The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, September 15, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textip—" Tr v~ ==:=:s " ■■ THANKFUL DC Dll AIA DID HER Ljsk§m3 FOR GOOD rt-lIU-lul YEARS AGO ■BgPi Keeps the Medicine with Her for Safety Mrs. Carl Linder, K. E. D. No. 2, Box 44, Dassel, Minnesota, writes: “I want to thank y° u or 7. our kindness remedy aid me years ago. lam perfectly ’ ■'■ well and visiting in Spokane, Wash. Were it not for Pe-ru-na I would not have been able to make this trip. I always take your medi cine with me for safety should 1 take cold. Praise to Pe-ru-na.” •U. caul until As an emergency remedy for everyday ills, nr ah« t Pe-ru-na has been in use iifty years. o.MM.Mi.n.MU TABLETS OR LIQUID SOLD EVERYWHERE Vjn»wp for Not Only For liTIHfERSMITf|V Chill* and Fever Vi Chill Tonic 0 But a Fine General Tonic Wards Off Malaria and Restores Strength. Try It ir Mi all hr r«-r drugrUt writ, kr tkv LMto.lo.. If 1 KING PIN PLUG TOBACCO Known as “that good kind” c Try it—and you j will know why In Boston. Lady Visitor (to boy’s mother) — Can’t little Jill lies recite some of the verse lie learns at school? Boston Jamie —No. Poetry ac cording to my way of thinking, Is without logical coherence and there fore devoid of interest, but I shall, If you desire, state some of the for mulas of higher mathematics. The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep It clear by making Cuticura your every-day toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse j and purify, the Ointment to soothe and i heal, the Talcum to powder and per- ! fume. No toilet table Is complete without them. 25c everywhere.—Ad vertisement. COULDN'T KID THAT STUDENT Youth’s Comment on Professor's Ad mission of Author Was Dis tinctly Uncomplimentary. George Philip Krnpp lias not always been professor of English at Columbia. For two years lit* held the same posi tion at the University of Cincinnati, where his modesty, as usual, was so pronounced Unit his great scholarship ivas not evident to the typical under classman. One day a chap who had (list been promoted from the freshman class hounded into Ills study and said: ‘‘Professor Krnpp, I found something strange today; there’s a hook over in ;ho library written by n man who hns lust your name." "Is that so?” said Professor Krnpp. ‘What is the book?" "Why," said the student, “it Is an no 'ount of an Anglo-Saxon work called Andreas and Elene.’ ” “But I wrote that book," replied the luthor of Modern English, "and half k dozen other volumes." Said the student: “Ah, gwnnl"— Sew York Evening Post. His Troubles Over. The most graceful man In town, these days Is the awkward fellow who ll ways used to he stepping on some I woman’s skirt.—Detroit News. Motorists are likely to think they get "exercise” enough tinkering with their mnehlnes. 3 First on the Appetite List 1 * I /'"'VNCE the crispness and charm of L/ Grape-Nuts have been tested by the family, there's one item that stands prom inently out in the marketing list thereafter. That’s Grape-Nuts. The twenty hours of continuous baking have produced, from the natural richness of wheat and malted barley, a food that is uniquely sweet with sugar developed from the grains themselves, and whose crispness and flavor make a delightful appeal to every member of the family. And Grape-Nuts is soundly nourishing —a great builder of health and strength. si Served with cream or milk, as a cereal for breakfast or lunch, or made into a pudding for dinner. See that your marketing list includes this delicious, economical food, today. All grocers. >j ll| d I l Made a Hit With Father. Sweetie —What did you say to father? Marine —I told him I’d saved up five hundred dollars and wanted to intirry you. Sweetie—Oh, did you, darling? What was the result? Marine —lie borrowed the five hun dred bucks. —The Leatherneck. A Feeling of Security You naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to take is absolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing drugs. Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The same standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained in every bottle of Swamp,Root. It is scientifically compounded from vegetable herbs. It is not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. It is not recommended for everything. It is nature’s great helper in relieving and overcoming kidney, liver and blad i der troubles. A sworn statement of purity is with | every bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp | Root. If you need a medicine, you should have the best. On sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. | However, if you wish first to try this ! Rreat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Hinghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.