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BIT SOLDIERS,
lustration of Military Disci
pline In Germany.
TAKEN IN EARNEST.
Englishman Tells of an
story J, an He ^*
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e ld of Worth.
^Hity anti blind obedience of
rman soldier have long been an
of comment. The Germans
ielve s recognize that it sometlit.es
' far fl s to be absurd. An Eng-
1 the London Times,
writing in
.Iter be 1.4 *P™‘ * 4 *»
L about the battlefield should be of
lie was dressed, it
in regular civilian clothes and
i an umbrella:
ing front a wood, I came upon
re where about a dozen
of grass resting. The
in soldiers were
moved nte to stop and speak
se men— emphasizing my meau
i pns when my scant German
s
ilary failed cd^- ? Tbe
^ “Are you Prussians
ant’ answer. In chorus, was: “No!
s’” wishing to conciliate,
said i,
Anglo-Saxon.” astonishment, of
h to my one
got up and shook me warmly by
nd Pointing to my dusty boots
annel shirt, unbuttoned at the
[ then, In vile German, explained
friends of five minutes’ standing
had made the grand tour of the
Held on foot and had been walk
nce 9 o’clock In the morning, It
Ing 5 in the afternoon,
casually 1 remarked that al
-not a military, but a naval of
the study of battlefields inter
ie.
e mention of the word “officer”
men sat up, buttoned their tu
d buckled on their swords or
:s—1 forget which,
rou going to Niederbronn?" was
t question.
’ they replied: “we are going to
> Niederbronn and there take
n to Ilitsch.”
evil genius prompted me to
he next remark I cannot tell,
hough uttered In joke its con¬
es were perfectly astounding,
to, am going to Niederbronn.
> my regiment. I am your eolo
hey sprang to their feet, fell In
>ep and kept quite silent as if on
“Right turn!” and off we
d, I carrying my umbrella as If
je a sword.
sting a grassy slope, we marched
the top at a swinging pace, still
lng perfect silence and In step,
t distance off was a solitary sol
f the same regiment lying at
ngth on a bench near the en
to a wood tunic unbuttoned,
unbuckled, and so forth,
atching sight of the approaching
up he Jumped, buttoned his
buckled on his weapon, stood
at attention and when the “reg
carne by “tailed on” as If it
he most natural thing in the
to do.
se note that not a word passed
n the main body and the re
ment. On entering the wood
ding file began to sing a runrcb
g, the others joining in chorus.
Is time we were nearing Nieder
and passed a man and his wife,
ere evidently much astonished
a disciplined body of men
ng In strict military fashion un
eoinmand of a foreigner armed
n umbrella—not even a silk one!
^concerting thought arose.
will happen If we chance across
nan officer, and how, In my
German, can I ever hope to ex¬
tols extraordinary assumption of
ad of the forces of the kaiser?”
toout a moment's further delay
to the men, “I must go to my
which is over there,” and bade
oodby.
docile and amiable Saxons
ne accord, taking time by the
file, saluted, and I, having re
their salute, got out of sight as
ns P° Ks ible. On peeping round
ner of a house there was my
Ci-lrnent still marching with
Parity of clockwork.
Lincoln on Proof,
eest to him (Judge Douglas)
J 1 ! 1 not nvail at all that
hi , mself up, takes on dignity
119 a People liars. * * * if
;if" dled you
geometry you re
J a course of reasoning
n l ‘ s that nI1
, the angles in a
e e qua , t0 tWQ r , ght ,
toa shown you how
/ to work it
that 5<>U nndert ake to dls-
1s Lr !’ neous I)0Slti ° w n °uld and t0 show
fake al^hycalling you prove
Euclkl a liar?
H * Understood.
toly ’ d ° y,,u ^derstand
whv - l 1 am going to whip
1 , an,r'vn', . l T " a K °* t,ad to humor this
or e y vou ° Ufeel f some
t sa t is tied.’’—London
De P en ded.
d lise? sued “a,! 0 ' ;r < U r “ m arr * n - v ^ a breach
So or
on 1 ’?^ ' v °uid depend
how 3ury
had
d°rrf s a!',, ° d gl c ‘heer ' m mering taper’s
th. 8 the way.-
Mrs. M. A. Carter Dead.
