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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
lor Mayor.
At the solicitation oi many citizens I
hereby respectfully announce myself a
candidate for mayor, subject to the prim
mary of October 11th, promising if elected
. to faithfully perform the duties of the of
fice in the interest of ail concerned.
JNO. L. MOORE.
Having faithfully served the City of
Griffin as Mayor for one term, I announce
as a candidate for reflection and respect
fully solicit the votes of the I 3
For Alderman-
I hereby announce myself s candidate
for Alder man from the First Ward, and if
elected I promise to do what in my honest
judgment is to the
i number of tax payers, regardless of friend
YOa ”’HO»[ER 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 eyery 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-
and respectfully solicit the votes
' and support of the citizens.
M. D. MITCHELL.
To the Voters of Griffin: lam a can
didate for Alderman from Second Ward,
and respectfolly ask your support.
•M. J. PATRICK.
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 oi the same, that
’ the sum or 25 cents be and the Same is
hereby imposed on each and every one
hundred dollars of real estate within the
corporate limits ofthe 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 oralnance, within the corpo
rate limits of the city of Griffin for the
payment ofthe 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 thecity 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
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*etate 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.
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 iol
owing rates will be charged for the use
water per year:
1. Dwellings:
One f-inch opening for subscribers’
use only..'.s 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 “ 1,000,600 “ “ 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
pi pw to the sidewalk for $2 50; the rest
of the piping must be done by a plumber
at the consumers’ expense.
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Goarunteod tobacco habit cure, makes weak
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AN EGYPTIAN PU22LE.
H*w TUarw Are Oeteetrd the
t'M ot Lacour Charaaa.
The most curious and oorqplicated
charms are those used in the recovery
of stolen property and the detection of
thieves. Strange to say, the Egyptian
practice of seeing figures shifting over
the ink poured into a boy’s hand is,
with certain minor differences, known
in Sindh. The Vinyane Waro, or finder
of lost goods, rubs some dark substance
over the thumbnails of a youth not ar
rived at the age of puberty, or directs
him to look at a black spot painted on
the bottom of a bright brass pot.
The soothsayer during this period re
cites the azimoh (charm) three differ
ent ttfhes, after which the seeing com
mences. The boy first sees a bhaugi, or
sweeper, Appear in the ink and clean
the floor, after which farasfa (tent pitch
ers) approach and prepare a pavilion.
They are followed by a train of serv
ants, who spread carpets and erect a
kind of throne for the king of the Jinn,
who presently appears in state, accom
panied by his suit.
Before him the loser of the article ap
pears, to advance as a complainant, and
the monarch sends his chobdais (maoe
bearer) for the thief. The latter being
violently dragged into the presence, Is
bastinadoed till he shows the spot
where the goods are concealed, and is
then dismissed. When the charm is
concluded, the boy accurately describes
the person of the guilty man and the
place where he deposited his plunder.
The natives of Sindh aver that this
incantation is not a diabolical one, as it
is only to be mastered by the 40 days’
fast and the other ceremonies usually
gone through during the study of the
tas khir (or acquisition of power over
angels and demons). Consequently few
practice it, and the knowledge is con
fined to certain families. I never saw
the operation, but have heard of it suffi
ciently often to be assured that my in
formants were not deceiving me. More
over, traces of it are to be found in
southern Persia and other parts of the
eastern world. It probably originated
in India, that poisonous source of three
parts of the superstitions which have
inundated Europe and Asia and traveled
westward to Egypt and the Maghrib.
As a support to my conjecture, it may
be mentioned that in Sindh it is prac
ticed by some Hindoos as well as Mos
lems.—Sir Richard Burton in Humani
tarian.
HOW POMP WAS CONVERTED
Rainy Sunday at Church, Where He
Was the Only Sinner.
Dr. Payson, the famous and beloved
preacher of Portland, Me., used to tell
the following pointed story:
One very stormy Sunday he went to
church, more from habit than because
he expected to find anybody there. Just
after he had stepped inside the door an
old negro came in and -asked if Dr.
Payson was to preach there that day,
explaining that he was a stranger in
town and had been advised to go to his
church.
