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Inventor. i St. Louis Eepnblic. 4
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lead, pencils has yielded §100,000 j and eight territories which
in England. •
A large fortune has been reaped
by a miner who invented a metal
rivet or eyelet at each end of the
mouth of coal trousers pockets to
resist the strain caused by. the car
riage of pieces of ore or heavy tools.
In a recent legal-action it trans
pired In evidence that the invent
or of the metal plates used to pro
tect soles and heels from wear sold
upward of 12,000,000 plates in
1879, : and 1887 the number reach
ed 138,000,000, producing realized
profits cf £1,250,000.
As large a sum as was ever ob-
tatained for any invention was en
joy ed by the inventor of the in-,
verted glass bell to hang over gas
to protect the ceiling from being
blackened, and a scarcely less lu
crative patent was that for simply
putting eraei’y powder on cloth.
Frequently time' aud circum
stances are wanted before^an in
vention is appreciated; bus it will
be seen that patience is well re-
waeded, tor the inventor of the
roller skate made over SI,000,000,
notwithstanding the fact that his
patent had nearly expired before
its value was ascertained. —
The gimlet-pointed screw has
produced more wealth than most
silver mines, and the American
who first thought of putting cop
per ti t .s on children’s shoes is as
well fixed as if his father bad left
him §2,000,000 in ^United VStates
bonds. ?; ■.
Upward oS^§10,000 a year was
made by the inventor of the com
mon needle threader.' To the
foregoing might be added thous
ands of trifling bat useful articles
from which handsome incomes
are derived or for which large
sums have been paid.
Few inventions pay better than
popular patented toys. A clergy
man realized $2,000 a week by the
invention of a strange little play
thing to be seen for a; long time
in every toy shop window and
the streets of London.
That favorite American toy, a
“return ball,” a wooden ball / with
an elastic attached—yielded the
patentee an income equal to §50,-
000 a year, and an income of no
less than §75,000 per annum to
the inventor of the ■'•dancing Jim
Crow,'’ The invention of Piia-
roah’s serpents,” a toy much in
vogue some years ago/ Was the
outcome of some chemical experi
ments,'and'brought the inventor
more than_§50,000
The sale of a little . wooden
figure “John Gilpin,” was incredi
bly large for many years,.; and a
very ingenious toy, known as the
“wheel of life,” is said to- have
produced^ pward of 500,000 dol
lars profits to the inventor.
One of the most successful of
modern toys has been the “chame
leon top,” the sale’ of which has
been enormous. The field of in
vention is not only vast and va
ried, bat it is open to everybody
without respect or favor of : any
kind to sex - or :agey> statiedp. or
means. The merest trifle may be
the key to a fortune, if it be an ar
ticle that the,public actually wants
in great numbers.
The translation of legal docu
ments from English into Spanish
is quite an important business -in
St. Louis. There, is also much
correspondence relating to mines
that must be translated. A firm
recently received a letter ordering
supplies, in which the two lan
guages were strangely mixed. One
of the iteprs called for a number
of “Mofiqria Pinches.” It took
the clerk some time to guess; that ;
monkey wrenches were wanted,
but the guess was correct.
In Cairo it is officially announced
that only 1.500 acres in all Egypt)
will be licensed this year for tobac
co culture, as the increased taxa
tion last year failed to restrict the
tobacco culture, thus rendering a
new measure imperative in order
to create ?, large increase] in the •
revenues from tobacco. ■
; sp Loms Bepnbhc. , ^ Next to minding your own busi-
i On July 31,1889, the 88 states' Dess it is important to, know it—
l com- -^ cc l this ^emphasized by Burdette
' pose the United States of America * n the Brooklyn Eagle: Mr.
were subdivided into 2,458 ' parts; Vanderbilt pays his cook §10,000
known as counties and parishes. a Y ear > my boy, which is a great
each a jperfect republic within it-, deal .more than you or I earn or
self, distributed among the, states .^ ea3 b it is a great deed more
and territories as ^follows: Ala-; ^ an we because he can- cook,
bama, 66;, Arkansas, 75; California, j T h & t is ail. Presumably because
52: Colorado, 42; Connecticut, 8; i he can cook better thaQ an y
Delaware, 3; Florida, 45; Georgia, i man in ^ merica - That is all If
137; Illinois, 102; Indiana, 92;: Mous - Saqceagnm could cook tol-
lowa, 99: Kansas, 106; Kentucky, j»keep bocks fairly,
118; Louisana, 58: Maine,: 16; Ma- j and shoot a ffif and three
ryland, 24; Massachusetts, 14; j tolerably well, and sing
* National Democrat.
