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Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, January 10, 1918.
WM. J. HARRIS
STATE'S FAVORITE
Poll of Weekly Press Shows
Sentiment Strongly for
Harris.
Atlanta, (la , Jan. 7. —Atlanta
friends of William J. Harris ex
press the opinion that he cor
rectly appraised the political sit
uation when he decided there
was no necessity for him to re
sign at the present time to launch
his active campaign for the j
United States Senate against
Thomas W. Hardwick.
Mr. Harris will continue his,
duties as chainnan of the Feder-|
al 'Trade Commission in Washing
ton and w ill devote his entire at
tention to a number of important
matters before that body in con
nection with the nation’s plans
for winning the war. He will
let the political situation take
care of itself for the present, be
ing entirely satisfied from re
ports by his friends throughout
the state that his strength is
steadily growing.
Editor Franc Mangtim of the
Americas Times-Recorder has
just completed a remarkable poll
of newspapers in every county,
which shows that an overwhelm
ing majority of editors believe
Mr. Harris is the logical candi
date to win the race. His staunch
support of President Wilson from
the beginning of the latter’s ad
ministration has made him solid
with Georgia Democrats, accord
ing to the replies received by Ed
itor Manguni, while Hardwick’s
support of the linuor traffic and
his opposition to the President
have combined to destroy his fol
lowing except for scattered sup
porters here and there among the
Watsonites, who are now with
out a leader since the editorial ,
demise of their iconoclastic idol. ,
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Many Articles Used in
Emergency for Soldiers.
The ecpiipment of no soldier is
complete w ithout emergency food
rations. United States troops
are supplied with three different
parched maize-meal packets and
three chocolates. The former is
a revival of the maize-meal of
the American Indians, on which
they could exist for days while
hunting or on the warpath.
The “chain-shot” ration fur
nished Belgian, French and Teu
tonic soldiers is a winter food of
compressed meat. There are :
more than a dozen varieties of i
compressed teas used by the Rus
sian commissary. Compressed
rice and macaroni is supplied i
Oriental forces. Oat-bread in |
sausage form is used by some of!'
the North British troops.
A curious ration is the com- j
pressed fig coffee of the Central
Powers, which may either be
utilized for food as it is or con-1
verted into a coffee-like drink.
Smoke-dried pears are used in ,
the same armies. The Swiss
soldier receives an emergency ra-;
tion of white chocolate, made en
tirely of cocoa-butter and sugar.
An Italian army chocolate is in
sausage-length form, w hile their
plum dulf goes into a beef mem
brane.
Over 2,000 Lives Lost
In Guatemala Quake.
New Orleans, Jan. s.—Loss of
life at Guatemala was in excess
of 2,000, according to reports re
ceived hero today by various im
porters. A relief ship, carrying i
vaccines and typhoid serumns,
will leave a gulf port Saturday;
for the stricken city.
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While at the bank the other
day waiting for our turn we
noted one young man after an
other who could not sign their
names presenting checks at the
cashier’s window. We said to
ourselves: “Shame on their Da
rents and shame on the state of
Georgia. "—Lyons Progress.
Some people think that because
we are at war, and all the world
is in a turmoil, they should mope
around with their faces about a
mile long and in mournful ac
cents talk about the dark future
that is ahead of us. Just as if
God were dead.—Vidalia Ad
vance.
Mr. Farmer, if you let your
farming tools rust in the fields,
the time will come shortly when
you will regret it. Get them in
the shelter NOW. —Walker Co.
Messenger.
The first reason for having
good milk cows on the farm
comes from the fact that they
provide the cheapest, best and
most wholesome food for the
family. Their value is hard to
estimate when we consider the
amount saved on the bills. Their
produce is a superior substitute
for many foods necessarily pur
chased at high prices. In fact,
there is no economic way of do
ing without plenty of good milk
cows on the farm. —Hawkins
ville News-Dispatch.
