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ONLY ONE POSTAL BANK
IN EACH OF STATES.’,
Washington, September 19.—Attor¬
ney General Wickersham, Secretary
MacVeagh and Postmaster General
Hitchcock, who constitute the board
of control for the postal saving banks
will have a preliminary conference
before the cabinet meeting of next
week. It is understood the board
is Teady to recommend the establish¬
ment of one bank in eacfli of the
states anjd territories where it has
been decided to make the experiment.
It is the plan to issue certificates
of deposit in one form up to $9 and
in otther forms for $10, $20 and $30.
They will be nontransferable and
non-negotiable.
The applications of baniks desiring
to become depositories of the funds
far outnumber the applications of the
postoffices to be equipped to take
the savings.
In South Carolina ten banks want
to be depositories and only three
postoffices want to be designated.
"Dixie" Geographically Speaking.
The American seeking the true atti¬
tude of the people of the whole coun¬
try toward the events growing out of
the sixties oouid do no better than to
contrast two incidents recently oc¬
curring in Seattle and Atlantic City.
It will be remembeud that when a
band thougtlessly played “Dixie” at
a gathering of veterans on the Pacif¬
ic slope, the misguided Senator Hey
buru of Idaho broke up a meeting
with a florid and bitter protest against
the southern melody.
The other day at Atlantic City,
where the Grand Army of the Repub
lie is holding its annual encampment,
General Daniel E. Sickles entered
the Auditorium amid tremendous
cheers, and to the accompaniment of
"Dixie" played by the band of Com
mander-in-Chief Van Sant!
Later on, Hilary A Herbert, of Ala
bama, shared speaking time with Com¬
mander Van Sant, and the meeting
turned into a regular love feast, with
the ultimate suggestion that the Grand
Army of the Republic and the United
Confederate Veterans hold a joint re¬
union at an early date.
In, the face of developements of
htis nature, reflecting veraciously a
uew, strong and indivisible national
citizenship, the pranks of Beyburn
deserve to rank with those of the oc
casional and irreconcilable confede¬
rate fire eater—a matter for com¬
miseration rather than for condemna¬
tion.—Atlanta Constitution.
Lost.
' ou are losing a lot of eggs by not
Ceding ground bone. COOK BROS.
Notic® Sandmen.
Reorganizaton of the
°ncert Band at Court House
a night at 8 o’clock. Those
-
U1 g memperslnp please be present.
A. S. HOPKINS, Pres.
B. B. Wright, Sec.
M. G. Turner, Director.
*0 l ’SE TO PUSS WITH
bens for not laying. Feed them
srauad bone. COOK BROS.
NOT ANNOYED.
The Directors Were Rather PleaaMl
at the Barrister's Refusal.
Mr. Reader Harris, K. C.. was once
offered a brief marked 50 guineas on
behalf of o railway company that
wished to obtain a refreshment license
for a particular railway station. He
returned the brief on conscientious
grounds, but later on it was seut back
to him with a fee of 100 guineas
marked on it. This time be returned
It with a note in which he explained
that his refusal was due to a matter
of principle. Subsequently he met om
of the directors of the company and
expressed a hope that he and his col
leagues were not annoyed at his con
duct.
"Not at all,” said the director. “I’li
tell you all about It. So-and-so. tht
big brew’er, was sitting on the board
for the first time at the meeting at
which the solicitor reported that youi
brief marked 50 guineas had been re
turned. ‘Who’s this psalm singing
humbug?’ he asked. ‘Mark the brief
100 guineas and I’ll bet you anythin?
you like he’ll take It.’ ‘Oh. you will
will you?’ asked the chairman. You
see. we all knew you. Harris. We
took the brewer on at 5 to 1 In five
pound notes. He booked the bets wit!
every one of us, and he has paid up'
-London Scraps.
A Curious Receipt.
Hanover’s registrar discovered a
very curious document some time ago
as he was looking through a bundle of
papers that date back to the eight
eenth century. The document is a re
celpt—probably the only one of Its
kind In existence—which was given to
a Hanoverian captain by a canon,of
Duisburg during the Seven Years’ war
“I, the undersigned,” it reads, "here
by acknowledge that I have received
fifty blows of a stick, which were In
flitted upon me by a lieutenant of Cap
tain B.’s regiment as a punishment foi
the stupid and frivolous calumnies
which I have uttered In regard to the
regiment of chasseurs. For my lm
prudent words I now admit that 1 am
profoundly sorry. I received my pun¬
ishment lying on a heap of straw and
held by two men. and I hear testimony
to the fact that the officer struck me
as vigorously as he could with a stick
that was as thick as my finger.
“In proper form and with due grati
tude I sign this receipt and avow that
all therein is true."
Hard to Kill.
A crocodile’s tenacity of life Is most
remarkallfe. "I remember one time,”
says a traveler In India, "I was with
a shooting party on the Ganges when
the natives brought in a six foot croco¬
dile. They hoped some one would want
to buy It. but no one did, so it was de
ter mined to kill the creature. It was
hauled out of the tank aud tied to a
tree. Bullets from a small rifle or an
ordinary gun seemed only to Irritate
the saurian, nor did he seem to care
very mnch when a uatlve thrust a
spear down his throat Finally they
were obliged to dispatch him with
axes. Even then the tail thrashed
about for no little time after."
