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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1913)
The TAor\igorr\(Bry L\or\itor. _ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. * Bnteied at the Pontoffice in Mi. Vernon. Ga. an Becoutl-Cla»« Mail Matter. H. B. I itl soM. Editor and Owner. 5* a Year, in Advance. •rf-U-Kiil advortim mont* moat invariably bo paid in advance, at the It'Kal rate, and an the law direotx; and mint be in band not later than Wednesday moriiinß of tlie firm week of^naertion Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Aug. 14, 1913. Wilson, to Johnnie Lind Keep your eye skinned. It is evident that Mr. McAdt o is doing his best for the farmers of the country. The state fair at Macon this fall will be a great object lesson that every Georgia farmer should see. Hoys of the corn club, don’t worry. The canning club girls art: growing smarter and sweeter every day they live. Agricultural education is all right. Give us more of it, and incorporate more features of business instruction. With forty thousand of our soldiers patroling the Mexican border, those marauders are putting us to some trouble, to say the least of it. No more sad or startling news reached the weekly press last week than the death by lightning of John Stanley, son of Hon. and Mrs. 11. M. Stanley. If Atlanta loses both the legis lature and the Phagan case this .week it will be a lonesome time in the old town. Hut there is usually something waiting. It is a notorious fact that the most important matters coming before the Georgia legislature have to Ik* acted on hurriedly in the last hours of tin* session. Hut we expect the same perfor mance* next year. Gov. Slaton was very anxious that the persimmons would be more plentiful than the poles with which to thrash them down, but governors are only mortal af ter all, and must endure life’s disappointments. It may take an overt act by some hot-headed greaser in Mex ico, similar in importance to the sinking of tin* battleship Maine, to wind up their little ball across the Rio Grande, but sooner or later it will come. President Wilson’s steady nerve in handling the Mexican problem may save us a consider able scrap at this time. But the row in Mexico will continue as long as that mixed blood plows through their veins. We art* told to count our many blessings and name them one by one. Well, one of them is the prospect that the legislature and the Phagan case will both be over in time for theautoim bile races in Savannah along about Thanksgiving. The people made an urgent plea through the state press to Ik* relieved of the outrageous tax system under which Georgia is staggering, but politics and self ish interests make a hard propo sition to buck against. And the honest tax payer will lose out as usual. To those who are simple enough to imagine that cutting off half the territory of a county cuts off half its expenses, we refer the fact that Montgomery county, after having given up more than half its original territory, still has four terms of superior court, with several necessary adjourned terms, to add to its expense ac count. ► 1 ► Gleanings From * I Wisdom’s Field. \ ► •AAAAAAAAAAAiAAAiAAAiAAiAA Stillmore News:—From the number of murders and suicides throughout the country, it seems that the legislature would do well to give some time to devis. ing away to stop the sale or man ufacture of pistols in Georgia. Macon Telegraph:—The man who advertises regularly during the dull season is the man who is not going to have any old goods left over when the time comes, to show the new goods. Savannah Press:—New York saloon men complain that the moving pictures are hurting their ; business. This is one of the best things we have heard about the movies. Greensboro Herald-Journal: — Fatheis of Israel, members of the choir, and ladies and gentle men, money matters have been I extremely tight the past few months. There is no doubt about that. No room for argument at all. Graymont Hustler:—The dif ference between sitting under ; your own vine and fig tree or un der some other fellow’s yine and fig tree.is that whatever grows on the vine or lig tree is yours. Monroe Advertiser:—Men are now wearing slit trousers, through necessity, however, not through choice. They will be the prevalent style too when the women are too busy attending the suffrage meetings to stay at home. Hawkinsville Dispatch-News: “Hobble skirts do not show good form,” says a fashion note. But that is not the fault of the hobble skirts, as they show* the form just like it is, whether it be good or bad. Waycross Herald:—News dis patches are to the effect that Porfirio Diaz, former president (of Mexico is “Still in Paris” and J Porfirio, being a wise guy, will doubtless stay where he denied aie. Pembroke Enterprise:—lf you have anv advice to hand out, mix it with a