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Robinson, Kelly Co, ..... § 22.00
W. F, Persons ...c.o--.. 166.09
ol Bl .iveasitons 3.00
W 0 PR onninbuim 63.00
BTN i 63.00
B D MRS iicoeni v 63.00
B BIAND Uil iivinua 63.00
White Lumber C 0........ 122,60
Robinson, Kelly Co. ..... 225.89
. W, Malofe ...ocnnine 85.00
.1. MoeEey ..ornvcens 20000
DORARE B NIOI o onnningpinnis 33.66
BT Aeverett oo anean. ABGAD
Harvey Hardware Co. ... .60
Lucian Benton Co. ...... 22.00
Gulf Refining Co, ~...... 853.93
Chas. D, Jordan ......i. 32.95
Monticello Hardware Co.. 20.50
Monticello Hardware Co.. 3.90
Robinson, Kelly Co. -.._.. 2.60
Benton Supply Co., ...--. 141,10
Benton Supply Co. -..... 12.00
Monroe Phillips ....ccn-a 20.00|
Monroe Phillips - .-~ 2.56
B Relly 00, .ooicicaa 9.20‘
BREE RANO ... uinik 25.00
Mrs. H. W. 8urt0n....... 3.00
Monticello Electric Light &
Water Works: ....-... 10.52}
W AR e 1.36
B Paaae sk, 5.35
D K Frank Cary. ... ... 50.00
Yancey Brothers ........ 15.07
5 M. Goodwien.. . ...... 48.00
AN DRI Lo nancui 5.00
Foote & Davies ......... 17.16
0 0 NelEnae ... .. 5.50
R. S. Talmadge, A. J. Thom
ason, Robt. L. Oxford.. 6.00
Monticello Hardware Co.. 2.00
WPt L 5.00
Cunard Bros.' Garage_._._ 2.75
Spearman’s Garage ...__. .50
B P L aiiies 2.00
Milwaukee Dustless Brush
SO ek 12.25
The Monticello News. ... 17.02
Dixie Radiator Co. ...... 9.00
EIRRE U . iiiiiiiaan 912
D. B. Benton’s Sons__.._. 10.00
Standard Oil Co. ... 14.25
standard Oil Co, ~cueea.. 38.89
SR RN i 15.00
Home Call Store ........ 3.00
D Prles .ol 16.00
B NaWEEh L 32.00
BN CAVREe oo niiiw 3.50
Hider's Garage ......... 19.00
R B e lianes 12.00
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New York’s Gay Citizens
The other day sn old friend of
mine was talking with an ex-dough
boy at a Broadway soda fountain.
Two falr maidens were doing their
stuff over a couple of sodas at the
time. The two buckos took little no
tice of them at the time. During the
course of their conversation my friend
asked the doughboy's telephone num
ber, for he wanted to call him later in
the day about a dinner engagement.
That evening a mysterious female
telephoned to the doughboy. He was
curious, for she had a pleasant volce,
She was evasive, hut when he sug
gested a rendezvous she agreed. They
met an hour later. She was one of
the soda damsels.—New York Eve
ning World,
His Orders
Alfred Austin, the poet, was in the
office of an editor one day when a very
young reviewer brought in a book
which he had been given to eriticize.
Now, nelther the reviewer nor the edi
tor had read a page of that work and
the former conscientiously wanted to
know what lines the latter wished him
to go upon,
“What am I to do with this?” he
askeq, '
The editor just glanced at the cover
and observed brightly :
“Give It h—]!"
Beneficent Rabbit Plague
Tularemia, a recurrent disease
which kills off rabbits In great num
bers, has been the subject of extended
Investigation by government blologlsts.
The disease is carried by jack rabbits,
snowshoe rabbits, cottontalls and cer
tain specles of ground squirrels.
The disease occurs more or less
periodically and serves as a natdral
means of reducing the numbers of
these rodents and affords a measure
of rellef from the damage they do to
orchards, vineyards, farm crops and
pasturage.
Table Chatter!
The gentle art of conversation is al
most dead, comments a continental
madame whose salons once echoed the
babel of many tongues. She com
plains that loud jazz which drowns out
talk, the deep concentration required
by bridge and mah-Jongg and cross
word puzzles, the lack of vocal exer
cise as one listens to the radlo, have
turned the trick.
Now all that remains s for a scien
tist to discover that our entire vocal
appartus Is ossifying.
'Phone us the news.
