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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
WORKING a FARM TO LIMIT

Your correspondent had the pleas,
ure to visit the home and farm OF
Mr.. John Rawlins, of the Rosemark
neighborhood, last week. While Mr..
Rawlins is originally a Shelby coun-
~ man, he was for 20 years a citi-
zen of the lower end of District No.
8 and always took considerable in
terest- in our agricultural interests
and is a strong believer in intensi-
fled farming and making all you
need on the farm for home use and
some to spare to those who have to
buy
Mr.. Rawlins says he has been in
a home Of his own for As years and
during all Of those long years he
has bought meat but four times, lard
five times, corn four times and hay
one time, and at different times has
sold all of these products to his
neighb0rs.
Some four years ago he sold his
Upton county farm and bought a
small farm Of 55 acres near Rose
mark, at that time said to be the
poorest farm in that community.
Today it is in high state Of culti-
walton and | saw growing on it 80
acres of fine corn, seven acres Of as
good cotton as | had seen this year
and several acres Of hay. both pea
and lespedeza, eight head of good
horses and colts, 10 head of cows and
yearlings, 26 head of hogs. all on a
good pasture and in good shape. He
has sold this year both bacon and
hams.
Mr.. RawIins also told me he had
sold from his orchard nearly SIG
worth Of peaches and apples and |
1918 worth of melons. He is now
to sow the melon patch in
.urnips.
Where can you in this part of
West Tennessee find such record
rom a ''poor" 55-acre farm bv a
man? **&
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. Warren Smith Is now ON.
nioyed in the cotton office of Mr.
Grant Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frankie, lately Of
fernando, Miss, are at the home Of
Mrs. ]. s. Ruffin temporarily.
Mrs. Ed larry, of Keeling
underwent serious operation at t6e
Baptist Hospital in Memphis. Satur-
day, September 8.
The people Of Rosemark are
looking forward with much interest
to the Community Fair, which Is Ia
De held September Is. The fair last
year was a success and it is, hoped
that the people will come out and
make this one better.
Miss LYDIA Shelton and Messrs
Green Hill and Sanford Garner ar-
TENDED the dance given by the Mem
phis chapter of the Kappa Sienna
Fraternity Friday evening at the
Colonial Club. Messrs. Adrian. Gage
and Marion Boyd, formerly Of this
city, were on the floor committee.
County Agent HolIingswortb
states that several farmers have left
samples Of milk to be tested in his
office and that the milk had become
sour before he found it. He has
made arrangements with the Cow
lngton Bakery to keep the samples
on ice and that he will call there
for same. Mr.. Hollingsworth has a
babeock tester and will be glad ia
make tests without charge.
Rev. James A. Baird and family
eft Saturday for Rives, from which
place Mr.. Baird will soon leave for
Due West, S. c.. where he will re-
sumo his studies in Due West Col
ege and will finish his course in the
theological department this wear.
Yrs. Baird will visit her relatives +
\ Chester, S. c., for several weeks
,efore joining her husband in Due
Vest. Mr.. Baird is very promis-
ng young minister and is an earnest
worker in the church's field. He has
many good traits from his
ate father, Rev. ]. w. Baird Of re-
pected memory, and the people of
;ovington. his old home, wish fer
I'M much success, not as the. world
ais success. but the fulfilIment of
i the things his father would have
i'm be.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
COUNTY BANKERS MEET

The Upton county bankers held 4
meeting Of the county bankers as
ISOLATION at Brighton Tuesday after-
noon, with the Brighton bank acting
as host. All Of the banks Of the
county were represented except the
sank of Mason. A picnic sumner s
was served by the ladies Of Brighton
on the reunion grounds. Amon@ the
good things on the menu were bar
'6ecue, fried chicken, pickle and cold
drinks. 800
Many topics of interest to the
bankers were discussed, with an i'm
proved system of farming coming IN
for a good part of the prooTam
County Agent Hollingsworth was
present and told of the things that
have been accomplished in the county
this year. Some of the farm crons
discussed by Mr.. Hollingsworth and
others We're dairying, Strawberries
and sweet potatoes.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
PROMINENT CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY

Mr.. John M. Polk. a promineni
citizen Of Covington and Tiptor
county, died at the family residence
on South Maple street Tuesday
morning, September 6, at 8 o'clock
While attending religious service
n the courthouse yard last Saturday
afternoon, Mr. Polk was suddenly
stricken with congestion of the brain
death, ~
Mr.. Polk was 40 years of age the
~ OF his death. He had been 4
citizen Of Covington for 20 years and
lad held numerous positions Of
honor and responsibility, being cash
er Of the Coyington Savings Bank
Pr number of years, and when
that institution merged with the
MON Savings Bank he served the
latter bank as assistant coshier for
a number of years, retiring from the
~ : to engage in the automobile
business. He was also secretary az
ne Upton County Berry Growers
association and rendered this asso-
clatlon valuable service.
Mr. Polk was native of Hickman.
NY twenty-five years ago he was
married to Miss Florence BOYD of
Hennlng, Tenn. To this union there
were born three daughters, Misses
Halle, Edna and Martha .Jov who
with their mother, survive him. The
Wieew and daughters have the svm-
any OF the entire city and county.
Not only was Mr.. Polk an excellent
business D. man, but he was a fine
Christian character, being deacon
the First Bantist church of This
~ and he had also served his
church and Sunday school as clerk
ana teacher. The deceased was very
0Dular with the young peonle and
Always took a great interest. in the
Vonng peoples work.
The funeral was held at his late
residence Wednesday morning Al
y;50 O'Clock in the presence Of
st number Of sorrowing friends
and relatives, the services BEING CON
Quoted by Rev. Chesley T. Bowden
q! assisted by Rev. L. ]. Sheriff..
Inc interment was in Munford Gem
9!ery where all that remained Of
a, earthly body was committed to
'ne ground under a mound Of flow |
- which could but mutely express
rove and esteem in which he was
held BY his friends.
Besides Mr.. Folks imrad;ato
family he is survived hv tbree e
brothers and three sisters Messrs
Arch Polk and James r. poIk ~
harrisburg, Ark. and W. R Poik If
Shawnee, Okla; Mesdames Henry
NeMullin and Robert Doritv If
HICKMAN. KY, and Jesse Dowdv Of
Martin, Tenn. 10y -
Manv friends from other counties
Ind towns attended the funeral
Truly, 2 well beloved man and an
'nr'oht citizen has passed from us
0 his reward
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Mary Helen Whitaker i,
now employed at Smiths Meat
Market.
After September Is Miss Leeror
Atkins will be employed in the store
Of Ports & Gwinn as saleslady
MR.. j. H. Sterling, Of the Atoka
vicinity had valuable cow killed
" lightning last Thursday.
Mr. Ed Hall had the misfortune
have the third finger on the left
and cut off while repairing a pump
At Rialto. Tuesday morning. At last
reports Mr.. Hall was improving.
The hour for evening services at
the First Methodist church has been
hanged to 7:45 o'clock. Rev. L. ID.
Hamilton will occupy the pulpit at
both morning and evening services
Sunday, September IL.
Mary Holloway, colored, died at
Leigh's Chapel Tuesday at the age
of 90 years. She owned a farm of
100 acres and was the mother Of
eight living children. She was the
widow of Frank Holloway. and was
respected by both white and colored
people in that community.
"A letter from Mr., Jesse Tillman.
4 Nodena, Ark, states that the boliy
Weevil is dong considerable damage
m his section, as is also the army
5orm. Mr.. Tillman states that the
average yield will not exceed one
fourth Of bale to the acre. He
states that the corn and hay crops
are unusually fine.
Clarence Sanders. colored. about
40 years Of age, met tragic death |
saturday afternoon at o'clock on
ne farm of Mr.. Ed Starnes at Nun /
ford. Sanders and another negro
we're cleaning well on the Starnes
'laee and the rope of the windlass
'roke, causing Sanders to receive a
ievere blow on the head. He was
Knocked unconscious and dropped to
ne water below, which was several
Get deep. The blow either. killed
nm or he was drowned, as he re-
named in the water several minutes
7hiie the other men ran for assist
nee; Sanders was well thought of
that neighborhood and was re-
pected by the white people as well Il
5 the colofed.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
GEN. WOOD ACCEPTS
POST IN PHILIPPINES

