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PEONS TREATED AS SLAVES
Barbarities Committed in the Rubber
Regions of South America
Told by A. P, Rogers.
Mr. Alexander P. Rogers, who
lately made an engineering trip
through Sbuth America, tells of the
barbarities committed by rubber ad
venturers to get cheap labor. They
entice peons to come from the inte
rior of Bolivia under the promise of
high wages. As soon as the unsus
pecting natives arrive, they are ar
rested upon complaint of an agent
of these men, who charges that the
peons owe him several hundred dol
lars. They are taken before the
judge, who is also an accomplice
and who immediately finds the peons
guilty and sentences them to work
out the debt on the boats that carry
gold and rubber down the rapids.
The conspirators own the boats, of
course. They force the victims to
work until they drop from exhaus
tion or die of fever.
If they will not work the poor
creatures are taken to the jail and
stretched out on the ground while a
burly ruffian gives them from 200
to 500 lashes with a deadly leather
whip. I actually saw one boat’s
crew of Bolivians work for two long
days in the blazing sun without be
ing given a thing to eat except a
little cold salted beef, while they
paddled. Among the peons a smile
is rare. —World’s Work.
HARD LUCK
Mr. Kidder—-You must be very
discouraged.
Miss E. Zee—Why ?
Mr. Kidder —It’s nearly four
months since you read your gradu
ation essay, and Mr. Roosevelt has
not taken your advice on how to run
the country yet.
ELECTRIC BICYCLE LAMP.
According to a consular report a
new bicycle lamp has been intro
duced in Amsterdam for which elec
tricity is generated by the operation
of the bicycle. A small wheel at
tached to the shaft of the dynamo
rests on the front or rear wheel of
the bicycle, making many revolu
tions for each one made by the larg
er wheel. When the lamp is not
needed the little wheel can be set
free from the bicycle wheel by a
lever. A very powerful light is ob
tained at a speed of fifteen kilome
ters (9.32 miles) an hour, but suffi
cient light is obtained at even less
speed.
NEW NAME FOR THE SPECIES.
Col. Cecil Lyon", who knows as
much about poker as he does about
politics, and as much about polities
as he does about poker, sat in a little
game in New York one evening and
became extremely annoyed, not to
say peeved, by the lamentations of a
man who was losing. Finally one of
the other players, also irritated by
the constant wail, told the loser:
“You are one of the greatest mon
ologists I ever listened to outside of
a theater.”
“He’s not a monologist,” said the
colonel tartly. “He’s a moan-olog
ist.”—Popular Magazine.
CAUSE ENOUGH.
“When I was shipwrecked in
South America,” said Captain Bow
sprit, “I came acros a tribe of wild
women who had no tongues.”
“Mercy!” cried one of his listeners
of the fair sex. “How could they
talk?”
“They couldn’t!” snapped the oh'
salt. “That’s what made ’em wild.'
—J udge.
HAVE THEM, TOO.
Oink —I see they have a steple
trolley in New York.
Dink —Nuthin’ new about tha’
We’ve had seatless cars here sot
years.
STUPIDITY OF THE AFRICANS
Henry M. Stanley Told of Meeting Na
tives With What Might Be Called
Empty Lofts.
The natives of Central Africa are
described by the late Sir Henry M.
Stanley .in his “Autobiography” as
being incredibly stupid. He tells, for
example, of one native who, with an
other man, was sent in a canoe across
a river to fetch a company of men to
camp. . After waiting an hour, Stan
ley went to the river, where he found
the two paddling each in an opposite
i direction, and blaming the other for
his stupidity. They were in a pas
sion of excitement, and quite unable
to hear (lie advice of the men across
the river, who were bawling direc
tions to them how to manage their
; canoe.
Another stupid fellow was gen
erally saved front punishment be
cause his mistakes were so absurd.
One day we were floating down the
1 Congo. Near camping time, as he
happened to be bowman, I bade him
stand by, and when I called out,
seize the grass on the bank to stop
■ the boat. In a little while we came
to a fit place, and I cried, “Hold
; hard, ICirango!”
•“Please God, master,” he replied,
and forthwith sprang on shore and
seized the grass with both hands,
while we, of course, were rapidly
swept on down-stream.
The boat’s crew roared at the ri
diculous sight. Nevertheless, his
stupidity cost the tired men a hard
pull upriver, for not every place was
available for a camp.—Youth’s Com
panion.
