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Mammoth Sale of Choice and Valuable Building
A T SALE BEGINS
OVERLOOK PARK Friday, May 21st,
Covington, Ga. And Continues Until all
LOTS ARE SOLD.
Property will be divided into nice large lots of equal size, with 50-foot streets. Watch for the full page advertisement in
this paper describing fully everything regarding this sale.
ujJuulul Qnapial NntiPQ llUlluU ! Lots ^ r Under ' da T’ May 14th, at 10 O’clock, we will give away Absolutely FREE Ten
■ the fairest Conditions possible. The only requirement isthat when
h e receives the free lot he must put building material on that Lot by Tuesday, May 18. It must be new
Lumber, shingles or any legitimate material required for building a house, and must consist of two or
more two-horse wagon loads.
Each party receiving a Free Lot is required to keep this building material on lot and build a house on same lot within twelve months. House must not be less than 3-rooms and cannot be sold to a
ne ^ r ° ° r ren * e< ^ *° a ne 8 ro * Deeds will be made to these lots when house is completed. This is a great opportunity and simply means that we expect to build up and improve Overlook Park as
fast as it can be done. Every lot sold on May 21st will bear the condition that it can never be transferred to a negro. So be on hand at the greatest Land sale Middle Georgia ever had. A sale
conducted in a clean, legitimate business way, designed to benefit everybody and to develop desirable improvements. We pride ourselves on the fact that we do not misrepresent a single thing.
We mean to do even more than we advertise. Watch for the page add to follow this and read our circulars carefully.
Starr, Adams & White.
THE LUMINOUS HALO.
[Psychic Explanation of an Oft Wit*
nessed Phenomenon.
I was summoned one day to the Salt
Ipetriere In Paris to see a woman who
[lay in a bed in the dark. She was a
woman whose body, nerves, brain, had
been teased and tortured for years In
psychic and occult experiment. What
mental perturbation was racking that
brain I did not know, and the physi¬
cians at her bedside did not know.
[With clinched hands and teeth and
eyes open wide the woman lay there.
Her breathing was irregular and not
Seep. What we saw was this: A lumi¬
nous halo of a vague orange hue that
circled her head, even as In the old
pictures of martyred saints you see
(beheads nalo mooned with faded gold. This
was fluctuant. It came and went.
It was a light that flickered, grew,
(faded, formed itself anew.
A miracle, this aureoled head?
If you want to call it that. Words
are not of great Importance. It was a
miracle when it glowed around the
bead of a martyr tortured In the arena,
tortured by pain nnd fear that his
Associated Psychic centers produced
(he luminous phenomenon of the exteriorization
w energy.
Perhaps it were better to call It at
pnee a fact a miracle that aud a presclentlflc fact
f ~ ' is. v* ieh Is occult, but Is
1 'he way of becoming known.
I naked Ur. Frere what he thought
pf ‘ this I miracle.
have often seen It,” he said. The
of his experiments was the mad
pouse ipathle at Rleetre. There many neuro
patients abide, and often
pses of severe headache or of rell
T ous ecstasy he has seen these fluctu
pat aureoles he around the hend.
rays are often twenty
f perfect rs ' 1,1 extent, aureole." quite regular, forming a
he explained.
ere is, then, a form of energy en
oucd with luminous properties
ng * rom the human body
in F if fampton’s n C0n ^ltlons.—Vance Magazine.
* amrned ^ » Shark.
Tho can/*? 56 1 shark
fcver E 11° the ! ' story whlc
shark eafs was
Win at Charged a steamer.
| Em Vancouver* account^T n F har,0tte ’ 8 sound,
' ^ ,Dcldent “PPeared
file If stem j; r F yhich ,,aper - The captain
only ’ was a small
Bn the t0DS or so saw the
f ’
lould r aoe 011 ’ l,e P°rt bow
tig ► a s| eaist ,he temptation of
l<> have’ i iereu P° n the monster,
fength, deii)°f KTa,eIy n fully c barged twent the y feet
!r The i
Itern, I? 1 (,uivered from stem
and ,.T ca ,a,n
■hat Els it w P said
n „ lk ? striki,)
dignis K a rock.
