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THENEVH.AW
Provides foi an Insolvent Tax
Digest.
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Will Accomplish Part of the
Purpose of the Registra
tion Bill.
The work of electoral reform is only
delayed iii Fiojd county. The purpose of
the registration bill is partly ait med by
the act nquiring the county comana
aione a to keep a digest of tax defaulters.
The fallowing communication expl.ins
itself:
Bditor Tritan*:
1 euoKSe copy of an act passed by the
general aaeiuiuiy, tne iuiltext of »b ch
will form incei eating reading fur the
citiaeua of Floyd county. Ibe bid is in
perfect harmony with paragraph 7 sec
tion 868 of the code oi Georgia and is a
step iu the right du eculon, the bill was
introduced <n the house and passed with
out amendment.
Fklix Cobfut.
AN ACT
To be entitled Au aci to require the
commissioners of roads and revenue of
Floyd county to cause an insolvent tax
digest to be mads out tor the oouury of
Floyd, comprising all tne insolvent taxes
reported since the adoption of the Con
stitution oi 1877. aud for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Aesemoly of Georgia, and
it is hereby euaoed by authority
of the same, that from and afxr
the passage of this Act it shall be the
duty of the commissioners of roads anil
revenue of Fioyd couu y to procure .at
County i xueuse and cause to be opened
in their i Bio ’ a public rtcoid io ne known
as an lusoiveut I'aX D‘g*op,lu which they
shad come to be entered oy Hi > cleric or
said board of commissioaers, in alpha
betical oider the names of all persons
who hove failed to return or piy their
state and county taxes, inc'UHing poll
tax, for any year or years sine • tne adop
tion of the Constitution of 1877, and who
have thereby become defaulters in said
county; said Insolvent Tax Digest lobe
so arranged and kept as to show the year
or years in which the defamt occurs and
the am >uuc thereof due by any person
for Be ch sepal ate year.
Sec 2. Beitfuither enacted, that in
making up said Insolvent fax Digest it
shall be tne duty of the oommi-siuers of
roads and revenue to cause to be entered
therein the uam ,s of all persona who may
from time to time have been reported by
the tax collector of said county as insol
vent or defaulters io making bis returns
to and settlement with said boa d of
commissioners, and a'so all persona
against whom “nulla bona" tax fl fas have
been returned and Bled by the levying
offl -ers of said county as provided by
law: ihe purpose of this act being to re
nmre said commissioib rs to enter in said
Insolvent lax Digest the name of each
and every voter in said county who is
now a defaulter either in the return or
payment of any state, county or poll tax
es that mav have been nquired of him
since the adoption of the constitution of
1877. „ x
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
said insolvent tax
to date, it
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pajmeni of theirVW'WJW
Sec. 4. Ba it further
board or commisaisnera shall Cause to be
entered in aaid insolvent tax digest any
and all credits that any insolvent or de
faulting tax payer may at any time be en
titled to receive by reason ot having paid
his arrearages, or by reason of any cor
rections or credits having for any
reason been allowed him by
the proper authorities: atd shall
also note in said digest the person
to whom any such tax moneys may have
been paid, the amount thereof, the year
for which paid, and the disposition
.thereof; and shall also briefly note any
.reason why creditors are allowed or cor
rections made in favor of any tax de
faulter on said digest. And whenever
collection* are made of any amounts due
by any defaulter, it is hereby made the
duty ot the tax collector, sheriff, consta
ble, or other person making such collec
tion to at once report the same to be
said board of commiwoners, or their
clerk, who shall promptly cause proper
entrys to be made in said insolvent tax
digest, showing such payments, and giv
ing proper credits therefor, so that add
digest shall at all times speak the exact
truth in regard to the payment or non
payment of taxes by those who have
been or may be in default in the payment
then of.
Sec. 5. Beit further enacted, That it
shall also be the duty of said commis
sioners of roads and revenue to cause to
be prepared and printed correct lists
from aaid insolvent tax digest of the
names of such tax defaulters as may ap
pear thereon, and whose taxes for pre
vious years are then unpaid, said list to
be printed at county expense, and fur
nish the same to the election managers of
each militia district m said county, at all
state and county elections that may be
held therein, aaid lie's to be furnished to
said election managers by or before the
opening of the polls on any such election
day.
