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Pace Locals.
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Junn Hollingsworth.
Mrs. Claude Kinnett of Magnet,
visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Willingham Tuesday.
Miss vera Cowan spent part of last
week in Covington, the guest of Mrs.
L. R. Almand, and Miss Ethel Mc¬
Cord.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon and Mr. Otis
Nixon spent Tuesday in Covington.
Miss Addie Belle Elliott was the
admired guest of Mrs. T. J. Ramsey
Friday night.
Mrs. W. T. Watson visited Mrs. C.
D. Ramsey’s family Wednesday.
Messrs. W. T. Smith and T. J.
Ramsey spent Monday in Atlanta.
Misses Alva and Stella Roan made
a trip to Conyers Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Addie Belle Elliott and Mr.
Otis Nixon spent a few hours in Cov-*
ington Saturday.
Mrs. T. J. Ramsey and children
visited the Misses Livingston Thurs¬
day.
Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Butler and lit¬
tle daughter Elizabeth visited Mr.
Ellison’s family Thursday.
Mr. T. J. Ramsey spent a few hours
in Conyers Wednesday.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon visited her sister
Mrs. J. T. Stowers at Fairview Thurs¬
day.
Mrs. Otis Hardeman and Miss Ruth
Vandigrilf, of Atlanta, visited Mrs. T.
J. Ramsey Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell spent
Friday with their mother at Snapping
Shoals.
Miss Selus Hill spent a day or two
recently at Fairview, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Boyd.
Little J. C. Turner, of Covington,
spent a part of last week with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Nixon.
Mr. T. Smith, wife and children,
visited Mr. D. B. Crowell’s family
Sunday.
Mr. O. P. McCord and daughter,
Miss Vera, spent last Sunday in Lith
onia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan and little
Sarah Will, spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyd, at Fairview.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Watson and
little daughter, Caroline, of Atlanta,
Mrs. Claud Kinnett, of Magnett, at¬
tended the marriage of their brother
here Sunday.
Mrs. Floy Pendley and little son,
of Augusta, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roan this week.
| [Mrs. C. D. Ramsey, Mary Sue and
Martha, and Mrs. J. T. Ramsey and
children were the guests of Mrs. John
Hollingsworth Friday.
On last Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the home of the bride’s
parents, Miss Stella Roan was mar¬
ried to Mr. George Willingham, of
Atlanta. The marriage was a very
quiet affair, only a few relatives being
present. The ceremony was perform
ep by Rev. Walter Combs, of Social
Circle. The happy couple left im¬
mediately for Atlanta where they will
make their future home. We wish for
them a long and happy union.
The Missing.
“I frequently experience a hissing
sound in my ears,” remarked a pa¬
tient to a doctor. ‘‘What would you
advise me to do?”
“What is your occupation?” asked
the medico.
“I’m an actor.”
“Then I’d advise you to adopt Borne
other vocation.”
In Doubt.
Hairdresser (while giving lady a vig¬
orous shampoo)—Will you have any¬
thing on your head when I am finish¬
ed, madam? She—I am sure I don’t
know. I was in hopes you would leave
enough hair to pin my hat to.
Vary Convenient.
Caretaker (to prospective tenant)—
Yes, this ’ouse is most conveniently
situated. There’s a music ’all close
and ’andy, and there’s a pub Just over
the way, and a pawnbroker’s round
the corner—London Tit-Bits.
When a king creates an office Provi
Mnee at once creates a fool to buy it.
—Colbert.
Paid Her Back.
Mae—So you are engaged to George!
I refused him three times. Ethel—That
must have been what he meant when
he told me that he had had several
narrow escapes—New York Journal
Gum Greek News.
The entertainment at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Swords, of Flint
Hill, was enjoyed by a number of
young people from Gum Creek.
Miss Eva Ellis was the guest of Miss
Mattie Ellington one afternoon last
week.
Miss Nettie and Minnie Mote, were
the guests of Miss Belma Dial one
night last week.
Mr. Ross Ellington, has returned to
his home at Gum Creek after spend¬
ing three months in Fitzgerald.
Miss Eva Ellis was the guest of Miss
Lucile Bostwick Saturday afternoon.
