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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
Pronounced Hopeless, Yet Saved.

From letter written by Mrs. Ada Z.
Hurd, Of Groton, S. D., we quote: Yves
taken with bad cold, which settled in nv
lungs, cough set in aud finally terminated
in consumption. Four doctors gave me
up, saying ! could live but short time.
gave myself up to my Savior, determined
if / could not stay with my friends on
earth, ! would meet my absent ones above.
Ny husband was advised to get Dr. King S
New Discovery tor consumption, coughs
and colds. | gave it trial, took in all,
eight bottles; it has cured me, and thank
God | am now a well and hearty woman"
Trial bottles free at ]. D. Malones drug
store, regular sizes soc. and $1,000
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
LIBERALIZATION.
THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING
PLANTS.
.[For the Marietta Journal. |

.lFor the Marietta Journal.
We are told in the book of Gene
sis, that God created all animals
after (his) their kind" and all the
plants and shrubs after its kind.
Now after much research and inves.
tigation We find that many plants,
such AS corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat,
ETC., can be crossed or hybridized
and made to produce another kind,
partaking of the nature of both,
thereby making a kind, sometimes
better than either Of the original.
l now propose to show how this
may be accomplished. Get cotton
bloom, that has just opened anG ex-
anime its parts very carefully and
minutely and you will find that it
is composed Of a perianthium and a
corolla, the outer leaves of the bloom,
and inside of the coroll@, you will
lind the petals and within these
petals, the stamens, the male part of
the plant, and within these stamens
the pistil, the female organ, which
terminates below in capsule that
contains the ovary or seed recepta>
Gle. The upper ends of the stamens
are capped with anthers which Sc
crete the pollen or formulating dust,
which is taken up by the stigma, the
vascular upper end of the pistil ard
thus formulation is affected. To
effect cross between two different
kind or specie, it will be necessary
to select blooms at the stage of in
tlorescence, just before the corolla
opens. Then open the tube-like
formation of the carolla of the kind
to be operated upon, with sharp
pointed-pen knife, carefully remove
the stamens, then take stamens from
another kind just before it blooms
naturally, and insert the stamens
of this kind into the corolla of the |
other kind and around the stigma
thereof and from which its own STA
mems had been removed, thus fer>
tilizing the stigma of the first kind
with the pollen dust of the latter
kind producing in fine a hybrid or
new kind.
Will some one please explain why
volunteer tomatoes always produce
small kind? A. J. HARRISON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
AGENTS FOR THE IOURNA.

The following Agents have clubs and
will take subscriptions to the MARIETTA
JOURNAL at One Dollar per year in ad-
vance:
Popder Spriags-R. H. Marchmar
md j. j.. Camp.
Story-T. j. Lunsford
!Smyrnd-J J Payne.
Due West-B. w. Griggs.
Lost Mountdin-E. l.. Msyes.
Gritter- C w. York.
Accorth-H. NJ. Putnam. l.. A. hitch
fed and B. Rainey.
RoSWell-J. B. Watson.
AuStell-W. P. Johnson. +. w. Med
lock.
Big Shdnty-Joe Lacy and c. N. Price
Oakley AiUs-W. S. Dodgen.
Marietta DiSt-Martin w. Frey.
Upshd,c-J. B. Moon.
Due EaSt-L. M. Power.
Now is the time to subscribe. Agent.
are in the reach of every man in the cour
ty. and the price as low as the cE eauest.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01

Jack (tenderly to the little broth
er of his adored one)-Would you
like to know secret, Tommy?
Tommy--You bet.
Jack-Well, I'm in love with your
sister.
Tommy-Oh, that's no secret.
The family has talked about it every
day since Aunt Hetty promised Nell
that sne'd bring about an introduc>
ton. &
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
Good looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon healthy condition of all
the vital organs. If the liver be inactive
you have bilious look, if your stomach
be disordered you have a Gyspeptic look
and if your kidneys be affected you have
a pinched look. Secure good health and
you will have good looks Electric Bitters
is the great Alternative and tonic, acts di
rectly on these vital organs. Cures PIN
pies, blotches, boils and gives good com,
plexion. Sold at j. D.Malones drugstore
SOC. per bottle.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
WERE IN A FIX,

