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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1915)
Th e PIBIISHf.D IWKY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORdAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Entered at tb« Postofflce in Mt. Vernon. (la. a- Beeond-Ct—e Matl Matter. H. H. lol.soM. ..di.or .nd owner. S' - Year, in Advance. ivlvirtlirfimi riU -mint InvirUbly b- paid ih advance, at the leg-l rate, and a. the l-» dtri cta; and mn-t t.. in I,and nut later than W. dncmlay morning of the flrat week of Inacrtion Mount Vernon. Ga.. Thursday Morning. Jan. 14, 1915. The philosopher who managed to live without work in 1911 may find 1915 equally as kind. Had you noticed how smoothly the affairs of Georgia are speed ing along in the hands of Gover nor John M. Slaton ! I f a Montgomery county farmer ever gets his fingers on that cot ton loan fund, we hope to be al lowed the privilege of publishing the fact. It will be a pleasure to note the progress being made by Mont gomery county farmers in grow ing wheat this year. Tell us about your wheat fields. There is absolutely no sin in planting a few acres in cotton. The condemnation lies in deliber ately neglecting to make the home supplies that cotton cannot possibly pay for. We suggest that the corn club boys allow their dads to join their clubs, and persuade them to as sist in the all-important work of redeeming the state from the all-cotton curse. Stand by the schools. Your boy or girl will need an education quite as much in good times as in stringent periods. They should be equipped for all the varying periods of life’s uneven struggle. There is a man in our town who has sold s7f>.oo worth of pigs from one I)uroc Jersey sow inside of twelve months and has some pigs left. And we are not giving this news item as a special against cotton farming either. South Georgia can easily pro duce thousands of barrels of good light brown sugar, and at about one-fourth of the present retail price of the granulated article. Hut we have been used to living out of paper sacks so long it is awful hard to give them up. Mt. Vernon was honored last Saturday by the presence of the teachers of Montgomery county, gathered here in their association work. It is a blot upon Georgia’s fair name that the teachers of the state are compelled to receive their pay in installments, long after it is due. The Monitor does not own even a grunting pig, but we know that our farmers and business men ought to get together at once and form a live stock association. Through such an organization improved breeds could be more easily acquired, and at wholesale prices. Who will take this mat ter up? The man or woman who is not old enough to remember the war times of IS6O-65, with parched potato and okra seed coffee, home-made pants and dresses dyed purple with maple bark, and salt boiled out of the dirt from old smoke-houses, saw palmetto hats and squirrel skin slippers, should not undertake to talk about hard times now. lietter keep your eye on the fellow who is afraid of honest publicity. The state or county of ficial who fears to have his ac counts audited should never again receive the votes of men with whose money or interests he has been entrusted. By all means, the state of Georgia should have a competent auditor, and recent developments in Montgomery county indicate that it would have been a paying in vestment to have have had one all these years. TITTYTTmYVYY»»YYYYYY?Y» • ► Gleanings From « ► Wisdom’s Field. < t 2 •AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Lyons Progress: —The South broke all records in cotton pro- j duct ion the past year. The far mers also went broke making the crop. Savannah Press:—St. Augus tine, Fla., has winter band con certs. Savannah doesn’t seem to be able to have them at any time. Maybe we will after we are as old as St. Augustine is. Cordele Dispatch:—The only real financial trouble with the South is the one fact that money cannot be had on good collateral. That is the main pain, but it also produces some pain to know that every other section of the country can run to the government for help and get it except the Solid South. Monroe Advertiser:—The year 1915 began on Friday and ends on Friday, and, has 53 Fridays. Rut we’re not superstitious, and anyway, it couldn’t be much worse than parts of 1914 and we managed to live thru that. Darien Gazette:—The news is wafted from Washington that we are not to have an extra session of congress. We are glad of it, as congress is becoming almost as tiresome as our dear Georgia legislature. Adel News:- We expect to see 1915 a good year. The people are going to live economicolly, but there will be some money in circulation all the time. And next fall lots of debts are going to be paid if anything like a fair crop is made. At lanta Constitution: -It starts out as the good year in which many have resolved that they will not l>e candidates for presi dent in 1916. Hartwell Sun:—One of the la test and most interesting books about the present war is now on sale, entitled “What We Know About the War.” It is a hand somely bound volume of about 350 pages, perfectly blank. Macon Telegraph: Move the Capital to Macon and we will see to it that the Governor does not I have to take out an accident ' policy to protect himself from falling plaster in the home pro vided by the State. Perry Home Journal:—lf Great Britain continues to interfere with American cargoes consigned to neutral countries in Europe, American shippers could retaliate by declining to ship food stuffs to Great Britain. Haw kinsville Dispatch-News: — Try to make two pigs grow this year where one grew last, and plenty of corn to feed ’em. We offer this as a good resolution for the farmer or any one else who is in position to do it. Laurens Citizen: Coley Blease turned 