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COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION
REPORT GIVEN CONGRESS.
Report Urges Control of Liquor Traffic and
Protection of Dry States. Several
Other Recommendations Offered
To Remedy Conditions.
The Country Life Commission ap¬
pointed by the government to inves¬
tigate conditions of country life
throughout the United States has just
given its report to congress in which
they state that the tendency for far¬
mers to leave the farm and move to
town while still practiced in some
places is not so strong as it has been
for the past decade. A message from
the president was also sent in to con¬
gress relative to the Commissions re¬
port and he uges the adoption of the
recommendations of the committee
and endorses their plans. It is very'
gratifying to the American people
that after a thorough investigationthe
general tone of life is much better
and more advanced than ever before,
and this is especially so in the rural
districts. In the president’s message
he points out the larger problems and
intracacies and gives some valuable
hints as to possible method to use in
remedying them.
The committee held thirty public
hearings in which farmers and their
wives from forty states and territories
took part, and 120,000 replies were
received from inquiries sent out t by
the department of agriculture. The
report is very interesting and shows a
great many things that the average
man scarcely ever thinks of. The re¬
port in full is as follows:
REPORT OF COMMISSION.
The commission finds that agricul¬
ture in the United States, taken to¬
gether, is prosperous commercially,
when measured by the conditions that
have obtained in previous years, altho
there are some regions in which this
is only partially true. The country
people are producing vast quantities
of supplies for food, shelter, clothing
and for use in the arts. The country'
homes are improving in comfort, at¬
tractiveness and healthfullness. Not
only in the material wealth that they
produce, but in the supply of indepen¬
dent and strong citizenship, the agri¬
cultural people constitute the very
foundation of our national efficiency.
As agriculture is the immediate basis
of country life, so it follows that the
general affairs of the open country,
speaking broadly, are in a condition
of improvement.
EXISTING DEFICIENCIES.
The reasons for the lack of a highly
organized rural society are very many',
as the full report explains. The lead¬
ing specific causes are:
A lack of knowledge on the part of
farmers of the exact agricultural con¬
ditions and possibilities of their re¬
gions.
Lack of good training for country
life in the schools.
The disadvantage or handicap of
the farmer as against the established
business systems and interests, pre¬
venting him from securing adequate
returns for his products, depriving
him of the benefits that would result
from unmonopolized rivers and the
conservation of forests, and depriving
the community, in many cases, of the
good that would come from the use of
great tracts of agricultural land that
are now held forspeculative'purposes.
Lack of good highway facilities.
The widespread continuing deple¬
tion of soils, with the injurious effort
on rural life.
A general need of new and active
leadership.
Other causes contributing to the
general result are; Lack of any' ade¬
quate system of agricultural credit,
whereby the farmer may readily' se¬
cure loans on fair terms; the shortage
of labor, a condition that is often
complicated by intemperence among
workmen; lack of institutions and in¬
centives that tie the laboring man to
the soil; the burdens and the narrow
■ifo of farm women; lack of adequate
supervision of public health.
NATURE OF THE REMEDIES.
^ome of the remedies lie with the
natural government, some of them
vith the states and communities in
unr corporate capacities, some with
untary organizations, and some
^ith t be great individuals number acting of alone. From
‘■a\ been suggestions that
t made, covering every' phase
0 ‘ oun try life, the commission
enumerate now
those that seem to be most
fundamental or most needed at the
Present time.
ongress can remove some
\ an lea P 8 of the farmer, and
St ’ 80iae kind of work in
such as:
Tbe encouragement of
mrough-going a sy (
surveys of all
o. al regions in order to tak
and to collect local fact, with
" f Providing a basis which
on
veiopa scientifically and e
cally sound country life.
The establishing of a nationalized
system of extension work in rural
communities thru all the land-grant
colleges with the people at their
homes and on their farms;
A thorough-going investigation by
experts of the middleman system of
handling farm products, coupled with
a general inquiry into the farmer’s
disadvantages in respect to taxation,
transportation rates, co-operative or¬
ganizations and credit, and the general
business system;
An inquiry into the control and use
of the streams of the United States
with the object of protecting the peo¬
ple in their ownership and of saving
to agricultural uses such benefits as
should bereserved for these purposes;
The establishing of a highway engi¬
neering service, or equivalent organi¬
zation, to be at the call of the states
in working out effective and economi¬
cal highway systems;
The establishing of a system of par¬
cels posts and postal savings banks;
And providing some means or agency
for the guidance of public opinion to¬
ward the development of a real rural
society that shall rest directly on the
land.
Other remedies recommended for
consideration by congress are:
The enlargement of the United
States bureau of education, to enable
it to stimulate and co-ordinate the
educational work of the nation;
Careful attention to the farmers’ in¬
terests in legislation on the tariff, on
regulation of railroads, control or reg¬
ulation of corporations and of specu¬
lations, legislations in respect to
rivers, forests, and the utilization of
swamp lands;
Increasing the powers of the federal
government in respect to the supervi¬
sion and control of the public health;
PROTECTION OF “DRY” STATES.
