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THE POTASH QUESTION
STILL UNSETTLED,
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senator
Curtis expects to press for pas
sage at the present session of
congress an amendment to the
pure food law, which he intro
duced last session on the ground
that it would put in the hands of
President Taft a weapon which
he might use in dealimg with
the German government in re
spect to the potash and other dis
turbing questions.
Secretary of State Knox has
been called upon for a statement
regarding the bill, especially for
an opinion as to whether it
would be effective in disposing
of the potash questions.
The proposed amendment to
the pure food act would en
able the President to exclude
from importation the products
of any foreign country when he
is satisfied that such country, in
violation of treaty obligations
with the United States, seeks
by “repressive, discriminatory,
or confiscatory measures to
jeopardize, impair, or destroy
the capital of citizens of the Uni
ted States legitimately invested
in such foreign state. ’ ’
In a statement issued tonight
Senator Curtis quotes from a
treaty with Germany giving to
citizens of this country protec
tion in the pursuit of business
performed in submission to the
laws of Germany. He says that
his amendment would reach the
case of American capital invest
ed in the potash industry of Ger
many.
‘At present, neither the exec
utive, department of state, nor
any of the great departments of
the United States government
has any authority to guard Amer
ican capital invested abroad un
der treaty guarantees beyond dig
nified diplomatic remonstrances. ’
MONUMENT TO GRIGGS.
Dawson, Ga., Feb. 18. —H. M.
Mclntosh, editor of the Albany
Herald and chairman of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee, of
Albany, Ga., made a statement
before a meeting of the city
councilmen this morning, which
was called by the mayor for this
purpose.
He spoke in regard to the erec
tion of a monument in honor of
the late Congressmean Jas. M.
Griggs, of the Second Congres
sional District.
The meeting was also called
for the purpose of selecting a site
in the city of Dawson for the
monument. However this mat
ter was continued until the next
meeting of the city councilmen.
All the members of the council
were present except two.
The funds for the payment of
this monument is to be raised by
subscription from each county in
the Second district which desires
to give a subscription for this
purpose, and it is very likely that
it will be a very costly and at
tractive one.
SHOULD NOT KILL THE
QUAIL FOR THREE YEARS.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18. —Hon.
M. L. Johnson, of Bartow Coun
ty, was in Atlanta today and ex
pressed satisfaction over the
favorable comment and offers of
support coming to him in his pro
position to try to secure a law
forbidding the killing of quail for
a period of two or three years.
The recent publication regard
ing a plot to scatter the boll
weevil in Georgia receives credence
at the hands of Mr. Johnson. He
thinks it highly plausible and al
together possible. He says that
the states infested with this pest
are envious of Georgia because
this state is reaping the full crop,
while other states have the crop
-cut down by the weevil.
Mr. Johnson believes the quail
will help destroy the weevil when
it reaches Georgia, and that un
less stringent measures are taken
to protect the bird that it will
soon be wiped out. He will co
operate with the Georgia Con
servation Congress along this
line and help them secure any
legislation desired.
PLUCKY WOMAN
FIRES AT BLACK.
Thomasville, Ga., February 19.
—Deputy Sheriff Rheberg and a
posse returned at an early hour
this morning from an ineffectual
effort to capture a negro who
had badly frightened Mrs. Harris,
wife of a well-known farmer of
Thomas county, living on the I
road between Thomasville and!
Putnam. A ’phone message was !
received last night for the offi
cers to come and bring dogs to
track the negro and then left in
autos accompanied by a posse of
men.
Mrs. Harris said she was at
home alone, her husband being
away on businsss, when she saw
a negro in the yard near the
house. She called to know he
wanted, but he made no reply.
She then got her pistol and
shot at him several times, and
he ran. She ’phoned a neigh
bor who called up the officers
here.
The dogs readily took the trail
from the yard and followed it
about a mile to an old saw mill
when they lost it.
Mrs. Harris could not recog
nize the negro as it was too dark,
but is certain he intended break
ing in the house but for her dis
covering him.
Opportunity For
Mt. Vernon Folks.
'the Mt. Vernon Drug Co. have
secured the services of Dr. F. B
Hughes, the eyesight specialist,
who will lie at their place for two
days, Friday and Saturday, Feb.
24 and 25th.
Dr. Hughes comes to them
with the highest endorsements as
an expert in his lino. Ho carries
with him a machine of his own
invention for weighing eyesights,
also all other instruments neces
sary for a complete and scientific
examination of your eyes. He
makes a specialty of children’s
eyes, and those folks who suffer
with headaches which will not re
spond to the treatment of your
physician. He takes hard cases
that others fai 1 on.
You are cordially invited in on
the above dates to- consult Dr.
Hughes. He makes no charges
for exaroation or advise. If you
are wearing glasses that don’t
suit you bring them along—he
will show you what is wrong. Dr.
Hughes will fit glasses to you if
they will help. All work is
guaranteed.
Farmers, insure your crops for
the year by using Armour’s fer
tilizers. They bring the stuff, as
no other grades do. Now is the
time to get ready to put it in the
ground. Double your yield by
using Armour’s. Write me at
Mcßae, at once. Chas. H. Smith.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to loan at G and 7 per
cent, on improved farms.
A. B Hutcheson,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
POWDER EXPLOSION.
