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WAREHOUSE plan rapidly gaining, Number of States Are Endorsing Plan of Farmers Union to Com¬ bine for Handling Cotton. The plan outlined by the Farmers Union to link the warehouses of the outhern states for the benefit of the Inters in handling whether their they crops want ad¬ to vantageously rapidly gaining ground , e) l or hold is n over the country and several states adopting plans similar to the one are It expected thdt they in Georgia, is will get in readiness to handle the present crop and doing if it next does fall ^there will be something the south The people all over are standing shoulder to shoulder to the farmers, their interest lying in their welfare, and they all want to see the deal put through. In speaking of the plan last Thurs¬ day the Constitution had the follow¬ ing to say: Evidence is accumulating rapidly of the probable effective developement of the Farmers’ Union warehouse plan in time to participate in the handling of this year’s cotton crop. At the Memphis meeting, in which nineteen state unions were represent¬ ed, an organization was planned to in¬ clude 200 warehouses and steps were taken looking to the erection of a million-dollar central warehouse in that city. Back of this there is already several I effective state organizations similiar to that in Georgia, in which nearly a I hundred small warehouses formerly controlled by county unions are com¬ bined for centralization and coopera I live work. Just to what extent this organized | movement will and be able control to house the and hold the crop, rate at which it is fed to the market, has not been made public ; but it is apparent that the union’s warehouse organiza jtion [siderable is prepared now to care for a con quantity of cotton, and will [be in shape to take still more before j the crop is made. The strength which centralization [will [the give to this movement will make union warehouse receipt accept I able collateral at practically any bank [in sued, the of south. The in receipt accordance will be is¬ course, with [it [well known and specified rules, giving a regular and fixed value. It will |be as good as money. While the warehouse plan is un Idoubtedly, [working the practical basis for out the problem confronting [the south’s cotton producers, the first year’s operations will, naturally, be nore or less in the nature of an ex leriment. Conservative members of the Union »T.iSm3ii>Ti » New Racket Store :« New spring and summer goods are here. Have added several new lines. Same big COME AND SEE THEM. al- | [ cash values as we have "ays given you. Remember new goods | °fthe season arriving every few days § amis marked at the lowest spot eash | prices. Yours truly, | i I. Guinn, 6 T5: I nice fresh groceries You will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro c ^ffes as can be found in the city, and when purchase the- f you etn l r °m me 1 make it a point to get them to your home ) Us l as quick as it is possible for me to do it. FRESH MEATS Market } f‘ so and ' lave in ... connection wuueciiun with wun my my store sioie a a first uni class uom *»»'■*•* Meat - —v. can - ' furnish you with ...... the choice kind • • of ' Meats .! s ° We ll. Giveme an order. 1 will appreciate it and a tr >' io please you. Cigars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides. R. F. Wright, Covington, Georgia. board of trade TO BE REVIVED, Several Progressive Young Men Have Decided to Reorganize on New Basis. It is now almost a certainty that the Board of Trade of this city which has remained inactive for the past several months will be revived and new officers wili be elected. Several of the progressive citizens of the city will perfect plans within the next few days for the re-organiza¬ tion and details of a Board never be¬ fore seen in this city. They are work¬ ing along the right lines and when they decide to go after anything for the betterment of the city generally they will get it. They are all men who have made themselves what they are and are among the most progressive in Middle Georgia. It is rumored that at the called meeting new officers will be elected and that they will get down to work along some industrial lines tending to get more manufacturing enterprises and illustrate the advan¬ tages Covington has for home-seekers. There is no doubt that a Board of Trade for this city could do a vast amount of good. With the proper management a number of important enterprises could be secured and pub¬ lic conveniences made better and more complete. The News hails the plan of a re¬ organization of the Board of Trade with a prophecy that in a short while it will reach such proportions as to dispel the idea that such a Board can¬ not be made to benefit the people of the city. are not, themselves trying to shoot over the stars. They have faith, an abiding faith, in the movement, but they will be satisfied with reasonaly effective and practical results. And there seems no reason to ques¬ tion the assurance of such achieve¬ ment. It is a plan that contemplates sim¬ ply “feeding” the market, and the prevention of the ruinous glut which has so frequently had the effect of hammering down prices. In this effort the Farmer’s Union should and, we believe, will have the moral support and the substantial backing of the entire south. There