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THE ENTERPRISE
ESTABLISHED 1S65
PI BLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
JAS. P. COOLEY, Editor.
Entered at the Postoffice at Covington,
Ga., as seeend-class mail matter.
After Julv 1, 1907, all subscriptions must
be paid in advance. Paper will be discon¬
tinue immediately upon date of expiration.
Subscriplion $t Per Year, In Advance.
AH ieyii advertisements must be paid for
in cash be lore first insertion.
Advertising rates furnished on application.
Covj.noion, Ga , July 12, 1907.
Wet or dry? Dry, be jabbers,
nf course!
Who knows whether or not the
green l<ug would grow fat on Paris
grcuC?
Fatal auto accidents continue.
CoutiMv editors fear no harm trom
the horseless carriage.
Could voa say ‘‘the straw hat
lia* come to stay,” when a gust of
wind is liable to pass it along?
It is easier foi the average wo¬
man to untangle three yards of
hair than one little knot in a shoe¬
string.
Texas 1ms a young woman named
“Sass,” and an exchange wants to
know whether it is i l tongue or
garden. ) 5
If plowing cotton should become
as popular as playing baseball,
how beautiful the fields of cotton
would always be.
A New Jersey town has prohib
iti-d the sale of chewing gum with¬
in i's limits. That’s one way of
keeping the jaws at rest.
A German microbe hunter says
it is n.» longer safe to kiss your
girl good night. But it is undoubt¬
edly safer than to kiss some other
fellow’s girl.
Two Filipinos took the highest
honors at Yale this year. Evi¬
dently the natives of Uncle Sam’s
isles across the sea ure not all
blockheads.
Atlanta is having a tussle with
the muddy water problem. Lithia
water, beer, etc., are being drunk
overtime while sweltering sun
rays come down over the Gate
City.
John the Baptist, with his cam¬
el’s hair garb, never would have
suited the Philadelphia cougrega
tion that got rid of its pastor be¬
cause he didn’t keep his trousers
creased.
A former Minnesota governor
sivs Taft is too fat to be President.
He bases his deduction on the
the theory that a fat man cannot
have the personal magnetism which
a thin man has.
Many are those who would like
to hand a lemon to this awful hot
weather and hibernate to a clime
where the icicles do not come in
close contact with the glorious
sunshme Georgia . . .
is now expert
ei>C1Dg '
It is said that there are 25,000
widows in India, the majority 0 f
whom would wed again if properly
approached. Great chance now
for those thousands of American
bachelors who are thinking of ap
proachiue the matrimonial altar.
Well, the glorious Fourth has
again come and gone and when the
day was over the small boy viewed
it thus:
Upon the glorious morning
He shot off one big boom,
Two packs of cannon cracker®,
Three fingers and a thumb.
AS TO WHERE WE STAND.
Some of our good friends who do
not read our paper have asked us
how we stood oil the prohibition
question. Ordinarily we would
request them to read the back
numbers of The Enterprise, but
the liquor question in Georgia is
acute at this time and we desire to
state our position unequivocally:
The Enterprise stands for prohi
bition first, and if we can't have
state prohibition, we desire to see j
the jug trade restricted and the
4 < dry” counties protected.
There are good men in Newton
counfcy who are opposed to state
prohibition and are in tavor of lo¬
cal option. They are interested in
Xewtuii’s welfare and are just as
temperate as the advocates of state
prohibition. We have no word of
censure for them ; we only state
our own position—we have no de¬
sire to straddle on any question.
As a matter of principle we be¬
lieve prohibition right. We give
others credit for as much sincerity
as we have.
To put it in a nutshell—our
greatest desire is to see the liquor
evil curtailed, and whatever meth¬
od i? used to that end will receive
our active support. There is no
use quibbling or equivocating over
mere phrases and words: let all
who are against liquor stand to¬
gether and eradidate this monster.
It is ruining our young men. To
help them and create better con¬
ditions should be our greatest aim.
We say again, don’t lose sight of
the main issue—the elimination of
whiskey.
