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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
WATSON WILL PROBATED

The last will and testament Of M. R.
Watson, deceased, was probated in
The county court Of Upton county
July 20. The will provided that all
the estate, both real, personal and
mixed, should go to DR.. w. T. Wat
son and w. Scott Watson as testa-
mentary trustees to take all the
property and convert it into cash and
invest the same according to their
best judgment and use the profits Of
said investment for the use, support
and maintenance of Mrs. S. L. Wat
son, widow Of testator, for her nat
ural life or during her widowhood,
and with remainder at her death or
on her marriage to his heirs-at-law in
fee. The real property conveyed to
the trustees by the will consists Of a
77h-acre tract of land in the 7th
civil district Of Upton county near
Upton. and 10-acre tract Of land
in the LIST civil district and about one
mile northwest Of Covington.
Reunion day will be holiday with
us; will be closed all day. Supply Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Mrs. w. X. Richardson entertain
ed on Thursday afternoon at 'Rook'
to compliment her house guest
Mrs. Peacock, Of Memphis. Punch
was served throughout the game anc
at the conclusion Of which a dainty
/ Ice course was served.
Mrs. Lanier Ferguson was hostess
Of the Maple Street Five Hundred
Club on Friday to honor two attrac-
tive visitors, Misses Eleanor Taylor
and Louise Bransford, the guests Of
Miss Louise 0'Neal. A deligh full af-
ternoon was spent and delicious
salad course was served.
Miss Kittie Beth Ferguson en-
tertained in charming manner in
honor of her guests, Misses Eunice
and Leslie Scott, of Arkabuttla,
Miss. with a delightful rock party
Tuesday evening. A number of
young people enjoYed Miss Fergu-
sons hospitality. A delightful even
ing was spent in playing rock and at
late hour delicious refreshments
were served.
The Parsons West Val. Demo-
crat says: eyes, $4,000 for the cover
page of any magazine is big price,
but there are plenty Of advertisers
clamoring for the privilege Of paying
it, and vet there are those who think
the home paper is robhing them if
they ask 20 or Is cents per Inch for
space that would be worth more to
the local advertiser than the maya
zine advertisements. Human nature is
sure a funny cuss"
"A union service of the local young
peoples societies was held at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday
evening After the business of the
meeting was disposed of, Rev. VIM.
James, pastor of the church, deliver
ed very interesting stereoptican
lecture on "The Life of Christ" This
lecture was very instructive. The
special music of the service was
duet-"Our Faith Looks Up to
Thee"-by Mrs. Alison Simonton and
Miss Gracey McNeely.
A Holiness revival meeting is
being held this week near Tabernacle
on the place of Mr.. C. T. Willis. Rev.
W. E. Collins, Of Cardwell, Mo-, is
conducting the meeting. Mr.. Collins
reports there has been one CONVEX
sion SO far and that great interest has
been manifested in the meetings and
that he has preached to large con-
gregations at each service. The
meeting began Sunday and will con-
dnue for 10 or IL days. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend these SER
vices. Among the out-of-t town visi-
tors to the meeting are Messrs. j. L.
Dillingham;. G. B. Jones and H. T.
Smith, of Ripley. !
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Rev. J. A. Kelly Is conducting !
meeting at Gift this week. He il
being assisted BY Rev L. r. Wads-
worth.
MI Nobe Langley of Garland,
who was running hay press on Mr..
Bradley's place near Garland, had the
misfortune to get his foot caught in
the press Tuesday afternoon about
1880. II seems that Mr.. Langley was
feeding the press and while pressing
the hay down his foot became en-
tangled in the press and was badly
cut and bruised, He was brought to
Covington and given medical atten-
ton. Upon examination of the
wound it is believed that no bones
were crushed.
Mrs. Laura A. Fleming, an aged
and respected lady Of the Bowden
schoolhouse neighborhood, died Mon
day morning, August 2, and was
buried at Indian creek graveyard at
o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. ].
w. Joyner conducting the funeral
services. Mrs. Fleming was one Of
the oldest residents Of this county,
having been born March 10, 1928,
being 80 years of age at the time Of
her death. Mrs. Fleming spent most
of her long and useful life in Upton
county. She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Van Bringle. Of this
county, and Mrs. Lucy Gray, of Texas.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
COUNTY COURT MEETS
IN SPECIAL SESSION

County court met Monday in 3
special session to wind up the un-
finished business Of that body carried
over from the last regular session
The court appropriated about 5000
for the purpose Of repairing and
building bridges and levees in the
county.
On account of the speaking of Gen.
Hannah in the afternoon, the court
adjourned at the end of the morn
ing session until o'clock in the
afternoon.
The tax assessment under the new
assessment act has not been certified
to the County Equalization Board by
the State Board yet, and the matter
of fixing the tax rate for the county,
which, under the act Of the legisla-
ture, is fixed by the quarterly court,
was carried over until the next ses-
sion Of the court.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
CROP CONDITIONS PROMISE
MORE SUGAR NEXT FALL

