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On tii* Ist* of Snuff.
Spiiff, wo is finely pul
k verizeil tobacco, put up in differ
les, well known to layers
infers. Scotch and Maeabov
lyilfViaiuos familial to nil school
time'-, who m-*■
Intu it# of flint or
j|KaLxnib all tin* earnestness the
subject ifFmamD.
BKsfqffis nieMiclnal in ils 'propo
Being asi iinii 1 anl. il i ■ con
Blared a remedy for the nonp
applied fliM , 'hr I, and i-
to btjory.a/ianca for the
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l- 1 C if Mms,
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yt hin :■ Lie ..id'ifT
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m {"mi to™ Hack, and wliis
Ls— as well. Old
Bjr any rulilih”
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RPB B "I bid
SB* vJPr dou and
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I call it t well.
He ‘ expvetoratimj /umivk.v.' I low
K'LrUHtiifg the spectacle ! It is
filthy. <Jo ask tin* spit
HHfis and chimney cornel.- 110
nt this. “Dippiii.''
Khßuiul growing evil. Behold a
Be PiVil ul ‘‘dippers" assembled,
Bow much they appear to enjoy
themselves ; being all smiles and
dimples, cheerily chatting, they
pass the little tin boxes to and
fro, to the Ellens, and (Maras,and
Jessies and Marys. Such pretty
Liames for snuff users.
B In the days of our grandiuoth
■rtf, who used snuff to tickle their
pmaotory nerves, medicinally—
tnow, shut your eves girls, till I
[get over this dilemma (I say me
KTiciually, lest I unintentionally
’introduce the habits of IS7<, and
thus add to the existing evil.) At
tention, girls! In the days of
Eir grandmothers, this ugly prac
se of eating tobacco was enough
push one out of decent society.
But now the little appendices
mentioned above, are desiderata
to an introduction to the social
circle.
Many mothers —he il said to
theirhonufr"^ prohibit the use of
fruit! T yDi in j lies ; but, sad
B-relatVw.heii daughters w lm are
Bt dutiful, deceive their best
Bends by dipping slyly, uu
■il the habit is contracted, being
Ltssisted by accomplices contrary
the known wishes of such pa
Buts. Surprise a company in this
Bcial enjoyment. Their implc
tly to the detriment of the
Accuse ol null
■sing; they persistant ly dmiy the
Bliarge. and look as irioo-* as
Binbs: thus
tcadency. \\ nV TAmcal
t. it there i- wot a con-ci
BHBB, of wrongdoing Hie
chides.
ImMPB 1 '• ••
VjJP'Vtlr.-lv ol -mill u pon Ihe
HT-ui. By enteriag the lungs
§B* comp..-ilion. il . iig.-nd. i di'
|Bim‘s in the ratio differing a the
Bjedi l ' to an\ particular
The lungs are said to
H^B^riousI \ injured I. \ (heii'.-ol
, Bit The pure white complex
BB is changed to that <! a sallow
Me. The plea that it relieves
■oolKache, is not sound ; it is the
one tooth to the detri
the whole 'ct.lor la the
L. . <•
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constant rubbing the enamel of
! the teeth Is destroyed. Bowing
the remedy to be worse than the
disease. The injurious effects on
the nervous system are conclu
sively proven by the peevishness
and moodiness following the do
I privation, lining a useless self
imlulgeiiee, it is an unnecessary
expense; averaging fifty cents
per week -pent in the. purchase
of- null’, cominenciii!r alien years
jof age, which i< generally the
case, at fifty years a nice home
worth one thousand dollars will
have been spent.
••Toll it not in (lath, publish it
not in Askelon,” that a beautiful
and accomplished young lady is
addicted to the abominable prac
tice of ■■ snuff. * # *
>n’l sir,"
he Old Sailor, the otfft'r day,
blowing a dense cloud from his
pipe, “whatever where her name,
bilk I know she were a lull poop
ship,w it h three royal yards across,
and the old man were great on
preventer backstays. She had
one to each topgallan niast head,
and a preventer mizzeu topmast
as well, and those be to be shifted
over every time she went about,
or the w ind got onto the other
quarter if so be she were a run
mug along with all three halliards
as well ; so it were a matter of a
half hour’s w ork for all hands eve*
i v time we lacked her, which were
very aggravatin’and hiiinhiiggin'
to the last degree, besides what
no sailor man wouldn’t do. I’ve
seen, sir, more trestle trees split
out along ol them blasted preven
ter topgallant backstay than I’ve
got lingers and toes. Vou see,sir,
il stands to reason. Vou tacks
ship in a light breeze, and you
shifts over all your breast back
stays and sets them up taut with
a w atch tackle purchase, and then
when it breezes on, what does
you do but clap on and sweat up
onto these tackles for to hold up
your topgallan'inasts, you see.
