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An Ordinance. Aa ordinance to prevent the spreading of diseases through the keeping and ex posing for sale oi second hand and cast off clothing, to provide for the disinfection of such clothing by the Board oi Health of the City of Griffin, to prescribe fees for the disinfection and the proper registry thereof, and for other purposes. Sec. Ist. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Griffin, that from and after the passage of this ordi nance, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to keep ana expose for sale any second hand or cast off clothing within the corporate lim its of the City of Griffin, unless the said clothing has been disinfected by the Board of Health of the City of Griffin, and the certificate of said Board ot Health giving the number and character of the garments disinfected by them has been filed in the office of the Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Griffin; provided nothing herein contained shall be construed as depriving individual citizens of the right to sell or otherwise dispose of their own or their family wearing apparel, unless the saffie is known to have been subject to conta geous diseases, in which event this ordi nance shall apply. Sec. 2nd. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That for each garment disinfected by the Board of Health of Griffin, there shall be paid in advance to said board the actual cost rs disinfecting the said garments, and for * the issuing of the certificate required by this ordinan/c the sum ot twenty-five cents, and to the Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Griffin for the registry of said certificate the anm of fifty cents. Sec. 3rd. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That every person or persons, firm or corporation convicted of a Violation of this ordinance, shall be fined and sentenced not more than one hundred dollars, or sixty days in the chain gang, either or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the Criminal Court, f>r each of fense. It shall.be the duty, of the police force to see that this ordinance is strictly' enforced and report all violations the Board of Health. Sec. 4th. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here with are hereby repealed. An Ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun cil of the City ot Griffin that from and after the passage of this Ordinance: Sec. Ist. That it shall be unlawful for any person to damage, injure, abuse or tamper with any water meter, spigot, fire plug, curb box, or any other fixture or machinery belonging to the Water Depart ment oi the City of Griffin; provided that a licensed plumber may use curb service box to test his work, but shall lave ser vice cock as he found it under penalty of the above section. Sec. 2nd. It shall be unlawful for any consumer to permit any person, not em ployed by them, or not a member ot their family, to use water from their fixtures. Sec. 3rd. It shall be unlawful for any person to use water from any spigot or spigots other than those paid for 'by him. Sec. 4th. It shall be unlawful tor any person to couple pipes to spigots unless paid for as an extra outlet. Sec. sth. It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on water to premises or add any spigot or fixture without first obtain ing a permit from the Water Department. Sec. Oth. It shall be unlawful for any • person to allow their spigots, hose or sprinkler to run between the hours of 9:00 o’clock p. m. and 6:00 o’clock a. m., for any purpose whatever, unless there is a meter on the service. Spigots and pipes must be boxed or wrapped to prevent freezing; they will not tee allowed to run for that purpose. Sec. 7th. The employes of the Water Department shall have access to the premises of any subscriber for the purpose of reading meters, examining pipes, fix tures, etc., and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, or prevent their doing so. Sec Bth. Any person violating any of the provisions of the above ordinance shall be arrested and carried before the Criminal Court of Griffin and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or sentenced to work on the public works of the City of Griffin for a term not exceeding sixty days, or be im prisoned In the city prison for a term not exceeding sixty days, either or all, in the discretion of the court. Sec. Sth. The employees of the Water Department shall have the same authority and power ot regular policemen of the City of Griffin, for the purpose of enforc ing the above ordinance. Sec. 10th. All ordinances and parts of ordinances *in conflict of the above are hereby repealed. Ait Ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun cil of the City of Griffin, That from and after the passage ot this ordinance, the fol lowing rates will be charged for the use of water per year: . 