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< ing the Fourth month.
Its time for att good church
members to pray. The Georgia
Legislature is iti session.
From the candidates to the leg¬
islature, the people of the state
will turn for a short while.
The Hoi:. Harvey Jordan is hav¬
ing a number of bouquets thrown
fits way since the advance in cotton
If we only had a pavilion at
Academy Spring we could cele¬
brate the Glorious Fourth here
•without going to Atlanta.
Some newspapers attribute the
removal of Ilauip McWorter from
Georgia as the significant results
of the Osborne letters and Hoke
Smith’s candidacy.
Hoke Smith stock is above par
in this section. If the vote should
be taken now, it is safe to say that
he would get more votes than all
the rest ©f the pr< b ible eand date : .
The Nebraska legislature pro¬
poses to allow a citizen to gel
drunk three times a year. A law
making it compulsory for s<-me
p:ople to “get sober” three times
a year would be mure to the point.
Representative King begins his
legislative caieer by the introduc¬
tion ->t a hill which l- oks towards
the good of the whole State. Thu
people of Newton will have cause
to be proud of the efforts of her
representative.
The Iudy managers of the St.
Louis exposition "returned” over
a quarter of the money given them
to expend. This is merely anoth¬
er instance showing woman’s utter
unfitness to enter the fie’d of pub¬
lic life and practical politics.
In his annual report submitted
to the governor, T- A. Hull, keeper
of public buildings and grounds,
recommended that the legislature
«ell the executive mansion and a
modern home be built on a loss
expensive site.
Effective on the first of July, a
reduction of twenty cents per word
will be made in the Cable rate to
Japan, which will make the rate
of $1.33 cents per word from Geor
gia. Not many congratulatory
messages to the -Emperor from
this burg.
Janies W. Alexander, ex-Presi
dent of the Equitable Life, is criti¬
cally ill at his New York home,
caused mainly by tb6 statement
of President Morton to probe the
company’s affairs. The
dent sent a check for $25,053.22
■cover up some past matter.
There are a lot of people in
•Georgia who would like to vote
for Col. J. H. Estill, of Savannah
for governor of the 9tate. Because
•of recent political changes he would
hardly receive the support that
would be bis. The race will be
-between Hoke Smith and Clark
Howell, with Hoke Smith two to
■One in the lead.
Unanimous For Reform.
Although tho campaign for gov¬
ernor hasn’t yet opened, the
dacy of Hoke Smith is already
bearing good fruit io unexpected
quarters, His bare
that he would enter the race, with
a brief statement of some of the
reform policies upon which he
would insist, was sufficient to
arouse in the Constitution, Candi
date Howell’s paper, a zeal for re
form on similar lines never before
approximated in all the history of .
that i-aper. Its conversion was as
sudden as that of Saul of Tarsus.
though there is no reason for sup
posing that it was anything like as
genuine. It was more probably
oue of the deathbed affairs.
If the bare statement ot Candi
j date Smith, in his announcement,
of his purpose to insist on certain
reforms, could arouse such a vocif
erous 4 « nie-too” on the part of Can
didate Howell, what may the State
not expect when the entire cam
paign of the great reform candidate j
is outlined in his Madison address,
next Thursday? But being a gen
erous man, it is probable that Can¬
didate Smith will allow Candidate
Howell to occupy as large a part
of his reform as he may be able to
fi 1. That would l e a very natural
preliminary to making it unani¬
mous for Hoke Smith, when the
convention meets next summer.
And that w iuld seem to be the end
t • which all the reform candidates
are tending—Sparta Ishmaelite.
Announcement hn9 been made
that the Georgia railroud refused
to run a special train out of At¬
lanta to Madison to the Hoke
Smith meeting. It is generally
known that the railroads are not
friendly to.Mr. Smith’s candidacy,
but it was hardly believed that it
had reached such an acute stage.
We fail to see where the railroad
interests of the State can be bene¬
fited by such tacths.
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An interesting fact in connec¬
tion with Japan’s great sea victory
is pointed out by the Washington
correspondent for the Chicago
Tribune. This col respondent savs:
“Japan, which on Saturday was a
nation of some 48.000.000, is t< -
-li-y a nation of at' 66,000,000, for
Coiea belongs t<- her us certainly
a* tile Philippines belong to the
United States, and tomorrow, with
Russian territory she will have a
greater population even than the
United Stutes. The empire of the
Risitig Sun is indeed the empire
of the risen sun. » f The opinion is
also expressed that Japan will in¬
sist upon a large cash indemnity
because she has mads immense ex
penditures. The interest she pays
upon loans negotiated since the
war begun amount annuully to
$44,000,000.
