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The First Consideration.
“Is this a progressive town?” asked
the visitor.
“Yes, Indeed. Why, we have dozens
of skyscrapers, imposing public build¬
ings, good schools, fine churches,
broad, well paved streets, a pure wa¬
ter supply and—”
“Quite so, quite so. But how are
your golf links?”
Habit
“Do you think party lines are being
effaced?”
“No,” said Senator Sorghum. "A
mat’s party is something like his fam¬
ily relations. There may be some
fierce differences of opinion, but they
don’t prevent those concerned from
having to admit that they are still kin¬
folks.”
Surel Hines Will Fix It.
“I like the place,” said Mr. Newll
wed, “but the railroad fare Is too
high.”
“But surely,” said the bride, “the
railroad will fix that for you when
they know.”
“When they know what?”
“That you’re the man who bought
five shares of their stock.”
Provlnq an Alibi.
Flatbush—Do you think a man can
be talked to death?
Bensonhurst—No, I don’t.
“Why don’t you?”
“Well. foi& I’ve got a phonograph, a par¬
rot, talkative kids and a wife,
and, say, I don’t look like a dead one,
do I r
Flying High.
“You know we promised a gold eh
apple to the most beautiful girl at the
ball.”
“Well?”
“The Jeweler hasn’t finished It
“What shall we do?”
“What do we care for expense?
Award hen a real apple,”
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
"Well son, I see you’re changed
considerable since you left home for
college—a’pose you've made wonder¬
ful Improvement”
“Tes father, I can play a guitar
and sing harmony as well as any¬
body at school,"
The Crucial Moment
The time when life’s affairs begin
To seem entirely wreng
la when you've started butting In
Where you do not belong.
A 8afe Bet
Lawyer—You want a divorce on the
grounds of Insanity; but are you sure
your husband is Insane?
Woman—Well, If he Isn’t now, HI
life with him until he Is—so get the
papers ready.
Her Hard Llnee.
Mr. Flatbush—She has a very diffi¬
cult part In the new play.
Mrs. Flatbush—Difficult? Why, she
doesn’t say a word.
“Well, Isn’t that difficult for a
woman?”
His No Man's Land.
"What are your Impressions of No
Man’s Land ?”
“I didn’t get Into the war,” answer¬
ed the morose citizen. “My only vivid
Idea of No Man’s Land Is home while
spring housecleaning is going on.”
Discrimination Needed.
“That girl must have a great senee
of humor. She Is laughing all the
time.”
“That’s the trouble with her sense
of humor. She doesn’t know when
not to laugh.”
Her Difficulty,
“That actress can’t play Lady Mac¬
beth."
“Why notr
“Lady Macbeth murdered sleep and
she can’t even kill time."
THE COVINGTON NEWS, 'COVINGTON, GEORGIA. ThuissuaY, JANUARY, 1 1920
LARGE GATHERING
OF NOTABLE MEN
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON
CRESS AT SAVANNAH
OPENS
STATE NEWSJf INTEREST
Brief News Of Importance Gathered
From All Parts Of
The State
Savannah.—Formal opening of tbi
congress took place at the municipal
auditorium, where after addresses ot
welcome by Governor Dorsey au<
Mayor Stewart and a response by
Governor Cooper of South Carolina
General Pershing, commander-in-chiei
of the American expeditionary forcea
delivered an address on “The South’i
Part in the World War.” The them!
of the congress was threefold: Th<
South’s part in the solution of econom
lc problems of the nation; the South’i
part in the restoration of the Ameri
can merchant marine, and the exten
sion of trade relations with Latin
American countries. The house of
Southern governors wae in session ir
Savannah during the congress. Many
distinguished persons were present,
and more than one hundred addressei
were made by men of national and
international prominence. General
Pershing and his staff reached Savan
nah from Charleston and were me*
at the station and conducted, with s
military escort, to his hotel. Tin
Chatham artillery fired a salute of 21
gune. In the afternoon an inspectloc
of the harbor and docks was mad«
and in the evening a banquet wai
given in the general’s honor. Thi
harbor of Savannah wa» filled witfc
vessels, there being more merchan*
steamers in port than at any one tlm«
in years. In addition the fleet o)
destroyers arrived from Charleston tc
he in Savannah for the congress, and
fleets and distinguished delegatee and
speakers for the session gathered foi
tho big meet.
Census Of State Made By Church
Atlanta.—A census of the leading
men in every community In the state
of Georgia, the direction of their lead
ership and the results of their influ
ence—this is one unsual department
of one of the most unusual and com
prehensive surveys of rural condi¬
tions ever made in the South or in
the nation. It Is a part of the sur
vey which is being conducted by the
Interchurch World Movement, which
Is collecting data for the use of the
various evangelical denominations foi
use in formulating church and mis
sionary programs of activity for the
next five years. There are facts bo
lng developed in this survey which
have never been ascertained before
Information regarding all departments
of rural life, all of which has a bear
lng on religious development and
church needs in the various commun
ities. The tabulation of the leading
men of the community is only one of a
number of investigations, unique iD
the history of church Inquiries.