1. Dwellings: One 1-inch opening for subscribers’ use only . $ 9.00 Each additional spigot; sprinkler, bowl, closet or bath 3.00 Livery stables, bars, soda founts and photograph galleries , *• 24 00 Each additional opening 6 00 2. Meters will be furnished at the city’s expense, at the rate of SI.OO per year rental of same, paid in advance. A mini mum of SI.OO per month will be charged for water while the meter is on the service. The reading of the meters will be held proof of use of water, but should meter fail to register, the bill will be averaged from twelve preceding months. . * 3. Meter rates will be as follows: 7,000 to 25,000 gals, month. .15c 1,000 25,000 “ 50,000 “ " 14c “ 50,000 “ 100,000 “ “ 12c *' .100,000 “ 500,000 “ “ 10c “ 500,000 « 1.000,000 “ “ 9c “ The minimum rate shall be SI.OO per month, whether that amount of water has been used or not 4. Notice to cut off water must be given to the Superintendent of the Water De partment, otherwise water will be charged for full time. 5. Water will not be turned on to any premises unless provided with an approved stop and waste cock properly located in an accessible position. 6. The Water Department shall have the right to shut off water for necessary repairs and work upon * the system, and lhey are not liable for any damages or re bate by reason of the same. . 7. Upon application to the Water De partment, the city will tap mains and lay Pipes to the sidewalk for $2.50 j the rest must be done by a plumber at the consumers’ expense. MODERN SHRAPNEL. DEADLY EFFECT OF THIS FEARFUL IMPLEMENT OF WAR. What Happen* When a Single Prqjeetlle Suddenly Burets Into Two Hundred Sep arate Muuntefi of Death—Shell® and Solid Shot. The improvements in modern guns have embraced all calibers, from that of the small arm firing a projectile only one-third of an inch in diameter to the monster which sends a solid niece of steel;l2 inches through and vreighing over half a ton.' Not only have the guns Improved, but also all their accessories, especially powder and projectiles. -The smokeless powder of the present has changed, the conditions of war almost as much as modern armament. Keeping step with these advances have been those made in the various classes of projectilea Even the smallest of these, with its case hardened bullet, is fanahead of the old fashioned lead bullet used in the small arms of 30 years ago. One of the most effective of modern projectiles is the shrapnel. It is one of the forms of case shot The others were the old fashioned grape and canister. A case shot may be said to be a collection of missilqs in a case, which breakp up either in the gun or at some point in flight, thus setting free its death deal ing particles. As soon as the case is broken each of these particles goes on a separate path, and it’s a sorry day for the man. struck by one of them. AH of these falling upon a piece of level ground would mark out an irregular oval, whose area varies with differing conditions. It has been found that the best point to burst the shrapnel is about six yards above and 50 in front of the enemy. ■ Colonel Shrapnel of the British serv ice first invented shrapnel in 1803. This early form consisted simply, of a spher ical shell filled with bullets and a burst ing charge of powder in tjje spaces be tween. This was a crude invention, which scattered the fragments too much and was liable to go off when not ex pected and not do so when desired. This form was improved upon during our civil war, and the modern shrapnel can be considered the most dangerous of all life destroying projectiles. It con sists of three parts—the tube, the .base and the head. The’ powder .charge is in the base, which is 'firmly attached to the body either by electric welding or by screwing. Leading from the base through the center of the body is a tube which is also filled with powder; which is ignited by the f ute at. the poinjt of Hie shrapnel and carries the fire to the main charge. Between 200 and 300 bullets rest upon a diaphragm just over the powder charge. These