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ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12, 1892. = FRIENDLY ANIMALS. ODD FRIENDSHIPS THAT DUMB CREATURES CONTRACT. SUCCESS OF THE PHONOGRAPH. Horses ami Does Frequently Become In timate — Queer Tuste That Canines Display In Choosing Companions. Borne Remarkable Cases. The particular friendships occasion ally formed by animals among them selves are characterized by the virtnes and failings incident to human attach ments. Wo are frequently reminded of man's selfishness and inconstancy in the ways of the bruto creation, nor is it peculiar to animals that they sometimes enter into alliances of a curious kind. Naturally enough, horses often muko friends and comrades among their own raco, as dogs do still oftoner, but a close friendship and understanding between horses and dogs is apparently more fre- vjucnt than any similar relationship between the individuals of tho same species. Perhaps the most remarkable attachments are those shown by animals thrown together by enforced circum stances ami separated from others of their kind. Horses have a positive dread of soli tude, and when this happens to bo un avoidable will mako friends of the most unlikely creatures. Tho,hours which a carefully tended favorite passes in his box are often relieved by the companion ship of the stable cat, which tho noblor quadruped speedily adopts as its own, and to which it often becomes genuinely attached. The absence of tho cat is at once remarked by tho horse, who mani fests impatience and plainly asks for the testoration of its favorite. One of the runners in tho Derby, a volt named Galeopsis, had for some time before tho race shown symptoms of distress and uneasiness, amounting to positive melancholy, and not attributa ble to any physical cause. A goat and kid were procured and judiciously in troduced to the stable, tho result boing thus described by an oyewitness: “Ga- leopsis seomed to tako much interest in them until the goa t died; but the kid re mains, and tho horse now vastly divorts himself by lifting tho little creature up by the back of its neck with its teeth, putting it down in the manger, careful ly placing it on the ground again after awhile, and then repeating tho opera tion.” There is an interesting record of tho strange disliko entertained by a pony for a particular horse with which it was brought into daily contact, and tho ex traordinary friendship formed by it for a calf in the same meadow. Tho pony and calf becume inseparable, show ing their mutual regard in many divert ing ways, greatly to the annoyance of the calf’s mother, who not unnaturally evinced tho utmost jealousy and resent ment. Gilbert White relates how a horse and hen, spending much of their time together in a lonely orchard, also became tho fastest of friends: "Tho fowl would approach tho horse with notes of complacency, rubbing herself gently against his legs, whilo tho horso would look down with satisfaction, and move with tho greatest caution and cir cumspection lest lie should trample on his diminutive companion.” Dogs have so much larger a share of personal liberty than horses or cattlo that their friendships obviously lio more at their own disposal. But notwith standing this fact they constantly mako friends of tho most "unlikely birds” and for tho most inexplicable reasons. No doubt some temporary alliances are formed for tho attainment of a particu lar object, not always of a creditable kind. Attachments between members of the same raco are of course common, but attraot the less notice on account of their obvious reasonableness. Dogs, however, are greatly addicted to queer company, and constantly go out of their way in quest of it. Tho numerous friendships formed between dogs and geese, and even poultry in general are quite remarkable. It is not generally recognized that the goose is a bird of ex traordinary sagacity—it has oven been described us of great intellectual capaci ty—and this mutual regard of fur and feather may proceed on an understand ing that overrides the distinctions of race. The species of goose known as the “gray lag” is especially remarkable for its strong and frequent attachments to the dog. One that was rescued by, a mastiff from the insidious attack of a fox showed u consciousness of its obliga tions and a desire to return them that were touching in their obvious feeling. The goose entirely abandoned the soci- iety of its kind, roosted in the dog's ken nel and followed it in its daily wander ings over a large farm and through tho 1 neighboring village. Tho dog happen ing to fall ill the goose would not leave him night or day, and would to all ap- . pearance have been starved had not a pan of com been placed for it every day near the kennel. The French naturalist Houzeau also relates how a Chinese goose made friends with a dog at first sight, uttering threats of vengeance against any person or an imal offering to interfere with its favor ite, in whose occasional absence it was inconsolable. Dogs and fowls also enter into amicable relations for reasons much less apparent to onlookers than to them selves. Alien and a retriever became so strongly attached that the former laid her eggs and hatched her chickens in his kennel, an interesting observer remarking how, on the hen leaving or entering her nest, the dog would move from the threshold to make way, while any attempt to tonch the eggs in the ab sence of the hen was met by bis imme diate dispprobation. Another remarkable friendship grew np between a spaniel and a young cock, which was for some reason perfectly os tracized by his fellows and not allowed to feed with the other poultry in tbb farmyard. The spaniel was constantly observed keeping tho fowls away, in or der that its persecuted friend might ob tain food, the coqkerel, obviously recog nizing and reciprocating the good; will shown by its four 1 footed protector It Is Believed to Be More Praetlca! end Reliable Then e Typewriter# The phonograph has probably seen more ups and downs than any other instrument of equal usefulness. When first presented to tho public it was not commercially serviceable, and its early days were besetwith legal com plications and financial obstacles. Later Edison again turned bis atten tion to the instrument that he knew had more in it than had yet been brought out, and I10 eventually pro duced tho perfected phonograph. Tho now instrument was tried in many offices and pronounced a failure. Tho user oitlier would not or could not learn to adjust it properly, or did not know that phonograph dictation has to ho learned like any other art, or the regulation of tho batteries became an irksome task: at all events tho ultimatum was pronounced, ho "could’t bo bothered with it,” and tho phonograph company was requested to tako tho instrument away. Men of more intelligence and pa tience, however, had ns a rule a very different result from this, and tho instrument is now rapidly gaining ground and is spoken of most en thusiastically by those who uso it daily. In Washington the old method of dictating to a typewriter is declin ing and the stenographer dictates his notes direct to tho phonograph nt any speed atwhich he can rend them. The convenience of this jilau is al most incalculable and tho saving in timo immense. Commercial men nro just beginning to realize what it means to have a phonograph nt their elbow, and appreciate tho ability to dispose of a mail of 100 to 150 letters in a morning. In novices at phonograph dictation there is generally a littlo nervous ness and a disinclination to subject possible repetitions and mistakes to the critical ear of the typewriter. Mannerisms and hesitancy of speech nro not noticed in ordinary dictation after tho ear has becomo accustomed to them, but on tho phonograph they are so reproduced that their pecu liarities become more apparent. But this diffidence, ns a rule, soon passes away and tho triumphant expedition with which an overwhelming mass of correspondence can ho disposed of is tho best possiblo tutor in enabling the business man to do justice lioth to his own resources and those of tho Instrument. The popular idea of the phonograph s gained "from tho nickel-in-the-slot Instruments that aro distributed all aver tho country, tho records on which are hut too often thin, squeaky and unnatural, and utterly mislead ing ns an indication of what the pho nograph really can do. Thasinging and speaking records on a skillfully and suitably adjusted instrument can only be described ns magnificent, and tho voico comes out with a natural quality and with such resonance that nearly 100 per cent, of tho original sound is reproduced. Such results as tlieso are not to ho obtained by a bungler, hut that they nro available is cortain. Ono of these days tho general pub lic will ho educated up to tho propor adjustment of their phonographs, and then the best and tho truly mar velous results of the use of tho instru ment will bo obtained.—Pittsburg Dispatch. SCOTT’S HEROINE. FACTS ABOUT THE ORIGINAL OF THE NOVELIST'S REBECCA. Something; New In Robbins. An invention is reported in the English papors, consisting of an in genious method of seating ring frame bobbins on a spindlo, so that at high speed all slipping shall he avoided. This is accomplished by two washers of .cloth—roller cloth being found best adapted for the purpose—one of which is firmly attached to tho disk on tho spindle and tho other on tho under side of the bobbin. The fric tion between theso rough and at the same timo elastic surfaces is found to ho highly efficacious in holding the bobbin firmly. Tito bobbin is re cessed on tho under side, and the cloth attached by varnish or glue, tho edges being protected by a hoop placed around tho flange and turned over tho wusliofi. According to this arrangement there is practically no slipping, and consequently hut very little wear of tho washers. In addi tion to these advantages tho driving is- unaffected by oil, the adhesion being even greater when Eoaked with oil than whon dry.—New York Sun. Some School Repllea. In a New Zealand school a right anglo was drawn upon the black board and correctly described enough, but when another was drawn the description was thus given, "A left angle.” Perhaps the best reply was upon an historical subject. "What caused the civil war in tho reign of Charles II” “His leaving tacks” (for levying taxes probably) “on tho rfeats of the house of commona." A very good reason for persons rising in indignation.— San Francisco Argonaut. Ready to Take 111* Place. Modesty is a virtue confined to no race or country—as may be said , of a lack of it. Bishop Newman was presiding over the Japanese confer ence. When the list of appoint ments was read there was a look of dissatisfaction on several faces. The bishop said: “Perhaps you could do this work better than I have done it. If any one thinks so let him rise.” Instantly four young preachers rose. —Louisville Western Recorder. She IVu a Resident or Philadelphia and Was the Dearest Friend of Washington Irving's Only Love—How Sir Walter Scntt Heard.of Hur. Of all tho women Sir Walter Scott has drawn Rebecca and Rowcno are tho host known nnd best beloved. Tho ten der strength of the one, the tender sweetness of Ihe other, tho romantic story through which-they move aud tho per fection of the contrast between them— all contribute to fix them firmly in the hearts of all readers. It has been said that Robocca is tho great novelist's finest character. If this is so it is of all the more interest to ns, for her prototype was a Philadelphian. Tho original of Robecca, the daughtor of Isaac of York, was Rebecca Gratz, born in this city in tho last century and still living after tho two great novelists who succeeded Scott had been gathered to Wnlhalla. I stood tho other day by her forgotten grave in tho littlo old grass grown Jewish cemetery on Spruce streot, just south of the Quaker meeting house, between Eighth and Ninth Btroots, nnd 1 rend tho simple inscription on tho tomb — 1 "Rebecca Gratz. Born Mnrcli 4,1781. Died Aug. 87, 1800.” Miss Gratz was a conspieuons member of nn honorable Jewish family. Sho possessed in early years—indeed even to tho day of her death—a singular beauty of face and form. Her oyi were of exquisite shape, large, black and lustrous: her figure wns graceful and her carriago was marked by quiet dignity. Besides tlieso attractions she had elegant nnd winning manners. Gentle, benevolent and accomplished, Rebecca soon bociinuS tho center of a brilliant circle of men nnd women- Christians and Jews. Her parents died when she was very young, hut tho Gratz mansion, presidod over by Rebecca, con tinued to he known far und wido for its hospitality. Ono of tho most intimato friends of her brother was Washington Irving, who was then in the early fresh ness of his literary career, nnd in this way a cordial friendship and admiration were established between tho author nnd Miss Gratz, which lusted ns long as life. Matilda Hoffman, who wns the object of Irving's only love, was also Roheoca’s dearest friend, many of hor yonnger days being passed with the Hoffmans and other old families in Now York. During Miss Hoffman’s first illness