QUITE a number of families in
Barlow county have lately been
srbjec ted to considerable embarrass-
ment. A number of young couples
who have been legally married dur
ing the past seven or eight years,
or believed they were, found that
the ceremonies had been performed
by person not authorized. The
whole trouble was caused by cler-
ical error in bill which passed the
Legislature seven or eight years
ago. The bill introduced by DR..
Baker, who at that time represented
Barlow county, created board of
commissioners for Barlow, and, by
an oversight of its author, failed
to specify that the power to create
new militia districts had been trans
ierred IRON the ordinary to the COM
missioners. Under this act a new
militia district was created by the
commissioners, supposing they, had
the authority to do 80. l. Y. Davis
was elected Justice. In the dis
charge of his official duties he was
called upon to unite several cou-
pies in the holy bonds of matrimony.
In the course of time some yigilant
lawyer called attention to the fac
that commissioners had not the lesa'
right to create the district and thu
official acts Of the Justice were no
lawful. This led to the introductio,
OF bill in the present Legislator
legalizing the former acts of Justic
Davis,which set things right with tn
uneasy married couples. This &C
tied the knot without doubt.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
GEoRGIA-COBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY.
Py virtue of an order from the Court of
Ordinary of said county, will be sold be-
fore the Court House door in the city of
Marietta, within the legal hours of sale,
on the first Tuesday in November next,
the following property viz Lot of land
number TAI containing 40 acres more or
less, and Is acres of the west side of lot
number TAO, also 81 acres of the north
side of lot number 772, containing in the
aggregate 664 acres more or less All
situated lying and being in the 10th dis
trict and 2nd section OF Cobb county. Ga
Sold as the property OF Archibald Me.
garity, deceased, tor the purpose of dis
tribution among the heirs OF said deceas.
ed. Terms cash. This Sept. %, 1891.
THOS. c. MCCARTHY. Admir-
of Archibald MCCARTHY
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01

The best spring medicine in the world
is T: P. P. If you would be well and in
good spirits use +. P. P. If weak and
debilitated and run down take P. p, P.
For spring medicine to cure and tone up
the general ailments of the system take
T. ?. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and
Potassium.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
BuckIen's krnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world Tor cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fevel
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblain
corns, and all skin eruptions and POSITIVELY
cures piles or no pay required 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, o.
money refunded Price % cents per box
For sale by j D Malone.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
mother Cashier.

Mr.. 4. NJ. Farrar of the Merchant
bank, Atlanta, says to have money is to
save 1t. In the use of DR.. Bigger's Huckle.
berry Cordial for all bowel troubles be
saves doctors bills aud prevents panic Of
Suffering. pA"'' u
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
IMPORTANT MATTERS.

IMPORTANT MATTERS.
A full line of Mann's Triple Extracts in
bulk just received at MaIone's Di 90 Store.
These perfumes are among the very best
on the market, out can be sold at reasona.
BILE price
The three best nickle cigars in town are,
Rebel Girl, Corner Druggist, aud Private
John Allen. They can be had only at ].
D. Malone's Drug Store.
There is no standard patent medicine or
proprietary remedy, that can not be found
at Malone's Drug Store
1t is generally understood that YOU can
buy better stationery, and get more TOR
your money, at MAlone's Drug Store, than
any where else.
Remember the place, Masonic Building,
between the Post Office and the Banks, and
any time you need any thing in the Drug
line. call there and you will get right treat
ment right prices, and above all, reliable
goods
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01

DR.. Bigger's Huckleberry Cordial is a
sure cure tor all bowel troubles. For sale
by all dealers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01

%All kinds of legal blanks and
lronclad waiver notes for sale at the
Journal Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY.

