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PAGE EIGHT.
BRICK STORE.
Rev. Bob Cook preached two very
interesting sermons ait Harris Spring
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Adams, of
Covington, were the guests of M. s.
Coffee Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Dyer spent a few days
this week in Social Circle with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Stanton.
Mr. J. T Elliott spout Saturday in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Turner spent Sunday with her
parents in Covington.
Mrs. C. E. Patrick is spending a
few days in Social Circle.
Miss Eilliie Aaron is among the
extra clerks at Mr. Roseiuburg in
Social Circle.
Little Miss Elian Aaron is vary
sick we are sorry to state.
Mrs. R. T. Higgenbotham is still
very sick with a cold, but we hope
she will recover soon.
Miss Tina Ozburn is spending- this
week in Social Cnele.
Those that were on the sick list
last week, are better we are glad
to state.
Mr. Clyde Pannell, of Social Circle,
was here a short while Sunday.
Mr. Hill Cooper - , of Pine Grove, wa
here a short while Monday.
Mr. John Pannell and family have
moved here from Alcova. We are
glad to have them here.
LEGUINN LOCALS.
Mesons. Turner and Patterson, of
Henry county, spnet Thursday night
with Mr. Will Piper.
Mr. Bunch Thompson and Misses
Alice Thompson and May Butler
spent Saturday iln Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Grant’s friends
are congratulating them upon the ar¬
rival of a little girl at theiri 'home.
The enterainmemt given by Mists
Emma Piper Thursday night was en¬
joyed by quite a number of young
Iteople.
We are going to have a Christmas
tree at Lovejoy Monday night, Decern
her the 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bailey and M'iists
Lena Bailey spent Tuesday in Coving¬
ton shopping.
MARSHAL’S SALE.
Georgia, Newton County
Will be sold before the court house
door within the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in February,
1911, the following property towit;
One house and lot in north Coving¬
ton, and bounded on the south by J.
W. Palmer; on the west by County
Farm; on north by public road; on
east by West street. Lot containing
one and one-half (1 1-2) acres, more
or less. Said property levied on with
a City Tax Hi Fa issued by the City
Clerk in favor of the City of Coving¬
ton against Mm S. F. Slocum. Writ¬
ten notice given tenant in possesion
as required by law. This Dec. 17,
1910. BRADFORD BOHANAN
Chief Marshal C. C.
PINE-O-LENE.
Why i® it that you do not use Pine
O-Lene on your shingles, fence, post,
steps, vamanda floors.. It will more
than double the life. It will make a
sap .shingle last longer than any heart
shingle with out the paint. Ask any
one who has used and we will abide
their decission. Call at J. W. Steph¬
enson, Covington, Ga., or see M. W.
Davis, Agt., Covington, Ga.
For Sale
3 second hand open Buggies, 2 second
hand Surries, 1 lot new buggy harness,
collars, bridles, breechings and lines.
One Gasoline Engine and saw and six
young mules. Casli or on Time.
Give me a call.
W. W. AMMONS
Covington, Georgia.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 1910.
W. C. T. U. Meeting.
The first meeting cf the W. C. T.
U., occurred at tire home of Mrs. P.
W. Godfrey on Hie afternoon of Tues¬
day, Dec. 13th, 1910
Mrs. Jackson was elected supwi’ln
tendcmt of the W. C. T. U., work
from the Baptist church.
Mrs. James Rogers superintendent I
of Mrs. work from P. the Presbyterian superintendent ehunch,|
R. Lester '
from the Methodist church.
Mrs. Upshaw superintendent of de
partment of literature for the local
organization.
Mrs. J. M. Sanders agent for offi¬
cial organ of W. C. T. U.
Officers of the organization, Mrs,.
A. M. Turner, Pres., Mrs. R. P. Les¬
ter, vice President, Mrs W. H. Coop
tr, Oar. Seoty., Misls. Florrie Harwell,
Rec. Secty., Mr,s. Simmons, Treasur¬
Next meeting to occur 2nd Tuesday
in January at the home of Mrs. S. J.
