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ARABI PASHA.
In a little house up a by street
Os the Mohammedan quarter, old,
friendless, broken, lives the man
who might have ruled Egypt. If
you ask twenty people in Cairo to
day, “Where is Arabi Pasha ?” fif
teen will tell you that he is dead,
while the other live do not know.
In fact, after the bombardment of
Alexandria lie was sent to exile for
life in Ceylon, but was allowed some
four years ago to return to his na
tive city. It was only after a week’s
hard ferreting that 1 discovered,
through a native journalist, the
whereabouts of the great man. liven
now, in his seventieth year, he is a
big man; in his prime lie must have
been immense—white hair and
beard; a broad, thoughtfuLforehead,
surmounted by the Turkish tar
boosh; kindly eyes, dulled ;i little by
age, but lighting up wonderfully
When he talks about things which
interest-him; a straight, powerful
nose; a large mouth, which must
Once have been hard and cruel, now
softened by adversity. Though the
day is warm, he wears an overcoat,
and lie walks heavily on a massive
ebony stick.—Pall Mall Gazette.
Secondhand Mail Boxes.
The man who was spending his
Summer vacation in the country was
looking quizzically at the mail
boxes in the rural postoffice.
“I did not know this was such a
large place,” he said. “I thought it
had a population of only about
4,000, but the mail box numbers
run much higher than that, and I
don’t suppose every one in town
rents a box either.”
The postmaster peered out of liis
little barred window.
“I can explain that,” he said.
“You see, the country postoffices
never get new boxes, but we have
those left over when the city estab
lishments make over their offices
and get new boxes. So you see lots
of country places are bound to have
high numbered boxes.
“Although our numbers run over
4,000, you won’t find any less than
1,000. Some other country post
office drew the lower ones. I my
self had rather get the big numbers,
for it makes us seem like a bustling
little city.”—Washington Post.
Parks For the Future.
One of the many signs of an
awakened civic intelligence is the
way American communities arc elab
orating the park idea and diversify
ing their public spaces. Within about
a dozen years they have learned that
there may be places whefe a vacant
public square can be put to better
use even than sodding it down in
greensward. They are restive un
der the slavery of the “Keep Off the
Grass” sign. They are not so keen
as they were to erect statuary, es
planades, terraces and ornamental
fountains in their park areas. When
nature has arrived at a good effect
in a rocky ledge, a grove of noble
trees or a rolling meadow, they are
often content to let it alone.—New
York Mail.
King Edward’s Fast Clocks.
During the season the platform
of the station for Sandringham is
now and again occupied by bands
of people who complain angrily that
they are half an hour too soon for
their train. They have not discov
ered in line that all the clocks at
Sandringham arc kept half an hour
fast. This is a curious fancy which
the king shares with several of his
friends—Lord Pembroke, for in
stance, whose clocks at Wilton
House are all half an hour fast. At
no place, however, is the scheme
carried out more thoroughly than at
Sandringham, where all the clocks
in the house, stables and kennels,
and even the church clock, are kept
exactly half an hour fast.—London
Mail.
The French Duel.
Even the French are beginning
to see humor in the French duel.
Certain radical papers of Paris held
up to ridicule the recent burlesque
encounter between General de Ne
gricr and General Andre. The
French dueling pistols are old fash
.ioned muzzle loading weapons, car
rying a round bullet, and they may
be so loaded that at twenty-five
paces—the regulation distance —a
man might be hit without being
hurt. The system of firing by word
of command gives no time for any
aim to be taken.
Extraordinary Marine Disaster.
A German marine disaster of an
extraordinary character is reported.
The good ship Agatlie, from 11am
burg, laden with barley, reached El
bing, where the shipyards are, and
was beating up the Elbing river. An
at watched the vessel from the
bank. A sudden squall carried the
ship a little oil her course, with the
result that she collided with the ox,
impaling it on the jib boom, “from
Isffiieh it was removed with diffi
culty.”
SEVEN CENTURIES TOO LATE.
While they were detaching mo
saics inside the Cathedral of St.