People who have soft-pedaled the
sugar bowl for six years may be in
terested in the statement that crop
conditions on July ! promised an in
crease in next falls sugar production
in the United States; an increase
amounting to approximately 5000
tons, or enough to load a train of
freight cars 70 or rs miles long, al
lowing 40 tons per car. This pros
peetive crop is equal to more than %
pounds of sugar for every man, wo-
man an child within The United
States, and the increase over last
year equals more than six pounds per
person. The sugar beet crop this
year covers almost a million acres
as against the five-year average of
about two-thirds of a million; and
the growing condition on July 1 was
above the 10-year average. There is
more than half a million acres of
sugar cane this year, about half of
which is intended for sugar and the
other half for syrup. after deducting
considerable amounts for planting the
next crop. There is a substantial in
crease in acreage over last year, es-
pecially in Louisiana, where nearly all
the cane sugar Of the United States
is made. The growing condition of
the cane in Louisiana is much better
than last year, but considerably
under the average for the past nine
years. The department of agricul-
ture, which has carried on a number
of projects looking toward making
this country self-sustaining from
sugar standpoint, is cooperating with
other agencies in protecting the
crops from insects and disease and
otherwise promoting the production
and utilization of a bumper sugar
crop, Il should be borne in mind, |
however, that the forecast for 1920 is
based upon conditions on July /, and
the actual outturn would be above or
below this forecast according as con-
dition between July and harvest are
better or worse than average.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
INCREASE IN PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT RATES

You who are going to travel for
either business or pleasure should ar
range your plans to take that trip
during the month of August, or you
certainly will feel the full effect Of
the High Cost of Travelling when you
receive those pennies back as change
from your roll after buying that
railroad ticket. The new ruling OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
allows the railroads an increase of
approximately rs per cent. on all
railroad fares, and an increase in the
freight rates on many articles. The
passenger fares win be the. highest
ever paid by a traveller in this coun-
try. The increase is allowed also to
the Pullman Company, and Pullman
fares will be the highest in their
history.
A corresponding increase will be
made on all Communication tickets sold
by all railroads.
The government war tax on rail-
road tickets is eight per cent. on the
total cost and the war tax on Pull
man fares is 10 per cent. of the total
cost. Add about 25 per cent. to the
present cost Of your ticket and then
the eight per cent war tax to that
and you can ascertain about what it
will cost. you to take that trip.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in their ruling on freight
rates. was said to have been very
careful not to give the profiteers an
opening to initiate the prices Of GER
tain commodities on account Of the
increased rates. From calculations
made, it.is said that the increased
rates on necessities would not in
crease tlts prices to the consumer.
II il stated that the proposed advance
should have hardly any effect upon
the present prices on the vast ma
jority Of things.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
BRTGHTER sIGNs OF THE TIMEs


From all sides come reports Of
more efficient labor, greater pro.
! duction and more disposition among
the workers to save their money.
The people in this country are no
longer in the humor TO pay any old
price for goods and are getting more
and more particular about parting
with their earnings. The same mot
i've that makes them take better care
of their money causes them to save
time. At last they realize that the
waste of time or money is destruct-
i've and demoralizing.
This is the most hopeful sign of
the times. Il means that we are all
going to get back to work in good
earnest and when we do a whole
brood of evils will cease to exist. A
man is at his best when he is busy
and at his worst when he is loafing
on the job. The old adage, "An idle
brain is the devils workshop" or
Satan finds work for idle hands to
do" is as true as gospel.
One of the most encouraging things
about Europe is the news that people
there are getting busy. People who
work have credit and Europe at
work win be aided with credit and
raw materials from America. With
this aid they will make the goods
to pay us back and so commerce will
be re-esJ established once more on the
basis of fair exchange. A fair ex-
change of goods will bring about
fair exchange in money and thus
another of the worlds evils will be
cured. A revival of sound trade with
Europe will help our own industries.
With these encouraging signs of
the times we can afford to do bust
ness, quit chasing rainbows and
specializing in worthless stocks and
do something that the world needs to
have done.
This kind of business will mean
greater sanity among the masses of
the people and with return of their
customary ideas of economy there
will be savings. These savings may
be conveniently invested in govern
ment securities from the smallest to
The largest, including Saving Stamps
in small amounts and Treasury Saw
ings Certificates for 500 to 81 900.
which may be realized upon in case
Of emergency.
If man really wants specula-
ion that is worth while let him Duy
government bonds at the present
market prices and put them away
That is one speculation that is sure
% win. In the meantime it draws in
,erest as regularly as the years roll
Savings Stamps and Certificates
Up to 800 may be bought from the
postmaster; $1,000 Certificates may
'e bought from the bank. Govern
nent bonds may be bought from al
most anv bank or trust company at
he market price.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
FLORIDA FURNISH FLOWERS
FOR COX INAUGURATION