Master Grover Ellington and Master
Tom Ellis were the guests of Master
Collie Bostwick awhile Sunday after¬
noon.
Mrs. Albert Ellington and Mrs. Bob
Ellington were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. S. R. Ellington Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rodgers, of Wal¬
nut Grove, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Duncan and family
Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Bostwick and two little
daughters, were the guests of Mrs.
Jim Hinton Sunday.
Mr. Virgle Duncan was the guest of
his brother Mr. J. B. Duncan Satur¬
day night.
Miss Cora Byrd and little sister,
Esther, were the guests of Gum Creek
School Friday afternoon.
Messrs. Emory Ellis and Carey Cook
visited friends Sunday.
The debate at Gum Creek School
ject was enjoyed by all present. The sub¬
was: Resolved that Iron is more
useful than wood. The Wood won.
ONE BUSINESS REFORM.
Brought About by Frank Statements
From Former Employees.
If the manager of a business insti¬
tution knew all that his employees
know about the details of the business
many things would be different. The
manager of a large mercantile house
recently conceived the idea of writing
a personal letter to every employee
who had left the house during the last
five years, inviting a frank statement
of the reason for leaving. The former
employees, now expecting neither cen¬
sure nor favor, were very frank and
explicit and, as a rule, wrote letters
that could not fail to command re¬
spectful attention. One man told how
hard he had worked to support his
mother and how, when he asked for
an increase, he was shifted back and
forth between different superiors for
several weeks without having his re¬
quest rejected or acceded to and he
grew tired and sought another posi¬
tion. Another told of the impositions
of the department manager and of his
inability to get relief from a nagging
disposition which was taking the
heart out of hundreds of other men in
his department. Many points of obvi¬
ous mismanagement were brought to
light which had virtually driven away
good men who had been educated to
the business. The manager has been
busy ever since instituting reforms
based upon the information he re¬
ceived.—Collier’s Weekly.
A Barber and Poet.
Jasmin, the Gascon poet, who was
also a barber, was once visiting the
mayor of a French town and had
promised to give an informal recita¬
tion to the townspeople. The hour ar¬
rived, but his host did not appear.
Several important personages assem¬
bled to accompany them to the hall,
but the mayor remained invisible, bus¬
ied with his toilet. Finally, fearing
the impatience of his guests, he open¬
ed the door of his chamber to apolo¬
gize and showed his face covered with
lather.
“Just a moment,” said he. “I am
finishing my shaving.”
“Oh,” said Jasmin, “let me help
you.”
He at once doffed his coat, gave a
finishing touch to the razor and shaved
the mayor in a twinkling with what
he called his “hand of velvet.” In a
few minutes he was in the hall receiv¬
ing tumultuous applause for his splen¬
did recitations.
Modest Goldsmith.
Oliver Goldsmith was an underpaid
man from start to finish. Two hun¬
dred and fifty dollars for “The Vicar
of Wakefield” was bad enough, yet
for “The Traveler” he got but $100
and $25 for his “English Grammar.”
For “The Deserted Village,” however,
his publisher sent him $500. This he
at once returned, with the message:
“It is too much. It is near 5 shillings
a couplet, which is more than any
book owner can afford or, indeed, any
modern poetry is worth.” So he died
with $10,000 worth of debts. “Was
ever poet so trusted before?” said Dr.
Johnson.__
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Covington Mill News
We feel that we are due the News
an apology. We know that we did
not treat it right, but we hope that it
not think hard of us. Last week was
a dull one out here; everything and
everybody seemed dull. Now boys
we want you to cheer up for spring
has come again, and has brought
healing in it’s wings and health in it’s
breezes. Let us show our apprecia¬
tion of these blessings by putting off
the winter with his deeds and putting
on the spring time with her glorious
deeds of sunshine.
Mr. Z. M. Mason has moved to At¬
lanta, where he will engage in busi¬
ness. We wish for him a success.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Melton, are the
happy parents of a little baby boy.
Mr. B. C. Gober, of near Bostwick,
visited relstives here last week.
Mr. Grover McDamold, visited
friends and relatives in Monroe Sat¬
urday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, of Ara¬
gon, have come into our midst.
