The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, July 04, 1912, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTh\e r\or\tgorr\<sry r\or\itor. PUBMSHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORIiAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Entered ;it tin- Postoffiee in Ml. Vernon. (»a. hs Second-Claas Mail Matter. H. B. FOLSOM, Editor and Owner. a Vear, in Advance. *•*(l'lvctlimmurit* mind invariably I>♦- paid in advance, at tin: rate, and a» the taw dirivt-; and nmd In- in hand not later than Wedn« aday morning of the find week of iuaertion Mount Vernon, (la.. Thursday Morning, July 4, 1012. The United States ought to annex Cuba and make Bryan president of it. Though we haven’t got anything against Cuba, particularly. “Thick as autumnal leaves that strew the ground in Valambrosa’’ are the local hills that fill the legislature. And many of them about as worthless. Os what use is the presidential preferential primary if it cannot eliminate the ridiculous antics of the Chicago convention now be ing duplicated at Baltimore? And if ignorance and political greed did not hold the balance of power, principles would soon work a change in our way of living, and a lot of scoundrels would soon be out of a job. (leneral (Irant, now sleeping on the hanks of the Hudson far up on Riverside Drive, was not only a great soldier, hut a prophet as well. You remember that little remark lie made about the Dem ocratic party. Men are said to change but principles never. If the prin ciples of Democracy are to en dure forever, they had just, as well be put away in a moth-proof chest until Billie Bryan is in his cot tin and well underground. Publicity, that’s what we need. As long as thieves and scoundrels can keep their work going out side of the limelight they can whine for vindication; and the public, who shut their eyes to the rtuth, will uphold them as persecuted heroes. The woods is full of people who persist in reasoning from the wrong standpoint on all moral and economic questions. And they will stand on their heads and put on green goggles and wriggle and squirm to keep from looking the solid truth in the face. We are glad to note that the press of the state is demanding the enactment of laws that will equalize the burden of taxation. It is the most important matter, ; none excepted, that can be brought before the people, and i be made the subject of legisla tion. i There are vultures with wings and vultures wit bout wings. The scavenger bird that sails far up in the air is olfensive to the eye only. The wingless species in human form that lives to fatten upon the strife he can stir up be tween people that ought to be lasting friends, often of the same blood, is the curse of the human race. The dripping of water will finally wear away the hardest stone. The people of Montgom ery county will some day learn that internal strife and eternally pulling apart clogs the w heels of progross, shuts out all social pleasures, makes our county a laughing-stock for our neighbors and results in actual money loss to every man inside its borders. Os all the people on this green earth today our sympathies are with the tillers of the soil. This year has been a trying one, and the elements have added many hardships and much hard work to their lot. Adverse seasons, bugs and worms and many things have retarded their efforts and consumed the planting of their hands. But an all-wise Provi dence will straighten out all these things in his own good time and way. »YTYYfYfY»Y»»YYYTYmYYf» • 1 ► ◄ ► (cleanings From ◄ | Wisdom’s Field. 3 t AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Vidalia Advance:—The sweet girl graduate, the juicy water melon and the luscious peach are now with us and we can settle down to a life of pure delight and comfort. Dublin Courier-Dispatch:—Out in Texas they are using dynamite to get rain from the clouds, and some enterprising operators have a big contract to keep certain territory supplied with rain for a period of time. We would rather live in Laurens county where rain does not have to be purchased, but is free. Americus Times-Recorder: Bryan intimates that a third party may be necessary if the Demo cratic party falls down at Balti more. That Chicago convention evidently put some ideas into Bryan’s head. Oglethorpe Echo:- Don’t guess Senator Bacon is losing anv sleep over the shadow of opposition to I him. When a public man has so thoroughly won the confidence and esteem of the people as has Mr. Bacon he can rest easy as to what they will do when it comes to voting for him. Darien Gazette:—No doubt Mr. Bryan thinks it useless and a waste of time to hold a big Demo cratic convention every four years ; when he could attend to all the business, by himself, so much easier. Pembroke Enterprise:—A New Jersey millionaire was drowned at Tybee Sunday. He had spent several months at Augusta. The Atlanta papers have not yet been able to find out whether he pass ed through that place en route or not. Waynesboro Banner: W e would like to see some of our legislative candidates have the) courage to come out sincerely and flat footed in favor of abol ishing the fee system for county officers. Put them all on stated! salary and put all the fees in the county treasuries. I Perry Home Journal: If Dem- 1 ocratic candidates and so-called leaders don’t quit magnifying ,Tom Watson’s political influence, he will soon actually become the balance of power in Georgia democratic politics. He has no • logical right to such power and only through misguided Demo cratic “Seekers” can he attain it. Nashville Herald:—The present method of turning in taxes in some counties in Georgia and in | cities, too, is nothing less than a premium on dishonesty, says the Thomas ville Times-Enterprise. They ought to abolish the oath, supposedly administered and let a man do as he pleases and take the chances of getting caught, if that’s the spirit of the law j makers. Savannah Press: It must make some of those country dele gates at Baltimore mighty mad to think of paying for a bed at a hotel and spendidg the night sit ting up in a hot armory. Adairsville Banner:— The man who thought that the primary system would simplify an elec tion is just now too busy with other matters to try to explain. Laurens Co. Herald:—For the • first time in many years it ap pears that we are to have a fac tionless state election. What on ! earth will the local politicians do i with their surplus oratory. TIIE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDaY, JtfLY 4, 1912. South Georgia Boy Attains High Honor. Moultrie, Ga., June 29. —Nine- teen year-old Fain Stripling, son of Dr. M. IJ. Stripling, a well known Colquitt county physician, has been elected as superinten dent of farms and teacher in agronomy at the Second District Agricultural school atTifton, and is one of the youngest instructors ever elected to a position at that school. Fain until two months ago was a student at the Tifton school and when the final exami nations were held during his j senior year he passed with ex tremely high marks. His average was such that the trustees of the school took notice of them and when the vacancy came the Col quitt county hoy was chosen to fill it. He is merely a boy at present, hut gives promise of filling his new position with high honor. Have To Rescue Pa. Edmund the skaking champion, said the other day at Saranac Lake, according to the Toronto Mail and Express: “Skating on thin ice is very dangerous. I heard two sisters — daughters of an aged millionaire widower talking about it the other day. “Did you hear about poor pa’s heroism?’ the first girl said. ‘That beautiful chorus girl, Tottie Tights, broke through the ice this morning, and pa plunged in and rescued her.’ “The second sister bit her lip. “ ‘Well!’ she said, ‘how dread ful! Now we’ll have to rescue | pa.” ’ All Free And Easy. At Baltimore. New York, June 29.—A Balti more dispatch to the Times says the Chicago convention had its peacock alley and its peacocks— splendid birds of fashion who came to see and be seen. The Baltimore convention is homespun like; it smokes 5 cent cigars and stogies; it dines at the eat-while-you run restaurants; it wears shirtwaists (meaning the; feminine gender of it) instead of ! paniers; it doesn’t hesitate a sec ond to take off its coat when it’s hot. The Chicago convention was far away from the life of the stock yards district, which scarcely knew that there was a history making event on. At Baltimore the convention in everybody’s show and after 0 o’clock, when supper’s over and the dishes washed, Baltimore goes down town, baby in the go cart, mother mother without her hat on and father in his shirt sleeves and vest. Every night is carnival night in Baltimore during the conven tion. The bargain closing out sale at Mrs. J. L. Adams’ millinery store is still in progress. See the prices. And So True, Too. Father was walking to Sunday school with little Johnny and en deavoring to improve the time by teaching Johnny his Golden Text, the words of which were “What soever a man soweth, that shall he reap,” says Harper’s Bazar. Johnny repeated it after his) father several times and seemed to have mastered the correct! wording. As they drew near the Sunday school the father gave Johnny his last rehearsal. “Now, son,” he said, “let’s have the Golden Text once more without any help from me.” This is what he got from Johnny: “Whatsoever a man sews always rips.” Blackshcar Times:—Roosevelt is like the Irishman who com plained that the whole military company was rotten because not one of them had step with him. If principles ruled instead of politicians what a country we ! would haw. | YOUR TRADE | Is always appreciated, whether large or small. See me for | SPRING AND SUMMER | J BARGAINS I |j Honest Goods, Honest Weights and Honest Measures. || || Courteous treatment for long years has marked my business, p What you need in gj | DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, GROCERIES | | AND FARM TOOLS g H will be Sold at Live and Let-Live Prices. §j I WARRANTED NEW HOME SEWING MACHINES, M’CGRMICK | 1 MOWERS, REAPERS AND BINDERS, HARROWS | | AND CULTIVATORS ARE SPECIALTIES WITH ME. | IW. H. McQueen,| (The Old-Line Merchant, With “the Goods”) ft i i 1 Mt. Vernon, Ga. | For Judge Superior Court: To the voters of the Oconee circuit: Expressing heartfelt gratitude to you for the honors