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o MAKE counties
PUT UP ROAD SIGNS
t,* Bill, Now Pending in (he
•«*, R«i mres rhat s '8"
Boards be put in Country.
Before the special judiciary corn
of the house of representa¬
tee pending of the
tive is one
important measures that will
,st session. It is the bill
ne up this
Mr Chandler of Franklin, per
ting the old state law requiring
ties to erect signboards on
ir roads and providing a specific
lty for non-compliance with the
ia
pjis measure is aimed at a con
jon that is from now henceforth
be relegated further every year
the obscurity of things archaic.
0 make the public
ts intent is to
ds of Georgia an open book to
1 multitude of travelers who
verse them daily. roads
V man may know the m
own county pretty well, if he
in a country town. If he
s knows little of
;s in a city he as
mas he does of roads on the
igr side of the world. And
ether he lives in city or country
ie would drive in a buggy or an
omobile to a point even inquire twenty for
les away, he must
ry mile of the road, must feel
way along as though he were
ad. introduced .
fiie Chandler bill was
the house last Monday morning
sread for the first time, and was
erred to the committee. Here is
text:
A bill to be entitled an act to
end section 554 of the code of
)5 of Georgia, to make it a
demeanor for any over-seer to
or refuse to put up and place
nboards at all forks of the public
ds in the counties of the state,
1 for other purposes.
AMKNDS 01,0 LAW.
'section 1. Be it enacted by the general
•mblv of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by
Jiority of the same, that from and after the
We of thi-- act section 554 of the code of 1S95
jand the same is hereby amended by striking'
of said section the following words; forfeits
.'exceeding fifty dollars, to be imposed and
tected as other fines against him. and inserting
;ieu thereof the following words; shall be
Slty of a midemeauor and upon conviction
Wshall lie punished as provided in section
9 of the penal code of Georgia, so that said
lion when amended shall read as follows:
“rseers hailing to Put Up Posts and Boards,
tuy overseer fails to comply with the provisions
Ihe two preceding sections, he shall be guilty
p misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
■llbepuuished as provided in section 1039 of
penal code of Georgia.
Jl'DGKS TO GRAND JURIES.
Section 2. Be it further enacted that it shall
!the duty of the judges of the superior courts
this slate to give the provisions of this act
ccially in charge to the grand juries of the
nties of this state at each term of the superior
it,"
Iwu 3 of the bill is the repealing clause,
tot the measure introduced by Mr. Chandler
Franklin is directed toward the correction of a
y deplorable condition in the roads of Georgia
I be clear to those who have had occasion to
e * s(ate s highways. When the provisions
be law are made effective, as this bill intends
> 'te them the roads of Georgia will lie an
" ^ ur s hort distance and long distanc e
tiers, and inter communication will be en
rascd as never before. It is confidently
■opatai that the bill will get a favorable re¬
ran the special judiciary committee, and
II opposition its enactment
to
11 « branch of the general assembly.
A MISER’S END.
anness of M. Vandille and the Way
He Hastened His Death.
■ Undllle was chief magistrate at
° gne and by miserly habits left
! le of a
54,000,000. Ills usual diet
'b ad aiid milk. The bread cost
m hll ‘f and bit after 10 eating become his loaf at
' vas his own
,, inspector,
$T* te whom as chief
he had the right to appoint,
ahitn? be declared to protect the
n't -
S fronj beln S imposed upon
an 12 , quality
< of milk he took
fand u demaudod ediately af ter eating his
erv , t0 taste the milk of
self eSman he Passed, thus saving
f m puroliasla
l "eun«n ally g any. Misers
hS etrong meu-they have to
! *' entua eF t0 l!y llve Vandille, a l‘ fe of priva
tniser- like oth
* surgeon«f \, S , bad ^ t0 be Wlth ca l* illnoss ed in. - and In
ose (bvs tbey 1,10(1
e gm* their patients.
" askcd Vandille half a
re ordered tor n
e bands °M Wm ratl at ° n ’ ouee but tbe out tulIlion of hls -
thecarv 0t !° r the a Pothecary. The
»n, r, f used to cut the price
so v f dille
r, who seut for a P oor bar
U n ldertook to
ree S on s 8 a tbue open a vein for
Tv ‘’ho^’ aaid -
"t, this worthy eeono
■easarv L ?f on ’ friend . will it be
40 ! ' ou
- sn t 0Ut) 1V Ceg I.
f e il ttvlm ,
’e V "J‘ f<mr y Cau t you take the
' olIU00S
^aat t at once?
