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Mrs. John Kinney Dead.
The remains of Mrs. John Kinney
were brought here Tuesday afternoon
from the Masonic Home, at Macon,
for interment in the cemetery. Mrs.
Kinney was Sent to this home by the
Golden Fleece lodge of this city last
year and had been there since that
time. She was about eighty years of
age and was a resident of this city for
more than fifty years.
Mrs. Kinney was among the first
settlers of this county and was prob¬
ably one of the best known ladies in
this section. She was a Christ'an wo
man and dearly beloved by all who
knew her.
She leaves one son, Mr. John H.
Kinney, now of Macon, but a former
resident of this city, besides a number
of relatives who will mourn her
death. The burial took place Tues¬
day afternoon in Westview cemetry.
The “Dandy Dixie Minstrels.”
Since the announcement of the ap¬
pearance of the “Dandy Dixie Mins¬
trels” here Saturday night, which
will be read elsewhere in this issue,
the managers of the opera house have
cancelled the dates with this show.
It is the intention of the managers of
the opera house here to give the peo¬
ple of this city nothing but first-class
shows—if there be such traveling in
this section.
The Dixie Minstrels came to our
city without a recommendation,
hence the dates for this attraction
are called oft.
Among those who deserve special
mention in the services held at the
Methodist church Sunday are Mrs.
Geo. T. Smith, in a musical solo,
“Darkness Begone;” Miss Lucy
Wooten, in her solo, “A Glad Mes¬
sage,” and Miss Laura Gaither in the
rendition of “Happy Morn.” Owing
to the fact that so many of the chil¬
dren of the city took part in these
Easter exercises together it is im¬
possible to give the names of each of
them.
Mr. C. E. Cook, formerly one of
this city’s leading merchants, but
now in business in Brunswick, spent
a few hours wfith friends in the city
Tuesday. Mr. Cook has a large num¬
ber of friends over the county who
are always glad to welcome him
among them. His trip to Covington
yesterday was purely a business one.
While here he gave The News a
pleasant call.
Miss Mable Langford, of Watkins
ville, was the guest of Mrs. T. U.
Smith, Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Lila McRae, of Watkinsville,
is the guest of Mrs. Dan Jones in
North Covington.
Livingston High School Notes
Livingston High School will contin¬
ue until it has completed the regular
term.
The school grounds are completed
and are a credit to any rural school
in the state.
The trustees, to show' their appre¬
ciation of what the teachers and pu¬
pils have accomplished, are going to
pu; a fence around the entire yard.
his school has done some very val
le work this year and is preparing
|o better work in the future.
tenry asked you If you had made
cake, did he? Well, what was
fe in that to wound your feelings,
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Lt was the—the way he said it,
ima. -H*—he didn’t ask m-me If
made It. He—he said, ‘Darling,
d you perpetrate this cake?’
lago Tribune.
Back In New Store
With New Goods, New Styles, New Shades, New Bargains.
Too busy to write an ad or enumerate the BIG BARGAINS we are offering.
j Come and see for yourself. Unlieardof Slaughter Prices in CLOTHING
NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS and MILLINERY.
W. COHEN, Covington, Georgia I I
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Gum Greek News.
The Easter egg hunt given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bostwick
was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. A. C. Giles is very ill at this
writing. We hope she will soon be
well again.
Misses Mattie and Ellen Ellington
were the guests of Mrs. Ethel Byrd
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Parks Allgood and two charm¬
ing sisters, Misses Levie and Grace,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. R.
A. Bostwick’s familj 7 .
Mr. and Mrs. Robt Ellington, of
Rockdale, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Giles, Sunday.
Messrs. Johnnie Ellington and Clar¬
ence Wood were visitors here Sunday.
Misses Bethie Middlebrooks and
Grace Johnston visited Mrs. Bob El¬
lington Tuesday evening.