Harris Seeks To Learn Coal Profit!
Atlanta.—In order to obtain the ex¬
act truth about profit# being made by
the coal operators, Senator William J.
Harris introduced a resolution in the
senate calling upon the treasury de¬
partment to furnish the senate with
statistics upon the amount of capi
tal, income and taxes paid of the coal
operators as shown by the tax returns
made to the internal revenue bureau.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Me
Adoo recently issued a statement al¬
leging that the coal operators have
ben,e making profits ranging from 60
to 400 per cent annually on their in¬
vested capital, and asserting that the
tax returns made to the Internal reve¬
nue bureau woull prove his state¬
ments.
6 States To Benefit By Canal Project
Atlanta.—Results almost inconceiv¬
able which will mean the development
of five great Southeastern states on a
scale never before seen in the history
of the Union, would follow directly
the construction of the St Mary’s-St
Mark’s ship canal which If completed
will connect the Atlantic ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico directly across the
northern end of the Florida peninsula,
according to Col. S. fhiyt McLendon.
( Completion of this project means more
for the South directly and for the
United States indirectly than any oth¬
er project before the country today.
Doctor Allen Appointed Pathologist
Mllledgeville. — Dr. Dawson Allen,
Milledgeville boy, was recently ap¬
pointed pathologist of the medical
staff of the state sanitarium. Doctor
Allen is a 1918 graduate of Colum¬
bia university and since his gradua¬
tion has been connected wfth the Man¬
hattan state hospital for the insane
in New York City.
Bauxite Plant Planned In Sumter
Americus.—The short line now or
erating between Byromville, on the
A., B. & A., and Methvln’s store, in
Sumter county, will soon be extended
into Americus, J. S. Morton, president
of the company, owning the railroad,
has proposed that the line be built
into this city, provided only that ter¬
minal facilities be donated by citisens
here. When the extension Is complet¬
ed the promoters of the line say they
will establish here an ore reduction
plant for the manufacture of alumi¬
num.
CHINESE PARADISE ON EARTH
World Holds No Greater Boon Than
Life In the Famous City
of Soochow.
The Chinaman expresses his opinion
of the city of Soochow by murmuring
ecstatically, “Oh. that I may live to
spend my last days in this paradise on
earth.”
Many a Chinaman apparently bus
had this wish come true, for the num¬
ber of suicides in Soochow is exceeded
only by the number of extremely
wealthy and fashionable. The atmos¬
phere of Soo seems to Incite the ori¬
ental mind either to despair or to os¬
tentatious luxury, according to the
state of his finances.
Soochow streets are always thronged
with women displaying the latest Chi¬
nese costumes, or out buying new
ones, and with the dandies of the other
•ex, too, gracefully bored unless en¬
gaged in the purchase of a new coat.
Besides these there are the unfortu¬
nate, who cannot enter the real para¬
dise, which Soo offers only to the
wealthy seekers of pleasure. The
poor mingle in a hazy crowd as an
humble background for the fashion pa¬
rade.
Still another type of Soochow is tho
student burdened with the ambitious
of wisdom. The seriousness of the
Soo student is well typified in the two
Pen pagodas, and the Ink pagoda, so
called because a student long ago had
them built as a propitiatory offering
to the gods for success in examina¬
tions. The corkscrew-shaped “pens,”
poiuted at the top, are not particularly
penllke to the western eye, but the ink
pagoda Is very like an odd, niade-in
Chlna inkwell, with a curling roof for
a top, and its only discrepancy the nu¬
merous windows, which would prevent
Its serving as a writing accessory.
LAKE OF MANY ATTRACTIONS
Haruna’s Charm Draws Visitors From
the Most Distant Corners of
the Earth.
Lake Haruna is one of the most pop¬
ular lakes in Japan. It lies in the
bowl of a volcano crater long ago ex¬
tinct. An Invisible dragon watches
over It and there is a temple to the
god of fire and the goddess of earth
close by. Thus an atmosphere of ro¬
mance and individuality is created.
Not all lakes can boast a crater, a
dragon in attendance and a temple
so old and s*o charmingly quaint, set
in a grove of ancient trees, behind a
gate and bridge of gorgeous red
lacquer.
Lake Haruna has another charm,
displayed only in winter when it is
freezing. Then it is known as the
musical lake. As the water slowly
changes into a bed of ice it crackles
and hums in tones as musical as the
playing of a fountain. When the ice
is thick Japanese from the neighbor¬
hood and strangers visiting the coun¬
try come to skate or> Lake Haruna,
and when the ice is melted the same
Japs and other strangers come to fl-,h
In Its depths and drink tea at the tea
house on the shore. Lake Haruna is
much visited. Those who care noth¬
ing for its beauty or the Joys of fish¬
ing or skating come to pay homage to
the goddess of earth and to beg her
blessing on their unworthy lands.
