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ANNOUNCEMENTS. FORGING ANTIQUITIES. SNAKE DIVINITIES. I mu it citiidi'Uiit! for Tnx Oolleotor, lorthc uiiexpired term of the lata H. II. Davie* Will appreciate the support of eve ry voter of Coweta county; and, If elected. Will try to semi the people faithfully and fill tho office to the liest of tny ahility. As It ts only a short time until the primary, nnd I am confined in the oftioe nt this busy time of year, it will bn iru- possible to see many of the voters l>or- aonally; but 1 trust all will remember me on day of primary. My candiclary is subject to action of Demoeratio primary. J. W. WILOOXON. To the voters of Coweta County: I am a candidate for tax collector for the unoxptred term 1 take this method only to appeal to tlie voters, for I haven’t the time to make a house to house can vass, as 1 shall bn bnsy in the school room, and 1 haven't the inclination, as 1] number of Creeks seated on a parnpet do not think it necessary to nppcnl to of ruins. Wo had been cruising long intelligent voters by kissing all the enough among tlie AAgenn Islands to Rven Kxperta Tricked In Dlatln* (■lakiss Real Iron tha Spnrlona. Dr. Oliver Tonks In the Outlook Mag- ar.lne shows the difficulties of dlstln- gulshlng real from spurious antiquities. Here Is one of his snecdotes: At times the forger Is content to take ancient fragments of ancient vases or statuettes and complete them with clay or plaster of parts. These now “old" wares he then paints up and passes to the uneospect Ing, and sometimes sus pecting, purchaser as real antiques. The story is told of a forger In Athens that be protested that when he had fin ished “Improving" an antique he him self could not always tell where the genuine part ceased and the false be gan. Under such circumstances it may not be wondered that at times oven experts are tricked. Tlie following Incident shows how forgeries turn up In very unexpected plnens: One hot day a party of us were tolling up a steep aseen f In the island of Melos when we sav, above us linhie* iHhnll appreciate your help. Respootfnliy, F. <>. W ATKINA know that these people of the place hnd Keen our ship drop anchor In the water below nnd were now waiting to sell us antiquities. At tho sight of these Oreeks one of our numbpr, a tireless 1 hereby announce myself a candidate Scotchwomen, scrambled ahead of us for the office of lax Collector to fill the} to the top. where wo could soon see uucxptrcd tormofllev.il. K. Davies, | her, wind blown and outlined agnlnst deceased, and will appreciate the in , the blue sky, bargaining for a vnse. IIueiiee and support ol the Democratic ' When we reached tho top after a more voters of the county. My candidacy is j M^vroly climb she put her purchase In , .. , . „ ,, my hands and nsked me what I thought of course subject to the act lop of the of ^ My |mn(1 , wero lnol . t w| „, per Deinooratin jsirty. W S. HUBBARD. sptrntlon from the exertion of the climb, nnd for answer to her question I held them out to her nil blackened from grnsplng the vnse. The sweet hnd at tacked the modern paint with whlcb It was covered, and by thus coming off on my hands the color bad betrayed Its falsity. The whole vase bad been I hike this ineiiiml of notifying my friends that I am a candidate for Tax Oolleotor to fill the vacancy caused tiy tho death of Kov. II. K Davies. I need the office, and will Is, grateful for the j 'six or^ovon"piVcM support of my friends. My candidacy I ind then pll | nted ov «r to conceal the is subject to the action of the Demo- repairing, orntin party. THOS. J. WILKINSON. , 4 « . l)( . ttM . JmI <• Urn Rawer. A happy man or woman la thing to And than a five pound note. He or she Is a radiating focus of good I ho elegant, ( hintl dinner Slit; w m ( 8nd their entrance Into a room Is given away atj Itradloy’s drug as though another caudle bad been stoic was won by C. T. Ilydo. Ho bold tho I tick > ticket, No. 1,111. It is a Iseiiitilnl present and w ill is highly prized by Mr. Hyde and J is lamlly. Howinaii's < 'urholiited Fniully Salve oil res uutH, burns, ulotirs, old sunw. piles, ling worms, tetter, oezeiiin, and all Mkin rilsoaseH, also for vaoninated arms mid Hiiiall|>ox. I*i ire ’-'.Hi | er hex ut Reese's Drug Store lighted. We need not care whether they could prove the forty-seventh proposition. They do a better thing than that. They practically demon strate the greet theorem of the livable ness of life.