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Mount Vernon, Ga., Thursday Morning, Feb. 23, 1911.
RE-DISTRICTING GEORGIA.
The 1910 census showed groat
growth in population and re
sources all over the country,”
says the Madison Mandisonian.
‘ ‘This fact causes a general shake
up of the representation in Con
gress, which is based on popula
tion. Some of the big states like
New York will gain six congress
men, while nearly all the states
of the union will gain one, as
will Georgia. The congressional
reapi>ointment agreed on is a
basis of 211,000 population for
a representative in the national
congress. The Eighth district
has 10,000 too many; the Second
district lias 86,000 too many so
there will have to he are-district
ing of Georgia into twelve instead
of eleven congressional districts.
‘‘The plan of re-districting
most generally accepted makes
a new twelfth district in Middle
Georgia from counties taken from
the Fight. Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts. Morgan is put in the new
district, as is also Walton and
Pike, all having district agricul
tural schools in them. This will
bring about complications. Han
cock. with its school, is put in
the Eighth.
‘‘The plan of re-districting
mentioned places two schools in
the eleventh district, the ones in
Tift and Coffee, while four < 1 is-1
triets are left without any school
Second, Fifth and Tenth. The!
plan will no doubt be revised so
as to place a school in every dis
trict but one, there being only
eleven schools."
It is laughable what absurd
suggestions are being made con- j
cerning the new Georgia district. !
Every section in the the state
wants the new district, of course. ;
Politicians are at work trying to
fashion a district that will he
ltest suited to their particular!
needs. In trying to make a dis
trict (hat will best serve their
purpose they did not take into
account the agricultural schools,
but located several of them in
one district and left several dis
tricts without schools.
The new district ought to be
made with the one idea of ad
vancing the best interest of the
state. Politics should not enter
very largely into the scheme.
Patriotic, unselfish men should
get to work ami endeavor to fix
a district that would l»o of advan
tage to the rest of Georgia and
the old districts should be so
shaped as to dovetail into the new.
This section of Georgia is vital
ly interested, as the counties of
Pulaski. Ijaurens, Dodge, Eman
uel, Johnson and Montgomery
will either be a part of the new
or will have to Ih> added to the
Tenth or Sixth. The First,
Eleventh, and Second will have
to got rid of some of the counties
and the ones we have mentioned
are the ones that will be shoved
off in all probability.
We hov»e that our wise men
will settle this matter for the
iiest interest of the whole and
will not let the politicians shape
things for their own personal and
selfish ends. Courier-Dispatch.
SPALDING COUNTY BONDED.
Gridin, Ga.,Fel>. 17.—Spalding
county’s *"0,000 court house
bonds were sold vestarday to the
Georgia Mortgage and Trust com
pany, of Atlanta. The bonds
mere sold at psf with all acemed
interest and a premium of $2. P90 .
which was highly satisfactory to
l lie commiMiouers.
The other ladders for the bonds
were the Mum|ihr*-y-Robmsoni
company and tin* Hillyer l ru»t
company, both of Atlanta. Ihr
contract for erecting the couit
house was a warded to the Newton
Coal and Lumber company, of
this city, and vrork upon the new
temple of justice will begin with
iu the next few week*
! WILD GEESE SAY
THE COLD IS OVER.
Dalton, Ga.. Feb. 19. Oneon
ly has to watch the wild birds re- i
turning from their winter in Flor-!
ida waters to get the real dope
on the weather program.
For several days great flocks
of wild geese have been passing
over Whitfield county, and num-;
hers of farmers have seen them ;
as they passed like white clouds,
or stopped by the side of some
marsh to rest and forage a bit
before resuming their journey.
Uncle Sam has spent millions
of dollars on weather bureaus, but
he has never yet learned a tenth
as much about the elements as
these birds know, according to I
old citizens.