“Upon that,’’said Dr. Payson, “I
made up my mind to preach my sermon
if nobody else came. ”
Nobody else did come, so the doctor
preached to the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterward he happened
to meet the negro, and stopping him
asked how he enjoyed the sermon that
stormy Sunday.
“Enjoy dat sermon?’’ replied the old
man. “I ’clar, doctor, I nebber heerd a
better one. You see, I had a seat pretty
well up front, an whenebber you’d say
somethin I’d jess look all roun, ter see
nobody on’y jess me. An I says to
m’self, ‘He must mean you, Pomp;
you’s sech a dretful sinner. ’ Well, doc
tor, dat are sermon set me a-thinkin
what a big sinner I war, an I went an
j’ined the church down home. I’ze a
deacon now.”—Christian Endeavor
World.
One Way of Posting a Letter.
The island of St. Kilda is often visit
ed by tourist steamers in the summer,
but its regular mail communication
with the mainland, some 150 miles dis
tant, is confined to the annual visits of
the steamer which brings the factor and
his stores, says Household Words. But
if at other times desire
to communicate with Great Britain they
employ the following curious device: A
man cuts the rough model of a boat
from a billet of wood, hollows it partly
out, places in the hollow a tin or small
bottle containing a letter, nails on a
deck, and when the wind is blowing to
ward the mainland launches the tiny
craft, having first connected it with a
bladder, which drives along before the
wind and acts as a tug to the little mail
boat. But the set of the gulf stream fre
quently drives this curious craft out of
its course, and as often as not it reaches
the Shetland islands or the coast of Nor
way, where, however, the letter is pret
ty sure to be found and posted to its
destination.
A Duel of Blankets.
A returned missionary from south
eastern Alaska tells in The Midland
Christian Advocate of a strange custom
among the Indians of that region:
When a difference arises between
two of them, and a friendly settlement
seems impossible, one of them threatens
the other with dishonor. He will cover
the face of his foe with shame. He ex
ecutes his threat by tearing up a certain
number of his own blankets. The only
way his antagonist can get even with
him is by tearing up a greater number
of his own.
If the contest is prolonged, it results
in the destruction of all the blankets
they have, each Indian destroying his
own. The one who destroys the greater
number is regarded as having won the
fight
An laataaee.
“Speaking of getting a tooth pulled, ”
said the corn fed philosopher—“that is
one instance where a man is bound to
stay and seethe thing out”—lndian
apolis Journal.
DEADLY SEA SNAKES.
VILE REPTILES THAT INFEST THE WA.
TERB OF THE PHILIPPINES.
The V»om at These Serpeute Is Mura
Fetal Than That of the Cobra and a
Mar* Sorateh Prom Their rung* Will
Prodac* Seriooa Result*.
Not only do various reptMea and other
queer creatures abound in the forests
and swamps of the Philippines, but the
surrounding water of these interesting
islands team with veritable sea serpents.
These strange creatures, which pass
their entire existence in the water, pos
sess deadly fangs. They are a great
menace to the fishermen, who are con
stantly exposed to their attacks.
Technically speaking, science has
named the group the Hydrophid®.
They differ from the terrestrial snakes
only in the possession of a fiat, paddle
like tail. These reptiles inhabit the
tropical seas of the old world and occa
sionally attain a length of 8 feet Dr.
Rudolph Weber, professor of drawing
in Princeton university, observed large
numbers of these creatures while on a
steamer bound for Sumatra. Dr. Weber
was in charge of a scientific expedition
and naturally took special notice of
them. He says that when the vessel was
some 50 miles off the coast myriads of
sea snakes could be seen swimming
about as far as the eye could reach.
They kept upon the surface, and several
distinct species were recognized ainong
them.
During calm weather these reptiles
may be seen sunning themselves upon
the surface of the sea, remaining mo
tionless except for a slight undulation
caused by the movement of the water.
When alarmed, the agile reptiles dive
like arrows, leaving a train of bubbles
belpnd them. Some species are extreme
ly brilliant in coloration, being bright
yellow, banded with black, while others
are tinted with delicate shades of green.
