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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
Gardens az Ashes.

The town Of Sheepshead Bay some
years ago entered into an arrange
ment with the borough of Brooklyn
whereby the contents Of all the Brook
Ign ash barrels were delivered for the
filing in Of a great swamp.
The refuse, reaching Sheepshead
Bay in large metal tanks, was carried
out into the swamp by specially con-
structed trolleys and dumped. In this
way some hundreds OF acres were con-
verted into dry land.
The refuse contained so much vege-
table and animal. matter that almost
Immediately grass and sunfowers be
gan to grow on the surface of the ma
teriaI, and by the end Of the second
year thrifty Italians had planted most
of the area with cabbage and other
vegetables. The ash dump became a
truck garden.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
HAD QUEER MENTAL STREAK
Stories Told 81 oliver Cromwell Would
Lead One 70 Doubt His Com
plete Sanity.

If Oliver Cromwell had lived In
these days a committee Of alienists
doubtless would have Investigated bis
sanity before now. For the Protector
had a most abnormal streak 10 his
mental makeup. Fancy a man that
could sign the death warrant OF
king and then turn and spatter the
ink from his pen into the face Of a
friend. In his youth tavens were the
chief resort of Cromwell. His RASH
and boisterOus behavior early es-
tranged him from his equals and he
came to associate with a class beneath
him. For be could brook no interior
ence or contradiction. The matter of
the score at the inns where he
caroused concerned him very littla;
the bills frequently went unpaid and
he became extremely unpopular with
the alewives Of Huntingdon who, when
they saw him coming, would lock the
doors to keep out the noisy bully. So
Oliver turned out to be a wild and dis
sipated youth. The same incOrrigible
spirit ran throughout his life, 1t led
him to encourage his soldiers to play
practical jokes upon each other such
as putting hot Goals in the other fell
lows boots. AT the marriage Of his
daughter In 1857 to Rich, the Protect
or threw sack posset among the ladies
to soil their rich clothes, which they
took as a favor from him, strange as it
may seem. And he put sticky candy
upon the chairs where his guests were
to sit, and pulled off his son-in-law's
peruke, pretended to throw it into the
IRE, and ended by sitting on lt.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
SALEM LEAFLETS

Mrs. a. Z, McQuiston, Of the Salem
community, and her mother, Mrs.
Ann Strong, of Brighton, after some
days visit in Raleigh with the family
Of the formers daughter, Mrs. g. B..
Gates, have returned home. They re-
turned home through the country
with Mr.. and Mrs Gates in their car.
Miss Pearl Tucker, Of Harrisburgh,
Ark. visited relatives in this COM
munity since our last Leaflets were
sent in.
Several persons Of this community
attended the Orr revival in Memphis,
which has been in progress for nearly
week. Among those we noted We're
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Draffin, who went
down Friday morning returning
Sabbath night.
Mrs. Ellen Lynn, of Clinton, 5. c.,
who is now on her wav to Texas
STONED over from SATURDAY. morning
until Monday morning visiting near
relatives in the Idaville and Salem
communities. Mrs LYNN is on her
wav Ia visit her three sons at VIM
tiers and Ballinper. Texas. Mrs Lynn
was reared in the Salem community
and has manv friends among the
'or people, who are always glad to
see her.
There was a community meeting at
the Robson High School building on
last FRIDAY evening from 1880 to 3
o'clock. This meeting was presided
over by Mrs. J. H. Baird, who grace
fully carried out an interesting pro
oram consisting Of songs, accomnan-
led with the niano, and an address
from Mr.. ], L. Moore on the uses OF
the tractor. Mr.. Moore though not
a trained speaker. handled his subiecr
in an iuterestino and instructive man
nor showing from actual experience
the. many economical benefits to he
derived from tractor on the farm.
Besides Mr.. Moore's address, there
were some imnromptu folks from
Prof. Growden Elder g w Tracev
Pov. e. r. Belts and others on cotton
and money conditions and other inn
nortant matters. Mr.. Hollingsworth,
county agent. was to have been pres
ent and make an address. but from
some unavoidable cause failed to be
present
The Juniors of the Salem Y. P G..
II under the superintendeucy Of Mrs.
{. Mccain and Miss Clara Fleming,
had cotton nicking last Saturday in
the field of Mr.. Bert Simpson, near
Idaville. The benefits from this
gathering were two-fold-the social
feature and renlenishing their treas
ury. About 20 of the little tots were
together enjoying the day and adding
TO their treasury 1910. Well done
for the little folks.
Although the weather has been
ideal all of this month so far for
crop gathering and hay saving, and
SEEMINGLY for health. too, there has
honn the last two weeks past con-
siderable sickness throughout this
rart Of the county. Among those
,,ost seriously i'll Just now is Mrs. J
". Sterling. who has been confined TO
her bed for more than two weeks
from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
At the present time her nhvsician re-
no~ts her case doing well.
Some DAYS ago Mrs. John SterliNo
was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital
fov an oueration.
Mr. Charles DeWallev, Of Tvronza.
Art. arrived YESTERDAY mornino on
p visit tn his father-in-law, Mr.. H. r.
MsDaniel. and family.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
NONRESIDENT N0TICE

