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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-02-13
Woodstock.

1t has been frequently remarked
that Woodstock is a hustling
little town. 1t transacts mole
business, according to it's size,
than any other town in North
Georgia.
eve have most of us hea1d of
that welded bliss,
Of two hearts that are beating
as one.
And two souls with a single
thought sealed with kiss.
And have wondered perhaps how
it was done.
But to those who have been by
experience taught,
This effect is not hard to explain,
For in most cases that one "single
thought,
Isl wish I wish | was single
again"
The Sage bridge is completed and
Evans bridge will be finished next
week. Ophelia.
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Smyrna.

Cold weather prevails IN this
nelghborhood. Ground frozen
hard for the past week and there
has been little OPPORTUNITY to per-
form any kind oil work.
DR.. j. NJ. Moore WAS in Smyrna
Saturday, shaking hands with his
many friends.
Not everything which rattles the
blinds of q mans house is burg
lar, nor is it wise TO shoot at one
till you see him. 1t is genuine
insult to the skill and dignity of
a burglar TO suppose that he will
rattle blinds and make other
noises to attract your attention;
they never do it.
Seab Love, one Of the most pop
ular young men of this neighbor-
hood, left Saturday night for Mi
ami, Fla, where he will "sling
lightning" for the East Coast rail-
road. He is splendid young man,
of pleasant address and happy dis
position and we wish,him great
deal of success in his new position
and home.
DR.. N. N. Gober, of Atlanta,
spent a few hours i'll Smyrna Sun
day.
Rev. Pise will conduct services
at the Methodist church next Sun
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, Provi-
dence permitting, and all are in
vited to hear him.
Only three vacant houses in town
now and it is rumored they
will be occupied in the near future.
Naomi Rebecca Lodge No. 5,
L.O.O.F., will hold an interesting
meeting next Thursday afternoon.
A full attendance is desired.
Thomas Segars, near here, is re-
ported very ILL., Critic.
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MONDAY

Mr. and Mrs Charlie A Green
have been visiting Mr. William T
Fowler's for several days.
Mr. and Mrs J r Brooks Of
Woodstock, visited the family Of
} r Griggs Sunday.
Rev e M Dyer preached an in
teresting sermon at MONDAY Sun
day.
Messrs Lee and Thad McCles-
key have moved their saw-mill
from here to Little River to saw
large lot of bridge timber. w.
G York and r Griggs are prepar-
ing to build new gin house and
put in a new gin by next season.
Miss Rubie Sharp has on roll
53 pupils and is teaching good
school.
You can tell when you meet J Il
Griggs that he has good news for
the dots and that news is a ten
pound boy at his house.
MI u y Lltchtield and wife at
tended the funeral of their grand
father, Judge Carrie, of Kenne-
saw, last Friday.
Our good citizens on this side of
the county are we'll pleased with
our County treasurer's report in
the Journal last week. jim.
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Lost fountain.

Virgil Robinson returned from
Texas last Friday and will make
Georgia his home.
Mrs G P Scott is quite sick.
We learn Mr.. Alonzo Sage. Of
Renfro, Ala, formerly Of this
place, has gone to Wise county,
Texas. Wise county has a num-
Der of Cobb Countians.
Misses Trudy Moon and Clarice
Harper spent last week in Atlanta
enjoying the many sights.
Well, Fund.-, we asked some
time ago through these columns
what had become of the Cobb
County Sunday School Associa
ton, but got no reply. We think
it should be recognized and keep
the S. S. interest worked up in
this county. There is no greater
or more needful work than train
ing the young Ill the Scriptures
and keep them from Sabbath des-
recration.
The farmers club here has I'M
der consideration a scheme to go
into the fruit business on a CO.
operative plan. There is no ques-
tion but what we have a soil here
that is well adapted to growing
the peach. If railroad facilities
were better many large orchards
would be planted at once.
One paper says North Georgia
missed some cold sleety weather
that struck Tennessee and North
Carolina last week. 1t didn t
miss us, if you please. Allen.
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Oakland.

