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* A MODERN MACAULAY.
Wonderful Memory of an Old Time
Missouri Lawyer.
One of the most picturesque of the
early lawyers of Missouri was Billy
Campbell, who came from Virginia in
1829 and opened an office in St.
Charles. He was a man of great abll
ity, a classic scholar, an orator and a
political writer of unusual power. But
he was indolent, careless about collect
ing and spending money and so lazy
that physical exertion of any kind was
positively painful to him. Ho had a
most remarkable memory, as proved
by the following Incident; Campbell,
who was a Whig, represented his dis¬
trict in the state senate several years
On one occasion he was lying on a
bench in the senate chamber, apparent
ly sleeping, when the Democratic mem
bers came in to hold a caucus. They at
tempted to arouse him, but he ap¬
peared so soundly asleep that they de
eided to let him alone. The next day a
complete report of the proceedings of
the caucus, including a verbatim copy
of the resolutions adopted, was pub
lished in the St. Louis Republican. A
row followed, and the secretary was
charged with having iieen bribed to re¬
port the proceedings of the caucus.
After the excitement died down some
what Campbell admitted that he had ,
been had awake ail the time and that he j
done the reportorial work entirely
from memory.—Kansas City Star.
A MUFF BED.
Surprise cf a Man Who Thought It
Had to Do With Sleep.
A man who saw on a sign the words
“muff beds” and imagined tliat a muff
bed must be something to sleep in, a
brother or cousin or other more or
less distant reiat; e of the sleeping
bag. such as explorers carry with
them, found upon inquiry that his im¬
agination had carried him very far
from the truth; that the muff bed is
in fact not a bed at all, but is the
trade name for the inner part of a
muff, the body of the muff—in short,
the part you put your hands in.
The muff bed consists of a double
waiied bag made in cylindrical or oth¬
er shape, according to the style of
muff, and then stuffed frith down, the
quality and quantity of the down de¬
pending on the character of the muff.
The making of muff beds is a busi¬
ness by itself. Some of them are sold
to the furriers in the simplest form,
just the bed or bag stuffed with down,
the furrier putting in the silk or satin
lining when lie [Hits on the fur. Oth¬
ers are made with the silk or satin in¬
ner lining attached, to be finished up
when the fur Is put on. There is at
least one concern in New York that
SHMitjp'ttjt '^specialty of muff beds and
--- He had _ jiimuLflunH lieen um ‘smfttdj Li>f Ibcm an
*• aun.
VOW Vr__
Wanted a Rebate.
In a rural community in one of the
middle states dwelt a man who made
a vow in lSoO that lie would wear his
hair and beard untrimmed until John
C. Fremont should be elected president
of the United States. lie kept tliat
vow for forty years, at the end of
which time he had nearly a half bushel
of hair on his head and face. Then,
coming to tlie conclusion, toward which
his mind had been gradually working
for a long time, that General Fremont’s
death in the interval had practically
absolved him from his vow, lie decided
to have his hair cut and his beard
shaved off clean. On his next visit to
the county seat lie went to a barber
shop and was soon relieved of the hir¬
sute burden he had carried for four
decades.
“How much?” he asked.
“Have to charge you half a dollar
for that job,” said the barber, looking
at the mass that lay on tlie floor.
“Half a dollar;” he gasped. “Don’t l
get any tiling for the hair?”
The Actor and the Critic.
One of the near comedians who al¬
ways affect to be entirely careless of
newspaper criticism recently struck
from his list of bowing acquaintances
a critic noted for his candor. The
player met the writer and a friend
while crossing a park square and ex¬
changed a few words of greeting aud
as he passed on heard this conversa¬
tion :
“Who was that?”
“Oh, that is L., the actor!”
“He does not look much like au actor
off the stage.”
“Still less when he’s on tlie stage,"
returned the critic.—Argonaut.
> On New England Tombstones.
