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STOCK TRADER'S CANE.
A Stick or a Whip Always Carried In
the Cattle Yards.
To a live stock trader a < of
ti whin ir <t« es-cnti.il as ii timfnrn
i« (o m soldier. Ota* or *.! o other
n)wuv* ir earned liv rcgulat tradcr
ir, t (to >loi k varrl», \ | >i • j■ <
cut! c Inivcr (i-uallv buy* a otitic be
fore It* enter- tin- (•oio \ iriolor
would no more think of <i> ung to
work without his cane than he
v. oiild u it hoot hi' ti.it.
In many ea-e- the whip* flint
ratio tiro of "feat service. When
the cattle are turned into an allot
to lie kartell and eotnc ob-l rcinTuii*
animal luko- a header for the "ate
koc|>cr Iho mi .in' of 1 iirnin.: t lie an
itna) is a blow nor or- the head,
ustlallv itit (•tided to isi I cli him ju-t
iilmif tin* no'lrili. SoiruMinio »
heiivv hjow from a cane hroi"- him
to hi- fiii"-. hut in mar on-os it
fakes oiil\ the si i of a la-li f<>
turn hint- Some of the mo-t -tulo
horn steer , run a regular "itnl let
of cane-, clulr- and whip- and are
not s|o|i|M«d until some one “get- a
* ,tt on hint,” the vurd wav of ex
jire- iti" the closing of a gate aero-s
lie a I lev down which the animal i
le !
The regulation trader’- cane is
tu do of hickorv, with a largo
i urved handle, and xxci.h- ahoiil
t went v-four ouiiei Tin: surlaee is
rUiootli and unvarnished. Some of
Ilie< anes lotve lie.m in use con* t anilv
for t< ii teats. Iliickberrv. dogwood,
e in. oak. maple and a-li are Ilu*
othei kinds of wood used to make
this class of otilies. *| liev eo-t from
iff) to fill cents etieli.
Whip- of all kind- are seiut. A
few weeks ago a four plait. hiekort
hark whip. the kind that has to he
left in the dew oteniigli! to keep
it j*lin I »l«*. stun" the hacks of some
frightened cattle as thev ran along
the viaduct. Many high priced hug
gv whips are used, lell I the hulk of
ihont cost unit from ‘ cents to *l,
A few regular heavy i attic whip
are seen, though the\ are not liked
In cattlemen, as a hem \ blow leu te
ll large welt. Hope and one In-h
leather whips sue common. In
some eases a short strap nailed to a
long st o k is used.
I'he l«st sheep and ho" whip i
it piece of canvas hose, meshed to a
li.it surface and attached to apiece
of wood about fourteen iin he- long
When tin- strikes an animal it
makes plenty of no|.e, lull haves II" ,
bruise.
Many linns cattle are u-ete- h
beaten by some one w ho is in a hur
ry. The rule, however, is not to
leaxe any kind of mark or hrui-e. a
hovels Imik closelx for slieli -pots
\\ lien w lap- or ruins m i broken
they generally me thrown to (In
ground, ami the yard c(uiipiin\ gntli
ei- ill cm up with the other refuse
About thirti whips and twenty
■ mies are ahnmJonod eaeli day at
the yards. Kansas City Star.
Give Goldfish Shade.
\ friend wa- showing me Itei col
lection of goldiish the other day
with great pride. The tiliv li-li
were darting about here and there
in tin' clear water, and. then resting
lor awhile, they found life very ,
pleasant
Some people do not seem to re
alize that it is positive cruel tv to
keep the«e li>h in an open \o •el
without any shade.
Fish have no lid- to shield their
eyes, a- we lin»c. and -n cannot en
dure a bright light. Thev stiller
greatly if entirely exposed, a- is
evident from the.wux in which thev
dash around and around, -ometimes
until they a'e faith wont out.
Shade can easily l«- provided bv
placing glowing plant-, den.-e
enough to shelter the fis.ii, near the
globe in wltii h thev are kept or In
placing a grotto of rock- ill the
aquarium it-elf. Philadelphia In
quirer.