Happy the man who keeps bach
elor's hall;
No wife to sccld him; no children
to squall."
The party at Jess Trout's last
Saturday night was highly enjoyed
by all present.
Last Saturday u gentleman Of
near this place sent a servant to
r A Fowler's grist mill with a
turn Of corn, and gave him sack
for the meal and an extra sack for
the bran. Be more careful next
time, Charlie.
Next Friday the school at this
place will give a review.
Valentines day's at hand
IL you want to feel gay
Be present at Oakland,
And enjoy next Friday.
We are sorry to note that Oak
land will lose two of her most pop
ular young ladies. They are max
ing preparations to go to Utah.
Prof a II McCleskey and sister,
Edna, of Birmingham, visited
homefolks Sunday.
We are very glad to say that
Walter McCleskey 10 still improv-
ing. We hope it will not be long
until we see his bright, smiling
face out among his many friends.
Prof Jim McCleskey, Of Hickory
Flat, visited homefolks Saturday
and Sunday. Tulips.
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JOHN AWTREY.
A. II. BURTZ,
MoULTRE NJ. SESSIONS H.. b. u
Sessions E& Moss,


ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
MARIETTA. GA. Office on ~ ashinCton AY .
opposite the court house. Practice In all Courts,
State and Federal. Phone 23g.
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. a. o To IA Z a.
p.o,. Aha sThe Kind You Have Always BCHgh
Signature !; AHzatZx
ACWOrth.

Isaac Kemp arrived here from
Atlanta on his way to visit home
folks last week, after taking lee
lures and receiving his diploma
for embalming. He is doing a
thriving business in Annisten, Ala.
besides capital invested in other
enterprises.
E. B. Green has a good mule to
sell or exchange for milk cow.
The flour mill will be rebuilt and
be in running order by July.
The roads in this vicinity are al
most impossible. Observer.
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J. z. FOSTER,
ENOCH FAW,
w. NJ. SESSIONS GEO. d. ANDERSON
SESSIONS Sc ANDERSON,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MARIETTA, GA Office In brick bnildins, SEQ.
0nd door from the corner on Atlsnta street.
Prompt attention to all business.
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AusteIl.

Mr.. U. II. Clarke, of Birming-
ham, Ala, is visiting old friends
at this place.
Since our last writing a little
girl has come TO brighten the
home Of Mr. W NJ Banks.
Mr. E A Cochran, who has been
on the sick list is able to be out
again.
Miss Frank Candle is visiting
relatives in Atlanta.
Pansy.
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Frank M. Boston,

MARIETTA, GA. Room 5, Emweod build
ing. Prompt attention TO all business.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-02-13
KennesaW Mountain.

We have had two weeks of rain,
but we are having pretty weather
now.
Jake Riding has been very sick,
but is little better.
George Roberts of Marietta, was
in our community last week.
Miss Dessa Hurst, Of Marietta,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Morris.
Startling Jordan has gone back
to the Kennesaw mill to work.
Mr. Womble is low with the
McNeel Marble Co. School Girl.
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Mothers
Friend

viii Go for eve-Y waniatl what it did for the
Minnesota caot-.or who writes the above let
ter. Not to use Z dceiag pregnancy Is a
raiststgc to be PAID fos n pain and ses4sr:ng.
Iotxr s Ffis1la ezo;rs the pasic.,t with
strong bo1Y ana clear Aateliect, which IN
turn are i2,q4...i to s.ae child. Il relaxes
he muscles and allows tl.cla 70 expand. 1t
relieves ,.losniag sickness and nervousness.
1 rots al taa u;Geas concerned in pealect
conc;.ion Tor Ire iinai boas, 50 that the actual
labor IS s2.r- a:l4 pracl4@ally painless. Dam
gcr q si..-z Or Aas4 hta@s!s is aliogsthe.
avoided, asd recovery is merely mater Of
a few days,
Druggists aaa alotlics's I'riend far s: bottle.
The BT1Gt@ci1 Regulates Co., Atlanta, Ca.
Send fer orr FREQ Illustrated book.
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e. p. GREEN,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MARIETT A GA viii practice in all courts stat
and Federal Office in Braniey Building. up
stairs. Rooms, 2, 3 and On left
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NJ. A. MORRIS,

ATTORNEY AT Law,
MARIETTA, CO., viii practice 10 all coarts
State and Federal Office in Brantley Building
up stairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
0ueer Japanese Beliefs.

