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Kept by a Physician.
Llaht on Historic Events-Marie An.
tolnstte on Her Way to the Guil¬
lotine-— Glimpses of the
Great Bonaparte.
jsr w York.—There was a celebrated
e named Poumies de la
Parisian doctor
Siboutie, who died in 1863 after being
professional attendant of most of
fh e of his day and an ac¬
the great men in most of the great
tive participant happened between the
events that
French revolution and the second em¬
pire He was an energetic diarist and
dearly loved a good story. Toward
the end of his life he began whipping
his diaries and memoranda into a
book of recollections.
He died before the work was com¬
pleted, but his daughters wove the un¬
finished hook and the remaining dia¬
ries together, and the result is now
published in an English translation
made by Lady Theodora Davidson and
just now issued in America. The
title is “Recollections of a Parisian
Under Six Sovereigns, Two Revolu¬
tions and a Republic, 1789-1863.”
At first it seems rather surprising
that the doctor should be able to give
reminiscences of 1789, for he was born
in that year. But there is no mystery
about it. In early life he made the
acquaintance of the surviving figures
An the great events that were enacted
uring his babyhood, attended some
of them professionally and heard from
their lips their versons of those
events.
One of the persons whose acquaint¬
ance he made was a spectator of the
execution of Marie Antoinette, and
gave him this account of it:
"The queen sat quite alone in a
market cart between Sanson (the ex¬
ecutioner) and his assistant. Her
hands were tied behind her back. She
wore a white camisole, and a cap on
her head, which had been tied on
crooked.
“She was as white as a sheet and
trembled so that she had to be helped
out of the cart. She was lifted rather
than assisted on to the scaffold. San¬
son tore off her cap and in a moment
all was over.”
Of Napoleon he says: “He had a
pleasant face with refined features
and a kindly, benevolent expression.
None of the many portraits known to
me, even by the greatest of artists,
give more than a faint idea of his
noble countenance.”
M. Dunod, who was three years gen¬
tleman usher of the bedchamber,
told the doctor that Napoleon “was
very fussy; the least thing set him
grumbling and complaining. Through¬
out his whole military career he was
not once wounded, though he never
spared himself. The wound at Ratis
bon, of which so much has been made,
was a mere bruise from the blow of a
spent ball.
The doctor was one of those who
took part in the general assembly of
electors on Napoleon’s return from
Eba. Napoleon, he says, was very
late in coming. When at last he ap¬
peared the vast throng rose, shouting,
‘Vive la France! Vive la nation!’ The
few feeble cries of ‘Vive l'empereur!’
could barely be distinguished.
'He threw a scowling glance around
him. Everybody remarked the altera¬
tion in his appearance. He had grown
stouter, and his fat fh.ee was pale and
weary, though still impressive.”
To those who think of France as de¬
voted to Napoleon, and who have been
unable to account for his sudden
downfall, this picture of 1814 is illu¬
minating all the more because the
doctor was a strong Bonapartist:
There was hardly a family any¬
where that had not to weep for one or
more of its members. ‘As long as Na
Pcleon is at the head of affairs,’ they
grumbled, ‘we shall never have any
i ing but war; no peace is possible
w file his insatiable ambition sur¬
vives.’
Herein lies the true explanation of
0ur lack of patriotism at the crucial
foment.”
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WE’RE DRIFTING INTO A WAR
America Apt to Act the Bully, Too,
Professor Says—Bases Opinion on
Law of Succession of Events.
New York.—In spite of the move
ment for universal peace, the United
States probably will find itself en¬
gaged in another war about 1930, ac¬
cording to Prof. Brander Matthews,
head of the (^pertinent of dramatic
literature at Columbia. Professor
Matthews makes this assertion in a
discussion of American literature pre¬
pared for Columbia students.
Professor Matthews is an ardent
supporter of the arbitration move¬
ment, and he declare* his influence in
Its beihalf, but he says the law of a
succession of events will count more
than all of the arbitration movements
put together, and for that reason be¬
lieves the country naturally will find
Itself at war at the time he predicts.
Professor Matthews believes that
if such a war comes the United States
is apt to be in the wrong.
“With the rapid increase of wealth
and population,” he says, “our nation
is likely to take the part of the bully.
The people, in recognition of their
strength, may display a public opinion
ln favor of war, and unless the work
of the arbitrators is effective unneces¬
sary slaughter will result.”
CHOKES BIG BEAR TO DEATH
Well Known Trapper, Disarmed by
400-Pounder, Uses Nature’s
Weapons.
Monticello, N. Y.—Bern Smith of
Monticello, Sullivan county, has on ex¬
hibition a 400-pound bear which he
choked to death in a conflict at the
entrance of the bear’s den. Smith
smoked the bear out of its den, and
before Smith could defend himself, he
was disarmed by a blow from one of
Its paws.
Smith was compelled to fight the
bear without weapons. He succeeded
in getting his arms around the brute’s
neck and shut off its wind. In less
than five minutes he had choked It
to death. Smith is a well known
trapper.
Fires Mill to Kill Tarantula.
Pottsville, Pa.—Two persons whose
identity the police are unable to dis¬
cover set fire to the Pottsville Noodle
company’s factory, on Railroad street,
and then turned in an alarm and
brought out the Pottsville fire depart¬
ment.
One of the incendiaries, while run¬
ning away, told a bystander he start¬
ed the fire to burn a tarantula, a ven¬
omous spider, which had crawled in a
crack, having come from the Morris
fruit storage rooms. The blaze thus
started was so confined that the fire¬
men were for a time puzzled as to how
to get at it. The damage was $400.
Golden Matrimonial Age.
An interesting and unusual estimate
of the proper age for matrimony is
that advanced by Mrs. Viv^n, head
and founder of the National Society of
the Daughters of California. The
happiest and most successful mar¬
riages, she says, are those between
the man of 50 and the woman of 35.
At that age of discretion, she
claims, the male has become more
mellow and tolerent as well as more
solvent. On the other hand she inti¬
mates that a girl of 20 Is much harder
to get along with than to get along
without, and that there ought to be
laws prohibiting people marrying be¬
fore they are 30 years old.
When Mrs. Vivian’s theory gets
into working order the bachelor en¬
tering the bald, corpulent age of 50
may as well leave hope behind. If Dr.
Osier doesn’t get him the Daughters
of California will.—Success.
Irresistible Impulse.
“I keep myself to myself,” confided
an old resident. “You modern young
men are too much on the ‘hail-fellow
well-met’ order. I boast of the fact
that I did not speak to my next-door
neighbor for ten years.”
“How did you come to speak to him
even then, sir?" we asked. “It must
have been azt extraordinary occasion.”
“It was. The young jackanapes
bought a new automobile.”
“And you wanted a ride?”
“Sir! I am no grafter. Nor would
I ride in on© of the things for any
consideration. No, sir. But the mar
chine was new to him, and I couldn’t
resist the temptation to go over and
give him some advice about running
it.”—Boston Traveler.
Carrier Pigeons Took a Message.
New Rochelle, N. Y.—Edward Car¬
son looked out of the back window
of his jewelry store at noon the othef
day and saw one of his beat carrief
pigeons hopping about the yard
Thinking the bird had escaped from
the cote a few blocks from the store,
he went, out and caught it, intending
to take It home. When he took it
into the store he noticed a piece of
paper fastened to one of its legs. The
paper boro this message:
“Telephone not working. Come to
luncheon early. Company.” He wrote
this answer:
“Count me in.”
Luncheon was ready when he got
home. Mrs. Carson found the bird
hopping»on the kitchen porch with the
note.
Marry Dig for Gold.
Savannah, Ga.—Digging for gold be¬
lieved to hare been lost from a Span¬
ish ship, hundreds of years ago, has
become a popular pastime on St
Mary’s river, from King"s Ferry to
Coleraine _ . - -
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 1912.
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
To The Superior Court of said
County:
The petition of D. A. Thompson. W.
T. Milner and J. O. Bradshaw, all of
said county, respectfully shows to
the Court that they desire, for them¬
selves, their associates, successors
and assigns, to be incorporated under
the name of THE THOMPSOiN-MIL
NER COMPANY for the term of
twenty years with the right of re¬
newal at the expiration of said term,
and under this name to have the rigHi
to sue and be sued, have and use a
common seal, buy, sell, own and con¬
trol all kinds of real and personal
property and to do any and all other
things consistent with law governing
corporation, which may be necessary
to be done in carrying on the busi¬
ness of said corporation.
1. The particular business to be
done by said corporation will be as
dealers in builders’ materials, the
building and construction of all kinds
of buildings as contractors and mater¬
ialmen.
2. The principal place of business
of said corporation shall be ajt Cov¬
ington, Ga., but petitioners desire the
right to establish branch offices at
any other places which they may de¬
sire.
3. The amount of capital stock to
be employed in said corporation shall
be FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS,
divided into shares, 150 shares of the
par value of One Hundred Dollars
per share, but petitioners desire the
right to increase said capital stock
by a vote of its stock holders to any
amount not exceeding FIFTY THOU¬
SAND DOLLARS.
4. The capital stock of said corpo¬
ration has already been paid in in
full.
WHEREAS PETITIONERS pray the
passing of an order of this Honorable
court granting this petition and
granting to said corporation all of the
rights, powers, and privileges of like
corporations under the law of said
State.
R. W. MILNER, Pet. Atty.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
I, John B. Davis, Clerk of the Su¬
perior Court of said county do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and exact copy of the appli¬
cation of D. A.Thompson, W. T. Mil¬
ner and J. O. Bradshaw to be incor¬
porated as the THOMPSON-MILNER
COMPANY, this day filed in my of¬
fice.
Witness my hand and seal of of¬
fice this the 19th day of March 1912.
JOHN B. DAVIS,
Clerk of Superior Court of Newton
County, Georgia.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons holding demands
against the estate of Annie Clark, lat
of Newton county, deceased, are here¬
by requested to render same to the
undersigned as prescribed by law. All
persons indebted to sa’d estate are
required to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
C. A. HARWELL, Adm’r.
Annie Clark, deceased.
Notice to Debtors And Creditors.
All persons holding claims against
the estate of Nancy A Phillipps, de¬
ceased, are hereby notified to render
same to the undersigned in terms of
the law. And all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon to make
immediate payment to the adminis¬
trator.
B. M. LEACH.
Admrs. Nancy A. Philipps, deceased.
FOR SALE. — FLOORING, CEILING
weatherboarding and brick. W. H.
Pickett. tf.
Now is a mighty good time to pay
that dollar you owe the News.
Schedule of the Covington and
Oxford Street Railway Company
Lv Cov. 7:15 am. Lv Depot 7:45 am
Lv Cov. 8:30 am. Lv Depot 9:00 am
Lv Cov.ll:10 am. Lv Depot 11:40 am
Lv Cov. 2:10 pm. Lv Depot 2:20 pm
Lv Cov. 3:50 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Cov. 6: pm. Lv Depot 6:45 pm
Lv Cov. 6:55 pm. Lv Depot 7:00 pm
Lv Cov. 7:30 pm. Lv Depot 8:10 pm
Cars will leave Covington on time
and will wait at Depot for delayed
trams.
Lv Oxf. 7:10 am. Lv Depot 7:50 am
Lv Oxf. 8:20 am. Lv Depot 9:05 am
Lv Oxf.ll:00 am. Lv Depot 11:45 am
Lv Oxf. 1:65 pm. Lv Depot 2:15 pm
Lv Oxf. 3:45 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Oxf. 6:00 pm. Lv Depot 7:00 pm
Lv Oxf. 7:30 pm. Lv Depot 8:10 pm
Cars will leave Oxford on time and
will wait at Depot for delayed trains
B. W. FOWLER, President.
Cotton Seed, Peas
Improved Dongola
cotton seed at 75c a
bushel, f. o. b. Social
Circle. Whipporwill
peas $2.00 a bushel.
W.P.Sipan Social Circle, Ga.
You of course are thinking: of your wearing ap¬
parel for spring. We have just what you want
for this. You must see our White goods, Linaires,
Flaxons, Lawns, Corduroys, in fact all the latest
weaves, with the most delicate stripes and checks.
Our cream and white serges both wool and cot=
ton, these are so popular just now for the spring
suits.
The silk Fourlards we are now showing are
the prettiest we have been able to offer in some¬
time. We are showing the prettiest patterns in
Embroideries, Flouncing, Insertions and Bands
to match.
We want you to see what we have to offer
you. It is a pleasure to show you. We believe
you will be more than pleased.
Make this store your headquarters, we are
glad to have you call and see us.
Heard White & Co.
Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes for boys and
girls. Buster Brown Hose for everybody.
helps run the farm
on time
Is it hard for you to get the
farm hands out on time?
Is it hard for you to get them
up in the morning?
If so, why not let Big Ben do it
for you?
Big Ben is a truth telling and
reliable alarm clock.
It’s his business to get people
up in the world.
And he’ll do it every day at any
time you say.
Next time you drive to town,
walk over to the store and take
a look at him.
I keep him in the window where
everyone can see him.
$ 2.50
Joseph Siegeljl
Jeweler
Dr. Wrights Drugstore
FOR SALE—7-ROOM COTTAGE ON
Conyers street, close in and near
city school. This cottage is situa¬
ted in one of the most desirable
sections of the city and in one block
of on© of the handsomest residences
in Covington. Can be height at a
bargain. See L. L. FLOWERS, at
The News office.—tf.
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR TET¬
LEY’S Green Label India & Cey¬
lon Tea—5-1-12.
WHITE WYANDOTT EGGS FOR
Sale.—$10.00 per setting of 13.
R. F. TAYLOR, News Office.—It.
PAGE SEVEN
NOT the old fashioned heavy, cumbersome,
drudgery kind that makes your arms ache
and your back tired and have driven many
a boy from the farm, but the light, strong,
sharp, steel kind that make gardening the
pleasure it should be.
THERE is usually a good garden
where there are good garden tools. Buy
them now and get the full use of them this
season.
Norris Hardware Company
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE In The News
