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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Right of support for Walls.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please answer the following question:
owns house and lot, b owns a lot
adjoining. and wishes TO build on It, He
desires 20 build a cellar TO his house.
which will have TO be excavated five feet
below AS house. Can 4 compel b to
underpin AS wall 10 a sufficient depth to
make AS house secure from any damage.
or is IT the duty of A to secure his own
wall. after being notified by II 10 do so?
Petersburg Va. ENQUIRER.
You should have a lawyers opinion
about this. There have been several
cases in court on this very point See
records of the Circuit Court, case of Alice
l.. Watkins. trustee. VS.. Dr. Edward c..
Smith.
We would suggest that you see some
attorney, who could give you the Informal
ton more quickly than you could hunt the
records. The question is entirely a legal
one.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
building TorpcdO-BOatsH Here.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly inform me il there are
not some torpedo-boats to be built In
Richmond by Mr.. Trigg's company. and
what is the thickness Of the plate on
them? y. w. j.
Sturgeonville, Va.
The William r.. Trigg Company IS build
ing three torpedo-boats 10 feet long, II
feet beam, and 165 tons displacement. and
two Acknowledgment 2i5 feet long,
% feet beam, and 40 tons displacement.
The skin, or outside plating. OF tho tor
pedo-boats varies at different portions.
the maximum thickness being about S-16
of an inch and the minimum about Is
of an inch. and on the destroyers the
skin, or outside plating, varies from a
maximum of 3-S Of an inch down to a
little less than S-16 of an inch.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02

the advertising Of any personS business
or wares. =
Nor will any attention be given to long
strings" of questions. Every week NUM-
bers OF correspondents ignore this rule oil
ours. and afterwards wonder why then
queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answer
ed.
We cannot undertake to ascertain the
value of old coins. For that information
write to some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake TO answer queries
by mail: we can only answer them
through this column.
We are frequently called upon to re-
publish poems and songs. but We will not
undertake to do so. except where the pro-
duction called for has some historical or
peculiar literary merit, and Is not OF easy
access to the average reader.
Address "Query Editor, Dispatch Ohice.
Richmond. Va"
N. B.-We do not read unsigned letters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
THE CAVALIERS GLEE.

Spur on Spur on! We love the bounding
OF barbs that bear us to the fray;
1.-THE charge" our bugles now are sound
ing.
And our bold Stuart leads the way.
CHORUS.
The path to honor lies before us,
our hated foemen gather fast;
At home bright eyes are sparkling for us,
And Wen defend them to the last.
Spur on, Spur on! We love the rushing
OF steeds that spurn the turf they
tread:
Well through the northern ranks go
crushing,
With our proud battle-hag oerhead.
CHORUS.
Spur on, Spur on, We love the flashing
OF blades that battle to be free;
IT'S for our sunny South they're clashing,
For household gods and liberty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
CompressibiIity of Water.
he Editor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Can water be compressed, and Is II con-
sidered compressible or incompressible?
Please demonstrate. G..
Mallow Post-office, Va.
Water is slightly cOmpressible. Under
a pressure Of fifteen pounds on each
square linen, 10000 gallons will be reduced
in bulk by about one gallon. The demon
stration Of the fact is by means of an ap-
paratus whose construction and use can
not, however, be easily made ineligible
without a figure and rather elaborate
explanation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
CompuIsory Vaccination.

TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Under the present law OF the State,
has the Board OF Supervisors Of a county
the authority 10 order vaccination
throughout said county? Has the said
board right to impose fine Oh person
refusing 10 be vaccinated? II.
Rough Creek, Va.
Yes. The boards of supervisors and
town councils can compel all persons in
towns or counties to be vaccinated, and
can fix fines and penalties. See Session
Acts 1898 and 1894, page 232.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Smoking in Post-Oniccs,

