The Covington star. (Covington, Ga.) 1874-1902, May 12, 1896, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Covington Star You Have Any D ouble V « ! /«/ | in getting SHOES for your 4/ ir self family, remember or that • : we have the largest and most titgnsd* complete stock in the south of Men’s, Ladies and Children’s Shoes. Prices Very Reason-* able. Mail orders Solicited. S.l IVirst Slioe Store 5 * 5 5 .A-cross the Ttailroad. OODWORTH SHOE 14 WHITEHALL St. ATLANTA. ship Cotton Ginning est in the 'World. Cotton Gins, 4 4 Presses, 4 Elevators 1 ^ Shafting, Distributors, WJiSN iii!iiiilii!!!lii!lllil I I Pulleys, IT. ! -fji J 'll 1 j Belting, jjljl Gearing, ■ ip. i- j Saw Mills, >X I Cane Mills, ; •3 1 Iron & Brass I -Is ' 1 r A| ii im f Castings. »'Wli!HiH Write for EM - . '‘“I Catalogue and & a y Prices. 6 W Winship a. Machine Co. Gxi€fc €£•€?: €>€? CX Established 1865. One Price Clothiers, * $ Tailors t 5 Hatters 5 Furnishers. <& Eiseman Bros, 0 $ 0 15 and if Whitehall street, ATLANTA, GA. WASHINGTON. D C BALTIMORE, MD., 0 , :or. 7th and E. St., N. W. Factory, 213 W. German St. he Only Manufacturers of Clothing in the South Dealing Direct With Consumer. i ‘ 3 ’T 3 : € 5 =CS''€£’'£r CirrST' 1 URNITURE ral! 1 AT I CUT 1 luimiiiriuijjii!! I ■±A & *1. FRIGES. - - -Jl This Suit Only $J2 50 are Headquarters for r h grade Furniture, ■FT na and Japanese .'if ping, ades, Rugs, Lace Curtains, Window- 1 Curtain Poles. i! iMwfe* BY / mm RR1AGES /J \ a ^5 to $40. Write for cata le. S CRUTC HER. 53 Peachtree ATLANTA,Ga St., IB WORK P ROM PI LY, LEASING LY R1NTED By the Covington STAR Covington, Georgia, Tuejay, May 12, 1896. [Written for the Covington Star.] The Clouds and Wind The clouds, how beautiful they are now ; They bear light shades for the evening’s From its wings dew is shaken on the tain’s buweis, And then tossing its thick veil gently by. The mist gathers on the thirsting flowers, And for the oceans, seas, gulfs, and streams, The wind maddens them w ith magic The woods are waken in their dr cams. I see ships upon the roaring billows plow, To ami fro they are tossed in the mast The white foam rises from the waves below, And to our eyes no tableau is cast, hinally the clouds hide them from the eve, Picturesque scenes we can see in the sky, 1 he clouds now dissolve into rain, And the breeze rises and gathers over us I be clouds destroy the snow on the earth low, With great enroclydon winds and rain. 1 he strong wind echoes in valleys as they The ° stream gushes and leaps to the plains. With shouts the thick clouds roll in the sky, Wind shakes the oceans, and their foamy on high, I he lofty trees with blossoms sublime, The clouds give the earth her joy and prime. A stream underneath the blue grass flows, V\ hiding its way into desert’s caves ; green woods with her branches wave, the clouds refreshes them once more. chattering brook over her motion sings, meet the rain, with welcome springs ; beauty of the clouds in twilight’s hours, like the laurel rose among the flowers. —Miss Maud L, Petty. Ecutelle Took Water It is recognized that Congress¬ man Boutelle of Maine is most in his element when he is combating everyone else, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. This was illustrated in his naval career. One of his chief sources of amusement, when a young man before the mast, was, ’ his admirers say, to challenge an} ; English sailor to single combat whom he met in the streets of Liv¬ erpool. And it is not recorded that of the many engagements he thus contracted he ever failed in the attempt to uphold the suprem¬ acy of the stars and stripes. He mao }*“-©• *-r- f u 1- J— alty and his contempt for John Bull and bis subjects to a practical demonstration. \\ hile single-handed and alone he was contesting the bill to re store the confederate officers to their civil rights in the house, some time ago, Congressman Mer¬ cer leaned over his desk and re¬ marked : * jBoutelle you ought not to take thi# position. > » ‘Why not?” remarked Mr. Bou tele. I < Because I don’t consider it be¬ coming of you,” said Mercer dry iy. “Why not ?” snapped the man from Maine, in an ugly humor. “Well,” said Mercer, “your re ectd shows that when the war broke out you took to the water.” Boutelle for a moment was in c ined to retaliate upon Mercer with a vicious reply, but just at that moment