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g0T no CREDIT for song
Thomas A’Beckett YJro*t a Ver
UnM ” c Columbia” and An
sion 0 f “Hail
other Man Claimed It.
There are three patriotic songs
mu ns "Columbia,” and there is not
hen* as much care in distinguishing
® ' there should be, the Philadeh
flS
hia Record uemarks.
1 n "Songs Tliat Every Child Should
I„ ’‘ Bacon has included
KmV Dolores
“Columbia, the Gem of tlie Ocean,”
hlch she credits to Dr. Timothy
Dff ,vht. That eminent man, so closely
identified with the history of Yale,
vrote another “Columbia.”
,„ m hja Columbia, lo glory arise,
The queen of the world and the child of
t!i6 skit s.
Both "Hail Columbia” and “Cohim
bia t ] ie Gem of the Ocean” are Phila¬
delphia products, though the tune of
the former, known before Joseph Hop
hinsoa set the words to it as “The
president's March,” has a somewhat
obscure anti disputed origin. Both of
ttiese songs were born on the stage;
ttiey W ere written for the benefit of
gCtorS An actor named Fox appealed
.
to Hopkinson to write some verses that
he couid sing to “Tiie President’s
March,” and the result was ‘‘Hail Co¬
lumbia,” produced in 1708.
Thomas A’Beckett, whose son of t lie
same name died last year, wrote to Ad¬
miral Preble an account of his compo¬
sition. of the\year 1843, being
“In the fall
then engaged as an actor at the Chest¬
nut street theater in Philadelphia, I
rvas waited upon by D. T. Shaw (then
singing at the Chinese museum) with
the request that I would write him .a
song for his benefit night. He pro¬
duced some patriotic lines and asked
niy opinion of them. I found them
ungrammatical, and so deficient in
measure as to be totally unfit to be
adapted to music. We adjourned to
the house of a friend (It. Hartford)
and I then wrote the two first verses
in pencil, and at Miss Hartford’s piano
I composed the melody. On reaching
my home I added the third verse,
wrote the symphonies and arrange¬
ments and made a fair copy in ink and
gave it to Mr. Shaw, requesting him
not to give or sell a copy.”
Shaw, however, procured its pub¬
lication by Willig of Philadelphia as a
song “written, composed and sung by
David T. Shaw, and arranged by T.
A’Beckett, Esq.” A’Beckett asserted
his rights and obtained their admis¬
sion, but ‘‘Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean” has often been published as
Shaw's work.
Another Crime Charged to Rat.
The rat, already perhaps the most
unpopular of all living creatures,
earns fresh odium from the_ discov¬
ery that it way be responsible for the
spread of cancer. Of the rats brought
from a certain sugar refinery to the
laboratory of Professor Fibiger, of Co¬
penhagen, many were found to havf
rancor of the stomach, and investiga¬
tion has tended to show that this re¬
sulted from eating the cockroaches
with which the refinery is infested. A
nematode worm was discovered as a
parasite of the cockroaches, the fe¬
male being one and one-half to two
Inches long and one-two-hundred and
fiftieth inch in diameter, while the
nale is only half as large. A number
)f rats fed on these cockroaches and
)n the eggs of the parasite developed
Inflammations and cancer of the stom¬
ach. Of rs»ts fed on the eggs, 116
which developed gastric affections in
rluded 14 that died in 30 to 40 days
without developing cancer, and 54
:hat eventually died from quite typ
cal cancer of the stomach. The tu¬
mors all continued to increase in size
is long as life lasted.
Not Dobbin.
The little boy of the farm was show¬
ing the visitor, who happened to be
a literature teacher in one of Indiana’s
higher institutions of learning, over
the farm. He commented often, but
sometimes not as wisely as a farmer
would have commented on the points
of interest. They happened to pass a
field in which was an animal whose
place lips partly been usurped by the
auto industry. He leaned against the
fence and gazed on the sight. “Poor
Dobbin, your day of usefulness is
over,” he sighed. “No doubt a shin
tog new flivver lias taken your place.”
