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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03
Female Help.

wANTED-Ladies, Agents, for the
Excelsior Petticoat, Dress Skirts ana
Novelty Goods; outfit free. EACEL-
SIOR SKIRT Co, Groton. y. \. CD
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE or will exchange, for an
unimproved tract of land near the city,
two houses on Willow place, rent $40
per month. q. l.. a. ii. j. GROSS, Ban
igan Building. tZl)
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HELP WANTED.
Agents.

AGENTS WANTED greatest
seller on earth. ADAMS a. HAMlL-
TON, 1856 La Sale, Chicago. Ill. t2s)
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MISCELLANEOUS.

GRAND OPPORTUNITY-For cash
at reasonable price: brand-new Up
right Franklin Piano: not yet opened:
owner has no use for it. Call or address
NJ. j. OLIVER, 80 Traverse street. CID
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

ADVERTISE
~ TuE PROVIDENCE pAiLf NEWS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR SAt.E.-pAIRY LUNCH, 2l
chairs and 9 stools: doinG rushing
business. Price $23J.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

TO LET-Large new fiat, first floor.
electric lights: modern improvements;
Plenty street, near Broad street. q. "A.
LITTLEFIELD, 40 Westminster street.
(26)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

Sl25-Cigar store. little gem. fremont
street; greatest bargain on caTtl.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

WANTED--Active agents TO engage
with us for the sale of the great Cath
Ollie oil pictures OF st. Anthony and
Sacred Heart; highest commissions;
rare chance for good men. LANGAN *
BRO, 63 Washington street. C2S)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR SALE--On East Side. fine es.
tate. one family house, $1,000 so. II. or
land: old trees and shrubbery: beautiful
place. G. l.. a. IL. j. GROSS, Banigan
building
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR SALE-On East Side. fine large
residence. barn In keeping; $1,000 SO. II.
of land; will be sold at great sacrince'
G.. l.. q ii. j. GROSS, Banigan Guild
ing.
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ADVERTISE

IN TIE PROVIDENCE DAlLY NEWS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

TO ADULTS ONLr-Sunny tenement
of rooms, newly fitted. excellent loca-
ton, ten minutes from city hall, on
line of electrics; rent So per month. Ad-
dress j. O. WALPOLE, l07 Westmil-
ster street, Room 10. JAM tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

TO LET-Cneap for cash. two eight
room cottages: all modern improve
ments: one with barn; two stalls.
BROWN d WATSON, 107 Westminster
street, Room 10. (2S-1m)
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TO LET-Two lower flats, z rooms,
81 and 81 Sheldon street; rent $13, and
SIG per month. G.. l.. a II. j. GROSS,
room 2, Banigan building. CID
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR SALE-Nine-r cottage at
Oakland Beach. Apply tc j. Il. KAN
DALI. 20 Oakland Beach avenue.
pov2 II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR sAI,E-On Barnes street. one
family house Of 10 rooms; hardwood
doors, electric and gas lighting: furnace
heat; price sS000 $500 may remain on
MORTGAGE. c. L. & Ii. ). GROSS. Room
2, Bangan Building.
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FOR SALE-On Hope street. nne
estate, large lot OF land, large house
large barn; want to sell quick. -. L.
a. II. j. GROSS. Banigan Building.
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FOR SALE--On Cushing street. two
building lots, 50xl34 each; southern ex-
posure. a good building site. q. L. d
ii. j. GROSS, Banigan building.
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FOR SALE-On Linwood avenue.
fine building lot, 50xl46. az 70 cents per
souare foot. This is a desirable cite for
a home. G.. L. & Ii. ]. GROSS. Room z.
Banigan building.
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HOTEL WINDHAM TO rent; a mod
ern 50-room house. thoroughly reno
waited: city OF 10000; license $3.50: best
hotel in city; unfurnished; full parti
culars from FRED f.. TURNER, Will
limantic, Conn. CD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-03

FOR SALE--In Edgewood. cor. Broad
street and Wentworth avenue. one fam
ily house: IL rooms, bath. Pawtuxet
water, gas and electric lights, furnace
neat; Il, 300 so. II. land; price $SOOo. q:
L. &H J. Gross, Banigan BldRc n4-tt
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FOR SAILS building lots on PRATT
street. 30 cents per so. II. q. l.. es H. -
GROSS. Room 2. Banlgan Building.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04

