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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1906)
BALL PLAYERS’ WIVES. lion Tli«» I'Ve I When Anurr Fnaa Alju*<* Tltelr nnolximl*. It Is probable th..t oftentimes the wife of ah;. 1! player can tell more oc ei.cutely wl: it la In* muff* a hull or makes a |i throw than he could him felt. Some of the wives of the I’irata players attended every game played hero during uc acason ntnl have alter ui.tely*heard their loislinnds cheered to the akici a. heroes worthy of n place on M m.it o: us no.! at oilier tltnea have seen them the target* of the mal contents in the bleachers. "Wbat are the feelings of n player’s wife when ‘-he hear* the fana yell to take him out T " aald the wife of one of the player* whose husband la a pit. her. “Why, when I tlrst heard It I wanted to cry anil get out of the ground* «h quickly as I could I knew my husband was pitching the liest hall he knew how. but some of them man aged to hit It two or three times, and those bleacherltee kept up the howl, ‘Tnlse him out,’ until the manager finally did It. "\\ hen tin* game was over I told him I never wanted to come and see an other game; that I couldn’t licar to see him made the target for such a gang of rowdies ns were In those Idea. hers. AVe hadn't been married long then, hut lx* Just laughed and said that what they snld one way or the other didn't amount to anything. Me told me that the same crowd that wera yelling to ’taka him out' would be wanting to take him off the field on their shoul dem the next day maybe and that their applause was Just aa unreliable aa their hisses. Os course, he said, a man would rather he npptauded than shout ed at. but a baseball crowd was tba most fickle of any kind of sport* and that It didn't make any difference what kind of men attended the game, they were nil the same way If thing* didn't go right As a rule, he said, he never paid any attention to the howl* of the crowd, but lie knew there al wny* come* a time In the career of a hall player when the howl ‘Take him out’ mean* something, and when that time comes the player had !>ettar get out himself “Rut, Just the same, I never get over feeling had when I hear the crowd yell at tny husband, although I have got so I don't care as much as I tmed to. Probably lots of people think baseball I* easy work, but It Is an awful atrnlu on n man, and after n few years I hope my husband will settle down to somethin;,' else." Pittsburg Pres*. Vlrnlna nntl llmuty. In looking around at the successful men of the present day one Is depress ed to notice how few are good hxiklug, I* It possible for Itcauty and brains to exist together? Though more fortune* are made In business now than ever la the pn*t, It grows dally more obvious that we are not beautiful. Again, doe* the good looking man succeed ? The finest men, the artist will tell you. are the Italian i casnntry of the do noth ing type. It does not take much trou blo to notice how very few of the flue men are umong the successes. Mr. Stackpool O'Dell, whose knowledge of brains 1* famous, remarked that If the Apollo Belvedere descended to earth today he would probably be found In a very humble position as a com ml* alounnlre or n footman, or an artist's model. Vet how many cnptntns of In dustry would care to share a pedestal with him In the South Kensington mu seum ? London Mall. Hi IrflfM Jurtgra. It Is a tradition of the I'nited States supreme court that the luto Justice Gray, who won worldwide distinction a* a member of that great tribunal, never tried a law case. The reason of this might have been that he went on the lieucli lu Massachusetts so soon after he was admitted to the bar that neither tlie opportunity uor the iiocee slty for practicing his profession was presented Os hi* successor. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, the same statement I* made. Ills career ha* al most exactly paralleled that of Jus tice Gray. Even the grcHt Justice Story, who ranks with Marshall and Kent a* a commentator and Interpre ter, la said never to have l>een called upon to practice before the bar. The Calamity Auto. Prominent at the annual toy show lu Paris Is a motor car called the "cataa tropbe automobile.’’ When wound up this tiny machine runs a few paces, then a crack Is heard, the car falls to pieces, gnd Its little passengers are flung out. The machine can be quickly put together again and Is then ready for auother catastrophe. Another de vice Is an alarm clock which fires off a pistol and then lights a lump under the slee(>er's breakfast. The Inventor as serts that next year he will Improve It by Inventing a lever t«edstead In con nection with It. If the sleeper doe* not arise after the firing of the pistol the mechanism will let down the bed. roll ing him out on the floor. The Petticoat Peril. Just eight people are said to have been present at a meeting held lu t-on don the other day for the purpose of forming a "society for keeping woman In her proper place” But the chalr mau announced that 2tX) letter* of sympathy hud been received. The meeting was called by a certain John 8. Bloom, and one Archibald Gibbs by name acted as chairman. Both seemed to hare taken alarm at the recent "snf fragette" uprising lu England, the aim of which, they said, was the ultimate subjection of man. A DOUBLE INTENDER. An automobile With a burated wheel Went Into a garage for quick repair#. And the rheoffeur, balked In his projects, talked As e tinker talk# when a tinker sweara. Hut the great machine. Full of righteous spleen. And ig gratitude by Its cure Inspired. Said at once to each. To the nklllful leech And the swearing chauffeur, "Tou make me tired!" —UpptneoU'a Magaatne. Am to BrSAare. lie- Fond ot bridge? Khe— Awfully. lie Do you know I nlway* think i there'* something wanting In people who don’t play V Punch. Love Will Find a War- The beautlitil girl tiptoed Into the 11 hrary. where her father wu* reading the spec ting page and nursing n gouty foot. "Hr* lie ha* come, father." she fnl tered. “Who ha* come?" roared the old gen tleman. “Why. Claude.” “What! Didn’t he promise never to cross my tine hold again?" "He In* didn't cross your threshold, pa. He stepped through the trapdoor on the roof. You see. he came In hi* airship."—Boston Transcript. A Powerful Toad. Slip* of the tongue often frame pe collar sentence* when thp transposition of the first letters of words occurs. The training ship St Mary's had left on one of her cruises, and a sister of one of the hoy* had been down to wish the young sillier “bon voyage.” In describing the departure of the good ship Inter she Intended to say. "The ship wus towed out by a tug and George kept waving In the Ikjw,” hut her wont* were the e: "The ship was tugged out by a toad and George wept caving In the bow."—Army and Navy I.lfe An Accident. "Mh.” naked the little rabbit, “1* It true that pa was shot by an amateur gunner?" “Not at all!" snorted the mother rab bit scornfully. "The gunuor was shoot lug at something else while your poor father sat behind him and laughed Unfortunately tin* gun kicked and the man sat down on your father and kill ed him." New orleuus Times Demo crat •Inat Rnoiifh to Spoil Iter. "I suppose your daughter’s musical training lias been a tine thing for her?" "Well, no." replied old Grabbltall “1 cau’t sav It has. She's got herself trained Just enough so she eun't enjoy ragtime and gets all mixed up when she tries to talk enthusiastically about the classic kmd."—Chicago Record-Her uld. IVrlmpa. Town# That's the local weather fore caster who Just passed us. Browne Indeed? He Isn't aver; healthy looking man. la lie? Towin' No. lie suys the ollinnh here doesn't agree with hun. Browne Yes? I wonder If that’s why he k«*ep* changing It ao uiuoh?- Cathollc Standard and Times. Biol Stnhnhlc. The Bearded I.ndy Mercy! Are you 1 going to marry the fat man? The Fair Circassian Yes. I felt a, sorry for him. He said he'd drown I himself If I didn’t ue<*ept him The Bearded l.ady Drown himself! i Why, say. you’d have to tie anchors to hla feet to drag hltn under water!- Clevelaud Plain Dealer, One fovuplnlnt. Father ln-law—Now. my dear son-'"' | law. tell me honestly whether you ar* , satisfied with my daughter. 8011-In law—My dear Herr Schmidt I ; hHve nothing at all to complain of—e\ J cept perhaps that you didn't throw m* out when 1 asked for her baud In mar ! Mage.—Bom lie. Inald* Information. "Hello, 1.e0." punted the tSvresa, "F\ tiecn chasing a nice tender little : , telope for an hour or mere l>! !It | by here?" “No," replied the llou, licking b chop* coutentcdly. "it didn't pass here.’ - Philadelphia Pres* Different Ktn«t». "Most actors admire Shakespeare." "Some do." answered Mr Stormlug ton Barnes. "Others are too busy thinking of how Shakespeare would admire them If he could only see them do his plays."