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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1912)
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. |
