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WAS BEATEN BY ‘SCATTERING’
Candidate for Office in Mississippi
Loses to Fellow Trotted Out at
Last Minute.
“One of the most amusing election
stories I ever heard comes from Mis
sissipi in the days just succeeding the
Civil war,” said F. A. Heroid of New¬
ark, Del, at the Raleigh. “It was one
of the favorite stories of the late L.
Q. C. Lamar of Mississippi, who was
one of the best story tellers of his
day.
“Senator Beck of Kentucky, himself
of no mean capacity in that line, pro¬
nounced Lamar the best story teller
he ever knew. The story is this: In
one of the small towns of' that state
lived a man with a chronic desire to
hold office. Any Office would do for
him. He had been a candidate for
office many times, but had always
been defeated. Finally, an opportunity
arose for him, so it was thought. An
office was to be filled by election, for
which there was no announced candi¬
date except this man. Under the con¬
stitution of the state a majority of all
the votes cast was required to elect.
“On the evening of the election
every one expected, of course, that
this man would be. elected. His
friends were congratulating him that
at last he had secured an office, and
were jollifying over the event. It was
suggested to him that he go over to
the polls and ascertain what the vote
was. He did so, but remained quite
a -while. When he returned in a crest¬
fallen spirit, his friends asked him
what the result was. He was silent
for a moment, and then said that he
had not been elected.
“‘How is that?’ they asked. ‘There
was no other candidate against you.’
‘That’s what I thought?’ he replied;
‘but at the last minute they trotted
out a fellow named “Scattering,” and
he beat me to death. I won’t run any
more.’ ”—Washington Post.
Reform Movement.
Mrs. Benham—When we women get
to running the government we’ll do a
thing or two.
, Benham—Such as what?
Mrs. Benham—We’ll make a man
take out a hunter’s license before he
can look for a collar button, and in
his amdicaflon he will have to certify
that ft doesn’t swear.
Without a Break.
“This wirelMfs is a great thing.”
“Yes, indeech Now an actress go¬
ing to Europe can quarrel with her
manager all the way across.”
Liberty-Brush Is Here!
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A Motor Car
In Reach of
Everyman
1350
IV \\ zTOTORISTS Liberty-Brush everywhere automobile have for been $35Q. talking They about have been the remarkable wondering
how it is possible to build a motor car for such a price. You
have heard it discussed.
The Liberty-Brush is here—in our show-room for your inspection—on
the street for your trial. When you see it and ride in it you will wonder
still more and your enthusiasm will be as great as ours. We want you
to investigate the Liberty-Brush carefully, for it has established history in
motordom since it was announced. Its appearance and performance are
as wonderful as its
Yet the secret of its production is simple—
vast resources and manufacturing facilities make
it possible. It is but another instance of the ap¬
plication of modern mechanical skill and quan¬
tity production which has brought the typewriter,
the telephone and other wonderful machines
within reach of everyone.
The day when an established maker, with
sufficient capital to build in vast quantities, would
bring forth a car for Everyman, is here. The
United States Motor Company, the largest pro¬
ducer of high-grade automobiles in the world,
has made the Liberty-Brush at $350 possible.
You realize what a car can do for you? You
know how it can save your time, the equivalent
of lessening distance, and can increase your in¬
come. It will enable you to avoid daily annoy¬
ances of travel in public conveyances, or in the
slow horse and buggy, and at the same time, it
is cheaper.
It will be well worth your while to investigate
this Liberty-Brush now. There are scores of
ways in which it is invaluable to you—regardless
of your occupation.
The owner of a big touring car can use it in
making quick trips to business appointments,
saving wear of the big car and running faster
through busy places. The family can run to the
station or the store, or take afternoon drives.
Salesmen can cover more territory in shorter
time—saving expense of livery hills and increas
RUSH AGENCY, -
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1912.
SAFE-BLOW ER’S S MART WORK
Ingenious Operations of a Burglar
Who Was After Wealth of Berlin
Money Broker.
The confidence of German manufac¬
turers of safes in the resistance of
their works against ordinary safe-blow¬
ing operations was rudely shaken not
long ago by the feat of a single rob¬
ber in Berlin, who operated in this
fashion:
In a hotel a room was secured which
was situated immediately above the
office of a money broker. At night a
hole was pierced in the ceiling of this
office. By the use of a drill and saw
a circular piece of the flooring was
easily raised. Beneath lay a thick
layer of cement. A small orifice was
made in this and an umbrella shoved
down into the space below. The um¬
brella was attached firmly from above,
and when opened received without
noise all the fragments of cement
which were dislodged as the hole was
enlarged so as to allow of the easy'
passage of a person. By means of a
rope ladder the descent was made
readily into the office below. The next
steps of the thief’s work consisted in
the bringing down of two cylinders of
compressed oxygen and an acetylene
generator charged with calcium car¬
bide and water. With these he was
able to produce a blowpipe flame of
such intensity that steel fuses in it
like lead in an ordinary gas jet. It re¬
quired only a brief space of time to
melt away so much of the door that
the contents of the safe were acces¬
sible.
