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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEWTON COUN¬
TY AND CITY OF COVINGTON, GA.
R. F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher
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COVINGTON, GA., NOV. 11, 1914.
POSTAL SAVINGS
DEPOSITS INCREASE
The war in Europe is proving a big
boon to postal saving in this country.
From the very day hostilities opened
across the seas postal-savings receipts
began to increase by leaps and bounds
and withdrawals fell off, a result quite
contrary to the predictions of many
well-informed persons who, in their im¬
agination saw lines of feverish deposi¬
tors at i>ost-oftice pay-windows anx¬
ious to again return their savings to
the boot-leg and body-belt depositories
whence they came before intrusted to
Unde Sam, But the forecasters fail¬
ed to reckon on the absolute confidence
of the American citizen, regardless of
the Hag that first met his eyes, in the
ability and purpose of the government
to carry out its obligations, not only
among the nations of the earth, but
with the humblest citizen of our land.
Two important results have follow¬
ed; thousands of people, largely of for¬
eign birth, accustomed to send their
savings abroad, are now patrons of our
p stal savings system; and enormous
sums of actual cash have been releas¬
ed for commercial uses among our own
people at a time when the need for
every available dollar is pressing.
The growth of jwistal savings in the
United States has been steady and
healthy and the system has filled an
important gap between the tin-can de¬
pository and the factory paymaster.
On July 1. when affairs were running
smoothly, here and abroad and the
transmission of money across the At¬
lantic was safe and expedious, there
was approximately $43,000.0(1,of posta^
savings standing to the credit of about
188.000 depositors. Since then over
ten million dollars of deposits have
been added and the number of deposi¬
tors has increased enoj-mouslv. This
unprecedented gain is the more strik¬
ing when it is considered that the net
gain for the entire fiscal year 1914.
Scores of officials have done more pos¬
tal savings business since the war has
been going on than was done by them
<luring the existence of the service.
The increases are confined to no spe¬
cial localities, but have been felt in
every nook and corner of the county.
New York City alone made a gain in
September of more than a million,
while Brooklyn showed a relatively big
increase. Chicago reported a larger
gain in the past three months than for
the previous twelve month. More than
7.000 new accounts were opened during
the period, bringing the number of de¬
positors in that city up to over 21,009.
The unexpected increase in postal
savings business has not only added
greatly to the general administration
duties of the system, but has brought
up many new an interesting problems
which have called for the careful per
soual consideration of Postmaster Gen’
oral Burleson and Governor Dockery,
Third Assistant Postmaster General.
But their task has been lightened oy
the promptness of depository banks in
furnishing additional security to meet
the abnormal deposits. A number of the
very largest hanks in the country,
which have heretofore declined to
qualify as depositories for postal
savings funds, are now among the
eager applicants for them.
C. A. FRANKLIN,
A Model Store and Market.
Mr. C. A. Frankijn has built up a
business that will prosper if personal
supervision and close attention to the
wants of patrons is appreciated. His
grocery department is full of good
things; none better is offered on this
market. The meat market is looked
after with the greatest care. He is al¬
ways on the lookout for tender, juicy
beef for his customers. Y’ou can
choice cuts at reasonable prices. He
makes a specialty of sausages. They
have the old-fashioned flavorings. You
can rest assured you will get the
freshest of fish and oysters at his
place.
Wanted.—Your patronage on all
kinds of sewing. Prices cut on all gar
ruents.
Chero-Cola Company
On the 7th day of last February
the Chero Cola Bottling Works com¬
menced business in Covington. Start¬
ing with a tw T o-horse delivery wagon,
today they are running two large mo¬
tor trucks, in order to keep up with
their increasing demand for Chero
Cola and other soda drinks. If the
business increases they will have to
nut on another truck at an early date.
Every village and cross roads store
within 35 miles of this town is hand¬
ling the famous drink. This drink
was placed on the market on its own
merit and real worth, filling a want
that the public appreciates and is to¬
day the choice of the patrons of the
soft drink counter in this territory.
The promoters of the enterprise sees
io it that every bottle of Chero Cola
and other drinks is examined and la¬
beled before leaving the plant. Ev¬
ery plant is absolutely sanitary, com¬
ing up to the requirements of the
State laws. No cost or pains is spared
in its manufacture.
The plant is now making Twitchells
famous Ginger Ale. A superior prod¬
uct and better than many of the gin¬
ger ales on the market today.