“No, sir,” the little boy offered in¬
formation. “Her colt hurt its foot in
the pasture yestc-day, so dad left it
ht the barn today while she grazed.”
School for Belgian. Farmers.
The Belgian government has hit
hpon a novel scheme of teaching the
farmers of the country better methods
°f farming, says Motor. The idea of
a school for farmers is not new, but
the idea of taking tlie school to the
farmer by means of a motor caravan
hs certainly novel. The school build¬
ing consists of three units, one pow¬
ered with a gasoline motor; in short
^ith a building section on a motor truck,
tins powered unit go two trail¬
ers and the three rolled into position
and joined together make tlie commo
diou,s and convenient class room.
Gravity Labeler Useful.
The gravity labeler makes a wide
departure from all previous belt rna
ehim.s as one of extreme simplicity,
sa - vs the Scientific American. Starting
hum a receiving shelf, the cans roll
d°\vn an inclined track, passing first
( ' V(, r an open tray of adhesive and
then over the label stack, picking up
a ktbel in their progress. The cans
then Pass under a battery of brushes,
thus firmly affixing the labels. The
tnnchinp will work at lightning speed,
w limited only by the rate at which,
operatives can place cans on the in
Wl utd shelf.
A DEMONSTRATION
VALUE GIVING
Never Before Equaled in Atlanta
W V V 7? ing ^ ave Winter season. tremendously Our stock but is larger wisely than for the present before Fall and and the selec¬ com
ever
tions were never better. More attention has been paid to quality and
values and less to the freak styles that have predominated in the past. m
BETTER BUY EARLY BEFORE THE STOCK IS PICKED OVER
ONE VERY CHOICE LOT of 300
Pure All Wool Worsted Suits in sizes
and styles to suit the young, elclerly,
slim, stout or medium man.
These were bought months ago ana in¬
tended for sale at a price of $60.00 or
better.
Positively a better valu£ has \ » .
never *: : : 1
been offered in Atlanta or this entire
section. Special Price—......
*45 °°and *47 50
AND WE DIDN’T FORGET THE *
BOYS.
When we bought for them we remembered that -
they were hard on clothes and a problem to every
parent. Our offerings are Cassimeres, Worsteds We Buy For Cash
and Serges—built for School and Service. Our
stock is complete and prices range from— And Sell For Cash
.50 to *18 .00
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S
SPECIAL
THE AMERICAN LADY SHOE For School and Dress A Special Lot of Ladies’ Full Dress
FOR GROWING GIRLS— Shoes—All with Goodyear Welt and in
A nobby and well-appearing shoe that various colors and combinations.
A shoe constructed scientifically will make them feel at home in any These shoes are easily worth from
on company and at the time giving $15.00 to $18.00, but bought them
correct lines for the girl who is just same we
budding into womanhood. A sensible a wealth of wear. These all have the at a good figure in a big lot and have
last and a sensible heel and guaran¬ genuine Goodyear Welt, in Brown, Calf made a price to move them from our
teed to give all of the service to be and Black Kid— shelves quickly. They come in
expected of it— Bronze, Kid, Satins , Oyster Grey,
Sizes Patent with Brown Tops, Brown with
In Brown and Black Calf and Black Skinner’s Satin Tops and Two-Tone
Kid; Sizes from 2 1/2 to 7’s.................... 8 to 11 ......... efects. i
$■ 7.00 and *7 Sizes A Very Special Price $1
11 1/2 to 2. while-rihey last..............
McDonald & Stribling
CORNER OF ATLANTA, JUST ONE BLOCK
PRYOR and DECATUR FROM FIVE POINTS
V M)Y SCOUTS, TROOP ONE,
HOLD INTERESTING MEETING.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 1, held
tlieir regular meeting Friday night at
the Scout hall. On account of. no
Sights, tlie meeting was somewhat
lark, but with tlie Scout spirit and a
few lanterns, we had sufficient light
to hold our meeting.
