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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1908)
GENERAL GORDON. Hit Erratic Natur# and a Tributa to Hi* H«r*«vm. In his i.ook, •'Modern Egypt,” l ord Cromer, for twenty years the representative of British authority T) the lai d of the khedive, gives ti.e other sole of the heroic story ci General Gordon's rule in Khur -1 m, where he wus slain by the fanatiial natives. Lord Cromer 1 ire rejected the proposal to send • Gordon to the Sudan. ‘"Would,” he savs, “♦hut I had done boa third 1 lime.” He soon woke to Gordons variability. He says: ‘‘lmpulsive ; f ghtincs* was in fact the main defect of General Gordon's charac ter, and it was one which, in my opinion, rendered him unfit to carry nta work which [ire eminently re- j quired a cool and steady head. I used to receive twenty to thirty j le'egrums from General Gordon in j the course of the day when lie was in Khartum, those in t*ie evening often giving opinions which it wus impossible to reconcile with others dispatched the same morning.” This stream of telegrams from Khartum was ho continuous that J.ord Cromer had to adopt a special method of dealing with them. “1 generally found a batch of them waiting for me when I began my ; work in the morning,” lie says. “My practice was to put them on one side unci wait till the afternoon, by which time more had generally ar rived. I used them to compare the different telegrams, to try to ei tract from them wlrnt it was that General Gordon really wanted Hnd then to decide what could be done toward carrying out his wishes.” Lord Cromer says also: “One of tin* lending features of General Gordon's strange character was his total absence of self control. He teas liable to tits of ungovernable and often of the most unreasonable passion. He formed rapid opinions without deliberation and rarely held 1o one opinion for long. Mis jour nal, in which his thoughts from day lo day are rec orded, is. even in the expurgated form in which it . was published, u mass of inconsist- i encies.” General Gordon’s courage is warmly praised by Lord Croiuer. who savs further: ‘‘.Many a man be fore General Gordon has luid down ills life at the call of duty. Many s man, too. bus striven to regard death as a glad relief front pain, sorrow and suffering. Hut no sol dier about to lead a forlorn hope, no Christian martyr tied to the siuke or thrown to tlie wild Iteasts of ancient Rome, ever faced dealYt with more unconcern than General Gordon." A Fighting Swan. That a swan will light fiercely was shown by an exciting struggle bo tween a bwuii and u park policeman on the upper lake in Watcrlow park, England. Some india rubber balls had rolled into the water, and to get them the constable paddled out m a [>unt. This drew the notice of Ibo male swan, which deserted its consort und the brood of cygnet and went for the constable with great furv. Once or twice it almost upset the punt by causing the constable to overbalance it in saving his legs from the bird's beak. It was only with difficulty and risk that the balls were recovered. The swuu theu followed the punt to the bunk, making vicious darts at the consta ble. Berlin I* Quiet. Berlin is said to be the most quiet city in Europe. Railway engines are uot allowed to blow their whis tles within the city limits. There is no loud bawling of hucksters, and a man whose wagon gearing is loose and rattling is subject lo a tine. The courts have a large discretion a- to tines for noise making. Stran gest of all, piano playing is regu lated in Berlin. He tore a certain hour in the day and after a certain ; hour in the night the piano must be silent in that musical city. Eveu during the playing hours a tine is imposed for mere [rounding on the j piano. A Cut* Lad. A young Irishman once went to a kind hearted old squire for a rec ommendation. An elaborate one was written and read to him. He took it with thank*, but did ttoi move. "What's the matter « th it?" ioared the squire. “Oh, nothin', sorr,” said the lad quickly. Well, then, why don't you go?" “Sure, sorr. I thought on the stringth of a recommind like tha' you'd he wantin' to lure me." N aturtlly. “The last speaker, - ’ said the first guest at the banquet, “was quite en tertaining ’ “Yes.'' replied the other, “and he's a self made man loo." “1 can’t say. though, that I liked his delivery. It was rather slow.” "Oh. naturally. He begaD life a* a messenger bov."