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BABOONS IN BATTLE.
These Creatures Use Method In Fight
ing Their Enemies.
If we are to credit all testimony
on the subject offered by naturalists
man is not the only animal who
carries on his warfare by means of
organized bands am’ »,-!'« : u the
forces of nature to assist nun.
There have been witnessed in Af
rica fights that were conducted in
as orderly a manner as if the war
riors had been really men instead
of only somew hat like them in form
—i. e., baboons.
A certain naturalist was once
stoned out of a pass in a very few
minutes by these creatures, who
sprang upon ledges and stones,
looked down for a few moments on
the valley, growling, snarling ami
screaming, and then began to roll
down stones with so much vigor and
adroitness that the intruders took
to flight. The baboous evidently
knew the value of eo-operation, for j
the naturalist saw two of them com !
bine their efforts in order to set a
particularly heavy stone rolling.
One monkey, bent on making the
most of his missile, was seen to car
ry a stone up a tree that he might
hurl it with greater effect.
Once while some baboons were j
crossing a valley they were attacked \
by dogs, and, as is usual during a i
march, the females and young were
in the center, the males heading
the column and bringing up the
rear. As the dogs rushed upon
them the males turned and faced
their enemies, growling, beating r
the ground with their hands and
opening their mouths wide, so as to
•how their glittering teeth. They
looked so tierce and malignant
that the dogs—Arab greyhounds,
accustomed to fight successfully
with hyenas and other beasts of
prey—shrank back. Bv the time
they had been encouraged to renew
the attack the whole herd had made
its way, covered by the rear guard,
to the rocks, one six-month-old
monkey alone excepted.
This little monkey sat on a rock,
•urrounded by the dogs. But he
was not long left in his perilous
position. An old baboon stepped
from a cliff near by, advanced to- '
ward the dogs, keeping them in j
check by threatening gestures and j
sounds, picked up the baby monkey ;
and carried it to a place of safety
on the cliff, while the whole crowd
of baboons watched the act of her
oism and shouted their battlecry.—
Harper’s Weekly.
Solving It.
Patrick, a thrifty tradesman in
the neighborhood of the Dublin
docks, was, the story goes, a man
w ho never spent a penny more than
he needed to spend, but he was nev
ertheless as good a man at the
making of an Irish bull as any who
lived between Bantry and Ballycas
tle. Having one day occasion to
•end a letter to a place some dis
tance, Patrick called a messenger
and asked him hia price for going
•uch a distance.
“It’ll be a shillinV’ said the man.
“Twice too much,” said Patrick.
“Let it be sixpence.”
“Nivver,” answered the messen
ger. “The way is that lonely that
I'd nivver go it under a shillin’.”
“Lonely, is it?” said Patrick,
scratching his head. “Faith, an
ye’re right. Now. man, I’ll tell ye
what we'll do. Make it sixpence
an’ I’ll go wid ye to kape ye com
pany."
Ths Water Wheel.
The water wheel is probably the
oldest method of obtaining me
chanical force apart from the em
ployment of animal force. This
wheel was no doubt at first work
ed by a flowing river and then by
a falling stream, and it would not
be a very great advance on this
method to dam back the stream so
as to obtain a continuous supply of
force even in times of drought.
Such storing of water at a suffi
ciently high level is the simplest
method of storing force. If care
fully arranged the loss by evapora
tion and leakage is small and may
be partly or wholly replaced by
rain, so the force is always availa
ble, and but little labor is needed to
keep such works in repair. The
water clock of the Homans was an
elaboration of this method of stor
ing force and was for them the
only form of “motor.”
The Rote.
Old as the history of the world
itself is that of the queen of dow
era. The ancient Greeks and Ho
mans reveled in roses. They were
used lavishly at their feasts. In
the time of the republic the people j
had their cups of falernian wine ;
swimming with blooms, and the |
SpartaD soldiers, after the battle cc
Cirrha, refused to drink any wine
that was not perfumed with roses,
while at the regatta of Baiae the
whole surface of the Lucrine ake
wat *trewn with fLwert
WORD CURIOSITIES.
Some of ths Oddities Found In the
English Language.
It is perhaps only natural iliat a
language made up ot so many het
erogeneous elements as is our own
should abound in curiosities not 10
be found in a language whose devel
opment was little influenced by out
side sources or in a scientifically
constructed tongue like Esperanto
or Yolapuk. Certain it is thai a
knowledge of these curiosities
brings with it something of fasci
nation and serves to endear to us
our curious old language.