How Is Your Hearing?
We are not made so conscious in
our ordinary occupations of ear de¬
ficiency as we are of eye deficiency.
Unless you are so deaf as to be a
marked man, you can hear the honk
of an automobile or the clang of a
street car bell in time to get out of
the way; and unless you are so deaf
as to be a marked man you can hear
the talk of your companions and dis¬
tinguish what they say.
As a matter of fact, in our ordi¬
nary, civilized life, the man with nor¬
mal ears has about three times as
much keenness of hearing as he is
called upon to use; whereas, even the
man with normal eyes has no such
excess of sight keenness. In other
words, you can get along with less
heuring than you actually possess.
Therefore, you are not aware of the
fact that you may be below normal
so far as hearing is concerned.—Amer¬
ican Magazine.
Unknown Until Tested.
Some folks are capable of almost In¬
finite possibilities. But the trouble
is these possibilities lie too deep to be
used in ordinary life. They respond
only to the call of the exceptional.
The challenge that crushes ordinary
mortals puts them in touch with their
life work. Washington might have
lived and died a community gentle¬
man had he not been drafted by cir¬
cumstances to lead a great people to
freedom and cement together the ele¬
ments that have made this a great na¬
tion. The name of Lincoln was bound
to become known, but it was the cir¬
cumstances of a great cause that have
made him the byword for every Amer¬
ican youth. And it often happens that
natures that are hard to arouse are
capable of the greatest effort when
once fired with a definite purpose.
There’s no telling what is in man un¬
til you have put him to the test. And
only tested men are fit for the highest
service.
8ome Wealthy Wernert.
Hetty Green was considered the
world’s richest woman at the time of
her death. Others included among the
wealthiest women are Mrs. Finley J.
Shepard (formerly Helen Gould),
Mnie. Krupp of Germany and Viscount¬
ess Rhondda, daughter of the Welsh
coal baron.
The Earth as a Sphere.
Dr. William F. Warren, president
emeritus of Boston university, in a
late number of the Classical Journal,
gives fresh evidence for the view so
tong advocated by him that man from
the earliest times has had the con¬
ception of the earth as a sphere. He
reviews the mythical geography of the
Hast Aryans, showing that they look¬
ed upon the earth as a sphere, and con¬
siders what light this East Aryan
geography throws upon the wander¬
infills ings of Io as described by Aeschylus
“Prometheus Bound,” and upon
the geographic ideas of prehistoric
Greeks.
Tiie conclusion is that this old myth
as poetically tetold by Aeschylus re¬
veals a conception of the earth identi
oal witli the spherical Idea of the East
Aryans. Doctor Warren has given us
a vigorous piece of criticism in this
paper, succeeding in making clear the
journey of io which so haflied the
great Greek historian Grole that he
said : “The route of Io in the ‘Prome¬
theus Bound’ defies all comprehension,
even s.s a consistent picture.” Such a
paper reminds us that Hellenic liter¬
ature has not been exhausted by origi¬
nal investigation.
Apprenticeship for Mothers.
In the domain of home economics,
which has become so firmly intrenched
in the education of American women,
the practice house has afforded some¬
thing comparable to what the hospital
offers to the medical student, suys the
Journal of the American Medical as¬
sociation. Recently the varied activi¬
ties in the practice houses of one large
educational institution, have been di¬
versified still further by affording op
portunities to observe as well as to as
sist in the care of infants. Tho latter
are secured from orphanages. Thi*
form of apprenticeship in the study of
the homemaker’s job is an innovation
which deserves to be watched with in¬
terest.
Seaweed Scenes.
With a needle and human hair pic¬
tures have been produced on silk and
ivory which have amazed the art crit¬
ics.
This fact is recalled by a catalogue
of freak pictures which has lately
been published. Landscapes, sea¬
scapes, portraits, and natural history
pictures have been produced with ex¬
traordinary skill.
Needlework and beadwork pictures
are fairly common, and shell, seaweed,
and feather pictures were also very
popular at one time. Seaweed pic
hires date back to.1780, when “an un
known lady” exhibited three land
scapes in oil, “the trees and shrubs ho
ing made in seaweed—a new inven
tion,” to quote the catalogue.
Pictures cut in paper were also fre¬
quently exhibited, while on one occa¬
sion a lady exhibited a festoon of flow¬
ers cut in cork.
New Year Greetings
To each and every friend and cus¬
tomer of this store we extend our sin¬
cere thanks for your liberal patronage
during 1919, and during the year 1920
we hope to have the pleasure of serving
all oftener.
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WE FIND UPON ENTERING
THE NEW YEAR
That we are better prepared than
ever to supply the demand for pure
fresh groceries at prices consumers will
experience difficulty in duplicating.
MAY 1920 BE GOOD
TO EVERYBODY
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