Re becca was her constant companion, shar ing with the family tho careB of the sick bed and holding Matilda when she died in hor arms. Scott and Irving met for the first time in 1817, the • >norican visiting Sir Wultor with a letter of introduction from the poot Campbell. Ho wus most cordially received at Abbotsford, nnd thoro Irving passed several of the most delightful days of bis life listening to the many tales, told os no one but Scott could tell them, and rambling about tho beautiful hills. During one of the frequent con versations between the two authors Irv ing spoke of his own and Miss Hoff man's friond—Rebecca Gratz, of Phila delphia. Ho glowingly described hor beauty and related tho story of her firm adherence to her religions faith under the most trying circumstances, lint par ticularly did ho tell of her zealous phi lanthropy and loveliness of character. Sir Walter was very deeply Impressed and interested and conceived tho idea of embodying a character like tiers in one of his novels. He was then revolving in his mind the story of “Ivanhoe." And on tho strength of Irving's vivid descrip tion, he determined to introduce a Jew- isli female character. Scott composed this story during mo ments of intense physical pain, yet at times ho became so interested in the character of Rebecca, for he even adopted her name, that he roso from his conch and walked up and down the room while he dictated tho story to his amannensis. He finished the book in December, 1810, and immediately eent the first copy to Irving. In tho letter accompanying it, ho asked: “How do you like your Rebecca? Does the Rebecca 1 have pic tured compare well with the pattern given?” Tho resemblance of the character to that of Miss Gratz, it is said by those who know her, was closely marked. Although the source of the character was known to the Jewess, her modesty made her shrink from the publicity of it, and when pressed upon tho subject elie would deftly evade tho matter by changing the topic, When a young girl, it is said, Rebeoca Gratz won the regard of a gentleman' of good position and wealth, but as he was a Christian the difference in their reli gious faith proved a hopeless barrier to their union. Sho consequently never married. Instead she devoted her life to charitable deeds. Sho founded the orphans' asylum of this city, and as early as 1811 her name appeared as an officer of the female association. In 1888 a mission school for Hebrew children was started by this noble woman. At this school prayers of her own com; tlon were need daily. Miss Gratz lived to the advanced age of eighty-eight, when she died universally regretted. The ancient graveyard where her mor tal remains repose has been closed lor burial purposes almost ever since her death, although previous to that time It was extensively used.—Philadelphia Times. -Has the waterworks tower arrived yet? is a question heard on all hands. The tower was, according to the contract of the manufacturers with the city, to have been up by the first of October. Onacoountof the strikes In the North,' an extension of tiikie was granted,' but it aeems that time enough has passed for the builders to have fulfilled their contract. AYE8HA. High on a funnel's hump she sat, Couohcd on # silky Fcsxon mat. And sailed along the vraate of sand Mora like the ocean than the land. Ayeehal And many an armed and valiant man Guarded that glittering caravan. His turban, enow white lu the eun, Whero ostriches nnd xubrna run. Ayusliat A troop of llodoulns with their epoara In tho Sahara quick appears: And, spurring with slrucco speed, Kncli Moslem strides a fiery steod. Ayeshal A furious chargo—a broken lino— Above tho sands tholr crosconts shlno. Onward tho tlorco marauders dash To clang of hoof nnd fnlohlon'o Hush. Ayoshnl Her cries auhonrd, her convoy slain, 7'ho Payllims scouring o’er tho plain Prnlso Allah for tho prise thus Bout A captive to thoir chieftain's tent. Ayeshal Rut ho, a nhlok of stately mien, Bworo by his hoard that no’or ’"r.r scon So fair a nmhl slnco Mahmoud's day. And sout her seathlosa on hor wny- Ayoshnl Upon a courser Scot sho rodol Unconscious of Its lovoly lond. With precious gifts of silk and gold, Hor slave tho Arab chieftain bold. ’ Ayoshnl —David Graham Adoo In Washington Star. THE DETECTIVE'8 DREAM. THE WATER COMMIE He Doing Sumo Shooting. It onco cost mo fifty dollars to shoot at mysslf,” said Frank E. Blair to tits Story Tellurs’ club that was holding tin informal session on tbs sidewalk tit the Southern. "I got into a Baltimore hotel very late ono night nnd very tired. A thunderstorm wns raging nt tho timo and ’ 1 am as afraid of lightning ns a sweot girl graduate of a mouse, so I turned off the light, intending to disrobo in tho darkness. 