Mr. J. N. Gary has charge of the
plant and is interested in the welfare
of Covington as well as this enter¬
prise. He has made a host of friends
in Covington and this section since
coming here. His energy, courtesy
and affability makes him popular.
DENTAL WORK DONE IN COV¬
INGTON.
There is no town in Georgia that is
as well able to look after youi dental
work as the dentists of this town.
Their skill and efficiency brings many
patrons from the adjoining counties.
All the work is done here in town. No
sending off for vulcanizing. You can
not afford to have your dental work
lone when the dentist can not be seen
very day or two and give your case
personal supervision, then you are
sure to get the best work of the doc¬
tor.
THE LYRIC THEATER.
The town is not in the background
as to a fine class “moving picture
;how. They are putting on some of
he best reels gotten out by the well
known Universal Moving Picture Co.
fust as fast as a good thing appears
he manager of the Lyric gets it. The
rge patronage from the near by
owns is high evidence of the true
appreciation of the public of the cost
ind care taken by this theater to give
hem the highest class of plays.
The hall has facilities for heating
luring the cold weather and the pub¬
ic will find a warm theater and the
jest plays to be obtained.
L. STEIN.
This popular house is out in a half
aage ad in this special edition. Mr.
■stein is a thorough business man and
leems it necessary in order to reduce
tis stock to reach prices. Mr. Stein’s
store is jammed and crowded with
merchandise. You can buy what you
seed cheap. The clothing is ail to be
closed out cheap. Ladies’ ready to
wear dresses and wraps can be bought
ery cheap. Mrs. Stein is her own
milliner. Mrs. Stein has talent as a
creator of hats. Many of the loveliest
uats about town is the work of her
.hands. They have Mr. Luther Evans
; n their employment. Luther will be
(lad to meet his friends and give them
he benefit of the low prices.
GOBER’S BARBER SHOP.
You can get a better shave at this
barber shop than any shop on the Ga.
t. R. Every barber in the house is
i white man and an artist. Mr. Go
ber has spared no cost to make this
hop of Middle Georgia. It is pro¬
vided with hot and cold baths and
he artistic furniture adds much to the
general appearance.
Mr. Gober at a large expense ac
luires the right,to operate the new
Dry Cleaning process for cleaning
non’s and women’s fine wearing ap
jarel. By this process delicate silks
•nd woolens are renovated to their
original color and beauty.
M A HONE’S CAFE.
A good place to get something to
at is the very life of a town. This
restaurant is famous for preparing
iishes that is tempting and a home
nade reputation that many Atlanta
estaurants would envy. The way
hey cook steakes is a marvel. Fresh
sh and oysters are served with cof¬
ee in any style; no trouble or expense
s spared to get the best the local and
rut-of-town markets affords the place
is scrupuously clean and all are re¬
quired to conform to the rules of the
ouse. ’Tis a great delightful place
> get your meals. When our country
•iends are in town they are invited to
ome and bring their friends. They
ill meet with courteous treatment
nd enjoy the excellent working.
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RUBBER STAMPS
I CAN GET ON SHORT NOTICE
NYTHING THAT YOU -WANT IN
RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS STENCI¬
LING OUTFITS, LAUNDRY MARK¬
ING OUTFITS BRASS AND ALUMI¬
NUM TRADE CHECKS AM: ANY¬
THING IN THE RUBBER LINE.
JULIAN TAYLOR
OLD WAGON TRAINS
There Used to Be Exciting Times
on the Santa Fe Trail.
TRICKERY OF THE REDSKINS.
They Employed All Sorts of Ruses to
Plunder the Caravans and Murder the
Whites—A Bit of Treachery and a
Battle With the Troopers.
As the overland trade between the
American settlements in Missouri and
the Mexican pueblos in New Mexico in
creased in value following the opening
of the Santa Fe trail the greater ne¬
cessity of adequate protection for the
traders and their stocks was met by
both the United States and Mexican
governments furnishing military con¬
voys. The troops acted in a capacity
not unlike that of warships guarding
merchant vessels from piratical at
tacks, for no pirates were more per¬
sistent or bothersome than the sav¬
ages of the plains.
The caravans usually left Franklin
and later Independence and Westport
in the spring. United States troops
would accompany them to the caches
on the Arkansas river: then Mexican
troops would guard them to Taos, and
sometimes even to Santa Fe. The re
turn trip later in the summer was
similarly protected. Sometimes two
trips each way would be made in a
year.