John L. Yancey Is Dead.
John L. Yancey, one of the best
men iin Mdliedgevllie and for¬
merly of this city, died at his home
that city Tuesday morning at one
o’clock, after a continued illness of
months. Mr. Yancey was
of the Yancey Advertising
He elaves a wife, three
Dr. Ben Yancey, of Pensa¬
cola, Flia., L. R. Yancey, of Alabama
and Sidney J. Yancey, of Porterdale,
and a sister, Mrs. Rufus Pritchard,
of Atlanta, and a number of relatives
friends in this county. The fun¬
eral services were held in Mil ted ge
vill on Tusday afternoon.
W. M. Francis Dead.
Mrs. A. S. Fowler of this city was
notified early yesterday morning of
the death of her brother, Mr. W. M.
Francis, at his home in Atlanta, after
a short illness. Mr. Francis had been
a conductor on the Southern rialroad
for thirty odd years and held the con¬
fidence and estem of everyone who
knew him. He had a large number o
friends in this county who will regret
tc team of his death, and who ex¬
tend sympathy to the bereaved family
A Trunk or a Suit Case will make
a nice present for some of your folks.
You can buy same at greatly reduced
prices at
LOUIS STEIN’S BARGAIN STORE
Merchants Notice.
Wanted—A permanent position as
clerk, to begin JanuarylsL Good ref¬
erence furnished. Box 203, Oxford,
Ga. 3t.
FOR RENT:—FIVE-HORSE FARM,
on Monticello and Covington road,
between Waters bridge and Louis
Yancey’s. Five tenant houses, be¬
sides 8-room residence, which is
one of the best in the county. Will
rent this farm at very reasonable
figures. For information apply to
Mrs. S. E. Steele, Covington, Ga.,
Route 5. tf.
FOR NEW FERTILE FARM LANDS
in healthy and mild climate, write
Colquitt County Land Co., Moul¬
trie, Ga.
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•fr DR. A. S. HOPKINS, Dentist. *
•J* Covington, Georgia. »$•
•{• 8 and 10 Star Building.
• l • Nitrous'Oxide Gas Administered *J*
Phones: Office 216, Res. 200-L
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TO YOUR HEALTH FOR THE
NEW YEAR,
The sanitary plumber is very nec¬
essary. If the health of your family
is suffering, have your plumbing over¬
hauled and improved open plumbing
put in, that is based on sanitary,
scientific principles. We are acknow¬
ledged masters of this trade, and will
do anything in the line of plumbing,
gas and steam fitting at reasonable
prices
BRADSHAW PLUMBING CO.
GREAT SALT LAKE
Puzzling Aspects of Utah’s Won¬
derful Saline Sea.
ONE OF NATURE S MYSTERIES
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Science Unable to Solve the Problem
of Its Escaping Waters and Dimin¬
ishing Area—The Maelstrom Near
Antelope Island.
The Great Salt lake of Utah con¬
tinues to be one of tbe greatest mys¬
teries of nature. For sixty years its
rise and fall have been studied by sci¬
entists in an effort to account for tbe
changes, but as yet they have reached
no satisfactory solution of the prob¬
lem as to what is the principal cause
of the decrease in its depth.
Those familiar with its depth and
the shrinking in its size each year
assert that at the end of twenty years
or so the bed of the lake will be near¬
ly all exposed, with the possible ex¬
ception of a few shallow pools of wa¬
ter. Then perhaps the mystery con¬
nected with it will be solved.
In its dimensions the lake is really a
sea, it being above seventy-five miles
in length and fifty miles across at its
greatest width, containing, therefore,
over 2,000 square miles of surface.
Near the shores the water is so shal¬
low that there are places where one
may wade out from the beach for a
distance of a mile, yet will not be im¬
mersed up to his shoulders.
