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A RICHLY CARVED
BUFFET
in antique oak does more towards making
an attractive dining room than anything
you could fnrnish it with. We have
handsome buffets, hand carved, with fan
cy French plate mirrors. We have also
extension tables to match, and rich dining
room chairs at low prices. We have also
an extensive stock of fine dining room
sets at exceptional bargain g.
L. W. GODDARD & SON.
TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE.
I will be at the different places on the
days mentioned below for the purpose of
collecting state and county taxes for 1898.
Africa, October 17-81, November 14.
Union, “ 18, * 1-15.
Line Creek," 19, “ 2-18.
Mt. Zion, “20, * >l7.
Orrs, “ 21, “ 4-18.
Akin, “24, “ 7-21.
Oabbins, “ 25, “ W.
' I will be at my office at H, W. Hassel
kus’ shoe store at all dates until December
20, when my .books will close.
T. R. NUTT, T, 0.
TAX ORDIN ANGE FOR 1890.
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 of 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 M 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-randents, 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
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 A—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.
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 use
water per year:
1. Dwellings:
Ohe t-inch opening for subscribers’
use onlys 9.00
Each additional spigot, sprinkler,
bowl, closet or bath 8.00
Livery stables, ban, soda founts and
photograph ga11erie5....24.00
Each additional opening 6.00
2. Meters will be tarnished 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.
8. Meter rates will be as follows:
7,000 to 25,000 gale, 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, ana
|hey 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 consHmers’ expense.
EdncM» Yoar Bowels With Caaeareta.
Can<j r Cathartic, cure constipation foiever.
®c- jc. If C. C. C fall, druggists refund money-
OLD BAILEY DOOMED.”
Tka Fareoas Criminal Landmark aS
London la to Bo Itemovod.
Almost avery (Do has heard of the jail
of Newgate and to* Oh# Bailey aoaaiona
bouse tn London. Novel hit, haw told of
thorn and travelers have made a point of
seeing them, and now the historic old
buildings are to be pulled down to admit
of the building of a grand new sessions
house on the ground they now occupy.
Newgate marks the site of an entrance
Into a Roman city. The gate was made
in the west side of the later city wall. Ln
William the Conqueror*, time a gate
known as “chamberlain,” nr th* 1 ‘nhwm
berlain’s gate,” stood across the street be
tween Warwick lane and tne present pris
on. That gate, rebuilt in the reign of
Henry II or bis suftMMor, was in the reign
of Henry 111 in common uee as a prison.
In the year 1400 Henry IV committed it
by charter to the care of the corporation.
Sir Richard Whittington, moved by the
ruinous state of the fabric and the terrible
state of the jail, instructed his executom
to rebuild the gate, which was done upon
. the customary plan.
After undergoing an addition, repalm
and rofronting at various periods tho old
building gave way to new ones designed
by George Dance, R. A., the first stone of
which was laid by Lord Mayor Beckford
on May 81,1770. Before they were finished
they were pillaged and burned on June 6
and 7, 1780, by the “no popery” rioters.
Afterward* sum of £BO,OOO was devoted
to repairing and so forth. On the open
ing of Whitecross street prison, in 1815,
Newgate ceased to be used for debtors, and
since 1882 it has been used only for prison
ers awaiting trial during sessions and for
those condemned to death.
The present sessions house, next to the
Jail, consists of two courts, the old and
the new. The first mentioned is for the
more serious cases. It is lighted from the
north and has a gloomy and sinister as
pect, The first sessions house was that of
Stowe’s time, and, singular to say, the
trial court was open to the street, the back
looking northward. It was succeeded by a
courthouse erected tri 1773 and destroyed
in the “no popery” riots above alluded to,
but rebuilt and enlarged in 1809 by the
addition of the site of old Surgeons’ hall,
where the bodies of malefactors were tak
en for dissection immediately after execu
tion.
The new sessions house will be rebuilt
from plans prepared by Mr. Andrew Mur
ray, the city surveyor, and will be carried
out at an estimated cost ot £120,000. —
London Chronicle.
Silk From Shells.
That silk may be produced from certain
mussels or shells is a fact long known,
but only recently renewed attention was
called to the matter by the receipt at the
Berlin Royal museum of-* pair of golden
brown silk gloves made- of byssus silk.
This silk is obtained from the small silky
tufts protruding from the byssus shell,
which they use for holding fast to the
ground or rook under water. This fiber
is silky, and changes in color from green
ish yellow to dark brown. The single
threads are from two to three inches long,
and after being cleaned and dried they are
spun into yarn.
Byssus silk woven into material is still
a great curiosity, for the supply of ma
terial is so scarce that industrial develop
ment of the manufacture is out of the
question. Only in certain small settle
ments on the coast of Sicily there is some
effort to work with this material, the
shell used l>elng the so called Pinna.