In the County Court of Tiptcn Coun-
ty, Tennessee. October Term 1920
Hazel Green VS.. George Green.
In CHS cause, it appearing to the
Court from the bill Of complainant,
which is sworn to, that the defen-
dant, George Green, is a nonresident
of the State Of Tennessee ana Is a
resident of the State of Illinois, It is
therefore ordered by the Court that
the said defendant. George Green. ap-
pear before the County Court of Tip
ton County, Tennessee, on or before
the first Monday in December 1920
the same being the 9th day of said
month and being the first day Of the
December, 1920, term Of said Court,
and make defense to the complain
ants bill for divorce filed therein
against said above mentioned defen-
dant in the above Styled cause in
said court, or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to him.
And it is further ordered that
copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the G6vng-
ton Leader, a newspaper published in
said county.
This October II, 1920.
A true cony-Attest.
c. P. STMONTON, Clerk.
Simonton, Gwmn & Shoaf. Attorneys
for Complainant. 14oct4w
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
OBJECT TO MENTAL DUTIES
Reason That is Assigned for the Pres
ent Scarcity Of Trained Nurses
In Hospitals.

The full utility Of many hospitals ls
now impaired by a lack Of nurses
writes "Girard" in the Philadelphia
Press.
Howard Butler, Jr., is trustee Of an
important hospital here and he tells
me they need 30 per cent more nurses
than they can get.
"Why are nurses so scarceT
asked.
81 presume" answered Mr.. Butcher,
whose business, as you know, is that
OF banker and broker. ut is because
girls think they can earn more money
In an easier way in some other occu-
patton"
have talked with doctors of wide
hospital experience about 1t and they
say that the old practice of making
girls In training for nurses do druid
gerry for a year or so has prevented
many young women from entering the
profession.
"What good" said one great sur
geon, Ibid 1t do to a nurses skill to
make her scrub floors or wash win
dows? AS we'll make medical students
polish shoes, keep up the furnace fires
and sweep out the lecture rooms"
Another physician of long expert
ence and who is connected with big
hospital, added:
"The hospitals will be obliged to cut
out the manual labor for training
nurses and will probably reduce the
years Of training, or the country will
20 back to the conditions when 1t had
few or no trained nurses"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21

Some prejudice exists against the
use of timber cut from dead trees,
saws the American Forestry Maya
zine. AS matter of fact when sound
dead trees are sawed into lumber, and
the weathered or charred outside Is
cut away, there is no method known
TO the forest products laboratory by
which the lumber ean be distinguished
from that cut from live trees. except
that the lumber from dead trees may
be partly seasoned when sawed
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
ALMYRA GLEANINGs

We are having beautiful dry
weather for cotton picking now. Cot
ton IS opening rapidly and the farm
ers are gathering it as fast as pos
sible.
Miss Maggie Gladney returned the
first of this week to her school in
Madison county, after a pleasant va
cation Of three weeks with her home
folfs and friends in this community.
Miss Lottie Kestner. who has been
ona Of the assistants at the Orphan
age, left the latter part Of week be-
fore last for her home in Nashville,
and Miss Lottie Anderson. Of the
Clopton vicinity, has taken her place
on the Orphanage force.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
CIRCUIT COURT NOTICE

Circuit court will convene Monday
November /, for its regular Novem-
Der term, but, on account Of the cleo
ton. the State docket Will not be
called until Monday, November 8,
All litigants and witnesses may gov
ern themselves ACCORDINGLY.
L. COCKRILL.
(21oct2w) Clerk.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
OAK Grove and Liberty.
Sunday, October 24.l