After the usual routine of business,
he pittrols entered into a pie-eating
contest which afforded much pleasure
in many ways. Tlie result of this con¬
test is as follows: the Wolf Patrol,
Jack Flowers, the Eagle Patrol. Hugh
Ghilds, the Black Bear Patrol, Charlie
Elliott. These three winners competed
again for the Troop winner, and 2nd
Class Scout Hugh Childs, won. A
Scout is clean, so it was necessary to
have some water near after the spir¬
ited contest was over.
The demonstration had to be post¬
poned on account of |>oor light, and
will lie given at tlie next meeting.
After finishing th P work at the Scout
hall, the Scouts adjourned to the lawn
near the Presbyterian church and en¬
joyed several game* for a period of an
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
hour.
The Scout work is rapidly enlarging
itself here and soon the Troop will be
full, only 32 can be in each troop and
I have about 24 'the roll, having
we on
j had five new members within the past
wo weeks.
This, the greatest movement for
boys in existence, should be eucour
lged in every way in order that the
uture may have a body of greater
nen and tranied in many ways to do
Treater work for tlie country.
On Friday, the 17th, the Troop went
out in the country soon after tlie dis¬
missal of school and enjoyed a game
j >f “Captur e the Flag,” light for a while, or
j us long as it was enough to see,
j after this we made the camp fire and
had supper which was a very impor
!ant part of tlie program.
The regular meeting was held
around th e camp fire and the Scout
Master told a story of the Origin of the
First Gang. During, the meeting a
discussion of Patrol Contest on Nov¬
ember 8th. or during that week was
entered into. In addition to the above
a few remarks were made on what to
do if a Scout should become lost or
separated from the body in the woods
at night. Then the line of march was
formed and the procession started to¬
wards home, arriving here at nine
thirty o’clock.
“Do a Good Turn Daily” is the
great slogan of the movement, and
"Be Prepared” is the motto of the
Boy Scouts of America.
To giv e you an example of Scout
work, and this is one of the numerous
■ uses that takes place almost daily, I
select this one of a great many before
me: A First Class Scout of Washing¬
ton, D. C„ was in a camp along the
Patomac. That was on May 5,1919. A
canoe containing four people came
down the stream. Those in it had lost
control, and foundered on the danger¬
ous rocks of Little Falls. The rock*,
are in fact, deadly. The party luckily
had foundered in the back wafers
where there was but little current. But
it was imposible to run a boat to them
or to swim to them. The person who
tried it would have been cut to pieces
on the rocks and carried off. The acci¬
dent happened at 7 o’clock. Scout Gil¬
lette’s camping immediately began to
plan a rescue. First they lit fires on
BIG '‘DOUBLE CIRCUS
COMING THIS WAY.
Ring ling Bros., and Barnum and Bailey
Combined Announce Exhibitions
At Early Date.
Tbis locality has entertained many
circuses, but never anything to com¬
pare with the gigantic double shows
billed as Ringling Brothers and Bar
uum and Bailey Combined, which will
exhibit afternoon aud night at Atlan¬
ta, Monday, October 18th.
The merging of these mammoth in¬
stitutions in one circus of colossal size,
constitutes the amusement surprise of
tlie twentieth century. Nothing to ap¬
proach this gigantic, new circus has
ever before toured America. It has
been formed by merging the pick and
tli e cream of all that was biggest and
best in tlie two famous shows. It
would be folly to attempt to enumer¬
ate its many wonder*. Some idea of
tlie enormous scale upon which fe**.t
ores are presented may be had when
it is stated that a quarter of a million
pounds of elephants take part in a
single act. In other words—six times
as many of the big-eared giants than
hr.ie ever before been seen in one main
tent exhibition. All else to be seen In
proportion. The arenic stars embrace
all tlie world’s foremost circus perfor¬
mers. Three are three hours of novel¬
ties and big sensational acts. Th e me¬
nagerie is far and away the most
colossal ever traveled. For instance—
a Jierd of eight giraffes are exhibited
in place of the two or three shown in
tlie past. The great tournament which
opens the main-tent program, is the
most magnificent thing in pagentry
yet produced in America. Hundreds
upon hundreds of gorgeously costumed
characters and beautiful horses take
part in it. The morning street parade
is the longest and most brilliant ever
given anywhere and offers something
entirely new and novel in processional
display. It is a stupendous, double,
circus that baffles description.
