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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Official Organ of Newton County and the ®ity of Covington.
Published every Thursday by the News Publishing Company.
W. E. LIGHTFOOT ................ EDITOR-MANAGER
Entered as second class mail matter December 2, 1908, at the
Post Office at Covington, Ga., under the act of March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1923
SHOW YOUR GRATITUDE
The most deplorable “blot upon the escutcheon” of man
is ingratitude, and the highest form of ingratitude is to
antagonistically center your efforts against those to whom
you look for sustenance. This is exactly what you do when
you send your money away from your home community.
Fair and intelligent consideration of this question will
result in the concentration of effort for the best interest of
our home community. If you do not spendycxur money at
home we cannot grow. Reciprocity and co-operation are our
talvation. Rules for self protection must be made and ad¬
hered to by our citizens. That which hampers, limits, crip¬
ples and retards must of necessity be done away with. That
which tends to prosperity and plenty must be encouraged.
We are now moving toward the light through the vista of
folly, and if we only obey he simple and just rule of buying
-.t home, no one can estimate the great riches and benefits
that will yet be ours.
Wo will have our share of the prosperity that is sweep¬
ing the land, and bringing peace, contentment and happi¬
ness in its wake. Buying from catalogue houses puts the
brake en progress, and limits your power and possibilities.
The well meaning citizens who are advocating the buy
at-hcnne-idea are honorable and friendly aids of prosperity,
peace and plenty.
Buy at home and all the happiaess and contentment
that is the reward of a clean, clear conscience and righteous
action are yours.
Your all depends upon the business conditions of your
home community. Don’t you see that when you send your
money away you are lowering the business standard, and
thereby doing your friends, your town and yourself a gross
injustice?
Wives, talk this important question over with your
husbands. Husbands impress the importance of this upon
your wives. This mail order buying is more or less of a
fad-—a craze that will—yes must he eliminated for the very
simple reason that it is not consistent with good business
judgment or common sense to invest money in such a
manner.
Do not be a party to your home community retrogres¬
sion. Put your shoulder to the wheel and boost. Nothing
you can get out of a catalogue can take the place of horse
sense. Buy at home and persuade your neighbor to do
likewise.
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PIONEERS AND STAY-AT-HOMES
The human race is supposed to have originated in Asia,
in primitive ages, the people of active temperament be
t'.line dissatisfied with conditions and migrated to Europe,
hoping to find or create better opportunities. Meanwhile
those of more passive natures tended to remain at home in
Asia. From this division, two distinct types of civilization
developed.
The passive folks who stayed at home, were inclined
to get along with the conditions that they had. Instead
of trying to secure better government and economic advance,
♦ they schooled themselves in endurance. That spirit was all
light so far as it went, hut it did not incite them to develop
a higher civilization.
The European peoples who had moved on In search of
better things, were naturally of more energetic nature. It
was their instinct to improve conditions, and consequently
tney developed a superior civilization.
In the 17th century, young people with courage and
faith again broke away from old traditions, and settled in
America. As a result of their ambition and determination,
they were able to establish the improved institutions of demo¬
cracy. The more passive types of people who had remained
at home lacked something of this initiative. So America
went ahead faster than Europe. As the result of the better
institutions of democratic government which it was able tc
create, our country has avoided the more serious ox the
evils resulting from the World war.
The more desirable portions of the earth are well ten
anted now, so that not many young people can emulate their
pioneer ancestors and create improved conditions in new
surroundings. But the fact that they must usually settle
down somewhere near their homes, does not mean that the}
must follow the old ruts.
They will do well to reverence the wisdom of the past
and build their institutions on practical human experience
rather than theory. But they must always retain a share
of the pioneer energy that has developed improved civiliza
tions, always Vie looking for better things, always trying tc
carry into their community life the spirit of action and
achievement that has carried the world forward through al
epochs of history.
THIS COUNTY AGENT IS WORTH WHILE
County Agent A. G. Robinson, of Gwinnett county, left
3.awrenceville Monday morning in charge of ninety-thret
Gwinnett county Club Boys, headed for the State Collegt
of Agriculture, at Athetis, where they will spend a week.
While at the college these boys will be given all tin
practical training possible by the able instructors, includ
ag the judging of different breeds of cattle and chickens, etc.