Providing such regulations as will
enable the states that do not permit
the sale of liquors to protect them¬
selves from traffic from adjoining
states.
In setting all these forces in motion,
the co-operation of the states will be
necessary 7 ; and in many cases definite
state law's may greatly aid the w r ork.
On the development of this distinct¬
ively rural civilization rests ultimately 7
our ability, by methods of farming re¬
quiring the highest intelligence, to
continue to feed and clothe the hun¬
gry 7 nations; to supply the city and
metropolis with fresh blood, clean
bodies, and clear brains that can en¬
dure the strain of modern urban life;
and to preserve a race of men in the
open country that, in the future, as in
the past, will be the stay and streng¬
th of the nation in the time of w 7 ar,
and its guiding and controlling spirit
in time of peace.
JURORS DRAWN FOR
MARCH SUPERIOR COURT.
Names of The Gentlemen Who Have
Been Drawn to Serve as Jurors at
Spring Term of The Court.
The following named persons were
drawn to serve as Grand Jurors, for
March term, 1909, Newton Superior
Court, to-wit:
GRAND JURORS:
Evans Lunsford W. H. Boggus
C. H. White T. G. Berry
Tom C. Cowan F. E. Heard
A. H. Smith E. C. Hull
Leonidas Loyd A. O. Ellington.
J. W. Stephenson J. H. Willingham
H. A. DeLoaeh L. W. Jarman
L. D. Adams T. D. Speer
J. L. Skinner J. W. Anderson
Feilder Ozburn W. T. Corley
C. E. Cook R. E. Lee
M. G. Turner C. I. Ogletree
A. C. Belcher F. M. Hay's
E. H. Jordan Geo. T. Smith
C. I. Cash J. H. Wood
The following named persons w r ere
draw'll to serve as Traverse Jurors, for
March term, 1909, Newton Superior
Court, to-wit:
J. N. Epps L. S. Wright
S. R. Campbell L. A. Patrick
E. T. Hull W. E. Lunsford
C. D. Ramsey J. W. King
R. D. Dial A. J. Wingate
A. S. Fowler W. E. Harwell
W. T. Smith . R. E. Everitt
C. A. Cannon P. H. Henderson
C. I. Biggers A. J. Parker
J. K. Guinn R. H. Christian
S. H. Avery J- W. Pope
J. C. Harwell J. J. Owens
J. E. Dobbs W. P. Hooper Heard
C. O. Kimball T. W.
E. E. Lunsford P. W. Turner
C. E. Hardeman W. P. Odum
S. S. Starr C. M Griffin
New't Stedham Clias. G. Smith
THE COVINGTON NEWS
MISSION SERVICES
TO BE INTERESTING.
Newborn Methodists Will Have
Series of Meetings and
Services.
Rev. James D. Milton, pastor of the
Methodist church at Newborn was in
the city one day last w'eek and fur¬
nished us with the program of the se¬
ries of Mission services to be held at
that church during the next month.
It is the purpose of these meetings to
arouse interest in mission work and
at the same time keep in thorough
touch with th'e work being done in
foreign lands. As will be seen from
the following program they will have
some very interesting phases of the
work discussed by the different mem¬
bers of the church and will be instruc¬
tive to all who hear them:
MISSIONARY SERVICES AT NEWBORN,
GEORGIA.
Sunday Feb., 7th, Subject, Regen¬
eration, by the pastor.
Sunday night Feb., 7th, Our recruit¬
ing forces, by the pastor.
Wednesday night Feb., 10th, Our
Debt to the world, J. J. Carter, A. J.
Allen and M. J. Keley.
Sunday Feb., 14th, Church Men and
Means, Prof. H. B. Robertson, W. B.
R. Pennington and Prof. Foster.
Sunday night Feb., 14th, Home Mis¬
sions and City Problems, Rev. S. M.
Holcomb, B. S. Chandler, Capt. Pres¬
ton and Mrs. Clyde Pitts.
Wednesday night Feb., 17th, Mexi¬
co and Cuba, Dr. J. T. Pitts, J. L.
Epps, H. G. Smith and Miss Mae
Childs.
Sunday Feb. 21, Adequacy of the
Gospel to meet Word’s Need, Pastor.
Sunday night Feb. 21, Consecration
to Mission Work, Pastor.
Wednesday night Feb. 24, China,
Prof. H. B. Robertson, C. M. Gay anu
Miss Katholeen Foundren.
Sunday Feb. 28, How to have a
Missionary Sunday School, Dr. G. W.
H. Murrelle, A. C. Belcher, R. A.
Eakes and Will Speer.
Sunday night Feb. 28, Our Individ¬
ual Responsibility, Dr. J. T. Pitts, G.
M. Mitchell, R. F. Harwell and Misi>
Ida Loyd.
Wednesday night March 3rd, Japan
and Corea, W. E. Stowe, Dr. L. J.
Pharr, Miss Ruth Burchett.
Jas. D. Milton, Pastor.
Alcovey Locals.
Judge W. H. Whaley, of Covington,
visited our school Friday afternoon,
and gave the pupils a little talk.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crutchfield spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. J. F.