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
If post-Ofiice is kept In country
storeroom OF general Northumberland
ceries, tobacco, etc.-can smoking there
be prohibited. if objected TO by any of
the patrons Of the office? Should the
smokers refuse to desist after having been
courteously asked 10 DO so, what course
should be pursued 10 compel the persons
TO leave ths room? S ID.
Elvan. Va.
Section 4S3 of the Postal Laws and Reg
ulations provides that the postmaster
may prohibit smoking" in the post-office
and that when the local authorities re-
fuse 10 preserve order in a post-office
at the request of the postmaster the latter
should close the office.
Note the use of the word may" instead
OF shall"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
st. Peter nt the Gate.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Several weeks since you requested some
reader Of the Dispatch 10 send you est.
Peter al the Gate" 1t not having ap-
peared in the paper. have copied it from
a card and send IT. To prevent confusion
L have numbered the pages.
r. ID. BROWN
Maceo. Post-oiiice. Dinwiddie county, Va.
1t was published in a Sunday Dispatch
only a few weeks ago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Jack Downing.
e Editor of the Dispatch.

To the Editor of the Dispatch.
/ have in my possession, which 1 have
owned many years, Jack Downing's Let
ters." They We're written about the time
Of Andrew Jackson's first administration,
and the writer was evidently a great
friend of Jackson's. The name Of the au-
thor is not given. The letters are well
written and are mostly political They
deal to a great extent with the nulIifica-
dion movement in South Carolina but
many of the letters are both witty and
amusing. Can you or some of your many
readers give the name of the author?
Yours truly, T. l.. l..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism.

Kenna, Jackson county, w. Va.
About three years ago my wife had an
attack Of rheumatism, which confined her
to her bed for over month and rendered
her unable To walk a step without as
sistance. her limbs being swollen TO dou-
Bile their normal size. Mr.. S. Maddox in
sisted on my using Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. l purchased n 50-cent bottle and
used il according TO the directions, and
the next morning she walked TO break
fast without assistance in any manner.
and she has not had n similar attack
since.-A. b. Parsons. For sale by all
druggists. Sd. Sun&W
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Notice to Correspondents.

No notice will be taken OF anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
will be given to the letters OF those COR
respondents who ask but one question
each
We cannot publish copyright songs and
poems without the permission of the own
or or copyright.
This column is not an advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer TO which would necessitate
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
The Sora.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
/ would esteem it great favor II you
would kindly inform me regarding the
peculiarities OF a bird common to the
section OF your State adjacent to the
Disma! Swamp. l am under the impress
sion that the name Of this bird is sora,
and has the dual nature of fish and bird.
VIII you kindly enlishten me and oblige,
Yours. respectfully, l.. OWEN.
Kansas City, Kan, March II, 1899.
See the Century Dictionary. The sora
is true bird, and there's nothing Of the
fish about him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
The Gypsy's Warning.

To tho Editor OF tbs Dispatch:
If IT is not asking too much OF you,
please publish I'm your Sundays paper the
words to the "Gypsy'G Warming" BY so
doing you will greatly obige many Of
your readers and friends.
Yours respectfully, ". y.
Chase City, Va, March o. 1892
Let some one send US a copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
"AIrig hit"
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
There has been an argument between
some friends as 10 whether "all right
might be used az one word, spelled
alright or not. / apply 10 you as
authority. Hoping you will kindly give
us the desired information in Sundays
Dispatch, l remain, yours. very truly,
Petersburg, Va. A READER.
No. We know of no authority for so
doing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Erie Medical Co., Buffalo, NY.
dc 19-Su. W&F&weowl

first, that the trial shall be made. and.
second. that the work must be completed.
The sentence should read. "Try to finish
that work to-day"
Use TO instead Of and in such express
sions as TRY and make it convenient to
come" 'Try and do your work properly"
TRY and think Of your lessons" TRY
and so and see our sick neighbour"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Pronunciation of Hubbard.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch
TO settle a dispute and prevent war;
fare, will you please tell us how TO pro-
nounce Rudyard? And oblige,
Glasgow, Va. a SUBSCRIBER.
1t is properly pronounced as spelt,
Rud-yard, with the accent on the first
syllable. In ordinary United States, how
ever. we confess that this pronounca-
ton is made TO sound more like Rud-jard
than Rudyard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
The Cavaliers Glee.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
1 have in my possession a "Confede-
rate scrap-boOk." and in it L find THE
Cavaliers Glee," which IAN Old Cavalry
man" requested you to publish. enclose
a copy. NJ n. S.
Richmond Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
IGNORANCE of Las0.
Excuses No One. -

