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PLAINS THE
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slVS i HAT THE OBJECT
fertilizer LAW IS TO
te( t the consumer.
f niero li: 116(111 mnc ‘ l1 confusion
nting from the violath ns of law reg
alatiBg thi> sale of fertilizers in
q-ite. which 1 deem it my duty to call
Mftention to so as to obviate a repeti
tion i» 1116
piisi The primary object of
fertilizer liiw is to j rotect the con
aimer from fraud: obviously lie is not
protected if any one is permitted to
n sale to him of fertilizers that
I,.,..,, ,„.f neen duly re;:>r<;ve s am]
( • ‘iepe-tioii by mis department.
[ t \i harefore <*rL ed that alien
(l i iv manufacturer, oi- mauiimlator
fertilizers. as well as any one bujing
fertilizer materials in r.uik to be used
|in- land of the purchaser. by him
s eit di- his wage hands, and not for
vale, if -hall be the duty of the seller
,,f siu-ii fertilizer material to ren-jt to
this deparlincut on day of shipment,
pi,, per Ion for every ton thus shipied
al id f,,r which no inspection tags will
i„. I- ned the amount being accounted
f„r hj this department in the account
oi hull; sales.
Second Any manipulator or maim
fncturer can mix said materials on
which dm lax has been paid for said
purchaser as lie requests. but the said
mixture would not la* subject to in¬
spection or analysis by the State De¬
partment.
Third. A list of registered manufac¬
turers and manipulators of fertilizers
will he furnished upon request to this
department, and this list shall contain
only the names of the parties who are
authorized to purchase materials with¬
out tin 1 payment of tax as above in¬
dicated. If a manufacturer or manipu¬
lator of fertilizers receives materials
from a customer, with the requests
from said customer to manipulate or
mix said materials for sale, or to he
used on joint account with others, such
manufadturered fertilizers shall he
duly branded and registered with this
deparlniftit by said vendors, and tbe
same shall he duly tagged and subject
to an inspection in accordance with
ihe law. When said vendor has reg¬
istered his fertilizers with this de¬
partment, he will not he required to
pay tax on materials entering into the
composition of said fertilizers, but ev¬
ery sack thus sold shall bear a tax tag
A fanner or a consumer of fertilizers
iia^ a right to buy bulk materials from
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COVINGTON, CL A.
Capital & Surplus $60,000.00 OF
Presiden N. Z. Anderson INTEREST
V. Pres., E. W. Fowler, VV. B.
U. Pennington.
jA asli'er P. J. Rogers Time
pel cent. Interest on
Deposits.
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WHEN WE INVITE
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TIME EXTENDED
FOR P. 0. BUILDING
RIDS OPENED AGAIN FOR BUILD¬
ING SUITABLE FOR POSTOF¬
FICE AND WILL BE RECEIVED
UP TO FEBRUARY 15
.
No bids were acceptable to tbe Post
office Department when they were sub¬
mitted last fall for a postoffice for Cov.
j ington and the department is advertis¬
ing for bids again for a building to be
used by the office under a lease of live
to ten years.
lie following is the special notice
being sent out by Postoffice Inspector
Tomlinson:
Covington, Georgia, .Fan. 30, 1915.
The undersigned will receive propo¬
sitions up to and including February
| 15. 1915, for the furnishing of suitable
l premises for postoffice purposes at Cov¬
ing-ton, Georgia, under a lease for five
| or ten years from July 1. 1915, in ac
' cordauce with the attached blank form,
j which, as will he noted, oalls for the
furnishing of rent, heat, light, water,
1 closets, urinals, safe or vault, and all
necessary furniture and equipment for
the proper conduct of said office a, a
stated price per annum.
There will he needed in this instance
Not less than 1600 square feet of
floor space.
Good daylight. Location not too far
from business center and within eighty
rods of railroad depots are points for
genral consideration.
Blank projKisitions and specifications
may be obtained from the postmaster.
The form of lease may be examined
at the postoffice.
Diagrams of the rooms offered
should be submitted, showing dimen-
1 simis, windows, etc.
j The right is reserved to reject any
or all proposals.
R H. TOMLINSON,
Post Office Insjieetor.