“Keep it out of the paper” is
the cry which the local newspaper
publishers daily hear. To oblige
often costs considerable, though
the party who makes the request
thinks the granting scarcely worth
saying “thank you” for. A news¬
paper is a peculiar thing in the
public’s eye. The news-gatherer
is stormed at because he gets hold
of one item and is abused because
he does not get another. Youug
men and often young women, as
wel', as old persons, perform acts
which become legitimate items for
publication and then rush to the
newspaper office and beg the editor
not to notice iheir escapades. Tho
next day they condemn the same
paper tor having not published
another party doing the same thing
they were guilty ot, forgetting ap¬
parently their late visit to the
printing office.—Marietta Journal.
The Georgia and Texas cotton
growers keep throwing a brick now
and then at the Department of
Agriculture.
Paint Your Buggy tor 37 c.
to $1.00 with Devoe'e Gloss Carriage Paint
It weighs 3 to 8 oz». more to the pint than
others, wears longer and gives a gloss
equal to new work. Sold by Covington
Uwd. Co
1//JE GEORGIA ESTERPRI.se COVJSGTOS. GA, FRIDAY U >RSISG
Concerning Crops.
Social Circle New Era: Powor
fut avalanche of hoes too mucti
for General Green, and he has
done the Russian act.
Statesboro News: Th - refresh
ing showers have brought the corn
ant j ^q,, out of the twist, and
j U atilled new life into the farmers.
Dauielsville Monitor: China has
hit back at the United States on
account of the Chinese exclusion
act and has forbidden American
products being landed on her
»>“>'«• Thls h “ s 1 * ho" 1 .
and the exclusion act may be mod
ified in the interest ot trade.
Beaufort Gaa-tte: There is com
plaint now that potatoes are en
tirely too cheap, and there seems
little doubt about it when yon
buy them for ten cents a bushel.
Why not, farmers, instead of rais
ing so many potatoes, raise more
asparagus? It seldom fails to
command a good price, and once
fairly started is not an expensive
crop for the grower. Why not
give asparagus a whirl ?
Sparks Advertiser: The editor
ot the Albany Herald complains
of a scarcity of blackberries in
his domain. In these parts the
crop is more than abundant, and
we herein extend to him an invi¬
tation to come down and pick all
the berries be wants—on shares.
Albany Herald : It is pleasant
to be an editor down in Southwest
Georgia, God's own country, be a
democrat and preuch hug, hominy
and hayl Yesterday we were the
appreciative recipient of canta¬
loupes, cucumbers, tomatoes, figs
and apples—all these good things
in one day. And the watermelon
season is just about to open.
Yorkville Enquirer: The wheat
and oat harvest is about comple¬
ted. Reports are to the effect
that wheat is generally a failure,
for the most part, having been
eaten up with rust. Up to this
tune the reporter has not heard of
a single crop that gaive even an
average yield. Oats are pretty
fair except where they have been
drowned out by too much water.
There are a good many small fields
<>f wheat ali-.ut that are not con¬
sidered worth cutting.
Greenville Mountaineer: It ap¬
pear* now that within the next
year or two we will have a system
• if warehouses for cotton through¬
out. the south that will lie estab¬
lished on a firm and business-like
basis. This will bo of great ben¬
efit to the cotton growing farmers,
enabling them to h->l-l their cotton
when the condition of the market j
does not justify sales during the
fall mouths. The better feeling !
between the Southern banks and
farmers is one of the most encour
aging signs of the times, and it is
evident that the progressive bank¬
ers are anxious to back the estab¬
lishment of warehouses in which
the farmer may store his cotton
and borrow money on it if neces¬
sary. But the farmer who can
afford to store his cotton without
borrowing money on it is the
farmer who is really prosperous,
and the number is happily mcreas
ng.
Mr. Taft will not be requested
to sit on the lid when the peace
envoys begin to plenipotentiate in
Washington.
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It seems that when it comes to.
filtration, some of those Philadel¬
phia politicians show themselves
to be men of sand. They are ab¬
solutely unfilterable.
Maryland politics have produced
a “ Wellington” and a “Bonaparte”
but is there a Blucher? Ney, Ney
r
Pauline.
Mr. Folk will be remembered
longest as the man who lidded St.