Misses Maude and Emily Byrd
spent Sunday with Misses Bethie and
Eva Middlebrooks.
FEATS OF STRENGTH.
A Blacksmith Who Fairly Outdid Au¬
gustus the Strong.
Not all the world’s strong men have
been performers on the public stage.
Indeed, instances might be multiplied
in which the feats of professionals
hare been equaled or excelled.
Charles Louvler, a carpenter of Paris,
found it child’s play to roll a tin basin
between his lingers into a cylinder.
On one occasion he carried off a sol¬
dier on guard who had gone to sleep
in the sentry box and deposited both
the box and the soldier on a low
churchyard wall near by.
Another man who sometimes found
his great strength a source of amuse¬
ment was a Danish locksmith. Knut
Knudsou. While standing in a win¬
dow on the ground floor he lifted with
one hand half a bullock from the
shoulder of a butcher who was toiling
past with his load.
Augustus the Strong, the elector of
Saxony, once entered a blacksmith’s
shop to have his horse shod. To show
his suit how strong he was he picked
up several horseshoes and broke one
after the other, asking the blacksmith
as he did so if he had no better. When
It came to paying the bill the elector
threw a silver-piece on the anvil. It
was a very thick coin. The blacksmith
took it up and broke it in half, saying,
“Pardon me, but I have given you a
good horseshoe, and I expect a good
coin in return.’’ Another piece was
offered him. He broke that and five j
or six others. Then the humiliated
elector handed him a louis d’or, saying,
“The others were probably made of
bad metal, but this gold piece is good,
I hope.”
An Italian, Luigi Bertini of Milan,
performed a similar feat. Besides
horseshoes, he broke nails a finger
thick.
The Duke of Grammont. the minis¬
ter of Napoleon III. frequently aston¬
ished the women at court by bending
a twenty franc piece in his hand.—
New York Tribune.
Early Italian Surgery.
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) tells of
early Italian surgery. He had got a
bff of chipped steel in his eye, “so far
into the pupil that it was impossible
to get it out. so that 1 was in very
great danger of losing that eye. But
the surgeon came to the rescue with
the pigeons. The surgeon, making me
lie upon my back, with a little knife
opened a vein in each of their wings,
so that the blood ran Into my eye, and
I was thereby greatly relieved. In the
space of two days the bit of steel Is¬
sued from my eye. and I found that I
had received considerable ease and in
a great measure recovered my sight”
A Gambler.
Tommy—Pop, how would you define
a gambler? Tommy's Pop—Well, my
son, a man’s wife thinks he is a gam¬
bler if he loses, and his friends think
he is a gambler if he wins.—Philadel¬
phia Record.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Barrett Leaves For Washington.
Extremely important business in
connection with the interests of the
southern farmer will cause Charles
S. Barrett, national president of the
Farmers’ Union, to leave this week
on a hurried visit to Washington.
Mr. Barrett declined to discuss
the exact nature of his mission,
though it is known to be of an
urgent description.
The farmers of the south, includ¬
ing, of course, the 2,000,000 mem¬
bers of the Farmers’ Union, are
vitally concerned in impending
changes in tariff schedules.
These changes cover not only
duties on jute bagging, Sea Island
and short-staple cotton, but as well
a long list of other southern pro¬
ducts, which very nearly touch the
welfare of planters in every portion
of the South.
It will be remembered also that
| projected alterations in the duty on
"potash” salts tin eaten a substan¬
tial increase in the market price to
the consumer of German kainit and
muriate of potash, two commercial
fertilizers of which Georgia uses
more proportionately than any
other state in the union.
The Farmers’ Union has main¬
tained representation in Washing¬
ton since the opening of the special
session of congress, and a careful
eye has been kept upon the shifting
status of legislation as it affects the
agricultural interests of members.
It is likely the departure of Mr.
Barrett means matters are reaching
a decisive crisis.
MIXED METAPHOR.
