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I. s(ia dow That Darkens the
1 Path of the Czars.
the FEAR OF ASSASSINATION
Were Woven Around Alex
, |P ' 0tS That
I. and the Bomb That Shat
^ Aar II. ana ---- Infernal Machine
^ j Mis Body-An III.
Failed to Kill Alexander
Sh snimv that falls across the path
, *' The 7 Sever !),rs may extend ruler the of all world Hie
the
mpp“ » be ’ ,herc ,b *
I shadow , of fear lies.
Paris, once in the palace
Once Alexander tT II. was <! fired nr, ,1 rtf at.
I gardens, winter palace square
lAgai" 1 . wear i n g the uniform of
*“ •‘•‘STM tte one day.
land ain cw w» »"* "!>»"•
a S l “„ Solo
I Alexander ran _ for tbe palace.
Tb^czar him and fired three
■ rieff f In zigzags, how
I times. ran
and so escaped. Not long after
IS |S To two mines train. were One laid did to blow not ex- up
imperial operi second wrecked the
I plode, bat the
ShinT'eye^ Once more the czar escaped.
had saved him, their
I lia ving persuaded the ruler to
I'tawAkindOT (ill! 1
II. owed his life to
I fact that he came late to a func¬
tion the A bomb blew clean
Hi at the tuc palace. . ---- imperial resi¬
lout a large portion of the
lience, but the czar was not present.
But of all the attempts on the lives
CUl VI ........ stand Allf out mACf most
Russia's rulers i ... two A __
of amazing ingenuity.
clearly for their
One tells the story of a little unpre¬
tentious shop in Malaja Sadovaja
street. Kobozeff, then unknown to
the police, took the shop and set out
to impress the police, who were al¬
ways making sudden inspections of
premises along the thoroughfares
through which Alexander II. passed,
that he was notldng but a provision
faler. Nearly every one in that
street was a paid spy, but Kobozeff
joked with his customers, pleased his
purveyors and was most affable and
apparently harmless.
The dealer inspired confidence, and
his custom increased gradually. No
wonder, for most of the parcels that
his customers were carrying away by
day contained nothing but earth
earth that during the night hours had
been scraped by the man and his
wife from beneath the street! Jt was
by such ingenious method that a tun¬
nel was hollowed and cleared under
the thoroughfare and a mine laid be¬
neath the way the czar often passed,
an innocent couch upon which the
housewife slept covering the entry to
the tunnel.
let all the work was useless. On
the day the scheme was to be carried
out the czar upset all the arrange¬
ments by going off to lunch with the
Grand Duchess Catherine Michaelovna.
Among those who were watching on
behalf of the terrorists was a beauti¬
ful girl-a countess, too—named Pe
rovskaya. It was she who, seeing the
altered arrangements, gave warning.
The czar would return to the palace
Mother way. Along this route four
men carrying bombs were stationed.
Gee threw his. Men and horses were
‘IN all around, but the czar stepped
frnm his coach unscathed. A second
P holding a bomb came forward
M threw it. -This time the effect
rf P, who a " ful, describes says Waclaw the Incident Gasiorow
in his
“Tragic Bussia.” “The czar fell
as f (ut by a scythe. Ilis legs were
Mattered to pieces.” So died the czar
0 had escaped as by a miracle
tuny times.
Alexander III. followed, and there
c attempts upon his life. The
Ufttfni. al in Was the entire one of the tnost sensu¬
list of nihilist plots.
rlaiti* Sbt nutumn day the impe¬
ls l m e ,, i^ traVeIed Uard l at fuI1 s Pced on the
toward i t by s °l<Iiers. It was
fare L„, tn !n° t le D dining ' ihe iln Perial family
L Ut car, where lunch
P in° fi" e / t0 e be niaking Served - The 000k and
flor.s the last prepara¬
tion 1 " * When an assi stant was
ill
physician attended the
lever lu nii' symptoms ln? stat °d that he had
table of some inex
|u|M meil T- decided that the man
„ . in the
toil b e lm I )eria l train.