the jest flashed upon him nad he smiled. There are over a thousand men in New York and Brooklyn, ac cirding to the latest returns, who are worth between $1,000,000 and f 1,500,000, and the most of them are entirely unknown to the gener il public. Only two citizens of New York—John D. Roekerfeller md W. W. Astor—are supposed to Pe worth more than $100,000,000 apiece ; but there are nine who are each worth $50,000,000 and over, as well as two estates of like amount. The total number of mil lionaires in these two cities is greater than in all the rest of the country. Proeeeding upon the homeopath ic theory, sea water possesses a distinct medical value for a large class of American citizens, since a recent test proves that the two main oceans, the Atlantic and Pa eifie hold in solution not less than 2,000,000 tons ot silver. Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Thousands of such cases have been cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.J If you doubt it, call or send to the company whose advertisement appears in this paper, and they will, for a one-cent stamp, send you book of wonderful cures not only of the a of ailments above diseases, but of all manner arising from impure blood. It is the standard remedy of the age for the cure of all blood and skin diseases. $1,00 per large bottle. For sale by Druggists. Deceived His Lo A tall man in black clot of no ; particular style entered a Rlway jewelry shop the other < and asked to see a watch. Tfilerk, sizing him up as a poor mtry parson who would be welll of, • produced a $200 time pietas a discourager. The strangejoked it over and asked to see sojhing better. Winking to the hier, the clerk reached for a ially made chronometer, the e pe of which he thought woul a squelcher. The seedy tnaitcam ined the watch and inqui; its value. One thousand dollars, said the bright clerk. Ah,’ observed the euirner. . I Let me chain, please see a An expensive chain was fdue ed, and then the visitor sel®td a valuable charm which haefoeen made tor exhibition only'. The stranger stuck the jewelry i his test pocket, and the clerk, iring that he might have entert^ed a thief, kept close to the sinect w ho quietly fished out a big >11 of bills, and placed 2 one-thotand dollar silver certificates upoi the counter. Utterly phased, thedes man remarked that it was ctiom ary to keep the names of custrners to identify the goods if lost t r the purchasers. i < My name is Jones, » t sai the stranger; t > Senator Jones of N 'eva da. You may address me 1 the capitol. And the silver sqiator, taking the change for his silver certificates, departed. Curious Adverti ements An exchange has compiled the following collections of unique ; ad vertisements that have been hind ed in for insertion. They are worth the reading: animat saie now on. 'Ito-jt go elsewhere to be cheated. Come in here. ft < > Furnished apartments, suitable f or young men with folding doors, » » 4 4 Wanted, a room, by two young gentlemen about 30 feet long and 20 feet broad.” t . Lost, a collie dog by a man on Saturday answering to Jim with a brass collar around his neck and a muzzle. »y 4 4 For sale—a pianoforte, the prop¬ erty of a musician with carved legs. > } 4 4 Mr. Brown, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, capes, etc., for ladies out of their own skins. »y « • A boy wanted who can open oysters with a reference. y y “Bulldog for sale ; will eat any¬ thing ; very fond of children. 1 1 “Wanted—an organist anda boy to blow same. I > “Wanted—a boy to be partly outside and partly behind the count er. y y 4 ( Wanted, for the summer, acot tage for a small family with good drainage.” “Lost, near Higligate archway, an umbrella belonging to a gentle¬ man with a bent rib and a bone handle.” i . To be disposed of, a small phae¬ ton, the property of a gentleman with a movable headpiece as good as new. y y The house of delegates of Ohio has passed, by an overwhelming majority, a law that whoever offers to treat another person to an intox j C ating drink, or whoever gives, or I offers to give to another an intox I icating drink in a place where in toxieating liquor is sold, shall be fined not less than one dollar nor j more than three dollars and the j cost of prosecution, For subse j quent offences the fine shall be : from three dollars to twenty dol- 1 lars and the costs of prosecution. One-half of the fine to go to the informer. 