Mark in Venice the other day, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the
workmen found imbedded in the
cement a rare coin of the time of
the doge Enrico Dandolo, who died
in 1205. The supposition is that
the coin dropped in the cement
from the clothing of the mason at,
work on the job centuries ago. If
this is true the unfortunate man
probably never knew what became
of it. lie may have supposed it was
omitted from his pay envelope, or
that the chap on the job next to
him pinched it from his jacket
pocket when lie was emptying his
dinner pail, or that Nicolo Gooza,
the wine vender at the far end of
the Bridge of Sighs, had worked the
change racket on him. All of which
seems a pity. And when we con
sider how he may have gone home
and handed his salary to his wife,
how she looked it over and harshly
remarked that he was short an
Enrico Dandolo, and then accused
him of loading a double life, why,
it all seems very painful and very
unjust. But it’s too late to do any
thing about it now—seven centuries
too late.
What King Peter Must Stand.
Among the divine rights of tin.
king of Servia is not immunity from
press criticism, and the newspapers
of that country are somewhat em
phatic in their language. One of
them says:
“Abominable polypus! Our un
fortunate land is at last in the grasp
of your sanguinary claws, but we
will shake it free!”
“Murder and govern, monster!
You went to Switzerland to study
and returned a criminal. This is
the morality you have brought us
from Geneva.”
“Reptile! Seest thou not the
looks of hate that follow thee in
the streets? Fearest thou not the
hand fated one day to wring thy
cursed neck ?”
“Otadjbina” says: “The article
in which we said, ‘Flushed with
blood, you appeared in our midst
reeking with alcohol,’ has been pro
nounced wrongfully suppressed by
the court, as it contains no malign
ment of King Peter. Our mild and
just exposition of facts as they are
shall therefore continue.”
A Bluff That Won.
A new way of restoring domestic
peace is detailed in the Buffalo Com
mercial. A man there was ap
proached the other day by a dis
tressed looking young man with
whom he had a slight acquaintance,
and asked to do a little kindness.
“My wife and I have had a fight,” the
unfortunate chap said byway of ex
planation, “and I’m afraid to go
home. I wish you’d telephone to
her that you caught me jast as I
was leaving for Albuquerque, N.
M., vowing never to return, and
that you persuaded me to linger
and try to patch up differences with
her.” The possibilities seemed so
great that the man did as requested.
Result: The young man and his
wife are living together again as if
they had just started on their
honeymoon.
A Very Imposing Name.
King Sisawath of Cambodia, who
has been attracting great interest
in Paris,has a very long name —Prea
Bat Samdoch Prea Sisawath Cham
choerapong Ilaririach Braminthor
j Phouvanaykraykeofa Sob a p edey.
i The nearest English translation of
! this imposing title is, “He who is
j the supreme refuge, the being with
the sacred feet, the lord, the being
j most illustrious among the great;
the excellent, the perfect one; the
j descendant of the celestial spirits;
the handsome and glorious son of
; the sun; the splendid leader of the
races; glorious, illustrious, perfect
j and holy emperor of the immense
| capital of Cambodia, who is the
| master of all souls and is placed
upon the necks of all.”
Unpleasantly Frank.
Professor Lombroso, the scientist,
! is described as absentminded, frank,
| kindly, always dwelling in the moon.
1 Once his daughters were very reluc
tant to go with him to call upon a
| stupid lady of their acquaintance.
Lombroso finally persuaded them to
go and then burst out as follows to
their astonished hostess: “I have
j had the deuce of a time in getting
these foolish girls to come with me.
They always do dread being bored!
! But I promised them that we would
hurrv to eat some of your cakes
and then go away immediately!”
Generous Bernhardt.
If Samli Bernhardt’s earnings
have been enormous her generosity
is great. I know that her parish
priest, when she lived in the Rue
Prouv, never appealed in vain to
her to relieve cases of distress. She
always did so with an ungrudging
; spirit and an open hand.—London
: Truth.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 100f>.
TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE.
The Tax Books will open the
first Monday in October in Mt.
Vernon.
Higgston, October 15th.
Soperton, “ 16th.
Lot hair, “ 17th
Landshurg, till It am,“ ISth.
Glenwood, “ 4pm, “ 1 Sth
Alamo, Jtltli.
Erick, “ 20th.
Springhill, club house, “ 2*2d.
Me At lair, ’ l 28d.
Longpond, “ 24. h.