The S eft at tile next station.
t,-., “ 0Vl d forward
Sorki tr , ' toward
Meal bell aU hour - Then elec
0per ial fam - < ified - the cook that tho
mily ii "ere ready for
tor,. A . lunch
»nnded SOCOnds after the bell
at "', 0 U iSC
‘“tavioient Skiing?/ yxplosIon e ° changed was heard in the -
jjQfj£| aa eye ^^0 tllO the lnYiirlonci luxurious irn
ton, of heap of broken
: ■ °tpses, u ‘pses en,.;, CkCd cars of vi mutilated muuiaien
-
®morn ap ^d in smoke and made
W ' arrowil * by the
ri moan
et the 07 1 belp the wounded.
> car Li - e " Caped! nlhnists The dining
6 had in
i,
th °u b' d lds sui t saved him, for
Jtaed ? Jtsf
and door were
5*1 ~^ incline incline sides des were " Preserved. pi vservea.
* , ,L ard _
otb, the centor prop
r ,Ike -
rhea t* j n , two cards and re
who pos «ioD. protecting
to%d re tba re front being
b ° en put ° ff th °
5 ? Waoed of m i ? n ^‘ * ho rnal ' vho, e et>iue thing. He
sugar ,ua in a
J Phla 8, thus i.-euin'" S Cl<>ar had fakiHl --l’hila- bls M
Ledger away
Hei
ber 1,8ck t0 th e unmercl-
According to the ordinance passed
and published by the City Council
some time ago the time is up for the
use of surface closets on the eight
blocks touching the square, and with
one or two exceptions the people
ready co comply with are
and the law. Water
sewerage connections had been
made in nearly all the places and the
premise will be given a thorough
cleaning.
All Day Singing at Almon.
The Stone Mountain Sacred Harp
association which convened at Almon
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday
was one of the grandest guth rings
that was ever assembled in Newton
county. There were three hundred
delegates from other points. Seven¬
teen counties were represented by
some of the most noted singers in the
state. Dr. W. S. Everett was re¬
elected president. Nearly three thous¬
and people were present. The people
of Almon are receiving congratutions
upon the manner in which they en¬
tertained the large crowd and the
hospitality shown them.
Leguin Locals.
Mr. J. R. Meadows and children
spent Sunday in Mansfield the guest
of Mr. Jack Harwell.
Misses Georgia Salter and Alice
Thompson were the guests of Mrs.
Ollie Weldon at Oxford Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. N. Z. Anderson, of
Covington, spent Sunday Wednesday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Heard.
Dr. J. C. Wright, of Atlanta, spent
days last week with Mrs. J. S. Wright
and family.
Misses Alice and Bessie Thompson
visited their sister, Mt“. Ed Edwards,
at High Point Wednesday.
Mr. Raymond Mann, of Jonesboro,
who is the guest of Mr. W. R. Roberts
spent Sunday and Monday with his
grand father* Mr, L. T. Roberts, at
Rowley.
The ice cream supper at the home
of Mr Mark Pennington Monday night
was enjoyed by a number of young
people.
Miss Bessie Aiken, of Mixon, was a
vsiitor here Wednesday.
Dr. J. C. and Mr. F. H. Wright vis¬
ited friends at Worthville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harwell, of Cov¬
ington, visited friends here Sunday.
T,The Odd Fellows held their annual
barbecue at Lovejoy Saturday and
was well attended by members of this
and other lodges.
Quite a crowd from here attended
the rally at Mixon Saturday.
YOUNG’S WHITE LEGHORNS.—
75 March hatched pullets for sale.
J. C. Mills, Porterdale, Ga.—tp
Goods bought from us delivered any
where in the cit y, or at the Covington
Mill. Parker’s Grocery Store.—tf.
FOR SALE—A few nice Rhode Is¬
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(’all No. 10-L when you want cream
for dinner. One gallon delivered in
freezer for $1.00, 1-2 gallon 50c. De¬
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It takes a rich man to draw a check,
a pretty girl to drtfw attention, a horse
to draw a cart, a porous plaster to |
draw the skin, a toper to draw a cork, j
a free lunch to draw a crowd, and an
advertisement in your local paper to j
draw trade.—Hartwell Sun.
