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ENQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1890.
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HE WANTED THE EARTH.
his credit,
about A
at this p
000. His
Powers
A San Francisco Butcher Who Let a For*
tunc Slip Through His Grasp.
For a long time after the bonanza ex
citement the stock market in San Fran
cisco remained quiet and inactive. More
or less trading was done in Comstock
shares, of course, but the market as a
whole was quietly settling down to what
appeared a "bedrock” basis.
The Sierra Nevada and Union Consoli
dated mines at the northern end of the
Comstock group were at this time par
ticularly inactive, the former selling as
low as fifty cents a share. Rumors, how
ever, l>egan to circulate about this time
of a “strike” in the north end mines, and
Sierra Nevada and Unipn began to climb
upward.
John Powers, a butcher, owned at'the
time < f which I speak a small Shop at the
(■..ni'-r of Hayes street and Van Nessave-
ul „. ;i ii'l he somehow became imbued
with tie idea that there was more money
t,, i,t- made at stock speculation than in
the butcher business. Acting upon this
idea P -were, by mortgaging his business
and borrowing what money he could,
w raped together a few thousand dollars,
which he deposited in the office of a Pine
street brokerage firm.
He wasn’t particular, he said,as to what
stock he should buy, and finally settled
<.ii Sierra Nevada as being a good pur
chase, leaving instructions with his brok
ers to buy 100 shares for his account.
This was done, and Powers was duly
credited with the stock, for which had
been paid $24 a share.
Meanwhile the rumors came pouring
in from Virginia City about the great
north end strike, and Sierra Nevada be
gan to fairly jump forward, until it was
quoted at $175. This would have satis
fied any ordinary man, but not so Pow
ers. Instead of selling he gave orders to
buy more stock.
In the course of the next two weeks
Sierra Nevada had reached $250 per
share, and Powers, with 300 shares to
was in debt to his brokers
-00. He could have realized
it a clear profit of over $45,-
-okera begged him to sell, but
was obdurate. He was after a
million, lie said, and as long as his mar
gin - rem;iined good the brokers remained
satisfied.
Powers then sold out his business en
tirely and put up the proceeds as addi
tional margin. ’ He began to look up fa
vorable building sites for the residence
he intended to put up that, he asserted,
would “beat them ‘nob heal’ affairs all
holler.”
Having, like a skyrocket, reached its
highest point, Sierra Nevada now began
to come down, at first slowly and then
more rapidly even than it went up.
Powers had gone to the country for a
few days to look at a ranch he had in
tended purchasing. His brokers had
wired him to reiurn, and he had sup-
I>osed that it was because his stock had
reached the $1,000 limit, at which figure
he had left orders to sell.
It was with a very joyous countenance
that he greeted his broker, whom he met
on the street.
“Well.” said Powers, “have you sold
the stock?”
“Oh. yes,” said the broker, “we had to.
You see it began to fall, and to protect
ourselves we had to let it all go at 140,
and you now owe us $750, which I hope
you can settle.”
“What?” fairly gasped the astonished
Powers. "Let it go at 140? And you say
I’m in debt?”
“Yes.” replied the broker; “we told
you to sell, but you wanted the earth,
and 1 guess you’ll have to go back to your
trade.”
When it finally dawned on Powers that
the broker really spoke the truth he was
almost overcome with grief and disap
pointment. He rallied, however, and
if any one now wants a choice steak
“Johnny" Powers, who works for a large
market concern on Pine street, is just
the man to go to.
He will probably tell you that he ought
to lie and might have beeu a millionaire,
but the quality of the meat will be good
just the same.—New York Herald.
A Point About Moving;.
Here’s a point that everybody who
moves ought to bear in mind: Get the
carpets to your new house if you have
to carry 'em on your back, and get ’em
put down before the van gets there.
Then the driver and i»lper will put
your stuif where you want it in the
proper rooms. It's just as. easy for the
workmen, and if the floors are ready it
will save a vast amount of bother for
the family. As a rule people are so un
systematic that they pack their carpets
around pictures and centre tables and
the like, so that it's a day’s job to get at
them, and several days’ job to get the
carpets down, shifting heavy boxes and
chairs meantime, and finally making a*
floor full of wrinkles and quite possibly
of rents.—Interview in New York Sun.
