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I An Ordinance.
An ordinance to preTent the spreading
of diseases through the keeping and ex
posing for rale ot second hand and cast ofl
clothing, to provide for the disinfection ol
such clothing by the Board ot Health ol
the City of Griffln. to prescribe fees toi
the disinfection and the proper regletrj
thereof, and for other purposes. *1 83 I
Sec. Ist Be it ordained by the Mayo
and Council of the City of Grttß®, th
from and after the passage of this or -
nance, it shall be unla^for. wy person
• aXr'X for sate hand or
cast offXthlng within the corporate lim
ila of the City of °ri®Xtadbv the Board
C o f°Sh h “tSc<lyo«S.and the
of said Board ot Health giving
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 same
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 of disinfecting
the said garments, and tor the issuing of
the certificate required by this ordinance
the sum ot twenty-five cents, and to the
Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Griffin
for the registry of said certificate the sum
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 thr chain gang,
either or both, in the discretion of the
Judge of the Criminal Court, for 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 farther 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with are hereby repealed,,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 of Griffin, That from and
after the passage ot this ordinance, the fol
owing rates will be charged for the rise of
water per year:
L Dwellings:
One 1-inch opening for subscribers’
use only $ 9.00
Each additional spigot, sprinkler,
bowl, closet or bath 8.00
Livery stables, bars, soda founts and
photograph galleries.. 24.00
Each additional opening 6.00
2. Meters will be fhrnished 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 wateY white 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.
8. Meter rates will ne 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, afid
they 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; the rest
of the piping must be done by a plumber
at the consumers’ expense.;
ORDINANCE FOR 1898.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun
cil of the city of Griffin and it is hereby
ordained by authority of the same, that
the stun of 25. cents be and the same is
hereby imposed on each and every one
hundred dollars ot real estate within the
corporate limits of the city of Griffin and
on each and every one hundred dollars
valuation of all stocks in trade, horses,
mules, and other animals, musical instru
ments, furniture, watches, jewelry, wag
ons, drays and all pleasure vehicles of
every description, money and solvent
debts, (except bonds of the city of Griffin)
and upon all classes of personal property,
including bank stock and capital used for
banking purposes, in the city of Griffin on
April Ist, 1898, and a like tax upon all
species of property Os every description
held by any one as guardian, agent, ex
ecutor or administrator or in any other
fiduciary relation Including that held by
non-residents, to defray the current ex
penses of the city government.
Section 2nd.—That the sum of 65 cents
be and the same is hereby imposed upon
each and every one hundred dollars valu
ation of real estate and personal property
of description as steted in section
First of this ordinance, within the corpo
rate limits of the city of Griffin for the
payment of the public debt of the city and
for the maintainance of a system of electric
lights and water works.
Section 3.—That the sum of 20 cents
be and the same is hereby imposed upon
each and every one hundred dollars valu
ation of real estate and personal property
of all descriptions, as stated in section
First of this ordinance, within the corpo
rate limits of the city of Griffin, for the
maintainance of a system of public schools
The funds raised under this section not to
be appropriated for any other purpose
whatever.
Section 4.—That persons failing to make
tetania of taxable property as herein pro
vided in section First, Second and Third
of this ordinance shall be double taied ai
provided by the laws ot the state and th<
clerk and treasurer shall issue execution
accord ingly.
Section s.—That all ordinances or part
of ordinances militating against this ordi
nce be and the same are hereby repeal
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SACRIFICE.
. .
«n seems a dream—l cannot make it clear—
That ’Mraabto yesterday, dear love, that then
But one brief dayago Xfeltthy pulsing; breath.
And this la death
>f
>r The world is changed; no, nothing, nothing's
* I My soul is bathed in deepest, darkest night,
_ I A few chert hours, and yet the sun’s bright ray
* I Cannot transform my darkness into day.
I- For freedom I Ab,.will Cuba ever know
u How her redemption fills my life with woof
p Be brave, O heart, like unto him who gave,
r Aa thou, bis all, t suffering souls to save
k -Rose Van B. Speece.