! This maxim applies svM
especial force to ignorance Of
the laqus of health. Eve,y
man and svoman of mteM-
gence knoevs the physical
fact Mat the blood reaches
tie remotest parts of the
human body. If there Is a
disturbance anywhere, Svhy
should one ignorantly sup
pose that the seat Of the
maiady is tocaf1
Is it not more rational to suppose that
the impure condition of the blood is
doing the mischief, as it is? Experiences
has demonstrated the fact that this is
the case in 95 per cent. OF complaints.
II your "life's blood" is pure, nature
will take care OF the rest. Hoods Sar-
saparila enables you to cleanse your
blood OF all impurities and make it strong
and wholesome. II nerer diSdppo'nts.
Scrofuia III am II years old and owe
my good health and steady nerves to HOODS
Sarsaparilla, as il cured me OF scrofula.
rheumatism and cafarrh. IT has prolonged
my life" JAMES BEowY SO East View Ave-,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Debility -. was weak, run down and
nervous Severe pains in kidneys, with
heart trouble Hoods Sarsaparilla made |
rue strong and new. 1t is an honest med
icine." CHARLES HENDERSON,, Amsterdam, |
New York.
RIotches my face used to he covered |
with pimples and blotches and i suffered |
from continuous headache. Hoods Sarsa-
parila quickly removed the cause ana my
face is smooth. Have no more headache
+. II. SEIBERT, Hammond. Ind.
CataYYh -" Many years suffering from
catarTh makes me appreciate Hoods Sar-
saparilla which cured me; also OF indiges-
ton and kidney trouble. 1t gave me
strength and good appetite" Mrs. o. J.
PHILLIPS, Pontiac, Mich.
WeakneSS-"I bless the day heard
OF Hoods Sarsaparilla as 1t cured me OF
extreme weakness after grip, built my
husband up after pneumonia, cured eczema
and blood poisoning in our children" MRS.
NJ. a. DnwoRTH, Box 4, Embreeville, Pa.
HoD SaadabasdM
TlazlaIlEt l2Iluw
Hoods Pills cure liver us the nonrritating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparla.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
The Green Carnntion.

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Who is the author OF the book entitled,
1.-THE Green Carnaticn"? NJ. T.. A.
Cape Henry, Princess Anne county, Va.
Robert Kitchens is the author OF "The
Green Carnation."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Groves Quinine Liver Pills

are better than other liver pills be-
cause the quinine stimulates and assists
the liver medicine 10 remove biliousness
and malaria. That is all. Price, 10 and
D cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
BuY BICYCLES by THE POUND.

AT 81 PER POUND. WE ARE SELL
Ing the "Featherstone" Bicycle in lots
OF p pounds. This IS strictly high
grade wheel, such n one as cost so not
"Wheelish" drop IN with your friend.
"Cycle Sundries' In abundance, sold be-
low cost.
HARRIS HARDWARE COMPANY,
400 east Broad street.
ap 2-lt Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
QUERIES &ANSWERS.
LAWS AND OSCILLATIONS ABOUT
SMOKING IN rosr-oFFICEs.
IS WATER At ALL COMpRESSIDLE ?
The Right TO Undermine q Neigh
boris WnIIs-Thc Cavaliers Glce-
The Law with Respect to Compul-
sorry VnccinntiOn-Thc Sora-Etc.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please inform mo whether Filipino is
pronounced Filipino or F'il-i-peIie-no.
DISPATCH READER.
Fee-lee-pee-no, we suppose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02

OFFICE OF THE CUSTODIAN. Z.
Custom-liouse and Post-Ohic9 bu.leieS
PROPOSALS viii be received Id lh.'
Office until O'Clock r. NJ. Oh the %.
day OF APRIL 1879. and then opense..
for Repairs 10 Plumbing and 90 ~ ALL"
Apparatus NJ the abOyc-named huil,us'
i'm accordance with the spec'nfAl .','
copies OF which may be had at tbs oHl'''
JOHN ). BETHEL. Custodian
ap 2-Sun. TuN lh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
Dr.. Daniel Remedy Co.,
Richmond, Va.
"a SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT.
PROPOSALS.