AN EDITOR’S PLIGHT.
The editor of The Enterprise has
always felt and manifested a pe¬
culiar love and respect fo r animals.
Since his earliest day6 he has al¬
ways had a pet cf some kind, it
sometimes being a pig, bull, rab¬
bit, possum, dog, or flop-eared
mule; but he has always enter¬
tained more affection for a monkey
or billy goat than any other quad¬
ruped.
But the editor, in his various
perigenations during the past few
years, has been denied the privi¬
lege of having a pet, except when
he succeeded in alienating the af¬
fection of a favorite dog, where
lodged.
However, some months ago the
editor’s juvenile instincts grew
mightly upon him, and with the
sympathy of four or five littlebovs
enlisted where he stayed was in
spired with the idea that the one
thing lacking to make his stay in
Covington more pleasant was to
have a billy goat to look at and ad¬
mire when the t ( blues” come
round. After several weeks of
diligent research a large black
billy was procured, muc.i to the
satisfaction of the editor and the
delight of the boys. All went
well until a few days ago, when
the boys left town and left ths
t ( billy” and the editor to keep the
yard and house. Billy was placed
in the backyard, securely all
thought, but he always seemed to
get into the front yard among the
flowers and out again with mar¬
velous ease. The other day the
editor hied himself to the
country to celebrate the Fourth.
Before leaving, he placed his laun¬
dry in a basket and left it on the
front veranda so the washerwoman
could get it. 1 ot some cause she
never came, and when the editor j
returue d I' r May morning Billy, :
too, had been celebrating the
Fourth—he had eaten the laundry. !
| Billy appaicntly had eaten the
I rou 8 h clothes first a « d made a
| ,
dessert out of those of finer and j
j c ° 8 Cier texture. We feared for
Billy’s digestive capacity, •jut
J there Mm, t° was every! no use ody worrying about.
j r nearyb WlJl
bear unimpeachable to
j the fact that Billy is a
animal.
| I Those who are due subs< :riptions
! to The Enterprise will please Gear
m mind the recent disasters of the
editor, caused by Billy, and come
I in and help u:
1 wardrobe. You may b
! afflicted me uay.
THE ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON GA
SANITARIUM FOR COVING
TON.
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We believe the people of this
city and the citizens of the county
would welcome and amply support
a first class sanitarium.
It is no longer a question of ex
periment—tho sanitarium. Many
smaller towns than Covington haw
these needed institutions and th y
have proven to be beneficial and a
financial success. Both Sanders
ville and Commerce have sanitari
urns. At the 0 e institutions trained
nurses and experts can be had—
all as cheap or cheaper than they
could be had in the homes, and al
the same time the conveniences,
quiet, etc , would be free. It is a
great burden on a family these
days fur a member to have a severe
case of some dread disease. The
neighbors natura'ly are a little
shy and that, coupled with the ig¬
norance of proper treatment and
the strain upon the rest of the
family, usually causes fatal results,
But in a sanitarium the afflicted
one could be well cared for: in
fact, better than they could be at
home, and at the same time the
expense would not be as heavy.
And, too, in every city there be
those who board or, in other words,
have no home, and when they get
seriously sick they are absolutely
upon the charity of
the city. Very few families de¬
sire to nurse a stranger or to have
him linger in their home with a
spell of sickness.
We trust seme of the physicians
and others interested, of the city,
will take up the matter and see
what can bo done along this line.
PISTOL TOTERS.
There has been more legislation
upon the dog question and the
pistol question than any other two
subjects of* minor importance.
The Constitution ot Georgia says
the citizens of the state shall not
be denied the right to bear arms.
But the Constitution also allows
the legislature the right t j prescribe
the manner in which the arms
shall be bourne and the kind of
arms.
We are in favor of a law that
will require every pistol sold or
carried in Georgia to be at least 24
inches long. Make it a misde¬
meanor for a dealer to sell one that
is not the required length, and
whenever a fellow is caught with a
pistol not the legal size and length
get him foi violating the law in
tw’o cases. If some of the cowards
who persist in violating the pres¬
ent pistol law had to carry pistols
24 inches long they could not well
conceal them. But as long as the
little pocket pistols are plentiful
in Georgia there will be fellows
who will conceal them.