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d THE ENGLISH NOT PROFANE.
8
g Little Bad Language In London Outside
S of Petticoat Lane.
e Little rough or rude language is used
® by the English. They even fight with
out swearing and get very drunk and
r noisy without employing strong lan
r guage. They love to chaff and guy each
e’ other, and the crowds and the street
.- people who drive horses and peddle
• goods and hang about the corners are a
great deal wittier than most of ns give
8 them ciedit for being, but they seldom
f resort to bad language. I never heard
, much of it until I went to Petticoat
, lane, and I know a woman who has
f lived here two years and been constant-'
a ly about town who tells me that in that
8 time she has only heard one oath from
1 an Englishman’s lips. The worst word
1 I heard in Petticoat lane was ‘ ‘ bloody. ”
B That, however, is the worst word I
r could have beard—in English opinion
f it is the foulest word there is. I have
1 only heard one man use it and he did
1 not speak it. He was very angry, and
> he spelled it.
t lam telling you this becauseil know
* that at home in America we associate
® it with the English and put it in Eng-
B lishmen’s mouths in our anecdotes, as
if it were a matter of course that it
e should be used to give a local color to
i an English story. Americans come here
- and make use of the word for the comic
value that they attach to it, and yet 1
: assure my readers that if they tried to
think of any really disgusting term they
had ever heard and made use of instead
they could not more startle ot shock
. these English ears.
i English sailors have brought the
- word ’’bloody” to our shores—sailors
f and prizefighters and stablemen, and
only such persons cling to it here.
What we consider a very much fouler
j word has a vastly wider circulation,
but is not considered as bad as
) “bloody. ” All this is very strange and
requires a native to explain it, especial
-5 ly as “bloody” is merely the contrac
} tion of the oath “by our Lady,” which
9 was more or less commonly used in the
r ancient days when this was a Roman
I Catholic country.
L . The people who try to swear without
1 sweating—who in our country say
r “bully chee” apd “by cripes,” all use
1 the word “blooming” over here. “I
can’t very bloomin well make you buy
. this bloomin thing, rbut I’ll ’ave a
? bloomin try at it,” is what I heard a
street fakir say to a crowd the other
day. There is no harm in that at all,
and it is much more typically English
r than the word “bloody,” besides being
3 decent.
It is funny what mistakes nations
1 make about one another. Over here the
- very smart thing in reporting the speech
of us Americans is to make us all and
r always call ourselves ’ ’ Amurricans. ” It
1 may be true of us. This whole nation
i believes it But I never heard an Ampri''
lean so pronounce the name of our conn
-8 try, and yet I’ve got a quick linguistic
F ear, which is a thing the English utter
-1 ly lack.—Julian Ralph in Providence
Journal.
A Really Historical Novel. ,
To produce a so called historical novel
r has been attempted by many, but with
indifferent success by the majority, so
= far as history is concerned. Alike the
best known and the most successful
authors of this class are Scott Kings
ley and Lytton. In grouping books of
this type in an order of merit based on
- their historical worth, it cannot be de-
V nied that “The Last of the Barons”
1 should be awarded the first place, with
9 “Henry Esmond” and “Hereward the
B Wake” bracketed as second. Victor
i Hugo’s “L’Historie d’un Crime, ” which
s has been called ’’the apotheosis of the
i, special correspondent is a notable ex
- ample of a contemporary history writ
ten under a thin disguise of fiction.
| Pearson’s Weekly.
) A Talented Hoose Agent.
r Mrs. Homeseeker—You certainly
a don’t expect anybody to take this house?
[1 Why, the flours all run down hilL
a Agent (a smart man)—lt was built
■- in that way on purpose, mum, to keep
r peace in the family. Greatestdnvention
F of the age, mum.
Mrs. Homeseeker—Keep peace in the
s family? What do you mean?
n Agent—lt’s all right, mum; nothing
i- like it Whenever your husband drops
y his collar button, they’ll roll down to'
8 that wall, and he’ll always know where
'■ to find ’em.—London Tit-Bits.