Hon. James E. Alexander, dele
gate-at-large to the Democratic nat
ional convention at San Francisco
sent the following message to Gov
James M. Cox, Of Ohio, Democratic
nominee for president, Immediately
after his nomination for the presi-
dency:
Accept my hearty congratulations
Florida will furnish the flowers for
your inauguration"
Gov. Cox, replying. said: "Please let
me express to you by this means my
sincere appreciation Of your congratu-
Iatory message. -Volusia County
fla Record.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
INFORMAL DANCING PARTY

We copy the following from the
Fort Smith tArk.) Times Record:
The Misses Lura Williams and Lois
Northum entertained with a very
charming dancing party last night
at the home Of the former in honor
Of the Misses LaVerna HARRISON, Of
Memphis, Tenn, and Hilda Harmed, Of
Alma. Quinn's Orchestra provided
music. An ice course was served.
The guests were the Misses Mabel
Collier, Louise Golden, Rose Maledon,
Georgia Appel Mary Neal, Annie
Reddick, Katberyn Pollan, Prudie
Stovall, Inez Fene, and the Messrs.
Dwight Berson, Maynard Anguin,
Bernard Barton, Preston Meek, Geo.
Otto, Brady Pryor. Earl johnson. Ed
Morgan, Bryant CaTaway (Alma)
and John Prendergast.
The girls remained for slumber
party.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
FOR MISS SHELTON AND GUEST

Miss LYDIA Shelton and her guest,
Miss Monte Taylor, of Danville, KY,
were honorees at delightful bridge
party given by Mrs. James G. Owen
at her attractive home on East Lib
ersy street Monday morning. After
q number Of games, in which three
tables of guests participated, de-
1icious refreshments, consisting of a
salad course, followed by an ice
course. was served. A number Of
young ladies' enjoyed Mrs Owens
hospitality.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Criminal information against 20
alleged draft evaders were filed
Thursday by Thomas ]. Walsh, as
sistant United States district at
tOrney in Memphis. The bills contain
two counts, one being failure to re-
turn questionnaires and the other
failure to appear before local draft
boards for physical examination.
There are 200 similar bills yet to be
filed, Mr. Walsh announced, against
residents Of the western district of
Tennessee.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05
Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer.
ence TO Rat Poison.

~ Rat-Snap absolutely kills rats
and mice. ~ What it doesn't kill it
scares away. (3) Rats killed with
Rat-Snap leave no smell; they dry
up inside. (4) Made in cakes: no
mixing with other food. (5l Cats
or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes.
25c, SOC, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed
by 4. n. Lowenhaupt & Co. and Union
Drug Go
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Let's have another cleanup week
in Covington 50 that all the streets
and alleys may be cleaned up and put
In good sanitary condition. 1t would
also help to move the pile Of brick,
rubbish, etc, piled about the square
that are a constant eyesore, not only
TO our own citizens, but to strangers
within our gates as well.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Sheriff Volz, is doing his part to
restore the courthouse yard to its
Old-time beauty. Let's all help him
BY keeping off the grass in the bar
rem places he has lately sodded.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Pete Granig win have his full line
Of fall samples in our clothing store
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, August 9th, 10th, and nth.
Come and get some good fashion
ideas from PETE. whether you need
clothes Or not. Supply Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-05

Off with the muffler cut-out. It's
q violation of the city laws and
nuisance.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01

FOR SALE-Ford Coupe. Perfect
condition. Will stand investigation. APP
ply Earl Hall, Halls Garage.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
YOU I,o more work,

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities IN
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness. iaziness'
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELRSS Chill TOMB
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enrichine the Blood. When you feel
les strengthening. invieorating effect see
how it brings celor to the cheeks and no"
IT improves the appetite, you Will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine. it is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like it. Inc
blood needs Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities IN
the blood
The StreAgth- Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made It
the favsCite tonic in thousands of homes
More than thirty-fve years ago. toLks
would ride a long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member of Their family had Malaria Or
needed a body building. Strengthening
tonic. The formula is just the same to
day, and you can get it from any drug
store 6Oc Der bottle.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01

time he is sixteen and ready for
college they will have accumu-
lated $2,100. Let them continue
the saving during his college
course of four years and keep at
interest all of the previous saw
ings not paid out for his college
expenses. By that means they
will have accumulated altogether
for his education $1,000.
If the parents have failed to do
this almost any young man of
good character can borrow the
money on a promise to pay it back
in ten years. He can do that #
he will go to work on his return
from college at twenty-one years
of age and from his earnings set
aside 500 per year. That saving
in ten years will accumulate ST.
600. He should be able, during
the vacations of his college course,
to earn a considerable sum Of
money and set aside 800 per year
and help pay back the loan. After
he comes out of college he should
be able to set aside 1910 per year
as a payment on the principal, be
sides paying the interest.
Thousands of good men have
secured an education in this way
and some have worked their way
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
portation of cotton seed.

