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Starrsville News.
u t Langston and
> f -,p' ston, of Monroe, were
Si! Wednesday of Mr. K. night. L
y McDowell spent the
iid lucile folks at Shady
wi! !> home
i ('arter Morgan and sister,
oe spent Saturday
AUrtioe, with relatives at Oxford.
Sunday Saturday
•/, t nther 1, Evans left
a( .eept a position as “news
from that point to Jackson
, Fla.
J.L. Epps and son, Irwin,
, afternoon with Mrs. S. H.
■ n Covington.
Ison in
a Mrs A. C. Belcher and
IreT par'ents spent at Sunday Eudora. with the lat
r 0 Edwards, of Macon,
I,, ;. n i g ht with his sister, Mis.
Anderson. He was accompan
ome by his mother who has been
ng here.
Grady Benton, who has been
rhnff Crichton’s Business College
•Iant a , has completed his course,
8 at home for the summer.
R e Everitt, of Covington,
n our ville one day last week,
and Mrs. John Henderson and
'son, of Oxford, spent Sunday
the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan. has returned
He Sarah Anderson weeks with
» after spending three
Ives in Macon.
!te an enjoyable singing and Mrs. was
i at the home of Mr.
Middlebrooks last Sunday after
ijg Kev Harwell, of Atlanta, was
the visitors here last Sunday.
GO TO
]. SIEGEL
New 'f ork Watch Maker,
or the benefit of being intro
:d to the people of Covington
vicinity. We will do first
(watch and clock repair work
he next ten days at special re¬
ions.
[ow is your opportunity, all
guaranteed O. K. or no
Re.
M Dr. J. A. Wrights Drug
e, Covington, Ga.
The Only White Barber Shop In I i
Covington, Georgia. 5
Is better prepared than to the I
ever serve
people of this section, with new equip¬ I
ment, hot and cod towels, and three 1
good White Barbers to wait on you. £
Come to see us, always glad to see You.
2
£
W. J. I
GOBER, Proprietor. .
NICE fresh groceries
^ 1 Will always find at store nice and fresh Gro
c my as
cne.i as can be found in the city, and when purchase
*' you
em >m me f make it a point to get them to your home
J Us t as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
p RESH MEATS
1 have in connection with first class Meat
my store a
ind can furnish you with the choice kind of Meats
^ So We well. tl- Giveme order. I will appreciate it and
an
(r } to please you.
Cl ^s aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.
Mayor Smith Administers Dose.
At the mayor’s court Monday
morning, Joe Clark, who hails from
the city of Lithonia, was brought
in, charged with a violation of the
prohibition law. It seems that he
came to the city last Saturday
afternoon and had his booze shipped
here. He got it from the ex¬
press office and proceeded to dis¬
pose of it to the colored population
of the city .when Policemen Bohan
an and Johnson came across him
and made a case. Mayor Smith
gave him a fine of $35 and costs or
the privilege of assisting Striet
Overseer Clark for thirty days.
Fair Warning.
Year after year an old farmer had
listened In grim silence to the trains
thundering by his laud. Finally one
day, his patience at an end, be drop¬
ped his plow and shook his fist at the
passing express.
“Ye can puff an' blow all ye like, gol
durn ye,” he cried, “but I'm goln’ to
ride ye Saturday!”—Everybody’s.
The Zones.
Teacher—How many zones are there}
Small Boy—Six. Teacher—No; there
are but five. However, you may name
six If you can. Small Boy—Torrid,
north temperate, south temperate,
north frigid, south frigid and ozone.—
Chicago News.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having: claims against the Estate of
the late Jas. P. Sain are hereby notified to render
the same to me in proper form according to I.aw,
and all persons indebted to said Estate are here¬
by notified to make settlement as the I.aw di¬
rects.
of J. J. CORI.EY, Administrator
the Estate of Jas. P. Sain Deceased.
Covington Ga. April 5th 1909
Citation.
GEORGIA. Newton County :
J. Adger Stewart, guardian for Fannie J.
and Anita Stewart having applied to me to be
discharged from such guardianship, let all per¬
sons concerned show cause before me at the
court house in said county on the first Monday in
May 1909, why such application should not be
granted. Witness my hand and official signature
this 5th, day of April 1909.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
Citation.