Seo. 6 Be it further enacted. That it
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shall be the duty of the clerk of said
board of commissioners, nucer the di
ri-ctioii and sup rvision of said b >ard,
to do whatever clerical or other
work >bat may be necessary in properly,
faithfully and promptly carrying out the
purpos •« of < hie act. I'he said clerk
shall r> ceive as comp, naarion for bia eei
vices in making up and correctly keeping
said insolvent tax digest, in addition to
his regular comp-n-Htion as C'erk of
said boaid tba sum of 15.00 for every 100
names entered thereon, and in the event
of extraordinary s rvice or lab >r in the
preparation or keeping of said digest he
mav tie adowed such addi iona> oomoen
sation as the lull board of commissioners
mav lecommend and approve
S c.7 Be it further enacted, That
a 1 laws and parts of laws in cm flict with
this not be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
FOOTBALL IN MALAY.
A Gam* That Might Give Our Own Players
a Few Pointer*.
Among the Malays football has been
in existence from time immemorial,
but it is with them essentially a game,
as, for instance, battledoor and shuttle
cock is with us, and it is not a contest
The football is rather smaller than that
used at Eton and is made of wicker
work. Those who join in the game ar
range themselves in a wide circle and
kick the ball from one to another with
the inside, or, at times, with the flat of
the foot The object of the players is
to keep the ball passing about without
its ever touching the ground or the hand
of any one. Great dexterity is shown
in this performance, and the ball is
usually kicked to a very respectable
height. There seems to be no penalty
exacted from a player who may kick the
ball badly or fail to kick it at all.
We had our own game of football,
and the Dutchmen, assisted by two
members of our team, scored two goals
to our four. During the game the na
tives collected in still greater numbers,
and at its termination they begged us
to allow them to have a game among
themselves. To this we assented, and
two of us acted as captains of the sides,
numbering about 80 players apiece
most of whom stripped to the * ‘ sarong, ’
and wrapped it round their loins, leav
ing the rest of their bodies bare.
The ball was started, and then fol
lowed one of the most extraordinary
games of football that has ever been
seen. The game soon ceased to be a
game at all and became a veritable bat
tle.
As when a *ort of lusty *hepherds try
Their force at football, care of victory
Make* them salute «o rudely, breast to breast.
That their encounter seemed too rough for lest.
Hands, arms and even teeth, were
used on all aides, blood flowed freely,
and scattered about the field were soon
to be seen the wounded, 1 might almost
say, the alai#u As some fell exhausted
to the ground they were removed, and
their places in the fray were taken by
others, who rushed forth eagerly from
the crowd of spectators.
Shouts of victory and groans of de
feat rent the air, and at length things
became so serious that the two captains
seize upon the ball and
|gLt) pavilion. The game
, and the players
" -nuai. with the ox-
at their heels.
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To Benefit Darmoida.
A movement is on foot in England,
fostered by a group of noble ladiee in
terested in the subject, to protect bar
maids as to their hours of labor. It is
estimated that there are 120,000 young
women in London in licensed houses
who work from 15 to 18 hours a day on
weekdays and from seven to nine hours
on Sundays, with one Sunday off in
each month. Surely when eo much is
said about an eight hour day for mon
these young women enght not-tote for
gotten. They find a haven of rest in
their brief intervals of leisure at the
Morley rooms, established by the late
Mr. Samuel Morley and now under the
superintendence of Miss C. M. Gough c
Here barmaids out of work can stay,
paying a very small sum for board and
lodging. But the social part of the
work is the most valuable. Barmaids
are brought into contact with ladies of
education and refinement. The rooms
are used for reading, writing, music,
conversation, rest and advice, and books
are lent from an excellent library.—
London Truth.
Maine Kleptomaniac*.
A tradesman in a Mains village had
missed articles from his stock from
time to time, and at length the clerks
saw a woman take things she did not
buy and pay for. This furnished the
desired opportunity. An advertisement
in the paper over the merchant’s signa
ture said he bad positive proof that
“some of the best ladies’’ of the town
had taken articles from his store, and
if matters were not fixed up there would
be a rumpus. This was only three weeks
ago, and so far four women have been
in to “settle up, ” with possibly more
to follow. One woman came from an
adjoining town to admit that she took
up an article one day with the thought
of stealing it, but repented and put it
back again.—Lewiston Journal.
