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THE COVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Monday, September 5, 1898.
DEPARTMENTS :
Primary--First and Second Grades.
Intermediate-Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades.
Giammar School—Sixth, Seventh and Eightli Grades.
High School—First, Second, Third, and Fourth Grades.
CORPS OP TEACHERS :
TV C. WRIGHT, \ All High School Grades and 8th Gram mar School ,
MISS LEILA WALKER,) Grade; Elocution, French and Greek, specials, hut j
without extra charge.
MRS. E. V, SPENCER—Fifth, Six and Seventh Grades.
GLANTON—Third and Courtli Grades. 1
MISS C. V.
First and Second Grades—Teacher to be supplied.
MISS MARGARET E. BRIGHT, Teacher of Music.
Calisthenics taught in all the grades.
The school building is a magnificent brick structure of the latest design of j
Georgia’s best architect. The building is equipped with the best furniture, also
blackboards in all available space, six large windows to each room Peek Wil- I
Larnson system of heating and ventilating.
Tuition in Primary, Intermediate and Giammar School Departments is Free to
all residents between the ages of six and eighteen years. Non-residents pay
11.00 per month. Tuition in High School Department is $2.00 per month to res¬
idents and non-residents.
Music per month, $3 30.
W. C WRIGHT, Snperintendent
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ed Metal Lint Flues. Write for catalogue and prices to the
WINSHIP MACHINE Co., Atlanta, Ga.
MALSRY & COMPANY
57 SOUTH FORSYTH St., ATLANTA, OA.
GENERAL AGENTS FOR.
Erie City Iron Works.
Geiser Manufacturing Co.
The New Birdsall Co.,
Munger Improved System of Gin¬
ning Cotton.
R. Hoe and Co.,
Henry Disston & Sons, 1
James Ohleen & Sons, '"tUi
Gardner Governor Co.,
Penberthy Injector Co., r.
Foos Manufacturing Co.,
CARRYING COMPLETE LINE OF
Engines and Boilers, Saw Mills,
Separators, Grist Mills, Cotton
Seed Crushers, Saws, Pumps, In¬
jectors, Grate Bars, and Steam and Pipe Fittings. Prompt attention
given orders and inquiries. Catalogue free by mentioning this paper'
GEORGE W. JOHNSON,
TONSORIAL ARTIST,
Corner Broadway and AVall Streets.
C0VIKTGT03NT,
Geo. W. Johnson’s Parlor Barber Shop is located on
public square, one door below the court house, where a
come awaits all his friends and customers. New razors,
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Near Georgia Railroad Depot
General Wood and Repair
COVINGTON, GA.
I am better prepared to do work -in my line than
before, at prices very reasonable. I make a specialty of re
pairing Buggies and Wagons, and guarantee every piece
work that leaves my shop. None but the very best of
rial used. I have in connection a Blacksmith Shop which
in charge of one of the best smiths in this section. Try
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Excursion tickets at reduced rates
betweeu local points are on sale after
12 noon Saturdays, and until 6 p. m.
Sundays, good returning until Monday
noon following date of sale.
Persons contemplating either a busi¬
ness or pleasure trip to the East should
investigate and consider the advantages
offered via Savannah and Steamer lines.
The rates generally are considerably
cheaper by fills route, and, in addition
to this, passengers save sleeping car
fare,and the expense of meals en route.
We take pleasure in commending to
the traveling public the route referred
to, namely, via Central of Georgia
Railway to Savannah, thence via the !
Steamers of the Ocean Steam¬
Company to Yew York and Boston,
and the Merchants and Miners line
to Baltimore.
The comfort of the traveling public
is looked after in a manner that deiles
criticism.
Electric lights and electric bells;
handsomely furnished staterooms,
modern sanitary arrangements. The
tables are supplied with all the delica¬
cies of the Eastern and Southern mar
kets. All the luxury and comforts of
modern Jiotel while board ship, ;
a on '■
affording every opportunity for rest,
recreation or pleasure.
Each steamer has a stewardess 1o
look especially after ladies and chil¬
dren traveling slor.e.
steamers sail from Savannah for
Yew York daily except Thursdays and
Sundays,and lor Boston twice a week.