The Japanese believe in more myth
ical creatures than any other people on
the globe, civilized or savage. Among
these are mythical animals without
any remarkable peculiarities of con-
formal ton, but gifted with supernatu-
raj attributes, such as the tiger which
is said to turn as white as polar bear
on the date of his one thousandth
birthday. They also believe in spe-
cies of fox which if he lives to be fifty
years old without having been chased
by a dog transforms itself into beau
tiful woman. This same fox, If he can
manage to live for a century, gains adj
ditional powers, such as becoming a
wonderful wizard, etc. When he lives
to be 1000 years old, he becomes a
celestial fox" with nine golden tails,
and has the power Of going to heaven
and returning whenever he chooses.
These Japs also believe in multi
tude Of animals distinguished by their
morstrous size or Dy the multiplication
of their numbers. Among these are
serpents 800 feet long and large
enough to swallow an elephant, boxes
with eight legs, monkeys with four
ears and seven tails; fishes with ten
heads attached to one body the flesh
of this last monster being sure cure
for boils, bites Of poisonous serpents,
hydrophobia, etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

q picnic" smiled the stranger, '-Dur
you don't seem to want to run into any
danger. Are there ten men here who
will follow meY'
No one replied
swell, I'll take five, then"
The crowd was silent.
isn't there one single man In Red
horn with grit enough to go back with
me to that defenseless OUTFIT" contin-
ued the tenderfoot.
"Say. boys" said the gambler lead
err. a sickly smile on his face, "this
looks as if we were short of sand in
this town. I'm not laundering after
Apaches, but I've got a Winchester
and 800 cartridges, and if any galoot
wants to become a hero I'll lend him
the outfit"
Not a man took advantage of the
offer. The crowd growled, muttered
and dissolved, and only half dozen
were left when Joe Lobden continued:
"Look here, tenderfoOt, you've thrown
Redhorn down and thrown it hard, but
FOR one 1 don't bear no grudge l see
you're determined ON going back to the
settler and durn me if I'll see you go
with only club in your hands. Take
my outfit, and if you never bring it
back | shan't have a word to say, but
we prefer to die with our scalpS on.
We don't warm up on the Injun bust
ness worth a cent. Hold on minute
while / bring you the rifle"
The Winchester was no sooner in ne
tenderfoot's hands than he started
back over the trail without a word to
any man or q look around him, and
Redhorn saw him no more for four
days. Then the settler and his family
were brought in by the soldiers, and in
an ambulance was the body of the ten
derfoot, riddled with bullets.
"You want to know how it was?
said the settlers wife as a crowd gath
cred. "Well, all l can tell you is that
he reached us two hours before the
Apaches did, and we had a bit of time
to get ready in. For two days he stood
off thirty warriors single handed and
was wounded a dozen times. He had
fired his last bullet when the soldiers
came up. He was a man, he was"
"And Redhorn will give him burial
and turn out to the last manw eX-
claimed Lobdell, the gambler, reverent-
ly touching his Winchester, which had
seen such valiant service.
Excuse me, gentlemen" replied the
captain in command of the soldiers.
'We shall take him down to the valley
and give him a soldiers burial. He'd
turn over in his grave here among SO
many towards"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
She Was Thankful.

Not long ago clergyman in the
course of miniStrations among the poor
of a large provincial town called on an
old lady who had been bedridden for
some years.
'Well, Mrs. Davies" he said, "and
how are you today?
ooh, I'm pretty well, thank you, sir"
was the cheerful answer.
"Ah, that's right" responded the
clergyman sympathetically. Il hardly
expected you to be in such good spir-
it's, with all your affections. | was
afraid l should find you downhearted."
'No, no, SIR" she cried, interrupting
him; mo, no, indeed, sir. I've much to
be thankful for, have. Why, only the
other night when that house just oppo-
site was on fire 1 couldn't help thinking
of all the poor people crushing each
other in the street and many of them
not getting a sight of the fire at all,
while here was l, all nice and comfort
able in bed, and l could see it beauti-
fully through my window without even
turning over! No, no; I've lot to be
thankful for!'-Pearson's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
A Spoiled Climax.