Mr. Cheek, of Social Circle, was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Daisy
Pryor, last week.
Mr. Thomas Simm’s and family, of
Athens, have come into our midst.
We welcome them.
Mr. Lee Oliver has resigned his
position here and moved to Greens¬
boro. We regret very much to give
him up.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Lum
Wood, cut his foot very bad on a
broken bottle last Saturday.
Mr. Emory Cox made a business trip
to Atlanta Monday.
Mr. Jebulan Jones, of Atlanta, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with rela¬
tives here.
The preaching service Sunday
morning was a complete failure. We
are surprised at the people of this
place. Brother Flanders came over
to preach and there were four of us
present. None of the Methodist mem¬
bers were present. The service was
well announced earlier in the week.
Mrs. Ula Moon and little daughter,
Lilly May, visited her mother, Mrs.
Whitehead Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. T. B. Baughcum, went to Stone
Mountain Sunday to see his daughter
Miss Lula.
Messrs. Earnest Reynolds and will
Harris, spent last Sunday in Social
Circle.
COLOR WORDS.
Red Seems to Be the Favorite With
Most of the Great Writers.
Upon tabulating the words used by
Shakespeare referring to colors it is
revealed that out of every hundred
color words thirty may be classed as
red. Next follow twenty-two white,
twenty black, seventeen yellow', seven
green and only four bine. Thus Shake¬
speare’s favorite color w T ord was red,
and Investigation will show that this
Is the characteristic color of nearly
all great writers. For instance, it is
the color word most often employed by
Tennyson.
In all great W’orks of human interest
red predominates, as It is the color of
the very strongest of our passions and
Impulses—the color of hot blood. There
Is no color so warm, so full of joy and
life, so overflowing with vitality.
Red is the color of glowdng iron—of
heat and passion. In nature red has¬
tens the growth of trees, while at the
same time it quickens all rotting and
decay. Plans grown under red glass
will grow' four times as quickly as
under white light, and grow to four
times their usual height.
Red in excess has an evil effect. For
example, an excess of red light makes
one irritable and nervous. In excess
red produces homicidal mania—the de¬
sire to kill. The effect of red upon
various animals is well known, it hav¬
ing the power of enraging the bull, the
tiger and the turkey.—London Scraps.
Very lm>ressive.
Nouveau Riche Is at times an amus¬
ing person. Said one of these exotica
the other day—he was a commuter
just as the train was moving from the
station:
“Er—John.”
“Yesslr!” answered the valet.
“I—I think, after all, 1 w'ould like the
asparagus served as an entree to¬
night.”
And the train moved off amid smoth¬
ered laughter.—New York Times.
Qualified.
"I’m sure my daughter Is going to
make a great singer some day.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes; she’s always quarreling with
her mother, who tells me it Is absolute¬
ly Impossible to manage her.”—Detroit
Free Press.
The Famous City, Its Walls and the
Curse of Joshua.
The walls of Jericho, remains of
which have been excavated by Ger¬
man archaeologists, are, of course,
chiefly famous in connection with their
miraculous destruction by Joshua. It Is
recorded in the book of Joshua, chap¬
ter vi, that, by command of the Lord,
Joshua’s army compassed the city, go¬
ing roundabout It once a day for six
days, headed by seven priests bearing
seven rams’ horns before the ark. On
the seventh day they eucampassed it
seven times. Then, on Joshua’s com¬
mand, “the people shouted, and the
priests blew with the trumpets, and it
came to pass when the people heard
the sound of the trumpet that the peo¬
ple shouted with a great shout and
the wall fell down flat, so That the peo¬
ple w r ent up into the city, every man
straight before him, and they took the
city,” destroying all that was in it, ex¬
cept Rahab the harlot, who had hid¬
den the messengers sent by Joshua to
spy out the city and her father’s
household. The date of this destruction
is placed at B. C. 1451. In spite of
Joshua’s curse on any one who should
rebuild the city, it was rebuilt in the
reign of Ahab in B. C. 918 by Hid. a
native of Bethel, and it is recorded in
I Kings xvi, 34, how the curse of
Joshua was fulfilled. The second city
flourished and under Herod the Great
became Important. It was sacked by
one Simon, slave of Herod. Archelaus,
the son of Herod, founded a new town
on the plain, which he had planted
with palms. Jericho was finally de¬
stroyed by Vespasian In A. D. 08.—
Dundee Advertiser.