Mt. Vernon during Superior court
The per cent is $19.80 on the
thousand. While selling your
cotton, don’t neglect your taxes.
I will take in Tarry town, Aiding
and Normantmvn later on.
Phil Mcßar, Tax C. M,
NOTICE-
All parties indebted to Ailey
Pharmacy or M. 1.. Currie will
please arrange to settle their ac
count and notes at once.
M. L. CimitiK.
A Pro IN 'I’M 1C N ’J’S MT. VEUN'ON CIRCUIT.
Longpond, Ist Sunday. Mt.
Vernon, 2d Sunday', morning and
evening. Ailey, 8d Sunday, bot h
morning and evening. Glen wood,
llh Sunday, morning and evening
and Saturday’ before. Caroline’s
Chapel, afternoon of first Sunday’.
J. B. Gkiner, Pastor.
Fence for Sale.
Good wire fencing at SIOO per
mile while it lasts. If von want,
a bargain see me at once.
A. B. Hutcheson.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
Georgia—Montgomery ('ounty.
Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors of the estate of W. H. Wil
liams, late of said county, deceased,
to render in an account, of their de
mands to me within the time pro
scribed by law, properly made* out,
And all persons indebted to said
deceased are hereby requested to
make immediate payment to the
undersigned. This Sept, Sd, Itlbti.
<r. W. WILL IA MR.
Administrator YV. 11. Williams.
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I Isn’t It Fine (<> Get That f
I New Fall Suit? jj
& Summer suit beginning to look a bit shabby, and the k
h weather getting a little cooler. Why not get your
s Fall Suit NOW and have the full season's wear of it? z<
i> Later some of the choice pickings of the stock will be g
8 gone. Later on we won’t have all the sizes in the ?<;
» best patterns. Pays to be an early bird. There is
» nothing to be gained by waiting and often times much
is lost. COME.
I W. J. &T. A. PETERSON, j
| AI LEY, GA. |
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IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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ARB WEARING CLOTHES
THAT BEAR
|j THEY COST NO THE FINEST MADE
\ WRITE FOR SAMPLESAND PRICES
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| THE SOUTH’S LEADING CLOTHIERS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
We, ihe undersigned citizens, re
siding in the county of Montgomery
j hereby give notice in terms of the
| statute that we have filed in the of
j flee of the Ordinary id' Montgomery
I coun'y a petition seeking a change
jof ti e lines between the county ol
Montgomery anil the county of
! Toombs, and (hat af'er due notice
, bad. we will at Ibe next November
' tei m of the Superior Court of Mont
gomery county present our petiiion
j to i lie grand jm y of sa id county prav
j ing for a change of the linos as sel
i fortli in said peliiion.
(’. S. Meadows,
N. M. Williamson,
Isaac I!. New,
I>. .1. New,
<'. F. Nana,
T. M. Joyner,
It. I’. lininies,
Pet it loners.
This the lilt 1 1 day of ,Sopt., ltioti.
11 ides Wanted.
i 1 will pay highest Cash Prices
I for Hides, both green and dry, de
l live red at my house in Mt. Ver
( non. See me before you sell,
W. J. Blackston,
\it. Vernon.
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Hamilton Hiircii,
Attorney and Coun
selor at Law,
ricRAE, GA.
Criminal Law and. CnlloetionH, Including Hail
load Tort Canen, a Specialty.
I
! BLACKSMITH
j SHOP
All kinds Repair Work, Iron
'and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle
I Material on hand. High-Grade
• Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing
! Machines, Guns, Revolvers ami
I Clocks. See me before placing
i your work; 1 will save you money.
Work promptly and neat ly done.
J. SELLERS,
Ailky, Ga.
DU. M. 1). COWAIIT.
Dental Surgeon,
| Grown and Bridge Work a Specially.
Latest Improved Methods.
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Fall Shipments Have Arrived
'>& Snntelhinp to please all I livers of Dross Goods, Stork is ;j;!j
carefully selected lor pailirulav buyers. All Now Stylbs in ;!|;i
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Latest Styles 11 ij*li-< trade Goods i!
I Stop in til'd look over the New Goods. At tin*
New Store yon will lii ill it pleasing line, and Bar- jsj
gains ;il l the your round. Cotno to see me j|j
The New Dry (jowls Stores |
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