Richmond. Va. April /. l,A
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RI
ceiyed at this building until O'Clock :.
NJ. APRIL rs. 1899. Tor furnishing fles
Lights. Water. Ice. Miscellaneous sup
plies, Washing Towels. Hauling Asac.
and Sprinkling Streets Tor this bal ing
during the fiscal year ending June sl -
or such portion OF the year as may 20
deemed advisable. The right 10 reies
any and all bids is reserved by the Tree
sury Department. JOHN 5. BETliE'
Custodian. ap --t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02

Orders for printing sent to the p.r
patch Company will be given prompt -
tcntion. and tho style OF work aGd pflsS
viii be sure 10 please You
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
sTOCK AND CATrLE SALT.

BUY RETSOF MINING COMFANY'S
PURE ROCK SALT for your horses. cattle
sheep, and hogs. the best and cheapest In
the world. r. r. WILLIAMS COMPANY,
Wholesale Agents. NH ln-Su&W&wim
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
ONLY TRUNK HOUSE In THE CITY

All Trunks sold by US kept in ropa I
free OF charge for one year one OF a
leaders Is Canvas-COvered, Iron-bs
tom, Leather-Bound Brass-Trimn.
Sole-Leather Straps. Brass-Lock Tra,
s. for 2S-inch. and 20 cents rise on -
All Trunks we sell are warranted OBJ (
good. and repaired free of charge vita.
twelve months. ap 30
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE

l5c. PER HUNDRED
at the
DISPATCH OFFICE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
WATERS IMAM PASS AMAY. ~ y. 3

Winston. New York: c. W. Dillingham;
Company. Pages, S22. Price, $40.
In column III our last Sundays issue,
headed THE Bookish Folk" we gave an
outline of this story. The author is Miss
Mamie =. Winston. of Glen Allen, Va.
For sale by the George NJ. West Com
pany.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
WHAT posTERlTY IS no MISS.
Expressing the Number OF the Year
Ia Roman Nunernfs

Expressing the Number OF the Year
in Roman Numerals.
Have you noticed" said the pale
mathematician. how much easier II. Is
going to be after this year to write the
number of the year In Roman numer-
ais7"
what do you want 20 write the year
in Roman numerals for?" said the rud-
dy business man.
Maybe you don't" the pale mathe-
maticlan answered. but notice the diff
ference. In Arabic figures It has taken
Just four figures to write the number
Of the year since the year 1000, and 1t
will take no more until the year $3.50,
But In Roman numerals the year 1000
was written with a single letter M.
we shall never get back TO one letter
again. Now for this year Il takes nine
letters, 'MDCCCXCIX.' And think Of
1855, which we can easily remember.
Then Il took thirteen letters,
AiDcCCLX$&VIIL.' That was the
hardest year to write OF the whole
Christian era to write thus far.
"But next year, 1900, It Will drop right
down to three figures, 'MCM. ana 4Vl
years hence Il will 80 to two letters,
NM And how long do you think II
will be before another year comes
around as hard to write as 1882"
~ don't know" said the rudy bus
mess man, absently. He was wonder
ing whether he could turn the crank
OF the messenger call to the word ''po-
lice" without being noticed.
mot till the year 2SSs." said the pale
mathematician. That will be written
in Roman numerals. thus 'MMcCCL&-
XXVIII.'-thlrteen letters again"
The rudy business man was getting
more and more uneasy. "And what
what OF it," he said.
why. only think" said the pale
mathematician, chow many generations
OF our descendants viii never see
year 20 short to write as 1900, and how
many and many more will never see a
year SO long TO write as 1888"
and what Qf-what o. ttF' said the
rudy business man.
''Nothin~ ! suppose" said the pale
mathematician, only those things al
ways Impress me. New York Trub-
une.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
THE FIERY FURNAME.