Women Students in Berlin.
The educational statistics of Berlin
show that the number of women stu¬
dents is increasing there. The theo¬
logical department alone shows a fall¬
ing off, there being only one woman
registered, while there were several
last year. Besides the 258 women
who attend lectures without matricu¬
lating, there are 12 women in the
school of jurisprudence, 172 medical
students and 659 in the department of
philosophy. There are in all about
1,115 women students, of whom the
majority are in the philology and his¬
tory' departments. The record shows
that many of the important professors
have student daughters and that these
do not, as a rule, aim to perfect them- 1
selves in the branches taught by their
fathers. Among the representatives
of the official class is the daughter
of Dr. Reickes, mayor of Berlin, who
has matriculated in the department
for the study of German.
ing revenue. Architects, Builders, Bakers, Com¬
mercial Travelers, Farmers, Grocers, Insurance
Men, Sewing Machine Salesmen, Physicians,
Storekeepers—can you think of any business or
profession but whose leaders are best equipped?
The Liberty-Brush is a real automobile, not
an imitation, or a toy. You have heard your
motoring friends speak of the advantages pre¬
sented by a long-stroke motor, by vertical cyl¬
inder under the hood, by multiple-disc clutches,
selective transmission, side-chain drive, bevel
gear differential. The Liberty-Brush at $350
has features by which high-priced cars are judged.
Perhaps you have not understood these terms.
Then, this is your opportunity.
It is easy to examine the Liberty-Brush, and
we are glad to answer your questions. Ask us
ta tell about the Abernathy kids, ages 9 and 6,
\Wio drove a Brush from New York to Oklahoma
City; or of R. F. D. Carrier Ingersoll, who drove
25,000 miles at an average cost of lVs cents a
mile. Or ask about the Brush economy contest
in which the winner ran 100 miles for ,39 cents
and 98 of 109 cars ran for less than a dollar. *
And then let us explain how the United States
Motor Company takes care of your car wherever
you are. We represent the Liberty-Brush here
and we want you to know it. We will call for you
if you let us know your address, 'and we can take I
you any place in our Liberty-Brush that any auto¬
mobile can go. Again we extend an invitation
to you to see this wonderful $350 automobile.
Covington,
ARE WEDDE D IN WHISPERS
Voiceless Oregon Couple Engage Cler
gyman Similarly Afflicted to Per¬
form Marriage Ceremony.
The first wedding ceremony conduct
ed in whispers, so far as is known, oc
curred at Vancouver, Wash., when a
Portland dentist married a pretty
young woman from that city, the wed¬
ding taking place at the home of Rev.
Walter I. Eck, of St. Paul’s English
Lutheran church.
Mr. Eck was at the church, when
two stylishly gowned young
appeared and informed him that his
services would be necessary for the
happiness of Miss Martha Franees
Owens, who was to become the bride
of Dr. Hugh Charles Smith, both of
Portland. The witness was Miss Fay
Forrest Gibson, also of Portland.
Two weeks ago, when ending a
prayer in church, Rev. Mr. Eck sud¬
denly lost his power of speech, and
since then he has conversed in whis¬
pers.
Trying to recover his voice in vain,
he whispered: “I can’t talk; all I can
do is whisper.”
Touched by sympathy, the deter¬
mined bride-to-be whispered back:
“That will be all right. Just so long
as it is quiet we don’t care. We came
over here, to have a quiet wedding
and you will do fine.”
Going to the pastorate, the two to
be married answered in whispers the
whispered questions asked by the
voiceless pastor. %
Queer Burial Customs.
The attempt made by thieves to
plunder the grave of a famous Paris¬
ian actress reminds a writer in the
Journal des Dehats that the ancient
custom of depositing valuables in ]
tombs still prevails in France. But
it is not only jewels and .the like that
are buried with the dead.
A few years ago it was the custom
in La Vendee to put a polished stone !
within reach of the corpse. This was
supposed to guide the dead on their
new journey. In the district of Dinan
a piece of consecrated bread was used
for the same purpose. The people of
the Bordeaux district place in the cof¬
fin a sprig of myrtle blessed at Easter.
This is considered to insure entry in¬
to paradise.
On the borders of Brittany and
Poitou a little pebble is placed on the
tongue of the deceased. Without this
it is thought he might plead his cause
before the great tribunal with such
volubility as would insure his condem¬
nation without appeal.
PARAD ISE FOR THE ACTOR
Australia Is the Place Where the Peo¬
ple Make Real Gifts to Stage
Favorites.
The actor, bronzed from a long sea
voyage, was praising Australia, whence
he had just returned.