Bndrei; Ulake a job of me, you
** sous C ’, sir; tbere aro your
lainin.n m tbe
^ A, twenty-four
ner °us J y ” t’he barber was
en bf(iurr' to i 'Vandille
Uuce8 lost the
few days , of Wood and died in
* to tbe iT 1 ’* n11 bis vast treas
* felr lg ’ wh °n» he made his
‘ * Jud Magazine.
Tobacco Development.
I he Georgia and Alabama
dustrial Index, published at Colum¬
bus, Ga., says in its regular
issue:
Quite an event in the
ment of the shaded tobacco
in south Alabama is the
of dirt this week for a big
story concrete warehouse at Stun
merdale in Baldwin county.
large building, which will
thoroughly substantial in its
struction, will be devoted
vely to the curing and storing
fine tobacco. The company that
building it will distribute
plants at cost this year among
farmers of Baldwin county,
will also have experts to
the farmers on the practical
of tobacco growing. In
to this, it undertakes to buy
pound of tobacco grown in
county this year, and it is antici¬
pated that the industry will respond
vigorously to this liberal and pro¬
gressive policy of co-operation.
seems that the finer grades of shad¬
ed tobacco will receive especial
attention at the hands of the Bald¬
win county farmers.
“At Savannah, Ga., an indus¬
trial enterprise of rather novel
character is under consideration, it
being proposed to utilize all the
idle farm lands in that vicinity for
the growing of willow, to be used
in the manufacture of baskets and
similar articles. It is claimed that
the conditions in that locality for
the successful growing of basket
willow are especially favorable.
“Georgia-made pipe will be used
in the construction of sewer systems
soon to be installed in three cities
and towns in the state, the contracts
having been recently awarded. A
mill supply house at Macon, Ga.,
is to increase its capital stock from
$25,000 to $200,000.”
J 3 owenvilie Items.
The quarterly meeting held and
at Union Wednesday was well at¬
tended.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Bowen and son
visited the formers sister Mrs. Nancy
Smith at Decaur Tuesday.
Misses Alberta and Inez Mosely
were the admired guests of Miss Eflie
Ford recently.
Mr. D. J. Rosenberry and daughter
attended the services at Oak Hill last
Sunday.
Messrs Ki Bowen and Lawrence
Gunter made a business trip to Con¬
yers Thursday.
Mrs. Judson Bowen and daughter
visited Mrs. Josie Bowen recently.
Mrs. Askew our carriers mother is
very ill at this writing. We hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Roily Ford were visi¬
tors at the formers parents Mr. and
Mrs. John Bonner Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jackson and
daughter spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Jim Bowen who is quite ill.
Mr. S. D. Bowen and family spent
Thursday night with Mr. Tom Bowen.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wyatt are re¬
joicing over the arrival of a baby
boy.
Mr. Bob Mitchell of Oak Hill, spent
one night recently with Mr. Lee
Roseberry.
Mr. John Reagan and daughter Miss
Ethel visited relatives near Stock
bridge Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Bowen spent Sunday
morning with Mesdames D. J. and C.
M. Roseberry.
On the afternoon of July 11th, oe
cured the marriage of Miss Ethel
Jones and Mr. Riley Pair, of Smyrna.
We wish for them a long and happy
life.
The many friends of Mr. Alton
Maddox will regret to learn of his
illness and wish for him a speedy re¬
covery.
The Oldest Bridge In Paris.
The Font Notre Dame Is the oldest
bridge In Paris. It was first built in
1413 in the reign of Charles VI.. but it
was carried away, together with tbe
houses which lined it. by Ice flees
when the frost broke In 1499. A new
bridge was begun at once under the
direction of Jean Joconde of_ Verona
and was ready for traffic In 1507. On
that bridge stood the famous pietuie
shop of Gersaint. which had a sign¬
board specially painted for it by at
teau.—Westminster Gazette.
Silenced Him.
The young man in the barber s chair
had been annoyed by suggestions o
the white coated artist, although lie
had said clearly enough when he sat
down that he wanted only « hair cut
and a shampoo. Singeing, facial mas¬
sage and hair tonics had been offered
vainly. perpetrated w.hat
Finally the barber
is with barbers the crowning insu .
