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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27

Rev. W. M. Bridges, pastor Of the
Third Baptist church at Rome, and
county school commissioner Of Floyd
county for the past eight years, is a
defaulter in his school account to
the extent of about $4,000. He
lied the county but was arrested in
Memphis and brought back.
The Macon County Citizen says
that the remnant Of the S83, 900
that the farmers of Georgia chucked
in to a cooperative alliance busi-
ness few years ago, with Peek &
Co., at its head, he's very recently
been divided among the county al
liances. Only 7 per cent was saved
out of the wreck. The Macon
county alliance got back about $40
out of nearly $4,000 they put in.
The hotel proprietors in Black.
shear have lively way OF doing
things. One day last week two men
jumped their board bills. The
towns bloodhounds were put after
them and, overtakirg them near
Waycross, the fellows were made to
fork over, 81 apiece.
A negro woman on the Hooks
plantation, near Americas, was
found dead in the yard Tuesday, her
body burned to a crisp. The wom-
an was alone in her house and the
supposition is that her clothing
caught fire and she was roasted be.
fore help could arrive.
A remarkabl piece of veterinary
surgery was performed by Dr.. J. NJ.
Gray, OF Atlanta, few days ago on
q horse belonging to Jim Crawford.
The horse had been i'll for several
months and was apparently suffer-
ing with uasal catarrh. During his
long illness the animal had become
a skeleton. Several veterinary sur
geons had seen the horse, but could
do nothing for him. DR.. Gray was
asked to examine the horse and he
found in the animals nose a piece
OF lath III inches long. This was
removed and the horse is now re-
covering. The lath was evidently
put in the animals nose to cause its
death by some miscreant.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27
ACWORT II.

Mr.. 81. w. Kitchen, who was hurt last
week by being horned by COW, is improv-
ing rapidly, and in few days will be able
to attend to business.
Mr.. lsham Gibson who vas reported last
week as being very i'll. as we are glad to
hear, is now in his right mind and improv.
ing.
Mr. Geo. McLain, merchant of Sandy
nat YVES in town Tuesday"
We hear that the citizens OF Sandy Flat
are trying to get Uncle Sam to give the m
post Office A petition will BE circulated
tor that purpose.
The remains of Mr.. W. P. Mcdowell
were wei laid to rest in the city cemetery last
wednesday. The funeral services were
held at the residence, but there being
such a crowd of friends not one>fourth Of
them could get in the house.
LawyerJ j. Northcutt attended court
in Dallas last week.
The citizens Of Acworth were sorry in
deed to hear OF the death OF Mr.. Ben
Legg. SAGER.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Culled and Condensed from
Our Exchanges.
COTTON ACREAGE INCREASED SOME,
A Young Man Shot Through the Body
by the Accidental Discharge
Of Pistol.

The citizens of Dade county got
500 more money from the state in
the public funds than the total
amount paid by them.
Albert Winter, we'll known in
Georgia journalism, died at Austell
Wednesday. He went there from
Thomasville, hoping to get relief
from acute trouble.
The cotton acreage, the farmers
say will be somewhat increased in
Sumter county this year, while
more fertilizers will be used as well.
All are preparing for big crop Of
corn ind cotton.
Pike county's share in the state
pension fund amounts to $6,74O per
year, divided as follows: INDECENT
soldiers, 1900; widows of Confed>
crate soldiers, S2,940; MANNED sol
diers, $4,000.
J. l.. Epps, a young man living
near Starrsville, in Newton county.
was accidentally shot through the
body, Cd Friday night, and at last
accounts was in very critical con-
dition. The shooting occurred at
the residence of Mr.. Hendrix, near
Starrsville, where social party was
given on Friday night. After the
party was over, and the young PEG,
pie were leaving for their homes,
Hugh Bisgers was examining an old
pistol which was lying on the man
tel piece, when it was accidentally
fired, the ball striking Mr.. Epps in
the back, near the right shoulder
blade, passing through his body, and
coming out through his right breast.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27