On the Upward Road.
Miss Houghton was a very philan
thrope and giaeiou- i'll lady, who
was bound to seem encouraged
whenever there wa- a chance. In
reality she was a ncs-inn-i. but
much trouble was “bringing her
around, a- -lie -aul. One evening,
after a led a i e on So., i h Alina, she
remarked to a friend:
“There* one thing, tnv dear,
which is surely a step upward, and
that is that those hornhle canni
bals he told al«nit are eating pig
boiled instead of raw. How nmeh
that means!" South's t 'on nanion.
Finn Display at Heroism.
A neighbor <*f ours, a portly gen
tleman. has been guilt le-- of any
strenuous acts these r atiy year-.
Heceutlv his house caught tire N ol
time- of smoke rolled in from tie'
kitchen. Catching up hi- walking
stick and i lapping bis hat (irmly on
his head, he started with linn step
far the front door. \- lu went !
through the hail he shouted lustily :
“Ciirls! tiirl-' I re' -mx. tto
piano!"— Woiiiuu’t llonn Coin pan
iou.
I
| THE MIDDLE AGED MAN. j
Something Said to Him by the Dentist
Sets Him Thinking.
‘A|, dentist tells me," -aid the
middle aged man. “that my teeth
will 1.1-t a- long a- I do. alld W hell
he aid that to me 1 wu- at fir-t
plea-ed. lit-eause then it seemed to
ji can -imply that 1 -till hud pretty
good tooth, good for a long time
•■•I, and I 'nought that spine da
I would \ to him, -ort of half
jokingly :
“‘I id-tor, you telluric my teeth ;
a . la-t a- long a I will. \lxnlt
how long do you think my teeth
will la-t y " . .j
“In that. way. you -<c. hv fndirec
t iiiri I am going to get a line on
how much longer he thought. I was
Jii.ei in Inc, ami a- i thought that
n\cr I smiled to myself, thinking 1
Muni wa- a pretty bright idea. Hilt
do '.mi ' n .w that wlieii I on me to
th nk it oxer again I didn’t a-k him
finally. I didn't.
“Ike; II -e . | think he know-. I
liaxe been going to him now for
years, and ho knows my teeth
through ami through, lie knows
t 1 " in low "li| I am, and he,
know their rate of wear exactly
iud ii" • iii'n Ii longer thev w ill la-t.
and lie Ci*llld tell me how much ■
"ir:' ' 1 w ill l.i-t. It'd I hat en'l
a . ed liiin bt-i au-e I'don’t want to
know. I don’t want to Know at all.
“A- a ilia t ier of tie I. I think
(hat when wo come to my lime ol
life \\e dun t nun Ii liinex dwelling j
on dial, thong'll there are lime*
when it siems to intrude it-e|f.
when wc icali/e Umi the vent
abend ol u- are not so manv as
well, a- t hex xvere -onn; reals ago. I
when Ii e seemed to u* intermma
hie. Ai actuary could tell ii- what
our e\ j.i•; iat uni ol life max lie at
the present niomenf.
“We expei-i, ol eoiir-e, that we
. are going to live longer, to be the !
exception, but i*xeii if xve -hould so
prove we call 1-1)11 u t the year- -tili i
i niiiing to u- without using iiianx 1 j
! gure . We are gelling to where we
! call see t lie end i I we look that wav.
Hid I can l -ay Hint I have mix feat
of it, hut I certninlv don't lind artx
pl":i-urc in eontenipluiing if. I'd
i ral her sta x.
“So I Ini', i’ll I a Ill'll I III' dent is)
be .1,-1 I .loti l want to knoxx. The
llioiiglil o| it doe- drift in on rut*
mu i' in axx 1 tile, but when it doe- 1
shunt i! "|J and gel lui.-x ami keep
pin , tig a el lake a i lieell'ul view.
I ill "lad llix teeth are good atlV
lioxvNew y (i|'k Sun.