Noticeable is the fact that word*
which rhyme perfectly may have
altogether different terminations,
as the words “gneiss” and “mice,”
and that words which terminate
similarly not infrequently fail to
rhyme, as in the case of “brides”
and “cantharides.”
In "suspicion,” “remission” and
j “contrition” we have three words.
I in which the final “ion” is preceded
in each case by a different con
sonant, but as the “t” and “e” both
take the sound of “s” these word
all rhyme perfectly. Further in
vestigation reveals the interesting
fact that, whereas there is a great
| variety of words ending in “tion”
; and “sion,” only five bear the termi
i nation “cion.” These five arc
“scion,” “coercion.” “suspicion,”
“epinieion” and “interneciou.” “Ep
iuic-ion,” meaning a song of victory,
and “internecion,” meaning slaugh
ter, are not in common use, hut the
' other three words are familiar to
all. It is perhaps worthy of re
mark that of words bearing the
phonetically similar ending “tion”
there are over 100 examples.
The termination “dous” is, how
ever, even more exclusive than
“cion,” as it is borue by just four
English words. These are “stupen
dous,” “tremendous,” “hazardous”
and “horrendous.” Curiously, all
the words in this latter group are
adjectives, while the former group
is composed entirely of nouns.
It seems somewhat strange to
•peak of beheading a word of one
Sjdlable and leaving a word of two
syllables, but there are several
j monosyllables that admit of this
j possibility. If we behead either
“caged,” “raged” or “waged,” used
as monosyllables, we have the word
“aged,” which, when used as an ad
jective, is pronounced with two syl
lables. “Staged,” twice beheaded,
leaves the same result. Better yet,
behead “vague” or “Hague” or
; twice behead “plague,” and we have
1 “ague,” which admits of only In
syllabic pronunciation. Likewise
“shrugged” twice beheaded leaves
the different word “rugged.”
There are over 1,300 words in
our language ending with the long
“e” sound, such us “tree,” etc. But
even this remarkable showing is
eclipsed by words ending in “ess,”
as there are 1,100 of these.
From the citation of these two
cases it might be inferred that tin
poet has a sinecure to select a
rhyme for any word he chooses to
employ. But such is not always the
case. Exclusive of the ordinal nu
merals, most of which are unrhvme
able, there are more than sixt\
words that have no rhyme. Well
known examples of these include
such words as “gulf,” “month,”
“orange,” “scarce;” “silver,” “win
dow,” “warmth,” “spoilt” and
“wasp.” Harold M. Haskell in
New York Tribune.
The Orchestra.
Modern “orchestras” never re
vert to the etymological and his
torical significance of their name
An “orchestra” was properly a
dancing place—the space between
the stage and the auditorium,
where the ancient Greek chorus
went through its evolutions. Then,
in Roman times, when the chorus
had retired to the stage and finalh
disappeared, the name meant that
part of the house where the sen
ators sat, the front seat, so that
Juvenal even speaks of the senate
as “the orchestra.” And then
when the band took up its place be
fore the stage “orchestra” came to
mean what it does today. It is not
the only word from which the danc
ing associations have vanished.
“Chorus” itself originally meant a
dance, and a “ballad” was a dance
song, “bailare” meaning in late
I-atin to dance.
Ths Difference.
A nobleman against whom insan
ity was imputed by his
was asked during examination by
Lord Loughborough, “How rnem
legs has a sheep?”
“Does your lordship mean a !l*v
. or a dead sheep?” asked the noble
man.
j “Is it not the same thing?” sain
the chancellor.
“No, my lord; (here is much dis
ference. A live sheep has four
legs, a dead sheep but two. The
others are ihouldert!” London
j Taller.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—TH l KSDAY, MAY 2«. 1910
Sheriff Sale.
; Qecraia—Montgomery Comity
i , Will lie Hold before tlic court bouse il<wh- in
I Mt. Vernon on till tin! Tuesday in Join,
i 1910, between the legsl hours of sale, to the
l ! highest bidder for cash, certain property, ol
j which the following is a complete description -.
All that town lot in the Town ol
1 i Soperton, Ga., ami hounded on the
* north by Second afreet, e;i-r by Mrs.
. i Darby, south by an alley and west by
lands of Dr. Williams, containing
| utm-half acre more or less, being the
place where Mrs. Darby now resides.
