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TAME OCEAN FISHES.
WHALES AND PORPOISES ARE SOME
TIMES PAINFULLY SOCIABLE.
Good Natured Bob, an Acqaintance on the
Florida Coast —Some Interesting Experi
ences With Whales In the Pacific Ocean.
Travelers up and down the coast of;
Florida will remember a certain por
poise that for years, and up to 1881 in
the remembrance of the writer, paraded
up and down a quarter section of the
Florida peninsula. He was known as
Bob, and though he rarely answered to
his namo he was well known to all sail
ors in those parts. Bob was recognized
by a peculiar cut in his dorsal fin, giv
ing it the appearance of having a win
dow in it. Some thoughtless passenger,
wishing to practice on all animate na
ture with his revolver, had inflicted this
injury, and the porpoise apparently was
very proud of it. In any event, it was
exhibited at every opportunity to the
occupants of passing vessels. It would
come near the vessel, follow it at times
or gambol about the bow or stern, but
its chief position was about 100 yards
away, within good rifle shot, where it
would swim along parallel with the
course of the vessel, a tempting target
to marksmen. So in the course of time
Bob’s back became seared and scarred,
and if current report was valued at any
thing he carried in his blubber not a
few ounces of lead—forcible reminders
that porpoises as well as alligators have
no rights that are respected on the Flor
ida coast.
In the Pacific some whales are very
friendly, especially off the coast of Los
Angeles county, Cal., where on more
than one occasion they have astonished
if not alarmed sailing parties who have
been becalmed. These whales, it should
be said, are perfectly harmless, and
their attentions are merely from curiosi
ty, but to have several of these huge
creatures from 40 to GO feet long float
ing about in close proximity is not alto
gether pleasant. What is supposed to be
the same whale has earned a reputa
tion for friendliness, and during the
summer months it frequently seems to
meet a large steamer that plies off
shore, and either follows it along or
plays about, entertaining the passen
gers by spouting. On one trip the whale
placed itself ahead cf the steamer and
swam with it so deliberately that the
captain was obliged to slow down and
finally stop, fearing to run into the huge
creature.
Perhaps the most remarkable instance
of friendliness on the part of whales
was experienced by the owner of a yacht
that sailed from one of the southern
California ports. She became becalmed
the second day out, and suddenly four
or five large whales came alongside and
for several hours amused themselves at
the expense of the crew, who were a
good deal frightened. They rubbed their
backs against the bottom of the yacht
and blew and spouted so that the drops
fell upon the decks. If the yachtsmen
.had thrown over some oil or other dis
agreeable fluid, they would soon have
gotten rid of these companions, which
only left them when a breeze sprang up
and they get under way.
Fishermen on the Atlantic coast are
occasionally troubled with inquisitive
whales. One boat or dory was followed
for miles, the whale once gently lifting
it and rising beneath it, terrorizing the
fisherman, who pulled for the shore as
fast as he could, the whale following
until the water began to shoal.
Why whales should follow vessels
might seem a mystery, but,the solution
is that in all probability they consider
the vessel a companion, another whale
of some kind. This was well illustrated
on the California coast by a whale
which evidently took the ship Plymouth
for one of its kind. This whale was a
sulphur bottom, about 90 feet in length,
and it joined the ship off the Golden
Gate as it left San Francisco and re
mained by it through the entire voyage
to Realejo, South America. The big
fish soon became a nuisance. It swam
alongside in such close proximity that
its breath discolored the paint of the
ship. Then it would rise gently beneath
the keel, which would cut and tear it.
At other times it would swim'along di
rectly in front and keep the crew in
constant fear of a collision that might
under certain circumstances dismast the
ship. The men tried almost every device
they could think of to drive the whale
away. They shot at it with rifles and
pistols, struck it with pieces of wood
and bombarded it with bottles and hot
coals as it came up, but all to no pur
pose. It wvent on “keeping company”
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Brandreth’s Pills
relieve rheumatism and any disease
arising from impurity of the blood.
unm tne snip nnaiiy entered such Shoal
water that it was obliged to sheer off.
The sociability of dolphins and por
poises is well known, their graceful
gambols about the prow of vessels being
a very common sight. No matter how
rapid the pace, these attractive creatures
so time their motions that they pass and
repass the flying cutwater with the
greatest ease.