Fishermen tear the shells with nets from
the rocks, and, after cutting the tufts, re
turn them to basins of shallow water.
The tuft will grow again within a year.
It takes between 3,000 and 4,000 shells to
obtain a pound of the fiber.—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Holy See Ont of Debt.
The holy see is entirely out of debt, the
indebtedness that existed at the death of
Pius IX having been paid by the present
pope. The Vatican budget shows every
year a slight surplus. It is not certain
how much has been received by Leo XIII
for his private benefit, but the value of the
presents made to him during his reign Is
believed to be quite £2,0Q0,000. Pius IX
may have received more, but this Is diffi
cult to judge, as he gave away his presents
as freely as he received them.
Leo Kill, on the contrary, has kept'
them all, and they are so many that they
Will perhaps be collected and placed In a
museum. He has received, tot instance,
28 tiaras adorned with precious stones, 819
crosses of gold set with diamonds and oth
er gems, 1,200 chalices in gold and silver,
81 rings, of which one given by the sultan
is worth £20,000; 16 pastoral staves of
gold, set with precious stones; 884 osten
soria in gold and silver, seven statues in
gold and silver, nearly 1,000 objets d’art
and a very large diamond presented by
President Kruger worth £Boo,ooo.—New
York Tribune. >_
Life In Cavite.
General Merritt’s private secretary
writes to a friend in Washington:
“Cavite is a strange looking place. The
streets are narrow, houses only one story
high, and the horses are but mere ponies.
They are driven to funny little two wheel
contrivances. Another man and myself
drove around in erne of there carts yester
day afternoon, and all It cost us for the
two hours we had it was 30 cents, Mexi
can ; 15 cents, American. Notwithstand
ing this low charge, clothes and the like
have gone up in price, although I ordered
a linen suit, and the price is to be >7,
Mexican ; $3.50, American.
“The rainy season is now on, and when
it rains it rains hard, coming down in
regular torrents. The mornings are usual
ly clear, and, much to my surprise, I have
not as yet found any extremely hot
weather. I think the climate is not half
as bad as it has been pictured. Certainly
ft fcs-not overhot. ”
Believes la Vaccination.
Tho Duke of Argyll has given the anti
vaccinationists the following “testimo
nial “I look upon the effects of vaccina
tion as one of the great triumphs of
science, and I deplore the mania which
has set in, as thb restilt of a long immu
nity from the disease, which has led to a dis
creditable and stupid forgetfulness of its
cause. Tho highlands of Scotland in the
last century used to be swept by the pesti
lence to a fearful extent. ‘Decimation’ is
now inadequate to convey an idea of tho
effect on the population. Whole parishes
were depopulated. All this stopped when
inoculation came and vaccination subse
quently. No fact in history is more clear
ly established.”
Wouldn’t Stop Him.
Professor Mulhall’s estimate of $81,750,-
000,000 as the wealth of this country gives
to each man, woman and child $1,150 as
an average. But ft is useless to quote thia
to the friend who always is asking for the
loan of a quarter.—New York Press.
VISITING A SHRINE,
lieutenant KowllnwHi'a Daring Kntry lata
tho tlaerad City of Knm. '
Kum, a walled city of Persia, ranks
second to Meshed iu sanctity, on ac
count of the famous shrine of Mamina
Fatima, sister of the Imam Rixa, a fa
mous saint of the Mohammedan*.
While Lieutenant Rawlinson was on
his way to Teheran he heard much of
this sacred city and the glories of the
shrine, which, it was said, no Euro
pean bad ever entered. Death, so rumor
whispered, would be the portion of the
audaoton* infidel who should be disco*-
wjuUIU ini prccincto.
To a young and ardent spirit a danger
ous adventure is an irresistible attrac
tion. Young Rawlinson determined to
visit the shrine. Disguised as a Persian
pilgrim, thousands of whom annually
journey to the sacred city, he joined the
crowd ot pilgrims. His knowledge of
Persian and of the customs of the coun
try enabled him to pass undetected
through the temple gates and to make
his. way to th* tomb of the saint. The
guardian gave him the customary form
of words and he repeated them.
But bis curiosity almost caused his
detection. Attracted by magnificent
suits of steel armor which hung on the
walls, he was gazing at them, when
suddenly he found that he had tuned
hie back upon the sacred shrine where
in the saint was entombed.
A thrill of alarm startled him, but
the discourtesy, impossible to a “true
believer,” had not been noticed. If it
had been, there would probably have
been no further career for tho young
lieutenant, who subsequently became
the decipherer of Assyrian and Babylo
■ nian inscriptions and texts, and died the
renowned orientalist, Sir Henry Raw
linson.—Youth’s Companion.
