the safely of themselves, vehicles and
horses. J, A. G. ANDERSON
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Strained Relations

Archibald--You are related 70 her by
marriage, are you not?
Frigiday-No; I'm her brother by re-
fusal. Puck.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
Or. n. N. GOBEK.
PR4CTICING PHYSICAL

TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
services to the citizens of Marietta and
SURF ounding country. Office, West-side Of
Square Upstairs in Nichols Hall. Res
idence at the Laneau house, one block
from Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11

Pr YSICIAN' AND SURGEON,

MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
OFFICE south side of Public Square,
~ a: Malone's Drug Store Residence
on the corner of Atlanta and Anderson
streets Callsln city or country answered
promptly day and night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
DIR. G. TENNENT.

Office Up Stairs in Masonic Building.
COUTH-SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, MA
= rietta, Ga. Has removed residence on
Cemetery street All calls promptly at
tended J1ly 4th, 1888
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
DIR. f. J. SEIZE.

PHYSICIAN And, SURGEON,
TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
i services in the practice of Medicine in
all its branches to the citizens of Marietta
and surrounding country. Office at DR.
E. J. Setze's Drugstore. All calls prompt
ly attended to-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-11
DIR. p. r.. CORTELYOU.
PKACTTCING PHYSICIAN,

PKACTCING PHYSICIAN,
Nj RIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
WI North-side Public Square, over r. 81.
Northcutt's Millinery store. Consultation
Hours, 81 a. m. 20 l2-3 to p. M, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No. Is.
Residence nearly opposite Pres oyterian
Church, on Church street,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18
Mountains of Bacilll.

Prodigious as must have been the
number OF organisms whose remains
form the great chalk deposits found all
owe the world, yet these are only as a
single grain of sand on the seashore
when compared with the vast accumu-
lation Of fossil infusoria. In spite OF
the extreme minuteness of these invisi
bic forms, the stratified rocks, forming
a large portion of the crust of the earth,
are made up almost entirely from their
shells and skeletons. They form great
mountain ranges in different portions
of the globe.
Even the silicious rocks, called trip
oil, are shown by the microscope to be
composed Of the carapaces Of tiny ami
malculD, that secreted silica from its
solution in water in the same way that
the carbonate of lime was secreted by
the organisms whose remains composed
the strata Of chalk. These silicious an
finals belonged principally to the fami
ly bacillaria. and their skeletons are sc
perfectly preserved that they a be
identified and compared with the bac
terium of the present day.-Macon Tel
ecraDh.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18

Thousands of curious and ingenious
theories have been brought forth to &C
count for the fact that the sun, al.
though he has whirled his burning disk
ac-os the heavens for untold ages, con
tinues to burn without being consumed
or his bulk being lessened in the least.
Some learned men affect to believe that
the great orb is a monstrous ball of gas,
but wen a great ball Of gas would be
consumed to its utmost atom in the
course of a few thousand years. Others
pretend to believe that its fires are kept
up by the remains of wrecked worlds
which are constantly falling into its
depths, but even this seems far from
probable, not to say a purely absurd
conclusion.
In giving his opinion on the last opin-
ion, one Of the most eminent astrono.
mers Of the day has figured that a
mountain range consisting of 176 cubic
miles falling into the u would only
be sufficient to maintain the present
heat for a single second; q mas equal
to that of our earth would engender
only enough of heat to last n%inety-three
years. If these conclusions are correct,
and we have no means of proving them
false, we'll may we ask the question
OF what wonderful, i~ndestrcctible sub
stance is the sun composed Louis
Ranuhlic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18

A richly but not overdressed woman
a day or two ago entered a we'll filled
Fourth avenue car, and without sc
much as u look dropped into a seat va
Gated for her by a man who IN rising
had politely raised hishat.
The woinan's behavior was so mark.
eddy u%ngracious that the other occu-
pants Of the q smiled broadly at the
victim Of misplaced politeness, who did
not fail to notice that he was being
laughed at.
Turning to the lady and nee more
raising his hat, he said, Pardon me,
madam, but did l leave my gloves on
the seatW
The woman stood up to look for the
missing handgcar and the man slid
himself cdgewise into the seat. The
laughter which followed was not par
ticipated in by the woman. and she
left the a at the next block.
Take my seat, madam" said a mar
to a woman on another occasion under
similar circumstances.
Thanks, no. l saw the car wa
more than full when l stopped it to gel
on and l expected to stand. have nc
right to deprive you Of your seat, anc
l won't do it,"
This little speech was followed by 6
look of blank alnazement on the par,
of the other passengers. New York
Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18
THE GENUS NEWSBOY.

