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IS' nteqnri. VOL 1 -NO sk. < '■ KOItG 1 .V, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, '885) So.00 PER ANNUM ;i:: Wonders of Electricity. .-non to lie li^jlit i !«■(. tiifity, tlio following ::'1 answers, lately publish- liner’s Magazine, will bo cn itch t is used vor an Atlantic lliii'ty cells of battery In :it) volts. is I lie longest distance iinvorsation by telcponc A.—About T.'iO lland. Me., to Buffalo, fastest time made railway ? A.—A exporimen- lmtir on unurine ' A. or enough to limes. maximum power •trie motor? A. lower. Kxperi- 100 horse power submarine measuring charge the ■art. iles of telegraph i the I’nited 1,000,000, or be forty me sages can be wire at one time? piadruplcx system ipliing from a accomplished ? A.— nit from the car roof ■rent in the wire on track. ’ * re the most widely tween which it is telegram.? A.— and New '/. aland, viropo. miles of telephone n in tlm I’nited than i 17,000 over im -sages are sent he greatest candle t used in a light- million, in light- in, Denmark, v persons in the engaged in Imsi- ih-ly on electricity ? ''0,000, ..'it take to trails- -m San Fram-iso to V. -About lifteen Yiii'k, ('anso, I’en- ibay, Madras, 1’cn- 0 time made messages by ut forty-two I lias the most plant? A. - ■ man ol'-war Chicago, i ■ the average cost, per | Lraiisallanlie submarine About S 1,000. many miles of electric b'-re in operation in the s ? A. A limit -mo miles, ore under construction. (length of current is t-i luiiuaii life? A.—Five Its, but depending largely i tioiis, tor- “Well, I’ve got a at last.' 1 Young Lawyer—“Glad ar it. When you get him to the nt where lie wants a will drawn let now.” < ion. Francis E. Spinner, cx-Unitcd ■‘■'tales treasurer, is not expected to live many weeks longer. Ho Is at 1’ablo fleacli, Fla. Last year he was reported to be considerably improved in health, but ho is now more feeble than ever. He is 87 years old. RAILROAD REORGANIZATION. Rumors that the Terminal Has Scooped the Atlanta and Florida. Ati.ania, Ga , Aug. ar.—The re organization to-day of the Atlanta and Florida railroad has given rise to var ious rumors in railroad circles. The new board of directors elected the fol lowing officers -. Col. R. F. Maddox, president; Cecil Gabbett, first vice president and manager; E. W. Marsh, second vice dresident; R. J. Lowrey, treasurer; J. K. Brunner, secretary A committee consisting of R. F. Mad dox, II. C. Harris, J. R. Wylie, E. P- I lowcll and H. J. Hill was appointed to negotiate a loan to relieve the present indebtedness and put the road on its feet. Mr. Gabbett promises to make the road one of tiicbcst running out of Atlanta. Ilis appointment as general manager has created the sus picion and rumors that the AYcst Point Terminal has made another deal, but this is denied by president Maddox. Georgia’s School Fund. Gapt. l-'urlow, of the comptroller general’s office, on Monday completed the public school statement, which shows that this year $490,708.14 will be divided among the public schools. This sum is derived from several sour ces.The show tax contributes §1,895. So the liquor tax §71,730.96; one-half the rental of the Western and Atlantic road gives $ 150,000; dividends from Georgia railroad slock? $2,046, the net hire 01 convicts amounts to §>7,356; the fees of the inspectors of fertilizers give §87,- 186 >9; and the school appropriation act of iSS-S adds $165,000 to the fund. This is the first year that the act of 1888 has been in effect, and conse quently the amount of money to be divided among the teachers is just the amount ot the appropriation larger than it has ever been before. The ex penses to be deducted from the fund amount to $4,516.79, which leaves $486,191. 35, to be divided. Capt. l-'urlow will turn the statement over to School Commissioner Hook. By him it will be apportioned out to each county, according to the number of children of school age which the returns show. Each school commissioner is authorized to draw a draft on the com ptroller general’s office for the amount apportioned to his county. These drafts are received as tax returns, and this arrangement obviates the neccss- ty and expense of a journey to Atlanta to receive the money. For the Month of August, 1889. A ugust. Xow is the time to muzzle " your dogs. “ The hydrophobia season begins. “ Camp meetings gel ripe. “ The politician mixes with the people. The preachers take their vacations and the devil gets in his work. “ The summer girl becomes the last rose of slimmer. New corn juice begins to come in. “ Peach brandy gets ripe. “ Spring has gone out ofstyle. “ Papa’s pants will soon fit Willie.