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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1909)
SINGING BOYS OF JENA. Outgrowth of Age of Bacchante* or Wandering Students. Hundreds of years ago the streets of Jena and other German towns used to echo to the songs of black robed monks, who went from door to door singing and begging alms. Their example was followed by bands of poor students, known as bacchantes. These bacchantes wan dered from one university to an other in search of better instruction or better means of support. Such a wandering life was favored by the customs of times when people thought it a virtue to give freely to all persons seeking help, but espe cially to monks and students. The bacchantes had with them younger traveling scholars, known as skirmishers, who were to receive instruction in return for certain services. The younger skirmisher had to wait upon his bacchante, beg and even steal for him, and for the most part he was very tyran nically used. But as he was a waif without other protection he had to make the best of matters. After the reformation in many places these orphan boys, or waifs, were banded into organized choirs, who received pay from churches, but also were assisted by private subscription. It was their duty to sing not only in the churches, but before the houses of their patrons as well. Thus they ceased to be beggars. Martin Luther himself as a boy had been one of these singers, and it was largely due to his influ ence that the old custom of begging entirely passed away. There is a famous picture of Luther as a sing ing boy in Eisenach, where his song attracted the attention of the good Frau Cotta, who adopted and edu cated him. Nowadays the old custom of the choir boys’ singing from house to house is fading away. There are only five other towns beside Jena in the whole German empire where this music can be heard. Once each year the singing boys go to Eise nach and sing before the emperor in the great hall of the historic cas tle of the Wartburg, where the minnesingers held their music bat tles. There are just twenty of the Je na singing boys, five each of the ages eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen years. They are orphans, and the only qualifications for the privilege of four years’ board and schooling are good character, abili ty to sing and obedience to the laws of the organization, one of which requires them to sing before the houses of their patrons. —St. Nich olas. Cloud Effects From Above. It has been my lot to see in arc tie regions some hundreds of thou sands of icebergs close at hand, and I have always believed them to be the most beautiful objects on earth. But the clouds of the sky close at hand are almost as beautiful. If you mount above one of these ma jestic things, swiftly overtopping one by one its folds and wreaths, and if remembering how high it is you look dow r n and see only small green patches of earth through holes in the cloud carpet below, you have a little thrill of conception of how lonely a man -would feel, falling away down there and not being able to see the spot where he must alight. It is a safe little thrill, however. You know that you are not going to fall. Such dizziness as some persons feel in standing near great heights on the earth is almost unknown in ballooning. Success Magazine. The Dignified Course. An army examiner once had a j candidate before him who appar ently was unable to answer the sim plest question. At last the exam- j iner lost his temper and, with sar-1 castic emphasis, quite lost on the j youth before him, said: “Suppose, sir, that you were a i captain in command of a company of infantry; that in your rear was an impassable abyss; that on ei ther side of you towered perpendic ular rocks of untraversable height; that before you stood the enemy, j a hundred men to each one of yours. What, sir, would you do in i this emergency?” “Sir,” said the aspirant to mili tary honors, “I should resign!”