County Agent Robison has accomplished a vast amount
of good since going to Gwinnett county, as is evidenced b}
the fact that there are to be found in the possession of boy.
in the county any number of pure bred hogs, cattle, fin*
chickens, “prize” cornfields, and many other things whici
are traceable directly to the efforts of the county agent.
And not only that, but he has, in many ways, aide-,
the older farmers handling the different problems that com<
before them.
Any county which has not a good county agent is prac¬
ticing false economy, and is failing to take advantage of
one of the most valuable agencies that could be employed
for the advancement of agricultural interests.
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We have heard of catching fish in many ways, but the
latest way to get your fish is to wade in and catch them
with your bare hands. There is a man named Bostwick.
living near Covington, who is so thorough in this method
of fishing that he never mistakes a snake for a fieh, but
c an at any time he goes fishing, pick up fish from five to
ten pounds. He says when some people first try fishing
this way they invariably bring to the surface a big mocassin
snake and that ends it With them, and they therefore never
become proficient in this real way to fish, as he terms it.
He says the snakes do not feel like the fish at all, but
have a rough scally back.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
11-RESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING
In the death of President Harding, the American peo¬
ple have lost, in the prime of his manhood and energy,
sincere friend, an honest and earnest public servant.
a ‘ town”. The at¬
President Harding lived in a “small
mosphere in which he dwelt, thought a*id developed was
of the typical, average, prosperous, conservative Amer¬
that in
ican home. There are spores of houses like his own
the peaceful, streets of Marion, and millions of similar homes
ill this country.
President Harding truly represented the thought and
feeling of these American homes.
He careful, conscientious, conservative, honest. He
was
felt that his duty was to take good care of whatever was
entrusted to him, rather than to change and improve it by
new and original ideas.
He was always faithful to his party, his friends and to
what he believed to be the ideal of American life and gov¬
ernment.
He will be honored by the world as an honest, earnest
man, and the United States will mourn, in his untimely
death, the loss of a good and loyal friend.
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DI R MOST PRECIOUS PRODUCT
Thousands of country schools ended their five, six
or seven months’ terms early in the spring. How many
children have enrolled in the public schools of the United
States, city and country, since last September? The exact
number cannot be stated now, but a conservative estimate
places the grand total at 22,063,526. The enrollment in
the public high schools is about 10.2 per cent of this num¬
ber, or 2.250,526, leaving 19,813,453 as the enrollment in
l ublic elementary schools. The estimated number in the
eighth grade is 8.2 per cent of this number or 1,624,703. It
is fair to say that 80 per cent of these pupils, 1,299,762, ac¬
tually completed the work of the eighth grade and may now
be classed as elementary school graduates for this year.
About 14.5 per cent of the enrollment in public high schools
will be found in the fourth year. For 1923 this number is
estimated at 326,326. Approximately 70 per cent of this
number, or 228,428 are now going forth as high school
graduates. The graduates of the three-year high schools
ill add at least 10,000 to this number.
THE PRESIDENT’S SAD DEATH
President Harding’s sudden death comes at a moment
when the whole nation had been comforted by news of his
improved condition, and almost certain recovery .
The first thought is one of sympathy for the President’s
widow, the devoted wife by whose side and with whose help
ie found life’s success amd his happiness.
Next comes thought of the national loss. President
Harding was a typical, conscious American citizen, devoted
to his duty, anxious for the public welfare and unselfish in
seeking it. He goes to his grave with the respect and af¬
fection of the whole people. Those that opposed some of
his policies will he first to recognize the sincerity of those
policies, and President's single-mindedness.
President Harding’s death has cast into utter confusion
all political plans and predictions for the future and for the
on test of 1924.
Had President^ Harding lived, there was no doubt or
question as to his renomination.
The only uncertainty of the Democrat to be named
against him and) of any possible independent, Including
Henry Ford.
Now everything is completely changed, the Republican
convention, apparently will be a free-for-all struggle, with
Mr. Coolidge, the new President, starting out with the ad¬
vantage of the administration machine, which is powerful,
and may well b« put inte good working order between now
and the date of the convention.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
SMALL FAVORS THANKFULLY RECEIVED
Dr. M. M. Parks, former State School Superintendent,
md for many years president of the State Normal School
tor Girls at Milledgeviile, won his way into the hearts of
members of the House Appropriations committee Thursday
afternoon, say the Atlanta papers, whan he told that body
that whatever the Legislature decided it could give his
institution for maintenance, whether larger or smaller in
amount than previous years, would be accepted with
smile, without complaint, and would be used to the best
interests of the State and as economically and efficiently
as possible.