Louis for several successive Sun¬
days, and the lid seems to be per¬
manently on too.
Washington will be recognized
by the nations of the world as
“first in peace.” We never did
take anything but first place.
Cotton Crop Estimates.
Fatima ■* of this year’? cotton
cr p are unking th ir appearance
a-,<! for months t n shall have
gr^at bunches of fit .res t support
ibis or th t eat tmat *. A couple ot
weeks ago - T-xn- man out out
figures to show that he cr p
vv uidn’t - much above 8.000,000
bh ^s. Th n fol owed a stimate
fr m abou as ant horttative source
winch showed t hat the crop would
he a littl more than 0.000,000
bales, and sow we -nve an e-ti
mate put out bv the Sout hern Cot¬
ton Associat ion. The association
is satisfied irom the present out
lo -k that he crop will be 10,285,
$76 bales,
There is, ->f course, no quest-on
G f the sine* ritv of the association
inputting out this report, but
there is no particular reason why
it Should be accepted as being
within a 1,000,000 bales of what
the crop will be It, is imp >ssible
at this time, and it will b« mipos
sible several months hene*, to sav
what size the crop will be. No
one knows what the weather con¬
ditions will be for the remainder
of the season and it is impossible
to say what damage insects will
do the crop. Blit even if these
thins could be foreseen and taken
into account in making estimates
there would still be it most impor¬
tant factor undertermined, name¬
ly, the harvesting season. A good
harvesting season makes a differ¬
ence of millions of bales in the
size of the crop. It is a sufe state¬
ment that if the harvesting season
last year had been only an average
one the output of cotton for the
season of 1904-05 would have been
at least 1,500,000 less. The big
crop of last year was very largely
due to the extraordinary harvest¬
ing season. The weather was al¬
most ideal for picking from the be¬
ginning of the picking season un¬
til after Christmas.
It is apparent, therefore,that uot
a great deal of reliance is to be
placed upon the estimates that are
being given to the public at this
time, or that will be mad-- at any
time for months to come. They
attract attention, ure the subject
of comment and may have some
influence on the speculative mar¬
ket. No cotton men, howe\er,
who have much at stake on the
cotton output place implicit re¬
liance upon these estimates,
whether made bv the Southern
Cotton Association or by the gov¬
ernment or by individuals.
And we notice that tho utmost
reliance isn’t placed upon the acre¬
age reports that have been publish*
ed. These reports differ widely,
and unpublished reports,based up
on private observation, differ
greatly from those published.
There are well informed cotton
men who think the cotton acreage
in this state this year is as large
as it was last year. Are they mis¬
taken?—Savannah News.
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The boiler that exploded iti New
York the other day, killing sever
al persons, had shortly before
been marked “0. K.” by an in¬
spector. The life preservers of the
steamboat Gen. Slocum that burn¬
ed a year ago and left a fatality
list of more than 1,000, most of
them from drowning, had been
i i O. K d’’ by inspector only
an a
few weeks prior to the disaster.
What percentage of inspection are
really protective? The opportun¬
ities for grafting by inspectors are
numerous.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
Harvey Murray ) Newton Superior
Joseph vs. i Court. March
Murray, Term 1905.
To the Defendant, Joseph Murray;
You are hereby commanded to be and
appear at the next term of said court to he
held on the Third Monday in September
next, to answer the Plaintiffs Libel for
Divorce. Witness the Honorable L. S.
Roan, Judge of said court, this 22nd day
of March, 1905.
JNO. R DAVIS, Clerk.
512—2t,m.for2w.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
\\J ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in
* * July next, before the court house
m said county, between the legal hours ot
sale, for cash, to the highest bidder, the
following property, to wit:
Two bales of lint cotton, six hundred
pounds of seed cotton, more or less, said
property levied on as the property <>f S. B.
Copeland, to satisfy h fi fa issued from the
-; u perior Court of said county in favor of
Mrs. M- M- Vandigriff, versus S. B. Cope
land. Levy made ami turned over to ine
by J. C. Nixon, Deputy Sheriff. This
June 5, 1905.
S. M. HAY. Sheriff
CITATION.
GEORGIA— Newton Count y.
To whom it may concern:
D. A. Thompson haring made applica
tion to me. in due lorm, to be appointed
P« r| n a »ent administrator upon the estate
of Aaron Purrington. late of said county,
notice is hereby given that said application
w ;j| be heard at the regular term of the
Court of Ordinary for said countv, to be
held on the first Monday in July, 1905.