and energising force in the church. His
worth was recognized as shown by the con-
fdence placed in him By his brethren.
He was made Deacon July Is, 1880, and
was made Elder June 4, 1882. He was
Treasurer of the Marietta Presbyterian
Church and also Treasurer Of the Chsro>
kee Presbytery.
He was conservative and paci6catory in
all matters that partook OF the nature of
disagreements or wrangle. He sought to
soothe and not to Eritate to weld and
not to rend sssunder; to build up and not
obstruct it; to do good and not evil. He
was charitable, liberal and considerate,
The poor and distressed always found in
him friend and helper. His many quiet
and unostentatious deeds of charity and
kindness. are now treasures laid up in
Heaven for him.
AS husband and father there was none
more loving, devoted and selfsacrifcing.
AS a citizen he was public spirited, eu~
terplising and generous.
AS business man, he was methodical,
prudent and persevering, winning success
by honesty, courtesy and fairness.
He was model citizen in every accep>
tation OF the word, and our community is
poorer by his death, which is looked upon
by our people as public calamity. Uni
versal anxiety in town and county was
aroused among the people as to his last
sickness, as to whether he would live or
die, and when the sad news was announc
ed that he was dead, expressions OF sorrow
and profound regret were heard on every
side, by all classes and everybody. He
vas known by his extensive business DEAL
ings by nearly every one in this county
and these in adjacent counties, and where.
ever known his death will occasion the
keenest and most poignant regret,
The Board OF Trade of Marietta felt the
sad blow to our town, and on Tuesday
morning held meeting at the council
chamber, which was crowded by business
men and representative citizens. Capt. R..
W. Boone. Vice President, presided with
Mr. 81. @. Dobbs as Secretary.
The following resolutions were offered
ny Judge Gober and Unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t is with sorrow that the
Board of Trade OF the city of Marietta
knows of the death of Ben r. Legg, mer.
chant of this city and President OF this
organization.
Resolved, That in his death we have
lost valued member and one of our most
energetic and progressive business men !;
he was good citizen, Christian mel and
his life and character are worthy of emu.
lation; our community has suffered an
irreparable loss and we condole with his
family in their sad bereavement.
Resolved, That IN respect to his mem.
DRY that business be suspended and the
doors OF business houses closed from nine
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27
% twelve clock ON Wednesday during

to twelve o'clock on Wednesday during
the funeral.
Resolved. That our Secretary furnish
the family of the deceased with copy OF
these resolutions, and also the Marietta
Journal and the Atlanta Constitution and
Journal for publication.
Very touching and tender remarks were
made by Capt. WI. Hudson, Col. W. s.
Cheney, W. s. N. Neal, Judge Geo. F.
Gober. Col. w. R. Power and Rev. DR.. d.
L. Buttolph all paying the deceased de-
served tributes to his high moral worth
and religious excellency,
The Board appointed Capt. Hudson as
Marshal to the escort in attendance
upon the funeral on Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, at the Presbyterian
Church.
At that hour the church was crowded by
sympathising friends and citizens to pay
their last respect to the memory of this
honorable and esteemed citizen. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. J. II. Pat
and Rev. DR.. D. L. Buttolph.
At the conclusion of the pathetic and
~ CooNC VI AsCV' MEs 6StOLi
and DR.. Buttolph, an opportunity was giv>
en- to the immense crowd to pass the cas-
ket and take last view of the face of the
deceased so greatly beloved by our people.
The stores were al! closed and the bus
mess OF the town suspended during the
funeral exercises
The pail bearers were Nessrs. III. G.
Whitlock. George F. Newell. Wallace
Buttolph, R. Fl. Northcutt J..T. Brantley,
E. Faw and J. P. Leake.
The interment was in the Episcopal
Cemetery beside the newly made grave Of
his wife.
The floral offerings from the many sym>
pathizing fIieads were beautiful and in
great profusion. Many were sent from
Atlanta, and noticed among others was a
broken column in exquisite white roses
from the employees OF the Kennesaw Mar,
biz Company.
Besides the surviving daughter, Nellie
he leaves father and mother, DR.. j. P.
aud Mrs. N. ]. Logg, OF Morristown, Ten>
nessee, four sisters, Mrs. s. j. Jones, OIL
Rutledge, Tenn. Mrs. w. g. Read
Mrs. G. s. Crouch and Miss Emma Legg
all of Morristown. Tenn. and three broth-
ers, Mr. A. 81. Legg, OF Molristown, Tenu.
Mr.. James W. Legg and Mr.. joe F. Legg
of Marietta. To the bereaved and sor-
rowing ones we tender our profound SYM
patty.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27
He Died Tuesday Morning
Last.
A GREAT Loss TO MARIETTA,
His Funeral Took Place at the Press
byterian Church Wednesday
MOrRing.
Mr.. Ben Legg is dead !!