The food of sea snakes consists entire
ly of fishes. Frequently fishes armed
with long sharp spines fall victims to
their appetites. Among these are the
apogotis and silurbids, which are fur
nished with spines three and five inches
long. But these do not embarrass the
voracious reptile in the least The vic
tim is first killed by the snake’s poison,
after which it is swallowed head first.
The spines, naturally pointing toward
the tail of the victim, and being relaxed
in death, are compressed against the
body of the fish as deglutition proceeds.
While in search of their prey, sea
snakes sometimes venture a short dis
tance up the mouth of large rivers.
Dr. Weber records an instance where
he was fishing in one of the rivers on
the east coast of Sumatra. He was using
a dragnet and had cornered a number
of medium sized fish. As the net was
being brought in, two large sea snakes
suddenly made their appearance inside.
They showed no signs of uneasiness at
capture, but were hurriedly gobbling
down the cornered fishes. Nor did they
cease operations until the last fish had
disappeared, when the formidable crea
tures made their escape.
Being air breathers, the sea snakes
lead a similar existence to the whale.
Scientists have expressed much interest
as to how long they can remain under
water. Professor R. P. Witfield of the
American Museum of Natural History,
while dragging for corals, saw a large
sea snake lying motionless among some
coral growths, some eight feet below
the surface. It showed no signs of fear
and remained in the same position for
half an hour. The venom of these rep
tiles is even more deadly than that of
the cobra. The fangs are very short,
and consequently do not penetrate so
deep as the fangs of most serpents, but
only a scratch from them is necessary
to produce serious results. Owing to
their great shyness accidents are very
rare. When cornered, they snap upon a
victim. As the eyes are adapted only
for use in the water they strike blindly
when brought into the air, although
living for days when removed from
their native element.
Many specimens hauled up in fisher
men’s nets have been sent to zoological
gardens. The London gardens even
went so far as to build a special tank
for their accommodation. But these
captured specimns either die en route
or a short time after being placed in
captivity. Seeking a dark corner of
their tank, they refuse all food and ul
timately starve to death. Around thrf
numerous volcanic islands of the Malay
an archipelago these reptiles are par
ticularly numerous. Frequent eruptions
occur among these islands, which are
hardly more than the body of the vol-
During the time of an eruption the
few people residing near by take to the
water in their boats to escape the rain
of ashes and mud.
It is generally a case of jumping
from the frying pan into the fire, how
ever. At such times the sea becomes
uncomfortably warm from its close
proximity to the burning mountain,
and the sea snakes swim wildly about
for escape. They endeavor to climb
over the gunwales of the refugees’
boats, while they twine their bodies in
great masses about the forward chains.
When about to lay their eggs, these
serpents approach the shore. The eggs
are laid above high water mark and
left to hatch by the heat of the sun.
Many creatures prey upon the young
reptiles. Among their enemies are
sharks and other large fishes, while the
adults,..in spite of their death dealing
fangs, fall victims to sea eagles and
large gulls. After the great typhoons,
which are common in the Philippines
and their vicinity, many of these crea
tures may be found along the beach,
where they have been cast up daring
the storm and killed by the violent
pounding of the waves.—New York
Times.
A planter in Honduras has a right to
“register” himself and 50 laborers,
whereby they are exempt from military
service.
A JOKfc ON THE TEAMSTER.
BMgaiy ore***a o*e«rat s*
Brash MM Mute*.
A good story is told of on* of General
Sherman's Missouri teamsters. He had
just joined the service, a raw recruit,
and was assigned the task of driving a
six mule team. When the army halted
for the first night, he was wearily ua
bameasing his tram
“Hello there," Mid the wag of the
company in passing. “What do you
mean by taking care of those mules
yourself? Why don’t you have th*
hostler do it?”
“Why, I thought everyman had to
take care of his own team,” said the
bewildered teamster.
“You bet he doesn't We've got a
hostler for that There's his tent right
aver there. He’s a lazy, contrary u.d
cuss, and he may not want to do it but
you swear at him and he’ll move off at
double quick.”
The Missourian strode over to the
tent indicated, which happened to be
General Bhennan"s headquarters.
“Here, yon sou of a gun,” he roared
fiercely, “get out of here and brush
those mutes."
Needless to say, the teamster spent
the evening in the guardhouse.
