REGULATING THE COOK.
Th* Good Housewife’s Experience and
Its Abrupt Ending.
“Maggie,” said Mrs. Hartford sharp¬
ly, “this meat is not properly cooked.
My husband says it is not fit for a
pig." Hartford”
“But, Mrs.
“Now, do not answer back, Maggie.
I do not care to argue with you. I
went to the butcher myself yesterday
aud bought the steak, so I know it is
all right.”
“If you”—
"Do not be impudent with me. 1
have warned you several times about
trying to correct me. You have made
a dismal failure of today’s dinner. Mr.
Hartford is thoroughly disgusted with
your cooking and just left for the cafe
to get something to quiet his appe¬
tite."
By this time poor Maggie was in
tears.
“There is no use crying about it,”
continued Mrs. Hartford without the
least display of sympathy. “I have re¬
monstrated with you about your neg¬
lect of duty long enough. Itemember,
now, if this occurs again I shall cer¬
tainly discharge you without a mo¬
ment’s notice.”
But Mrs. Hartford awoke with a
sudden start and, shaking her hus¬
band violently, said:
“George, I have just had the most
impossible dream.”—St. Louis Repub¬
lic.
TRAINING WILD BEASTS.
Whip*, Stick* and Iron Rods Are the
Methods That Win.
“Kindness and argymint,” said the
backwoods father of five husky sons,
“Is great things, but whenever I want
er persuade one o’ my boys to do
eutbin’ in a hurry thet he don’t vvaut
er do I use a bale stick.”
In laying down this rule for the gov¬
ernment of his offspring the old back¬
woodsman hit the principle of wild
animal training straight in the nose.
The only use an animal trainer has for
the word “kindness” may be found in
its employment when he discusses his
professional methods with an inter
vlewer.
Many pounds of good white paper
have been wasted In describing in¬
stances of mutual affection between
animal and trainer, but wheu It comes
right down to actual cases the sole
bond between the domestic man and
the wild beast is a good strong stick,
and the fiercer the beast the bigger
and tougher the stick Of the great
army of nature fakers certainly the
professional animal trainer is com¬
mander in chief.
Whips, sticks and iron rods are the
accepted Instruments of persuasion,
and trainers constantly employ them.
When a wild animal Is to be broken
the first thing to break is bis spirit. It
is done with a club. — Everybody’s
Magazine.
The Cause of the Delay.
Our small boy, Arthur, had long be¬
lieved that a baby in the family was
desirable, since most of his playmates
came from homes provided with this
adjunct. In good time his mother told
him confidentially that his oft ex¬
pressed wish for a family baby would
probably be gratified. The news was
too good to keep, and Arthur was
promptly boasting to his nearest chum.
“But when are you going to have
it?” demanded the friend.
“Oh, I don’t know—’fore long, I
guesR," answered Arthur.
“Huh,” sniffed the other, “w T hat’s
the use of waiting? What good's a
baby if you can’t have it when you
want it? Why don’t you get it right
away?”
“Well, you see, it’s this way,” ex¬
plained Arthur, driven to his wits’
end; "we’ve ordered the baby, but we
haven’t paid for It yet!”—Woman’s
Home Companion.
Pleasant While It Lasted.
He listened intently. It was his wife
and her mother talking.
‘ No, my dear,” the latter was say¬
ing, “I must go tomorrow. I do not
believe in a mother-in-law making long
visits. But, before I go, I want to tell
you what a treasure I think you have
gained In your husband. He seems to
me to be near perfection. Are you sure,
however, that you are not too strict
with him? Do not be quick to chide
him when he stays out late. Men need
a little latitude, you know—say two or
three times a week.”
The man stirred uneasily in his sleep.
It seemed so real; but, alas, it was a
dream!
A Light Diet.
A certain father who is fond of put¬
ting his boys through natural history
examinations is often surprised by
their mental agility. He recently ask¬
ed them to tell him “what animal is
satisfied with the least nourishment.”
The moth!’’ one of them shouted
confidently, "it eats nothing but
"les.”—Youth’s Companion.
Lhere is many a good hearted fool.
The trouble 1 b that a man doesn’t do
his thinking with his heart.-Philadel*
t>hia Record.
Pianos and Organs
Tuned and repaired.
L. R. HARPER,
leave orders at
c. A. HARWELL'S FURNITURE STORE
VAGARIES OF WEIGHT.
How Can a Pound of Food Make One
Three Pounds Heavier?
Here are two personal experiences
of my own that are equally striking.
After having pul on rather too much
weight, probably through excess and
other mistakes of food ami drink, 1
played a severe tenuis match aud lost
seven pounds in weight. Then I took
a glass of wine and at once by this
put on two pounds. Then I took a
meal slightly larger than usual and
put on another two and a half pounds,
though the meal itself weighed only
one pound.
On another occasion when I had
fasted for a day or two and had natu¬
rally lost two or three pounds a day
I ate a meal weighing about one pound
and went up In weight not one pound,
but three pounds.
IIow can only one pound in food
add three pounds in weight?
IIow, in the case of other people,
can three pounds—a day’s food and
drink-add nothing at all?
In my own case one principle ap¬
pears, and this is that my nature is
at any rate rapid in getting toward the
normal, but comparatively slow in get¬
ting far below or far above the nor¬
mal.
A not uncommon but very striking
phenomenon is that of the shampooer
in a Turkish bath in London. He finds
that after his day’s work, which in¬
volves copious sweating and hard
physical exercise and scarcely any¬
thing to eat or drink, he goes up In
weight some two or three pounds mere¬
ly by resting.—Eustace Miles in Metro¬
politan Magazine.
