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PA(*E EIGHT
b BE OLD AND
enniless is a
1,1 TRAGEDY
RE YOU PUTTING
MONEY IN THE
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There is not hit}g more pitiful than the sight of
OLD A.GK entirely bepenkenl on the assistance
and charity efothers. Yet, many go alony, day
after day, week after week, Vetting money slip
through their fingers that should bo piling up in
the bank to keep them comfortable and indepen¬
dent when their earning power is gone. Why
don't YOU start a bank ncsount YO W'S
BANK OF NEWTON COUNTY
Valuable Farm For Sale
725 Acres—River bottom and upland—cleared and in good
state of cultivation—native forest uncut. The Browns Bridge
Road from rvington to Salem amp nun d and
divide it about evenly. There are 5 settlements on it. It
would be sold part cash and deferred payments one and two
years with interest on same at 7 per cent payable anually.
Bibb Manufacturing Co. Porterdale Ga.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES OF
ALL KINDS
We have a complete line of everything
for the school. Tablets, Pens, Pencils,
Ink, Examination Blanks and in fact
everything that the scholar needs. Our
goods are the best and prices are rea¬
sonable. See us when you need any¬
thing in our line.
H. B. ROGERS & SON
Magath Bldg. South Side Square Covington Ga
CHRISTMAS GOODS HERE
Christmas Goods Have Ar¬
rived. Come Early and
Avoid the Rush.
Special Bargains in Ready
Made Clothing to Close Out
Line.
J. 1. GUINN
CABBAGE PLANTS.
Ail you -want. Any variety. Ready
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SIMMONS GROCERY CO.
CROPPER WANTED.
I want on© good two-honse cropper
t_< work on halves. Good land and
l-cuse. Near church and school.
L. W. JARMAN, Porterdale, Ga.
The COVINGTON NEW6 WED NESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1913.
-The
Scrap Book ;
Books and Bacon. i
miner who proud of his boy’s !
A was
attainments at school one evening pick¬
ed up a home lesson book and read
from it a quotation which ran like this;
"Some hooks should he tasted, so :ie
swallowed and some che\wi and di¬
gested.—Bacou." Turning v> ids Imy.
he said:
"What’s this. sonnie? Thou doesn’t
eat books at school, does tint? I know
yon are very clever, but you cannot do
those nann.vgoat tricks. I’m sure. I’ll
warrant that’ll he one of those print¬
er’s errors, sonnie.”
"Oh, no. fattier.” said the hov. "Met¬
aphorically speaking, we eat books.”
“Now. you cannot fuddle me like
that." said tin* father. ”1 didn’t go to
school very long, but 1 ken that’s one
of those printer's errors. Why. sonnie,
can thou not see? lie’s put the word
•Bacon’ in the wrong place, it should
he: ‘Some bacon should he fasted, sonic
swallowed and some chewed and di¬
gested. Rooks.”'—London Tit-Bits.
"She Did Her Best.’’
If 1 can live
To make some pale face brighter and to
give
A second luster to some tear dimmed
eye.
Or e'en impart
One throb of comfort to an aching heart.
Or cheer some wayworn soul in passing
by;
If I can lend
A strong hand to the fallen or defend
The right against a single envious strain
My life, though bare,
Perhaps, of much that seemeth dear and
fair
To us on earth, will not have been in
vain.
The purest joy,
Most near to heaven, far from earth’s al¬
loy.
Is bidding clouds give way to sun and
shine,
And ’twill be well
If on that day of days the angels tell
Of me, "She did her best for one of
thine."
— Helen Hunt Jackson.
He Knew He Was Dramatic.
Here is a story told by Sir Herbert
Tree in "Thoughts and Afterthoughts”
in reference to the many curious appli¬
cations for employment he receives: ”1
received a letter informing me that the
writer was a house decorator by trade,
but that, as circumstances over which
he had no control had recently subject¬
ed him to epileptic tits, he would be
glad to take a part in my next produc¬
tion. He added that he had a strong
taste for the literary drama, of which
indeed he bad several samples on hand.
The letter concluded thus: ’To prove
to you that I am not lacking in dra¬
matic instinct I inclose a newspaper
clipping, which please return.’ Under¬
lined in red ink I read these words;
‘The prisoner, who denied the assault,
conducted his own case and defended
himself in a somewhat dramatic man¬
ner!’ ”
He Meant Well.
Lowell Sherman, a theatrical man,
hopped on an Eighth avenue car,
homeward hound. As he took a seat
he heard the closing lines of a duo¬
logue between a very pretty brunette
and the conductor.
“Sorry, miss,” the man in the uni¬
form said, "but you’ll have to pay or
get off."
"But. conductor,” began the dark
eyed queen imploringly, “if you’ll give
me your name and address I'll send
you the nickel.”
“Can't do it,” he replied. “It’s pay
now or get off.”
That was where Mr. Sherman came
to the front.
“May I be of service to you?” he
asked sweetly.
“Oh. yes. sir!" she answered.