Eel Only Fish Which
"~ Seeks Prey in Packs
‘Among fishermen the plke Is called
“the -tiger of the stream” because of
its daring and ferocity and In the
havoe it plays among the lesser deni
zens of the under-water world,
But, as In the jungle, the wolf pack
Is responsible for more killings than
Is the solitary tiger, so the depreda
tions of the wolves of the stream, the
eels, are ten times greater, although
perhaps less visible than the spectac
ular dashes of the plke, says the Lon
don Mall,
Eels are practically omnivorous and
will eat anything--fish, flesh, fowl or
Insect. liq;hlng from a dainty spin
nex to a dead Hog or cat comes amiss
to these ravagers of the stream.
They wage relentless war on all other
species of fish, devouring their spawn
and hunting the small fry from their
hiding places under stones and weeds.
Eels are the only species of fish
which actually hunt their prey in com
pany. The pike, perch and trout are
all predaclous, but in hunting they
work singly., But eels, like wolves,
although hunting individually where
the smaller prey is concerned, do not
hesitate to band together and attack
vietims for which they would be no
match in single combat,
Hebrews Among Early
Settlers in America
Father Lejeune of Kamloops, a pti
oneer missionary in British Columbia
and probably the foremost linguist of
native Indian dialects, has reported
to the government of Canada that
words of Hebrew origin are found in
most languages of the province. He
writes, says Plerre Van Paassen, In
the Atlanta Constitution, that among
the Tehimpsheans there were such
customs as the burnt offering of food
and fasting from sunset to sunset in
times of stress. The priest has come
to the conclusion that Hebrews lived
in Amerlca as early as between the
years 1100 and 1600 A. D. He ad
vises that an exhaustive study should
be made “before old men and women
of Indian tribes who are today in a
position to recount the customs and
bellefs of the aboriginal peoples of
British Columbia have passed away.”
And he advances the theory that fol
lowing establishment of a Jewish com
munity at Kaifeng, China, Chinese ex
peditions brought Jewish traders to
the Paciflc coast of North America.
“Lost Continent” Again
Though the myth of the lost conti
nent has long since been thought ex
ploded, a recent article in a Dutch
perlodical revives the story and adds
that after all it may have existed.
Sclentists also are discussing It.
Books are written to prove it once
existed and new-found shallows in the
Gulf of Gascony start speculations
once again. Once the lost continent
was a matter of faith, and men took
the word of the Egyptian priest who
told Solon it was larger than all
Libya and Asia, and lay beyond the
Pillars of Hercules, near the true sea.
It sank, said the Egyptian, after an
earthquake that shook its golden
cities for a day and a night, “where
upon that sea Is now impassable on
account of the slime and mud which
has been left.”—*“P, V. P.” In At
lanta Constitution.
Long Sleep for Long Life
How much sleep should a business
man have if he wishes to keep fit and
lHve to a good old age?
The question is answered by Dr.
A. T. Nankivell, the medical officer
of Plymouth, England, who says that
eight to ten hours is necessary.
He points out that although we
crowd into our days three times as
much as our grandparents did, we take
only the same amount of rest and
sleep.
The strain of modern life 18 con
siderable, says Doctor Nankivell, and
a man who has had a strenuous day
should rest and sleep his elght to ten
hours if he wishes to keep his youth
and arterfal elasticity.
Matter Easily Settled
Mr. Wombat (who, in the absence
of his wife, has called in Sherlock
Holmes to consult him)—Mr. Holmes,
I wish your invaluable aid In decid-
Ing which present I shall get for my
wife for her birthday—an electric
range, or a full-length mirror.
Sherlock (after quick inspection of
the kitchen and bedroom)--The mirror
will please her best. I observe that the
floor in your wife's boudoir shows
more evidence of wear than that is
the kitchen.
Insects Wait for Weather
Observations made by a British sci
entist have led to the belles that if
the weather is bad the small egg
moth can postpone its own birthday
for days, months or years. The cocoon
of this type is ordinarily due to open
in February but If the weather is
inclement the birth is usually post
poned sometimes for twelve months.
Moths have been known to emerge
successfully after belng imprisoned
eleven years.
Hadn’t Brought Bill
A young woman entered a milliner's
shop with a young man and paild a
small deposit on a hat, which she
promised to call for in a few days.
However, It was several weeks later
when she returned. The assistant hav
ing forgotten the transaction, asked if
she had brought her bill,
“Oh, no,” she replied. “You see,
we're marrled now, and we can't af
ford train fares for two.”
THE MONTICELLO NEWS, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1926.
Offer Good Excuses
for That First Lie
“It was this way,” sald the Doctor.
“My star patient was getting better,
Rather than lose him I decided an op
eratian was necessary. You may, call
that lying if you like, but the oper
atlon was necessary—for me.”
“My client confessed his gullt to
me,” sald the Lawyer, “but for pro
fesslonal reasons it seemed unwise to
let the case go by default. So I took
it Into court and won., For all we
know, my client may have lied to me.
At all events 1 needed the money.”
“My first lle,” said the Psychoan
alyst, “came as the result of an ac
cumulation of Inhibitions and repres
slons dating back to Infancy, Need I
go farther? I love the truth, but, oh,
you libido !”
“My first lle,” said the Diplomat,
“was merely preliminary to my sec
ond, which as you may recall, enabled
me to pull a nation out of a most em
barrassing predicament. Was I jus
tifled? History shall be my judge."”
“I never tell a lie,” said the Chronle
Liar, “unless it is absolutely neces
sary. And,” he added thoughtfully,
“it almost always is.”—Kansas City
Star.
Nerves of Invalids
Soothed by Pictures
Art is being used successfully in
the treatment of nervous diseases in
a Philadelphia hospital. Plctures in
proper colors, when exhibited to pa
tients, have a soothing effect, it has
been found. Reds and other “hot col
ors” are not used, since they disturb
the nervous system. In some of the
more turbulent cases it has been nec
essary to hang the paintings out of.
reach of the patients.
The basic idea is that of the emo
tion being affected by color, so great
care is exercised In selecting the right
plctures,
“The colors we find most advan
tageous,” sgld a hospital attache, “are
tie cool ones. These bring a calming
influence. For this reason landscapes,
seascapes and mountain scenes are
preferable. The wave-wash on a New
England coast, a sunny pastoral
scene, puffy white clouds astride
mountain peaks, all reveal peace, still
ness, rest.”
Explaining “Sea Serpent”
It can be sald that many of the
stories of the sea serpent can be ex
plalned as being due to mistaken in
terpretations of large fishes, dolphins,
-and whales; but there ate two or
three well-authenticated statements,
such as that reported by the warship
Daedalus of China, and another re
ported from Lord Crawford's yacht,
which seem to resemble prelistoric
types.
There is nothing impossible in the
suggestion that there should be an
imals living of which we have no
knowledge, but there is a great dif
ference between the possible and the
probable. There are, for {instance,
glant squids, which have enormous
feelers, and which, if raised above the
water, would present somewhat of the
appearance attributed to the sea ser
pent.—London Mail.
Many Self-Taught Men
“That middle-aged man who just
went out came in about a year and a
half ago,” sald a Detroit bookseller
to a news reporter. “Then he bought
an arithmetic. Later he came in
after algebras and a geometry. To
day he dropped in for a trigonometry
and key. I venture to say when that
man completes his mathematical study
all dug out by himself, e will have a
more thorough knowledge than most
college graduates. You'd be surprised
to learn how many of these self-tutors
there are in Detroit delving into every
sort of subject.” Which is not strange.
But it is easier and quicker to get it
in college if time and means are to be
had.
From Personal Observation
One of the questious put to a class
of rural adults was: “In the sen
tence, ‘The bird flew over the house,
Is ‘flew’ a regular or an ({rregular
verb?’ This proved a sticker for
the class, but finally one man ven
tured an answer. Said he, “If the
bird that flew over the house was a
wild goose, it went in a straight, reg
ular line, so the verb is regular; but
it it was a woodpecker, then it went
in a crooked, zigzag line, and so the
verb Is Irregular.,”
All but the grammar-bound ex
aminer was satisfied with this ra
i tional explanation,
Expert With Knife
Despite the sneers of the super
perfect, the great art of eating with a
‘ knife 1s not lost in America. One 100
~per center, observed on a Pennsyl
-1 vania diner out of St. Louis, whose
pockets bulged with 01l contracts,
did it with Infinite dexterity, convey-
Ing semi-liquid morsels to his mouth
without losing a drop. He also
spurned napkin and finger bowl.
There was really no call for elither.
He had not mussed himself up a
bit.—Outlook.
When Two Are Enough
A woman, looking for an apart
ment, said to a janitor one day:
“I hope there are no barking dogs
In any of the adjoining flats?”
“Oh, no, ma'am,” said the janitor,
“Not on your life, ma'am.”
“I guess I'll take the place, then,”
sald the woman, with a sigh of re.
llef. “You see, I've got two dogs of
my own that bark like fury, and 1
seally couldn’t stand any more.”