Yes, it is so, but one can hardly realize
it. After two months confinement to his
home sick, his pure, gentle soul passed
from time to eternity, on last Tuesday
morning, February 25th, and joined the
ssinted spirit OF his wife, who departed
this life on Christmas DAY last, just two
months to the day from the time of her
death to that of her husbands.
Mr.. Ben Rush Legg was the son of Dr.
]. P. and Mrs. N. j. Legg now of Morris-
town, Tenn. He was born in Rutledge,
Granger county, Tenn , February I'd, 1851,
and was As years and % days old at the
time OF his death. He joined the Presbyte-
rian church early in life. Hecame to MARS
eta Sept. 1876, and engaged in mercban>
dising with Mr.. J. R. Winters. He was
married to Miss Emma Williams in FARM
ington. Mo-, in 1880, and as the result of
this happy union one daughter, Nellie
Williams Legg, years old, survives father
and mother
Mr.. Ben Legg was . man above the
average in intellect, energy and character.
He had an individuality Of his own. He
had taken Christ as his exemplar and
tried to live up to the spirit and letter of
the Christian religion; consequently, i'm
spired by noble purpose. he impressed
upon others the sincerity. honesty and vir-
tues Of pure and lofty character AS a
member Of the Presbyterian church he
made himself felt for good. He didn't
wait to be urged to perform his duty. but
where he found there was needed work. to
do, he responded promptly in its perform
ance. He was, therefore, great factor
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Weber
Holland, Mass. had a very bad cold and
cough which he had not been able to cure
with any thing. gave him 25-cent Dot
tie OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says
W. T. Holden, merchant and postmaster
at West Brimfeld and The next time I
saw him he said it worked like a charm.
This remedy is intended especially for,
acute throat and lung diseases such as
colds, Group and whooping cough, and it is
famous for it's cures. There is no danger
in giving it to children for it contains
nothing injurious For sale by Malone &
Love, Palace Drug Store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27

1t takes man three score years and
ten to learn something and then he is too
old to know what to do with it. By the
time he learns his part we'll and is equip>
ped for the great drama Of life the curtain
oalls.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27
A Bank President.

Mr.. W. T. Nelson, president of the Sec>
ond National Bank, of jackson, Tenn,
says: For indigestion and nervous trou-
BILE. l would rather give up the use of any
remedy ever tried than Kings Royal
Germetuer. AS a nerve tranquilizer and
restorative, it is all that can be desired 1t
is not a narcotic in any sense, but pro-
duces the happiest effects upon the dis
ordered nervous system. / consider it an
invaluable remedy, and have for years
been recommending It to my friends, "
New package, large bottle, lO8 doses, ST.
For sale by all druggists
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-27

Don't expect man with an empty
stomach to look at the brighc side of
things. This is one time be is ex-
cusable for being q pessimist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
The sheep and the Ticks.

At the Wisconsin experiment. station
they have this winter dipped sheep
when the temperature was down to
zero and below. Their reason for dip
ping was that the sheep had been col
iected from many points and some of
them were found to be infested with
ticks. They did not consider it of
eny use to try to feed while the animals
we're thus covered with parasites All
of our farmers that have sheep will &c
well to take the hint, and give their
focks the benefit of aE inspection, and,
if the need exist. of dipping Ia any
reliable sheep dip. It is not desirable
TO feed lot of sheep, that the latter
may in turn feed a lot of ticks The
time spent in Kidding them of the yer.
min will be well paid for in the eddec
thrift Of the animals.-Farmers' Re.
view.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
BONDS AND PRICES.