‘‘Please lend me a nickel.”
“With the greatest of genuine pleas¬
ure,” said Sherman.
Then he found he didn't have a red
cent. The conductor put them both
off.—New York Telegraph.
Very Flowery.
In a lecture the other day Sir Arthur
Quiller-Couch, the well known author
who is professor of English literature
It Cambridge, said that certain writers,
like the Hindu Babu, were always
trying to make "our poor dear lan¬
guage more fioriferous, more poetical."
Ba bus are notorious, of course, for
their passion for using flowery Eng¬
lish. and they seize eagerly on any
phrase, whether poetical or slangy,
that may happen to catch their fancy.
Sir Arthur gave as an example a story
of a Babu who wanted to send a tele¬
gram announcing the death of his
mother. A plain statement of the fact
of death did not satisfy him, so he
wired. "The hand that rocked the cra¬
dle has kicked the bucket!"
Shielding Shields.
Senator John K. Shields of Tennes¬
see was on the supreme court bench
of his state for a good many years and
was chief justice when he was elected
to the senate.
The seuator has a farm which he
doesn't try to run himself, but he has
also a local reputation as a farmer.
Three years before the end of his first
term as a justice of the supreme court
at a political convention a farmer dele¬
gate tried to get a resolution adopted
by the convention indorsing Shields
for re-election. /
“What’s the hurry?” asked another
delegate. “His term doesn't expire for
three years yet”
“J know that” the farmer delegate
replied, “but we’d better get this thing
sewed up. If we don’t they are likely
to stick some lawyer up there In John
Shields' place." — Saturday Evening
Post.
Advertise in The News for Results
CAE3AR AS
o‘ 'he Famous Conqueror
That Are Not Inspiring.
Says Morn Antony, who had evi¬
seen I lie great-Caesar
vnlsioiis: “\\ hen tin* fit
[narked how lie did shake; ns line
this god did shake.” Again: ”1e gods,
it doth amaze me a man of such a
feeble temper should so get the start
of the majestic world and hear the
palm alone.”
We would hardly recommend horse
back riding to an epileptic, "but !>;,
dint of perseverance.’' says tin* his¬
torian Oppitis. "Caesar became an ex
pert horseman, often dictating to two
or three secretaries at once while in
the saddle, and rode without using his
hands.” We have had a somewhat
similar experience in our own prnc
tice. where the patient, unlike Caesar,
gave up epilepsy w hile coni inning as
a horse trainer
When Caesar came to atihridge
rivers during his campaigns he swam
across tin in. sometimes helped by in¬
flated bladders, bin usually unaided.
Once, having a seizure in the water,
he cried out. yon remember: "Help
uie. Cassius, or I perish.”
He explored personally and afoot,
conquered cities, accompanied by way
of precaution by but one or two ser- ■
rants- an admirable precaution for
epileptics when at all possible.
He needed to be careful. If he had i
lived i!i the gluttonous days of Calig -
ula or Nero and had to any extent j
Indulged in their dietary excesses, he j
never would have crossed the Rubicon j
nor effected the important victory .over
Pompe.v the Great at i’hnrsalia. and
the protests of his nervous system in
the way of convulsions would have
been more numerous.
He paid the strictest attention to hh
hair, although he had so little of it
Like the rest of the hnldheaded the
world over, he allowed this occipital
fringe to grow long, and boldly combed
it forward, like a vine over a blank
wall, in the vain hope of concealing
his cranial nakedness the touch of na
ture that makes the whole bald world
kin. —Or. Matthew Woods in Neale’s
Monthly.
Ole Viking Funerals.
A Viking ship was often of large
proportions, and it was seldom or nev¬
er allowed to rot or to be broken up j
Having been useful in the arts of war. |
it served quite another purpose in the !
arts of peace When a chief died his
body was reverently placed in the i
stern of the vessel and a torch applied !
to the bold. The man’s kinsfolk and '
friends watched the flames grow big
ger and brighter as the huge ship, with ;
set sail, plowed its way through the
water for the last time until corpse
and shqi disappeared under the waves
Winter Goods
Winter has come to stay so you had as
well prepare yourself for it. We are
glad to inform you that we can take
care of your wants as usual, Our fall
business has been good and we want to
make December, 1913, the banner
month of tae year.
BE SURE ANE COME TO SEE US ERSLY,
AS WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT
WILL MAKE YOU PROUD YOU CAME.
T. C. SWANN CO
Covington, Ga II
A: J
V.
Houses For Rent Or Sale
On Thompson Ave. One 6
and one 7 room house. Both
having electric and telephone
wiring, bath tub, resevoir and
screens. Good garden spot
and outside buildings on both.
D. A. THOMPSON
FINELY GROUND
Whitestone=Limestone ■ Trade
Mark
All Lands and All Crops Need It.
For information, prices, etc., see
T. C. Swann Co., Agents, Covington, Ga.
Or write to
Whitestone Marble Company,
N. P. Pratt, Chairman of Board Atlanta. Co.
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