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The Covington Star.
Covington, Georni gia, Tuesday, December 27 1898
, .
ELIABLE farmer
COOKING
are the
you need a stove, try one of these and be
m We have received another lot of
lEAUTIFUL RUUS
b great many other beautiful goods. We would be de
|eJ to have you call and examine our elegant stock before
[purchase. No trouble to show goods.
W. B. LEE & ۩
SOUTH-EAST CORNER PUBLIC SQUARE,
0V1NGTON, GA.
1. l 98. 1898.
1 ,C. SWANN.
Ian enormous stock of goods of every description, where
lean buy ior cost or on time almost anything, at prices
111 you can’t afford to not see before supplying your wants,
[instance, you can buy a keg of steel nails for $1.65 ; steel
ks and scooters for 2 cents a pound ; pair of cassimere pants
75 cents; the goods they are made of is worth more
bey. Everything on same basis. See the goods and prices
LLa wnVmccd. No trouDlc to show you through.
T. C SWAU 1 T,
Dington, Georgia.
(.E.EVERITT 1
■WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
NUFACTI 1 RER OF FINE HARNESS.
-DEALER IN
Pse Nothing, Buggies, Wagons, Surreys, Phaetons,
toby Carriages, Sewing Machines, Mowers, Binders,
Kakes, Cane Mills, Pianos and Organs.
goods, u o large store rooms filled to overflowing with well select
and at prices to please you. I manufacture all my
RM ss and guarantee every set to give satisfaction. They
made ot llie best material and in the best style. 1 do all
,
ft ot Harness repairing at very moderate prices.
"ecp a well selected stock ol Saddles, Collars, Robes,
etS ’uu!- SterS ^ torm Aprons, Buggy Cushions, Tops. Um
b ’
Is, a s &c. Whips, ombs, Brushes, Oils, Paints, Back Bands,
VAf;o\ T MATERIAL.
Carr wa g° n material, such as wheels, axles, spokes, rims,
-
shafts, bolts, iron, dasli leather, 8 cc. -
% euicles. VEHICLES.
d vehicle department is filled with the best styles of open
to 1 ll ££ les -phaetons, road and farm
Iftar ^ ° ex f erience ^ taught surreys, how and what wagons. buy
Rase ias me to
adc us ft °l c fine ll buggies. , ‘ I have now in stock more than three
SEWING machines.
e u unV P'to-date a ft 00( ^ stoc k of standard sewing machines,
m every respect. Guaranteed to give
M CIIAV1PION MOWER.
kind la ’ n ft ,n ^ ower ' s without doubt the best machine
a
r‘ n g neeT-| 1C t0 fnar make * Ce ^’ it — the stron best g» simple, fast the cutting,— market.
s mower on
ft'UNOS TS AND ORGANS.
)r Sans ftTC I u a re mvited to examine my stock of pianos
.ft ,
d e 800ds ' and at correct prices on easy
>' 0, Jr trade. not to examine my stock, I can’t afford
^ ours to please,
covi^ft ON EVERITT.
He Was Forgiven
A most amusing incident was told
last week by a lady of Marlboro
street. Her little brother had deep¬
ly offended his twin sister, aged 4
years, and the elder sister thought
she would bring about a reconcilia¬
tion. So she said to her young bro¬
ther: Harry ,do you know that you
have made sister Mary very un
happy ? j )
4 ( Yes, I do! y)
< < Are offended
you sorry you her? * y
(i Yes. y y
■‘Well, if you go to her and tell
her you ‘are sorry’ and ask her to
forgive you, I think both of you
will feel much happier, Will you
do it? y f
t . Yes, I, will » } the reply.
was
Soon after she saw Mary and ask¬
ed: “Did Harry tell you that he
was sorry he offended you? * )
< t Yes, J » answered the little midg¬
et, straightening herself.
•. Did he ask you to forgive him?’ ’
( 4 Yes, ’ ’ drawing herself still
up
more.
“Well, did you tell him you
would ? y t
“Yes, I did, same time my stom¬
ach jes’ teased me to s’ap that boy!’ ’
was the emphatic reply.—Boston
Courier.