—R. L. Stevenson. net Miffs. Flat muffs will agnlu be carried, as they have won general favor. Round muffs were little In evidence last win ter. It seemed as though many own ers of n round muff had It made ovar into a flat one. Business Announcement Piitastle Forms of Worsklw •» Boitkwost Const of Isfls. Serpent worship and the propitiation of anake divinities, which once sprend all over Asia, still maintain a tena cious hold on the little native states of Cochin and Travancore, on the south west coast of India. Here Hindoos high and low revere the cobra in, they did a thousand years ago, and It Is con sidered a heinous crime to Injure the reptile or neglect Its interests. In the district of Travancore alone there ore between 15,000 nnd 20,000 shrlnee dedicated exclusively to the worship of snakes which possess ex tensive and valuable properties for their maintenance and for the cost of the ceremonies which the keepers have to perform front time to time. In these shrines the Hindoos set down fantastic Idols of serpents on a stone base, nnd the shrine Is protected by a mud wall. Householders to assure their welfare should make offerings of dough, milk and cooked rice to the Her- pertlne habitues of the shrine and place lights and chant hymns In order to he assured of tlielr favor. Every morning the king nnd queen of tho serpents nre bathed, nnd fruit nnd milk nre offered to them, to he followed nt noon by cooked rice and fried grain. On certain days tlie Idols In grove and household temple are carried in pro cession to the house, where propitia tory offerings are made. The presiding functionary must be the eldest femnle member of the family, who has to prac tice celibacy from the day sbo attnlns the position. At famous snake festlvala nt Trnvan- core pious folk gather from all parts to Join In tlie worship, bringing offer ings of gold, sliver, grain, pepper, spices, oil,-sandalwood, silk and other things. The cost of the festlvala Is de frayed by the revenues of the |>addy fields and gardens attached to the ; shrines. It Is believed that unless the ceremonies are conducted with rever ence the largest cobras of the grove will come out and ahow themselves to tlie members of the house. The na tives also believe that snake bites in the neighborhood of these shrines nev er prove fatal. Bo that as It may, deaths from snake bites are very rare, though many groves contain as many as thirty cobras and the shrines In Tra- vancore number between fifteen and twenty thousand. The snakes of India are rarely ag gressive, but generally keep to them selves, and, being so kindly treated nnd benevolently attended, It Is not aston ishing that they become docile and harmless. All over Travancore the peo- plo when they see a anake approaching say, "The god Is coming,” nnd make way for the divinity. Children play fearlessly about the groves while their serpentine friends are gliding about or bnsklng In the nun nnd have never been known to be hnrined. When tho groves become overrun with serpents the sur- ' plus population Is removed and sent to other shrines, certain ploua Brahmans being especially applied to for this pur pose.—New York Herald. • To our Friend* and Customers: This is to give notice that wo have sold our entire stock of goods to 1). W. Boone, and will retire from business. Mr. lloone will retain a good force of our help and con tinue the business at our stand without ■alakit Olasa. Soluble glass, or wator glass, as It ts sometimes called, Is an artificial sili cate of sodium or potassium or a dou ble silicate of both of these alkalis, and thus In Its essential Ingrodlents the same us ordinary glass. But ordinary glnsa is to n slight extent soluble In water, owing to the alkali which It contains, and by varying the propor tion of the alkaline constituents the I compound becomes readily soluble to any desired degree. Atteutlon wae first directed to It by Fuchs, a German 1 chemist, about 1824. It has been used | to some extent, nnd quite successfully, In preventing the deeny of stone walla anil edifices under the action of the weather. The surface Is covered with a coating of a suitable solution, and, the water soon evaporating, a thin, transparent glaze Is loft over the stone, effectually protecting It from the dis integrating action of the utmosphere. Several public buildings In various ports of the world huve been success fully treated In this way. change ol policy. Mr. Boone is n former clerk of the senior member of our firm, and will treat you right. We ask for him a lib eral shure of your