For information as to rates and sail- j
ing dates of steamers and for berth ,
reservations, apply to nearest ticket
agent of this company, or fo
J.C. I1AILE, Gen. Passenger Agt.,
E. II. 11 INTO.>, Traffic Manager,
Savannah, Ga.
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AND
CONNECTIONS.
For information as to Routes, Schedules and
Kates, both
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
write to either of the undersigned.
You will receive prompt reply and reliable
information.
JOE W. WHITE, TPA. A.G. JACKSON, CPA.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
S. AY. WILKES, II. K. NICHOLSON ■
C. F. & Pv A. G. A.
ATLANTA. ATHENS.
W.W.HARDWICK, S A. S.EJAGILL, CFA >
MACON, GEORGIA.
M R HUDSON,SFA F W COFFIN, S F & P A
MIL L E D G G V1L L E. AUGUSTA
Covington and Oxford
street Railroad.
Covington, Ga., Sept. 1, 1898
The following Schedule on the Cov
ington and Oxford Street Railroad will
be run until further notice :
Leave Covington Hotel at... . 5 50 a m
Leave Depot at.................. . 6 05 a m
Leave Covington Hotel ut... . 7 45 a m
Leave Depot at................. . 8 00 a m
Leave Covington Hotel at.. . 8 45 a rn
Leave Depot at................. . 9 00 a rn
Leave Covington Hotel at... . 10 50 a m
Leave Depot at.................. . 11 05 a m
Leave Covington Hotel at...... 2 20 p in
Leave Depot at..................... 2 35 p m
Leave Covington Hotel at...... 4 00 p m
Leave Depot at..................... 4 15 p m
Leave Covington Hotel at...... 6 40 p m
Leave Depot at..................... 0 55 p m
Leave Covington Hotel at...... 7 30 p m
Leave Depot at..................... 7 45 p ra
The Oxford car meets all trains at the
depot.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Leave Covington Hotel at...... 9 10am
Leave Covington Depot at............ ... 9 40 a m
Leave Hotel at ... 11 Hla m
Leave Depot at ........... ... 11 40 a m
Leave Covington Hotel at .. 4 00 p
Leave Depot at.............. ... 4 30 p in
Leave Covington Hotel at ... 6 40 p
Leave Depot at.............. ... 7 10 p
In addition to the above the car will
meet all regular
carrying the people of Midway
after church, morning and night.
T.C. SW ANN, President.
J. G. Lester, Secretary.
50 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE
TffPWWy ^R9 Trade Marks
r FrYvx Designs
Copyrights Ac.
AnroTift sending a sketch and d<>*cr1ption may
qnlckly ascertain r.ur opinion free whether an
Invention la probably patentable. Oommunir*
tlona atrlctly confidential. Handbook on Patent*
•erit free. Oldest agency f<»r aecunnjrpatent*.
Patents taken through Munt> A Co. recelt
tpstial tujtiC4, without c harg e. In the
Scientific American.
A handsomely ill out rat weekly. Tjircrent cir¬
culation of »ny scientific Journal Term*. $3 a
year; four months, tl. Hold By all new* dealer*.
MUNN & Co. 36,8roadwa ” New York
Branch Office. £5 Y Bt-. Washington, Jj. C.
Free. Free.
Get a fine large Portrait of yourself,
relative or friend, waterrolor or crayon,
absolutely free, at T. C. Swann’s,
You Can Find
That I'm ready to
put your Clock
and Watch in
First-rate order,
for very little
moaey.
y S. PEEK, J«wdcr.
STAR LIGHT LOCALS.
Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with one minute
cough cure, It is so good children cry
for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pheu
inonin, grippe and all tin oat and lung
diseases. Brooks A Smith.
Oilier people’s mistakes cause a lot of
unnecessary trouble.
Late to bed and early to rise, prepares
a man for his home in the skies. But
early to bed and a little early riser, the
pill that makes life longer and better
wiser. Brooks & Smith.
Some artists find it harder to draw a
than anything else.