Origin of the Word Texas.
In a recent article published in
the North American Review, Gov¬
ernor Ireland, of Texas, asserts that
the word Texas means “welcome, y y
and that on the landing of the first
white men on the coast of Texas,
the Indians greeted them with the
exclamation of “Texas !” or “wel¬
come!”
This theory, according to a cor¬
respondent in Texas Vorwaerts, is
not correct. In the ancient Span¬
ish archives, stored away in the
Land Office at Austin, it annears
n lands oitUdtCtl GII
el pais de los Tejas, y > or in the
country of the Texas, or Tejas In¬
dians, x and j being pronounced
alike.
It is well known that the Texas
or Tejas Indians were a tribe of In¬
dians living in the valley of the
Rio Grande, who were extermina¬
ted or driven off by a more savage
tribe. The word Texas or Tejas
is the root of the names all the In¬
dian tribes in Texas and Mexico.
The prefix indicated the locality of
the tribe.
The As-Tejas, or Aztecs, dwelt
on the high lands of Auahauc. The
Tol-Tejas, or Toltecs, lived as far
south as Yucatan, The Huas-Te
jas lived on the gulf coast, between
Matamoras and Vera, and the Tol
Tejas were located in the State of
Coahuaila.
'It is said the Australian wheat
crop exceeds the crop of 1897 by a
million and a half bushels, and she
will have two and a quarter million
bushels for export, Returns from
other countries indicate similar gains
and the prospect for dollar wheat
for the western farmer is nit. What
has become of republican prosperity.
An exchange asks: “What is a
dollar ?” And Douglas Glessner
answers: “A dollar is what some
men promise to pay for their county
paper ; it is what a newspaper man
enjoys more in anticipation than in
reality.
The returns are just getting 1 in
from South Dakota, and it is a seer
tained that woman suffrage was de¬
feated in the recent election. Good
news travels on leaden teet.
The thing that a woman can
one taking
forgive in a man is
never
4 4 no’ ’ for an answer.
Sailors are hard workers. They’re
often compelled to serve three mas
ters.
After a woman passes her 70th
she delights in telling her
birthday
age. Opportunities'make if
brief calls,
out they seldom return.
you are
THE INI .... S
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Wi.liing* 0 "' 0. ®
Afford* .nperior »<!«■•
(sires. throsxhthjed.tor inquiries «»-T
mad« paper if de.irrd.
of this H.ndbofk »»4 N
p.Uat L*v» FRBI4.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards die food
against alum.
Alum baking powders am the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROYAL BAKING >QW&t. CO., MtW YORK.
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Holly-Gatheflngf.
“Love of mine, do you remember,
One glad day in chill December,
When we brought the holly home,
How the sunbeams glimmered brightly
As we started gayly, blithely.
Through the leafless woods to roam?
“Scarletberries, warmly glowing,
Through the glossy leafage showing,
Homeward we triumphant bore;
While the sunset light was dancing
On your face, and softly glancing
On the jeweled ring you wore.
“Years have passed since that December,
But, sweetheart, I still remember
How we crossed the feath’ry snow,
I low your peach-like cheek was blushing
Warmly as the sunset flushing ,
And your eyes were all aglow!”
Cervera Fought Without Hope.
The published letters of Admiral
Cervera, written before the war with
Spain, show that be fully realized
the hopelessness of war with the
United States, and that he put his
government on notice of its ut¬
ter lack of preparation ifcits navy.
In one of his letters he said-:
4 4 I ask myselt if it is right for
me to keep silent and thereby make
myself an accomplice in adventures
which will surely And cause for the total
ruin nt Spain. what
pose? To defend an island which
was ours, but belongs to us no
more,because even if we should not
lose it by right in the war, we have
lost it in fact, and with it, much
wealth and an enormous number of
young men victims of the climate
and bullets in the defense of what
is now no more than a romantic
ideal.