conferred upon me by you 1 hereby an nounce my candidacy for nomination as Judge of the Oconee circuit at the Democratic primary j when held. 1 have served you to the best of my ability with- I out fear or favor, looking only to the best interest of the people and the enforcement of the law. No court has ever been adjourned on my account nor have 1 ever been behind time in opening a court ! at the appointed time. 1 confidently submit my candidacy asking your favorable consideration with an assurance that I will highly appreciate the same. April 20th, 1912. Sincerely, J. H. MARTIN. For Representative: Georgia— Montgomery County. To tin People of Montgomery County: Du ring the fifty (lavs that I served you last sum. mer 1 carried out every pledge made in my campaign for /representative. Besides, I was instrumental in preparing and passing the new school law, giving an additional hundred thousand dollars to the school children of Georgia: an extra forty thousand dollars to the old soldiers and their widows, getting several old soldiers on the pay roll as pension ers who had been turned down before; the I new game law; the new state road law, and many other very important matters to the common people of Georgia, whose friend I am. I secured the enactment of those laws which, it carried into effect, will save this county live thousand dollars, or more, every year, I se cured our new road law giving each district in the county its own money upon its own roads. 1 voted for every prohibition measure tending to uplift our people and state. I was on all occasions on the side of the poor people, the 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 representative is a matter of pub lic record. With the experience I have had 1 am now in a better isisiton to render still greater service to the people of my native county. I love the people in this grand coun ty ami am anxious to serve them again in the Georgia legislature. If X have made mistakes 1 wish to correct them. There is uo mouey to lie made as a legislator. All von get is the consciousness of having served jour people well and faithfully. God has given me some powers to help my people in the General As sembly of Georgia and 1 purpose using what evei little I may possess for the best interest of the entire people. For the above and other reasons l feel that I am entitled to re-elec tion to the General Assembly of Georgia from Montgomery county tinder such rules and reg ulations as may be prescribed bv the proper authorities, and I earnestly ask the people of this county to re-elect me, promising them the best efforts of my life in their behalf. Very thankfully and loyally yours to serve, Wm B. KENT. For Representative: I hereby announce myself a candidate for Representative of Montgomery county, subject to the action of the Democratic Executive Committee of the county. I pledge myself, if elected, to represent, to the best of my ability, the best interests ot Montgomery county and ; the State of Georgia. Soliciting the support of the voters of the county, I am Yours truly, .1. C. Johnson. For Ordinary. Mv candidacy for re-election to the office of Ordinary is hereby placed before ihe people j of my native county. Assuring the public of my appreciation of past ftivors, and further pledging mv efforts toward the service and wifare of the people, I am Respectfully, 1 Aunt McAbthcb. MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH BY. Schedule Effective Oct. 22, 1911. NO 18 No. 20 MTATinvs No. 19|No. 17 A. M. P. M A jvi |p. ivl 700 400 Leave Mason Arrive 11 26 428 714 414 Swift Creek 11 12 827 728 428 Dry Branch 11 08 404 727 427 Atlantic 10 59 400 781 481 Pike’s Peak 10 55 850 739 439 Fitzpatrick 10 48 349 744 444 Ripley 10 43 344 756 456 Jeffersonville 10 31 382 806 506 Gallemore 10 19 321 816 516 Danville 'lO 09 311 821 521 Allentown 10 04 306 831 581 Montrose 954 256 842 542 Dudley ’•> 43 245 848 548 Shewtnake 937| 239 854 554 Moore 930 232 910 610 Ar. Dv. 915 217 •Dublin 915 615 Lv. Ar. 910 212 917 617 SMD &S J 908 210 921 621 NMD A- S J 904 206 931 631 Cat!in 854 156 941 641 Minter 843 1 4-> 951 651 Rook ledge '8 31 183 956 656 Orland 825 127 10 11 711 Soperton 810 112 10 22 722 Tarrytown 758 100 10 30 780 Kit)bee 75012 52 10 45 745 Vidalia __ < 8< CONNECTIONS: At Dublin with the Wrightsville &Tennille and the Dublin & South western for Eastman and Tennille and intermediate points At Macon with Southern Hallway from and to » itu-innal ti. Chat tanooga Rome Birmingham, Atlanta and intermediate points. Also lliei . nualot Georgia Railway, G. ri. &F. Railway, Mac.n and Birmingham Railway and Georgia Railroad. , , , „ ~, ~ . . At, Rockledge with the Milieu and Southwestern for V adley and in termediate points. . • . At Vidalia with the Seaboard Air Line for Savannah and intermediate points, and with the Milieu and Southwestern for Milieu, Stiliniore and in termediate points. J. A. STREYER, G. P. A., Macon, Ga. MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! Plenty of Money to Lend On Improved Farms at Six per Cent. Interest —Any Amount ,j: :j| From S3OO Up. Re-payment Allowed Any lane. Prompt j ! Service and Courteous 1 reatmeut. l| HAM? CURCH, McRAE, GEORGIA.