Unwritten Laws Which He Observes with
Commendable Strictnoss,
Etiquette is not confined to the -Four
Hundred by any means Even the
newsboys of this great town havea code
of manner which is carefully kept up
even without the surveillance of q Nc
Allister.
Watch one board a horse car, for in
stance. He swings himself on the plat
form with an adeptness which is little
short of marvellous. If he sees another
newsboy in the a that settles it. The
latter m gets off the a without
more ado. Perhaps he is many times
larger than the boy inside, but that
makes no difference. There is an un-
written law among the newsboys OF
New York which says that, ''The first
Teller on der car owns der roost."
Size and personal proves do not
count in the deal at all. It is simply an
arrangement adopted by the craft long
ago and founded on the basis of fair
play.
Another thing that n notices in
the horse cars is the tendency of the
conductor to be tolerant toward the
boys, even though the little fellows
sometimes get in their way and tread
on their corns. Seldom is it that a
newsboy, when he is handed five cents
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18

General e. r. Burton describes a
novel method Of catching bears prac-
ticed by the native hunters of India.
Four or five sturdy men are armed, two
with long spears, cross barred on the
handles close to the sharp, two edged
blades, and two or three with ten foot
bamboos, of which the ends are smear
ed with bird lime.
Thus equipped, and leading several
powerful dogs, the hunters sally out an
hour or so before dawn, and pass alons
the base of the hills with the fresh
morning wind blowing up from the
plains below.
If the hunters have luck it is not long
before the fierce dogs wind the bear
and though dogs Of this species hunt
as silent as death, their straining on the
leash informs their masters that the
shaggy game is nigh.
The dogs are slipped and disappear
in the darkness, and soon the roaring
and growing show that they have
found the game. The hunters run w
to the spot where the bear is fighting
with the dogs.
The men with lined poles poke the
bear in the ribs and adroitly twist the
ends in its long hair, thus holding i,
fast on either flank, and the spearmer
complete the tragedy by repeated speal
thrusts. 1t is said that a party of ex
perienced men with good dogs never
fail to secure the bear in this way
Youths Companion.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18

for a penny paper, appeals In VAIN TO
the conductor for five coppers if he
happens to find himself without change.
On the other hand, if the day is very
cold and the a door is kept shut by
the conductor, the newsboy in opening
it will always close it again carefully
before crying out the different editions
of his paper. This seems to be another
tacit understanding among the boys.
Occasionally a cross grained conductor
will strike one of the little lads, who
are SO great a convenience to the pub
lie, OF even push him off his car, but
such cases are few and far between. 1t
is not impossible that some Of the con-
ductors were newsboys themselves in
their time.
Aside from his method of doing bust
ness on the city's horse cars, the New
York newsboy has another trait Which
entities him to respect, and that is his
honesty. Give a boy a dime, and if he
says, "Haint got no change, boss; just
wait err minute" and then disappears
in the crowd, you needn't think for an
instant that you are being robbed. OF
course the boy could get away if he
were SO inclined, but he isn't. The lit
tie chap may have had hard luck, and
perhaps didn't get money enough to
buy his usual luncheon, but it will
eve enter his head to run away with
your dime. Just inquire among your
friends and see if you can find who
will say that a New York newsboy ever
robbed him of a cent.-New York Her.
aid
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18
Notice for Puhlication.)
Mining Application No. 1866,
L. S. Land Office, Helena, Mont,