MULES FOR SALE
One pair good mules for sale. Ap¬
ply to J. L. Callaway.
any manufacturer or manipulator for
diis own use ONLY, the manufacturer
! or manipulator paying the inspection
| fee as provided in Clause two (2).
Fourth. The sole object of this rul¬
ing is to protect the users of fertil¬
izers, to see that they reach them in
proper and legal shape to be inspected
and analyzed as provided by law.
By the Commissioner: J. D. PRICE,
J. F, JOHNSON, Com. Agriculture
Chief Clerk
.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA Feb. 3, 1915.
PROF. A. W. COWAN
DIED LAST WEEK
PROFESSOR OF MECHANIC ARTS
AT THF FIFTH DISTRICT AGRI¬
CULTURAL SCHOOL DIES AT
HOME OF PARENTS IN NffWTON.
Prof. Will H. Cowan, professor of
Mechanic Arts at the Fifth district
A. and M. School, died at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Cowan,
of West Newt-m, at 3 o’clock last Wed
nesda.v morning.
Prof. Cowan was feeling indisposed
while attending his duties at school
just before Christmas. Tie did nof
give up but carried on his work as if
be were in bis usual health.
He went from the school to Atlanta,
and spent the early part of the holi¬
days with his wife’s parents. He came
with his wife to his father’s to spend
the latter part of Christmas and began
to grow worse. He suffered for a
until tlie end came, on the 28th
iust.
The immediate cause of his death
endorarditois, or inflamation of
heart valves.
In the fall of 1911, while driving his
from the A and M. School to
-Monroe a larg-e tree top fell upon him,
breaking one of his legs in a vepy ugly
This caused him much suffer¬
for several months, yet he lost hut
little time from his class room duties,
be taught classes while lying in bed
in tbe school room.
He was Chancellor Commander of
Monroe Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
was a royal Knight, true to every
principal of bis order. He was a true
being a member of Generous
Warren Lodge, of Monroe.
He was a loyal and faithful member
the Presbyterian church. His mem¬
remained at Bethany, near his
father’s home, as there was no Pres¬
church in Walton count/.
He was an honor graduate of the
Tech in 1907. and in the same
was chosen professor of Mechanic
Arts in the Fifth District Agricultural
School, near Monroe. He began his
work at the school even before it open¬
ed. and remained at his post of duty
as long as he lived. He played a very
important part in the upbuilding of the
school. Indeed, it is doubtful if any
one lias had quite so much to do with
the advancement made by the school
as lias Prof. Cowan.
Tie has had charge of the Boys’ dor
mitor.v during the seven years since
the school was founded. While he was
always firm in his discipline, yet his
frankness, honesty and impartiality,
caused the boys to idolize him. And.
too, lie was a “big brother” with the
hoys in all their- sports. He would
sometimes carry the whole ball team
to a neighboring town and pay all
their expenses. No bosom never con¬
tained a more generous heart.
He was married two years ago to
Miss Bessie Smith, of Atlanta. Their
wedded life was a model of sunshine
and devotion.
He was 31 years old. and just enter¬
ing on life’s greatest usefulness. Life
to him was real and earnest. He had
no sham or hypocrisy in his make-up.
He had no patience with dishonesty
or deceit. He was honor bright in all
he said or did. His purpose was al¬
ways lofty. His heart contained noth
ing low o r grovelling. No nialiee or
hate found abode in his mind.
The writer lived and worked with
him for four years, almost every da\
and night and Sundays. To his knoivi
edge Mr. Cowan never at any time
spoke a single low or wicked word, -a
did a deed with the least taint of evil
His life was a model of beacon
light. It should be emulated by every
young man in the land. To follow the
light of his life means to walk on a
higher plane. His example has blesed
many young men already, and the
memory of him will still uphold and
benefit many more.
He was the m >?t loved and popular
young man of Newton art-1 Walton
counties, and deservedly so. The
large number of students from his own
school, the many eitriej s of Walton
county, and the hundreds •>£ people
from all Section? of Newton county
show thi".
The funeral services wide conduct
od by Rev. -To ui B Gordon, of Cov¬
ington. lie coma ended the life of Mi
Cowan was one of useful purposes, us¬
ing for a text. “A good name is rather
to be chosen than great riches.”