• ...... __
Turning Off the Gas.
A t n ft all mat linmpici in W ash
n ion Hie -periker-, getting
| Ik I' !■ at the toa-t ina-tei'. u clergy
; man, for some of hi- xx il t iei-nt-, told ;
f lie follow ing: . •
At a church mtx ice conducted hx
Hie t oa- 1 ma-iei a lady in tlie son
;• regal ion -inldentv ivmeinhered that j
•In h: I left Icr dinner, a roa-l, in
tin stove at home and had forgot
ten to turn down the gas. In hoi
anxiety about he! Sauihu dilinei
'ln- h.i-tilv w role a uole and handed ,
it to her husband, a deacon, then
engaged ill taking- tTp Hie collection.
Mi-takuig the per-onal note for a
■ Inmli notice. Hie deanui carried it
up and handed it to the m.ni-ter.
who. ti'uimi'.’ other nothe-. read:
"ti" iiiimediaieh* home and turn 1
off the *as”
\\ l.eii tin laughter had subsided
a »i •. 11 1m • i ol the banquet ing party
. aro-i' and -aid: “I would like to |
sc.g je-i j! at the lady got her note
xvimn: ino ton iini-t. Sending it up
to the minister, -lie pfohnhlx meant
to -a . ‘Turn oil the ga- iminedi
ale.v and home.’’’ I’ilt-hurg
t 'litum# le Telegl iipli. •
Rooting Hcum Plant Leaves.
Ti t hap- to the amateur the nvx-1
inti re-ting’ wax <>| piopagating ,
plan Is i that of fooling leave-.
I hefi ale ouili a nutnlier of plant
xxitlt xviin 1 tlli- s jio—jlile. Kelteve
i a. Hex liegiui a and gloxinia are
•ni otig tin common plants propa
gated hv this means. To root
IS lu x Jfl (he leal i- carefully .
oroken'front the -lent and lu-xTled
'u the -and. It takes about topr ,
ui- k- tor it to start into growth,
xx hi ' a -ii a bud will be produced
at i • h.i-" ot >he leaf. s-um'tim<-
tin- bin! d«*e- nm start, but -till the
leaf w ill grow. I know of one leaf
whicji ha- pc. n growing in a p<rt fto
four xeais and -till lui- not uiadft ii
1 ad. - Si.iuii ii.m |g!e.
Miking *n Egg.
“Cratnl|*a. doe- In n- make Hw'ir 1
v»)Vii r v; / 4
es. indeed thev do. .loUmiyf*
“Ap’ de l!" x a ways put tlie yolk
in the middle*
“Tin x do. Johnny.’’
“Ah’ do they put Hi* white ktulT
afo"i‘<l(o keep the xeller from rub
bin* <•''
“Q ite likely, lux little l»iy.”
“ \ii’ who sen’s the cover »>n * '
Thi* stumped the old gentleman,
and ; v liarrnuxleil Johnny'« mothh
with a large loJlvp<*p. l.ondoi
I S ‘ lal "'
THE MOVTfiOMKHV MONITOR —Tiff HSDAV. OEO 2. WW.
Sheriff Sale.
Oeoralfl*-JliiiUi uni i > ('<'juPy.
Will In m»|.l fn-f.ir* tits court liou-i- (loot in
XU Vermin on thetfrst Tai-s4»> in l>> rnh. i,
l'.V'.X 11.-fseet. (lie |l gsl llotllM Ot sjil*. to the
liiglii'-t tii'lifet for ' usli, rn tmi |.n>|>et l* . of
wliirli Hi*- folloxnut; is a i-om|j|i'ti- itiwription:
One biindn il acres ot Imhi| nior<- or
b -s, lying, b iiig and being in tlie
liisutli Idsi. (J. M. of said I'ounty and
bounded as follows: On Hie norib
fix land* of Wilder Phillips and Mu
water- of Pendleton creek, on He
eitsi ti.x lands of Minnie Willium-mi
and ilie water- of Pendleton creek
and on Hie south and west by other
land-ol Nancy Phillip*. Levied on
ns the property of .Nancy Phillip- in
satisfy two i-xectii ions i--m-il fi oni
the ( it.x court of Mi, Vernon in fa no
of Hunk of Vidulia v* Nancy Phillips
amt li. K. Phillip-. Properiy point
ed out by Nancy Phillips, and writ
Veil notice given us required by law.