The buoyancy of the water is such
that it is almost impossible for one
to remain on his feet at a greater
depth, his body being lifted up as a
strip of wood thrown into the water
in a vertical or oblique direction like a
dart is returned to the surface in a
horizontal position.
Indeed, it is believed the Great Salt
lake will support more weight to a
given volume of water than even the
Dead sea, to which in many respects
it bears a striking similarity.
The large quantity of salt in solu¬
tion is the principal reason for the
buoyancy, xis the lake recedes its
bottom is shown to be composed of a
heavy crust of salt, which is almost
pure, lying upon a stratum that con¬
sists chiefly of sand. In this respect
the bed of the lake is similar to some
of the deserts in the southwest which
once contained bodies of water equal
in size to that in Utah or even larger.
It is known that the Great Salt lake
loses a large quantity of water yearly
by evaporation, but estimates of this
quantity indicate that it is far less
than that annually poured into the
lake from the rivers and creeks enter
tag it.
So far as is known no natural outlet
exists, but the lake supplies an irrigat¬
ing system in the country adjacent
that requires a quantity of water year¬
ly equal to a depth of four inches of
the present area. This is a very small
proportion of the volume of water that
enters it through its feeders, so the
scientists know the water escapes in
some other manner than by the irri¬
gation canal or by evaporation.
This is proved by the fact that the
increase in the quantity that enters
the lake at a rainy season at times
does not increase its depth, and the
records show that actually it has fallen
immediately after the Jordan and
other streams have contributed a
larger volume than usual.
Near what is called Antelope island
is an indication that a subterranean
opening exists. Frequently the waters
near the island are so violently dis¬
turbed that people in the vicinity call
this place the “maelstrom” and care¬
fully avoid it when on the lake in
boats.
A number of years ago, it is said, a
sailing vessel loaded with sheep
chanced to approach too near the
“maelstrom,” and despite the strong
breeze that was blowing the force of
the water was greater than the power
of the sails, the vessel being drawn
into the middle of the disturbance and
capsized. Although sheep are natural¬
ly strong swimmers and land was but
a few hundred feet away, not one of
the animals escaped and most of the
carcasses went under never to appear
again.
While the buoyancy of the water is
so great that it will support a person
without aid, the boats designed for use
upon the lake must be constructed es¬
pecially to counteract this feature. The
ordinary wooden vessel when empty
is actually too light to be navigated
with safety upon it, since such a small
portion of it would be immersed. Care
must therefore be taken, especially in
the building of sailboats, lest they be
top heavy. For this reason navigation
is dangerous on the lake even when
there is only a moderate wind, unless
the sailing vessel is loaded heavily so
that it sits deep enough in the water
to counteract the buoyant tendency.—
New York Press.
Domestic Science,
“Reginald, dear,” said the young
wife, who was trying to do her own
cooking, “this recipe says ‘first draw
the fowl carefully.’ How do you draw
a chicken?”
“With a drawing knife, of course,”
said the young husband, yawning.
“Didn’t the grocer send one along with
the bird?”—Exchange.
Reckless.
Madge—I hear that Charlie Is an aw¬
ful spendthrift Marjorie—I
say he was. He’s trying to make two
wild oats grow where only one
before.—Puck.
The man of perfect virtue Is cau¬
tious and slow of speech.—Confucius,
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Nice house for rent on Monticello
street, near Methodist church. Tele¬
phone 49.
Notice, Odd Fellows.
Regular meetings held every second
and fourth Thursday night of each
month. All members in good stand¬
ing cordially invited to meet with us.
J. J. CORLEY, N. G.
J. W. PEEK, Sect’y.—1 yr
Schedule of the Covington and
Oxford Street Railway Company
Lv Cov. 7:15 am. Lv Depot 7:45 am
Lv Cov. 8:30 am. Lv Depot 9:00 am
Lv Cov.ll:10 am. Lv Depot 11:40 am
Lv Cov. 2:10 pm. Lv Depot 2:20 pm
Lv Cov. 3:50 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Cov. 6:10 pm. Lv Depot 6:45 pm
Lv Cov. 6:55 pm. Lv Depot 7:00 pm
Lv Cov. 7:30 pm. Lv Depot 8:10 pm
Cars will leave Covington on time
and will wait at Depot for delayed
trains.