• Levied on and will be sold its prop
[ ert.v of S. A . Sherrod to satisfy mi ex
ecution Issued from the City Court
1 of Mt. Vernon in favor of the Peoples
Bank of So pert on against W. H.
i Collins, Mrs. Smile Sherrod,A. liillis
; and W. Mishoe Being In the pos
session of Mrs. Darby and written
1 j notice of levy given ;is required. This
May 7, 1910. Jas. Hester,
\V.*L. Wilson. Sheriff.
A tty. for I’ltV.
■ Shonll' Salt*.
1 tiEOItGIA Montgomery Out!tv;
Will tic Hold before the court house door in
Mount Vernon on the tlrst Tuesday tn June,
11)10, between the legal hours of sale, to tin
highest bidder tor cash, certain property, ol
which the following in a complete description:
Twenty-live acres of laud lying in
tlie 1608th G. M. district (J. M of said
i county and bounded a- follows; On
the north by lands of B. F. Hamil
ton and Lizzie Darby, east by lands
|of A. 1,. Hamilton and on the south j
by lands of W. It. Adams and W. L.
Calhoun, the same to hr etit off the'
northeastern corner adjacent .to It
F. Hamilton. Said property levied
on and will be sold as the property '•
of Mary J. Calhoun to satisfy an ex
ecution issued by D. M. Currie, tax
collector, for state and county taxes
for ttie year 1909. Bevy made and
returned to me by Geo. D. Miller,
constable. Property in possession of
Mary J. Calhoun and written notice
of levy given according to law. This
April 5, 1910. Jus. Hester,
Sheriff M. (■.
A small quantity of Early Am
bor Cano, f)0 cont.s a peck at Mt .
Vernon Drug Co.’s.
Sheri ft' Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery Comity.
Will bo sold before the court house door in
Mt. Vernon on the first Tussdnv in Jinn
1910, between the legal hour of sale, to the
‘ highest and host bidder for cash, certain prop- !
i erty, of which the following ik u complete de
scription:
That certain tract of land contain
ing twenty acres mure or less, lying
in the 12215 t district (i. M. of said
county and state and hounded on the
northby lands of W.C. MuCrhntnon.
on the east by lands of Augustus
Calhoun and oil the south ami west
by lands of Mrs. M. A. Wheeler, the
original tract containing ninety acres
more or less, and tile said twenty
acres to be cut off the western part
of .si)id 90 acres. Levied on and will
be sold as the property of Mrs. M
A. Love to satisfy an execution is
sued by D. M Currie, tax collector,
against Mrs. M. A. Love for grate ami
County taxi's for the year 1909. Lev.v
made and ret nr tied to ni<- by Gi o. I).
Miller, constable, and wriiten notice
of levy given as required by the law.
t his the st.ii day of April, 1910.
James Hester,
Sheriff M. <5,
Sheriff' Sale.
(JEoßuta —Montgomery County:
Will he sold on the lirsl Tuesday*
in June, next, before the eouri house
in Ml. Vernon, Ga., between the law
fill hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, the following property,
to-wir: One hundred and eight and 1
one-fourth acres, of land, more
or less in the Seventh Land
District of said county and |
known as Lot. No. 495, and being in 1
the 1600th District, G. M., of said
county. Said property levied on as j
the property of N. B. Gibbs, Jr., to;
satisfy an execution issued from the
City Court of .Ml. Vernon,in favor ol
the Mt. Vernon Bank, against N. B. ,
Gibbs. Sr.. N. B. Gibbs, Jr., princi- i
; pals, and F. B. Mcßr.vde. endorser. |
Said properly in possession of N. B
Giobs, Jr. James Hester, Sheriff.
May 4. 1910,
W. M. Lewis, Attorney.
Citation.
Georgia Montgomery < 'oimty:
To A lit. Whom it May Co.xtkhn :
Jacob A. Browning,a resident of »1 1 1 -
■state, having in due form applied to
j the undersigned lor the guardian
i ship of the person and property of
Willie Arthur Smith, Lory It. Smith
and James Willett Smith, minor
children of B. L. and L. I Smith,
of said county ; said applicant being
the paternal grandfather of said
children and having them in charge
in part. Notice is hereby given that
the application of Jacob A. Brown
ing will be heard at the next term o!
the Court of Ordinary of said coun
ty on tlie first Monday in June, 1910.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this the 2d day of May, 1910.
Alex McArthur, Ordinary M. C.
Wm. B. Kent, Attorney for Jacob
A. Browning.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery < Unnty;
The appraisers appointed upon tin
application of Mrs. Margaaet .VI.