Jewish President of I'ach Hoard.
In the city of Lexington, Ky., there
aro about 100 Jews out of a population
of 30,000. Recently at the election for
the boards of aldermen and council
men, the one of eight members, the
other of 12, one Jew was elected to each
body. When the boards were organized
and a president chosen, the Jew in each
board was chosen to fill the honorable
position. There surely could be no
more striking instance of how free we
are here from pestiferous anti-Semit
ism, or of the ability of Jews to earn
distinction in so conspicuous a manner
when the opportunity 1* thus offered.
THE HOVE J'KIBUNE. THtRSDAY. DECEMBER 28 18MB.
GOOD AS A FLEET.
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What the Late Mr. Blaine Saw
In the
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
Sentiments Expressed Just
Prior to His Death—The
Key to the Pacific.
Washington, D. C., December 20.
The Hawaiian episode has served to call
attention to one of the great ambitions of
the late James G. Blaine. Mr. Blaine was
in favor of the annexation of Hawaii by
the United States. But he saw much
more in annexation than the mere acqui
sition of territory and the extension of
American trade. Mr. Blaine was not so
anxious to build up commerce as he was
to erect an American empire in the west
ern hemisphere which should be wholly
and eternally dominant. Mr. Blaine had
alw , j contended that for itself Hawaii
was not worth, taking; that the trouble it
would cause this government could not be
compensated by the value of the islands,
territorially considered. It was the stra
tegic importance of Hawaii that appealed
to Mr. Blaine. Not more than a year be
fore his death Mr. Blaine sat in the library
of his famous old house on Lafayette
square and spoke as follows to your cor
respondent, at least in substance:
Mr. Blaine’* Word*.
“We should have possession of the Ha
waiian Islands. They are one of the strong
est links in the chain of empire which it is
our manifest destiny to hung about our
selves. England, always keen and con
structive, always reaching out for new
vantage points of power, has bristled our
eastern frontier with a line of guns and
fortifications. From Halifax to the Ber
mudas, to the Bahamas, to British Hon
duras, they have run their line. They
have built a cable from Halifax to the
Bermudas, and now are laying one to
Nassau,New Providence [since completed].
As it is in the Atlantic, so in the Pacific.
The British have a strong naval outfitting
post at Vancouver, and a clean sweep to
Ne\v Zealand and Australia. We must
meet and checkmate this effort to draw
lines of naval and military strength about
us. We cannot tell when the moment will
arrive in which our future as a nation may
depend upon our ability to protect our
coasts, to maintain that domination which
by right is ours in the western world.
“First of all,’’ continued Mr. Blaine,
“we must have the Sandwich Islands.
They are the key to the Pacific. In the
next 50 years the Pacific waters will carry
a commerce equal in bulk and value to
that of the Atlantic. On this continent
civilization is swinging to the west. In
the old world it is moving eastward.
These mighty forces will meet on the Pa
cific. They will swell to the eastern and
western shores of that sea; they will bridge
it with innumerable lines of steamers and
freight carriers. The nation that holds
Hawaii will ba master ot that ocean.
Without vast expenditures for naval power
it will easily maintain its supremacy.
There is no such thing as diplomacy with
out guns. Civilization has not yet reach
ed that point of development—l doubt if
it ever will get there—in which great ne
gotiation can be carried on without power
behind the hand that treats. To us Ha
waii is as good as a fleet. With Hawaii
we shall secure an advantage from which
we can never be dislodged.
Mark* For th* Enemy.
“In the Atlantic we must also strength
en our lines,” continued Mr. Blaine. “Our
seacoast cities must be made easily defen
sible. So long as they are marks for the
enemy, subjects of sacrifice in time of
war, we shall be weak. There may come
a time when we shall have to choose be
tween surrendering some principle dear to
our people and the destruction of our sea
coast cities by the guns of an enemy. If
the principle involves the national honor
and self respect, there can be no doubt as
to what the choice will be. Though the
price will be paid, it is a big price. We
must remove this element of weakness by
making our chief cities impregnable.