— Pearson’s Weekly. The Roorback. During the presidential campaign of 1844 certain Whig newspapers, published an absurd statement de rogatory to the Democratic candi- j date for president, James K. Polk, under the caption, “Baron Koor back’s Tour Through the Western and Southern States.” The state ment was easily disproved and prob- j ably did little or no harm to the man attacked. Since then, in Ameri can political parlance, the “roor- j back” has been the campaign lie,l {>articularly the one uttered so soon >efore election as to make its an- j swer a matter of difficulty.—Argo-; naut. FILIPINO SUPERSTITIONS. Associated With Nearly Every Act of Their Lives. In the Philippines, more perhaps than in any other country, says a correspondent of the Cebu Courier, the inhabitants believe in numerous superstitions. In many places the belief is so strong that with each everyday act and occurrence there is associated some superstitious be lief. To domesticate a cat, as soon as it is acquired take it three times around the stove, then pull out one of its whiskers and bury it (the whisker, not the cat) in the ashes. The cat will never return to its for mer home. When a wild cow is bought or ob tained the new owner must lead it three times around the barn or oth er place where he desires it to sleep. He must then take from the ani- j mal’s nose the loop by which it was j led and bury it in some spot where j the cow has circled. This must be I done in the twilight. In the future j the animal, without any guidance, j will every evening promptly lie down in this very place when re turning from the fields. When the cornfields are visited by the small worms which greatly damage the crops the farmers have a peculiar way of destroying them without trouble. Without letting any one know, the farmer goes to the field, takes seven worms, strings them on a broken eyed needle and then bux - ies them in the seventh hill of the seventh row of corn. The worms will die out in numbers, and in a couple of days the field will bo free from them. This must be done secretly in the twilight or the charm will be broken. Once I heard a mother say that none of her children ever fell down stairs iix spite of the fact that their steps were badly constructed and dangerous. She accounted for this very easily. She said that when ever a child became a year old she cut a lock of his hair, wrapped it in a piece of paper and put it in one of the cracks of the stairs. The children might come near falling, but never actually did so, for they would always find something to catch hold of. | It is almost a gexxeral custom in ! the Philippines that after a wed ding the newly married couple re main at home. It is believed that should they go on a trip by sea a storm would arise or by land some mishap would overtake them. When the inouxitain people lose their way in the woods they have a simple and sure way of finding the right path. They take off their coat, turn it inside out, and when they put it on again in this manner they have no difficulty in reaching the place they desire to go to. Even today these superstitions are generally believed by the moun tain people, and they consider as foolish the person who ridicules them, for they say they have been proved true by experience. Causes of Blindness. The dangers to which the modern ! eye is exposed fall into two great classes—disease and overuse from near work. Here another great consoling fact faces us, and that is that while overwork and consequent eye strain are by far the common est troubles that befall the modern eye, discomfort and inefficiency are as far as they go in ninety-nine cases out of hundred. It is a fact that 99.9 per cent of all blind ness is due to disease and not to overwork. More significant yet, seven-tenths of the diseases which produce blindness are the acute in fections, against which civilization wages an unceasing and victorious j conflict.—Woman’s Home Compan i ion. Tricks of the English Music Trade. There is an immense amount of trickery in the music trade. Take the case of the “pieces” | which are usually chosen by masters i and mistresses for their pupils. The | latter are charged 18 pence or more | for what the former got for about ' sixpence or less. Then again, conductors of bands ! at seaside places, and so on, per j petually include in their programs j j “catchy” pieces, which are after- J ward, in the published version, tak- j i en around among the auditors by { j boys, who sell vast quantities in this j ! way, the conductor clearing about | ninepence on every copy sold. j London Home Chat. State cf Franklin. In 1781 North Carolina ceded her ! western lands to the United States, j The inhabitants of what is now j east Tennessee, piqued at being j 1 thus disposed of, met in eonven- j i tion and organized a separate state, j which they called Franklin, or! i Frankland. North Carolina repeal | ed the act of cession, hoping that ! that might rnend matters. But par -Ity spirit ran high. Armed collision ; took place, and the “state of Frank i land” received its death blow. ; New York American. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JAN. “S, 1009. Sheriff Sale. Georgia -Montgomery Comity. , \\ ill lie 8(>1U before the court bruise doer in Mi Vernon on lho Aral Tuesday in Tebrnary, 1909, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest hi Uler for rash, certain properly, of 1 which the following is u complete description: All that tract or parcel of land sit uate, lying ami being in the 51st dis trict(}. M. of said county, contain ing UO acres and hounded as follows: On the north by lands of H. Mc i cod. east by lands of Charley I‘liil -1 lips ami on the west by lands of C. 1 It. Me Food. Also one other tract of j land hounded by adjoining lands of j Boss Phillips on the northeast., M. |M. Williamson on liic southeast and .11) Phillips on the west, containing SO acres. Said tracts levied on as I tile property of Delilah Phillips to ! satisfy an execution issued from the Superior Court of said county in fa- JvorofThe Hank of Vidalia against. Delilah Phillips,Wilder Phillips and ! W M Cmnson. This the 6th day of | Jan, 1909. James Hester, Sheriff M. C. \V. fi. Wilson, Atty. for PltYs. Sheriff Sale. ! Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be Hold before the court t.nilßO iloot tn Mt Vernon on the tirst Tuesday in February, i 1909, between tlie legal hours of sale, to the I higlnst bidder for cash, certain property, of | wliieh the following is a complete description: All of that tract or parcel of land, ! situate, lying and being in the 1843 d district, G. M., of said county and state, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of Graey Collins, on file cast, by lands of A. A. Peter son, Jr,, on the south by lands ofW. J. Peterson,and on the west by lands of (1. J. Thompson, said tract con taining thirty-seven acres, more or less, and levied on as the property of Isaiah Collins to satisfy an execu tion issued from the City Court of Mt. Vernon in favor of J. O. .Spauld ing vs Isaiah Collins and Graey Col lins. Property pointed out by plain tiff and written notice of levy given defendants as required by law. This ilie btli day of January, 1909. James Hester, Sheriff City Court, Mt. Vernon. M. il. Calhoun, Atty for Tiff. Sheriff Sale. Georgia Montgomery County. Will he sold before the court house door in Mt Vernon on the first Tuesday in February, ItMISt, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete inscription: Fifty-six and one-luilf acres ot land situate, lying and being in the 1343 d District, G. 1/., of said county and state, and bounded as fol lows: On the r ant by lands of the estate of J. A. Peterson, on the south by lands of Hugh Peterson, slid on nil other sides by lauds of J. A. Kiddle, it being the place on which H. C. Crawford n sided January X, 11107. Also will be sold at the same time anil place one sorrell mule named Kate, about 12 ycais old and fif teen bunds high. Also will be sold with above a 1 horse wagon* All of said property levied on as the property of H. C. Crawford to satis fy an execution issued Irom the city court of Mt Vernon in favor of J. A. Kiddle vs 11. C. Crawford. Written notice of levy given ile teiulaiil as required by law. This the sth day of Jauuurv, ltloit. James Hester, .Sheriff City Court, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Underwood A Taliuadge, Attys for Pill. Sheriff Halo. Georgia— Montgomery County. Will he sold before the court house door in Mt Vernon on the first Tuesday in February, 1900, between tho legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain | rnperty, of which the following ih a complete disruption : One lot of land Militated in the town of Ailey, Ga., fronting on Pine street, fifty feet and extending back to an alley northwest one hundred and eighty-five feet, and known as Hot number Fourteen in block num ber Ten, as shown by reference to the plat of said town of Ailey. Said property levied on as the property of G. 15. Allcorn to satisfy tin execution issued from the Justice’s court of the 1343 d G M. District of said county and state in favor of the Atlas Oil (Jo. against tlie said (4. H. Allcorn. ( Property in the possession of defctid jant, pointed out by plaintiff in fi fa, and written notice of levy given as required by law. Levy made and re turned tome by E. \V. Amifield.con stable. 