Providence used a heather festival
for the promotion OF the true faith.
The sound Judgment OF the martyrs
was not perturbed by speclous argu-
ments: their integrity unswerved by
self-Interest. Their moral courage
was Incompatible.
y,ANyTrrT " - e. AAyrNTEyDTrfNyrt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

Daniel was greater than the city In
which he lived. The city is dead. The
man lives. He had fixed religious prin
clples. and was Incorruptlble.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

favor OF your company at dinner to-
morrow evening, and Lady Garland Is
anxious to mako the acquaintance Of
Miss DewhurHt"
Then, with perfect GOODNESS and self
possession. like q man who.is master Of
the situation. and knows It. Mr.. Smith
left the room, followed by the directors.
From AnBWofH.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

ONE Of natures remedies; cannot
harm the weakest constitution: never
fails to cure summer complaints OF
young or old. DR.. Fowler's Extract OF
Wild Strawberry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
DEN OF LIONS.

There was nothing Incompatible be-
tween Daniels plety and his discharge
OF the duties Of prime minister. but his
religion did not shelter him from the
shafts OF envy. The steadfastness OF
Daniel and hlS consequent miraculous
delIverance was the finishing touch to
the provldentinl process OF preparing
the Hebrews for their exit from bond
age.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
DANIEL v. 1881. HANDWRITING
ON THE WALL.

Numbered" weighed" divided"
The last page in BaylonIan history was
written. Its course was "hnlshed.' II
was found wanting" It was bro
KEN" divided between Its conquerors,
Literature has not a more vivid picture
than that which describes the last
night in Babylon.
DANIEL VI. 1888. DANIEL IN THE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

nEEcHAMs PILLS cure Sick Head
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

No nobler or more urgent call to ma
tlonal repentance was ever uttered than
that OF the prophet Hosea. II Is prob
nbly one OF many unrecorded appeals,
for his public ministry reached over the
unparalleled period Of ftty-six years.
He was the Jeremiah Of the Northern
Kingdom.
DANIEL L, S-2i. DANIEL IN BABY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-20
FREE TO SUFFERERS.
The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder
and Uric Acid Troubles.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know Of the wonderful
cures made by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Ro
the great kidney remedy.
1t IS the great medical triumph of the
nineteenth century; discovered after years
of scientific research by ,Dr. KHmer, the
eminent kidney and bladder specialist. and
is wonderfully successful in promptly cur
ing kidney, liver, bladder ana uric acid
troubles.
Swamp Root has been tested in so many
ways, in hospital work, in private practice,
among the helpless too poor to purchase
relief, and has proved so successful in ev-
cry case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of the
Savannah Morning News, who have not
already tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling more
about SWamp-Root and how TO find out If
you have kidney or bladder trouble. When
writing mention reading this generous Of
fer in the Savannah Morning News and
send your address to Or. Kilmer & Co,
Bnghamton, n. Y. The regular fifty
cent and one-dollar sizes are sold by all
hrst-clasS druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-20
SEEKING CENSUS CLERKS.
Examination for Positions Held In
Atlanta Yesterday.

Atlanta Yesterday.
Atlanta, Dec. 19.-The census examina-
ton began in the United States Circuit
Court room in Atlanta to-day, and will
continue until Saturday. John H Carbon
the chief examiner of the census bureau
of Washington, is I'm charge.
This Is not an examination under the
civil service rules, but an examination by
direction of the Census Bureau, for appli-
cants seeking clerkships in the census
department of the government. There are
IWenty-three applicants taking the exam
nation, most of whom are from this state.
although there are several from Alabama
and South Carolina. The positions paw
from S725 to $l,S00. Mr.. Carbon said to-
day that Atlanta would probably be the
last place at which these examinations
would be held outside of Washington.
They were held there two months before
he started out on his trip, and will be re-
sumed on the first of the year. He said
that he had visited Lansing, Mich, Gin
cinnati. Chicago st. Paul, Omaha, To-
peka, ST. Louis New Orleans. and when
the work had been finished in Atlanta he
would return TO Washington
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-20
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

A dividend of $3.50 two dollars and
fifty cents per share on the capital stock
of the Southwestern Railroad Company
will be paid on and after Jan. 4, 1900 to
stockholders of record on the books of the
company at the close of business on Dec.
Is, 1899. Dividends payable at the office OF
the company in Macon, Ca, and at the
Citizens Bank of Savannah, Savannah.
Ga. The books of the company will be
closed from Dec. 16, 1899, to Jan. 6, 1900,
both inclusive. By order of the board
JOHN NJ. WALKER,
Secretary and Treasurer