That Sweet Breeze of Prosperity from
Wall street Was a Deceptive Zephyr.
When the bond issue was oversub-
scribed, the Wall street element that
is devoted to gold contraction and
speculation declared that in this
glimpse of the moon prosperity would
revisit US, and color was given to the
statement by the fact that a few
stocks that are wobbly enough to be
moved about by every breath and wind
of circumstance showed signs of re.
cuperation. These stocks, svatered be-
yond all recognition, are owned in En-
gland. Germany and the United States,
and have behind them in this country
a lot of Spectators who make them
the footballs of the street. That they
are held by spectators and not by in
vestors is shown by the fact that every
time gold contractiouist squeals in
New York, the British and European
spectators run to the offices of the
ca BILE companies and sell carload of
these stocks
1t is in the power of few specula-
tors to send these railway stocks upor
down at any hour of the day. They
pay no dividends, and are not likely to
pay any for years aud are employed in
Wall street solely as bait to snare
gudgeons Consequently. it was no
more surprising to see these specula-
tive stocks go up two or three points
after the bond subscription was an
nounced than it would have been to
see them go down two or three points.
as they are now doing. One would
have been as significant as the other.
But how about the products of Amer
lean labor-the products of the Amer
lean farm? On the 4th of February,
the day before the bond sale. May cot
ton was s.O7; on the 10th. it was :. 96.
and the next day it closed at !.9a. May
wheat was 66xc; ON the 10th it was
66ssc, and now it is 655sc- Corn was
SOssc; on the 10th it was 3O4c; and
now it is 29Xc- Bacon was s5.2714;
on the 10th it was SIS. 80, and few
days later it closed at $500
This shows that there is nothing in
bond bids or bond sales to help the
farmer, or to give them more money
for their produce; nothing in these
bids and sales to help business or to
aid in lifting the people out of the rut
of hard times to the level of prosperity.
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
DISEASES OF POULTRY.
It VIII Never Pay to Attempt the Cure o
q Sick Bird.

It VIII Never Pay to Attempt the Cure OF
q Sick Bird.
If fowls are kept clean and well
sheltered from the wind and wet, and
not overfed and have a due proportion
of both soft and green food, and
never-failing supply of clean water,
they will usually remain free from dis
ease, unless infected by strangers.
When disease does occur among fowls
it may usually be ascribed to our vari-
able climate, to dampness and cold,
to injutlicious feeding and to an ill.
ventilated roosting house. We would
therefore recommend, says an author
fly, as a cure in chief for all the ills
towhich poultry is subject. the practice
of the old saw, ian ounce of proven
ton is worth a pound of cure" And
good general rule for the cure of sick
rcss is that it be killed without de-
lay, for unless the birds be valuable
ones, it will never pay to attempt
cure, and rarely SO if they are. A
diseased fowl. as will be the result of
general observation, IS never kindly
treated by its healthy companions,
and, as most of the diseases to which
they are liable are highly contagious,
if not killed and thus summarily dis
posed of, it should be at once removed
from the flock and confined by itself
Tor Observation-Disclosures Voice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
HOW 1T WORKED.
Manipulation of the ENDLESS Chain" In the
Late Bond Issue.

Manipulation of the ENDLESS Chain" In the
Late Bond Issue.
A Washington dispatch declares,
upon the authority of some unknown
financier, that there is reason to be-
lieve that at least $500, 900, 900 of the
gold offered for bonds was in the hands
of the persons and syndicates making
the bids. and that a reserve sum OF
about half that amount is in the coun-
try. This is about as ridiculous a COM
putation as was ever made. There is
not the half of this sum in the whole
country. 1t simply required the pos
session or the ability to get possession
of about $40. 600, 600 in gold to bid for
the whole issue Many of the bidders,
proba blv, did not have in hand tenth
part of the amount of their bid, and Ii
is known that some of the heaviest
bidders held only small amounts of
gold. They simply knew that they
could without serious difficulty get the
comparatively small amount needed
for the first payment, and that they
could at pinch make the treasury dis
gorge the rest The fact that green
backs as well as gold were being
bought at a premium while the prepa-
rations for this bond purchase were
proceeding shows from what source
many of the bidders expected to draw
their supply OF gold They expected
to get gold for the first payment in the
market and raid the treasury for the
rest.-Memphis Commercial Appeal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
Observation-Disclosures
PROFIT IN eEEkEEP,NG.


Experience of an Ohio Apiariss Of Twenty
Years Standing.
On Ar-:l 2, '95, we removed so stands
of Italian bees from our cellar to their
summer stands, and found that there
had been no loss except in the weaken
ing of some colonies and the loss OF
three queens. We Immediately gave the
bees that had lost their queens to the
weakest colonies. leaving us Il stands
To these we added five more by pur-
chase at $3.50 each. Having IFS pounds
of "a poor grade of honey, and as all were
getting scarce of honey, we invented q
feeder of our own, and during the scar
city of honey between apple bloom
and white clover, we placed feeder
over each colony and fed them some
of this poor honey every evening, which
brought them up good and strong in
bees until the commencement of the
white clover crop. This feeding pre-
vented the cessation of egg laying by
the queen, and consequently our hives
were full of brood, larvae and eggs, and
the new honey from clover was placed
in the extracting combs, which were
now put in readiness for the expected
honey flow.
Perhaps description of our feeder
would be of benefit to some brother
beekeeper. 1t is made of two-inch
pine, cut 7x14 inches. In the center.
lengthwise. a slot three-eighths of an
inch in width is cut through and to
within an inch of each end. Then 12
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
FILINGS AT THE FAIR SEX.