valued patronage. Thanking one and all for the liberal pat ronage extended us during our business career, we are Yours truly, J. W. Stripling & Son. Wonderful Indian Runners. An Indian 1ms been knowu to carry a letter from Gunzapurcs to Chihuahua and back again lu five dajA the dis tance being nearly 800 miles. In some parts where the Tnrahumnrls serve the Mexicans they are used to run lu the wild horses, driving them Into the cor ral. It may take them two or three days to do It, sleeping at night nnd liv ing on a little pinole. They tiring In the horses thoroughly exhausted, while ihey themselves nre still fresh. They \wL.outrun any horse if you give them tlngrinough. They will pursue deer lu twt»i ujw or with dogs, In the rain, for tW *> hd days, until at last the anl- mnl Is (Sfcnered nnd shot with arrows or falls nil easy prey from sheer ex haustion, its hoofs dropping off. Fool* and Wise Men. If you are dealing with a fool, dic tate. but never argue, for you will lose your labor upd perhaps your temper; If with a bigot, say nothing or you will certainly lose both. Never dispute with tile man who asserts a paradox. If he does not believe it, be is amusing him self with you; if he doer, the same dis-i tortion of mind will make him incapa ble of appreciating his own sophistries or your arguments.—O. W. Holmes. And Wasn't Aakaaied. Mr, Devoff—Why don’t yon wear that dress to the party? Mrs. Devos—I’d be ashamed to be •era in it Then she put on a sleeveleaa affair cat four Inches lower in the neck andi went.—Judge. Time marks the title page of our lives, death the finis, and the grave be comes the binding. PRIZE CONTEST <8* Public interest in our contest far exceeded our expectations. We re ceived so many lists that we found it impossible to name the winners in this issue; and, therefore, de fer the announcement until next week. & NVNNALLY S BARRETT, The Bay Street Grocers Telephone 55 91 is the lucky number that gets the Chiffonier. Should that number not lie turned in by Jan. 4, we will draw again. January Sale 58-inch table linen; damask, worth 50c 28c Ycry soft cambric bleached do mestic, worth 12 l-2c at 9c Everybody wants lace now- torchon lace, 10c kind, 3 l-2c in 12-yd. pieces. Here is the biggest bargain you ever saw in glass pitchers 1-2 gallon worth 35c at 19c each. Special bargains in crockery, English ware. Look here, lot a limited time only we will sell the #1.00 plates, white and gold at 85c set; the green or blue, the 85c ones at 68c set. These are the 9-in. siz-*; smaller sizes same cut price. Only those who have seen this ware can ap preciate these values. We Wish You All prosperity in the com ing year and trust eaelt day Avill not only be free from sorrow and sadness, but filled with joy and gladness. S' $ ORR & POWELL Atlanta & West Point R. R. Co., the Western Ry. of Alabama. Furniture! * Furniture! See ns. Your credit is good, and we’ve got ’em at the right prices. J. B. Hutchens West Side Square of all that is new in the fashion world, to say nothing of the many features of literary excellence. Of particular in terest is an article by Postmaster Gen- „ , , _ , | era! Cortelyon, describing woman’s Very low rates to New Orleans, place aild 8hare of work in the p09tal La. and return, account General j service. The article in the “Safe Food’* Convention Southern Cotton As-1 series is devoted to a discussion of the sociation, January 11-13, 1906. | real valne of K lnoostf as a food product. Tickets on sale January 9th and! ^ ci f ia 1 . L f, fvu6 f ves her of , x “Ophelia,” a character winch ahe has 10th; limited to midnight, Jannaty acted . with 8ncceg8 , and N . Hudson 15th, 1906. Moore writes of ‘‘Old-Fashioned Beds.’* For further information and! “The President of Qaex,” Helen M. sleeping car reservations, apply to j Winslow’s clnb story, is continued, a nearest Agent, or write J. P. Billups, t General Passenger Agent. F. M. Thompson, Traveling Passenger Agent. Atlanta, Ga. serious note being introduced in the dis- ! cussion of child labor. “At Spinster Farm" is concluded, as well as John Luther Long’s clever story of the stage, “Castles in Spain.” The education of the child is the subject of a thoughtful I paper by Dr. Grace P. Murray, and the p vstimes for little folks include the first of a series of fairy tales by Alice Brown. ! The various departments are filled with The Delineator for January The Deliueator begins the New Year ’ of interest aud value to the wo with an attractive cover and a display mau home.