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ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Mayor. At the solicitation ot many citizens I hereby respectfully announce myself a candidate for mayor, aubject to the prim mary of October 11th, promising if erected to faithfully perform the duties of the of fice In the interest of all concerned. 4 JNO. L. MOORE. ( Having faithfully served the City of Griffin as Mayor for one term, I announce as a candidate for re-election and respect fully solicit the votes of the citizens. W. D. DAVIS. For Aiderman. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Aiderman from the First. Ward, and If elected I promise to do what in my honest judgment is to the good of the greatest* number of tax payers, regardless of friend or foe. Yours,etc., C. HOMER WOLCOTT. I respectfully announce myself as a can didate for Aiderman from the first ward and solicit the support of my friends. J. H. SMITH. At the solicitation of friends I respect folly announce myself a candidate for Ai derman from the Fourth Ward, and so licit the support of the citizens. Having a. pride in the welfare of our city and her Institutions I promise, if elected, to act for the best interest of the city and citizens and perform conscien tiously every duty assigned me. DAVID J. BAILEY. Having served the city as Aiderman from the 4th ward for the past two years, and conscientiously discharged my duty, I announce myself as a candidate for re election and respectfully solicit the votes and support of the citizens. M. D. MITCHELL. To the Voters of Griffin : lam a can didate for Aiderman from Second Ward, and respectfully ask your support. M. J. PATRICK. An Ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun cil ot the City of Griffin, That from and after the passage ot this ordinance, the fol owing rates will be charged for the use water per year: 1. Dwellings: One f-inch opening for subscribers’ use onlys 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 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.* TAX 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 sum 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 of 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 every description as stated in section First of this ordinance, within the corpo ' rale 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 B.—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 maintaioance 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 returns of taxable property as herein pro vided in section First, Second and Third of this ordinance shall be double taxed as provided by the laws ot the state and the clerk and treasurer shall issue executions accordingly. Section s.—That all ordinances or parts of ordinances militating against this ordi nance be and the same are hereby repeal ed.' DR. E. X,. HANES, DENTIST. Office upstairs in building adjoining, on the north, M Williams & Son. AN EFFECTIVE PARABLE. Cteaeral J»wfcert’» Story Sawed the Uvea of the Jameeoa Reldera. A most interesting account of the manner in which the lives of Jameson and his men were spared, after the sur render to. the Boers, is told by the Nieuws Van den Dag of Amsterdam: The stern old Boers, when they had Jameson and his fellow officers in their hands, determined to execute the lead ers of the band at daybreak. The meet ing took place in President Kruger’s house, 20 being present, of whom the great majority, wild with indignation at the sudden inroad into their terri tory, were for shooting the British offi cers at once. • President Kruger opposed this sum mary plan and used all his eloquence and all his influence on behalf of the prisoners. For a long time his efforts were vain. It was 4 o’clock in the morning, and the president’s opponents were still for execution. The lives of the foreigners hung by a thread. At length General Joubert, one of the few who agreed with the president, had recourse to the old time Boer method of convincing his hearers. He made use of, a parable. “Friends,” he said, “will you not listen to my voice once more? Suppose that close to my farm lives a bad neigh bor who keeps fierce hounds in his house, worrying my sheep exceedingly and also killing some. What, then, would you have me to do? Should I kill the hounds to bo free of this worry? Truly my neighbor would say unto me: ‘Thou hast killed my hounds, yet their value is greater than the value of your sheep. Pay thou me I’ Is .it not better that I should take the hounds and go ing into my neighbor’s house- say, ‘These are thine; now pay me for the harm they have done my flock?’ ” There was silence, and the general continued: “We have caught the pack. Is it not better to send them to the British government with demands for reparation, lest the British send more hounds to worry us anew?” The old form of argument proved successful. The wisdom of moderation became apparent, and the council of war accepted the advice of their chiefs. SERVANTS* EXCUSES. One Woman Who Was Clever Enough to Circumvent Them. We have heard the story of the Cana dian mistress who, with seven servants in her house, was obliged to go to the garden and pick berries for the table. Each of the servants declined the task with the stereotyped excuse, “It ain’t my place to pick berries. ” Ord, in his “History of Cleveland,” relates an an ecdote of Margaret Wharton, who* while accepting her servants’ excuse, yet made them do her will. In one of her visits to Scarborough Mrs. Wharton, with her usual economy, had a family pie for dinner, which she directed the footman to convey to the bakehouse. This the man declined to do as not belonging to his place, or rather, as derogatory to his conse quence. The lady then moved the ques tion to the coachman, but found a still stronger objection. To save the pride of both Mrs. Wharton resolved to take the pie to the shop herself. She ordered one man to harness and bring out the horses and the other to mount and ride behind, and thus the errand was done with all honor and ceremony. Then in due time the coachman was ordered to put to a sec ond time and the footman to mount be hind, and Mrs. Wharton brought back the pie in the same dignified state. “Now,” said the lady to the coach man, “you have kept your place, which is to drive, and you yours,” to the foot man, “which is to wait, and I mine, which is to have my pie for dinner. ” Contlnnom Steel Pipe. The West Australian government has taken a contract to lay nearly 850 miles of water pipe of a novel character. This pipe is to be made of steel spirals pack ed in concrete. Sheet metal is cut into strips of the required width. These are fed into a machine and welded into one continuous strip. As the strip is fed in to the machine rivet holes are punched; then the edges of the laps are brought together by machinery and held during the process of riveting, which is all done by compression. The lap is thrown on the outside of the pipe, rendering the inner surface sooth and even throughout its length. A tenacious hydraulio ce ment is packed around the laps, making the pipe absolutely water tight.—New York Ledger. She Loves Birds. The dowager empress of China is de voted to birds of all kinds, and innu merable bird pets are kept about the palace. She is reported to have wept copiously about the death of a favorite nightingale not along ago. Upon being told of a Chinese girl who had oom plained bitterly of the dreariness of life this exalted lady remarked sagely that a woman ought to take so much pride in her home that it could be a heaven to her, adding, “There are always birds and flowers. ’ ’ She is a clever artist and delights in painting from nature. Can’t Hold America Down.. “Why, sir,” arid the geologist, “the ground you walk on was once under water.” “Well,” replied the friend, who is nothing if not patriotic, “it simply goes to show you can’t hold America down. ” —Washington Star. A southern man says that the differ ence between yellow fever and dengue fever is that when one has the former he is afraid he will die and when the latter attacks him he is fearful that he will not. , According to the latest statistics, the population of Greece is increasing more rapidly than that of any other country —namely, at the rate of 1.87 per cent per annum. NAVAL NAVIGATORS. THEY HAVE MANY VERY SERIOUS DU TIES TO PERFORM. BMIdM a Thorough Nautical TnUalag the Otteer Who Navlfiates s Man-of-war Mact Bo Ponemed of a Tm» Baud es Technical Scientific Knowledge. It is doubtful if any office in the navy, aside from an absolute command, Involves so vsMla responsibility as that of navigator of a man-of-war. The du ties of this important station in former years fell to officers of the rank of mas ter, but with the abolition of that grade its affairs devolved upon the lieutenants holding the highest num bers on the list. Upon the navigator of a warship depends not tfnly the task of shaping the vessel’s wburs-e for any point across the seas to which her des tinies may direct her, but also the re sponsibility of piloting her in and out of harbor and of selecting a safe anchor age for her in every port visited during the period of her cruise. Hence, it fol lows that, combined with a thorough nautical training, the competent navi gator must be possessed of a vast fund of geographical, meteorological and hy drographical knowledge. While at sea, he must know the vessel’s position to a degree, which necessitates his taking frequent observations of the celestial bodies and making solutions of intricate problems in geometry and trigonometry, such as constantly arise through devia tions, brought about by innumerable causes, from her given course. Unquestionably the most important element in navigation, because of its infallibility under ordinary conditions, in determining the latitude, longitude and error in the ship’s compass, is what is known in maritime phraseology as “nautical astronomy. ’’ With the aid of a sextant or quadrant for measuring the altitude of the heavenly bodies above the horizon or their distance from each other, a timepiece to mark the instant of an observation, a chronometer to show the time at the first meridian, a nautical almanac and an azimuth com pass, the navigator can readily deter mine his position with the utmost ex actitude. The average voyage is more or leas characterized by erroneous estimates In distances