Tlii- November hib. lisr.i.
Janies 11 ester. Sheriff.
XV. .1 llrtesi'ti. .X'loini v toi Pill.
Just lor your own mformatton
gee my oflVringij ill dry gooils,
slineg and nobby huts. \V . II
MeQueen, .Mount Wriuui.
Sherill Snle.
t)luTXi« — MollliC'lll. I I ('"'I111 X
Will !<r mill bsl.,ri- 'in .-oui l i miic ilooi c
Ml, X eriiita mi 'to liisl 1 ins' tux in I )i-(*eiiil>»-i.
I'lOJ, bi-evri'ii tlie li-yyt tl'illls ot sale, to tie
hiKtii-*! tiktili-i for I'Hrti, ••• ititin |ii"|" ii'" "I
xx tiicti I In- folio xx nig is ;i i'"(ii|»|eii- tlr-ci ij,il ion ;
All that trad or part-el of land sit
uated, known and disi itigiiisheil a-
Lot Number :.J"tt in the 1I Mi Land
Jiisi, of stud eoiinty eontaiiiing mu
iiumlred and -ixi.v-ibAee acres, more
oi less. Said property lex ieif on a
tbe property of \V. I< 'nrrjo to sa iis
f. nu exeeiillon issued froin I'll"
t dy Court of Mr. Vernon in favor of
Tlit Mt. Vernon Hank against -aiil
\V. 1.. Currie, maker and W. W
Pope and llaxi- Cillis. einlor.-ers,
said property being in pos-i's-imi of
tlefi'tidifni W. L. < urrie. arid-xx l it'mi
mil lee of levy given as required by
law. Tills Mie‘Jr Ii day us Nov, ItHili.
./AXILS ItL.sTLI!.
Sin I ill .XI. I
W. M Lewis. plfT.’s ally.
Sheriff Sal*.
I.i-"inMunis.mi. ix Countv.
Mill L.e soul b/'fijii* Ilu ('"ini li'.nsi' ifooi in
Xl'. Vni'ti'iii ne tin tlisl In.-Sihix in hn'rinl ' i,
|*KI9. bi-ixvi i-ii tbs li-yiil bolus of siite, to lln
lii<bssl U'lU.-i fur ca-li, I'l iUiin i i pi Mx, ot
S'iii.'b lli« lolloxvins i- * i*i*iii•- iliscii|)tloli:
All Mint (raet or jaHeel of land *it
uate. lying and being ill Hie lggl-i
liisiMet <i. Mi. of Montgomery eotui
ry, lieorgirt, and known as tln'Joi-
Aitiler place and being od acres more
nr less, hounded Us follows, till Mie
North tix by land of J. I> .Miller; on
Mie east liv Katie Huxis; on Mu
hoiitii tiy Jeriny- Sinitti; and mi the
west hx Tom Wilkes. Said land
levied on by virtue of a mortgage ex
ecution issued from the Superior
Court of Montgomery county in fn
vor ot ('. M. Ti i |>|» v**. .1. I> M iIl«M
and to vaifUfv the sumo. Wtiiton
noti«*«‘ l»*v v ‘» i\ «*n .1. I>. M ill«*r in
uo tu< of thi* lunv. This tho M da \ ol
Nonpiiihpi', Jiiino*
Shei ill. M (
Sin*i*»tl Sale.