—Advertisement. GETTING AROUND THE TRUTH Little Helen’s Shrewd Scheme for Sugar Coating Fabrication Her Mother Frowned Upon. Little Helen, one of the youngest set of Selplo society, was missing her sister, who was old enough even to go \tisitlng and stay awny from home three whole days and nights. She was getting more lonesome every hour and after having been told sev eral times by her mother that Louise wouldn't be home until Friday, finally lilt on n plausnble pretext for getting sister home. „ "Mother, let's write and tell Louise Hint wo have a new baby at our house. I know she would come home then.” "But we could not write that —that wouldn’t l»e the truth, and It isn’t nice to tell things that are not true." That apparently settled the mat ter. but Helen added: “Well, we could tell her It was a new baby doll when she got home —that would be nil right, wouldn’t It?" —Indianapolis News. The Philosopher. “lie’s n philosopher.” “What is a philosopher?" “One who refuses to worry about your troubles." Balloons and tramps have no visible means of support. Ditto socks. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. GEORGIA’S CORN TO EXCEED ALL RECORD FAVORABLE AUGUST WEATHER STIMULATED GROWTH OF NEARLY ALL CROPS STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Section Os The State Atlanta.—Favorable weather during August stimulated growth of all crops excepting cotton, and September Ist found nearly every crop as good or better than the ten-year average of condition. Apples are woefully short, but peaches have established a new high record for quantity, while the quality was of the kind that has brought renown to Georgia. Corn and cotton are also making history this year. The corn crop promises to be the largest since records have been kept; and the cotton prospect is the shortest in thirty years. Cotton is basic in Georgia. Optimism always follows a good price, and just now the farmers are saturated with opti mism, for in thirty days they have witnessed their great money crop in crease In value nearly $30,000,000. In dications are that more debts will be canceled and more improvements started than was thought possible one month ago. Forage crops for the most part are so good in condition as to leave little to be desired. The number of hogs for fattening com pares favorably with the number about September 1 a year ago. Arrest One Man And Seize Booze Atlanta. —Robert M. Church, alias Robert M. Upchurch, was held under SSOO bond for the federal grand jury recently charged with violating the federal prohibition act following his arrest in a raid on a room in the I’rinceton hotel, where he Is said to have been registered with T. C. Weems, of Miami The raid was mado by Prohibition Agent Walter Emory and Deputy Marshal Sam Smith. A suitcase containing about five gallons of whiskey was found in the room, it is said. Weems, it is believed, left the rooms just prior to the arrival of the raiders, as his hat and coat were found. Cumming Votes School Bond Issue Cumming.—At an election held here recently for $28,000 worth of school bonds for the Cumming public school district, bonds carried by an over whelming majority, there being only eleven votes against them. Work with a view to getting up the building at the earliest possible date will be begun at once, and just as soon as bonds are validated, rapid progress toward erec tion of the building will be made. The structure will no doubt be of brick and modern in every respect, conforming with the best ideas for a modern school building. Peonage Charged By White Woman Savannah. —Homer Burke, a wealthy farmer of Jenkins county, who a few days ago voluntarily came to Savan nah when he learned that the federal authorities wanted him, was recently bound over in $5,000 bail on charges of peonage. The alleged peons are Mrs. Florence Mixon, a widow, and her three boys all less than 12 years of age. She has two other smaller children. Mrs. Mixon 1 claims that on account of a debt of sls she and her family were held- in unwilling servi tude, and though she offered to pay the debt with her last pig, she was forced to remain on the Burke farm. Loot Postoffice At Powder Springs Atlanta.—Local postoffice inspec tors recently began an investigation of the robbery of the postoffice at Powder Springs recently. According to reports received in Atlanta the burglars obtained only a small amount of money, as the postmaster has been keeping his principal funds in another safe since the postoffice safe was blown open by yeggmen some time ago. Following the arrest of a negro, inspectors have worked on the theory that an organized band of yeggmen. picking the small postoffices as their prey. Is operating in Georgia. There has been A number of instances re cently where postoffice safes were blown. Charlie Willis Flees After Wife’s Death Pelham.