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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1915)
Th\e r\or\tQorr\&ry Monitor. PUBLISHED EVFKY THURSDAY. OPHCIAL ORIIAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. I^i, u- <1 i • iii Mt. V< rrion. Oh. hm H.-eond-Class Mail Matter. H. B. FOLSOM, editor and o»oer. Si a Year, in Advance. Mm * L« /nl ft'lvt rt t* DiUNt iuvarinMy b« pai<l in advance, at the legal rate, and an the law dir* ;ir»tl • •? i < hand not latr*r than WVdnendav morning of thefirat week of insertion Mount V<rnon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Oct. 7, 1915. The county, district and state fairs to be held this fall mean a great deal more than the biggest pumpkin on the longest vine. They insure greater yields and liner stock in Georgia. While you are getting ready to stamp out the life of the onrush ing blight of the boll weevil try the methods prescribed for the destruction of the corn weevil. I |e has lieen eating up your profits ever since corn was planted in this country. A news item from Chattanooga tells how a coffin and casket company was doing a big busi ness by shipping whiskey in the coffins sent out. Putting whis key in coffins is a very small matter when compared with the millions who have been put into their coffins by whiskey. There is much speculation as to what the- exact nature of the bills on prohibition, to be con sidered at the extra session of the legislature next month, will be. We are glad to note that a majority of the weekly papers of the state are squarely against the traffic in the stutr that causes more crime and misery than all the other demoniacal forces of earth combined. It is an established fact that automobiles have played a larger part in the making of good roads than any other incentive. No one was willing to spend millions to build good roads for the old farmer to get to town and spend his money with the merchant, but the aforesaid old farmer will enjoy the benefits and incident profits of good roads, regardless of why they were made. The Twelfth District Fair in Dublin. We take special pleasure in calling the attention of Mont gomery county farmers to the no tice of the Twelfth District Fair to be found in this paper. For years we have attempted to show the good results that must come from these annual gatherings for the betterment of our farming interests. We would not retract a single line we have ever written on the subject, but more than ever we would urge the partici pation of our people in these fairs. No other means of progressive education in right methods of farming, which means better methods of living, has ever been found to take the place of that interchange of ideas and plans 1 than the county or district fair. You see with your own eyes the result of intelligent culture and breeding, and have impressed i more deeply on your mind what properly directed elTort can ac complish. A fair for Montgomery has b >en one of our hobbies, but we have failed, so far, to enlist any one who w ill take the lead and push the matter even to a begin ning. But our more progressive neighbors are enjoying the bene fits of social and business inter course as furnished by the Twelfth District Fair, and noth ing would please us more than to have some of our Montgomery county farmers make an exhibit at the fair in Dublin on Nov. 8-13. It will Ik* worth while for any Montgomery county farmer to attend the fair. It is safe to say that no intelligent farmer can spend even one day at the fair and not be enlightened on farm ing and live stock ruising. rTYfYYYTYYfYYYfTYfmYm* t Gleanings From j t Wisdom's Field. 3 •AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Butler Herald:—“America is swimming in gold," says a bank er of note. Possibly so, but darned if we can connect up with a bath ing suit. Pembroke Enterprise: The farmer, the merchant, the bank er and in fact all business men say that the good times are re turning. Since so many talk the same way there must be some thing to it, but it is taking old good times a long time to get around in our neighborhood. Hartwell Sun: —We’ve about come to the conclusion that one of those darn German subma rines has struck our ship and she’s never coming in. Lyons Progress:- Everything indicates that the Toombs County Fair is going to be a rousing suc cess. There will be displayed here an array of agricultural products that will be hard to find a rival. Monticello News:- Boys’ farm clubs is a new plan being foster ed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and one which will, no doubt, meet with instant fa vor among the young fellows on the farm. Dublin Courier-Herald:—All of the pro-British newspapers in this country can tell why Ger many is going to lose ultimately, but they cannot explain the Kaiser,s tremedous successes to date. Nashville Herald: —Business is good; money is plentiful: the goose hangs high; everything is chicken. So quit looking long faced and smile some. Macon News: —It is claimed that buttermilk will make a per son fat. Probably so, but it has never caused a man to pawn his wife’s earrings and invest the money in snake spit, lice Co. Journal: —The Journal hopes that the recent advances in the cotton market will not cause the farmers to go wild over the fleecy staple again. We are afraid that next year, should the i present price hold, that they will plant even their garden spot in cotton. Cordele Dispatch: There is a wide difference between abstract good and concrete wrong. We would be glad to see the abstract succeed the concrete, but are in clined to believe this is to take place in the world to come. Valdosta Times: In his trip from Washington City to Miami. ; Col. Bryan managed to get out at all of the stations and have himself interviewed. Bryan likes the limelight about as well as any man who has ever been in it. Monroe Advertiser: If some of these folks don’t believe Geor gia’s a dry state, just let ’em take a trip along some of these middle Georgia roads. Indeed. Albert says the water’s so dry in some of the crooks in this county that it’s all cracked open on toil just like a dried-up mud hole. Darien Gazette: —The corn boys and canning girls (bless them) are preparing for the big Decem ber corn show in Atlanta. We wish there were a million more in Georgia. They are certainly , great. Perry Home Journal:—This year Georgia farmers have sold products they never sold before, and next year such sales will be very largely increased. The in vasion of the diminutive cotton boll weevils will make such pro cedure absolutely necessary. tYfYYYYTYfYf THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR— THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1915 Brooks County Goes The Whole Hog. Macon, Ga., Oct. 2.—Brooks County will have a unique exhib it at the Georgia State Fair here next month. The exhibit is to be made in the form of a huge hog, with pieces of cured meats ag gregating 100,000 pounds. It will be decorated with stalks and ears of corn, and the display will occupy an entire building. Allies Gaining Ground. Paris, Sept, 30. —On the Wes tern front the British and French have captured in two days more than 20,000 unwounded prison ers, according to the French of ficial communication issued to night. New progress by the French north of Arras is reported, where Souchez was stormed and cap tured. In Champagne the allied forces still continue to gain ground. The statement reads: “Our attack north of Arras has realized fresh progrsss. We have occupied by sheer force all the village of Souchez and have advanced toward the east in the direction of Givenchy. Candler Planters to Grow More Grain. Metter, Ga., Oct. 3. —With this year's experience in reducing the acreage and using just half the amount of fertilizer commonly used the farmers are thoroughly convinced that it is the best idea. The leading planters state that they will continue to plant a re duced acreage in cotton. Each year finds the farmers in this section growing more grain and raising more stock. An excep tional good wheat crop was made this year in Candler county and ground right in Metter, and the farmers are now eating home made bread from home-grown wheat. Tax Collector’s First Rou u<l. I will be at the following places for purpose of collecting state and county taxes for the year 1915. Mt. Vernon, Oct. 5, all day. Lougpond, “ (5. 7to9a. m. Uvalda, Oct. 6, 9:80 a m to l :80p Alston, “ l), 2to 4:80 pm. Higgstou, “7. Bamto 12 m Kibbee, Oct. 7,1 to 4p. m. Pigeon Spring Oct. 8, 9 to 11am. Tarrytown, Oct. 8, 12 to 4 p m. Lotbair, “ 9, Bto 11 am. Soperton Oct. 9, 11:80 a to 5 pm. Orland, “ 11, 7t012 m. Orianna, “ 11, Ito4p. m. H. C. Davis, T. C. M. C. Saw Mill For Sale. I offer for sale one No. 1 Mal lory & Taylor Saw Mill and one 15-horse power engine and boiler, Peerless make; also a portable engine and boiler on wheels, as good as can be made. Now run ning at Nails Ferry on the Alta maha river, where buyer may see it tested before buying. Will be sold at a bargain, as I wish to re tire from the saw mill business. Grove Sharpe, 513tf Alston, Ga. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE After Four Yean of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. Catron, Ky.—ln an interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four years, with womanly troubles, and during this time, 1 could only sit up for a little while, and could not walk anywhere at all. At times, 1 would have severe pains In my left side. The doctor was called in, and his treat ment relieved me for a while, but 1 was soon confined to my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good. Seaboard to Expand. New York, Oct. 2. —Direc- tors of the Seaboard Air Line had an adjourned monthly meet ing here today when the com pany’s proposed policy of finan cial expansion was further dis cussed. It was stated, however, that no action in this connection was taken. According to plans now under consideration the directors are to authorize the issue of a new mortgage for approximately $300,000,000, which will embrace various existing underlying issues and bring the several tributaries of the road into one comprehen sive system. In connecting its various subsidiaries, it is proposed to seek entrance to two additional seaports and construct double tracks along important parts of the main line. He Removed the Danger Signal "1 suffered a long time with a vr - y weak back,” writes Fred Smith, 325 .Main St., Green Bay, Wis. "A few boxes of Foley Kidney Pills completely relieved me of all soreness and pain in the back, and now I am as strong and well as ever.” One cannot help becoming nervous and .feeling tired and worn out when the kidneys fall to filter and throw out of the system the poisonous waste matter that causes kidney troubles and bladder ailments. Backache is one of Nature’s danger signals that the kidneys are clogged up and Inactive. It is often followed by rheumatism, annoying bladder or urinary disorders, puffy swellings under tile eyes, swollen ankles and painful Joints. Foley Kidney Pills get right at the source of trouble. They invigorata the kidneys to healthy action and when the kidneys properly perform their functions the poisonous waste matter la eliminated from the system. Sold Everywhere. ad For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A. B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farm Loans for the Lest companies doing bus iness m Georgia, with lowest rates of interest and the must liberal terms of payments I have several years experience in the loan business, am located at the county site and believe that 1 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. 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. B. (HUMES, Blacksmith & Repair Works, ALSTON, GEORGIA. 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