| genious faklr. I suspect the latter. On
that ground I'll stand for the lunch and
| listen while you explain"
so the apostle Of Sherlock Holmes ex-
planned and the incident was regarded as
closed over tall, slender bottle This
| supposition proved to be great mistake.
A week after the occurrence Lieut.. King
had occasion to go to Brooklyn, and while
waiting for his car became aware of the
| attention of two rough looking characters
who stood near him and talked in low
! tones. Kings ears are very good and he
heard the following not very reassuring
conversation Of which he was the sub
ject:
That's the guy, right there"
which. de mug wild de glass peppers ."
No; the short one with the red tie"
Him? All. ne don't look like it,
But he is, 1 tell you. He's got the
sight. That Gypsy wasn't SO-cent piece
beside him."
Dye t'ink he's making play wild itq
Is he on de squeaI?"
IF he is we might as well fly the COOP
He can look into you and tell what you
had for your mornings grub"
AT this point the subject of the discus
sion turned sharp around and, recogniz-
ing the seller of coat hangers started over
to reimburse him for the two he had LEFT
pehiho, OF winch the lieutenant had made
use. But at the motion the peddler wheel
ed and fairly ran. Lieut.. King laughed
to himself, though 1t gave him an uncom-
Portable feeling to think that he was an
object of probable dislike to such char
acters. His discomfort was materially in
creased on his return from Brooklyn. when
ne went to the poStoffice to mail a let
ter. There he saw the hobo who had been
with the peddler at the bridge point him
out to three companions, who took good
stock of him, but promptly departed when
he turned toward them. One of them, how
ever, accompanied by a City Hall park
beggar, afterward followed him part way
up Broadway.
NOW, every time Lieut.. King sees a
hobo or beggar or doubtful appearing per-
son look his way he wonders II his repu-
tation Is spreading and IL he will finally
become an object of national note 70 all
hobodom. There is one comforting fea-
ture to having such doubtful greatness
thrust upon him, he says, and that is
that if he ever decides to join the vast
tramping fraternity and take his turn a,
padding the hoof he Will have a ready
made reputation to live on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04

Key West Fla. May 3.-Arrived,
steamers Olivette. Smith, Havana, and
sailed for Port Tampa; City of Key West.
Bravo, Miami, and returned; Alamo,
Hicks, New York, and sailed for Calves
ton.
Charleston, s. c., May s-Arrived,
steamer Veva (Br), Clark, Liverpool;
sehr Emma L. Cottingham, somers, Ber-
muda.
sai.ed-schr Annie c. Grace. Smith,
Barren Island; brig NJ C. Haskell. Wing
field, Boston, in tow of tug Storm King.
New York, May 2.-Sailed. steamer Iro-
quois, Jacksonville.
Pensacola. Fla. May ARRIVED. bark
Madonna (NoD Flagestad, Teneriffe.
Sailed-Bark St Julian (Rus), Mahlberg,
Methildock.
Cieared-schr Gladstone (BD. Melburn,
Kingston.
Bremen. May ARRIVED, steamer Tur-
quoise, Pensacola
Las Palmas May 2.-Sailed, steamer
Kong Haakon. PORT Royal.
Trieste, May 2.-Sailed, steamer Beat
rice, Savannah.
Port Tampa, Fla, May S.-Arrived. schr
Arthur McArdell, Magn, Philadelphia.
Sailed-Sehr c. S. Glidden, Faies. Bal
tirnore.
Fernandna. Fla. May 3.-Arrived.
steamer Pareth CBr), Mckenzie. West
Hartlepool schr John NJ. Brown, Holmes,
Philadelphia
Cleared-steamer Lyen CBr), Davidston.
Stettin via Norfolk: schr Harry p. Mason.
Blair, Portland, Me-
Cleared and sailed-Schr Maria A. Hall
Haskell, Boston
Sailed-Schrs Josephine Ellicott, Nash,
Boston; Gertrude Abbott, Clifford Phila-
delphia; John Paul, Foss, New York.
PENSACOLA, Fla, May 3-Arrived
steamships Ben Corlic CBD. Taylor, Phil.
adelphia; Ulriken CNoO Bergen. Vera
Cruz; ships Maratal (Nor). Hansen. Rio
Janeiro; Warren QtaD. Brignati, Cardiff,
bark Fortunate QtaD, Oneto, Genoa; schr
Donna Christina, Axelson, Havana via
Pascagoufa vac
sailed-steamship Pearlmoor (Bn
Bruhn, Rotterdam; schr Gladstone (Brl
Marlburg, Kingston.
Cieared-steamship Mona (Nor), HarrI.
son, Antwerp
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
A WONDERFUL NECKLACE
It's Worth $125,OOO or More and 1T
is the Work of a Dozen Years.

