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Gov. Brown's
Sufficient Reply.
Atlanta, Cm., Nov., 25 —\\ hen
occasion demands Governor Brown
can be about aa tart and to the
point as any man alive. Usually
mild ami pacific in his bearing
towards all mankind, he can and
will fight back hard and straight
from the shoulder wheu crowded
or unjustly criticised.
That is just what he do“s in the
case of Judge X • >vt Morris ot
Marietta, long a political em in>
of the governor and an ardent ad
vocate of Hoke Smith. Judge
Morris wrote a lengthy open com
munication to the governor criti
cising him for allowing Kellogg,
a Cherokee count}’ negro to hang,
while he saved Elliot,the LaGrauge
veternarian, from the gallows.
Governor Brown’s reply is short
and to the point. He says:
“I find only two points in it '
calling for uot'ce, viz: Your ref
erence to my decisions in the Kol-1
logg and Elliott appeals for clem
ency. Regarding Kellogg who
was tried before you, you say:
“ “With that construction, lie
was only guilty of manslaughter;
construing it m its strongest light
ho certainly was not guilty of such I
murder as would demand the i
death penalty. 1 have discharged j
my duty—the responsibility u
upon you.’
‘“Tins is a clever effort on your
.part to avoid responsibility plac
ed upon you by law uh judicial
officer, and shift it on the execu
tive. It should not only be youi
pleasure, but it is your sworn duty
to correct errors committed m
your court either hv you or the i
jury. The executive department
is separate and distinct from the
judicial, and you should know j
that 1 have no authority to set a
side a Verdict and judgment in
your court, and order a diffient
one, Kellogg was not hanged in
consequence of any order of mine,
but in pursuance of a solemn judg
ment and sentence pronounced
by you.
“I regret that you feel that the ■
blood of innocence isou your hands
but the place for correction was
in your court, and a confession
of them in the newspapers neither j
absolves'you nor does ii add any
credit t o the adniinistiition of law i
in your circuit.
“Concerning your criticism of ;
my decision in the Elliott case, I !
will merely remark that your:
words show clearly that you have |
not read a syllable of the record
which was exhaustively examined j
by me, or if you had, certainly
not understanding!v; hence I
shall not gratify your desire for
a controversy m the uewpapors or j
elsewhere on that subject.”
ENORMOUS TAX FROM COR
PORATION.
Washington, Nov. 27. —The cor
poration tax regulations are com- <
plete and ready for the printer.
The latest estimate indicate a j
net revenne of approximately $25, 1
ouo,ooo annually, and 122.000 cor
porations are likely to have to,
pay corporation taxes.
There are mauv uncertainim
about its effects. In one of the i
far southwestern states, for in- j
stance, it nas been found that not j
more than ten per cent, of the i
many thousand of corporations j
whose official existence was au-1
tiiorized have ever actually done
business.
Improper registration in many
cases is fully expected with such
a gigantic scheme, but the various
penalties will apply without re- .
gard to whether a concern has
tailed to g«’t the forms and regu I
latimis: The mailing of the forms
and blanks to every corporation ,
listed in the various districts is |
not specifically required by law, ,
and is merely to usa.ai the corpo
rations. i
J. M. Brooksher Jc Son, the
stock men, will have a carload of
the best horses and mules in Mt.
Wrnou Dec. 3. and if in need of
clock, do not fail to see them
MR. SUMNER ALMOST ENDS
HIS LIFE.
It was a shock to his many
acquaintances here
when they heard that llev. W D.
f. Summer on last Thursdaylnight
had.seriously cutjhis‘throat with
a pocket knife, evidently with
suicidal iuteut. Dr. Keution stat
es that, he harelyjmissed severing
the jugular vein and this fact.,
that he did not cut the vein, saved
inis life. And today he appears to
he getting along all right from the
tl«ctsCotjthe*cut. m £
jl licjattemptJto end his life oc
curred in the bedroom whereJMrs.
Summer and some.'Jfriemls were
sitting talking and Mr. Summer
had just lain down on the bed anc!
without warning of any kind the
tirstjthe family (knew* was when
t hey discovered Mr.Summer,strug
glins and saw blood flowing from
the wound.
Mr. Summer had been in very
feeble health tor several months,
j but his physical condition for
some days before Thursday had
improved considerably and he
was able to sit up and walk around
, the house. I’he opinion of tin
doctor is that, he was mentally un
balanced for the time and really
I did not know what he was doing.