There were several epitaphs which*
fascinated you for awhile, epitaphs like
that of “Solon Tyndall, Killed by a
Fall from the Main topsail Yard of the
Bark Amazon, in the Harbor of Bue
nos Aires on March 12, 1830:
“He as a seaman did his duty well,
But his foot slipped, and from aloft he
fell
fell, but to rise and climb the shrouds on
high
And greet his Master with a glad ’Aye,
aye!’ ”
Or that which recorded the fate of
“Absalom Peters, Shot in the Creek by
the Explo^jon of his own Gun.”—Col¬
lier’s Weekly.
A Scramble.
“All the world’s a stage."
“What of it?"
“I was Just thinking that the cast Is
so large that nobody gets much of a
chance at the spotlight”—Philadelphia
Bulletin.
His Weak Point.
Ihe Stage Manager — He cau play
“drunken parts" better than auy nui
on the stage. The Business Manager
—Yes, but he’s too fond of rehearstBg.
—Illustrated Bits.
Fortune brings in some boats that
are not tfeeeed.—Shakespeare. *i
On The Public Road*
Say* Col. Middlebrook
I issue of the Atlanta
I.i a recent
Constitution appeared au article
from Ex Governor N dthen, to
which Hon L E. Middlebr.ok
rep! ies rrgarciag the convict
( F !e3tI ^
“•
refers ta , ms
The ex govern r
s t u .j v 0 f the question when chief
xeentive ot the state, bui. ne does
his . policy wh^n .
not say what was
m power, That was the time to
do something -
I treely agree with the govern r
t t,at the lease ‘ system is entirely :
wro .^ ;u d tbat Georgia cannot
escape the judgment of the tuturo
tha* she allowed the bioed and
‘
. 01 ^ e ‘ coa ' lc ‘ t0 bp turned
into gold to enrich the lessees
How are we to prevent this
scandal m the future? The gover
r/r says that there was gross
immorality under.theold system;
tliat even some ot the guare.s were
corrupt. I b (j g to call my distin
guished ‘fiend's attention to the
fact that, there is a great deal cf
human nature outside as well as
inside the penitentiary and under
like circumstances the same results
will follow, We must recollect
that the so-called criminal class of
Georgia is made up of persons who
have been convicted of crime by
the various courts and sentenced
to divers punishments.
Now every experienced lawyer
kuows that a conviction does not
always depend upon the evidence,
but is largely the result of circum¬
stances. The standing of the
accused, the jury, etc. What
would convict one man would not
be sufficient in another case.
So I insist that there are a great
many persons in the penitentiary
that probably might be turned out.
course, it is necessary to punish
and protect society, but this
to be done with the broadest,
The state ought tv
out a helping-hand to the un¬
convict and provide a
by which he can reform.
to him. I am your friend and
nit your enemy. 1 believe a
merit system ought to be in
and that when a prison
shows a disposition to obey the
rules, that he ought to have a
chance ; that t he shackles ought to
be taken off as a reward for good
behavior, and if he still shows that,
he is not going to run away, then
the hated stripes should be replac¬
ed by Comfortable clothes, and let
him contnuo to labor with the
consciousness that he is a human
being. Let this class bo separated
from the hardened and unruly.
The youthful ougt to Le separat¬
ed trom the confirmed outlaw.
We spend millions to send missio¬
naries to the benighted regions of
the earth in the name of Christ
But we gag at a dollar’s expense
when we are asked to do some¬
thing for our convicts.
God in his mercy has blessed
this laud beyond all others Now
why can’t we put a little Christi
anity in our c nduct toward the
convicts?
The Constitution says whipping
shall u t be inflicted as a punish¬
ment for crime, yet we find ui our
prison rules provision made for a
whipping boss Shame! Shame!
The state cannot punish by stripes,
but the lessees cau lay or. the lash
to get more work out of the poor
wietch.
The convicts should be worked
on public works under the control
and direction of the state, ihe
hours of labor ought to be limited
within healtful endurance. Some
arrangement could be made by
which the dangerous and unruly
class could be worked for wages
and the tractable ones put upon
public works. This would be
healthful. The whites might be
worked in separate «a U gs. the
highways in Georgia improved
and tha country blessed.