From the New York Sun.
What is considered by jewelers. to be per-
haps the most remarkable diamond neck
lace in the world and a triumph of the
dlamond-setters' art has just been COM
pleted in this city by Charles F. Wood &,
Co., wholesale diamond dealers, of l Maid
en- lane. 1t is asserted that there Is not
only not such another in the world but
that If an attempt were made to dupli-
cate its perfection IL would REQUIRE fifteen
or twenty years time In which to do II
1t is not the abnormal size. weisbt or
number Of the stones that constitute this
necklaces peculiar value and beauty for
there are many necklaces which excel
1t in each of these particulars, but it Is
the fact that every stone is a gem of the
choicest quality and absolutely matches
with every other one. The necklace. al II
rests in its case, encircles closely a CEN
terpiece, six inches in diameter and the
diameter of the necklace, at the cent,. lina
OF the stones, is about six and threeo,,ar
ter inches. 1t contains forty-seven stores
which vary in size from front to back in
perfect graduation, from diameters Of ia
mill WIN WelSntS or 7 carats 10 diana
tiers OF 5-l6 inch and weights of two ana
one-half karats. The necklace is worth ~
retail between $125,OOO and $4,000.
About twelve years ago Tho Io.o..
handler of diamonds in the rough ~ 80
world was instructed to begin the colleo-
ton of stones for this necklace The daai
er Is in London, and nowhere eIse co,,Id
any one be found through whose bandS
enough diamonds would pass In a eerara@
ton from which to make such a coiIectio,
The Instructions to the dealer were tbat
every stone must be of the grade know
in the trade as gen. that the color Tn,,st
ba Due, white and each one canable %
being cut into the perfect form 10 deyaIor
brilliancy and fire. The collection of ~
stones was begun at once, and Il was nat
unth six months ago that the last stono
of the lot was picked out in the ro,,"s
Then the whole lot was sent here v,hera
they were cut and mounted. Altboneh
there was no requirement that this sboo,I5
be so, every stone. as II happens co.,
from the same African mine, and This ~
doubt, helps to give them the evennexs ~
effect. which is one of the most remark bIa
traits of the necklace. This is assured aJso
by the cutting of the stones, for in eacb
the same angles are found. with the Same
number of facets, the same comparative
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04

sizes of glrdle and table and nights from
girdle TO table and point.
One of the chief expenses in producing
the circlet lay in the cutting of the gems
to the exact sizes required. The larger
stones were, of course, all cut to the larg-
est size that they would afford, but as the
required size graded down it was not I'M
common for a stone that if used sepa-
rately might have cut TO 51s or carats
to be cut down to 5 carats. 1t Is estlmat-
ed that while the dealer was gathering
the stones in the rough he handled from
$4,000 900 to s12,O0OO0O worth of diamonds
from the same nine, and that he handled
altogether about $4,000, 900 of diamonds
all of which were scanned for stones for
this one necklace
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
TEMPLE OF TEPOXTECO.
Ruins Indicate That 1t Was the
Work OF Civilized Man.

Work OF CIVILIZED Man.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Temple of Tepoxteco in Mexico, is
built upon cliff which is a sheer mass of
rock more than two thousand feet in
height. Between this cliff and the extra
ordinary ring of cliffs above 1t there is a
couloir, or chimney, of loose fragments of
rock, up which the visitor must climb, no
matter whether he ascends from TepoX-
tlan or descends from San Juanico a viii
lage above the circular cliffs. He is aided
by ladder at the worst part, but he must
transfer himself from the topmost rung to
a basaltic mass three feet to the left of
the ladder with the prospect of rolling
down two hundred feet If he slips and the
probability of pitching down the gorge of
Tepoxtlan head-foremost. about eighteen
hundred feet. Holes for the hands and
feet were cut long ago.
The ascent up the gorge of Tepoxtlan is
toilsome to the last degree. Though il is
narrow. yet it would have been feasible
to have made winding trail like the one
in the Yosemite which leads to Eagle Cliff.
But this was not done on the contrary
the ascent was made as difficult as pos
sble by making rude stairway of masses
of rock from two to three feet in height
so that climbing the canpada of Tebox-
tlan Is as bad as getting to the ton of the
pyramid of Cheops
The Temple is a building of two ter
races, upon the model of the so-csued
pyramid of Cholula. which has four ter
races, and of the Tower of Babel which
has eight. There was an enclosure win
an arched or Eaulted roof. supported nv,
four pillars built up OF masonry. which
was covered by this stucco, so that from
below to Tepoxtlan it Is exceedingly con-
spicuous. 1E--.ta eO''-
Of the four pillars that supported me ra1s
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esanc: No 2 red. 75d76c; No. . corn, Si1sc;
No. ? oats, 27i4d27stc; No. white, 9013lc;
No white 29leq30Ac; No. ? rye SIC; No.
barley, S5GHc; No. flax seed. 81 y;
Northwest, $1.I6, prime timothy seed.2 30q
?. So; mess pork, per bib. SS-55GS 50; lard,
per 100 lbs. 5.1N05. I7i5c; short ribs sides
ncose). s. 9d4.70: dry salted shoulders
Q,oxcd). ilaN424c: short clear sides CboXed),
4. S0a4 g0c: whisky, disuners finished
goods. per sal. 81 %.
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Central of Georgia Railway