is not a state in the cotton belt but is deeply interested in the success of this movement, for, ulti¬ mately, it means millions more to this section. And with united effort and support there can be no question of its prac¬ tical success. Don’t fail to see the “Matrimonial Exchange,” opera house Thursday. THE COVINGTON NEWS AUDITORIUM ANNEX NEARLY COMPLETED When Finished Covington Will Have School Surpassed By No County In the State. The handsome new annex to the Covington Public School building is nearing completion and is one of the best pieces of work in the city. With this building completed Covington may well be proud of her school. The old college built some years ago, although a large one, was found to be inadequate and the new annex is al¬ most as lai'ge as the old building, giv¬ ing the people of this city one of the most complete school buildings of any town in the state. Every department will be commodious and well arrang¬ ed, making the work of the teachers and pupils more comfortable, expe¬ dient and effective, while the audito¬ rium is constructed on the best prin ple possible of attainment. With the inclined floor, handsome seats and an elegant and roomy stage with the proper settings will complete one of the handsomest auditoriums to be found anywhere for public gatherings. The interior of the auditorium is so arranged that the acoustics will be fine and will make anything held there enjoyable by those present, as from the rear any sound on the stage will be distinctly and clearly heard. The gymnasium is also to be equipped with the latest appliance and is an unusually good one. The work done in the scholastic year just closed was as good or better than any in the history of the school and with an excellent corps of teach¬ ers and an enlarged building the pros¬ pects are very bright for a banner record next year. The construction work on the annex is being done by Mr. Chas. A. Clark of this city, and he is putting it up in his usual workmanlike and substantial manner. THE HARDY CODFISH. It Will Live For Houra Out of Its Na¬ tive Element. A man who had stopped at a stand In Fulton market to buy a fresh fish pointed bis finger at a fish that pleased his fancy, being about two feet long and weighing about five pounds. “That looks like a nice fish to me,’’ he said, whereupon the dealer picked the fish up to put it on the scale. The moment be picked it up the fish began to wriggle, and the next mo¬ ment it had slipped out of the dealer’s grasp and fallen on the sidewalk. As the fish went down the customer turned to the stand and picked out another, which the dealer picked up. and this fish stayed quiet until it had been put on the scale, but the Instant it touched it it began to flop vigorously and finally flopped Itself out of the scale pan, to fall on the stand below. Codfish these two lively and vigor¬ ous fish were, the cod being a fish that will live out of the water three or four hours, a good deal longer than most fish. At Fulton market live cod can almost always be found. The dealers keep their stock in fish cars in the East river. Just across South street, and for retail trade bring over maybe fifty or a hundred pounds at a clip, enough to last half an hour or an hour, and when the stock runs low they bring over another lot, fresh out of the fish car. The cod, though a salt water fish, will live for hours In fresh water An angler who goes occasionally to the fishing banks tells of carrying home a codfish caught In the afternoon and placing It In a bathtub, to find It alive the next morning.—New York Sun. TOOK NO CHANCES. Young' Bessemer Was Cautious as Well as Inventiva. The most trivial incidents have often originated the fortunes of our richest men. Take, for example, the fortunes made out of Bessemer steel. This gen¬ ius, young Bessemer, had some idea of making steel out of iron, but a poor, newly married young man has no means of experimenting on a large scale. The story 1 must tell as 1 have heard it from an intimate friend of Bessemer and Is a true tale. After Bessemer had in bis small laboratory experimented with the metals and at last obtained the desired result by blowing air through melted iron be found in the bottom of the crucible a little lump of the famous steel. Now the question was bow to make the discovery public. He put tbe lump of steel into bis pocket and made bis way to Nasmyth of steam hammer fame Placing tbe metal on Nasmyth’s desk, he told him that he had made this ex traordinary discovery, which would revolutionize the whole metal world Then came a little Incident which shows what wonderful beads these Scotch financiers possess. What do you think Nasmyth said to his excited inventor? ••Eh, mon. it’s vary risky to show your wonderful Invention. The world Is vary dishonest." To which the aspiring inventor re¬ plied: Nasmyth I Just ealeu "Right. Mr. luted whom I was coming to see. so with my last half crown I registered the invention on my way.”— London Strand Magaiiua. .. . PROFITS CUT ALL TO PIECES ON PIANOS I 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 9 Leader In Furniture and Undertaking Covington, Ga Straws AND Panamas. Call around and look at our new Lids. Straws==they’re here ga= lore. Yatch and Milans $1.00 to $3.50. All the best shapes in Panamas^ $5.00 to $10.00 Try a B. Y. D. Union Suit. LEE BROTHERS.