L. S. Land Office, Helena, Mont,
July II 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the BLACK Ola
No>D MINING COMPANY whose rost-otice
ddress is Great Fails, montana has made ap-
LEGATION for . patent for 1890, 1860, 1lO0, l45a.s and
}INoND JAY, BLACK DIAMOND No. ,
GlYsrAL, MAELE No, and TARIFF
mining district, Mcaghrr County, Montana and
Described in the official plat and field notes on
tHs IN ,ils of, &C. ai folloMs' XIX; nv
Cor. No. |. from which Initial Point No. B Mon
',na District bears $ : degrees 20 minutes "
tS.S feet. \ 20 degrees So minutes T. Ass 5 feet.
) SO degrees 4 minutes W 100 feet, S 81 degrees
Is minutes ", 1880 feet to Cor. No. l and place
of beginning. Containing @.3t acres.
Beginning on BLACK DIAMOND No. . at
Cor. Mol from which Initial Point No. 3
Montana District hears, $ ID degrees " 1904 feet;
j q degrees 80 minutes 4 GEO feet: S 80 degrees
ii minutes W 1850 feet; n .2 degrees 50 minutes
6Jo feet; to Cor. No, and place of beginning.
rom which Initial Point No. 5 Montana Dist
lei ie"rs, $ g degrees 20 minutes " seas
Get: $ 81 degrees 50 minutes IL liS.3 feet; S 10.
'rgrces 81 minutes W lO.b,S feet: n 81 degrees II
minutes & IA feet; n % degrees 3 minutes Il
1873 feet; to Cor. No. l and place of beginning.
Bcginningo ON MABiE No. Q at Cor. No. /
'ioiH which Initial Point 10. 3 Montana Dis
;Ii"' bears, : -St!rErees 20 minutes W aGS3.6 feet;
nsate $ ca degrees 3 minutes L L33 feet !;
II degrees 81 minutes + 1850 feet: N "a de-
gecs " minute. " ot3 feet; S Is degrees .
jlutcS VI li6S.S feet 10 Cor. No. / and place
!cpinhing. Containing ls.25 acres.
beginning on TARIFF at Cor. No. / from
,hich Initial Point No. 3 montana Distric,
ears, : - degrees - minutes W 1896 feet;
hence : q degrees II minutes W G7S.1 feet
Z 81 deg, 30 ,ain. L 1850 feet n 81 deg. 80 min. "
2ii feet: y 81 deg. IA min. + 52l.3 feet:
: 10 degrees : minutes W i4h2.2 feet: to Cor.
40. l and place Of lightning. Containing $50
acres.
Continuing 4.0s acres and forming a por-
ton Of the un'urvcyed Township II n of Range
& cr 8 l.. p. meridian. The location Of this
Wine i recorded III the recorders Office Of Meagher
County Montana.
adjoining claimants are Cornucopia Min
ip@ Company on the East, and the montana
Gold, Silver. Platinum and Telluriuin Mining
Company on the South.
All persons holding adverse claims thereto
are required to present the same before this
Office within sixty days from the first day
CT publication hereof, or they will be barred
by the virtue Of the provisions of the statute.
$. y. SWlGGETT,
Register.
Jno. p. Nelson.
Attorney for claimant.
First publication July II 1891
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18


A new material, which has been
named "Christia," has been introduced
for surgical dressings. 1t is a mem
brane-like tissue, made by a process of
felting the pure fiber of the MANILA
hemp. 1t is very light and strong, i'm
permeable to water, spirits of all kinds,
oils and acids. 1t is made neutral, so
that it can be rendered %antiseptic with
any desired medicament. 1t will stand
tropical heat and arctic cold with
out being injuriously affected by the
changes.
1t is particularly adapted for India
and other hot climates, where gutta-
percha tissue and oiled silk become in
short time amalgamated to such an ex-
tent as not only to be useless to the
surgeon but injurious to anything with
which they come in contact. In view
Of the fact that both oiled silk and
guttapercha tissue have been discarded
by thegov> lnncntof the United States.
England, France, Denmark and Nor
way in consequence of their impracti-
cability, there is a large field for the
new material, another advantage of
which is that it is only about half the
price of oiled silk.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-09-18
The Capitoi Dome.

The Capitol dome at Washington is
the only considerable dome of iron in
the world. 1t is Il vast hollow sphere
weighing 5000, 800 pounds. How much
is that2 More than 1000 tons, or al
most the weight Of 10000 full grown
persons, or about equal to 1000 la
dened coal cars of four tons each,
which, if strung out one behind the
other, would occupy a mile and a half
OF track.
On the very top of the dome the
a~llegorical figure America" weighing
1885 pounds, lifts it's proud head high
in air. The pressure of this dome and
figure upon the piers and pillars is H.,
AZ pounds to the square foot. II
would, however, require a pressure OIL
755, 1856 pounds to tho square foot te
crush the supports of the dome. The