Then we must have battleships and coast
defense cruisers to make sure of our
ground. These things will cost millions
upon millions of money, but it will be
the best investment the people of this
country ever made. A man never regrets
the cost of safe foundations under his
house, nor of strong locks on the doors to
his warehouse.
“We must go still farther. In the West
Indies we must have a checkmate for the
British strongholds to be found there.
We must have Cuba, San Domingo or some
other territory in that region, or at the
very least a naval station therein where
we may coal, repair and outfit our ships,
and where we may erect fortifications.
Along with these comes completion of the
Nicaragua canal under government aus
pices. To finish that great enterprise is a
task worthy the best blood and genius of
our people. It should be done through
government assistance, on a basis that
will give the government right to take pos
session in time of war, to close the gates
leading to the Atlantic on the east and to
the Pacific on the west to the ships of hos
tile nations. That would make us as
nearly master of both oceans as we should
care to be. It would enable us to trans
fer our fleets from one ocean to the other
without loss of time. Thus our smaller
navy could easily be made more effective
than England’s greater, could be made
well nigh invincible. If we add to this a
great naval station In luike Nicaragua,
where our works would be secure from any
possibility of attack, where we could coal,
outfit, repair, clean bottoms and rendez
vous, the line of defense would be com
plete. From the West Indies through to
Hawaii we should have the mastery. From
those points of vantage the world would
be ours.
Mr. Blaine’s Dream.
“Commerce follows power the world
over,” continued Mr. Blaine. “The na
tions, through the unchanging processes of
human nature, seek relations commercial
and other wsth the holders of power.
Trade depends largely upon guns, us does
diplomacy. To San Domingo on the east
and Hawaii on the west, with the Nica
ragua canal in the center, we should
add a railway from the United States to
South America, tapping our naval station
at Lake Nicaragua, and making it possi
ble to forward men and munitions with
out; aeiay, ana ui> iu« same uuio cumvaiz
ing closer commercial and social rela
tions with the Central and South Ameri
can peoples.”
This was Mr. Blaine’s favorite dream
for the future of his country. No one who
has heard him describe it will ever be able
to forget his words.
New York bankers favor a time loan
to relieve the treasury and stringency.
Self Torture!
That’s what it amounts to, when you at
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/ /iJv nowadays, without Pearline. And
/ th 6 stran g e part of »t is, that you
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V u on ty f° r y° ur ar, d not f° r y° ur
\ IK y m y gain- That needless back-breaking
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h \ thing. It’s costing you money.
h I fl li | \VA * s s i m ply wearing out the
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Uiim I _ |l I \ Why would you rather do it?
' \\VM h 1 That is what the women who
''A // ’ are saving their strength and
their clothes with Pearline can’t understand.
Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you.
rs OTFrO “this is as good a?" or “the same as Peariine.” IT’S
AmF W d/A Vx FALSE—Pearline Is never peddled, if your grocer sends
you an imitation, be honest— setui it back. 380 JAMES PYLE, New York.
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In Addition to the Heavy Stock of Groceries We
Offer to the Trade
Two Car Loads of Florida Oranges,
And the Largest Stock of Fifce Works ever
brought to this market consisting] of
Roman Candles, Sky Rockets, Camaon Crackers
and Fire
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Etevtnjan. • -
The Edge of the Future *
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Christmas
« Music.
There is a singular appropriate
ness in tbe combinati m. A piano
is tbe best of Christmas gifts. If
you doubt it, ask your wife or
daughter. I'ts better than a seal
skin sacque. It lasts longer and
doesn’t go out ot i-tyle. Music is al
ways fresh and always has been.
You can make the present expensive
or inexpensive, just as you choose.
We c m give you a good piano for a
very little money—a m re elaborate
instrument for more. You can pay
ca’h for it, or take it on the install
ments on your own terms.
A nice organ cheap and on easy
payments. Come in and see how
cheap yon can get one before you
make all your Christmas presents.
I have Prof. M. H George, a fine
piano tuner employed. All work
guaranteed first class.
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208 Broad St. Rome, Ga.
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