Well, it breezes on, and by and by
you lias to take in your to’gallan'
sails, and nine times out of ten
the Billy Looley what has the
deck never thinks of slackin’ up
these here backstay tackles.
Well, w hat are the consequence t
Over goes the head of your top
mast to leeward, and there's your
to'gallan'niast, with the cap for
a fulcrum, a pry in’ out the lee
trestle tree with its heel.
“But that aint neither here nor
there, which 1 were going to tell
you, as tins here ship, whatever
were her name, were outward
bound to Liverpool, and had made
a good run, making the Old Head
of Kinsale on the sixteenth day
out, which for a full ship like her
were good sailin'; when the wind
then headed her oil,and we reach
ed in onto the starboard tack,
tackin' at about four bells close
in to the land, and headin’ off a
bout south and east; and from
lhat time for about a couple of
weeks, we was a bangin' about,
agin what you might call a chan-
nel perlicular, blow in'sometimes
lit to take the hair oil' your head,
and then agin moderatin', till we
could carry to'gallan' sails to it ;
but with dreadful had w eather all
the time. Bourse, you know, sir,
that over there Mis the easterly
winds is the dry fine weather
winds, whereas the soti'westers
bring dirt, jist like they do over
here. Still, although w e fit away
agin it, we couldn't git to the
east'aid scarce a mile, 'cause you
see, she hadn't nothin' into her
haadly except flour, and of course
a ship lull of flour are as tender
as a ship full of cotton, besides
bein' deeper into the water, and
she were down on to her side
continual, and our life were drag
ged out of us, day in and day out.
: “We know'd what the reason
were, hows'ever. when Sunday
came, arter we had been a buck
in' at it for about three days. Ar
ter daylight it moderated down,
aud we got the reefs out and the
to'gallan' sails set, and arter we'd
washed her down and got all the
bright work clean and the ropes
all flourished down, along about
four bells in the forenoon watch,
jist when the most of us were a
overhaulin' our dunnage and a
meudin' up, the word were passed
for to 'lay aft to divine sarviee.'
** 'Lay aft to w hat f says a long
slab sided chap w bat were in the
watch. ‘Have we got a Holy Joe
aboard ?’
“‘That accounts for this bias
ted easterly wind,' says another,
which of course it did. You see,
we'd beeu out some Sundays afore
T IIE EI EL 1) AN 1) E I It ESI I) E
this, but I presumes on these oc
casioua the parson bad felt more
like wastin' up accounts’ than for
preachin'.and so we hadn't know n
anything about lam- i Weill, the
word were cast into the force as'l
on the quiet like, can p the >ee
ond mate said net for frl rouse up
any of tile watch that might he
stcepin , ahdTTie of us laid
aft onto the lee side of the poop,
and waited for him to begin for to
spin his yarn.
“The second mate had spread
a jack over the capstan head and
rigged a bible onto it, and when
all were ready he had the word
passed below’ into the cabin, and
the old man and all the cabin pas
sengers come up, and the parson
took his station by the capstan
and giv’ out a hymn. They made
a mull of that, though,and had to
stash it. The only good singers
there w as there, was us chaps for
’aid, and we did’nt know the tune
and couldn't jine in.
“llows’ever, when he eased off
his gum sheets and got to prayin’
lie went ahead at the rate of knots
and things brightened up wonder
fill. 1 had thought il were goin'
to turn out fizzle, but I
seen by the way lie could go it
when it come to prayin' that tie
know'll his business, and could
keep it up to all admiration.
