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Zhc Enterprise. ESTABLISHED 1865. THE COVINGTON STAR EST. 187;. CONSOLIDATED 1902. SEMI-WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1905. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. CHAS. G. SMITH Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR --—-- Entered at the Covington Postoffice as Second-Class Mail Matter. Covington, Ga., Sept., 19, 1905. Cotton will soon be out, is the unanimous verdict. The University of Georgia opens Wednesday. A record-breaking attendance is the outlook. If our circulation increases m proportion to the last few days we’ll soon have 2000 names on our list. ble editor of this paper ap¬ preciates the many kind express ions from the editors of the State concerning our Semi-Weekly issue. Clark’s crowd has suddenly and unexpectedly developed a love for “our brother in black’’ which sav¬ ors strongly of Damon and Pythia’s friendship. Hoke Smith’s friends are not worrying over his chances so long as the ring candidate’s friends keep up their campaign of per¬ sonal abuse. Two new subscribers every day for two weeks is the record of the Enterprise. We expect to put a paper in the hands of every family in the county by January. We welcome tbe Covington Semi-Weekly Enterprise. Smith gets out one of the best papers in Georgia, and we trust and believe this stroke of enterprise will prove a successful venture.—Madisonian. With a record of 1,000,000 pen¬ sioners-yet on the rolls, over$141, 000‘000 disbursed in pensions the last fiscal year; more than $8,140, 000,000 thus far paid out on ac¬ count of the Civil war, the North might be satisfied. The DeKalb New Era is against the present fee system. It says there are solicitor generals iu Geor¬ gia making five and six thousand dollars by the fee system that couldn’t make a thousand dollars in the regular practice. The citizens and members of the bar of DeKalb county presented to the county a large life-size portrait of Judge L. S. jR.oan which will hang on the wall of the court¬ house in Decatur. The bar honor¬ ed itself iu honoring a man who is honor himself. Somebody has said that the edi¬ torial page ot the Sandersville Herald was written in the Consti¬ tution building and Brother Brooks is spitting red. He resents the insinuation and issues a chal¬ lenge to his opponent. Brother Fain of the Newnan News is asking for exchange cour¬ tesies with the brotberen ot the press. He would have no trouble along this line if the Georgia edi¬ tors but knew of the splendid pa¬ per he is issuing and the success he is accomplising in building up his town. Fain is one of the real gems of Georgia journalism. Eggs is or.e salable article which has commanded a big price the year round. A year or so ago they went begging at 10 cents per. but not so now. Twenty and twenty-five cents has been the ruling price all the year. A poul¬ try farm might be good pay for §ome industrious citizen. A Longer Cotton Season. One of the purposes which the Southern Cotton Association had in view at its Asheville meeting in fixing tbe minimum pricbof cotton at eleven cents was to abolish the custom of rushing practically the whole crop 4 to .^ market during dnrirtcr the the first three or lour months of the season The crop of 1904, for in stance, was marketed pretty near¬ ly as it is proposed future crops shall be marketed. About as cotton was 9 ent to the ports the summer of 1905 as there was iu the fall of 1904, as much iu July ag there was in October. Of course this was largely due to the fact that as the fall advanced the price of cotton began to decline until it got so low that the farmers saw that it would be advisable to take the chances of holding it, to see if the price wouldn’t advance. They did hold it and the price ad¬ vanced as much as four cents a pound. Cotton isn’t n o w bringing eleven cents, the minimum price fixed by the association, but a great deal of cotton is coming to market. About as much is reach¬ ing this port as reached it at this time last year. That looks as if the cotton farmers were willing to take a little less than that price. Still, there will be a great many who will wait tor eievencent 9 , and, if the number holding their cotton is large enough the chances are they will get it. But if cotton is held to a con¬ siderable extent, as it was during the season that closed on Sept. 1. will it not be necessary to have a system of warehouses all over the cotton section? It would certain¬ ly seem so. The farmers, or at least the great majority of them, have r.o shelter for cotton, and they don’t seem to think they need any. But about all who leave their cotton out in the open until the warm weather comes lose a very considerable per cent, of it. Much of the cotton that came to this market in June, July and August last, cotton of the crop of 1904, was iu such bad condition that a very considerable percentage of each bale had to be removed and sold at a very low price. We wouldn’t like to say just how many pounds on an average each bales lost, but the number was sufficiently large to reduce the amount received for the bale con¬ siderably below what would have been receiyed if all the cotton had beed in good condition. But if a system of warehouses should be established and the farmers should patronize them to and from the warehouses, storage and insurance would be considera¬ ble. The total would probably be as great as tbe loss sustained by exposing the haryested and baled cotton to the weather. That be¬ ing the case the great majority the farmers will keep their cotton at home rather than store it in warehouses because the trouble will be less. Of course if the ware houses were all at the ports situation would be different, but we understand it the proposition isn’t to establish the projected warehouses at the ports. Instead of warehouses it be better to advise farmers to build sheds on their farms for the protection of cotton? There would be difficulty of course in getting insurance on cottou under such conditions, but the chances of the loss from fire wouldn’t be very great, it hasn’t been great in all the years that have passed sln’e cottou farmers have bee,, letting their cotton lie out iu the rain at railroad stations and on the farms and >he dauger from fire ^ sheds wouldn t be any greater than it is under a tree or in the open. It is apparent that the eleven cent proposition involves problems that will have to be solved in the very near future if that proposi¬ tion meets with much favor.—Sav¬ annah News. ,j:ziT' rp,i * “ o, THE ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON, GA, A CHANGE OF TAHT/fEHS [Original] One summer evening a rowboat con «£ g^^y rJver above tbe city of IT. burg. They were two pairs Of l J° bn Baron and Lillie Beck, Bartle ^ ^ Margarrt ferris . Jf acy one iiave told them that within a very short time there would be a trans¬ position among them as fiances they would not have believed It. Neverthe- 8Ucll a C h aC g e came to pas 3 . John Baron was one of those phleg i matic, taciturn, undemonstrative fel¬ lows who usually choose their oppo¬ sites, and In Lillie Beck he found ex¬ actly the girl to attract him. B artle Farr was a gay, devil may care young man, who found iu Margaret Ferris those steady qualities that a man of his character seemed to need. Every¬ body said that both couples would m«ke an admirable match. It was In tbe days when nitroglyc¬ erin was supplied from above Pitts¬ burg on tlie Allegheny to the oil fields In Pennsylvania, floated down In stl letto-llke boat* some thirty feet kmg by four feet wide. Each boat carried enough nitroglycerin to blow anything it struck to the clouds. It was run by two men, who had strict orders to lie up at nightfall. In daytime they could be seen far enough ahead to enable such craft as they came across to get out of the way, and, since they did not run at night, there was no necessity for accident. The party In tbe skiff had pulled far up the river during the afternoon, In¬ tending to drift down leisurely with the current In the twilight Bartle Furr, who never took thought for the future, Insisted on rowing up much farther than was Intended. Margaret Ferris had endeavored to check his enthusi¬ asm, but ou thl 9 occasion was unequal to the task, or, rather, she permitted him to have his way, only warning him that In case they were caught out on the river In the dark and anything happened she would hold him responsi¬ ble. Twilight was fading Into night, and they were still several miles above the city drifting down with the current. Margaret proposed that the men should take to the oars and was sec¬ onded by Baron. Whereupon Farr de¬ clared that they were having the best part of their excursion and as for him¬ self he proposed to enjoy it. Baron took a pair of oars and began to row. At this Farr made a curt remark about hfs timidity at being out after dark without a protector. Baron made no reply, but kept on pulling. When the night settled down upon them Farr and Miss Ferris were in the bow, Farr with his back Ibetween the two gunwales, Miss Ferris sitting on the foremost seat, facing him. Miss Beck was at the tmer, iaron on tne “stroke” thing seat rowing. Sullenly some¬ black on the river 1 , appeared within a few yards of them, and a voice shouted, “Get out of the way for your lives I” and two splashes followed as of persons jumping into the water. In another moment John Baron rec¬ ognized the dim outline of a nitroglyc¬ erin boat coming straight for the skiff. At the same moment Farr, who had risen to see what was coming, rec¬ ognized the danger. He plunged Into the water and dived to avert the com lng explosion. Baron, putting all his strength Into one supreme effort, gave two strokes with the port oar, and be¬ fore he could give a third the nose of the nitroglycerin boat rubbed the stern of the skiff. For a few seconds the side of the explosive craft slid along the steru of the skiff, then tbe danger had passed. Baron took In the situation at once. The meu on the boat had been running her too late Into the night, and on com¬ ing upon the skiff, after shouting a warning, had jumped overboard. The situation after the danger had passed was this: Farr was swlmmlug for the skiff, Miss Beck was lying In a faint In the stern. Baron was resting on his oars, while Miss Ferris was sitting quietly on the forward seat. Her cheeks flamed at tbe cowardice of her lover, who had left her to die while he saved himself. Baron knew that the nitroglycerin boat being without guidance would go on down the river, liable at any mo¬ ment to cause great loss of life and property. He was a good swimmer and resolved to catch It Flunglng into the water, he swam lustily, gaining ou it all the while till at last he caught it Pulling himself upon the deck, he seized a rope fixed to the bow T , tied the line around his body, and, plunging again Into the water, swam for the shore. In tills he ran a fearful risk. A rock or a root of a tree If struck would blow up the boat and him with It. Landing on a point, he allowed the boat to swing downstream with the current, then fas tened his rope to a stump, ncxt morning John Baron’s feat was known In Pittsburg and Allegheny, n'gZZZZjSSZSl showed his face In that region again, 1116 day a * ter **** P arty reached borne 1118 face’s collapse and that Miss Fer¬ ris retained her equanimity. From that moment he showed tbe latter a prefer¬ ence, which resulted in the breaking of his engagement, and he afterward be¬ came engaged to Miss Ferris. Bartle Farr, when he found that he had lost Miss Ferris, either to show that he was not Inconsolable or from sheer desperation, took up with the neglected Miss Beck. She was not a strong character. Farr made love des¬ perately and won her. He desired some satisfaction In making the other 5 &&SS&& ;' [general directory] CITY DIRECTORY. Mayor— Hon. M. G. Turner. Mayor Pro Tem—J no. F. Henderson. Clerk and Treasurer— Geo. T. Smith Chief of Police— Bradford BoU-Miian. Deputy Police— R. W. Clark Deputy Police—P. W. Skelton. Street Overseer— S. C. Rheburg. Councilmen—J. F. Henderson, C. C. Brookt - , J. H. Echols, J. L. Stephenson, .T. L. Whitehead and C. A. Harwell. Council Meeting —First Wednesday in each month. Finance -J. F. Henderson, chairman C. C. Brooks. C. A. Harwell. Electric Lights & Public Buildings —C. C. Brooks, chairman, J. F. Hen¬ derson, J. L. Whitehead. Streets —J. H. Echols, chairman, J L. Stephenson, C. C. Brooks. Parks & Cemetery —J. L. Stephenson chairman, J. F. Henderson, J. L. White¬ head. Ordinance & Relief —J. L. Whitehead chairman, J. H. Echols, C. A. Harwell. Sanitary— C. A. Harwell, chairman, J. L. Stephenson, J. II. Echols. City School Board— Meets first Tues¬ day in each month. C. H. White, Chairman, C. E. Cook, J. G. Lester, N. S. Turner, N. Z. Andersou and Ii. R. Fowler. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Methodist Church —Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday morning con¬ ducted by Col. James G. Lester. Pray¬ er meeting every Thursday evening. R. C. Cleckler, pastor. Baptist Church —Preaching on the first and third Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:30, conducted by C. E. Cook. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. E. R. Pendleton, pastor. Presbyterian Church —Preaching on the first, second and fourth Sundays at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:45, conduct¬ ed by D. A. Thompson, Jr. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. J. B. Hillhouse, pastor. Midway Methodist— Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Pray¬ er meeting every Thursday evening. Sunday School every Sunday afternoon conducted by Dr. C- W. Peppier. Ep worth League every Sunday evening at 7:00. G. W. Yarbrough, pastor. COUNTY DIRECTORY. Sheriff— S. M. Hay. Deputy Sheriff— T. F. Maddox and J. C. Nixon. Ordinary— G. D. Heard. Clerk of Court— Jno. B. Day is. Treasurer— J. \V. Stephehson. Tax Collector— W. S. Ramsey. Tax Receiver— J. F. Lunsford. Coroner— J. S. Peek. County Surveyor— Wm. A. Adams. Superior Court— Third Monday in March and September. L. ». Roan, Judge, Fairburn, Ga., Col. Wm. Schley Howard, Solicitor-General, Atlanta, Ga. County Court— First Wednesday in each mouth. Capers Dickson, Judge, Oxford, Ga., J. F. Rogers, Solicitor