DOING THE CZAR.
A Display of Quick Wit by the Come¬
dian Martineff.
The Emperor Nicholas of Russia
was once “sold” us follows:
During an interview which Martineff,
the comedian uml mimic, had succeed¬
ed in obtaining with Prince Volkhon¬
sky, high steward, the emperor walked
lute the room unexpectedly, yet with
a design, as was soon made evident.
Telling the actor that he had heard
of his talents and should like to see
a specimen of them, he bade him
mimic the old minister. The feat was
performed with so much gusto that
the emperor laughed immoderately and
then, to the great horror of the poor
actor, desired to have himself “taken
off.”
“ ’Tis physically impossible,” plead¬
ed Martineff.
“Nonsense!” said Nicholas. “I insist
on its being done.”
Finding himself on the horns of a
dilemma, the mimic took heart of
grace and, with a promptitude and
presence of mind that probably saved
him, buttoned his coat over his breast,
expanded his chest, threw up his head
and, assuming the imperial part to the
best of his power, strode across the
room and back; then, standing opposite
the minister, he cried in the exact
tone and manner of the czar:
“Volkhonsky, pay M. Martineff 1,000
silver rubles!”
The emperor for a moment w*as dis¬
concerted; but, recovering himself
with a smile, he ordered the money
to be paid.
Stories of John Bright.
John Bright was supposed to be a
total abstainer, but once when Ed¬
ward Miall was very nervous at the
prospect of having to make an impor¬
tant speech in the house Bright said:
“Well, Mlall, if I were you I’d for
once go and have a pint of cham¬
pagne.”
Mr. Miall did as he was told, and the
result may be judged from the narra¬
tor’s comment that “champagne on
an unaccustomed interior is not al¬
ways a curative or a tonic.”
Bright “rarely had any difference
with his wife,” but occasionally they
were not at one about the children.
When they came to a point of abso¬
lute disagreement he used to say:
“Now, I tell thee, if thou doesn’t do
what I wish I’ll go straight to Mr.
Gladstone and ask him to make me a
knight,” to which the answer invari¬
ably was:
“Oh, anything rather than that.”
He Was Not Superstitious.
A captain of an ocean liner tells the
following story: Coming from the old
country was a very nervous old lady
who complained that she was sure
there was a rat in her stateroom.
“Keep it there, madam.” said the
captain.
“But do you like rats?” asked she.
"I’ve got a nest in my cabin.” re¬
torted the brusque seaman, “and I nev¬
er disturb them. When they leave the
ship I do.”
“Why, you must be superstitious,”
urged the dame.
“No, ma’am,” wound up the captain,
“I’m not, but the rats are.”
The Flame.
Clara—That man who Just passed
was an old flame of mine. Kate—In¬
deed! What happened between you?
Clara—Oh, he flared up one day and
went ©ut.—Boston Tranacrlpt.
I have begun the manufacture of all
the delicate and delicious Candies
and am offering the following Specials
for the week, all made from the
purest ingredients :
Peanut Brittle, Cocoanut Brittle, Orange cream kisses
Cocoanut cream cakes, Cocoanut cream kisses,
Maple Cocoanut cream kisses.
Cherry cream kisses, Walnut cream cakes,
Italian Cream, Vanilla Peanut and Walnut Flavors.
I have also added a
Quick Lunch Stand
To my place and am prepared to serve Oysters in any
style, and quick lunches to the public at any hour of the
day.
J. L. Smith 9
Phone 221.
Leader in High Grade Cigars and Tobacco.
i Practical Plumhers, Steam i Gas Fitters
14 years experience. Established in Florida and
Alabama. Reference First National Banks of Gaines¬
! ville, Lake City and Apalachicola, Fla., and of Geneva,
Ala., or any reliable firms of the above named places.
All Work Guaranteed.
A Trial Order will Convince You.
We will have our Shop in the
Terrell Building, j
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
you 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.