Messrs. Cheadle, of Indiana,
and Brumm, of Pennsylvania,,
were, invited by general Mahone
to stiunp the state of Virginia in
his interest. They had - an. ap
pointment .at Cumberland i Court
House, in Cumberland county,
which has a very heavy negro ma
jority; and the Democrats made
no attempt to meet them, suppos
ing it would be a hopeless .case to
make any contest there. So the
two Republicans, alone, addressed
a very large negro assembly, dis
cussing at length .tlje intricacies
of the tariff and other questions
of national importance, and went
the highest terms
1JQTI0N FACTOR*
MACON, (3-A.
on to speak in
of General Mahone, his Republi
canism, his friendship for the ne-
,gr0,.and. hp\v omuch he had done to
to elevate them and help them as
sert their rights.
A negro in the audience, by the
name of Hughes, before the meet
ing adjourned,.requested; that he
anight be permitted to reply to the-
two gem’len from the North, and
referred to'Mr. Cheadle as Mr.
Beadle, and Mr. Brumm as Mi\
Bruen;-sarcastically likening them
to the animals those nam.es repre
sented. After discussing other
matters agitated in the campaign,
To fit a boy three years old, or the larges!
sized man.
574 and 576 Cherry Street,
MACON,JG A.
year for it. He gets that much
because he knows how to cook.
It wouldn’t make one cents differ
ence in hissalary if he thought
the world was fiat, and that it
went around its orbit on wheels.
There is nothing like knowing,
your business clear through, my'
hoy, from withers to hock, wheth
er you know anything else or not.
What’?the good of knowing every
thing? Qnly the sbphmores are
omiuscienl-.” - ,
—-■*
Kentucky’s giant, Capt. Bates,
who was at one time- exhibited by
Barnnm, was- married the other
day to Miss Weatherby, of Ohio.
Ca’pfc Bates; is- .seven ; feet eight
inches high, and weighs • 400
pounds, and he is said to be a.
Christian and a scholar. He owns
several fine farms in Kentucky.
This is his second marriage, his
first wife having been a giantess.
Miss Weatherby is five feet se.ven
xhciies high,and weighs 120 pounds.
She is said to be quite pretty, and
to be a vocalist of superior.ability.
tr- 0-4 — * - :
In New Granada grows a plant
which is locally known as the .“ink
plant” add scientifically as coria
ria Ahymifclia. Its juice serves
without the slightest preparation,
as ink. At first the writing’ ap
pears red, but in a: few hours ;it as
sumes a deep black hue. It is
worthy of noth that steel- pens are
entirely unharmed by this fluid,
which is free from the corrosive
properties'of ordinary ink. Sever
al sheets of manuscript written
with this ink, became soaked with
sea water on their ’journey to
Europe, but. when dried the write
ing was found to be still perfectly
clear.
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Edison is preparing ! to ' unveil
new- wonders, in the world of inven
tion. He says in an interview: ‘I
think it possible that men who arp
talking through telephones may
see each other as well as hear each
other’s voices. They may see the
expressions of countenances, see
the. other fellow laugh over a good
joke, for instance. It will /be as
though you saw. a man’s- face in a
FIRST-CLASS
GRUcfeRlES,
Domestic if Sioi;
iats r lies 5 ,
C G M FEtCT.i O ft’ E R f ES,
Fruits in SeaaDnv Ci
gars, Tobacco. Eta. u.
Examine my stock before purchasing
Bteidessi full stock of
st^NiiARDGOUDS,
I will always have on hand some
-4,. Specialities,,
at remarkably low figures. . £
23P'Lookent for changes in this ad
vertisement.