If it is going to he an early
summer, they know it, and they
prepare to return from their win
ter quarters in the south to their
real homes in the north. Wild
birds and cockle burrs and beasts
can tell exactly whether there
will be an early spring or an ear
ly fall, and in this instance the
verdict of the wild geese is
better than an entomogist’s re
port regarding the prospects of
{the peach crop, say local prognos
j ticators.
HOW TO MAKE A HOT BED.
The time is about here when
the gardener and farmer may de
sire to make a hot-bed. Throw
out the earth about ten or twelve
inches. Then begin to form the
bed by spreading a thin layer
of the prepared manure upon the
ground, mixing!!the long and
I short well together.
Upon this spread other layers
mixed in the same manner, beat
ing each layer with the back of
the work, hut not too heavily, to
keep it level and equally firm
| throughout.
The edges should be kept true
and the corners firm, to do which
j the outside of each layer must be
first laid down, and to make the
manure keep in place a proper
admixture of long litter is re
quired. Continue until the bed
is three feet above the surface,
then spread the fine manure that
is left evenly over the top, and
water freely. As soon as finish
ed, let the frame and glass be
■put on with care, and keep them 1
close until the heat rises and a
steam appears uj>on the glass.
As soon as the heat rises, give
air at noon each day, and keep
closed in the evening and at j
night, unless the heat is very vi
olent. when a little air should t»e
given.
In three daya, if the manure
was sufficient ly motet, the tied
will l><> r<*ndy for use. -
It it has settled unequally raise |
the trume and level the surface.
Place in the frame six inches of
tine, dark colored, sandy garden
soil, spread it evenly, and put on
the sash. When warmed through
sow in pots plunged in the
mould, or in small drills, of one-j
eightli to an inehjin depth, vary
ing in depth with the kind of seed,
and cover by sifting fine earth on
the surface. Water gently by
sprtnglmg with tepid water
through the fine hose \>f a water-’
mg pot. When the plants appear
they should have air every day
freely—unless absolutely freezing
—which will bring them up
strong, and prevent their drop
ping oil hy excess of con fined
moisture.
There are very few daya winch
will not permit opening the bed,
not I<v sliding down the sashes,
hut by raising themjat the 'back,,
bolding them open by a triangu
lar block to slip in so that they
can Le opened from two to five
inches. Spent tan is sometimes
used instead of manure iu making
'such a bed.—ii 'iue A Farm. j
THE MONTGOMERY MONtiOR-tHI UsDaY, Kkßftt'AUY, 'A Iftll.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
We do not suppose that any
body has lost a night’s sleep as a
i result of that boll weevil! plot
jstory, but if so the distress of all
such fearful persons ought to he
relieved by the announcement
that in the opinion of Dr. S. A.
Knapp, the government expert,
it would be impossible to carry
I the alleged plan into successful j
; execution at this time of year.
{ ln a letter to Mr. C, H. Alford,
agent of the department in Mis
sippi, Dr. Knapp says:
“I do not think there is any
thing in this story for the reason
that at the present time it would
j l»e impossible to collect any large
i quantity of weevils, for they are
all hibernating in their winter
quarters. Os couse, the larvae
of the weevill have been destroy
ed by frost, and only the adult !
hibernating weevils are alive.
“If it were possible to find
any large quantity of these, if
brought into any mild tempera
ture, they would thaw out, would
grow active and starve to death ;
in a few days now. If thrown !
out of car windows upon the
ground in the Atlcvntic States,
they would freeze to death, el
even if they went into hibernat
ing conditions, about 97 percent,
of all the weevils are destroyed
during the winter in the colder
sections.
‘‘Then, too, it is a long period
from now until our cotton time.
The only hopeful infestation that
could occur would be right in the
growing period of the cotton, to
pick live weevils, bottle them
and distribute them when they
have plenty of plant food. 1 re
gard this story of an attempt to
assault the Eastern Atlantic Stat
es with the weevil as a pure ca
nard.”