To all whom it may concern: j. O.
Allen, Administrator of Jesse NJ. Moon,
deceased, has in due torn applied to the
undersigned for leave to sell the lands
belonging to the estate of said deceased
and said application will be heard on the
first Monday in November next This
2Sth day of September, 1891.
j. N. STONE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-01

My stock this by the
the lowest When buy Fall much or how
want the best values for will be dn ma
gains that l - - ' 4"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

with hedgerows of fig trees, jessamine
and roses: and then the neat little viii
lage which F. persists in clubbing Yea
and Amen" Ii contains about ten thou
sand inhabitants and lies in the midst
of a lovely plain about six miles from
the foot of the cordillera. The adobe
houses are built in the prevailing style of
the coast, their fiat roofs covered with
tiles. Peaceful rs it looks, bathed in
golden sunshine and environed by fruit
ful fields, there is one ever present
source of terror, viz. the earthquakes,
whose frequent visits have left fearful
scars on all the surroundings. In 174J
the older Yea, which stood about six
miles farther south, was completely de.
stroyed, scarcely one ST )ne being left up
on another. In the present town the
roof of the cathedral and the walls of
one of the churches have fallen in; the
churches of San MERGED and San Angus
tin are badly cracked. and there is hard.
ly house that has not suffered more OF
less from the mysterious power that none
can Observation-Disclosures Star.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

and the extinguisher would dance upon
the PROSTATE form. dyeinc his feet and
ankles and staining the long grasses OF
his disguise with the blood OF the pro-
faner of the mysteries. sometimes il
happens that some man not deemed
worthy OF initiation is caught unawarea
before he can gain place II refuge. and
in every such case the full penalty of
death By clubbing is eXacted.
Sometimes a man met out OF cover gives
the proper sign, but the Duk -duk still
dances before him, ami the warriors still
threaten but do not strike. Two Others
then leave the line and stand by the side
of the man thus menaced. always one OF
the boys just growing into manhood
together they all three give the sign. the
fugleman and MS tail dance
away in search of other victims, and the
two sponsors lead the lad away to an in
closure near the woods on the outskirts
of the village.-LPOp. Science Monthly.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
A Great Prison at Night,

As one rushes by Sing Sing in Cen.
trail Hudson train glance can he had of
the main prison building. At night
rows of lights can be seen, lights that
illumine the long galleries upon which
are the cells in which the convicts sleep.
and the thought at once arises that the
big building is alive with moving
figures. keepers with loaded rifles
guarding each gallery, on the alert for
any outbreak. After Q o'clock not q
sound is heard. The "dl right" bell is
sounded at $50 every night, the day
keepers are replaced by few night
men, the convicts are locked in their
cells, iron entrance doors take the place
of the wooden ones during the day, and
the prison is closed for the night. Even
to the warden's residence, where dinner
is served at 6, the influence of the quiet
extends, and about 9 o'clock everyone
is asleep or apparently so. With 1, $50
people in that vast Enclosure not q sound
is heard except the tread of the night
guarcs or tie FLASHING of the river
against the bulkheads. New York
World.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

1t is said that when Washington
Irving was writing the "iIistory Of
Columbus" he engaged Captain Alex.
ander Slidell Mckenzie, of the United
states navy. to investigate the qucs-
ton Of the first land sighted by Co.
lumbus. After an exhaustive and
thorough analysis, which Humboldt
considered the best ever written, the
captain came TO the conclusion that the
first land ever sighted by Columbus
was the island in the Bahama group
now called Cat island 1t was called
by the natives Guanahaai, and by
Columbus San Salvador.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
Cutwork Again IN Fashion.

CutwOrk, now in fashion again. was
especially dear to the heart of Queen
Elizabeth. Her ruffs were trimmed with
cutwork of lilies, spangled with seed
pearls, and a mantle was overweight
with roses and pomegranates and crowns.
This work, strictly speaking, is formed
of stuff gummed to a network of threads.
The pattern is outlined with buttonhole
stitching, the stuff afterward cut from
around the design, leaving the network
to form background. There are several
notifications of cutwork, and all
European nations seem to have employed
1t more or less extensively.
Italian cutwork is very ancient, and
figures largely in old chronicles. Cut
work on linen is Danish industry, but
the most perfect linen cutwork comes
from Sweden. 1t is favorite industry
of the Swedes, and is taught in the
schools. Heavy linen carving cloths, all
bordered with cutwork, a pattern of
vine leaves outlined with coarse white
linen floss, and the outer edge of the
leaves cut away, being particularly effec.
tive New York Star
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
The Gear is q Nimrod.

