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JACK L. PATTERSON,
Editor and Proprietor
Official Organ of Newton County and the
City of Covington
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Entered as second class mail matter December 2.
1908, at the Post Office at Covington, Ga. under the
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\ct of March 3, 1879.
Don’t forget to write it “1920.”
Let’s make 1920 the best year in the history of
Newton county.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says there is a re
ported shortage of small change, but it is not a re¬
port in this office.
THE DORSEY—WALKER DECISION ,,
Under another one of those unprecedented “inter
pretations” of the law for which Governor Hugh M.
Dorsey and Attorney General Clifford Walker have
become more or les s distinguished, an army of spec¬
ial tax investigators recently toured Georgia and ex¬
acted a special cigarette tax from merchants who
do not deal in cigarettes nor cigarette papers in
direct violation of an expressed ruling of the Comp¬
troller General of the State of Georgia.
In Newton county the investigator collected taxes
aggregating several hundred dollars fom meebants
who have rigdly observed the law regulating the sale
of cigarettes and the disposition of cigarette papers,
wnth the result that a vigorous protest was filed by
a number of Covington Merchants and refunds
secured.
This latest “construction” of the law by the Gov¬
ernor and the Attoney General is remindful of their
celebated “opinion” denying the Thirty- fourth
district representation in the State Senate, but un¬
fortunately the victims of this political discrimi¬
nation were successful in securing a reversal.
Nineteen hundred and nineteen will be known as
the year of “drive*,.” —Jackson Progress- Argus.,
Yes, and th e next “drive” should be directed against
the boll weevilL , %
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Where Is Hi i! !•’
Your Money? Mi
Is it hidden in a sock under the mattress? Is it buried
in an old tomato can under the butternut tree? Or is
it safely deposited in our bank, drawing interest and es¬
tablishing credit for you? Wise farmers bank— I!
use our
progressive farmers who read wisely and well, and
who know how to follow the good advice they find in
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TSe COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN
In the January 3 issue of the ing agricultural weekly will cost
Great National Farm Weekly, you only $1.00, which we’ll
J. M. Henderson, Jr., a farmer- gladly charge to your account if
5* stockman-banker of California, you say so. And it will pay you
discusses “The Banker as a to invest the dollar. We know
Farm Leader.” We’re interested the big coming issues will give
the copy in that article and a good many you new ideas for your farm,
everywhere of the same sort to follow, and and we believe they will help
we’d like to have every farmer you to make and to save more
hereabouts follow them with us. money. Come in to see us—and
Fifty-two big issues of this lead¬ subscribe today.
38’: m wmmfi mews, “moron, chateau THURSDAY. JANUARY, ’1 1920
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Christinas loses some of its enjoyment after one
attains the under side of middle-age, but it is an un¬
fortunate person indeed who is incapable of appre¬
ciating the privilege of sojourning for a week amid
the environments of the old home, as we did last
week over in Spalding county.
The mother and brother were there, just as they
were when we used to make ready for the annual
visit of “Old Santa Claus on Wonder night in the
early years of sunny childhood, and for the Christ
was and is still the community center. We missed
mas tree at the school house on the north side, which
father who left us four years ago, but he was pres¬
in memories returning vision as were many ot¬
relatives and friends who have crossed the
“Great Divide.”
Somehow w e began feeling the Chriit.ias spirit
early in December; not that we were anticipating
more pleasurable event than spendng a few days
a little town which in years agone had been noted
for enthusiastic celebrations of the holidays. While
Christmas spirit was not vibrating as it did
twenty years ago, it was apparent that the people
not unmindful of the event for which the sea¬
is observed.
The people were not the same, but the old home
with its surrounding trees and whispering winds
were the same as they were years before when tired
eyes refused to remain open in anticipation of the
visit of Santa Claus. Then there was the
two-story coop in which the Christmas tur¬
key used to while away the time while awaiting the
festivities, and the noisy “gobble” from the upper
. story indicated that an important feature of the
program had not been neglected.