Every county in the state now
has a Federal food administrator
and it is their duty to enforce the
food control regulations. The
first purpose of each of the ad
ministrators is to inspire and ob
tain the voluntary co-operation
of the wholesale and retail deal
ers in all articles of food which
come under the federal regula
tions. The food administration
will prevent the accumulation of
stores of foodstuffs for specula
tive purposes, or the manipula
tion of hoarded goods for the
making of higher prices. And
thev are going to enforce the
law. —Darien Gazette.
From the crowded condition of
some railroad cars we have seen,
we should judge the government
took over the packing plants as
well as the railroads last Friday.
Savannah News,
While yet there is time, plant
some fruit and shade trees. Ev
ery man who owns a home owes
it as a duty to himself and to
posterity to help in beautifying
the place where he lives. And
these things have a distinct mon
ey value which can easily be
found by comparing places which
have with those which have not
trees.—Metter Advertiser.
Government control of the rail
roads during the war was doubt
less the wise course to be pur
sued. At least nobody appears
to ho kicking about it Even
most of the railroad managers
seem to be relieved in these time
of congestion. If the trains are
late now ■ the Government will
probably be blamed. We ought
to Lie easier satisfied than we are
in these troublous times.—Adel
News.
The man who gets mad at
what the newspapers says about
him should return thanks three
times a day for what the news
papers knew about him and sup
pressed.—Rochelle New’ Era.
Apparently the Bolsheviki are
not satisfied even with peace of
their own making. Dublin Cou
! rier-Herald.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1918.
FARMERS ARE URGED
TO ATTEND MEETINGS
To Bo Held By Btate College In Ath
ene, January 2-12.
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, Federal Food
Administrator for Georgia and Pres
ident of the State College of Agricul
ture, calls upon progressive fanners
to attend the ten days’ meeting to
be held at the College In January.
Realizing that the demand for food
will he much greater next year than
this and that there must be radical
changes In some sections due to the
coming of the boll weevil and the
shortage of labor, the C dlege Is offer
ing a number of short ourses to in
clude pracUcally every phase of Geor
gia farming.
In an effort to help the farmer solve
the labor problem there Is offered a
course In farm machinery In which
preparation, seeding, harvesting and
storing machinery will be considered.
The various types of these machines
on exhibition will serve as a basis
for the work. Tractors A>f the most
approved type will be on display and
will be studied.
Fruit growing, cattle breeding and
feeding, plant and animal diseases,
swine production, poultry production
and forestry will be some of the cours
es that will be treated In an attractive
and Interesting way by specialists.
Several speakers of national Import
ance are expected to be present at the
moetlngs, though their names cannot
be announced at this time. They will
bring messages from the Food Admin
istration and from the Department of
Agriculture at Washington as to what
Is expected of the Georgia farmer In
crop production and food conservation
In 1918. For further Information as
to meetings address: Andrew M.
Soule, President of State College of
Agriculture, Athens, Oa
FOOD CONSERVATION
SCHOOL JO BE HELD
For Women By State College In Ath
ens, January 2-12.
Farm women and those Interested
In food administration work will be
glad to learn that the State College
of Agriculture Is arranging to give
ten days’ course In January especially
suited to their needs. The work will
be handled by experts and will be both
interesting and instructive.
There will be courses In food study,
cooking, food conservation, poultry
raising, dairying and kindred sub
jects. The course in cooking will In
clude home canning of fruits and veg
etables, a study of food principles and
comparative food values, the feeding
of growing children, menus for school
lunches and combinations of foods in
a healthful diet
Food Study will consist of a study
of food habits and dietary standards
together with work on the fuel values
of different foods. Especial attention
will be given to the use and prepara
tion of substitute foods. This course is
designed to help in carrying out the
plans of the Food Administration.
Women Managing Farms
Many women in Georgia are already
managing their own farms, and It
seems that many more may be forced
to do this before the war is over.
Special courses have been arranged
for them by the College and many of
the courses offered to men will be
open to women also. For further in
formation please write for special
pamphlet to Andrew M. Soule, Presi
dent, Athens, Ga.
IN ORCHARD PLOWING
CARE MEANS MONEY
Past Practice Will Determine Depth
Os Plowing.