Gar Alexander III. is a great hunter,
q real NimrOd, who does not like the Of
fetal huntings, in the course of which
animals are driven by foresters just under
the hunters guns. At the recent hunt
ing at Spala, in Russia, a deer came out
from under the brush. near the Gar, who
was about to shoot it, when suddenly
General Tcheverine, commandant of the
Imperial Guard and an outspoken SOL
dier, exclaimed: "You know, Majesty,
they have just led the deer here with
string" "Well," cried the Car, half
laughing and half angry, edo they take
me for Louis XIv.?" And, lowering his
gun, he let the deer quietly pass away.
But he left on the next morning with
only two or three persons of his suite, in
order to enjoy the chase on hunting
grounds not managed in such an easy
and official manner.-[New York
Tribune
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
From Slavery to Aff1uence.

The will of the late Roswell J. Jeffries
has been admitted TO probate BY Surro-
gate Arlington. The deceased was .
slave before the war and often related in
the prayer meetings which he attended
some of his experiences and the incidents
of his conversion to Christianity in his
early life. Upon obtaining his freedom
he came to this city and bought a small
farm upon what was then the outskirts
of the city and which has since been
built up into the fine residence section
now bounded by Park avenue, Brighton
avenue, Meigs and Rowley streets. Al
though real estate spectators reaped
some of the benefit OF the tremendous
increase in the value of this
property, Mr.. Jeffries was at his death 9
rich man. He lived to the advanced age
of ninety years. His wife and four chill
dren survive him. The exact value of
his estate is not known, but it is certain
ly over $50, 0O0.-[ Rochester On. "
Post-Express.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

An amusing example of the expedi
ents resorted to by people to escape
taxation is afforded by a prominent
farmer of Lafayette Precinct, Oregon,
who claimed an offset of $3.50 agains,
his assessment on account of indebted
ness. Investigation of his claim by
the Board of Equalization showed that
he owed the $3.50 sure enough. 1t was
due to the county for back taxes,
which he had refused to pay.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
BIG BRUTES IN A STocKADE.
How the King OF Siam Chooses His
Elephants.

When the herd entered the wide
mouth of the funnel that narrowed down
to the stockade, ii became frantic with
rage and terror. Dozens at a time stood
on their hind legs, waving their trunks
wildly. and believing with open mouths.
The panic became terrific. In the ensu-
! ing crush, the mothers steadfastly
guarded their young. Many baby ele-
plant stood bleating beneath its mothers
chest, protected by her strong fore legs,
her active proboscis, ana her body set as
bulwark for its defense In many
cases two mothers united in the care of
some little one. Shoulder to shoulder
they leaned over the youngster that was
between them, and shielded it under
frightful pressure and peril, with cour-
age and calmness. So perfect was the
protection of the babies, that more than
4 score of these some weaklings no
larger than sheep-survived the crush
of entrance into the stockade, while ten
full-grown elephants were therein
killed.
Once within the stockade the mad
dened herd rushed round and round the
arena. As they passed and repassed the
stand, the official, a cOnnoisseur of ele-
plants, indicated to the hunters, which
ones were to he taken. When these
happened to come upon the outside of
the swirling mass. and near the circum-
ference of the enclosure. they were las
seed around the ankles a. they raised
their feet in watkins and the cables
which formed the noOses were made fast
to the posts of the stOckade. Several
cables bound the feet of each captive,
and held him from further travel with
his companions. Having secured as
many of the elephants as would be re-
quired by the government for several
Years, the remainder OF the herd was led
out upon the plain. where a few more
were lassoed for sport. One frenzied
animal came trumpeting up the steps of
the stand occupied by the officers and
guests. The official shouted commands
to hunters, gentlemen climbed pillars;
ladies mounted tables, and shrieked;
CONSERVATION reigned until the hunters
scaled the stand. and with their sharp
goads proddcd the intruder off to a safe
distance.
The dismissed elephants gradually
made their way to the jungles, there to
feed and grow until the king should ap.
point another hunt The prisoners
would be tanned and then used in lifting
lumber, carrying goods and travellers
across the country. and in war. The
trained beasts are manifestly larger,
healthier, and wiser than their wild fel
lows. They battle, eat, exercise, and
sleep regularly. and apparently gain
much in cunning and sagacity under
human instruction. .-'St. Nicholas.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
The Dance of the Duk. Duk,

