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INN HAS HISTORIC INTEREST A— Hostelry on Long Island Sound a Place of Entertainment for y Hundreds of Years. One of the oldest and most distln- Eulshed hostelrles In the United States Is the Canoe Place Inn, between Shin necock and Peconlc bay, on Long Is land sound. The charter of this fine, old, rambling, red-brick structure was signed by Queen Anne, but the Inn was doing a thriving business years pre vious to this. An Interesting figure Is the venerable figurehead of the fri gate Ohio, which, after an honorable service, was displaced by the Ironclad and finally broken up In the waters which was the cove. One of the most massive of existing figureheads, It was ! carved In Greece and presented, with much ceremony, to this government. It shows Hercules In impressive pose and was warranted by the Greek donors to possess magic gifts. One of the most valuable sets of registers to be found In this country Is to be exam ined In Canoe Place inn. Its famous autographs begin In 1659 with the mark of Wyandach, grand sachem of the Montauks, and Include famous col onial governors, Manhattan, Dutch, Swedish and English, for two hundred years. The inn fell Into the hands of the British authorities during the Rev olutionary war and provided for the 'officers under Lord Howe and Sir Hen ry Clinton —as close an approach to a club as existed In those days in this part of the world. I WORK THAT IS IMMORTAL i Gibbon’s “Decline and Fall of the Ro man Empire’’ Long Acknowledged as Masterpiece. I The “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” was written by Edward Gib bon (1737-1794) ; It is universally ac knowledged to be one of the greatest masterpieces of historical composition. The first volume was published in 1776, and had an immediate success. The second and third volumes appeared in 1781, and the final publication of the entire work In six volumes took place in 1788. The author’s uncompromising hostility to Christianity, however, gave great offense to many readers, and was occasion of several attacks by English divines. Allison, the historian, declared the “Decline and Fall” to be the greatest historical work in exist ence. Gibbon’s profit from the sale of his work was £6,000 ($30,000 normal exchange), that of his publisher, £60,- 000 ($800,000). The author says: “It was at Rome, on the fifteenth day of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the capltol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city started to my mind.” ) That Pesky Mosquito. ! Imagination often works as an ally of mosquitoes in causing sleeplessness In summer. When the weary sleeper has tossed about the bed and exhaust ed himself slapping at the winged tor mentor he pulls the sheet over his head and tries again for slumber. The pest may have fled, but in a moment the buzzing sound is heard again. Half unconscious in sleep the vic tim holds his breath waiting for the mosquito to alight. The buzzing seems far off, but slowly gets nearer and nearer. Now fully awake he frees his arm from the entangling sheet and prepares to strike, Still the buzzing seems at a distance. He lies awake, every nerve tense, determined to make an end of his foe when it gets near enough. Still the buzzing goes on. The vic tim sits up in bed the better to locate Its source. Then all of a sudden the clang of a bell proves that he had been listening to the hum of a street car. He turns over and waits for the real mosquito’s return. * Hoatzin Remarkable Bird. • and weird as the adult hoatzin may be it is the young birds that really amaze us. For both thumb and forefinger are armed with sharp, recurved claws, better developed thun In any other known bird, and, what Is more important, they are entirely functional. YVilllam Beebe, director of the Tropical Research station in Brit ish Guiana, has done more than any other scientist to reveal the secrets of the hoatzin. He has found that this remarkable youngster uses its wing claws to haul Itself about the rough nest in which it Is hatched, and also to help in climbing about among the branches. Mr. Beebe has also de scribed the strange ability of the naked fledgling to swim under water. Football With a Golden Text. Little Earl, aged three, lived near a certain college campus, and he was much excited last fall over the foot ball games. One day he placede a foot ball that had been given him be tween his sturdy legs and leaned over it as he had seen the center do. Then for a moment he was stumped. He knew that the players called out some thing before the ball was put into play, but he had no idea what it was. All he could think of was his Sunday school text; so he called out, “Be ye kind to one another—go!” and gave the ball a vigorous punch.