LOOKS DOWN ON HIS MOTHER
Daughter-in-Law Nearly Always Thinks
She Could Have Brought Up
Son Better.
In Harper’s Bazar Marion Har
land writes some startling things
about the “Immolation of Mothers.”
For example, she says:
“He was a bitter cynic who said
that parents would seem to spend
the best part of their lives and their
finest energies in teaching their off
spring how to get along without
them. He hit the bull’s-eye square
ly, as far as sons are concerned.
Mothers have labored, and daugh
ters-in-law enter into their labors.
Have you ever known a son’s wife
who did not, in the depths of her
I soul, believe that she could have
. trained her husband better than his
mother succeeded in doing? It is
not enough that he is all hers now,
to have and to mold. She laments
that she could not have had the
bringing-up of her lord. What a
man she would have made of him
had high heaven granted her the
privilege of being both mother and
wife!
She gives practical proof of the
i greed for full and absolute posses
sion by taking all her John docs for
i her, be it the gift of half his king
! dom, as her right. What he does
for his mother is all of free grace,
aTid usually the £race is on her part.”
TELLING ALL IN ONE BREATH.
This is a gem of English descrip
tion dug out of an English newspa
per by Richard V. Oulahan, the chief
foreign correspondent of the New
York Sun:
“Just as the sun rose to flood Eng
land with glorious, life-giving light,
j giving cheer to thousands of work
i ers who rose in the cold, gray dawn,
James Hackett —forty-two—a labor
er, for the murder of his wife, Jane
| Hackett—forty-three—a barmaid at
i the Rose and Crown, on the twenty
; second of last month, under particu
i larly distressing circumstances—to
wit, in which the unfortunate wom
an was strangled by her drunken
j husband — paid the extreme penalty
! for his crime, namely—death.”—Sat
urday Evening Post.
BHORT ALL AROUND.
“Madam, they say that your hus
band is short in his accounts at the
| office.”
“I don’t doubt it; he is short in
his accounts at home.”
“How is that?”
“He used to kiss me three times a
day, and now he never kisses me
; more than twice and sometimes not
! more than once.”
A DIFFERENCE.
“Father,” said Johnny, “what is
1 the difference between farming and
agriculture?”
“Well, my son, for farming you
! need a plow and harrow and other
implements anil for agriculture all
you need is pencil and paper.” t
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1012.
For Judge Simerior Court:
Col. F.. L). Graham, Solicitor-General of the
Oconee Circuit, announces that he has defi
nitely concluded to stand as a candidate for
office of JudKcat next State Primary Flection
which will he held in August.
Referring to the matter, Col. Graham said:
“Yes, I am a candidate for Judge of this Ju
dicial Circuit; and; and in this connection it
is proper for me to say that I did not make up
my mind to become a candidate without con
siderable reluctance. First, because of my
feeling of friendship for others, who probably
wish to hold the office, and secondly, because
of tile grave responsibilities of the office and
and the onerous labor involved in an efficient
and ini i artial discharge ot the duties of Judge.
“Further I with to say to tne people ot the
Circuit that my candidacy is not horn of a de
sire t“ hold office as a political job. My view
is that the office of Judge of tin .Superior
Courts should be lifted above politics. That
no one should seek or hold the position as a
a mere political office, and no one, without
satisfactory reasons, should decline to comply
.with the wishes ot a majority of the people,
when they signify thi ir desire that he serve
them in such capacity.
“My disinclination to stand as a candidate
for the office lias been overcome by the yisist
ence of large numbers of the people from all
parts of the circuit. These solicitations, com
ing unsought, have been so general amt per
sistent, I have been driven to the conclusion
that it is my duty to publicly announce my
candidacy for the position. Heret dore, when
I asked for political favors, the people ti rated
me kindly ami generously. Now that they are
calling on me to serve them, X cannot refuse
to respond.”—Telfair Enterprise,
For Solicitor-General:
To the Voters ot the Oconee Circuit:
I hereby announce my candidacy for the of
fice of Solicitor-General ot the Oconee circuit,
subject to the Democratic primary. I earn
estly solicit and shall deeply appreciate your
support. Very respectfully,"
W. A. WOOTEN.
For County Treasurer:
To the Voters of Montgomery Comity:
Having received a sufficient number of votes
in the recent primary for the office of County
Treasurer to be one of the two to run the race
over I hereby announce myself a candidate
for said office subject to the second primary.