Rebels Win Victory.
BhieCelds.—That Chamorro baa de¬
cisively defeated Madriz’a troops un
der Vasquez at Acoyapa, in a battle.
Is the news received from Rama con
firming previous dispatches. Little
actual news of the battle is known,
swing to the difficulty of telegraphic
transmission between Rama and Aco¬
yapa However, word from Estrada
assures a provisional victory, although
It la balievad hie losses were heavy.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1910.
TOP CROP DEPENDS
ON LATE FROST.
Memphis, Tenn., September 18—
The following summary of cotton
crop conditions will be publised by
the Commercial-Appeal tomorow:
The cotton crop is coming to matu¬
rity in an irregular manner in all
parts of the south save the moat
southern cotton growing sections,
there are fields which are thrifty and
growing and need a late frost to per¬
mit of the maturity of a full yield. In
all sections also there are fields which
have apparently come to full growth
and will make no more cotton. In
such as these the bolls are opening
rapidly It appears that on the whole
the past two weeks have brought the
crop toward maturity more rapidly
than the farmers had anticipated. As
a result there are some complaints of
shedding in the valley and the Atlan
lantic states. In the latter however
the shedding does not appear to have
been so great as is usual for the sea¬
son.
It is estimated that 50 per cent of
the fruit on the stalk in the northern
districts is matured and cannot be
hurt by frost. In southern Texas,
southern Georgia and Louisiana esti¬
mates on the matured cotton run 80 to
100 per cent. In Oklahoma and Ar¬
kansas the estimate appears taller
than elsewhere. Some of the Okla¬
homa reports say that early com¬
plaints of damage by boll worm were
overstated, although it is evident that
the promise is not quite as brilliant
as at one time indicated.
In general a larger yield than last
year is indicated in all states save
Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina. In the two latter a late
frost would add considerably to the
yield.
It is shown that considerable benefft
to the crop has accured in central
and middle western Texas, a result
of rains during the first
week in September. The mak¬
ing of a top crop will depend however
upon a late frost.
“Farmers are generaly marketing
cotton freely.”
LOST.
One Ladies Ring with Shrine em¬
blem, initial on inside, “S. S. T.”
Lost between Dr. Wright’s residence
and Opera House. Finder will be
paid liberally for returning to
C. S. THOMPSON
Bank of Covington.
The Fly on the Ceiling.
It is often a matter of wonder how
flies get on to the ceiling, because to
do so they have to turn a semisomer¬
sault in the ah - , said Mr. Henry Hii<
In the course of a lecture delivered at
the London Institution. A fly. said
Mr. Hill, has a backward and forward
movement of the wings and can part¬
ly turn them round. In addition to
the up aud down motion of a bird’s
wings. That enables It to turn in al¬
most any direction. At the end of
each one of a fly’s feet there is a
white pad with about 1,200 hairs on
It Down these hairs are sent small
drops of gum. so that the fly Is really
glued to the celling.
A Man’s Pay For Her.
Mrs. Kelly—Are ye tikln’ much
stock In this attempt that a lot lv the
wimmen are makln’ to get a vote for
us, Mrs. Rafferty? Mrs. Rafferty—1
ain’t botherin’ me head about such
things. I’m satisfied to let Dlnny and
the boys do all the votin’ for my fam¬
ily. But I do think that a woman
should get man’s pay. Mrs. Kelly—
Well, 1 can assure you, Mrs. Rafferty,
that l get oDe man’s pay or know the
reason why ivery Saturday night.—
Lurton Named For Judgeship.
Washington.—The president has
nominated Horace H. Lurton, of Ten¬
nessee, to be an associate Justice ol
the supreme court of the United
States. Judge Lurton Is a Tennessee
man and was appointed Judge of the
Sixth circuit by President Cleveland,
March 27, 1F93. President Taft was
himself a Judge of the Sixth clrcuil
at the time he was app<lnted govern
or of the Philippines In 1898, and fi
was his association with Judge Lur
ton that gave him such a high opinion
of the legal qualifications of th* Ten
nessee Jurist
HOUSE AND LOT FOB SALE OR
rent. Five room cottage, just re¬
painted inside and out; in good
shape. If you are looking for a
bargain, see me. J. M. LEVY tf
BUY LAND IN PUTNAM COUN¬
TY", GA. Health and natural ad¬
vantages unsurpassed. I have listed
several good improved farms conve¬
niently located as to churches,
schools and railroad, at prices half to
one-third less than land in adjoining
counties. These farms will especial¬
ly intarest home seekers. Call on
or write, W. H. HEARN,
Real Estate Dealer, Eatonton, Ga.
WANTED TO LEASE.—FIVE OR
ten acreB ground with four room
house for four years, not more than
three miles from city. Apply at
this office.