Many a household is saddened by
because of the failure to keep on
a safe and absolutely certain cure
croup such as one minute cough
See th it your little ones are pro¬
against emergency. Brooks &
Flying machines will not enable some
to get above reproach
Soothing, healing, cleansing, De
witch lmze! salvo is the implaca¬
enemy of sores, burns and wounds.
never fails to cure piles, You may
upon it. Brooks & Smith,
Wagnet’s music is not synonymous
w ith snoring tn sleeping cars.
The sooner a cough or cold is cured
without harm to the sufferer the better.
Lingering colds are dangerous. Hack
log cough is d..-tressing. One minu’e
cough < lire quickly cures it. Why suffer
when stud! a cough cure is within reach?
It is pleasant to the taste. Brooks &
.Smith.
A poor man without principal is us¬
ually devoid of interest.
When you ask for De Witt’s witch
haz -1 salve don’t accept a counterfeit or
imitation. There are more cases of
piles being t nrrd by this, tIran all others
combined. BiOoks <& Mnitii.
ti can’- judge m man’s religion by
his actions iri 11 horse trade.
A cough is not like a fever. It does
no! have to run a certain course. Cine
it q liekly and > fiectuaily with one, min¬
ute cough cure, the best remedy fur all
eg's and for the most severe cases, We
r-euinniend it because* it’s good. Brooks
& Smith.
There are a few things that even a
very young man doesn’t know.
Constipation prevents the body from
lidding itself of waste mutter. De
Will’s little early risers will remove the
trouble and cure sick headache, bilious¬
ness, inactive liver and clear the com¬
plexion. Small, sugar coated, don’t
gripe or cause nausea. Brooks & Smi h.
Every man has a grievance, and he’ll
tell you all about it on the least provoca¬
tion.
From New Zealand.
Reeftori, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 1896,
1 am pleased to state that since I took
the agency of Chamberlain’s medicines
the sale has been very large, more es¬
pecially of the cough remedy. In two
years I have sold more of this remedy
than of all other makes for the previous
five years. As to its efficiency, I have
been informed by scores of persons of
the good icsults they have received
from it, and know its value from the
use of it in my own household. It is so
pleasant to take that we have to
place the bottle beyond the reach of our
children —E. J. Scantlebury. For sale
by Brt-oks & Smith.
The marriage ceremony is frtquently
the final act of diplomacy previous to a
declaration of war.
A Sure Sign of Croup.
Hoarseness in a child that is subject
to croup is a sure indication of the ap
proaeh of the disease. If Chamber
Iain’s cough remedy is given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even after
thecroupy cough has appeared, it will
prevent the attack. Many mothers who ,
have croupy children always keep this
remedy on hand and find that it saves
them much trouble and worry. ft can
always be depended upon and is pleas
ant .... to take. 1 lor sale 1 > by Brooks&. „ 1 • o until.
Prufessor Proctor asserts that 100,000.
000 people lived and died in America
before Columbus’ discovery.
The Best Plaster.
Apiece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's pain balm and bound on
to the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled w ith a pain in
the chest or side, or a lame hack, give
it a trial. Yon are certain to he more
th in pleased with the prompt relief it
affords- Pain Balm is also a certain
cure for rheum, t'sm. For stde by
Brooks & Smith.
Texas will have no timber in (U'een
rears if the present rate of cutting 1,0 0,
000,(00 feet a year continues.
In 1887 Mr. Thomas McIntosh of Ah
lentow n, Ten 11 , bad an attack of dvsin
terry which became chtonic. “I was
treated by the best physicians is East
I’ennessec w ithout a cure, finally I tried
Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diar
rhoea remedy Alter using about 12
bottles I was cured sound aud well.”
For sale by Brooks A binith.
The government’s telegraph bill dur¬
ing tl e continuance of the war approx l
mated $500,000 fur the whole period.
Liquid fuel,in combination with con',
U os*-d on 87 engines of the Great East
tii railway in England, including fif
'een expresses.
If Li Hong Chang 1ms really married
the dowager empress of China he will
now have someone to dust that yellow
j-ieket of his occasionally.
If Spain hopes to get some other na
ion into war it will not he the United
States. The E ir »pcan war dogs an
/row ling at one another—not at us.
^ if export* of cotton goods in Se| .
| -lull r vas larger by 4I> percent, than
tl ♦* same month last year. The
f» • ni to China w as 7,090,(M.’O y irib
-I I 500,000 last year; to Venezuel .
yards, against 175,000 Varda last
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Covington ’Phone Exchange
A
17 Anderson & Connelly, stable.
B
24— Brooks & Smith, druggists.
15—Butler & Fowler, millers.
C
7—Camp, C. W., grocer.
18—Central railroad depot.
5—Clark Banking Co.
Dr. J. C., residence.
8—Clark, W. C., residence.
Mrs. W. W., residence:
—Covington Star, printers.
D
12— Dowman, C. E., residence.
E
13- 3—Emory College.
F
Mrs. L. E., hotel.
G
railroad depot.
H
- Heard,White & Co., merchants
J
J.Z., merchant.
M
Manager’s office.
L
E. O., merchant.
Lester, R. P., warehouse.
P
19-2 Porterdale Mills, office.
Porterdale Mills, factory.
Peek, J. W., merchant.
s
Bell Tell &Tel. Co., office.
16—Southern Express Co., office.
29-2 Smith, W. E., grocer.
31 Swann, T. C.. merchant.
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11-2—Thompson & Farmer, office.
n-3 1 • . i lumber yard.
2—Titshaw, D. W., office.
6 Travis, Dr. Wm., residence.
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1—Western Union telegraph office. |
23—Wright, Dr. J. A., druggist.
Public Pay Stations.
25—Central office.
13-3—Emory college, Oxford.
13-2—Johnson, J. Z., Oxford.
Short. Paragraphs.
Pitts’ carminative is p'easant to the
taste, aits promptly, and never fails to
give satisfaction. It carries children
over the critical time of teething, and
is the friend of anxious mothers an 3
puny children. A tew doses will dem¬
onstrate its value. E- 11. Dorsey, Ath¬
ens, Ga., writes: "I consider it the best
medicine I have ever lined in my fain,
ily. It does all you claim for it, and
even more.”
Egypt is the only country in the world
where there are more men than women
The male sex iu the dominion of the
Khedive exceeds the female by 1(10,000.
If you find the slightest fault iu a
pair of BUCKSKIN BREECHES, hack
they go. We don’t want any of our
pants to be one stitch the wrong side
best. We put a guarantee in the pockf
of each paii—if you find a fault in them
or any oilier make as good, or better,
you can hava your money back.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That I* what it »u made for.
A man with a single idea is a crank
Thai’s why so many men are not cranks.
DeWitt’s Litt*e Early Risers,
The famous II : tie pills.
j Even the optimist forgets to smile
wiien the tax collector comes around.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That U what It wu made tor.
j When a public official imagines I 1111 -
' self a big gun it’s time to fire him.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles, Scalds, burns.
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About the hardest thing for a man to
d" is to kit.s a girl unexpectedly.
! Are You w«kt
Weakness , manifests itself the loss of
111
ambiti „ n and ^, 4 ,^ boncs . The b)ood is
watery; the tissues are wasting—the door is
being opened fordisease. A bottle of Browns’
Iron Bitters taken m tune will restore your
strength, blood soothe your nerves, make — your
rich and red. Do von more good
, than an expensive special course ofmedicine.
Browns’Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
j Lil p atri( ., of Montreal, which is said
to be the persniiiil orgin of S r William
L'tnricr. a <l is the especial representa¬
tive of the French Canadians of Mont
real, says in case of war bet ween Eng
land and France the French Canadians
would side with France.
With new .-ewers and new roads San¬
tiago does not know i'se'f. All it needs
now is ice and insect powder and farce
commi dies and a few politics to make
it as modern as Manhattan.
The latest baby naming Miecess comes
fri'in K tnsas, of course, and i",^
about Philippina Manila Sehley.tta
Dewetta Grimes.
Speaking about the eagle screaming
nrOU " d San Ja,,n : ’"' 1 San lingo— what’s
the matter with the way thelion howled
j at Kartoum?
! The largest egg is that of the ostrich.
H We 'ghs three pounds, and is consider
ed equal in amount to twenty-four hen
; OggS.