At first, Mr. Summer stated t<
i those around hnn that a aegr
had cut his throat and he insisted
on this. Since recovering some
what and since his mind hn
j seemed to clear up, he states that
he has no idea why he should have
! done,this act, that, while he had
| been sick a great deal, the thought
l of suicide had never' occurred to
him.
The doctor states that there is
a noticeable improvement in bis
physical and mental condition
now.
All hope that Mr. Sumner may
soon bo well and strong agitin,
and trust to see him out attending
to his affairs in a short while.—
Telfair Enterprise.
Caroline’s Chapel.
OoiTUHiioDilunco.
Among those who attended tlm
tackey partv at the home of I)r.
| Sharpe were Mr. J. L. Sharpe,
Miss Alma Sharpe, Jim and Bruce
Sharpe, Mr. Frank Galbreatb and
sister. Miss Esther, Miss Beatrice
Sharpe and Rosa McLemore, and
Messrs. Bert, Powell, G. R. Evans
and J. If. Drew.
Mr. Arch Carpenter spent Sat
urday night at the home of Mr. J.
W. Sharpe.
Miss Agnes Odom spent Satui - j
day and Sunday with Miss Esther
Gaibreath.
Mr \V. A. Henriot called at
the homo of Mr. B. L. Powell
Sunday.
Misses Jennie and Lottie Gar
rett visited Miss Galbreatb Sun
day.
Sunday school was well attend
ed at Caroline’s Chapel last, Sab
bath, and it is hoped that the at
tendance will increase.
Misses Nettie Byrd andLolliej
Adams visited Miss Alma Sharpe j
Sunday last.
Our school is progressing nicely;
under the able management of
Miss Ruth Clapp.
Mrs. C. J. Jackson was a recent
visitor at the home of Mrs. Sam
Rollins.
Miss Marion Sharpe, who has
been ill for some time, is now im-j
proving. —Rosebud.
CHURCH DYNAMITED.
Dahiouega, Ga., Nov. 27. — Last
night the organ and altar in the
Presbyterian church was dyna
mited and many windows were
broken by the concussion. Penti
costal worshipers have been using
the chureh'in holding protracted
services.
The people of Dahlonega will
offer a reward for the perpetrators
ot the deed.
N w is the time to cook your fruit j
cake Seeded Raisins, Currants,!
Prunes and Apricots to be found |
at M [■ Fountain's, the grocer. |
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THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR— THI USDAY. DEC 2, JMOO.
THE BAREcK'S TRADE.
Mon Who Followed It and Afterward
Ro«« to Fame.
Perhaps the best known of all
fwirbers who have attained fame
.vote Arkwright, the improver <u
; the spinning jenny, who is said t<>
, have turned to mechanics when the
wignmkiug trade fell ol!'. and Jere
my Taylor, who was brought up ii
his father's shaving shop at Cam
bridge.
Edward Sugden. afterward made
Baron Saint Leonard.-, was the son
of a hair cutter in a simp in Lin
oln's inn. London. A storv is told
to the effect that one** when Sug
-1 hen was addressing a crowd in the
interest of his camDlacv to purlin
I incut a man called out to know
i what soap cost and how lather was
i made. “1 am particularly obliged
j to that gentleman." Sii Edward is
j reported to have said, “for remind
i ing me of my lowly origin. It is
! true that 1 am a barber's -on and
1 that I myself was once a barber. If
I the gentleman who so politely re
I minded me of these facts had been
• a barber be would have continued
to remain one till the end of his
I
j Charles Abbott. Baron Tenter
den. was also a barber'- son. and ii
| >s related how. when he was made
J a peer of England, lie took his own
j son to a little Westminster shop
; and bade him remember it was there
I that his grand fat her had been nc
j ustothed to .shave other- for a pen
ny.
i William Falconer, the poet, was a
I poor barber in Edinburgh until his
poem “‘The Shipwreck” brought
him renown and incidentally a com
mission in the royal-navy.
I ragg . associated with (he south
sea bubble, was a barber turned
promoter. lie been me enormously
wealthy. But. when the south -ea
crash came his fortune dwindled,
and in despair he committed .-ui
cide.