There was once an old time 'reli-
gious revival meeting at a negro
church near Savannah. In order that
the revival spirit might be quickened
it was arranged that the preacher
should give siganl when he thought
the excitement was highest, and from
the attic through hole cut in the cell
ing directly over the pulpit the sexton
was to shove down a pure white dove,
whose fight around the church and
over the heads Of the audience was eX-
pected to have an inspiring effect and,
as far as emotional excitement was
concerned, to cap the climax. All went
well at the start. The church was
packed. The preachers text was I'm
the form of dove" and as he piled up
his eloquent periods the excitement
was strong. Then the Opportune mo-
ment arrived, the signal was given,
and the packed audience was scared
out of it's wits on looking up to the
ceiling and behOlding a cat, with a
clothesline around it's middle, yowling
and splitting, being slowly lowered over
the preachers head. The preacher
called out to the sexton in the attic,
"Whar's de dove?' And the sections
voice came down through the opening
so you could hear it a block, Inside
the catw
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

Observation-Disclosures
REDHORN'S
TENDERFOOT |.
By Charles Lee Taylor
Copyright, 1901, By 4. S. Richardson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright, 1901, by 4. S. Richardson

Redhorn was a tough town. Half
dozen ''terrors" among it's highly pic
turesque population stood ready to
shoot at the drop Of the hat, and as
MANY more professional blacklegs and
gamblers were handy with their guns
It was dull day when a killing was
not reported and an off week that did
not chronicle lynching.
Redhorn accepted strangers ON pro-
bation-that is, the new man was CIV
en- twenty-four hours in which to show
that he could drink, fight and lose his
outfit at faro without taking it to
heart. If he did not affiliate with 1.-The
gang" he received a notice somewhat
to this effect:
"See we're, you pious souled psalm
singing, knockkneed jack rabbit OF
critter, this amt your town, and you'd
better move on if you don't want to be
planted up thar on the hill among the
snakes. You've got two hours to kiss
your mother goodby and git"
At long intervals a tenderfoot, a man
so fresh from the states that he still
used a toothbrush and a cake of soap
and who had never knitted fellow be-
ing, showed up at Redhorn and was
struck dumb at it's wickedness. If he
was simply ''going somewhere" he
was permitted to remain long enough
to refresh the inner man and then was
sternly ordered on. Redhorn preferred
to assimilate citizens of it's own selec-
tion.
One morning the cry was passed
along the line, "Tenderfoot in town"
and the gang sauntered up street to
size up the latest arrival from civiliza-
ton.
He sat on the steps of the Oriental
hotel, a womanish chap with smooth
face and honest blue eyes that scanned
the crowd of toughs unfinchingly, al
most humorOusly. He smoked placidly
for minute or two, then, removing his
pipe inquired quietly, Anything | can
do for you, gentlemen"
The gang collectively and individual
ly snorted and the fun commenced.
They moved down on the newcomer
and shot the pipe from his mouth, the
hat off his head and the heels off his
boots. They had expected to see him
slide off the steps and break for the
hillside when the first bullet whistled
through his hair, but he didn't move.
He sat there until the fusillade had
ceased and the jokers were wondering
if he was not an old hand in disguise
and then quietly said, ''Much obliged
for your welcome; it's as good as bring
ing out brass band"
The crowd held a brief consultation
1t was agreed that he had nerve, but
that he would never make a bad man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
EnsiIage.