Some fond mothers believe they could
love their babies to death an.l some
me.m old bachelors wish (hey would.
1 he girl who is . wise never permits
herself to appear more intelligent than
the man she is trying to entertain.
Sometimes in after years wl"-n *hev
talk of their wedding, the wife
ami the husband growls.
Marshal m Blanco ,,, said , the supremacy
of (lie priests is the real cause of the
'■""'•Ml of Spain.
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h Slum s Ins love for ber ... u round
If yon can't help your ailments, y • n )
can at least refrain from talking about
them.
The man who sown the seed of di IS*
content always harvests a crop of trou¬
ble.
The man who says he hates a liarofien
merely lacks seif esteem.
TILTING THE EARTH.
A Matter of Scientific Internet, If Not of
Practical Value.
M. Fouche, the vice president of the
French Astronomical society, has in¬
vented a way of altering the present in¬
clination of the earth’s axis to the
ecliptic. What ho wants to do it for is
not very clear. Perhaps, however, he
doesn’t want to do it and merely puts
forward his method as one possessing a
purely academic interest. At all events,
it is worthy of the attention of com¬
pany promoters.
All that has to be done, as described
by Invention, is to dig an enormous cir¬
cular ditch, say, in Africa or South
America (its center must be on the
equator) and to fill it with sea water
Fresh water will do if you can get
enough of it, but us the radius of the
ditch is to be a few hundred miles that
is hardly likely. Having got your ditch
full of sea water, nothing remains but
to make it race round and round in the
trench, whereupon the earth’s axis will
begin to point toward different quarters
of the heavens from thoso it indicates
at present. The amount of deviation
will depend on the radius of the ditch,
the amount of water it holds, the speed
at which the latter moves and the time
during which the motion is kept up.
Wo may suggest to M. Fouche that
when a sufficient sphere of French in¬
fluence has been secured in Africa he
might have a trench dug and then by
its use get all the ice melted round each
of the present poles. French explorers
could then discover them, whereupon
the action of the trench would be stop¬
ped and the present climatic conditions
restored. France could then remain as
long as she wished the only nation to
have reached the celebrated points on
the earth’s surface. As the digging of
the ditch will be very expensive we
make no charge for this suggestion.—
Invention.
A TOUCHY OLD COMMODORE.
Inni.-ted on Running His Own Man-of-war
Even on Sundays.
A story is told of an old commodore
at the Boston yard whoso method of
measuring religious affairs was with
the same inexorable rule used for tem¬
poral things. One Sunday morning he
was aroused from his nap by something
out of the usual routine being announc¬
ed from the pulpit, and he sternly ad¬
dressed the chaplain with: 11 What’s
that? What's that?” The chaplain de¬
murely repeated the notice that “by or
der the bishop of the diocese divine
service will be performed in this chapel
on Thursday evening next,” eta
11 By whose order?"
“By order of the bishop of the dio
oete, sir. I*
“Well,” thundered the commodore,
“I’ll let you know that 1 am bishop of
this diocese, and when I want service
in this chapel I’ll let yon know. Pipe
down, ” and he cleared the chapel.
On one occasion he heard a different
voice in the pulpit from usual, and,
looking up, he asked: “Who is that np
there? Is that you, Billy McMasters?"
“Yes, sir."
(Billy was a religions foreman In the
yard who sometimes helped the chap¬
lain along.)
“Come down out of that,” thundered
the commodore. "When I wa-jt a relief
for the chaplain, I’ll appoint one. Don’t
yon ever let me catch yen up there
again," and he cleared the chapel
again.—“On a Man-of-War. »»
The Poor Mother-In-law.
Motber-iu-lnw stories are a drug on
the market, but this one seems to bo a
little less druggy than usual.
A man and his wife went to Europe,
and the man’s mother-in-law went
along. Up to this point there is no nov¬
elty in the story.
On the voyage the mother-in-law fell
ill aud died. Of course, she had to be
buried at sea, aud so the nsnal canvas
sack was made, but instead of an iron
weight to sink tho body they used a
bag of coal.