Oak Sunday school 10 a.
M; preaching II a. m. Topic An
Important Question" What Do Ye
More Than Others" Matt. SAT
Liberty Sunday school D. M;
preaching p. m. Topic: "The Only
Remedy For a Worlds Guilt and
Misery" finishing last Sundays dis
cussion.
The quarterly meeting of the w. M.
u. of the Big Hatchie Association
will meet with Liberty church Satur-
day, October %, at 10 a. M, for an
all-day session, A cordial invitation
to attend these services is given.
w. r. Pickett, Pastor.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
LOST--REWARD

Lost. between Mt. Carmel and
Memphis on October 16, pair of
spectacles and check for SIS on Union
SAVINGS Bank signed by H. D. Archer
Suitable reward paid for return to
Leader office. Tvs
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
FOR SALE

Light four-mule log wagon.
One-horse baler at sacrifice.
Two barrels good SORGHUM mo-
lasses. w. Fl. JOHNSON.
1w r. F. d. No. 2. Covington, Tenn.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21

Do not neglect the warnings OF ma
ture. If your appetite is poor, breath
bad, tongue coated. you will be sick
unless you take steps to put your
system in good condition. Prickly
Ash Bitters is the remedy you seed.
1t purifies the bowels strengthens di-
gestion and regulates the liver. Price
$3.50 per bottle. E. L. Roper Drug
Co., special agents.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
ATTENTION. FARMERS!

If you are holding your cotton. we
can insure it at your home or COM
press or anywhere it is stored. Call
us for protection on your property.
(oet21tf) GARNER & SHELTON.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21

Mrs. George Kinkle, of Memphis,
came up Saturday on a visit to Mrs.
B. F. Wheeler.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
ELECTION NOTICE-MUNICIPAI
PRIMARY

Under and by virtue of the au-
thority vested in us by law we. the
undersigned committee hereby call a
municipal election for the city Of
Covington, to be held on Thursday
October %, 1920. for the purpose Of
voting for the following officials One
mayor, six members of the board Of
aldermen. one marshal, one assistant
marshal, one recorder, five members
Of the board Of education, five mem
bers Of the city Democratic executive
committee.
The polls will be opened at 9 a. m.
and closed at Z p. m. All legally
qualified voters Of the city, who have
paid their poll tax for the year 1919
and who have registesed as required
by law, are entitled to vote in said
election. The following officers,
judges, clerks and registrars have
been appointed to hold said election
Registrar, w. 0. Menefee; officer,
R. M. Robson; judges, J. L. Garner,
Jas. G. Owen and J. f. Walker;
clerks, Mrs Fay Wauford and Miss
Pauline Smith.
q. K. STEPHENSON.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21

White Combination Coach has been
undertaking business This Coach will be used in
from pail for
family conveyance funerals The Coach which will eight
radiator for heating cooling
all operated by electricity Hot medicine
chest also carried for we'll folding In
everything that could purposes
which t vasd
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21

See if it Is in the classified.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
3. STEPHENSON.
J. 1. JOHNSON

Covington Democratic Executive Com
mittee. (14oct2w)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
WEST END

SOUTH HIGHLANDS -Five-room dwelI- ing, No. s30 s. 34th street, near Willow avenue and Mountain Terrace Junction :. level elevated lot. 4oxl00; $500. You can pay s1.4oo s22 month: balance will arrange cash or part cash and terms. Nigh consider medium price late model auto in part payment. Can sell more ground if wanted. Apply M5 Empire Bldg. Main Sf73
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K
HOUshs FOn sALE Il" AM MAKING A CHANGE
 AUGUST 1
LET'S MAKE THIS WEEK A BIG oNf

LETS MAKE THIS WEEK A BIG ONE
 SEE ABOUT THESE EAST LAKE-5 rooms and bath, renting for SEQ. Price S 600 Make offer for terms.
 RWOOD-Splendid buy: half block car and bus lines; faces east; good home and large lot; $500. owner wanto about $500 cash
 SOUTHSIDE-5- room bungalow bath, gas and lights, composition roof, field stone foundation and front porch. Will paper rooms and do other work; price 5000; s75o to s1.000 cash. balance $50 to S60 per month with per cent interest. NORTH HIGHLANDS-6 rooms and bath; on Highlands car line. Price only S2,500; s500 cash; possession october i. NORTHSIDE-7 rooms and bath newly painted and repaired lot 50xl5l: only s4.0oo; first mortageg 5000; sl,0oo cash, balance $40 per month
 EAST OF 10TH STA most beautiful home; close to Five Points, has rooms. lots of closets; is modern in all re- spect has servants house with bath. lavatory and toilet; also garage; lot SoX 240; newly painted and good condition. This is a genuine bargain at s1S00O. Would consider taking cheaper house in first-class condition and in good neighborhood as part payment IF INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE, OR MY ADS IN THE NEWS, SEE ME AT ONCE. ALSO HAVE BARGAINS IN BOTH WHITE AND CoLoRED PROP ERTY.
 JAMES s. CARPENTER
 With
 BETHEA R. E. & I. co.
 2027 2d Ave Phone NJ 116
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
RABBI TO SPEAK HERE
Charles F1eischer of Free Synagogue to be Guest of AmericaniZation
  Committee at Turner Hall.
Charles F1eiscf