Nash’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Harper visited
relatives at Porterdale Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Alex Berry spent last Friday
night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. G. Berry.
Miss Linnie Ruth Perkins, of Maci
donia, spent Saturday afternoon with
Misses Nellie and Cleo Harper.
Mrs. W. W. Harper and two sons,
of Walnutgrove, spent Saturday af¬
ternoon with Mrs. F. E. Fillyaw.
Mrs. Mamie Pennington, of Social
Circle, visited Mr. and Mrs. Nash re¬
cently.
Mr. F. E. Fillyaw attended court at
Monroe Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crutchfield, of
Porterdale, spent from Thursday ’till
Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Pannell.
Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Stanton have
moved to their residence at this place.
We welcome them to our little town.
We are very glad to note that Mrs.
T. E. Fillyaw' is up again after a short
illness.
Those who made the highest made
the highest marks in our school for
the month of January are placed on
the honor roll: First Grade—Jack
Sw'ords, Rufus Nash, Mary Chapman,
Berta McCart. Second Grade—Fan¬
nie Mae Fillyaw, Clifford Cook. Third j
Grade—Neal Nash, Hildah Pannell.
Fourth Grade—Egbert Reynolds, fifth
and Six Grade—Woodie McCart,
James Berry, Nellie Harper, Elma,
Reynolds.—Last week’s letter.
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I —Cabbage plants for sale at M. E.
Parker’s grocery store.—tf.
J. M. DEARING.
EGGS i ■ i
From Prize Winning Barred
and White Plymouth Rocks
at $2.00 per setting. White
Leghorns and at $ 1.00 per setting
Spangled Games at $4
per setting. Put in your or¬
ders now for spring delivery.
MODEL POULTRY FARM
Conyers, Ga.
A PIA NO AT AUCTION
You Are The Bidder And Auctioneer
The M. SCHULZ CO., of Chicago, 111., has placed with
L Everitt, Covington, Ga.
A beautiful high grade and artistic Schulz Piano which retails
at $450.00 by the host of dealers representing the M. Schulz
Co., throughout America. They positively offer this piano to
the highest bidder, and you are permitted to make either a
time bid or a cash bid which may be mailed or left at
R. E, Everitt’s Furniture Store
as explained below. This is one of their unique methods em¬
ployed to introduce Schulz Pianos in unrepresented territory.
An agency for Schulz Pianos once placed, means permanency.
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Schulz
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Acme of
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Perfection. ;
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In this age of evolution old methods have been discarded for new and better ones which tend to¬
ward improvement and refinement. The founder of the Schulz Piano and his successors have
by years of incessant study improved this piano in many ways, and step by step they have
brought it to a height of refinement and musical possibilities undreamed of. They have express¬
ed in their actions a permanent and logical law that the need of a thing developes creative force
to produce it. The increased demand for quality and purity of tone caused their scale draftsman
to delve into the laws of acoustics, and scientific research has proven to him that strings do not
vibrate theii full length but vibrate in nodes. The combination of these nodes form the funda
mendal tone. The essential to produce perfect node vibration is the correct point of impacl of
the hammer on the string. The irregular lines of the scale of the piano will show you the intra
casies in accomplishing this. The principle of graduation of the sounding board is another scien¬
tific find. Each sounding board used in the M. Schulz Piano is tested before it is put into the
Piano. There is naturally some dead surface in each sounding board which is detrimental to the
balance of it. This is eliminated by the use of their laminated acoustic rim which is formed of
fifteen segments. This separates the dead surface from the live surface which is thereby made
more sensitive to the vibration of the strings and produces a tone to please the most esthetic ear.
1 hese are the two escential points on which we claim an art production.
Design - Finish - Construction.
The piano is also a magnificent instrument, massive in appearance, beautifully carved and hand¬
somely finished both inside and out. It represents a form of architecture with the lines clear
cut, of pleasing contrast and will harmonize in any surrounding. The case is made from the
choicest figured wood, and the finest quality of varnish is applied and polished after the most
approved methods known to the trade. It is full standard size. Height, 4 feet, 8 inches; width
5 feet 4 inches; depth 2 feet 2 inches.
The Purpose of This Sale.
The sale of this one piano is of no importance except to establish a permanent business in your locali¬
ty. We invite you to give this instrument a most careful inspection, then make up your mind how
much you will bid for it as indicated on the form attached to this circular. FiEITER ter this is Positively a
$450.00 PiailO. 1 ear off the attached coupon and mail it, or place it in a sealed envelope and leave it
at the above named store. \ uu will have nothing to lose by making a bid, and you may get the
piano for only $250.00 or $275.00 or even less. All bids will be opened February 22nd and the
piano will be awarded to the highest bidder.
COUPON. Date.
R. E. EVERITT, Covington, Ga.
I have examined the SCHULZ PIANO at your store and am willing to give yc-u $
Cash and my Notes for $.......................... , due as follows : .......................
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If this bid is acceptable to you please notify me, and upon receipt of a written Ten Year Guarantee
from the M. Schulz Co. I will take the piano.
Signed...................................................
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ALL BIDS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PIANO DEPARTMENT, EVERITT’S FURNITURE STORE. till