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OFFICIAL O RGAN NEWTON CO.
Lon. L. Flowers & Edwin Taylor,
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Entered as second-class matter De¬
cember 3, 1908, at the post office at
Covington, Ga., under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
A)i obituary notices, cards of thanks,
and announcements, other than of
a public nature, will be charged
for at the rate of one cent a wort,
COVINGTON, GA., APRIL 23, 1913.
Push all you can for the county fail
this fall. It will help all of us.
The high price of gasoline has not
decreased the operation of automo¬
biles to any perceptible degree in
this territory.
It is a very seldom thing now that
a newspaper man finds a merchant
who does not believe that advertising
is a paying investment.
The open weather of the past two
weeks has given the farmers splendid
opportunity to get their crops well
under way, and the majority of them
have been putting in good time at it,
too.
The new bill recently passed by
c ongress, known as the Webb bill, is
not having any effect upon the ship¬
ments of whiskey into Covington. It
certainly cannot he classed as "ex¬
clusive.”
More partridges are killed every
year by half-fed mongrel bird dogs
than the sportsmen get. These dogs
break up the nest and eat, it is esti¬
mated, more than half the number of
woung ones hatched.
New motors are being installed by
several firms; electric fans are being
put up, and the people generally are
getting ready for the day current to
be turned on. It will probably be
put into operation during the present
week.
An Atlanta man is reported to have
forgotten his shirt in his hurry to
Sunday School. The “Crusaders” in
that virtuous city ought o get plen¬
ty of material out of this incident to
make a triple-column bulletin, at
least, tersely observes the North Ga.
Citizen.
It is understood that some of the
local politicians are already beginning
to don their racing clothes and the
pleasant smile. We have it on good
authority that there will be at least
one candidate for each of the offices
in the county, except, possibly, that
of surveyor!
It appears that Judge Fite is not
yet satisfied with the way the court
of appeals is run and the methods of
newspaperdom as expounded by The
North Ga. Citizen. He is reported as
having lambasted both of them in a
recent charge to the grand jury of
Whitfield county.
Many things will come before the
extra session of congress, but the
most important of all is the promised
tariff revision. Tariff on luxuries and
free trade for the necessaries of life
would make an ideal method of pro¬
viding the revenue required to oper¬
ate the government.
The Madison chamber of commerce
it, making requests for advertising
rates in the weekly newspapers with
a view of advertising the advantages
of that city. LaGrange, Manchester
and several other small cities of the
state have already adopted this plan
and are finding it very profitable.
Newton county will have within the
next five years, if she keeps up the
same rate she has been going during
the last five, some of the prettiest
highways in Middle Georgia. The
new road leading south of town has
recently been surfaced with chert and
is one of the finest pieces of road in
this section.
The board of education of Newton
county has gamed quite a lot of at¬
tention by its recent ruling, making
it imperative that unruly boys and
girls be expelled, in order that the
teachers may devote their time and
energy to training those children who
desire to learn, without having to de¬
vote most of it to the application of
the rod.
The Gck eradication work in this
county under the direction of the na¬
tional government is separate and
distinct from the investigation by
the state of the dairy cattle for tu¬
berculosis. The work of exterminat¬
ing the cattle tick does not do any
harm to the cattle and none of them
are ordered killed. In fact the dips
required for the cattle bring them
_out wonderfully both in producing a
iter quantity of milk and taking on
s-h. The work will be profitable to
&very man In the county who owns
a cow. l i
TEACHERS, NQT POLICEMEN.
Shall the chronically unruly scholar
to expelled or the teacher be called
upon to conquer him and at the same
time instruct the normal 99 per cent
v,f her pupils? That question is pre¬
cipitated by a communication, pub¬
lished elsewhere, from Superintendent
Wilber Colvin, of the Acworth public
schools. Superintendent Colvin takes
partial issue with an editorial in
which a few days ago the Constitu¬
tion indorsed the policy of Superin¬
tendent J. O. Martin, of the public
schools of Newton county, in expell¬
ing scholars proved to be incorrigible.
His card is a valuable contribution to
the literature of this admittedly com¬
plicated problem. He writes clearly
and as a man with much experience.
The chief argument of Superintend¬
ent Colvin is that the public schools
are intended as much for disciplinary
purposes as for purposes of education.