—Washington Star. IHhor Rmlnrn Policy. “Aud he make* no Kmc* about It el ther." "Well, he ought to go Into some busi ness where be could make 'bo ues.' Kansas City Star. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY. DEC. 18, 1906. ALLIGATORS SCARCE. The Demand For Their Skin, lias Kearly Kslenoloaled Them. “An alligator Is a rare thing in the ! southern states now.” said C. B. Bung'* | of Pensacola, Fla, "Where they could be seen In hun j dreds ten years ago. dotting the hanks •of the river* and swimming In the Florida swamps, the sight Is now be coming a very uncommon one. The great demand for their skins has prac tically exterminated the creatures, and they will soon he ns scarce as the western buffalo. Home may still he found In the Everglades and other swamps, but they are rarely soeu, they live In rnudholes to which even the Seminole* cannot gain access. "The few that are captured are caught by mean* of strategy, mh the open water shooting Is a thing of the past. A strict watch I* kept over ! their hole*, and the moment the gator j appears he Is lassoed anil dragged | bodily from hi* home. It is a very ; dangerous method while In the water, i and It requires the combined force of a I dozen men to drag an eight foot alli gator to the mainland. Even when this Is doue the captors are wary, as a | blow from the creature’s tall would seriously disable the stoutest man. , "An alligator Is slow and clumsy In his movements, hut can swing his tail around In the twinkling of the eye. Tlie Indians generally wait until they have the animal In a position where he ciinuot use his tall and then sever the ligaments with a well directed blow of their sharp Instruments. The government has taken the bounty off the alligators, which In former years was a great source of revenue to the shiftless Crackers that Inhabit the swamp* and make their living In the eHslest possible manner. 'Hie price of the skins has become double what It was a few years ngo. anil It will not he long lieforo the dealers will have to And some substitute for the skin of the alligator.”—Milwaukee Sentinel. Dali Player's Hard Finish. The ending of a ball player’s career has In It much the same tragedy that accompanies the loss of voice by the singer. At one fell swoop the player and his family drop comparative lux ury, ease and the ability to have all the ordinary pleasures of life and fall to something like actual poverty. Of tentimes poverty Is encountered before the end of the struggle is reached. The still young couple, after several yenrs of good living, traveling, seeing the world and enjoying all the fun In sight, suddenly come with a splash to the Icy water of poor living, poor clothes. Inability to pay for theater tickets and trips about and Inability perhaps to much more thau pay the rent of a sniHll flat, for the hall player who has never done anything hut play boll and who hns not saved his money Is against n hard proposition before he can learn a trade or And something to carry him safely along.—Brockton En terprise. (treat Men In Grrmany. Germany has recently voted to decide who are the twelve greatest men In the fatherland. The list begins with the emperor. The second choice Is Gerhart Huuptnmnn, the dramatist. Robert Koch, the scientist. Is third, and Ernest Haeckel and Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, who have added to the sci entific reputation of their country, are the fourth aud fifth selections in the list. The sixth name Is the present chancellor of the empire, Prince von Billow. Seventh and eighth are Max j Klinger, the painter and sculptor, aud Richard Strauss, who lihs been select ed to represent music. August Bebel, the Socialist, and Count Haeseler, who Is high In the military affairs of the country, arc the ninth and tenth. The eleventh niche was awarded to Ernest von Behring, the physician and sci entist, and Itelnhold Begna, the sculp tor, completes the list. — A Koyal I'rluoner. Mehtned Rechad Kffendl. the heir pre sumptive to the Turkish throne, uxvalts us a prisoner his turn to reign. The death of Abdul Ifcmld would draw i him from a Jail to nssunie supreme power. For many years he hns been shut up in his harem. He has seen no one but his wives, his slaves aud hla Jailers. He has had no conversa tion. He has read nothing, books aud company being Interdicted. One of these days he may he sultan. Now he he is In the depths of a tomb.