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And the best values for the money that have been shown in
New Fall Hats, $1.50, 2, 3.50 and $5. 0 Mens New Fall Shirts and Underwear, Wdi/dJ
$7.50, © Garment, 50c 75c and $1. J f jf\ *
Mens New Fall Suits, $10, $20,
and $25. S3 cT- s— New T Fall Shoes for Men, Boys, Women
Mens New Fall Pants, $1.50 $2.50 $3.00 so i—i 5* — and Children, 50c, 75c, $1, $1.50,
and 7.50. cy 2 00, $2.50, $3 and $3.50
00, per pr.
I Roys’ New Fall Suits, $1.50, 2.50, 3.50, a o A Lot of Tailor Made Suits from $10.00 1 *
II* $5.00 and $10. w to $25.00. 1
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i Covington’s Big Store. W. COHEN, Covington, Ga. Bargain The People’s Giver
WEST POINT HAZING KNOCKED ALL
THE EGOTISM OUT OF NEW CADET.
SINGING HIS OWN PRAISES.
He Was Kept at It to His Own Morti¬
fication and the Delight of the Upper
Class Men—A Clipping From His
Home Paper Started the Trouble.
Hazlug at the United States Military
academy. West Point, has in the past
ten years been so frequently followed
by punishment and otherwise discoun¬
tenanced that it has practically become
a thing of the past. A third of a cen¬
tury ago the modes of hazing were
varied and many of them unique. A
certain graduate who hailed from
south of Mason and Dixon’s line and
from west of the Allegheny moun¬
tains told this story of his own expe¬
rience:
He was a tall, rawboned fellow
when he entered the academy as a
“plebe” and had been assigned to a
room with a bright little chap, with
whom he soon became very friendly
and confidential. Several weeks after
he had entered the academy he receiv¬
ed a letter from his good mother, in
which she had inclosed a clipping from
their county newspaper.
The article mentioned the fact that
young Mr. - had received an ap¬
pointment to West Point and had left
for that place several days before; that,
whereas they extended congratulations
to the young man, the United States
government was to be much more
greatly congratulated upon obtaining
as one of its embryo soldiers a man
from their community, the son of such
a Doble sire, whose sire aDd great-sires
had been equally noble, a young man
above reproach, of great intellect and
bound to make his mark in any call¬
ing he might elect, etc.
This article inspired its recipient
with pride and pleasure He found it
Impossible to refrain from showing it
to his roommate and an hour after
having done so was accosted while
going downstairs by an upoer class
nan who had been drilling him and
ad been very severe. At this meeting
he upper class man, who was about
half his size, looked at him solemnly,
removed his cap and said: “Mr.-, I
humbly beg your pardou for having
been so stern with you. I did not
know until a few moments ago what a
distinguished and intellectual young
man you were. You honor us by be¬
coming one of us."
The pleased “plebe,” never for a
moment scenting mischief, grinningly
replied: “That’s all right, Mr. -. I
forgive you."
That evening while the “plebe” and
his roommate were engaged in study
there was a knock at their door, and
there entered the upper class man who
had accosted and apologized to the
“plebe” on the stairs, he being accom¬
panied by a dozen other upper class
men. He thus addressed the “plebe:”
“Mr. -, here are a number of your
brother cadets who are desirous of
knowing what a particularly distin¬
guished man they have among them.
You will therefore kindly read what
your newspaper says of you.”
The “plebe” was inclined to demur,
but the determined manner and steely
eye of the little upper class man com¬
pelled obedience. Embarrassed, he
stumblingly read the whole article, at
the conclusion of which the little upper
class man stated that the reader had
mumbled in parts, had failed to enun
date distinctly and required the poor
“plebe” to read it again. This having
been done, all shook hands with him
In an apparently most deferential man¬
ner, after which the little upper class
man stated that they would call the
next evening augmented by other ca¬
dets and that in the meantime the
"plebe” would commit the article to
memory and be in readiness to repeat
it when they called.
His manner brooked no disobedience.
The call was made the next evening,
the number of cadets being nearly
double that of the previous evening,
and he repeated the article, being
prompted by the little upper class
man. Before the departure of his vis¬
itors he was informed that he would
be visited the next evening by a still
greater number of cadets, and he was
ordered to be ore pa red to declaim the
article depicting his virtues.