WEST END NEWS.
We are having some very nice
(weather and the farmers are busy
gathering their crops.
Mr. J. N. Cnuiiu has pu.Mhcsed a
part of the McPoai'd p.#<v. We
wisii him much success.
Miss Mollie Henry spent Saturday
night with Miss s Essie and Mattie
Bryan.
Mr. J. A. Scott has returned home
after* few days stay in Atlanta.
Mr. J. H. Latham and sisters, Misses
Nannie Mae and Lucy, spent Sunday
afternoon with their sister, Mrs. B. L.
Veal, of Magnet.
Mr. Clarence Mills and son, J. T.,
spent Sunday afternoon with the for¬
mer’s sister, Mr. Ida Latham.
Messrs. I. J. Smith and J. B. Shaw
passed through West End Thursday
afternon
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shaw, of Magnet,
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Airs. Alice Latham.
We are sorry to note the death of
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie B. Smith, of Porterdale, We
extend to them our deepest sympathy.
Mrs. Adaline Sheriff, of Atlanta, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Oawthorne.
Messrs. Walter Penn and Tommy
Maloy spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. J. N. Cronan and family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Watson, of
Rockdale, spent Eutiday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Powell.
We firmly believe that Mr. J. P
Moseley enjoys making cotton picking
baskets these days.
Messrs. Jim Watson and Olin Mad¬
dox, of Henry county, visited Mr. Har¬
vey Shaw Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Walt Kirkus spent a short while
with Mr. Tom Bryan Sunday afternoon
ROCKY HILL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hodge and son,
Carroll, .spent Sunday at Prospect, as
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc¬
Clendon.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hodg e spent
Sunday here as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Dolph McCullough had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Parker and children and Mr.
and Mr*. Fleteh McCullough and chil¬
dren. of Mansfield, and Mr J. D. Oz
burn, of Old Rock Creek.
Mrs. B F. McCullough and children
'and Mrs T. J. Kitchens, of Old Bock
Creek, spent n short while Saturday
afternoon as the guests of Mrs. Dolpb
McCullough.
Mrs. Harvfe Hodge and daughter,
Louise, spent Saturday night and Sun¬
day at Monticello. a* the guests of
iter mother, Mrs. Clark Cunard.
FOB SALE—One seven-room, one
five-room honse in North Covington.
Water, Lights. See the editor.—tf.
the shore so that there would be light,
for tlie night was coming on. They
made up their minds that the only
hoi*? of rescue lay in throwing a rope
to th e canoists and hauling them in.
They had no rope long enough; then
too, they had to fashion loops so each
.••f tlie four persons could tie himself
to the main stand. It is necessary to
know how to tie knots tiiat would uot
slip. It was part of tlieir Scout train¬
ing. They were prepared. Seventy
five feet from the shore there was a
rock. Gillette after three hours of
ineffectual easti,ng decided that the
only way to get a roi»e to them was to
have someone go out on that rock and
throw from there. He volunteered to
make the journey. Carrying a lantern
lie started. The rock itself was in
very swift water. If he slipped he
would be gone. But lie made his goal
in safety, clung there, and managed
to cast the rope to the canoe. Those
on tlie beach hauled in all the canoists.
The Nation Court of Honor of the Boy
Scouts ox America presented Gillette
with a silver medal.”
Be prepared.
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