Ensilage means a certain method of
preserving green fodder and is also APP
piled to the fodder itself when so pre-
served
Any green crop may be treated, but
it must be sown so as to be in blossom
before frosts. A pit called a "silo" is
prepared, with solid walls and floor Of
stone or cement. The fodder is gath
cred and cut up while green and then
dumped into the silo. Salt is added
in the proportion of a bushel to every
ten or fifteen tons Of the fodder. A
heavy board is placed over the fodder
when the pit is full and is weighted
down with rocks, sand bags or grain
bags until the pressure is about $50
pounds to the square foot.
The silo must be water tight and
alright, and thus the fodder is pre-
served in it's green condition until it is
wanted-say, in November or Deem
Der, when it is taken out of a door at
the end of the silo and fed to cattle,
hayknife being used to cut out such
quantity as may be needed each
time.-New York Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
Only Wanted Part.

A certain reverend doctor who for
many reasons must be simply known by
the ordinary name of Jones is generally
considered to be q most eloquent
preacher, but unfortunately he belongs
in some respects to the old fashioned
school and finds it nearly impossible to
adapt himself to the prevailing fashion
of short discourses. 1t is a frequent
joke far beyond his own immediate
family circle that after writing SER
mon he is obliged to cut it up into Sc
ries of modern discourses.
A short time ago he received note
from a we'll known clerical brother con-
veying an urgent request that he would
deliver a sermon upon some special
church festival that was shortly to be
held. The doctor replied to the effect
that he would come and that he had
just completed a sermon upon the gold
en- calf which might be singularly ap-
propriate for the occasion.
The brother clergyman was an old
friend and knew DR.. Jones very init
mately, and, being thus acquainted
both with his peculi2Aties as well as
with his ability to taks joke, he sent
the following answer by telegraph:
Golden calf just what is wanted. A
fore quarter is all that will be needed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13


NOOSED ROPE IN HIS HAND.
not bad enough to become an eminent
citizen OF Redhorn. jim Kelso acted
as spokesman, and his sincerity could
not be doubted
81 hear you," replied the tenderfoot
when Jim paused; then he dropped his
chin on his hands and stared at dis
tant mountain peak, apparently oblivi-
Gus to his surrounding. 1t was not IN
til the hour Of grace had gone by and
crowd gathered again that he awoke
and looked about him.
''You can't say that we didn't give
you a fair DEAL" observed Joe Lobdell,
the gambler, as he came forward with
a noosed rope in his hands. "You had
an hour in which to git, and as you
didn't go we concluded that you want
to be planted here. If you've any fare
well words to shoot off, you might give
'em to u.s."
"I'm going to see how many real
men there are in Redhorn," replied the
stranger as he stood up. You are
three hundred to one and every one of
you has a gun. and you've turned out
this morning to do a brave thing. AS
1 was tramping over here from Hunts
valley l heard that the Apaches were
loose again and headed this way. AT
Beaver Bend l come across a settlers
family camped out in the wagon. The
man has broken leg, and his wife
and four children are almost helpless.
I'm giving you straight talk when
tell you that l walked all night to get
here and head a crowd back to save
that outfit They'll be meat for the
Apaches and wolves before this hour
tomorrow unless some of you will go
with me to bring 'em in. How many
of you can 1 count on?
Not a voice answered. The Apaches
had raided down close to Redhorn
three or four times, but the soldiers
had always been sent for to drive
them back.
mighty brave abou$ turning out TO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
PhiladeInhia,s Old Clothes.

Philadelphia is said to do bigger
business in old clothes, says the New
York Commercial-that is, Of course, in
She cast off or second and third hand
clothes of mcmillan any other city on
the American continent. 1t is the CEN
ter of the trade in the east, and the
buyers Of New York, men with their
bags from Canal, Hester and Baxter
streets and from all over the middle
states work the City Of Brotherly
Love for old clothes every business day
of the year. These outsiders number
nearly 600 on an average. The capital
invested in the old clothes trade OF
Philadelphia aggregates $3.5OO,OOO.
There are about 1000 f1Ourishing retail
stores and the average value of their
stock is set by experts in the trade at
$4,000. Each Of a half dozen stores
carries goods valued at $4,000 or S2O,-
900. Each store gives employment to
three persons on an average-the pro-
prietor, his wife and the 'busheler," or
member. In all there are fully 5000 in
the retail shops.