Chinese Taxes Very Light.
c The Chinese are perhaps the most
g lightly taxed people in the world. In
n China all the land belbngs to the state,
i- and a trifling sum per acre—never alter
y ed through long centuries —is paid as
n rent This is the only tax in the coun
*- try, and it amounts to about half a crown
8 per head yearly.—London News.
0 A Mean Trick.
® Smith— You say you write dunning
e letters to yourself and sign them with
j. fictitious names. What do you do that
d for?
is Jones—You see, my wife is always
ie after me for money, and when she reads
is those letters she becomes discouraged.
London Fun. V
ts
li- Something In IL
Miss Wellwood—Do you believe there
is anything in love at first right?
= Mr; Hardacre—Oh, yea. About nine
times out of ten there’s a divorce Jn it
sc. —Exchange.
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OUR DEBT TO
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Th® Part Thom Bnay Workers Piny la the 1
Fertllliatlon of Flowers.
Barney Hoskin Standish writes an
article on “The Bumblebee” for St I
Nicholas. Mr. Standish says: The work o
of the bumblebee in bringing about the «
cross fertilization of flowers is as im- j
portant as that of the honeybee, and ,
these two stand at the head of the UM .
of insects useful in this respect Each ’
has its flowers which it alone visits,
but there are many flowers on neutral
ground visited by both. So we may
say of the bumblebee, as of the honey- [
bee, the more bumblebees the more .
seeds; the more seeds the more flowers ,
—especially wild flowers, as the tall *
bellflower, touch me not Solomon’s seal,
gentian, Dutchmen’s breeches and tur- 1
tie head. But probably the most impor- j
tant work this insect does for agricul
tore is upon tho fields of red clover. *
There is abundant proof that this plant ,
will not produce seed without the co
operation of the bumblebee. It is im- (
possible for the wind to bring about the f
fertilization of the seed, as it may do
in the case of Indian corn, grain and ,
some forest trees. The tube of red clo- (
ver blossoms, too, is so long that other
insects (including the honeybee) are ,
not regular visitants.
Here is proof that this plant must (
have visits from the bumblebee. This
insect is not a native of Australia, and (
red oloyer failed to produce seed there
until bumblebees were imported. As
soon as they became numerous the plant
could be depended upon ..for seed.
Again, the blossoms of the first crop of
the Median} Red clover of our own
country are just as perfect as those of
the second crop, but there are too few
bumblebees in the field, so early in the
season, to produce fertilization, hence
little or no seed in this crop. If bumble
bees were sufficiently numerous, there
is no reason why much larger yields of
'clover seed might not be expected than
at present.
Here is what a well informed fanner
says about it:
“It was formerly thought that the
world rested on the shoulders of Atlas.
I can prove that its prosperity rests on
the bumblebee. The world cannot pros
per without the farmers’ product. The
farm will not be productive without
clover. We cannot raise clover without
seed, and we cannot have clover seed
Without the bumblebee, because it is
this insect that carries the pollen from
flower to flower, securing its develop
ment and continuance. Let us learn to
know and to protect our friends. ”
TWO WAYS’OF LOOKING.
If All Saw Things Alike, This Would Bs
an Uninteresting World.
“It is a pity that more of us cannot
cultivate the twofold way of looking at
things,” writes Edward W. Bok in The
Ladies’ Home Journal. “There would
be less friction in life if we did, and
sweeter sympathy, kinder understand
ing and broader and fuller living. The
fact is that we never reach the dignity
of true living unless we do learn this
all important lesson. And that it may
be cultivated admits of no doubt. It is
simply a question of schooling Ourselves
not to Condemn generally what indi
vidually does not happen to be to our
taste. If, for example, we prefer brown
as a color, there is no reason on earth
why we should condemn the taste of
-any one who preferred to wear green.
' the vast majority of us need is to
be a little more self poised, more judi
cial, more willing to see good in the
tastes of others, although they do not
please our own particular fancies. It we
all thought alike, read the same books,
saw the same plays, wore the same col-
- ors, this wqnld be an exceedingly unin
teresting world.