As the boll weevils are hiber
nating. and as a certain anony
mous gentleman was “drinking”
when he discovered the plot,
surely the cotton planters of
Georgia have no reason to be
alarmed, - Macon Telegraph.
AWARDED DAMAGES.
Cordele, 6a., Feb. 18.—The
jury in the case of Mrs. C. E.
Hunt against the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, which was tried in
the city court of Cordele yester
day, returned a verdict about 9.
o’clock lust, night of * 15.000.
The suit was filed against the
rood m October last,, for SIB,(XX)
damages for the death of her
husband, who was yard master
in Cordele, He was killed while
on duty, in August of last year,
by being thrawn from the rear of
the engine and run over by cars
in making a running switch. Mrs.
Hunt was represented by Hill
and Dennard and F. G. Boat
right. It is expected that a mo- j
twin for a new trial will be hied,
and, if overruled, will go to the:
supreme court for final decision.
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FORAGE CROPS ARE
URGED BY CALVIN.
Barnegvdle, Ga., Feb. 14
Hon. Martin V. Calvin, director
of the Georgia experiment station,
paid high tribute to the old cow j
pea before a large audience of I
farmers gathered yesterday at the
Sixth District Agricultural school.
He said it was by far the best of
'all the forage crops as could be
actually demonstrated by experi
ments. Mr. Calvin made a splen
did impression on the farmers by
the forceul talk which he made,
his address being on the subject
j of forage crops.
The meeting was the second one i
held under the management of'
President Dennis, who has been
hard at work securing the speakers
for the series of addresses. The
farmers of the entire surrounding
| territory are showing their ap
preciation of the instruction being
i fins a (forded them and large
(crowds are attending.
HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-
Yesterday afternoon at 4:SOi
o’clock, at the home of the bride j
in Dublin, occurred the marriage'
of Miss Dolhe Howard and Mr.
J. K. Fountain, the ceremony be
ing performed by the Rev. Talia
ferro in the presence of a num
ber of friends and relatives of the
contracting parties.
The bride is a sister of Mrs.
R)bt. F. Perry of this city and
is one of the most popular and
attractive young ladies of Dub
lin. Mr. Fountain has been con
nected with the Sea Island Cot
ton Gin Company, of this city,
for several years, and by his
courteous and gentlemanly man
ner has won a host ot friends.
They arrived in the city yes
terday evening on the M., D. ifc
S. and will be at home to their
friends at their residence on
Montgomery street.
The bridal party was entertain
ed with an elegant sunper at the
Colonial last night.
Among those who went up to
Dublin to be present at the mar
riage were Mr. and Mrs. Robt. F.
Perry, Messrs. L. L. Avret, L. M '
; Southwell and J. W. Fountain.—
Toombs County Local.
Mr. Fountain is a son of Mr. W.i
E. Fountain of this place, and j
has here many friends who con-j
; gratulate him on having won a
! fair bride.
CONFEDERATE ANNIVERSARY.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 18.—'
The semi-centennial of the for-!
mation of the Confederacy and
inaguration of Jefferson Davis
was celebrated with exercises on
the capitol portico at 1 o’clock
tins afternoon. Addresses were
delivered by Governor O’Neal and
Gen. George P. Harrison, ■com
manding the Alabama Division,
United Cun federate Veterans.
A feature was the decoration of
the star marking the spot where I
Jell'ereon Davis stood when he?
I took the oath of ollice.
|j Always Something Doing. I
During what they call their “busy season” some js
K merchants can say there is “something going on.” j|jj
i In Selling High-Class Goods j|
I at correct prices, there is always something in 23
motion. The advantage of this motion settles on
those who visit my busy place in Glenwood.
Dry Goods, Groceries and Supplies $
Shoes, Hardware, Notions
Os the Better Class—the grade of goods that please the fin
£§ public, both in price and quality. I sell J;hat kind of stuff. 23
IH. D. ARMSTRONG, GLENWOOD, GA. 1
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