The New Britain Americanization committee will bring Rabbi Charles Fleisher, from the free synagogue in Boston. to speak to an audience in Turner hall Wednesday evening. His subject will be Democracy, Our Common Faith The program will " begin at s o'clock. The address will be preceded by musical numbers.
 Rabbi Fleisher is not unknown as a speaker in this city. He delivered one of a series of lectures given before rhe Comm monwealth club a few years ago and was regarded as one of the best speakers that appeared before that club.
 The following are the members of the Americanization com mittee, under whose direction the affair will be car ried out:
 c. A. Quigley. honorary chairman; S. H. Holmes. chairman: Rev J. T. Winters, Henry T. Burr, Rev. G. w. c. Hill, George F. Hart, C. F. Smith, B. F. Gafney. F. W. Pelton, Manleus H. Norton, F. $. Chamberlain, Charles Mueller, John DiNonno, Rev. F. V. Grikas, Rev. l.. Bojnowski, Rev. Elisha Adams. Morris D. Sake. Rev. B. Zocerkovny, Rev. stephen Grohol, P. Crona, George P. Demos. F. C. Good win, Rev. Andrew A. Vanysh, L. A Sprague, R. C. Germond.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
CTYHEMS

Rackliffe Bros. will install and demonstrate the Pyrene Extinguishe1 in your home.-advt.
 The K. of c. minstrels will hold a meeting ton orrow afternoon at 2:30 in the club rooms.
 William E. Die hl, sales manager at the Corbin Screw corporation plant, is seriously i'll with pneumonia at his home at 24 Cedar street
 A meeting of the Emerson College club is slated for this afternoon at the home of Mrs. George M. Flanagan of Forest street.
 MT. and Mrs. James M. Curtin of gratulations on the birth of a daugh- ter born at Miss Nagle's sanitarium.
 F. S. Chamberlain complained to the police this morning that two boys had entered his home at 65 Forest street and helped themselves to gloves and other small articles.
 James Sheridan, of Stanley street, is reported as seriously ill.
 Members of Court columba No. 27, Daughters of Castile, who intend to be present at the meeting in Plain vile tomorrow afternoon at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, will leave New Britain on the 2:07 o'clock trolley.
 Rackliffe Bros. will install and demonstrate the Pyrene Extinguisher in your home.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. Della L:adb,Iry.

Mrs. Della Ladbury, widow of Captain Harry F. Ladbury, Of Com . pany I, [. N. C., died early this morn ing at her home, ? Wilson street, following an illness of a week with influenza which later developed into pneumonia. She leaves her mother; a sister, Mrs. Frank McDonough.. and a brother, John Burns, of Springfield, Mass. She was a prominent member of the Daughters of Isabella and the Ladies' auxiliary of the Spanish War Veerans. The funeral will be held Monday morning with services in the Church of St. John the Evangelist at g o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
Factories Receive Cash
 To Pay Employees Today

Quick action on the part of pay masters in several local concerns which, it was stated yesterday, faced the prospect of a, payless pay day be- cause of difficulty in securing neces- sary cash from out-of-town banks, re- suited in the pr ompt payment of sal aries this noon. The money was re- ceived this morning shortly after one of the plants had announced it's inten- tion of paying off by checks and an- other of holding ever the pay indefln- itely. In one of the larger factories it was necessary to convert several departments into pay roll workers in order to have the envelopes prepared before quitting time.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
DODCHUCk WAS AN AMUSING PET
hes Shepard's Groundhog Did Come Out Of His Hole in Feb.