Mrs. M. A. Carter died at her
horoenear Brown wood on Wednes¬
day, March 24th, in the 89th year
ol her age. Her death was caused
by a general breakdown, on
account of old age.
Her funeral occurred from her
house, the services being conduet
£ dby Rev. T. H. Burrus, after
which, the body was interred in the
family burial lot near the home,
where only a few days before, her
sister, Mrs. L. L. Perry, had been
laid to rest.
Mrs. Carter was a member of the
Shoal Creek Primitive Baptist
Church, of Newton County, and
was a most zealous Christian. All
her long life was spent within a
few miles of where she was born.
Her maiden name was Mary Ann
Davis, and she was a daughter of
Grant Davis, once a highly influen¬
tial and prominent citizen of Mor¬
gan county. She was the mother
of eight children, and five survive
her; Miss Laura E. Carter, Mrs.
M. A. Atkinson, W. E. Carter, of
Rochelle, M. A. Carter, of Siloam,
and J. T. Carter, of this city.
The deceased was an old time
Southern lady, full of good and
kindly deeds. Her life’s w T ork is
ended and she has entered upon
that reward which the Lord has
promised to those who believe in
him.
To the bereaved relatives we ex¬
tend our deepest sympathies.—
Madison Advertiser.
Starrsville News.
Miss Gladys Skinner, who is attend¬
ing school at Mansfield, spent the
week end with her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson, and
little son, and Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Dial of Oxford were the guest of Mr.
J. 0. Morgan’s family Sunday.
Mrs. A. C. Belcher, and little son
Seals, spent last Tuesday in Mansfield
as the guest of her sister Mrs. John
Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Anderson, and
Mr. W. T. Corley and daughter Miss
Aline attended the “DeestrickSkule”
in Covington last Tuesday night.
Miss Lueile McDowell, of Shady
Dale, is teaching a music class here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Epps, of Mans¬
field, spent Sunday with Mr. J. L.
Epp’s family.
Mrs. J. C. Morgan is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Earl Jaekson in Madi¬
son.
Dr. Dowman, our presiding elder,
preached a very interesting sermon
here Sunday.
Mrs. Edwards, of Macon, is the
guest of her daughter Mrs. B. J.
Anderson.
We are sorry to note the illness of
Mrs. Caroline Skinner, and hope she
will soon be up again.
Miss Minnie Harwell, of Mansfield,
was the admired guest of Miss Myr
tice Morgan last Saturday night.
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Milton and two
children, of Newborn, were visiting
friends here last Saturday and Sun¬
day.
Mrs. C. C. Epps, and Miss Lueile
MeConell, spent last Friday in Cov¬
ington, as the guest of Mrs. J. A.
Cathey.
Mr. B. O. Edwards, a popular young
man, of Macon, spent last Sunday
with his sister Mrs. B. J. Anderson.
Several from here attended Prof.
Marvin G. Williams lecture at Mans¬
field last Tuesday night and all report
a pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Skinner, and
Mrs. L. Z. Cook, attended the funeral
of Dr. Moore, in Oxford Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Jim Johnson and children of
Hayston, spent Saturday with rela¬
tives here.
—Registered Jersey bull, Huntdale,
No. 55320. Service $2.50.
S. A. BROWN, Covington, Ga.
For Sale.
Will be sold before the Court
House door in the city of Coving¬
ton on the first Tuesday in April
next, to the highest 3 good nudes
belonging to the county.
J. Z. JOHNSON, Chairman.
City Court Jury List.
The following list of gentlemen
have been drawn to serve as jurors at
the May term of the City Court of
Covington: Wells
F. A. Henderson, G. T.
W. . R. Pennington, D. I. Mobley
J. J. Kitchens, N. H. Piper
It. L. Ellington, D. T. Stone
J. H. Willingham, C. H. White
T. T. Sullivan, W. H. Gaither
T. G. arnes, G. H. Davis
T. A. Cook, P. W. Godfrey
J. C. McClendon, J. E. Phillips
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Eggs For Sale.
