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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1919)
Tf\e r\or\tgorr\&ry /Monitor. PUBLISHFIt CVERV TMIKSImY. OmCIAL 080 AN MONTOOMEHV COUNTY. Entered at the Postoffic* in Mt. Vernon. Os. as Second-Class Mail Matter. H. B. FOLSOM. Editor nnd Owner. si.s« a Year, in Advance. ft<)v<-i tiMf-rnciith muss invurjulily bfc p&id iii ndviUC6| At tli#* i*rstc, tnd m the lnw diMMJtn; and mimi \>t* in hand not later than Wednoaday morning of the find week of inaertioo Mount Vernon. Ga., Thursday Morning, January 16, 1919. A news item says Mr. Hoover has employed a Griflin man to work for him. That is nothing: Mr. Herbert H. has had about one hundred and three million employes in the United States alone for the past twelvemonths. The Tattnall Journal proclaims its twenty-ninth anniversary on the 16th. We had the pleasure of nursing this infant about six years and will ever feel an interest in its success. I’retty husky youngs ter when we began administering the pap twenty-two years ago. Ordinarily the pig is a peace ful animal, and excusing a few depredations around the place, he will do more to keep the wolf from the door than any other animal of the quadrupedal king dom. Saw where a town of 2000 people raised 35,000 pounds of pork. Evidently Mr. Lupus is not a citizen of that bur?. In the death of Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt the nation has lost one of its most prominent figures. He was erratic and dominant—a man of individual policies and inclinations hut with all his weaknesses, he was strong in ways peculiar to himself alone. He was an American citizen whose memory will never pass. Montgomery county has had four elections in the past five months—still holding her record. As an adjunct to the recent poli tical stir on account of the elec tion of a new clerk and ordinary, several candidates are grooming for 1920. Lopping oil' most of the county’s territory lias not disturbed its political equilibrium, and in this county candidates multiply as freely as rats. While we are in the readjust ment period, be careful to pul everything in its place, other wise the renewed structure will be defective. Not all of tin irregularities can be checked iq in a day, hut it is the duty of every loyal citizen to do his part toward the restoration of the moral, civic and commercial fabric which, as a result of war and tur moil, has been more or less tat tered. Great rejoicing in this office! One of the Monitor’s printers has returned from the service. The other one is still anchored in France, but has hopes of an early release. He was formerly a stu dent of dietetics (a patron of the substantial) and has given orders for the home kitchen to have the sausage and ruta hagas ready for his return in the near future. If his appetite has remained normal, we imagine he has played havoc with the surplus sauerkraut and Limburger cheese of late. A prominent merchant of Nash ville, Ga., puts the public on no tice that when the mullet season opens he will sell the finny tribe one cent a pound cheaper than any dealer in town. When Sat urday’s business hours open there will no doubt lie a black cloud around his place of business—he will be the only white man around the mullet counter. No festive occasion equals mullet day with the colored population. Hope the Berrien folks will let the Cook county natives in on this bonanza, if circumstances permit. How about that cold storage plant for this section? The man or company who puts up such an enterprise will be assured of a profitable income, besides con tributing to the profit and con venience of the farmers and oth ers who raise hogs. In former years much meat has been lost in this county for a lack of a safe method of curing. VVe have ad vocated such an enterprise for several years, and the need be comes more and more apparent. Meat is very valuable, and the weather is rather uncertain. T»T?TTTTTVT»fTTTT?mT*»» • * * ► Georgia State A jE Press Expressions. 3 .A^AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A business man stated one day this week that he would give, and he believed every man in the United States who is able to do so would contribute five hundred dollars to obtain the resignation or discharge of Postmaster Gen eral Burleson from office, mean ing, of course, through fair and legal means. Metter Advertiser. You can’t overcome extrava gance by hustling. It’s against the law. The only thing that will defeat extravagance is economy.—Vidalia Advance. Anyone having Brown’s Mule tobacco seed for sale will please notify the Progress. One of our friends who likes that brand de sires a few seed to plant in his garden in order to supply his home needs.—Lyons Progress. The government can save itself the trouble and expense of bring ing the German artillery captured by American soldiers to this country so far as we are con cerned. We have seen as much German made stulF as we care to. —Butler Herald. Henry Ford says he’s going to make a million “tin lizzies" in 1019, and sell them at $240 each. Here’s where we buy one when they get here at that figure.— Greensboro Herald-Journal. The annual report of the war den of the federal prison in At lanta shows he has more married inen than single ones under his care. At last some wives know where to find their husbands at night.—Savannah Press. The government control of railroads has proven a miserable failure, and we see no reason why it should desire to continue i heir operation when it is a losing proposition financially.