sailed, in varying currents, careless steering, deviation in the oom pass and numerous other obstacles, and upon the navigator rests the responsi bility of adjusting such errors. In long passages across the open sea the navi gator is governed by a rather complex combination of motives, which may be summed up as follows: To cover the re quired distance in the shortest space of time with the smallest expenditure of fuel and the least wear and tear of the vessel that is possible. With these objects in view the navi gator must prior to sailing superintend personally the stowing of the hold, the arrangement of ballast, water, provi sions, stores, etc., and the inspection and adjustment of the motive appliances of the ship, all of which features, sever ally and collectively, greatly affect her speed and seaworthiness. If his vessel possesses the facilities for making sail, he must while at sea exercise the keenest judgment and fore sight as to utilizing the same, for sail used to good advantage is a great saver of coal, while otherwise, if used indis criminately, it may entail much loss of time. The expert navigator draws the line with exceeding fineness between a high fair wind and a gale, making the most of the former as long as his vessel is not jeopardized, heaving her to at just the proper period and getting under way again at the first sign of moderation in the weather. The commander of a warship reposes the utmost confidence in a skilled and careful navigator and rarely interferes with his plans. Anoth er of the numerous details coming under the navigator’s supervision is the keep ing of the ship’s log. This is commenced by him at the-time the vessel is placed in commission, and its pages record the events of each succeeding day. There is absolutely nothing which transpires of ficially on board of a man-of-war that is not written in the log, and each day the navigator must carry it to the com manding officer for his inspection. At the expiration of every six months the ship’s log must be closed and forwarded to the navy department at Washington, where it is placed among the records. The navigator is provided with a large and varied assortment of instru ments and appliances designed to facili tate his work. While in port he is often detailed to make surveys of portions of the coast line which may be defective upon the charts or to determine the ex act location of rocks or shoals which hitherto have not been marked with sufficient accuracy. The navigator has charge of all the various weather indicators of the vessel and must render quarterly reports of all meteorological observations. These are taken at regular intervals by the quartermaster of the watch and folly entered upon the ship’s log. The navi gator must regularly inspect the steer ing gear, compasses, anchors and chain cables of the ship and daily report their Condition to the commanding officer. He must also keep a separate book in which are recorded all calculations re lating to the navigation of theveafol and in which no erasures are permitted to be made. At the expiration of the cruise this book is forwarded to the bureau of navigation. ( The duties of a navigating officer are more than sufficient to fully occupy his time, but, notwithstanding this fact, he frequently stands his watch at sea. While in port he is ex officio the execu tive officer during the latter’s absence from the vessel. The illustrious Dewey was, during the earlier period of his career, an ac knowledged expert as a navigator, and to his excellent ability in maneuvering may be largely accredited his splen did victory at Manila.—Philadelphia Times. A TALE WITH A MORALS’ Always Prspses Bsaeath a Trea, and Man Kta* May Bs Ttavsa la. “When Iwm 80 yean old,” said a vet eran of many dollars, “I wm working on a farm in MasMebuaette not far from Springfield, where lived a pretty little girl as poor m I was, the daughter of a Meth odist minister. One day under the shade of a big tree in the churchyard I told her how much there was in my heart and how little there was in my pocket and asked her to marry me. She was 17 and silly, and she consented on the spot. For an hour or more after that we sat under the tree talking over the fair and foolish things that lovers<l ream, wlxn ooounwd to me that an engagement ring wee the correct thing for such an occasion, and I began bemoaning the poverty which pre vented my getting one for the dearest hand on earth. It wm absolutely true, too, for I really did not have enough money to buy a tin ring, much lees the only kind I thought Janie ought to have. “But Janie didn’t care for the ring. She said we ought to thank Providence that we had each other and let the old ring go. She wm on the point es saying more, when she stopped suddenly, gave a little scream and pointed to something bright In her lap. I looked, and there lay a pretty gold ring with a small diamond flashing a greeting to no. At first we were afraid to touch it, but we soon got over that, and mwe looked it over we wondered where It had come from, and though we knew that the days of miracles had pasted we were both inclined to think it wm a bless ing from heaven on our sweet and pure love. “There