Best Barred Rock Eggs, 15 for
$1.00. Fertility guaranteed. Place
orders now at the Dairy Farm, W.
P. or Henry Odom.
FOR SALE At A Bargain
One good harness horse, 3 houses
and lots on south side Washington
street. For full particulars call on
J. F. McCord, Covington, Ga,—tf.
FOR SALE.—Three room house and
lot. Lot 80x100. Good well water.
Within city limits and known as the
Aaron Pun-ington place. Will sell at
a bargain¬
ing. ALBERT PITTS.
—FOR SALE: An extra fine mule,
5 years old. Terms cash or on time.
W. H. Pickett.—tf.
FOR RENT —Three 5-room cot¬
tages on Thompson avenue, the
new and fast coining resident sec¬
tion of the city. Apply to D. A.
Thompson.—tf.
Friday No Longer Unlucky.
Despite the unlucky character
which still attaches to Friday in the
minds of the superstitious, it re¬
quires only the briefest holiday ex¬
cursion into the field of history to
see that many fortunate events have
occurred on this ill-used day of the
week.
Both Washington and Shake¬
speare were born on Friday.
This was also the day on which
Columbus ^ discovered the shores of
the new world and added another
hemisphere to the area of the globe.
ft was on Friday that the De¬
claration of American Independence
was signed in Philadelphia.
Marengo and Bunker Hill were
each fought on Friday; and Na¬
poleon first saw the light on this
same day of the week.
Andrew Jackson defeated the
British at New Orleans on Friday.
It was likewise on Friday that
the Mayflower landed at Plymouth
Rock and the Bastile was destroyed
by the French revolutionists.
No happier royal marriage was
ever solemnized than the marriage
of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert;
but the nuptial compact was sealed
upon Friday.
Even some of the events which
do not appear at first sight to lend
force to this argument against an
old superstition will, upon ex¬
amination, be found to yield the
opposite effect.
For example, it was on Friday
that Charles I was executed; and if
this was an evil day for the tyran¬
nical Stuart it was a day of triumph
for the English commons.
Of course, many grievous cala¬
mities may have happened on Fri¬
day in the slow progress of time,
but not more perhaps than on other
days of the week; and if the truth
is ever fully known it will doubt¬
less be found that Friday has been
rich in untold benedictions.
How Germany Deals With the Waster.
Germany has a law that provides
that If It can be proved that a man Is
earning a sufficient wage to support
those dependent on him, but that he is
dissipating that wage by vicious hab¬
its, he can be declared a minor, and he
Is then treated as a child. His em¬
ployer Is told that the xvage must be
paid not to the man, but to a guardian
appointed by the magistrate of the
district In which he lives, who uses it
for the support of the wife and chil¬
dren. In England a man who could
not get his wage might refuse to work.
In Germany the police xvould see that
he did his work.—Progress.
Her Opportunity.
The man hater had just announced !
her engagement.
“But you always said that men were
horrid creatures,” said her friends.
“So they are,” replied the bride to |
be, “and here’s my opportunity to pun
Ish one of them.”
They all agreed that it was real no¬
ble of her—Philadelphia Ledger.
The Eternal Marathon.
“Man,” declared the old fashioned
preacher, “is a worm.”
“And,” said a man who had been
married three times and who was oc¬
cupying a small space In a rear pew,
“woman is the early bird.”—Chicago
Record-Herald.
Expensive Education.
“Do you think you could learn to
love me?” asked old Gotrox.
“Oh. I don’t know,” replied Miss
Youngbudd. “How’ much are you will¬
ing to spend on my education?”—Chi¬
cago News.
“Henry asked you if you had made
that cake, did he? Well, what was
there In that to wound your feelings,
child?"
“It was the—the way he said It,
mamma. He—he didn’t ask m-me if
I’d made it. He—he said, ‘Darling,
d-dld you perpetrate this cake?’”—
Chicago Tribune.
£ __ 3
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Untouched by the Chemist or the cManufadurer f
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PROFITS CUT ALL
TO PIECES ON
PIANOS
Ten or Fifteen Different Makes.
$10 Profit on Factory Prices.
See This Line Before You Make
Your Purchase.
It Means Money To you.
A. HARWELL,
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga.