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NEWS first be¬
gan its publica¬
tion, we decided
to run it for a
short time for
FIFTY CFNTS
in order that we
could secure the
largest paid cir¬
culation of any
periodical in the
c o u ii t y. Our
Men d s have
taken advantage
of this opportun¬
ity, and in al¬
most every case
have told us that
the paper was
the best in the
county. We ap¬
preciate the kind
words and lib¬
eral patronage
received and as¬
sure them that
our efforts will
always be to
promote the in¬
terests of the
city and county,
thereby being of
mutual benefit
to every citizen
within the bor¬
ders of old New¬
ton.
As we stated
at the beginning
it costs more
than fifty cents
to issue a paper
and we will
necessarily have
to put the price
at $1, beginning
with the Tenth
of February.
This notice is made
so that if there are
any in the county
who have not had the
opportunity to sub¬
scribe at the present
price before they can do so
that date.
BEST METHOD OF
CAPTURING A BEAR.
Being a Straight Tip to Teddy Roose¬
velt Pryor to His Trip to the
Jungles of Africa.
Escapes of animals from their cages
in zoological gardens and menageries
are fortunately rare. When they do
occur the work of recapture is set
about in a businesslike fashion, and
the prison breaker is generally cap¬
tured before anything is known out¬
side.
In the periodical issued by the man¬
agement of the Breslau garden an
amusing story is told of an incident of
this kind. Some years ago, on a fine
autumn morning, just after the gates
were opened there was a loud knock¬
ing at the pay window, and, in reply to
the inquiry of the money taker who
presented himself, a man in a state of
great excitement said that a3 he was
walking on the Oder bank he had seen
through the palisading a large bear
loose in the grounds. “Greatly obliged
to you, sir,” was the reply. “We know
that already; that bear goes for a walk
every morning and returns to its cage
before the visitors come in.”
The man went away quite satisfied.
The official, who knew the real state of
the case, at once ordered the gates to
be closed, and the director was at once
Informed that the bear was loose. It
was a serious matter, for the bear had
killed the keeper in a traveling menag¬
erie and for that reason was sold to
the zoological garden. Moreover, when
a mate had been put in with him she
soon fell a victim to his bad temper.
While the authorities were considering
the best steps to take to recapture the
bear—for they were loath to shoot such
a fine animal—the keeper whose negli¬
gence in leaving a door unfastened had
caused the trouble made his appear¬
ance. His only reply to the reproaches
of the director for allowing the bear to
escape was, “Well, we shall have to
get him in again.”
He went off to the storeroom, filled
his apron with carrots and bread and
then sought the bear. When he saw
the animal he called out to attract its
attention and by throwing down food
enticed it to the back of the bear dens.
Here the man entered through a small
door by which new arrivals were put
into the cages. He was closely follow¬
ed by the bear, but reached the middle
of the cage before it had scrambled
through the small opening. Then he
dropped on the floor the rest of the
food he had in his apron and made bis
way out of the cage, which was at
once securely fastened in front and at
the rear. Thus the incident, which
might have had serious consequences,
ended happily for those on whom the
responsibility rested.—London Field.
Swooned At The Bell.
A very well known oculist tells of
one case where healing through the
subliminal consciousness was really a
source of embarrassment to the physi¬
cian who was responsible for it. Sev¬
eral years ago w T hen the eye specialist
—he knows about ears and throats, too
—was studying in Vienna a young girl
was brought to the hospital to be treat¬
ed for some nervous disorder. Hypno¬
tism—or suggestion, as one is asked to
call it these days—was used, and she
was brought under his Influence by
the ringing of a bell. After a few
treatments she went to sleep, or into
the unconscious and receptive state, as
soon as she heard the bell. She was
speedily cured and left the hospital.
Next day she was brought unconscious,
roused and sent away. The day after
that she was brought in again. Indeed,
for some time scarcely a day passed
when she wasn’t carried in limp and
unconscious. She became a positive
nuisance to the great neurologist that
had hypnotized her, and he finally sent
persons to watch her. It was found
that on her way to work she passed a
certain church and usually was at the
door at the moment during the cele¬
bration of the mass when the bell rang.
At its tinkle she calmly curled up and
went to sleep. It was necessary to
suggest to her the next time she was
brought to the hospital that no bell in
the world could have any effect on her
except the one rung in the hospital by
the neurologist. After that she went
about the city quite unaffected by the
bells, and the neurologist drew a breath
of relief—Washington Herald.
Just a Way They Have.
Inhabitants of the Isle of Wight
speak of “going to England” when they
leave their own fragment of the king¬
dom. A patriotic Cornish man also
“goes to England” when he crosses the
Tamar. Similarly Inhabitants of the
Balkan peninsula talk of “going to Eu¬
rope” when they leave their own cor¬
ner of the continent, in curious con¬
trast with the people of Great Britain,
who regard themselves as both of and
in “Europe,” and it is only “the conti¬
nent” that they visit. There is an old
story of a Scottish minister who pray¬
ed for a blessing upon “the inhabitants
of Great and Little Cumbrae (islands
In the Firth of Clyde) and the adjacent
islands of Great Britain and Ireland.”
Massachusetts people speak of going
“down east” when they start for the
Maine coast—Chicago News.
Little Johnnie, who is considered the
image of his father, was one day in
his mother’s way, when she told him,
“You are always in the way.”
He replied, “I am Just like papa.”—
Delineator.
Pretty Loud.
Nell—He’s a college boy. Belle—I
thought so. Nell—From his conversa¬
tion? Belle—No, I was too busy listen
lng to his clothes to hear what he had
to say.—Exchange.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
MEMBER OF THE
ANANIAS CLUB,
Remarkable Story of a Noble Liar
Who Eventually Came to Be¬
lieve His Yarn.
The usual party of evening town
gossips had gathered In front of the
postotilce when Rastus, a good heart¬
ed old darky, said:
“Folkses, I kuow a man who tells
lies so offen that he sometimes actual¬
ly believes he’s tellin’ the truf. You’ve
heard of them people, haven’t you?
Listen. One day he was passin’ by a
restrunt, and as he was very hungry
he went in to get somethin’ to eat.
But when he got inside he saw that
every seat was occupied. Then he
thought a minute and suddenly said,
just so loud so that every one could
hear him:
“ ‘Have you heard?’
“Of course every one said ‘What?’
“ ‘Why,’ said he, ‘there’s a whale
down in the dock that they just cap¬
tured lasliin’ his tail around and up
settin’ the tugboats and steamers. He’s
only goln’ to be there ten minutes.’
“Of course every one jumped up and
run down to see the whale. That was
just what he wanted, so, slttin’ down,
he ordered his dinner and begun to
eat. Suddenly he looked out the win¬
dow, and there was everybody runnin’
to the docks—policemen, Chinamen,
coons and all—and he said:
“ ‘By goliy! I guess it’s so!’
“And he ran down there himself.”—
Judge.
Mrs. Muggins—I hear your husband
Is speculating in stocks. Is he a bull
or a bear? Mrs. Buggins—Judging
from results I should think he was a
jackass.—Philadelnhia Record.
Application for Charter.
State of Georgia, Newton County.
To the Superior Court of said
County;
The petition of Tom Bgaley ; J.
H. Norman, of Lincoln county
Tenn.: N. Z. Anderson, Jno. M.
Wright, T. G. Callaway, J. R.
Stephenson, F. E. Heard, of New¬
ton tounty, respectfully shows:
1st. That petitioners are citizens
of said state and of Tennessee and
that they desire for themselves,
their successors, heirs, associates
and assigns, to be incorporated un¬
der the name and style of the
“NORMAN VEHICLE AND
MANUFACTURING COMPA¬
NY,” for the term of twenty years
with the privilege of renewal at
the expiration of that time on con¬
forming to the law in such cases
made and provided.
2nd. The capital stock of said
corporation is to be Six Thousand
Dollars with the privilege of in¬
creasing the same to the sum of
Twenty five thousand dollars when
desired by a majority of its
stockholders of said corporation.
The stock to be divided into shares
of One Hundred Dollars each.
3rd. The object of said corpora¬
tion is pecuniary gain and profit to
its stockholders and to this end
they propose to engage in the bus¬
iness of manufacturing carriages,
buggies, wagons and other vehi¬
cles, and to maintain and conduct
a factory for the manufacture of
the same, to repair, renovate,
paint and remodel carriages, bug¬
gies and other vehicles; to buy and
sell the same, to buy and sell all
meterial used in the manufacture
of said vehicles, and to buy, build,
rent or lease any and all buildings,
founderies or warehouses that may
he necessary to the successful con¬
duct of their business.