MATES OF GREAT MEN.
The Wives of Both DUroali and Gladstone
Were Brave.
Once when Gladstone was making an
outdoor speech it began to rain. Quietly
Mrs. Gladstone, with her sweet, moth
erly face, and who always accompanied
her husband, stood up, and, opening a
domestic looking umbrellaof the Gamp
species, held it over him. The spectacle
which the old couple presented there
standing together was so touching and
appealed so thoroughly to the good feel
ings of the crowd, because of the strik
ing picture of Darby and Joan domes
ticity, that when a buxly costermonger,
who had been loudest in his catcalls
and hooting of Mr. Gladstone np to
that moment, suddenly shouted, “Three
cheers for the grand old woman!” every
one responded with a will.
Lady Beaconsfield showed similar de
votion to Gladstone’s great rival on
more than one occasion. She, too, was
devoted to her husband, and many old
parliamentarians recall the story of how
after having had her hand terribly
crushed in the carriage door while driv-.
ing down to the house of parliament
with Disraeli she refrained from utter
iag a cry or from saying a word about
her injury lest his mind should be divert
ed from tho great and important speech
which he was to deliver that night. It
was not until he reached home and
found the doctor at her bedside that he
was made aware that she had sustained
any hurt.— New York Herald.
Dancing Birds.
One of the many strange sights on
the plains of southern Africa, is a party
of waltzing ostriches. Their queer an
tics have been described thus:
“When there are a number of them,
they will start off in the morning and
after running a few hundred yards will
stop, and with raised wings will whirl
rapidly round till they are stupefied or
perhaps break a leg. The males pose
also before fighting and. to make their
court. They kneel on their ankles,
opening their wings and balancing
themselves alternately forward and
backward or to one side or the other,
while the neck is stretched on a level
with the back and the head strikes the
sides, now on the right, notf cm the
left, while the feathers are bristling.
The bird appears at this time so absorb
ed in its. occupation as to forget all that
is going on around him and can be ap
proached and caught. The male alone
utters a cry, which sounds much like
an effort to speak with the mouth shut
tight”
Discovery of the Home of Buddha.
Far away on the border of Nepal the
home of Guatama Buddha has been dis
covered. Buddha lived about 500 B. G.
and was the son of the rajah of Kapila
vastu. A pillar, inscribed by the Em
peror Asoka in the third century B. 0.,
marks the city’s site. The ruins are all
of brick and are covered with jungle
and to extensive that their exploration
will require years. The city was de
stroyed during Buddha’s lifetime. It
we* a mass of ruins in A. D. 410, when
the first Buddhist Chinese pilgrim made
his way there. The buildings that are
now being excavated are older than any
thing known in India heretofore.—Lon
don Letter.
Sixty-two Children.
A remarkable tale of human fecundi
ty is told by the' Landon Daily News.
An Italian peasant woman named Gra
nata, married at 28 yean, has borne 62
children. She began with a single
daughter, followed by six <b*y* st a
birth, then by five more, and these by
triplets twice and four at a birth. After
this she limited herself, like ordinary
women, to single babies and twins, but
wound up with another batch of tour.
Swedish Railway*.
The first railroad in Sweden was
opened in 1855, and the country has
now in proportion to its population
more railways than any other country
in Europe. They are owned partly by
the state and partly by private corpora
tions. Sweden has the only railway in
the world which passes the polar circle
—i. e. the state line from JLulea to Gcl
livare, in the Lapland district •
dsis'! 1 "",", ' inn , Igauaruj ,
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tVondarf*-! Figure.
One of the most marvelous workmen
In the world is Hananuma Mas&klohi
of Tokyo, who has carved a figure in
wood so like himself that when the two
are placed side by ride it is said to b*
almost impossible to tell which lives
and breathes and which doe* not
By aeveral connoisseurs in art this
wooden figure has been pronounced th*
most perfect and human image of man
•ver made. Masakichi has faithfully
reproduced every scar, vein and wrinkle
to be seen on hirown body. The figure
1* composed of 2,000 pieces of wood,
dovetailed and jointed with such won
derful skill that no seems can be de
tected.
Tiny holes were drilled for the recep
tion of hairs, and tho wooden figure has
glass eyes and eyelashes in which no
dissimilarity to Mosakichi’sown can be
detected.
The Japanese artist posed between
two mirrors while modeling this figure,
and for some time after its completion
he posed frequently beside ft, to the
confusion of spectators, who Were often
entirely at a loss as to which was th*
artist The figure stands with a little
mask in one hand and an instrument
for carving in the other. The lifelike
eyes are apparently gazing at the qwak,
and the face wears a look of intense ab
sorption.