Executors Sale
Will be sold before the court house
in Covington, Ga., on first 'luesday
in September, the following: 1 horse,
1 buggy and harness, also 104 acres of
land on South River near Snapping
Shoals. Property of A S. Bell, de¬
ceased.
JAS. S. GARDNER, Executor.
W. J. Higgins i
:
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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The Perfect System by Which Its
Treasures Are Guarded.
S The Tower of London has the most
! Perfect yet system of burglar alarms that
uas beeu devised.
from Scotland Yard, from the gov¬
ernor’s headquarters and from other
places known only to a few respon¬
sible officials the whole Tower can be
closed electrically wltbiu a few sec¬
onds. Even the ponderous gates at
the middle tower, which weigh some
tons and through which visitors pass,
swing to automatically, and the escape
of every one within is instantly barred.
At the same time an alarm bell rings
to warn wardens, police and soldiers.
In particular the precautions in the
apartment containing the crown jew
els are of a most scientifically elabo¬
rate kind. Ono of the beefeaters on
duty in the room has merely to press
a button, whereupon the heavy door
closes, the alarm bell below rings, the
other gates slam to and lock, and every
person within the tower is instantly
cut off from the outer world.
‘‘The man who can get away with
any of the crown jewels deserves
them,” observed a Tower official.
“From where I am standing 1 efiuld
close every important door and gate
in the Tower in as short a time as it
takes to utter these words.”
It was mainly to insure the safety
of the crown jewels that the system
was installed.
No order had been issued for the
closing of the Tower on a recent Sat¬
urday when, greatly to their alarm,
the visitors found doors locked, bolted
and barred against them for about ten
minutes, preventing any one leaving
the Tower.
“The Tower simply closed—that is
all,” remarked an official. “Who caus¬
ed it to do so we do not know, it
might have been Scotland Yard, where
the pressing of a button would im¬
prison every soul within the Tower un¬
til the police gave the signal for their
release, or it might have been the
governor, anxious to learn whether we
were all at our posts. At any rate, it
was none of the minor officials.
“In fact, who closed the Tower and
why is a secret known only to the
highest authorities. There was no
alarm, no attempt to seize the crown
jewels.”—London Mail.
MADE THE MOST OF IT.
Clever Tactics When William Quit
Using Tobacco. '
An excerpt from Doris’ letter; “And.
oh. Will, if you weren’t the dear¬
est boy! You often told me that
you would do anything in the world
for me, and now you write for my
sake you’ve quit smoking. I’ll have to
wait until I see you to tell you what a
dear I think you are.”
From Janis: “You write that out of
consideration for me you have stopped
smoking for good. That was just love¬
ly of you, William, and you may de¬
pend that I greatly appreciate it."
From Phyllis: “Billy, boy, it’s just
ripping! You’re the dandy kid! Just to
think that you would swear off using
the weed just for me! It was mighty
dear of you, Billy, and it makes me all
the more keen for you.”
From Marjorie: “To think that
you’ve quit smoking, William! 1 was
so surprised! Of course 1 always knew
that you care for me. but to think that,
as you say. you’ve made this sacrifice
on my account—why, it’s positively
noble of you!”
From his mother: “Will, my son.
this proves your love for me. Father
is inclosing a check to show that be
appreciates the fact that you think
enough of your parents to give up
smoking for them.”
From his doctor: “Your letter ad¬
vising me that you ha*e obeyed my
orders and stopped the use of tobacco
is at hand. As I said, your compli¬
ance * * Puck.
Back Numbers.
“William," said Mrs. Van Gelder to
the man of all work. “I want you to
clean out that large closet in the hall
just outside the parlor. Burn all the
old newspapers, waste paper and any
other rubbish you may find there.”
After a short time she met William
in the hall carrying in his arms a huge
pile of sheet music, the property of her
eldest daughter.
“What are you going to do with Ma¬
bel’s music?" she asked.
"Why, burn it, sure, as you told me
to. It was in the closet there with the
other rubbish.”
“But I didn't mean the music. Put it
back at once.”
Noting his mistress’ displeasure, Wil¬
liam inquired in surprise:
“Why, hasn’t she played it all?”
Wouldn’t Hang the Jury.
