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SCHLEY HOWARD IN
RACE TO FINISH.
He States That He Has Can¬
vassed Four Counties and
Everything Looks Good.
Mr. W. S. Howard, who announces
his candidacy for congress from the
Fifth Congressional district states
that he is positively in the race to the
finish and in a statement given the
Atlanta Georgian last Saturday
states that he lias made a canvass of
four of the com ties of the fifth and
that everything looks favorable to
him.
It is conceded as a fact tl at t e
present official, Hon. L. F. Livingston,
will be a . andidate for re-election, al
though he has not made his formal
announcement. Hon. Jack Slaton
has also signified his intention of
coming a candidate, and Mr. I.. J..
Middlebrook of this city is gro mi ig
up. It seems that the wat *r in the
congressional race is fine, from the
number already “getting in,”
The race for this offico will cn ate a
good deal of interest in the district as
all the candidates have scores of
friends who will work hard lor their
favorites.
Following is the statement given the
Georgian last Saturday:
“I have recently visited Rockdale,
Newton, Campbell and Clayton coun¬
ties,” “and everything seems favora¬
ble to me. Without doubt I’m going
to be elected as the next representa¬
tive from the Fifth district. I confi¬
dently believe I will carry six of the
eight counties.”
Our Agricultural College.
Our A. & M. School, near Monroe,
opens for the fall term on September
8th. President Adams thinks the at¬
tendance will equal if not exceed that
of last year. He is daily receiving
inquiries and applications.
Most of the old students will return
as well as a large number of new ones.
The faculty for the coming term is
especially strong. Each member is an
expert in his or her department.
The average cost last term was
about $7.00 per month, including
board, lodging, fuel, laundry, lights,
ete.
Those wishing to enter should apply
at once to the principal.
Material Reductions In Summer Clothing m
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I We never put on a big sale to unload a lot of goods on the people—in fact, g
we are not trying to unload, but we have a number of new summer suits that m i
we are offering to our customers at prices substantially reduced, miking them i j§
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Exceptional Values 8
and we believe that if you will come around and let us show them
to you; the newest cuts, fabrics and snappy, stylish finish, that is
all it will take to onvice you that you need one and let us send it
around to you.
To appreciate them you will have to see them.
C. SWANN COMPANY, Covington, Georgia.
The Store of Good Values.
Mrs. Mary Steadman Dead.
Mrs. Mary Mars Steadman, widow
of the late Enoch Steadmau of this
city, died at the home of her son-in
law, Mr. Charles V. Sanford, at
Macon, Saturday morning, at the age
of 85 years.
Mrs. Steadman was born in Glasgow
Scotland, and came to America as a
Child with her parents. She was
married in 1844 to Col. Enoch Stead¬
man, of Westerly, Rhode Island.
Later they moved to this city, where
Col. Steadman was an ardent sup¬
porter of the Confederacy, and where
they made many warm friends among
the cany settlers, who w,11 be pained
j to learn of the death of Mrs.
man. Col. Steadman was also
nontin the commerce of the state
and was the first man to develop the
; water power at the site now owned
j by the Bibb Manufacturing Company
j at Porterdale, and was a member of
! the state senate in the seventies.
j Mrs. Steadman was the mother of Mr.
E. Stone Steadman, who died here
several years ago. Stoney, as every¬
j one knew him, was a man of unusual
character and had friends by the score
throughout the state. He was a news
paper man, and at one time editor of
the Georgia Enterprise.
Mrs. Steadman is survived by. her
grandchildren, Steadman V. Sanford,
of Athens; Shelton P. Sanford, of
Atlanta; Paul Sanford and Mrs. Kelly
Allen, of Macon, and Sanford Clarke
Steadman, of this city.
The funeral services were conducted
at the cemetery in this city Sunday
afternoon at four-thirty o’clock, and
the remains were tenderly laid to rest
by the Hide of her husband and son.
Mr. Levin Back at Old Stand.