Mai.-Gen. Leonard Wood has an
bounced his acceptance of the most Of
goVernor-general Of the Philippines
rendered to him by President Hard,
ing, say a dispatch from Manila,
General Wood notified Secretary
Weeks that he would retire from tbe
army to accept the governorship He
said ne believed 1t to be his patriotic
duty to accept the position owing II
the seriousness Of the situation IN
the Philippines. =
The general, who had accented the
position of proctor of the Uniyersitv
2f Pennsylvania, has been granted !
cave of absence for one wear. #
was hoped that he could hold HE
army rank as governor of the Phil
zines, but opposition in congress
defeated this plan. -s'7
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
RED SNOW FALLS IN
ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Although the purple coy famed in
lyric has yet to appear, we now have
red snow with US. The National
Park Service Of the Department Of
he Interior stands sponsor for this
statement. -
Red snow has attracted wide at
tentlon in the Rocky mountains this
s. summer, the park service Stated.
The coloring of the snow is blamed
upon the presence of protococcus
nlya!is, which, it seems, is a micro
scopic plant thriving in snow.
led snow is not only pretty to
look upon, but it tastes like water
nelon, the park service states.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

White Robert W. Gatlin and
Lizzie Davis, N. L. Huffman and
Annie May Marshall.
Colored-George d. Fields and
Mary w. Taylor, Mansfield Boyd and
Fannie Boyd, George Peete and
Mary Emma Maclin, Uslysses Tate
and Caledonia Adams, Charlie Black
well and Maud Stevens.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
WOMEN ARE EXEMPT

Women are not required to pay
rah tax in order to vote in the
democratic primary election next
saturday, September 10. All male
voters, however, subject to poll tax,
are required to have paid the 1920
Doll tax and the poll tax must have
zen paid on or before August TO,
1921, that is. not later than month
before the primary.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08

Miss Edwarda Cash, Of this
county win be a member Of the
graduating class from ST. ,Joseph's
Hospital in Memphis, which viii
hold its graduating exercises on
October 6 in the auditorium at ST.
Agnes Academy Eighteen Young
ladies will receive diplomas. which
will be recognized by seven different
states. This is the first class %
finish the prescribed course at the
hospital, which course was organized
turing the war. when it was found
that the nations supply of nurses
was almost exhausted During their
training the students received 4
small salary in addition to their liv-
ing expenses.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08


Addresses to Pupils-Many Pa
irons Witness Opening Exercises
List of Teachers For Various
Grades-SchOOls Now in Fun
Operation.
The Covington Grammar School
and the Byars-Hall School opened
in Joint session in the auditorium Of
the Grammar School Monday morn
,ng. A large number of patrons and
friends were present and expressed
me interest they have in the schools.
An appropriate program was rem
dered, Hon. L. E. Gwinn being the
principal speaker In the course Of
his remarks, Mr.. Gwinn stressed the
Importance Of cooperation between
patrons ond teachers. He then d.
reeted his remarks along the line Of
student loyalty, showing how ii
merges into state and national
loyalty.
County Superintendent Eugene
Younger represented the County
Board of Education. Mr.. Younger
stressed the idea of scholarship. He
pointed out the advantages Of ex-
actness and thoroughness which come
from hard work.
Judge w. A. Owen and several
members Of the City School Board
made short talks.
The members of the faculties Of
he two schools are named below;
Byars- Hall-W. A. Bass, principal.
I. B. Sandlin, vocational agrieuI.
ture; Paul Tinker, science: Miss
Jessie Buford, history; Miss Kath-
9rlne Upton, mathematics: Miss
Bertha Unidentified, Latin: Mrs. Asr-
ley Downing, English and Spanish:
Mrs, Edwin Hunt, domestic science.
Miss Anna Simanton is at present
substituting. fol Mrs. Ashley Down.
ing, who recently underwent an oper-
ton in a Nashville hospital.
Grammar School-Miss Margia
Mitchell, primary; Miss Gladys Pen
'al, second grade; Miss Ruth McCul-
.oough, second and third grade over
low; Miss Julia Roane, third grade.
Miss Nell Somervell, fourth grade.
Miss Ruth Richardson, fourth and
18TH grades overflow; Miss Virgie
Moore, fifth grade; Mrs. Nat Tipton.
ilxth grade; Miss Agnes whitening
on, sixth and seventh grades over
low; Miss Wilmoth Whitley. seventh
;rade; J, R. Miles, principal eighth
The enrolment of the Grammar
,chool is ALL The enrolment IF
'yars-Hall is las, being the exact
lumber as last year.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
COTTON RECEIPTS

There have been received at the
compress here Is bales of cotton from
this seasons picking IN to noon
Thursday. Cotton is bringing on the
local market today from i8 cents
to 1917 cents and the price Of seed is
$24 per ton.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08

The Crop Suffered a Severe DeteriO-
ration in August, Though This Sec
ton Of Tennessee Will Show Bet
ter Yields Than in Many Other
States-Y Yield Of Only 125 Pounds
Per Acre For Country As a Whole,
Say Experts.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
CITY SCHOOLS
OPENED MONDAY
ATTENDANCE GOOD IN BOTH
INSTITUTIONS

Hon. L. 3. Gwinn and County supt.
Eugene Younger Make Appropriate
Addresses to PupiIs-Many Pa
irons Witness Opening Exercises
List of Teachers For Various
Grades-SchOOls Now in FUN
Operation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
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Relic Of Glacial Ace,

DEVILS Pulpit, located about two
miles east of Batavia, n. Y, Is relic
of the glacial age. 1t Is a huge mass
Of rock shaped like an hour glass,
and is one of the most peculiar and
striking natural formations in the
whole state. The base is fully 30 feet
across. 1t slopes upward to mar
row rock, corresponding to the neck
through which the sands of an hour
glass sift, and then broadens out TO
form what looks like the upper cham
Der of the glass. 1t is composed OF
limestone and stands 20 feet in height.
The nearest bedrock like it is five
miles away to the north, and ge-
oIogists believe this means that the
rock was torn loose from its original
mother vein and dragged those five
miles by the big glacier that swept
down from the polar regions ages
ago. Natural erosion did the carving
that gives it the hour-glass contour.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
HE GOT THE "BUG LETTER"
Discovery That Made the Victim
Madder Than Before He Sent
in Original "kick."

There is probably no easier way to
get laugh out of an average Amer
lean audience than to mention an
EDSlishman's sense of humOr, and to
read what an American may have to
say about the British humOr may be
exasperating to an -Englishman, but
the reverse is not always true. An
Englishman, j. G. Squire, for instance,
may write about American jokes and
not be the least bit irritating. In his
Life and Letters" Mr.. Squire's chap
ter, "Goaks and Humour," contains
several fine American jokes, and
among them is one that concerns;
traveller on a sleeping car who had
written complaint to headquarters
about the presence Of yermin in his
berth. 7.r r. .er ~
"He received back from the adj
ministrative head letter of immense
effusiveness. Never before had such
complaint been lodged against this
scrupuIously careful line, and the man.
agement would have suffered any loss
rather than cause annoyance to so
distinguished a citizen as, ETC., etc.
He was very delighted witA this abb
ject apology. But as he was throw
ing away the envelope there fell out
a slip Of paper which had, apparent
~, been inclosed by mistake. On it
was a memorandum: 'Send this guy
the bug letter." h.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
NEEDED COURSE in WISDOM
In Ancient Days 1t Was Well Recog-
nized That the Young Required
.....& Proper Instruction.

Instruction of the young by the old
was not out Of date when "The Wisdom
Books" We're written, according to DR..
Josiah FL. Penniman, acting provost Of
the University Of Pennsylvania.
"The people who wrote the Bible
We're very human" declared Doctor
Penniman, and he illustrated this with
many passages from the Scriptures.
'The book of wisdom told the people
what to do, and most of the people
needed it," Doctor Penniman said.
"There were just as many wise as fool
ish virgins-and probably the average
has been maintained"
Among Doctor Penniman's other say
inss were the following:
"They offered money to Job when
they knew he did not need it."
"Be sure your sin will find you out"
he quoted, and then added, "Iou know
perfectly well lot of your sins Will
find you out" ST..
+ '"The tongue has always been one Of
the greatest mischief makers, as wit
ness where there is no whisperer con-
tentiOn ceases" a.. - .s =
II need not explain The that winketh
with the eye findeth SORROW"
"Sob stuff was apparently used in
olden days, for Delilah said to Samson,
Thou hast told riddle unto thy neigh
bors, but not unto me-" ~ 49, ~.
What does he get for it?' was ask
ed Of Job as it is today Of those who
get into the public view." - H
Doctor Penniman declared Job was
the most artistic of the Wisdom books,
and in some respects Of all the books Of
the Bible.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
.Ih41733..