An old negro named Ephraim, hav¬
ing beeu sworn on the jury in a mur¬
der trial, for some time resisted a ver
diet of guilty for no other apparent
reason than his strong aversion to capi¬
tal punishment in general. Finally the
foreman explained to him that it was a
question either of banging the prisoner
or hanging the jury and that it all de¬
pended on him. “Fo’ gracious, sah,”
replied Uncle Ephraim, “on dem rea
souments de prisoner am sho’ guilty."
Perhaps. cook."
“Mv wife is getting so she can
“You are prejudiced in her favor.”
“No. 1 am not. She gate a tramp
a piece of pie last week, and he has
been back for more three times.”
-Perhaps he is after a hero medal.
-Houston Post.
The Mean Thing.
“Why are you mad at her?”
"1 met her on the ear today, and she
said. ’Oh. let me pay your fare!’ and I
said. *Ob. you mustn’t,’ and she didn t
—Houston Post
It Changed the Face of a Part of
Northern Vermont.
One hundred years ago the sites of
Glover and Barton, in the northern
part of Vermont, were mostly swamp
land, a mill was located by a brook
which was fed from one of the large
ponds three or four miles from what
is now the village of Glover. These
mountain ponds or lakes, two or three
miles square, are high up in the Green
mountains and are among the most
attractive spots in New England.
On June (J, 1810, three men weut
up the brook to see if a little more
water could be let down to the mill.
They removed some earth, when sud¬
denly the quicksands gave way. and
they saw that the whole lake was lia¬
ble to be upon them.
Frantically they questioned. ••Who
will save the miller and his wife?"
Spencer Chamberlain, the fleetest of
foot, ran as fast as possible through
the tangle of thick woods to give warn¬
ing. while the other men escaped to
higher ground. He found the miller
away and the miller’s wife grinding at
the mill. She became helpless with
horror; but, breathless as her rescuer
was from his flight, he succeeded in
dragging and carrying her up the hill
out of reach of the rushing water.
The miller’s horse was drowned and
all of liis hard earned property swept
away in a twinkling.
The water rushed along, carrying
^everything vines, before it, digging out ra¬
filling up hollows and making a
new surface to the land generally,
some of it reaching Lake Memphrema
gog, more than a dozen miles away.
It brought down so much sand that it
filled the swamps and made them fit
for habitation.
The site of the lake is now called
Runaway pond or Dry pond and the
road leading to it Runaway road. The
ground which was once the bed of
tbe lake is spongy and shakes when
walked upon. Hay is grown there, but
has to be cut by hand and carried off
on pitchforks, as a horse would sink
into the soggy mass. —Boston Globe.
All Affected.
Sprigg went to a noted physician to
ask advice as to his health. In pomp¬
ous tones he addressed the doctor:
“I—ah—have come to—ah—ask you
—ah—what—what is—ah—the doosid
mattaw with me—ah!”
“I find your heart Is affected,” said
the physician gravely.
“Oh—ah—anything else—ah?”
“Yes; your lungs are affected too.”
“Anything—ah—else—ah?”
“Y’es; your manners are also affect¬
ed.”—London Answers.
Sally Gay—What a cunning little fel¬
low Mr. Callipers is! Dolly Swift
Cunning? Why. he’s dreadfully bow
legged. Sally Gay-Yes. but that gives
film such an arch look, you know.—
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NOTICE.
As regards safety, Nitrous Oxide Gas is twenty times more
safe than any other general anesthetic.
Dr. J. D. Thomas, of Philadelphia, said that in twenty
eight years there had been but two unpleasant results under
► Nitrous Oxide Gas in the United States allthough probably
10,500,000 persons had taken it.
►
Dr. S. Straith, of Detroit, said he had records of 500,000 •J
administrations of gas in three different offices without any
unpleasant symptons of any nature.
Dr. G. B. Winter, of St. Louis has a record of 870,000 ad
minisirations by six specialists without an unpleasant result.
I give these records for the benefit of those who may be
unacquainted with this anthetic. •J
Dr. A. S. HOPKINS, Dentist
Office 8 and 10 Star Bldg. Covington, Ga.
Office Phone 216 Residence Puone 200-L.