—Soperton News. A candidate who won out in a recent Western state election is i opposing vigorously the re-open ag of the ballot boxes—because of danger of spreading influenza. Savannah News. We saw the other day, in a headline that the mice of all commodities had a downward trend. We remember about two years ago when that same state ment was going the rounds, and prices went upward without pay ing a hit of attention to it. Since then we have little faith in pre dictions of this kind. —Dublin Courier-Herald. Rapid Increase in Sycamore Family. Sycamore, Jan. 13. —Nine chil dren in four years is the record established by the Dukes family near here. Last Thursday Mrs. Mary Dukes, wife of a farmer, gave birth to four babies, all liv ing and doing nicely. In 1915 Mrs. Dukes became the mother of triplets; in 1917 the family was increased by the arrival of twins, and the store’s latest visit gave Mr. and Mrs. Dukes four more babies. Honor Roll Os McGregor School. Edna Conner, Eddie Morris, 1 Bessie Morris and Theodore Mitchell, 6th grade. Ophelia Morris. sth grade. Jessie Morris, Ist grade. Meedie Belle Morris, 2nd grade. Vina Hooper. Teacher. Just Received a Cartoad Wire Fencing. Will give thirty cents a pound for cotton for a limited time. Alston Mercantile Co. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 101® Dips Cheaper Than Ticks. That big dividends follow in vestments in cattle-tick eradica tion is shown by investigations during the last year by the Uni ted States Department of Agri culture. The expense of perma nently freeing cattle from ticks is repaid from 20 to 50 times. The cost of making the necessary number of dippings varies from only 18 to 50 cents for each ani mal, and one canvass showed an average estimated increase of $9.76 in value of the tick-free cattle. More than that, the eradication of the tick, as con ducted under Federal supervision, permits the introduction of high class beef and dairy cattle and the establishment of a more profitable live-stock industry. Emphasis is placed by the depart ment on the need for a clear understanding of the purpose of tick eradication and the necessity for strict compliance with regu lations to insure thoroughness. By co-operating with the Govern ment in the work farmers re ceive the numerous benefits re sulting from the opport inity for great improvement in their herds. Fancy Prices tor Hogs. Americus, Jan. 13. Cattle breeders from all parts of Geor gia attended the sale held at Arles plantation, when fifty fine gilts and bred sows were dis posed of at auction. Two hun dred and sixty dollars paid by B. A Conner of Higgston, Ga , for a bred sow was the highest price registered during the sale, but other hogs brought relatively large sums. Few of the hogs disposed of brought under two hundred dollars. The fifty head sold after spirited bidding brought a total of $6,200. It is announced that an addi tional one hundred thoroughbred hogs, as well as a number of cat tle, will be auctioned off on March 12. The Arles plantation, of which W. T. Calhoun is super intendent, is owned principally by Morgan Grace, of New York, and is one of the show places of Southwest Georgia. War* Farmers Store Cotton For Price Waycross.—At a meeting of farm ers and business men, held here, a report was made by the ways and means committee of the Ware County market bureau, showing complete ar rangements for storing cotton upon ! which the banks will make loans to farmers who need cash for paying pressing obligations. This completes all details In connection with the Uold lng of cotton for 35 cents by the farm ers-of this county. The next step is to hold meetings in the several dis tricts of the county, get the farmers lo join the organization and then pack their cotton aside to await the 36-cent market. Many Officers To Held Places Camp Gordon. —The board of officers recently appointed here to pass upon application! of officers who desire per manent commission in the United Btates array, issued a list of officers recommended by the body to receive permanent commissions. The recom mendations of the board, based upon physical and mental examinations of the -officers, will be presented to the war department at Washington for further action. All of the examina tion papers, whether or not the offl eereubject was recommended for ap pointment, will be reviewed by the department. New and Official Rules for Newspapers. (Issued by War Industries Board.) The Priorities Board of the War Industries Board listed paper mills as an essential industry, and has rated them in fourth-class for priority for coal on the distinct understanding that the greatest possible economy in the use of paper be exercised and that the re duction in the use of paper by the newspapers shall be 15 per cent, on week day editions and 20 per cent, on Sunday editions. Paper mills will be put upon the priority list for coal conditional upon their signing a pledge that they will furnish no paper to any consumer who will not sign a pledge in duplicate that he will exer cise the greatest possible economy in the use of paper and wili ob serve all rules and regulations of the conservation division of the pulp and paper section of the War Industries Board. These pledges are now being prepared and will be sent to this office. Effective immediately: 1. Discontinue the acceptance of the return of unsold copies. 2. Discontinue sending paper after date of expiration of sub scription, unless the subscription is renewed and paid for. (This ruling to be effective October 1, 1918.) 3. Discontinue the use of all sample or free promotion copies. 