“We cannot see all things in the
same way, but we can come near to
justice and true respect by taking a two
fold view of things while still retaining
our strong individual views. Seeing-a
possible good or use for everything does
not necessairly mean a weak individu
ality. The most uncomfortable people
in the world are those who assert their
judgments in a hard, decisive and final
manner, as if they were courts of last
resort. On the other hand, the bright
est and best minds are those that have
most respect for the opinions of others. ’ ’
Kemenyi and FompamiekeL
“My first meeting with Bemenyi, ”
says H. J. Cleveland, “was over a liv
ery stable in Council Bluffs. A concert
hall was there and he was to play. A
’ jackass in a stall beneath persistently
brayed. Bemenyi would not play. I was
on my way to Japan, or thought I was,
and introduced myself to him after his
1 audience had been dismissed. He beg
ged of me to find some pumpernickel
for him. I searched Pearl street resorts
1 until I found some and took it to his
room. He ate with satisfaction and then
played for me, played until, boy as I
'f was, I cried. That was at 2 o’clock in
' the morning, and in a large hotel filled
’ with people. We had the halls filled
with people in their nightrobes before
that private concert ended. His love for
pumpernickel was no more strange than
j that of Janauschek for stale beer, and I
have got many a pint of that for her
after a most thrilling depiction of Mary,
queen of -Spots. ’ ’ —Chicago Times-Her
ald.
• i 111 * ■’—
l Sensible. ,
“Who is that I see you feeding near
ly every night in the kitchen, Mollie?”
“That’s my intended, the policeman,
ma’am.”
“Well, if he’s your intended, why
k don’t you marry him?”
“I’m waitin till his appetite goes
B flown a bit, ma’am.” —Yonkers States
’ man.
A Flswt AMivarMuy.
Mr. Frankstown—Spiffin’s birthday
) comes next week. Let’s give a smoker
3 in his honor.
Mr. Larimer—That’s the very thing.
» Spiffins doesn’t use cigars and can’t
bear the smell tobacco.—Pittsburg
1 Chronicle-Telegraph. -
HE SAVED THE'MILK.
It Baanlred OanitM to Do It, bat Be Was
Bqaal te the Occmlob.
“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, some ten
years ago, and before I had got familiar
with the vagaries of the El Paso cli
lll.iit .
“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. 4 >
J sent east for a dozen fine Jersey cows
and began operations. Well, the cows
came on, and I hustled 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 across.
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. 1 observed, however,
that my cows wore 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.
“I got up an hour before daylight and
examined tho cows, 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 QF HUMOR.
It I« a Precious Gift and Helps to Light
en Life’s 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 bore 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 concei 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 lights, but ut
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
i 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
j taught early what true economy is and
,to exercise, their judgment—not their
, fancy—in making purchases. A little
i instruction now, and experience if need
be, of the genuine discomforts of extrav
agancamayAave them from much suf
' feringi in after years. New York
He Had Clfged,
A widow once called upon an artist
, and asked him to paint a portrait of her
hiisliand. “When can he sit?” inquire!,
. the artist “He can’t rit at all,” said
. the widow, “he’s dead.” “Then you
[ will have to furnish me with his photo
i graph,” said the artist “He never had
3 his picture taken,” said the widow,
j Nevertheless the artist undertook the
[ job, and when he had finished the work
j he asked the widow to come and see it
j < “It’s a fine picture,” said she, “and
} you’ll please send it to my haute—but
3 how the old man has changed. ” -Bos
r ton Hetraid.
J H* Saw UM 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 right! lam Oliver Gold
, smith, the author of the piece they are
going to perform!”
y“Ah, beg pardon, sir, ” said the check
taker, making a bow.
s And Goldsmith walked in to see his
k play.—London Answers.
Why Is It Hver Thosf
The whole crowd of men raved of her
• r beauty.
She was divine, they said, incompar
ably divine, and gloriously beautiful
Il ’ So she was, jast as they had said.
But one man did not think so.
* Her brother. Vim.
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