A Curious Wim! Flowei*.
A flower has been discovered in South
America which is only visible when the
wind blows. The shrub belongs to the
cactus family, and is about three feet
high. The stem is covered with dead,
warty looking lumps in calm weather:
these lumps, however, need but a slight
breeze to make them unfold large flow
ers of a creamy white, which close and
appear as dead as soon as tile wind sub
sides.—New Orleans Picayune.
A Fair Price.
Mr. Blossom—How much did you pay
for your new bonnet?
Mrs. Blossom—Only a fair price.
Mr. Blossom—Well, how much?
Mrs. Blossom — Only seventy-five
dollars.
Mr. Blossom—And yon call that a
fair price? By Jove, it’s a church fair
price!—Epoch.
Above anil Below.
First Little Girl—Don’t yon associate
with that little girl?
Second Little Girl—No, indeed. We
don’t move in the same set at all. Her
family is below us.
First L. G.—Is they?
Second L. G.—Yes. They lives in the
flat above us.—Good News.
anara.'w"
Trick* of the Time Being.
Between the “mutilated” nickels—
with some of their metal removed, flat
tened on one side and bulged out on the
other, like a bad vegetable can—and the
Canadian sixpences, which are still put
off on the unwary, to escape vexation
one must keep a bright lookout on
“change.” Street car conductors and
even some ticket agents continue to put
out this uncurrent money for dimes. It
is not the loss of the fewj cents on each
of these occasions which is vexatious; it
is having the bad or nncnrrent piece re
turned to you in. a style as though yon
were the original defaulter in the prem
ises. And if the everyday keenness of
the man or woman of the world is sc
often caught with these horrid little
pieces, how much more often must the
ignorant or the elderly be victimized at
the hands of snch petty sharpers?
To some people who have to lose a five
or a ten cent piece in this way it means
the loss of a long car ride or of a dinner.
Wherefore, scrutinize your “change” bit
by bit, dirty as a good deal of it is, and
the dirtier it is the more suspicious.
Honest silver currency ought to get a
bath now and then in private hands.
Some people do drop theirs occasionally
in a bowl of water in order that their
portemonnaies and waistcoat pockets
may be kept clean. Silver currency
ought not to be as bad with handling as
paper money gets, but the bulk of it m
use now is so dirty as to make us want
to handle it only in wrappings of tissue
paper, like a London doctor’s fee.—Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Hints for Amateur Actresses.
To the ladies only a word or so.
Avoid powder on your arms, especially
in love scenes. It is bound to come off
on the lover's coat. It is a pity to spoil
the coat, and itis a worse pity to detract
the audience’s attention from the scene
to his misfortunes.
If you wear a train be sure to make
wide turns. A woman may manage her
train charmingly in the ballroom, and
yet find herself awkward about it on the
stage.
Don’t carry flowers or fans or hand
kerchiefs or hats or dogs, unless the
piece requires it, and unless yon know
just what you are to do with such arti
cles when you get on the stage—just
when you are to get rid of them—or you
will find yourself with both hands full
at the very moment when the villain
has to seize you by both wrists, etc.; ox
when you ought to throw your arms
about your father's neck you will find
one hand engaged with an open parasol
or something of the sort.
To all of you—Don’t try too hard to
“act.” You will act all the better it
you keep cool, and so don’t get mixed
about your lines and situations.
One big rule for always—Play what
ever part you are cast for earnestly and
conscientiously. It isn’t the part; it is
the actor that makes a performance a |
good one or not. —Emma V. Sheridan in
Ladies’ Home Journal.
Friendless.
It is remarkable bow a single word
unaffectedly uttered, will sometimes re
veal to us. more fully and strikingly than
could many books, the deep and long ex
perience of a human heart. Not Ion
ago a friend of ours invited a small party
of orphan children from an asylum to
spend an hour of a Wednesday afternoon
at his house. They manifested, each in
a way that nature prompted or education
allowed, the most eager delight. It was
evidently a rich treat to them in their
lonely state. It would have done any
body’s heart good to see and hear them
As he was distributing among them the
contents of a basket of oranges he chanced
to hear one of the little girls say to a com
panion who was sitting at her side:
"I know why Mr. has invited us
to his house: it is because we haven’t any
friends. I haven’t had a friend come to
see me for five years!"