pOrCdClOu or cOICou Steu.
The department believes, and
has been tentatively so advised,
that this action on the part Of
Texas and Louisiana as co-ope-
rated in by the Federal Depart
ment Of Agriculture will make 1t
possible for the other cotton
States of the South which have al
ready issued guarantees or are
contemplating issuing such quar-
antines against Texas and Louisi-
ana on account of the pink boll-
worm to accept the Federal quar-
antine as fully meeting the needs,
or at least to limit sucr quaran-
tine action to the areas and prod
ucts covered by the Federal quar-
antine and by the quarantines
promulgated by the States of
Texas and Louisiana.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
"OH, LET'S DON'T"
"OH, LET'S DON'T"
People With Thin, Pale Blood Are
Listless And Want to do Little.
More Red Blood Cells Needed.
Take Pepto- Mangan, Famous
Tonic, and say "Let's Go, in
stead of Lets Don't"
More Red Blood Cells Needed.

When normally healthy, ambitt-
ious people begin to lack energy
and tire easily-when they are
quickly discouraged and low in vi
tally, it usually means their
blood has grown weak.
Such people are called anemic,
or rundown Build up the
blood and you build up the health
and spirits. Pepto-Mangan is a
pleasant-tasting red blood builder
and it contains exactly the ele-
ments which poor, pale blood
needs to become rich, red blood.
Red blood means rosy cheeks,
bright eyes, a clear brain, a firm
.-ep. Pepto=Mangan has placed
thousands of people who needed
building up in the full-blooded,
energetic, vigorous class. 1t
changes the "let's don t" attitude
to "let's go'' attitude. Recon-
mended by physicians for thirty
years and sold all over the wrold.
Pepto- Mangan is sold in both
liquid and tablet form. Both con-
tain the same medicinal ingred-
tents.
Buy Pepto-Mangan at your
druggists. Be sure the name
"Gude's" is ON the package.
Without "Gude 50 it is not Pepto
Mangan.-Adv.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
CAN YOU BEAT THIS ONE.

Seven years ago a farmer liv-
ing west Of this city hung his vest
on fence in the 'barnyard. A calf
chewed up a pocket in the gar
ment in which was an Ingersoll
Yankee watch. Last week the
animal, staid old milk COW, was
butchered for beer, and the time
piece was found in such a position
between the lungs of the cow that
the respiration-the closing in and
the filing of the lungs-kept the
stem-winder wound up, and the
watch had lost but four minutes
in seven wears. Madison wis
State Journal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
WILL YOU SUCCEED OR WILL
YOU FAIL?

That is the question uppermoSt
most in every young mans mind.
Here is the answer once for all.
IF you wish to know whether
you will be a success or a failure
in life. there is simple, infallible
test. Can you save money If
you can, you win. If not, you
| fail.-James j. Hill.
If a child learns to work and
save, his fortune is assured by
the habit he has formed. Cicero
said: Economy is of itself a
great revenue"
Any young man in good health
can earn a living. The world has
plenty of work for every healthy
man to do and there are few wo-
men of any capability who cannot
get employment.
Almost any young man over SIX
teen can save 800 a year; $3.50
per week. After he is twenty-one
he should earn enough to save
5000 a. year and after twenty-six,
5000 per year with the same de-
gree of economy. See what he will
have at twenty-one, twenty-six
and thirty-one years Of age if he
saves these amounts and puts
them in Government Savings
Stamps or Treasury Savings Ger
tifeates, yielding four per cent
and compromising it automa-
tically.
Savings 800 per year
from Is to 81 years of
age with four per cent.
interest at age Of 81. S $1,000
Savings 5000 per year
from 81 to &c years of
age =. 1,126.00
Former savings with in
terest become ..... 681. 20
Total accumulated at age
of 26 ............. $1,8O7.23
Saving $500 per year from
&c to 81 years of age 81, $500
Previous savings with in
terest .............. 2,186.74
Total accumulated at age
of 81 $3.50. IA
IF the young man wants to 60
to college the same means will
provide for his college expenses.
Let the parent begin at the time
of his birth to set aside $500 per
week for this purpose and by the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
Sure
Death
to
COrns


The first thing ''Gets-It" does
when IL lands on q corn or callus IL to
snuff ont the pain. Then it shrivels the
corn or cHllus and l0Osens it.