Giovanni Belzoni of Padua was a
barber with a varied and interest
ing history. -Belzoni set up a shop
in England, but soon found more
profit in posing at Sadler’s Wells as
the “Patagonian Samson.” Being
of thrifty temperament. Belzoni m
; cumulated quite a fortune as the
i discoverer of interesting relies in
the tombs of Egypt and n« a travel
1 er.—Chicago Record Herald.
A Professor's Tact.
While conducting examinations
!at an English university Professor
j D’Arey Thompson learned that one
| of the students to be examined, a
I young woman who was a candidate
for a degree, was so timid and
nervous that it was likely -he would
not. do herself justice in the exami
nation, and he was asked to make
allowances for this. Professor
Thompson asked to be presented t<>
her before the hour for examina
tions, and after'meeting her he sug
gested that as they had a few mo
ments at their disposal he would be
i pleased to have her show him about
i the museum. She gladly agreed,
j arid they spent a delightful half
'hour. But when the dreaded tinie
i approached the nervousness of the
j young woman been me apparent,
j Finally she summoned courage to
i ask when the ordeal would take
| place. The conclusion of the storv
iis obvious—Professor Thompson
told her the dreaded hour wa- over.
While they sauntered about the
museum he had put her thrombi a
rigid examination. She had an
swered his question.- brilliantly, and
she received her degree.
H«roe» That Pass IJnhonorsd*
The unselfish nurse who devote
| her days and nights on the battle
! field or in the bo-pita! to the relief
'of suffering nun,amt v: tin* pool
overworked mother who sacrifice.
i her pleasure and her health for the
sake of her offspring; the laborer
j who toils anil toils for the support
lof his family, in tieknes- a- in
health and in spite of the diffictii
i ties that beset hi- uphill path -all
j these and maitj* more arc doing
, things perhaps more truly heroic
than the deed- of -erne whom tic
, world acclaim- as its greatest lie
roes.-- Baltimore Sun.
Repaid.
Torke—Your doughtci" rini-ienl
; education must have co.-t a lot of
money?
I>e Porke—Ye-, it «Ini. I,at I’ve
got if all hack.
J "or l»e — Indeed !
I )'■ Porke Yes. I'd been frv dig
to buy the hou.-e next door for
years, and they wouldn’t -*-! 1. But
since she’s come lini.ie thevhe sold
it to rnc for half price.- Harper’*
Weekly.
Higher Things.
Grace—Women are not so frivo
j Jou- as you think. To n. There arc
‘ Mill some who have ihoi.lit- of
j higher thing- than dre--.
Tom—Oh. ve-. I know—bat-!
1 London Illustrated Bit..
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A CALL DOWN.
J The O Yica 3g> s Comment V/hrn th*
K ick Got to Him.
I | ““Good morning, Johnson.” -a I
•|I he pr*- idem wlu-n ihe miner,i:
; yiatiagei stood belorc Inin. “Do
, 1 volt know then seem- to lum iiem
. a Inlle lulling oil in the work of
the office for the la-t month? No
! catastrophe or anything ot that
(sort, ion know, hut the ,-taudurd of
; efficiency seems to have lowered
j jusi a little. I merely wanted,to;
• j call your attention to it. Nothing
i j more. \ ice dav. isn't ii ?"
"S.tv. Brunner,’’ said the general
! ! manager to the office manager, “do
• | you know vour office force is tailing
■ {down? Well, it is. for the period
jn-t passed there ha- been a drop in
: your system that made considerable |
. ; trouble. I'd jerk somebody up if 1
! were you. A hint to the wise, you j
. , know
“\\ ilsou." said the office manager
. to the chief clerk, “come here. I
i 1 want to tell you one thing, and that
I- that there's got to be a change in
the way things are going around ;
, | this dump. Do you hear,, me? '
What's the matter? What’s tin ,
, ; matter! That’s a line question from
j you! What isn't the matter i< the
; proper thing to ask. Tilings liavi
1 been going to the dogs for a month I
pa l. I'm not laying the fault at
vour door—ail ot it anyhow -‘but,!
i ! you know what that, means, fulling |
> I down. Gel a lin.-lb* on von. now, l
j -tiii! see that your clerk- don t .keep j
falling down or- I leave the rest to j
your imagination.”
“Say. you prize mutts,” said tin
chief clerk to bis underlings, “do
you know vv Ini I’s going t< • happen to
about half a do/ell of von? S o.i’je ’
going to get decorated w ith a large,
'shiny tin can it von don’t smoke up
\ and do better work than y ou’ve b,een
■ guilty ot ior the last month. You’ve
been working like a lot of sewer.
j diggers. I never saw anything to
heal win for tin* cellar champion
ship. Now , get bust uml do thing-.
| and do them right. J'd bate to have ,
lo recommend a wholesale cunning
! stunt, hut- von know what I’m
i here for."