The presence of troops usually kept
the Indians from making a direct as¬
sault on the trains. Even in bis brav¬
est moments an Indian has small rel¬
ish of a fight on anything like equal
terms; consequently the savages devel¬
oped their aptitude for treachery and
deceit
Every sort of ruse their fertile brains
could devise was used to separate the
various divisions of a train or lure a
small part away from the main con¬
voy. where it could he plundered and
the whites murdered without serious
danger to the attackers.
A favorite plan and one which many
times hoodwinked targe parties into
suffering some loss was for a small
party of Indians to appear at the camp
with protestations of peace. For dip¬
lomatic reasons the reds would be hos
pitably received and their request to
cat and sleep in the camp oftentimes
granted. That night the small party
of Indians would attempt to stampede
the live stock of the train. If success¬
ful a large force of savages would be
concealed near by to aid.
Some ruses were far cleverer than
that One which completely fooled a
Mexican officer and came near being
the cajuse of his death was believed by
i he traders to deserve the palm. That
officer. Colonel Viscarro, with 100
troopers, was escorting an American
wagon (rain through the foothills of
what is now southern Colorado when
a party of Indians appeared and asked
for a parley.
The American traders refused the re¬
quest. The Indians withdrew and held
a consultation. When the convoy
reached the Cimarron river the sav¬
ages appeared again. One rode for
ward with an arrow tied transversely
across the shaft of a spear, a symbol
of the cross. Viscarro was a Catholic
and honored this novel banner. He
iode out and spoke to the brave.
“If the Americans will move aside
io some distance we will lay down our
arms and surrender,” the Indian said.
“Certainly, red brother,” the colonel
replied. He ordered tbe wagons to re¬
tire beyond a ridge. Hardily had they
disappeared when a large force of
Indians rose from concealment behind
the sand dunes and poured a destrue
live fire into the Mexican ranks. Only
tbe heroism of a Pueblo Indian guide
with the troops saved the colonel from
death. He heard one of the Comanches
veil, “Now for the chief!” which was
f'4* signal for the treachery to begin
The Pueblo jumped in front of his
colonel and received a charge of shot
aimed at the officer.
The firing was heard by the Ameri¬
cans, who returned to the troops. They
rode swiftly to the flanks of the at¬
tacking Indians and charged. Caught
between two fires, the savages soon
scattered in flight, but not until they
had been handled severely in a hand
to hand encounter, where clubbed rifles
and tomahawks played a part. Colonel
Viscarro was profuse in his thanks to
the Americans.—Kansas City Times.
Quarrel No. 1.
“Confound it all," the bridegroom
muttered angrily as he and bis bride
were returning from a ten days’ honey¬
moon trip, “why do people stare at ue
so?”
“Probably wondering, just as we are,
why we married each other.” replied
the bride.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
College Garb.
“Some newfangled scarecrow you
have in the field. Hiram?”
“No: that's my boy. He insists on
wearing his cap and gown while hoe
ing potatoes. He graduated from an
agricultural college, you know.’’—Kan
isas City Journal.
The Problem.
.« ™
I don t know. Of course we can keep
the baby in the kiteheu range during
the summer, but i don’t know where
we can put him in the winter.—Phila¬
delphia Record.
A nation which laltors and takes car«
of the fruits of labor would l>e rich
and happy though there were no gold
in the universe.-Ruskin.
THOMPSON-MILNER COMPANY.
Everything for Builders—Prices Low¬
er Than in Many Years.
The general opinion now' is to build
or improve ytfur property. ’Tis a wise
man that will avail himself of this op
opportunity. All classes of builders
supplies can be bought for less money
than in many years. Thompson-Mil
ner Company carry a full line of
builders’ supplies. No house m Mid¬
dle Georgia is in better position to
supply your wants at “war prices.”
The company has one of the largest
and most complete plants—manufac¬
turing many beautiful building parts
for interior decorations as well as
handling lumber, laths, shingles, sash
doors and blinds. Now is the time to
paint your house. The lead, oil and
paints are the best on thu market.
Their guarantee is back of every sale.
If you contemplate building, repair¬
ing or painting, Mr. W. T. Milner will
figure with you and save you money.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
Under and by virtue of an order
granted by the Hon. Court of Ordianry
of Newton county w r ill be sold at Mans¬
field, Newton county Georgia on tne
First Tuesday in December next 1014,
between the legal hours of sale, the
following described real estate, to-w T it:
01 1-2 acres more or less, known as
the J. II. Loyd home place, in said couu
ty of Newton, state aforesaid, in Mans¬
field district, G. M. and bounded as fol¬
lows : On the North by estate of J. H.