Th# Wonderful Feat That Was Par
formed by a Bottle.
Au amateur historian is responsible
for this:' "All along the ever flowing
stream of history you cau discern the
silent footprints off the crowned heads
of Europe.”
The village reporter on the death of
the village poet: “That dauntless pen
shall write uo more, for its eyes are
closed forever.”
From the speech of a rising youug
politician: “The fierce light of public
opinion shall dog their footsteps until
it strangles them. Then shall they swal¬
low 7 the bitter pill and drink its very
dregs.’’
Advice and warning from a success¬
ful man of business to a gathering of
young people: “Every rung in the lad¬
der of success is paved with slippery
stones, on which only the clear head
and the steady band can retain their
footing.”
The fearless suffragette was address¬
ing a meeting of mere men. She had
graphically related to them the fas¬
cinating story of the strenuous strug¬
gle the ladies had made for that most
priceless of possessions, a vote; how
every obstacle had been conquered
and victory w 7 as at last in sight. “We
have now,” she shrieked, “almost
crossed the trackless desert, and the
harbor lights are stretching out their
arms to greet us!”
The temperance advocate was giving
a striking but a true picture of the
vast amount of evil wrought by the
demon of drink, and the fact that he
occasionally got somewhat mixed in
his metaphors did not derogate from
the truth that underlay his remarks.
“What is the greatest devastating
agent of our time?” he asked. “It is
the bottle. w r hich smiles genially be¬
fore your face while at the same time
it is stabbing you in the back.”—T. P.’s
Loudon Weekly.
Among the words given out for
analysis recently by a district school
teacher in Pennsylvania was "bank¬
note.” The instructor’s astonishment
may be Imagined when one*male pupil
turned in the following unique paper:
“Bank-note is a compound, primitive
word, composed of ’hank’ and •Dote.’
‘Bank’ is a simple word, meaning the
side of a stream: ’note,’ to set down.
‘Bank-note,’ to set down by the side of
a stream.”—Lipplncott’s.
NOTICE.
I am now back in my old office eve
Cohen’s. Have two rooms, one for
white, the other for colored patients,
and am fully prepared and capable of
doing better work than ever before.
Your patronage solicited.
Very respectfully,
W, J. Higgins, Dentist.
It pays to buy the best. I breed
exclusively S. C. R. I. Reds, from
prize pens. Eggs, $2.00 for 15.
J. W. HENDERSON
Mansfield, Ga.
GO TO
J. SIEGEL
The New York Watch Maker,
For the benefit of being intro¬
duced to the people of Covington
and vicinity. We will do first
class watch and clock repair work
for the next ten days at special re¬
ductions.
Now is your opportunity, all
work guaranteed O. K. or no
charge.
At Dr. J. A. Wrights Drug
Store, Covington, Ga.
THE
BEST BUGGIES MADE
We have the exclusive agency for the SUMMERS BARNESVILLE BUGGIES,
recognized throughout the state as the standard vehicle in appearance and service. We also have
the agency for the ROCK HILL BUGGIES, another of the first-class vehicles. Both these
buggies need no introduction or comment at our hands. You know what they are—the best to be
had at any price.
If you want a cheaper buggy than the one above mentioned we can fix you up with a
cheaper price vehicle, made up with good material and sold at much less price.
We are leaders in everything in the hardware and vehicle line. Come to see us. We
will treat you right.
Fincher-Norris Hardw. Co.
Covington, Georgia.
City Court Jury List.
The following list of gentlemen
have been drawn to serve as jurors at
the May term of the City Court of
Covington:
F. A. Henderson, G. T. Wells
W. B. R. Pennington, D. I. Mobley
J. J. Kitchens, N. H. Piper
R. L. Ellington, D. T. Stone
J. H. Willingham, C. H. White
T. T. Sullivan, W. H. Gaither
T. G. Barnes, G. H. Davis
T. A. Cook, P. W. Godfrey
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