1 had taken my pistol out of my pocket to placo it tinder my pillow, whon thoro wns tv blinding flash of lightning. 1 caught sight of n vil lainous looking follow not ton feet dis tant with tv piHtol in his baud. Ho wns standing in a crouching, oxpoctnnt atti tude, and 1 felt sure that his intention was to murder and rob tne. ’Who's there?’ I called, but got no reply. 1 grasped my pistol firmly nnd advanced a step or two. Thoro was another flash of lightning, and there wns tho villain, almost within arm’s length, gttn in hand. 1 pulled tho trigger twice. There wore two stunning reports and a crash ing of glass. Then 1 realized that 1 had done it—made nn ass of myself. 1 sut down on the edgo of tho bod, ashamed to turn on tho light. It was a full length mirror. 1 had shot my own shadow to smithereens—hud mistaken myself for a cutthroat.”—St. Louis Globe-Demo crat. A Nohlo II llsburnl. The historian Xenophon relates that whon Gyrus, tho founder of the Persian empire, had taken captive a young prince of Armouia, together with his beautiful and blooming wife, of whom he was remarkably fond, they wore brought before the tribunal of Gyrus to receive their sentence. Tho warrior in quired of the prince what ho would give to be reinstated in bis kingdom, and he replied that ho valued ills crown and bis liberty at a very low rate, but if the noble conqueror would restore his be loved wife to hor former' dignity and possessions he would willingly pay his life for the purchase. Tho priaouers were dismissed to enjoy thoir freedom and former honors, and each was lavish in praise of tho conqueror. “And you, said tho prince, addressing his wife, what think you of Gyrus?" ”1 did no 1 observe him,” sho replied. “Not observe him!” exclaimed her husband. “Upon whom, thou, was your attention fixed?' “Upon that dear and generous man,"she replied, “who declared his readiness to purebaso my liberty at tho expense of his life." | Cuuvas. Orators. Humorous, if a triflo unkind, was tho orator, who, when describing tho in ordinate love of praise which character ized an opponent, said, “He is so fond of being praised that 1 really believe lie would be content to give np the ghost if it were but to look up und read tho stonecutter's puff on his tombstone.” This is in striking contrast to the graceful and witty compliment paid to the beau tiful Duchess of Devonshire and her sister, Lady DuncnnnbnjOf whom, when they canvassed tho electors of West minster on behalf of Fox in 1784, it was said that “never did two such lovely portraits appear on canvas."—Loudon Standard. Followed the Oluo It Gave and Causht the Man He Was After. Do you believe in dreams?" asked Tom Hall of Gonductor Mitoholl. “1 sloep too sound to dream,” was the reply. “Well, 1 never had much confidence in them either, but I had an unusual ox- perienco one timo tlmt has almost mado mo a believer, A number of yoars ago, when I was in tho secret service, I had searched the country over for a mur derer. His homo was in Indianapolis, and ho Imd relatives living hero, but 1 could novel' got any trace of him. Ono night 1 cumo lo Indianapolis and re mained hero two wooks, stopping at tho Sponsor Honse. 1 trumped tills town from ono ond to tho other and hod about givon up in despair. 'One* morning I got up rather early, and asked tho clerk to take a drink with mo. This ho did, and then I went to breakfast, For breakfast wo had bacon,' and 1 never enjoyed anything so lunch in my life. After breakfast 1 strolled out, and mails my way down Washing ton streot and along up tho canal. There was one hOnso that attracted my atten tion. It wttB built in an unusual way, tho woatliorboarding being put on per pendicularly. In a building lioxt to tills house I saw tho man 1 wanted, and just us 1 reached for hitu I awoke, it had boon a dream, but so natural wus it that 1 could actually tuste the cocktail 1 had drunk with tho clerk, and tho bacon had eaton for breakfast. When I got up tho clerk nnd 1 did tako tv drink togethor, and we hud bueou [or breakfast, just as it occurred in my ■Ironm. 