BURIEfl HIS OPPONENT.
“Sunset” CUT Pronounced the EufU^y
and Wrote the Epitaph.
Adlai Stevenson in his reminiscences
tells some stories of the witty New
York congressman, “Sunset” Cox. Oue
relates how Cox got even with a new
member who tried to crush him. and
another gives Cox’s retort to Samuel
J. Tilden’s effort to win the dyed in
the wool Republican state of Vermont
in 1876.
A new member from a sparsely set¬
tled district entered the house. His
avoirdupois was in keeping with the
vast territorial area he represented.
As a wit he was without a rival in his
section. The admiration of his con
stituents over the marvelous attain
ments of the new member scarcely
exceeded his own. Only the opportu¬
nity was wanting when the star of the
gentleman from New York should go
down and his own be in the ascendant.
The opportunity at length came. In
the great speech made by the new
member Mr. Cox was the victim of the
hour, the recipient of many compli¬
ments much more fervid than kind.
The seven vials of w’rath were opened
upon him. A vast storehouse of wit,
ancient and modern, was literally ex¬
hausted for the occasion. Even the di¬
minutive size of the New York mem¬
ber was mentioned in terms of dispar¬
agement.
The speech caused much merriment
in the house during its delivery, and
its author, with an air of self satisfac¬
tion rarely witnessed even in that
body, resumed his seat. Mr. Cox at
once took the floor. No attempt will
be made to do justice to his speech
The manner, the tone of voice, which
caused an uproar upon the floor and in
the galleries, can never find their w T ay
to print. Referring to the ill mannered
allusion to his size, he said "that his
constituents preferred a representative
with brains rather than one whose
only claims to distinction consisted in
an abnormal abdominal development"
In tragic tones he then pronounced a
funeral eulogy over his assailant and
suggested as a fitting Inscription for
his tombstone the pathetic words of
Byron:
“ ’Tis Greece, but living Greece no
more.”
Soon after the nomination of Tilden
for president Mr. Cox was invited to
attend a political meeting at the state
capital and address the Democracy of
Vermont When the scarcity of Demo¬
crats in the Green Mountain State is
taken into account the significance of
Mr. Cox’s reply will readily appear.
His telegram was to the effect that
pressing engagements prevented his
attending, but “if the Democracy of
Vermont will drop into my library any
afternoon about 4 o’clock T will ad¬
dress them with great pleasure.”
A Tragic Wedding Ring.
A tragic story of a forgotten wed¬
ding ring is told in the "Lives of the
Lindsays.” He should have been at
church when Colin Lindsay, the young
Earl of Balearras, was quietly eat¬
ing his breakfast in nightgown and
slippers. Reminded that Mauritia of
Nassau was waiting for him at the al¬
tar, be hurried to church, but forgot
the ring. A friend present gave him
one, which he, without looking at.
placed on the bride’s finger. After the
ceremony was over the countess glanc¬
ed at her hand aud beheld a grin¬
ning death’s head on her ring. She
fainted away, and the omen made such
an impression on her that on recover¬
ing she declared she was destined to
die within a year, a presentiment that
probably brought about its own ful¬
fillment, for in a few months the care¬
less Colin was a widower.
SIZE OF BULLSEYE.
It Varies According to Distance In
Rifle Shooting.
"A bullseye is a bullseye" is an ex¬
pression frequently used in connection
vlth rifle shooting, but those unfa¬
miliar with military rifle practice as
at present conducted have little con¬
ception of what is meant by a bullseye
on the regulation targets. The range*
at which shootiug now takes place are
200, 300, 500, GOO, S00, 900 and 1,000
yards. For these ranges three targets
are employed.
The first Is target A, which is used
at 200 and 300 yards. It is six feet
tall and four feet in width, with a
bullseye In the center eight inches in
diameter. This is surrounded by x
circle twenty-six inches in diameter.
Another circle is forty-six inches in
diameter. The bullseye counts 5, a
shot in the inuer circle 4, in the outer
circle 3 aud on the remainder of the
target 2.
The B target, which is used at 500
and 600 yards. Is six feet square. It
has a twenty inch bullseye, and the
first circle Is thirty-seven inches and
the second circle fifty-three inches in
diameter. The value of the spots Is
the same as on the A target.
The C target is used at 800, 900 and
1,000 yards. This is rectangular in
shape, being six feet high and twelve
feet long. It Is divided into three sec¬
tions by vertical lines three feet from
each end. In the center is a thirty-six
Inch bullseye surrounded by a fifty
four inch circle. A shot in the bulls¬
eye counts 5. between the bullseye and
the rim of the circle 4. anywhere out¬
side of the circle, but within the sis
foot square, 3, and at either end of the
target, but outside of the square, the
shot counts 2 points. — Philadelphia
Record.
Rather the Other.
“Don’t you know that tune? I for¬
get the name of It, but it goes like
this.” And he whistldd it
After he had finished his friend
turned to him with a sigh. “I wish to
goodness you had remembered the
name and not the tune," he said.—Lip
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