In commenting on the arrangements
afterward the beieaved son-in-law, who
stuttered badly, said:
“l —1 always knew where m-m-m
mother-in-law was g-going, but b-b
blame me if 1 s-s-supposed she’d have
t-to carry her own f-f-fuell"—Cleve¬
land Plain Dealer.
Children a* Grammarian*.
Two little tots of 4 and 5 years re¬
spectively, living out of town, were
anxiously awaiting the arrival of a fa¬
vorite uncle from whom they were ex¬
pecting a visit. The train came in, but
no guest appeared, to the bitter disap¬
pointment of the little ones. They ran
to their mother for consolation, the
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dou ‘ thlnk Uncl °
Ned onghter come?”
4 « ? Ut?ht
. •’ PU I, n? ® ay R y ° ear "°i4. ?Y’ with
’
aH . he j- dignity that, such a correction
would imply. New York Tribune.
Ac Kncllnh Joke.
Mother—Why don't you plav with
that American boy?
Boy—He tells stories.
Mother—He does?
Boy- Y es He came from 1 ew *ork.
he says he never saw an Indian or a
buffalo.-London Sun.
An Old Eoglith Firm.
For more than 800 years a drapery
business has been carried on iu the same
building at Sheffield, under the title of
the Sign of the Crowne, and since 1750
the business has been conducted by one
familv.
In fasting feats the sect of Jains, in
India, is far ahead of all rivals. Fasts
of from 80 to 40 days are not uncom
mon.
Fifty c-.. years ago Austria had
seven
cities with more than 20,000 inhabi
tants. Today thero aro 83.
—_
*n«Ush Incivility,
Alphonse Daudet used to tell this
anecdote to illustrate the incivility
of some Englishmen: ^
..j wedding* imirnev
"“J’ , *“ Englishman lma “ Wlth
wife and myself in the compartment
close, '? ,i,e and ^ I wanted Th » ^ the <• window <>»««»•«» low.
ered. But he insisted it should be
kept closed. I told him that I want
ed some fresh air, that my wife
needed it, but he persisted in keep.
ing the window shut. At his inci
vility I thrust my elbow through the
pane, at the same time exclaiming.
keep the air away from us now if
you can,’and the fellow glowered
like a bull."
THE DOCTOR’S STORY
TRAGIC HISTORY OFJOE, HIS moths*
AND THE BABY.
An Early Professional Experience
Wa» Drought llacli to ■ New Dut
Iclan's Mind by York f h.
■ the Story of *
In a Bowery Saloon. M*
44 It’s a queer world, said
York physician as he laid the mor
paper aside. uin g
4 4 What prompted that
mark?” asked visitor. origin^ al tt).
a
4 4 Well, I was just reading
of stabbing affair, suddenT an aoi> „
a and it
curred who did to the me killing that I had known doctor'""i th/ ° c '
” The
tied hack in his chair, and the vi.iT
waited for the story. After a f ‘ tot
nieuts it came. ew tB °'
When I first began to practice le,,
an immense amount of charity ' 011
Every fellow does that at the work.
experience, and later he keeps start f
humanity’s sake. I prettygood’ It nnf
had
cess with children and made DC '
down in the tenement district/ q uit
name
and incidentally spent most of my pocket
patients. . That
money on my was M*
the day of free sterilized milk for W
babies and dozens of institutionsfo sick
relief of the poor. nit
tl One summer a woman began
ing sick baby to brim
a me. A small boy
about 8 years old, always came wX
them and seemed to be fairly strong
well, but the baby was a pitiful foth
thing, with a thin, white face and bi,
The blue eyes with seemed a look of ignorant, pain in them*
woman an honest
soul and generally wore a thick, dark
veil to hide a black eye or great blue
bruise. It’R easy enough to figure out a
thing like that, you know, butshenever
spoke of her husband or complained, so
I didn't ask any questions. She brought
the baby often, and each time it looked
in ore waxen and scrawny, but I couldn't
find out that the child had auv
and all the symptoms pointed to a lack
of nourishment.
“At last one morning I said toth»
mother that I believed the baby was
starving, and that I didn’t intend to
allow her to leave the office until she
had told me the truth about the affair.