. °. teni
|a<l had of B Per Master
fight —x and 8ank out
journal. ^ Bridges In
THE BUSY BEES.
How the Insects Work When They
Are Collecting Honey.
Upon the approach of a bee to any
flower it flies around the calyx almost
always before alighting upon the flow¬
er Itself. This Is a cursory examina¬
tion. and with Its antennae out¬
stretched and quivering it is evidently
scenting the honey contained within.
Should this prove a fruitful flower
and of the flavor required the bee set¬
tles on the center of the stamen and,
clutching It with its four front legs,
steadies Itself with its longer out¬
stretched two hindermost ones and
withdraws the nectar by its proboscis,
the wings of the body assuming a
vibratory motion the while.
The bee’s proboscis is a most impor¬
tant instrument. It is composed of
about forty cartilaginous rings, each
of which is fringed with minute hairs,
having also a small tuft of hair at its
extremity, where it is somewhat ser¬
rated. Its movement is like the trunk
of an elephant and is susceptible of
extension and contraction, bending
and twisting in all directions. Thus,
by rolling it about, it searches out the
calyx, pistil and stamen of every flow¬
er and deposits its nectar upon the
tongue, whence it passes into the gul¬
let at the base.
The gullet, or first stomach, is the
honey bag. No digestion takes place
here. In shape it is like an oil flask
and when full contains about one
grain. It is susceptible of contraction
and Is so arranged as to enable the
insect to disgorge its contents into the
cells of the hive.—Philadelphia North
American.
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Did He Mean to Be Funny?
The editor of a newspaper whose
policy it is to print many letters from
correspondents in neighboring towns
recently received such a communica¬
tion from his representative in one
place as to whicli he was not quite
sure. He could not decide whether
the correspondent was unconsciously
humorous or whether he was endeav¬
oring to comply with the standing in¬
structions of the paper to “always be
on the lookout for any little touch of
humor that may brighten up our col¬
umns.” The item read as follows;
“Mr. Harry Spinks, the well known
butcher of this place, has been losing
flesh rapidly of late.”-Lippineott’s.
An Amendment.
“I’m a terror, I be.” announced the
new arrival in Frozen Dog to one of
the men behind the bar.
“Be ye?” handle
“Takes three men to me
once I get started." he went on.
*••*•**
“Oh, well.” he remarked as he arose
painfully and dusted off his clothes,
“of course if ye’re shorthanded I sup¬
pose two kin do it on a plnch.”-Every
body’s.
HIS HARDEST TASK.
The Bull the Matadore Found It Most
Difficult to Kill.
There is no description of a bullfight
In Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott’s book,
“Sun aud Shadow In Spain.” but there
is ft record of a meeting with a mata¬
dore In the studio of the court painter.
Don Jose Villegas, and the ensuing
conversation, a part of which revealed
the bullfighter in an unexpectedly gen¬
tle light. It also makes plain the fun¬
damental reason why Americans ob¬
ject to bullfights.
"How many bulls have you killed?”
some oue asked of the matadore.
"In twenty-five years 1 have killed
3,500 bulls."
“Were you ever afraid?”
“I have been afraid many, many
times. On those occasions 1 put my
trust in my legs and ran as fast as 1
could.
“The bull, however. Is the noblest of
animals and the bravest. He never
makes a cowardly attack from behind.
He is so frank. He Is terrible, though.
A man needs nerve to face him w hen
he comes into the ring pawing the
earth and bellowing.”
“Will you tell us about the bull that
was the hardest of all to killV”
The matadore's face changed.
“He was n white bull.” he said slow¬
ly, “and he didn’t want to fight. When
he first came in lie put his muzzle In
my hand. He followed me about like
a little dog. 1 led him with the cloak
wherever I wanted to go. Yes. that
was the hardest bull of all to kill.”
THE “GHOST FLUID.”