are Held in place by a matrix of rosin which is melted and poured upon the bullets when in place. A skeletpn case of cast iron con taining receptacles for each bullet is sometimes used instead of the rosin. The head is put on in the same man ner as the base, and when the fuse is inserted the projectile is ready for use. Some shrapnels bursting charge in the head instead of the base. The fuse used is rather complicated, but the United States has as good a one as there is. If is a time fuse and in actual test has shown its reliability. It can readily be seen that one great objection to the shrapnel'is its high cost The fuse alone costs about $2.50. The same gun is usually supplied with three styles of ammunition—the solid shot, the shell and the shrapnel. Some batteries are also supplied with canister for use at close quarters. The bullets lh the canister haye a wider dispersion, because the case breaks up in the gun. Canister was used to repel the famous charge led by the Confederate general Pickett at Gettysburg. A perfect hail of missiles swept the slope leading up to Cemetery Hill, against wheso de structive effects human valor was of no avaiL The shell is used to destroy inanimate objects as well as'animate ones. It con sists of a hollow cast iron shell, with a fuse and bursting charge of powder. The famous shot fired during the cut ting of the cables at Cienfuegos is a good example of its use. The Spaniards having taken refuge in and behind a lighthouse, a shell was fired by one of our ships, which, striking it fairly, burst and utterly destroyed th® struc ture, killing many of the soldiers. ‘ But against men .in battle formation the shrapnel is the more effective. It sends a perfect shower of missiles which, falling in the midst of a company, .would almost mmihilate it Many tests have been mad ™o show this. | Shrapnels firfid from a gun a mile away in one instance and a mile and two-thirds in. the other were made to strike a board target one inch thick. The fuses were set off by the contact and burst the projectile into 200 or 800 parts, each of which was capable of dealing death to any living thing in its path. Screens were placed at indicated distances behind the target. These may be considered asjepresenting a battalion of infantry in cplumn of ‘ companies. From the number of hits upon all of them the efficiency of shrapnel fire against close order formation may be judged. In one shot 152 hits were made by a single shrapnel. In another 215 hits are recorded, But these are not so well scat tered. Imagine, then, the effect of a well placed shrapnel upon a group of men such as is .here represented. The reader can readily understand why wars are now waged at greater distances and why hand to hand con flicts . are' almost' unheard of.—New York Herald. Hix Mistake. - •'That politician is a ‘has been, * isn’t he?” remarked the observer. “No,” replied the captious friend, “he isn’t even that. He’s merely a •used to think he was.' ” Washington "Star. HE SAVES THE MILK. ' - -■“.'■v H Required OenitH to Do It, bat Bo WM Kqual to the Occaoion. “Talking about cows,” said Andy Henderson, “I really think that I had one of the most peculiar experiences with the animals in question that ever befell a citizen of west Texas. It was soon after I went to El Paso,' acme tea jrears ago, and before I had got familiar with the vagaries of the El Paso cli mate. “I had settled on a very pretty ranch some miles out of the progressive fron tier city and was doing nicely until I decided to go into the butter business. I sent east for a dozen fine Jersey cows and began operations. Well, the cows came on, and I bustled the butter busi ness from the jump. Things progressed nicely for a month, when the weather grew very warm and the atmosphere very dry. The Rio Grande dwindled until a roach could have waded a«ros% Every bit of moisture disappeared, but this did not affect me, because I had a fine artesian well on the ranch and plenty of water. I observed, however, that my cows were losing milk day by day, until at last they were perfectly dry. I was astounded, for they had plenty of feed and lots of water from the well. I couldn’t understand it and determined to investigate. “T got up an hour before daylight and examined the edws, and, to my aston ishment, I found the udders of the cows heavy with milk. I did not milk the the animals, but simply watched and waited developments. Day dawned and the cows lazily meandered