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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1917)
TTP\e lAor\tgorr\&ry r\or\itor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Knt«;r<;d at tin l’ostollicc in Mt, Vernon, Ga. aH Hccond-ClasH Mail Matter. H. It. POLSOM. Editor and o»ncr. si-5 1 ® Year, in Advance. *«r !,< •:<! h lv< rti“' merit- muHt invariably be pairl in advance, at the lc(?al rate, and at* the law direct-; ami mtirt be in band not later than Wednesday morning of the drat week of insertion Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Jan. 4, 1917. With the holidays over, let us get down to work—sure enough. Your new year’s resolution is four days old. Any cranks in it yet? Do not allow 1917 to get too fur advanced before you execute those good plans. Some signs of debauchery dur ing the holidays, hut, taken as a whole, it was saner than in for mer years, as far as this section is concerned. The day will yet come when this will he a sober nation. Peace talk may serve to pro long the war, but we cannot see it that way; sentiment of the neutral powers, with Woodrow Wilson in the forefront, will eventually bring the combatants to terms. The boll weevil will he here in numbers as plentiful as the Egyptian plague of flies before some farmers will admit the presence of such a pest. The wise planter is preparing to live and prosper with the weevil around him. Experience is a thorough teach er, but sometimes employs very stern methods. One trip up North during the winter season is quite enough for the average Southern darkey. Their appeals for aid with which to return home are pitiable in the extreme. It appears that Savannah will land the federal judgeship, and the appointment of a Savannah man would be consistent. Col. W. W. Osborne of that city has been practically named the suc cessor of the late Judge Lamb din, as reported from headquar ters. As a measure of economy and efficiency, the new sheriff of Ful ton county will reside in the coun ty jail where he can be at home to his friends. It may be sug gested that before the advent of prohibition, and for the past few years, the official family had been crowded out. The law allows a minimum of two quarts per month, for men who will have it. hut no legal provision is made for the young ster; he cannot legally buy liquor. Yet boys have been seen in an intoxicated condition in Mt. Ver non, 1 aving no doubt been sup plied ! y older heads. Such cases should be investigated by the authorities. The retiring sheriff of Ben Hill county went out of office with a vexing problem on his hands the legal disposition of aver sixty barrels of whiskey which he had confiscated during the past year. It is certainly no violation of the law to pour it out a few barrels at a time. Judas-like, there are those who will hate to see it wasted. Your boy may be a sharp kid - wiser than his dad—but the chances are that he will not gain any educational or moral uplift from the idle or mischievous hours spent on the streets. Using the unmistakable signs of va grancy as a basis for calculation, a large per cent, of the parents have no regard for the future welfare of their boys or girls, either, as for that matter. Boys and girls are good to make men and women out of, at least. Georgia State 3 Press Expressions. | The experiment of the govern ment on the border has convinced almost everybody that the militia system as conducted at present is doomed. This is merely an other instance of the several states losing power through in efficiency, although the nature of the needs of the country seem to require that the soldiers depend upon for defense should have a common training.— Valdosta Times. We do not expect to lose a single subscriber on account of the raise in subscription. Our readers realize that we are up against a paper famine, and that we are forced to raise our rates. At $1.50 a year we will not make as much as we use to make atsl. Nashville Herald. Whenever you see a man get real mad in an argument, you may bet he’s on the wrong side. —Greensboro Herald-Journal. The sudden drop in the cotton market has taken a lot of the Christmas joy out of some local speculators. We hope they are able to hang on, however, for the price of cotton is bound to ad vance. —Dublin Courier-Herald. The democrats in congress will not he faithful to duty if they permit any legislation that re duces the volume of political rights now enjoyed constitution ally by the states. —Perry Home Journal. Begin making your plans now for the greatest year of your life on your farm, in your office, business place and in your com munity. Walker Co. Messenger. The lawyers of this section of the state who have applied for appointment to the vacant place on the court of appeals had about as well saved stamps and their endorsements. As far as the present administration is con cerned this part of Georgia is not in the state. This is a Macon and Atlanta administration. All places of importance are filled with men from these cities. — Ly ons Progress. Switzerland, the little country of natural beauty, commends President Wilson’s appeal for peace. It seems to us that it is time for every neutral country to raise its voice in a supreme effort to stop the wanton murder of thousands of people. This gigan tic struggle was begun without an excuse and surely it is high time that it cease.—Adel News. We hope Senator Hoke Smith’s bill to prohibit the use of the mails for letters, postcards, cir culars or pamphlets offering for sale, soliciting the purchase or of advertising intoxicating liquors, will pass and soon become a law of the land.—Darien Gazette. Pershing went into Mexico with his 10,000 soldiers to hunt down Pancho Villa. They say Villa is now in northern Mexico, the boss there. Why shouldn’t i Uncle Sam turn Pershing loose now? Cordele Dispatch. We put everybody on notice, right now: If the water wagon wants any of our trade during the coming year, it must have cushion seats, rubber tired wheels, low steps, a schedule with frequent stops, and para chutes, so if you fall off you won’t hit hard.—Swainsboro 1 Forest-Blade. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1917. One to the Acre. Discussion of plans for a meat curing plant in Montgomery county apparently has been given new impetus by the weight of the celebrated hog which was slaught ered in Mount Vernon the other day. This porker, which weighed 956 pounds gross, has been one of the chief topics of conversa tion in that section for the last few weeks, and the fact that it was not a freak, but merely a normal animal, indicates the pork possibilities of that commu nity and the great need of the meat curing plant. The hog in question produced 230 pounds of lard; its middlings weighed 136 pounds each; and the hams, “with the large bones removed,” weighed sixty pounds each. Ani mals like that would be worth while even if it were possible to produce only one to the acre. - Savannah News. A Farewell Note. With much feeling of regret on leaving, Mrs. Segall and myself bid farewell to the many friends we have formed during our stay in Mt. Vernon. We shall never forget the true and friendly in terest accorded to our family dur ing the years of our residence here. The memory of the asso ciations formed here will last with us through life as the most pleasant ones. 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