—Km«as C'ty Xe'tSbook. POLITICAL PHRASES. H«w Som* of the Common Term* In U*c Originated. While many believe that. Benja min Franklin was the uuthor of the ; ■ hrase “an ax to grind" and the I rit<u of the little story which was ' iilili/wi lo show its significance, there is good reason to believe that j the originator of it was Charles | Miner and that it first appeared ! in one of Pennsylvania’s country j , newspapers in the year 1811. “Mending his fences” originated j ! m 1880, when John Sherman was; j a candidate for the Republican ! presidential nomination. Shortly before the convention Sherman' dropped out of the senate’s activi- j ties and went to his farm in Ohio. ' j He was followed by a reporter, who j earne upon the senator while he, ! with his brother-in-law, was renew | ing the wornout rails that inclosed , his estate. The reporter asked how Mr. Sherman was employing his time, and the brother-in-law, laugh ing.said: “Why, don’t you see ? He is mending his fences.” “Pipe laying” was a term which j for many years signified fraud at j the polls. It developed during the New York campaign in 1835. The ; Whigs were charged with trying to j j import; a large number of voters j from Philadelphia, and to prove , this allegation letters were intro-! cluced in which it was sought to show that the illegal voters were referred to as so many yards of pipe. This form was employed, it was said, because I lie building of the Croton water pipes was then under way. While men were indict ed, they were acquitted, vet the phrase was in common use for many years. Nowadays it has given wav to more specific terms, such as “repeating,” “ballot box stuff ing,” etc. “Gerrymander,” which means to rearrange the boundaries of senatorial and legislative dis tricts of a state to suit the needs of the dominant party, is sometimes quite puzzling to the person who tries to figure out its definition | without consulting a dictionary. In ! 1811, while Elbridge Gerry was ! ejected governor of Massachusetts by the Democrats, who also got con trol of both houses of the legisla ture, it was thought advisable by them to so redistrici the slate that i their power would be permanent. When the map of the slate show ing the new districts was shown to Gilbert Stuart he remarked that it looked like a salamander. “Hut it's really a gerrymander,” retorted a wit. “I acknowledge the corn” was originally a political term, hut it is • nowadays found useful in many other circles as a witty wav of making a necessary retraction. Dm ing a congressional debate in 1828 Andrew Stewart made the assertion that Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana sent their haystacks, cornfields and fodder to Philadelphia and to New York to be sold. This statement was not literal enough to suit ton gressman Wicktiffe, and he rose to deny it, declaring tlrnt the state* sent “horses, mules, cattle and hogs.” “Yes; you put thirty bushels of corn into the shape of a hog and made it walk off to an eastern mar ket," retorted Stewart. And then, seeing what his adversary was driv - ing at, Mr. Wickliffe, with a saving grace of humor, covered his retreat by saving, "Mr. Speuker, I aoknowl edge the < *rn.” “To make up a slate” is believed to have originated through an early custom of using a slate when a ticket was Iveing arranged, so that the changes could l»c easily made in >rder to arrive at a harmonious re cult.- Philadelphia Press. A Spider'* Musical Ear. During the entire summer until laic m the autumn a large black huntiug spider (lycosa) dwelt in ; my piano. When I played andante movements softly, .-be would come mt on the music rack ami seem to i-ten Her palpi would vibrate with almost inconceivable rapidity. 1 while even now and then she would I ft her anterior pair of legs and ' wave them to and fro and up and down. Just as soon, however, as I omniei'ced a march or gallop she would lake to her heels and fiee away to her den somewhere in the interior of the piauo, where she would sulk until 1 enticed her forth with “Traumeroi" or Handel’s “lair go." Dr. Wier's "Dawn of Reason Quaint Or. Coll**. Dr. Colies, an eminent surgeon of Dublin, who died in 1843. was | remarkable for his plain dealing with himself. In his fee book he had many such candid entries a the following: "Tor giving ineffectual advice for deafness. 1 guinea." “For attempting to draw out tb< stump of a tooth. 1 guinea.” “For telling him that he wa* no. more ill than I was. 1 guinea.” "For nothing that I know of. ex cept that he probably thought lie did not pay me enough fast time, 1 guinea " TTTF Mt'»irr«3oMEßY .\IO%TTOF: -THUR DAY, MaY 7, 1(408. I PETITION FOR INCORPORATION. fit ate of Georgia Montgomety County. To On Superior Court of Said County: The prill ion of H I*. A ndcroori of Lauren* county. O*., it. W. An-lemon, O. 1.. Waters anil W L. Snow of Montgomery county, Oa . »nd M. A Z’-igh-rof county, G»., t respectfully slio.vt. ilii following facts: First—That they desire for themselves, j tlo ir associates, successors and assigns to be- I come incorporated tinder tho name and style of The Tarry town Trading Company, for a I period of twenty years. Second The principal ofiice and place of business of said uni..patty shall be in the town ! of Tarrytown in »aid county .if A/ouigomrry, I State of Georgia; hilt petitioners desire the j right to establish branch offices or be con | needed with branch office* in this slate or ! elsewhere whenever the holders of the major , ity nt the stock may so determine. Third—The capilol stock of tlie- corporation is to 1,. Five Thousand l-lla is. divided into ; shares of One Hnndted Dollars cacti Poti omrs however ask the privilege of increasing said eapitol stock front time to linn- as shall be determined by a majority of the stock holders to an amount not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars in the aggregate. Fourth Thai of the live thousand dollars stock there has been three thousand dollars ; actually pi id in. Fifth The object of the proposed corpora tion is pecuniary profit and gain to its stoclt- I holders. Petition, rs propose to carry on a j retail grocery and dry goods business and deal in dry goods, groceries, notions, etc., at ' retail, buying and selling for cash or credit nil such articles as are usually in the retail dry goods ami grocery business, and all such | articles and things as may be profitably han- I died anil sold in connection therewith, acting i ns general or special agents for other persons or companies in selling or handling any ar ticle or dies of articles appropriate to the dry goods or grocery business or usually or conveniently connected therewith and t«toake contracts to act as such agents, and exercise the usual powers and to do all usual, neces sary and proper acts which pertain to nr may be connected with the business of retail deal ers in the at tides and tilings named, inclu ding dressmaking oi anv thing necessary to carry on a successful business legitimately as above set out. Sixth Petitioners desire the right to sue! and tie sued, to plead and he impleaded, to i have ami use a common seal, to make all nec essary by-laws and regulations and to do all other things noei ssarv for the carryiiio on of said business, including tiie ri,-ht to buy, hold and sell real estate atnl personal property suitable for tiie purposes of tho corporation and to execute notes and bonds as evidence ol indebtedness incurred, or which may hr. incurred, in the conduct of tho affairs of the corporation and to secure the same hv mort gage. security deed or other form of lien un der existing laws if they see lit, and to accept security in the same manner. Seventh—They desire for said incorporation theY'lWei and authority to apply for and ac cept amendments to its charter, of either form or substance by u vote of a majority ol its stock outstanding at the time. They also ask authority for said incorporation to wind up its affairs, liquidate and discontinue its busi ness at any time it may determine to do so by a vote of two thirds of its stock at the time outstanding. Fighth -They desire for said corporation tho right of renewal when and as provided by I the laws of Georgia, and that it have all snen other rights, powers, ptivilogon and immuni ties rs are incident to eorpoiations, or per missible under the laws of Georgia. Wherefore, petitioners pray to lie incorpo rated under the name and style aforesaid. . with the powers, privilrges anil immunities herein set forth, and as are now, or may here after be allowed a corpora' ion of similar char acter uniter tho laws of Georgia. !,. r. llNitKttvvoon, At tv. for Petitioner*. Georgia—Montgomery County : I, I. G. Calhoun, Clot kol Superior Court, of said county, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing type written matter is a true and co- i*.’t copy of a petition for incorporation for the Tarrvloivii Trailing Company, (liven under tnv hand and seal of oilier this April 13, 190-. J. C. Calhoun, Clerk. Sheriff S:ilo. Qciwgia—Montgomery County : Wifi be sol 1 before the court house door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in May, ISHW, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for essh. certain property, of which tho following is a complete description: 35 acres more or loss of pino land situate, lying and being in the 275th District G. Si. of said county and state and bounded us follows: On the north by lands of James Harris, east l»y lands of R. linker, south by lands of Rill Johnson and west by lands of J. \Y. Sharpe. Levied on the property of Amos Johnson to satisfy tin execution issued from the justice's court of the 375th district of said county in favor of Wiley Sharpe vs Amos Johnson. Written notice given tenant in possession as required by law. Levy made by Morris, const able. This April, 7th ISKtB. A. J. Burch, Sheriff. Sheriff Sale. Georgia Montgomery County. Wilt be sold helore the court house door in Mount Vernon ou the first Tuesday in May, 1908, between the legal hours <>t sale, to the Inghost bidder for cash, certain property, ol which the following is a complete description: All that tract or pare. 1 of laud lying in the I IMlsl l'is G M of sai 1 county and stale and bounded as follows: On tho north by lands of Divk Trow'ii. ou me cast by lands of E K llobbs and \V C VeOnmmon, and south and n est by lands ol \\ C MoCrimiiMn. containing ISO acres more or less. Levied on as the j property of C C Conner to sati-fy au esccu ; lion issued troin the city court of Mt Vernon j m favor ot the Peoples Dank of Soperton vs .0 C Conner. principal. W 'iis’i.c, security. I Property pointed out by plaintiff and written . notice given defendant in possession as re-j .[Hired by law. This Tib day ol April, 190 S. ; A. .1. Huron, Sheriff. Sheriff Sale. i Georgia Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house does in ' Minim Vernon on the first Tucsdav in May, : ISkIK, between the legal hours of sale, to ibe | 1 highest Ipddvr for cash, certain property, of which the following is a emtpietc description: 1 One certain tract or parrel of laud situate. King amt being in the 1321*! bis ii 'I of said county and -isle, and bounde.Uis follows: On notth by th. Dublin an 1 i.,.:lni! public mad, on the east by lands >t Mr* Charley MoCrini hioii and on the south and west by lands of J D Miller, being all that tract liing between; lies .Vct'riiiinton's fence and J. O. Millei'saad the public road and the branch, containing 40 t acres more or less. Levied on ss the property ! .if J D .Viihi (known as a |>art of the Tic s Vl Miller lands lo satisfy i fi f* i-sue.l by K Xovv ; ton \lis»d. lax collector, Vs J 1) Miller for atate and county taxes for the year Levy ruade amt retained tome by Bernct Key, constable. This Anril T, I this. A. J. Burch, Sheriff M. C. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. The firm of Rogers .A Adams has this day ; l eeodissolved by mutual consent, Mrs. Koger* tetiring. Mr. Adam* will continue the busi ness, pay ing all deb’s and collecting ail ac ; ccount* due said firm. This April 14, 19t*8. Mrs. T. E. Ungers I .U<*. J. L. Adams. 1 ***★+***+*******%•##**•**■#*#*• *■#**•******>*■** * * | Your Every Need I i FOR THE FARM AND HOME | * f : #r . it * Will be ably cared for at my place, and in prompt manner £ * My line of Staple Goods is Always Complete, but at present J % a Spring Freshness pervades the entire establishment, and ft * the Season’s Specialties are on Display, but Going Rapidly J 46- I SPECIALTIES: I * ®'C5 % * II HARVARD BRAND CLOTHING g| * ■3r Ww (The Best Made Garment for Men) gs ▼ 3|t ©Q 7 , ,£ * 81 NEW HOME SEWING MACHINES |1 % | 11 OSBORNE’S FARM MACHINERY tl % % 1| COOK STOVES AND FURNITURE II % © (Good Enough to Go Into Home) jp. % i| DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES |( { t © (Latest in Dry Goods —Best in Groceries) | II FARM SUPPLIES IN GENERAL 8) % ©0 (Still Supplying the Farmers of this Section) o©‘ ©©' ©S>5 4i i w" h’mcqueen J | MT. VERNON, GA I * *■ (The Store Where You Get Full Value for Vour Money Twelve Months in the Year.) # * __ FOR JUDGE OF OCONEE CIRCUIT Profoundly grateful for having l>een honored with the judgeship of the Oconee Circuit, 1 respect fully solicit from the voters of the circuit a recognition of the time honored Democratic rule of an en dorsement for a second term. The experience ot my first term the better equips and qualifies me for the discharge of the duties of the second term. I invite investigation and com parison of my record in the Su preme Court and in the amount lof business t ransacted in the Su perior Courts of the circuit, as I shown by the minutes and dock ' ets, with that of my predecessors and other judges ot the state. I have marked olf the dockets fori all causes over 4,500 cases, in my opinion a greater number than ev er before in the history of the cir cuit in the same length of time. Had it not been for tearing down *>ld and building new court houses the death and sickness of attor neys and parties, the number would have been greatly increased and the dockets cleared up to date, for more than once have I called for trial every case on the several l ! dockets and discharged juries for, lack of business. No court has! lever been delayed or adjourned on account of mv inability to hold it, nor have 1 ever been late for open ing court when juries were empan elled. Sincerely thanking the many who have so generously and vol untarily assured me of their sup port, 1 confidently submit my can didacy to the arbitrament of the t voters at the ballot box on June! Ith, 1908. Respectfully, J. H. Martin. HOUSE FOR SALE. A 6-room house, new and well painted. Good barn, garden, etc. Also, 3i acres ot land in Mt. Vernon. All going at a Bargain. For prices and terms sec H. J. Gibbs or A. B. Hutcheson, 3-6-ts Mt. Vernon, Ga. For tine office and bank station jerv send to the Monitor job office. iOur work vs ill please you. | SEABOARD AIR LINE These arrivals and departures published only as ; jj information, mid are not guaranteed. j I 1 Schedule Effective January sth, 1908. Lv. Mt. VERNON all trains daily. 10:28 a. m. For Helena, Abbeville, Cordele, Americus, Columbus, j 8:28 p. m. Montgomery, and all points west, i 6:47 a. m. For Lyons, Collins, Savannah, i4:51 p. m. and all points east. ! For further information, reservations, rates, etc., see your j nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent, or write ; ! CHARLES F. STEWART, A. G. P. A., ; j; Savannah, Georgia. tWWMWWWWmMMWWWVWWWWWWWWMMVWWWaW 1 Garden Seed. Go to J. A. Rivers & Son for: your garden and field seeds. Wej have a complete line,such as Bliss [ Potatoes, Early Rose Potatoes, ■ Bnrter Seed Oats,Rust. Proof Oats,; j Seed Peanuts, Onion Sets, Cab- J j bage Plants. Call or write for. : prices on Cabbage Plants. Wej i have the best plants on the mark et. Mail orders solicited and prompt attention given. Call and j j see us or write and we will express ! them to you. Yours fora prosperous new year, ! J. A. RIVERS & SON', Glen wood, Ga. BLACKSMITH - SHOP. All kinds-Repair Work, Iron and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle Material on hand. High-Grade j Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing' I Machines, Guns, Revolvers and 1 Clocks. See me before placing! !your work; 1 will save von money., Work promptly and neatly done j J. SELLERS, : : AI LEY, GA. Mules —We have just received a carload of nice fresh mules and horses and have them on sale atl our stables in Alley. All young, | broke and good size. See ns. E. T, Mcßride & Co. ; I». P. Canon W. Q. Barnwell I I CANON & i BARNWELL | i|; Cotton Factors and j Commission Merchants ■s 230 Bay, E. SAVANHAH, OA. ;i; (Members Savannah Cotton Exchange) ! !: f : Handlers of Upland, Sea- Island and Florodora Cotton :!; Special Attention (liven to F. 0. B. Cntton Handlers of Upland and Sea- ;! ! Island Bagging. Ties Twine »\y* a;-. a-a avt aji L. C. UNDERWOOD, 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. I •' % Ip* Practitioner in ail tourhs, State *ji ;t„ and Federal. $ c Real Estate Agent, Farm A Lands a Specialty, . . . MT. VERNON, OA. t I* *i v A rfz -J? -Cvjrl-Z. s4*JS Hustle for the best man.