( 4 Furthermore, I believe that this
opinion of mine should be known
to the queen and by the council
of ministers, I have deemed it my
duty to express my opinion to the
proper authorities, plainly and
v\ fithout beating about the bush.
Now let orders be given to me. I
wiii carry them out with energy
and decision. I am ready ior the
worst. > »
These were the words of a brave
man and not craven. He did
what he felt was his duty in warn¬
ing his government of the true
condition of the navy, and ended
up*with the statement that he was
* “His not
ready to obey orders.
to make reply, his but to do and
die. y y The more light that is shed
upon the character of Ce rvera,
the more it commends him to our
admiration.
It is said that, in consequence
ot the cheapening of gun metal,
the big 13-inch guns for our new
battleships will cost from $12,000
to $15,000 less than the same size
guns cost for the Iowa and the Or
egon.
A .
iriCRtHtl
Will cure Rheumatism.
Africana
j Will cure Scrofula.
African;!
Will cure Old Sores.
j Africana
Will cure Syphilus.
VV iU cure Constipation.
f
Africana Ca
Will cure Exzema,
tarrh and all blood and
1 Skin Diseases.
Af r jcan;i
Never Fails. I
It is the true remedy for all
Blood Diseases. Brooks & Smith.
For sale by
A SINGING WELL.
One of Nstare’i 1’ntilea That fa
cated in Texas.
About three miles west of
Bayou, Harris county, Tex., is a
markable well. When it was dug,
one cau tell, but it has been in
ence for more than 60 years. The
is known as the “singing well. »»
In calm, tine weather a sound
that of an .rEolian harp comes
between the tangles of vines
At times the sound seems
and dearer. Then again it recedes,
if far away, and reaches the ear
faintly. These changes take plaoe
few minutes, and with great
With an east wind blowing the
ter in the well gets very low and
mysterious musical sound very faint.
strong west wind causes the water
rise and the sound toiucrease in
and clearness.
But it is just before a great
that the old well plays its
pranks. Then for several hours
ter rises to within a few feet of the
of the well and emits the weirdest,
wildest noises that ever reached human
ears. At such times even the
drawn ont with buckets moans
wails as if in anguish.
The well is about 60 feet deep. A
few years ago the land on which it
located was bought by a Mr.
who, not liking the sounds that
from the well, employed two men
fill it up. They shoveled dirt into
well two weeks, but it did not
the depth of water perceptibly, and
they threw up the contract. From the
measurements of the excavations they
had made it has been calculated that
the well should have been filled up a
little more than twice.
The water is very clear, with a bluish
tint, and is fairly palatable. No other
wells in the neighborhood show such
pranks as are played by the “singing
well.”—Fort Worth (Tex.) Cor. Chi¬
cago Inter Ocean.
MONTHLY
SUFFERING.
! 'Thousands of
women are
troubled at fti
monthly inter¬
vals with pains
in the head, ! *
back, breasts, J
\ shoulders,sides hips and limbs. «jj ” ft
. But they need £
i ft
not suffer,
dangerous derangements' thaf m
can be corrected. The men¬
strual function should operate
Mfrdoi painlessly.
makes menstruation painless,
and regular, It nus the deli
cate menstrual orgaus in condi¬
tion to do their work properly.
And that stops all this pain.
Why will any woman suffer
mouth after month when Wine
of Cardui will relieve her? It
costs |i.oo at the drug store.
Why don't you get a bottle
to-day?
For advice, in cases requiring
special directions, address, giv¬
ing symptoms, “The Ladies’
Advisory Department,” The
Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Teim.
..•»{((**••••
Mri. BOZENA LEWIS. Toxa*.
of Oenavlllft. Intervals says!
“ I was trouble! at monthly and back,
wllh terrible pains In my head
but have been entirely relieved by Wine
ol Caidul.”
Dirath and Ulrlh Time.
There are a great number of curious
superstitions as to the time of day wheu
a dying person is most likely to draw
hie last breath, and the tide, moon and
the wind have all been supposed to have
some share in the matter. According to
The British Medical Journal, Raeen,
who has analyzed 25,474 cases of death
and 86,515 of birth, where the
time of day was noted, finds that
maximum number of deaths occur in
the early afternoon (2:07 p. in.), ana
the minimum in the last hours before
midnight, while the maximum number
of births occur in the early hours of the
morning, and the minimum in the
early hours of the afternoon.