“Well, arter that, he reeled us
oil a yarn about a chap of the
name of Jonah which were bully,
and none of us chaps had ever
herd of it albre. Of course we
didn't believe it, but then we
know'd that yarnin' were vvliat he
were paid loiv am! no one could
expect him to stick to the truth
at all times. The yarn he spun
were that this here chap Jonah
were a passenger aboard of some
craft, and they met with a head
w ind jist as w r e had done, and il
came on to blow like blue blazes,
amt they had to bring her down
to closereels, i suppose. ()f course
lie didn’t say so; bless you, lie
didn't know anythin’ about close
reefs, but he give us to under
stand that it got to be mighty
tight papers with ’em, and they
finds this here chap Jonah in his
bunk fast asleep, instead of bein'
up on deck a fakin’ his trick at
the w heel, or leadin' a hand for
to made all things snug, and this
kind of riled 'em, and t hey went
down below amt rousted him out
and told him he ought to be a
shamed of hisself to he a sogerin’
in such a hard gale of w ind. Of
course, sir, the parson tolled this
different, hut this were the sense
of it. and I’m a-givin’ it to you
jist as we chaps understood it.
Well, then the parson said this
here Jonah, when they told him
to come up and lend a hand, said,
‘Oh, that be blowed for a yarn;
if you w ants fine weather, jist
chuck me overboard.’ Of course,
sir, this wore a yarn of the par
son’s, ’cause it stands to reason
nobody in his senses would ask
to be chucked overboard in a
gale of wind, but you see the par
son know’d as he were a talkin'
to sailors, and he wanted to kind
of apologise for what these sail
ors done arterwards. He said
they worked away, moanin’, of
course, that fast as one sail blow
ed out of (he ropes, they turned
to and got another bent, and was
constantly about the decks a put
tin' preventer lashin's onto this,
that and the other lliing; but it
all wer'n’t no use ; the sea kep'
a giftin' up more and more, and
the land were under the lee, and
under such short canvass, of
course, she wouldn't stay, and
every time they weareil her a
round she went racin' olf to the
leeward like a horse, bringia' 'em
nigher and nigher to the break
ers, and so at last they couldn't
see uo show out of it at all, and
they jist mittous onto this here
Jonah and they giv' him a sea
toss overboard, and blow me
tight, sir, if the wind didn't chop
in on the lee bow. takiif 'em fiat
aback, and away her head went
oil' shore, .and they w ere as right
as a trivet. In a couple of hours
it moderated down so as they
was able to make sail onto her.
uud away they went about their
business, grittin' in where they
was hound to all right.
“The funniest part of the yarn,
though, were what the parson
told us about Jonah. He -aid
he never drowned, as it might be
supposed he would, bein' chuck
ed over in that sea, which, you
know 4 he could't have swimuted
iu long, but the parson said jist
as he were a giviu' out, there
come a whale along, and he jist
makes one gulp and down went
Jouak into his hold as slick as a‘
whistle. Well, there he makes
hisself comfortable jist as lie had
in his bunk aboard of the ship,
and he stayed there three whole
days, when the whale got tired of
him jist.as the sailors had. and
he vomited him out. But, lucki
ly for Jonah, he wer’n't far olf
shore,aiul the sea had smoothed
down, and he jist strikes out and
swims ashore all right.
“Well, sir, if he hadn't a told
us this last twister about the fish
we might have believed the fust
part, but this were too heavy for
our tackles and we couldn't iiyst
it in. He didn't have a chance
for to finish his talk, cause the
wind had been a breezin’on from
the time he begun, aiul afore he
got through tin* old man singed
oijt. for to clew up the •to'gallan'
saijjj. and from that wo went on
as usual till we got her down to
double reefs and reefed courses.
“That night it blowed on very
heavy, and me and a chap in our
watch of the name of Gallagher
was a lavin' under the weather
rail a argyiir the Holy Joe's yarn.
Fust off we thought it were all a
twister, but the more we argyed
il the more probable it got to
seem, and at last we was able to
make it all out. And this here
is the way we argyed il : That
there Jonah were, of course, a
Holy Joe, and bein' sich, of course
it were owin' to him as the bad
weather were, which bein' the
case, of course the only salvation
for the ship were to chuck him
overboard, which accordin' it
were done. As to the fish story,
that, of course, were a invention
of the parson’s, and argy it as we
might we couldn't make nothin'
else of it.