There Is an experiment, first made
by Dr. J. Maxwell, advocate general at
the court of appeals in Paris, a dis¬
tinguished magistrate and physician,
which may be repeated in any drawing
room.
Place a screen covered with a dark
colored cloth in front of a window so
that the light falls full upon it. Be¬
tween the window and the screen put
the subject of your experiment. Let
him hold his hands, palms toward the
breast, finger tips touching, in such a
position that they are projected against
the dark background of the screen.
Then bid him slowly separate bis
hands, keeping the fingers extended
widely. Standing behind him you will
observe a sort of bluish gray cloud
which seems to unite one hand to the
other. Eight people out of ten will
see this, says Vance Thompson in
Hampton’s Magazine. in 300 tests
made by Dr. Maxwell personally 250
folk of one sex and the other discerned
the digital effluvia; about 5 per cent
saw It tinged a decided blue, two saw
It yellow in tone, and in one Instance
the spectator saw It of a reddish hue.
The experiment succeeds l>est in a
warm room. Cold and damp work
against It. The duration of durability
is four or five seconds.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
GAVE THE SALUTE.
Th* Old Soldier Obeyed the Command
of the Young Officer.
At Siboneyduring the Spanish-Amer
lcan war a young lieutenant of a vol¬
unteer regiment was officer of the
guard one day, aud as ly was strutting
about in his new khaki uniform he no
tieed a man dressed in what looked
like the cast off clothes of a private
soldier coming toward him.
The man was apparently fifty-five to
sixty years okl, of dark complexion,
with hair and mustache streaSed with
gray, and was clad in a faded blue
army shirt, open at the neck, khaki
trousers covered with mud tucked into
boots in the same condition and a gray
campaign hat much the worse for
wear and having several holes cut In
it for ventilating purposes.
He was strolling along, with bis
hands in bis pockets, and passed the
young lieutenant without a salute or a
sign of recognition of his rank.
This was more than the young offi¬
cer's dignity could stand, and be stop¬
ped the man with a sharp “Halt,
there!”
The man halted and faced about,
and the lieutenant asked:
“Are you in the army?”
“Yes, sir.” was the reply.
“Regulars or volunteers?”
“Regulars, sir.”
“Haven’t you been in the service
long enough to know that it is custom¬
ary to salute when you meet an officer
in uniform?”
“I know that. sir. but down here
we’ve sort of overlooked salutes and
ceremony.”
“Well. I haven't, and I want you to
understand it. Now, attention!”
The man stood at attention.
“Salute!”
The salute was given.
“How long have you been in the
service?”
“About thirty-five years, sir.”
“Well, you have learned something
about army regulations and customs
this morning. Remember who gave
you the lesson nnd when you meet me
in uniform salute. 1 am Lieutenant
- of the -. Now. what's your
name and regiment?”
The man who had received the les
son had been smiling slightly under
his mustache. Now he straightened
up, saluted again and replied;
“General Adna R. Chaffee, sir. com
manding t lie —th division.”
When the dazed lieutenant found the
use of his tongue again and began to
excuse himself the old general said
kindly:
“That’s all right, my boy. You were
right. Of course you didn’t know. 1
suppose I do look pretty rough, and an
enlisted man should salute an officer,
even if we do overlook it sometimes
Always stick as closely to regulations
as that and you will make a good offi¬
cer ”
The old soltRer nodded pleasantly
Now is the time to use a Blood
purifier and Tonic. Have
you tried
Robinson’s Black Billers.
If not, Try a bottle. Satisfac¬
tion guaranteed or money
back.
50c, 75c and $1.25 Per Bottle.
FOll SALE BY
Coogler & Wood, Mansfield, Ga.
W. S. Marbut, Almon, Ga.
Dr. Luke llobinson, Covington. Ga.
NICE FRESH GROCERIES
You will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro¬
ceries as can be found in the city, and when you purchase
them from me I make it a point to get them to your home
just as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
FRESH MEATS
I also have in connection with my store a first class Meat
Market and can furnish you with the choice kind of Meats
you like so well. Giveme an order. I will appreciate it and
will try to please you.
Cigars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.