—Charlie Willis, a white tnan living on the farm of D. F. Piek *en. has fled the country following the verdict of a coroner's jury which held :hat his wife came to her death from 11 treatment at the hands of her hus band. Testimony was to the effect ‘.hat Willis, during an argument with his wife on the public road about two miles from town recently, knocked her lown. fracturing her skull. She died soon afterwards. Willis is about 45 rears old. and this was his third wife. Savannah Plans To Go To Rescue Savannah.—The city of Savannah may extend its water mains to Thun derbolt and supply the municipality of Warsaw, the official title of thai town, with water, it was announced — If the citizens of that place of suffi cient numbers want the service. Demobilization Orders Received Columbus. Demobilization orders have been received for the heavler than-air and lighter-than-air detach ments now stationed at the local mili tary post $90,000 DAMAGES ASKED IN MACON Suits Filed In Bibb Superior Court Against Gas Company Result Os Brown House Fire Macon.—Suits aggregating $90,000 were filed in Bibb superior court re cently against the Macon Gas com pany as a result of the explosion and fire that destroyed the Brown house two weeks ago. Mrs. Agnes White, mother of B. A. White, who was burned to death in the asks for ?2".9<!0; E. N. Tinsley, who was injured when he jumped from a window of the hotel, is suing for $50,000; he claims he was injured internally, his legs paralyzed, his back sprained, bruised and broken R. M. Smith asks for $15,000 damages for Injuries sustained. All three of the petitioners allege in their com plaints that escaping gas caused the explosion and fire. While no official announcement has been made, it is understood that other suits against the company will be filed at an early date. Six persons were burned to death in the disastrous fire. State Fire Marshall Albert Sharp made an in vestigation in Macon, and during his presence there a demaged gas main was found near the hotel. He expressed the opinion that the fire was caused by gas escaping from the main into a drug store in the ho tel. The explosion was caused by the elevator of the building igniting the gas. Will Not Resign Says Pendleton Atlanta. —Reports circulated at the capitol that Judge John T. Pendleton had tendered his resignation as judge of Fulton superior court to Governor Hardwick and that the judgeship had been tendtered to Judge J. K. Hines, former law partner of the governor, were denied recently by both Judge Pendleton and Judge Hines. Judge Pendleton said he had been having trouble with his eyes recently and had thought he would have to give up his work, but said his eyes were better now and that he will remain at his post for a period. It was learned at the courthouse recently that Judge Pendleton and Judge Ellis have re cently changed divisions, Judge Pen dleton taking over the motions divis ion and Judge Ellis taking the jury division. Sues Gas Company For SIO,OOO Atlanta.—-Suit for SIO,OOO damages was filed against the Atlanta Gas and Light company in the Fulton superior court recently by Eugene Schuer, a baker, who alleges that his oven was blown up and he was injured when he attempted to light the oven recently. According to the petition the gas com pany had been notified by employees of the petitioner that gas was escap ing from the pipes leading to the large oven owned and operated by Schuer. He alleges that the company did not attempt to stop the leakage of gas and that the rules of the company forbid anybody else working on the gas connections. Will Have New Church Building Atlanta. —Ground-breaking ceremon ies were held for tfee new First Bap tist churdh, of East Point, corner East Point and Thompson avenues, recent ly. Rev. J. A. Crumbley opened the meeting by reading passages from Scripture, followed by Judge R. F. Thompson, who related the history of the church. The church choir and or chestra .urnished music. Rev. Jesse T. Williams closed the meeting with a prayer. Ribb Tax Rate Fixed At Half Mill Macon.