As regards the cause of this he points
out the hours of the maximum number
of deaths are precisely those when the
nulsa rate and the temperature are at
their highest in health, and when there
is a febrile exacerbation in illness.
A Very Queer Ilremer.
a queer man in the matter of
ve rv of Portlam
dross was the late Duke .
His eccentric grace always, it appear ,
ordered three frock coats to eveiy mi -
When " uen the weather was hot, be wore
only, when it was a little less hot
one it cool all three.
two, and when was
Besides these, he always kept thrt
greatcoats in wear, so that when win¬
ter came on he wore three frock coats
aud greatcoat, as it advanced thr
one greatcoats, while,
frock coats and two turned
when there was a real frost, he
out in all the six.—Loudon Correspond
mice*
Hurl Other Chance*.
I wouldn’t have refused that young
if I’d been you,” said a maiden
man and frisky niece.
aunt to her young would either if I d
• « I don’t think I
retorted the saucy maiden,
s Bazar.
A Sure Cnrr.
I’ve cured my husband’s insomnia.
.•S’ftendtflwls ,i“7 and ^doctor
g h. ta,'
Vanity Fair.
O^r S tarl,GHT! Rye.
AT 81.00 PER QUART,
.......... 18 SUPERIOR TO ANY GOODS ON THE MARKET............
IWmi KNOWS A GOOD THING
l -f WHEN HE SEES IT.
hr ft .ft I Santa clause does, as does
m the connoisseur in hne wines
l ft c t* - and se’ection liqurs. we have a choice
*■ trom the best distil¬
1 nftt mm rsm lers of liquors, and the rarest
»/= .tW ft and finest vintages of wines.
i A. -v ) ViB .ft m that is possible to secure. Our
t holiday stock is being
Si sold at
CppY»‘0«t ft prices that is like making onr
patrons a Xmas present.
We beat the world on pure Mountain Corn Whisky.
WHOLESALE LIQUORS,
- 43 Peachtree Street.- -
ATLANTA, GA.
CUCfMN BR05.
We begin the Fall and Winter Season with a stock
larger and richer than ever before. We bought our
stock before the tariff question was settled, and are in
a position to sell Clothing, Hats and Furnishings even
less than the prices that ruled last year. The following
quotations are proof:
Men’s Suits from $5 00 up. You’ve known
Children’s Knee-Trouser Suits from $1.50 up. us as the origi¬
Boy’s Long Trouser-Suits from $1.50 up. nators ofcloth
ing economies and fair, open, plain figure, one-price dealing.
For overjthirty years this house has stood for honest methods.
In order to serve you better and cheaper, we manufacture all
fjlia rTAfTii .11 a').:.- El.....~r**~~ ~' 1. 4 J1
rt r*
profit. No other house in the south does it.
E1SEMAN BROS, Vos. 15 ami 17 ,
Whitehall St.
A QOOD REnCDT!
If you are suffering with a disease, something
like a “Shortage of Money,” caused by paying
too high a price for shoddy stuff, the remedy for
it is to buy good goods with little money, The
only merchant that can supply you with such a
remedy is
|j
9 9>
I have enlarged my stock, therefore, giving
my customers a more complete line of Dry
Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks,
Clocks, Parasols,Ladies’ Capes, Skirts, and waists
a speciality. Remember the place, as my es¬
tablishment is now in the tt Arch P'ront” build
ing, southeast corner public square.
B. BOORSTIIV, COVINGTON, GA.
Bon Air COAL 1 Bon Air
is the BEST. Try it, and be convinced.
REMEMBER
| SELL THE MITCHEL AND LEWIS
1 AND 2 HORSE WAGONS
WITH A 12 MONTHS’ GUARANTEE.
I <give iny personal attention to
Storage and Weighing
OO TTON
R. P. LESTER, Covington, Ga.