One of the Royal 'Jewels, It Had a
Melancholy History.
The traditional history of the Scotch
regalia ring is of the most tragic, not
to say melancholy, character. It is be¬
lieved that it was the favorite ring of
Mary Stuart and that after her ju¬
dicial murder in Fotheringay castle it
was transmitted to her son. From
James it descended to Charles I., at
whose coronation at Scone In 1633 it
played a distinct part. Once more did
this ill fated ring figure at an untimely
and ill merited death, for, with almost
his last breath upon the scaffold at
Whitehall, Charles bequeathed it to
Bishop Juxon in trust for his son.
In due course of time the ring came
into the possession of James II. and
was carried away with him on his
flight to the continent. When, however,
he was detained by the fishermen at
Sheerness, the ring, which had been
secreted In the king’s underclothing,
only escaped robbery by the luckiest
of mistakes on the part of the sailor
who searched him. Thus the ring was
passed on uninjured to James’ de¬
scendants till by bequest of Cardinal
York it became the property of the
reigning dynasty once more and was
by them replaced among the royal
jewels of Scotland, from which It had
been separated for many a long year.—
St. James’ Gazette.
The Order of the Seraphim.
The Order of the Seraphim is the
oldest aud most famous of the decora¬
tions in the gift of the king of Sweden.
Originally it was instituted by Magnus
IV., some 600 years ago, to commemo¬
rate the siege of T'psala, the ancient
capital of the Swedish kings, and its
statutes bound the recipients of the
order to fight to the death for the main¬
tenance of their religion and to consti
tute themselves the special protectors
of the widow and the fatherless.
When it was revived about the middle
of the eighteenth century by King
Frederick the obligations laid upon the
members were somewhat less onerous.
The decoration consists of an eight
pointed star In white enamel with cher
ubs’ heads of gold and is worn on a
broad band of pale blue ribbon.—Bos¬
ton Transcript.
Without Horns.
A clergyman was an Important wit¬
ness in a horse dealing case. He gave
a somewhat confused account of the
transaction in dispute, and the cross
examining counsel, after making sev¬
eral blustering but ineffective attempts
to obtain a more satisfactory state¬
ment, said:
"Pray, sir, do you know the differ¬
ence between a horse and a cow?”
"I acknowledge my ignorance,” re¬
plied the reverend gentleman. "I hard¬
ly know the difference between a horse
and a cow or between a bull aud a
bully—only a bull, 1 am told, has
horns, and a bully”—here be made a
respectful bow to the advocate—“luck¬
ily for me, has none.”
Barefaced.
“Freddie.” said the visitor, "I hear
your father gave you a watch on your
birthday, . . ... wr Was 1 it a „ l,.ii.Flnrr hunting case CO
watch?”
"No, ma’am,” replied Freddie. “It
was a barefaced watch.”—Exchange.
The Old Moons.
Little Dot—Is there a new moon ev¬
ery month, mamma? Mamma—les,
d«ar. Little Dot—And does God cut
the old moons up aud make stars of
them?—Chicago News.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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 county, 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 stvle of the
‘ ‘COVINGTON BUGGY 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 anj' and all buildings,
founderies or warehouses that may
be 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
successful carrying on of their bus
iness from time to time and to
such officers as they may deem
necessary.
5th. Your petitioners pray fur¬
ther that they may have the
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 sncli 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 “Cov¬
ington Buggy Company,” 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
February 1, 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 Covington Buggy Company
as appears of file in said office.
Witness my hand the day and year
above mentioned.
Jno. B. Davis,
Clerk Superior Court.
Weather boarding and framing.
4t. Dr. O. L. HoLMes.
Eggs for Sale
Pure Bronze Turkey Eggs at
$2.00 per nine. Barred Plymouth
Rock at $ 1.00 per fifteen. Also
have a nice lot of hay.
Place orders now, for eggs, for
spring delivery.
R. L. Middlebrook,
Starrsville Ga.
NOTICE.
I am now back in my old c fliee c.ve |
Cohen’s. Have two rooms, one for
white, the other for colored patients,
and am fully prepared and capable of
doing better work than ever before.
Your patronage solicited.
Very respectfully,
W. J. Higgins, Dentist.
1 ———■ ’ 1 1 »■ 1 1 ■ f I
As To Our Special
It is not our desire, nor is it our inten¬
tion to pose as public benefactors
This Special Sale is Strictly a Matter of Business.
We never intended to discredit the Common Sense of
the people by claiming to run a stream up hill. The
j whole matter is just this; The opportunity presented it¬
j self by which we could offer some lines of goods at a much
less price than usually sold and still make a small profit.
As for instance, a lot of very attractive flower vases, the
regular prices of which you know.
50c kind at 35cts, 35c kind at 20cts, and 25c kind at 15cts.
That’s easy and there is nothing mysterious about it.
Candidly our profits will be extremely small on this
SPECIAL WEEK SALE
for we divide the gross cash receipts with the Sunday
Schools of the city giving them 10 per cent, of all receipts.
Everything we offer as special this week will he
Far Below Regular
and you will know it.—That’s fair.—It’s not a ease of buy¬
ing things you don’t want. Carefully examine our offer¬
ings and select something you do want. We must
earnestly request your presence at our store during the
week, whether you purchase or not, we will appreciate it
and thank you in advance.
Sincerely yours,
THE HARRISON CO.
