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Cbe Enterprise. i
ESTABUSHED 1865
THE COVINGTON STAR EST. 1874.
CONSOLIDATED 1902.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
By ENTERPRISE PUB. CO.
G. H. CORNWELL,.. Editors.
E. R. GUNN,........
SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR
Application made for Entry as Second
Class Mail M atter at Covington Postoffice.
Covington, Ga., Apr., 20, 1900.
Sid Tapp evidently is writing
another book.
What have you said for your
town recently.
Dowie is human insofar as he is
not immune from trouble.
Our candidates are now mixing
with the people. Get a hustle boys.
We have a good town—but don’t
be satisfied, let’s have a better
one.
Covington needs new manufac¬
turing enterprises. Can we get
them.
The time is nearing when the
thinning of candidates will take
place.
When you find a kuocker, knock
him down and charge to the En
ttrpris.
Easter bonnets etc. We hope
all members of the fairer sex sat¬
isfied their vanity.
The usual number of elections
were reported last week. No new
polling places though—that’s en
couraging.
Foster, of Morgan, is excellent
congressional timbor. He should
lie nominated by the democrats of
the eighth.
Milwaukee will be equally as
famous under a Republican as un¬
der a Democratic administration.
—Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Yes,
Schlitz is the cause of it.
Ed iter Mercer of the Fitzgerald
Enterprise is putting iu some hard
licks for a new county with his
e:ty as the county site. He de¬
serves the strawberries he talks
about—Mercer puts out a good
sheet.
THE MIDDLE CLASS.
It is said ou good authority that
wbat is known as the middle class
is disappearing in the United
States. In every country there are
arbitrarily three classes, the upper
the middle and the lower. Those
who are at present studying the
sociological question say that the
middle class is rapidly joining the
ranks of the other two and that
the great majority are falling in
with the lower or poorer class.
The rich are growing rapidly rich¬
er and the poor rapidly poorer.
This condition of affairs is becom¬
ing alarming, so say the authori¬
ties, that the whole sociological
fabric may go to pieces at no very
distant day. This may be . false
alarm- he alarm of the calamity
howler, but this we do know, that
it ,s a fac, that the concentration of
»ea t , in the hands of a few per.
sons ha ,ibeeni the principal reason
for the downfall of every nation
which has risen and fallen. The
decline of the Roman Empire, the
greatest that ever existed, can be
traced to this cause. Fitteeuhnn
deed men owned the Empire; the
es, were paupers, and this unfor.
innate condition started at a time
of nnnsual prosperity.
Everything that happens is a
s-equence resulting from cause,
Why is the wealth of this country
drifting so fast into the hands of
the already immensely rich? There
can be but one answer, and that is
A PLEA FOR THE FORESTS.
When we contemplate the reck¬
less waste of original forests by
our forefathers, we naturally take
a prospective glance and ask what
condition will the country be in
when it falls into the hands of
those who will follow us. In the
“good old times,” the energetic
pioneers did their utmost to clear
all the rich hillsides, not once
thinking that in doing so they were
preparing a way to leave to pros¬
perity a land of red hills and gul¬
lies. jOur benefactors of those past
days it seems never thought of the
havoc they were making of one of
the finest timber countries fin
America; and so thoroughly did
they complete their work of ruin
that very little of original forests
ot oak, hickory and chestnut were
left. Had not the war come ou to
stop the hand of destruction, a
wood of oak and hickory would
have been a curiosity indeed.
A few spots of original wood¬
land yet remain in Middle Georgia,
but these are gradually disappear¬
ing. Instead of reclaiming the
waste places, the land owner finds
it easier and more profitable to
clear new grounds. It is sad to see
these old landmarks of past days
giving away to the woodman’s axe.