A pious old Indiana farmer was as
signed to the duty of teaming, probably
by mistake. The roads were muddy,
and the rest of the teamsters were lit
erally bombarding their chargee with
oaths. It was against the old, man's
principles to swear, and he held his
peace, albeit in impotent rage. At last
one of the hind mules balked and re
fused to advance a step. The old man
used every endeavor to urge the beast
along, but to no purpose. At last he
roared in a loud and solemn voice:
“Oh, Lord, you know where this mule
ought to be as well as anybody. This
whole army knows where he ought to
be this minute. He knows where he
ought to be. I know where he ought to
be, oh, Lord, and if he doesn't move in
a minute I intend to say so, by gum. ”
—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
GLADSTONE AS A CHEMIST,
An Incident In the Grand Old Maa's Ca
reer In the Commons.
If Mr. Gladstone seldom indulged in
sarcasm, it was not because he lacked
the gift—for he poesessed it in a high
degree—but because he forbore to use
it To hurt an opponent’s feelings gave
him pain and when he did it uninten
tionally he would sometimes cross the
floor of the house, and, sitting for a few
moments by the side of the man whom
he had just demolished, say something
to assuage the wound. Ono of his most
persistent, but never ill natured, critics
was the late Sir John Pope Hennessy,
who told me the following story to 11-
lustrate this generous trait in Mr. Glad
stone’s character.
Sir John prided himself on his knowl
edge of chemistry, and in one of the
debates on the commercial treaty with
France he made a speech exposing, as
he believed, a serious chemical blunder
in the treaty. Mr. Gladstone followed,
“and soon turned me inside out in the
most amusing manner,” said Hennessy
in relating the story, “proving, as if he
had been a chemist by profession, that
it was I who had blundered egregious
ly.”
Having thus disposed of his critic,
Mr. Gladstone went and sat by him for
a moment “I hope you don’tfeel hurt,
Mr. Hennessy,” he said. “Your speech
was ingenious, and it may console you
to know that the emperor of the French
made precisely the same objection that
you have made. The fact is, both you
and he know a good deal about chem
istry, but not enough to keep you from
going astray.”—Canon McColl in Fort
nightly Review.
Early Whist.
Mrs. Hervey writes on Oct 25, 1697,
to her husband, that his “four sisters
have been hear this afternoon, and as
they come unattended, brought
with them Mr. Ga—, Mr. Down— and
Mr. Bo—k Part of them staid and play
ed at whish (sic) tel this moment
which is past 11 a’clock.”
Twenty years later (March 18, 1717)
Lord Hervey, as his title was then,
writes to the Rev. Mr. Thomas Foulkes,
the tutor of Mad Tom Hervey, at Ox
ford, about that son’s gambling pro
pensities. He is to follow the example
of his “good grandfather Hervey, who,
pray tell J’om, never played at any
game but whist and at that only in
Christmas, time for sixpence a comer. ”
Lady Bristol was at Bath in April,
1723, and was then in the center of the
world of whist “Poor Bishop Nevell, ”
she writes, “can scarce be reckoned
among the living, being (in my oppin
ion) wars than dead. They say he sittl
at Lindsey's with one to hold his cards
and another to give him snuff. Palsey
and gout have brought him to this miss
irable condition.” On May 1 she cheer
fully informs her husband that the di
version of the evening is the puppet
show. “Betty is gone with Lady Tor
rington. The whiskers have promised
me some diversion after 'tie over.”—
Notes and Queries.
Th* Cunning Fox.
The sagacity of the fox is most won
derful. It is related that he is tor
mented by fleas, and when the inflic
tion becomes unbearable he gathers a
mouthful of moss and slowly walks
backward into the nearest stream until
only the mouth is left above the surface
as the water. Tho fleas meantime take
refuge on ike moss, and when the fox
is satisfied that they have all embarked
he opens his mouth, and the moss drifts
away, while the wily fox regains the
bank, happy in freedom from his tor
mentors. Exchange.
B*tw*eu Tw® Fir**.
Squib—The editor seems to have the
usual run of enemies.
Scrib—Yes. If be publishes anything
anonymously, they accuse him of cow
ardice, while, should he sign an article,
they laugh at his vanity I—Up to Date.
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