Only 12 years old. and not to have seen
the face of one friend for five longyears!
—New York Ledger.
Coal Washing.
A coal washing plant has been erected
at a colliery in Yorkshire, Eng. The
plant has a capacity of 400 tons per day,
but has dealt with 500 tons by the wet
process. The system adopted is carefully
sizing the smudge and automatically
washing and rewashing after crushing
the various sizes. The plant is driven
by a 100 horse power steam engine, and
the water used in the process of washing
is circulated by means of a powerful cen
trifugal puinp, which, when in full
work, circulates nearly five tons of water
per minute.
The object in erecting this plant was
to produce a high class coke out of a
mixture of very dirty hard and soft
smudge. The coke produced is of uni
form quality, and the ash in the coke is
steadily kept below 4 per cent. Besides
the preparation ®f the smudge for the
ovens a quantity of small peat,
-atreble for fuel, is produced by the
washer.—New York Commercial Adver
tiser.
, Looking Ahead.
Little Johnny’s father had been elected
commander of a grand army post—an
honor of which he had good reason to
be proud. Johnny could not conceal
his exultation when he heard'the news.
“Oh. papa. I’m so glad you’ve got to
be a commander!” he said.
“Thank you,” said his father. “But
can you tell me, my son, why you are so
glad?"
“ 'Cause you’ll have soldiers at your
funeral!” -inswered Johnny.—Y'outh’s
Companion.
A Sad Neglect.
Amy (on a railway train)—The build
ers of this road evidently do not cater to
the honeymoon traffic.
Mabel—What do you mean?
“They haven’t a tunnel the whole
length of it.”—Munsey’s Weekly.
The friends of the late Henry Ward
Beecher instituted a wise reform, and
one quite in consonance with the dead
man’s feelings, when they hung a chap
let of fresh flowers upon the door bell,
instead of the customary lugubrious
weeper of crape.
Copyright.
Send a message as a token
To some distant friend of mine, ®
Say my back was almost broken
And from pain was nearly blind.
But I found relief to be sure
By using Woolridge’s Wonderful Cure.
So are many girls and women with broken down constitutions from necessary
physical labor, only awaiting the happy introduction of such a purely vegetable
lonpound as w.w.o. It is a boon to weakly females; cures Rheumatism
and Blood Poison in its worst forms,
,. ‘‘Mv wife suffered six years from Blood Poison; tried many specialists and several blood reme
dies with no effect; a few bottles of W. W. C. cured her. A. C. McGEHEE, Columbus, Ga.
For sale by all druggists. Manufactured by Woolrldge’8 Wonderful Cure Co..
CnuiMni’s O.v
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY EXPOSITION.
BUUAINQ
Commencing November 5. Ending Novemherlb
Columbus, Ga.
A SEASON OF UNRIVALLED ATTRACTION.
This Exposition will be one of the most Complete and Interesting ever held in
the South. Every Department will present a Fine Display.
UAL PREMIUMS OFFERED FDR HIT AND INDIVIDUAL WM
The Attractions for Visitors will t*e Numerous ana Varica.
Trotting and Running Races,
Military * oniests.
Every Ki*?d <4 »w^semets.
Allianz Pay,
ifee* chants’ Day.
Drummers’ Day and
Red Men’s Day.
A«witi«ps and Parachute leans Evert -ay Dnring the Exposition.
IE CENT S MILE RATES OVER ALL 1ILHDS
Everybody come and have a good time. Columbus will be in her glory. For far
ther information, catalogue, etc., address
C. B. GRIMES,
Seeretarv.
J. J. SLADE,
President.
FRAZER & DOZIER,
Wholesale Hardware,
noy3dly
OOr/CTMIZBTTS GhA-
«W. ft. B80WB, President.
OEO. WHITESIDE, Seert aadTree*.
COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CO,
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS,
OOLUMBTJS, - r»A
Manufacturers ot
TRE IMPROVED CALENDER ROLLERS,
tacle tor steam. They are furnished with all necessary pipe and valves, fitted np ready to be attached
to a boiler; has all the latest improvements on same, Including the Selvage Boilers and Cloth Yard
Folder; a taut and loose Pulley, 30 inches in diameter, 4 inches face, all ready to be connected to •
line of Shafting. It only requires a trial to demonstrate tt eir indispensability.j
We are Sole Manufacturers of Stratton's Improved
Absorption Jce Machines
,b« moot PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL, and; DURABI.F
madie.Ta America.!
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W It ii LESS ALE HOUSES OF COLUMBUS.
BUGGIES, WAGONS AND HARNESS.
Williams, Bullock & Co. |
dies, etc. au8 6m
DRY GOODS.
¥ 1/ 1/. ii A 1! Established 1838. Wholesale Dry Gxxis, Notions, Etc. Manu-
*>• X»J( IL5 4V- v- V-S. || facturers of Jeans Pants OvershirtB, Etc.
. BOOTS AND SHOES.
J Ol*I* <S>£ CO i j ^ anu * actureIS anc * Wholesale Dealers in Boots and Shoes.
GROCERIES.
ficr&dill <fe JOillCS 'i wioIesale Groceries, Cigars, Plug and Smoking Tobae
C 1 1 1/ rxVi fi 11 Wholesale Fancy Groceries and Manufacturer of Gandies, Ciders
Ml • • IVoIiil• j j Vinegar, Etc., 1013 Broad street.
T O Uoliwinl II Wholesale Grocer and Manufacturer of Pure Cider and Vinegai
*9 . LI . vX<* Is J lOl. ! | Candies, Etc., 1017 Broad street.
DRUGS.
Brannon & Carson. || Wbolesale Druggists.
FURNITURE.
KflO&P'S CO j| ^^olesale ““1 Retail Furniture, Carpets and Wal
JEWELRY. .
r|p jg S pOcll' |l Wholesale and Retail Jewelry, Diamonds, Etc., 1121 Broad street.
HARNESS. SADDLED, nil .
Bradford j ^ 10le3ale and R 0tai l Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Etc.
Southern Plow Company,
MANUFACTURERS OF THE
ooxjTj^btjs sasro-LiE flow .
SOLID and WISiO SHEEPS, STEEL, WROUGHT and CAST IV ■*
BLADES, HEEL BOLTS, (GRASS BOBS, CLEVISES, S.
TBEES, and all other Agricultural Iaiplncms.
The high qoalityof these goods willgie maintained, and aie sold on as favorable
in the United States.
as by
WOOD woirtk: DEPARTMBD'
The largest dealers in the State in Lime, Shingles, Dressed and Undressed Lumber, Matched
Ceiling and Flooring. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Newels, Balusters, and Ornamental
Wood Works. = Dealers in Lime, Laths, Shingles, Lumber, and everyiug m the Building Line.
LUMBER, BOUGHT AN1> SOLO LN ANY QUANTITY.
The Columbus Iron Works are agents for Royal Pumps, Judson Governors, Standard Injeetors,
and Hancock Inspirators. We are manufacturers of Saw Mills, Pumps, Hollow Ware, Syrup Kettles,
Steam Engines, Cane Mills, Power Cotton Presses, and the celebrated GOLDEN’S IMPROVED IRON
SCREW COTTON PRESS. Within the last twenty-live years we have made and sold a great many
of these Screws, and h ve yet to hear of the first one that has not given entire satisfaction. We fur
nish ail the iron work for these Screws, of which wo make two sixes, and fully warranted.
WOASES
JL.T ZHjO-'XTES'T Peices.—
Also Wall and Prescription cases, Cedar
Chests, Barber Furniture, Jewelry Trays
and Stools. Cabinet Work of all kinds. Complete Outfits for Stores and
Banks. Catalogue free. Address ATLANTA SHOW CASE C0-, Atlanta, 6a.
STEAM I GAS PIPE COMPANY
WHOLSALE and RETAIL
DEALERS IN
Steam and Water Pipe and Fittings,
Brass Valves, Guages, Whistles, Etc ,
Rubber and Linen Hcse and Leather Belt
ing, Steam Pumps, Pemberthy Injectors,
Etc,
1035Broad Street,
COLUMBUS,
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- - GEORGIA.