Uniontovvn, Pa., Feb. 18.—
Two men were killed and a third
probably fatally injured late to-!
day, when an explosion wrecked
the canning department of the
Dupont Powder Company at Oli- j
phant, located in the mountains j
six miles from here.
The building and machinery
were blown to bits and it is
doubted whether the cause of the
explosion ever will be known.
The loss is estimated at $25,-
000.
.See or write Hamilton Burch,
Mcßae, Ga., fora loan on your
farm for five years time at 6 per
cent, interest.
MONEY TO LOAN
On Improved Farms in
Montgomery* County at a Small
Rate of Interest.
J. PI Hall, Soper ton.
THfc MOK-fUOMKRV MONITOR-TfU'HsDaV, V kljiU’AilV, % iUil.
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SNAPPED A BURSTING BOMB.
Luck of a Photographer In Getting a
Wonderful Picture.
One of the most remarkable pho
tographs ever obtained was that of
the actual exploding of the bomb
which was thrown at the king and
queen of Spain on the occasion of
their wedding.
It was secured bv nil operator for
one of the largest firms of press
photographers and, according to the
London Strand Magazine, proved a
veritable gold mine, appearing in
close on 3,000 publications.
The photograph was secured
more or loss by a piece of good lin k.
The operator was on a stand with
his camera in (he place allotted to
him by the police, waiting for the
procession to appear. The camera
was placed facing down the street
up which the procession was to
come.
From the moment it came in
sight until the royal carriage was
within about thirty yards of him
the operator secured three pictures.
He then readjusted the camera so
as to get a good picture of the king
and queen in their carriage, which
was about ten yards from him.
At the instant that the operator
pressed the ball and exposed a plate
a dark object was buried at the
royal carriage from a balcony win
dow, and then followed instantly a
blinding flash and a noise like a
thunderclap. The operator was
hurled half stunned to the ground,
his camera following him. When
he was able to stand he saw a ter
rible scene below him. The large
crowd was stampeding in all direc
tions.
Any one luckless enough to fall
in that storm of rushing Immunity
was instantly trampled to death,
and several did fall. Some thirty
people in all were killed on that oc
casion, of whom at least half were
simply crushed or trampled to
death in the panic that followed the
explosion. It is very remarkable
that all the plates in the operator's
camera were broken with the excep
tion of the last one he had exposed,
which depicted the actual scene at
the moment of the explosion.
Couldn’t Fool Rastus.
Uncle Rastus always contributed
to the coal fund of the A. M. E
church in a small town just across
the river from Cincinnati. Year
after year he dug down into his
jeans for his little donation until
finally the edifice was remodeled
and a new heating plant installed.
At the usual time the parson ap
proached Rastus and again asked
him to be a cheerful giver.
“Not on your life!” retorted Has”
tus, with large emphasis. “Yo’ain’t
gwine ter git no money out ob me
fo’ coal dis wintah.”
“What am do mattali ?” the sur
prised dominie asked. “Haiu't yo’
always guv up fo’ de coal fund bofo’
widout de necessity ob usin’
stress ?”
“Yes, sah,” was the reply of the
obstinate one, “but vo’ kain’t fool
me a little bit, Mistah Parson!
Doan’ I know dat yo’ had steam put
in dat der church las’ week?”—Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
A. L. Lanier,
Attorney at Law,
MT. VERNON, GA.
Will Practice in all the Courts of
the State.
DR. J. E. MASROW
Refractionist
Glasses Corrrectly Ground and
Fitted to the Eyes. Consultation
Free. 2G West Broughton Street
SAVANNAH, GA
The Heyward-
S- J, r. WII.MAM-
Williams Co.
mw m teo.ooo
Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants
120 Bas Street, East, SAVANNAH, GA.
Bagging and Ties at Attractive Prices—Ready for Shipment.
The officers of this company are veterans in the cotton
business. Its facilities for handling and
selling cotton cannot be matched.
Fertilizers of All Kinds
Most Progressive Commission Merchants in the South ill the
Handling of UPLAND, SKA-ISLAND, FLORODORA
and EGYPTIAN COTTONS
QUICK RETURNS ON CONSIGNMENTS
Seed Peas For Sale. ;
Straight Running Speckles, i
Straight Unknowns and Straight
Clays, $2.10 per bushel: and for|
first class mixed planting peas
$2.00 per bushel, F. O. B. Ten
nille. Ga. These prices are good
until Feb. 25th. Now is the time
to buy before they advance. You
paid as high as $2.50 and $3.00
last year by waiting. Send in
your orders now before the ad
vance. If you are not a buyer
and have peas to sell price then
to me, Reference: Farmers &
Merchants Bank, Tennille, Ga.
H. M. Franklin,
Tennille, Ga.
Money! Money!
Long Term Loans negotiated on
improved Farm Lands and also on
City or Town Real Estate in
Montgomery County at a low rate
if interest. M. I, OWLS,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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Onion Sets
(White and Red)
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(5-Lb. Pack 45 cents)
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Money to Lend
Have plenty of money to lend
ar G per cent, interest. Prompt
service and courteous treatment.
Can repay loan at any. time and
I stop interest. See me for you
money requirements. Write me
and I will meet you at and rail
road station in Montgomery Conn
ty. Hamilton Burch,
Mcßae, Ga.
M. B. CALHOUN,
Atty at Law,
Mt Vernon, Georgia.
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