1 went down Washington street and along the cunal. There I saw tunny things that 1 dreamed abont, but 1 could not find tho ltouso with the porpendicn- Inr wcatherbourding. I huw a building located on tho sumo spot where my drenmhonso should lutvo been, and wliitu 1 was looking at it a man cumo out. 1 recognized him. us tin old nc- qnuiutuuco, and wo had quite a long chat—1 of course not explaining to him tho business 1 was on. In tho courso of tho conversation 1 learned that tho mothor of my man lived lioxt door to tide house, In nn hour or two 1 camo back and wont in to seo hor. To intiko a long story short, 1 learned tlmt hor son imd joined tho reg ular army and wits Btationed out hero lit the arsenal, Thoro I arrested him. Ho was tried, convicted and was sent over tho road and is yot serving time for his crimo. Tito clew 1 hud secured ns to his whereabouts camo to mo in a dream.”—Indianapolis Nows. Itll.Ei NOIV 11 it fori: Hon. W. K. IVoolcn ftlnteo tho i of the Rill Which Ho Hna In:. *liioo,l ('renting n Wnlor Commission For Al- tmnr-Kis Ratios l’rescrlben. 11 How One Pointer Was Started. The Pall Mall Gazette tells a story of a British—or was it an American?—col lector, who paused before a picture by the late Belgian artist, Mauvo, for the first time, having been struck by its beauty. He asked how much it cost, and was told $125. “Nonsense,” he said “it’s too cheap. Make it $500 and I’ll take a dozen more from him at the same price.” Thus was Manve's financial suc cess began. Corsican Bandits. Corsican bandits have friends in every village, who supply them with what they want, and those who have only taken a life or two out of revenge are not regarded as oriminals. Wo have seen a girl scaroely ont of her teens fldsh up with anger if anything were said against the vendetta.—London Saturday Review. The greatest day’s run of an ocean steamship was abont SIS miles. The steamer in question was 668 feet long and had previously been known to make 600 miles per day for three days in succession. The number of students of electrical subjects entered at Cornell university has increased from 88 In 1884 to 280 in 1892, and in many other institutions the proportionate increase is even greater. One or two slight circumstances may bend tbs twig and thns incline the tree. A Christmas gift bent Dr. Schllemann, A llrllllant Transformation. A now industry has just started into lifo whioli threatens to assume vast pro portions. It lavs boon discovered tiiut cayenne popper, administered to canar ies, will in two or three wooks change tho color of their plumage from yellow to bright rod. The process has been tried successfully on hens, ducks, etc. Wo may shortly expect to seo the com monest fowls offered for sale ns rare birds—thunks to this iugoniouB device. Tho pnrrotH won't liko it.—Matin. Worse Thun Wur. Fotnino nnd cholera linvo made war upon Russia and prevented Russia from making war upon her neighbors. But pestilence us a pence promotor is worse than the wnr which it obviates. The forces of destruction now issuing from Russia move far more rapidly than an army, their attack is far less avoidable ond fur more deadly, and they threaten tho now world as well as the old.— Washington Star. In tho treatment of cholera the nso of cold or iced water is advisedly recom mended, ns it promotes freo perspiration and the discharge of yellow bile, Tho water should he bollod before it is iced. Bricks made of plaster of paris and cork tire now used in the construction of powder mills. In case of explosion they offer slight resistance and are broken to atoms. Prof. Z. I, Fitzpatrick is making the Albany academy hum, and has flourishing school this term. Mh. G. Tom Wkst, who has been en gaged in the truck nnd dairy business in this city for some time, has bought out Mr. N. F. Tift’s dairy business, lind now proposes, with increased facilities, to do a more extenslvo busi ness than heretofore. He will deliver milk and butter in any part of the olty every morning and evening, and is now prepared to promptly serve all who favor him with their patronage. Drop Mr. West a postal card or notify him or his drivers in person if you want the delivery wagons to call, on you. A Novel Knlerlalaniaiil, The ladles of the Presbyterian church are preparing for an enter tainment to be given at an early date, that will be one of the most delight ful amateur presentations