The close proximity of such large ani
mals to vessels might suggest a possible
danger, yet fatalities are rare and few
are known where the whale has not
been attacked. The terrible incident of
the Essex is perhaps the only one. Here
the whale was run down by the ship,
the shock from the contact being so se
vere as to throw the crew to the deck
and almost dismast the vessel. The
whale swam off and a few moments
later the lookout cried out that it was
coming for them on the surface. The
animal was inspired by revenge, and at
full speed struck the ship in the bow so
powerful a blow that the bow was crush
ed in, and the vessel went to the bot
tom ten minutes later, leaving the men
fn boats 700 miles from the coast of
South America. A survivor of the acci
dent still lives in the little town of San
ta Monica, Cal.—Cor. New York Post.
Durant, Miss. —Office ot J. 8. Rosa
mond. Messrs. Lipman Bros., Savannah,
Ga:
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since; previous to that I suffered for
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53.10 Round Trip.
Southern Railway will sell, round
trip tickets to Chattanooga, Sept. 24th,
to Oct. 3. return as late as Oct. 4, to the
races. Don’ fail to attend,
A New I'orta of street Art.
Street art, performed iy “screevers,”
on the pavement is undergoing a trans
formation. People have become tired of
the daubs intended to .represent salmon
on a plate or blue sunsets or trees un
known to botany, and the artists in
chalk have experienced t#ry hard times
of late in consequence of the charitable
ceasing to throw coppers into the artistic
plate drawn icr their reception.
A “screever” who for the present
has located himself in Gray’s Inn road
has devised a new plan for embellish
ing the footpath and instructing pedes
trians at the same time.
Instead of making pictures he gives
lessons in Hir.deostauee, using the pave
ment as a kind of blackboard. He writes
down in that language the name of any
one who desires it and any sentence
that may bo requested.
He explains the Tamil alphabet to
those who may be interested in the sub
ject for a halfpenny and conjugates ono
of its verts in change for a penny.
His pictures may not be so gorgeous
in colcr as these of his predecessors, but
they have the merit cf usefulness to
those who contemplate a voyage to the
east. The up to date “screever’s” sys
tem is capable cf considerable extension
as a school of. languages.—Pearson's
Weekly.
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bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblain
corns and all skin eruptions and posi
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is guaranteed to give perfect satU.action,
o' money refunded. Price 25 cents per
bix. For sale by D. vV. Curry, drug
gist, Rome. Ga
BEDROOMS OR OFFICES.
All Convenience?, Douglas Heater, Hot find
Cold Water, Closed Stairway for Rent
The three elegant rooms over the
Brick and Chemical companies, now
occupied by Mr. E, E. MaGill, which
will be vacated on October Ist, by his
removal from the city, are-for rent
from that date.
J. Branham*
A prominent police court magistrate,
passing one day through the city aud
not being pressed fcr time, availed him
self of the outside of an omnibus instead
of patronizing the more aristocratic cab.
“Ail fare«, please!’’came the famil
iar cry, when, thrusting his hand into
his pocket, the ornament of the magis
terial bench discovered, to his conster
nation, that he had come out without a
farthing of money.-
An explanation of the state of affairs
was proceeding and being taken in
; very ill part by the conductor when a
i man, sitting near, suddenly pulled out
! 2 pennies from his waistcoat pocket and
• said:
“Here, I’ll pay for you."
The ticket was duly punched and
1 handed over, whereupon the gentleman,
i moving nearer his benefactor, said-:
I “I am greatly indebted to you. Kind
-1 ly let me have your name and address. ”
| But to his debtor’s great surprise this
was persistently refused.
Arrived at a certain street corner,
however, the man, as he moved toward
the stairs, looked the magistrate full in
the face and said, with a nod that
meant, “How’s that for heaping coals
of fire?”
i “Look up yer old charge sheets for
my name, yer worship. YouTl find that
you gave me three mouths’ ham labor
| last Nov. s.”—London Tit-Bits.
53.10 Bound Trip.
I Borne to Chattanooga and return.
| Tickets on sale Sept. 24th. to Oct 3. I
to return as late as Oct 4, on Southern
Rail way.
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Gold Medal. Highest Award
Diploma oT Honor
AWARDED TO
A. K. HAWKES.
BY THE
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in the manufacture of
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Eyeglasses-
D. W. CURRY, Druggist,
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Tax Levy, 1896.
Rom -, Ba., Sept. 14, l’-96.