4. Discontinue giving copie’s to anybody except for office work ing copies or where required by statute law in the case of official advertising. (Signed) THOS. E. DONNELEY, _ Chief Puld and Paper Section. War Industries Board. In pursuance of the above order. The Monitor October Ist discontinued all subscribers who wer not paid up in advance. If your paper is dropped, come in, pay up arrearages, and renew. Do not wait for a bill; this requires time and money—neither of which the editor has. No more free papers, thank you. C.: : CF FILTH AND MISERY Bagdad Has Fallen Far From Proud Position She la Said to Have Oc cupied in the Past. Bagdad is glorious only by reflection from the past. The houses of the pres ent town are crude constructions of brick, mostly from ancient ruins and adobe; living la primitive; sanitation is non-existent; the streets or rather lanes, so narrow at times that oue beast of burden fills the whole space from blank wall to blank wall, are sewers and rubbish heaps, and the res ervoir for water supply is the Tigris river, which divides the city into two parts, Just where all the filth of the city’s lanes pours into it. In the bus iness sections, the bazuars, the streets are roofed over with rude screens of palm logs covered with mats and reeds as a protection against the burning heat of the summer sun. The houses are provided with ser dabs, a sort of cellar, for household re sort during daytime in the long sum mer months, and when there is no ser dab, with mats of thorny shrubs to hang before the windows and keep drenched with water. At that season the whole town sleeps and eats on the roof, and the main middle floor of the house, is practically unused. The heat of summer is intense, and everything is constructed to alleviate its discom fort, consequently one suffers miser ably during the brief rainy period from the cold and damp at home and abroad. The death rate is enormous. —Dr. John P. Peters in American Review of Re views. ALEUT YOUNGSTERS AT PLAY Manag* to Have Periods of “Fun,” Much as Do the Children of More Favored Nations. The Aleut boys and girls nre very like boys and girls in the States, when you get under the furs and dirt and brown skins. They like fun as well ns our children. One of them writes: “I was at Atka all last win ter. I trapped two blue fox, which I am sending down to have sold for me. I also learned how to use a gun. Yes terday we went out with one of the teachers and I killed ah eagle. The marshal gave me 70 cents for killing It because, he said, I was a girl.” Picking melinas (large raspberries) Is a favorite occupation. The bushes grow on the side of the mountain, and to pick the berries one must either sit down and dig his heels Into the lmnk or lie down and hang on with one hand. In spite of care the picker often takes an Involuntary coast down the hill. Bogholes, pitfalls and mountain creeks add to the difficulties of the quest. Clam digging is another change from home life that is welcomed by the children. They do this when, as one of the small boys said, “the tide is get ting downer and downer.” Salmon catching and curing is another help to the family larder. —Alice M. Guernsey in World Outlook. Many-Sided Missionary. A missionary in India gives some Idea of the multiplicity of a mission ary’* duties. He tells us that he is: a minister of the Gospel, preaching whenever possible. A medical man with a large practice. A schoolmaster with 80 to 40 amall schools under his supervlaion. A magistrate for the set tlement of local disputes, the nearest government official being 80 miles away. A road contractor, being re sponsible for the upkeep and repair of 50 miles of public roods. A tree plant er. (This and the last office are means of providing employment for the unem ployed.) A builder, attending, to the erection of his own churches nnd hos pitals. A meteorologist, reaching and reporting the rainfall at the request of the government. A money-lender and the supervisor of a local agricultural bank. A literary man, translator and reviser. A colporteur. A seller ol soap and tea, to raise money for mis alonary purposes. Seed Oats. Fulghum Seed Oats. Best va riety. $1.25 per bushel. D. S. & W. G. Williamson, 1114tf Alston, Ga. For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A. B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farm Loam for the beet companies doing bus iness in Georgia, with lowest rater of interest and the most libera 1 terms of payments I have several years experienc< in the loan business, am located at the county site and believe that [ am iD 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. | Dayton j Airless I THE DAYTON NEEDS [« NO PUMPING I ® £~J IT! LIFE IS ABOUT 1“1 fiSl I DOUBLE THAT OF THE \-\ fjf I ORDINARY TIRE WkJB IThis is Economy in the |! real meaning of the word | Regular Sizes 30 x 3 and 30 x 3 1-2 | SPECIAL TIRES FOR I TRUCKS A Salesmen wanted for each town in : Montgomery county C. W. WARNOCK General Agent for Montgomery County TARRYTOWN j j 5 1-2 per ct. Money jii TO LOAN ||| I have plenty of money to lend on farm | || lands in Montgomery and Wheeler | || counties. Interest at 5 1-2 per cent., | | FIVE YEARS TIME—EASY PAYMENTS j ||| You have the privilege of paying part I of the principal at any interest period, and stop interest on amount paid; but | no annual paymentof principal required j Prompt Attention to All Loans Entrusted to Me || Come .to see me at once if you want a j ij loan. lam well equipped to take care || || of the loan business. See me. || L. C. UNDERWOOD || MT. VERNON, GA. REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE i|| If you want to buy or sell farm or j, city property see us STEPHFNS & DURDEN SOPERTON, GA. LOANS ON FARM LANDS. Loans on improved farm lands of Montgomery County can be placed promptly at 5 l-2c in terest in amounts of SI,OOO and above, with the privilege of re paying part of the principal at any interest bearing periods in amounts of SIOO or multiples thereof, thereby stopping the in terest on amount paid. Loans can be made for periods of 57, or 10 years to suit the borrower. Commissions charged are reason able. M. B. Calhoun, Mt. Vernon, Ga, R. E. Ward, Soper ton, Ga.