I cannot understand how the
State working .... its prisoners on the
public works would cause a convict
to become more hardened than for
hltn to know that ... hts
capacity to
labor had been turned over to the
tender mercies of a coal mine or
or lumber camp.
THE ENTERPK‘5€- COVINQTON, QA
In the name of all that ;s good
let the state work her convict <>n
public works, give them human
treatment ana enlightened punish¬
ment.
The state’s pris >n farir ought by
all means to be retained and a
similar farm selected for juveniles
Respectfully.
Lucius L. Midd'.ebrook,
R“ptesentative-elect from Newton
County.*
Notice Masons.
r> u t 11 », ieec r . X r r . t? f,
1
A- M. will meet in regular com¬
munication Friday bvening. Aug.
7th. Work in Masters degree. All
duly qualified brethren, cordially
invited to meet with us.
A. S. Hopkins, W. M.
J. W. Peek, Sec.
EBONY WOOD.
All cf the Several Varieties Are Heav¬
ier Than Water.
Ebony was known and highly es¬
teemed by the ancients as an article of
luxury and was used by them foi a
variety of purposes.
In India it is said that it was em¬
ployed by kings for scepters and also
for images. On account of its sup¬
posed antagonism to poisons it was
used largely for drinking cups.
The name ebony is given to the woo l
of several varieties of trees. All kinds
of ebony are distinguished for their
great density and dark color. The
wood in all varieties is heavier than
water. The heaviest varieties are the
darkest. The other grades require a
considerable amount of staining to
make them black.
Ebony is of a uniform color through¬
out and will not show any deteriora¬
tion even from long continued use.
There are three varieties of ebony
weii known in commerce. The ebony
from the Gaboon coast of Africa is the
darkest. The Madagascar ebony is the
densest. The Macassar ebony furnish¬
es the largest pieces. It is sold by
weight.
Imitations of ebony can always be
distinguished by their lighter weight,
and the cheaper imitations can be de¬
tected by merely scratching the sur
face.
SPECTRAL WARNINGS.
-
The Bloody Mark That Appeared on
Cardan’s Finger.
Who shall say that spectral warnings
are entirely chimerical? History has
many instances to the contrary. Thu 3
the once well known tragedian John
Palmer died on the stage at Liverpool.
At the same hour and minute a shop¬
man in London, sleeping under a coun¬
ter, saw distinctly his shade glide
through tlie shop, open the door aud
pop into the street. This an hour or
two later he mentioned very coolly, as
if Mr. Palmer himself had been there.
Cardan, the noted Italian philoso¬
pher. saw on the ring finger of his
*Tight hand the mark of a bloody sword
and heard at the same time a voice
which bade him go to Milan. The red¬
ness progressively increased until mid¬
night. 1 he mark then faded gradually
aivl disappeared. At that midnight
hour his sou was beheaded at Milan.
I he father of Dr. Blombey was cap¬
tain in an army serving in America.
Me are told by Dr. Itudge that six
officers 300 miles from his position
weie visited after dinner by this mod¬
ern Banquo, who sat down in a vacant
chair. One said to him, “Blombey, are
you mad i He rose in silence and
slow !y glided out at tlie door. He was
slain on that day and hour.—St. James’
Gazette.
Tha Wooing of the Woodcock.
fflie wooing of the woodcock is one
of those sights to witness which a
lover of nature in all its moods wiil
make a journey of miles. The scene is
enacted at twilight, and the setting is
Of Willow or alder bushes whose
branches are just beginning to show
the tender green of early spring. Sud¬
denly from the damp ground a bird
form shoots upward like some swamp
spirit until it is outlined against the
gray of the evening sky. Then it circles
: above the branches, and the song of
<he wooing begins. Hidden in the
darkness of the thick lower growth is
the object to which this love song is
directed. The bird above circles per¬
haps a score of times, then drops back
to the damp thicket, making a sound
which can be likened only to the drop¬
j I ping Again of the water bird into a and woodland circles, pool.
j soars sing
ing still the love song. This Is repeat¬
ed time after time until the last gleam
of light has faded and night’s
ness comes down.