Witness my hand and official signature,
this the 5th day of June. 1905.
G. D HEARD, Ordinary.
CITATION.
GEORGIA— Newton County*
To whom it may concern:
Whereas N Z. Anderson, Administrator
(le bonis non cum icstamento atinexo of
N. Anderson, deceased, represents to the
Court, in his petition duly tiled and entered
on record, that he has fully administered
Newton Anderson's estate; this is there¬
fore to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can. why said administrator should not be
discharged Irom his administration, and
receive letters of dismission, on the first
Monaay in July, 1905.
G. D HEARD. Ordinal-}’.
CITATION.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
To whom it may concern :
Whereas J. N. Stanton, executor of
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Stanton, late of said
county, deceased, represents to the Court
in his petition, duly tiled and entered on
record, that he has fully administered Mrs.
E. B. Stanton’s estate ; this is therefore to
cite all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, it any they can,
why said fix ecu tor should not De dischaijt
ed from his executorship and receive letters
of dismission, on the first Monday in July,
1905. This June 5, 1905.
G. P HEARD, Ordinary.
CITATION.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
To whom it may uh-cern :
Alice Maxwell living made applicati >n
tor Twelve Mantlil Supi ort. -*ut of the
duly estate appointed <>t Bristow to ijaxwell, |*t and appraisers
reiurns.ltil apart same, having
filed their persons con cerned
are hereby require! to show cause bet ore
the court ot Ordinty of said county, on
the application first Monday should iijfulj, jot he 1995, why said
granied. This
5th day ot June, 19|i,
G i| HEAHD, Ordinary.
cnvrioN.
GEORGl— Newton County.
To whom it tnar clcern:
Mrs. I. M. JohtJn, natural guardian of
her minor son, Wle Oscar Phillips, has
applied to me for lave toSellaone tourth
undivided intere.-tl land belonstiuicto her
sai-l ward ; notice!hereby given that said
application will b|>as.sed (flirt upon at, July
term of Newton of Ordinary to be
held on the first haJaud -liday in July, 1905.
Witness my official seal, this
5th day of J u ne, §5.
<JtNT D. HEARD,
Ordiil ol Newton County.
NOTICE Fq PUBLICATION.
Mis© 1’. bearing, Agent,
I I versus
$• D. Lee.
Scieri Facias tolive dormant, judgment
returnable tolJulv term, 1905, of the
County CourtWewtoil County.
lo S, D.Ik, non resident :
Y’ou are bereB'equired, in perso n or
by attorney, to Ind appear at the next
quarterly sessiol the County Court ot
Newton, to be Jon the first Wednesday
in July, J905, tB--w cause why a certain
judgment, obtal by J. J. Hearing at the
April term, 1891 said court, and against
you for judgmeil the priiitl sum ol $167.23, inter¬
est on 58 and $|j easts, should
■ot be revived■ in default of such ap¬
pearance the (B will proceed as to Jus¬
tice shall appel- myll
Witness and official signature,
this March 29,®.
IPERS DICKSON,
Jutflt Newtou County Court.
R, w. MILl Plaintiffs Att’y
The Ent«se gives the news.
pjREcii;
CITY directory
Mayor—H on. M. (i. Tllrr ’
Clerk Mayor akd Pko Treasure,,^. Tem_j„ 0 . f , J
Chief Deitty of Police—R. p ou «-B*dfcrt “S >
tv ; n ar k
Depcty Police-p. W gk
Street t 1
Councii.men-J, Overseek- 8. f. “^ rJ
F . Ilen
Brookpf J. H. Echols, J, i o. ^
J. L. Whitehead and C. A
Council Meetixo— Fi rst ' ^
in each month. v e.j C g
F.N.Nra J. F . Hmi)
C. < . Brooks. C. A. Harwell ^
Klectric Lights A PvBur'n,
-C. derson, C. Brooka, J. L. Whitehead.’ chairman. J 7^
L. Streets Stephenson, J. H. Echols,' ch a i, m ^
C. C. Brooks.
Parks & Cemetery-J. L St
chairman, J. F. Henderson.!
head.
Ordinance & Reluf-j. L w , .
chairman, J. H. Echols, C. i n '
J. Sanitary L. Stephenson. C . A. Harwell, 2 ^
J. H. Eclioh.
City School Board -Meets first!,
day in each month. ('• H.
Chairman, C. E. Cook, J, G. Lest* i
S. Turner, N. Z. Anderson and *
Fowler.