Mr. M. Levin has moved his stock
of goods back to his old stand next to
the First National Bank, where he
moved from a few weeks ago to have
his store remodeled. His place is now
one of the prettiest in town and ha
invites his friends and customers to
come to see him.
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION.
A Bill will be introduced at the
present term of the legislators to
authorize Newton County to issue
$100,000.00 bonds for Road pur¬
poses. Also to create a bond eonr
mission. And order an election for
same.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
HIGH COMPLIMENT
PAID MR. THOMPSON.
Cashier Bank of Covington Writes
$66,000 Jn Insurance in Less
Than Five Months.
Mr. C. S. Thompson, Cashier of the
Bank of Covington had a very high
compliment paid him Monday by the
Prudential Insurance Co., one "appointed of the
| j iargestinthework), who
him as a delegate toattend the annUal
convenfcion of the Prudential Com _
pany to be held at Thousand Islands
, st .Lawrence river, September 7th
on
j aud
The trip includes a two wee ks tour
of many interesting points. Among
the important points he will visit will
he Niagara Falls, Toronto, through
Like Champlain and down the Hud¬
son river to New York, it will be an
unusually pleasant trip for Mr.
* Thompson, and comes as a reward of
hig {aithful work for the Prudential
£ n8urance (j 0
The trip was offered as an induce¬
ment in a contest inaugurated by that
lorn pany on the first of January to
| the agent writing upwards of $50,000
b itween the first of January and the
twenty-fifth of August. Mr. Thomp¬
son was the first man to qualify in the
Atlanta agency, although he started
sixty five days later than the other
contestants. Mr. Thompson still has
some time to work on it, but he has
already written the required amount
and has received his appointment, to¬
gether with a letter of congratula¬
tions from the home office.
Mr. Thompson’s many friends are
congratulating him on receiving such
a splendid trip. He will be absent
about two weeks.
In Memoriam.
Samuel Murphy was born in Ches¬
ter district, South Carolina, January
14, 1822; came to make his home in
Georgia in 1827. Death claimed his
father while he was still small, and he
suffered many hardships in assisting
his mother to raise her four small
children.
On June 6, 1848, he was married to
Miss Elizabeth Posey, who walked the
journey of life by his side for sixty
two years, and still survives. Eight
children were born to them, two of
Fire in Kaplan’s House.
Last Friday night just after supper
fire was discovered in the residence of
Mr. A. Kaplan just below the college,
and by the time the fire companies
arrived on the scene the entire roof
was in Hames. The fire originated
from a defective stove flue, and before
it was discovered the space between
the roof and the ceiling had burned
out. The local companies, although
not organized, were right there with
the goods, and in a few minutes the
fire was extinguished. The boys
showed the people of the city that
they were fully able to cope with a
fire, and that it was no’ trouble to put
it out if gone at in a systematic man¬
ner. Chief Turner was there and his
instructions to the boys were carried
out with a vim.
We understand that Mr. Kaplan had
his household goods insured to the
amount of $500, which will partially
cover his loss. The building was
owned by Mr. P. W. Godfrey.
whom preceded him to the better
world.
He enlisted in the Confederate
army in 1863, and was a faithful sol¬
dier all through its bitter seige, and
to his dying day he never lost his love
for the “dear old Southern army.”
He was converted early in life and
united with the Methodist church,
where he was ever a consistent and
loyal member.
On the morning of June 30,1909, he
peacefully fell asleep to wake in that
bright land above. On July 1st his
body was tenderly laid to rest in
Hopewell cemetery, near the spot
where his school days were spent.
He was a kind and affectionate
father, a gentle and loving husband,
and almost his last words were words
of praise for his faithful and devoted
wife, though bent with age and the
cares of life was always beautiful in
his sight. May the loving Savior
comfort her bleeding heart in this sad
hour.
We feel that he has not lived in
vain, and now a precious soul has
gone to its reward, and though we
shed tears of sorrow as we gaze for
the last time upon thy marble brow,
still we would not call thee hack to
this world of sin and suffering, but
say, “Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord,” and hope to meet thee
in that happy land wh?re pain nor
death ever come.