The Life Saving Service.
The first stations of a life saving
service , in this
ed by the country were establish
Massachusetts Humane soci
T at Lovell island and Cohasset All
offorts for saving life and property in
SSt,*
th e United States was authorized to
employ ships to cruise along the shores
and render assistance to distressed
‘8«tors. .
• v In 1848 congress passed 1
, a
9W creating a few life saving stations
>et ' vecn Sandy Hook and Little Egg
harbor, New Jersey. From this has
»rowu the splendid system which bow
takea all the coasts of the country.
~ New York American.
Miss Ruth Brisendine has returned
after a visit to Atlanta.
A CASE IN POINT.
Why the Postmaster Leaned Toward
j the Sheriff.
There is a town in northern New
Hampshire where the families have in¬
termarried to such an extent that it is
difficult for au outsider to make the
least criticism on one person without
the danger of offending some of his
family connections. When an unfortu¬
nate visitor commented on this fact to
Mr. Corbin, the postmaster, Mr. Cor¬
bin nodded violently.
“Bill Harmon, that's our sheriff, com¬
plained of that no longer ago than last
week," said he.
“You see, it took him more'u a fort¬
night to arrest Nate Giddlngs because
Nate got wind that he was wanted on
a little matter o' selling hard cider,
and he went on a round o’ visits
among his relatives—aunts, nephews
in-law and I don’t know what all—and
’twasn’t till he’d had his fun and went
back home to his wife that Bill could
make the arrest without seeming to
kind o' butt in, as you might say, and
spoil the reunions.”
“I should think he would make a
queer kind of sheriff,” said the visitor,
“waiting all that time for sentimental
reasons and then arresting a man
when he went home just because his
poor wife wasn't a relation!"
Mr. Corbin drew himself up and as¬
sumed a remote expression.
“That’s'bs you look at it,” he said in
a chilly tone. “I may be a mite preju¬
diced in Kill’s favor, as he married my
son-in-law’s youngest sister. Anything
that concerns him concerns me, you
understand.”
CONQUERORS CONQUERED.
The Fate of Alexander, Hannibal,
Caesar and Napoleon.
It is a remarkable and instructive
fact that the careers of four of the most
renowned characters that ever lived
closed with violent or mournful deaths.
Alexander, after looking down from
the dizzy heights of his ambition upon
a conquered world and weeping that
there were no more to conquer, died
of intoxication in a scene of debauch
or, as some suppose, by poison mingled
in his wine.
Hannibal, whose name carried terror
to the heart of Rome itself, after hav¬
ing crossed the Alps and put to flight
the armies of the mistress of the world,
was driven from his country and died
at last of poison administered by his
own hands in a foreign land, unla¬
mented and unwept.
Caesar, the conqueror of 800 cities
aiul his temples bound with chaplets
dipped In the blood of a million of his
foes, was miserably assassinated by
those he considered his nearest friends.
Bonaparte, whose mandate kings and
emperors obeyed, after filling the earth
with the terror of his name, closed his
days in lonely banishment upon a bar¬
ren rock in the midst of the Atlantic
oceau.
Such the four men who may be con
sidered representatives of all whom the
world calls great and such their end
intoxication or poison, suicide, mur¬
dered by friends, lonely exile.
Pointed With Scripture.
A bachelor rector of a western
church was alone in his study when
his housekeeper brought him the card
of one of his parishioners, a spiuster
of means aud charm.
When the lady was seated on the op¬
posite side of his study table the rector
looked at her inquiringly, expecting to
hear something concerning parish
work, iu which she was active. To his
surprise an embarrassed silence en
sued, during which he vainly sought
for something to say.
“Dr. Blank,” began the lady at
last in faltering tones, “do you think
can you fancy conditions under which
a—a woman is—justified in proposing?”
“Why, yes,” said tlie rector, after
some deliberation.
“Thou art the man!” said the lady
resolutely.
She was right.
A Ready Answer.