ever made to the Albany public, Mrs. A. C. VonGundell has the man agement of the entertainment in hand, and is devoting a. great deal of time toward making it a auccees. There will be no play, but the whole per formance will be a jolly children's show, embracing many novel featurea that will please everybody. There will also be musia by some of the best talent In the city,and other attractions that will be greatly enjoyed. A very pretty feature will be a mar- ;eremony <T on a grand scale, nifli Having heard several Inquiries the nature nnd provislona of th which Hon. W. E. Wooten has tliieed In the Legislature to area Water Commission for the city of hany, the Hkiiald sought Gapt. V en to-day nml obtained from him following statement, which is sub ted for the information of the peo of the olty: "I don’t think that any one who I ora the orentlon of a Water Com siou can raise a valid objection to provisions of tho bill Introduced myself In the Legislature for that p pose. The bill was Introduced at request of the Mayor nnd Ooune.ll, t after the publication of the title thirty days I have had no nolle' opposition to the measure. I t tlmt nil citizens renlize tho lie: of eliminating the water-works tlon from munluipnl politics, an hill, Introduced by myself, whe noted Inton law, will accomplish purpose, “In drawing the bill 1 exan carefully, the acts creating wntor missions for Atlanta Inlt'other ci nnd the beat nnd most satlsfat features contained therein we onrpornted in the bill for These features, however, relate tnils, the mnin feature of the hill' suggested to mo by tho May Council, “The g somewhat similar to the Polloe mission. The present Couno clent three Commissioners, to h floe for onp, two anil three ye speotlvely. At nil subseque lions, beginning in Jitminry the last, regular meeting of tl: nnd Council, n commissioner, eced the retiring Oornttiissjo be elected for tho full term years. By this plan ono Com will retire each yenr, inaklt aary for each Gounoll, nt. Iti lar meeting, to elect a snone “The Commission will hnv to elcot superintendent, ongi speotor nnd suoh other clerks ployes ns, from time to tlm necessary. The term of oil such,officers and employes, s shall be one year. “The Commission shall to fix water rates, adopt ml collection of wntor renf method of Introducing ' upon premises; presort violation of such rules an and udopt rules governing and employes elected by scribing their sovornl dutti compensation Is tohenllowo mlssloners for their service. “The Mayor nnd Council III, has tli Commissioner'for mnl-n or neglect of duty; to the officers and employ the Commissioners; to r reports from the Conimis officer elected by them; water-works system at tliel cither In n body or by a co pointed for that purpose, nml Gounoll, ulsp, 110“ tl regulate the plnolng of the extinguishment of lire. “What I have stated Is, the contents of tho bill.” riage ceremony of children, conduoted le, and equaling in its magnificence and beauty any matri monial event that the audience will ever have witnessed. The programme will he announced In a abort while, and everybody ought to lend their presence towards mak ing asuccess of the entertainment, the discoverer’it buried Troy, to hi. life g™ 9 ?** W,U 8010 the pr ° 9 - work. Fox IK u tl 11 il This exciting sport ]; conic, some of these da chlefeat means of recrei Southern people will praotl constantly growing in while, some years ago,pe sided In tile country we ones' who cared to Indul sport, now parties from cities frequently go out an exhilarating olmse behind musical canines. In the country nrou many hounds of fine lire oently been procured, nn ’ nre -ome that make tho west Georgia ring wh. Thls^eetion of the Stat home of the gray fox, ’an seldom tiling that one ot seen, but occasionally h one. always to lose him. will before long become here ns It is anywhere. The game Is here, the s~ add all we need Is the do being brought by degrees! Almost a R1k 1 From Sntimlny’s Kvkxino IT There occured what cam being a seriouB lire in Hotel yesterday aftern 8 and 4 o’clook. A person who was out or lolnlngthe hotel .saw am from the windows of one and looking in found n and the lire rapidly The persons in the ly notified, and after gle the flames were before the bed-otea clothes had been b Mrs. Henderson the hotel, saw a same room last frightened him the IlKItALD wil several red in the an nccid S2S St-