—Ex. The Negro Billiardist. Cii.uti.KSTOx, 8. G'., August 20.— •l imes Dennison, the most expert ne gro who ever handled a billiard cue, died here to-day, aged A.'!. He was known to the southern world as “Pug,” and in the days of pocket ta bles and the early days of the carom tables, could discount almost auy man in the south. Ho had hosts of white friends who offered to send him north to give exhibition games, but he al ways declined, preferring to live here. He never took up a cue, however, with any except white men. Before the war he won a diamond cue of fered by one of the billiard table man ufacturers for making the famous double round pocket shot. When the award was made it was not known that he was a negro. A Wink That Didn’t Count. From the Boston Herald. “But the quickest drink I ever took was in our New Tersey watering place, Ashbury Park. They practice prohib ition to a painful extent, so that a man will take great chances when he’s very dry. A friend and myself were in strucled to go to a certain druggist whose reputation for lawful dealing was not unsullied, and to call for soda with ipecac, at the same time winking with the left eye, whereupon we would receive what we wanted. We went to the apothecary. ‘•What’ll you have ?’ said lie. "Soda with ipecac,’ said we, as we simuhaneous’y depressed our left eye lids. “He obligingly went to the other end of the shop, returned with a decan ter containing a delicious looking ruby colored fluid, poured three fingers of it into each glass, filled the same with soda water and passed the foaming draughts across the counter. “Regards,’ said Charley, as he lifted the beverage to his lips. "Same to you,’ said I, and we buried our noses in the fragrant froth. But it was an unfamiliar fragrance. We set our glasses down. “What did you put in this?’ I asked the druggist, who was methodically wiping off the counter. “Ipecac,’ he replied, with freezing nonchalance. “ ‘Ipecac !’ exclaimed Charley, in a horrified tone. “ ‘Ipecac. That’s what you asked for, wasn’t it?’ “I threw down a quarter, and with out waiting for change or saying another word, we bolted and made tor the wild and lonely sea-shore, where Charley, who had taken the largest gulp of the internal mixture, practically illustrated the physiological effect of an emetic. The pyschological effect of that adventure clings to me still. I am opposed to all subterfuges in this business.” Georgia’s Improvement. The tax returns for 1888 showed that property had increased in value througout Georgia 818,000,000. FI very year since that time the returns have shown an increase but never has the amount for the year 188-’> been equal led. This year, however, the high water mark will be passed and a new record established. Captain Furlow, of the comptroller general’s office, has received up to date the tax digests of 182 counties, and these show an in crease of 81.8,000,000. Five counties, including Fulton, remain to he heard from, and they will bring the record up 80,000,000 more. The tax receiver of Fulton county predicts tlmt his di- t will show at least 80,000,000 im provements. And should the other four counties have fallen oil in value, the result will have little effect on the grand total. The increase of |xS3, which, for many years, was quoted as something phenomenal, included the improve ments in railroad property, which was a very large factor. The 81!),- 000,000 worth of improvements this year came solely from the tax digests, leaving the railroads out. Should they be included the statement would prove that Georgia is 82A,(100,000 richer than she was last year. A newspaper published in New York city, prints in every issue tele grams from .Shakespeare, Grant, Washington, McClellan, Grcely, Lin coln and other distinguished persons. It-is not a comic newspaper, but us serious as its spiritualistic editor and the dead men who are contributors, can make it. In spite of what might naturally bo expected, the telegrams have nothing very startling in them, being very vague in their etatements. And the editor judiciously suppresses their dates—Telegraph. It would bo interesting to see where they are dated. Dr. E. Parsons, of Savannah, the oldest dentist in Georgia, aged 83, died in Savannah, this week. To the Front. AS ALWAYS, The City Shoe Store, (Mitchell House Block.) Has just opened up to the young and old gents the handsomest line of shoes ever of fered in our city, in all styles, from the narrowest to the wid est lasts. Patent leather shoes, hand some line of gents’ toilet slippers and full line of ladies’, misses’ and children’s shoes. Mitchell House Block.