He declares that to expel the scholar
who is unruly is to court the danger
■)t developing a dangerous and unde¬
sirable citizen. He believes that so¬
ciety is now inflicted v ith a number
of such specimens who might have
been molded into law-abiding men an<
women 1 si they Ken properly han¬
dled in tl. - ‘ehoolr ,oni.
Our co<* i-sp'Uuk-nr nas misread ; lie
Constitution’s position if he thinks
we advocate driving children from
school the moment they display the
slightest tendency toward viciousness.
In the editorial mentioned, we made
due allowance for the exhuberanee of
youth and we explicitly stated that
no scholar should be deprived of ed¬
ucational opportunities until he or she
has been proved as conclusively un¬
amenable to discipline.
What more can reason want? The
.state hires for its schools not police¬
men or reformatory experts, but
teachers. As it is now these teach¬
ers are in almost numberless cases
correcting the errors of flagrant pa¬
rental neglect and indifference and
giving children a fair start in life.
To a great extent, we believe they
are in that respect doing more than
should be expected of them. How can
anyone demand that a teacher do any
thing with the boy who is permitted
to run rough-shod over weak or in¬
dulgent parents? What they do ac
c mipllsh against these handicaps is
truly marvelous.
The trouble about this policy of
everlasting passivity, or being lenient
to the bad boy who has shown him¬
self invulnerable to leniency, is the
injustice to the well behaved majori¬
ty. The teacher is so tworn-out and
mentally distracted conquering the
refractory child newly every day that
he or she must neglect those who
are not refractory, and for whose ben¬
efit the state and their parents are
expending good money. And for ev¬
ery youth spoiled by faulty discipline,
there are probably four or five men
and women going through life imper¬
fectly educat'd because of the abnor¬
mal drain upon, their teacher’s time
and energy devoted to the hopeless
bully.
Our educational system is not per¬
fect. It. should make special provis
Ion for the fractious child as for the
defective child, W'hich it is now doing
But it is totally unfair to break down
a teacher's health and impair the
equipment of the majority of scholars
by assigning the hopeless task of sub¬
duing boys who run riot at home and
who can only be subdued by such
special attention as cannot be given
in an ordinary schoolroom.—Atlanta
Constitution.
DOGS, BOLL WEEVILS AND
OTHER INSECT PLAGUES.
Our game warden says, and it is
undoubtedly true, that more quail are
killed by dogs every year than are
shot by hunters. When the boll weevil
strikes Goergia good and plenty and
the inevitable panic begins in the farm
regions, we will bewail our quail or
the absence of quail and other birds,
and we will ’ay a good deal of blame
on. Hie dogs. We will do *t too late,
O' course.
The legislature finally yielded to the
irritation of the dog owners, whipped
the devil around the stump a little,
and finally classed dogs as property,
taxable upon an old ad valorem basis,
like ohter property, it amounted, of
course, to a repeal of the law and a
loss of about. $200,000, a sum sorely
needed by our bankrupt state treas¬
ury.
For lack of it, the common schools
are embarrassed and the teachers suf¬
fer because of the delayed payment of
salaries.
It may be justice for the dogs, but
it increases the injustice that the
teachers of the state are suffering and
have long suffered, to the everlasting
shame of Georgia.—Home and Farm¬
stead.
It is now said that Senator Bacon
willl have to go again before the
people and be elected by them. He
was nominated by them last year, but
the new law makes it necessary for
U. S Senators to be elected by the
people. Well, we don't suppose any
one will be rash enough to run against
him. But the state will have to pay
for a special election. — Marietta
News.
THi L COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.
ALL SAID “PREACHER.'
(By Wightman F. Melton.)
One Sunday, at, 12:45 p. m., a lone
y reporter stood on a prominent cor¬
ner in a great city,, waiting for a car.
Throngs of people were passing on
the way home from various churches.
He was regretting that his duties kepi
him away from church Sunday morn¬
ings. As the lively groups passed
by, he heard, and could not help but
hear the following:
‘‘Our preacher is a most interest¬
ing and edifying speaker but he at¬
tends no social functions, and he
looks as if Fate had slapped him side
wise, when he was an infant, and he
had never fully recovered.”
"Our preacher has the loveliest
brown eyes, and dark, wavy hair, but
he is too much of a politician, and he
can’t preach a lick.”
"Our preacher is as handsome as
Apollo, and he preaches like Saint
Paul!”—as if she had ever seen the
one, or heard the other.
"Our preacher is a freckled skele¬
ton, he talks religion too much out¬
side the pulpit, and he wouldn’t re¬
cognize a sermon if one were hung,
labeled, before his browless eyes.”
“Our preacher is too narrow for
any use. He never refers to litera¬
ture, and he will not even allow his
daughter to turkey-trot.”
"Our preacher is a good man, but
Lord have mercy on that poor old ig¬
norant wife of his: her dress doesn’t
touch her even when she kneels down
to pray.’’
“Our preacher is a poor excuse, am
he enjoys social functions too much,
but we can put up with him for the
sake of his elegant wife and those
charming children.”
“Our preacher and his wife are as
good people as I ever knew, but
look out. for those devilish brats with
their long heels!”
"Our preacher is a handsome man,
he is remarkably brilliant, and deeply
pious; he preaches ‘like an angel
from a cloud in none;’ he is sweet
tempered in his home, and good com¬
pany everywhere. His wife is a
charming, stylish, intelligent, chris
tian woman; she is an ideal mother
in the home, and the life and inspira¬
tion of every social function in the
town.. Their children are neat, pret¬
ty, sweet, smart and obedient.”
This last paragraph the reporter
cid not hear that day. He wrote it
from memory of what he had heard
his grandmother say of a preacher and
bis family who lived near - her home
when she was a little girl.
When the reporter reached his
boarding house, and while he was
waiting for dinner to be announced,
he jotted down the following observa¬
tions :
"The preacher’s job is no snap.
People seem generally rather hard
tc please in the matter of a parson.
11 he is intellectual they want him
also to be handsome. If he is hand¬
some they want him also to be in¬
tellectual. If he is liberal some think
him a heretic. If he is srtict with
his children some think him narrow.
He is expected to attend social func
tions, but he mustn’t enjoy them too
much. He may talk religion in the
pulpit, but he must talk literature in
the parlor, and lie mustn't talk poli¬
tics anywhere.”
Surely this reporter struck a
grouchy crowd, for the minister’s
cloth admits, him, unquestioned, to
all classes of good society, and he
and his family are probably no more
criticised than other people in equally
public position. The local pastor,
rabbi, or priest, Is the one person to
whom all people turn for advice and
sympathy in time of trouble and dis¬
tress.
From the standpoint of the ministei
and his family, there is no harm in
their being reminded that they are
closely observed.
From the standpoint of the people,
there can be no harm in the question
Are not the people of today in a fair
way •‘o become a little too critical
of the ministers and their families?
From the standpoint of the report
er, let him speak for himself: “My
job is no cinch, but I’m glad God
did not call me to preach!”
Georgia is the second Southern
state and the ninth state in the
Union in the value of agriculture prod¬
ucts for the year 1912. Her total
area is greater than that of any one
.o' four states that produce greater
crops than she did last year. It
seems likely she will move at least
one more notch when the crop of 1913
is harvested. This state has greater
area than either Illinois or Iowa,
w'hich rank second and third in the
crop producing states. Things need¬
ed to make Georgia the greatest ag¬
riculture state in the nation are not
far to seek. They are intensive farm¬
ing, diversification of crops, more
attention to the raising of meat ani¬
mals, and draniage. Georgia has the
land, as good land as any other state,
and there is no reason why she should
not soon be the banner state in pro¬
ducing crops, with areas taken into
consideration. Texas is four times
as big as Georgia but her crops lasi
year were worth only two and a half
times as much.
SHERIFF SALES.
Will be sold before the court house
door in the city of Covington, Ga.,
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, on the
First Tuesday in May, 1913, the fol¬
lowing described property, to-wit:
One dark mare mule, about 12 or
14 years old, named Mollie. Said
property levied on as the pi opertj of
H. D. Wright, with a mortgage fi fa
issued from the Superior Court of
Newton county, Ga., in favor of the
Newborn Supply Company, against
H. D. Wright. Said property pointed
out by the defendant as the property
described in said fi fa. This April
7. 1913.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
Also will be sold at the same time
and place all that tract or parcel of
land, lying and being in the county of
Newton, ptate of Georgia, and Wy¬
att’s district, containing forty-seven
(47) acres of land, more or less, and
bounded as follows: On the North
by lands of Mrs. Nellie Cook; On
the East by lands of Gordon Moore,
and G. D Mercier; On the South
by lands of Mrs. Mollie and Caroline
Melton, and West by lands of Mrs.