“Australia’s the place!” he cried en¬
thusiastically. “If a pretty actress
makes a hit over there, the warm¬
hearted Australians aren’t content
with passing flowers over the foot¬
lights to her. No, no. They pass her
a box of gloves, a dozen pairs of silk
stockings, a turkey, a fur muff, or a
case of wine. Why, in Milparinka my
wife got passed a Callot dress, a Lew¬
is hat and ten pounds of writing pa¬
per.
“As for me—”
The actor made a great gesture of
arm and shoulder to indicate modesty.
“As for me,” he said, “I don’t want
to brag. I was never one to boast.
At the same time, this I will say. No
jeune premier ever made the hit I did
in Parrabetta, Quirlndi and the other
one-night stands. Do you see these
pants? Passed up to me by a dis¬
tinguished society matron of Murrum
burrah. How do you like this shirt?
It’s one of a half dozen that I got
from a Mudgee girl. And this fur
lined coat, my boy, is the real thing—
none of your cheap and natty imita¬
tions—but real rat—genuine Austra¬
lian rat. I thought I’d drop when a
Gulgong usher passed it over the foot¬
lights with the compliments of the
Gulgong Bachelor Girls’ Social.”
STRANGE SPREAD OF RUMOR
It Is So Mysterious That Greeks and
Romans Made of It a
Deity.
The phenomena of Rumor—its mys¬
terious origin and marvelous spread—
so impressed the ancient Greeks that
they made of it'a deity, Phoeme, to
whom altars were raised. This deity,
however, was not so completely per¬
sonified as the later Roman Fama, but
considered rather as a divine voice—
the Vox Dei, as Grote puts it, passing
into the Vox Populi. The classic case
is the news of the Greek victory over
the Persians at Plataea, in Boeotia,
vvhich Phoeme was said to have com¬
municated to the Greeks as they went
into action at Mycaie on the other side
of the Aegean, a few hours later, al¬
though there was no telegraphy in
B. C.. 479. Grote compares Michelet’s
account of the storming of the Bastile,
which more than once emphasizes the
fact that nobody proposed it; the
whole populace seemed simultaneous¬
ly inspired.
Wife Who Nags.
The worst thing that the bad fairy
could wish upon a man is a nagging,
fault-finding wife. The most savory
of the dishes prepared by her hand
tastes flat and stale if served up with
the sauce of her complaints, and the
cosiest of homes is a place of unrest
if it is the storehouse of her recrim¬
inations. Even if there is just cause
for jealousy, nagging is an aggrava¬
tion rather than a cure.
It breeds the spirit of antagonism
and the case of the injured party is
hurt rather than helped.
The only safe cure for straying af¬
fections is to make oneself so attrac¬
tive, so agreeable, that the desired
love and attention Is irresistibly held
to its original moorings. Sometimes
sudden evidence of indifference
awakes the errant one to the fact that
the straying may he mutual. Some¬
times renewed outbursts of affection,
of care and interest, is the tonic of
weakened ardor. Sometimes splendid
results are accomplished by
smart and becoming clothes and
brushing up the wits and vivacity.
Swift’s Joke on Partridge.
Partridge, the almanac maker, who
taught Old MOore his business, will be
remembered as the victim of an ex¬
traordinary practical joke played on
him by Dean Swift.
Against Partridge’s almanac for
1708 the dean published a rival al¬
manac, predicting Partridge’s death
an March 29, about 11 at night, of a
raging fever. And on March 30 ap¬
peared a pamphlet giving an account
af the almanac maker’s death with his
confession that he was an impostor.
This was followed by Swift’s “Elegy
an the Death of Mr. Partridge,” which
so completed the deception that the
^Stationers company struck Partridge
off the rolls and applied for an in¬
junction against the publication of al¬
manacs in his name.
Partridge advertised that he “was
not only alive, but was also alive upon
March 29." But no one believed him.
—London Chronicle.
“Nervy” Woman.
A prominent citizen says the “nerv¬
iest” woman he ever saw was one
who, instead of hoarding the car
promptly, The conductor inquired for the conductor.
was inside the car col¬
lecting fares, but hurried to the rear
platform.
“I beg your pardon,” began the
woman, “but is that car coming yon
dei^_as crowded as this one?”
“I can’t tell from here,” returned
the cdnductor, almost savagely, as he
gave the signal for the car to pro¬
ceed.—Indianapolis News.
Courteous Rejoinder.'
“I wonder why Solomon was consid¬
ered the wisest man?" asked Mr.
Meekton’s wife.
“Probably, my dear, because he had
so many wives to give him good ad
vtes ” _
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the solid precious metals as well as the
different plates, which permits us to offer
these beautiful articles at a wide range
of prices.
WE DO ENGRAVING
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When in need of a farming tool of any
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Covington, Ga. ___
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