Lv Oxf. 7:10 am. Lv Depot 7:50 am
Lv Oxf. 8:20 am. Lv Depot 9:05 am
Lv Oxf.ll:00 am. Lv Depot 11:45 am
Lv Oxf. 1:55 pm. Lv Depot 2:15 pm
Lv Oxf. 3:45 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Oxf. 6:00 pm. Lv Depot 7:00 pm
Lv Oxf. 7.30 pm. Lv Depot 8:10 pm
Cars will leave Oxford on time and
will wait at Depot for delayed trains
E. W. FOWLER, President.
T. C.. GUINN. Sec and Treaa
BEDS! BEDS!
A good 36 lb. feather bed and a pair
of 6 lb. jnllows for $10.00. All new
feathers. Best ACA ticking guaran¬
teed best values on earth.
MOTHERS
What better present could you give to
your daughters or your son than to
give them a nice FEATHER BED and
PILLOWS? They will always remem¬
ber you, and the bed and the pillows
will be of life-long valve to them. All
new. Beds will be delivered any¬
where in 10 mile3 of Covington. When
you come to town call at my house on
Thompson Aver, and see a sample and
leave your order.
Address
D. M. MARTIN
Box 75 Covington, Ga.
Dr. J. B. Watkins, Jr
Veterariaii
Treatment of Deseases of Animals
Surgery A Specialty
All Calls Promptly Attended to
Office King & Leach’s Stables
Bell Phone, Res. 131 Office 44
JACKSON, GA.
Notice!
A White Man Shoe Maker
Is now located in Covington, up
staire in the Star building, room 24.
Have had twenty years ezperience.
J. H. DORSEY, Prop
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4 Covington - - Georgia £
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* TO THE LADIES *
Have your Sewing Machines •£•
repaired by an expert sewing .j.
machine repairer. Parts sup- .
*** plied for all standard makes. ***
•I* Call me at Alkinson & John- 4*
.J. son’s store or address Box 184 •{•
city. Work done in homes .j.
anywhere in county. Work A
*** is all guaranteed. •
t G. W. HANSON f
^ 7-20-3m. Covington, Ga. ^
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For Horses and Mules
A Merry Christmas and Prosperous
New Year to You All.
New Racket Store
One Price! Spot fash! BIG VALUES!
I am pleased to announce have added
many new lines and more to follow.
Same good values as we have always
given. Impractical to enumerate as
must be seen to be appreciated. Trust
you will alkrn us the pleasure of show¬
ing you. New goods of the season ar¬
riving every few days. Yours truly,
GUINN.
Bes, you can buy cheaper pianos than the
HARVARD —But they will not be as good
AND
You can buy finer pianos than the HAR¬
VARD —But they cost you more money.
BUT
You CANNOT BUY a piano equal to
the Harvard at Harvard Prices.
Cleveland - Manning - Carter Oo,
The Home of the World-famed Evtretl
DR. WRIGHT S
HAIR RESTORER
^ Relieves dandruff and falling hair. Promotes new grnvth awl
restores natural color to gray hair. One of the best hair restorers on
a the market. Price 50c for large bottles.
| SPECTACLES scienti
• I make a specialty of testing your eyes by most approved
• fic methods free of charge. I carry a complete line of Spectacles an
§ guarantee satisfaction in prices and adjustment.
I TRUSSES
^ If I have need an experience of twenty-five years in adjustiug I will
you a Truss, I am the man you are looking for.
antee to give you scientific adjustment and satisfactory prices.
DR. J. A. WRIGHT, Druggist
Covington, Ga.