little common sense and take it yourself. YVe have more on hand than we know what to do with. Perry Home Journal: Inten sive farming is now growing in popularity in Georgia, and the expense accounts of the farmers are being decreased by the in creased diversity of their crops. The progressive farmers are J realizing on their good judgment. Athens Banner: Messrs. Sto vall of Elbert and Sheppard of Sumter will be known as the slaughterers of the tax revision measure—and they will have to explain some day what they had to offer that was better. They have not offered it as yet. Nashville Herald: The Geor gia Legislature’s time is up next week. Glory be. An extra ses sion without perdieni, would be a good dose for that bunch. Darien Gazette:—Of course we love each and every member of the Georgia legislature, but we would love ’em a heap more if they would puss all those bills that are in the interest of all the ' people. THE MONTGOMERY MONTTOR-TnURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1913 A Large Beef Steer. The largest steer ever handled by the Independent Packing Company, Thirty-ninth street and Chouteau avenue, St. Louis, Mo., was slaughtered there by John Caffarata, proprietor of a saloon and restaurant at Delmer and Hamilton avenues. The, animal weighed 2,900 pounds on foot and dressed out a little more than 2,000 pounds of beef. The steer was raised by Caf farata on his farm in St. Louis county. At the market price Friday it would have brought $269 on the hoof. A special hoisting apparati s had to be erected at the plant before the carcass could be hand le]. The average of cattle hand led there is 1,100 pounds and the heaviest ever before handled was 1,800 pounds on foot, Three In Seven Months., It rarely occurs that three ad ditions to a family are recorded within less than seven months without triplets figuring in the : process. That such a thing is not impossible, is proved, how ever, by the case of Calvin Over- I street and his wife, a colored couple living in the western part of Dougherty county. When seen on an Albany street, Overstreet carried girl twins in his arms and his wife had a baby boy in her embrace. The three pickaninnies seemed to 1»o of about the same size and age, so the couple were stopped and ; questioned. It developed that | the twins were 14 months old, and the boy 7 months, hut the ! latter is large for his age and the g'rls small, and they would easily pass for triplets. 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D. Boothe is our Local Agent for Mt. Vernon and < J vicinity. When you see him. INSIST on his showing you oar 4 ► new “G. P. R. ” Guaranteed Premium Reduction Policy, or £ write us, and we will send him to see you. 4 ► < ► Fred C. Wallis Agency 3 £ 409-10-11, National Building. 4 £ SAVANNAH, GA. 3 •AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAAAA • AAAAAAaAAAAAA-maAAAAAAAAa * A Few Funnygraphs. An Irish laborer who fell off a building and fractured his ribs, was awarded £25 compensation by the court. But his solicitor kept £ls for professional ser vices. The laborer gazed at the ten sovereigns that were handed to him in great surprise. “W'hat are you looking at?” asked the solicitor. “Well, as you asked me, sir, I was just wondering which of us it was that fell off the building and broke his ribs.” Visitor (to facetious farmer) l’d like to know why on earth you call that white pig “Ink”? Facetious Farmer— Because he’s always running from the pen! The vicar and the curate had quarreled, and the curate was requested to find some other con gregation to minister to. He, therefore, preached his farewell sermon, and the parishioners came in crowds to hear him. “My text,” he said, “is taken from the moving story of Abra ham, ‘Tarry ye here with the ass while I ... go yonder.’ ” Foreman (calling to workman) Phawt are yez doin’ up there, Casey? Casey—Oi’m layin, bricks, av course. Be jabbers! by the stillness av ye yet- moight be layin’ eggs! True to Her Sex. An old colored woman was sit ting with knees crossed in the shoe department of a large store when a young woman clerk step ped up to wait upon her. “What size of shoe do you wear, Aunty?” she inquired. “Well, honey, I kin wear eights; I ginally wear nines; but dese yer I’se got on am twelves, an’ de good Lawd knows dey hu’ts me!” I EYE GLASS SAFETY!j I THIS WAY j V! * I When it is a question of eye-sight, it will pay you to visit a ‘ I skilled optometrist, and get glasses that fit. To do this you \ t;l will-save money and trouble. We have just installed the \ ij( above instrument for the benefit of our patients. You will j *• find we give you service and not hot air. “We do not travel.” 1 »M ° J § The relief of Eye-strain is our specialty. See us and see best. ! y? \ | W. E. WALKER, Jr. Optometrist I S? 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