Loyd; East by T. A. Perry; South by
S. S. Starr and West by Mrs. J. L.
Hays.
ALSO 55 1-4 acres more or less, aud
known as the Cicero Cole place, in
Newton county, Georgia, Mansfield
district, G. M. and bounded on Nu-th
by ,T L. Marks; east by -J. L. Marks,
South by estate of J. H. Loyd and on
West by V ’s. J. L. Hays.
ALSO 18 3-4 acres more or less, in
said state aud county, Hays district,
G. M. and bounded as follows: on the
North by J, L. Marks; East by T. A.
Perry; South by J. L. Marks; West
by J. L. Marks.
ALSO oue house and lot in said
county of Newton in the town of Mans¬
field fronting fifty feet on the We3t
side of Main street; running back to
Poplar street; and bounded on North
by Dr. Knight; East by Poplar street;
South by Mrs. Hardman; and West by
Main street and said to contain 1 acre,
more or less.
ALSO one house aud lots, just out¬
side ‘the corporate limits of Mansfield
Newton county Georgia, in Mansfield
district, G. M., on which is located one
0 room house, said lots said to contain
1 acre more or less and bounded as
follows: on tbe North by public road
leading by Garmel Baptist church; on
East by Lazenby and others; South by
E. P, Loyd and West by Poplar street
extension.
Said property sold as property be¬
longing to the estate of J. H .Loyd,
late of said county, deceased, for the
purpose of paying debts and distribu¬
tion among the heirs. Terms of sale
cash. Thds Nov. 4, 1914.
E. P. LOYD, Admr. estate of J. H.
Loyd, deceased.
“Cured”
Mrs. Jay McGee, of Steph
enville, Texas, writes: “For
nine (9) years, I suffered with
womanly trouble. 1 had ter¬
rible headaches, and pains in
my back, etc. It seemed as if
I would die, I suffered so. At
last, I decided to try Cardui,
the woman’s tonic, and it
helped me right away. The
full treatment not only helped
me, but it cured me.”
TAKE
Cardui |j
The Woman’s Tonic
Cardui helps women in time
of greatest need, because it
contains ingredients which act
specifically, yet gently, on the
weakened womanly organs.
So, if you feel discouraged,
blue, out-of-sorts : unable to
do your household work, on
account of your condition, stop
worrying and give Cardui a
trial. It has helped thousands
of women,—why not you?
Try Cardui. £-71
REGISTRATION NOTICE
The Registration book for City elec¬
tion to be held on Third Monday in
Deeemlter. will loose November 19tli.
T, J. SHIELDS, City Clerk.
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pers, and YOUR WILL, if they are secure against BURG¬
LARS, CARELESSNESS or FIRE, Put them in one of ou
r Safety Deposit Boxes; thenthey will be SAFE, For a pr
ivoate box in our vaults we will charge you only $1 or up,
per year, We shall alsogladly take care of your mon
! in Banbing Department,
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Make OUR bank YOUR bank
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GEORGIA RAILROAD 4 i
Efficient and Reliable !
:: Passenger and Freight Rente
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Ample Train ervice and good connections 4 4
E legant road bed and superb equipment V f
Special rates for special occasions very often in effect i
Ask the Get rgia Railroad Agent for rates and schedules
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THE ATLANTA STORE
Is nnh.riiig this s(os->n the smartest
st v \ .- vu:
YOUNG MEN’S SUITS AND
OVERCOATS
Manhattan Shirts and the Sweilest
Neckwear.
When you’re in Atlanta drop in
to see us, we’re right near Five Points
Parks Chambers Hardwick
Company
37-39 Peachtree Atlanta, Ga.
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fates Heavy Lifts ©at ©f Bat
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500-pound butchered hop. ■ ga
straining hi:; back, if he usc:i a
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Enables lift gas engines one man aud to change handle wagon heavy boxes, loans '• ’< :\\\ i j
easily. locks with It elevates, only. lowers, Holds locks load and at u«- ■; 4 j'iljf I
one rope any
point. Heavier the load—tighter the grip. |
No. 3 (illustrated) — Capacity one ton. On' 1 • , ,
of a dozen sizes, 400 pounds to 4 tons. At ' '
prices from $1.00 to $7.00.
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