Sho looked stubborn for a moment aid
wouldn't answer, but then the ears be¬
gan to roll down her bruised, discolor¬
ed cheeks, and she confessed that she
didn’t have enough food to give the ba¬
by. She worked hard, bat her husband
drank and took every cent she made
and beat her every day into the bar¬
gain. She was fond of the brute in
spito of all that and told me a long sto¬
ry about the heavenly nature the fel¬
low had before he began to drink.
4 4 Finally I told ber i would give her
a quart of milk every day. 1 wouldn’t
give her the money because I didn't
covet the privilege of buying bad whis¬
ky for the husband, but I would pay
the nearest uiilk depotto supply her
with a quart a day. That would feed
the baby and leave some for little
Joe, who didn’t look quito so well as
he did when the two first began calling
on me. After that l didn't hear any
more about the case for a week or two.
Then my friends turned np again. The
baby looked worse than ever, and the
woman's face was a patchwork in bine
and green, but little Joe was qnite rosy.
I didn’t understand. The baby was in a
bad condition, and 1 did what I could
for it. After I left my office I went
down to the milk depot. The man said
my woman had had her qnart of milk
every day.
• 4 I puzzled over the thing that night
The next moruing the trio were at my
office. The baby’s blue eyelids were
closed, and I thonght at first that it
was not breathing, but found a faint
flutter. I couldn’t see any reason for
such a state of things, so once more I
led the woman into my private office
and shut the door. Then L said:
• t 4 Now, look here. There’s a mystery
about this, and you’ve got to tell me
what’s the matter. That baby’s starv¬
ing to death, and L want to know what
you’ve done with the milk. ’
4 4 The woman looked scared and turn¬
ed pale between bruises. Then she gave
a sort of wail and jumped up, still
holding the baby. the
“ ‘No, the baby didn’t have
niilkl’ she said in a frantic sort of way.
‘1 gave it to little Joe. There wasut
enough to feed them both, and Joe be¬
gan to get sick, and 1 loved him better
than 1 did tho baby I ain’t had a crust
to eat myself, but I couldn’t let Joe die.
The baby’eonly a girl, and if she doer
live she’ll bo unhappy like me, and I
don’t love her like I do Joe. I thought
both of them were going to die, and I
couldn't live without Joe, so I 8 ave
him the milk and jnst let the babv have
a little. Maybo you think 1 ain’t suffer
ed watching the baby, but 1 couldn I
spare Joe. I couldn’t. Some day he'll
be a man, and I’ll be proud of him. A
man can do anything, but a girl would
j„ 8t do what I’ve done. Joe shan’t die
"She was screaming the words out
and seemed almost crazy. The tbinfl
was awful. It made me feel heartsick
” ‘Why, you idiot,’ I said, 'why
didn’t you tell me? I’d have looked out
for Joe too. ’
“Just then the ha by opened itseyos—
grcati nncauu y, weird eyes in the tuff
face . It 8tarod at me inanliS0 rablewaf
that ma de my heart come into ml
throat. Then all the light died o Dt 0
the eyes, but they still stared.
M There was no use saying anything
more to the mother She sat down and
looked at tha baby in a quiet, stuuue
way Then she reached out aud put «u
arm around little Joe and held hi
tight 1 told her I would keep on paf
ing for tho milk as long aB she want
it, and she and Joe and the baby weu
home. I
• • I never saw them again When
i went to the house, they had moved, * n( ^
no one seemed to know where they jus|
gone. Joe’s the fellow who has I
murdered a man in a Bowery saloon- been?
wonder what the girl would have 1
It’s a queer world. ”—New York Sun.
hi. own work.
The vanity of a certain well Kn
P fl,nfer is ridiculed in a story told o
It relates that the painter * a"
traveling in a train through the uioun
ta j UB uu ,i ,. s th „ weather was warm
^ b‘ s
Bleep the night before he dozed in
seat. who
He had a traveling compan' 011 -
,n * , »ted upon talking to him uevertne
,ess and a * th * traiu 0 fine pro®'
’
,
' l» ud
’ ™ , beautiful '
sca >eI .. dream
“Yep," grunted the painter,
i ng , and hearing a “shop” Oomi * 11
painted it myself."—Youth'*
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