'This the Ist day of January, 1909. James Hester, Sheriff M. (J., Ga. M. 15. Calhoun, Atty for PUT. Sheriff' Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door in Mt Vernon on the (list Tuesday in Fcbtaaiy, 1909, between the legal hours of sale, to tlir highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following ig a complete description: Thirty acres of land more or less on the east corner <if l.ot of land No. (!, in the Eleventh Land District of said county and state, the same being woodland, mid having a good quantity of timber on it fit tor saw mill pur poses. Said land levied on as the property of 11. VV Sogler and being ill bis possession, to satisfy uu execution issued from the city court of Mt. Vernon in favor of f. A1 FordhainACo. against the said H. W. Kegh r. Written notice of levy given as required by law This the 6th day of January, 1909. Jameg llestur, sheriff C. 0., Mt. Vernon, Ga. Undeiwood A Talmadge, Attys for 1 Iff. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will lie Hold before the court lion to door in Mt Vernon on the firnt TuoHday in F< binary. 190 U, between the l«*gal houiH ot Hale, to the highest bidder for c&hli, certain property. of which the following i« a complete diecription: J 1 One hundred aeieg of land Hitunte, lying:* and lifting in the l.'lHGth Din. G. M», ol nai * ! ! ‘ county and h ate, and hotiuded hh followa: On j ! the north by land# of Eliza liarlev and Wh el t * f*r and Kent land*, on the cant by K* nt and j j Gavin land*, on the nouth by Ihwlh of lTnd» r- t 1 wood and Kln riod and on the went by laridH of ] DickeiiH, Undoi w«>od and GiJlin, and known as | < the home place of K. H. Durden and in his | poHKOMHion. Levied on hh the property of E. t I S. Durden to watirdv an execution iHMiied from | the City Court of Mt Vernon in favor of (he < Adrian iiankitif' Co. v- M. L. Phillipa arid oth- | j era. Property pointed out by plaintiff’* at- i j roreey and written notice of levy given hh the ] law requii ch. Phia the sth dav of January, 1909 j JurucH If enter, | Sheriff CUv Court Mt. Vernon. < W. Ji. Kent, Atty for Pitta. j Citation. I : Georgia—Montgomery county. I’. J. Davis, administrator of f ix; ] estate of Mary Davis, deceased, lias j in due form applied to the under, j signed for leave to sell all lands be- i longing to said estate, and this is to I cite till persons concerned that said ] application will lie heard and passed ] upon on tiie first Monday in Febru- j j ary, next. This the 4th day of Jan- c uary, 1909. j! Alex McArthur, Ordinary. 1 1 TRESPASS NOTICE. Georgia—Montgomery County, This is to forewarn the public against, hunting, fishing, removing timber or wood or in any manner trespassing upon the lands of the undersigned, the same having been posted according to law; and any party violating this rule will be pros ecuted to the full extent of the law. Adams and (iraham lands being in the 1843 d and tin Palmer lauds be ing in the IHt.'ld G. M district of said county and state. This Ihe fitith day of Nov., 190 H. Amanda Adams, I Elizabeth Palmer, Lizzie (iraham Notice to Debitors and Creditors. Notice is hereby given to all credi tors of the estate of H. A . Joyce,Sr., late of said county deceased, to tvn- j der in an account of their Uemandsj to me within the time prescribed by law, properly made out. And till persons indebted to said deceased are hereby requested to make pay-' nieiit immediately to the undersign ed. Tiiis tMst day of November, P.MiS. \V. it. Mosi.ky. Adm'r Estate of li. A. Joyce, Itce’d. 1 Sheriff Sale. Georgia— Montgomery (’Minty. Will lie st>]<l before die court limimo door in Mt Vernon