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WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
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CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA.
Schedule in Effect Sunday, October 12,1890.
To Macon, Augusta, 3avannah and Charleston.
Leave Columbus
Arrive Fort Valley
Arrive Macon
Arrive Augusta
A "rive Savannah
Arrive Charleston
3 40 p m
6 35 p m
7 50 p m
6 25 a m
6 30 a m
12 16 p m
To Troy, Eufanla, Albany, Thomasville, Bruns
wick and -Jacksonville via Union Springs.
Leave Columbus
Arrive Union Springs
7 10 a m
9 15 a m
2 40 pm
1105 am
2 60 pm
3 30 p m
5 35 p m
7 20 p m
10 25 p m
1 20 a m
12 20 pm
8 30 a m
Arrive Enfaula
Arrive Albany
Through sleeper from Union SpringE to Way-
cross ana Jacksonville on night train.
To Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile and New Or
leans via Opelika.
Leave Columbus 10 50 p m
Arrive Opelika 12 08 a m
Arrive Atlanta ! 6 50 a m
Arrive Montgomery. J 3 45 a m
Arrive Mobile | 8 10 a m
Arrive New Orleans. 12 40 p m
11 59 am
100pm
5 25 ? m
3 40 p m
5 00 p m
725 pm
2 05 a m
7 00 a m
To Greenville. Daily.
Leave Columbus j 245pm
Arrive Greenville— 1 6 15 p m
To Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, via
Union Springs.
Leave Columbus
Arrive Montgomery
7 10 a m
9 16 a m
10 50 am
3 30pm
5 35pm
7 05pm
2 06 a m
7 00am
To Talladega, Anniston, Birmingham, Memphis,
Nashville, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Leave Columbus 10 50 p m il 59 a m 3 40pm
Arrive Opelika 12 08 a m: 1 00 p iu i 510pm
Arrive Roanoke I I 800pm
Arrive Talladega 10 55 a ml |
Arrive Anniston 111.43 am j
Arrive Birmingham. 6 Ml a m 6 25pm|
Arrive Memphis | 5 20 p m, 6 30 a in j
Arrive Nashville I 730pmi 6 00amj
Arrive Louisville ... 2 27 a m j 12 07 p m j
Arrive Cincinnati... | 6 52 a m I 4 05 p m;
Train leaving at 10 50 p. m. carries Pullman
sleeper for Birmingham.
To Savannah, Smithville, Albany, Thomasville,
Brunswick and Jacksonville via Americus.
Leave Columbus j i7 05 a m “C 00 am
Arrive Americus 112 45 p m j 9 00 a m
Arrive Savannah | j 7 00 p m
Arrive Albany 250pm! 2 50pm
Arrive Thomasville | 5 40pm! 5 40pm
Arrive Waycross j 5 15 a m
Arrive Brunswick 12 05pm
Arrive Jacksonville | | 8 30am
5 45 a m train is solid Birmingham to Savan
nail with Pullman Buffet sjeeper.
To Atlanta via Griffin.
Leave Columbns.
Arrive Griffin....
Arrive Atlanta...
*1 00 p m. *5 00 p m
3 50 p m\ 8 16pm
5 40 pm 10 10 p in
Through day coach Columbus to Atlanta on
lpm train.
Arrivals of Trams at Columbus.
From Macon
From Americus
From Birmingham
From Opelika
From Montgomery
and Troy
From Greenville..
From Atlanta via
Griffin
From Atlanta via
Opelika
11 30 a m | |
30p m| t!0 09pm|
3 25 pm
3 25 pm
11 20 am
10 25 am
11 30 a m |
325pm|
5 45 a m |
11 58 a m;5 45 a ro
7 45pm
Agent. J. C. Haile, _
Charlton, G. P. A., Savannah. Ga
information relative to tickets, beet routes, etc., apply to F. J. Robinson, Ticket
aile, Agent, Columbus, Ga. D. H. Byxhewood, D. P. A., Columbus, Ga—E. X.