The visit was made and the declama¬
tion rendered. He was then informed
that he would be again visited the fol¬
lowing evening aDd would prepare
himself so as to be able to render the
article in song. This visit was made,
the room being fairly packed with ca¬
dets, and the poor “plebe” was re¬
quired to stand on a table and howl
the article from start to finish, for he
bad not the faintest understanding of
how to slug or turn a tune. In after
years he said that if he had ever had
any egotism in his composition it was
completely knocked out of him by hav¬
ing to handle that article as he had to
handle it.—J, W. Duncan in Lippln
cott’s.
MAGNETISM.
8ome of the Peculiar Properties of This
Strange Force.
The true nature of magnetism as
such, of course, is not known. Ail
that we can be sure of is that mag¬
netic attraction does not radiate out¬
ward in all directions as does light,
but simply acts along lines consisting
of closed curves and called lines of
force, these lines connecting the two
poles and not extending very far out¬
ward between them. These curves
may be found very nicely by placing a
horseshoe magnet under a thin sheet
of paper and sprinkling iron filings on
top. The filings will collect along the
lines.
Now, as to the different kinds of
magnets, there are natural, artificial
and electro magnets. The natural ones
are found as magnetic ore in the earth,
the artificial ones are made by stroking
a piece of iron or steel with a mag¬
net, and the electro magnets are caus¬
ed by the action of an electric current.
Some peculiar things have been no¬
ticed In regard to magnetism, among
which are the following facts:
It has been observed that fire irons
that have rested in one position dur¬
ing the summer months are often high¬
ly magnetized, no doubt having been
caused by the magnetism of the earth
itself by the process known as induc¬
tion. Other iron articles that stay in
one position and do not come in con¬
tact with fire or other heat are often
found In the same condition, such as
iron bars to jail windows and iron
railings in front of houses.
The most peculiar observation made,
however, was that the upper part of
the steel tire of a carriage wheel at¬
tracts the north pole of a magnet,
while the bottom part, or part in con¬
tact with the earth, attracts the south
pole. This is in the northern hemi¬
sphere only and is fully in accord with
the theory of induced magnetism. Of
course in the southern hemisphere,
where the earth is under the influence
of the south magnetic pole, the condi¬
tions are reversed.
A magnet dipped into boiling water
loses a great part of its magnetism,
which is miraculously restored to it on
becoming cool again.
A sharp blow given to a magnet will
cause it to lose its magnetism. Also
the application of heat will have a
like effect.
If a magnetic needle be placed over
a rapidly revolving plate of copper, al¬
though It be separated from it by a
thick plate of glass, the needle will
revolve in the same direction as the
plate.—Exchange.
Must Suit All Tastes.
“My wife wonders why the papers
waste so much space on mere news.”
“What does she read?”
“Oh, she reads the weather probabil¬
ities, the bargain probabilities, the
marriage notices and the love story.
But an item about a big batt'.e or the
fall of a dynasty looks piffling to her.”
—Louisville Courier-Journal.
Animals He Had Met.
Little Harry was visiting in the coun¬
try and while there became very much
attached to his cousin's pet dog.
“Haven’t you any animals at home?"
be was asked.
“Oh, yes,” replied the little fellow.
"We have roaches and files."—Chicago
News.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
JUST IN TIME.
The Squire Wasn't Actually Nigh, but
He Was a Little Close.
They were discussing the salient
traits of old Squire Gregson’s charac¬
ter, the fuueral being a thing of the
past. “Some way or ’uother. between
his goin' an’ the buryiu’. nobody felt
free to speak,” Abel Nutting bad said
as an introduction to his remarks. "It
seemed more’n likely he’d come to
again an’ call us to account, same as
usual.”
“He was free to give to phylanthropy
an’ the church," said Bartou Sedgwick
when his turn came, “but in the fam’
ly circle 1 called him kind o' close. 1
won’t go so fur’s to say he was actu’l
ly nigh, but he cert’nly was kind o’
close.”
"As bow?” inquired three voices in
unison. They all bad plenty of In¬
stances of the old squire’s “closeness,"
but it was Barton’s privilege to speak
first he being a cousin once removed.
“Well, 1 was there to a Sunday din¬
ner with him last December.” said
Barton slowly. "He invited Sally an'
me, same as always, once a year.
“Well, Sally had one o’ those stuffy
colds that make you feel worse’n if
you had pneumony, an’ she vowed she
wouldn’t go. She said she couldn't
taste anything anyway, an’ the mere
thoughts o’ his cold pork an’ boiled
potatoes went against her. But she
wanted I should go for policy, same as
all us relations went, an’ I did.
“Well, when I got there an’ told
squire he said, ‘Sally not cornin’!' an’
clipped it right out into the kitchen,
leavin’ the doors open all the way.