S.L. SPEIGHT.
.PERRY, GA.
the way on foot. The gate keep
er he say: You cain’t come in
here to-day, for I ain’t admitting
nobody now 'cept they is on horse
back. So I was turned away from
the golden gate. When I was
coming back to yon all again,
I met General Mahone right on
that same road, and I says, says I:
‘Whar you gwine, Mars’ BiLly?’
And he says, says he: I’m gwine
to Heaven, stand aside.’ I tole
him ‘you can’t get in there, Mars’
Billy,’cause they ain.t takin’- no
body in less they is mounted on
hossback.’ Then General Mahone
said: ‘You get down on your
hand and knees, you black ras
cal, and Til get on your back
and we’ll ride in together.’ So
Mars’ Billy he climbed up a stump
and got onto my back and we can
tered up to the gate,' and I ’lowed
I’d kuock again. The gatekeep
er, he come out and he says:
Who’s thar?’ I says: ‘Mars’
Billy Mahone.’ The gatekeeper
he says again: ‘Is he mounted or
on foot.?’ I tole him, ‘He’s on
fiossback of course, for he’s Mars,
Billy Mahone, of Petersburg, the
friend of The-cullnd man. Then
the gatekeeper he]] hollered out
loud, he did: ‘General: Mahone
tie yo’ boss on the outside, and
ome in!’ And I just laid back
and’lowed to myself: “Niggah,
sold again!” And thats the way
Mars’ Billy Mahone wants to ride
you into the Republican par-
Opposite Hotel Lanier, Macon, Ga.
Meals at all Honrs. Open
i)ay and-
Sleeping Accommodations in Con
nections; 25 Cents a Bed.
Elegant Barber Shops Attached
; _ J have test coined the elegant
dSUWANbiEE RIVER BAR'
Where only t& i3 besf Liquors will be
sold. Comb to sp? ine : when in Macon..
Will fill jugs promptly, and at low fig
ures for cash.. ’ My liquors are guaran
teed to be the-best inrtbh market.
... ^tespeeifnliy, . ;
-* .. 'WILL WAGNON.
673 Forth Street, Corner of Pine,
The sequel wte/that this county
of Cumberland, which had previ
ously given S00 republican ma
jority, was carried by the Demo
crats by about 350, and the first
time they had carried it in 20
years.
It.is by-rio means impossible,
or even improbable, : that before
Prince Edward returns from In
dia, his engagement to the Prin
cess Yictoria of Teck will be offi
cially announced.-
-VO ‘NOOVftf
. ZEBadr.
519 FOURTH ST., MACON, GA.
Open Day and Night
. at All Hours.
The Best Stock of "fires, I:suers and Cigars,
Accompanied l y all the Delicacies of the
Season.
Encklen s Arnica Salre.
The Best Salve in the world
for Colds, Bruises, Sires, Ulcers,
Balt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilbla ins, Corns
And all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction;or money re
funded,. Pri£^_;:2p,deenta pejobos.
1 For sale by Holizckw & Gilbert,
f . At s A
CO5SDfi?TI0N SUEELT CUEED.
To run Kditoi:—Flt-r.ie inform your read
ers that I have afipsJtive remedy for the above
named tii.<e:i=e. by its timely nse thousands of
hopeless iases have been permanently cured.
I shall-be jihil-to-scnd two L-r.tties of my reme
dy prse to any of your readers who have con-
satnptipii if |&y will send me their express
and po<t office address, respectfully,
T. ,V. SLOCUM. M.U...IS1 Fearl st.N wYorl
NOIIOO
THE RESTAURAMT DEPARTMENT,
iPolita Clerks ?ud Attentive Waiters rl
ways on hand.
GIVE ME A CALL...
NOIIOO
BROWN S IRON BITTERS
Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia Mela-
ria, Xerypusness, p.ud General Debility. Phvsi-
(Whi ret tuYur,eliVit. All dealers sell it! Genuine
has trade mart and crossed red lines on wrapper.
Stomach and Kidneys. • Sold at
5Qc. and §1.00 per .bottle by
Holfczclaw & Gilbert, Druggists. newed now.