Every woman regards the confession
OF a young man that he is striving to be
a better man as equivalent to q pro-
posal.-Atchison Globe
Strawber-.sWhy do you think you
win have any trouble in keeping the en-
gagement secret?" Singerly-'1 had
to tell the girl, didn't I?''-Puck.
Mrs Quincy with deep curiosity)-
'.Oh! Mrs. Chambers. do tell me about
Mrs Tenspot's scandal, won't your.
Mrs. Glanders-.sMy dear, it is not near
" SO dreadful as You hope."-Judge.
don't object, Alice" said the patient
father, ito your trying to make your
self look like man. All object to is
the kind of man you succeed in looking
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Husband-.Why. my dear! did your
sewing circle keep you till haH-past
11?' Wife-"Ohi no; we all wanted to
go at seven o'clock. but no one dared to
be the first to leave Humoristiche
Blaetter.
She-sHe whistled as he went. for
want of thought. OF course, it was a
boy. You wouldn't find girl whistling
for want of thought He--No; she
wouldn't whistle; she'd talk."-Indian-
apolis Journal.
'tWho generally gets the last word
when one of your conventions gets into
an argument?" And the lady orator
looked pityingly at the masculine in
quirer and answered.: There isn't any
last word. Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26

As the population of the country six
wears ago was &c, co., $50. it follows that
the friends of bimeta1lism represent
fully 40 per cent. of the population of
the United States
But in many OF the states where .he
population is divided in the above table
it is more strongly in favor of silver
than the division would indicate, and in
other states, such as Illinois and Iowa,
there is strong silver sentiment that is
not represented in the table at all. The
population of the western states is much
larger relatively, when compared with
the rest of the country, than it was in
1890. So the cause of silver and the
parity of the two metals as money is
by no means dead in this country. On
the contrary, it is very much alive and
it will be impossible for the demand
for silver legislation to be overlooked.
The bimetallists will continue to con-
troll the senate for several years yet,
and as some legislation on financial
matters is imperative the white metal
will have to be recognized.-Los An
geles Express
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
IN UNCLE SANS DOMAIN.

\ sponge having a circumference OF
five feet six inches has been taken from
the waters of Biscayne bay, Florida.
An orange 16 inches in circumference
was taken from a tree at Pomona, Cal.
1t is to be sent to Europe as a speei-
men of California fruit.
There are at present about 3,56s 600
acres of forest in Maine, valued at $685.
100000. Two or three New Eng
land states could be hidden away in
Names woods.
Col. John S. Cunningham, of North
Carolina, is said to be the owner of the
largest tobacco farm in the United
States. He had nearly 100000 hills
to cultivate and harvest last year.
Stephen Salisbury, of Worcester,
Mass, has given $500, 900 with which to
build museum of fine arts in that
city. His desire to save the handsome
Worcester common has induced him to
make offers of several other sites for
the city hall, which the authorities in
tend to build on the common.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
IN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.

Minor planets can now be detected
by photography.
The refinement of measurements has
reached such an extent that on lenses
curvatures of 1-150, 900 of an inch can be
measured.
Experiments show that nitrate of sill
ve- and thallium, both metals, combine,
in equal proportions at IS degrees Cent?
grade, into a clear liquid which mixes
with water in all proportions.
Liquid air is now an article of COM
merce, and is expected to prove of value
not only for refrigeration, but as a
source of oxygen. Nitrogen is elimin-
ated until the product contains 20 per
cent. oxygen.
Appendicitis, according to Prof.
Dieulafoy, of Paris, is generally due to
the progressive formation of a calculus
analogous to the stones formed in the
liver and kidneys. He thinks his theory
is confirmed by some recent expert
ments in which appendicitis was pro-
duced BY surgical means in rabbits.