The Hoard of Commissioners of Roads ard
Revenue of Floyd county, Georgia, having
taken into consideration the levying of t-ixei
for the present tbc;d jear. the taxab e pronertv
of the county being found from the digest
to be $7 584 014 00
Tt estate tax on the foregoing is
4 56 mil’s making the sum • f £4,583 10
ThefbUownv t»xi’ hereoj levied:
BPECIF.C TAX.
To pa pritcipa 1 and inte est on ♦
cninty hond , per c< nr. on
Sta’e tax 2,766.65
To r-«n chaingung, 6 per cent on
State tax 2 074.99
To bridge fund, 10 p* 1 !* ceut. on
Sta'e tax 3,45180
F'dtOOU *TY I’UKP<>hE«.
To poor fund. 6 per ut. < n StaM? tax 2.671 ’. 9
To Ini! f ind. 6 per cl on State tax z.< 7i 9?
To j try fund 36 p< r er. on State tax 12349.9
To general fund, 47 3 io on Mate tux 16 3 -7 31
s4l/2. 7.04
I Th’pant» being 5.44 mill’on th® do'lv. of ih«-
I tux b!e piojerty <>i th- o inntv. m iking in all
i for Bti‘te etm county purposes one uollar on the
I one hu oli- d dnlla-s,
I 1-m>l®ie<l 'hatriich notice b' given cf this
lev h» rrqvted by law.
Vir.-,e - eir >n. John C Fi’ter. chairman
of th- -latil.i Th.® , ’®pt**mber 14. IS9S.
U 15-3*l M IX|MBYESU uiDt, Cle-k.
lAN ART EXHIBITION.!
f Where No Admission Tickets Are Necessary. t
• We have just opened up and are prepared to show
? FIVE CAR LOADS OF S
2 Furniture, Carpets, Mattings and Rugs. |
| Our Carpet Department g
Is filled to the ceiling with the choicest effects in
| Brasses, Tapestries, Ingrains. S
Our Matting Department |
Ils far ahead of anything of the sort in North Georgia.
Good Cotton Warp Matting 5
HSF’Laid on the floor for 20c. per yard. •
Our Rug Department |
Is simply complete. We arQ prepared to give you prices no competition F
" can reach. We extend a cordial invitation to all —visit our Mammoth
Store before the stock is broken and we will do the rest. f
5 McDonald-Sparks-Stewart Co. i
? 1, 3 & 5 Third Aye- & 204 Broad St:, Rome, G-a. •
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| Funeral Directors, Coffins and CasketsM 5
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ON YOUR
Grocery Purchases.
Yet get the best of everything. We know
ycur needs and we are making every ef
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stock of
Flour—the best brands.
Meal—always fresh.
Canned Goods.
Fish—all kinds, in barrels and cans.
Salmon, Mackerel, etc , Fruits, Vegeta
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Syrup, pure and delicious.
Crackers, Candies, Pickles, SanCes, etc
All kinds of Fancy G,ods, Cigars and
Tobacco.
Give us a part of your trade. We will
sav- you money. We will make, ever* ef
fort. to give you the best of everything the
market, affords.
WE DELIVER YOUR GOODS.
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No. 8 Second Avenue, Rome, Ga.
Opposite Armstrong Hotel. 9 18tf
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Dr. M.T. SALTER
SPECIALIST.
Dr. Salter is engaged in a general prac
tice of the treatment of all forms of chronic
diseases of men, women and children.
Diseases of the blood, liver, lungs, heart,
kidneys, eye and ear; also nervous uis
eases successfully treated. l
Cancers, tumors and ulcers treated and
cured without the knife.
Whatever your disease m j y be. Dr. Salter
invites consultatiou in person or by let.t-r.
Dr. Salter prepares medicines himself for
each case treated.
If interested, call on or write to
M. T. SALTER, M. D..
9 20-3 m 68 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
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Aqua Crystal Spectacles and Eye Glasses
to suit ai! sip-htR and all pocket books
to be obtained from
J ER V IS & WRlGHT,Hrnggists
Cor. Broad St. & Stti Ave., Rome, Ga.
The eyes carefully listed and correct lenses
adiit-ted. Aitic'.es of necessity at popular
prices. sep!3-6nt •
G. J. BRIANT & GO’S BARS.
THE JOHN M. VANDIVER BAR.
THE ARMSTRONG BAR.
| The Most Elegant in Rome.
i PUREST WINES AND LPUORS.
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