Ity a Is, for valuation and setting l
apart a twelve months support out of
1 lie estate of C. C. Kyais, late of said
county, deceased, having filed their
return, all persons are hereby re
quired to show « ililse before the
Court of Ordinary of -aid county on
i the fiist Monday in June, 1910. why :
said application snould not lie grant-I
•d. This, thedd day of May. I9lu. (
Alex .McArthur. Ordinary.
Money! Money!
w a-
Long Term Loans negotiated on
Improved Karin Lunds and also on
City or down Heal Estate in'
Montgomery County at u low rate
ot interest.
Mt. Vernon, Ga. 1
«
Save Half the work of cultiva
tion hy using a Spring-Tooth Cut-;
•tivator. VV.H.McQueen sells theta. 1
I s SOME OF THE GOODS YOU g
ARE WANTING RIGHT NOW |
We have the Stock and are making jj|
Prompt Deliveries at Right Prices.
Trace Chains r Backhands
Wagon ('hams \\ llite I I I(*K(>l*V w l t L‘<>llS < ollar Bads g$
■>o A.\t*s
§ ••>""»< i>nggK‘s . m
j|s ( linttjmoot»;i ( hilled Plows w in. n arrows ||
M Manure Forks _ ( Garden lines Fji
I'otato I) iggers (Min'd Chilled Plows w,,., «
!:| urn., Hoes (.UHIIO I>lstl* 11 > 111 O I’S |... |illir Links i
!g Hakes (’ottoil Pliint(‘rs IM.»W Points fe<
B Plow Lilies < Plow Holts Jfs
Blow Bridles PhllH‘l Jr. ('lilt i Viltors Single Trees sci
Buggy Harness W ll’(‘ t l(‘l(l t (‘lH'lllg HameS.nngs |
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1 LOOK OVER OUR BIG STOCK WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN |
:'S| Ur let us have your inquiries at any t ime M
1 McRAE & BRO.I
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For high grade pianos and or
gans and other musical instru
ments, call and see or write the
Helena Music Co., Helena, tin
Factory representatives of the
W. W . Kimball Co. Everything
up-to-date and terms to s ll it. the
buyer Make your home happy
and pleasant, with n high grade
K initial I piano, the best in I lie
world. r,t 1.
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Notice is hereby given that, at
the approaching session of the
General Assembly of Georgia, to
be held during the summer of 8.1-10,
10, a bill will be introduced to lie
entitled An Act to incorporate
the town of I valda in the County;
i of Montgomery, .State of Georgia;
to define the corporate limits of
said town; to provide f.,r a mayor
and aldermen and'othei officers of
i said town; to prescribe the com
pensation of said mayor and al
dermen; to prescribe t heir powers
, and duties; to confer upon the
mayor and aldermen of said town
I the power to enact municipal or
dinances and for penalties lor the
violation of the same; and to pro
vide for all matters of municipal
! concern of said town, and for
; <>ther purposcs.
_
(Ottoil Seed Menl.
Ten tons of best grade cotton
seed meal on hand. l)e not want
to carr\ it over. A bargain to a 1
t
quick buyer. See me at once.
.Jamkh Fowl.mi,
Sopeftoil, till.
Notice to I editors and Creditors.
All e red if .ti’s of t lie estate of Sma it
Itohiiisoii. late of Montgomery coun
ty, deceased, are hereby 1101 id' ll to 1
render In He ir demands to the un
dersigned according lo law and all
person* indebted to said estate are.
required lo nuiki immediate pay ,
meat tome. This, March Itttti. lillti. j
It. F. MoHAK,
Executor of tin Will of Stiiart Hob
insoii. ;i-17-tit
A lot of old papers for sale a'
tins office. The very thing for put- 1
t ing under carpet s, mat tings,rugs,
etc. By their use carpets will wear
j longer and the house kept warm
er ; also good for papering houses. |
For Sale*.
.Second,bund store fixtures, con- 1
i sisting of show cases, scales, nil -
,tank, etc., at a bargain.
J. W. I*AI.\IKIt,
(jd. A. Kiddle, Ailcy, Ga. )
BLACKSMITH - SHOP.
All kituls Repair Work, Iron
and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle
Material on hand. High-Grade
Repair V ork on Bicycles, Sewing
Machines, Guns, Revolvers and
; Clocks. See me before placing
your work; I will save you money.
Work promptly and neatly done j
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, PREVENTS PNEUMONIA
I regard Dr. King’s New Discovery as the grandest medicine of
modern times. One bottle completely cured me of a very bad
cough, which was steadily growing worse under other treatments.
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PRICE 50c AND *I.OO
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