100 Nicely Hound Books Free ! None except Young Ladies need apply Address: ! J . O. BOX, oa, Dalton, Ga. Wheelmen, like other folks, should keep to the right. Fully Defined “I want you to be very careful to learn to do things my way,” the housewife said to the middle-aged colored woman whom she had se¬ cured as a servant. “Yass’m,” was the reply; so’s I’ll done git merself habituated. J > < i You use pretty large words, Virginia.” 4 t Yass’m. But I done knows de ineanin’ of ’em. < < What does ‘habituated’ mean ? »I “Well, I d’no ez I kin ezaetly tell yer. Buga kin ’splain it. J > “I should be very glad to have you do so. > » t < Mer Uncle Jason Dewberry, lie done hadder fahin lef’ him las’ monf. He tuck possession an’ he’s libbin’ dab jes fine. He’s got all de chicken’ he wants; an’ he alius was pow’ful fond er chickens. But dis is de troof. Ebry time he make up his min’ he gwineter hab a chicken he gits on his big gum shoes an’ takes out a dahk lantern j an’ goes out in de night an’ grabs er pullet offen his own roos’ befo’ i it hab er chance ter squawk oncet. Das’s whut it is ter git yohse’f habituated. 1 1 The Darkey’s Three Wishes The following anecdote, says a correspondent of the New York ; Sun, well illustrates the spirit of ! contentment prevalent with the ne S ro in the south before the war : Jack was once asked by his young master to make three wish es. He was told to take plenty of time and think well before he spoke. min After deliberating several utes, he said: I 4 Well, Marse Joe, I want a pa’r of boots.” “Jack,” said his master, “when you consider all the number of good things in this world, can’t ‘yja tmnK tn • . better ? I Try again. Be careful. » » “Well, Marse Joe, I always want to have a plenty of fat meat. “Now% Jack, you have one more wish. Can’t you think of some think better than a pair of boots and fat meat? > 9 After thinking a while, he gave it up, saying: 4 4 Marse Joe, if I had a pa’r of boots end a plenty of fat meat, I doan’ want nuthin’ mo f » . This happy negro I knew per¬ sonally. He was born a slave and has always lived in Virginia. Mountain Philosophy. Poverty is no crime, but it is a very unreliable article to have about. Promises are like soap bubbles, they are of very little use, when once broken. The man who passes three hours of his life without sinning, either in thought, word or deed, is a saint. If an are-light was turned on the dark side of some men’s lives what a revelation would take place. The two most dangerous things on earth is dynamite at,a a kicking mule, with the odds in favor of the mule. Men sometimes mistake a mud puddle for a patch of moonlight, but they seldom make the mistake j twice in succession, j My boy, do not criticise a man's appearance, for it takes twelve wise men in a court of justice to decide ’ whether a man is a rascal or not , and they very often decide wrong. In the northern state of New Jersey, which now sends a repub¬ lican to the United States senate, an old white man, who, until re¬ cently by age and infirmity, was a large tax payer, was committed to jail recently for inability to pay his poll tax. In vain the old man pleaded his financial distress and his inability to pay the tax, but the law officer was obdurate. In this southern and democratic state, however, no negro, rich or poor, can be imprisoned for failure to pay a poll or any other tax. Mrs. Cleveland's favorite pets are a pair of mocking birds, of which she is particularly proud. Highest of ail in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Gen Maceo Writes a Letter Gen. Antonio Maceo, who is in of the Cuban insurgents the province of Pinar del Rio, written a letter to Thomas Palma, president of the junta in New York, front which we make the following ex tract: “With us everything goes on well, and there is no doubt J our ability to triumph, if by no j means by exhausting Spain. However, as an early termination the war is what must he sought for, and as I read in the papers that it is discussed whether the United States should intervene or not, and I have no doubt that, im¬ pelled by your patriotism, you make every effort to obtain what ever may be beneficial for Cuba, yet I must take the liberty oi re¬ marking that the surest way of bringing the war to a very early