“At eight hells we went below ,
and on puttin’ it to the rest of the
watch they all chimed in with us,
and il were agreed that we was
right. Well, sir, as 1 said afore,
for the next ten days we had the
wickedest weather possible, add
kep, a bet in' and a bangin' about
jist to the east’ard of Cork, scarce
inakin' a mile, and we got some
how or other to blamin' it off on
to this Holy Joe. If ever all
hands was called in the night,
which happened almost every
twenty lour hours, the watch
would turn out, and while they
was gettin' on their dunnage
they’d curse this poor parson till
the foreeas’l lamp would fairly
burn blue, and it were the same
whim they come below agin, and
of all the ship's company 1 think
the worst onto him were this
Gallagher 1 were tollin' you on
as were in our watch, and argyed
him up along of me that Sutnly
night. We was all very much
astoniateil therefore when one
night, when he had had the wheel
from 10 to 1“ in the tirst watch
he come right for’ard aud turned
in without swearin’ once at the
Holy Joe. Next morniii' there
w ere a great row’ fore and aft. for
the parson were a missin. lie
had turned in about four hells of
the night afore, and lie wer'n't
into his bunk in the mornin'.
That were all that were know'd,
and that were all that ever were
know’ll. M'he second mate, who
had the watch from 8 to 1“. were
a notorious caulker, but lie swore
he hadn’t never shut lus eyes for
the whole watch, and hadn't nev
er left Ihe poop-deck. lie were
sure the parson hadn't come up
in liis watch. Likewise the mate
were sure that nothin' had hap
pened in the middle watch. This
here Gallagher, him as had the
w heel from 10 to 12, were asked
about it, if he seen anythin', but
he said he had enough to do a
mindin' his steerin', w ithout look
in' arter Holy Joes. Likewise
the wheels in the middle watch
was questioned, hut they Loth
said they didn't see nothin', and
so it were left a mystery.
“One thing, however, were sar
tain, that day the wether changed:
the w ind went round by the south
to west, and that night we round
ed M'uskar and went Hvin* up
Channel afore a -taggein' breeze
from w est sou'west. Arter we got
to Liverpool the old man and the
officers and the chaps what had
had the wheel all through the
night and the steward was took
up to the Consul's office and told
all that they know'd about the
parson's disapparance, but what
ever come of him remains a mys
tery to this day. 1 had my own i
dees about it, and 1 has my own
idee about it still: lmt I never
said nothin', and aint agoin* to
now." * Si: v.
A correspondent ad the Ohio
farmer writes; “Years ago I was
told by a young Scotchman that
it 1 would feed my sow- plenty of
sulphur for several days previous
to farrowing time, as well as oc
easionally afterwards. 1 would
have no trouble, lu an experience
of fifteen years 1 have-found il to
work to a charm.
J. M. Wilson,
MAXI FAi TCRKR OF
TIX & SHEET ] ll ox
AXI >
\\ ootlcii Wares.
AX ” ’ ,KU “ ! ,x
STONES, HARDWARE, Cl’T
I,KEY, llor.SE FURNISH
L\G GOODS AM)
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
1- Mill: A ClXm
Straw and feed Glitters,
('<>Hi Shellers,
Turning I’lows,
\\ heel Barrows,
Bakes, Shovels,
lloes. (irass Si y tlies.
Blows, Blow Slocks, iVc.
Al./.0,
Syrup Mills,
Of ti Sufiction Mnlit-.
BOOKI£T A TABLE CUTLERY.
A XI <
Carpenter’s Supplies.
Many Varieties of W ooden Ware.
All these siinl many other valuable ar
ticles sold on best possible terms.
Marietta, .Inly 1577. ly
ottom Knocked ()nt,
VV. L KISER & CO.
WKST Situ: fl III. IC SQI’AKF,
fliirirlta, Geo.
HAVE just received and are receiv
ing a large and select stock of
HEADY MADE CLOTHING!
9HO
I’.)OT.S, SHOES, H ATS, Ac.
W hich they are ottering at prices to suit
the trading public—cheaper than the
cheapest—-Atlanta not excepted. We
also have a large and fill! supply of
HARDWARE*
GROCERIES, &(*. &<*.
that can tie had at the lowest cash prices
In fact, we keep everything that is need
ed by the trailing public. Call, exam
ine and price our goods, and vou will
lie satisfied.
IS?" \. I*.—All person: indebted to
us must come forward and settle by the
lifst of Xoveinhcr—delays are danger
ous.
W. J. KISER (V CO.
(Ictober 2d. 1577.
W. O. GREEN.
Watchmakor , ~ . & Jeweller.
MAKIKTTA. OKORUIA.
VI. SO, dealer in Clocks of every de
scription. Rcpairingof Watches,
Clocks, etc. a specialty. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, west
side Public Square. oet 2
Manning & Barker.