The funeral and interment were at
Hopewell church. He leaves a widow
his father and mother, Mr. and Mis.
J. A. Cowan, tnree sisters. Misses An¬
nie. Madge and Rutr. and two broth¬
ers, Paul and Walter
WEBER ON WHAT
CAUSED THE
STUDENT OF JVIORY COLLEGE
WRITES AN INTERESTING AR¬
TICLE ABOUT THE GREAT WAR
ON OTHER CONTINENT.
When war is mentioned today, one
immediately interprets it as meaning
the conflict now raging among the Eu
ropeau nations. This is very easily ex¬
plained, on the ground that all war
ihui has appeared in history is being
refought. France and Germany are
uld-l.iiue enemies, and likewise Eng¬
land is ready to repay Germany for
Will lain Ihe Conqueror. Another rea¬
son for such interpretation is the fact
that the ancient causes of war have
been shown to be too trival to cause
the murdering of such a large number
of tlie flower of the nations. Men no
longer fight for religion with arms.
Kings do not drive their subjects to
battle for personal territorial gains.
There must he a new cause of this co¬
lossal murder, and if it is to he stop¬
ped permanently, this cause must be
found and, if possible, it must he erad¬
icated.
Was this caused by mere chance?
Have the laws of nature become dead
and lias the universe left the control
of the laws that have governed it
through the ages? We are not living
in a haphazard universe. Everything
follows law. When we look into the
mb Tosco) >e at the world of the infini¬
tesimal, we find every atom and ion
under the dominion of principles which
not one of them can escape. Events
move with the precision and orderli¬
ness of a military parade. Human his¬
tory is not a babel of confusion. Of
one thing we can be certain—the war
was not caused by chance.
Many persons, including Professor
Ministerburg and Professor Franke,
believe this gigantic call to arms is tlie
work of Fate. They believe that it
was destined through the ages. As¬
trologers tell us that all events can
be foretold by reading the stars, and
that these stars determine the char¬
acter and carreers of men. But long
ago this idea was turned aside. Cas¬
sius in Julius Caesar tells us:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the
stars,
But in ourselves, that we are under¬
lings.
Samuel Jhnson said: “T know I
am free, and that is the end of it.”
Yet in this age of deep thinksrs and
scientists some persist in laying the
blame of the war on that dead super¬
stition, Fate
It has been argued that God has
brought about this war. God, in an¬
cient times, commanded his children to
take places by force. But the coming
of (lie Prince of Peace into the world
changed the order and men were com¬
manded to love one another. Never
say that God uses war to educate TTis
people! There are better ways than
killing sons, brothers, husbands, fath¬
ers. God is too merciful, too good, too
loving to command those He loves
to vie with one another in killing their
brothers. Of these facts we may be
certain-—neither chance, fate nor God
are the direct causes of this war.
Must the citizens of the nations at
war be blamed? The people of these
nations are not barbarous. They do
not deligh! in seeing their comrades
fail dead by their side. The British
are a peace loving nation. \Ve cannot
judge France bv the people of Paris.
There are people in tlie smaller cities
who are the kind we love. The Ger¬
mans are wrapped up in their desire
for further scientific knowledge. The
Russians are not a semi-civilized horde
which has maden no progress since
Peter the Great. Tills is not a peoples’
war, and they are not to he blamed.
One might justly ask: Why are the
people fighting so enthusiastically, if
it is not their war? There is not a
soldier in any of tlie armies who does
not believe he is fighting in self-de¬
fense. Servia believed that Austria
was about to altaek, and prepared to
strike back. The Russians prepared
to assist thqir weaker kinsmen and
Germany, who is the same as Austria,
in times of war, had reason to
a blow would lie struck at the Father
land. In times of war France is
with Russia, so Germany had to
France to keep from being struck in
(Continued on Last Page.)
May our good Heavenly Path r rift
,the cloud that hides his face from
now and again let us see the light
love of his righteous copntename.
G C. ADAMS.
MRS. MARY HARRIS
ARMOUR COMING
THIS NOTED WOMAN WILL BE IN
COVINGTON ON FEBRUARY THE
lfiTH AT 8 O’CLOCK, AT THE
COURT HOUSE.