termination would be to place here 20,000 rifles and 4,000,000 cart riges. If the United States, ob¬ serving their own laws, would not j interfere with the shipment of and ammunition for us, it J would be a great service rendered j to Qnba, without provoking any complications with Spain, for, as I j understand it, these shipments would l>e perfectly legal. “I have been compelled by cir¬ cumstances to resort to extreme measures. General Weyler, in his desire to gain glory, and obstruct the recognition of wc-nt advise fn >is-o?rclay the planters a ti onfc so Ur they as to that would be able to grind their sugar, while to the government he gave the assurance that the elections would be peacefully held, and to the country at large he declared that Pinar del Rio and some other provinces would be soon pacified. Some of the planters, showing themselves willing to believe that the general would keep his prom ise, began to get ready forgrinding the cane. Under the circumstances I made up my mind to invade Pinar del Rio again, in order to show that we are fully able to compel observance of the orders of our government. “I am perfectly satisfied with the success which has attended all my operations during the second invasion, which shall last as long as there is anything to destroy from which Spain may derive rev enue. As you will see the dis¬ credit which the proclamations Q f Weyler were intended to throw on our revolution has, through what we have accomplished, fallen on Spain, whose incapacity to control our movements has been again plainly shown. Antonio Maceo. Daniel Webster was invited to dinner by another equally famous gentleman of wealth, whose social position was much more flat tered by the entertainment of such guests than his mind could possi bly be improved by them. The dinner was excellent. The host laid great stress upon the value, judged by the only standard he had allowed himself, in money of the several ingredients. In particular did he expound upon the value of his wines. “This, gentlemen,” he remarked in the manner of a lec turer, as the servant removed the cobwebs fiom a bottle and placed it upon the table, “this wine has been in my cellar for forty years. I bought it when I was a young i man, and the interest gentlemen, the interest upon what I paid for it would have amounted to—The | statesman was beginning to tire of this dissertation and winked pleas¬ antly at his confrere, 4 4 Indeed, ” said he, reaching across the table and approaching the bottle, “then suppose we stop the interest.” Let us do vour job printing. The Electoral Vote The following is the electoral vote of the states of the union, and will be ol interest in forecasting the vote for president this year : Connecticut 6 Delaware........... • *3 Iowa................ 13 Kentucky ............ 1.3 Maine.......... • 6 Maryland ............ 8 Massachusetts ........ 15 Michigan............ 14 New Hampshire...... .,. 4 New Jersey ........ 10 New York............ 3 6 Pennsylvania ........ 3 2 Rhode Island......... 4 Vermont............. 4 West Virginia........ 6 Wisconsin........... 12 Alabama ............ 11 Arkansas ............ California............ Colorado ............. 4 Florida.............. 4 Georgia .............. 13 Idaho ................ 3 Indiana.............. 15 Kansas .............. IO Mississippi........... 9 Missouri............. 17 Montana............. 3 Nevada .............. 3 North Carolina........ 11 North Dakota ........ 3 Oregon.............. 4 South Carolina ....... 6 Tennessee ... 12 Texas ... • 15 Ut?th........ 3 j Washington .. 4 1 Wyoming ..: Illinois .... . 24 Louisiana .... 8 Minnesota .. . 9 Nebraska ... 8 Ohio....... 23 South Dakota 4 Virginia..... 12 Total electoral vote 444 Necessary to elect 223 i One of the largest whisky firms * n Kentucky has failed, partly on account °f a depression in the bus * ness ’ This is quite significant of a change that is taking place in the drinking customs of the land. There is no doubt whatever that the consumption of distilled liquors is on the wane, and that beer is fast becoming the national drink. All class and all races now unite in devotion to the German fluid, and ’*■ ' s P r °Gaf>ly better for everyone that the fire waters are deing rele gated to the rear. Five thousand million dollars! 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