A Loved One:
COTTON IS GOING
TO HIGHER MARK.
Farmers Who Sold at 9 and 10
Cents Feel Need of a Kick
ing Machine.
The fact that cotton is now twelve
cents and over is no doubt making
the fellow whe sold his cotton this
spring (almost before it was planted)
for nine and ten cents, sick.
The indications are that cotton will
sell a good deal higher than present
prices before the season is over.
Thanks to the good judgment of the
southern planter. He has raised his
food crops this year, and this, with
the assistance of too much rain, and
in some sections not enough, has all
helped ta raise the price.
There is a great work for the Farm¬
ers’ Union now. If we don’t begin
now and fight hard the farmers will
plant so much cotton next year that
we will sell at six or seven cents in
1910.—Union News.
HABITS ARE EITHER FRIENDS OR
ENEMIES.
Throughout all nature there is a
tendency to continuity. Point a force
in one direction, and the tendency is
to continue going in that direction to
gather volume as it goes. A drop of
oil on water spreads indefinately; a
few seeds thrown from a car window
today may in ten years have spread
across a State; a boulder started down
the mountain side gathers momen¬
tum, brings others in its wake, per¬
haps precipitates a great landslide.
“Like begets like.”
Mind, spiritually and mentally, and
the man physical, are delicately sus¬
ceptible of this force of nature now
called habit. What he does today he
will do tomorrow at the same hour,
especially if there is something agree¬
able in the doing. Whether he will
or not, his whole life is a fabric of
habit. It is his habit to talk on a
certain class of subjects, to eat cer¬
tain class of foods, to think with so
much or so little courage, to stand
alone or to lean on others. All that
he is, good or evil, is in his habit; and
sooner or later it masters him com¬
pletely. If it be a man’s habit to be
clean, industrious, frugal kind, houe-
THE WHOLE DISTANCE
We cannot judge a man from
position he occupies. Emerson
not deserve , T
as much credit for
heights he attained as would a i
derwho started lower ,
the strength*? and
same level. The
man’s character is determined ‘
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large has traveled part by the and lenth of the roadV ?
the obstacles
overcame while traveling, ™
especial credit p a'",,'" •
to a man to K „
distance get hard when obstruction nothing hinders or 7 C
a out of the
if that’s ... ^
the only thing he does
is the man who goes the l« ngth ‘
has difficulty ,
while going t hat show
himself a man when he gets there
Jesus Christ began on the lowest
level. He scarcely could have start
ed in a more humble place than in
of stable, a
manger a yet He rose to tin
greatest height. Nor was His a p at i,
of roses. Opposition, persecution at
tempted imtimidation were brought
to bear upon Him, but in vain so f
changing His ai
as course was concern
ed. The thorns, the spear and the
cross were later obstacle in His path¬
way, but these He turned into step,
ping-stones toward glory. Let no
one think when he starts low down
or when he finds difficulties in travel’
ing, that he has no char.ee to he like
his Lord.—Ex.
ful, kind, hopeful,^the time will come
when he cannot, even if he so desired,
be otherwise. When is a man’s habit
to be unclean in thought or associa¬
tions, shiftless, indolent, stupid waste¬
ful, discouraged, the time will come
when these things will bind him like
chains, worse, indeed, than chains,
because iron may always be tiled and
broken; but when age creeps on habit
is beyond the power of man. To
evade or dodge the trust that habit
is master, is as useless as it would be
to deny that the sun shines. The
man who has good habits working for
him is surrounded by friends that will
never be guilty of treason, while he
who has habits working against him
lias enemies that never take a vaca¬
tion .
Let each and every one of us begin
now to mould our habits with only
those things that are good and to
evade the bad as our greatest enemy.
For Sale Cheap.
My store house at Mansfield. Cash
or time.
tf. L. I). ADAMS.