Schedules Effective March 26, 1879.
s0th Meridian Time.
DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
MOI daily for Augusta, Macon
and Atlanta, ...............s :5 A. NJ
no. daily Tor AeEspsta, Macon,
Atlanta Athens, Column
bus ard ,Birniinghan. -. 900 P. NJ
no. ex. Sunday for Dover and
sntsrgseYiata points ....... 800 P. NJ
No seS sund u fo7 Guyton and
Intermediary points ...... 200 P. NJ
ARRIvALs-
Ar Sayannahlz
NO aAsiy ftom Augusta, Ma
con ana Atlanta. ......... 800 p. NJ
NO. daily from Augusta, Ma
con ATLANTA, Athens, Co
lumbus and Birmingham 800 A. n
NO ex. Sunday from Dover
and intermediate points. 7:4S A. NJ
NO. 10 ex. Sunday from Guyton
and intermediate points. 45O P. NJ
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
10th meridian or Savannah city time
Monday and Thursday-Leave Savannah
$40 a. m. and $3.50 p m. Leave Tybee IN
a. m. and p. m.
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, FRI
days and Saturdays-Leave Savannah $50
a. m. and $3.50 p. m. Leave Tybee 1914 a.
m. and p m.
Connections made at terminal points with
all trains Northwest, West and Southwest
Sleeping cars on all night trains. Par
Tor cars on day trains between Savannah
and Atlanta.
For further information and for sched-
ules to all points beyond our line apply to
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, 107 Bull street.
J. c. HALLE. General Passenger Agent
Savannah, Ga.
JOHN M. EGAN, Vice President
THEO. d. KLINE, Gen. Superintendent
f. II. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
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and the three walls of the temples. These
are intact up to the spring of the vaultins'
If there had been any opening for the pu,,
pose of giving light there would have Oe.n
traces of them; but there is none IT, ,o't
which we must draw the conclusion 'h''
lamps were used during the ceremo' ,.
Had torches been employed the WaLs
would have been blackened. The IeiLpe
was all the darker because II was SUI
vided into two by breast-high walls 't ss
joined the third and fourth pillars 10 -.
si6e walls of the structure. All along NJ st,
walls there was a broad seat about t~ sns.
inches high and the front OF this was e.
cred with sculptured slabs nearly sqv-'
These have been stolen and rude m''''
tons substituted.
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Receipts mt Railroads

Per Central of Georgia Railway. MAY
S,-ooV bales cotton. 100 tons pig iron. IA
pigs ihdse, l6l pkgs domestics, 500 sacks
cotton seed meal, 476 bbls rosin "a MI
spirits, q cars lumber. l car bav oaT
tfesh meat car corn, cars wood. car
oats. gar
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway MAY
S.--1o' Dds rosin, 30S casks spirits. cars
mdse' 90 cars lumber, l car corn car
! car iron 4iie"'
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
NATION viii be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States nv
geographic office In custom house Can
Jams are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts raceit,od
for transmission to the navy denart,,,oo,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04

Per steamship Berkshire. for Ra,,,
more-7OO bales upland cotton, $50 bbls ros.
IN, 279 b5is turpentine, 100 $50 feet lumber
cases scrap iron, 55S crates Vegeta HES
AZ boxes vegetables. Sly tons pig iron. Il
bbls rosin oil, $50 sacks clay. sos pkgs
mdse' 1873 pkgs domestics and yarns. 935
cases canned goods. 255 bbls pitch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
Phases of the MOON for Mny.

Last quarter, 4th, 10 hours and 2S min
utes, evening; new moon, 9th hour and
! minute, evening; first quarter, 18th. II
hours and "a minutes morning; full moon,
25th, hour and 10 minutes. morning; last
quarter, S1st. hours and l6 minutes,
evening
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
FLOATING SHELLS.
sone OF the Curious and Beautiful
Things in Ocean Life.
From the New York posl

From the New York Post.
Inc glare of tropical sun beating down
with pitiless rays upon the CLASSY soa
drives most pelagic life from the snrfa,o
OF the water to depth of several feet un.
al the burden and heat OF the dav bas
passed away. The fiery orb then llins ~
heath the horizon, revealing for an instsnt
tnoSe remarkable green rays which are
se.uo'u OF never seen outside the torrd
zones. And then the sea crest,,r,.' 'V' ~. ~
PEELED by certain instinct once No.
seek the surface, holding grand carnjvaI
throughout the wondrous brlIiance of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
United States transport Sedgewick.
Sapelo.
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XesneIs Went To Seq
Shipping Memoranda.

Steamship Berkshire, Baltimore.
Bark Stanley (Nor), Hamburg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Ships and
!. Shinpine.

Local and General news OF ships and
shipping.
A survey has been held on the Munson
Line steamship Neritas. which put into
tais port about a week ago with her fur
naces out of order. The board decided
that the vessel could proceed on her voy-
age to Galveston, the necessary repairs
having been made. She viii sail to-day
for her destination.
The Norwegian bark POseidon. which
arrived at Tybee for orders Tuesday
came from Bristol. and not, as before re-
ported. Her master is Capt Hansen.
The tug Maggie was yesterday launch
ed from WiHink's marine railway, after
having undergone repairs.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says:
1T is agant the marine laws for persons
in yachts, skiffs and small boats TO get
i'm the way of steamboats,, and in case a
boat runs over one of these small craft
the steamboat is not liable for any loss
of life or property.
Passengers by steamship Berkshire, for
Ba.timore-W. f. Mayfeld, J. A. Gebhart
Victor Rope Mrs. r. G. Trezevant, +. H.
Jones, J. II. Lakin, II. G. Smith, ]. B.
Baker Mrs. f. II. Jones, Miss L. NJ
Spencer, w H. Mock and wife. II. Hink-
Iey and wife, Mrs. r. II. Bridges. t.
Stokes, d. d. Gin. l.. j. Motley, c. A
NELL, and AZ steerage.
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snvannnh ALMANAC.

Sun rises a SIG and sets at 6:44.
High water at Tybee to-day al 2:46 a.
IN. and 3l9 p m High water at Savan-
nah one hour later
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The tug Maggie was yesterday launch
ed from Wininks marine railway, ate
having undergone repairs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04

LV. Savannah 7:3O D
M, carrying through
Pullman sleeper, Sa.
vannah to Atlanta
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&, 8
a M w. -'"i H""naiA p""S'
Pullman
va
from
Greensbo
T. A, a Bryans
A, even Hotels N'4"N'
D. G T Bull Streets
r McINTY D r wv A'0'"
A G. P A, l. A. A q
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PASSENGER SCHEDULES-EF
SHORTEST OPERATED PASSENGER !
LINE BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND
Goth Meridian Time)
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Leaves Savannah 1T
7:2 a. m, carrying
ma gnificent buffet
Par.or Car.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
J GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Charge to a Jury.

Judpe Monks, of the Supreme
Court of Indiana, Judge Wright, Su-
preme Court of New York, and Judge
Woodward. of Luzerne County, Penn
sylvania, are said to have concurred
in the opinion that grand juries are
legally able to indict Road Commits
sioners who fail to keep the roads of
their districts in good and proper
order.
Judge Wright said, in charging
grand jury at Rome, N. T., Every
Commissioner Of Highways is answer
able if he fails to perform his duties
properly, and gil who are guilty Of
criminal neglect should be punished.
1t is your-the grand iury's-duty to
inquire into the conduct of public
officers and bring bills against any
guilty of criminal neglect. 1t will be
your duty, gentlemen, wherever the
old labor system prevails, to see that
the Commissioners do their duty faith
fully"
Continuing, he said that the people
of Oswego County are helping to pay
Tor tlolr ROOu IOauS Ill ObHoi COunoioo
of the State which have taken advan-
tage of the HigbieArmstrong law.
Fifty PER oent. Of the cost Of the con-
struction of a road is paid by State
taxation, thirty-five by the county in
which the road is located, and fifteen
per cent. by the petitioners for the
improvement. He then explained the
Fuller law. which provides that GER
tain per centage of the cost of high
way improvements in towns adopting
the money system is paid by the
State. In this country the residents
of the several road districts work out
their tax.
Oswego County was paying its share
for the improvements to roads in
other counties of the State that have
adopted the system named, and a
careful inquiry should be made to as
certain if the Highway Commissioners
and Pathmasters of Oswego County
were honestly discharging their duties
here. -Oswego Daily Palladium.