The clerks went humbly hack to 1
their desks. Out. to them came tin'.' ,
office boy with u grin on his face.
“Say.” tie began, but I luce voice
cut him short.
“Blank, blank, blank yon!” said
i (be voices, “You little ruul ! \Vliv !
don't you tend to vour tni-inc -. so
we can get things done right?’’
Then they all look a kick at him
and went back to work satisfied.
“Gee.’ -aid the office bov. rub
j hing his -ore spots and'eying tin
j president’s office, “'gee, hut ihm
call down certainly traveled some!” j
Chicago Ti ibtine.
Rest Astor Meals.
Hurried eating of meal.-, follow- j
jed immediately by some employ
ment that ecciipic-- the whole ah
| tent ion and take* up all or neariv
all of the physical energies, i sun
to result in dyspepsia in one form i
or another. Sometimes it show
itseli in excessive irritability, a
j sure indication that nerve force ha
been exhausted.
The double draft, in order to Vli
gest the food and car-tv on the busi
ness, ha- been more than nature
could ,-t.ind without being thrown
out of balance. Nature does not do
two things at a time and do both !
well as a rule. All know that when
a ton e is divided it is wea .die I. ;
If 11n- meal vvro eaten -lowly, w ith
out preoccupation of the mind, and i
the ■ toinacli allowed at lea-1 half an !
hour’- chance to get it- work iu'i [
undertaken before the nervotr- :
fm ... re tinned m another dire
lion | alii ni- suffering from dvq'.e t
-in would I*' couiparativi'ly few,—
Family Doctor.
D.-rcieg by Halve*.
“At a dam e the nllu r night I
nut the mo t popular girl I evei
•a'v,” said a Harlem bachelor. “I
, a ked her to dance. Site sai l -be ,
would like to, tint she had oniv half
ia dance left. If I vva wiling to
i lake l hat. al! right.
“I* vva- u new experience to share
one dunce with a rival, but I agreed
;to tier terms. I thought up to the
j la-t minute that -In- was fooling.
hat when my part of the waltz va
i done -he (iui me down tor the lir-f
■ half site glided awe; from tie- arid
-ailed off in I fie arm- of I lie olid!
! cliup. v. ho had In eli standing j
'around awaiGiig hi-, mtportunily.' ,
“‘That i- v!iat I call popularity
1 rais'd to it- verv highest power.”—
New V ork • ilohe.
The Gallery GocJ.
At an interminably long perforro
-1 aiice of “Monte tiri-to. with
i Cliarh-s Fed'! .-r in t! c cfiara'tcr of
j the hero, the curtain ro c for the
■ia t act at a quarter <•*! I in the
morning. Eeehw r wa- di-eovered
sifting in a conternplaf.i < e allil.odc
He neither moved nor -poke. Ju-t
then a clear, -ad voice in the. gallery
exclaimed. “1 bo|ie vve urc not keep
ing you up, *-r!’’
1 The Panic is Over! I
As an indication that tin* panic is over, times arc prosper- fjjj
!s.j oiis, and money moi’i plentiful I halt ever, we note with 53
i v 7 pleasure the numlierof new accounts that are 82
«£ being opened. We've Opened more «
new aeeounts since S<• |>t. I than
ever before in the same JBCie
period of time CSfx
$ Let This be Your Invitation
S 5 to open an account with u- it von have never before done JH
W so. We will appreciate it, and yon will appreciate n
W it, when you have t rnnl us a while kN
j| If You Have a Deal in Prospect jg
I and have not enough money to swing it, call on us. We W
will help vou out. We are now making loans KX
due in the fall of HllO M
THE MT. VERNON BANK g
AU. Vernon, On. S*
Horses and
Mules.
CARLOAD JUST
RECEIVED.
See Them at Our New Barn
AND TAKE FIRST CHOICE.
Nothing Iml Slock to bo round
in tin* Lot. Call at once. There <*oinj»-.
Mcßae & Bro.,
31 OP NT v FUNON, CJA.
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l Dry Goods, Notions, 3
l Fruits, Produce 4
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j> Fresh and Reliable (ioods at Fair Prices 4
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