GEORGIA, Newton County :
J. W. King administrator upon the estate of
Mrs. J. A. F. Nelms, late of said county deceased
having filed his petition for discharge, this is to
cite all persons concerned to show cause against
the granting of this discharge, at the regular
term of the court of Ordinary for said county to
be held on (he first Monday in May n xt,
W'ittiess my hand and official signature this
April 5. 1909
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
Citation.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
Notice, is hereby given that the undersigned
has applied to A. I>. Meador Ordinary in and for
said county for leave to sell the real estate belong¬
ing to the estate of J. P. Sain for payment of debt
and distribution. Said application will be heard
at the regular term of the court of Ordinary of
said county to be held on the First Monday in
May 1909. This April 5. 1909.
J. J. CORI,f;y Administrator
upon the estate of J. P. Sain.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
FILIAL DUTY.
An Example From the Chinese of a
Good Little Boy,
In China the “Book of Filial Duty”
has been employed to instruct the
young for the last 2,500 years. In it
are twenty-four examples for good
boys. What these examples are like
may be understood from the story of
Wu Meng, example No. 20. W'u Meng,
it seems, was very obedient to his
parents. One day at the age of eight
he noticed with pain that the mosqui¬
toes annoyed his parents while they
were trying to sleep. Presently he hit
upon a plan to rescue them.
Says the author of this classic: “The
buzzing of the mosquitoes sounds like
‘ylug ying,’ and their united hum is
almost equal to thunder. His tired
parents are reclining on their bed,
their countenances already sunk in
slumber. Legions of mosquitoes fierce¬
ly attack them, alternately retreating
and advancing. The Insects dilhirb
the dreaming sleepers, and with an¬
noyance they toss from side to side.
“Wu sees them sucking his parents’
blood, which causes his heart to
grieve. His flesh, he thinks, can be
easily pierced, but that of his parents
is hard to penetrate. Joying on the
bed, he threw off his clothes, and soon,
feeling the pain of their attacks, he
cried, ‘1 have no dread of you, nor
have you auy reason to fear me!
“ ‘Although I have fan, I will not
a
use It, nor will I strike you with my
hand. I will lie very quiet and let
you gorge to the full.’ ”
Thus did the parents of Wu Meng
get a chance to sleep in peace.
COLOMBIAN ETIQUETTE.
Daily Handshaking and Greeting Con¬
sume a Lot of Time.
It was the third or fourth day out
from Santa Marta, Colombia, and early
in the morning when one of the South
American passengers came on deck.
Another South American arose from
his deck chair, extended his hand and
as the men shook hands inquired after
the health of the newcomer, his wife
and his children.
As they had parted company only
about eight hours before In the smok¬
ing room, this seemed like unnecessary
courtesy. The observer noticed that
this happened in the case of all the
Colombians on hoard, so he asked one
man about It.
“It is a custom of the country,” said
he. “On the occasion of meeting a per¬
son for the first time each day it is
etiquette to shake hands and to make
inquiries about the health of the per¬
son so greeted and of his relatives. It
would not be considered polite to do
otherwise.”
Continuing, this man told of taking
a walk one day in Bogota with a mer¬
chant of the place. They were bent
on business and were to cover a dis¬
tance that might be made rather easily
in ten minutes. Because of the neces¬
sary stops to make the customary In¬
quiries and to shake hands with friends
of the merchuut the trip took nearly
an hour.—New York Sun.
The Drawback.
Being eager to know how his off¬
spring, Haymow junior, was getting
along In the big metropolis, Haymow
senior one day repaired thither from
his rural habitat and sought informa¬
tion of his brother, long since estab¬
lished in the city.
“Waal,” said Haymow senior, “what
do you hear about Ebenezer?”
“Oh, I understand,” remarked the
young hopeful’s uncle, “that he Is in¬
valuable in his new job.”
“I swan!”
“Moreover, I understand that the
boss simply can’t do without him.”
"How you talk!”
“And Ebenezer ’ll be a partner with¬
in a year or so, according to what I
hear from the same source.”
Haymow senior stroked his beard,
highly satisfied.
“By the way, who told you all this
about Ebenezer?” be inquired.
“Ebenezer.”
“Oh!”—New York Times.
Mixed Ownership.
A countryman, having been sum¬
moned to appear before the magistrate
for not having a sign on his cart, was
in due course brought before him.