Is there none patriotic enough to
leave alone what little is left of
the poplar, oak and hickory? How
greatly the country’s scenery is
aided at this season of the year by
the green woodland that still re¬
main in occasional places. It is a
relief to the eye to see these spots
after passing miles of red fields and
pine groves. When old forests are
cleared, and the lands worn out
and washed away, the pine soon
begins its reign, driving out all
other growth. When the oak and
hickory disappear, they are gone
forever; there are no young trees
of the like species coming to take
the place ot the old. It wili be
pme or nothing,
There is no necessity for cutting
[down what little is left ot the orig
lna l forest. We have thosands of
acres of idle lands, which could be
put in a high state of cultivation,
it the land owner would give at¬
tention to terracing and proper
plowing. We trust that this will
be done, and that the few spots of
the old groves will be held sacred
and be allowed to stand as long as
they will.
the passage of laws for the benefit
of the rich. Class legislation, if
it has not already done so, will, if
a sweeping change does not take
place, ruin this conntJy. What
can be thought of the fact that
there are men in the United States
to-day, who could buy the State
of Georgia, with her cities lands
and all, twice over and have
money left? How came these men
to get control of such vast wealth?
There is something wrong some¬
where and the people of this coun¬
try should wake up to the impend¬
ing danger.
The middle class have been con
sidered by political economists as
the safe class, whose conservatism
and integrity act as a balance be¬
tween the other tw*o classes, and if
it is true that it is disappearing in
America, it is one of the worst
signs of the times.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Did Mr. Car .eg,e kiss anyone
while in Atlanta? According to a
report from Pittsburg, Mr Car.
negie demes it, and also that he is
disgusted with the wide circulation
of the story. The Macon Tele,
graph accepts Mr. Carnegie's de
nial '
and put. the blame on some
irresponsible space writer The
Atlanta News speaks of the kiss
ing as a matter of fact, and while
the name of the lady was not giv¬
en, the impression was left that
she was well known, and that Mr
Camegie, being a v ry old man,
was excusable. Now, the incident
is hardly worth refering to but we
should like to know just from a
little curiosity, who has been fal¬
sifying, Mr. Carnegie or the news
papers.
THE ENTERPRISE, COVIN01 ON, OA.,
Greene and Gayuor have become
household words, and the fact
should sink into the minds of all
that, they are thieves. Ret it be a
lesson to every person doing con¬
tract work for the government that
unless they carry out their agree¬
ment without fraud, the peniten¬
tiary awaits him. No matter how
many influential friends or how
much money one may have, the
law may lay its heavy hand ou the
offender and place him where he
justly should be. A study, of the
celebrated case gives us the assu¬
rance that social rank and money
do not count for everything, and
that any one no matter who he
may be is likely to wear stripes
for staight out theft.
* *
*
Elbert Hubbard in the April
number of the Philistine goes for
the daily papers with gloves off.
He says the daily papers of the
country are doing more than any
other cause to corrupt the morals
of the public. He also says the
persistent reading of daily papers
weakens the mind and lessens the
capacity for business. He never
allows them to come into Roycroft
shop, but says they are sometimes
smuggled in like cigarettes. He
also makes a pass at the magazines
and says they all can safely be
omitted from Munsey’s down,
mainly from the fact*that they are
all got up to offend nobody.
Of course, the weekly newspa¬
pers, where they have a clean
moral tone, are excepted; there¬
fore The Enterprise and like pa¬
pers are under no obligation to
make a defence, and, as the daily
papers we presume are capable of
taking care of themselves, we make
ho comment either for or against
them.
* *
*
One of our dear friends some¬
time since had the kindness to
step around and order his paper
discontinued because we happened
to be counsel for a client, who was
the opposing party to our dear
friend in a lawsuit. A&ourfrieird
had the cheek to consider himself
still the holder of an office in New
ton after he had removed from the
county, we presume that he thinks
himself as a man apart and sup¬
erior to ordinary citizens. He
who opposes this excellent gentle¬
man commits a serious offense.
The law is not for him. When an
ordinary mortal is elected to office
in one county, and afterwards re¬
moves to another, the moment
the change i9 made, the office be
comes vacant—except in the case
of our said iriend who, believing
Newton county couldn’t do with¬
out him, still held to the office in
which he is said to have done
some fine work. We congratulate
him for having stopped The En¬
terprise.
* •
♦
The two most potent factors in
the progress of a country are the
newspapers and good roads. The
local paper helps the town and
county in which it is located—
helps the town and county more
than is generally supposed. Some
persons (but we hope not many)
when they patronize a paper seem
to think it is a sort of an act of
charity for the paper, when in fact
it is a business proposition which
aids their business and helps the
community, Atlanta’s uewspa
pers have perhaps had more to do
with her pheuominal growth than
any other cause, and all local pa¬
pers benefit their town and section
in many ways.