The Opium Oannota,
“Well, now, can you, from your ex
tensive experience, give us you opinion
as to the state of Chinese opinion in re
gard to the opium habit, looking at the
state of tilings not only among th*
working classes, but also the merchants,
the literati, th* official classes, and also
can you tell us what you saw during
your sojourn in the interior which
would give you an opportunity of form
ing an opinion a* to how the Chinese
regard this question?”
“As regards Chinese popular opinion
in respect to the opium habit, it is de
cidedly against it. There is a common
Cantonese saying which sums up rather
appositely ‘the ten cannots’ with regard
to the opium pot. It says, ‘First, give
up the habit; second, enjoy deep; third,
wait tor his tarn when sharing his pipe
with his friends; fourth, rise early;
fifth, be cured if rick; sixth, help rela
tions in need; seventh, enjoy wealth;
eighth, plan anything; ninth, get cred
it, even when an old customer; tenth,
walk any long distance. * That, I think,
sums up the popular view of the Chi
nese with regard to the opium habit. *
——Opium Commission Report.
How Galvin Caught Ward Massing.
“There never was a pitcher in this
country who could excel old Jimmy
Galvin in catching base runners nap
ping, ’’ said Jack Crooks. “I remember
seeing the old fellow catch the foxiest
base runners in the country asleep off
the bags with the quickest kind of a
motion. There was one occasion when
‘Gavie’ played a star trick of this kind
on Johnny Ward. The Pittsburg* were
playing the New Yorks, and the score
was very close, in favor of tho former.
The New Yorks had two men on bases,
and Ward at the bet, with two out.
Galvin signaled to George Miller to step
to one rideof the plate and deliberately
gave four balls to Ward. Johnny trot
ted to first, and the next instant Galvin
caught him napping, big Beckley block
ing him off. It was a put up job, and
old •‘Gavie’ didn't do a thing to Lawyer
Ward but laugh at him all the way to
the benojj. It was a feather in the old
man’s cap, for Ward at that time was
the star base runner of the League.
New York Sun.
Fall of Buslneu.
The following old time handbill la
sued near Lancaster, England, must
have come from one who was emulating
the example of the man who had five
talents and made of them five talent*
more. Let us hope he was rewarded i
“James Williams, parish clerk, sex
ton, town crier and bellman, makes and
sells all sorts haberdasheries, groceries,
etc.; likewise hair and wigs drest and
cut on shortest notice- N. B.—l keep
an evening school where I teach at
humble rates reading, riting and rith
metic and singing. N, B.—l play an
hdobpy occasionally if wanted. N. B,—
By shop next door see where I bleed,
draw teeth and shoe horses with great
est soil. N. B.—Children taught to
dance by. me, J. Williams, who buy and
sell old iron and coats; boots and shoes
cleaned and mended. A ball on Wednes
days and Tuesdays."
The Faria BUI Peter.
The . bill poster of Taxta isa more
picturesque personage than his brother
of New York. He plies his trade in all
winds and weather, and he is nothing
daunted by the assignment of a bleak
suburban district on a rainy day.
He ties his pesters—incased in a wa
terproof cover—across his back. H*
fastens on his paste pot. He mounts his
bicycle. Then he opens bis umbrella—
for he is an expert wheelman and can
manage it and hie wheel at once. All
over the umbrella are advertisements
in little form of the article or the event
which he intends to advertise in large
by his posters, so his entire route is
placoded, and he himself is a living
advertisement.—Paris Correspondent
Cries the Hours.
In Ely place, Hdiborn, the old. cus
tom of “crying the hours of the night
by Charley” still exists. Charley, bet
ter known nowadays as the night
watchman, has to call the hours in this
spot from 11 p. m. tin 5 a. m. Wet or
fine, he must not neglect his duty.
London Globe.
I- - -
There is a curious little Holland vil
lage in Wisconsin named Little Chute,
whose chief manufacture is wooden
shoes. The people there areas thor
oughly Dutch as their progenitors. The
town stands <m the ground where Pare
Maquette had his winter quarters, and
where the Dutch priests instructed the
Iw A ld IS I 1 4 w
The Kind You Have Always Bought, nnd which hae beem
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature es
A ***• bcen made under his per
««nal supervision since its infancy.
AHoiy no one to you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and SubatltftMts are hwt reir»
perinaents that tritlc with and endanger the health es
Intents and Children—Experience against Experiment-
, What Is CASTQRIA
Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil* Pnregorie, Drops
and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Fleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It defitiojs Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhcea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, euros Constipation
I and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving hfigyhy and natural das*.
The Children’s Panacea-The Mother's Friend.
CSNUINS ALWAYS
Bean the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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