The magistrate asked him if he had
anything to say for himself, and he
replied that he had a difficult question
to ask which be could not solve hii*
self.
"The question is this,” he said. “The
wheels of the cart belonged to John
the miller, and the body of the cart
belongs to the vicar, and the bag of
old bones (meaning the horse) belongs
to me. Now, gentlemen. If you can
tell me what name I can put on it
I will have It done Immediately.’’
He was let off.—London Answers.
Credit.
The suffragette raised her right
hand.
“Give woman the credit she de¬
serves,” she cried, “and where would
man be?”
“If she got all the credit she wanted,
he'd be in the poorhouse,” sneered a
coarse persou in the rear of the hall.—
Chicago News.
Comparative.
"You think Jinks is a better conver¬
sationalist than Smith? Why, neither
one of them ever says anything sensi¬
ble.”
“I know, but it takes Smith longer to
say it.”—Exchange.
Then the Trouble Started.
The Husband-Well, say what you
will, my dear, you’ll find worse men
than me In the world. The Wife—Oh,
Tom, how can you be so bitter?—Lon¬
don Sketch.
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.
C. A. HARWELL J
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga.
Elaborate SPRING LINES
We are receiving every day new shipments of the neat and stylish
suits of clothes for young cidedly men and the elderly men and our line is de¬
had. most nobby of any we have
yet
In Schloss Bros. Clothing we have the three-piece summer
suits ranging in price from $1 7.50 to $25.00.
In Cohen-Goldman two-piece suits the price is anywhere
from $10.00 to $17.50 and these lines embrace the very
heighth of good clothes perfection.
In our Shoe Department you will find
the cel°brated Douglass shoes m all the
shapes and styles for men, and the Zeigler
shoe for women.
Cof>ri|ktc< SCIIl OSS 0B0S. ISO* t kr CO. The most up-to-the-minute line of
Ti.c ttoikn Makers Dress Goods
I,|ti*.re .»< Sf* Drk in the city. Call and see
these lines. We are sure they will please you in both price and
quality of the goods.
Heard, White and Company
Covington, Georgia
A PLAGUE OF ANTS.
Vicious Insects Are a Nuisance In
Southwestern Africa.
“Ants—white, black and yellow—are
great nuisance in Nigeria,” says
Fartrldge in “Cross River Na¬
“They march from place to
in military formation. Some car¬
their young, others bear food, and
and a fighting escort are always
duty. Their column looks like a
black snake curving along the
“They leave behind them a well
road about four Inches broad
half an Inch deep, worn smooth by
tread of the countless throng.
“They do not bite when the sun is
but woe betide the hapless wight
conies in their way at other times!
traveling through the bush you
find them jn possession of
a section of the road. Perhaps you are
in the midst of them before you dis¬
cover the presence of your small but
fierce adversary. The first man bitten
yells out something meaning, ’’Ware
antsT and we all hurry forward, stamp¬
ing vigorously. Those of us upon
whom the little warriors have fastened
tear off our clothes and nip the foes to
death My little black horse always
wanted to turn back when he came to
a column of ants My dog Bob. a na¬
tive, used to dance like a bear on hot
bricks when the driver ants got be¬
tween his paws and had to be held
down while they were plucked out.
“One night ! suddenly awoke with a
feeling that something was amiss. All
the household pets, such as snakes,
lizards, rats, toads, centipeds and spi
ders. seemed to be bestirring them¬
selves restlessly. No sooner had my
foot touched the ground than 1 knew
what_|t was, for. a fierce bite told me
that the driver ants were upon us.
“On lighting a candle 1 found a col¬
umn marching across the floor and a
whole regiment attacking my bed I
roused the assistant district commis¬
sioner. and eventually, using wisps of
burning paper, we drove out the en¬
emy. Fire or hot ashes are the best
means to use for expelling them.”
“That boy.” said the Billville farm¬
er. “beats my time! Jest now wbeu 1
quoted Scripter to him he come back
at me bard!”
“Y’ou don’t say!”
“Shore! I told him to git a hoe an’
foller the furrow. ‘Thar’s gold in the
land.’ I said. An’ what do you reckon
he made answer?”
“You tell it.”
“ ‘Father,’ he says. T don't keer fer
the gold o’ this here world. I've laid
up treasure In heaven!' ”—Atiauta Con¬
stitution.