***
The question of good roads has
become a national one. The lead¬
ing men of the country are agita¬
ting the matter and the fact that
large appropriations for road build¬
ing are being discussed by Congress
shows how important the question
has become. One county in Geor¬
gia has taken the lead in the mat¬
ter of raising money for the im¬
provement of their public roads,
fhis county has issued bonds to
amount of $250,000 for this
Without waiting for any
appropriation, *he author¬
being aware of the value of
roads, have taken the initia-
DOWIE.
As all newspaper editors are hav
ing their say about John Alexan¬
der Dowie, we feel that we will be
excusable for joining the chorus.
It is a subject easy to talk about
and one on which it is easy to
form opinion. *
an
Dowie is no mystery. That he
is a fake and an impostor, is qnite
certain. His claims of divinity
are so recklessly absurd it is
strange that the most fanatical of
his followers cannot see through
the huge sham.
Bui he has followers. There
was never yet a fake who possessed
intellect and a strong will who
could not control the weak and
the credulous and work them up
into folly, fanaticism and frenzy.
Dowie has the will of a giant. In
intellect he is mediocre. Take
from him his strong will power
and his talent for passionate and
theatrical display and Dowie would
be a nonentity. These gifts brought
him before the public and made
Zion City a possibility.
The lot of many people is so
miserable, they are constantly on
the lookout for something to break
the monotonous freedom of every¬
day life and when a man like
Dowie, with his patriarehiel ap¬
pearance and his brazen claims of
divinity preaches, they readily es¬
pouse his cause with astonishing
faith and confidence. Children
are great believers. At first they
believe everything, and if by ex¬
perience the mind does not readily
develop in judgement and discrim¬
ination, they remain children.
Dowie’s followers are of the
children class. To them a great
prophet had arisen, and they put
themselves and their fortunes at
his feet. Seing his power he used
it with such energy and rapidity
he could not stop, though he has
attempted to do but in vain—his
converts wouldn’t let him.
For egotism and hypocrisy, he
has rarely been equaled, but Zion
ites did not understand him, they
did not understand their prophet
Elijah, because they are a class so
blind and innocent they cannot see.
They built Zion City—this fana¬
tical horde—and it grew to such
immense proportions that one man
however energetic or resourseful,
must succumb under the great re¬
sponsibility of keeping it together.
Dowie knew that he had to con¬
tend with at heterogeneous mob,
who would be satisfied with noth¬
ing that did not approach the mi¬
raculous. He had to keep moving.
It would never do for him to set¬
tle down in Zion like an ordinary
mortal; they might learn his true
character if he did. So off to
Australia he went. He could not
deceive the common sense Aus¬
tralians, and came back to Mexico
for his health. It has now turn¬
ed out that he was not sick—only
keepting out of the sight of his
beloved flock.
Suddenly the spell broke. One
of his trusted lieutenants usurped
the position of his master and was
joined by Elijah’s wife and son.
The prophet was denounced as a
lover, a bigamist, a swindler and
a scoundrel. What a fall was
there!
When the invalid Dowie heard
of all this tirade, he arose took up
his bed and landed in Chicago,
where he hunted up the lawyers
and started legal proceedings to
get enthroned once more.
Dowie, fanaticism and money,
made Zion, The three went to
gether. Take away any one of
them and we will soon see the
Holy city. When common sense
and business attempt to control it
it will be the beginning of the
end. We predict that Zion will
soon be no more.
tive and we believe the example of
this county should be followed by
all the others. Good roads are a
necessity and we see no reason
why the money should not he rais¬
ed by a bond issue, for, while
posterity would have most of the
bonds to pay, they would receive
the benefit of the expenditure by
reason of permantly improved
and the increased value
of real prosperity.
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k LEGAL * ADVERTISEMENTS. 4
SHERIFF SALES.
GEORGIA— Newton County.
\\ 7ILL be sold before the court house
door in the e:ty of Covington, on
the first Tuesday it MAY 1906, within
the legal hours ol sale, for cash, to the
highest bidder, the following property,
to wit:
All that tract or parcell of land lying
and being in the citv of Covington, county
of Newton, State of Georgia, and fronting
on the East side of an alley leaqing Wash
ington street, in said city, near the resi
dence of Joe MeCoJe and running South
toward the home ofAlf Moss, and bounded
as follows: North by Jim Pace; East by
Nettie Miller; South by Jim Pace; West by
said Alley. Said lot fronting on said Al¬
ley one hunddred feet, more or less, and
extending back East a uniform width sixty
feet, more or less, and on which is situated
a two room tenant house. Said property
levied on as the property of Nettie Miller,
with a Justice Court fi fa issued ffrom the
1234 district, G. M., in favor ot C. C. Rob¬
inson, against Nettie Miller. Written no¬
tice given tenant in posession as required
by law. This April 2, 1906.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
—ALSO—
Will he sold hetore the court house door
in the city q f Covington on the first Tues¬
day of May, J9P6, within the legal hours
sale the following described property to wit.
Two hundred and fifty acres of land, more
or less, the same being that tract or parcel
of lund situated, lying and being in the
Ninth precinct ot originally Henry, now
Newton county, and being in the 461th
cistrict, G. M., and bounded as follows:
East by B, F. Lewis, VV. P. Kitchens and
Zeal Parker; South east by lands of J. H.
Pope; South and South west by Yellow
river; West by Thomas Aiken’s place and
North west by lands of Missouri Lewis
Said land levied on by virtue of a mortgage
execution issued from the Superior Court
of Newton county in favor of R. R. Fow
ler and R. I. Weaver, administrators of I.
W. Brown and against J- T. Connally, de¬
fendant. Tenant, in possession n tilied as
required by law. This April 3. 1906
S. M HAY. Sheriff.
For Letters of Dismission.
GEORG IA — Newton County.
Whereas B H Woodruff
of James M. Woodruff, represents to
Court in his petition duly filed and on rec
ords, that he has fully administered
M- Woodruffs estate. This is therefore
cite all persons concerned 1 indred
creditors, to show cause, il any they can,
why said administrator should not be dis¬
charged form his administration, and
ceive letters of dismission on the first Mon¬
day in May, 1 DUG.
G. D. HEARD, Ordinary.
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Charleston, also between Augusta* and St. Louis
Charleston and Cincinnati. Fas; Fieight Service
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A. G. Jackson,
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GEORGIA— Newton C 0 r
Mrs. S. ^ E. Swann having arm::’ VTY
made
tion to me in due form to he avn ■
permanent of T. C. Swann, administratrix late upon the '"]
of said county. jj
is hereby given that said application J
be heard at the regular term of the M
or Ordinary for said county to be held J
the hand first Monday and official in May 199 ( 5 . Wj t j
my signature this 2 n<t
oi April 1906.
G. D. HEARD, Qrdi
narj,
Citation. 1 -
GEORGIA—Newton Co ran
M rs. S, E. Swann having made a Dpi
tion for twelve months support out oh'
estate appointed of T. C. Swann and appraisers J
to set apart the saffle ha^
tiled their returns All persons coneed
are hereby required to show cause bell
the Court of Ordinary of said county J
the first Monday in May, 1906, why J
application should not be granted, ra I
2nd day of April 1906.
G 1). HEARD. OrdiJ
Citation.
GEORGIA— Newton CocstJ
Whereas J. H. Stanton, administrJ
estate Austin Webb, represents to I
court in his petition duly filed andentJ
on record, that he has fully administrJ
\ustin Webb’s estate This is therefoj J
cite all persons concerned, kindred
creditors to show cause if any they J 1
why said administrator should not be
charged from his administration and reel
letters of dismission, on the first MoJ I
in May. This April 3rd 1906. Coral
GEORGIA. Newton
Leave to Sell Land.
GEORGIA —Newton Count
Notice is herehj’given that the uij
signed has applied to the ordinary of |
county for leave to sell land belonging
the estate of Carrie A. VV right, distribsj deceij
for payment of debts and
among legatees Said application in
heard at the regular term of the Court
Ordinary for said county t'> be held on
first Monday in May 1906. This 2nd
of April 1906.
J. A. WRIGH
Executor Will Miss Carrie A. V\right,
ceased:
Do You Suffer From Kidney Troul
We guarantee one botile of Smith’s
Kidney Cure ta benefit or cure, ot
druggist will refund your money. '
50 cents by Dr. J. A. Wright.