CHURCH DIRECTORY,
Methodist CnuKCH-Preachins,,
Sunday at 11 a. in * at i :00 p. m, §qJ
ducted School by every Col. Sunday James G. afternoon] p3
meeting Lester, eve]
er It. C. Cleckler, every Thursday
pastor.
B.mtist Church— Preaching on |
first and third Sunday at II a. m,.
7:00 p. m. Sunday school every $anj
morning at 9:30, conducted bv C,i
Cook. Prayer meeting Wedneni
evening. E. R. Pendleton, pastor.
Presbyterian Church—P reachinji
the first, second and fourth Sundayn
11 a. in. and -:00 p. m Sun-lay*^
everv Sunday morning at 9:45, coni
ed by I). A. Thompson, Jr. Pjj
meeting every Wednesday evening,
B. Hillliouse, pastor.
M idvvay M ethodist —Preachinjm
Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. h
er meeting every Thursday even!
Sunday School every Sunday Peppier,] afteiJ
conducted by Dr. C- W.
worth League every Sunday even'd
7:00. ti. W. Yarbrough, pastor.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Sheriff — S. M. Hay.
Deputy Sheriff— T. F. Maddox J
J. C. Nixon. I
Ordinary— II. B. Anderson.
Clerk of Court— Jno. B. U..yii
Tax Treasurer— .I. W. Stepliehson. j
Collector—W. S. Ramsey. I
Tax Receiver— .1. F. Lunsford.
Coroner—J. S Peek.
County Surveyor—W m. A. AdJ
Superior Court—T hird Mondij
March and September. L S. £■
Judge, Fairburii, Ga., C-d Wm.!idl
Howard, Solicitor-General, Atlanta.1
County Court— First Wednesdij
each mouth, Capers Dickson, Judi
Oxford, Ga., J. F. Rogers, Solids
General, Covington, Ga.
Ordinary Court —First Monday
each month, H. B. And“rwu, Oil
nary, Covington, Ga.
Justice Court— Second Monday
each month. G. H. Corn**! 1 , Jo©
of Peace, Covington, Ga., .4 D- Mil
or. Notary Public, Covington, Ga.
County Commissioners—T hird H
day in each month. T. C. Swann,] Comaij
A. Perry and T. J. Speer,
aioners.
County Board of Education-IM
First Monday'in each month. H, 1
Stone, president, Oxford, Ga.. Stephen* I]
Heard, D J. Adams, L. F.
J M. Mitcham, Covington, Ga.
Town Dist. 452—G. II. Cornwell, I
Constable. P„ A. I). Meador. N. second P., T. Monday. M. Maddoj J
Court
Newborn Disr. 1522— Capers P.. Re«J M
son, J. P., J. W. Kobertson, N.
Armstrong, Constable. Court seeoil
Wednesday. I
Hays I)»t. 477—F M. Hays. J- M
C. Morgan. N.P., J. R. Dobbs, ConstaWi
Court Leguin third Tuesday. Coggins, 1 j
Dist. 1513— G. W.
stable. P., A. H. Court Smith, tliird N. P., Saturday. A. Willson, Coj I
Brick Store Dist. 420—W. H. Ste**
f. P., W. T. Patrick, N. P., W. H.AHi
Constable. Court second Saturday. I
Gaithers Dist. 546—A. M. GriffiM
P., R. F. Dick, N. P„ A. W- YiiDC 1
Constable. Court second SaturJ 8 )' I
Oxford Dist. 1525—J. N. A. Hen«l
son, J. P., J. VV. Branham, N. P» H
Blackstock, Constable. Court tol 1
Saturday. J'1 J
Brewers Dist. 464—1. F. Dick,
I. L. Parker, N. P., Samp Aiken. «l
stable. Court first Saturday. 1
J. Stansells P., Dist. 461—VV. N. P.. J- H. »• Ogleajl
P.G. Turner.
and A. G. Lane, Constables.
third Saturday. I I
Downs Dist. 547 —W. R. King. /'
P. W. Turner, N. P D. Davidson- lc l
.
stable. Court fourth Saturday- I
Rocky Plains Dist 567—R. n,f *|
J. P., S. H. Ayery, N. P., DaveLn
Constable. Court second Saturday 1 I
Gum Creek Dist. 1249-J. Wi G|I *J
P., |no. R. Bird, N. F.. A.C- Gi e* t ^l
stable. Court third Saturday. j