—Youth’s Companion. Always in Good Humor. Blanche —Billie called on me last evening and I sang a couple of songs for him. Clara —How did you happen to hit upon that way to discourage his call ing? —New York Sun. ADDITIONS TO FRUIT SUPPLY Belief That Central and South Amer ican Products Might Be Grown in This Country. Green olives, grapefruit, tomatoes, the banana—these were once practi cally unknown to Americans, whose taste for them had slowly to be cul tivated. “In "Food Products From Afar,” K. H. S. and H. S. Bailey suggest that several other fruits from Central and South America may .vet become well known. One is the white sapone, which has a sour-bitter flavor, like grapefruit, but a smooth, custard-like texture, and is enthusiastically liked by many i northern visitors. Experiments lndl j cate that Florida and California can | produce it. The chayote Is immensely liked in South America and the West Indies, while In Brazil the grape-like fruit of the Jabotleaba tree is a fa vorite. But It would appear that Americans miss more in not knowing the Brazilian custard-apple or sugar-apple than any thing else. “It occurs In creamy flakes,” say the authors, “which seem to separate into segments. When eaten, it melts in the mouth and car ries the flavor both of the pineapple and the banana. Some varieties have a flavor suggesting clotted cream with sugar, and the odor of rose-water.” NO PLAYTIME FOR IDLE MAN Philosophicaf Reasoning on the Sub ject, That It Is Impossible to Satisfactorily Refute. In a quaint volume published some fifty years ago, occurs the following, credited to “Jones of Nayland”: “The words commonly used to Sig nify ‘play’ are these four; relaxation, diversion, amusement, recreation. The idea of relaxation is taken from a bow, which to retain its springiness must be unbent when not in use. Diversion signifies a turning aside from the main purpose of a journey to see something that is curious or out of the common. Amusement means an occasional for saking of the Muses, as when a student lays aside his book. Recreation is the refreshing of the spirits when they are exhausted by lubor so that they may be ready in due time to resume it again. “From these considerations it follows that the idle man who has no work can have no play; for how can he be relaxed who never is bent? How can he turn out of a road who is never in It? How can he leave the Muses who is never with them? How can play refresh one who has never been ex hausted?” —Cincinnati Enquirer. First View of Ships. One of the great disappointment* to tourists from the middle west or other inland sections on their first visit to New York is the size of ocean-going vessels. The ships are exceedingly small to them, remarks a New York Sun writer. A trip to the waterfront and harbor generally is the first on the itinerary of a visitor who is paying his Initial visit to a seaport. If the first ship encountered happens to be a loaded freighter of 10,000 to 14,000 tons, with Its top deck scarcely more than six or eight feet above the water they register amazement that such a craft could negotiate the open sea. Even a close-up view of a 22,000- ton passenger liner falls to come up to their idea of what a real ship should look like. The ships don’t measure up to the Impressions first gained through the pictures and litho graphs back home. Nail Facts. Finger nails grow faster In summer than in winter. This is only one of many curious facts about nails. For instance, the nails on your right hand grow faster than those on your left, and no two nails grow at the same speed. The average time each nail takes to reach its full length is four and a half months, and at this rate a man of sev enty will have renewed his nails one hundred and eighty-six times. Taking the length of each nail as half an inch, he will have grown 7 feet 9 inches of nail on each finger, and on all his fingers and thumbs the total growth will be 7J feet 6 inches. High Cost of Failure. In his book, “The Evolution of Medi cine,” Sir William Osier quotes a bit of the ancient Hammurabi code thus: “If a doctor has treated a gentleman for a Revere wound with a bronze lancet and has cured the man, or has opened an abscess of. the eye for a gentleman with the bronze lancet and has cured the eye of the gentleman, he shall take 10 shekels of silver. “If the doctor has treated a gentle man for a severe wound with a lancet of bronze and has caused the gentle man to die, or has opened an abscess of the eye for a gentleman and ha* caused the loss of the gentleman’s eye, one shall cut off his hands.” Ancient Roman Empire. The Roman empire during the reign of Augustus is supposed to have con tained 100,000.000 inhabitants, ball of whom were slaves. It included the | modern countries of Portugal, Spain ! France, Belgium, western Holland, Rhenish Prussia, parts of Baden, i Wurtemberg and Bavaria, Switzerland 1 1 Italy, the Tyrol, the former Austrian empire proper, western Hungary, Croa tia. Slavonia. Turkey in Europe, ; Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine ! Egypt, Tripoli, Tunis, Algeria and most of Morocco. I THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. Notice. This is to notify the people of Ailey, Ga., and the public gen erally that the town council has passed an ordinance prohibiting the cows and hogs from running on the streets of Ailey, to take effect January Ist, 1923. J. W. Downs, Clerk. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Georgia—Montgomery County. Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of H. B. McNatt, late of said county, de ceased, to render in an account of their demands to us within the time prescribed by law, prop erly made out. And all persons indebted to said deceased are nereby required to make immediate payment to either W. A. McNatt, Sr., Lyons, Georgia, or H. G. McAllister, Scotland, Georgia. This the 12th day of December, 1922. W. A. McNatt, Sr., H. G. McAllister, Administrators of the estate of H. B. McNatt. Deceased. Sale of Land Under Power Contained in Security Deed. Under and by virtue of of the authority contained in a Deed to secure debt executed byC. P. Lad son to First National Bank of Vi dalia ou the Bth day of Aug., 1919, and recorded in the office <>f the Clerk of Superior Court of Montgomery County in Deed Book 27 page 288, there will be ■old before the court house door in Montgomery County, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in Jan., 192.3, to the highest and best bidder for cash, :he property conveyed by said deed and described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying, situate and being in the 1443rd Dist., G. M. of Montgom ery County, Ga., containing 48 1 2 acres, more or less, bounded on the north by the lands of J. E. Ladsur, on the west by lands of W. B Ladson, on the south by the 'an Is of James Morris and on the northeast by the lands of Flora Cooper. * Default has been made in the payment of the principal and in terest on a certain promissory note of even date of said deed, for SIOOO.OO, which said amount said deed was executed to secure, and the said First National Bank of Vidalia. the legal holder of said note and security deed, in accord ance with the terms thereof will sell said described property for the purpose of paying said indebt edness and the said First National Bank of Vidalia will make to the purchaser a good and sufficient deed to said property under the terms of said IJecd to Secure Debt aforesaid. This Dec. sth, 11>22. First National Bank of Vidalia. House for Sale. Five-room dwelling and small tract of land, located in edge of Mt. Vernon, for sale cheap. See J. I. Fountain, Mt. Vernon, Ga. W. R. GRACE & CO. Nitrate of Soda Imported Direct From South America. Use it on Your COTTON - GRAIN - CORN And Grow a Crop. Get Latest Prices From C. T. WATKINS, DUBLIN, GA. or Nitrate Agencies Co., Agents Savannah, Ga. MULES FOR SALE. I have just unloaded at my barn in Ailey a car of nice young Tennessee mules, and I am offering for sale or exchange. Prices 8135 upward. W. J. PETERSON. USE Chatham Fertilizers ii QUALITY AND Results obtained by Ij j :: ! one of our customers I CONDITION THE ,he past season ' 11 DPCT Tarry town, Ga., j! 1 Nov. 25. 1922. I Chatham Chemical Co., I [ Savannah, Ga. ;| Gentlemen;— !j j I used your Chatham j j ) 9 2-3 fertilizer on my j > MATCHUP IN HvOtU IIM pounds of seed cotton per acre. I consider it the ! j; best fertilizer I have used HI" \!EI I \ ' n some time, and was VlEiiOlJLa I O also well pleased with’the ; I mechanical condition of ; same. Expect to U9e it J again the coming year ; and as long as.l can get j Manufactured I Yours very truly. I I 1 ! I C. F. Ferrell. ! 1 by ; I CHATHAM CHEMICAL CO. 1 SAVANNAH, GA. HENRY A. JOHNSON Sales Representative MT. VERNON iii* t> ,i * • I #W>%%Ut%VI>%W%VVW For Leave to Sell. State ot Georgia—Montgomery County. To Whom it Mav Concern: Notice is hereby given that Louis Roberson and M. B. Cal-i houn as administrators of tho es-j tate of C. H. Petereon, deceased, , have applied to me by petition for leave to sell the following real estate belonging to the es- 1 tate of the said U. H. Peterson,; deceased, to-wit: One lot of land situated, lying and being in the Town ot Soper ton, originally Montgomery but now Treutleu county, Georgia, which said lot fronts fifty (50) feel on Main Street and runs back south a distunes of one hundred (100) feet, add being bounded on the North by Main Street; east by lands of W. T. McCrimmon; south by lands of Mrs. Lillie M. Williams and west by Second Street, together with the perpetu al right to join a twelve inch brick wall running along the eust side of said lot, the same being 15 feet high and 100 feet long, and also the perpetual right to join th twelve itch brick wall runiiiigj along the south side of said lot,! the same being 15 feet high and, and 50 feet long and that an or- j der was made thereon at the De- j comber term, 1922, of the court of ordinary of said county for cita tion, and that citation issue. All the heirs at law and creditors of the said 0. H. Peterson’ deceased, will take notice that 1 will pa»s upon said application at the Jan uary Term. 1928. of the court rs ordinary of Montgomery county, Georgia; and that unless good cause is shown to the contrary, at said time, said leave to sell the above described land will be granted bv the court. This the 4th day of December, 1922. J. (J McAllister, Ordinary of Montgomery County, Georgia. Gin Report Dec. 1. The tabulation of the gin report up to December 1 shows that; there were ginned in Montgon - ery county to this date 6565 bales of upland cotton. To this date , last year the figures were 3321 i bales ginned in Montgomery. Ivor ijw[TKt> put my Store tO the r rr -, r ,r I , when in Need of TESI (Dependable Herchandise at Satisfactory Prices J. M. DAVIS UVALDA, GA. | QUALITY, PRICE AND I SERVICE j These are the Three Elements always j ii demanded by the customer, and it is ! i our aim to constantly supply all three j STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES AND | |! HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, NOTIONS, Etc. j j Our line is kept up to a High Stand ard, and this to a very marked extent accounts for our large list of satisfied i; customers whose tables we supply Fisk Tires and Tubes i Made out of Exceptionally High-Class Material and for Long, Hard Service Get the Old Reliable Line from Davis, the Grocer H. C. DAVIS MOUNT VERNON, GA. i * In supporting the county paper, you | get more than value received.