Every fruit grower who plows his
orchard at all should make an effort
to get this done by the first of March.
Orchards that are on steep hillsides,
and especially those that are not ter
raced, should not be plowed. Where
an orchard has been plowed every
year from six to ten inches deep,
plowing should be to that depth. If
the orchard has not been plowed for
several years, it is not advisable to
turn over more than four or five inches
of soil at the first plowing. Be care
ful in pick ing an orchard not to put
the trees on a ridge or, on the other
hand, not to form a ridge In the cen
ters between the trees. The dirt
should be turned one way one year
and the other way the next. Where
the land Is level enough to permit It,
the orchard should be plowed In one
direction one season and In another
direction, or cross plowed, the next
season.
When plowing, or doing any other
work in an orchard for that matter,
all care should be taken to prevent
injuring the trees by rubbing up
against them with the trace chains or
breaking the limbs with the extensions
of hames and other parts of the har
ness or machinery. Where plowing is
finished in February, the early work
! In the orchard Is not so much rushed.
Trees require an enormous amount
of moisture, and this moisture cannot
be held and conserved, unless the land
te first pulverized by plowing and
then put in a good mulch condition
to hold the water.—Prof T. H. McHat
ton, State College of Agricultura
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Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery Con n ty.
Will be sold before the court house
door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tues
day in Feb.. 1918, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
All of that tract or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in the 276t.h,
District G. M. of Montgomery coun
ty, Georgia, bounded on the North
by lands belonging to R. N. Yeo
mans; on the East, by lands belong
ing to R. L. Morris and lands of VV.
O. and Fred Wolfe; on the South by
lands belonging to I*. M. Moseley
and lands of the estate of Richard
Farmer and on the West by lands
belonging to Mrs. J. B. Brogdonand
containing One Hundred and Fifty-
Six (166) acres of land, be the same
more or less, and known as the home
place of E. S. Gibbs. Levied on and
will be sold as the property of E. S.
Gibbs to sat isfy a fi fa issued from
the superior court of said county in
favor of W. A. Peterson, receiver of
the Uvalda Bank, vs H. J. and E. S.
Gibbs. In possession of E. S. Gibbs
and written notice of levy given in
terms of the law. This the Ist day
of Jan., 1918, I. J . Davis, Sheriff.
M. B. Calhoun, Atty. for Pllf.
Auto for Sale.
Brand new Overland Touring
Car, 6 Cylinders, for sale or
trade. Bargain. J. E. Hall,
1129tf. Soperton, Ga.
If you want to bor
row' money on real
estate at the lowest
rate and in the short
est time, write to R.
S. Wimberly, Macon.
MULES!
Carload Tennessee
Mules, all good, sound
stock, just received.
See me for the best
in farm stock. Price
right—stock right.
D. A. Mcßae,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
A. L. Lanier,
Attorney at Law r ,
MT. VERNON, GA.
Will Practice in all the Courts of
the State.
M. B. CALHOUN
Atty at Law,
Ut Vernon, Georgia
STATEMENT OF If
I THE BANK OF SOPERTON 1
|| SOPERTON, GA.
(Condensed From the Report to the State Bank Examiner gp
|| Sept. 10th, 1917)
H RESOURCES
jlj Loans and investments $186,702.10 Sf
j| Buildings and fixtures 23,929.67 p
|| Other resources 1,222.50 p
H Cash on hand, due from hanks
§ and advances on cotton 150,519.57 ||
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LIABILITIES
Capital stock $25,000.00 ||
Surplus and profits 21,016.13 g&
Bills pavabl 12,500.00 g
DEPOSITS 303,859.77 |
M $362,375.90 1
S 3 “Safety First, Then Service, Promptness and
I Efficiency”. Courtesy Always. 8$
OFFICERS
N. L. GILLIS, President VV. D. MARTIN. Vice-Pres. ||
J. E. HALL, Vice-Pres. and Cashier
I. H. HALL, Jr., Assistant Cashier
We are Prepared to Take Care of Your Banking |s
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