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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1914)
TF\e r\or\itor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL OROAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Entered at the Postoftlce In Mt. Vernon. Oa. as Second-Class Mail Matter. { H. B. FOLSOM, Editor and Owner. a Year, in Advance. *4- u-kiU Klverti*ome.,t« must invariably be paid in advance, at the legal rate, and a* the law j direct*; and must he in band not later than Wednesday morning or the find week of inaertion , Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning Aug, 20, 1914. After all, a lack of votes will leave some of the boys at home. Hog and hominy was a safe slogan even before the battle of Liege. The ducks that were counted | yesterday morning are not all in the puddle today. The voice of the ice man is still heard in the land, but the wood and coal dealer will be yelling all too soon. Mr Farmer, take care of every lock of cotton that opens, regard less of market prospects. The world has simply got to have it. No one has used the aeroplane around here for campaign pur poses, but it cannot be denied that several candidates are “up in the air." With all the “clean sweeps" made by the old political broom during the past week, it will be a wonder if the handle is not all that is left of the old besom. The war on the boll weevil can scarcely be heard in the noise of the war in Europe. We may be turned from our all cotton policy before Mr. Weevil can mobilize his forces. If your man got elected you ought to feel good today. If the other man got the most votes you need not feel bad about it, if you told the truth on him all the way through. No, Jemima, the ~engagem ents” over in Europe just now are not exactly like the engage ments being made in parlors over on this side. But the results may not be any more terrific. It may be a long time before the clouds of war are cleared from the east, but these United States will emerge from the war period as one of the strongest nations of the earth financially. Further along, the term “watchful waiting” may be ap plied to the cotton planter as well as to President Wilson’s Mexican policy. Mr. Wilson won, and we trust the cotton producer will win also. The illustrated industrial edi tion of the Dublin Courier-Her ald sent out last yeek was a splendid paper, and truthfully reflects the commercial impor tance and enterprising spirit of Dublin and Laurens county. Now, let us take a breathing spell and turn our attention vig orously to building up Montgom ery county. Politics cannot hin der seriously the people who stand together for the best in terests of their own section. We have no apologies to make for having stood by the farmers in this congressional district and the state. When the farmer prospers all kinds of business has a living chance to prosper, and when he sutlers disaster all class es feel the etfect of his loss or hindrance. The rapid transition from the old style of campaigning has been astounding, and the crowding of advertisements into the weekly jwpers is the most remarkable feature of the change. The next campaign will force the papers to add several pages to accommo date the candidates, who “have’nt time to see all the; boys.” * 'vyyyyTyyyTTTTTTyTvvyyTTyy* ' £ < < t Gleanings From ◄ < l Wisdom’s Field. J i t 2 • AAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA t Darien Gazette: —All will not t jbe lost to the defeated candi- < dates, as they can join a loving- < kindness club and forget all about ! the campaign and its ups and ! downs, mostly down and outs. Savannah After next ' Wednesday even the candidates ; in Georgia can give their atten- ■ tion to war news. Everybody ; else seems to be doing so already. ■ Macon News:—The advance of / cultivation is further illustrated , by the fact that corn doctors are ] wanted over in the Philippine , Islands. < Darien Gazette: —The legisla- ! ture’s failure to pass the bien- J nial session bill was no disap- < pointment to us. We didn’t ex- ! pect them to do it. The fight ; will go right on. Atlanta Journal: —lt is our ; opinion that if Europe can’t raise ' the war funds in the United \ States Europe will bring the war to a close. Savannah News:—Wilson has outgeneraled those who were op posed to his Mexican policy. It is hoped he will be just as suc cessful in his fight on the high cost of living. Macon Telegraph:—They are already trying to name the Eu ropean war, but a name has not been developed yet. The result may have something to do with the name which history will give it. Monroe Advertiser:—How our old friends Napoleon, Alexander, Caesar and Hannibal must be gloating over the turn of events in Europe, as they look up or down, as the case may be, and see the mighty armies moving across Europe. Greensboro Herald-Journal: They have certainly gotten into a big row across the Atlantic. Let ’em rip. They didn’t help us any when we had a racket on this side. Savannah Press: —We do not wish anybody any harm, but if those big navies are going to fight they cannot start a marine rough house too early for us. Valdosta Times:—The farmer may be assured that later on he will be well repaid for holding his cotton. Cotton is certain to bring a good price. Other parts of the world that have looked to Europe for their cottons will have to buy them from American mills, for the present at least. Brunswick Banner:—The Eng lish suffragettes have called off their fight pending hostilities with Germany. Doubtless King George is pleased with the change in adversaries. Atlanta Constitution:—The lin goes have been doing their best to get up a war of some kind, and now that one has been | brought on—but fortunately in 1 , other countries—they are telling of the beauties of peace and lead ing in a movement for internat ional tranquillity. Oh, the gall | of the jingoes! Albany Herald: —The farmer who raises all the grain, meat, forage and other subplies which men and beasts on his place re-1 quire is now independent. He! can hold his cotton without in ednvenience, as his only prob-j able indebtedness is for fertiliz-; ers. And the chances are that if he has been a consistent 'hog land hominy’ farmer for many ! years, he was in position to pay ! cash for his guano when he j ; bought it, and therefore has not now a single pressing obligation .'calling foi the outlay of money. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, AUG.. 20, 1914. | Commercial I | Printing | | QUALITY KIND g iTliis printing business is an every-day thing with us. g For nearly twenty-five years we have made a specialty of || that department of the art known as “job printing”— Letter Heads, Envelopes j| I Note Heads, Circulars | Cards, Pay Checks 1 Programs, Ets. 1 vvw v v v w vvwvyvywwv v v The Montgomery j Monitor I MT. VERNON, GA. Telephone No. 40 | ===== THE ===== I Tri-Weekly Constitution ATLANTA, GEORGIA Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Almost a Daily, Three Times a Week, Only SI.OO a Year * Has offered in connection with its Fail Subscription Contest an / EXTRA SPECIAL $1,000.00 CASH to communities at work for any Church, School, LoJge or Library, or Other Public Improvement. To the community outside the city of Atlanta that will raise and send in the largest number of yearly Tri-Weekly subscriptions, at SI.OO each, under the general rules of the contest, cash..... .$ 750.00 For the neat largest list, as above 250.00 Total $1,000.00 This fund can be used to build or repair a church, or parsonage, or manse, or schoolhouse, or a bridge for special uses, town hall, lodge hall, or a library, public spring, roadway, park, picnic ground, street lights or any other improvement or project that will be of any public or communal interest. These prizes are wide open to all localities, and are put up for general competition throughout our 9 territory. The fund is of sufficient size to make it worth while, and to elicit the interest and work of the best people of each contesting community. Some leading spirits will take an active part, committee# fi of canvassers, circles of ladies, young people's clubs and enthusiastic individuals will rake tne land for S subscribers to The Tri-Weekly Constitution. The $1,000.00 will be paid for the largest lists furnished. What does your community, your town, your rural section need most that the money will cover, or will begin in such away as to insure its completion by the public? That Is what you want to determine, and then everybody get busy on it and get it. I The Ru es in Brief Are OFFICIAL COMMUNITY NOMINATION bLANK 1 Each yearly subscription ■ I to The Tri-Weekly Constitu- » tion, Tuesday, Thursday and Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta. Ga.: g Saturday, three times a week, $1 a year, whether clubbed • _ 4 with any other paper or not. Nomination is made hereby for £ counts ONE. Agent's regu v lar commission allowed on 'A *hose*^redVted °on community (Mention any church, lodge, school, library, club, ladies' society, young $ prizes, only if received from people’s society, or any civic organization.) § regularly authorized agents. , 5 Commissions cannot be de- to enter your SI,OOO Community Prize Contest opening September 1 ducted by anyone who is not and closing December 31, 1913. for subscriptions to Tri-Weekly Con entnuthorlzed Constitution stitution, the purpose of the entry being to secure money for Community subscriptions for the SI,OOO public prize will be (State purpose briefly.) credited to whatever person, ; or name, authorized as the Name... .... representative of such com - , munity. When subscriptions Postoffice are credited to one such name or person they are not trans- . . 1913 State . H ferable and may not be con- (Date) 1913. state ( teatanV# 1 ' must m notify" us°at This blank, properly filled out and sent in prior to September 30, once of their entry and to 1913, will be worth 500 credits in this section of the contest. S. whom the SI,OOO in checks B I must be made payable. L——————— ——— g GET BUSY NOW—Make nominations for the community section of contest and start your list at once' face-to-face canvassers are the successful men. You can take the best money if you will make I j a business of the work and use your spare time and some regular days of active soliciting. Send a E, club every week. Address All Order# and Requests, and Make All Remittances Payable to TRI WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia | War May Increase Immigration This Way. Will immigration to this coun try increase after the war? The closing of industries in Europe will mean that when the armies are largely disbanded hundreds of thousands of men will be out of work. If they can find the money to pay for their passage many of them will try to come to the United States and they will be all the more glad to come be cause after reaching America they will never expect to be forced into war again. Immi gration has fallen oif over 300,- 000 this year due in large part at least to the war and preparations for it, but the loss is more than likely to be made up when peace settles down over Europe again. European laborers can not be blamed for anxiously seeking a country where threats of war are few and far between instead of filling the air all the time and where the sight of a regular army man under arms is un usual except on military reserva tions.—Savannah News. Friends Sympathize With J. R. Anderson. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15. —The friends of J. Randolph Anderson, president of the senate, are sym pathizing with him deeply over the death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. J. Wilder of Savannah, who was killed at Marietta Wed nesday night when a locomotive struck the car in which she was driving. The engine had stalled on the track and could not be started. President Anderson has been doubly bereaved, his mnther dy ing a short time ago in Savannah. A Note to You: June 1, 1914. Stop your automobiles and other vehicles in front of our place. Why go further? We are head quarters for the up-to-the-minute people and for everything up-to the-minute in the Drug line. We have had no kicks register ed up to the present moment, and do not believe you will have occasion to register the first one. Mt. Vernon Drug Company. M. E. CALHOUN Atty at Law, Mt Vernon, Georgia A. L. Lanier, Attorney at Law, MT. VERNON, GA. Will Practice in all the Courts of the State. PIANO . TUNING. If your Piano is worth anything, it is worth EXPERT TUNING. Any other kind will ruin it. I have a diploma, and guarantee all work. Write, and I will call. ORGANS REPAIRED. Charles L. Hamilton, MT. VERNON. GA. W. E. GRIMES, Blacksmith & Repair Works, ALSTON, GEORGIA. All Classes of Repair Work Work Quickly and Correctly Done. Bring Me Your Work.