1,071 out more than 4 per month during the four years he performed in the capacity of governor. This is some record, sure enough. Macon News: On the same principle of which the Jackson ville Metropolis urges the farmers of Florida to “plant” hens, we recommend to the farmers of Georgia to “plant” hogs. He that makes two hogs grow where only one grew before will be doing himself and his state a ser vice. Pembroke Enterprise:—This is the season of the year when the South. God’s country, is flooded with northern tourists, and each section of the country is trying to outdo the other in effort to at -1 tract these visitors. TJIE &OJ4TGOMERY MOMTOR—THURSDAY, JA.V 14 1915 Cotton in Germany Is Worth 18.4 Cents. Washington, D. C., Jan. 8— Latest quotations for cotton in Germany, received today from Ambassador Gerard, indicated good middling was being offered and accepted for January deliveiy at about 18.4 cents a pound at Bremen. His cablegram said private firms in Bremen reported sales of good middling from limit ed stock during the of Dec. 21 averaged about 20 cents a pound. The Bremen cotton exchange was reported closed and no infor mation was forthcoming regard ing prices for amounts of cotton on hand. Hamburg reported prices of about 18 cents. January cotton was selling in New York today at less than 8 cents a pound. Half Your Living Without Money Cost A right or wrong Htart In 1915 will make or break moat farmers In the Cotton States. We are all facing a crisis on cotton. Cotton credit Is up set. The supply merchant cannot ad vance supplies on 1915 cotton. You must do your best to produce on your own acres the food and grain supplies that have made up most of your store debt in the past. A good piece of garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted the year round, can be made to pay half your living. It will save you more money than you made on the best five acres of cotton you ever grew! Hut It must he a real garden, and not the mere one plant ing patch In the spring and fall. Hastings' 1915 Seed Hook tells all about the right kind of a money-sav ing garden and the vegetables to put In It. It tells about the field crops as well and shows you the clear road to real farm prosperity, comfort and Independence. IT'S FREE. Send for It today to H. G. HASTINGS &. CO., Atlanta, Ga.—Advt. (i Per Cent. Money. A few applications for loans on choice city or country property in Montgomery county desired at once. Interest at 6 per cent., payable annually or semi-annual ly. Five year loans. See me at once. J. It. BRKWTON, Ailey, Ga. Christmas Presents- When you have been every where else and can’t find what you want, remember Palmer’s Drug Store, at Ailey, has the most appropriate and valuable presents to be had at close prices. ad. Libel For Divorce. Georgia—Montgomery County. Lucinda R. Williams vs R. L Williams. Libel for Divorce, Montgomery Superior Court. The defendant, R. L. Williams, is hereby required personally or by attorney, to he and appear at the superior court, to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in February, 1915, next, then and there to answer the plaintiff’s demand in an action of complaint, or in default thereof the court will proceed ns to justice shall appertain. Witness the Hon. E. D. Graham, judge of said court. This the 7th day of Dec.. 1914. M. LO’Brien, C. S. C J. B. Geiger, Plff’s., Atty. if IwHsl ij For Partridge, Wood- i cock, Squirrel or Hobbit Shooting’ the 44 GAUGE SHOTGUN No. 101 IS A WONDER i 26 inch Isirrai. weigh a 4 Iha.. Uko dovv. For 44 X L . 44 W.C F Shot and 44 *Cam« j ' /si q t ) I j List Price Only $5.00 No ether bore or gaugv of shot* k gun a.* c ,r tO*onl jrdor so g rvai • v vjQ Tlnuffrfl A varn-ly of condition*. 01 for detailed drs and “GUNS AND luaJt STOCNS US ARMS COMPANY . 5005 ILLS. MASS, jjj For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A, B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farm Loans for the best companies doing bus iness in Georgia, with lowest rates of interest and the most libera! terms of payments I have several years experience in the loan business, am located at the county site and believe that I am in position to give you the best terms and as prompt services as any one. If vou need a loan see me before application. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon, Ga. PATRICK C. HERRINGTON Attorney at Law Kent Office Building Mount Vernon, Georgia Personally Conducted AND LOW RATEsj TO JACKSONVILLE ST. AUGUSTINE PALM BE ACH MIAMI AND One Week IN CU I A HAVANA MATANZAS JANUARY 7=19 Dining Car Pullman Standard Sleepers AND THE Best Hotels * VIA SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. Write For Rates to GATTiS TOURIST AGENCY Tourist Agents S. A. L. Ry. RALEIGH, N. C. | ELEVENTH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL j AND MECHANICAL SCHOOL | DOUGLAS, GEORGIA >; Spi> ; iTid c urses in English, History, Mathematics, Home ] Economics, Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, i; Ast .' faculty assures the best instruction. in the school is recognized by all Southern col- j . u, a<l our graduates enter without examination. J A competent coach has charge of all athletics, j ..?■ -511.00 per month. TUITION FREE. Fall session begins Sept. 19. For catalogue address J. W. POWELL, Principal, Douglas, Ga. jj } MILLINERY if $ Annual Bargain Sale Dec. 15th : -1 Until 111 v stock is exhausted. I v sell Trimmed Hats, lteady o Hats and l;ntrimmed Shapes i at \: :: a I lost. • Nothing charged :|; j MRS. J. L. MOUNT VERNON, GA. | Don’t Chew the Rag! If We have Fireworks of all descriptions j I for tlie Boys—big and little jj ea vc* Dolls for the Girls Fruit to cook the Fruit Cake \ Holiday presents for every one j j £ See us for Apples and Oranges jj | 11. V. 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