Make Use of Animal
Bone in Various Way:
The Chinese have added to thelr in
dustries by the use they make of
bones, allowing very few, if any, an
imal bones to go to waste, The larg
est section of the back leg of the cow
18 used for making mah-jongg tlles,
and Chinese workmen, despite their
extensive use of Ilmported material,
maintain that the tile from the na
tive bone is superior, lasting longer
than that from the Imperted product.
Of the rib bones, only the upper part
of the front three pairs from the cow
and ox Is used in making handles for
knlves, fans and similar articles.
These three pairs are white and clean
when properly treated, while the re
mainder are usually cartilaginous, or
defective in grain, The third section
of the rear bone In the sheep leg Is
used to make cigarette holders and
pipe stems, and this bone, It is sald,
is the only one from the sheep which
can be used In the manufacture of
other things besldes fertilizer. Chi
nese pipes of this sheep bone are ex
tensively used in certain parts of the
country, \
Vast Supply of Food
in Waters of Ccean
Besides the fishes familiar to all,
the herring, mackerel, cod, ete., there
are others unknown to our menus,
which are nevertheless suitable human
food, says John T. Nichols, curator of
fishes of the American Muscum of Nat
ural History, writing for the Forum.
©ven the predacious shark can be util-
Ized. At present sharks probably take
a toll of food from the sea equal or
even greater by several times than
man. If the sharks were gone, man
would have what the sharks now take
from him. The usableness of sharks
has been demonstrated by recent in
vestigations. Many of them are per
fectly good to eat. Thelr oil has va
rious desirable properties, and excel
lent leather can be made from thelr
hides. The residue may be ground up
and used for fertilizer. This much is
certain: when once the necessity
arises, the sea can stay man's hun
ger for a long time.
Too Elaborate
The head of the house had tele
phoned. that he would bring home a
guest to luncheon—a guest whom plis
wife realized he would delight to
honor. Preparations were made ac
cordingly.
Unfortunately, six-year-old Gladys
came in a trifle late. She swept the
table with an all-embracing glance.
“Hum!” she muttered audibly, as she
climbed into her chair, “is this
lunch?”
“Why, of course, it's luncheon,
Gladys,” said her mother, with a re
pressive gesture, '
But Gladys was not to be stayed.
“Well,” she replied, “maybe it is;
but it looks exactly like Sunday din
ner.” .
Record in Suicides
Edouard Japin, aged ninety-eight,
who killed himself by jumping from
a top-story window in Brussels, came
near to achleving a record among
old-age suicides, though it was re
ported some years ago that a Hun
garian farmer had ended his life, fol
lowing a family quarrel, at the age
of one hundred and two. Quite the
most remarkable case of the kind,
however, was that of Janos Meryessi
of Budapest, who threw himself in
the Danube because oid age prevented
him maintaining his parents. He
was rescued and his story investigated.
Janos was eighty-four, and his father
and mother one hundred and ten and
one hundred and fifteen respectively.
Bed Made a Hit
A dignified and solemn boy of al
most five arrived to visit his grandpar
ents. Kind efforts to make him feel
at home were futile. He refused to
talk or warm up to his anxious hosts.
Even an early supper left him unre
sponsive.
So he was ezcorted up to his bed
room by despairing relatives. Here
an old-fashioned, elaborately carved
child’s walnut bed had been set up for
him. At sight of it he became vivid
ly excited, broke into a rumn, clambered
in, lay flat on his back, stretched,
rolled over, then sat up with a beam
ing smile of supreme satisfaction and
relief, and announced to the breath
less relatives, “Yes, it fits!”
Early Fire Fighters
The first record of what might be
called a fire department is found in
Rome. A disastrous fire occurring in
the reign of Augustus called his at
tention to the benefit of a regular fire
brigade, so he organized one consist-
Ing of seven companies of a thousand
men each. The first real fire engines
were used in 1633 at a great fire on
London bridge. The first fire hose
was invented in 1672. The first steam
fire engine was Invented by John
Braithwaite of London, in 1829, The
first city fire department in this coun
try was organized in Boston in 1678,
the fire engine being a hand pump
bought in England.
He Wanted to Help
A young farmer wanted to sell his
farm and was showing it to a prospec
tive buyer. As they went over the
house the farmer's little son trailed
along at their heels from room to
room. He, too, wanted to show the
place off to the prospect, and in the
bathroom he interrupted his father's
eulogy on the plumbing to pipe:
“Look, .mister! See them nice big
holes? That's rats.” X
Amunsden, the only man who has
visited' both the north and south
poles, began his career as a polar ex
plorer in 1896-7, when he sailed as
mate with the Belgica anartic ‘expe
dition. i
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Monticello, — Géorgia
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