General, Covington, Ga. Ordinary Court— First Monday in each month, II. B. Anderson, Ordi¬ nary, Covington, Ga. Justice Court— Second Monday in each month. G. II. Cornwell, Justice of Peace, Covington, Ga., Rufus Cruse. Notary Public, Covington, Ga. County Commissioners— Third Mon¬ day in each month. T. C. Swann, T. A. Perry and T. J. Speer, Commis¬ sioners. County Board of Education— Meets First Monday in each month. H. H. Stone, president, Oxford, Ga., A. C. Heard, D. J. Adams, L. F. Stephenson J. M. Mitcham, Covington, Ga. Town Dist. 462-G. H. Cornwell, J. P* Rufus Cruse, N. P., T. M. Maddox, Constable. Court second Monday. Newborn Dist. 1522—Capers Robert¬ son, J. P. t J. W. Robertson, N. P., H. H. Armstrong, Constable. Court seconds Wednesday. Hays Dist. 477— F. M. Hays, J. P., J. C. Morgan, N.P., J. R, Dobbs, Constable. Court third Tuesday. Leguin Dist. 1513-G. W. Coggins, J. P., A. II, Smith, N. P., A. Willson, Con¬ stable. Court third Saturday. Brick Store Dist. 420—W. H. Stewart, J. P., W. T. Patrick, N. P., W, H, Aaron, Constable. Court second Saturday. Gaithers Dist. 546—A. M. Griffin, J. P., R. F. Dick, N, P., A. W. Yancey* Constable. Court second Saturday. Oxford Dist. 1525— J. N. A. Hender¬ son, J. P., J. VV. Branham, N. P„ J. E. Blackstock, Constable. Court third Saturday. I. Brewers L. Parker, Dist. N. 1 464—J. F, Dick, J. P., | \, Samp Aiken. Con¬ stable. Court first Saturday. Stansells Dist. 461—W. H. Ogletree, J. P., P. G. Turner, N. P., J. H. Maloy and A. G. Lane, Constables. Court third Saturday. Downs Dist. 547—W. R. King, J. P., P. W. Turner, N. P., D. Davidson, Con¬ stable. Court fourth Saturday. Rocky Plains Dist. 567—R. L. Cowan J. P., S. H. Avery, N. P., Dave Lunsford, Constable. Court second Saturday. Gum Ckiek Dut. 1249—J. W. Giles. J. P., Jno. R. Bird, N. P„ A. C. Giles, Con* stable. Court third Saturday. /VN/\/WVW. __ \ DO YOU KNOW 1 , The Best Way To Advertise Covington? We will gladly assist you in the preparation of any advertising and put our best foot forward in vour interest. Don’t delay, If you cannot call, write or send for us. THE ENTERPRISE. A TAINT mmm Q f* mmm . IN 1 - I THE V-"-. > At SPRINGTIME means A SALLOW SKIN, A MINCING APPETITE, A TIRED FEELING, Lasting all SUMMER. By The Special ar¬ rangements with JOHNSON’S CHILL & FEVER TONIC CO SAVANNAH CA., A forfeit of $5.00 will be made if a course of John¬ son's Tonic will not eradicate every trace and taint w MALARIA. PRICE 50 CENTS. i I*et us illustrato vividly the difference in mean¬ ing . of the words might might 1 live the and will— the child ; child will live. Might impliesdoubt; will -? * will means live certainty. Might live means might die; -f / means will not die. These two words aptly illustrate the difference V between Johnson’s Tonic and the horde of r,* cial commer¬ 3? remedies on the market, and that vast horde of * inert professional remedies which only bear the m sanction of the High I’riests of medicine. Mi USE JOHNSON’S TONIC bad of Grip and wifi five! w m a case you Use inert, or commercial products, and m 1 you might live. Johnson’s Tonic quickly drives out every i race and taint of Grip. It is not simply good, it is su¬ Mi JteJEk- J premely good—not good as anything, but bettor than everything—a i genuine life-saver. Those who believe » in t are safe—doublers are in danger and jeopardize or.v T/a their lives. Summed up, Johnson’s Chill and Fever ••a Tonic is the best Grip medicine (■•t earth. This is the sober, serious, earnest truth. ifts y-j JOHNSON’S CHILL % FEVER TONIC CO. hi i At all drntil.t.. Savannah, Ga. Take no substitute*. % • V mm Sa t jM- ar ■XmkmtiyW 7.v//. Subscribe for The Enterprise. A local newspaper reflects business interests of the the its advertising town i„ columns. A busi. ness man looking fora locational, ways examines newspapers to see how Ins particular line is represen. ted. II he is a druggist and finds none advertising he concludes there are no druggists, or, if there are they are all dead. If he is a doctor or a lawyer, he looks over the pro fessional cards to see who is rep. resented. Among the farmers the home paper has a similar mission The prospective buyers like an i D l vitation to come and trade with the merchants. A card of proles sional men is just as essential as the sign in front of his door. It j s not a "question of being able to get along without it. A hardware man need not heat his store to keep things from freezing. He might have a booth out on the street or at a skating rink, nud do a lot of business instead of paying rent at his store and buying f ue [ to heat it with, but it might not be economy to do so. Advertising is not a luxury, but rather an ! economic proposition recognized I by all the best and most successful I business men the world over.