Tinding path into the woods, eslde an open field,
 ted us to enter in
 hd see what it would yield.
 Pn barely in, across our path, lere swiftly darted by,
 animated little thing
 hich vanished from my eye.
 he'd at where I thought it stopped, ben grabbing for the prize,
 eld baby woodchuck up
 P our delighted eyes.
 ye were delighted in that our
 in the Burlington woods had led such a novel prize, for we
 never before seen such a tiny dchuck. At the first glimpse as lad crossed our path I supposed hs a young rabbit. Had I known
 it was d woodchuck I would not dared to make a random grab It. when thus concealed from sight bath the foliage. It was with It satisfaction that we took him to home in Bristol. and still greater faction that he became one of household pets for a few years, ng which time he proved himself 8 the neatest ever had. When first Ipred he was so young that he .d not eat. We fed him milk from boon for some time until he was to eat solid food. After a time, Ibby as we always called him, was wed to stay at night in the room our daughter. He would crawl the bed and snug up to her as ply as possible and with all the ftion that any animal could be- ". As he grew older and began how out more woodchuck nature rambling about at night in al-
 every conceivable place he was 'igned to the basement for his tly quarters. He was given the
 of the house daily, and after Q
 we allowed him to run during day where he pleased, both out DOTS and in. At meal time Chub-
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
BIG STICKS FOR COPS,
Police Commission Recommends That Supers Be Allowed to Carry Them.

The police commissioners held a meeting last evening at which it was recommended that members of the supernumerary police force be fur nished With the regular patrolme en' S night sticks and also that the old style handcuff which has been re- placed by a later model be given to the supernumerariesf free, it being the rule in the past that handcuff must be purchased.
 The commission discussed with A. N. Rutherford prices for placing a bathroom and facilities at the police station. Owing to high prices no definite action was taken. The board also met and interviewed MT Gurkin. of New York. an applicant for the position of garage mana ger at the municipal garage. Alexander Beatty, of this city, also was heard in regard to the position. Monthly bills were approved.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
WILL SPEAK DESPITE
 CITIZENS PROTESTS
De Valera DiSregards Opposition
 in Springfield

Springfield, Feb. 7.-Eamon De Valera, world figure, touring this country as president of the Irish re- public" visited Springfield today. re- viewed a parade and held a reception this afternoon, and will address a big mass meeting in the Auditorium to- night. Protests by Britishers and others against his appearance in the Auditorium have served to intensity preparations for the reception with which hundreds of citizens, chiefly his fellow-countrynaen, greeted him to- day. The evening gathering will be- gin at o'clock.
 Breaks ill the ranks of prominent citizens announced by the reception committee as having accepted invita- tions to sit on the stage this evening" appeared last night Rev. Elmer D. Colcord, pastor of the Second Univer- salist church, stated last night that although he had accepted the invita- ton he did not expect to be present this evening. II am not quite ready to advocate a movement on those grounds" he said. Rev. James Cor don Gilkey of South church, the oth- CT local Protestant minister included in the list of the committee, will be out Of town.
 Field Will Not Go Either.
 Harry A. Field, president of the Chamber of Commerce, whose name was in the list, declared last night that he had not accepted the invita- tion and did not know if he would be present tonight. Judge James B. Carroll did not care to comm ent on the inclusion of his name in the list. The list includes Mayors John F. Cronin of Holyoke and James E. Hig- gins of Chicopee and the following members of the city council: Alder men Leonard and Taylor, and Coun- cilmen Benton, Kattler, McMorrow, Doyle and Hogan. It mum bers Bishop Thomas D. Beaven and practically the entire Catholic clergy of the city. Mayor Adams, who would not official Iy invite De Valera, will not be pres- ent
New Britain herald., 1920-02-07
"FLU" SITUATION
Epidemic Remains Unchanged Today New Pneumonia Victims Total B. Work Progressing.

The influenza situation remains practically unchanged this afternoon with 54 new cases reported, bringing the total to date to 903. Yesterdays $ last figure was S51 and today as can be seen, the epidemic is on the road to the 1000 mark
 Or the new cases reported today, eight have developed into pneum onia adding to the already rather long list of sufferers from that illness. The epidemic is well in hand, however, and while physicians are having diffi- culty in reaching all their patients and nurses are similarly handicapped by the weather. there is TO wild scramble for professional services as was the case when the influenza first broke out in 1918. To assist them in their work. several doctors have re- placed their automobiles with slcighs Dr. John Purney while driving up Main street yesterday went into a snowdrift and the sleigh was over turned on top of him. Fortunately he was not seriously injured,