As he concluded his remarks the committee members
broke into applause and this was increased by his
to a question. The question was if many worthy girls were
not turned away from his institution by lack of funds
care for them.
“Sure,” smiled Dr. Parks in reply, “but they go to
ether college. If we had room for them all, some of
other colleges would be half empty.”—Savannah Press.
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If everybody would take a pledge like the
this world would be at least some better to live in: “I
try to be kind to all living creatures and try to protect
from cruel usage.”
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When you see a fellow stop his car and block the
street, den’t loose your temper, he don’t own the
only for the time being.
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Chickens are good to eat, they are almost a
and the fellow without a few chickens is not getting all he
entitled to, but brother, bear in mind that when said
get into your neighbor’s flower garden, business is going
pick up. And sometimes dogs cause; the venom m
neighbor to flow when they venture on your neighbors
ses. The best policy for folks to pursue is “Keep your
and chickens on your own side of the fence.”
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There is a true saying that advertising pays, but
us refer to “there are exceptions to the rule” The Ku
Elan is receiving much free advertising due to the
conduct of those who serve as the foundation to the
It is broadcasted throughout the land charging one
white slavery, and others with misappropriating the
etc. All of this is more than a decent man wants to
for regardless of how clean the principles of the order
be. The Klan is all right, but the order wiH never get
where as long as a set of swine are at the head of it.
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A woman down east feeds her husband on ground
diluted with strychnine. When she gets thru feeding
she can work him over into a memorial church window.
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Another reason for high garage bills is the fact
every mechanic leaves about fifty cents worth of grease
your steering wheel.
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Hush, little doggie,
Don’t you cry,
Ypu’ll be a Wienerwurst
By and by.
BOYS TO PROTECT SONG BIRDS
Edith Slalcji
In just eight days, one hundred ard I
thirty-four boys of Wichita Falls, Tex
have signed the pledge noc to kill a
sang IMrd, take or destroy its nest of
eggs or permit others to do so if in their
power to prevent, and it is likely that
many other boys will sign up.
The campaign, which was sponsored
by the juvenile offioer and one of the
daily papers, was the result of a path¬
etic incident in connection with the
killing of a mocking bird. A little girl
who lay sick of a disease that will
shortly claim her, had just one pleas¬
ure left—the twice-a-day visit of a
mocking bird that perched himself in
a tree at her window and poured out
his song as if he knew the joy he was
giving. One day he did not come. The
next day he was found dead in a neigh¬
boring yard with a bullet hole in his
)>ody, while two of the nestlings had
been killed and the third had starved.
There were many offers to give the
child a bird in a gilded cage, and one
was accepted, but the cagied bird could
not take the place of the little visitor
she had learned to watch for.
There is a law protecting song-birds,
but the juvenile officer decided to start
an honor roll and see if he oould edu¬
cate the beys to the real value of birds.
The response has been wonderful. Busi¬
ness mem living near one of the river
bridges say hat prior to the campaign
the boys in that section spent the en-!
tire day killing birds, but that now not
a rifle or shooter is to be seen. One
little boy digs worms every morning
and puts them where a mother mock¬
ing bird can get them for her brood.
He is enjoying it, too. Several boys
circulated the pledge in their own
neighborhood and secured a large num¬
ber of signatures.
MRS. HARDING FOURTH PRESI¬
DENT'S WIDOW NOW LIVING
Washington, D. C., August 8.—Mrs.
Florence Kling Harding, by the death
c*f her distinguished husband, has be¬
come the fourth White House widow
living today.
The other women, who like Mrs.
Harding, were once “first lady of the
land,” are Mrs. Frances Cleveland Pres¬
ton, widow of Grover Cleveland; Mrs.
Mary Scott Lord Harrison, widow of
Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Edith
Kermit Oarow Roosevelt, widow of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Mrs. Preston, who married President
Cleveland while he was in office, is the
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