BLACK
>I I T IIS.
AND REPAIRERS.
MAUI ETTA, GEOHGIA,
V RE now prepared to li. all kinds of
work in their line of business as
cheap and as well as it can be done any
where. Buggies and Wagons made or
repaired in the best style of workman
ship, of the best material and on the
most reasonable terms. Plantation work
and repairing done cheaply and at short
notice, and in a satisfactory manner.—
Blacksmitiiing executed with despatch.
( all anil see us at our Shops on Atlane.
street, near tin* (V i House, and give
ns a trial, and we *uarantee parted
safisfation. ap .1-1 y
Back Again!
TO 2VCYT OLD STAND !
ON CHURCH STREET.
MA old Friends and tin* Public gen
erally arc hereby informed that
my Bakery on ( hnivh street is in full
operation again. A liberal patronage
is solicited.
Very respectfully,
jan 15 R. J. T. AGRH'OI A.
Ucinovod !
Removed!
11l A \ K changed my place of business
next to Marietta Saving's Bank, and
will lie thankful to welcome all my old
friends and patrons at my new -land.
I Will Sell at Atlanta Prices,
C. <). D.
Dry Gnotl ! Notions! Hats!
Oockorv! Clothing!
A\l
Hunts mill Slmcs!
And every tiling else kept in a Dry
(ioods Uosine--.
IW X. It.—Would call the attention
ot alt who are indebted tome, lo cone*
at once for -ettlenient, and sireeott.
JOSEPH F.I sAS.
Marietta. March 13, 1577. ly
go* \\ e are prepared, with
new type, new presses, anil good
workmen, fo do all kinds of Job
IV oik, at short notice, and at pri
ces lower than the lowest.
L M. SHU it fl
DEALERS IX
FERTILIZER^.
HAVE OX If .VXD,
AT IHK
Oltl Printing Office Building,
BRIGHTON’S
moi\imß Kin m
Superphosphate.
MADE BY
George Upton, Boston, Mass
VXD
■I. V. BAGSJJALE’S
AMMOXIATED
DISSOLVED BOM
PHOSPHATE.
WILL BE SOLD G>r
The most moderate termsfor cash,
or cotton option.
Marietta, March 5, 1877. ly
BOOK AXD^I OB
PriiMtalsieiit!
POWDER SPRING STREET
MARIETTA, GEO.,
BEING 1 I LLY PREPARED
WITH
AKWilimvn PRESSES,
A Do. with the latest styles of
(TDpt, Sorters,
ORNAMENTS, &C.
Is prepared to execute
EVERY DESCRIPTION
OF 1
Book & Job Printing,
IX A XEAT MAXXKI :
Snell as
Bills of Faro,
Programmes, Drug Tickets,
Picnic and Ball Tickets,
Auction Bills,
Hand Bills,
Circulars,
Deeds,
In voices,
GIVE j Bill Heads,
HS A j Headings,
TRIAL j Patent Tags,
Bills Lading,
Druggist’s Labels
Promissory Notes,
Cards, Bank Checks,
Catalogues,
Envelopes.
Mortgages,
Cold racts,
AND
EVERY VARIETY OF BLANKS!
Posters,
.Street Bills,
Programmes,
Dodgers for Shows, &c.
DONE IX
A SUPERIOR STYLE,
AND
At the very Lowest Rates.
KeiV Orders by Mail promptly at
tended to, and estimates tor
warded, on application to
•I. G. CAMPBELL & CO
Photograph Gallery !
IT STAIKS,
M(IT.A< HF.Y’S BUILDING,
S.niih-ire.it liilt Public Nijuare,
Vlariella, - Georgia.
IW ISO tu inform uiy friends and the
public that I have rented the Photo
graph Gallery of Geo. .1. Gable, where
t will lc found at all hours of the day
read v io execute all kinds of pictures lu
the PHOTOGRAPH and FERO
TY l*K line in the neatest of style.
Ha\ ing devoted many years of my life
tothD business, I think i can safely say
that I can guarantee satisfaction to the
public. All business tiMiully done iu a
tirst class gallery is respectfully solicit
ed by the subscriber,and will be prompt
ly and faithfully and artistically execu
ted. All I ask is a trial, and I will guar
antee intire satisfaction. Old Pletufes
copied, and enlarged in the most artis
tic manner.
mar 12 W.C.WF