4th. Your petitioners desire to
adopt rules and regulations and
by-laws as are necessary for the
1 Genuine Peruvian Guano
•f
Untouched by the Chemist or the ^Manufacturer
TOBACCO
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Peruvian Guano Corporation
CHARLESTON, S. G
VIOLET SEED ARE
VERY AGGRESSIVE.
Notwithstanding the Vaunted Modesty
The Wild Violet is Remarkably
Aggressive in Disposition.
The common wild violet affords one
of the most remarkable illustrations of
the care and apparent forethought of
nature in preserving a species. As ev¬
erybody knows, the violet grows in the
shade, In pastures, woods and fields
where the grass is abundant and long.
It comes up early in the spring and
flowers at a time when the grass is
most abundant and succulent. Of
course It Is liable to be cut down by
the scythe, but much more likely is it
to be bitten off by grazing animals.
The violets that come in the spring
either do not seed at all or very spar¬
ingly, so that if the plant relied on its
spring flowers for seed It would prob¬
ably perish off the earth In a very few
years.
But in the late fall the plant bears
another crop of blossoms that are nev¬
er seen save by the professional bota¬
nist. They are very small, utterly in¬
significant in appearance, and grow
either just at or below the surface of
the ground. These are the flowers
which produce the seeds for the next
season. The flowers on long stems
blooming In spring are only for show;
the hidden flowers are for use. and the
number of seeds they bear may be
judged from the ease with which a
wild violet bed spreads.
When the seeds are ripe the pod ex¬
plodes, scattering them to a consider¬
able distance, often to ten or twelve
feet from the parent plant, so that in
spite of its boasted modesty the violet
not only takes care of itself, but be¬
comes a troublesome aggressor. — St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
successful carrying on of their bus¬
iness from time to time and to elect
such officers as they may deem
necessary.
5th. Your petitioners pray fur¬
ther that they may have the right
to borrow and loan money, and to
buy, sell, lease, mortgage and oth¬
erwise deal in, convey or hold such
real estate, personal property as
ever is necessary or may need in
their business and to do with such
property whatever is necessary as
fully and completely, as could an
individual and your petitioners fur¬
ther ask the privilege of buying
and selling merchandise.
6th. The principal office and
place of business of the said corpo¬
ration will be in Covington, New¬
ton county, Ga., but petitioners
ask that the right to establish and
maintain other offices and factories
in other places where and when
they desire. They also ask the
right to sue and be sued, plead and
be impleaded, to have and use a
common seal and to enjoy any and
all the other rights and privileges
and immunities allowed such cor¬
porations under the law, and to be
subject to all the penalties fixed by
the law.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray
to be made a body corporate under
the name and style of the “Nor¬
man Vehicle and Manufacturing
Co.,” entitled to all the rights and
subject to all the penalties fixed by
the statutes or said state.
A. D. Meador,
Petitioners Attorney.
State of Georgia, Newton county.
January 12, 1909.
Clerk’s office of Newton Superior
Court: I, Jno. B. Davis, clerk of
the Superior Court of said county,
do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the application for charter
of the Norman Vehicle and Manu¬
facturing Company as appears of
file in said office. Witness my
hand the day and year above men¬
tioned. Jno. B. Davis,
Clerk Superior Court.
NICE FRESH GROCERIES
You will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro¬
ceries as can be found in the city, and when you purchase
them from me 1 make it a point to get them to your home
just as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
FRESH MEATS
I also have in connection with my store a first class Meat
Market and can furnish you with the choice kind of Meats
yon like so well. Giveme an order. I will appreciate it and
will try to please you.
Cigars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.
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: Covington News : *
i From until January
• now | a
| 1st, 1910, for Fifty Cents
I Better take advantage of this offer •
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Guaranteed
TO FIT OR NO SALE
1 am now ready for all kinds of Tailoring, Cleaning Pres¬
sing and Dying. Pants made to order. Suits made to order.
Don’t throw ycur old clothes away, for they can be made to
look as good as new. Who does it? Why, the man who
dies for you. He has had ten years’ experience at the
business. If you will let me clean a Suit for you, that will
be a splendid idea. If you let me dye a Suit for you that
will be two splendid ideas--I dye to live. If you love a
girl, that’s your business; if you and the lady marry that’s yours
and her business, and if you let me make a Suit for you that’s
business. Don’t forget the man who dies for you—I dye to
live. All work gauranteed. Close attention to business and
good work is my motto. Work delivered on time.
Hats cleaned and blocked, Hats crimped, Prices are reason¬
able.
Johnson, Williams & Bass
Swords Building, Covington, Ga.
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