Mollie Cook. Also, all that tract, or
parcel of land lying and being in
Newton county, state of Georgia,
about three miles Northwest fro™
Covington. Said to contain 47 3-4
acres, more or less, and described as
follows: Beginning at the Southwest
corner of the entire lot or tract of
the Alford Melton, deceased, land,
and running N. 14, W. eight chains
and eleven links; and thence N. 77,
West thirteen chains and sixty-nine
links; thence N. 16% W. eight chains
ar.d fifty-nine links to a branch;
thence along said branch to a rock
corner; thence 6% E. six chains and
f.'fty-eight links; thence S. 87% W.
ten chains and ninety-five links;
thence N. 2% W. six chains and
twenty-seven links; thence East
a rock corner; thence Southeast to
a rock comer a few yards East of
the branch, and thence nearly South
to said beginning corner. Said prop¬
erty levied on as the property of
Gordon Moore, with a fi fa issued
from the Superior Court of said
and county in favor of T. C. Swann
Company. Property pointed out by
plaintiff’s attorney. Written
given defendant and tenant in
session, as required by law.
April 8, 1913.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Nekton County:
Mrs. L. S. Weaver has applied
me for Letters of Administration
issue to R. E. Stephenson upon
estate of J C. Weaver, deceased.
This is to cite all persons concerned,
to show cause, if any they can,
Letters should not issue as
for on the First Monday in May, 1913
This April 7, 1913.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County:
(To all whom it may concern:)
The undersigned have this day
plied to The Hon. A. D.
Judge of the Court of Ordinary
said county, for Laave to Sell all
real estate belonging to the
of J W. Estes, late of said county,
deceased, and same will be heard
the 1st Monday in May next, 1913.
This April 7, 1913.
E. W. & J. C. ESTES,
Adm’rs. estate of J. W. Estes.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County:
G. T Wells, executor upon the es¬
tate of J. W. Anderson, deceased,
applied to me for Letters of Dis¬
mission on said estate, and this is
to cite all concerned, both kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, why said Letters should
not be granted as prayed for, on the
1st Monday in May, 1913. This April
7, 1913.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
Newton Superior Court, March
Term, 1913.
Mamie E. Mahoney n. P. D.
To P. D. Mahoney:
By order of said court, you are here
by notified that on the 7th day of
February, 1913, Mamie E. Mahoney,
filed suit against you for divorce, re¬
turnable to the March Term 1913, of
said Court. You are hereby required
to be at the July Term, 1913, of said
Court, to be held on the Third Mon¬
day in July, 1913, there and then to
answer the plaintiff's petition. As in
default thereof, the said Court will
proceed as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable L. S. Roan,
judge of said Court, this 3rd day of
April, 1913.
JNO. B. DAVIS, Clerk.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARM LAND.
6 and 8 per cent money on good
farm lands. Five year terms. Any
one desiring money on improved
farm lands t will be glad to figure
with them. H T. HUSON.
It Pays to Use
OLD DOMINION FERTILIZERS
Vie have never used duiing the past 27 years, any but
animal and vegetable sources of Ammonia, We believe ibe
Se
are the best. Mineral ammoniates, such as nitrate of sod
sulphate potash, &c„ are too soluble and are all exhausted before
the crop matures. Nitrate of Soda ;s a good top dresser and
pays well if used for this purpose, but take our advice, don’t buy
goods where it is used as a part of the ammonia basis, ty’e
use only Fish, Blood and Cotton Seed Meal in making our for
mulas.
Manufactured by
Old Dominion Guano Company
At'anta, Ga.
For Sale by
S. P. Thompson, Covington, Ga.
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is not only beautifying, but sanitary. Ever so often your house
should be thoroughly cleansed and papered. Behind old wall
paper is where deadly germs like to breed. Kill them and save
your health. We have the germicides and the beautiful wall
papers.
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How is a woman going to know how to save money who never
had any money to save? If more men intrusted their finances to
their WIVES, there would be fewer bankrupts. If men intrust¬
ed their wives with their bank accounts, they would find at
end of the month that there was A BIGGER BALANCE in
the bank than ever before.
DO YOUR banking with US.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety
BANK OF NEWTON COUNTY