A rare treat is in store for Coving¬
ton and vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, the mag¬
netic and matchless orator, will lecture
at the court house Tuesday night, Feb¬
ruary Kith, at 8 o’clock.
Dr. R, L. Barnum has sakl of her:
•’As the idol of her people, a« the tin
questioned leader of a great moral
movement, I had rather wear the lau¬
rel wreath of love and esteem which
Mrs. Armour wears today placed upon
her queenly head by common consent
of her admiring and devoted followers
than to wear the diadem of a king.”
But the half of her eloquence can¬
not be told. You must hear her to ap¬
preciate her sparkling wit and mighty
grasp of truth
We hope to see the whole of Newton
county well represented at this lecture.
No charges.
MR. J. E. HUDSON TAKES
HIS LIFE WITH GUN
Mr, J. F. Hudson, a well known citi¬
zen of Covington, committed suicide
early Sunday morning by placing a
double barreled shotgun in his mouth
and firing it with a poker.
His wife heard the shot and called
some neighbors, who found Mr. Hud¬
son lying on the floor dead from the
wound. Mr. Hudson had been in very
had health for the past several years,
and this is believed to have been the
cause of the act.
The verdict of the coroner’s jury
was that he came to his death from a
gunshot wound in the hands of the de¬
ceased.
The funeral was held from tlie home
Monday afternoon by Revs. H. W.
Williams and J. G, Logan, and the re¬
mains interred in Westview cemetery.
Mr. Hudson is survived by his wife
and several brothers, who live in other
parts of the state.
THE BETHANY PRES¬
BYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. W. H. McMeens will preach at
the Bethany Presbyterian church next
Sunday, February the 7th, at 11 :30
a. m., and at 4:00 p. m., sun time. The
public generally is invited to come out.
3P g)
STRENGTH
Making one’s money grow is
mainly the proper handling of it.
You rarely, if ever, hear of a
successful man running his com¬
mercial or domestic finances
without a checking account, for
paying bills in cash, carrying
one’s money around on your per¬
son, having it hidden in the
home, etc., is NOT the proper
handling of it.
You owe it to your own ben¬
efit and that of this community
to keep your funds on deposit
here in a checking account.
BANK OF. COVINGTON
CAPITAL* 10Q.D0D- PROFITSU5 0Q0
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MENTION THE
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$1 A Yéaé In Advance.
“PINK LADY MIN¬
STRELS” FRIDAY
PLAY WILL BE AT THE SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM UNDER THE AUS¬
PICES OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER
OF THE U. D. C.
The “Pink Lady Minstrels” is to be
staged at the school auditorium next
Friday evening under the auspices of
the Daughters of the Confederacy and
under (he personal direction of Miss
Burney Murphy, of Atlanta.
Light vaudeville, good music and
other treats are in store for those who
attend. The costumes to be used are
very beautiful and tlie local talent of
Covington is too well known to need
any introduction or any praise. The
plays that have been put on here
in the past are among the best that
have ever been seen here and this one
under the direction of Miss Murphy
bids fair to surpass anything that has
ever been staged here.
Popular prices will prevail—15, 25
and 35 cents. Go out and enjoy an
evening at the “Fink Lady Minstrels.”
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY
In the District Court of the U. S.,
Norther District of Georgia, as a
Court of Bankruptcy,
In re: W. T. Bush, Bankrupt, in
bankruptcy.
The creditors of the above named
a resident of Oxford, Ga., in the county
of Newton, said district, are hereby
notified that he was on January 30,
1915, duly adjudicated bankrupt and
that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held in the office of the Referee
at Covington, Ga., Feb 12, 1915, at
10 a. in., at which time the said cred¬
itors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bank¬
rupt and transact such other business
us may properly come before said meet¬
ing,
Hawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 1, 1915.
N. L. HUTCHENS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
FOR RENT
One six-room house with electric
lights, located on Church street Ap¬
ply to G. M. CARR, or
tf T. M. OLIVER.
W. C. T. U.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ida Whitehead on Mon
ticello street, ’Tuesday afternoon, Feb¬
ruary 9, at 3 o’clock. All members are
cordially invited to come.