—The tax rate for Bibb coun ty was reduced one-half mill recently or 50 cents on the thousand dollars. The new rate will be 14 mills for the county. The state tax rate is 5 mills. The county gadget for this year amounts to $713,130.14, a slight de- The county budget for tnis year the tax rate was increased 11/2 mills over the previous year, because of in creased appropriations for school pur pose. Improvement Os Roswell Road Atlanta. —Plans for widening los well road and transforming a sixty foot boulevard leading from Atlanta to Roswell, the home of Roosevelt's mother, were put under way at a meeting of the Fulton county commis sion recently, when a number of prop erty owners appeared before that body and asked that the road be widened, the paving rushed and the name changed from Roswell road to Roose velt boulevard. White Boy Dies Trying To Save Negro Savannah. —In an effort to save the life of another. George Allen Carter, 16-year-old white boy of Fort Went worth, lost his life recently. Robert Blackshear, a. negro, fell overboard in the Savannah river near Port Went worth. Carter started to help him, as the negro was a poor swimmer. The negro grabbed Carter and they both w ent under. Carter’s body became en tangled. but the negro managed to save himself. Governor Hardwick Names Board Atlanta. Governor Thomas W. Hardwick announced the appointment of W. B. Baker, of Atlanta, and Dr. C. H. Kittrell, of Dublin, as members of the harbor, fort and terminal com mission. which was created by the legislature at its last session. Mr. Baker is president of the Georgia Manufacturers' association. While Dr. Kittrell is a prominent representative of the Farmers' union. The governor secretary of state and commissioner of agriculture are ex-offlclo members of the commission. CULL OUT BOARDER HENS AND SURPLUS COCKERELS IN FLOCK Hen on Left With Well-Developed Abdomen Indicates She Was Laying, While Fowl on Right Showing Hard, Contracted or Drawn-Up Abdo men, Shows She Was Nonlayer. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Laws against vagrancy have been long on the statutes of this country. The man who won’t work, who doesn’t return society something for the priv ilege of enjoying the allaged delights of modern civilization, has to go to jail, and work on the roads or In a stone quarry for his food and bed. Man may have gained his idea for this law from the industrious honey bees. They have little use for drones. Loudest Cackler May Be Nonlayer. But a hen may go cackling around for months or years, and never lay an egg, and the owner be none the wiser unless lie keeps up to modern ideas of poultry management and culls Ills flock occasionally. While culling should be continuous throughout the year In any well-conducted plant, the best time to emphasize the operation, perhaps, is during August and Septem ber, according to the teachings of ex perts of the United States Department of Agriculture. That is to say, if you Intend to make Just one culling in the year then August or September should he your date. It Is easier then to make a close estimate of the relative value of a hen as an egg producer and to weed out the poor producers. Hens which show Indications of laying or are laying and have not molted usually are the ones that have been the better Inyers dur ing the entire season, and the lion that lays best during her first year usually will lay well during the second and third years. She Is the hen to keep. It is not advisable, though, to keep liens of the heavier breeds, such as Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, and Brahmas, beyond their second year, or of the smaller breeds, such as Leghorns and Anconas, beyond tlieir third year, as they seldom prove profitable. In addition to culling the entire flock in August and September, you should always watch for hens that are sick or very thin in flesh, or that show signs of weakness or low vitality. When discovered cull them out at once. It will pay. Keep Only Healthy Hens. Culling properly means using sev eral tests, all fairly accurate if intel ligently and carefully applied. For this reason It is wise to send for De partment Circular 31, which may be had upon application to the Division of Publications, Department of Agri culture, or enlist the help and advice of experienced persons near by. Brief- HEAVY PASTURING IS FAVORED BY EXPERTS Best Results Are Obtained by Continuous Grazing. Experiments Conducted at Different Stations Show That Pastures Are Being Utilized to One-Half Their Capacity. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) For every 100 acres of other crops on farms in the United States, say ex perts of the United States Department of Agriculture, there are 91.5 acres of pasture, of which about one-third is listed as “improved pasture.” Corn is the only crop that exceeds in acre age improved pasture. Some years ago an amplfe series of experiments on typical blue-grass pas ture was conducted by the department co-operatively with the Virginia ex periment station. These experiments showed clearly that heavy pasturing resulted In twice the returns that light pasturing as generally practiced gives. Furthermore, after heavy pasturing the pastures were In much better con dition. Alternate grazing showed no advantage over continuous grazing. The results show clearly that pastures in general are being utilized only to one-half their productivity, and that this light pasturing is to their detri ment. Comparable results were later obtained In North Dakota and In Utah. The prejudice against heavy pastur ing Is due partly to the desire of the farmer to avoid the possibility of a shortage of pasture and partly to the idea that heavy pasturing is Injurious to the grass. Sacrificing half the value of the pastures Is a much more costly insurance than, a reserve of hay ly, the hens to cull are those that are sick, weak, inactive, lacking in vigor, poor eaters, with shrunken, hard, dull, or whitish-colored combs; with thick, stiff pelvic bones that are close * to gether; small spread or distance be tween rear end of keel and pelvic bones; full, Ann, or hard abdomen; and those that have molted or started to molt In August or September. In breeds having yellow legs and skin the discarded hens should also show yellow or medium-yellow legs, yellow beaks, and yellow skin around the vent. The hens to be kept should be healthy, vigorous, active, good eat ers, with plump, bright-red combs; large, moist vents; thin, pliable pelvic bones spread well apart; a wide spread between pelvic bones and rear end of keel; large, soft, pliable abdo men ; and neither molted nor molt ing in August or September. In breeds with yellow legs and skin the hens you keep should also show pale or white legs and pale or white beaks and vents. As soon as the culling is finished all the hens you have discarded should be marketed at once. It doesn't pay to keep one. Cock birds not wanted as breeders should be canned, eaten, or marketed immediately. Cockerels saved for breeding should be vigorous, strong, active, and alert, and should be those that have grown most rapid ly and developed the best. No bird lacking these qualities will be a good breeder. Pullets that are weak, undersized, and poorly developed also should be eaten, canned, or marketed, as they will not be profitable producers; but no thrifty, well-developed pullpts should ever be disposed of in this way, because it is these pullets when kept for layers and breeders that will net the greatest profits. Late Molters Best for Breeders. The molt probably is the best and most easily applied test of production. Hens cease laying completely Or al most entirely during this period. The better producers lay late In the fall, and therefore molt late. Late molters also molt rapidly as a rule, while early molters molt slowly. Therefore the advice is to save hens which have not molted by August or are only just be ginning late in September or in Oc tober, and discard those that have fin ished molting or are well Into the molt. Hens that molt latest, provided they are other!wse desirable, are the best to save for breeders. or silage, and besides the old grass In humid regions is eaten by animals only to prevent starvation. Over grazing of a creeping grass that will injure the stand is not possible as long as there is sufficient to fill the animals’ stomachs; on bunch grasses it is quite otherwise, as these can be destroyed by over-grazing. RIGHT TIME TO CUT TIMBER Disease and Insects Do Not Attack Wood Out of Doors During Winter Weather. Timber cut in late fall and winter seasons more slowly and with less checking than during the warmer months, and when proper storage or handling Is impracticable, winter cut ting is best. Fungi and insects do not attack wood out of doors in cold weather, and by the tlrfie warm weath er arrives the wood Is partly seasoned and somewhat less susceptible to at tack. It Is for these reasons that win ter cutting Is advantageous, and not on account of smaller amount of mois ture or sap in the wood in winter, as the popular belief has it. There is practically no difference in moisture content of green wood in winter and summer. MAKE LITTLE FARM REPAIRS 4 i.n Hammer, Some Nails and Few Boards Will Work Wonders in Keeping Yard in Order. A hammer, some nails and a few boards tacked up at odd moments will work wonders In keeping the fences, gates and sheds about the farm yard In good order. Why not charge the boys with keeping things In order and encourage them to do a little carpen try when farm work Is slack? What boy Is there who doesn’t delight la using tools?