on tlu> lost Tuesd.iy in February, 1909, betwoea till! legal bout's of sale, to tin highest bidder for rash, certain pl'o|)i i tv. ol wliicli the following is a complete tlrsci ipi ion: One certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying anil being in sai 1 county and state, br ing in the aoullioast corner of hot No. M in tho Tenth Land District and the 11501 b His tricl, O. M., of said county, and bounded as follows : On the north by lands of Mrs. .1 h. Hinson, on tbe'east by lands of the estate of Norman W. Dodge, on the south l>_v lands of J. N. Mcheotl, amt on the west by lauds of Mis. J. h. Hinson, and containing twelve acres, more or less, and being' in the posses sion of Murgaretto Mimes. Levied on as Ibo property of Mnrgaretto Moses to satisfy an execution issued Irom the City Court of 'lt. Vernon in favor of S. Ayers against Mar garotte Mosea, principal, W. 11. lirown, in dorsor. Property pointed out by plaintiff's attorneys, and written notice of levy given ns required by law. This the lib day id .I..un ary, 1909. James Hester, Sheriff City Court, Ml. Vernon. Graham A Graham, Aliya for I’ll)'. Libel For Divorce. Georgia—Montgomery County. Nett ie (’.AyerH vs Harold \V.Ayers. Complaint for Divorce. The deli nd atif, Harold W. Ayers, is hereby re-| quired personally, or by attorney, In he and appear at, I lie superior cmirl of Montgomery county, to he held in and for said counf.y on the lirst Mon day in May, Itltti), next, then and thereto answer the phtmUirs de mand in an action of complaint, as in default thereof Ihe court will pro ceed as to Justice shall appertain. Wit ness the Hon ora ble J. 11. Marl in, judge of said court, ibis 19th day of January, 1909. Win. 11. Kent, tttt.’y for pi’ll'. : SL. C, Uudorwnnd Eugene Talmadge irj | IDEMd l IllllDGf. | Attorneys at Law. j 5 • H Practitioners in all the ('ourls. /X 3 I’ttitiH isbip Limited to Civil Mattel's. jjj w Real Estate Agents. Karin & ! Lands a Specialty, | mt. vernon, a a. j;j i I Hamilton Bijrgii, Attorney and Coun selor at Law, rtckAl-, LA. Criminal Law am! Collections, Including Itail load Tort Cases, a Specialty. M. 15. CALHOUN, Atty at Law, Mt. Vernon, Georgia.l J. K. WATSON, j Dentist, | Soperton, Georgia. A. L. Lanier, Attorney at Low, MT. VERNON, OA. Will Pructice in all the Cmirta of the State. 18. V. C.'MOK W. «. I! VItN'VKI.I. J CANON & BARNWELL j ij Cotton Factors aml j| Commission I Merchants 220 Hay H SAVANNAH, OA. j; ; (liondier* Bavannali Cotton hxeliange) e [ Handlers of Upland, Se- ;! j Island Florodoru Cotton j Special Attention (liven to F. 0. D. Cotton j; Handlers of Upland and Sea- ; Island Bagging, 'l ies j! and Twine j! i aMMMWtHVUMWWVVMMVUUW ! COATS.| ► Just a Few Splendid Values in Ladies’ 2 ► l ’p-to-Date Coats—to go at (Beat Sacri- 2 t iiee. 1 --5 off on nil Cush Sales of Ladies 2 t and Children's Coats. Buy NOW be- 2 |E lore they are gone. 2 ► 4 r 4 l Mrs. J. L. Adams, Mt. Vernon. « ► 4 • AAA A A AAA A AAA AAAAAA AAAA A AA AAAAAAAA AA AA A AAAAAAAAAAAAA* * AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA▼▼▼▼▼▼TTVTYVTTTTTTTTTTTYT• 4 W. 0. WOOD & SON ► Dealers In . . . 4 ► * ► 4 i Watches, Diamonds & Jewelry « ► > 4 ► Repairing a Specialty * ► ◄ ► DISTRICT AGENTS 2 ► ◄ t FOR 2 Z >\ erner « ► Irving M. Schulz & Co. \ ► Walworth -ORGANS j ► Schulz Victor and Ediaon Talking 3 ► PIANOS Macltinos and Recora 3 ► 4 ► 4 ► MAIL ORDERS Receive Pr.mipt Attention. We prepay * ► reltiin charges on all Repair Work Hont tut from out-of-town 4 |t customers. i W. G. WOOD & SON LYONS, GA. j ► '4 ► • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WVWVUtmmUUVIMMMMMMMMiMMVMMMUiMIIMMMMMMMM* jT° STOCKBUYERS I am located at Mt. Vernon with jj ii ii Car Load I FINE YOUNG MULES \ AND A FEW j j REAL NICE YOUNG MARES. jj l All well broke. Owing to scare- ii l ify of money I can give you big bar- jj i gains in Ibis stock. I J. M. BROOKSHER, l HEADQUARTERS iirnMnu PI ii SAT HUTCHESON'S STABLE Ml. VtKNUN, uA. | Summers 1 Buggies Brown Wagons I | I have 2i Full Line of these Standard j|j I” Vehicles on Hand, and in order to close jj; them out, am giving the Most ; REASONABLE TERMS! I So me at once if you need or will need a Good Buggy or a Good Wagon. Terms right A.A.PETERSON,JR.| I ALLEY, GEORGIA j