Just to the left of the fire-place in the room
which we used to occupy we espied the ideitical nail
rofm which our infantile stockings were suspended
years ago, and while we were tempted to hang up
cur other pair of socks, wisely arrived at the con¬
clusion that the “jolly old fello had lost our address
and denied ourself the pleasure of emulating the
custom of other days.
It was apparent, however, on the following morn¬
ing that Santa had paid his annual visit to the
“good little boys and girls” of the community, with
whom we rejoicer as in years past, remembering the
time when we used to bound from bed and rush *o
the fireside in an ecstasy of delight to explore the
of well-filled stockings.
Naturally we remembered the time when we were
happy as the happiest and as noisy as the uois
iest, begining early in the morning to explode fire¬
works and continuing unti far into the night.
It was noticeable that firecrackers did not make
much noise as they did twenty years ago, nor did
sky rockets and Roman candles ascend as high,
consequence of whch we wondered if the boys
girls were getting as much out of Christmas as
those who have married and established homes
their own—at least many of them have while
have not, but that is anoter story.
We received a number of iuvtations to “dine out”>
three of which we accepted, as the folks of the town
long ago learned not ' extend courtesies of that na¬
ture uuless they meant it,. There can be no doubt
that we acquitted ourself with the usual honors.,
The week came to an end on Saturday night, as
weeks will, and the New Year has made its ad¬
vent—May we measure up to the expectations of
our friends and do our duty is our earnest esire as
we confont the grind of another twelve months.,
“THE END OF THE WORLD.”
As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples
saith unto Him, Master, see what manner of stones
and Andrew asked Him privately,
said unto him: Seest these great buildings? there
shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down,.
And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives over
over against the temple, Peter and James and John
and Andrewasked Ilim privately,
Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall
he the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled
To four of his favorite disciples Jesus answered:
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man i
not the angles which ar e in heaven, neither the Son
but the Father,. — j
Take ye heed, watch and pray, for ye know not
when the time is. For the son of man is as a man |
taking far journey, who left his house, and ‘
a gave an
thority to his servants, and to every man his work,
and commanded the porter to watch,.
Watch ye therefre: for ye know not when the mas¬
ter of the houseemes, at even, or at midnight, or
at the eockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all men,
Watch,.—Thirteenth Chapter of St.Mark.
People who were unduly alarmed upon reading
the silly prediction of certain foolish scientist rela¬
tive to disastrous commotions scheduled to occur on
Wednesday,- December 17th, are reminded that the
learned men of the world know no more about the
coming of the end of the world than the man who
drives the garbage cart or the hoy who shines shoes
on the streets.
“No man knoweth, . , And what I say unto you I
say unto all, Watch.”
The presumptions predictions of scientific cranks
no matter how renowned they may he, should not
be the occasion of alarm among Informed people,
who have already witnessed the failure of numerous
predictions concerning the end of time. It is not a
difficult matter to foretell eclipses of the sun ana
moon, hut one thing is certain— the world will nev
end in the fulfillment of prediction.
“It’s really embarrassing to have to tie up a girl’s
shoe laces in this day of high boots, etc.,” says the
Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Jerger is a very
modest man.—Griffin News and Sun. So are we.
but we hereby offer to tie ’em up without undue
embarrassment.
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We want to give, in the most practical and use¬
ful way, our thanks for the sustained patronage of
X our customers. It is an argument that speaks well
K for our business morale—is satisfied customers.
i I Our Best Wishes
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always follow’any word to our customers and friends.
May the New r Year bring to all of you Prosperity
and Happiness, is the wish of
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want to go, you want to have a top
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—If You Are a Motorist
Drive your car around to our place and let our experienced
workmen give you the facts and figures about a new top for
that car of yours so that you may have it ready for use in a
day or two’s time. Fall and winter is the^time you really
need your car if you need it at all to go to your office or on
business about the farm, so now is the time to get ready for
it by letting* us epiup your automobile with anew top.
ms 00. WHY NOT YOU?
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