1 wish to thank all of m friends for their
assistance in the first race and will appreciate
anything done for me in the coming race.
If elected I will perform the duties of the
office to the best of my ability and will he in
position to pay all comity orders, when funds
are available, at all times without discount at
the court house.
In conclusion I desire to state that it I am
elected to this office I will not be under obli
gations to deposit the comity’s money with
any particular banks as I lnive made no prom
ises to any one, hut will do what I consider
best tor the voters of the countv.
Again thanking yon for past favors and hop
ing to receive your assistance in the coming
election, I am,
Very respectfully,
AlienSY Git,I,IS,
SEED PEAS.
We have a limited number of
bushels of first class Peas. Clays,
Unknowns, Straight Running
Speckles, Running Speckles mix
ed with Clays, Straight Un
knowns, which we will deliver
for the next 20 days at the fol
lowing prices:
Choice Clays, $2.85
Unknowns, 2.85
Straight Running Speckles, 2.75
Rnn’gSpkls mixd wth C1ay5,2.75
A few damaged Running Speck
les at $2.50
If you want good stock send
us your orders, think that prices
will be higher. Peas on hand un
til August.
H. n. Franklin,
TENNILLE, GA.
Money on Hand
TO LOAN.
LOANS PROMPTLY
CLOSED.
We have a good sup
ply of cheap money on
hand at this time and
can close loans very
promptly, either on
farm or city property.
If in need of cash,
come to see or write
us at once.
Southern Loan &
Investment Co.
VIDALIA, GA.
PIANO . TUNING.
If your Piano is worth anything,
it is worth EXPERT TUNING.!
Any other kind will ruin it. I
have a diploma, arid guarantee
all work. Write, and I will call.
ORGANS REPAIRED.
Charles L. Hamilton,
MT. VERNON. GA.
A. L. Lanier,
Attorney at Law,
MT. VERNON, GA.
Will Practice in all the Courts of.
the State.
(YOUR TRADE 1
gjf Is always appreciated, whether
j|j large or small. See me for jl
f SPRING AND SUMMER I
I BARGAINS (
$3 Honest Goods, Honest Weights and Honest Measures. |
Courteous treatment for long years has marked my business. §
§s What you need in
| DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, GROCERIES |
11 AND FARM TOOLS 1
| Avill be Sold at Live and Let-Live Prices. ||
| WARRANTED NEW HOME SEWING MACHINES, M’CORMICK §
I MOWERS, REAPERS AND BINDERS, HARROWS |
f AND CULTIVATORS ARE SPECIALTIES WITH ME. i
1 |
I ('l'llo Old-Lino Morolinnt, Willi “(lie Goods”) j|
Mt. Vernon, Ga. I
For Judge Superior Court:
To the voters of the Oconee circuit:
Expressing: heartfelt gratitude to you for th
honors conferred upon me by you I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for nomination as Judgv o
the Oconee circuit at the Democratic primar;
when held.
I have served you to the best of my ability with
out fear or favor, looking: only to the best interes
of the people and the enforcement of the law. N
court has ever been adjourned on my account no
j have I ever Iwen behind time in opening a com
at the appointed time.’
I confidently submit my candidacy asking you
favorable consideration with an assurance that
will highly appreciate the same. April 20th, IDR
.Sincerely,
J. H. MARTIN.
For Representative:
Georgia- J/ontgoinery County.
T’o the People of Montgomery County: I)u
t ing the lifty days that 1 served you last sum
mer J carried out every pledge made in nn
campaign for /tfcpreseiiiutive. Resides, I wat
instrumental in preparing and passing the new
school hiw, giving an additional hundred
tlmu-ai.d dollars to the school children o
Georgia; an extra forty thousand dollars tr
the old soldiers and their widows, getting
several old soldiers on the pay roll oh pe shot
ers who had been turned down before; tie
new game law; the new state road law, am
many other very important matters to tic
common people of Georgia, whose triend f nni
I secured the enaetment of those laws which
it carried into < fleet, will save this county fiv<
thousand dollars, or more, every year, Isc
cured our m w road law giving each district ii
the county its own money upon its own roads
1 voted for every prohibition measure* tending
to uplift our people aid state. I was on al
occasions on the side of the poor people, tin
laboring people and the oppressed, and did on
ly those things that i thought were for the
best interest of the whole people. My con
duct as your rcprcsolTfatlve i* a matter of pub
lic record. With the experience I have had
lam now in a better positon to render stiii
greater sci vice to tin* people of my native
county, i love the p< oplc in this grand coun
ty and am anxious to serve them again in Ik
Georgia legislature. If J have made mistukcr
I wish to correct them. There is no money
to he made as a legislator. All you get is the
consciousness of having served your people
well and faithfully. God lias giv. n up- souk
powers to help my people in the General As
sembly of Georgia and f purpose using what
ever little I may possess for the best interes!