Tassing his hand over the young man s
face, he said contemptuously:
yourself, don’t you : ^
“Shave “Don t
“Sure,” said the young man.
you?*’ Washington
And there was silence.—
the COVINGTON NEWS
WON’T PRECIPITATE
CAMPAIGN TOO SOON.
William Schley Howard Says He
Just Wanted to Let the Peo¬
ple Know His Plans.
Solicitor General William Schley
Howard, of the State Mountain
circuit, says that he had no desire
to precipitate an immediate cam¬
paign when he announced recently
his intention of opposing Col. L. F.
Livingston as congressman from
this district.
I simply wanted to let my
fiiends in the district know of my
ambition to serve them in the next
congress, ’ * he explains. “I have
a
good many things to say to the
people at the proper time. Some
of the matters I shall discuss with
them will be a little out of the ordi¬
nary for a candidate to say, in that
they will deal with plain, practical
questions with cold facts to back
them.”
This statement is prompted by
Colonel Livingston’s declaration a
few days ago that it is entirely too
early to open a campaign.
No Singing at Red Oak This Year.
We are requested to state that the
usual annual singing held at Red Oak
church, in Brewers district, will not
be held this year. This is probably
the first time in fifteen years that
there has been no annual singing held
at this place, and many who kave
been in the habit of attending these
gatherings will be disappointed to
know that the singing has been called
off for this year.
THE “BREAK” IN THE GAME.
Baseball Almost as Much Psycholog¬
ical as Athletic.
Nearly every baseball game is won
and lost on one play—a play that
comes at the psychological instant.
Among the players who do not study
psychology the crucial moment is
known as “the break,” a phenomenon
which no one has analyzed and which
the players themselves do not under¬
stand. Twenty men on the bench are
watching closely and intently every
move of the pitcher, every swing of
his arm. The tide of battle rises, ebbs,
and then suddenly at the start of
some inning something happens. What
it Is no one outside the psychic sphere
of Influence ever will understand, but
the silent, tight lipped, watchful, alert
fellows on the bench see something
or feel something, and the mysterious
“break” has come.
“One ball!” The players on the
bench suddenly stiffen and prepare for
action.
“Two balls!” Two players jump for
bats and begin swinging them; the
eonebers, who have yelled only be¬
cause it was their duty, suddenly be¬
gin raging, screaming and pawing the
dirt, and the manager, who has ap¬
peared half asleep, makes a trumpet
of his hands and leads his men, bawl¬
ing loud orders and wild taunts.
The spectators do not understand
anything has happened. Other batters
have had two balls called many times,
and it looks the same to the spectator
who is beyond the mysterious “break”
sphere. In two more moments the
players’ bench is a madhouse, with
twenty men shouting, screaming, or¬
dering, moving. “Three balls!” and a
madman rushes out to the “deck.”
“Four balls!” and the spectators join
the players in the demonstration. The
madness is spreading. Crack—a base
hit, a bunt, a wild throw; another
base hit, screams, shouts, Impreca¬
tions, a roar of frantic applause, a
final long fly. The manager reaches
for his glove, spits into it and says
quietly, “Four runs—we’ve got ’em.”
The “break” is over, and the players’
bench is again the quietest part of
the grounds. The surge of enthusi¬
asm, confidence and noise subsides,
and the game is won.
Baseball is almost as much psycho¬
logical as athletic. Why one team can
beat a stronger one regularly and lose
to a weaker with the same regularity,
why one batter can hit one pitcher
and Is helpless before another, why
one pitcher is effective against a
strong team and at the mercy of an¬
other that cannot bat half as hard,
are psychological problems—American
Magazine.
| Patronize i I
j White Barbers
;
We have a neat and well
kept shop, equipped with %
new furniture and supplied
with hot and cold water. We
ask for your trade from the
fact that we do first class
work and white barbers all
the way through.
I W. J. Gober *
[ Covington, - Ga. j
1 MY FRIENDS
Georgia Made Top Buggies
For $ 49 .oo. For $ 55 .oo. For 6O.00. For 65 .oo.
You cannot save $20.00 on these prices nor $1.00 either]
:ii;3 D/if>; :i u, ’ bit will sell 0.1 time for a small advance.
A
D. A. Thompson.
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,
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga.