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TP\e /''iontgornery Monitor.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ' OFFICIAL OIMIAN MONTOOMFRV COUNTY.
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Ml. Vernon, Georgia, Thursday Morning, July 30, 1908. J
EXTRACTS FROM BRYAN
SPEECHES AND LECTURES
Hkmgioi s Liiikkty. —Demon ni-
CV is indifferent to pedigret —it
dint I m with the individual rather
than with liia ancestors. Democ
racy ignore* differences in wealth
—neither riche* nr poverty can he
evoked in heiiulf of or againstuny
citizen. Democracy known no
creed—recognizing the right of
each individual to worahip God
according to the dictates of hia
own conscience; it welcomes all
to a common brotherhood and
guarantee*equal treatment to all,
no matter m what church or
through what forms they com
mune with their Creator.
I NiTKDjiy Khskntialh. —I find
that I am recalling more and more
frequently u story which I heard
w'hen i W!in u hoy; it lias really
had a great deal of influence in
ahaping my view* on church ques
tions. It was in u Southern Meth
odist church that 1 heard it. The
minister said that there was a mill
and that many people brought
wheat to the mill by several roads.
When they arrived with the wheat
—some coming by one road and
some by another —some over the
bill and some along the stream —
the miller never asks them by
what mail they came, but simply
whether the wheat was good.
That was many years ago, but I
have thought id that story ninny,
many times, and it has made me
feel that if we are one in the es
si nt lals we can nlTord to bo char
itable toward each other in the
non-essentials, and all the Chris
tum churches are one in the great
fundamental principles of religion.
Tint Myhtkhiks of N.atuiik. —
The investigation of science ought
to increase rather thaw diminish
reverence for the Creutor,for each
new discovery proves more clearly
the wisdom and power of the great
Designer. The patterns that He
has set invite a limitless effort.
The soap bubble presents a com
bination of colors that the artist
has thus far failed to match; a
pint of water holds a latent oner
gwwhich no giant can boast; the
trembling leaf contains a labora
tory more complete than the chem
ist has been able to construct;the
tiniest set d that falls to the
ground jmssesses a potency that
man has not fathomed. Working
in the midst of mysteries and
dumb in the presence of tin* daily
miracles of life, we are constant
ly gathering evidence of the lov
ing kindness of the Infinite In
telligence who has so bountifully
provided for the supplying of
every human need.
t >n account of continuous rains
some crops have been “laid bv”in
the grass. Hay is good, tlimigh.
GROVER CLEVELAND
WAS A STATESMAN.
While the state convention of
the prohibition party in Connecti
cut was in session in South Man
chester, Mr. Cleveland died.
Hhiist's Weekly notes that a
resolution was offered* ex pressing
regret for his death “as u man and
s statesman.'’ Th e delegates
balked at “statesman,” their jh»-
siticn being, naturally enough,
that no man can Im u statesman
who not against the Liquor traf
lie. So the resolution failed, al
though the delegate* were willing
enough to send a telegram of sym
puthy to Mr. Cleveland's family,
says Harper’s Weekly. On the
whole, that was as it should have
beeu. Mr. Cleveland, however,
good u friend he was of temper
ance, was no prohibitionist either
in principle or practice. The
weight of his influence and char
acter must rather count against
that movement than for it. —Ex.
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“I ALWAYS CARRY A PISTOL”
There is many a tragedy encom-j
I passed in the remark which 0. E. j
Rutland, who, in self-defense,shot {
and killed L. I’. Cox, let fall the
other day :
“J always carry a pistol.”
Death lurks hi it, and willow-;
hood and orphanhood. Hack of
I it is, often, the shadow of the gal-1
; lows.
There is Scarcely a community :
m Georgia in which it has not
filled a grave and left behind a re
morse that tune can never fade.
Why “always carry a pistol?”!
'l'lie law says it is a crime, be
•ausc it paves the way tor other!
I deeds of lawless violence upon;
I one’s fellow man.
There’s scarce a man who vio
lutes that law but makes the plea
jof self-defense, and juries must
give the benefit of the doubt, not
to the dead but to the living.
And so it is, “1 always carry a
pistol” goes unwhipped or unpun
ished, almost as often for the shot
that finds its victim as for the
vicious instinct tlmt covets the
concealed weapon.
We make no war upon Rutland.
The law has held him justified;
j doubtless ho was. He felt that if
he did not fire, a hatchet would be
buried in his brain. And so, se
cure in “1 always carry a pistol,”
lie stood Ins ground, while the
man with the hatchet rushed for
ward to his doom.
But somehow it is hard to es
cape the conclusion that if he had
not “always carried a pistol,” not
only In*, but Cox us well, would
| have been alive today ; that in
•fi-ad of standing bin ground, lie
1 would have found sure means of
escape, or that the crowd—there
i were a dozen or more eye witness
es—would have interposed to dis
arm the infuriated assailant.
It is the “1 always carry n pis
tol” that gives assurance to the
man who might find easy means
of avoiding a quarrel; it is that
which keeps a continual chip upon
1 his shoulder.
The peacnbl v inclined man finds
little difficulty in making safe es
cape; it is always the pistol “to
*er” who doers the damage.
It is the concealed weapon which
leaves the trail of blood, yet, dep
uties and courts are lenient with
the man whose gun happens to be
without its notch.
While they are and the limit of
the law goes unapplied to the
wnlKing arsenal, lawlessness and
crime will grow and flourish.
For sooner or later, whether in
passion, malice or defense,fancied
or real, some victim must fall
weltering in his own blood before
the inevitable onslaught of—
The man who “always carries a
pistol.”—Atlanta Constitution.
WHITE BOY HELD DOWN
BY NEGROES ANO KILLED
Speaking of the investigation
now going on in Atlanta regard
ing the condition of the state con
vjet system, an exchange save:
“The most revolting tragedy re
hearsed during, the day was the
beating of a 10-year old while lx»y
with a ti "pound leather strap,
from the effects of which punish
ment lit* died, this story being told
by R. A Keith.
His testimony developed the
following story:
Win was a young white boy,
sentenced to the coal mines of
Dade for petty larceny. He had’
stolen two cans of potted ham and
the judge said he must be punish
ed. The men at the mines knew
he was from Cobb county. What
the rest of Ins name was, or
whether he had any, they neither
knew nor cared.
One night the convicts at the
Durham Coal and Coke Co. mines
TilK MONTOOMKfIY MGffTTOIt—THt’fIsDAY, JULY so (M*.
DEAL JACKSON,
A NEGRO FARMER
For some years it has become
almost a fixed hubit of the Geor
.
gin press to write un editorial on
Deal Jackson, the Doiighterv I
county negro farmer. For sever
al years Jackson hns produced,
gathered and marketed the first
bale of cotton.
If that was all of D-*n! Jackson’s
achievement, it would hardly be
worth the editorial mention lie
gets. The fact, that he markets a
first bale with steady regularity
year in and year out, is a good
news item, and deserving of re
cording.
But Deal Jackson is something
more thaq merely the man who
produces the first bale of cotton
in the state. Those who know!
this steady, earnest, self-respect
ing and respected negro say that i
he is one of the best and most pro
gressive farmers in the state. By
! his own efforts he bus amassed a
fortune. He owns hundreds of
1 acres of fertile lands, cultivated
! in the higbcst manner.
His farm is said to he a model
for all men who till the soil. Ilis
farm, home, hums, farming uten
sils, stock and other appurtenanc
es of his profession are said by
competent judges to he the best
money will give. But, best of all,
j Deal Jackson is a clean, straight
forward, law-abiding citizen, re
spected by white and black nlike.
His word is as good as his bond.
Deal Jackson is an every-day
sermon to his race. He has shown
them what a colored man may do
by thrift, industry and right liv
ing. He bus shown the world
that there is no better place for
the negro than the South,and that
j lie wn 1 not only prosper when his
energies are properly directed, hut
j his standing with the best white
people will be above reproach.
South Georgia has many negroes
iof Deal Jackson’s cluss. and with
out exception they are prospering
marvelously.— Atlanta Georgian.
j were eating their eupper in the
yard. This was the main dining
room. The men ate breakfast
while the morning’s program of
whippings were hem« carried out;
they had dinner in t he mines, and
ale supper m the out-door dining
pavilion. They made their own
coffee, if they had any.
This night young Winn spilled
some of his coffee on the back
of u hog tielonging to a herd of
swine owned by Warden Goode,
j The pig set up a terrible squeal
ing, which brought the warden to
the scene.
Young Win was forced to strip
naked. A number of negrops held
Inin flat on the ground, and John
1). Goode, mi ottioer of the state
who it il alleged, was also draw
ing an additional salary from the
Durham Coal and Coke mine op
erators, laid 09 lashes upon his
body. The child’s flesh was cut
j into ribbons. When released he
daggered to the steps of the hos
pital Then he entered the build
ing. He did not appear among
the men again but a week later his
body was brought out for burial.
Dr. J. H. Hendricks attended
him during his week’s confine
ment. On the hoys burial certifi
cate, prepared by Dr. Hendricks
and written -by U. A. Keith, the
! witness oil the stand, the cause of
death wasgiven as“consumptLo n."
The brother of the murdered
i boy was a baggagemaster on the
state road. The body of this vic
tim of “consumption “was del irer
ed into his care.
“I never knew of consumption
to carry a man oft so suddenly,”
said Keith. “Up to the time
of the whipping the l»oy was rea
sonably strong and sturdy.”
Witness testified that the whip
ping was witnessed bv Lovett
Drummond andjohn Milam.
These witnesses will be summon
ed to appear before the investi
gating committee to tell what
thev know of the death of Win.
•
Farmer* ai on id over the coun
try an* about through “laying by”
tbeircrops. Many of them are eu
joying "big uieetin” and melons. I
HARRY LOVETT’S BODY
WAS FOUND THURSDAY :
The body'of Harry Lovett, the)
Benedictine Collegiate student,!
and son of Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Lovett of Savannah, who was
drowned off the north end of Tv* !
!iee Monday, were found early
Thursday morning at Tybee.
There were evidences that the
body had been mutilated probably'
by some deep sea monster, and its ;
appearance gives credence to the j
theory that Lovett was attacked :
by either a shark or a sword fish.
The body was found by John j
Elliott and Elliott Myers on the i
beach north of Old Point Station, j
at G o’clock. They had l>een tire-!
less in their vigil since the trage* j
dy. and their search was rewarded I
shortly after the sun arose Tliurs*;
iluv morning.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to loan at 0 and 7 per
Scent, on improved farms.
A. B. Hutcheson,
Mt. Vernon. Ga.
For Year’s Support.
Georgia— Montgomery County.
To all whom it may concern :
Mrs. Clara White having made ap
plication for a 12 months support for
j herself and minor children out of the
estate of Jasper L. White, deceased,
and the appraisers duly appointed
for valuation and setting apart hav
ing filed their return, this is to cite
all parties concerned to be and ap
pear at my office within the time al
lowed by law and show cause if any
they can why said application should
not be granted. This the 6rh day of
July, 1908. Alex McArthur,
Ordinary.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
To all whom it may concern:
W. It. Mosley having in proper
form applied to me for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Henry
A. Joyce, Hr., late of said county,
deceased, tins is to cite al. and sing
ular the creditors and next of kiu of
said Henry A. Joyce, Hr., to be and
appear ar my office within the time
allowed by law and show cause If
| any they can why administration
should not be granted to safd W. R.
: Mosley on said Henry A. Joyce, Sr’s
estate. Witness my hand and ofllc
: ial signature tiiis the 6th day of July
IHUB. Alex McArthur, Ordinary.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery Oonnty :
To all whom it. may concern:
Mrs. Eugenia Martin having in
proper form applied tome for letters
of udmiiiiatrution on the estate of
Mrs. Nancy Hullard, late of said
county, deceased, ttiis is to cite all
and singular file creditors and next
of kin of said Nancy Hullard to be
and anpenr at my office within the
time allowed by law and show cause
if any they can why administration
should not be granted to said Kuge
nla Martin on said Nancy Milliard's
estate. Witness my Hand and official
signature this the 6th day of July,
11)08. Alex McArthur. Ordinary.
Notkc to Debtors sod Creditors.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
All creditors of the estate of L.
1 0. Gtilts, lata of Montgomery
j County, deceased,are hereby noti
fied to render in their demands to
the’undersigned according to law
and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make imme
diate payment. This 9th day of
July, 1908. T. A. Giiais,
7-10-4 t AiYr Estate L. O. Gillis.
M. 11. CALHOUN,
Atty at Law,
Mt. Vernon, Georgia.j
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:• L C. UNDERWOOD, ?
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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|Practitioner in all Courts, Stale $
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,l Real Estate Agent, Fanil A
Lauds a Specialty. . . .
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Hamilton Burch, j
Attorney and Coun
selor at Law,
iTcRAE, A.
riminsl Law am’. CoHs.'mih, lurhxt'Dg’ltaii
ioatl Tim 1 Canes, a Specially.
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land Wood. Fine line of Bicycle|
I Material on hand. High-Grade
| Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing
Machines, Guns, Revolvers and i
I Clocks. See me before placing
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Work promptly and neatly done
J. SELLERS, : ; AILEY, QA.j
SPRINGS SUMMER
LINES READY!
CLOTHING
Hats and Furnishings.
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MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN! Jij
I* Best Values ! Hoderate Prices !
—— xipon request we will mail you j
AAT Al AA a copy of our spring and stnn
wA I ALUb mercatalog giving full deserip
Goods on Approval.
Upon request we will send Goods by
Express C. O. D. subject to examination, j
18. H. Levy Bro. & Co.,
SAVANNAH. GA.
Lumber Small Quantity.
Air-Dried Stuff
FLOORING, CEILING, Etc. All Grades
at Right Prices. Prompt Attention.
J. W. CALHOUN,
Route 2. Mt. Vernon, Ga.
I John H. Hunter. Win. K. Pearce, * Frank C. Battey. ]|
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I One of the Largest. Factorage Concerns in the South. Each ;!
Commodity handled in a Separate Department.
Strictest Attention to Each. !j
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Ties and Twine ||
Liberal Advsnees made on Consignments. Money Loaned !j
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information, and are not guaranteed. j
Schedule Effective January sth, 1908.
i Lv. Mt. VERNON ai.i. trains daii.y.
10:26 a. m. For Helena, Abbeville, Cordele,
Americus, Columbus,
9:28 p. m. Montgomery, and all points west. ;!
6:47 a. m. For Lyons, Collin's, Savannah,
4:51 p. m. and all points east. ]!
Fur farther information, reservations, rates, etc., see your j
nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent, oj write
CHARLES F. SJEWART, A. G. P. A.,
Savannah, * ... Georgia.
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