of the entire people. For the above and other
reasons I feel that I am entitled to re-elec
tion to the General Assembly of Georgia from
Montgomery county under such rules and reg
ulations us maybe prescribed by the pinper
authorities, and I earnestly »Hk the people ol
this county to re-elect me, promising them tin
best efforts of my lite in their behalf. Very
thankfully and loy ally yours to serve,
Wm. JJ. KB NT.
For Representative:
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Ucpresentativeof Montgomery county, subject
to the action of the Democratic Executive
Committee of the county. I pledge myself, jj
elected, to represent, to the best of my ability,
tin* best interests of Montgomery comity and
the State of Georgia. Soliciting the support
of the voters of the cmiuty, 1 am
Yours trrtly,
-J. C. Johnson.
For Ordinary.
My candidacy for re-eleetion to the office ..I
Ordinary in hereby placed before the people
of my native county. Aamirioft the public ol
mv appreciation of pant favora, and furtlie,
pledging inv effort* toward the nervine and
welfare of the people, I ain
Respectfully,
A LKX MoABTHI'B.
MACON, 1)1!HUN & SAVANNAH RY.
■| Schedule Effective Oct. 22. 1911.
1- I
f NO IS No. 20 - <g'i\\TlnVS No. ID No. 17
y | A. M. P. M A. M I*. M.
i» 700 400 Leave Macon Arrivo II 2*> 128
‘ l , 714 414 Swift. Creek 11 12 51 27
;r 7 251 4 255 Dry Branch I I 051 404
' 7 27 4 27 Atlantic 10 59 4 00
1 1 7 511 4 551 Pike's Peak 10 56 51 50
789 4 519 Fitzpatrick 10 48 849
744 444 Ripley 10 48 844
750 4 50 Jeffersonville <0 81 8 512
8 00 5 00 Gnllemore 10 19 8 2L
8 10 5 16 Danville 10 09 8 II
8 21 5 21 Allentown 10 04 8 00
f 881 5 81 Montrose 954 250
;I8 42 542 Dudley 948 245
i! 848 548 Shew make 9 557 2 559
f iß 54 554 Moore 980 282
< 910 010 Ar. Lv. 915 217
I >u Ij I i n
si 915 015 Lv. Ar. 910 212
e 9 17 0 J7 S M I) AS .1 908 2 10
• 921 02J NMI)A S.l 904 200
u 981 0 511 Gatlin .8 54 1 50
; 941 041 M inter 848 145
951 061 Rock ledge 855 11 5155
\j9 50 050 Orl aml * 825 127
• 110 11 711 Soperton 810 112
ji 10 22 722 Tarrytown 758 100
-10 510 7 550 Kif)Lee 75012 52
[j 10 45 745 Vidaiia t_ 78512 67
CONNI-.CIIONS:
At f) 11 1>1 i ll with the Wrightsville ATeiinille and the Duhllli <fe Soulh
, j western for Kastman and Tennille and intermediale points
At Macon with Southern Railway from and to Gincinnatti, Chattanooga,
Rome .Birmingham, A I lanta and intermediate points. A Iso t lie Gent ml of
. Georgia. Railway, (i. 8. & F. Railway, Macon and Birmingham Railway -
and Georgia Railroad.
At Rockledgowitii the Milieu and Southwestern for Wad ley and in
termediate points.
At Vidaiia with the Seaboard Air Line for Savannah and intermediate
. i points, and with the M illon and South westorn for Milieu, Slillmoro and in
termediate points.
f .1 A. STUEYKR, G. P. A., Macon, Ga.
• . - .. . ■ 1—
1 MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!!
| Plenty of Money to Lend
J On Improved Farms at Six per Cent. Interest Any Amount ;j:
From SBOO Up. Re-payment Allowed Any Time. Prompt
Service and Courteous Treatment. ! !
;| HAMP BURCH,
I McRAE, GEORGIA. |