wm no one in the tree to have dropped it m a joke, but m it could not have reached us by aby way other than from above we proceeded to search the tree. Nothing could be seen from the ground, and I climbed up; and there over in the fork above us, high up, I found a bird’s nest building and knew that the builders had picked the ring up some where, for various bits of colored ribbon and rags fluttered about the nest. Ono of these pieces of silk Janie recognized m the trimming of a lady’s gown who came to see her mother, and wo decided at once that it wm right to see if it belonged to the lady. “Thither we went, happy m two chil dren, and Janie went in and I waited out side. Presently she called me in, and when I had, with many blushes, told the story of the ring on Janie’s finger she kissed her, and said it wm now mine to do with as I pleased. She hoped I would not forget those who had been my friends when I had no diamonds, and then right there before the lady I had never seen be fore I slipped the ring on Janie’s finger and kissed her. As soon as I had done that the lady kissed Janie, and I’ll be shot if she didn’t kiss mo, too, and as we went out there were tears In her eyes glistening like the diamond on Janie’s finger.”— Washington Star. The Übiquitous German. All that education in its various forms —primary, technical and even physical— san do for the German workman is being done for him. Weak industries receive bounties. Lines of steamers are heavily subsidized to carry German exports to all parts of the world. The state railways are authorized to make special rates for the oversea trade. German diplomatic agents abroad exercise pressure in favor of Ger man merchants. German commercial houses are planted in every important for eign port, and even where they represent foreign firms they keep a. benevolent eye upon the produce of their own country. In the conduct of private undertakings money Is not grudged either for practical experiment of for research. Manufactur ers submit to sacrifices in order to force an entry into foreign markets and recoup themselves with the aid of protective du ties at home. The whole commercial pol icy of the country Is directed toward the encouragement and extension of foreign trade. Such assistance and encouragement, given to a population as laborious and well endowed as the German people, have produced the results which we are begin ning to see. Germans are übiquitous. They have gained a footing in almost ev ery market.—Nineteenth Century. Busbands In Brackets. All the bluestocking sisterhood—the elderly females addicted to bloomers and the spectacled, strong minded advocates of woman’s rights—are performing a mental jig. Hyphenated husbands have become a byword, but it remained for the Ken tucky Federation of Women’s Clubs to dlt cover that man’s proper position is in a bracket. Hereafter we shall hear not of Mrs. Mary Sullivan-O’Brien, but of Mrs. Mary Sullivan, with an inconsequent “O’Brien” added at the tail end of the name in small letters and in brackets. The woman who had the honor of sug gesting the bracket as a sort of scrap bas ket in which to throw the inconvenient appendage of a husband’s name is Mrs. James Leech of Louisville, Ky. Accord ing to her own convictions, Mrs. Leech’s name should be recorded Mrs. Maria Smith —[Leech]. The resolution read as follows: “That it shall hereafter be the custom to enroll all women under their own full names, and in cases of married women with their husband’s names in brackets.” —New York World. Injections of Perfumes. Would you like to give out a perfume like the body of one who died in the odor of sanctity? Nothing is easier. If you want to smell like violets, make a sub cutaneous injection of essence of these flowers. You can vary your perfumed es sence as you please. The perfume is scarce ly noticeable unless one gets warm. This mode of scenting one’s person wm discov ered accidentally. i A morphino maniac wm called sudden ly to Russia. She had not time to lay in a provision of her favorite drug, but a complacent doctor promised to send it aft er her. He did so. But the Russian cus tom hovre would .not let it pare. The pa ternal government of Russia forbids the importation of morphifle unless by chem ists. The morphino maniac m a substi tute tried essence of violets. She remem bered that an infusion of violets is sopo rifle. She made her subcutaneous injection with a Pravaz syringe. She fell asleep and, to her great surprise, awoke in a per spiration, smelling like a bed of violets.— London Truth. Cleaning Carpets. Carpets can be cleaned without remov ing them from the floor by a machine which has metal strips set inside a casing to beat the carpet m the cleaner runs over the floor, a fan being mounted in the top of the casing to draw the dust into a wa ter compartment, which has an air passage covered by a moistened screen to retain the dust particles. H 1 11 1 % ill ki n ?or Infanta And Children. iSTORII (The Kind You Have “I Alwa P MJ" laUngtfheToodandßetfula-IM Z heSfamdoandßowdsof BeaPS the Z 1 —■ Signature z /i v Promotes Digestion,Cheerful- M Z a/lAT ! ness and Rest. 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