“ ‘Here,’ he said to old Jane Wills,
that cooked an’ done for him. ‘have
those potatoes boiled soft yet? That’s
good. You lift out Mis' Sedgwick's
potato, an’ it'll be just right to fry for
my breakfast tomorrow.’ he said, ’for
Mis’ Sedgwick is kep’ at home with a
cold. Lift It out careful! That’s right!’
“An’ when he come back to me he
was all creased up with smiles, he was
so pleased with himself.” — Youth’s
Companion.
SEEING UNDER WATER.
The Refraction of Light and the Lim¬
iting Angle of Vision.
One of the most peculiar things in
connection with life under water is
what Is known as the limiting angle of
vision. This applies to fishes, divers,
submarine crews and, in fact, any be¬
ing possessing the power of sight and
desiring to look through the water at
objects In the air. The effect Is not
due to a defect In vision, but to the re¬
fraction or bending of light, and no
telescope or other optical instrument
can get arouDd it.
The effect consists of the impossibil¬
ity of seeing anything on the outside
unless the observer directs his line of
sight within forty-eight degrees of the
vertical. If a forty-nine degree angle or
over is taken, the surface, do matter
how clear the water is, acts as a per¬
fect mirror and reflects objects at the
bottom of the water, thus not allowing
anything On the outside to be seen.
The consequence of this property is
the most startling of all, for everything
on the outside can be seen and thus
has to be seen In the cone described
by the forty-eight degree angle from
the eye. This shows all outside ob¬
jects huddled together and appearing
high in air. Thus, if one dives into the
middle of a wide river, on looking up
the banks will appear close together,
but. at a great distance from the ob¬
server, high In air.
This angle is called the “critical” an¬
gle and of course varies with the two
media in contact.
If one desires to make the experiment
a square glass box or an aquarium will
answer very well. Suspend this from
the ceiling or support It on a wall
bracket and look under it at an angle.
The phenomenon will be observed as
indicated. The clearer the water and
the stronger the light the more clearly
will things appear.—Chicago Record
Herald.
Economy.
Wifey—Oh. this is awful! These cur¬
tains 1 got at the bargain sale don’t
match our furniture.
Hubby-Return ’em.
Wifey—1 should say not—cheap as 1
got them! We must have some new
furniture at ooce!—Cleveland Leader.
A Fire Extinguisher.
In case of fire if the burning articles
are at once splashed with a solution of
salt and nitrate of ammonia an incom¬
bustible coating is formed. This is a
preparation which can be made at
home at a trifling cost and should be
kept on hand. Dissolve twenty pounds
of common salt and ten pounds of ni¬
trate of ammonia in seven gallons of
water. Pour this into quart bottles of
thin glass, and fire grenades are at
hand ready for use. These bottles
must be tightly corked and sealed to
prevent evaporation, and in case of
fire they must be thrown near the
flames so as to break and liberate the
gas contained. At least two dozen of
these bottles should be ready for an
emergency.
The Real Part.
“I suppose, doctor,” inquired a vis¬
itor, “a large proportion of the ills of
your patients are imaginary,"
“Yes, sir, quite a large proportion.”
“And your treatment in such cases.
I suppose, is by imaginary pills.”
“Well, I suppose you might call it
that.”
“Then, of course, for treating imagi¬
nary ills with imaginary pills you send
in imaginary bills.”
“Oh, my dear sir, nothing of the
kind. There's nothing imaginary about
the bills. I have to draw the line
somewhere.”
A Big Land
Receivers Sale of the property of the Carmel Land
and Improvement Co., of Newton county, Ga., in the city of
Mansfield, will be sold at auction on the 20th day of Octo¬
ber, 1909
63 Lots to bo sold Seperately
Business and residence property and the only vacant lots
remaining of the original plan of the city. Good health.
Good schools. Good people.
This sale is made to wind up the business of the Com¬
pany caused by the death of two of its late stockholders.
If you ever expect to get in on the ground floor in
the city of Mansfield this is your last chance.
Sale Will Begin at 10 O’clock
On the 20th of October, 1909. Let everybody come.
The Receiver will be glad to give any information
desired with reference to this property.
M. 8. DAY, Receiver
Social Circle, Georgia,
NICE FRESH GROCERIES
You will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro¬
ceries as can be found in the city, and when you purchase
them from me I make it a point to get them to your home
just as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
FRESH MEATS
I also have in connection with my store a first class Meat
Market and can furnish you with the choice kind of Meats
you like so well. Giveme an order. 1 will appreciate it and
will try to please you.
Cigars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.
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