Will bt* »I<l bffrtiv the court lioumo iU»*»r in
*»lt. Vi-ruoit on tin* tirtiT l ucnxlrtv in hiM-fiuhff,
I'HIK l»ptvvrcii th*- hoar** of salt t«» thf
for rfit*h, L , cit4in property, “t
vihirh tnr* foil*twin i* a complete th «ci iptioii:
One lot or parcel of land situated,
l.xiugand tiling in Mie tig nil Distriii
*». M.. of Montgomery County. Heor
gta, tioutided as follows: On the
nm Hi b.x lands of Mrs. Carrie Phil
ip-; on the east by Mrs. Currie
Philips and J. A. Wiggins; mi Hie
soutti tiy J. A. Wiggins; on west b.x
Rosabelle Philips, containing lit*
acres, mme ptittieubitly described a
beiug tlie tract of land deed.-d K. M
Stnittv tty J. Harmon Pliili|is. Said
laud lex ii d oa as Hie property of K
.M. Smith liy xirtue of a itiortgnge
exi cut ion issued from the Superior
court of said county in fax or of Phil
lips Jk liice vs K. M SuiiMi and i"
satislx the same. Wriiten no "f
lex x giv en K. M. Smit li. I’lli Nov.
-t. IflnH, James Hester.
SfieritT M < .
Sheriff Sale.
(inii-i). Miuilgmiidx Ci.iinlv.
XXxlll'. sltill t.l’fllll' dll' cullll boll-' ||“UI UI
Ml. V. itiin mi he tils' rm-silixy in Oi.iin>i
nvtl. bx'Ov •( !' the leg*l hours ot sh!'. t" *
high' *l fiulili r for e»*h. c ituiu f ■!>* tv.
übii hth' follow ms i« » cpmplet.- ill's. liptimi:
Ml dial trtict or parcel of land ly
ing awl being in thoconnty of Mmi'-
gumery. state ot Heorgia. known
and ill— Jritied a* Hie Alex Cox place,
being a portion of land lot ."-iT in Hu
loth land di-uict ol -aid county, eon
milling acres mote or le-s and
Nmnded a- follow-; On Hie No: Mi
and i'a-t by land- ot It. K. Aeliotd;
iv ill* Smuli tix lund-of.l. Ii Sujn
net and mi the west liv lauds of \
L. t ox
Saixl laud levied upon a- Mu- pro
pert,\ of Alex » ox bx N s, Claik.
•ol.still'll . to silti-t.x fixe Justice
emiri ti. fas. hi taxor of H.xal--H;»ker
eompatix «- sucees-ors t<> P. II . W il
li- t ompany \s. Alex Cox.
\Vtit 1 ell notice Os levy 'given to
;Lo -aid Alex cox in term- 'it Mie la xx
and -aid tt. fas. turned over to me.
I bis Xox cm Iter tit ti. I'.tui 1 .
Janie- lls-ii i
Sheriff. Montgomery county
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Citation
Notice i- hereby given ttint Mary
Dennis has in proper form ap-j
I lied in me lor letter* of iuindnis-j
(ration on thy estate of .1. 11. Fur
\ i>. late nl said county, deceased,
and 'his i- to cite all and singular
i he ci ediim s and kindred of said de
ceased 111 show cause if any they can
a the next regular term of the Court j
nl Ordinary in be held on the first
Muiul.i. m December, next, why she j
should nm reeeivc letters of admin-j
istraiiun as applied for. This the Ist
day el Noveuiber. 1900.
A l"\ MeAri hm . Ordinary.
MONEY TO LOAN. i-
Money loan at 0 and 7 per j
cent, on improved farms.
A. B. Hptcukson,
The ladies will tiod a beautiful
line nf poplin* uni mercerized
In iicadi-s at \V. 11 Midpi. en *.
Wanted.
Night watchman for County
Convict Cutup. Applv at once to
.1. B Vdamsor., Supt..
Mt. Vernon, tin.
I.allies' i.i'ckwi'iir, jabhos and
emiu'oidered and lace collar#. j“t
hat pifcs. etc. Here the ladies
■ an lie pleased with thepo popular
lots .if finery. V\ . . AT. A.
1 Peterson, Alley, U». j
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