into the pas ture, and I followed. The sun came up, and with the sun came the terrible dry ness, but it didn’t feaze me in the least What knocked me out was the sight of my cows’ udders. They were growing smaller and smaller as I. looked until they were as flaccid as a punctured tire. Then I tumbled. The dryness of the at mosphere simply evaporated the milk through the walls of the udder. “What did Ido? Why, I varnished the milking apparatus of the beasts and the milk couldn’t ooze through the flesh. That stopped it ” —New Orleans Times-Democrat A SENSE OF HUMOR. It Is • Precious Gilt and Helps to Light en Ufe’® Way. I regard a sense of humor as one of the most precious gifts that can be vouchsafed to a human being. He is not necessarily a better man for having it, but he is a happier one. It renders him indifferent to good or bad fortune. It enables him to enjoy his own discomfi ture. Blessed with this sense he is never unduly elated or cast down. No one can ruffle his temper. No abuse disturbs his equanimity. Bores do not horp him. Humbugs do not humbug him. Solemn airs do not impose on him. Sentimental gush does not influence him. The follies of the moment have no hold on him. Titles and decorations are but childish baubles in his eyes. Prejudice does not warp his judgment. He is never in con ceit or out of conceit with himself. He abhors all dogmatism. The world is a stage on which actors strut and fret for his edification and amusement, and he pursues the even current of his way, in vulnerable, doing what is right and proper according to his terly indifferent whether what he does finds approval or disapproval from oth ers. If Hamlet had had any sense of hu mor, he would not have been a nuisance to himself and to all surrounding him. —London Truth. Spending Money. It is an excellent thing to give chil dren as soon as they arrive at about 12 years, or even before, a little allowance for spending money and an account book. Show them how to keep an ac count of small expenditures and make it a condition that they do so if- they wish to receive their allowance. There is no instruction more necessary to chil dren than instruction in the wise man agement of money. Children should be taught early what true economy is and to exercise their judgment—not. their fancy—in making purchases.'’ AJittle instruction now, and experience if need be, of the genuine discomforts of extntv agance may save them from much suf fering iu after years. New York Ledger. He Had Changed. A widow once called upon an artist and asked him to paint a portrait of her husband. “When can he sit?” inquired the artist “He can’t sit at all, ” said the widow, “he’s dead.” “Then you will have to furnish me with his photo graph,” said the artist. “He never had his picture taken,” said the widow. Nevertheless the artist undertook'the job, and when he had finished the work he asked the widow to come and see it “It’s a fine picture,” said she, “and you’ll please send it to my home—but how the old man has changed.” Bos ton Herald. He Saw the Play. They were giving “She .Stoops to Conquer” in a small provincial town. A penniless individual, anxious to see the play, stalked past the ticket office in a careless, independent sort of way. When stopped and asked by what right he went in without % paying, he replied: -“By what night I lam Oliver smith, the author ot the piece they are goiqg to perform I” “Ah, beg pardon, sir, ” said the check taker, making a bow. And Goldsmith walked in to see his play.—London Answers. Why la I* Ever Thaa? The whole crowd of men raved of her beauty. ' She was divine, they said, incompar ably divine, and gloriously beautiful. So she was, jist as they bad said. But one man did not think so. Her teoltuT Vim ■ - .MUI ■ II issue willuht be derided bythe first shock of arms, but by the slow, wearing finan- I rial strain to follow. It will be a question of staying power, and that will be d money even more than a military ques tion. In her eoefly wars of recent times Russia has not distinguished herself much financially. Sho was completely worn out by two years* fighting tn a small corner of the Crimea. Her short campaign against the Turks In 1877-8 so disorganized her finances that it took them 15 years to re cover. The Russians themselves are well aware of this vital deiutt in their military pow er, and they haveof late years made stren uous efforts to remedy it. To that'rad both their foreign policy and their finan cial policy are bring st udlously directed. Assistance in strengthening Russian erod!: abroad and replenishing tito treasury at home has for the past ton “years been the price of Russian friend hip. Prince Bismarck, much as he coveted the prize, seems to have thought the terms demanded too high. Ho would not throw open German savings to be exploited by the loan mongers and mortgage brokers of St. Petersburg. So little did he Mho these gentry that ho had Russtuh securities ta booed in Berlin, and thculmpertal Bank of Germany ceased to make advances on them.