If the Duk-duk chance upon a man
away from the shelter of his roof tree,
meet him crossing the village green, or
lurking in one of the narrow alleys, he
charges down upon him, and destruction
seems imminent. The man thus met
lifts his arms with certain symbolic move
ments OF the hands and fingers; his sign
is recognized, the cone dances back, the
threatening clubs are lowered, and the
troller falls in at the end of the process
ion. If man, woman, or child thus met
ut of doors failed to give the proper
IGN the clubs of the warriors would fall
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07
Bill Vests Valuable Head.

The remarkable career of old Tom
Starr, the notorious Cherokee desperate;
which has lately appeared IN print, re.
calls an incident in his life. the plainest
statement of which sounds like Q
romance, writes an ArdmOre Indian
Territory correspondent. Bill West
was Toms brother in law, and the most
powerful man of his day in the Cherokee
nation.
A blow from his fist was as deadly as .
Winchester bullet With this fOrmid-
able weapon he killed several men, and
law was passed declaring Bills fist Q
deadly weapon. Old Tom and Bill had
been close companions, but one day they
quarreled over the division of the spoih
of plundering expedition. West struck
at Starr, but the willy savage lodged the
blow and at the same time deftly
placed a long keen knife blade between
the formers ribs. This was the tragic
end of Bill West A. this time there
was u reward of 81, 00O offered foI
Vests head and s., 900 COR that Of
Starr. Old Tom was il need of ready
cash, and determined 10 run the risk Of
his own head by trying to secure the
reward on that of his brother-in-law.
So, after killing West, be cut off his
head. put it in gunny-bag and pro-
ceeded to Tahlequah. the capital, where
he presented his CORY charge to the
chief, with the proof that 1t was the
right head, and demanded the reward.
The chief and the treasurer are both old
men, and they knew old Toms reputa-
ton. They also knew that the reward
on Vests head was only So, 900, while
that for Old Toms was 5000. But
Starr was there himself and meant bust
ness. At the muzzle OF six-shooter the
treasurer forked over the $1,000 and
Old Tom departed with the money, to
the delight and astonishment of the
people of Tahlequah, without killing Q
single person. Chicago Herald.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

AT ocranton's rail-mlil, Scranton,
Pa, beginning with cold pig iron,
1900 men turn out one finished steel
rail every sixteen seconds. The men
Are aided by fuel and the most effec.
tive machinery. Each rail is thirty
feet long and weighs sixty to seventy
pounds per yard. The pig iron is
melted, converted into steel, sent
through the various rolls, is sawed
into proper lengths, and delivered all
In one operation. Three hundred and
Fifty thousand tons of steel rails is the
annual product of the establishment.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-03-07

The Swiss universities are evidently
the Mecca for women students, con.
eludes the New York Independent.
The four schools of Zurich, Basel,
Bern and Geneva have 1873 of these on
their rolls. ~ being in Zurich alone,
which first opened its lecture rooms to
women. OF these 132 are in the medi-
cal department, A in the philosophi-
cal. six in the law. The Russians are
represented by l01 women, Switzer.
land by only ID.
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Monkey Trapeze Performers.

Among the strangest specimens of the
monkey tribe are the gibbons, th6SA
marvellous trapeze and horizontal baf
performers, with their almost bird Ike
flights from tree-tOp to tree-top, and
their chorus of melancholy hootings at
morning and evening. only once saw
a specimen of the siamang in captivity
at the house of Malay chief at Sirdang.'
1t was about three feet high, but tho
stretch of its arms was over five feet. 4
sad-looking, depressed creature, il
seemed, as it moved awkwardly about
the floor, tripping itself up with its own
arms; but once among the rafters of tho
roof, it moved with the agility of .
spider New York Journal.