The representative Of Spain at the
Paris convention in 1888, Count Ar
anda, wrote to his monarch, in regard
to America, as follows: This fed
eral republicsis. born a pygmy. The
day will come when it will be Il giant.
Colossus, formidable even in these
countries. Liberty Of conscience, the
facility for establishing a new~popu-
lation on immense lands, as we'll as
the advantages of{anew government,
will draw thither farmers and artis-
ans from all the nations. Henry.
Van Dyke. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
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Swapping Movie Picture.

Usually 10000 to 100000 feet are
run through the cameras to get Il six
reel, or 6,00O-foot motion picture. The
director stations three, four. or five
cameras to take, the same scene. He
has one camera close beside the strus-
Cling villain and hero, another grind
ing from an elevatioa, still another at
this angle, one more at that angle.
When all Of these negatives are de-
veloped, parts of each enter into the
composition of the completed reel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27
EIatterjnd,

The Conversationalist Ito well.
known author) so delighted to
meet you. 1t was only the other day
] saw something Of yours about some
thing or other in some magazine
Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-27

Every boy at some time or other has
cherished an ambition to be drum
major. Here is the gorgeous drum
major Of the Welsh Guards band, at
tached to the court of King George of
England. He is shown in his pictur.
esque state dress uniform. r.. .
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-07

Miss Barbara Iiuseman entertained
a party 81 girls at a shower on Mon
day night, complimontins Miss Mary
Rcttig. whose marriage to Herbert
Heinrich has been set for July 10. the
bans bcing. published at ST. Mary's
church on sunday. The bride TO be
received some beautiful gifts. The
young couple viii make their home
with the Heinrich family.
An affidavit against Joh1 Doe. alias
Happy" a negro who has been max
Ing Crown Point his headquarters for
the past few years, was filed in the
criminal court on Wednesday. he is
charged with rape. his victim being q
Gary girl. Helen Smith under the age
OF Il. The affidavit wac made out in
Judge Williams' court in Gary. Hap
py' is nov in the county jail await
ing a hearing. He wag ordered out OF
Crown DIN a Few months ago for
drawing a knife on a Crown Point
young man. and using obscene Lam
guage. He returned to Crown Point
several weeks ago.
Mrs. Thos. j. wood OF Chicago, is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-07
J.. S. SEES FOUL
PLAY AND PIRACY

WASHINGTON. July THE world
wide investigation which the govern
ment has conducted in search of races
or clews to the fate OF the score ships
which have disappeared So uncannily
of the A%tlanti coast. has convinced
federal investigators that foul play
figured in practically every disappear
ance, IL was said here today.
Weeks have passed since the gov
first began delving into the
mystery of the missing ships. The
ports OF the world have been combed
for c!ews. and today the mystery is no
nearer solution than it was when the
ships first began to vanish from the
face of the sea. leaving no traces of
their going.
This much was admitted today fol-
lowing a general conference between
the governmental agencies which
have been conducting separate in
quirles. Participating in this con-
ference were representatives OF the
war department. navy department.
state department commerce DEPART
and the department of justice
and thescoast guard service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-07
At the CountySeat

Miss Mile Voik IS enjoying her an
naal vacation from her duties at the
Lotz Manufacturing company.
George Sherman had his arm oadly
iacerated on Monday By running VI
against an ice pick, which was sticking
out Of the pocket Of one OF his work
mon. A deep CASH was cut and SHEER
man had to enlist the SERVES OF a
pily "ician TO attend the injured mem
Der.
Martin Heintz has returned from a
few days visit with relatives in Mil
waukee. Wis.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Daniel straley are NOV
ing 70 taeir home on Main street to-
day. which they have had remodeled
and redecorated prior to their occu-
pancy.
Harry Hizcy. who has been con-
ncc.od with the Atkinson barber shop
the past two years. has ceased wosk
there and gone to the home Of lis IN
Gle in ODER. Ind. to visit several days.
returning 10 Crown Point 10 make
other business connections.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-07
$500, 900 BID FOR
JACK JOHNSON GO

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July PRO
posal of a bout between Jack Dempsey
and Jack Johnson with a 5000 00
guarantee for the champion was tcle-
Dempsey. at New York. last night by
Capt. ]. NJ. McCaw, British war vet
cram here. The proposal was indors-
I'd by L. H. Calvert and G.. b. Manly.
who nav been handling wrestling
bouts here to raise funds for Los
Angeles post No. /, disabled veterans
Of the world war. of which they are
members.