It is no longer disputed that a
little mean liquor in a man and a
pistol in his pocket have caused
more harm in Georgia than any
other agencies.
REST ROOM FOR
FARMERS’ WIVES.
There ought to lie in Spartan¬
burg a rest room far the wives of
farmers and other ladies from the
small towns around Spartanburg,
who come here to spend the day
on business. This room should
be provided witli comfortable
seats and lounges, plenty of good
water to drink, besides facilities
for washing the face and hands
and brushes, combs, etc., together
with private retiring and toilet
rooms. Such a place would be a
great comfort to the ladies from
the country and would add much
to the attractiveness of the day
in Spartanburg. Here they could 1
be comfortable and private and
find rest for themselves and their
young children.
Several of the live small cities
of the west have such rooms.
Among Butler M Washington,
Iowa, Lehigh, Oklahoma, besides
numerous others, The ladies
find these rooms such a conveni
Cl ce thut they wonder how they
ever got along without them.
Frequently a farmer brings hie
wj/e and children t town with
' h >m and while he raa y have a
good deal of business and keep
occupied all day attending to it
perhaps his w.fe has only enough
trading to take a short time and
after this is completed she has
perhaps a long and tiresome wait
until her husband has finisaed his
business and is ready to make the
start tor home. At present there
is no place for her to spend the
| time and usually the lady to sit
around some store where there are
no comforts or conveniences for
] her and the time hang heavily,
Such a room would make the
wait much easier for her.
j Spartanburg owes such a con
venience as a rest room to the
ladies from the country and sur
rounding towns who come here to
trade and it only remains for some
organization to take the matter
up and provide it. The chamber
of commerce might serve a useful
purpose by arranging for this rest
room for farmers’ wives. Court¬
esy to business patrons is certainly
one of the first principles of com¬
merce and nothing that could be
done would prove any more satis¬
factory or be more appreciated
than a convenience of this sort for
the ladies who spend the day here
after their business is concluded.
What do our business men and
the merchants think of a rest
room for their costumers, the
fanners’ wives.— Spartanburg
Journal.
The above voices our senti¬
ments for Covington. Several
months ago we called attention in
these columns to the fact that
such a place could be provided
in connection with a city library.
A town shows its liberality and
public spirit by manner in which
it deals with questions as parks,
library, etc. A town is either pro¬
gressing or retrograding: there is
no stand still in this day of modern
ideas and rapid material develop¬
ment.
Livingston’s Views on
What is a Democrat.
Editor ‘‘The World,”
New York.
Your communication asking my
views on the initiative and ret'eren
dum and government ownership
of railroads, also my definition of
» ( What is a Democrat,” is received.
There are such a variety
democrats, all claiming to be gen¬
uine and simon pure that one hesi
tetes to give an answer to your
querry. At the risk of bffing
charged as an old-timer, I answer:
1st. One who is a member of the
democratic organization, who works
for the organization and who votes
the democratic ticket. 2nd. One
who believes m the rule of the
people as expressed through their
representatives. 3rd. One who
labors to make the administration
of the government impartial and
just to all classes. 4th. O ie who
stands for all Constitutional limits
and restrictions as to the powers
of the general government with all
reserved powers and rights kept
intact for the States.
As to the iniative and referen
dum proposition, I hold that with
a republican form of government
where the people at stated times,
fixed by themselves the power and
privilege to elect all legislators,
both state and federal, and they
holding their official positions for
a short term: the safety and gener¬
al interest of the people are amply
conserved. Also with power lodged
with the governors of the states
and president ol the United States
to call special sessions for emer
gency legislation, there can be no
practical or sane reason advanced
for the initiative and referendum
doctrine, The argument that
State Constitutions and A mend
ments to the Fedeial Constitution
are submitted to the people, there¬
fore all legislation should or can
be referred is not a sensible conclu¬
sion.
The federal and state constitu¬
tions are controlling and general
instruments made by the people for
the guidance and limitations of
legislators and intended to safe¬
guard and preserve nil rights to
the people. Thus secured by the
often recurring elections and fed¬
eral and state constitutions, with
the courts to dec’de and infring
ments, to the constitution with
power to enforce their decrees, the
rule of the people, on by the peo¬
ple is emphatic and certain as can
be made, unless the people should
devote their time to passing upon
all legislation by congress and the
state—to avoid which our form of
government was adopted.
Asto government ownership of
railroads under our form of gov¬
ernment, where the powers and
rights are divided between tho
states and the federal government,
with state legislators and state
courts to be consulted at every
stage and step ol administration in
the affairs of railroads bv the fed¬
eral government; seems to me to
be impractical and really not to be
considered while under state and
federal constitutions we can and
have absolute control, with the fi¬
nancial and administrative obliga¬
tions eliminated. If the govern¬
ment, can not secura ail that’s fair
and just, getting the best possible
service from railroad corporations
with this control, they could not
possibly do so with government
ownership. L. F. Livingston.
Covington, Ga.
The mayor ot an Ohio town has
ruled that ice cream on Sunday is
a necessity. Perhaps he thinks
the girls of that town are going to
vote some day.
The Atlanta Journal doesn’t be¬
lieve in being magnanimous in
victory or the cartoon on the front
page the day after Gov. Smith’s
inauguration would not have been
published.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMT’S
Application For Dismission.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
Whereas, ۥ H. White, administrator
ol Mrs Alice White, represents to the
Court in his petition, duly filed and en¬
tered on record, that he has fully admiuis
t^red Mr . Alice White's estate. This is
therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, it
any they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged trom his admin
istration, and receive letters of dismission,
on the first Monday in August, 1907.
G. D. HEARD, Ordinary.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that
there will be introduced at the
present session of the General As¬
sembly of the State of Georgia,
which met on the fourth Wed¬
nesday in June, 1907, the follow¬
ing local bills, to-wit:
An Act to incorporate the Town
of Covington Milis, in the County
of Newton ; to define jts limits;
provide for a Mayor, Councilmen,
and other officers of said Town,
and prescribe their duties; to pro¬
vide for making all lawful rules,
regulations, ordidances, and by¬
laws for the proper government,
and control of said Town, and for
the enforcement of the same, and
for other porposes — tf.
Street Railway Schedule.
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Meets Second and F( >rth
day Jt JJ
evenings.
C. A. Sockweu Regeni
T. J. Shields, Secretn
ry.
Covington Lodge No.
Royal Arch Maso
Meets Second and F 0Urt(l
day evenings.
M - G - turner]
R. R FOWLER High Pri«
Secretary.
7m. Golden Flu
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F. tfc A.
Meets every First and fl
Friday evening.
A. S. Hopkins, W, Jfl
Tno. W. Peek, Sec.
rj V ' Sewaunee Tri
m-y I No. 62.
V 'i Imp. 0. R. N
Meets every Wednesday sit
at iug 7th run and 30th breath. Vij
brothers are invited toattej
N. Z. Anderson, Sacheml
J. W. Harwell, !
Chief of Recoriii
STAR LODGI
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Meets every Thursday evcnij
Visiting brothers in the city d
dially invited to meet with
Work in one degree each meet!
Jas. P. Sain, Noble GraM
J. W. Peek, Rec. Sect’y.
Knights sf
Pyi
J h Lodge No,
Meets every First and a
Monday evenings. Fraternal!
come extended all visiting 3d
ers. E. W. Carrou, C.
R. R. Fowler, K. ofR. m
Elm Cam
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Meets every Second and
Tuesday evenings. Corley,C
J. J.
W. N. Raxnev, Clerk.
Jefferson Lamar M
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Meets First Tuesday *°
month at 2 o’clock, p. ®
J . W. An person',
L. L. Middlebrook, Adjt
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