The captain of a schooner that trades
between New York and Savannah is
noted for his wit, and on every occa
sion that offers he loosens his shafts of
humor, to the chagrin and embarrass¬
ment of its target. Sooner or later the
stinger gets stung, aud this chronic
pun artist is no exception to the rule.
On one occasion when about two
days out from New York he approach¬
ed a group of sailors who were wash¬
ing the forward deck, and, singling
out a big, rawboued Irishman who
was experiencing his first taste of
sailor’s life, he gravely asked, “Can
you steer the mainmast down the
forecastle stairs?” Quick as a flash
came the reply, “Yis, sor; I can if you
will stand below' and coil it up.”—Phil¬
adelphia Ledger.
Rough on the Doctor.
One night as a Canadian doctor who
lives in eastern Ontario was driving
into a village he saw a chap, a little
the worse for liquor, amusing a crowd
of spectators with the antics of his
tric . , k , doff , ' The doctor watched him
awUlle , , and 3ttid: “Sandy, how do you
ma,,a * e t0 tra lu your dog? I can’t
te ® cb mine t0 do anything.”
. LlZ'VSt
to C‘w’L!° you “*
“ ave more ’ n the dog or you
can 1 ,eara k * 01 nothing."
An Husband.
The Man-And you really think you
have an Ideal husband, don’t you? The
Matr »n—I know I have. Why, he
treats If he were a candidate for
°®°® a o<1 1 was a voter.—Chicago
News.
About the poorest kind of a reputa¬
tion is the kind a man gets for being
•arcastle.—Chicago Record Herald.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
coviiNQTorv, q Ai
CNo. 8945
Report of the condition of the First Natl
Covington Georgia, at the close tonal cr
of busing j Illy 1
us called for by tile Comptroller of S
the Q -trrency.
resources
Loan r and Discounts..............
Overdrafts
U. S. Bauds t > secure oitoulatiou 77.4*
Premium on U. S. Bouds........... --.ooo.oo
Bo ids Securities etc L 152.59
Furniture aud Fixtuies......... 25.00
D le from National Banks............. 5.081.(8
Due from btate Banks 5 $0,88
Due from Approved Reserve Agents * W.#
Checks and Gish Items................... 4
Notes of ether National Bunks E5.00
Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels, Pe. 110.00
Specie ■ i n;es, 2528?
and Legal Tender Notes 4,28385
5% Redemption Fund i.toooo
total ^115,523
liabilities
Capital Stock........., $40,000.00
Surplus Fund........ 1 000.00
Undivided Profits ,
Circulation............ 638 22
Individual Deposits subject check 28,488.00 22,000.(8
to
Time Deposits......... 8,307 50
Bills Payable — 86,85556
15,00000
TOTAL -$115,523.78
STATE OF GEORGIA )
NEWTON COUNTY J
I, C. D. Terrell Cashier of the above named bank
do solemnly swear that the above statement is true totb*
Lest of my knowledge and belief.
C. D. Terrell, Cashier.
N. Anderson j
Correct Attest C. Robinson Directors
H. . Terrell )
Subscribed to aud sworn before me this 22nd day of
July 1908.
John B. Davis,
(SEAL) Clerk of Court Newton County.
NO FXCUSi
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For doing without a Piano loni}
when we offer you Pianos such
the Schulz, Walworth, Werner i
Irwin at the prices now hold
forth in our warerooms $75.00
see) #3
$100.00 Saved. Cal! and i
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FURNITURE STORE
Dr. Tully U. Smith |i
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DENTIST
Covington, Ga Office 9 and 11 StarB*
Office Phone 211
Rtsidence Phone 210
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Dr. W. M. Taylor
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
COVINGTON. GA. '
Office 1 M3 Star Bldg. Residence with Will McD"* ‘
Office Phone 211 Residence Phone 236
Calls Attanded at all Hours
LAND WANTED &
I have several parties farms h° m J , 0
p re^, also six parties wanting in Coving^M j
zr ave any real wanting homes P 0 ^' |
estate to sell see me ars soon as
H. T. HTJSON