—Paris Figaro. Tainted Milk la Canada. The Edinburgh Scotsman cites the remarks of Professor Harcourt of a Canadian agricultural college to the effect that if a commission were ap pointed lu Canada to Investigate the conditions under which milk was bun dled In that country and delivered to the consumer the report of tlie com mission would be worse than the re cent revelations relating to the meat packing establishments In Chicago. Liverpool's Adv«»ee. In the course of time Liverpool must supersede Ixxndon. points out a Man chester paper. Everything Is against the latter, and Its supremacy hns only been retained by artificiality. If Eng land has been discovered at the same time as America, Liverpool would in evitably have become the capital. Commercially, according to the same authority, It Is slowly but surely oust ing London. lee Kept Flower*. Os the Ice kept flowers of Vereier. a French florist, china peonies have been most enduring, some being fairly pre served after five months In the refrig erator. In hi* latest exj*erlments he has cut peonies with stems sixteen i Inches long, putting them In water, trimming the ends every three weeks aud renewing water each month • mmfnTy???yTTTTTTT?? w ytvtttttttytttytyt rrrrrrrrr ▼▼▼▼ mmrnmTmrTm* | Fall Furnishings. | ►| My Large Stock is Constantly Reing Replenished if 1 I ; E| Heating Stoves SEASONABLE Fall Dress Goods || j| Cooking Stoves l GOODS; l Fall Clothing U *§ The Golden Farm Supplies I; Cmm Sill is ii liuggies and ! jl; f| Osborne Harrows Tlie New Home :| Russell Wagons SPECIALTIES Sewing Machine || Iw. h. mcqueen, | fit. Vernon, Ga. | ►» 1* • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4• FOR THE LITTLE ONES. Tha Slaughter of Small Bird* Cruel and Unwise. As most boys and girls know, it is a law of nature that some of tin? lower animals prey on others, says the Chicago News. Perhaps it has of ten occurred to you that some pro vision might have been made for the animals to sustain life in some other way—say by eating vegeta tion or some other product of the earth instead of each other. But if that were the case the lower an imals would multiply too fast. an. to avoid this there is what the wist men call the “balance of nature,' by which the production and de struction of animal life are adjuster for the benefit of the whole. Mai sometimes interferes with this “bal ance,” as happened in Prance some time ago when so many small bird.- were killed that the caterpillars de stroyed all the vegetation in cer tain places. Nature always knows what she is doing, and it is liest not to interfere too seriously with hei plans. So far as the slaughter o’ small birds—and some large ones is concerned, it is not onlv mwise but cruel, for thousand- ir» slain every year merely that their feath ers or bodies may be had for dec orating the hats of women and girls. Program or Programme. The word “program” is one of those suggested by the so called spelling reform, but it has been used by many persons for a long time instead of “programme.” All the best dictionaries note both forms of the word, but they give preference to “programme” be cause it is more regular. In Greek, Latin and Italian the word is pro gramma. and in French it is pro gramme. Some authorities object to the shorter form because the tendency will be to lead to a mis pronunciation. pro-grum, with the first syllable distinctly accented and the last syllable slurred. The dic tionaries say that in both forms the second syllable should have the dis tinct “am” sound, pro-gramme or program, not pro-grum.—Chicago News. M. B. CALHOUN, Attv at Law, Mt. Vernon, Georgia. ! DESIRABLE REAL! I ESTATE. | jjjt ( j^. # We Offering Special Inducements to % Secure Quick Sales. * ’ * t ♦ •3F 136 acres of good land two and a-hall miles north of Higgston, with no improvements & 52 acres, one-horse farm in cultivation, with all necessary buildings, 1 mile north of Longpond. *£- 260 acres, 100 acres in cultivation, good dwel- ling, three tenant houses, five miles north-west of jj) t Higgston 600 acres neir Higgston, 135 acres in cultiva- tion, dwelling and tenant house. T esidence and i-acre lot in Higgston. ijfc jjk JL. Higgston dotel, artesian well, lot 100 x 150. * * * & * *• J Three Business Lots, 33 x 100 J * Given Away to parties who will *■ % build brick stores on them and g. * become citizens. * * * *, * * I HIGGSTON \ : REALTY COM’Y,: * N. T. 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