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
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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.
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