—National Review. Tommy Stringer a Botanist. At tho commencement exercises of the Perkins Institution and School For the Blind Tommy promoted to Thomas on the printed programme—gave a 1 fine little address on botany—a study for which he has developed a wonderful aptl- I tudo. Through the medium of his teacher and tho deaf and dumb alphabet ho told much that was interesting and astonished the audience by his accurate knowledge of tho science, speaking of oak and pine, > chestnut and maple, like familiar friends. ; Behind him on a table lay the bodks which he has made during the past year, giving brief, comprehensive accounts of his re searches and containing numerous speci mens of leaves, blossoms and bits of wood : which ho has collected and neatly mounted. His exercise created so much enthusl i asm that Dr. Ellet came forward and, tak ing up the books, showed and explained ' them to the audience. Nothing that this school has ever done has been more won -1 derful—not even the development of Helen- Keller—than the bringing of Tommy Stringer from a helpless mass of inert matter—physically and mentally—out in to tho light as a healthy, handsome, happy . and studious boy of uncommon promise. Boston Transcript. Flea®. , We have been asked to give some advice 6 as to the best methods of ridding dwell ings of fleas. As to the removal of tho 1 pest no tetter advlco can be given than t the following: Every house where a pet - dog or cat is kept may become seriously infrated with fleas ff the proper efndfitona r of moisture and 3 exist. Infestation, however, Is not likely tooocurif the (bare) floors can be fre quently and thoroughlfr swept. 'When an eutbreaff es fleas comes'however, the easi-' 1 est remedy to apply is a free sprinkling es I pyrethrum powdfir in she. infested rooms. I This falling, benzine may be tried, a thor , ough spraying of carpet® and floor® being j undertaken with the exercise of due pre -6 caution in seeing that no light or fires are in the house at the time of the application or for some hours afterward. Finally, if 9 the plague is not thus abated, all floor ‘ coverings must be removed and the floors r washed with hot soapsuds.. This Is a use s ful precaution to take in any house which - it is proposed to close for the summer, 1 since even a thorough sweeping may leave . behind some few flea eggs, from which an all pervading swarm may develop before the house is reopened.—New .York Ledger. The Making of Soldier®. It was a very earnest and enthusiastic 3 company drilling in Cass park. There * were not to exceed a .dozen in the ranks, and the average age was about 6. Broom handles crossed their shpuldeM at^various angles and elevations, a few had toy pis tols and a little chap with an eight inch ' snare drum furnished musje. 3 “Get off that grass I’.’ shouted ablgpo -3 liceman just as a particularty difficult evo t lution was being executed. “Halt!” screamed the little curly haired j captain, just in time to avert a disgrace r ful stampede. “Makeready! Take aim I 3 Fire!” and the report of three paper caps “rang out on the startled air.” Every little body was fairly rifcld iu its * determination to fall back in good order 3 while loading, when the policeman joined 1 in tho laughter of a score of other wit r nesses. 3 An old gentleman bent with years I walked over to the brave captain, patted . him on the head and turned with beam ing face' to those about him, “And yet ' pt her nations wonder where our soldiers c spring from when the country needs them to fight its battles. -Detroit Free Press. Hint® on Paaalng Muater. k Many of those engaged in recruiting r regiments believe that the strict physical I examination required, by the government I for the first call for volunteers will be L made mote flexible for the 75,000 men in . eluded in the second calL [ However, if thg medical eumination la rigidly enforced it will be well for officer® . to remember the experience of a sergeant 3 of the Eighth regiment, mustered in at > Mount Gretna. With the line officers he took great pride in the company and ex- l pected it would bo mustered in entire. ; Every man volunteered, but two were . thrown out in the medical examination. One was two pounds underweight and the other was one inch too short. “If I had known beforehand,” said the sergeant, “I would have filled one man up with two ' pounds of beef and had the other man measured in the morning, because every > man is taller in tho niorning than at * night.”—Philadelphia Record. A Startling Horeeback Feat. Berlin is wild over the marvelous feat of Fodora Vona, a woman sirens rider, , who has performed repeatedly perhaps the most startling equestrian act ever seen. Her feat is to compel her spirited hotfse to leap over a carriage containing four Srsous besides the 'driver. As none of esc people had warning of her reckless intention it is needlees to «ay that they were badly shocked —not to say somewhat frightened—by the lady’s sudden ap , preach, the swift swish of .her whip, the gleaming eyes of her wildly excited steed and finally the rustle of her long riding habit over their beads. After the performance was over, how ever, and they found themselves none the worse for their experience t hey were rather inclined to brag about ii. ssid so the story got out. ■ . ■ < • ■■ - f Ab w h W Cantoria in. Dr. Samuel Piteher , n prescription f.»r and Children. It contaiiM neither Opium, Morpliiu* ii other Narcotie mibstanoc. It is n htirtnlcsi nubatltute for Paregorle, Drops, Soothin? Syrniw and Cxstor O ’. J It i» Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty yearn* u.** by I Millions of Mothers. Castorla dcstvoys Wonn- :.:id allays Feverishness. Oastoria prevents vomiting Hour . Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Qvdor.fi relieve » x- W Teething troubles, cures Constipation r.r.d Flats.h ia;. Castoria assimilates the Foot!* regulates the Stomavb and Bowels, giving healthy and natural bleep. Ca-torlr» is the Children’s Panacea—the Mothers Friend. Castoria. I Castoria. “Caatorla i® an excellent medichie for "CHatutl.r i.tao weil r r..,.l Io r children. Mothers have repeatedly told me that I tecommend it aa rtrpcrfov to any r - * ' of ita good edict upon their children.’* script loti known to me.” Dr. G. C. Osooon, Lowell, Maw. H. A. Archkr, M.D.. X .'.J ■ . , .. **The nseof Caatoria is aouniveraal and Ita -For tcventl yen>« I have recrwni k- l’. merits so well known Wat it seems a work Castoria, and aAu!t r.:way« <v»it|otie l- . of supeaerogation to endorse it. Few see the. so as it luta im-ariabty produced benrf.l intelligent families who do pot keep Caaloria result.." within easy reach." ~Ko<tvw F. rsar>XK. I>. X«W York . - CaaLoa Ma>tvm, D.D., New York City. r *’We have three children and they * f>7 t’T “ I prescribe Castoria everyday for children Pilcher's When we give one a dow, who are suffering from constipation, with the others cry for one too. I shall afways better effect than I receive from any other take pleasure in recommending Mils bed'' ' combination of drugs.” child's medicine " Dr. L. O.Momoax, South Amboy, N. J, Rev. W. A. Couri:®, Ke vport, Ky. :r Children Cry for Pitcher s Castoria. ; ■ Ii SHOES, - SHOES I IN MENS SHOES WE HAVE THE LATEST STYLES—COIN TOBB, GENUINE RUSSIA LEATHER CALF TANS, CHOCOLATES AND GREEN AT $2 TO |3AO PER PAIR. IN LADIES OXFORDS WE HAVE COMPLETE LINE IN TAN, BLACK AND CHOCOLATE, ALSO TAN AND BLACK SANDALS RANGING IN PRICE FROM TO $2. ALSO TAN, CHOCOLATE AND BLACKS SANDALS AND OXFORDS Di CHILDREN AND MISSES SIZES, AND CHILDREN AND MISSES TAN LACE SBOXB AND BLACK. izcfehsrs. WE HAVE IN A LINE OF - SAMPLE STRAW HATS. 1 4 GET YOUH — JOB PRINTING DONE The Morning Call Office. We have juat supplied our Job Office with a complete line ol StaUonerv u - kinds and can get up, on sbori ootice, uytbiag wanted In the way oi ' SW LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADB STATEMENTS, IRCULARB, v ■ ■ '-'Wi ENVELOPES, NOTES, “ -S3 MORTGAGES, PROGRAMS / JARDS, POSTERS DODGERS, BTL * We c*rvy tee teat ineoi F-NVEI/'FET, tm sired : thia trad*. An atlracdvc. POSTER U aay size can be issued on short notice. Our prices tor work ot al! kinds will compare fisvorably with thorn obtained ras 1 • any office in the slate. When yon want job printing of*'anyr ; ) U<r. mt call Satisfhction gnaranteeu. . "N" - u -,g ALL WORK DONE - With Neatness and Dispatch.